Roy Schestowitz

• "There are plenty of conventional timepieces out there in the world; we’ve also featured a great many that are aesthetically beautiful while being unreadably esoteric." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/10/building-a-7-segment-shadow-clock/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:26:27

• "Designing a circuit is a lot easier on paper, where components have well-defined values, or lacking that, at least well-defined tolerances" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/10/coping-with-disappearing-capacitance-in-a-buck-converter/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:26:51

• "Using Industrial Relays To Make A Flasher" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/10/2025-one-hertz-challenge-using-industrial-relays-to-make-a-flasher/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:27:23

• 36 Billion Suns: Record Black Hole Discovery Could Be as Big as They Get ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/36-billion-suns-record-black-hole-discovery-could-be-as-big-as-they-get    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:27:41

• Atlanta Home Struck by Meteorite Older Than Earth, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/atlanta-home-struck-by-meteorite-older-than-earth-study-finds    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:27:56

• Exercise Can Help Fight Breast Cancer, Experiments Show ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/exercise-can-help-fight-breast-cancer-experiments-show    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:28:19

• What Lives Between Your Toes? A Microbiologist Explains. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/what-lives-between-your-toes-a-microbiologist-explains    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:28:33

• The Dead Sea's 'Salt Giants' Reveal Deep Secrets About Earth's Past ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-dead-seas-salt-giants-reveal-deep-secrets-about-earths-past    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:28:45

• Study on Mice Suggests Nose-Picking Has a Surprising Link With Alzheimer's ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-on-mice-suggests-nose-picking-has-a-surprising-link-with-alzheimers    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:29:05

• People Who Live to 100 Have a Unique Relationship With Disease ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-live-to-100-have-a-unique-relationship-with-disease    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:29:20

• Tourist spots in South Korea face complaints over rude service, price gouging during peak season ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/tourist-spots-in-south-korea-face-complaints-over-rude-service-price-gouging-during-peak-season    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:29:53

• AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after its debut https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/aol-will-end-dial-up-internet-service-in-september-34-years-after-its-debut-aol-shield-browser-and-aol-dialer-software-will-be-shuttered-on-the-same-day    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:30:42

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Attacked California’s Redistricting System. Republicans Want to Save It. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/california-redistricting-independent-commission.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:31:19

• AWS user’s data returned ‘because one human being inside proprietary trap AWS decided to give a damn’ ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/cloud-storage/aws-users-data-returned-because-one-human-being-inside-aws-decided-to-give-a-damn    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:31:39

• U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD Hey Hi (AI) Chip Sales to China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/technology/us-government-nvidia-amd-chips-china.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:32:09

• Nvidia, AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale revenues to US: report ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/08/10/business/nvidia-amd-to-pay-15-of-china-chip-sale-revenues-to-us-report/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:32:23

• In India, Immigration Raids Detain Thousands and Create a Climate of Fear ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/world/asia/india-migrants-raids-muslims-bengalis.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:33:05

• North Korea warns of reprisal against South Korea-US drills amid signs of tensions easing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-warns-of-reprisal-against-south-korea-us-drills-amid-signs-of-tensions-easing    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:33:19

• UN Security Council calls Israel to reverse decision to occupy Gaza ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250810-un-security-council-calls-israel-to-reverse-decision-to-occupy-gaza    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:33:44

• Huge news, but Ian/Ina (Microsoft mole) is distorting what's actually happening right now!! http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/12/Our_Predictions_Were_Right_GitHub_Dying_as_Losses_Pile_Up_as_a_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:53:44

• What are people's GitHub "EXIT PLAN"? Have they got any? It was never free hosting, ever. It was sharecropping.    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:54:57

• "Follow the money. If MS is no longer competitive, then leave." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k20bjyxs    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:56:36

• "Why would I stick around at MSFT when I could go work at Meta or Google? Part of the 'compensation' for being paid less than those two is WFH. If they take that away I'll just go work at a company that pays 30% more for me to be in the office." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k20bjyxs    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:57:02

• "I guess for those of you who are on a visa, good luck." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k20bjyxs    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 04:57:08

• microsoft lunduke finds opportunity to attack Linux some more... so of course he does https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linus-torvalds-tells-google-dev-his    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:00:21

• "transmit movement data" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/11/russia-to-require-all-civilian-drones-to-transmit-movement-data | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:00:50

• John Durham’s Show Trials: A Preview of Coming Attractions ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/10/john-durhams-show-trials-a-preview-of-coming-attractions/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:01:10

• Newly discovered WinRAR exploit linked to Russian hacking group, can plant backdoor malware — zero day hack requires manual update to fix ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/newly-discovered-winrar-exploit-linked-to-russian-hacking-group-can-plant-backdoor-malware-zero-day-hack-requires-manual-update-to-fix    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:01:36

• Spanish, other languages gain ground as Russian falls out of favour in Lithuanian schools ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2633229/spanish-other-languages-gain-ground-as-russian-falls-out-of-favour-in-lithuanian-schools    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:02:48

• "Russian strikes on Azerbaijani energy facilities in Ukraine" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/11/zelensky-and-aliyev-condemn-russian-strikes-on-azerbaijani-energy-facilities-in-ukraine | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:03:05

• The tycoons who profit from India’s thirst for Russian oil ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/the-tycoons-who-profit-from-indias-thirst-for-russian-oil    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:03:16

• Ukraine: robot wars are fast becoming a reality ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250810-ukraine-robot-wars-are-fast-becoming-a-reality    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:03:28

• "U.S. incorrectly believed Putin was willing to return occupied parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/11/u-s-incorrectly-believed-putin-was-willing-to-return-occupied-parts-of-kherson-and-zaporizhzhia-the-washington-post | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:03:52

• In a Convicted Felon-Putin Summit, Ukraine Fears Losing Say Over Its Future ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/politics/trump-putin-meeting-ukraine.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:04:07

• Dmitri Kozak Was a Key Putin Aide. He Lost Power When He Balked at the Ukraine War. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/world/europe/putin-russia-ukraine-war-dmitri-kozak.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:04:18

• Takeaways From The Times’s Reporting on Putin’s Powerful Aide ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/world/europe/russia-putin-kiriyenko-takeaways.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:04:30

• Ukraine and Europe Project United Front Ahead of Convicted Felon-Putin Summit ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/world/europe/ukraine-europe-zelensky-trump-putin.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:04:41

• With Ukraine in the Balance, Convicted Felon and Putin Head Into Summit With Mismatched Goals ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/world/europe/ukraine-trump-putin-summit.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:04:52

• The Russian Technocrat Who Helps Enable Putin and Manage the Ukraine War ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/world/europe/putin-russia-ukraine-war-sergei-kiriyenko.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:05:03

• Dihydroxyacetone Man and Putin May Get a Cold Reception From Some Alaskans ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/politics/trump-putin-alaska-reaction.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:05:14

• Vance Says U.S. Is Working for a Meeting With Convicted Felon, Putin and Zelensky ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/politics/jd-vance-zelensky-trump-putin.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:05:25

• Any Deal To End Ukraine War Must Include Kyiv And EU, Kallas Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-putin-trump-zelenskyy-ceasefire-swap-alaska/33498811.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:05:36

• US VP Vance Says Both Ukraine, Russia Will Be 'Unhappy' With Any Peace Deal ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/alaska-trump-putin-zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-summit/33499374.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:05:54

• EU leaders urge more pressure on Russia ahead of Ukraine talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250810-eu-leaders-urge-more-pressure-on-russia-ahead-of-ukraine-talks    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:06:05

• Zelensky says he will not allow Ukraine to be excluded from Putin-Dihydroxyacetone Man negociations ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250810-zelensky-says-he-will-not-allow-ukraine-to-be-excluded-from-putin-trump-negociations    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:06:19

• A Convicted Felon-Putin peace deal would mean nothing without Ukraine at the table ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/08/10/opinion/a-trump-putin-peace-deal-would-mean-nothing-without-ukraine-at-the-table/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:06:30

• Debian 13 “trixie” release brings RISC-V support plus to the popular GNU/Linux distro, plus thousands of other updates ☞ https://liliputing.com/debian-13-trixie-release-brings-risc-v-support-plus-to-the-popular-gnu-linux-distro-plus-thousands-of-other-updates/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:07:12

• The 2 a.m. Rescue | LINUX Unplugged 627 ☞ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/627/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:08:20

• What We Know About the C.D.C. Shooting in Atlanta ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/cdc-shooting-atlanta.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:08:39

• CDC shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression; union demands statement against misinformation ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/08/cdc-shooter-blamed-covid-vaccine-for-depression-union-demands-statement-against-misinformation/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:08:54

• Regata 25.0.5 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/regata    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:09:16

• "Intel's presence in the Linux community as a driver developer and maintainer is impacted by layoffs." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/major-intel-linux-driver-projects-are-dying-due-to-intel-layoffs-and-corporate-restructuring-compatibility-and-reliability-issues-could-increase-over-time    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:14:52

• If people stoip buying Intel hardware, then orphaned Intel drivers won't have much of an effect in the long run    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:15:23

• I've used Linux for the last 19 years, and these problems have aged like used gum https://www.xda-developers.com/used-linux-for-19-years-these-problems-never-go-away/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:16:34

• So the issue is not Linux but this OEM https://securityaffairs.com/181005/hacking/badcam-linux-based-lenovo-webcam-bugs-enable-badusb-attacks.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:17:34

• "Pull request got rejected for Linux 6.17. And as a late submission, it already lit Torvald’s fuse." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linus-torvalds-calls-risc-v-code-from-google-engineer-garbage-and-that-it-makes-the-world-actively-a-worse-place-to-live-linux-honcho-puts-dev-on-notice-for-late-submissions-too    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:18:00

• KDE makes the "dumb" Copilot key useful on Linux laptops https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-copilot-key/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:18:25

• Viennese virtualization veteran releases Proxmox VE 9 and Backup Server 4 https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/11/proxmox_ve9_and_bs4/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:19:28

• They try to make it sound like this is about Linux https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/linux-based-lenovo-webcams-flaw-can-be.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:21:07

• What Is Kodi, and Should You Use It? https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-kodi-and-should-you-use-it/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:21:36

• "It's not every day you find a working PC in the trash." https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/fully-working-pc-fished-out-from-a-dumpster-and-rehabbed-trash-binned-system-can-still-run-linux-and-light-games    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:22:06

• Linux founder harshly criticizes RISC-V code from Google engineer: "It's garbage that makes the world worse" https://mezha.media/en/news/zasnovnik-linux-rozkritikuvav-kod-risc-v-vid-inzhenera-google-303927/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:39:34

• "My cats are the pickiest cats are I’ve ever met! I’m talking, they DO NOT eat canned cat food! Only canned human tuna! We had to switch to no-salt-added in-water tuna, which is more expensive, because they were getting high sodium!" gemini://benj.smol.pub/1754932190    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:53:45

• "Welcome back. Yesterday I wrote about a couple examples of video games which circumvent an issue not by solving it, but by avoiding anything that might trigger it. This morning I came up with a name for that sort of design (though it likely already has one): prohibitive design. gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2637    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:54:23

• "I picked up The E-Myth Revisited on a recommendation from a family member. Said family member suggested it would help me understand what a business with solid fundamentals looks like, which in turn would make it easier to identify good stock picks." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-08-11    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:55:12

• "So, School is back now. I usually type here, because it’s one of the places that is unblocked.Sometimes while waiting for notes or assignments you get bored and so you do something else. Usually, this will lead to distractions, but im going to control it. Just so you know, I will have multiple points of free time." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2683    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:55:54

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-12.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:56:31

• "Continuing my adventure into simple smolweb protocols, I created a simple shell script server for the Nightfall Post Service (nps)." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/log/2025-08-11_even_more_smolweb_nightfall_postal_service.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:57:21

• "I finished up the introductory course from Waking Up by Sam Harris this past week. I've made a few attempts at establishing a meditation practice over the pas few years, but this was by far my most extensive. I kept it up for all of two days when the course ended, and I think I'm stopping now." gemini://tilde.town/~hush/gemlog/2025-08-11.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:58:05

• News and Links Digest gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250811-1.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:58:38

• "So far, I am able to reproduce the various things I've learned about op amp gain on my analog computer. However, I tried to set up a log circuit with an open amplifier and a diode, but it is not working. I'll have to look into that some more." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250811-0.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 05:59:21

• "an over the shoulder view between two people who sitting/standing around a table and look at a laptop and phone that rest on the table. the laptop shows an openstreetmap editor open[1]" gemini://tilde.club/~gedankenstuecke/blog/2025-08-10-tool-diversity.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 06:00:01

• "mavica created the netizen club webring, this is a webring focused on websites that are able to be viewed in older computers. See: https://netizen.club/webring.php" gopher://box.matto.nl/0/netizen-club-webring.txt    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 06:01:26

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1380.jpg    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 06:02:00

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1730.jpg    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 06:02:07

• "Amdocs to lay off hundreds of employees"    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 06:09:13

• "So did it happen?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1s1fqkc    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 06:09:56

• More MCC Layoffs in Sept https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2cy6p6t    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 06:11:28

• "So?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k20cxks9    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 06:11:52

• Sometimes companies merely DELAY the layoffs to 'dispell' the rumours    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 06:12:19

• I Made the Switch to Linux—These Surprises Caught Me Off Guard https://www.makeuseof.com/switched-to-linux-surprises-to-me/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:31:26

• I upgraded to Proxmox 9 - here's how it went https://www.xda-developers.com/i-upgraded-to-proxmox-9/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:33:19

• "But KDE Plasma is still the king of desktop environments" https://www.xda-developers.com/i-tried-out-linux-desktop-environments-that-arent-gnome-or-kde/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:33:58

• I couldn't bear Ubuntu's built-in System Monitor and replaced it with this stunning tool instead https://www.xda-developers.com/replace-ubuntu-system-monitor-with-this-stunning-tool/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:35:00

• "Discover the hidden gems of Linux" https://www.xda-developers.com/5-obscure-linux-apps/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:35:51

• 4 reasons Cloud-Init is the best Proxmox feature you're not using https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-cloud-init-is-the-best-proxmox-feature/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:36:18

• "Avoid these common mistakes when selecting the right distro for your Windows PC." https://www.xda-developers.com/mistakes-choosing-linux-distro-pc/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:36:59

• Every advanced Proxmox user should know these 6 CLI tools https://www.xda-developers.com/every-advanced-proxmox-user-should-know-these-cli-tools/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:37:22

• I didn't like ChromeOS Flex, and I prefer this Linux distro to revive an old laptop https://www.xda-developers.com/didnt-like-chromeos-flex-prefer-this-linux-distro-revive-old-laptop/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:38:13

• 4 simple things I did to customize my Linux desktop https://www.xda-developers.com/4-simple-things-i-did-to-customize-my-linux-desktop/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:39:06

• Really terrible idea https://www.xda-developers.com/linuxs-gnome-based-ai-assistant-released/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:40:03

• Secure and optimize your Raspberry Pi in minutes with these simple steps https://www.xda-developers.com/secure-optimize-raspberry-pi-minutes-simple-steps/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:41:16

• 7 mistakes you should avoid when first setting up Proxmox https://www.xda-developers.com/mistakes-avoid-when-first-setting-up-proxmox/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:42:30

• I tried this secure and privacy-first OS that runs inside a VM https://www.xda-developers.com/i-tried-this-secure-and-privacy-first-os-that-runs-inside-a-vm/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:43:48

• "Linux isn't always better" https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-windows-linux-on-tablet-cant-recommend-it/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:44:44

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:46:02

• 5 operating systems that can revive your ancient laptop https://www.xda-developers.com/operating-systems-that-can-revive-your-ancient-laptop/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:46:08

• "Protect yourself with these privacy-focused Linux distros." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distros-built-for-privacy/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:46:48

• "Debian 13 trixie has been released following years of working, bringing lots of new software updates for the popular Linux distribution." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/debian-13-trixie-released-with-linux-kernel-6-12/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:54:24

• "Got the need for speed? CarX Street released an update just as the weekend hit to add in full Native Linux and Steam Deck support." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/carx-street-adds-official-linux-and-steam-deck-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:55:28

• "VoxeLibre is a great free and open source sandbox game, a Minecraft-like built on top of the Luanti (Minetest) game engine and a big new release v0.90 is out." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/the-minecraft-like-free-and-open-source-game-voxelibre-v0-90-brings-dynamic-settings-and-new-fire-spreading/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:56:00

• "V's Rage is a hand-drawn arcade adventure inspired by the great arcade classics of the '80s and '90s that has no single genre." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/become-a-raging-mom-trapped-in-an-arcade-nightmare-in-vs-rage-releasing-in-september/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:56:25

• "Classic Marathon, Classic Marathon 2 and Classic Marathon Infinity are getting some big upgrades with a Beta now available to test." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/classic-marathon-trilogy-on-steam-gets-a-beta-with-linux-support-and-lots-of-overall-improvements/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:56:39

• "Insights from the AI-Tech Intersection: A Confirmation - Michael Burkhardt's Whirled Wide Web" https://mihobu.lol/micro-20250811115527    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:57:17

• "OK, speling misteaks hapen. But not, usually, in charts prepared for a presentation by the President of the United States." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-political-economy-of-incompetence    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:57:45

• "Donald Trump Seems Intent on Sabotaging US Dominance" https://jacobin.com/2025/08/trump-china-india-brazil-trade-war/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:57:57

• "Pritzker: Trump Is 'Cheating Americans' With Texas Redistricting Plans" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/pritzker-trump-abbott-cheating-texas-gerrymandering-1235404675/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:58:12

• old: "Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions" https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52002PC0092&qid=1754961895362    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 07:58:25

• "Trump voters left "terrified" and "shaking and crying" after Border Patrol car search (video)" https://boingboing.net/2025/08/11/trump-voters-left-terrified-and-shaking-and-crying-after-border-patrol-car-search-video.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:00:20

• "Meanwhile, America is allowing this lunatic to run amok as if it's business as usual." https://boingboing.net/2025/08/11/this-will-go-further-trump-says-d-c-is-just-the-start-nyc-and-baltimore-are-next-video.html iophk: distraction from Epstein Files and last Thu political failure / TACO    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:00:42

• ""Too much crime in DC!" says guy who pardoned 1,600 criminals who committed violent crime in DC."" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/08/shut-up-big-balls/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:01:32

• "Impact - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/impact    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:01:45

• "Trump wants troops in D.C. But don't expect him to stop there" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-11/chabria-column-trump-dc-national-guard    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:02:17

• "Is This Seat Taken? is a game I've absolutely adored since trying the demo in February and it's officially out now with Linux support and it's Steam Deck Verified" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/is-this-seat-taken-is-a-wonderful-cosy-logic-puzzle-game-where-you-move-people-around/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:03:58

• "Another fresh brew of GE-Proton 10-11 has been released to fix various issues with Windows games running on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/ge-proton-10-11-brings-fixes-for-farlight-84-denuvo-devil-may-cry-hd-collection-guild-wars-2-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:04:13

• "Dark fairy-tale metroidvania Well Dweller is the next game from Kyle Thompson who also made the highly rated Crypt Custodian and Islets. Kyle is continuing to team up with Top Hat Studios, Inc. for publishing too." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/dark-fairy-tale-metroidvania-well-dweller-looks-incredible-probably-a-must-have-for-hollow-knight-fans/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:04:25

• PFAS ☛ https://therevelator.org/activist-fighting-pfas-pollution/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:05:29

• "Moonsigil Atlas is easily one of the most unique deck-builders around, and the latest major update to the demo has me hooked. You have to try it" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/you-absolutely-have-to-try-the-expanded-demo-of-moonsigil-atlas/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:05:57

• "With a spell system that somewhat reminded me a little of the amazing Baba Is You for how you change the world to win, the upcoming Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times looks damn fun." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/change-the-world-around-you-with-unique-spells-in-the-colourful-puzzle-game-rhell-warped-worlds-troubled-times/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:06:10

• "Demonschool is a school-life tactics RPG with hints of Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, and Italian horror cinema and now it is set for release on September 3rd. It will arrive with Native Linux / Steam Deck support." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/tactics-rpg-demonschool-is-releasing-september-3/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:06:42

• "Do you have the balls to go deep into a bottomless pit? Well, you'll find out on October 15 when fast-paced fantasy roguelite BALL x PIT releases." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/smash-everything-with-your-balls-in-ball-x-pit-releasing-october-15/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:06:58

• "See a weird pattern of colours when playing some games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck? Some videos not playing? Here's why that happens and how you can fix it." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/why-some-games-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck-have-broken-videos-and-what-you-can-do/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:07:18

• "New tools deployed and offered to law enforcement agencies by Flock Safety, the largest US aggregator of automated license plate reader (ALPR) data from both government and private cameras" ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2025/08/11/flock-expands-pre-crime-policing-from-air-travel-to-road-travel/ | Source: Papers Please    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:09:04

• North Dakota ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/north-dakota-oil-gas-oversight-mineral-rights | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:09:53

• "The 'Linux' Foundation is kindly paying," says a site controlled and paid by it as well ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1033335/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/26/LWN_is_a_Voice_of_GAFAM_Through_Linux_Foundation_Their_Front_Gr.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:37:20

• Security updates for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1033328/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:37:55

• "Following the opening dates in Cardiff, the band's management told photo agencies they will only own the rights to concert images for one year." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/photojournalism/from-oasis-gigs-to-monaco-hotels-photographers-rights-are-under-siege | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:38:54

• "In essence, he presented a binary choice: either forgo your copyright claim, or risk undermining the future of Australia’s AI industry." ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-sp-511/business-it/scott-farquhar-s-ai-copyright-conundrum-is-there-a-third-solution.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:39:05

• "The details of a new procedure for imposing and collecting administrative fines for intellectual [sic] property [sic] offenses has been published in Greece." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/fines-for-greek-pirate-iptv-users-e750-e5000-double-for-repeat-infringers-250810/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:44:46

• "A California man has been ordered to pay $15 million in damages for operating the pirate IPTV service 'Outer Limits'." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-amazon-hollywood-win-15m-judgment-against-u-s-pirate-iptv-operator/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:45:01

• "She sees accepting AI training voiceover roles as something of a Faustian bargain" ☛ https://www.404media.co/voiceover-artists-ai-voice-acting-jobs-microsoft-openai-chatgpt/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:45:52

• "FCC officials say submarine cable systems carry roughly 99 percent of global [Internet] traffic" ☛ https://insidetowers.com/fcc-votes-to-speed-submarine-cable-buildout-and-security/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:54:15

• "The company said the service, synonymous with the early days of the [Internet], will be discontinued on Sept. 30." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/business/aol-dial-up-internet.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:54:40

• Somebody needs to explain to corrupt crooked and greedy Sheela and Jim Zemlin that historically "hung" mostly referred to white people being hanged by other whites, there is no racial connotation http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/12/Linux_Foundation_Says_Housekeeping_Hung_Normal_Native_Feature_S.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:56:08

• "The company seems to think that the Internet Archive should be taking steps to prevent this scraping" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/11/reddit-says-blocking-internet-archive-stop-sneaky-ai-scrapers-accessing-content/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:56:34

• "other cultural artifacts" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/757538/reddit-internet-archive-wayback-machine-block-limit | Source: The Verge    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:57:59

• "The UK’s biggest toy retail chain, the Entertainer, will soon be in the hands of its workers after its founder opted to put the organisation into an employee ownership trust." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/the-entertainer-toy-shop-ownership-employees-b2805424.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:59:00

• "She founded the software company Freelance Programmers in 1962, which shook up the tech industry by almost exclusively hiring women, and in later life donated almost £70m to help those with autism and to IT projects." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzzlp7p3po | Source: BBC    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 08:59:51

• "What strikes us first in these airport scenes is the gradual, systematic dispossession of personal belongings, clothing, and status symbols deposited into plastic bins before they disappear from view." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-08-airport.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:00:08

• "The launch makes Tom’s Hardware one of only a handful of Future brands with a digital subscription product." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/future-launches-premium-content-strategy-on-toms-hardware/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:08:07

• "Toor, who had been arrested and beaten prior years" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/08/pakistani-authorities-block-journalist-asad-ali-toor-from-traveling-overseas/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:10:04

• "We condemn the killing of Bangladeshi journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin, who was attacked while carrying out his work" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/08/bangladeshi-journalist-hacked-to-death-for-filming-assault/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:10:20

• "Neoliberals, like The Economist, tend to put the economic freedom bits first and assume that the other dimensions will take care of themselves." ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2025/08/11/54341/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:12:52

• "In this environment, “nothing changed” isn’t a defence. It’s an admission of neglect." ☛ https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/standing-still-is-falling-behind/ | Source: Jono Alderson    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:13:06

• "The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules to make it more difficult for foreign firms to apply for licensing to build out submarine cables" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/undersea-cable-fcc-licensing-foreign-companies/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:13:22

• "step down" os PUSHED? ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/11/microsoft-closely-integrate-github-coreai-unit-key-executives-departure/ | Source: Silicon Angle http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/12/GitHub_the_Company_Has_in_Effect_Just_Died_Time_to_Look_for_Alt.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/12/It_Looks_More_Like_Microsoft_GitHub_Layoffs.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:14:23

• "GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke plans to leave the company and corporate parent Microsoft will not appoint a successor." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/11/github_head_ankles_as_microsoft/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:15:48

• "GitHub is one of the largest code repositories in the world, having become an essential tool for spreading and collaborating on code projects." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/programming/github-folds-into-microsoft-following-ceo-resignation-once-independent-programming-site-now-part-of-coreai-team | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:16:15

• "Dear fellow developers and data scientists" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/a-personal-message-from-an-open-source-contributor/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:17:20

• "Let’s assume the following" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-08-10/seashells-are-not-a-souvenir-scientists-explain-why-its-better-to-leave-them-on-the-beach.html | Source: El País    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:18:02

• "Many of the photos were printed on postcard stock and marketed by commercial photographers" ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2025/08/mexican-revolution.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:18:42

• "He’ll be constrained by institutions" ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/a-note-on-trump-derangement-syndrome | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:19:04

• "shadow fleet" ☛ https://therecord.media/finland-charges-captain-russia-ghost-fleet-undersea-cable | Source: The Record    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:22:10

• "The oil tanker is suspected of damaging five undersea cables in the Gulf of Finland last December" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20176864 | Source: YLE    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:22:35

• "The eight Nordic and Baltic countries issued a joint statement on August 10th in the context of the latest U.S.-brokered talks" ☛ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/11.08.2025-nordics-and-baltics-path-to-peace-cannot-be-charted-without-ukraines-voice.a609900/ | Source: Latvia    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:22:46

• "Xia was one of 13 former Palantir staffers who signed an open letter published in May arguing that the company risks being complicit in authoritarianism by continuing to cooperate with the Trump administration" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-what-the-company-does/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:24:48

• "Who are the worst offenders? Well, all the household names for starters. Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Google — Apple too. So, if you're in a position to. Delete your account." ☛ https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2025/delete-your-account | Source: Cory Dransfeldt    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:25:16

• "could expose contributors to data breaches, stalking, lawsuits, or even imprisonment by authoritarian regimes" ☛ https://therecord.media/wikipedia-loses-challenge-online-safety-act-uk | Source: The Record    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:25:54

• "Wikipedia today lost a legal battle against the UK's tech secretary to tighten the criteria around the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA), as it seeks to exclude itself from the strictest regulations." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/11/wikimedia_foundation_loses_online_safety/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:26:11

• "Earlier this year, we introduced API keys as an easy-to-use replacement for MD5 hashed passwords" ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/adonis_stergiopoulos/oauth-20-available-for-the-ripe-database/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:27:37

• "Torvalds came to a very different conclusion" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/11/torvalds_blasts_tardy_kernel_dev/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:27:51

• Windows TCO ☛ https://therecord.media/ransomware-gang-behind-minnesota-attack | Source: The Record    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 09:29:15

• Windows TCO ☛ https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/3500-st-paul-city-employees-begin-password-reset-process-city-confirms-cyber-attack-was-ransomware/ | Source: KSTP TV    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:04:41

• Windows TCO ☛ https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-research/semperis-2025-ransomware-study-reveals-relentless-cyberattacks-on-australian-and-new-zealand-organisations.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:04:52

• "It is no longer surprising for Egyptians to film and share every detail of their daily lives on social media" ☛ https://dawnmena.org/in-egypt-social-media-offers-the-last-public-stage-and-the-state-is-cracking-down/ | Source: Democracy for the Arab World Now    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:06:02

• "there are things I miss from Micro.blog" ☛ https://kevquirk.com/blog/finding-a-home-on-the-fediverse | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:06:21

• "Welcome to the A.I. boom, or should I say the A.I. bubble? It has been more than a quarter of a century since the bursting of the great dot-com bubble, during which hundreds of unprofitable [Internet] startups issued stock on the Nasdaq" ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/is-the-ai-boom-turning-into-an-ai-bubble | Source: New Yorker    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:08:59

• "I was shocked by how easily I had slipped into this slacker way of programming." ☛ https://thomasorus.com/i-tried-coding-with-ai-i-became-lazy-and-stupid |    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:09:13

• "From fake photos of a sobbing Bob Dylan and a hospitalized Phil Collins to rock legends supposedly singing at Ozzy Osbourne's memorial, absurd and unreal images are flooding the [Internet]" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ai-photos-classic-rock-bob-dylan-ozzy-osbourne-1235403847/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:09:23

• "The tools used to examine social media in criminal cases exist alongside Connect, a separate IT system used by HMRC to examine financial data for routine tax investigation." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/news/hmrc-uses-ai-spy-social-media-posts/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:09:42

• "Otherwise, the AI guys just aren’t on-message with DSIT on the vast and unspeakable benefits of AI. Because they’re trying to get real work done." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/11/cybersecurity-red-teams-to-uk-government-ai-is-rubbish/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:09:58

• "Then came the revenge of Goodhart's Law. Before Google became the dominant mechanism for locating webpages, the only reason for anyone to link to a given page or site was because there was something there they thought you should see." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/11/five-paragraph-essay/#targets-r-us | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:10:31

• "by Sean Monahan" ☛ https://www.8ball.report/p/a-glossary-for-artificial-intelligence | Source: Sean Monahan    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:10:48

• "It also cannot learn from its own experience, or achieve more than 42% accuracy on a challenging benchmark like “Humanity’s Last Exam”, which contains hard questions on all kinds of scientific (and other) subject matter." ☛ https://theconversation.com/gpt-5-has-ai-just-plateaued-262963 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:11:13

• "According to the Shadowserver Foundation, the exact number of Exchange servers exposed to the vulnerability as of Aug. 10 was 29,098." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/11/nearly-30000-microsoft-exchange-servers-remain-unpatched-critical-hybrid-flaw/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:12:33

• "I’ve been playing with a new routine for the month of August. Nearly a year and a half ago, I bought a good rowing machine." ☛ https://nathansnelgrove.com/2025/08/doing-the-hard-thing-even-if-its-working-out-in-the-morning-before-your-first-cup-of-coffee-and-you-would-rather-die | Source: Nathaniel Snelgrove    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:12:58

• "Nurses carry three (!!) different scanners, and patients have a QR and a bar code bracelet. Sometimes the former needs to be scanned, sometimes the latter, sometimes a combination and sometimes up to nine (!!) times because the system refuses to cooperate." ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/08/on-being-haunted-by-my-corporate-software-past/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:13:15

• H-1Bs are wreaking havoc on American workers https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5443667-h-1bs-are-wreaking-havoc-on-american-workers/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:16:01

• "It's one thing to be fairly confident that server thermal limits are set unrealistically high. It's another thing to see servers (probably) keep operating at 54C" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/ServersRunAWhileVeryHot | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:17:32

• "Perhaps if I ever get around to starting a new build from scratch, I'll look into a whole bunch of components that use something like OpenRGB." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/my-pc-wont-shut-off-this-ugly-red-rgb-light-my-motherboard-has-become-my-biggest-aesthetic-annoyance | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:17:44

• "Equality does not mean levelling everyone down. It means responding individually to the needs of every students, whether weak or gifted" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20176839?origin=rss | Source: YLE    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:18:31

• "So I thought it’d be useful to collect these recurring bits of advice into a single place, both for my own reference and for anyone else who might find them helpful." ☛ https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/08/11/Fifty-Bits-of-Career-Advice/ | Source: Ben Congdon    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:18:43

• [Old] "Our job is to promote the books patrons would NOT find on their own." ☛ https://raforall.blogspot.com/2022/02/ra-basics-promote-books-patrons-will.html | Source: Becky Spratford    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:19:08

• "The good folks at Penn State have posted the session videos from Penn State MacAdmins Conference 2025. The sessions slides are all accessible from the Penn State MacAdmins’ Resources page at the link below: [...]" ☛ https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2025/08/11/session-videos-now-available-from-penn-state-macadmins-conference-2025/ | Source: Rich Trouton    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:19:33

• Richard Stallman: GitHub was so bad for free software (2019) https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnu-system-discuss/2019-11/msg00277.html https://archive.is/VGGbe    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:21:42

• "recent research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reveals" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/black-market-for-fraudulent-science-growing-faster-than-legitimate-research/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:46:31

• "When incoming radio waves hit Rydberg atoms, they disturb the distribution of electrons around their nuclei." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/11/1121314/this-quantum-radar-could-image-buried-objects/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:47:02

• "What it also had was a basic filtering system. As a good chunk of the audience was children (myself included), there was a need to filter out all the naughty Estonian words, such as “kurat”, “türa”, “lits” and many more colorful ones." ☛ https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2025/08/11/eins-zwei-polizei/ | Source: Herman Õunapuu    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:47:31

• "Marc Thiele, Eric Bailey and Thomas Rigby all blogged about the newsletters they subscribe to and I found a few interesting ones there so I decided to join the fun and share the main ones that I subscribe and enjoy." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/newsletters-i-read/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:47:45

• "Every Monday, our friends at Raspberry Pi Official Magazine ask the question: have you made something with a Raspberry Pi over the weekend? Every Monday, their followers send amazing photos and videos of the things they’ve made." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/happy-maker-monday-show-us-your-raspberry-pi-builds/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:48:11

• "I don’t have a conclusion so much as I do a feeling that it is significant to reach for a physical thing on a digital call. It’s a reminder that we live in the physical world and that the digital and the physical are intertwined." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/08/11/digital-physical | Source: James G    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:56:38

• "This has me thinking about collaborative web weaving. What would it look like if multiple people edited a HTML document at the same time?" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/08/11/collaborative-web-weaving | Source: James G    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:57:21

• "I encourage you to keep the question “what is the web equivalent?” in the back of your mind. Perhaps someone will say something and you’ll wonder if there is relation to the web." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/08/11/what-is-the-web-equivalent | Source: James G    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:57:45

• "I bring up all of this history because I think it marks the final nail in the coffin for "[Internet] culture" as a distinct concept." ☛ https://buttondown.com/justinpot/archive/youtube-and-the-end-of-internet-culture/ | Source: Buttondown LLC    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:58:00

• "Additionally, in architecture, a backstuga is a cottage built into the southern slope of a hill, alternatively with a low floor and its walls stretched halfway down into the ground." ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2025/08/backstuga.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:58:31

• "reliable environment to run your Java applications" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-install-java-on-almalinux-10/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:10:22

• "Here's a toy example: [...]" ☛ https://antonz.org/chans/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:10:34

• "I almost miss the post for today, so I wanted to at least write a listicle of some changes I've made this weekend" ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/more-small-website-changes/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:11:19

• "But I also think there’s a valuable lesson in Charlie’s insight. You don’t have to chase “the market” of every new framework or API, writing endless glue code for features that already exist or that will soon exist in browsers." ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/sit-on-your-ass-web-dev/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:11:30

• "If you want a no-maintenance alternative, I'd highly recommend Codeberg. It's non-profit and community-led. If you go this route, donate to them (if you're in a position to do so). Running infrastructure is not free." ☛ https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2025/my-preferred-github-alternative | Source: Cory Dransfeldt    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:11:51

• "When I recently began using Opengist, I wanted to be able to clone gist repositories to the file system so as to update their files, commit them, and push them back." ☛ https://jpmens.net/2025/08/11/git-credentials-helper/ | Source: Jan Piet Mens    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:12:03

• Licensing ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-08-online-body-language-court.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:12:31

• "Varnaconf is back — part of the IT Tour series — bringing together tech enthusiasts, professionals, and innovators" ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/08/11/join-us-at-varnaconf-2025-varnas-premier-it-event/ | Source: Olimex    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:13:23

• "mental model of how Eleventy maps input files to output files by default is that the path of the file" ☛ https://darthmall.net/2025/subtle-footgun-in-eleventys-default-permalink-algorithm/ | Source: W Evan Sheehan    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:13:56

• How My Homelab Became the Most Useful Thing in My Home https://www.howtogeek.com/how-my-homelab-became-the-most-useful-thing-in-my-home/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:17:15

• Python Data Basics: How to Plow Through Data Quickly https://www.howtogeek.com/python-data-basics/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:18:08

• I Install This Open-Source Video Editor on All My Computers, Here's Why https://www.howtogeek.com/i-install-this-open-source-video-editor-on-all-my-computers-heres-why/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:19:05

• How to Make a Bootable Linux USB Drive on PC or Mac https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-linux-usb-drive-on-pc-or-mac/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:20:04

• The First 5 Things I’d Set Up If I Were Building a Homelab Today https://www.howtogeek.com/first-things-id-set-up-if-i-were-building-a-homelab-today/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:20:43

• "Spoiler alert: Ubuntu isn't number one." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tested-10-popular-linux-distros-heres-how-i-rank-them/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:22:14

• I Run My Favorite Apps in Docker So I Never Need to Reinstall Them https://www.howtogeek.com/i-run-my-favorite-apps-in-docker-so-i-never-need-to-reinstall-them/ bloat and holes    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:23:26

• Why I’m Done Using My Laptop as a Desktop https://www.howtogeek.com/a-dedicated-desktop-in-a-world-of-excellent-laptops/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:24:11

• "They're all free [software]!" https://www.howtogeek.com/game-changing-linux-apps-to-try-in-august-2025/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:25:15

• "A comprehensive overview of GRUB and why it's useful for every Linux dual-booter to master." https://www.howtogeek.com/every-linux-dual-booter-should-know-how-to-do-this/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:26:19

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:27:06

• I Love Retro Computers, So I Ranked 10 Classics by Their Looks https://www.howtogeek.com/i-love-retro-computers-so-i-ranked-classics-by-their-looks/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:27:12

• "After returning to the open source family in early May, Redis, a distributed in-memory key-value data store" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/redis-8-2-brings-up-to-49-more-throughput/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:09:09

• "We have long been aware that OpenBSD and OpenSSH in general are at the very forefront of cryptography engineering." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250811110058 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:09:52

• "My friend sent me his Flipper Zero and I'm excited to find uses for it. I love the dolphin art throughout the interface. The screen pictured above appears when you pair a new Bluetooth device." ☛ https://www.lkhrs.com/blog/flipper-zero/ | Source: Luke Harris    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:10:28

• "In today's world of bleeding-edge processes and packaging techniques, the Intel 386 doesn’t look like much—a grey ceramic slab with 132 gold pins, something you’d expect to find rattling around in an old parts bin at this point." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/ct-scan-peels-back-the-layers-of-time-to-reveal-the-engineering-within-intels-iconic-386-cpu-exposing-intricate-pin-mapping-hidden-power-planes-and-more | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:10:51

• "I built the world's most impractical 1000-pixel display and anyone in the world can draw on it" ☛ https://benholmen.com/blog/kilopixel/ |    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:11:04

• "In today's world of bleeding-edge processes and packaging techniques, the Intel 386 doesn’t look like much—a grey ceramic slab with 132 gold pins" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/ct-scan-peels-back-the-layers-of-time-to-reveal-the-engineering-within-intels-iconic-386-cpu-exposing-intricate-pin-mapping-hidden-power-planes-and-more | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:11:46

• "The Franklin project, named for Benjamin Franklin, who founded America's first volunteer fire department" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/10/def_con_hackers_water_security/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:12:06

• "Debian 13 Trixie" ☛ https://www.talospace.com/2025/08/debian-13-trixie.html | Source: Talospace    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:15:03

• "Many embedded Linux systems use a Wayland compositor like Weston for window management." ☛ https://embeddeduse.com/2025/08/11/running-wayland-clients-as-non-root-users/ | Source: Burkhard Stubert    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:16:32

• "But first, this is how the page looks: [...]" ☛ https://xn--ime-zza.eu/4/ | Source: Šime    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:17:14

• "The previous series of articles about UART was initially motivated by an error I was getting when using the ESP-Prog." ☛ https://qsantos.fr/2025/08/11/the-serial-tx-path-seems-to-be-down/ | Source: Quentin Santos    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:17:34

• How To Install Rust on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-rust-debian-13/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:20:44

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

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:21:04

• How To Install Snap on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-snap-debian-13/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:21:24

• How To Install AppImage on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-appimage-debian-13/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:21:46

• How To Install Next.js on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-next-js-almalinux-10/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:22:05

• How To Install Flatpak on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-flatpak-debian-13/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:22:41

• How To Install Java on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-java-debian-13/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:23:49

• How To Install Surveillance Giant Google Chrome on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-google-chrome-debian-13/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:24:02

• How To Setup UFW Firewall on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/setup-ufw-firewall-debian-13/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:24:21

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

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:25:06

• GNU GNU/Linux kvm qemu virt-manager: how to QoS rate limit network connection of vm ☞ https://dwaves.de/2025/08/11/gnu-linux-kvm-qemu-virt-manager-how-to-qos-rate-limit-network-connection-of-vm/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:26:19

• NixOS Now Celebrates Pride Month… Year Round ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/nixos-now-celebrates-pride-month    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:28:58

• 'Linux' Foundation’s New Banned Words: Hung, Pow-wow, & Sanity Check ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linux-foundations-new-banned-words    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:29:28

• Fifty Bits of Career Advice ☞ https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/08/11/Fifty-Bits-of-Career-Advice/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:34:27

• Rakudo Weekly 2025.32 Cyber Resilience ☞ https://rakudoweekly.blog/2025/08/11/2025-32-cyber-resilience/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:35:31

• UPC is illegal ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/carpmaels-ao-shearman-file-first-spc-suit-at-upc-for-merz-against-viatris/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:39:05

• mRNA patent monopoly wars kick into higher gear during dog days of summer ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/mrna-patent-wars-kick-into-higher-gear-during-dog-days-of-summer/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:39:22

• Blue Wave IP entity, Edge Networking, SaaS patent monopoly challenge instituted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/8/8/blue-wave-ip-entity-edge-networking-cloud-patent-challenge-instituted    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:39:48

• Dia’s Paid Plan Marks New Phase in AI-Powered Web Browsing ☞ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-arc-dia-the-browser-company/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:43:07

• Christian Hergert: Week 32 Status ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2025/08/11/week-32-status/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:44:01

• Experience With Airlines in 'Web Sites' and in 'Apps' ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/11/Experience_With_Airlines_in_Web_Sites_and_in_Apps.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:45:37

• Deal is better than tariffs war: Lithuanian ambassador took part in EU-US trade talks ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2640450/deal-is-better-than-tariffs-war-lithuanian-ambassador-took-part-in-eu-us-trade-talks    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:49:00

• How We Process Screenshots of Slop to Suitably Tag Them as Slop ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/11/How_We_Process_Screenshots_of_Slop_to_Suitably_Tag_Them_as_Slop.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:49:33

• IBM's Strategy: Cull 'Expensive' Workers, Replace Them With Cheaper Ones ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/10/IBM_s_Strategy_Cull_Expensive_Workers_Replace_Them_With_Cheaper.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:49:43

• Sloppy Reporting About Slop, or How The Register MS Lowers Its Standards ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/10/Sloppy_Reporting_About_Slop_or_How_The_Register_MS_Lowers_Its_S.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:50:01

• Seductive Mirage or Allure of Complex, Proprietary Coffee Machines (or Similar White Elephants) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Seductive_Mirage_or_Allure_of_Complex_Proprietary_Coffee_Machin.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:50:14

• The Register MS Takes Money From Companies Banned by the Biden and Convicted Felon Administrations (National Security Risk) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/11/The_Register_MS_Takes_Money_From_Companies_Banned_by_the_Biden_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:50:28

• Open Does Not Mean Free ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/11/Open_Does_Not_Mean_Free.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:50:41

• Team GNOME Has Libeled Me for Nearly 20 Years ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/11/Team_GNOME_Has_Libeled_Me_for_Nearly_20_Years.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:51:10

• Our Predictions Were Right: Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Dying as Losses Pile Up (as a Company It Cannot Continue to Exist, It's Not 'Free Hosting') ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/12/Our_Predictions_Were_Right_GitHub_Dying_as_Losses_Pile_Up_as_a_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:51:26

• How We Process Screenshots of Slop to Suitably Tag Them as Slop (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/11/How_We_Process_Screenshots_of_Slop_to_Suitably_Tag_Them_as_Slop.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:51:36

• Event Wrap: IDNOG 10 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/12/event-wrap-idnog-10/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:52:49

• The other side of service: divorce, duty and the Defence-family myth ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-other-side-of-service-divorce-duty-and-the-defence-family-myth/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:54:24

• Who does Gen Z trust outside the algorithm? ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/internet-culture/gen-z-algorithm/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:56:08

• It doesn’t have to be like this — join Firefox in #DailyDefiance ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-wants-you-join-daily-defiance/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:57:34

• "To give you some context, Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer (TPA) is a Red Hat product for software bill of materials (SBOM) management—it stores SBOMs and correlates the packages within the SBOMs with known public vulnerabilities." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/mcp-server-development-make-agentic-ai-your-apis-customer-zero | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:58:46

• "Red Hat OpenShift is recognized for its ability to execute and completeness of vision." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-named-leader-2025-container-management | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:59:06

• "We recently announced another new offering for business developers, which provides a no-cost, self-service subscription for development and testing." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/next-evolution-red-hats-developer-options | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:59:36

• "Of course, many people hear “AppSec” and think “patching vulnerabilities”, but AppSec is about so much more: it’s about embedding security thinking into every stage of your application’s lifecycle" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/a-cisos-guide-to-application-security-best-practices | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:06:06

• How to use Minio for Ansible automation hub ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/11/how-use-minio-ansible-automation-hub    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:07:09

• Disaster recovery approaches for Red Bait OpenShift Virtualization, part 2 ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/11/disaster-recovery-approaches-red-hat-openshift-virtualization-part-2    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:08:09

• How to migrate smart inventories to constructed inventories ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/11/how-migrate-smart-inventories-constructed-inventories    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:10:28

• Istio 1.27.0 Change Notes ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.27.x/announcing-1.27/change-notes/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:14:40

• Nordics and Baltics: 'Path to peace cannot be charted without Ukraine’s voice' ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/11.08.2025-nordics-and-baltics-path-to-peace-cannot-be-charted-without-ukraines-voice.a609900/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:15:13

• Destination Linux 431: UK Privacy Laws, Open-Source E-Ink, and a GNU/Linux Hey Hi (AI) Assistant ☞ https://destinationlinux.net/431    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:17:16

• Late Night Linux – Episode 346 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-346/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:17:43

• Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe dies 2 months after being shot during a rally ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250811-colombian-presidential-hopeful-miguel-uribe-dies-2-months-after-being-shot-during-a-rally    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:18:57

• UK Privacy Laws, Open-Source E-Ink, and a GNU/Linux Hey Hi (AI) Assistant ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-431/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:20:17

• SonicWall pins firewall attack spree on year-old vulnerability ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/sonicwall-firewall-attacks-old-vulnerability/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:30:00

• Alaska Summit: Convicted Felon must press Putin over future Ukrainian security ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/alaska-summit-trump-must-press-putin-over-future-ukrainian-security/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:30:27

• Your Country’s Digital Sovereignty Index Score — and Why It Matters ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/08/your-countrys-digital-sovereignty-index-score-and-why-it-matters/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:30:57

• Federal employees’ COVID vaccine statuses to be removed from personnel documents ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/08/federal-employees-covid-vaccine-statuses-to-be-removed-from-personnel-documents/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:31:52

• CDC union condemns vaccine misinformation after shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/08/cdc-shooter-blamed-covid-vaccine-for-depression-union-demands-statement-against-misinformation/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:32:46

• South Sudan: Clinics offering mental health support scarce and at risk of shutting down ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250811-south-sudan-clinics-offering-mental-health-support-scarce-and-at-risk-of-shutting-down    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:33:10

• "version optimized for mobile browsers on smartphones" HAHA!! ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/08/passport-demand-is-magnitudes-higher-but-state-dept-isnt-seeing-backlogs/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:34:14

• If Surveillance is security, then WHOSE?    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:34:43

• EU Leaders Preparing Statement Supporting Ukraine's Territorial Integrity, RFE/RL Learns ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-leaders-preparing-statement-supporting-ukraine-territorial-integrity/33500076.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:35:13

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Seeks 'Constructive' Talks With Putin Amid EU's Push To Include Zelenskyy ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/alaska-trump-putin-zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-summit/33499374.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:35:28

• LCMD Microserver & Hey Hi (AI) Pod, A Compact Homelab Powerhouse ☞ https://www.the-diy-life.com/lcmd-microserver-ai-pod-a-compact-homelab-powerhouse/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:36:04

• CT scan peels back the layers of time to reveal the engineering within Intel’s iconic 386 CPU — exposing intricate pin mapping, hidden power planes, and more ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/ct-scan-peels-back-the-layers-of-time-to-reveal-the-engineering-within-intels-iconic-386-cpu-exposing-intricate-pin-mapping-hidden-power-planes-and-more    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:36:48

• Qubes 4.3.0-rc1 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/qubes    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:37:05

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Says He’s Going to Alaska to See What Putin ‘Has in Mind’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/us/politics/trump-putin-alaska-meeting.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:37:25

• A Sidelined Zelensky Warns That Russia Will Try to Deceive the U.S. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/world/europe/ukraine-russia-putin-zelensky-alaska-talks.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:37:42

• "Russian advances in Ukraine" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/11/russian-advances-in-ukraine-accelerate-ahead-of-putin-trump-alaska-summit | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:38:14

• Latvian citizen included on Ukrainian sanctions list ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/11.08.2025-latvian-citizen-included-on-ukrainian-sanctions-list.a609925/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:41:41

• RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) in R with ragnar workshop ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/rag-retrieval-augmented-generation-in-r-with-ragnar-workshop/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:42:22

• Ukraine’s borders are non-negotiable, says Lithuanian FM ahead of Alaska meeting ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2640109/ukraine-s-borders-are-non-negotiable-says-lithuanian-fm-ahead-of-alaska-meeting    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:42:56

• Russian strikes pound Ukraine, Kyiv targets Moscow ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250811-russian-strikes-pound-ukraine-kyiv-targets-moscow    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:43:10

• Foreign Recruits in Ukraine Military Are Killed in Russian Missile Strike ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/world/europe/foreign-soldiers-ukraine-russia-missile-attack.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:43:28

• "Russia says Ukrainian intelligence scammed elderly women to coerce them into attacking soldiers" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/11/russia-says-ukrainian-intelligence-scammed-elderly-women-to-coerce-them-into-attacking-soldiers | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:43:56

• "Ukrainian drones reportedly hit synthetic sapphire plant in Russia’s Stavropol" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/12/ukrainian-drones-reportedly-hit-synthetic-sapphire-plant-in-russia-s-stavropol | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:44:19

• Windows TCO ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/russian-hackers-exploited-winrar-zero-day-in-attacks-on-europe-canada/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:45:05

• House lawmakers seek better tech for Commerce in fight against foreign powers ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/commerce-bureau-of-industry-security-tech-upgrades-china-russia/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:45:58

• Finland charges captain of Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker over Baltic Sea cable sabotage ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250811-finland-charges-captain-of-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-over-baltic-sea-cable-sabotage    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:46:38

• 80 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki: what if an atomic bomb fell on Lithuania? ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2637298/80-years-since-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-what-if-an-atomic-bomb-fell-on-lithuania    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:47:00

• Finland Charges Ship’s Crew Members in Slashing of Undersea Cables ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/world/europe/finland-cable-severing-charges-russia-shadow-fleet.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:47:27

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Wields Tariffs as a Force in Diplomacy, to Questionable Effect ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/us/politics/trump-tariffs-russia.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:47:38

• "Moscow court convicts Kaliningrad doctors in controversial newborn murder case" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/11/moscow-court-convicts-kaliningrad-doctors-in-controversial-newborn-murder-case | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:21:12

• Belarusians mark protests anniversary in Lithuania amid sense of simmering hostility ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2640127/belarusians-mark-protests-anniversary-in-lithuania-amid-sense-of-simmering-hostility    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:21:22

• Pluralistic: Goodhart's Law (of AI) (11 Aug 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/11/five-paragraph-essay/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:22:10

• TTABlog Test: Is MAYELA Confusable with MAYA for Wine? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/ttablog-test-is-mayela-confusable-with.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:23:21

• US Copyright Office Skirmishes Intensify, Though Time Isn’t On Perlmutter’s Side ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/11/shira-perlmutter-lawsuit-summary-judgement-schedule/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:24:17

• Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Generic Hair (and Let the Supreme Court In)! ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/08/rapunzel-generic-supreme.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:24:58

• Mozilla Open Policy & Advocacy Blog: The EU’s Hey Hi (AI) Act at One Year: Continuing to push for open-source Hey Hi (AI) and transparency ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2025/08/11/the-eus-ai-act-at-one-year-continuing-to-push-for-open-source-ai-and-transparency/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:25:41

• A Personal Message from an Open Source Contributor ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/a-personal-message-from-an-open-source-contributor/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:26:46

• Adding Shiny app’s parameters to the URL ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/adding-shiny-apps-parameters-to-the-url/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:27:08

• FunOS 24.04.3 Released – Now Available for Download! ☞ https://funos.org/funos-24-04-3-released/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:28:11

• Random hanging with 6.12 kernel ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202508/random-hanging-with-612-kernel.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:28:46

• How To Enable Virtualbox Shared Folder for GNU/Linux Distros (Windows Host) ☞ https://dekisoft.net/enable-virtualbox-shared-folder-ubuntu-debian/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:29:27

• Announcing Istio 1.27.0 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.27.x/announcing-1.27/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:30:00

• Sergio Cipriano: Running Docker (OCI) Images in Incus ☞ https://sergiocipriano.com/incus-dockerhub.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:30:47

• "The 'Linux' Foundation is kindly paying for all the hosting costs of the LVFS, and Red Bait pays for all my time — but as LVFS grows and grows that’s going to be less and less sustainable longer term" https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2025/08/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:31:21

• "We started restricting logos on the main index page to vendors joining as startup or above level — note Red Bait isn’t sponsoring the LVFS with money (but they do pay my salary!) — I’ve just used the logo as a placeholder to show what it would look like." https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2025/08/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:31:43

• Linux Mint 22.2 Beta now available for testing ☞ https://www.ghacks.net/2025/08/11/linux-mint-22-2-beta-now-available-for-testing/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:52:18

• Sonar – modern desktop webhook inspector for developers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sonar-modern-desktop-webhook-inspector/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:54:43

• Alternatives to popular CLI tools: more ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/alternatives-popular-cli-tools-more/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:54:52

• Alternatives to popular CLI tools: less ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/alternatives-popular-cli-tools-less/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:55:04

• cython-lint – lint Cython files ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cython-lint-cython-files/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:55:15

• Travel, stragglers, and a healthy merge window for Linux 6.17-rc1 ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/travel-stragglers-and-a-healthy-merge-window-for-linux-617-rc1/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:56:05

• linux.com is a spamfarm of ZemlinPAC ☞ https://www.linux.com/news/july25-training-promo/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:58:42

• Sabotaging GNU/Linux PCs (and Users) is Not a 'Joke' ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/11/Sabotaging_GNU_Linux_PCs_and_Users_is_Not_a_Joke.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:58:52

• Currys PCWorld Lied a Decade Ago, 10 Years Later It Still Effectively Voids Your Warranty for Installing GNU/Linux Despite It Being Increasingly Mainstream ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/11/Currys_PCWorld_Lied_a_Decade_Ago_10_Years_Later_It_Still_Effect.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:59:01

• 7 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Data Hashing Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-graphical-data-hashing-tools/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:59:12

• ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H Running Linux: Introduction to the series ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/asrock-nuc-box-255h-running-linux-introduction/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:59:24

• Maloja – simple self-hosted music scrobble database ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/maloja-simple-self-hosted-music-scrobble-database/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:59:34

• TwintailLauncher – multi-platform launcher ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/twintaillauncher-multi-platform-launcher/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:59:47

• psrecord – record the CPU and memory activity of a process ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/psrecord-record-cpu-memory-activity-process/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 14:59:58

• Debian 13.0 Officially Released ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Debian-13.0-Officially-Released    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:00:22

• Upcoming Changes for MXLinux ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Upcoming-Changes-for-MXLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:01:16

• New Superior Image/Video Generator ☞ http://www.makululinux.com/wp/2025/08/11/new-superior-image-video-generator/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:01:40

• "Those wokes are really hung up. They should have a pow wow to discuss how they can sanity check themselves." https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/general-discussion/1568653-updated-inclusive-language-guide-calls-out-sanity-check-hung-native-support    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:02:47

• "So the AI bots stealing your code turn out to be more polite..." https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/general-discussion/1568653-updated-inclusive-language-guide-calls-out-sanity-check-hung-native-support    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:03:12

• "That thing is hilarious and at this point looks like on purpose trolling by guides authors." https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/general-discussion/1568653-updated-inclusive-language-guide-calls-out-sanity-check-hung-native-support Indeed: https://techrights.org/o/2021/05/07/trolling-the-real-community/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:04:00

• "Hanging my dish towels to dry in the kitchen always gave me a deep sense of pleasure. Now I know why. I am a sick bastard, rotten to the core and addicted to violence. Thank you, purple haired she/her man."    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:04:43

• "Really behaving like they own language… I guess, writing code is hard, so the best they can do is tell other people how to use words." https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/general-discussion/1568653-updated-inclusive-language-guide-calls-out-sanity-check-hung-native-support/page2    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:05:11

• "for most of them i can kinda follow the reasoning, but with "native", "culture fit" or "normal" i really can't see the issue."    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:05:39

• "I had hoped that in 2025, we were finally leaving this nonsense behind."    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:06:01

• "This would work way better if you can actually explain why you shouldn't use a term and how it has been used to cause harm in the past and then someone might learn something."    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:06:48

• "The Linux Foundation has opened a Pandora's Box. Unfortunately, you soon will not be allowed to say "Pandora's Box". But the real irony will be when you can no longer say "Linux" or "Foundation"."    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:07:17

• "Samething with housekeeping. That's literally a word you use to describe cleaning up. Normal, abnormal? Those are standard words that have been in use for centuries."    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:08:05

• "I get master/slave, I get powwow, I get insane. But everything else? This is kind of nonsense is how you get people to turn against what you're trying to achieve. They're reaching so hard to find something offense about very commonly used words."    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:08:43

• "I could understand the Master/Slave fall off but Native? Sanity? Hung? How are those words offensive in the context of software development? What is going on with this people?"    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:09:23

• StormOS 8.11.2025 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/stormos    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:10:38

• “Unstable”? Is this word NOT offensive??? ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-25-10-unstable-kernel-possibility    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:11:40

• Give Your Ubuntu Desktop a Refresh with Hatter Icon Set ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/try-hatter-icon-theme-for-linux    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:12:13

• Developer Tools, Hardware Enablement, and Multitasking Futures ☞ https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-august-2025/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:12:55

• FunOS 24.04.3 ☞ https://funos.org/funos-24-04-3/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:13:46

• How to Upgrade FunOS 24.04.2 to FunOS 24.04.3 ☞ https://funos.org/upgrade-funos-24-04-2-to-24-04-3/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:14:04

• Mozilla Slammed Over Battery-Draining “Garbage” Hey Hi (AI) in Firefox ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/firefox-high-cpu-usage-inference-disable    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:17:37

• Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 904 ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2025/08/11/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-904/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:19:03

• "HandBrake, the popular free open-source video transcoder, released version 1.10.0 version few days ago. See what's new and how to install in Ubuntu." https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/handbrake-1-10-0-released-with-new-presets-ppa-updated/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:20:37

• Kevin Woo Leverages OpenWav for Direct Fan Engagement During KCON, Demonstrating New Artist Centric Model ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/11/kevin-woo-openwav/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:21:17

• Killing of Al Jazeera journalists is '100% a war crime', CPJ Regional Director says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250811-killing-of-al-jazeera-journalists-is-100-a-war-crime-cpj-regional-director-says    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:23:02

• 'Israel has a pattern of murdering journalists in Gaza and the West Bank and then lying about it' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250811-israel-has-a-pattern-of-murdering-journalists-in-gaza-and-the-west-bank-and-then-lie-about-it    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:23:13

• Al Jazeera journalists killed in targeted Israeli airstrike ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/al-jazeera-journalists-killed-in-targeted-israeli-airstrike/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:23:42

• What to Know About Al Jazeera, the Broadcaster Israel Accuses of Supporting Hamas ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/world/middleeast/al-jazeera-israel-criticism-ban.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:24:01

• Who Were the Al Jazeera Journalists Killed in an Israeli Strike in Gaza? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/world/middleeast/al-jazeera-journalists-bios.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:24:14

• Israeli Strike Kills 5 Al Jazeera Journalists, Network Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-journalists-killed.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:24:28

• UN, EU, media groups condemn Israeli strike that killed Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250812-un-eu-media-groups-condemn-israeli-strike-that-killed-al-jazeera-journalists-in-gaza    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:24:41

• Why Hey Hi (AI) Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/technology/personaltech/ai-kids-photos.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:25:08

• Are Samosas Unhealthy? Some Indians Find Official Advice Hard to Swallow. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/world/asia/india-samosas-unhealthy.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:26:12

• Summer nights in Hong Kong subdivided flats can feel like 44°C, survey finds ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/11/summer-nights-in-hong-kong-subdivided-flats-can-feel-like-44c-survey-finds/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:27:58

• Opinion | An example of bipartisanship our lawmakers should follow ☞ https://bridgemi.com/guest-commentary/opinion-an-example-of-bipartisanship-our-lawmakers-should-follow/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:28:25

• Strengthening federal healthcare through smarter pharmaceutical procurement ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/08/strengthening-federal-healthcare-through-smarter-pharmaceutical-procurement/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:29:23

• How many healthy life years can a Latvian expect? Not that many ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/11.08.2025-how-many-healthy-life-years-can-a-latvian-expect-not-that-many.a609092/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:29:34

• South Korea, Vietnam leaders pledge deeper ties as US tariffs shake up trade ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-vietnam-leaders-to-pledge-deeper-ties-amid-trade-challenges    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:29:53

• South Korean President Lee pardons ex-minister Cho Kuk over fraud, abuse of power scandals ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-president-lee-pardons-ex-minister-cho-kuk-over-fraud-abuse-of-power-scandals    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:30:14

• South Korea court to rule on bid to arrest former first lady ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-court-to-rule-on-bid-to-arrest-former-first-lady    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:30:28

• 6 in 10 Malaysians upbeat about ageing, survey finds ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysians-more-upbeat-on-ageing-survey-finds "In developed countries, a longer life expectancy does not translate into positive sentiment, said a market research company."    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:31:33

• Brazil's Lula, China's Pooh-tin discuss BRICS, bilateral opportunities ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/brazils-lula-chinas-xi-discuss-brics-bilateral-opportunities    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:31:51

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Extends China Tariff Truce by Three Months ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/us/politics/us-china-trade-tariffs-deal.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:32:05

• Philippines’ Marcos says China ‘misinterpreted’ his comments on Taiwan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-marcos-says-china-misinterpreted-his-comments-on-taiwan    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:32:22

• China’s Gen Z women embrace centuries-old script ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-gen-z-women-embrace-centuries-old-script    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:33:13

• Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinese-vessels-collide-while-pursuing-philippine-boat-in-south-china-sea-manila    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:33:31

• Battle of the bulge: Will China’s home-grown obesity drugs reshape global weight loss market? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/battle-of-the-bulge-will-chinas-home-grown-obesity-drugs-reshape-the-global-weight-loss-market    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:33:53

• China says Thai art show 'distorts' its policies on Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-says-thai-art-show-distorts-its-policies-on-tibet-xinjiang-hong-kong    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:34:15

• China’s automakers taking shortcut to European markets ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-automakers-are-taking-a-shortcut-to-european-markets    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:34:36

• Dihydroxyacetone Man's trade war with China in 2025 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/trumps-trade-war-with-china-in-2025    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:35:15

• China pressures Bangkok gallery to remove Uyghur, Tibetan, Hong Kong artwork ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/08/10/china-bangkok-gallery-uyghur-tibetan-hong-kong/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:35:38

• Chinese vessels collide while chasing Philippine boat near disputed Scarborough Shoal ☞ https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/08/11/scarborough-shoal-china-philippines-collision/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:35:59

• Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/11/chinese-vessels-collide-while-pursuing-philippine-boat-in-south-china-sea/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:36:31

• iophk: Microsoft is so frightened of LibreOffice and Calligra and, more so, the unverisal file format they bring with them. Little to no ICT news today in the so-called press. https://www.theverge.com/news/757935/microsoft-365-companion-apps-windows-11-release The Verge = MS PR    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 15:45:40

• Dihydroxyacetone Man extends tariff truce with China for 90 days ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250812-trump-extends-tariff-truce-with-china-for-90-days    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 17:54:20

• Burkina Faso acquires more armoured vehicles, artillery from China ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/burkina-faso-acquires-more-armoured-vehicles-artillery-from-china/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 17:54:38

• "So why did their leaders say Trump deserves a Nobel Prize?" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/11/the-deal-that-wasn-t | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 17:55:04

• "A permanent state of siege" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/11/a-permanent-state-of-siege | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 17:55:31

• "Telegram begins blocking channels engaged in doxxing and extortion" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/12/telegram-begins-blocking-channels-engaged-in-doxxing-and-extortion | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 17:55:52

• Dark mode improvements in Plasma ☞ https://blog.vladzahorodnii.com/2025/08/11/dark-mode-improvements-in-plasma/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 17:56:49

• Meta says businesses will be able to report scam ads ‘at scale’ after spate of impersonations ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/meta-scam-ads-facebook-instagram/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 17:57:23

• Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #506 - Another hacking challenge and some security improvements ☞ https://newsletters.raspberrypi.com/w/ZR9rPm79763aChanjpQ5XX7Q    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 17:58:18

• Connex Credit Union Data Breach Impacts 172,000 People ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/connex-credit-union-data-breach-impacts-172000-people/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:00:10

• Flaws in Major Automaker’s Dealership Systems Allowed Car Hacking, Personal Data Theft ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/flaws-in-major-automakers-dealership-systems-allowed-car-hacking-personal-data-theft/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:00:24

• Foiling espionage and foreign interference is a national, not just government, task ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/foiling-espionage-and-foreign-interference-is-a-national-not-just-government-task/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:01:29

• Australia’s lithium gamble: balancing climate cooperation and strategic sovereignty ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australias-lithium-gamble-balancing-climate-cooperation-and-strategic-sovereignty/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:01:51

• The United Kingdom has joined C-SIPA. Who will be next? ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-united-kingdom-joined-c-sipa-who-will-be-next/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:02:21

• Researchers determine old vulnerabilities pose real-world threat to sensitive data in public clouds ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/cloud-security-l1tf-reloaded-public-cloud-vulnerability-exploit/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:02:48

• LLM interface to trigger malicious activity ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/googles-ai-could-be-tricked-into-enabling-spam-revealing-a-users-location-and-leaking-private-correspondence-with-a-calendar-invite-promptware-targets-llm-interface-to-trigger-malicious-activity    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:03:27

• Chrome Sandbox Escape Earns Researcher $250,000 ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-sandbox-escape-earns-researcher-250000/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:03:55

• Apple juice season in Lithuania expected to be worst in years ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2640228/apple-juice-season-in-lithuania-expected-to-be-worst-in-years    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:04:59

• Evil, evil Craig Barrett, who attacked charities! https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/former-intel-ceo-lays-out-radical-plan-to-rescue-the-company-suggests-outing-lip-bu-tan-and-asks-for-usd40-billion-investment-to-bolster-american-manufacturing    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:05:46

• ICBM selling support for proprietary Microsoft spyware https://www.itjungle.com/2025/08/11/you-can-now-get-ibm-tech-support-for-vs-code-for-i/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:06:24

• Nat. security trial for Tiananmen vigil group to begin in November ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/12/nat-security-trial-for-tiananmen-vigil-group-to-begin-in-november/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:09:32

• UN Security Council addresses escalating violence against civilians in Syria ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/un-security-council-addresses-escalating-violence-against-civilians-in-syria/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:09:48

• $70+ Raspberry Pi CM5 5G Router expansion board offers five GbE ports, supports up to four 4G LTE modems ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/11/70-raspberry-pi-cm5-5g-router-expansion-board-offers-five-gbe-ports-supports-up-to-four-4g-lte-modems/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:10:16

• "AOL Discontinues Dial-Up" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/end-of-the-eternal-september-as-aol-discontinues-dial-up/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:10:46

• Series of bomb scares in South Korea raises security concerns ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/series-of-bomb-scares-in-south-korea-raises-security-concerns    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:11:38

• 100 candidates pass nat. security vetting for Election Committee by-elections in Hong Kong ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/12/100-candidates-pass-nat-security-vetting-for-election-committee-by-elections-in-hong-kong/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:12:18

• "not a single employee is left. Replaced everyone with AI" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1s1fqkc    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:13:18

• A quarter of young Boomers and Gen Xers who’ve been laid off in the last decade are still unemployed—and 11% have taken pay cuts to work https://fortune.com/2025/07/22/gen-x-baby-boomers-retirement-quarter-laid-off-still-unemployed-careers-jobs-financial-pressure/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:13:55

• "Neon Bulbs? They’re A Gas!" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/neon-bulbs-theyre-a-gas/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:15:38

• "Trash Can Reverb" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/building-a-trash-can-reverb/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:16:01

• Nearly 30,000 Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Exchange servers remain unpatched against critical hybrid flaw ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/11/nearly-30000-microsoft-exchange-servers-remain-unpatched-critical-hybrid-flaw/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:24:25

• Supermicro ARS-E103-JONX-H2 fanless Arm embedded system is powered by NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/11/supermicro-ars-e103-jonx-h2-fanless-arm-embedded-system-is-powered-by-nvidia-jetson-orin-nx/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:25:04

• Portugal court rules controversial anti-immigration bill unconstitutional ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/portugal-court-rules-controversial-anti-immigration-bill-unconstitutional/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:26:18

• LILYGO T-LoRa Pager is an ESP32-S3 handheld with support for text messaging, Hey Hi (AI) motion detection, and NFC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/12/lilygo-t-lora-pager-is-an-esp32-s3-handheld-with-support-for-text-messaging-ai-motion-detection-and-nfc/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:27:55

• SUSE Adds Arm Support to HCI Platform for Running Monolithic Apps on Kubernetes ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/features/suse-adds-arm-support-to-hci-platform-for-running-monolithic-apps-on-kubernetes/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:36:59

• High Court rejects Wikipedia’s challenge to UK online safety laws ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/11/high-court-rejects-wikipedias-challenge-uk-online-safety-laws/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:43:50

• Perlmutter v. Blanche Back-and-Forth Continues — Summary Judgement Schedule to Run Into November ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/11/shira-perlmutter-lawsuit-summary-judgement-schedule/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:45:21

• Diddy’s Payback is Just Getting Started: Rapper Broadens NewsNation Defamation Complaint, Seeking ‘Not Less Than $100 Million in Damages’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/11/diddy-payback-defamation-suit-newsnation/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:45:39

• Reddit says its blocking the Internet Archive to stop sneaky Hey Hi (AI) scrapers accessing its content ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/11/reddit-says-blocking-internet-archive-stop-sneaky-ai-scrapers-accessing-content/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:47:00

• Google News is Dying: Most of Its Top Stories Now Are LLM Slop With Slop Images (i.e. 100% Fake 'Content') ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/12/Google_News_is_Dying_Most_of_Its_Top_Stories_Now_Are_LLM_Slop_W.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:47:32

• Automatic License Plate Readers Are Coming to Schools ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/automatic-license-plate-readers-are-coming-to-schools.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:49:21

• What Is Internet Resilience? ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/08/what-is-internet-resilience/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:50:23

• AOL Will End Its Dial-Up Internet Service (Yes, It’s Still Operating) ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/business/aol-dial-up-internet.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:50:49

• "Beneath the economic relief lies a harsher truth: productivity is stalling, sovereign capability is eroding" ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/turning-vision-into-strategy-in-the-north-starting-with-beetaloo/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:51:57

• Tiny 'Coral' Discovered by Rover in Martian Crater ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/tiny-coral-discovered-by-rover-in-martian-crater    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:53:01

• New Research Confirms Weight-Loss Drug Link With Sudden Vision Loss ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-research-confirms-weight-loss-drug-link-with-sudden-vision-loss    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:53:12

• Remains of UK Scientist Found 66 Years After Tragic Antarctic Glacier Death ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/remains-of-uk-scientist-found-66-years-after-tragic-antarctic-glacier-death    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:53:29

• This Amazing Blob Is Stunningly Similar to The Human Brain ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-amazing-blob-is-stunningly-similar-to-the-human-brain    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:53:49

• Bones in Norway Cave Reveal Chilling Fate of Ice Age Animals ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/bones-in-norway-cave-reveal-chilling-fate-of-ice-age-animals    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:54:04

• Mars Looks Strangely Familiar in Stunning New Panorama ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mars-looks-strangely-familiar-in-stunning-new-panorama    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:54:17

• The DNA of Great White Sharks Defies Explanation. Here's Why. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-dna-of-great-white-sharks-defies-explanation-heres-why    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:54:28

• Air Conditioning Could Put You at Risk of 'Sick Building Syndrome' ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/air-conditioning-could-put-you-at-risk-of-sick-building-syndrome    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:54:50

• The Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks This Week: Here's When to Look Up ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-perseids-meteor-shower-peaks-this-week-heres-when-to-look-up    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:55:17

• Atlanta Home Struck by Meteorite Older Than Earth ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/atlanta-home-struck-by-meteorite-older-than-earth-study-finds    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:55:31

• Disney World visitor slammed for ‘incredibly obnoxious’ social control media-fueled behavior: ‘Takes the magic out of visiting the parks’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/08/11/lifestyle/disney-world-parkgoer-slammed-for-incredibly-obnoxious-social-media-fueled-behavior/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:55:49

• Five Al Jazeera journalists killed in deliberate Israeli Gaza attack ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/five-al-jazeera-journalists-in-deliberate-israeli-gaza-attack/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:56:41

• Fast Radio Burst Source Traced Record Distance Across The Universe ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/fast-radio-burst-source-traced-record-distance-across-the-universe    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:57:09

• "Modern competitive games have a great deal of anti-cheat software working to make sure you can’t hack the games to get a competitive advantage." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/physical-aimbot-shoots-for-success-in-valorant/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:57:37

• "Debian continues to be one of the most important Linux distributions ever created. Since 1993, it's served as the rock-solid foundation that powers much of the Linux world we know today." https://news.itsfoss.com/debian-13-release/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 18:59:55

• Debian 13 arrives with major updates for Linux users - what's new in 'Trixie' https://www.zdnet.com/article/debian-13-arrives-with-major-updates-for-linux-users-whats-new-in-trixie/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:01:47

• Stupid headline; those things are very rare. Very rare. https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-risc-v-patches-dropped/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:03:53

• "It can perhaps be a little alarming when you're trying to play a game and end up being greeted by this. Or, you might see it in specific places in some games, like where a video should be playing inside a game directly." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/why-some-games-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck-have-broken-videos-and-what-you-can-do/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:05:06

• Linux developer receives public warning from Torvalds https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/133717/linux-developer-receives-public-warning-from-torvalds/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:05:26

• At least NOBODY gets scoffed by Torvalds for RUST code in LINUX... because Linus cannot even comprehend this thing. In other words, he selectively cares about what bad code gets into Linux.    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:06:57

• Kubuntu Focus launches Zr GEN 1 Linux laptop with Nvidia RTX 5090 option https://betanews.com/2025/08/11/kubuntu-focus-launches-zr-gen-1-linux-laptop-with-nvidia-rtx-5090-option/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:09:24

• Linux desktop frozen? My 5 go-to tricks to try - before forcing a hard reboot https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-desktop-frozen-my-5-go-to-tricks-to-try-before-forcing-a-hard-reboot/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:10:49

• "Debian 13 is supported fully until August 9th, 2028 - after that it moves to a separate LTS team until June 30th, 2030." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/debian-13-trixie-released-with-linux-kernel-6-12/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:11:36

• "The developer said they expect it to now get the full green Verified tick soon. It also has a dedicated Steam Deck graphics preset and optimizations for it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/carx-street-adds-official-linux-and-steam-deck-support/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:12:10

• "They've done it a little weirdly though, instead of just putting up an opt-in Beta it seems you need to request a special Beta Steam key to actually get access to it. Probably just so they're not overwhelmed with feedback on it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/classic-marathon-trilogy-on-steam-gets-a-beta-with-linux-support-and-lots-of-overall-improvements/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:12:35

• UnplugRed ModMan, a free perlin noise modulation plugin for mac, Linux and Windows https://synthanatomy.com/2025/08/unplugred-modman-a-free-perlin-noise-modulation-plugin.html    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:13:03

• "Torvalds' brusque attitude was perhaps most well demonstrated in a 2012 interview in which harsh yet arguably deserved invective was thrust, alongside a middle finger, at graphics giant turned AI cash-cow Nvidia." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/11/torvalds_blasts_tardy_kernel_dev/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:13:44

• Debian 13 'trixie' released with five years of support and new architecture options https://betanews.com/2025/08/11/debian-13-trixie-released-with-five-years-of-support-and-new-architecture-options/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:14:22

• Google's Steam for Chromebook Experiment Failed After Just 4 Years https://news.itsfoss.com/google-steam-for-chromebook-experiment-fails/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:15:22

• "Linux Mint 22.2 promises fingerprint authentication, improved Wayland compatibility, accent color support, and a revamped app launcher." https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-2-zara-is-available-for-public-beta-testing-download-now    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:15:52

• "Linux Runs a Majority of the Internet" https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-vs-linux-which-is-best-for-your-homelab/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:17:04

• "Whether you're strengthening friendships or testing new ones, co-op gaming on Linux has never been better. The 15 games in this list are the best choices for shared adventures." https://itsfoss.com/co-op-games-linux/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:17:42

• "Quickemu is a wrapper for QEMU that automatically downloads the operating system and creates the necessary configuration. It also detects your hardware and launches the VM with settings tailored to your system for the best performance." https://www.xda-developers.com/5-obscure-linux-apps/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:18:17

• "[Nathan] sent in his hack to detect the door lock position in his basement" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/compliant-contacts-hacking-door-locks-with-pen-springs/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:18:51

• "Sure I could buy this… but can I make it myself?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/watertight-and-wireless-in-one-go-the-diy-sea-scooter/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:19:01

• "Where’s the sweet spot?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/calipers-do-you-get-what-you-pay-for/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:19:11

• Scrambling the Arist gemini://elperronegro.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-08-11-campanitas-ridge-sierra-nevada.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:21:11

• "The reality is that my life in the past 5 years has been slowly evolving to more self sufficient lifestyle. Hobbies and projects that I have been interested in have been moving me naturally towards a more self reliant future." gemini://elperronegro.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-08-10-turning-into-prepper.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:22:01

• Misa y tranquilidad gemini://aperalesf.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-07-31_misa-y-tranquilidad.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:23:40

• 🖼️ xkcd — Where Babies Come From #3127 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3127.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:24:47

• 🔤SpellBinding — ADEGOPY Wordo: FARCI gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-12.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:25:19

• "I left GitHub and ran my own Git server" gemini://vigrey.com/journal/im-considering-a-breaking-change-to-my-git-server.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:27:26

• Photos gemini://rainywhile.net/photos/2025-06-08/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:28:39

• WebP gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/images/ "All the WebP images I’ve made available here are losslessly compressed. You can verify this yourself by running"    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:29:49

• Feeds gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/feeds/ "Because I’m lazy, for some definition of “lazy”, I write a changelog in YAML and then convert it to JSON, which makes it a JSON Feed."    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:30:39

• "When I started this capsule in late 2020, I thought to myself “How can I make it so the work of writing for the Internet is as pleasant as possible? How can I keep the friction of writing as low as possible?”" gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/about/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:31:18

• "Whilst in the UK last month my brothers and I came across an old leather case of my fathers. It contained hundreds of letters sent between him and my mother." gemini://elperronegro.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-08-12-letters-from-the-past.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:32:54

• Influential games   

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:34:12

• "@Ashigaru@dice.camp mentioned how D&D 3.0 was really important for him at the tjme and @dereisenhofer@metalhead.club mentioned him playing DSA (Das Schwarze Auge, i.e. The Dark Eye). And I thought about my gaming history." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-12-influential-games    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:34:21

• Motivation for using AI -- or a lack thereof gopher://uninformativ.de/0/phlog/2025/2025-08/2025-08-12--why-ai.txt    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:35:00

• "One of the most decadent experiences in regard to consumable luxury items is breaking the seal on a canister of pipe tobacco." gemini://lagrange-point.space/log/prima.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:35:53

• “Stable”, I repeat to myself gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2025/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:36:42

• "Field recordings can be made indoors as well, but then some of the points above might not apply. Still it's important to choose a good location. For a few years I lived in the centre of the city, next to a square with lots of people passing by all the time." gemini://oberdada.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-08-12_field_rec.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:38:50

• "This past month was positive. Much thinking that led to some personal changes. As side news, I now have a religious stand... Which is no stand whatsoever." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2025-08-12__Slowly_Integrating_Yoga.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:39:33

• PAID SPAM from The Register MS: "Take Microsoft. Until late June, it offered incorporated AI startups $150,000 in credits for its Azure service" https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/12/how_your_software_startup/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 19:41:37

• Former Microsoft Employee's Reddit Post Exposes Pain of Sudden Layoff After Division Sold to Cognizant https://www.republicworld.com/tech/former-microsoft-employee-s-reddit-post-exposes-pain-of-sudden-layoff-after-division-sold-to-cognizant    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 20:07:26

• "More and more US companies are using generative AI as a way to save money they might otherwise pay creative professionals. But they're not thinking about the legal bills." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/12/genai_lawsuit/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 20:20:36

• We could've gotten a Banjo Kazooie cartoon in the '00s, but Xbox was breaking fans' hearts even then: "Microsoft did not see this as something that they wanted to invest in" https://www.gamesradar.com/games/platformer/we-couldve-gotten-a-banjo-kazooie-cartoon-in-the-00s-but-xbox-was-breaking-fans-hearts-even-then-microsoft-did-not-see-this-as-something-that-they-wanted-to-invest-in/    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 20:23:56

• Because 32 degrees in Manchester is perfectly normal weather? https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2643123    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 21:05:24

• "An Economist Says Mass Layoffs Are a Sign of Imminent Recession."    

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 21:47:56