Roy Schestowitz

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1733.jpg    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 02:47:21

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1383.jpg    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 02:47:27

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-15.gmi    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 02:47:51

• "Every so often, I come across random, weird, and unexpected things on the internet. It would be neat to share them here from time to time. This is the third run." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2025-08-15-random-weird-things-iii.gmi    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 02:49:14

• "i met the man who runs the library today & he's very chill too" gemini://xavi4u.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-08-14.gmi    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 02:51:39

• NATMOS:R C2| LQ’s account of the end gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2685    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 02:52:26

• "I understand there are limitations to gemini however leaving a gemini browser like Lagrange to get dumped into Firefox for login is weird. can't midnight pub recognize gemini certs for login? is this just me and am I doing it wrong?" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2686    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 02:53:19

• chaste gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/chaste    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 02:53:52

• "One common feature/bug of ADHD is "time blindness," or the inability to accurately gauge time. I describe it like this: [...]" gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-08-14    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 02:54:41

• RMS on banks, new https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/nonfree-software-in-my-bank.zh-cn.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:29:32

• IBM Cloud hit by fourth major outage since May as authentication failures expose systemic issues https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2mpyssw https://www.networkworld.com/article/4037965/ibm-cloud-hit-by-fourth-major-outage-since-may-as-authentication-failures-expose-systemic-issues.html "Incompetence. Laziness. Hiring woke practices. Poor recruitment. Poor training."    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:40:32

• "Stanford layoffs: University fires more than 360 employees; blames Trump’s federal funding policies"    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:41:30

• "Replaced by HEY HI" and "Fired because of investment in HEY HI" are deliberate lies spread by corrupt, bribed, villainous media    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:42:32

• It's like saying the economy sags because of fake things called "crypto"    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:42:52

• Former PlayStation Boss Throws Shade at Xbox Game Pass https://gamerant.com/former-playstation-boss-shawn-layden-criticize-xbox-game-pass/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:44:13

• OH, THEY MUST BE REPLACED BY HEY HI OR DUE TO INVESTMENT IN HEY HI!! https://mynorthwest.com/local/t-mobile-layoffs/4120828    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:44:58

• Reporter Who Died in Russian Captivity https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-08/ukraine-buries-reporter-who-died-in-russian-captivity-urges-release-of-others    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:49:44

• Pro-Russian hacker group more active than ever after Europol takedown https://nltimes.nl/2025/08/08/pro-russian-hacker-group-active-ever-europol-takedown    

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

• Russia Restricts Telegram, WhatsApp Calls, Citing Law Breaches https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-13/russia-restricts-telegram-whatsapp-calls-citing-law-breaches    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:52:44

• Russia Restricts Calls Via WhatsApp and Telegram, the Latest Step to Control the Internet https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-13/russia-restricts-calls-via-whatsapp-and-telegram-the-latest-step-to-control-the-internet"    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:52:57

• Norway Spy Chief Blames Russian Hackers for Dam Sabotage in April https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-13/norway-spy-chief-blames-russian-hackers-for-dam-sabotage-in-april    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:53:22

• Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of Federal Court Filing System https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/politics/russia-hack-federal-court-system.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:54:01

• To fake its size, based on borrowed 'money' that it does not even have! https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-bytedance-trump-perplexity-87988733973760927bb5681f7de9b9af    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:54:43

• TikTok FOMO spam the usual from ibtimes https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/kendra-hilty-woman-behind-tiktoks-i-fell-love-my-psychiatrist-drama-goes-viral-again-1741006    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:55:10

• war correspondent Roshchyna buried in Kyiv   

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:55:56

• war correspondent Roshchyna buried in Kyiv https://www.dw.com/en/ukrainian-war-correspondent-roshchyna-buried-in-kyiv/a-70516830    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:56:09

• In Ukraine's occupied Luhansk, many 'struggling to get by' https://www.dw.com/en/in-ukraine-s-occupied-luhansk-many-struggling-to-get-by/a-73585747    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 03:59:12

• Disclaimer https://xkcd.com/3126/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 04:00:31

• Where Babies Come From https://xkcd.com/3127/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 04:00:54

• Thread Meeting https://xkcd.com/3128/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 04:01:07

• Microsoft's fsfe: After 100 days: German government falls short on Free Software https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250812-01.en.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 04:01:39

• "PakOS 12 (End of 10) is made possible with support from Gelecek IT Solutions and AXI Technologies (Pakistan), two humble startups, of which i am proud to be part of" https://sourceforge.net/projects/pakos/files/ PakOS 2025-08-13 now out    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 04:03:19

• "I'm visiting a relatively large city, and by that I mean a few million people in the metro area. It's my second time here when I was not just passing through on the way to "somewhere else."" gemini://genxalt.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-08-14_Loners_and_Vacation.gmi    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 04:38:03

• 10 years ago: The Problem Of Software Licensing https://letsgolarval.wordpress.com/2015/08/03/the-problem-of-software-licensing/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 04:42:19

• 9 years ago: Anti-DRM activists go to W3C meeting to protest Digital Restrictions Management in Web standards https://www.fsf.org/news/anti-drm-activists-go-to-w3c-meeting-to-protest-digital-restrictions-management-in-web-standards    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 06:38:24

• Windos below 50% in Papua New Guinea https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/papua-new-guinea/#monthly-200902-202508    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 07:09:15

• Say no thanks to Windows 11 and yes please to SparkyLinux 8, the lightweight OS you deserve https://betanews.com/2025/08/14/say-no-thanks-to-windows-11-and-yes-please-to-sparkylinux-8-the-lightweight-os-you-deserve/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 08:20:26

• Netflix debt all-time high last year https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:NFLX/explorer/total_debt    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 08:43:52

• "A PlayStation classic returns. The shoot 'em up R-Type Delta: HD Boosted was announced with a PC release coming in November." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/r-type-delta-hd-boosted-announced-for-release-in-november/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 09:12:39

• "After some setbacks, Pixeljam are readying a fresh Kickstarter to help fund the prehistoric multiplayer racing platformer Dino Run 2, along with a fresh demo." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/long-awaited-prehistoric-multiplayer-platformer-dino-run-2-is-heading-back-to-kickstarter-with-a-new-demo/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 09:12:51

• "I'm having to be steadily more careful on what I choose to cover here on GamingOnLinux, with more games releasing using generative AI." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/some-game-developers-are-far-too-shameless-about-generative-ai-use/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 09:13:05

• "While there's still no clear release date yet, The Jackbox Party Pack 11 is shaping up to be quite a fun looking set." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/the-jackbox-party-pack-11-gets-all-games-revealed-along-with-a-new-trailer/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 09:13:25

• "Splatterbot is one you're going to need to stick into your party game rotation, with up to four players trying to make the biggest possible mess." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/make-the-biggest-mess-possible-in-the-local-multiplayer-game-splatterbot-releasing-september-4/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 09:13:59

• "Oceaneers is definitely one of the games I'm most excited to see, with it's interesting take on survival and colony building across a flooded world." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/with-a-flooded-world-survival-crafting-sim-oceaneers-is-getting-a-proper-demo-september-25/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:34:44

• "Archrebel Tactics looks awesome if you're into challenging sci-fi strategy games, and now it has MicroProse backing it as publisher." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/inspired-by-classics-like-ufo-enemy-unknown-xcom-archrebel-tactics-gets-microprose-backing/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:34:59

• "Platypus Reclayed revives the classic 2002 claymation shooter for the next-generation. A demo is up now and it's releasing September 18th." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/clay-animated-shoot-em-up-platypus-reclayed-releases-september-18/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:35:14

• "The Humble Point Blank Bundle has more quality games for you to build up your collection." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/get-some-quality-shooters-in-the-humble-point-blank-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:35:32

• "Oracle VirtualBox Licensing Tweak Lies in Wait for Unwary" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/12/1155214    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:37:03

• "Pluralistic: Maga’s boss class think they are immune to American carnage" https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/13/then-they-came-for-me/#boss-politics    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:37:16

• "Refrigerators have DRM on them, To force you to buy $50 water filters or it won't dispense water" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/refrigerators-have-drm-on-them,-to-force:1    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:37:31

• "Trump Privately Dismissed Epstein Victims as ‘Democrats’" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-privately-dismissed-epstein-victims-democrats-1235407549/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/01/10/gates-sponsored-mit/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:37:51

• "Debian 13 "Trixie" and Debian "Hurd 2025" Released" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/12/180244#1413665 topic in http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/GNU_OS_Powered_by_Hurd.shtml    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:38:15

• "Harvard Business School on the Value of Open Source Software" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/13/1621256    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:38:32

• Microsoft booster and spammer is back... to produce Microsoft-sponsored SPAM in this trash site https://thenewstack.io/microsoft-and-the-rise-of-the-full-stack-builder/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:39:42

• "Pluralistic: Maga’s boss class think they are immune to American carnage" https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/13/then-they-came-for-me/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:39:55

• ""Trump has expanded his military campaign against the United States"" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/08/trump-has-expanded-his-military-campaign-against-the-united-states/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:40:32

• This somehow omits the critical licensing changes? https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-2-lands-with-arm-windows-virtualization/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:40:48

• iophk: another bailout for Wintel, despite unrepairable hardware design exploits https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/u-s-govt-mulls-taking-a-stake-in-intel-to-speed-up-ohio-campus-fab-build-out    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:41:11

• "Happy birthday, Social Security. Unless Congress acts, full benefits end in 7 years." https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/08/14/repub/happy-birthday-social-security-unless-congress-acts-full-benefits-end-in-7-years/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:41:26

• "Bacon wants Trump to remember land swaps in Europe have failed to keep the peace. The British and French swapped Czechoslovakian land in 1938 with Adolf Hitler, seeking what the British called “peace for our time.” https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/08/14/nebraskas-bacon-says-trump-must-view-putin-clearly-at-summit-avoid-becoming-chamberlain-2/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:42:18

• "Soon after, Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia and Poland, and World War II ensued." https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/08/14/nebraskas-bacon-says-trump-must-view-putin-clearly-at-summit-avoid-becoming-chamberlain-2/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:42:31

• "Trump does not want to become “Neville Chamberlain, Part 2,” Bacon said, referencing the former British prime minister often blamed for trying appeasement." https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/08/14/nebraskas-bacon-says-trump-must-view-putin-clearly-at-summit-avoid-becoming-chamberlain-2/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:42:45

• "Tipped Wage" ☛ https://fair.org/home/people-dont-know-the-deep-inequities-baked-into-the-tipped-wage/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:44:40

• "WaPo Used to Be Disgusted" ☛ https://fair.org/home/trump-occupying-dc-wapo-used-to-be-disgusted/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:44:55

• "discrepancies" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/forest-service-wildland-firefighters-staffing | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:45:20

• "video features footage of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents training and doing immigration raids" ☛ https://www.404media.co/ice-propaganda-video-that-used-jay-z-song-hit-with-copyright-takedown/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:48:49

• [Old] "The shift, announced late Wednesday by the band's spokesman, Dennis McNally, means that the Live Music Archive" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/02/arts/music/deadheads-must-be-satisfied-with-1300-audience-tapings.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:49:00

• "The problem begins, as it so often does in the United States when healthcare is concerned, with money." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/hospitals-medical-deportation-undocumented-immigration/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:49:49

• "agencies keep communicating through ad hoc" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/ice-group-chat/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:50:00

• "Filmmakers were told they had to make editorial changes specifically identifying horrific footage that was livestreamed by Hamas on October 7, 2023, footage that had already been seen publicly." ☛ https://deadline.com/2025/08/tiff-pulls-october-7-documentary-from-lineup-1236484968/ | Source: Deadline    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:50:30

• "But just in case there is actually someone out there who thinks that TIFF faces a legal risk that a Hamas operative who filmed his attack on October 7th might sue it for screening a film that includes that video footage" ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/08/tiffremoval/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:51:37

• "Moscow claims the encrypted apps are used for “deceit and extortion.” Meta says it’s a push to get Russians onto less secure services to allow government surveillance." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/08/14/russia-block-whatsapp-telegram-ban/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:51:55

• Misinformation ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/magas-feelings-dont-care-about-your | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:58:25

• "Designing network topology and managing Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/15/your-elected-leaders-dr-kenny-huang-apnic-ec-chair/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:58:58

• "In a world where countries are exploring moving their infrastructures over to sovereign tech" ☛ https://werd.io/funding-open-source-like-public-infrastructure/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:00:09

• "Gov. Jeff Landry is voicing a change of heart regarding the Solar for All program" ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/louisiana-governor-goes-from-praising-to-panning-solar-for-all-program/ | Source: Renewable Energy World    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:03:23

• Sweden: nearly out of water ... ... ... pretty much whole south (iophk) https://www.stockholmvattenochavfall.se/artiklar-listsida/nyheter/spara-vatten/ https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/kronoberg/miljo-och-vatten/vattenlaget-i-lanet.html https://www.krisinformation.se/en/hazards-and-risks/disasters-and-incidents/2025/risk-of-water-shortage    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:05:17

• "thousands of files" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/ex-intel-engineer-sentenced-for-sharing-secrets-with-microsoft-gets-two-years-of-probation-and-usd34k-fine-for-stealing-thousands-of-files-that-may-have-landed-them-a-new-job-with-the-company | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:11:26

• [Old] "his Microsoft-issued " ☛ https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/02/ex-intel-worker-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-trade-secrets.html | Source: The Oregonian    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:11:36

• "Local media previously reported that the [attackers] breached the dam’s control system" ☛ https://therecord.media/norway-police-suspect-pro-russian-hackers-dam-sabotage | Source: The Record    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:11:55

• "Think of all the weapons that have never been used." ☛ https://birming.com/2025/08/14/the-unseen-victories/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:12:10

• "For politicians to make good policy" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/14/bellovin/#wont-someone-think-of-the-cryptographers | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:12:54

• "I recently came across https://theyseeyourphotos.com/, a hidden ad landing page acting as a small tool that shows your photos reveal a lot of private information for bots to ingest." ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/08/what-exif-data-reveals-about-your-site/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

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

• "under certain circumstances passkeys..." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/passkey-login-bypassed-via-webauthn-process-manipulation/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:14:42

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-first-federal-cybersecurity-disaster-of-trump-20-has-arrived/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:15:21

• Social Control Media ☛ https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/study-social-media-probably-cant-be-fixed/ | Source: Ars Technica    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:18:32

• "Social [control] media platforms have been widely linked to societal harms" ☛ https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03385 | Source: arXiv    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:18:49

• "You might think the issue involves the government-advocated data centres that use vast amounts of fresh water each day for cooling." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/14/defra-says-delete-your-emails-to-save-water/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:19:20

• "As expected, this what is happening to AI. " ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2025/08/the-drugs-are-taking-hold.html | Source: David Rosenthal    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:19:34

• "In The Selling Of AI I compared the market strategy behind the AI bubble to the drug-dealer's algorithm, "the first one's free". As the drugs take hold of an addict, three things happen: • Their price rises. • The addict needs bigger doses for the same effect. • Their deleterious effects kick in."    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:20:44

• "For the last two decades, SEO has been a battle for position. In the age of agentic AI, it becomes a battle for perception." ☛ https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/propaganda-perception-reputation-hacking/ | Source: Jono Alderson    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:21:13

• "I’ve been popping up in a few places lately. Here’s a round-up: a talk, an academic paper, and a blog post." ☛ https://interconnected.org/home/2025/08/14/elsewhere | Source: Matt Webb    

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

• "Today, we face a familiar crisis of contextualized intelligence, but this time it’s not human code that’s ambiguous, it’s the derived machine code." ☛ https://www.flyingpenguin.com/?p=71603 | Source: Flyngpenguin    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:24:24

• "This is an integrity failure. Specifically, it’s a failure of processing integrity." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/llm-coding-integrity-breach.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:24:42

• "As will become clear, I do not think this is a very good paper." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/real-reasoning/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:31:16

• "And (if the bottomless pit example weren’t now in the training data), I bet any new language model would do just fine filling in the blanks with something similarly funny." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/bottomless-pit/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:31:44

• "When you give an AI agent access to your infrastructure with the goal of “improve system performance,” you can’t predict whether it will optimize efficiency or find creative shortcuts that break other systems, like dropping your database altogether." ☛ https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1075 | Source: Unmitigated Risk    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:32:20

• [Old] "As part of our work as Junior Fellows, we have been involved in research on HyperCard, a discontinued Apple program used to design a wide range of computer applications in the late-1980s and 1990s." ☛ https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2021/07/all-hyped-up-for-hypercard-further-adventures-with-an-apple-legacy-format/ | Source: US Library of Congress    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:32:55

• "I knew about the PSP long before I got one, since a couple of friends or family members had them, giving me a chance to experience glimpses of its greatness." ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/early-psp-memories/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:33:10

• "The flaw, identified as /CVE-2025-49457, has been classified with a CVSS score of 9.6, signaling its high severity." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/critical-zoom-vulnerability-cve-2025-49457/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:34:45

• "post on days" ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2025/08/13/i-wouldnt-want-to-read-my-blog-either-when-it-reflects-my-own-mental-health-trends/ | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:35:34

• "I even understand those who buy a mouse full of buttons and functions because they need or make use of the extras. Gamers, video editors… who else?" ☛ https://manualdousuario.net/en/my-favorite-mouse-logitech-m110-silent-m90/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:42:25

• "On one hand, this is a simple story about a president who appears to have been influenced by a powerful executive lobbying in his company’s interest." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/nvidia-chips-export-controls-trump-h20-security/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:42:45

• "In my professional life, I’ve had several bestselling books published by New York publishers" ☛ https://kk.org/thetechnium/everything-i-know-about-self-publishing/ | Source: Kevin Kelly    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:43:21

• "Anyway, just my regular reminder to be careful where you get your science info." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/a-couple-videos-about-bad-science/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:43:47

• "But a single strand of hair woven into the cord tells a very different story." ☛ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hair-inca-recordkeeping-commoner | Source: Science News    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:45:51

• "But as a philosopher of science and public policy, I argue that some forms of openness can actually reduce trust." ☛ https://theconversation.com/why-being-open-about-science-can-make-people-trust-it-less-and-what-to-do-about-it-261410 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:46:06

• "I’m participating in Blaugust this month" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/blog-comments-a-must-have-or-fun-extra/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:47:17

• "I should disclose that I am broadly wary of surveys. I am also not a researcher." ☛ https://adrianroselli.com/2025/08/my-thoughts-on-the-state-of-surveys.html | Source: Adriaan Roselli    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:47:29

• "Here I am using WatsonAI internally for IBM AskHr. And, not once has it ever answered any of my questions. WatsonAI is the d-mbest AI on the planet. Period." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2n6mfy7    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:50:51

• AAEON Leverages MediaTek Genio SoCs for Latest SMARC Modules uCOM-M700 and uCOM-M510 ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/aaeon-leverages-mediatek-genio-socs-for-latest-smarc-modules-ucom-m700-and-ucom-m510/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12:58:43

• "Yesterday, I finally got around to moving my Discourse forum to a new hoster." ☛ https://zottmann.org/2025/08/14/moving-my-discourse-forum-to.html | Source: Carlo Zottmann    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 13:05:48

• "So the question becomes: how hard is it to understand the details that are being intentionally hidden away?" ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/choosing-tools-for-making-websites/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 13:06:47

• "Suppose, not hypothetically, that you have an Unbound server with multiple network interfaces, at least two (which I will call A and B), and you'd like Unbound to listen on all of the interfaces." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/UnboundListenAllInterfaces | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 13:07:04

• "tired old meme that centering in CSS is “impossible” has never been so irrelevant. In fact, I’d argue there’s almost too many options now." ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/another-article-about-centering-in-css/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 13:07:24

• "The only question is when. Too soon, and you'll run head-first into early-adopter pain points. Too late, and you'll miss out on time-saving improvements." ☛ https://2025.stateofcss.com/en-US |    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 13:07:51

• How To Setup Virtual Host Apache on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/setup-virtual-host-apache-rocky-linux-10/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 13:08:39

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

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 13:09:18

• How to Change MAC Address on Ubuntu ☞ https://idroot.us/change-mac-address-ubuntu/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 13:10:02

• How To Install AMD Radeon Drivers on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-amd-radeon-drivers-debian-13/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 13:10:24

• How To Configure Static IP Address and DNS on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/configure-static-ip-address-and-dns-debian-13/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 13:11:22

• How To Install [Bard slop] CLI on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-gemini-cli-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 13:12:09

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

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 13:12:35

• Those are not chats but something that emulates chats by spewing our strings https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/google-gemini-memory-vs-chatgpt/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:02:18

• Dozens killed, more than 200 missing after flash floods in Kashmir ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250814-flood-kills-37-in-indian-kashmir-mountain-village    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:02:56

• Flash floods kill at least 56 and leave more than 200 missing in Kashmir ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250814-flash-floods-kill-at-least-46-and-leave-more-than-200-missing-in-kashmir    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:03:10

• South Korean top court rules Baby Shark song not plagiarised ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-top-court-rules-baby-shark-not-plagiarised    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:04:07

• YouTube Hey Hi (AI) Can Predict if You’re Under 18—and Restrict Your Account Accordingly ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/13/youtube-ai-account-predictions/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:05:04

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Tiny Bookshop - 2025-08-13 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-08-13-edition/index.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:07:15

• Migrating from Amazon GNU/Linux 2 to Bottlerocket AMI in EKS Nodes ☞ https://kerneltalks.com/linux/migrating-from-amazon-linux-2-to-bottlerocket-ami-in-eks-nodes/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:07:49

• "One of the most striking additions is the new experimental garbage collector" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/go-1-25-released-with-experimental-garbage-collector-and-new-json-api/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:09:05

• "The go module proxy caches requests from users" ☛ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/what-is-the-go-proxy-even-doing | Source: Ted Unangst    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:09:16

• "My implementation passed all the test cases from the Challenge" ☛ https://blogs.perl.org/users/e_choroba/2022/01/eertree-palindromic-tree.html | Source: Perl    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:09:50

• "I've written some progressively faster word counting programs." ☛ https://healeycodes.com/counting-words-at-simd-speed | Source: Andrew Healey    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:10:30

• "Unlike Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS), which is about sharing responses across origins, CSRF is about accepting state-changing requests, even if the attacker will not see the response." ☛ https://words.filippo.io/csrf/ | Source: Filippo Valsorda    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:10:49

• "It was a somewhat uncomfortable debate" ☛ https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/dna-talks-and-why2025/ | Source: Bert Hubert    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:11:37

• "When it comes to writing code that works with a database, I tend to, or at least try to, obsess over how the data is marshalled. That includes the things you’d expect, like how the data is structured or what information is being stored" ☛ https://lmika.org/2025/08/15/on-the-little-things-of.html | Source: Leon Mika    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:12:37

• "Datalog is a logic programming language. It probably looks and feels different from every other programming language you have used… except for maybe SQL. It might feel similar to SQL, except SQL has a certain order to it that Datalog does not." ☛ https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/liveness-datalog/ | Source: Max Bernstein    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:12:53

• "And now you've got a single node PGD cluster!" ☛ https://www.enterprisedb.com/blog/set-single-node-edb-postgres-distributed-cluster-ubuntu | Source: EnterpriseDB Corporation    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:13:14

• "We are very excited to announce the preview release of ACME support in NGINX." ☛ https://blog.nginx.org/blog/native-support-for-acme-protocol |    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:13:42

• "Every once in a while, we all feel the need to modify something that someone else built." ☛ https://natkr.com/2025-08-14-modifying-other-peoples-software/ |    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:14:08

• "I prefer Syncthing over other tools because it runs well even on ancient hardware. It works on every operating system—I mostly use macOS and Linux, but I’ve even run it on a Raspberry Pi." ☛ https://micro.webology.dev/2025/08/13/syncthing-upgrade-notes/ | Source: Jeff Triplett    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:14:21

• "Whether you’re basking in the sun or bundled up for a southern winter, we’ve got plenty to share about what’s been happening behind the scenes, and what’s coming next." ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/08/thunderbird-monthly-development-digest-july-2025/ | Source: Thunderbird    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:14:46

• "Hey everyone! As many have noticed, the PinePhone Pro is currently out ot stock on the Pine Store." ☛ https://pine64.org/2025/08/14/august_2025_short_update/ | Source: Pine64    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:15:39

• "Many YouTube tutorials, a lot of trying, sweating, swearing, and feeling desperate later" ☛ https://jlelse.blog/thoughts/2025/08/bike-bug-fixing | Source: Jan Lukas Else    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:16:41

• "Everything that doesn’t require [Internet] must be doable with local network only with no access to Internet." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/network-stress-test-for-my-smart-home/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:17:05

• "SparkyLinux is a lightweight, Debian-base distribution." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12525 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:18:09

• "Debian 13 was released last week." ☛ https://teejeetech.com/2025/08/14/debian_13_tips/ |    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:18:20

• "This adds preliminary support for USB Video Class (UVC) devices or so called "webcams"." ☛ https://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/commits/2025-July/923584.html | Source: DragonFly BSD    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:19:23

• "Did you know that when you download and flash one of our Raspberry Pi OS Lite images, you’re largely flashing… nothing?" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/trimming-the-fat-flash-raspberry-pi-os-images-faster/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:20:14

• "This report covers hrev58946 through hrev58986." ☛ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2025-08-13-haiku_activity_contract_report_july_2025/ | Source: HaikuOS    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:20:29

• "Explore social learning tips, research, and strategies to engage students in your computing classroom." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/how-social-learning-can-lead-to-better-outcomes-in-your-computing-classroom/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:21:20

• "Red Hat OpenShift AI offers a unified AI/ML platform, providing a comprehensive environment for building, deploying, and managing AI models, including LLMs and MLOps pipelines." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/developing-standard-ai-os | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:22:06

• "A new open source framework, llm-d, backed by a powerhouse of contributors including Red Hat, IBM, and Google, is designed to address these challenges." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/what-llm-d-and-why-do-we-need-it | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:22:19

• Red Hat does buzzwords because it's good at nothing else anymore?    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:23:18

• "The modules are designed for lower power consumption compared to Raspberry Pi CM4 and CM5" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/libre-computer-previews-solitude-and-alta-compute-modules-with-low-power-features/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:24:34

• What a joke Red Hat became... https://www.redhat.com/en/keep-your-options-open    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:26:15

• Red Hat pumping up a Ponzi scheme under the guise of "research" https://research.redhat.com/blog/article/from-silos-to-startups-why-universities-must-be-part-of-industrys-ai-growth/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:27:10

• Mindless buzzword and hype boosted by Red Hat, like a con artist https://www.redhat.com/en/technically-speaking/distributed-inference-llm-d    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:28:12

• Red Hat for Ponzi schemes based on false promises https://www.computerworld.com/video/4038470/why-your-entire-workforce-should-become-ai-experts.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:29:00

• Gartner is BRIBED-for endorsements. Red Hat participates in this scam: https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-recognized-leader-second-consecutive-year-2025-gartnerr-magic-quadranttm-cloud-native-application-platforms http://techrights.org/wiki/Gartner_Group/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 14:30:19

• Slopwatch: Surveillance Giant Google News and Other Slopfarms (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Slopwatch_Google_News_and_Other_Slopfarms.shtml    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 15:52:01

• what is the go proxy even doing? ☞ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/what-is-the-go-proxy-even-doing    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 15:52:51

• "Proposal: ban tedunangst.com | Lobsters" https://lobste.rs/s/y6b7an/proposal_ban_tedunangst_com iophk: Apparently self-signed certificates is "trolling" the public.    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 15:53:53

• Publisher traffic sources: Surveillance Giant Google steady but social and direct referrals are down ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/publisher-traffic-sources-2019-2025/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 15:54:16

• Manage Advanced Cluster Management policies using Ansible ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/14/manage-advanced-cluster-management-policies-using-ansible    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 15:54:39

• Peter Czanik: The syslog-ng Insider 2025-08: HDFS; configuration; Prometheus ☞ https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/the-syslog-ng-insider-2025-08-hdfs-configuration-prometheus    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:19:39

• Air Canada Cancels Flights Ahead of Possible Flight Attendant Strike ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/world/canada/air-canada-flight-attendant-strike-canceled.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:20:07

• War in Gaza: Vigil held for slain media workers ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250814-war-in-gaza-vigil-held-for-slain-media-workers    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:20:29

• "Green Energy Projects in Oregon" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/irene-gilbert-oregon-solar-green-energy-policy | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:20:57

• Many Are Focused on the Wrong Questions When it Comes to Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/many-are-focused-on-the-wrong-questions-when-it-comes-to-ai    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:21:33

• Jon Chiappetta: Re-Modifying OpenVPN Source Code to Allow for Dual-Connection, Multi-Threaded, Load-Balanced Operation for Even More Performance ☞ https://fossjon.wordpress.com/2025/08/14/re-modifying-openvpn-source-code-to-allow-for-dual-connection-multi-threaded-load-balanced-operation-for-even-more-performance/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:22:55

• IBM Red Hat is promoting slop ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/14/integrate-vllm-inference-macosios-alamofire-and-apple-foundation    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:23:39

• Ubuntu Blog: Canonical launches general availability of Ubuntu for Qualcomm Dragonwing Platforms ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-ga-for-qualcomm-dragonwing    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:25:01

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Says Putin Ready For Deal As Zelenskyy Shores Up Support With Starmer ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-starmer-london-russia-us-summit-trump-putin/33502961.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:25:23

• Dihydroxyacetone Man-Putin summit: Ukraine's European allies discuss ceasefire conditions ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250814-ukraine-s-european-allies-discuss-ceasefire-conditions-ahead-of-trump-meeting-with-putin    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:25:36

• Russia, Ukraine exchange 84 prisoners each on the eve of Convicted Felon-Putin summit ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250814-russia-ukraine-exchange-84-prisoners-each-on-the-eve-of-trump-putin-summit    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:25:55

• Putin hails Convicted Felon’s "energetic and sincere" efforts to end Ukraine war ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250814-putin-hails-trump-s-energetic-and-sincere-efforts-to-end-ukraine-war    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:26:14

• Alaska Summit: Behind all of the praise, is Putin simply luring Convicted Felon in? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250814-alaska-summit-behind-all-the-praise-does-putin-see-trump-as-a-useful-idiot    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:26:31

• Dihydroxyacetone Man should insist on the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/trump-should-insist-on-the-return-of-ukrainian-children-abducted-by-russia/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:26:53

• When he meets Putin in Alaska, ‘heterodox’ Convicted Felon will face his biggest geopolitical test yet ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/inflection-points/when-he-meets-putin-in-alaska-heterodox-trump-will-face-his-biggest-geopolitical-test-yet/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:27:18

• Alaska Summit: Convicted Felon wants a real estate deal. Putin wants an empire. ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/alaska-summit-trump-wants-a-real-estate-deal-putin-wants-an-empire/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:27:31

• How to secure your Jenkins pipeline with Red Bait Advanced Developer Suite ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/14/how-secure-your-jenkins-pipeline-red-hat-advanced-developer-suite    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:28:20

• BSD Now 624: OpenBSD Innovations ☞ https://www.bsdnow.tv/624    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:30:23

• Moscow sees broader Alaska summit goals than peace in Ukraine ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2025/0814/russia-ukraine-alaska-summit-putin    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:32:05

• Dihydroxyacetone Man likes to wing it. Putin always plans. How will that work in Alaska? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2025/0814/trump-summit-plan-putin    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:32:18

• Dihydroxyacetone Man and Putin will meet in Alaska to seek end to Ukraine war. At what cost? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2025/0814/trump-putin-alaska-meeting-ukraine    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:32:33

• Russia and Ukraine Agree: A Convicted Felon Summit Is a Big Win for Putin ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/world/europe/trump-putin-alaska-summit.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:33:00

• Why Does Convicted Felon Want to Meet With Putin, and What Are the Risks? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/us/politics/trump-putin-alaska-meeting-stakes.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:33:14

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Sought to Minimize Expectations for Putin Talks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/briefing/trump-putin-talks-chronic-pain.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:33:30

• How a Call From Convicted Felon Ignited a Frantic Week of Diplomacy by Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/world/europe/ukraine-russia-zelensky-diplomacy.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:33:54

• Russia Seeks to Add Trade and Arms Control Into Convicted Felon-Putin Talks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/world/europe/trump-putin-talks-russia-trade-arms-control.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:34:13

• Anchorage prepares for Convicted Felon-Putin summit as some pro-Ukraine protesters hit the streets ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/08/14/us-news/anchorage-prepares-for-trump-putin-summit-as-some-protest-in-the-streets/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:34:38

• Anxiety Grips Kyiv And Brussels On Eve Of Convicted Felon-Putin Summit In Alaska ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-trump-ukraine-alaska-zelenskyy-war-summit/33503732.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:34:59

• "Russia’s Far East" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/15/putin-makes-stop-in-russia-s-far-east-ahead-of-alaska-meeting-with-trump | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:35:44

• "Putin’s victory" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/14/putin-s-victory | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:36:00

• Bargaining chips ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/14/piercing-ukraine-s-defenses | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:36:22

• Kremlin ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/14/gearing-up-for-anchorage | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:36:41

• "Trump reportedly told Zelensky he won’t discuss dividing Ukraine’s territory in meeting with Putin" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/14/trump-tells-zelensky-he-won-t-discuss-dividing-ukraine-s-territory-in-meeting-with-putin | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:36:56

• Wagner wrote stunning operas. His political views have a tangled history. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2025/0814/wagner-and-the-creation-of-the-ring-michael-downes    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:37:47

• Kyiv’s supporters must be ‘prepared’ to deploy forces to Ukraine – Lithuania’s president ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2643193/kyiv-s-supporters-must-be-prepared-to-deploy-forces-to-ukraine-lithuania-s-president    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:38:11

• Waiting for war’s end: Ukrainian refugees in Lithuania struggle to learn the language ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2640248/waiting-for-war-s-end-ukrainian-refugees-in-lithuania-struggle-to-learn-the-language    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:38:22

• “My Undesirable Friends: Part I” Is a Staggering Portrait of Russian Journalists in Dissent ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-current-cinema/my-undesirable-friends-part-i-is-a-staggering-portrait-of-russian-journalists-in-dissent    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:38:42

• Russian Duma speaker Volodin meets North Korea's Kim in Pyongyang ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/russian-duma-speaker-volodin-meets-north-koreas-kim-in-pyongyang    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:38:58

• In Ukraine, swarms of Russian drones and missiles are transforming combat ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0814/ukraine-russia-drone-blitz-war    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:39:17

• "cutting NATO troop" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/15/trump-doesn-t-rule-out-cutting-nato-troop-levels-in-europe-to-persuade-russia-to-sign-ukraine-peace-deal | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:39:40

• "Lukoil refinery" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/14/fire-breaks-out-at-lukoil-refinery-in-russia-s-volgograd-after-ukrainian-drone-attack | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:39:56

• US widens sanctions on Russian crypto exchange Garantex, its successor and affiliate firms ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/garantex-grinex-russian-crypto-exchange-sanctions/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:40:26

• Russian Defence Attaché visits Lobese, strengthens naval ties ahead of Ex Mosi III ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/russian-defence-attache-visits-lobese-strengthens-naval-ties-ahead-of-ex-mosi-iii/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:40:53

• Russian Regulators Restrict WhatsApp, Telegram In Latest Internet Crackdown ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-tech-restriction-whatsapp-telegram-internet/33502947.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:41:33

• Kash Patel Continues to Cover Up His Role in the HPSCI Investigations ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/14/kash-patel-continues-to-cover-up-his-role-in-the-hpsci-investigations/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:41:57

• Microsoft's Bankruptcy in Russia is Only the Beginning ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Microsoft_s_Bankruptcy_in_Russia_is_Only_the_Beginning.shtml    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:42:10

• The U.S. Is Auctioning a Seized Russian Yacht. Will Anyone Buy It? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/world/europe/russian-yacht-seized-sanctions-auction.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:42:30

• "Russia goes offline" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/15/russia-goes-offline | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:42:51

• "cocaine jet" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/14/russia-s-cocaine-jet-heads-to-alaska | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:43:12

• "undesirable" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/14/russia-bans-reporters-without-borders-as-undesirable-organization | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:43:33

• WhatsApp is NOT secure; "violate people’s right to secure communication" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/14/whatsapp-says-russia-s-ban-on-calls-is-an-attempt-to-violate-people-s-right-to-secure-communication | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:44:03

• Mozilla Open Policy & Advocacy Blog: Is Germany on the Brink of Banning Ad Blockers? User Freedom, Privacy, and Security Is At Risk. ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2025/08/14/is-germany-on-the-brink-of-banning-ad-blockers-user-freedom-privacy-and-security-is-at-risk/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:45:04

• CachyOS — Distrowatch’s Top Distro Has Speed, Polish and Features ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/08/cachyos-distrowatchs-top-distro-has-speed-polish-and-features/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:45:40

• Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1033737/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:46:48

• Sparky 8.0 ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-0/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:47:18

• SparkyLinux 8.0 Launches with Debian 13 Base ☞ https://linuxiac.com/sparkylinux-8-0-launches-with-debian-13-base/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:47:33

• KDE Gear 25.08 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://linuxiac.com/kde-gear-25-08-apps-collection-released/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:47:44

• VirtualBox 7.2 Lands with ARM backdoored Windows Virtualization, GNU/Linux Video Acceleration ☞ https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-2-lands-with-arm-windows-virtualization/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:47:55

• Case Study: How LFX Insights and OSPS Baseline Validated GUAC’s Security in Under an Hour ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2025/08/14/case-study-how-lfx-insights-and-osps-baseline-validated-guacs-security-in-under-an-hour/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:48:21

• Phil Knight, Ex-Nike Chief, and His Wife Pledge $2 Billion to Oregon Cancer Center ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/phil-knight-nike-oregon-cancer-donation.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:57:38

• Treating Chronic Pain Is Hard. An Experimental Approach Shows Promise. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/health/pain-personalized-brain-stimulation.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:58:00

• Draft of ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report Suggests RFK Jr. Won’t Push Pesticide Regulations ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/well/rfk-jr-maha-report-draft.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 16:58:36

• How vulnerable are you to scams? ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/how-vulnerable-are-you-to-scams-aeiAz5k4NBpa    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:00:03

• Biased credit ratings are costing Africa billions—and worsening its health crises ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/africasource/biased-credit-ratings-are-costing-africa-billions-and-worsening-its-health-crises/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:43:51

• The DOJ and HHS are teaming up again — and federal contractors in healthcare should take notice ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/08/the-doj-and-hhs-are-teaming-up-again-and-federal-contractors-in-healthcare-should-take-notice/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:44:12

• South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee tight-lipped during questioning ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-former-first-lady-kim-keon-hee-tight-lipped-in-questioning    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:44:32

• Malaysian MP Rafizi says his son was jabbed with syringe in planned attack, threatened with Aids ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-ex-economy-minister-says-his-son-was-jabbed-with-syringe-in-planned-attack    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:45:13

• "There are at least 15 high-end hotels nationwide hawking street food, according to their social control media pages." ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-hotels-turn-to-hawking-food-as-guests-tighten-belts    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:46:00

• Malaysia PM calls for probe into syringe attack on ex-minister's son ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/malaysia-pm-calls-for-probe-into-syringe-attack-on-ex-ministers-son    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:46:18

• Attack on my son is a ‘warning’ to silence me, says Malaysian MP Rafizi Ramli ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/attack-on-my-son-is-a-warning-to-silence-me-says-malaysian-mp-rafizi-ramli    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:46:41

• China rolls out new visa type to draw young science and tech talent ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-rolls-out-new-visa-type-for-young-science-talent    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:51:38

• Tropical storm Podul disrupts travel and schools in southern China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/tropical-storm-podul-drenches-southern-china    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:52:43

• China mulls asking firms run by central government to buy unsold homes to ease glut ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-mulls-asking-firms-run-by-central-government-to-buy-homes    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:53:26

• China supports Thailand-Cambodia reconciliation, offers help ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-supports-thailand-cambodia-reconciliation    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:54:41

• Pacific Islands Forum sticks with decision to block key donors from meeting ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/pacific-islands-forum-sticks-with-decision-to-block-key-donors-from-meeting    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:55:11

• Beijing-Manila row over collision of Chinese ships chasing Filipino boat a reminder of geopolitical risk ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/different-takes-manila-beijing-lock-horns-over-collision-of-chinese-ships-chasing-philippine-boat    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:55:29

• India and China work to improve ties amid Convicted Felon’s unpredictability ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/india-and-china-work-to-improve-ties-amid-trumps-unpredictability    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:55:45

• China rolls out new visa type for young science talent ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-rolls-out-new-visa-type-for-young-science-talent    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:56:04

• Tropical Storm Podul makes landfall in China after raking Taiwan as typhoon ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/14/tropical-storm-podul-makes-landfall-in-china-after-raking-taiwan-as-typhoon/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:56:44

• Mexico’s half-year trade deficit with China hits a record US $57 billion ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/mexicos-trade-deficit-with-china/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 17:57:49

• "For Americans Only: Estimating Celsius And Other Mental Metrics" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/for-americans-only-estimating-celsius-and-other-mental-metrics/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 18:01:13

• PostgreSQL 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, 13.22, and 18 Beta 3 Released! ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-176-1610-1514-1419-1322-and-18-beta-3-released-3118/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 18:02:16

• "AI" gemini://burtozwilson.smol.pub/1755274453    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 18:21:03

• Hosting gratuito (en español) para Gemini/HTTPS gemini://caleb.smol.pub/subnetcity    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 18:21:35

• haste gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/haste    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 18:22:07

• "For a while now, I've suspected generative AI stock is overvalued. The more I read and pay attention, however, the more I'm convinced that generative AI has the entire market overvalued - including the parts that aren't explicitly using generative AI." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-08-15    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 18:22:59

• "I've been writing a search engine that doesn't crawl the web called Xobaque. You can test it here. (I'm currently having problems with Let's Encrypt and therefore this is HTTP only, for the moment.)" gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-15-xobaque    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 18:23:48

• "This is a rapid memory dump of happenings that I can immediately recall. I *kick* myself for not keeping a journal during this period of my life. Maybe I would have been on the NYT Best Sellers list..." gemini://tiredof.technology/gemlog/2025-08-15-apple-store.gmi    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 18:24:36

• "While listening to a subscriber episode of Linux Unplugged, they played a clip from another podcast (source TBD) during the pre-show which gave the most concise definition of privacy: [...]" gemini://tiredof.technology/gemlog/2025-08-15-on-privacy-and-having-nothing-to-hide.gmi    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 18:25:24

• "lol ig i have to break up with a whole friend group now, oh well" gemini://xavi4u.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-08-15.gmi    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 18:26:00

• "There's an absurd claim that's made in the leasehold debate in the UK, to the effect that leasehold doesn't exist outside England and Wales. It's become important to find counterexamples to that." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-15_leasehold-outside-england-and-wales.gmi    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 18:26:42

• "Someone pondered why there were not fractal tuning systems, or fractal scales. Alas, these sorts of things have already been invented, but may require digging around in the more esoteric corners of music theory." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/08/15/fractal.gmi    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 18:27:26

• "You could take transcripts of all the Earnings Calls, feed them into Watson, and have an AskCEO and AskCFO bot and save tens of millions a year by RAing these guys." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2n6mfy7    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 18:40:28

• Feast of the Assumption, procession at Fourvière, Lyon, France https://danielpocock.com/en/assumption-procession-fourviere-lyon-france/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 18:43:39

• Hong Kong court to hear closing arguments in mogul Jimmy Lai's trial ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250814-hong-kong-court-to-hear-closing-arguments-in-mogul-jimmy-lai-s-trial    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:00:18

• Pironman 5 Mini is a cheaper Tower PC case for the Raspberry Pi 5 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/14/pironman-5-mini-cheaper-tower-pc-case-raspberry-pi-5/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:01:03

• A Year After the Revolution, Bangladesh Grapples With Frustration ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/world/asia/bangladesh-revolution-sheikh-hasina.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:01:57

• Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai's collusion trial resumes after delay ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-tycoon-jimmy-lais-collusion-trial-resumes-after-delay    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:02:15

• Banana Pi BPI-R4 Lite – A mid-range MediaTek Filogic 850 2.5GbE router board with WiFi 7 and 5G support ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/14/banana-pi-bpi-r4-lite-a-mid-range-mediatek-filogic-850-2-5gbe-router-board-with-wifi-7-and-5g-support/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:02:43

• Ex-Intel engineer sentenced for sharing secrets with Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/ex-intel-engineer-sentenced-for-sharing-secrets-with-microsoft-gets-two-years-of-probation-and-usd34k-fine-for-stealing-thousands-of-files-that-may-have-landed-them-a-new-job-with-the-company    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:03:04

• ChatGPT 5 power consumption could be as much as eight times higher than GPT 4 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-5-power-consumption-could-be-as-much-as-eight-times-higher-than-gpt-4-research-institute-estimates-medium-sized-gpt-5-response-can-consume-up-to-40-watt-hours-of-electricity    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:03:47

• Big Tech’s Hey Hi (AI) Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/business/energy-environment/ai-data-centers-electricity-costs.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:04:24

• BOSTON STRONG Fails to Function as a Service Mark for Volley Ball Entertainment, Says TTAB ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/boston-strong-fails-to-function-as.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:05:32

• Is Colbert Really Losing $40 Million? ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/is-colbert-really-losing-40-million/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:08:07

• Nvidia: 'We don't install secret tracking devices in our products' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/u-s-authorities-allegedly-placed-secret-tracking-devices-in-ai-chip-shipments-to-china-report-claims-targeted-shipments-from-dell-and-super-micro-containing-nvidia-and-amd-chips-had-trackers-in-packaging-and-servers-themselves    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:09:21

• AirAsia flight from KL to Incheon lands at wrong airport in South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/airasia-flight-from-kl-to-incheon-lands-at-the-wrong-airport-in-south-korea    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:10:10

• 2 Hong Kong schools suspended as Education Bureau vows to crack down on ‘shell’ institutions ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/15/2-hong-kong-schools-suspended-as-education-bureau-vows-to-crack-down-on-shell-institutions/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:10:57

• "Blinking An LED With The Aid Of Radio Time" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/2025-one-hertz-challenge-blinking-an-led-with-the-aid-of-radio-time/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:12:03

• JWST Delivers Bad News About Life on TRAPPIST-1 Planet ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-delivers-bad-news-about-life-on-trappist-1-planet    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:12:41

• Press freedom groups flag China links of new prospective Telegraph owners ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/press-freedom-flag-china-links-of-new-telegraph-owners/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:13:30

• Smartnews launches new app to counter rage-bait and polarisation ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/smartnews-aggregators/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:13:52

• Scientists Identify How Young Blood Reverses Aging in Human Skin Cells ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identify-how-young-blood-reverses-aging-in-human-skin-cells    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:15:09

• New Vaccine For Two Deadly Cancers Shows Promise in Clinical Trial ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-vaccine-for-two-deadly-cancers-shows-promise-in-clinical-trial    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:15:29

• Something Inside Your Gut Could Be Like a Natural Ozempic ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/something-inside-your-gut-could-be-like-a-natural-ozempic    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:15:41

• Gedit Technology blog: Mid-August News ☞ https://gedit-text-editor.org/blog/2025-08-14-mid-august-news.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:16:30

• Web Site Reorg ☞ https://mwl.io/archives/24379    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:17:09

• The syslog-ng Insider 2025-08: HDFS; configuration; Prometheus ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-insider-2025-08-hdfs-prometheus/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:17:53

• UN experts urge rejection of Taliban rule and call for accountability ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/un-experts-urge-rejection-of-taliban-rule-and-call-for-accountability/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:18:24

• Enhancing system resilience with Krkn chaos dashboard ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/14/enhancing-system-resilience-krkn-chaos-dashboard    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:18:55

• OpenSSF at Black Hat USA 2025 & DEF CON 33: AIxCC Highlights, Big Wins, and the Future of Securing Open Source ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2025/08/14/openssf-at-black-hat-usa-2025-def-con-33-aixcc-highlights-big-wins-and-the-future-of-securing-open-source/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:19:50

• "Open Source Lithium-Titanate Battery Management System" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/15/open-source-lithium-titanate-battery-management-system/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:42:53

• An Analysis of Chinese Censorship Bias in LLM ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/08/an-analysis-of-chinese-censorship-bias-in-llm/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:43:48

• What WeChat Knows: Pervasive First-Party Tracking in a Billion-User Super-App Ecosystem ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/08/what-wechat-knows-pervasive-first-party-tracking-in-a-billion-user-super-app-ecosystem/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:44:26

• Hidden Links: Analyzing Secret Families of VPN Apps ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/08/hidden-links-analyzing-secret-families-of-vpn-apps/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:44:41

• FSF Blogs: We want to see how you use free software every day! ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/fsf40-photo-contest    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:45:13

• Embedded Device Security: Protecting GNU/Linux Systems with Modern Tools ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/15/embedded-device-security-protecting-linux-systems-with-modern-tools/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:45:49

• KDE Gear 25.08 Open-Source Software Suite Released with Many Improvements ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-08-open-source-software-suite-released-with-many-improvements    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:46:50

• SparkyLinux 8.0 Is Out as One of the First Distros Based on Debian 13 “Trixie” ☞ https://9to5linux.com/sparkylinux-8-0-is-out-as-one-of-the-first-distros-based-on-debian-13-trixie    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:47:01

• VirtualBox 7.2 Officially Released with Initial Support for GNU/Linux Kernel 6.17 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-2-officially-released-with-initial-support-for-linux-kernel-6-17    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:47:13

• KDE 🌞 Gear 25.08 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.08.0/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:47:36

• FOSS Weekly #25.33: Debian 13 Released, Torvalds vs RISC-V, Arch's New Tool, GNOME Perfection and More GNU/Linux Stuff ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-33/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:48:03

• Fuzzy Application Search Extension for GNOME Shell ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/fuzzy-application-search-gnome-extension-working    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:48:52

• VirtualBox 7.2 Release Brings Big UI Change, Better ARM Support ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/virtualbox-7-2-0-brings-more-ui-changes-windows-on-arm-support    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:49:22

• LLM Coding Integrity Breach ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/llm-coding-integrity-breach.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:50:09

• Introducing the Librem PQC Encryptor ☞ https://puri.sm/posts/introducing-the-librem-pqc-encryptor/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:50:39

• UPC is illegal and must not exist, but JUVE is paid to pretend otherwise ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/orbisk-and-hoyng-rokh-successfully-fend-off-winnows-upc-suit/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:51:34

• Mentions UPC again. It is illegal. ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/court-of-appeal-grants-final-victory-to-boehringer-in-pi-case-against-zentiva/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:52:20

• European Patent Office (EPO) Reformation Project (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Reformation_Project.shtml    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:52:36

• "Article 52. PATENTABLE INVENTIONS" in the European Patent Convention ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Article_52_PATENTABLE_INVENTIONS_in_the_European_Patent_Convent.shtml    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:52:46

• To OIN, Software Patents Are Not a Problem ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/To_OIN_Software_Patents_Are_Not_a_Problem.shtml    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:52:57

• If Free/Libre Software is Adding Trillions in Value to the European Economy, Then the European Commission Must Crush Software Patents ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/If_Free_Libre_Software_is_Adding_Trillions_in_Value_to_the_Euro.shtml    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:53:10

• Hoverboard Design Patent Owner Falls Flat at CAFC ☞ https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/08/14/hoverboard-design-patent-owner-falls-flat-cafc/id=191204/    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:53:34

• Surveillance ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/technology/apple-watch-masimo-blood-oxygen-levels.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:54:08

• SparkyLinux 8.0 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/sparky    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:54:34

• Battlefield 6 open beta says it won't run if you have Valorant installed, thanks to Riot's anti-cheat ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/battlefield-6-open-beta-wont-run-if-you-have-valorant-installed-thanks-to-riots-anti-cheat-uninstall-if-you-plan-to-joint-the-second-open-beta-this-weekend    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:56:26

• Reddit Deletes Stuff, But Not for Being False or Misleading ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Reddit_Deletes_Stuff_But_Not_for_Being_False_or_Misleading.shtml    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:57:24

• Times of India and India.com Are Clickbait and LLM Slop ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Times_of_India_and_India_com_Are_Clickbait_and_LLM_Slop.shtml    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:57:35

• The More "Market Share" Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Loses, The Higher the Shares Go ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/The_More_Market_Share_Microsoft_Loses_The_Higher_the_Shares_Go.shtml    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:57:44

• Microsoft-Funded Publishers Lied to Us About Vista 10 and Now Advocate Us Owning Nothing ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Microsoft_Funded_Publishers_Lied_to_Us_About_Vista_10_and_Now_A.shtml    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:58:04

• Articles Promoting and Celebrating Wayland Are LLM Slop ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Articles_Promoting_and_Celebrating_Wayland_Are_LLM_Slop.shtml    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:58:14

• The Register MS, Dominated by American Editors, Says UK Should be Run (Digitally) by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft US ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/The_Register_MS_Dominated_by_American_Editors_Says_UK_Should_be.shtml    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:58:25

• Jonathan McDowell: Local Voice Assistant Step 4: openWakeWord ☞ https://www.earth.li/~noodles/blog/2025/08/voice-assistant-openwakeword.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:59:03

• US human rights report highlights Lithuanian politician’s hate speech case ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2643164/us-human-rights-report-highlights-lithuanian-politician-s-hate-speech-case    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:59:32

• For Some Patients, the ‘Inner Voice’ May Soon Be Audible ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/science/brain-neuroscience-computers-speech.html    

posted Friday, August 15, 2025 at 23:59:53

• Request Workflow Redesign: RPM Lint Results for Multibuild Flavors and other Improvements ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2025/08/12/request-workflow-redesign//    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:00:23

• "Maybe the Problem is You" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Maybe_the_Problem_is_You.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:00:52

• "AI" Hype or LLM Slop is Not About Efficiency, It's About Lowering Standards ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/AI_Hype_or_LLM_Slop_is_Not_About_Efficiency_It_s_About_Lowering.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:01:04

• The Register MS Takes More Money to Boost Slop Hype, This Time From Snyk, a Notorious FUD Source ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/The_Register_MS_Takes_More_Money_to_Boost_Slop_Hype_This_Time_F.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:01:15

• Hopping From One Set of Buzzwords to the Next ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/Hopping_From_One_Buzzwords_to_the_Next.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:01:26

• FSF Infrastructure Under Constant Attack ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/FSF_Infrastructure_Under_Constant_Attack.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:01:39

• Currys PCWorld Hates GNU/Linux Even Though It Runs the World ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/Currys_PCWorld_Hates_GNU_Linux_Even_Though_It_Runs_the_World.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:01:51

• Linux Mint Released 22.2 Beta with Accent Color & Fingerprint App ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/linux-mint-released-22-2-beta-with-accent-color-fingerprint-app/    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:02:12

• Serial Slopper (SS) Still at It, Still Misusing Plagiarism Tools and Cheatware for Images and Text About "Linux" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Serial_Slopper_SS_Still_at_It_Still_Misusing_Plagiarism_Tools_a.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:02:22

• Moral Standards From the Masters of GNU/Linux (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Moral_Standards_From_the_Masters_of_Linux.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:02:37

• Wean yourself off of backdoored Windows with Linuxfx — I've tried many GNU/Linux distros designed to look and feel like Windows, and this is the best one yet ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/ive-tried-many-linux-distros-designed-to-look-and-feel-like-windows-but-linuxfx-is-the-best-ive-tested-yet    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:03:01

• Epic Games adds Easy Anti-Cheat for ARM devices — Feature unlocks support for Windows, Linux, and Switch 2 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/epic-games-adds-easy-anti-cheat-for-arm-devices-feature-unlocks-support-for-windows-linux-and-switch-2    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:03:26

• Sad news: Another GNU/Linux distro is shutting down ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/sad-news-another-linux-distro-is-shutting-down/    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:03:49

• Eye Care: Best Free GNU/Linux Software to Look after your Eyes ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/eye-care-best-free-linux-software-eyes/    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:04:20

• jdPixelUpscaler upscale images per pixel ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/jdpixelupscaler-upscale-images-per-pixel/    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:04:40

• Firefly AIBOX 3588S – Set up Flatpak to use external disk ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/firefly-aibox-3588s-set-up-flatpak-external-disk/    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:05:10

• Nucleus – browse the chemical elements ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/nucleus-browse-chemical-elements/    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:05:31

• NetPeek – discover devices on your local network ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/netpeek-discover-devices-local-network/    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:05:54

• 18 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux MySQL Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mysqltools/    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:06:26

• cmusfm – Last.fm scrobbler for cmus music player ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cmusfm-last-fm-scrobbler-cmus-music-player/    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:06:46

• Gauge – unit converter ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gauge-unit-converter/    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:07:08

• Steam games no longer purchasable with PayPal in most countries — Valve offers no timeline for a potential fix ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-games-no-longer-purchasable-with-paypal-in-most-countries-valve-offers-no-timeline-for-a-potential-fix    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:07:59

• After nearly 30 years, Settlers II arrives on Amiga — classic RTS sequel finally gets the Commodore version it deserved ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/after-nearly-30-years-settlers-ii-arrives-on-amiga-classic-rts-sequel-finally-gets-the-commodore-version-it-deserved    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:09:22

• Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2 Z-Wave USB adapter launched for $69 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/14/home-assistant-connect-zwa-2-z-wave-usb-adapter/    

posted Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 00:10:10