Roy Schestowitz

• "I've used vim for a long time. I am not a superuser, but I have built up enough muscle memory that I find it difficult to learn a new way of interacting with text. Vim is also so prevalent that many other applications allow the use of vim bindings, which I regularly use." gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/others/tech/2025-08-19.vim-is-dead.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 02:55:52

• "Recently, a proposal to remove XSLT (an XML-based stylesheet language) from the HTML spec was put forward by the Chrome team and has begun to gain some traction." gemini://gemini.bunburya.eu/gemlog/posts/2025-08-19-xml.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 02:56:52

• "Edging ever closer to maintenance mode, Alhena 5.2.9 has a smattering of fixes and a few new features. Most notable is the ability to embed VLC media using data URLs." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Alhena/31582    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 02:57:49

• Teach and learn beats RTFM gemini://idiomdrottning.org/teach-and-learn "Even more so if we were three people who read one book each and taught each other as opposed to reading three books each."    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 02:59:06

• "(No epigrams here yet. Sorry-not-sorry to have faked you out if you navigated here from /words/. Not sure if this should just be folded into /i-think-about/. Now that I think about it, /others/ should be /others’/ and Perlis’s thing should be in /computing/others’/.)" gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/epigrams/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 03:00:51

• "I use Homebrew to get a lot of random small programs that I otherwise never would have bothered to get. However, the output of `brew list | wc -l` is currently up to the mid-200s, and a lot of these are mere dependencies of things I actually care about." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/programs/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 03:02:17

• "My friend Mark [1] wrote me, asking why I was not with Comcast. I answered it was more the devil I know than the devil I don't know. Intertia is hard to overcome at times." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/08/19.1    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 03:03:05

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-20.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 03:03:43

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1388.jpg    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 03:04:28

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1738.jpg    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 03:04:35

• Commodore Amiga turns 40, headlines UK exhibition https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/getting_handson_with_the_commodore/?td=rt-3a    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 03:17:51

• "Cue up the next boatload of H1-B mush-mouths to fill the "shortages."" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k21888z6 "The cancer known as Mein Drumpf -- protecting U.S. workers again."    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 03:19:14

• Cloud Chamber has announced an "unspecified" number of layoffs as Rod Fergusson steps in to oversee the challenging production of BioShock 4. https://wnhub.io/news/hr/item-48581    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 03:20:25

• Layoffs are the real news here https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/rod-fergusson-cloud-chamber-studio-head-bioshock    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 03:22:13

• Oracle layoffs hit India: 10 per cent staff cut, thousands of jobs lost https://www.indiatvnews.com/technology/news/oracle-layoffs-hit-india-10-per-cent-staff-cut-thousands-of-jobs-lost-2025-08-19-1004229    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 03:24:07

• These Are the 7 Oldest Linux Distros Still Being Developed https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/7-oldest-linux-distros-still-123016278.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 03:37:42

• "I covered it here on GamingOnLinux last week when it released, since it has some really fun features to change the way you game. Since it's webcam-based, it's easy to get it up and running too without expensive dedicated hardware and no annoying driver issues." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/webcam-based-head-eye-tracking-app-for-gaming-lookpilot-gets-improved-linux-compatibility/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 03:38:41

• "In the game you have to master the ability to change the weather, altering the environment and battles. Craft unique gear and weapons, and explore hidden secrets as you journey through humour-filled stone age." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/ukrainian-devs-cheers-llc-bring-puzzle-metroidvania-neanderthallica-to-linux-and-macos/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 03:39:12

• "At IBM, leaders have their snouts in the trough first ... always!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k31x5143    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 04:08:08

• "The greedy, the arrogant , self entitled, the ones full of hubris always go first. They are not leaders. They are the royalty looking down on their serfs. If only the leaders of IBM had a minimal amount of integrity and honor." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k31x5143    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 04:08:43

• Windows down to very little in Somalia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/somalia/#monthly-200902-202508 https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/somalia/#monthly-200902-202508    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 04:21:36

• Mobile in its second-highest point, but "end of the smartphone era" says the man who flies (or flew) the pedo plane of Jeffrey Epstein regularly https://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 04:23:27

• Android and GNU/Linux very high https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/norway/#monthly-200902-202508    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 04:26:30

• Chrome hardly gained any share in 7 years in the US. But the US wants to break this monopoly (51%). https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/all/united-states-of-america/#monthly-200903-202508    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 04:28:55

• All about LOSING money https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/softbank-dethroned-microsoft-as-openais-largest-investor    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 04:53:23

• "CNBC’s Jordan Novet contributed to this report." = It was written by Microsoft as MARKETING SPAM. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/13/microsoft-ceo-nadella-forms-new-coreai-group-led-by-jay-parikh.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 04:55:48

• They lose money while reporting "profits" and buying their own shares    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 04:56:13

• "AI" is just a debt and death "industry". It makes up "capital" out of thin air. https://www.silicon.co.uk/cloud/ai/coreweave-debt-ai-613181    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 04:57:58

• And don't forget this one https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/once-worth-over-1b-microsoft-backed-builder-ai-is-running-out-of-money/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 04:58:52

• Still on Windows 10? Take a Linux Test Drive Without the Install https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-10-users-take-a-linux-test-drive-without-the-install/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 05:52:54

• Handbrake Video Converter Gets More Presets and Bug Fixes https://www.howtogeek.com/handbrake-video-converter-gets-more-presets-and-bug-fixes/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 05:53:48

• GNOME's Matrix Messaging App Is Getting New Features https://www.howtogeek.com/gnomes-matrix-messaging-app-is-getting-new-features/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 05:55:54

• This Linux Workstation Laptop Has an RTX 5090 Inside https://www.howtogeek.com/this-linux-workstation-laptop-has-an-rtx-5090-inside/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 05:57:03

• Seems like Microsoft has already begun bribing howtogeek https://www.howtogeek.com/github-free-stuff-and-discounts-for-students/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 05:58:20

• Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" Beta Has Arrived: Here's What's New https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-mint-222-zara-beta-has-arrived-heres-whats-new/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 05:59:34

• Syncthing 2.0 Is Here to Upgrade Your Cloud-less File Synchronization https://www.howtogeek.com/syncthing-20-is-here-for-your-cloud-less-file-synchronization/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 06:01:13

• "If Nintendo 64 is your thing, keep an eye on the gopher64 emulator which is steadily adding in more features and has Linux support." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nintendo-64-emulator-gopher64-recently-added-save-state-slots-and-netplay-cloud-servers/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 08:13:46

• "NVIDIA GeForce NOW is set for some huge upgrades with GeForce RTX 5080-powered servers, a new way to play games and the Steam Deck gets a boost too." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/geforce-now-gets-blackwell-gpus-install-to-play-games-a-steam-deck-upgrade-and-discord-integration/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 08:14:04

• "After a successful Kickstarter back in 2019, Roach Games have confirmed that Kingdoms of the Dump is set for release in November." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/clean-up-the-world-in-kingdoms-of-the-dump-a-snes-styled-jrpg-coming-in-november/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 08:32:10

• "AUTARKIS is an upcoming puzzle colony builder from developer rockingprojects. It's all about building mini colonies, and protecting them from catastrophes." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/puzzle-colony-builder-autarkis-looks-great-with-a-demo-up-and-releases-september-1/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 08:52:56

• "LookPilot continues being one of the most promising (and cheapest) ways to get 6DoF head & eye tracking for gaming on Linux." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/webcam-based-head-eye-tracking-app-for-gaming-lookpilot-gets-improved-linux-compatibility/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 08:53:08

• "Airships: Lost Flotilla is a really good auto-shooter taking elements from survivor-like bullet hells and it just had a big free content expansion." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steampunk-auto-shooter-airships-lost-flotilla-gets-a-big-free-content-update/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 10:56:09

• "Valve developers are still working on their upcoming game Deadlock, a third-person MOBA and the latest update is a pretty big one." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/valve-continue-building-up-their-new-game-deadlock-with-a-big-update-with-six-new-heroes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 10:56:36

• "Neanderthallica blends a prehistoric world with a twist of sci-fi, a puzzle-metroidvania that's now supported on Linux and macOS." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/ukrainian-devs-cheers-llc-bring-puzzle-metroidvania-neanderthallica-to-linux-and-macos/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 10:56:57

• "Okay fine, I'll load HELLDIVERS 2 up again. I definitely don't want to miss the new HELLDIVERS 2 x HALO: ODST Legendary Warbond." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/helldivers-2-x-halo-odst-crossover-arrives-on-august-26/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 10:57:24

• "A special announcement from Team Cherry has been revealed for Hollow Knight: Silksong." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/hollow-knight-silksong-special-announcement-coming-august-21/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 10:57:49

• Anon: Docker is more or less a proprietary manifestation in practice: aka B.L.Ob. https://www.binarly.io/blog/persistent-risk-xz-utils-backdoor-still-lurking-in-docker-images ("Persistent Risk: XZ Utils Backdoor Still Lurking in Docker Images")    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 10:59:53

• "Russia Responds To Washington Talks With Mass Drone And Missile Strikes On Ukraine" https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-peace-talks-airstrike-casulaties-kharkiv-donetsk-zaporizhzhya-kherson-poltava-chernihiv/33507183.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:01:54

• "Nordics and Baltics say they are 'steadfast' in support for Ukraine / Article" https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/17.08.2025-nordics-and-baltics-say-they-are-steadfast-in-support-for-ukraine.a610667/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:02:21

• "The Collapse Of American Judgment" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/18/the-collapse-of-american-judgment/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:02:55

• "Europe backs Ukraine after Trump tilts toward Putin at summit" https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0817/trump-putin-summit-ukraine-zelenskyy-europe    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:04:03

• "Framework | We have something big coming" https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/we-have-something-big-coming    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:04:18

• Den stora kyrkflytten https://www.svtplay.se/den-stora-kyrkflytten    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:04:55

• apropos synthetic wombs: https://archive.org/details/ost-english-brave_new_world_aldous_huxley    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:05:29

• "An update on Blood Oxygen for Apple Watch in the U.S. - Patently Apple" https://www.patentlyapple.com/2025/08/an-update-on-blood-oxygen-for-apple-watch-in-the-us.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:05:49

• "This vain, vacillating, gullible US president no longer commands the West" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/08/19/for-all-the-noise-trump-is-ever-less-relevant-on-ukraine/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:06:17

• "Ukraine - Craig Murray" https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/08/ukraine/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:06:37

• "Federal Court Filing System Hit in Sweeping Hack" windows tco https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/19/0044229    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:06:50

• "When Right Wing Governors Put the Safety of "Big Balls" Over Their Own Constituents" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/19/when-right-wing-governors-put-the-safety-of-big-balls-over-their-own-constituents/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:07:08

• "no-JS.club | Promenade for JavaScript freed websites" https://no-js.club/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:07:28

• "How Dutch is the Dutch King? - Rik's Weblog" https://huijzer.xyz/posts/100    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:07:57

• "Further | Putin's Craven Inept Poodle: Bonkers Across the Board | Opinion" https://www.commondreams.org/further/putin-s-craven-inept-poodle-bonkers-across-the-board    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:08:14

• "Trump’s second term is being shaped by intellectual “weirdos”" https://www.vox.com/politics/458025/trump-new-right-claremont-integralists-maga-laura-field    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:08:37

• "August update breaks PC resets and recoveries on Windows 10 and 11" https://www.pcworld.com/article/2882199/august-update-breaks-pc-resets-and-recoveries-on-windows-10-and-11.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:08:59

• "How Europe Learned to Speak So Trump Would Listen" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/europe/trump-putin-summit-europe.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:11:20

• "Trump Keeps Defending Russia" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/trump-fox-news-russia-ukraine/683924/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:11:38

• "Trump offers assurances that US troops won’t be sent to defend Ukraine" https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2025/08/19/trump-offers-assurances-that-us-troops-wont-be-sent-to-defend-ukraine/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:11:55

• "Won’t Send US Troops to Ukraine: Trump" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/americas/wont-send-us-troops-to-ukraine-trump-1898571    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:12:16

• "Trump announces plans for executive order to phase out mail-in ballots" https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/president-trump-announces-plans-for-executive-order-to-phase-out-mail-in-ballots/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:12:57

• "Legal scholars have emphasized that Trump’s assertion of federal supremacy in election administration is constitutionally unfounded. In a Northeastern University release, law professor Jeremy Paul noted that the president cannot legally end mail-in voting via executive order and that such changes must be enacted by Congress."    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:13:15

• "It’s a field note, a reflection on what it actually takes to manage AI projects inside complex organizations, especially when the systems are messy, content is nuanced, and the use case isn’t clear." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/building-ai-powered-chatbot-red-hat-openshift-field-notes | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:16:41

• "At Red Hat Summit 2025, we announced the latest version of the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/building-red-hat-enterprise-linux-10-behind-scenes | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:16:52

• "Discover how Shajan is championing digital literacy in Bangladesh, inspiring young people to build creativity and confidence through coding" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/dedication-to-digital-education-in-bangladesh-meet-shajan/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:17:49

• "patently false pretense that the district is facing a crime crisis" ☛ https://fair.org/home/media-in-hiding-from-the-most-urgent-questions-of-the-day/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:18:27

• "Photo Essay" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/cecot-released-family-reunions-photos | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:18:54

• "Kevin Gosztola On The Disinfo Detox" ☛ https://thedissenter.org/podcast-kevin-gosztola-on-the-disinfo-detox-hosted-by-nolan-higdon/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:19:21

• "Yet it’s thanks to abusive and invasive ads, and threats to privacy due to incessant online tracking, that ad blockers became so popular." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/ad-blocking-is-not-piracy-decision-overturned-by-top-german-court-250819/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:33:13

• "August 1st was Bandcamp Friday, so I loaded up for the trip to the UK." ☛ https://davidjohnmead.com/posts/2025-08-18-bandcamp-haul-august/ | Source: David Mead    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:33:48

• "Section 512(h) is ostensibly designed to facilitate this system, by giving rightsholders a fast and easy way of identifying anonymous infringers." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/victory-ninth-circuit-limits-intrusive-dmca-subpoenas | Source: EFF    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:34:11

• "And though his AI-puppetted mug appears in ads all over the platform, it turns out that selling your soul to a generative model used by a company that makes $10 billion in US ad revenue per year doesn't really pay." ☛ https://futurism.com/man-sells-ai-version-ads-tiktok | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:35:58

• "I’ve been involved in a number of patents over the years, but I’ve not written about them before, mostly because the US patent system seems to be more about stifling innovation than encouraging it." ☛ https://substack.techreflect.org/p/patents-are-rarely-what-they-seem |    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:36:26

• "through an interrelated network of companies that have common or interrelated ownership, officers, managers, business functions" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/18/bots-act-action-august-2025/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:37:14

• "It may be difficult to believe that there are still people in the US using outdated dial-up technology to connect to the [Internet]" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/aol-shutting-down-dial-up-internet-telkom/268807/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:38:00

• "A fusion of authoritarianism and corporatism is destroying what’s left of already soggy U.S. federal consumer protection and corporate oversight." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/18/net-neutrality-advocates-wont-appeal-trump-destruction-say-u-s-courts-are-broken/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:38:24

• "Contrary to popular belief, the 1970s was a period in which the European left was at its strongest." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/08/european-socialism-left-1970s-defeat/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:39:02

• "But there's another way in which people like Musk are inclined to view others as NPCs: the only way to become a billionaire is to hurt and exploit lots of people." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/18/seeing-like-a-billionaire/#npcs | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:39:54

• "union activists gathered on a brown lawn adjacent to the Portland Press Herald offices" ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/19/maine-trust-for-local-news-workers-rally-to-expand-their-union/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:43:46

• "increasing representation of trans and gender non-conforming judges on the panels" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/john-boyne-heres-what-happened-when-they-tried-to-cancel-me/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:44:46

• "These assessments might seem untrustworthy, given the flagrant transgressions against free-speech principles from the Trump administration and its allies." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/europe-free-speech-republicans/683915/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:45:08

• "According to analysis by data firm Similarweb, the downward trend among the most popular sites is widespread." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-19/uk-online-age-verification-test-cuts-visits-to-porn-sites-in-half.html | Source: El País    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:45:31

• "Iran's top court has upheld the death sentence against imprisoned labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi, months after overturning her first death sentence due to legal ambiguities." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-court-death-penalty-activist-sharifeh-mohammadi/33506360.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:46:00

• "[Cryptocurrency] billionaire Justin Sun has sued Bloomberg for publishing details about his wealth that he himself provided to qualify for their Billionaire Index." ☛ https://www.citationneeded.news/justin-sun-bloomberg-lawsuit/ | Source: Molly White    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:47:08

• "This may be because it reveals an inconvenient detail: the majority of his assets are TRX, the cryptocurrency issued by his company Tron — and he owns most of the TRX in circulation (63%)."    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:47:30

• "This concentration is somewhat reminiscent of the 2022 revelation that Sam Bankman-Fried had built his [cryptocurrency] empire on a foundation of FTT, the token issued by his own company FTX, sparking concerns about the solvency of his businesses and the value of FTT that ended in the collapse of both."    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:47:52

• FTX crimes are also connected to the Serial Strangler from Microsoft    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:48:21

• "Now everything is permitted, nothing is banned. Now is a golden era for books!" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2025/0819/syria-books-assad-censorship | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:48:44

• "Unfortunately, when psychological harm and the like are referred to, there is typically no detailed corresponding definition of them." ☛ https://theconversation.com/laws-are-introduced-globally-to-reduce-psychological-harm-online-but-theres-no-clear-definition-of-what-it-is-263061 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:49:22

• "After paying Trump his $16 million bribe, CBS and Skydance (Trump’s friends in the Ellison family) recently finalized their $8 billion merger." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/19/the-new-cbs-already-promising-major-painful-layoffs/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:50:22

• "The world’s largest private equity fund, backed by Japan’s Softbank Group and Saudi Arabia’s main sovereign wealth fund" ☛ https://businessamlive.com/softbank-saudi-tech-fund-becomes-worlds-biggest-with-93-billion-of-capital/ |    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:51:07

• Big Oil controlling "tech" companies would mean trying to sell MOAR oil, e.g. by pushing HEY HI scams. "New partnership between Japan’s SoftBank and Saudi Arabia set to create one of the world’s biggest private equity funds" ☛ https://www.worldfinance.com/markets/softbank-and-saudi-arabia-to-launch-100bn-tech-fund |    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:52:13

• "That will give SoftBank around 87 million shares in the company, amounting to a 2% stake overall. As such, the Japanese firm will become Intel’s sixth largest shareholder." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/18/softbank-take-2b-stake-beleaguered-chipmaker-intel/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:52:35

• "Eastern massasauga rattlesnakes are considered a keystone species in Michigan" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/habitat-loss-is-leading-to-inbreeding-among-michigans-only-species-of-venomous-snake-180987207/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:57:03

• "Biology experts argue that reconnecting habitat corridors for the federally threatened reptile may be the best way to reverse this negative trend affecting one of Michigan’s rarest keystone species." ☛ https://www.mlive.com/environment/2025/08/inbreeding-among-michigans-rare-rattlesnakes-is-harming-their-ability-to-survive.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:57:18

• "This is the way the bubble ends. This is the way the bubble ends. This is the way the bubble ends: Not with a pop, but with smog and brownouts." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/what-happens-if-ai-hits-an-energy | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:58:29

• "With record-breaking quantities of the seaweed set to hit Mexico’s beaches, experts propose converting it into biogas and construction materials" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/there-is-more-sargassum-than-ever-in-the-caribbean-and-they-want-to-turn-it-into-energy/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:58:48

• "However, deeper into the woodlands there seems to be more damage and trees burnt completely." ☛ https://destevez.net/2025/08/multispectral-analysis-of-the-tres-cantos-wildfire-with-sentinel-2-data/ | Source: Daniel Estévez    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:59:33

• "Italy’s Ventina glacier in northern Lombardy has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can no longer measure it the way they have for the past 130 years" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-19/italys-ventina-glacier-has-melted-so-much-geologists-now-can-only-monitor-it-remotely | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11:59:57

• "In a victory for transparency, the government contractor Pen-Link agreed to disclose the prices and descriptions of surveillance products" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/victory-pen-links-police-tools-are-not-secret | Source: EFF    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:01:08

• "This isn’t about free speech. I’m sure they’re gonna holler that" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-08-19/minnesota-sues-tiktok-alleging-it-preys-on-young-people-with-addictive-algorithms | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:02:24

• "The lawsuit, filed in state court, alleges that TikTok is violating Minnesota laws against deceptive trade practices and consumer fraud." ☛ https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-minnesota-lawsuit-2f9ae8caa85ed8ead92200d720a331cd | Source: Associated Press    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:02:45

• "The lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District Court is the latest example of attorneys general — Democratic and Republican — suing the tech giant." ☛ https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-attorney-general-keith-ellison-to-sue-tiktok-arguing-app-harms-kids/601457335 | Source: Star Tribune    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:03:11

• "The lawsuit comes while President Donald Trump is still trying to broker a deal to bring the social media platform, which is owned by China’s ByteDance" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/minnesota-tiktok-keith-ellison-donald-trump-paul-b2810594.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:03:39

• "The General Services Administration (GSA), which runs regulations.gov, notified API key holders in an email last Monday morning that they’d soon lose the ability to POST directly" ☛ https://www.404media.co/the-government-just-made-it-harder-for-the-public-to-comment-on-regulations/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:04:10

• "The Cheeto admin opened a new TikTok account, despite not having a deal with ByteDance to solve that pesky ban problem." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/politics/762031/trump-white-house-tiktok-account | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:04:38

• "Here’s what all of us—university leaders, students and academics, legislators, and all Americans—can do to fight back." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/americas-campuses-the-next-frontline | Source: Garry Kasparov    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:06:20

• "Muslim men in a Malaysian state could face up to two years in prison or a hefty fine for skipping Friday prayers without a valid reason under Shariah law." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/malaysia-shariah-law-friday-prayer-punishment-b2810069.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:06:33

• "When you grant permission to access your location all the time, it keeps tracking your location, even when you don't use the app." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/androids-location-services-impact-your-battery-and-data-usage/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:07:10

• "has agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a ‘back door’ that would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroached on our civil liberties." ☛ https://therecord.media/uk-agrees-drop-apple-encryption | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:07:27

• "Apple, which has been fighting the Technical Capability Notice (TCN) through Britain's secretive Investigatory Powers Tribunal, didn't immediately respond to The Register's questions." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/uk_apple_backdoor_uturn/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:07:50

• "Pay or Okay" ☛ https://noyb.eu/en/court-decides-pay-or-okay-derstandardat-illegal | Source: NYOB    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:08:22

• "This announcement follows the UK issuing a secret order in January this year, demanding Apple provide it with backdoor access to encrypted files uploaded by users worldwide." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/761240/uk-apple-us-encryption-back-door-demands-dropped | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:08:59

• "If a cyber stalker is looking to track someone, they're not gonna use an AirTag because Apple and Samsung and Android have figured out a way to alert people" ☛ https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/gps-tracker-detector/ | Source: CBS    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:09:22

• "Burns’ offer to make Sanchez the “face” of Tea wasn't the first time she had reached out to her, but Sanchez never replied to Burns, despite multiple attempts to recruit her." ☛ https://www.404media.co/how-teas-founder-convinced-millions-of-women-to-spill-their-secrets-then-exposed-them-to-the-world/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:09:40

• "Next time I would probably also have a package containing keys only, as Ondřej suggested; this would doubtlessly ease distribution of new keys." ☛ https://jpmens.net/2025/08/14/if-only-i-d-known-debian-repo-signing/ | Source: Jan Piet Mens    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:12:39

• Windows TCO: "A new report out today from ThreatDown, the corporate business unit of Malwarebytes Inc." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/19/february-ransomware-attacks-hit-record-high-threatdown-reports-25-annual-surge/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:13:44

• Windows TCO: "Figure 1 summarizes the ransomware incidents involving Japanese domestic companies, including overseas branches and subsidiaries, from January 1 to June 30, 2025." ☛ https://blog.talosintelligence.com/ransomware_incidents_in_japan_during_the_first_half_of_2025/ | Source: Threat Source    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:14:01

• Windows TCO: "The Justice Department asserts the suspect and an unidentified co-conspirator rented out the botnet to online extortionists, and tried to stay off the radar of law enforcement by ensuring that their botnet was never pointed at KrebsOnSecurity." ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/oregon-man-charged-in-rapper-bot-ddos-service/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:14:21

• Windows TCO: "Inotiv told regulators at the Securities Exchange Commission that the cybersecurity incident was discovered on August 8 and a subsequent investigation found that threat actors had encrypted certain systems." ☛ https://therecord.media/drug-development-innotiv-ransomware-sec | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:14:36

• "I've also noticed that they do not seem to be outraged about what they are actually seeing going on in the world." ☛ https://chuck.is/terminally-online/ | Source: Chuck Carroll    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:17:21

• "what I here want to focus on is how this use of AI relates to the meaning of work – or rather, undermines it in a rather specific way." ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2025/08/19/ai-proofing-and-the-meaning-of-what-we-do/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:17:58

• "So instead of directing the following statements at you, let's target our judgment toward your colleagues." ☛ https://justin.searls.co/posts/which-of-your-colleagues-are-screwed/ | Source: Justin Searls    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:18:38

• "This link post is a good opportunity to state a few things that have been on my mind lately." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/the-cost-to-run-llm-powered-apps-is-getting-out-of-hand/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:19:06

• "A number of experts agree: The Apollo investment group’s chief economist noted that tech firms’ price-earnings ratios are unusually elevated" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/08/19/2025/openais-sam-altman-points-to-ai-bubble | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:19:24

• "According to evidence seen by journalists, the Public Prosecution Service took itself offline on July 17, following suspicions that [crackers] had exploited vulnerabilities in Citrix devices to gain unauthorised access." ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/speed-cameras-knocked-out-after-cyber-attack | Source: Bitdefender    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:20:57

• "Switching tracks, I found Jellyfin is also packed up as a .app for macOS, and you can install it by downloading the .dmg and copying the .app to your Mac, or you can do it like I did, with Homebrew: [...]" ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/jellyfin-on-macos-quick-self-hosted-media-library | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:22:47

• "Oddly, RomCom wasn’t the only group exploiting CVE-2025-8088." ☛ https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/high-severity-winrar-0-day-exploited-for-weeks-by-2-groups/ | Source: Ars Technica    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:23:06

• "It was clear during the conversation that the “wireless service unit” was preconfigured with default settings, enought for my laptop (and Bunny's laptop) to get onto the Internet." ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2025/08/19.1 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:24:19

• "The takeover and effective disruption of the botnet, also known as Eleven Eleven Botnet and CowBot" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/rapper-bot-ddos-botnet-disrupted/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:25:10

• "The botnet spanned a network of hijacked internet-connected devices that fueled hundreds of thousands of cyberattacks worldwide." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/19/prosecutors-charge-rapper-bot-administrator-targeting-x-thousands/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:25:36

• "They aim to put a fully functional artificial womb into a humanoid robot, allowing it to sustain a complete pregnancy." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/china-pregnancy-robots-artificial-wombs/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:27:18

• "I have harmed my own children through my screen addiction." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/what-about-the-children | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:27:35

• "Rather than systematically degenerating, older adults’ brains seem to preserve what they use, at least in part." ☛ https://theconversation.com/part-of-your-brain-gets-bigger-as-you-get-older-here-is-what-that-means-for-you-257156 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:27:51

• "Sophie's tale highlights that even in the absence of a chatbot encouraging self-harm or entertaining conspiratorial and paranoid thoughts" ☛ https://futurism.com/woman-suicide-openai-therapist | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:28:34

• "as they wrote in a new report for the Psychiatric Times, that the mental health harms caused by AI chatbots might be worse than previously thought." ☛ https://futurism.com/psychiatrists-ai-mental-health-chatbots | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:28:55

• "It is time once again for the mind-numbing process of feeding 45 disks through the readers to verify their checksums" ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2025/08/2025-optical-media-durability-update.html | Source: David Rosenthal    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:29:43

• "Meanwhile, others with no special talent still succeed. Why? They put in the hours. They show up. They do the work." ☛ https://birming.com/2025/08/19/doing-the-work/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:30:35

• "A friend of mine has that same attitude and it always bug me because if me and him woulda read one book each and then teach each other what we learned" ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/teach-and-learn | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:31:16

• "How many numbers are there from 5 to 18, including both ends?" ☛ https://ruslanspivak.com/bb07/ | Source: Ruslan Spivak    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:32:14

• "I have also been thinking about the idea of "remixing," by which I mean being able to create a copy of a web page and customise it the way you want. I am reminded of HTML and CSS themes that people design and share on their websites." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/08/18/web-remixing | Source: James G    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:32:46

• "I do all of my pixel art using GIMP but I also found this online site to make your own button with some pretty simple configuration options available." ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/more-88x31-buttons/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:33:12

• GNU/Linux is 486 in Ireland ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/GNU_Linux_is_486_in_Ireland.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:39:20

• Slopwatch: Lots of Fake Articles From Fake "Linux" Sites and About "Linux" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Slopwatch_Lots_of_Fake_Articles_From_Fake_Linux_Sites_and_About.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:39:32

• Build on multi-arch clusters with builds for Red Bait OpenShift ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/19/build-multi-arch-clusters-builds-red-hat-openshift    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 12:45:08

• Hype and BS? Getting started with llm-d for distributed Hey Hi (AI) inference ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/19/getting-started-llm-d-distributed-ai-inference    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 13:03:21

• How to enhance Agent2Agent (A2A) security ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/19/how-enhance-agent2agent-security    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 13:03:33

• Proprietary spyware from Microsoft, which does not even properly run on GNU/Linux ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/19/smarter-memory-control-sql-server-rhel-cgroup-v2    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 13:04:43

• Manjaro GNU/Linux vs Gentoo Comparison in 2025 – All Features Checked ☞ https://dekisoft.net/manjaro-linux-vs-gentoo-comparison/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 13:46:33

• Tuning GNU/Linux Swap for Kubernetes: A Deep Dive ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/08/19/tuning-linux-swap-for-kubernetes-a-deep-dive/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 13:47:21

• When weapons companies (manufacturers) control foreign policy we get more wars. When companies that sell oil (energy) control companies that consume energy, we'll always have more waste. https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Links_20_08_2025_Oracle_Layoffs_in_India_AI_Scammers_Profiteers.shtml title says a lot    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 13:49:12

• Saudis controlling Uber means that the automobile sector is controlled by those who profit from petrol    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 13:50:11

• Anon: "Also softbank is Saudi but there seems to be a campaign to misrepresent it as Japanese. And Uber is an affront to mass transit. Effective urban environments have and require public transport."    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 13:51:19

• "We are pleased to announce that Firefox 142 will begin production usage of our brand new certificate revocation system known as CRLite." ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/crlite/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 13:53:44

• Fake security or outsourced back doors disguised as privacy ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-25-04-amd-sev-snp-host-support | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 13:54:33

• Open Source Robotics Alliance ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/osra-membership | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 13:54:44

• "ISO/IEC 27001:2022 provides a framework for managing information security using an Information Security Management System (ISMS)." ☛ https://goteleport.com/blog/iso-iec-27001-2022-explained/ | Source: Teleport    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 13:57:10

• "Python usage growing while Foundation struggles for funds" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/python_survey/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:04:26

• "Swift constant and variable identifier names cannot contain certain characters such as whitespace or mathematical symbols. They also cannot begin with a number." ☛ https://useyourloaf.com/blog/swift-raw-identifiers/ | Source: Keith Harrison    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:04:50

• "Reading production Haskell code, we sometimes stumble over idioms that look confusing at first, but which show up frequently enough that they are worth learning." ☛ https://entropicthoughts.com/non-obvious-haskell-idiom-guard-sequence | Source: Chris    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:05:07

• "Ten years ago, I wrote the first lines of FastNetMon in my home lab, trying to detect volumetric Distributed Denial-of-Service DDoS attacks in a small data centre environment" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/20/reflecting-on-10-years-in-open-source-network-security-fastnetmon/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:06:59

• "It’s not the only option of course, and people adopt and switch around from one place to another." ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/on-blogging-platforms-and-tools/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:08:47

• "This organization doesn’t thrill me, but at my scale maintainability is paramount." ☛ https://mwl.io/archives/24379 | Source: MWL    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:09:12

• "Tor Browser 14.5.6 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1456/ | Source: Tor    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:10:50

• "I tried to love Dia, but I’m not bullish about it. It really has lost the power user features that made Arc special: the excellent tab sidebar is gone and profile switching is nowhere near as fluid." ☛ https://werd.io/why-im-all-in-on-zen-browser/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:11:33

• "Unfortunately, web browsers won't open a file with the extension "rss", but just offer to download it. Therefor I have to rename my RSS feed." ☛ https://box.matto.nl/moving-the-feed-from-indexrss-to-indexxml.html | Source: MJ Fransen    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:11:46

• "The lawsuit was originally dismissed by a Hamburg court, but according to the report, it’s now being reopened to examine whether the initial judgement was incorrect." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2882192/a-reopened-lawsuit-might-make-ad-blockers-illegal-in-germany.html | Source: PC World    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:12:27

• "Oh, I see you disabled JavaScript. Keep up the good work, my fellow cleanweb person!" https://aartaka.me/customize-repl.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:27:51

• iophk: Being able to afford morning coffee improves the mood :P https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-14317-0 study finds that if you own an airplane, you are likely to also be or become rich    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:29:21

• "The FreshRSS team has just unveiled version 1.27 of this popular self-hosted RSS feed aggregator, introducing some new features, security improvements, and technical updates." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/freshrss-1-27-feed-agregator-now-supports-php-8-5/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:30:42

• "Since 2024, the Signal encrypted messenger desktop app uses the Electron safeStorage API to protect its database encryption key." ☛ https://yingtongli.me/blog/2025/08/13/signal-secrets.html | Source: Lee Yingtong Li    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:31:25

• "On top of that, users can now copy entire folders within both local folders and mail server accounts, while a “Reset Folder Order” option has been added to the folder pane for those who want to undo custom sorting quickly." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/thunderbird-142-released-with-new-pdf-signing/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:32:21

• "In April of this year we announced Thunderbird Pro, additional subscription services from Thunderbird meant to help you get more done with the app you already use and love." ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/08/tbpro-august-2025-update/ | Source: Thunderbird    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:33:07

• "Raspberry Pi has today announced the release of a smaller version of the recently released Raspberry Pi Touch 2 Display" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-releases-smaller-five-inch-touch-display-2-lower-in-price-same-resolution-as-larger-model | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:35:52

• ""Suppose, not hypothetically, that you start up some program on your Fedora 42 Cinnamon desktop and it helpfully tells you ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/AppIndicatorNotes | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:36:56

• "I always carry some games with me when I leave home because every day is an opportunity to meet new people to play games with." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/board-game-nights-are-my-favourite-way-to-socialise-and-make-new-friends/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:37:24

• "I've made some experiments with compressing individual URLs, and I describe my initial observations (while comparing to standard compression algorithms)." ☛ https://notes.volution.ro/v1/2025/08/remarks/66c21fef/ | Source: Ciprian Dorin Craciun    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:37:50

• "The State of CSS Survey results recently came out and I was asked what I was my pick of the year in the CSS world and turns out I had an opinion." ☛ https://ohhelloana.blog/my-pick-of-the-year-css/ | Source: Ana Rodrigues    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:38:01

• "The implementation was pretty simple. I basically just forked my previous web component and changed some styles. That’s it." ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/consistent-nav-across-inconsistent-sites-pt-ii/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:38:16

• "In every large project I worked on, logging looked like a lost battle." ☛ https://mmapped.blog/posts/44-tag-based-logging | Source: Roman Kashitsyn    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:38:46

• "I’ve been using Linux almost exclusively since starting my sabbatical at the beginning of July. I’m loving it overall and plan to write more about what I enjoy most about my setup in the future. But for now, I thought I’d focus on the things I miss most about macOS." ☛ https://initialcharge.net/2025/08/miss-about-macos/ | Source: Mike Rockwell    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 14:39:15

• In a warning from inside the NSF, staff say science itself is under threat ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/08/in-a-warning-from-inside-the-nsf-staff-say-science-itself-is-under-threat/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:09:13

• Kenya's growing gambling problem ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250819-kenya-s-growing-gambling-problem    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:09:56

• North Korea’s Kim calls for rapid nuclear build-up amid US-South Korea exercises ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-leader-kim-jong-un-says-joint-us-south-korea-drills-show-intention-to-provoke-war    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:10:26

• 2 dead, 5 injured after train hits railway workers in Cheongdo in South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/2-dead-5-injured-after-train-hits-railway-workers-in-cheongdo-in-south-korea    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:10:45

• Former South Korean minister indicted over alleged role in martial law crisis ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/former-south-korean-minister-indicted-over-alleged-role-in-martial-law    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:11:02

• North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong says South Korea has ‘dual personality’ over military drills ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-yo-jong-says-south-korea-has-dual-personality-over-military-drills    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:11:29

• Workplace bullying cases of migrant workers in South Korea tripled since 2020, many more likely uncounted ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/workplace-bullying-cases-of-migrant-workers-in-south-korea-tripled-since-2020-many-more-likely    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:11:47

• California man admits to shipping weapons to North Korea — sentenced to 8 years in prison ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/us-news/california-man-admits-to-shipping-weapons-to-north-korea-sentenced-to-8-years-in-prison/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:12:12

• No decline in online scam cases in Malaysia despite campaigns, says minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/no-decline-in-online-scam-cases-in-malaysia-despite-campaigns-says-minister    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:12:39

• Singaporean man gets 72 years’ jail and caning in Malaysia for murdering wife and stepson ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/singaporean-man-sentenced-to-72-years-jail-in-malaysia-for-murdering-wife-and-stepson    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:13:00

• Malaysian police boost 24-hour safety measures at KL hot spots ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-police-boost-24-hour-safety-measures-at-kl-hot-spots    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:13:21

• Malaysia scraps plans to buy Black Hawk helicopters derided by its King as ‘flying coffins’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-scraps-plans-to-buy-black-hawk-helicopters-derided-by-king-as-flying-coffins    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:13:47

• Malaysia weighs anti-bullying law after outcry over Sabah teen’s death ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-weighs-anti-bullying-law-after-outcry-over-sabah-teens-death    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:14:24

• Calls to cut ties: Malaysia flag furore tests PH-BN relations ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/calls-to-cut-ties-malaysia-flag-furore-tests-ph-bn-relations    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:14:57

• China’s industry ministry to meet solar firms for more price war talks, state media reports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-industry-ministry-to-meet-solar-firms-for-more-price-war-talks-state-media-reports    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:15:39

• China to stage massive military parade marking WW2 surrender of Japan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-to-stage-massive-military-parade-marking-ww2-surrender-of-japan    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:16:10

• Cases of Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Are Surging Globally: What to Know ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/health/chikungunya-virus-mosquitoes-what-to-know.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:16:43

• More rain in northern China takes death toll in floods to 13 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-rain-in-northern-china-takes-death-toll-in-floods-to-13    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:17:15

• China promises to address India’s rare earths needs as border talks begin, Indian source says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/china-promises-to-address-indias-rare-earths-needs-as-border-talks-begin-indian-source-says    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:17:49

• Philippines, Australia, Canada navies hold joint sail in South China Sea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/philippines-australia-canada-hold-joint-sail-in-south-china-sea    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:18:19

• Chill in US ties prompts India to seek common ground with China during Wang visit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/chill-in-us-ties-prompts-india-to-seek-common-ground-with-china-during-wang-visit    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:18:46

• Projection ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-nuclear-arsenal-is-growing-says-pentagon-report    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:19:18

• Nvidia could be readying B30A accelerator for Chinese market — new Blackwell chip reportedly beats H20 and even H100 while complying with U.S. export controls ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-could-be-readying-b30a-accelerator-for-chinese-market-new-blackwell-chip-reportedly-beats-h20-and-even-h100-while-complying-with-u-s-export-controls    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:19:43

• China is Building Robots with Artificial Wombs to Carry Human Babies ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/china-pregnancy-robots-artificial-wombs/ terrible idea    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:20:33

• Hong Kong treasury chief admits ‘inadequacies’ in HK$52.9m water contract blunder ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/20/treasury-chief-admits-inadequacies-in-hk52-9m-water-contract-blunder/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:21:07

• India's Modi to meet China's top diplomat as both powers rebuild ties ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250819-india-s-modi-to-meet-china-s-top-diplomat-as-both-powers-rebuild-ties    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:21:45

• India's Modi meets China's foreign minister as Asian powers rebuild ties ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250819-india-s-modi-meets-china-s-foreign-minister-as-asian-powers-rebuild-ties    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:22:05

• What the South China Sea collision tells us about China’s growing aggression ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/what-the-south-china-sea-collision-tells-us-about-chinas-growing-aggression/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:22:35

• "People have long been interested in very low frequency (VLF) radio signals. But it used to be you pretty much had to build your own receiver which, luckily, wasn’t as hard as building your own VHF or UHF gear." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/19/the-vlf-transformation/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:23:17

• Food Irradiation Is Not As Bad As It Sounds ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/19/food-irradiation-is-not-as-bad-as-it-sounds/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:23:49

• Pico2-Ice development board combines Raspberry Pi RP2350B with Lattice iCE40UP5K FPGA ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/19/pico2-ice-development-board-combines-raspberry-pi-rp2350b-with-lattice-ice40up5k-fpga/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:24:47

• "As one of the oldest programming languages still in common use today, and essential for the first wave of Artificial Intelligence research during the 1950s and 60s, Lisp is often the focus of interpreters that can run on very low-powered systems." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/19/lisp-in-99-lines-of-c-with-tinylisp/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:25:17

• Firefox Developer Experience: Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 142 ☞ https://fxdx.dev/firefox-webdriver-newsletter-142/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:25:53

• Radxa Cubie A7A is a powerful SBC based on Allwinner A733 Cortex-A76/A55 Hey Hi (AI) SoC with up to 16GB RAM ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/19/radxa-cubie-a7a-powerful-allwinner-a733-sbc-cortex-a76-a55-ai-soc-16gb-ram/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:27:12

• Ron Deibert Warns Cybersecurity Industry About U.S. Authoritarian Descent ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/08/ron-deibert-warns-cybersecurity-industry-about-u-s-authoritarian-descent-techcrunch/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:27:54

• Increased Elasticsearch Recognizance Scans, (Tue, Aug 19th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32212    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:28:15

• Two Xylene video codec patents (in Sisvel's and Access Advance's pools) revocations confirmed in Japan ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/8/18/two-xylene-video-codec-patent-revocations-confirmed-in-japan    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:28:44

• The Rust Programming Language Blog: Demoting x86_64-apple-darwin to Tier 2 with host tools ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/08/19/demoting-x86-64-apple-darwin-to-tier-2-with-host-tools/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:29:28

• Peter Hutterer: Why is my device a touchpad and a mouse and a keyboard? ☞ http://who-t.blogspot.com/2025/08/why-is-my-device-touchpad-and-mouse-and.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:30:21

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1034402/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:31:00

• Collabora at OSS Europe 2025: Five talks, hands-on demos, and workshops! ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/open-source-summit-europe-2025-talks-demos-workshops.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:31:39

• Fooyin 0.9 Music Player Arrives with Artwork Downloads, Synced Lyrics ☞ https://linuxiac.com/fooyin-0-9-music-player-arrives-with-artwork-downloads-synced-lyrics/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:32:48

• RHCE Ansible EX294 Exam Preparation Course ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/courses/ansible/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:33:22

• Linux for DevOps: Essential GNU/Linux Knowledge for Cloud and DevOps Engineer ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/courses/linux/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:33:36

• Moulti – assign visual collapsible blocks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/moulti-assign-visual-collapsible-blocks/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:34:45

• kplay – inspect messages in a Kafka topic ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kplay-inspect-messages-kafka-topic/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:34:58

• Pomolin – minimalist Pomodoro timer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pomolin-minimalist-pomodoro-timer/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:35:08

• render – command line reader offering better readability of web pages ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/render-command-line-reader-better-readability-web-pages/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:35:19

• fooyin v0.9.1 is released – the best open source music player gets better ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/fooyin-best-open-source-music-player/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:35:43

• nbpreview – terminal viewer for Jupyter notebooks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/nbpreview-terminal-viewer-jupyter-notebooks/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:36:29

• Firefox 142.0 Available with More Flexible ETP Strict Exceptions ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/firefox-142-0-available-with-more-flexible-etp-strict-exceptions/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:36:57

• LinuxHub 2025.08.19 released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/linuxhub    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:37:58

• The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 905 ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/08/18/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-905/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:38:46

• Firefox 143 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Here’s What to Expect ☞ https://9to5linux.com/firefox-143-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-heres-what-to-expect    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:39:28

• Thunderbird 142 Brings Support for Adding Visual Signatures to PDF Attachments ☞ https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-142-brings-support-for-adding-visual-signatures-to-pdf-attachments    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:39:41

• "experimenting with GNU Radio" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/19/roll-your-own-ssb-receiver/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:40:40

• gprofng-gui @ Savannah: gprofng-gui 2.2 released ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10804    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:40:54

• FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, August 22, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-08-22-irc    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:41:07

• Kdenlive 25.08.0 Released with NVIDIA 10 bit x265 Encoding ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/kdenlive-25-08-0-released-with-nvidia-10-bit-x265-encoding/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:41:37

• For a Quick Way to See Disk Space in Ubuntu, Try This Extension ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/gnome-disk-space-extension-nautilus-other-locations-alternative    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:42:24

• Ubuntu Blog: A journey of a thousand smiles: Questing Quokka ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/journey-thousand-smiles-questing-quokka    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:43:36

• Another step to avoid hang at bootup ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202508/another-step-to-avoid-hang-at-bootup.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:44:10

• Australia consumer watchdog fines Surveillance Giant Google for anti-competitive practices ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/australia-consumer-watchdog-fines-google-for-anti-competitive-practices/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:45:19

• Windows TCO: February ransomware attacks hit record high as ThreatDown reports 25% annual surge ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/19/february-ransomware-attacks-hit-record-high-threatdown-reports-25-annual-surge/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:46:55

• The Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC) 2025 ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/event/drapac-2025/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:47:24

• Flight attendants at Air Canada defy government crackdown—and strike for dignity ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/flight-attendants-at-air-canada-defy-government-crackdown-and-strike-for-dignity/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:47:57

• Talks Restart as Air Canada Flight Attendants’ Strike Continues ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/world/canada/air-canada-strike-flight-attendant-labor-board.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:48:22

• After Defying Back-to-Work Orders, Air Canada Employees Reach Tentative Deal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/canada/air-canada-strike-flight-attendants-union-deal.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:48:38

• Privacy International's submission on Artificial Intelligence in counter-terrorism ☞ http://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5642/privacy-internationals-submission-artificial-intelligence-counter-terrorism    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:49:13

• Privacy International's submission on discrimination and the right to privacy ☞ http://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5643/privacy-internationals-submission-discrimination-and-right-privacy    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:49:27

• OSMC's August update is here ☞ https://osmc.tv/2025/08/osmcs-august-update-is-here-4/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:49:49

• AUG 21 | The Vicious Cycle: Algorithmic Rage Farming, Privatized Subversion, Chilling Effects and the Spread of Authoritarian Practices ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/08/the-vicious-cycle-algorithmic-rage-farming-privatized-subversion-chilling-effects-and-the-spread-of-authoritarian-practices/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:50:21

• Non-Obvious Haskell Idiom: Guard-Sequence ☞ https://entropicthoughts.com/non-obvious-haskell-idiom-guard-sequence    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 17:52:15

• Texas Rep. Nicole Collier Slept on the House Floor in Protest ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/politics/texas-redistricting-nicole-collier.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:00:31

• Tomasz Torcz: Leaving BuyPass as an ACME provider ☞ https://enotty.pipebreaker.pl/posts/2025/08/leaving-buypass-as-acme-provider/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:01:01

• Research. Impact. APAC — Introducing the APNIC Foundation Research Fellowship ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/19/research-impact-apac-introducing-the-apnic-foundation-research-fellowship/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:02:06

• Event Wrap: APAN 60 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/20/event-wrap-apan-60/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:02:23

• Marshal madness: A brief history of Ruby deserialization exploits ☞ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/08/20/marshal-madness-a-brief-history-of-ruby-deserialization-exploits/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:02:46

• UPC is not a real court and patents are monopolies, trying to remove monopolies isn't "attack" ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/gilead-attacks-remdesivir-patent-of-chinese-research-institute-at-upc/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:03:47

• Nchain blockchain patent monopoly challenge instituted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/8/19/nchain-blockchain-patent-challenge-instituted    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:04:12

• Overly Maximalist, Expensive, Localised Patent Law is Dooming Western Companies, Argue 3-D Printing Champions ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/Overly_Maximalist_Expensive_Localised_Patent_Law_is_Dooming_Wes.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:04:27

• CAFC Affirms PTAB Finding that Glucose Sensor Patent Claims are Obvious ☞ https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/08/19/cafc-affirms-ptab-finding-glucose-sensor-patent-claims-obvious/id=191332/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:04:43

• Accessibility Isn't Overrated (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Accessibility_Isn_t_Overrated.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:05:01

• Microsoft said “GitHub and its leadership team will continue its mission as part of Microsoft’s CoreAI organisation.” But it's just an empty shell created earlier this year. (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Microsoft_said_GitHub_and_its_leadership_team_will_continue_its.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:05:12

• IBM Layoffs in MCC, or Marketing, Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/IBM_Layoffs_in_MCC_or_Marketing_Communications_and_Corporate_So.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:05:25

• The Register MS gets Lazy, Uses Slop (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/The_Register_MS_gets_Lazy_Uses_Slop.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:05:39

• The Register's Slopfest ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/The_Register_s_Slopfest.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:05:54

• Atomic Decay Clock Is Accurate But Not Precise ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/19/2025-one-hertz-challenge-atomic-decay-clock-is-accurate-but-not-precise/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:08:19

• "Soluble Circuit Board" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/19/a-solderless-soluble-circuit-board/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:08:41

• Erich Eickmeyer: Raspberry Pi as a Networked Audio Interface ☞ https://ericheickmeyer.com/2025/08/19/raspberry-pi-as-a-networked-audio-interface/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:09:21

• Modi hails ‘friend’ Putin and boosts China ties in tilt from US ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/modi-hails-friend-putin-and-boosts-china-ties-in-tilt-from-us    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:09:52

• Russia's Lavrov says peace deal must ensure its 'security' amid Ukraine talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250819-russia-s-lavrov-says-peace-deal-must-ensure-its-security-amid-ukraine-talks    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:10:09

• The future of Donbas at stake in Ukraine negotiations ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250819-the-future-of-donbas-at-stake-in-ukraine-negotiations    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:10:23

• Moving the feed from index.rss to index.xml ☞ https://box.matto.nl/moving-the-feed-from-indexrss-to-indexxml.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:11:43

• TTAB Overturns 2d Refusal of "SIDECAR SLIDER BAR" for Restaurant and Bar Services Due to Extensive Third-Party Use of "SIDECAR" ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/ttab-overturns-2d-refusal-of-sidecar.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:12:14

• Vacation and Trips Too gopher://1436.ninja:70/0/Phlog/20250819.md    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:16:26

• Kapitalismia gemini://sampsa.smol.pub/tekoalyjarakkaudenkaipuu    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:18:59

• "I don't have anything to say, really. I have not been doing well recently, which tends to lead me to scouring the smallweb late at night." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2690    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:20:37

• Top 50 English-language news sites in the world: All but four report traffic declines in July ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-world-monthly-2/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:21:50

• "Interested in playing with ultra-wideband (UWB)? [Jaryd] recently put together a fairly comprehensive getting started guide featuring the AI Thinker BU03 that looks like a great place to start." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/19/using-ultra-wideband-for-3d-location-and-tracking/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:22:22

• AI chatbot scrutiny intensifies: Texas AG launches probe of Meta and Character.AI over misleading mental health claims ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/18/ai-chatbot-scrutiny-intensifies-texas-attorney-general-launches-probe-meta-character-ai-misleading-mental-health-claims/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:22:57

• 50 Years After Discovery, Mysterious 'Eye of Sauron' Jets May Finally Be Solved ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/50-years-after-discovery-mysterious-eye-of-sauron-jets-may-finally-be-solved    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:23:54

• Brain Autopsies Revealed a Potential Culprit Behind Alzheimer's ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-autopsies-revealed-a-potential-culprit-behind-alzheimers    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:24:05

• Your Tea's Temperature Could Put You at Risk of Some Cancers ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-teas-temperature-could-put-you-at-risk-of-some-cancers    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:24:23

• Our Ancestors May Have Walked Upright Long Before Leaving The Trees ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/our-ancestors-may-have-walked-upright-long-before-leaving-the-trees    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:24:53

• Rogue Planets Floating in Space Appear to Be Forming Their Own Moons ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/rogue-planets-floating-in-space-appear-to-be-forming-their-own-moons    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:25:05

• Your Dog Has a Unique Ability to Read Your Mind. Here's Why. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-dog-has-a-unique-ability-to-read-your-mind-heres-why    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:25:25

• Introducing the Qt Certification Testing Platform – Your Path to Validating Qt Expertise ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/introducing-qt-certification-testing-platform    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:26:29

• Qt 6.8 RTOS Update ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.8-rtos-update    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:26:48

• ‘Bogus’ military veteran contractors highlight need for a reliable database ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence/sa-defence-sa-defence/bogus-military-veteran-contractors-highlight-need-for-a-reliable-database/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:28:05

• Kapo-berg Again Overhauls Meta’s Hey Hi (AI) Efforts ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/technology/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:28:27

• Softbank reportedly considered buying Intel's foundry division outright before investing $2 billion into the company as equity ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/softbank-reportedly-considered-buying-intels-foundry-division-outright-before-investing-usd2-billion-into-the-company-as-equity    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:28:52

• Lithuanian Conservatives propose ‘drone wall’ for tech-first border defence, troop safety ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2648441/lithuanian-conservatives-propose-drone-wall-for-tech-first-border-defence-troop-safety    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:29:12

• Using the Best Tool/s for the Job: RSS Feeds and RSS Readers ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Using_the_Best_Tool_s_for_the_Job_RSS_Feeds_and_RSS_Readers.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:29:44

• Microsoft backdoored Windows in Croatia at New Lows ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Microsoft_Windows_in_Croatia_at_New_Lows.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:29:56

• The Groklaw Web Site Has Been Hijacked by Scammers ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/The_Groklaw_Web_Site_Has_Been_Hijacked_by_Scammers.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:30:09

• In Many Countries People Move Away From Vista 11 ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/In_Many_Countries_People_Move_Away_From_Vista_11.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:30:22

• Phil Wyett evidence & Debian Zizian plagiarism, modern slavery tendencies ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Phil_Wyett_evidence_Debian_Zizian_plagiarism_modern_slavery_ten.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:30:32

• Things One Learns as a Litigant in Person at the UK High Court ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Things_One_Learns_as_a_Litigant_in_Person_at_the_UK_High_Court.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:30:47

• Improving Our Archives ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Improving_Our_Archives.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:31:00

• Latest Version of backdoored Windows (Vista 11) is a Failure 4 Years After Its Fake 'Leak' ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Latest_Version_of_Windows_Vista_11_is_a_Failure_4_Years_After_I.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:31:10

• Syria stops banning books. Readers rejoice. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2025/0819/syria-books-assad-censorship    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:31:53

• Firefox 142.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1034436/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:32:14

• Gambling Tech Firm Bragg Discloses Cyberattack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/gambling-tech-firm-bragg-discloses-cyberattack/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:33:27

• Preventing domain-resurrection attacks (PyPI blog) ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1034450/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:34:37

• "PyPI considers the account holder's initially verified email address a strong indicator of account ownership. Coupled with a form of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), this helps to further secure the account." https://blog.pypi.org/posts/2025-08-18-preventing-domain-resurrections/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:35:44

• Hong Kong summons UK, Australian diplomats after asylum granted to wanted activists ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/19/hong-kong-summons-uk-australian-diplomats-after-asylum-granted-to-wanted-activists/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:36:18

• Jellyfin on macOS for a quick self-hosted media library ☞ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/jellyfin-on-macos-quick-self-hosted-media-library    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:37:33

• Gabbard Says UK Scraps Demand for Fashion Company Apple to Give Backdoor Access to Data ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/gabbard-says-uk-scraps-demand-for-apple-to-give-backdoor-access-to-data/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Unlike_GAFAM_Free_Software_Serves_You_It_Does_Not_Serve_Governm.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:39:38

• UK abandons Fashion Company Apple backdoor demand after US diplomatic pressure ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/uk-abandons-apple-backdoor-demand-after-us-diplomatic-pressure/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:40:00

• Spain continues to battle destructive wildfires even as heatwave eases ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250819-spain-continues-to-battle-destructive-wildfires-even-as-heatwave-eases    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:40:25

• Jimmy Lai’s nat. security trial: Judges question whether articles in pro-democracy Apple Daily ‘seditious’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/19/jimmy-lais-nat-security-trial-judges-question-whether-articles-in-pro-democracy-apple-daily-seditious/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:41:04

• Britain Drops Request That Fashion Company Apple Create a Back Door ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/technology/britain-apple-back-door.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:41:33

• US spy chief says UK has dropped backdoor order for Fashion Company Apple ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/19/us-spy-chief-says-uk-dropped-backdoor-order-apple/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:42:12

• PONZI SCHEME. A company in SO MUCH DEBT, unable to ever profit, is NOT worth that!! https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/technology/openai-chatgpt-stock-sale-valuation.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:43:18

• Dihydroxyacetone Man administration revokes security clearances of 37 current and former government officials ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/intelligence-community/2025/08/trump-administration-revokes-security-clearances-of-37-current-and-former-government-officials/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:45:08

• House Homeland plans CISA 2015 markup with expiration looming ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/08/house-homeland-plans-cisa-2015-markup-with-expiration-looming/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:45:28

• Australia’s TPG Telecom Investigating iiNet Hack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/australias-tpg-telecom-investigating-iinet-hack/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:45:56

• European Leaders’ Rush to Convicted Felon-Zelensky Meeting Appears to Have Paid Off ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/world/europe/europe-trump-zelensky-meeting.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:46:29

• Russia Keeps Rejecting Idea of Western Peacekeepers in Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/19/us/trump-zelensky-ukraine-russia/western-forces-nato-peacekeepers-trump    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:46:44

• Without U.S. Troops in Ukraine, Would a 'Security Guarantee’ Deter Russia? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/19/us/trump-zelensky-ukraine-russia/us-troops-security-guarantees-europe    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:46:59

• "This post initially included a corridor photo which was fake. My fault" https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/08/ukraine/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:48:07

• Securing Postwar Ukraine, Even With Convicted Felon’s Pledge to Help, Is Complex ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-security-guarantees-trump.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:48:27

• Sabotage Shows How Russia’s Hostility Toward Europe Goes Beyond Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/europe/russia-hybrid-attacks-europe.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:48:47

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Said He Would Not Send Troops to Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/briefing/trump-us-troops-ukraine-open-ai.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:49:25

• At White House, Europeans make case they have role to play on Ukraine ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2025/0818/zelenskyy-trump-europeans-ukraine-war    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:49:51

• Russia's Medvedev says 'coalition of the willing' failed to outplay Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russias-medvedev-says-coalition-of-the-willing-failed-to-outplay-trump    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:50:04

• Tokyo to consider role in security guarantees provided to Ukraine, says Japan PM Ishiba ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-to-consider-role-in-security-guarantees-provided-to-ukraine-pm-ishiba    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:50:23

• Russia Responds To Washington Talks With Mass Drone And Missile Strikes On Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-peace-talks-airstrike-casulaties-kharkiv-donetsk-zaporizhzhya-kherson-poltava-chernihiv/33507183.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:50:38

• Lithuanian president welcomes US security guarantees for Ukraine ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2648610/lithuanian-president-welcomes-us-security-guarantees-for-ukraine    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:50:53

• Security guarantees for Ukraine still unclear after Washington summit ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250819-security-guarantees-for-ukraine-still-unclear-after-washington-summit    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:51:11

• Was Convicted Felon’s summit with Zelenskyy and European leaders a turning point for Russia’s war in Ukraine? ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/fastthinking/was-trumps-summit-with-zelenskyy-and-european-leaders-a-turning-point-for-russias-war-in-ukraine/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:51:45

• Europe needs to keep up the momentum for Ukraine after its White House show of force ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/europe-needs-to-keep-up-the-momentum-for-ukraine-after-its-white-house-show-of-force/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:51:57

• A strong Ukraine is the only realistic security guarantee against Russia ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/a-strong-ukraine-is-the-only-realistic-security-guarantee-against-russia/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:52:22

• Invitation to join Ukrainian 'Sunflower Road' parade ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/19.08.2025-invitation-to-join-ukrainian-sunflower-road-parade.a610899/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:52:42

• Appeal to help hard-pressed Latvian and Ukrainian families with school supplies ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/19.08.2025-appeal-to-help-hard-pressed-latvian-and-ukrainian-families-with-school-supplies.a610925/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:52:57

• Latvian President visits eastern border ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/president/19.08.2025-latvian-president-visits-eastern-border.a610752/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:55:58

• Zero-Day Exploit in WinRAR File ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/zero-day-exploit-in-winrar-file.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:56:40

• Relief in Ukraine as Zelensky Avoids Disaster in Washington ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-russia-putin-zelensky-trump-talks.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:57:42

• Macron Calls Putin an ‘Ogre at Our Doorstep’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/europe/macron-putin-predator-russia-ukraine-war.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:58:00

• Europe’s Leaders Headed Off Giveaway to Putin, but Emerged Without a Clear Path ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-trump-meeting-europe-leaders-war.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:58:28

• White House Presses Meeting, Security Guarantees That Russia Has Yet to Accept ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/19/us/trump-zelensky-ukraine-russia    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:58:45

• Ukraine Diplomacy Reveals How Un-American Convicted Felon Is ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/opinion/trump-russia-ukraine-putin.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:59:10

• Will Putin Meet With Zelensky to End the Ukraine War? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/europe/putin-zelensky-meeting.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:59:24

• "Putin–Zelensky meeting could take place in Hungary" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/19/putin-zelensky-meeting-could-take-place-in-hungary-reuters | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 18:59:47

• "won’t arrest Putin" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/19/switzerland-says-it-won-t-arrest-putin-if-he-comes-for-peace-talks-with-zelensky | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:00:05

• "meeting with Zelensky in Moscow" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/19/putin-proposed-meeting-with-zelensky-in-moscow-afp | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:00:28

• Zelensky Says He’s Ready to Meet Putin After Convicted Felon Talks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/us/zelensky-trump-putin-meeting.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:00:46

• How Europe Learned to Speak So Convicted Felon Would Listen ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/europe/trump-putin-summit-europe.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:01:20

• How Zelensky Made Progress With Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000010348280/how-zelensky-made-progress-with-trump.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:01:35

• For Convicted Felon, Flashy Summits Come First. Grunt Work Comes Next. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/politics/trump-summits-putin-zelensky.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:02:00

• How Crimea has changed hands over the centuries ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2648567/how-crimea-has-changed-hands-over-the-centuries    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:02:22

• Sam Thursfield: Status update, 19/08/2025 ☞ https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/status-update-19-08-2025/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:03:03

• "traditional values" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/19/russian-university-awarded-contract-to-develop-system-for-measuring-students-traditional-values | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:03:47

• "stranded in Kyrgyzstan with broken leg" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/19/kyrgyzstan-s-mountains-turn-deadly | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:04:07

• "Trump’s all theater, Europe’s a broken record, Zelensky wore a coat, and the war goes on" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/20/trump-s-all-theater-europe-s-a-broken-record-zelensky-wore-a-coat-and-the-war-goes-on | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:04:36

• "Baltic Sea could become a military theater" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/20/northern-exposure | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:04:58

• "Zelensky says security guarantees for Ukraine will include a ‘strong army,’ U.S. weapons deal, and domestic drone production" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/19/zelensky-says-security-guarantees-for-ukraine-will-include-a-strong-army-u-s-weapons-deal-and-domestic-drone-production | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:06:16

• "Russian-installed official says" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/19/entire-occupied-part-of-ukraine-s-zaporizhzhia-loses-power-russian-installed-official-says | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:06:35

• "ready to send troops to Ukraine as part of peace agreement" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/20/about-10-countries-ready-to-send-troops-to-ukraine-as-part-of-peace-agreement-bloomberg | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:06:51

• Lithuania puts limits on Belarus bus services ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2648552/lithuania-puts-limits-on-belarus-bus-services    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:07:07

• Border guards still under high pressure at Latvian eastern border ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/19.08.2025-border-guards-still-under-high-pressure-at-latvian-eastern-border.a610884/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:07:24

• "Moscow denies receiving weapons from Tehran" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/19/straight-off-iranian-production-lines | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:07:48

• Oregon Man Charged in ‘Rapper Bot’ DDoS Service ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/oregon-man-charged-in-rapper-bot-ddos-service/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:08:29

• What happened in Latvia between August 18 and 21, 1991? ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/history/19.08.2025-what-happened-in-latvia-between-august-18-and-21-1991.a610880/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:08:57

• "preschools in occupied Ukrainian territory" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/20/russia-extends-patriotic-lesson-series-to-preschools-in-occupied-ukrainian-territory | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:09:24

• Dihydroxyacetone Man announces plans for executive order to phase out mail-in ballots ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/president-trump-announces-plans-for-executive-order-to-phase-out-mail-in-ballots/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:10:03

• Linux Matters #62: Mirrors, Motors and Makefiles ☞ https://linuxmatters.sh/62/ "Alan prepares for the inevitable by mirroring Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub to Forgejo]"    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:10:59

• KOL470 | Intellectual Property & Rights: Ayn Rand Fan Club 92 with Scott Schiff ☞ https://stephankinsella.com/as_paf_podcast/kol470-ip-rights-ayn-rand-fan-club-92/ "They also talk about MElon opening his patents and the effects of IP law on AI."    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:11:30

• Microsoft fired workers for complaining about nazis ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/worker-intifada-occupies-microsoft    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:12:38

• How To Set Up DHCP Server on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/set-up-dhcp-server-debian-13/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:13:50

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

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:14:14

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

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:14:35

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

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:15:17

• Not just a bigger budget. Here’s how to reform Defence procurement ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/not-just-a-bigger-budget-heres-how-to-reform-defence-procurement/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:16:14

• Hacks.Mozilla.Org: CRLite: Fast, private, and comprehensive certificate revocation checking in Firefox ☞ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2025/08/crlite-fast-private-and-comprehensive-certificate-revocation-checking-in-firefox/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:17:10

• Mozilla priming itself for mass censorship by CAs, which is vert dangerous and ripe for abuse    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:18:30

• Chinese YouTuber builds a metro station for his cats ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-youtuber-builds-a-metro-station-for-his-cats    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:20:33

• Handling Missing Data in R: A Comprehensive Guide ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/handling-missing-data-in-r-a-comprehensive-guide/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:21:53

• Affordable Shiny app hosting for 500 concurrent users ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/affordable-shiny-app-hosting-for-500-concurrent-users/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:22:08

• Why was WebDriver outsourced to Microsoft's proprietary software trap? This makes no sense.    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:26:06

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

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:27:20

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

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:27:38

• How To Install RustDesk on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-rustdesk-rocky-linux-10/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:29:13

• How to Install Fooyin Music Player on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-fooyin-fedora-42/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:29:28

• Invalid aufs whiteout files ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202508/invalid-aufs-whiteout-files.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:30:07

• AnyDesk works but slow startup ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202508/anydesk-works-but-slow-startup.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:30:16

• Something isn't the same days after this publisher took Microsoft money https://www.xda-developers.com/wsl2-isnt-perfect-adequate-linux-tool-for-most/ this is Windows promotion    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:33:13

• The Free software world seems divided not along poltical lines but GAFAM shills and the NOT GAFAM shills. The latter group is seen as an enemy to be COCed to death by Zemlin et al. It won't work though.    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:42:19

• decadence gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/poetry/decadence    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:46:28

• Permacomputing looks interesting gopher://uninformativ.de/0/phlog/2025/2025-08/2025-08-18--permacomputing.txt    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:47:23

• Windows TCO https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/microsoft_oob_reset_patch/?td=rt-3a    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 19:59:28

• Russell Coker: Colmi P80 SmartWatch First Look ☞ https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/08/19/colmi-p80-smartwatch/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:05:59

• New Exploit Poses Threat to SAP NetWeaver Instances ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-exploit-poses-threat-to-sap-netweaver-instances/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:06:26

• Hacktivist Sentenced to 20 Months of Prison in UK ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hacktivist-sentenced-to-20-months-of-prison-in-uk/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:06:38

• Pluralistic: Charlie Jane Anders' "Lessons in Magic and Disaster." (19 Aug 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/19/revenge-magic/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:06:57

• ‘Smart’ Gadgets, Dumb Ideas: Why Consumer IoT Went Off the Rails ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/08/smart-gadgets-dumb-ideas-why-consumer-iot-went-off-the-rails/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:07:15

• 1.1 Million Unique Records Identified in Allianz Life Data Leak ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/1-1-million-unique-records-identified-in-allianz-life-data-leak/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:07:45

• iophk: falsely conflates patents with innovation and progress: """He understood the importance of patenting this world-changing technology and connected with Innovation Partnerships.""" https://record.umich.edu/articles/zhong-he-named-distinguished-university-innovator-of-the-year/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:08:50

• New Research Links VPN Apps, Highlights Security Deficiencies ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-research-links-vpn-apps-highlights-security-deficiencies/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:09:27

• Hijacked Satellites and Orbiting Space Weapons: In the 21st Century, Space Is the New Battlefield ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hijacked-satellites-and-orbiting-space-weapons-in-the-21st-century-space-is-the-new-battlefield/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:09:48

• Windows. DA BEST. https://news.itsfoss.com/windows-update-is-killing-ssds/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:11:14

• Marketing chaff with some slop image https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/linux-patch-blind-spot-exposes-critical-cybersecurity-risks-177579.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:12:14

• "Want to try an Arch-based distro but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you’ve already been distro-hopping and still haven’t found the perfect fit? Here’s my personal ranking of the nine Arch-based distros I think are worth your time—based on real-world testing and my own preferences." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tested-9-arch-based-linux-distros-heres-how-i-rank-them/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:12:39

• Don't install it https://www.zdnet.com/article/dripdropper-linux-malware-cleans-up-after-itself/ The real issue here is unpatched Apache in some scenarios.    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:13:50

• This is years old. This is neglect by those impacted, not Linux. https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/apache-activemq-flaw-exploited-to.html "It was addressed in late October 2023."    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:15:48

• Northern Australia: from developing economy to national powerhouse—if we choose to act ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/northern-australia-from-developing-economy-to-national-powerhouse-if-we-choose-to-act/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:17:40

• Australia probes Nauru-China business deal ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/19/australia-probes-nauru-china-business-deal/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:18:04

• Hong Kong activists granted asylum in U.K., Australia ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/08/19/hong-kong-asylum-tony-chung-ted-hui/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:18:17

• Aid workers in the crosshairs ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250819-aid-workers-in-the-crosshairs    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:18:32

• Syria, Israel hold US-mediated talks in Paris on regional de-escalation ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250819-syrian-israeli-diplomats-paris-de-escalation    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:18:44

• Security researcher driven by free nuggets unearths McDonald's security flaw — changing 'login' to 'register' in URL prompted site to issue plain text password for a new account ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/prompted-by-free-nuggets-security-researcher-uncovers-staggering-mcdonalds-internal-platform-vulnerability-changing-login-to-register-in-url-prompted-site-to-issue-plain-text-password-for-a-new-account    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:19:10

• Security researcher driven by free nuggets unearths McDonald's security flaw — changing 'login' to 'register' in URL ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/prompted-by-free-nuggets-security-researcher-uncovers-staggering-mcdonalds-internal-platform-vulnerability-changing-login-to-register-in-url-prompted-site-to-issue-plain-text-password-for-a-new-account    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:19:35

• Researcher downloaded the data of all 270,000 defective chip maker Intel employees from an internal business card website — massive data breach dubbed 'Intel Outside' didn't qualify for bug bounty ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/researcher-downloaded-the-data-of-all-270-000-intel-employees-from-an-internal-business-card-website-massive-data-breach-dubbed-intel-outside-didnt-qualify-for-bug-bounty    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:19:45

• Latest backdoored Windows 11 security patch might be breaking SSDs under heavy workloads — Phison investigating reports of disappearing drives following file transfers ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/latest-windows-11-security-patch-might-be-breaking-ssds-under-heavy-workloads-users-report-disappearing-drives-following-file-transfers-including-some-that-cannot-be-recovered-after-a-reboot    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:20:23

• Australia probes Nauru-China business deal ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-probes-nauru-china-business-deal    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:21:27

• Taiwan, responding to Convicted Felon’s invasion comments, says it must rely on itself for security ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-responding-to-trumps-invasion-comments-says-must-rely-on-itself-for-security    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:21:54

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Revokes Security Clearances of 37 Former and Current Officials ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/politics/trump-security-clearances.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 20:22:19

• Richard Matthew Stallman en el Perú conferencias 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awET97h34ck    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 21:39:44

• "He gave us an interview in which he explained to us the benefits of Free Software on the fate of a country, on its digital independence. An interview that we consider useful to republish." https://webdo.tn/en/actualite/various/richard-stallman-free-software-free-country/383957/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 21:41:07

• Poland won't buy Latvia's unused Covid vaccines ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/19.08.2025-poland-wont-buy-latvias-unused-covid-vaccines.a610879/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 21:41:48

• COVID-19 vaccines were effective at getting few very rich people with patents even richer. Everything else is unproven.    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 21:42:44

• Desktops/Laptops Fall to All-Time Lows in the UK, So Why Does British Media Quote a Famous Criminal on "End of the Smartphone Era"? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Desktops_Laptops_Fall_to_All_Time_Lows_in_the_UK_So_Why_Does_Br.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 21:42:56

• Don Marti: habit power, technical power, political power ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/habit-power-technical-power-political-power/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 21:43:41

• Fentanyl superstar? https://pagesix.com/2025/08/19/celebrity-news/tiktok-star-john-crawley-known-as-kingbeardx-dead-at-47/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 21:44:09

• They meant HYPE, not hope. But they get paid to shill crap and Ponzi schemes. https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/08/18/hope-is-the-first-phase-of-a-strategy-profit-from-selling-ai-systems/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 21:44:47

• nextplatform is owned by The Register MS. Hence, is participates in the shilling.    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 21:45:34

• It also accommodates an embedded IBM shill/operative, Timothy Prickett Morgan    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 21:46:09

• "PARTNER CONTENT" = paid spam to push HEY HI Ponzi scheme https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/08/19/automating-data-pipelines-with-ai-agents/    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 21:47:25

• "Tip: Work your network. Call everyone you've ever worked with and re-connect. This is the only way to find a job these days. Applying to jobs on LinkedIn is a waste of time. 90% are fake jobs posted solely to satisfy regulatory requirements for an H1B or PERM application, to prove no Americans are available for the job." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k324m2z7    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 22:15:32

• The Register used to cover IBM layoffs, then it stopped https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/IBM_Operatives_Inside_The_Register_MS_and_More_Shady_Money_to_F.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 22:18:32

• "Have there been any layoffs in IBM's Government Consulting in the DC area?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3387t3v    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 22:19:31

• California Republicans File Suit Seeking to Block Newsom Redistricting Plan ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/california-republicans-lawsuit-redistricting.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 22:20:30

• The Revised Laws of Robotics ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/the-revised-laws-of-robotics    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 22:20:44

• A ‘Dexter’ Obsessed Man Highlights a Gap in British Law ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/europe/jacob-power-dexter-murder-plans-uk-laws.html    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 22:21:06

• revel in fullness gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/revel_in_fullness    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 22:24:07

• Notes on an overheard conversation while at lunch with friends gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/08/20.1    

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 22:25:13