Roy Schestowitz

• "You may have been exposing yourself to “you should make a website” propaganda, many of it linked to from this very capsule. You may be mulling over what your website will look like. Could look like. Might look like." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/internet/mobile-indifferent-design/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:24:44

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-24.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:25:51

• Throwing barely-used features out of the web platform makes Andreas Kling’s job easier, and that’s a good thing gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2025/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:27:10

• "Apparently a bunch of people are mad that they won’t be able to tell people about feeds on their feed URLs. Browsers can do this themselves, as one of the GitHub Issue commenters mentions."    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:28:16

• "I wanted to agree with and amplify “dual-tub sinks are bad”. If you’re redoing your kitchen, get a ginormous single-tub sink. You want one big enough to easily wash your biggest pan in." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2025/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:29:22

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1392.jpg    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:30:52

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1742.jpg    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:31:05

• Dryer Repair Revisited gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2025/20250822_dryer    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:31:48

• This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 613 ☞ https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2025/08/20/this-week-in-rust-613/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:33:06

• Arch GNU/Linux Posts First Update on Ongoing DDoS Attack ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/08/arch-linux-posts-first-update-on-ongoing-ddos-attack/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:33:40

• Hackaday Podcast Episode 334 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/22/hackaday-podcast-episode-334-radioactive-shrimp-clocks-funky-filaments-owning-the-hardware/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:34:58

• End of the Smartphone Era? No. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/22/End_of_the_Smartphone_Era_No.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:35:12

• UPC is illegal, so this is ongoing corruption and abuse of the system ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/no-referral-to-cjeu-in-cost-dispute-between-expert-klein-seoul-viosys/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:35:58

• Is This an Hey Hi (AI) Bubble? + Meta’s Missing Morals + Fentanylware (TikTok) Shock Slop ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/podcasts/is-this-an-ai-bubble-metas-missing-morals-tiktok-shock-slop.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:36:33

• Pluralistic: Radical juries (22 Aug 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/22/jury-nullification/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:36:54

• Is mineral water ‘natural’ if it’s filtered? https://theconversation.com/is-mineral-water-natural-if-its-filtered-the-debate-gripping-france-today-has-raged-since-the-18th-century-263149    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:37:42

• bad science is becoming big business https://theconversation.com/how-bad-science-is-becoming-big-business-262821    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:38:07

• Italian Amazon Workers Strike and Win. Will Unions Elsewhere Follow Suit? https://truthout.org/articles/italian-amazon-workers-strike-and-win-will-unions-elsewhere-follow-suit/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:38:48

• Land Rights in the Amazon https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/08/19/brazil-protect-small-scale-farmers-land-rights-in-the-amazon    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:39:20

• Amazon Looks to Ditch Homegrown Software for Android in Fire Tablet Revamp, Sources Say https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-08-20/exclusive-amazon-looks-to-ditch-homegrown-software-for-android-in-fire-tablet-revamp-sources-say    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:39:52

• Benchmark::MCE on CPAN https://blogs.perl.org/users/dimitrios_kechagias/2025/08/benchmarkmce-on-cpan.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:40:19

• Can trade mark law help protect one’s privacy (and stop the spread of embarrassing WhatsApp audio messages)? http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/can-trade-mark-law-help-protect-ones.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:40:44

• Fight against online piracy [sic]: dynamic injunctions in Belgium http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/guest-post-fight-against-online-piracy.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:50:22

• Grand stripes and single-brand stores – A great combination for genuine use? http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/grand-stripes-and-single-brand-stores.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:50:51

• Going with the flow: how penguins use tides to travel and hunt https://theconversation.com/going-with-the-flow-how-penguins-use-tides-to-travel-and-hunt-262267    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 03:51:18

• 'All said, Adams' taxonomy is a great truth to navigate feelings about life, ageing and technology. It is also a sign-post to a deeper philosophy behind the humour.' https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/maturity/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 04:37:13

• ""Anything that's invented between when you're fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary, and you can probably get a career in it."" https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/maturity/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 04:38:18

• ""Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works." I'll re-phrase this. "Anything in the world when you're born is normal and arbitrary, which is just the natural way the world works.""    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 04:39:00

• "at one point I remember seeing IBM swag being offered on the w3 site with guess what? BLUEPOINTS ..." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3bewn6e    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 04:59:15

• "American students spend $250K or more for a college education and then they get replaced by H1Bs: what a cool system!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3c1bhhm    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 05:00:13

• "Russian officials charge Kursk teenager with ‘rehabilitating Nazism’ for slipping gay porn star Billy Herrington into veterans collage" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/22/russian-officials-charge-kursk-teenager-with-rehabilitating-nazism-for-slipping-gay-porn-star-billy-herrington-into-veterans-collage    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:47:21

• old: "DIU høring digital suverænitet / Folketinget" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.ft.dk/da/aktuelt/nyheder/2025/04/diu-hoering-digital-suveraenitet    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:47:43

• old: "Dansk IT-chef vil droppe Word i det offentlige - Akademikerbladet" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://dm.dk/akademikerbladet/aktuelt/2025/maj/it-chef-vil-droppe-word-i-det-offentlige-hvorfor-koerer-vi-ferrari-naar-en-skoda-octavia-er-god-nok/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:48:03

• "In English | OS2 – Offentligt digitaliseringsfællesskab" https://www.os2.eu/in-english    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:48:30

• "Why Green Berets want to join conventional combat discussion" https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/08/23/why-green-berets-want-to-join-conventional-combat-discussion/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:49:00

• "Trump Ran on a Promise of Revenge. He's Making Good on It" https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-08-23/trump-ran-on-a-promise-of-revenge-hes-making-good-on-it    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:49:33

• "Contributor: Newsom's knives-out memes show plausible strategy against Trump" https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-08-22/gavin-newsom-memes-trump    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:49:50

• "The Plot To Outlaw AI Lawsuits" https://www.levernews.com/the-plot-to-outlaw-ai-lawsuits/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:50:06

• "Trump Will Send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda After His Return Home" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-kilmar-abrego-garcia-uganda-el-salvador-release-1235414423/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:50:29

• "Donald Trump Is Exploiting Europe’s Weakness" https://jacobin.com/2025/08/eu-nato-trump-putin-multipolarity-imperialism/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:50:45

• "How the Democratic Party Was Hollowed Out" https://jacobin.com/2025/08/democrats-ngos-jeffries-schumer-dealignment/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:51:20

• "Culturally Imperialist" https://lmnt.me/blog/culturally-imperialist.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:51:34

• "Brittiska myndigheter kartlägger folks sociala medie-poster med AI" https://femtejuli.se/2025/08/22/brittiska-myndigheter-kartlagger-folks-sociala-medie-poster-med-ai/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:52:24

• "World War II’s last American ace dies at 103" https://www.navytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2025/08/22/world-war-iis-last-american-ace-dies-at-103/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:52:42

• "Talking With Phillips O'Brien - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-with-phillips-obrien    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:53:31

• "The Great Exchange - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-great-exchange    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:54:08

• trains https://www.brusselstimes.com/1710772/rigged-system-low-cost-flights-still-much-cheaper-than-trains-in-europe    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:54:48

• "EU delivers over 4 billion euros to Ukraine ahead of Independence Day" https://kyivindependent.com/eu-allocates-4-billion-euros-to-ukraine-ahead-of-independence-day/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:55:05

• "Banana Pi has shared more hardware details about the upcoming BPI-M4 Super, a single-board computer designed for multimedia and IoT applications." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/banana-pi-bpi-m4-super-with-rockchip-rk3568b2-and-dual-ethernet/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 09:57:21

• "A new edition of the UK's Online Copyright Infringement Tracker has landed after taking a year off" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/uk-live-sports-piracy-sets-new-record-movie-piracy-returns-to-2019-peak-250823/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:04:16

• "As the conversation about AI’s impact on creative industries continues, there’s a common misconception that AI models are “stealing” content by absorbing it for free." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/22/ai-training-what-creators-need-to-know-about-copyright-tokens-and-data-winter/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:21:23

• "This is thanks to the vast archive of copyrighted data that virtually all commercial generative AI models are trained on." ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-work-copyright-lawsuit | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:22:55

• "Note that the winners are giants. You and I? We’re just consumers." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2025/08/23/the-hotel-model-of-ai/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:29:30

• "You can build gorgeous websites and apps. You can publish lovely looking branded content via Instagram and Facebook." ☛ https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2016/03/10/internet-conversation-lessons-cluetrain-manifesto-17-years | Source: Carnyx Group Ltd    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:32:47

• [Old] "I recently talked to one of Cluetrain’s four co-authors, Doc Searls, to find out why that might be the case, and how he thinks about their 21-year-old manifesto." ☛ https://medium.com/cover-story/what-happened-to-cluetrain-14d11911d6b7 | Source: Medium    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:33:08

• [Old] "I recently talked to one of Cluetrain’s four co-authors, Doc Searls, to find out why that might be the case, and how he thinks about their 21-year-old manifesto." ☛ https://medium.com/cover-story/what-happened-to-cluetrain-14d11911d6b7 | Source: Medium    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:33:42

• "Well, OK, a few things did happen in between. One of those things was that the Internet attracted millions. Many millions. The interesting question to ask is why." ☛ https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/l/levine-manifesto.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:34:01

• "Another official, speaking to Military Times on condition of anonymity, said the service would likely carry SIG Sauer M17 service pistols as opposed to longer guns." ☛ https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/08/22/hegseth-signs-memo-authorizing-arming-of-guard-in-dc/ | Source: Air Force Times    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:37:58

• "Of course, there's plenty of workers who don't even get the tipped minimum wage: in most of the country, "gig economy" workers aren't guaranteed any wages." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/23/become-unoptimizable/#downward-redistribution | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:38:28

• "perhaps the most positive news for the movement was the exceptional growth (albeit from a low starting figure) of union membership among young workers." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/08/australia-labor-albanese-industrial-union-organizing/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:39:01

• "But all that really meant — when the DHS decided to finally be honest about it — was that there had been 69 more assaults this year as compared to last year (79 to 10)." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/22/another-bullshit-assaulting-an-ice-officer-case-falls-apart-in-front-of-a-grand-jury/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:39:32

• "The Trump administration opened an immigrant detention site at a former Japanese internment camp in Texas" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-ice-detention-site-migrants-japanese-internment-camp-1235414442/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:39:52

• "Private prison companies have been so giddy since last November, about the prospect of making billions of dollars at the expense of every American" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-donors-ice-immigration-detention-private-funding-b2812474.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:40:17

• "The subject matter of the leaked recordings was obviously of public interest." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/22/investigators-used-terrible-computer-fraud-laws-to-ensure-people-were-punished-for-leaking-air-crash-footage-to-cnn/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:44:08

• "Unpredictability is simply bad for business and does nothing positive for the Hong Kong government’s mission to have a good story told about itself." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/23/bloomberg-journalist-latest-to-be-denied-hong-kong-work-visa-without-reason-as-press-groups-raise-concerns/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:44:37

• "A number of images of Israeli soldiers who have had both their legs amputated have been circulating on social media." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250823-artificial-intelligence-images-israeli-amputees-propaganda-scams | Source: France24    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:45:55

• "The US is investing $8.9 billion into Intel, but most of the funds come from money that the government was supposed to pay the embattled chipmaker anyway." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/764480/intel-donald-trump-lip-bu-tan-deal | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:51:49

• "One of the things upon which I spend a lot of time pondering: watching right-leaning" ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/theres-the-truth-and-then-theres | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:52:18

• "Analysts doubt the intervention solves Intel’s fundamental issues with clients, profitability and yields." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/silicon-socialism-intel-too-big-to-fail/268983/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:52:31

• "This week’s episode features special guest Tim McDonnell from Semafor, who wrote about Google’s moves to drive down the energy consumption of AI search queries to lower its carbon footprint." ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/can-google-reduce-its-ai-energy-footprint-this-week-in-cleantech/ | Source: Renewable Energy World    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:53:18

• "An announcement last week by Ford marks the most definitive statement yet by an American automaker that it is committed to the future of electric cars, no matter what happens in Washington." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2025/0823/ford-trump-electric-vehicles-china | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:53:54

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posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:54:19

• "It often attracts teams from international universities and technical institutes as well as private entrepreneurs." ☛ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/made-by-hand-and-powered-by-the-sun-these-vehicles-are-setting-off-on-a-3000km-journey/vmpd3g4vp | Source: SBS    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:54:28

• "It's a dream trip for many people — a 15,000 kilometre round trip through some of Canada's most beautiful natural landscapes." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/kitchener-ontario-nwt-motorcycle-road-trip-1.7613934 | Source: CBC    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:55:01

• "Greenpeace is urging the EU and national governments to reform transport policy by ending subsidies for aviation" ☛ https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/low-cost-flights-up-to-26-times-cheaper-than-trains/ |    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:57:18

• "It is absurd that travellers in Europe are being pushed into climate-damaging planes with generous subsidies and tax exemptions" ☛ https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/train-travel-still-pricier-flying-most-european-routes-report | Source: Clean Energy Wire    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:57:34

• "Every route where a plane is cheaper than a train is a political failure" ☛ https://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issues/climate-energy/47717/low-cost-flights-up-to-26-times-cheaper-than-trains/ | Source: Greenpeace    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:57:50

• If you attack women, don't sue those who report on it http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/Men_Who_Abuse_Women_Should_Never_Spend_Over_3_Years_of_the_UK_H.shtml Sanity in the courts    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:59:38

• "Celebrities like Taylor Swift have long used a little-known Federal Aviation Administration program to shield their private jets’ flight records from public view." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/08/ice-uses-celebrities-loophole-to-hide-deportation-flights/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:00:45

• "possibly met him, in 1990 when she visited the US on a business trip for her father’s company, and that she first met Epstein the following year." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/us-justice-department-releases-transcripts-of-interview-with-ghislaine-maxwell/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:01:11

• Overpopulation: "Iran's water crisis is going from bad to worse" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/farda-briefing-iran-water-crisis-taliban-pashadan-dam-afghanistan/33509433.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:11:35

• "Northeastern Nigeria, along the borders with Cameroon, Chad and Niger, has seen an uptick in attacks, including against military facilities" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-says-it-killed-35-jihadis-near-cameroon-border/a-73743022 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:12:45

• "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of U.S. damage to Iranian nuclear sites" ☛ https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/08/22/hegseth-fires-head-of-defense-intelligence-agency/ | Source: US Navy Times    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:13:12

• "It should now be abundantly clear that Russia will continue to reject Trump’s peace overtures until Putin faces significantly more pressure to end the war." ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putin-will-not-pursue-peace-until-he-is-facing-military-defeat/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:13:40

• "Last year's law requires ByteDance to divest of the app's U.S. assets or demonstrate significant progress toward a sale." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/after-joining-tiktok-trump-says-he-could-extend-sale-deadline-if-needed/articleshow/123457993.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:14:35

• "India maintains its ban on TikTok. Government officials deny reports of the app's return." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tiktok-ban-not-lifted-officials/articleshow/123467159.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:14:52

• "Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting China later this month to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/are-tiktok-other-chinese-apps-back-in-india-as-tensions-subside/articleshow/123468643.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:15:07

• "No sanctions, no cease-fire, no security guarantee, but plenty of fossil fuel deals brew after Trump’s cringeworthy Putin-appeasement on Ukraine." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-putin-fossil-fueled-victory-lap-alaska-ukraine-1235414409/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:17:57

• "This morning, FBI agents raided the home of John Bolton—former National Security Advisor, lifelong Republican, and one of the most establishment figures" ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/constitutional-collapse-in-real-time | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:18:23

• "The alleged "national security investigation" has all the legitimacy of a Nigerian prince's email." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/08/22/former-war-hawk-gets-a-taste-of-his-own-jackboots.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:19:06

• "Porter said that the costs of prolonged deployments will eat into funding intended for things like training and operations." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/national-guard-cost-donald-trump-deployments-b2812780.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:19:28

• "Not geofenced but subject to phased rollout are link previews, for various native-English-speaking regions." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/firefox_142/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:20:19

• "New surveillance laws such as the UK’s Online Safety Act, the EU’s Chat Control proposal, and a wave of US state-level KYC mandates" ☛ https://femtejuli.se/2025/08/23/naomi-brockwell-this-is-the-moment-the-internet-changed-forever-video/ | Source: Femte Juli    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:20:48

• Windows TCO: "Executives are not blind to the problem — they understand the financial exposure, the reputational stakes and the business impact of a major breach." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/23/cybersecurity-no-1-risk-youre-likely-unprepared/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:21:35

• Windows TCO: "Like other ransomware, Blue Locker encrypts the files of impacted organisations, and demands that a ransom be paid in exchange for a decryption key." ☛ https://www.exponential-e.com/blog/blue-locker-ransomware-hits-critical-infrastructure-is-your-organisation-ready | Source: Exponential-e Ltd    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:21:48

• Social Control Media ☛ https://blog.avas.space/salvage/ | Source: Ava    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:22:43

• "James recommended Bookwyrm, a social site for book reviews and social reading." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/linking-to-books-online/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:22:56

• "this was an outright lie" ☛ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/bank-forced-to-rehire-workers-after-lying-about-chatbot-productivity-union-says/ | Source: Ars Technica    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:56:51

• "The CBA admitted the roles were not redundant once brought to a tribunal, and it has apologized to those it fired." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/08/22/australian-bank-rehires-workers-replaced-by-ai-after-lying-about-chatbot-success.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:57:05

• "An overwhelming 71 percent of Americans are worried that AI will put vast swaths of the workforce permanently out of a job" ☛ https://futurism.com/average-person-scared-of-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:57:39

• "Now, even as Wall Street begins to reckon with the empty promises of AI automation" ☛ https://futurism.com/ceo-layoffs-automation-ignitetech | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:57:58

• "The Danish government said the permitted use of AI in the English curriculum from 2026 would be experimental" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/danish-students-to-be-allowed-to-use-ai-for-english-exams/articleshow/123453501.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:58:43

• "" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/23/is-the-ai-bubble-about-to-burst-and-send-the-stock-market-into-freefall | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:59:00

• "It is an artificial intelligence (AI) venture. The idea, according to Musk, is to use AI to build a complete software company from the ground up." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/elon-musk-macrohard-xai/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:59:26

• "Obviously, any campaign that used only that AI-generated data would miss the mark — instead of looking at the views of real respondents" ☛ https://werd.io/political-pollsters-are-trying-to-save-money-by-polling-ai-instead-of-real-people-and-its-going-about-as-well-as-youd-expect/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:59:44

• "The AI bubble is a study in the utter nonsense you can pull off if you can just write any old number and put a dollar sign in front of it, then borrow against it." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/23/ai-winter-is-in-the-air-but-we-think-the-ai-bubble-keeps-going-until-2027/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:00:10

• "Those same kinds of emotional bonds are coming to machines. We see glimmers of it already." ☛ https://kk.org/thetechnium/emotional-agents/ | Source: Kevin Kelly    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:18:27

• "If passed, only the state Attorney General would have the power to sue AI companies under the act." ☛ https://futurism.com/politicians-illegal-sue-ai-companies | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:18:46

• Because it should be made illegal to put an end or stop a Ponzi scheme?    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:19:22

• Also, who's funding these politicians? What happens when white-collar criminals like "crypto" bros and frauds who say "AI" (to describe anything) write the law or buy the law?    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:20:31

• "We have been impacted mostly by chemical weapons that are being used against protesters in the vicinity of our school" ☛ https://www.jezebel.com/ice-is-using-so-much-tear-gas-in-portland-a-school-abandoned-its-campus | Source: Paste Media Group    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:21:50

• "Instead, it’s reducing regulatory pressure on manufacturers and water utilities to eliminate them." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/08/trump-rfk-maha-clean-water/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:22:17

• "The principal source of plague in Los Angeles County today is wild rodents in rural areas." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-22/bubonic-plague-california-case-lake-tahoe-experts-explain | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:22:37

• "This is not what I found, at least at some large online retailers." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/NVMeOvertakingSATAForSSDs | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:23:10

• "In a world of digital distractions, instant gratification, gaming, and 24-hour televised doom, folks seem to be reading fewer books than ever." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/08/22/denmark-eliminates-25-book-tax-to-combat-declining-reading-skills.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:23:47

• "About 10 years ago I asked my class" ☛ https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2025/08/was-george-foreman-grill-best-invention.html | Source: Computational Complexity    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:24:26

• "And yet, these counterattacks may be ensnaring scientists in a catch-22. Their goal is to defend their work from political interference." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/08/scientists-politicalization/683992/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:24:38

• "I find that both aspects are useful, but for different reasons and serve different purposes." ☛ https://michael.kjorling.se/blog/2025/calendars-and-to-do-lists/ | Source: Michael Kjörling    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:25:19

• "So let’s talk about a few things that make me optimistic about the world right now. Let’s fix the signal!" ☛ https://robinrendle.com/notes/fix-the-signal/ | Source: Robin Rendle    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:25:34

• "One day back in May, I was taking some cardboard waste to the recycle bin next to the garage. My Samsung A15 was in my free hand, and I was wearing a pair of shorts that didn't have pockets, so to lift the lid of the recycle bin, I placed the phone on the trash can." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2025/202508/20250823-digital-camera.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:29:31

• "Hello everyone! Long time, no post. Made a bear blog post about this but decided I wanted to share it here, too. I found a series of Japanese new age albums called the Isotonic Sound collection and I've been obsessed ever since. Here are my favorites from the list!" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2692    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:30:21

• "There are people who say the Ukraine war is a civil war, but that’s a blatant lie from russian propaganda. Putin has been saying since 2014 that it is a civil war with which Russia has nothing to do. But we know he's a liar." gemini://redterminal.org/gemlog/2025-08-24-Russias_war_against_the_Ukraine.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:31:57

• Von "Wir sind mehr" und anderen Halluzinationen gemini://gemini.lost-frequencies.org/wir_sind_mehr.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:32:56

• Catchup gopher://gopher.prismdragon.net:70/0/phlog/2025-08-21_catchup.txt    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:33:56

• "When I write a letter (which is rare) in LaTeX and then print that on my laser printer (which is 20 years old!), I can't help but be amazed by the result. It's fast, very reliable, and the print quality is great." gopher://uninformativ.de/0/phlog/2025/2025-08/2025-08-24--printers.txt    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:34:58

• "For Java developers, the release includes multiple fixes and improvements for JDK 25, such as resolving javadoc build issues" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/netbeans-27-improves-jdk-25-compatibility-adds-gradle-9-fixes/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:39:41

• "we can't possibly be expected to support XSLT anymore shenanigans" ☛ https://www.going-flying.com/blog/xslt-for-rss-feed.html | Source: Matthew J Ernisse    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:40:14

• "According to the report, for mid-market companies with a median annual AWS bill of approximately $2.3 million" ☛ https://thenewstack.io/outdated-python-versions-cost-companies-millions/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:40:33

• Stable kernel 6.16.3 ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1034857/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:41:27

• Word2IPA – turn words into their true sounds ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/word2ipa-turn-words-true-sounds/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:42:17

• dnsi – tool to investigate the DNS ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/dnsi-tool-investigate-dns/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:42:57

• "One of them applies to video encoding: an issue that sometimes caused visual corruption when using x265 has been resolved. At the same time, adjustments were made to SVT-AV1 presets 10, 9, and 8, which weren’t functioning correctly with SSIM tune enabled. On the subtitle side, the HarfBuzz library has been updated to version 11.4.2." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/handbrake-1-10-1-released-with-fixes-for-video-encoding-and-subtitles/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:43:50

• "At the same time, adjustments were made to SVT-AV1 presets 10, 9, and 8, which weren’t functioning correctly with SSIM tune enabled. On the subtitle side, the HarfBuzz library has been updated to version 11.4.2." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/handbrake-1-10-1-released-with-fixes-for-video-encoding-and-subtitles/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:44:23

• "One of them applies to video encoding: an issue that sometimes caused visual corruption when using x265 has been resolved." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/handbrake-1-10-1-released-with-fixes-for-video-encoding-and-subtitles/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:44:46

• "the programming languages you know affects how you think about programs." ☛ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/sapir-whorf-does-not-apply-to-programming/ | Source: Buttondown LLC    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:46:26

• "Webmentions have been around for a while now, they are a very interesting protocol that allows websites to interact and call each other" ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/webmentions-but-manual/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:47:08

• "The rides table contains 58,033,724 rows. The hoods table has polygons for 310 neighborhoods." ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/23/spatial-joins-in-duckdb/ | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:47:44

• "Basically now that’s me when a new version of Firefox comes out. So much useful stuff gone" ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/goddammit-mr-noodle/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:48:38

• "I hope to give it a spin soon, but I at least wanted to raise some awareness since I think this is a cool development, and hopefully will be adopted by TrueNAS proper at some point, so we can build tinier and more efficient TrueNAS servers, instead of having to tweak ZFS by hand on our own, without TrueNAS's fancy install wizard and UI..." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/truenas-on-arm-finally-thing | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:49:11

• "I hope to give it a spin soon, but I at least wanted to raise some awareness since I think this is a cool development" ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/truenas-on-arm-finally-thing | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:49:50

• "and hopefully will be adopted by TrueNAS proper at some point, so we can build tinier and more efficient TrueNAS servers, instead of having to tweak ZFS by hand on our own, without TrueNAS's fancy install wizard and UI..." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/truenas-on-arm-finally-thing | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:49:58

• "A new init system called Nitro has reached its first public release, adding another option to the already diverse ecosystem of process supervisors for Linux" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/nitro-is-a-new-init-system-process-supervisor/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:52:10

• "Posts on The Garden are authored in a custom CMS (shown above), usually in Rubric, a home-grown alternative to Markdown." ☛ https://satyrs.eu/uses |    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:52:48

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

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:59:27

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

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 12:59:50

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

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:00:19

• Gnoppix Makes Using Hey Hi (AI) on GNU/Linux a Snap, With One Caveat ☞ https://thenewstack.io/gnoppix-makes-using-ai-on-linux-a-snap-with-one-caveat/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:01:14

• Learn Zsh ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/learn-zsh/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:01:29

• Using Git ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/using-git/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:01:42

• Getting Started With Tmux ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/tmux/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:02:01

• 13 Best Free and Open Source Network Inventory Management ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/networkinventorymanagement/    

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

• Slopwatch: GNU/Linux Journal, WebProNews, LinuxSecurity, and the Serial Slopper ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/Slopwatch_Linux_Journal_WebProNews_LinuxSecurity_and_the_Serial.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:03:41

• Cppcheck – static analysis tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cppcheck-static-analysis-tool/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:04:01

• Eden – Nintendo Switch emulator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/eden-nintendo-switch-emulator/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:04:15

• dizqueTV – create live TV channel streams from media on your Plex servers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/dizquetv-create-live-tv-channel-streams/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:04:32

• GNU/Linux Climbs to 4% in Sierra Leone ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/GNU_Linux_Climbs_to_4_in_Sierra_Leone.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:04:48

• Microsoft Workers on Canonical's Payroll ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/Microsoft_Workers_on_Canonical_s_Payroll.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:05:00

• SystemRescue 12.02 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/systemrescue    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:05:50

• FFmpeg 8.0 Released with Native APV and ProRes RAW Decoder ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/ffmpeg-8-0-released-apv-prores-raw-decoder/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:22:56

• The Gateron Smoothie linear switches ☞ https://rubenerd.com/the-gateron-smoothie-linear-switches/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:24:16

• GSoC 2025 Final Project Blog: Developing Karton, the KDE Virtual Machine Manager! ☞ https://kenoi.dev/blogs/2025-08-23/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:25:18

• Meanderer trike starting again from scratch ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202508/meanderer-trike-starting-again-from-scratch.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:26:09

• Microsoft "Worker Intifada" says "Go Away, Jews!" ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/microsoft-worker-intifada-says-go    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:26:34

• USA Now Owns 10% of defective chip maker Intel ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/usa-now-owns-10-of-intel    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:26:45

• MagOS 20250822 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/magos    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:27:08

• Ukrainian Family’s Prisoner of War Son Returns, Changed by Trauma ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/world/europe/russia-ukraine-prisoners-of-war.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:27:38

• This Saturday It's Gonna be 3.5 Years Since Russia Invaded Ukraine. No Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Protests Against Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Having Provided Russia With Services. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/22/This_Saturday_It_s_Gonna_be_3_5_Years_Since_Russia_Invaded_Ukra.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:27:59

• Russia, Ukraine Both Claim Battlefield Successes In Eastern Regions As Drone Attacks Persist ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukriane-russia-war-zelenskyy-fighting-donetsk/33511520.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:28:19

• Downed Ukrainian Drone Causes Fire At Kursk Nuclear Power Plant ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kursk-nuclear-power-plant-fire-ukraine-drone/33511527.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:28:34

• Press freedom watchdog warns against proposed Maldives media legislation ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/press-freedom-watchdog-warns-against-proposed-maldives-media-legislation/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:29:04

• Italy’s deputy PM Matteo Salvini to Macron: “You go to Ukraine” ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250823-italy-s-deputy-pm-matteo-salvini-to-macron-you-go-to-ukraine    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:29:30

• 'You go to Ukraine': Paris summons Italian ambassador after Salvini mocks Macron ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250823-you-go-to-ukraine-paris-summons-italian-ambassador-after-salvini-mocks-macron    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:29:46

• Speech by Commissioner Kubilius at the celebration of Day of Ukrainian Flag ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_25_1983    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:30:15

• Russia Fires Dozens Of Drones At Ukraine As Peace Efforts Falter ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-putin-zelenskyy-war-ukraine-russia-fifa-rutte/33510906.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:30:33

• mintCast Round Table 08-23-25 ☞ https://mintcast.org/round-table-08-23-25/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:31:09

• Linux Out Loud 114: Bonding Networks and Breaking Games ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/linux-out-loud/lol-114/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:32:17

• This week in Linux 325: LibreOffice 25.8, 7 Years of Proton, CachyOS gets #1 on DistroWatch, & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-325/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:32:33

• FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending August 22, 2025 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/08/foss-forces-top-five-articles-for-the-week-ending-august-22-2025/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:32:53

• This week in Linux 325: LibreOffice 25.8, 7 Years of Proton, CachyOS gets #1 on DistroWatch, & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://thisweekinlinux.com/325    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:34:06

• Japanese city pushes two-hour daily smartphone limit to promote healthier sleep for its citizens, particularly school-age children ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/phones/japanese-city-pushes-two-hour-daily-smartphone-limit-to-promote-healthier-sleep-for-its-citizens-particularly-school-age-children    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:34:50

• Mild earthquake strikes Segamat in Johor, tremors felt in Melaka and other states ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/mild-earthquake-strikes-segamat-in-johor    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:35:39

• Mild earthquake strikes Segamat in Johor, tremors felt in Melaka and other states too ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/mild-earthquake-strikes-segamat-in-johor    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:35:59

• Nigerian airforce kills at least 35 jihadists near border with Cameroon ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250823-nigerian-airforce-kills-at-least-35-jihadists-near-border-with-cameroon    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:36:12

• Naomi Brockwell: This is the moment the internet changed forever (video) ☞ https://femtejuli.se/2025/08/23/naomi-brockwell-this-is-the-moment-the-internet-changed-forever-video/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:36:48

• LLM Hype is Sowing Destruction: It Contributes to DDoS Attacks and Makes the Web Less Accessible (JavaScript "R U Human?" Tests) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/24/LLM_Hype_is_Sowing_Destruction_It_Contributes_to_DDoS_Attacks_a.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:37:20

• "It could be argued that erasable programmable ROMs (EPROMs) with their quaint UV-transparent windows are firmly obsolete today in an era of various flavors of EEPROMs." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/23/dealing-with-the-1970s-eprom-chaos-in-2025/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:38:06

• "Robotic arms have a lot in common with CNC machines in that they are usually driven by a fixed script of specific positions to move to, and actions to perform." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/23/lerobot-brings-autonomy-to-hobby-robots/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:38:38

• Nobody is "Replaced by AI", It's Just a Smokescreen for Jobs Being Eliminated by Lack of Money (Too Much Debt) and Offshoring (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/Nobody_is_Replaced_by_AI_It_s_Just_a_Smokescreen_for_Jobs_Being.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:38:56

• The US Government is Now in the Business (Literally!) of Saving Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and defective chip maker Intel (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/The_US_Government_is_Now_in_the_Business_Literally_of_Saving_Mi.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:39:35

• Richard Stallman's Talk in Buenos Aires Scheduled for 16 November 2025 (a Month After FSF Turns 40) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/Richard_Stallman_s_Talk_in_Buenos_Aires_Scheduled_for_16_Novemb.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:39:48

• Men Who Abuse Women Should Never Spend Over 3 Years of the UK High Court's Time ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/Men_Who_Abuse_Women_Should_Never_Spend_Over_3_Years_of_the_UK_H.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:40:00

• "Deserved Victory" for "Women That Suffered" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/Deserved_Victory_for_Women_That_Suffered.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:47:42

• Wired Complained About LLM Slop Only Days Before It Got Caught Doing That Itself ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/Wired_Complained_About_LLM_Slop_Only_Days_Before_It_Got_Caught_.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:48:07

• IBM "Value" Down 14.16% in a Month, Red Bait Layoffs Allegedly Discussed 12 Days Ago ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/IBM_Value_Down_14_16_in_a_Month_Red_Hat_Layoffs_Allegedly_Discu.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:48:23

• We're Seeing More Countries Where backdoored Windows Isn't Even in Second Place Anymore (Third or Worse) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/We_re_Seeing_More_Countries_Where_Windows_Isn_t_Even_in_Second_.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:48:45

• The SLAPPS Run Out of Oxygen Because They're Abuse of Process ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/The_SLAPPS_Run_Out_of_Oxygen_Because_They_re_Abuse_of_Process.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:49:00

• This Incredible Brain Implant Can Decode Inner Thoughts Into Speech ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-incredible-brain-implant-can-decode-inner-thoughts-into-speech    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:49:36

• Epic Earbud Recovery | Earbud-Finder ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2025/08/23/epic-earbud-recovery-earbud-finder/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:50:19

• Commodore raked in over $2 million during the new C64 Ultimate's debut week — roadmap will include three major releases a year ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/commodore-took-in-over-usd2-million-during-the-c64-ultimates-debut-week-roadmap-will-include-three-major-releases-a-year    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:51:05

• pgAdmin 4 v9.7 Released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgadmin-4-v97-released-3120/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:52:37

• Retailers quietly slash prices of AMD's and Intel's latest EPYC and Xeon CPUs by up to 50% — inexplicable price drops left unexplained ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/retailers-quietly-slash-prices-of-amds-and-intels-latest-epyc-and-xeon-cpus-by-up-to-50-percent-inexplicable-price-drops-left-unexplained    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:53:22

• Getting Started with Quectel EC200U 4G LTE Cat 1 IoT board using the QNavigator and the QuecOpen SDK ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/24/getting-started-with-quectel-ec200u-4g-lte-cat-1-iot-board-using-the-qnavigator-and-the-quecopen-sdk/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:54:28

• Newer is Not Always Better, and It's Possible That 'Peak' is the Past ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/24/Newer_is_Not_Always_Better_and_It_s_Possible_That_Peak_is_the_P.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:58:36

• The Register MS Gets Paid by the Employer of the Previous Editor in Chief to Promote the "AI" Ponzi Scheme, Which Does Considerable Damage to the Web and to Online Journalists ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/The_Register_MS_Gets_Paid_by_the_Employer_of_the_Previous_Edito.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:58:51

• Pgpool-II 4.6.3, 4.5.8, 4.4.13, 4.3.16 and 4.2.23 released. ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgpool-ii-463-458-4413-4316-and-4223-released-3121/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 13:59:55

• pg_hint_plan v1.8.0 Released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pg_hint_plan-v180-released-3119/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:00:13

• Your Gmail Is Under Attack: What You Need to Know About the Latest Threats ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/gmail-security-threats-august-2025-explained/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:03:27

• Thai postal service halts parcel shipments to US as end of tariff exemption looms for low-value goods ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-postal-service-halts-parcel-shipments-to-us-as-end-of-tariff-exemption-looms-for-low-value    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:04:06

• Where U.S. Medicines Are Made and How Convicted Felon’s Tariffs Could Affect Them ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/health/prescription-drugs-manufacturing-tariffs.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:05:19

• Green Funerals Are Becoming a Popular Choice for Environmentally Conscious Americans ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/health/green-natural-burials.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:05:43

• US Supreme Court upholds termination of DEI grants from NIH ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/us-supreme-court-upholds-termination-of-dei-grants-from-nih/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:06:27

• Workers need protection from heatwaves, UN should take urgent action ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250823-workers-need-protection-from-heatwaves-un-should-take-urgent-action    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:06:49

• Meeting South Korea, Convicted Felon could eye new chance with North Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/meeting-south-korea-trump-could-eye-new-chance-with-north-korea    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:07:22

• South Korea expands labour protections with new union rules ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-expands-labour-protections-with-new-union-rules    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:07:44

• North Korea test-fires two new air defence missiles: KCNA ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-leader-kim-oversees-firing-of-new-air-defence-missiles-kcna-says    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:08:08

• BYD to build first EV assembly plant in Malaysia in Perak tech park ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/byd-to-build-first-ev-assembly-plant-in-malaysia-in-perak-tech-park    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:09:00

• Malaysia mulls over anti-bullying law after spate of cases and tragic death of Sabah teen ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-mulls-anti-bullying-law-after-spate-of-cases-and-tragic-death-of-sabah-teen    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:09:21

• Taiwan, China battle it out in competing World War II narratives ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-china-battle-it-out-in-competing-world-war-ii-narratives    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:09:45

• Rooms of their own: Women-only communities thrive in China ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/24/rooms-of-their-own-women-only-communities-thrive-in-china/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:10:15

• Collapse of Bridge Under Construction in China Leaves 12 Dead ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/world/asia/china-bridge-collapse.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:10:36

• 12 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/6-dead-10-missing-after-bridge-collapses-in-china    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:10:55

• Ford is a bellwether: Electric vehicles are coming, despite Convicted Felon policy shifts ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2025/0823/ford-trump-electric-vehicles-china    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:11:10

• EVs came ages ago; but their momentum is slow and they don't solve the key issues    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:11:54

• EVs are hardly new, they're decades old, but aggressive marketing made them more of a fashion statement, plus lobbying for subsidies from taxpayers    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:12:44

• China’s new K visa for young Stem talent signals ambition, but also anxiety, say analysts ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-new-k-visa-for-young-stem-talent-signals-ambition-but-also-anxiety-say-analysts    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:13:06

• Taiwan, China, World War Two and its aftermath ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-china-world-war-two-and-its-aftermath    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:13:24

• "Candle Oscillator Really Heats Things Up" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/23/candle-oscillator-really-heats-things-up/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:14:53

• "This 1960s-era system was sort of a database and sort of an operating system for big iron used by the Army." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/23/picking-an-old-operating-system/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:15:24

• "t isn’t lightweight, and it certainly looks its age with a vintage cracked finish on the case. You can check out the tubes and high-voltage circuitry in the video below." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/23/the-oscilloscope-from-1943/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:15:42

• "Here at Hackaday HQ, we all have opinions about the way we like to do things. And no surprise, this extends to the way we like to lay out circuits in schematics" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/23/who-is-your-audience/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:16:03

• Some Layers of Your Brain Actually Get Stronger as You Age ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/some-layers-of-your-brain-actually-get-stronger-as-you-age    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:17:15

• Running Has a Surprising Benefit For Your Knees, Says Expert ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/running-has-a-surprising-benefit-for-your-knees-says-expert    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:17:29

• Study of Over 400,000 People Links Gut Bacteria With Insomnia Risk ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-of-over-400000-people-links-gut-bacteria-with-insomnia-risk    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:18:13

• Your Heart Is Vulnerable. These 4 Things Will Help You Protect It. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-heart-is-vulnerable-these-4-things-will-help-you-protect-it    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:18:28

• "[gokux] thought it would be perfect for a digital sticky note." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/23/esticky-is-a-paperless-post-it/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:19:15

• Intel's Downfall Underlines How Even Tech Giants Can Fade ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/technology/intel-computer-chips-tech-ai-trump.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:19:37

• AI-generated images of amputee Israeli soldiers appear in propaganda and scams ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250823-artificial-intelligence-images-israeli-amputees-propaganda-scams    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:20:06

• South Korean and Japanase leaders agree to step up cooperation ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250823-south-korean-and-japanase-leaders-agree-to-step-up-cooperation    

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

• Major Law Firms Seek Class Certification in Live Nation/Ticketmaster Suit; Companies ‘Used Their Decade-Plus Monopoly to Raise Prices’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/22/live-nation-class-action-lawsuit/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:21:05

• AMD comments on burning AM5 socket — chipmaker blames motherboard vendors for not following official BIOS guidelines ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-comments-on-burning-am5-socket-chipmaker-blames-motherboard-vendors-for-not-following-official-bios-guidelines    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:22:54

• Hong Kong Denies Visa Renewal for Senior Bloomberg Journalist ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/world/asia/hong-kong-bloomberg-visa.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:23:26

• Taiwan signals openness to nuclear power despite failed referendum to restart power plant ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-signals-openness-to-nuclear-power-despite-failed-referendum-to-restart-power-plant    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:23:53

• Famine confirmed in Gaza, sparking renewed calls for ceasefire and humanitarian access ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/famine-confirmed-in-gaza-sparking-renewed-calls-for-ceasefire-and-humanitarian-access/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:24:24

• Colombia reels after guerilla attacks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250823-colombia-reels-after-guerilla-attacks    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:24:45

• Colombia: Deadly attacks cast a shadow on President’s peace policy ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250823-colombia-deadly-attacks-cast-a-shadow-on-president-s-peace-policy    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:25:04

• Japan and South Korea affirm cooperation in 'challenging' environment ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250823-japan-and-south-korea-agree-to-boost-ties-in-the-face-of-common-challenges    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:25:25

• Matthias Geiger: Enforcing darkmode for QT programs under a non-QT based environment ☞ https://people.debian.org/~werdahias/enforcing-darkmode-for-qt-programs-under-a-non-qt-based-environment.html    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:31:54

• Tactic of Revoking Security Clearances https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-08-20/a-look-at-those-trump-has-targeted-in-tactic-of-revoking-security-clearances    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:33:12

• "Its popularity is primarily due to its ability to be easily observed with the naked eye. It is located in the constellation Taurus, approximately 444 light-years (136 parsecs) away." https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-0/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:36:20

• XIVA Studio 2025-08-14 is released https://xivastudio.org/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:37:08

• Plastic in plants: https://www.dw.com/en/plastic-in-plants-what-it-means-for-your-food/a-73623861    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:38:44

• 3 Useful Linux Apps to Try This Weekend (Aug 22-24) https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-install-this-weekend-aug-22-24/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:41:33

• "Something mysterious is happening to the popular Linux distro's website. Here's what we know so far." https://www.zdnet.com/article/arch-linux-remains-under-attack-as-ddos-enters-week-2-heres-a-workaround/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:42:23

• Linux Kernel May Soon Support USB 3.x on Apple M1 and M2 MacBooks and Desktops https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/linux-kernel-may-soon-support-usb-3-x-on-apple-m1-and-m2-macbooks-and-desktops.340231/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 14:43:19

• Can Myanmar’s 2025 quake data predict the next big one? https://www.dw.com/en/can-myanmar-s-2025-quake-data-predict-the-next-big-one/a-73619761    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:25:50

• Brazil https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-announces-5-5b-package-to-counter-trump-s-tariffs/a-73630939    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:26:22

• Why US budget cuts could derail future mRNA vaccine progress https://www.dw.com/en/why-us-budget-cuts-could-derail-future-mrna-vaccine-progress/a-73638527    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:27:03

• "The Singaporean passport is the strongest passport in the world, with a score of 91.41 as of August 2025" https://visaguide.world/passport/index/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:28:42

• South Korea's top court rejects 'Baby Shark' copyright claim https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-s-top-court-rejects-baby-shark-copyright-claim/a-73631578    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:29:51

• South Korean Supreme Court Dismisses US Composer's 'Baby Shark' Copyright Claim https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2025-08-14/south-korean-supreme-court-dismisses-us-composers-baby-shark-copyright-claim    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:30:49

• Linux ARM Surface Pro? - Fydetab Duo Review https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=anhBGGOk1gU    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:31:56

• I Tried ArchRiot Linux – Hyprland Has Never Been Easier https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=qrraIOvAcdg    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:32:25

• They Disrespected Linux's Biggest Cow https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=wgka7WZ_X8k https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=wgka7WZ_X8k    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:33:44

• A Quick Look At Gnoppix A I https://invidious.f5.si/watch?v=P8BWIl4dVo4    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:34:41

• Wayland Is Suffering From Linux Permission Fatigue https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=f2ViUOjtzSo    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:35:25

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Quick Overview https://www.yewtu.be/shorts/tYREUC-aWWI    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:36:04

• Oracle is patently evil. Here's how you can FIGHT BACK! https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=VxU1gxp5fJs    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:37:07

• Ubuntu Kylin 25.04 Plucky Puffin Quick Overview https://www.yewtu.be/shorts/2s3jQWnfS-8    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:39:07

• Linux Desktop Share hits 6%... Will Adobe finally Support Linux? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=uDDfczZiXUg    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:39:26

• Debian 13.0.0 "trixie" overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=MkuzBiaHEFM    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:39:42

• "Recently it appears that Youtube has made a hidden change to how metrics are calculated, even though views are way down, revenue hasn't changed at all and the view to like ratio is through the roof and Youtube won't explain what is happening." https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=1hVwUjcsl6s    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:40:36

• Linux Load Average: Simple Explanation for Beginners https://www.yewtu.be/shorts/7Tx0DsHEuTM    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:41:34

• Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (33/2025): RIP Pro, yay wireplumber! https://linmob.net/weekly-update-33-2025/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:44:54

• This Is the Best Linux Desktop Customization Tool You’ve Never Tried https://www.maketecheasier.com/eww-linux-desktop-customization-tool/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:46:15

• The 5 Best Linux Smartphones of 2025 – Linux on the Go https://dekisoft.net/5-best-linux-smartphones/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:47:15

• Learn Docker: Complete Beginner's Course https://linuxhandbook.com/docker/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:47:50

• "Linux" section in Slashdot full of bad news https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/08/12/2150211/linus-torvalds-blasts-kernel-dev-for-making-the-world-worse-with-garbage-patches https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/08/12/2150211/linus-torvalds-blasts-kernel-dev-for-making-the-world-worse-with-garbage-patche    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:49:12

• This one also https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/08/15/1536230/another-linux-distro-is-shutting-down    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:49:20

• Divorce in Asia: Women grapple with cultural, legal hurdles https://www.dw.com/en/divorce-in-asia-women-grapple-with-cultural-legal-hurdles/a-73692602    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:50:01

• Japan https://www.dw.com/en/japan-grapples-with-its-past-80-years-after-world-war-ii/a-73654758    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:50:37

• Patents https://daringfireball.net/2025/08/apple_workaround_blood_oxygen_ban https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-08-14/apple-to-bring-blood-oxygen-feature-to-some-us-watches-with-software-update    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:51:45

• Microsoft’s Nuance coughs up $8.5M to rid itself of MOVEit breach suit https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/nuance_lawsuit/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 16:53:11

• stalled wage negotiations https://bianet.org/haber/public-employees-halt-work-across-turkey-amid-stalled-wage-negotiations-310562    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 17:01:59

• Public service employees down tools across Turkey https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/public-service-employees-down-tools-across-turkey-80842 "Public sector workers in Turkey walked off the job in many cities on Monday over the government's offer in the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations, which the unions consider to be far below expectations."    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 17:03:29

• the Cheeto Mussolini Administration Hijacked Public Broadcasting https://www.projectcensored.org/trump-admin-hijacked-public-broadcasting/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 17:08:15

• UK Councillor Acquitted Over 'Cut All Their Throats' Speech https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-15/uk-councillor-acquitted-over-cut-all-their-throats-speech    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 17:08:49

• fake AI quote in landmark speech https://www.thelocal.se/20250815/swedens-deputy-pm-admits-to-fake-ai-quote-in-landmark-speech    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 17:09:30

• Maryland's First-In-The-Nation Tax on Digital Ads Violated Big Tech's Free Speech, Judges Say "https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maryland/articles/2025-08-18/marylands-first-in-the-nation-tax-on-digital-ads-violated-big-techs-free-speech-judges-say    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 17:10:11

• Wildfires https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-08-15/texas-ag-launches-investigation-into-xcel-energy-other-utilities-connected-to-wildfires    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 17:12:32

• Israel Says It Targeted Energy Infrastructure Site Used by Houthis Near Yemeni Capital https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-16/explosions-heard-in-yemeni-capital-sanaa-residents-say    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 17:13:18

• Inflexion Point: Renewable Energy Is Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/20/inflexion-point-renewable-energy-is-cheaper-than-fossil-fuels/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 17:14:11

• Accelerated by Climate Crisis https://truthout.org/articles/wildfires-are-sweeping-across-europe-accelerated-by-climate-crisis/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 17:16:05

• Republicans Demand Action. but Not on Climate Change https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/iowa/articles/2025-08-14/as-canada-wildfires-choke-us-with-smoke-republicans-demand-action-but-not-on-climate-change    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 17:16:30

• Norway and Sweden heatwave 'made 2 degrees hotter' by climate change https://www.thelocal.se/20250814/norway-and-sweden-heatwave-made-2-degrees-hotter-by-climate-change    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 17:17:15

• Indigenous Rights https://truthout.org/articles/us-guts-mentions-of-indigenous-rights-climate-change-from-human-rights-reports/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 17:17:42

• Google’s President Loves Cheeto Mussolini’s Anti-Climate Policies https://jacobin.com/2025/08/google-porat-climate-fossil-fuels/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 17:18:38

• Rapid Loss of Antarctic Ice May Be Climate Tipping Point, Scientists Say https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-20/rapid-loss-of-antarctic-ice-may-be-climate-tipping-point-scientists-say    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 17:19:09

• Secondary sanctions https://www.dw.com/en/why-does-the-us-use-secondary-sanctions-and-do-they-work/a-73599628    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 18:15:38

• North Korea denies removing propaganda loudspeakers https://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-denies-removing-propaganda-loudspeakers/a-73631300    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 18:16:51

• The Monsters of the Global Crisis Interregnum https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/19/the-monsters-of-the-global-crisis-interregnum/    

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

• Two Defendants Plead Guilty To Fraud Scheme Involving Data Stolen From Hospital Patients https://databreaches.net/2025/08/14/two-defendants-plead-guilty-to-fraud-scheme-involving-data-stolen-from-hospital-patients/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 18:27:29

• SAG-AFTRA Members Settle Lawsuit Against Union Health Plan Over Data Breach https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sag-aftra-members-settle-lawsuit-health-plan-1236344273/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 18:28:28

• Children’s Health Ireland faces investigation over data breach of health records at Tallaght Hospital https://www.thejournal.ie/chi-investigation-patient-records-tallaght-hospital-6790107-Aug2025/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 18:29:12

• Appeals Court Upholds FCC Data Breach Rules for Hacked Telecoms https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/appeals-court-upholds-fcc-data-breach-rules-for-hacked-telecoms    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 18:30:00

• Keenan & Associates settles 2023 data breach litigation for $14M https://databreaches.net/2025/08/15/keenan-associates-settles-2023-data-breach-litigation-for-14m/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 18:31:02

• Site Behind Major SSN Leak Returns With Detailed Data on Millions: How to Opt Out https://www.pcmag.com/news/site-behind-major-ssn-leak-returns-with-detailed-data-on-millions-how-to    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 18:31:44

• how to fall asleep quickly https://www.dw.com/en/trouble-sleeping-here-s-how-to-fall-asleep-quickly/a-73214239    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 18:32:35

• Countries can't agree on how to stop plastic crisis https://www.dw.com/en/countries-can-t-agree-on-how-to-stop-plastic-crisis/a-73638280    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 18:32:54

• RAR is proprietary and usually used on Windows https://www.trellix.com/blogs/research/the-silent-fileless-threat-of-vshell/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 18:36:07

• "we’ll dissect a real-world, Linux-specific malware infection chain that starts with a spam email with a malicious RAR archive file."    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 18:36:38

• Valve Proton marks 7th anniversary https://videocardz.com/newz/valve-proton-marks-7th-anniversary    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 18:38:07

• This site is likely a slopfarm, which merely relays FUD https://www.redhotcyber.com/en/post/can-a-file-name-compromise-a-linux-system-chinese-hackers-say-so/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 18:40:29

• "American students spend $250K or more for a college education and then they get replaced by H1Bs: what a cool system! In addition cheaper H1Bs help transitioning job outsourcing more easily to India using native language during countless hours without complaint and resilience; at the risk of deportation if they don’t outperform." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2g33g1d    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 19:09:26

• Using This Domain? Microsoft Will Soon Restrict Your Emails https://uk.pcmag.com/hosted-email-providers/159703/using-on-onmicrosoftcom-microsoft-is-restricting-your-emails    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 19:10:30

• Windows near all-time lows https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/suriname/#monthly-200902-202508    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 19:28:14

• ALSO: The Register takes MONEY from those DDoS companies... to relay lies for them and help them get MOAR funding https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/ai_crawler_traffic/?td=rt-4a    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 20:03:50

• CachyOS August 2025 Release Brings Package Dashboard, LTS Kernel https://linuxiac.com/cachyos-august-2025-release-brings-package-dashboard/    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 20:05:47

• "A brief log of what i used, when i used it, how it felt, and why i moved on. Where layouts are presented i've chose to show them in "ortholinear" form (suitable for column staggered keyboards) with the understanding that each column is assigned to a finger from the appropriate hand." gemini://l-3.space/log-250824-1.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 20:27:42

• "I just finished Lizzie Goodman's "Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City, 2001-2011"." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/8-24.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 20:28:48

• Mormon Polytheism and the Ladder of Divinity gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/your-word/20250823-0.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 20:34:25

• "OpenBSD doesn't have a port of Signal's desktop app. Mildly annoying as it's one of the few messaging apps that is both secure and accessible enough for my parents, and other non-tech savvy family members to use." gemini://tealeg.smol.pub/using-signal-on-openbsd    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 20:35:41

• the enchantress gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/the_enchantress    

posted Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 20:36:31

• "This stigma should not exist. It is beyond stupid that, to be treated as a respectable adult by some, you have to spend an outrageous portion of your paycheck on shelter while possibly trying to pay off expensive student loans as well." gemini://nicholasjohnson.ch/2025/08/24/against-the-stigma-of-living-with-your-parents-as-an-adult/    

posted Monday, August 25, 2025 at 01:42:37

• "We started in the Australian section where they have a bunch of wallabies. You can enter the enclosure. There were three wallabies chasing each other, grunting. We suspected it was related to intercourse but when they stopped there was just short attempt at it and then they all preferred to drink water instead." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-18-zoo    

posted Monday, August 25, 2025 at 01:43:29

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1393.jpg    

posted Monday, August 25, 2025 at 01:44:16

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1743.jpg    

posted Monday, August 25, 2025 at 01:44:24