Roy Schestowitz

• 🖼️ xkcd: Wavefunction Collapse #3134 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3134.gmi    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 02:24:39

• "Angel plays the numbers" gopher://baud.baby:70/0/phlog/fs20250826.txt    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 02:25:38

• "vulture" gopher://baud.baby:70/0/phlog/fs20250827.txt    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 02:26:35

• "crepuscular" gopher://baud.baby:70/0/phlog/fs20250828.txt    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 02:27:24

• "I used to think I only had to worry about spam and vandalism, but with every regulator thinking that far more terrible material is just waiting to show up, and that they need to go after the recipients instead of the perpetrators, I'm really starting to feel it." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-28-online-safety    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 02:28:30

• "There's a new version of the language everyone loves to hate coming in September. I downloaded a preview release to try out some of the performance enhancements." gemini://ultimatumlabs.com/gemlog/20250828.gmi    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 02:29:19

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1397.jpg    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 02:31:17

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1747.jpg    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 02:31:25

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

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 02:32:50

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-29.gmi    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 02:33:53

• "A Thursday that feels like a Friday. Out to a little food festival with my partner and friends. A handful of tickets, doled out for chickpea curry, mini bison burgers, tourtiere, and so on. Wasps everywhere." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/8-28.gmi    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 02:34:52

• Dragging names through MUD gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/08/28/mud.gmi    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 02:36:05

• "Also, Richard Stallman? Where did that come from? This has nothing to do with free software at all. I'm also capable of drawing my own conclusions without someone else whispering in my ear, if that's what you're suggesting." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42448088    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 02:50:25

• MSFT layoffs. "Finally. There are enough lackluster people here." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3heg2he    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 02:52:30

• Over 450 Blizzard developers unionise following Microsoft layoffs https://esportsinsider.com/2025/08/450-more-blizzard-developers-unionise-following-microsoft-layoffs    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 04:38:03

• "No amount of hard work is enough to protect us": Over 450 Diablo devs sick of "the constant pressures of layoffs, passion tax, and crunch" under AI-obsessed Microsoft vote to unionize https://www.gamesradar.com/games/diablo/no-amount-of-hard-work-is-enough-to-protect-us-over-450-diablo-devs-sick-of-the-constant-pressures-of-layoffs-passion-tax-and-crunch-under-ai-obsessed-microsoft-vote-to-unionize/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 04:38:38

• This Microsoft acquisition has clearly not worked for anybody, it only helped temporarily fake Xbox "revenue" https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/blizzard-entertainment-diablo-developers-unionize    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 04:39:42

• Microsoft Software Engineer Dies on Silicon Valley Campus at 35 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-28/microsoft-engineer-pratik-pandey-dies-on-silicon-valley-campus    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 04:41:26

• "This week's layoffs follow the cancellation of Perfect Dark earlier this year by Microsoft. While the reboot was being helmed by The Initiative, Crystal Dynamics was supporting the project." https://www.eurogamer.net/crystal-dynamics-subject-to-more-layoffs-following-perfect-dark-cancellation    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 04:42:51

• They turned Microsoft HQ into another Gaza https://mynorthwest.com/local/microsoft-hqs-protesters/4124652    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 04:44:18

• UC giant Avaya has reportedly offered all its employees the chance to quit https://www.techradar.com/pro/uc-giant-avaya-has-reportedly-offered-all-its-employees-the-chance-to-quit    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 04:45:10

• Over 450 Diablo developers at Blizzard have unionized https://www.engadget.com/gaming/over-450-diablo-developers-at-blizzard-have-unionized-180544383.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 04:45:52

• "Crystal Dynamics has laid off an unknown number of workers following the cancelation of Perfect Dark by Microsoft." https://www.ign.com/articles/crystal-dynamics-lays-off-more-following-perfect-dark-cancelation    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 04:46:50

• Microsoft cancels Perfect Dark reboot, shuts down studio https://www.polygon.com/gaming/606229/perfect-dark-reboot-canceled-xbox-initiative/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 04:48:06

• Following Xbox's Perfect Dark Cancellation, Crystal Dynamics Suffers More 2025 Layoffs https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/08/following-xboxs-perfect-dark-cancellation-crystal-dynamics-suffers-more-2025-layoffs    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 04:52:29

• Crystal Dynamics Has Second Round Of Layoffs This Year https://gameranx.com/updates/id/549934/article/crystal-dynamics-has-second-round-of-layoffs-this-year/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 04:53:02

• "powered by Unreal Engine 5 instead of Crystal Dynamics' proprietary Foundation Engine." https://wccftech.com/crystal-dynamics-announces-layoffs-tomb-raider-unaffected/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 04:54:04

• "It’s bad news that might worry many fans. Indeed, Crystal Dynamics has just announced the dismissal of several employees, probably due to the cancellation of the game Perfect Dark by Microsoft last July." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Crystal-Dynamics-announces-new-layoffs-and-reassures-Tomb-Raider-fans.1098831.0.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 04:54:45

• Whisper it: FFmpeg 8 can now subtitle your videos on the fly https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/ffmpeg_8_huffman/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 05:25:12

• Cruel Policies and Starving Animals to Death (Based on False Reasoning) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/08/29/false-reasoning/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 05:50:14

• "Little Kitty, Big City is a thoroughly wholesome adventure game from Double Dagger Studio with fantastic reviews and now it's even bigger." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/wholesome-adventure-little-kitty-big-city-gets-a-big-free-update/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 07:39:46

• iophk: S Korea passed a half-assed phone law which fails to ban smartphone (and their apps) during school hours, instead foolishly allowing use between classes. That means that the students spend the lessons jonesing for the apps rather than focusing on the subjects    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 07:40:30

• "CachyOS is a popular choice for Linux gamers based on Arch Linux (like SteamOS is too), and the August update brings some big new features." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/the-popular-linux-distro-cachyos-has-a-big-upgrade-and-some-fun-stuff-for-gamers/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 07:40:48

• "Arch Linux Is Under Attack Again" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/arch-linux-is-under-attack-again:5    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 07:42:23

• iophk: The DMCA was never a good thing, nor was the EUCD which it spawnedhttps://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/i-started-an-organization-to-dismantle:7 ("I started an organization to dismantle the DMCA - here's why")    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 07:42:49

• "There's many ways to install apps on Linux and Bazaar might be one of the slickest, with a focus on Flatpak and Flathub. First highlighted here on GamingOnLinux back in July when it was added to Bazzite." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/the-impressive-app-store-bazaar-has-arrived-on-flathub/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 07:47:29

• "The Hollow Knight: Silksong released date has pushed the developers and publisher of Demonschool to adjust their plans, with a big delay until November." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/demonschool-has-been-delayed-until-november-due-to-hollow-knight-silksong/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 07:47:58

• "Oh yes, gimme! Bye Sweet Carole looks absolutely incredible with the way it uses a very classic Disney-style animation with horror game vibes. They've just announced that it's going to launch on October 9th!" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/blending-classic-disney-style-animation-with-horror-bye-sweet-carole-releases-in-october/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:02:36

• "eXtremeRate emailed out an exciting new Steam Deck accessory. It's a new back shell design, with back buttons you can easily swap." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/extremerate-reveal-new-steam-deck-back-shells-with-interchangeable-back-buttons/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:14:50

• "Valve have now rated Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds as Steam Deck Verified ahead of release, but we also now know you need to always be online to play it." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/sonic-racing-crossworlds-is-steam-deck-verified-but-requires-internet-even-for-single-player/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:15:12

• "Four years after their successful crowdfunding, Quartet from developer Something Classic Games is out now with Linux support and now Steam Deck Verified." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/quartet-is-a-fresh-retro-styled-rpg-out-now-with-linux-and-steam-deck-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:27:39

• "Gears of War: Reloaded has been officially released so now we can experience the beginning on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. Note: personal purchase." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/gears-of-war-reloaded-is-out-now-and-works-well-on-linux-and-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:28:21

• "Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater from KONAMI is a remake of the 2004 game METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER. It's out now but it's Steam Deck Unsupported." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/metal-gear-solid-delta-snake-eater-is-out-now-and-steam-deck-unsupported-but-steamos-compatible/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:28:38

• "Gender-neutral ideology does what it says on the tin – it neuters our ability to combat misogyny." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/27/bbc-wants-trust-stop-calling-male-criminals-women/ ("If the BBC wants our trust, it needs to stop calling obviously male criminals ‘women’")    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:31:45

• "Sarah Paine — The war for India (lecture & interview)" https://youtu.be/LbkO84MsmyM    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:32:00

• "No, the White House Is Not Getting a 90,000-Foot Extension" https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/white-house-ballroom-mccrery-postmodernism/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:32:21

• "Trump’s D.C. death penalty threat is a dangerous assault on civil rights" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-28/chabria-column-trump-death-penalty-threat-dc    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:32:37

• "Gary Kildall - The Man That Should Have Been Bill Gates - Part I" https://youtu.be/59D1L7xj8eM    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:33:53

• "Gary Kildall - The Man That Should Have Been Bill Gates - Part II" https://youtu.be/mOqWcfDJ34o    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:34:07

• "Gary Kildall - The Man That Should Have Been Bill Gates - Part III" https://youtu.be/DALx-NuGprU    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:34:22

• "Bandcamp's update on tariffs" https://birchtree.me/blog/bandcamps-update-on-tariffs/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:34:37

• iophk: the Salt Typhoon articles seem to make a point of avoiding to mention the actual cause, which was the backdoors mandated by CALEA. In fact, CALEA is not even named in the articles any more despite being the problem which bootstrapped the _*ongoing*_ intrusion campaign years ago.    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:35:14

• "The Sycophancy for Donald Trump Must Be Televised" https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/the-sycophancy-must-be-televised    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:35:30

• "US Offers Military Funeral Honors to Capitol [Insurrectionist] Ashli Babbitt" https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-08-28/us-offers-military-funeral-honors-to-capitol-rioter-ashli-babbitt    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:35:49

• "Billboards citing antisemitism at the University of Michigan appear around Ann Arbor - mlive.com" https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/08/billboards-citing-antisemitism-at-the-university-of-michigan-appear-around-ann-arbor.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:36:05

• Chat Control in EU | "Chat Control koster os meget mere end privatlivet | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/artikel/chat-control-koster-os-meget-mere-end-privatliv version2 paywall    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:37:51

• Data retention – tell the European Commission what you think | "Datalagring – säg vad du tycker till EU-kommissionen" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/08/28/datalagring-sag-vad-du-tycker-till-eu-kommissionen/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:38:32

• Anon: The Finnish government seems thorough compromised by Microsoft; They even have a survey trying to (and failing) to run on IIS    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:39:15

• "According to Bloomberg Law, the settlement comes after Anthropic informed both the district court and the appeals court that the pursuit of billions of dollars in damages" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/27/anthropic-settles-high-profile-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-copyright-infringement/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:42:01

• "Once again the target was Sci-Hub and site founder Alexandra Elbakyan, and by naming local ISPs as defendants, Elsevier, Wiley" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/sci-hub-blocked-in-india-founder-tells-plaintiffs-to-expect-disappoinment-250826/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:42:16

• "YouTube’s parent company, Google, is using a subset of the platform’s videos to train AI applications, including its text-to-video tool Veo." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-08-28/youtube-creators-are-worried-about-ai-too-heres-what-theyre-doing-about-it | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:42:29

• "For example, unlike the usurpation of text, code plagiarism is not frequently discussed in responsible conduct of research or research integrity training." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/28/guest-post-code-plagiarism-and-ai-create-new-challenges-for-publishing-integrity/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:43:04

• "In June we kicked off a public feedback period on our proposal for CC signals." ☛ https://creativecommons.org/2025/08/27/we-asked-you-answered-how-your-feedback-shapes-cc-signals/ | Source: Creative Commons    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:43:38

• "That’s an important freedom. And that means you should be able to install apps that protect you from potentially malicious content." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/28/here-we-go-again-german-courts-reopen-the-is-ad-blocking-copyright-infringement-nonsense-we-thought-wed-put-to-bed/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:44:52

• "The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/youtube-reaches-agreement-with-fox-to-prevent-disruption/articleshow/123575872.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:45:06

• "The Trump administration, however, is poised to divert hundreds of millions of dollars away from LWCF land purchases and spend it instead on routine maintenance at national parks and other federal lands." ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-suffocation-of-american-public-lands/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:47:04

• "The case is one of the examples of the legal pushback to President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington that has led to more than 1,000 arrests." ☛ https://www.airforcetimes.com/veterans/2025/08/27/prosecutors-fail-to-indict-air-force-vet-who-threw-sandwich-at-feds/ | Source: Air Force Times    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:47:56

• "Instead, it handed the project on a military base to Acquisition Logistics LLC" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/08/28/mystery-surrounds-12b-army-contract-to-build-detention-tent-camp/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 08:48:24

• "The case started when a driver, who had been working through the Uber app from October 2019 until February 2023, got cut off from the platform without warning." ☛ https://ticotimes.net/2025/08/28/costa-rica-court-rules-uber-driver-an-employee-orders-vacation-and-severance-pay | Source: Cost Rica    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:04:45

• I’ve Filed a Complaint With the Council https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/08/29/complaint-with-the-council/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:16:16

• "You’d be hard pressed to get an interview with the statewide officials" ☛ https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/08/28/jon-tester-don-dewitte-politics-local-news/index.html | Source: Northwestern University    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:22:11

• "No media workers or journalists were injured in the attacks." ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/08/russian-strikes-on-ukraine-damage-3-media-outlets/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:22:28

• "CBC News shows more than 200 books" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-school-books-removal-1.7620807 | Source: CBC    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:23:04

• "heckler’s veto" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/28/from-book-bans-to-internet-bans-wyoming-lets-parents-control-the-whole-states-access-to-the-internet/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:23:21

• "It appears to be mostly AI slop, rather than a concerted disinformation operation" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/27/ai-slop-websites-are-publishing-climate-science-denial/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:24:56

• "MSN hosted AI-generated content downplaying the effects of climate change that cited nonexistent climate experts and institutions." ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/ai-slop-is-the-latest-face-of-climate-denial/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:25:11

• "The work he was pursuing with USIP had nothing to do with supporting the Taliban. It was the opposite." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/28/doge-falsely-targeted-him-on-social-media-then-the-taliban-took-his-family/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:25:38

• "Like many others in the Python world, I’ve adopted “uv“, the do-everything, lightning-fast package manager written in Rust." ☛ https://lerner.co.il/2025/08/28/youre-probably-using-uv-wrong/ | Source: Reuven Lerner    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:26:50

• "Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor implementation in Rust. We're happy to announce the latest release, Arti 1.5.0." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/arti_1_5_0_released/ | Source: Tor    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:29:42

• "Before going into an update on the CRA, what you can do now is prepare through the different available programs out there. If somebody says they can charge you to ensure compliance and you pay them for that, they are not telling the truth" ☛ https://thenewstack.io/the-cyber-resilience-act-fear-confusion-and-reassurance/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:30:16

• "Following previous DIU Director Doug Beck’s sudden resignation from the role Monday, the Pentagon announced Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael would lead the organization in an acting capacity." ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/pentagon/2025/08/27/pentagon-cto-says-defense-innovation-unit-will-remain-independent/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:30:47

• "Google has cut over a third of its managers leading small teams, according to a report by CNBC." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-has-cut-35-of-managers-overseeing-small-teams-executive/articleshow/123560822.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:34:01

• "Amtrak is a sad situation" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/amtrak-public-transit/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:34:46

• "Once I was home and looking at the map on the sign more carefully I noticed something interesting near the area marked Island Lake. It showed an abandoned line that had been rerouted." ☛ https://ericmwalk.blog/2025/08/28/one-sign-one-run-and.html | Source: Eric Walker    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:35:36

• "Some big manufacturers, such as First Solar and Hanwha Qcells, are expanding, while smaller players also see opportunities." ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/despite-everything-us-solar-manufacturing-continues-to-power-up/ | Source: Renewable Energy World    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:35:53

• "In a shocking hot mic moment, Republican Representative Mike Collins 'admitted' that President Donald Trump appears in the Jeffrey Epstein files" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/republican-representative-recorded-saying-trump-epstein-files-it-true-1742460 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:36:29

• "Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie plan to quickly force a House vote ordering the Justice Department to release the Epstein files." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/politics/newsletter/2025-08-28/trump-epstein-congress-september | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:36:41

• "Where there are no newspapers and weakened newspaper systems, government secrecy is flourishing" ☛ https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/08/27/government-secrecy-local-news-study/index.html | Source: Northwestern University    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:37:02

• "The flurry of Russian flights into Alaska zone began five days after a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine." ☛ https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-08-27/russian-aircraft-alaska-norad-18897054.html | Source: Stars And Stripes    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:37:44

• "The HAV Dolphin, sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, is expected to arrive in the Finnish port city of Vaasa on Thursday morning, according to the shipping tracker Vessel Finder." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20179177 | Source: YLE    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:38:01

• "The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, along with other law enforcement agencies and international partners" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/27/fbi-allies-warn-salt-typhoon-cyber-campaign-targeted-200-us-companies-80-countries/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:38:21

• "The 37-page advisory includes indicators of compromise associated with Chinese government spies seen as recently as June" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/china_salt_typhoon_alert/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:38:55

• "The China-linked cyberespionage group known as Salt Typhoon has been compromising backbone and edge routers globally for persistent access to networks across multiple industries" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/chinas-salt-typhoon-hacked-critical-infrastructure-globally-for-years/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:39:10

• "The Beijing-backed spying campaign began at least in 2019 but wasn't uncovered by US authorities until last fall." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/fbi_cyber_cop_salt_typhoon/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:40:27

• "But Jeffries is wrong." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/democracy-maga-authoritarianism/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:40:47

• "military into American cities and how he is trying to push through them" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/08/a-blueprint-for-military-takeovers/684026/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:41:11

• "Given how these things work, that letter is a matter of public record. I thought I'd go ahead and post it below." ☛ https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2025/letter-to-camarillo-city-council-regarding-local-ice-activity | Source: Cory Dransfeldt    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:41:35

• "attempts to meddle with vote counting." ☛ https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/what-expect-next-trump-administrations-strategy-meddle-vote | Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:42:03

• "The scenarios are all based on actions the administration has already taken this year or in its first term" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/trump-administration-power-grab-elections-voting-rights-group-warns/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:42:44

• "Additionally, it designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/08/iran-australia-irgc-terrorist-attacks/684027/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:43:02

• "Despite these marketing efforts, TikTok faces an uncertain path in the United States." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/28/tiktok-ad-blitz-music-discovery-campaign/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:43:31

• "In May, Brussels sanctioned Murman Seafood and Norebo, accusing them of using ships for activities unrelated to fishing" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/27/russia-threatens-to-ban-norwegian-ships-over-eu-fishing-sanctions-a90364 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:43:48

• "When enabled, the Word document will automatically save to OneDrive or your preferred cloud destination. The benefits [sic] include: [...]" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2892343/microsoft-word-documents-will-soon-auto-save-to-the-cloud-by-default.html | Source: PC World    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:48:56

• "We are modernizing the way files are created and stored in Word for Windows" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/767522/microsoft-word-automatic-document-save-cloud-default | Source: The Verge    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:49:13

• "You’re probably at least somewhat informed about these various civil right encroachments and culture war shifts. Age-verification laws could make it much harder to even keep informed." ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/have-your-id-card-ready/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:49:33

• "before that had decided to leave GH" ☛ https://www.usebox.net/jjm/blog/it-doesn-t-look-good-for-github/ | Source: Juan J Martínez    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:50:26

• Privatisation/Privateering ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/08/education-reform-public-schools-privatization/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:51:17

• Windows TCO: "ESET malware researchers Anton Cherepanov and Peter Strycek" ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/ai-powered-ransomware-promptlock | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:52:13

• Windows TCO: "The office will not be disclosing technical details of the attack" ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/nevada-state-agencies-cyberattack | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:52:31

• Windows TCO: "According to a blog post from ESET Research" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2892406/a-hacker-used-ai-to-create-ransomware-that-evades-antivirus-detection.html | Source: PC World    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:53:34

• Windows TCO: "Miljödata runs HR, sick leave, and incident reporting systems" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/sweden_council_ransomware/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:54:20

• Windows TCO: "The Prosecutor’s Office of Berlin said on Wednesday" ☛ https://therecord.media/germany-charges-cyberattack-rosneft | Source: The Record    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 09:54:42

• "The slightly confounding thing is that this was Mastodon’s to lose" ☛ https://werd.io/bluesky-now-platform-of-choice-for-science-community/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:07:06

• "What follows that are some terrific thoughts on what creators" ☛ https://nathansnelgrove.com/2025/08/the-death-of-the-follower-the-future-of-creativity-on-the-web | Source: Nathaniel Snelgrove    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:07:18

• "A curious Shiffman decided to conduct a scientific survey" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-now-platform-of-choice-for-science-community/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:07:52

• "That’s pretty horrifying, I’ve got to say. Not just some of it, but all of it." ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/are-peoples-bosses-really-making-them-use-ai/ | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:08:58

• "A lot of the references were clearly chatbot fakes — titles and details that were the right shape, but just didn’t exist. Dr Chris Rudge said: [...]" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/28/deloitte-australia-writes-government-report-with-ai-and-fake-references/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:09:13

• "Don’t go to ChatGPT or some other LLM-based service for privacy advice. Here are four reasons you should read my article instead." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/why-read-my-effective-privacy-tips-and-not-ai/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:09:52

• "My hunch was correct!" ☛ https://thenewleafjournal.com/thinkbot-visits-the-new-leaf-journal/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:10:45

• "As comical as those instances may be, they also act as harbingers for more serious errors" ☛ https://futurism.com/googles-ai-false-gaming-tips | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:11:23

• "A new report out today from browser security company SquareX Ltd. reveals a critical flaw in passkeys, the widely promoted alternative to passwords" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/28/new-research-shows-passkeys-can-hijacked-malicious-extensions/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:11:59

• "The departures leave a leadership void that, according to current and former CDC officials, has demoralized the agency’s staff and will further undermine its ability to provide reliable guidance to Americans." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/08/cdc-resignations-tipping-point/684038/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:12:42

• "When CDC Director Susan Monarez refused to rubber-stamp unscientific" ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/08/27/repub/cdc-director-ousted-less-than-a-month-after-confirmation/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:12:55

• "No one I spoke to was insensitive to the pressures their grad students face when confronting the vanishing opportunities for tenure-track employment." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/08/university-chicago-humanities-doctorate/684004/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:13:42

• "The legislation bans smartphone use only during class hours and does not stipulate punishment for violators." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/world/asia/south-korea-school-smartphone-ban.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:13:59

• "Although it only bans [skinnerboxes] use during class hours, the law gives teachers the power to stop students from using their [skinnerboxes] on school premises." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c776ye6lrvzo | Source: BBC    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:14:54

• "The runestone tradition began in the 4th century" ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2025/08/runestones.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:15:21

• "The good news is, none of the technologies that used to run the non-corporate web are gone." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/build-the-forum-you-want-to-see-in-the-web/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:16:07

• "Two Hugo, OK residents have been sentenced for a 2024 copper theft that caused the collapse of Payne Media Group’s 499-foot KITX “K95.5” radio tower, according to Inside Radio." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/two-sentenced-for-copper-theft-that-toppled-oklahoma-radio-tower/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:16:55

• [Old] "I haven’t had time to think much about what has to go into it. The three-inch coax might be the hardest to find. But there is a lot of work that will have to go into the rebuild" ☛ https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/copper-thieves-destroy-kitxs-radio-tower |    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:17:17

• [Old] "The artist created two additional ice bags, each in their own size: Ice Bag–Scale A, an outdoor work over sixteen feet tall, and Ice Bag–Scale C, roughly eleven by thirteen feet" ☛ https://pulitzerarts.org/feature/claes-oldenburg-ice-bag-scale-b-1971/ |    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:17:31

• 🔤SpellBinding — EYJKLRI Wordo: CAKES gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-29.gmi    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:26:25

• gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-28.gmi    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:27:54

• "The Java language implementation for Bazel" ☛ https://fzakaria.com/2025/08/27/bazel-knowledge-dive-into-unused-deps | Source: Farid Zakaria    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:36:22

• "The premiere of Python: The Documentary is just a couple hours away." ☛ https://davepeck.org/2025/08/28/python-the-documentary-world-premiere/ | Source: Dave Peck    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:36:44

• "I got this question: How can you plot a map of the UK with ggplot2?" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/plotting-uk-maps-with-ggplot2/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:37:15

• "One year ago, I started programming a puzzle game from scratch in Zig. While it’s too early to announce the game (more on this later in the year), I want to share some of the insights I’ve gained about gamedev in Zig so far." ☛ https://bgthompson.codeberg.page/blog/one-year-zig-gamedev-reflections/ | Source: Benjamin G Thompson    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:10:12

• "Most research on programming language performance asks a variation of a single question: how can we make some specific program faster?" ☛ https://stefan-marr.de/2025/08/how-to-slow-down-a-program/ |    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:11:49

• "Let’s explore the different options — along with their pros and cons." ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2025/08/27/lookup-value-in-map | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:12:35

• "We use a lot of SQL at Jane Street, both in standard Postgres (or similar) databases" ☛ https://blog.janestreet.com/wrought-2025/ |    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:13:32

• "Starting in June 2026, we plan to only support OpenSSL 3 and later." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/08/28/dropping-old-openssl/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:14:20

• "Just a couple of years ago, AI seemed like something experimental and exotic." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/vivaldi-pushes-back-against-ai-browsing-trend/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:14:34

• ""A quick reminder – these updates are for users on our monthly Thunderbird Release channel. ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/08/thunderbird-monthly-release-142-recap/ | Source: Thunderbird    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:15:40

• "This is a perfectly fair and logical decision by the GNU Emacs developers." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/EmacsCustomizationVsPrimitives | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:16:22

• "That custom hardware? An RP2350 microcontroller chip, of course." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/play-a-new-version-of-doom-on-snes-with-the-help-of-rp2350/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:17:43

• "I've been looking forward to TrueNAS support on Arm for years" ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/how-install-truenas-on-raspberry-pi | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:18:35

• "Sunil Vechalapu has announced the release of a major new update of FreedomBox" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12538 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:20:00

• "Vdev is now installable in devuan without any workaround from the following repository: [...]" ☛ https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20250828.202920.96660707.en.html | Source: Dyne    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:20:23

• "Last year I wrote two articles about CP/M after having taken a first look at it: [...]" ☛ https://eerielinux.wordpress.com/2025/08/28/a-gentle-introduction-to-cp-m/ | Source: Eerie Linux    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:20:48

• "This week I reached a milestone in my most useless side project so far." ☛ https://ochagavia.nl/blog/tic-tac-toe-meets-lean-4/ | Source: Adolfo Ochagavía    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:21:15

• "I acquired a second-hand label printer." ☛ https://nmattia.com/posts/2025-08-28-label-printer-rpi-nix/ |    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:22:22

• "In CSS, we can now position an element relative to another element, regardless if it’s a parent or not." ☛ https://ishadeed.com/article/anchor-positioning/ | Source: Ahmad Shadeed    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:22:36

• "I use Mac laptops. Have for years. I make use of their Time Machine backups." ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2025/08/28/connecting-to-time-capsule-provided-via-samba-on-zfs/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:23:04

• "The basic idea is to have a "vtable" as a struct with function pointers." ☛ https://oshub.org/projects/retros-32/posts/object-oriented-design-patterns-in-osdev |    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:23:52

• "FreeBSD Journal Summer 2025 Edition, Java hiding in plain sight" ☛ https://www.bsdnow.tv/626 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:24:20

• "Design tokens may be the latest incarnation" ☛ https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/the-history-of-themeable-user-interfaces/ | Source: Brad Frost    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:24:43

• PureOS Crimson Development Report ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-july-2025/ | Source: Purism    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:27:00

• "In an effort to create a more unified and scalable solution for managing security metadata, Red Hat is proud to contribute Trustify to the Graph for Understanding Artifact Composition (GUAC)" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-contributes-trustify-project-openssfs-guac-community | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:27:26

• "The project is in partnership with Axiom Space and Red Hat, and employs Red Hat Device Edge to provide in-orbit computing power. The system will be designed to survive the rigors of space, with self-healing and damage-tolerant capabilities." https://www.edgeir.com/orbital-data-center-heads-to-iss-to-test-real-time-edge-computing-in-space-20250825    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:29:10

• AT LEAST they do not say HEY HI https://www.redhat.com/en/resources/finserv-provider-case-study    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:30:16

• This page reads like a LAUGHABLE PRANK https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/ai/what-is-ai-security    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:30:50

• Wordstuffing with "HEY HI". IBM is a joke. https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/developing-standard-ai-os    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:31:23

• "HEY HI" first https://tv.redhat.com/static/discovery    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:32:34

• "quietly powers features such as PDF.js" ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-ai/speeding-up-firefox-local-ai-runtime/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:33:11

• "DongshanPi has shared early details about an upcoming SBC designed for AI and computer vision education." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/dongshanpi-previews-rk3576-based-sbc-targeted-at-computer-vision/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:33:58

• Mozilla 2025 = cranks and frauds, all outsourced to PROPRIETARY prison for data harvesting purposes    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:34:42

• "Discover the latest updates to the Code Club Projects website, including new ways to search by difficulty, interest, or technology." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/improvements-to-the-code-club-projects-website/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:47:18

• "Last month, KrebsOnSecurity tracked the sudden emergence of hundreds of polished online gaming and wagering websites that lure people with free credits and eventually abscond with any cryptocurrency funds deposited by players." ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/affiliates-flock-to-soulless-scam-gambling-machine/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:47:58

• Bezos Post ☛ https://fair.org/home/wapo-editors-doing-their-best-to-conceal-reporters-vital-work-on-dc-occupation/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:48:53

• "Are Words Enough to Beat Trump?" ☛ https://fair.org/home/media-like-newsoms-fighting-words-but-are-words-enough-to-beat-trump/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:49:24

• "I suspect it’s IBM acknowledging they backed the wrong horse when it comes to Linux. Linux on Power has its “niche” for particular ISV’s. Yep we are looking at you SAP (big memory and multiple threads play well for enterprise customers) For everyone else, Intel is good enough." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3nszshm    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:51:27

• "When it comes to Linux on Intel, the market has spoken, and power reflects that with their market share losses (aix and OS/400 have both seen 50% + drops in legacy ISV support) It was time to change horses, and Power was in the bullseye" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3nszshm    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:52:34

• "There is an under the radar observation to be made which is interesting. Look at the AMD content that has wormed its way into IBM products sets. This is especially true when it comes to storage." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3nszshm    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:52:41

• "Does anyone believe McKinsey other than senior manglement?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3nszshm    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:53:44

• RFK Jr. Sought to Fire CDC Director Susan Monarez Over Vaccine Policy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/health/rfk-jr-susan-monarez-cdc-vaccines.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 12:09:33

• Inside the C.D.C., a Growing Sense of Despair ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/health/cdc-employees-director-trump-rfk-jr.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 12:10:02

• Thousands clash with police in Jakarta as protests intensify ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thousands-clash-with-police-in-jakarta-as-protests-intensify    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 12:10:19

• 'We're at the most dangerous moment for science in America', public health law expert says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20250828-we-re-at-the-most-dangerous-moment-for-science-in-america-public-health-law-expert-says    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 12:10:38

• Site visit brings to light healthcare “inefficiencies” for Northern Cape veterans ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence/sa-defence-sa-defence/site-visit-brings-to-light-healthcare-inefficiencies-for-northern-cape-veterans/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 12:11:21

• South Korea passes 10 million single-person households ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-passes-10-million-single-person-households    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 12:11:38

• Taiwan estimates China spent 40% more on Pacific drills in 2024 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-estimates-china-spent-40-more-on-pacific-drills-in-2024    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 12:12:01

• Kim Jong-un to be Among U.S. Rivals Convening in Beijing ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/world/asia/kim-jong-un-military-parade-beijing.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 12:12:21

• Dihydroxyacetone Man sends ships off Venezuela’s coast. What’s behind the show of force? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2025/0828/trump-venezuela-maduro-gunboat-diplomacy    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 12:12:42

• US Typhon missile system to temporarily deploy to Japan as part of exercise ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-typhon-missile-system-to-temporarily-deploy-to-japan-as-part-of-exercise    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 12:12:58

• North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to attend military parade in China ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/08/28/kim-jong-un-china-parade/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 12:13:16

• Samuel Henrique: Debian 13: My list of exciting new features ☞ https://samueloph.dev/blog/debian-13-my-list-of-exciting-new-things/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 12:13:56

• AI openwashing from Microsoft OSI ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/deep-dive-data-governance-brings-world-class-experts-together    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:20:25

• Python: The Documentary ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1035537/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:23:51

• Asking questions with context ☞ https://rubenerd.com/asking-questions-with-context/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:25:27

• "Germany’s Tape-Shaped Record Format" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/28/tefifon-germanys-tape-shaped-record-format/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:26:59

• "Animatronic Eyes Are Watching You" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/28/animatronic-eyes-are-watching-you/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:27:37

• "There’s a dizzying number of specialist 3D printing materials out there, some of which do try to offer an alternative to PLA, PA6, ABS, etc., while others are happy to stay in their own niche." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/28/pvdf-the-specialized-filament-for-chemical-and-moisture-resistance/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:28:07

• "We expect a response from everyone in the world who has called for peace" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/28/we-expect-a-response-from-everyone-in-the-world-who-has-called-for-peace | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:29:05

• "Always listening The Russian authorities are demanding round-the-clock access to home smart speakers." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/28/always-listening | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:29:26

• "Big Brother beta Russian lawmakers consider requiring DNA samples from foreigners as Moscow gets ready to roll out migrant-tracking app" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/29/big-brother-beta | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:30:02

• What to expect at the upcoming SCO summit ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/what-to-expect-at-the-upcoming-sco-summit/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:30:41

• Russian Drones Are Flying Over U.S. Weapons Routes in Germany, Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/us/politics/russian-drones-weapons-routes.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:31:03

• To defend against Russian tanks, Finland and Poland consider restoring wetlands ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250828-to-defend-against-russian-tanks-finland-and-poland-consider-restoring-wetlands    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:32:41

• Affiliates Flock to ‘Soulless’ Scam Gambling Machine ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/affiliates-flock-to-soulless-scam-gambling-machine/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:33:45

• CAFC Vacates and Remands TTAB's Affirmance of F**K Failure-to-Function Refusal Due to Lack of Clarity ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/cafc-vacates-and-remands-ttabs.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:34:42

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

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:35:57

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

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:36:13

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

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:36:33

• Proprietary spyware or Microsoft; use something like Kate INSTEAD ☞ https://idroot.us/install-visual-studio-code-debian-13/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:37:39

• How To Install Vivaldi Browser on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-vivaldi-browser-debian-13/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:37:58

• "Hungary sues E.U. over decision to use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/28/hungary-sues-e-u-over-decision-to-use-frozen-russian-assets-to-aid-ukraine | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:38:28

• "U.S. ready to contribute key systems to Ukraine security guarantees after ‘major shift’ in stance" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/28/u-s-ready-to-contribute-key-systems-to-ukraine-security-guarantees-after-major-shift-in-stance-financial-times | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:39:01

• "Russian drone hits Ukrainian naval ship, killing at least one and injuring several others" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/28/russian-drone-hits-ukrainian-naval-ship-killing-at-least-one-and-injuring-several-others | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:39:34

• 2 Weeks After Convicted Felon Talks, Russia Bombards Kyiv, Killing at Least 18 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/world/europe/ukraine-russia-strikes.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:39:54

• Russian Missiles, Drones Batter Ukrainian Sites; At Least 21 Killed, Dozens Wounded In Kyiv ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-saudi-switzerland-russia-witkoff-ceasefire/33514806.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:40:42

• European, US, UN Leaders Condemn Latest Russian Strikes On Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/european-union-britain-france-condemnation-airstrike-russia-ukrtaine-casulaties-war/33515529.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:41:06

• Coalition of the Willing: who is prepared to send troops to Ukraine? ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2657413/coalition-of-the-willing-who-is-prepared-to-send-troops-to-ukraine    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:41:24

• Russia strikes hit the heart of Ukraine: At least 17 killed, including four children ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250828-russia-strikes-hit-the-heart-of-ukraine-at-least-17-killed-including-four-children    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:41:55

• Deadly Russian strike hits central Kyiv ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250828-deadly-russian-strike-hits-central-kyiv    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:42:14

• Why the falling out? Convicted Felon-Modi relations strained as US doubles tariffs on India ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20250828-why-the-falling-out-trump-modi-relations-strained-as-us-doubles-tariffs-on-india    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:42:47

• Deadly Russian attack kills 21 in Kyiv ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250828-deadly-russian-attack-kills-21-in-kyiv    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:43:06

• Dihydroxyacetone Man's latest stance on Russia 'has managed to produce some movement on the lines', expert says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250828-trump-s-latest-stance-on-russia-has-managed-to-produce-some-movement-on-the-lines-expert-says    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:43:22

• Russia attacks Zelenskyy’s legitimacy to derail US-led Ukraine peace talks ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russia-attacks-zelenskyys-legitimacy-to-derail-us-led-ukraine-peace-talks/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:44:12

• Statement by President von der Leyen: Russia's strikes on Kyiv will only strengthen Europe's unity and Ukraine's defiance ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_1995    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:44:41

• "Putin, Xi Jinping, and Kim Jong Un to make first public appearance together at Beijing military parade" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/28/putin-xi-jinping-and-kim-jong-un-to-make-first-public-appearance-together-at-beijing-military-parade | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:45:32

• "Ukrainian drone sparks forest fire just six miles from Putin’s Black Sea ‘palace’" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/28/ukrainian-drone-sparks-forest-fire-just-six-miles-from-putin-s-black-sea-palace | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:46:10

• A Major Russian Attack on Kyiv ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/briefing/russia-kyiv-attack-israeli-reservist.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:46:29

• North Korea’s Kim says strengthening special operation force is important, state media reports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-says-stronger-special-operation-force-is-important-state-media-reports    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:47:11

• The Register MS (Run by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Operatives): Free Software is Putin, Hence Evil and Dangerous ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/28/The_Register_MS_Run_by_Microsoft_Operatives_Free_Software_is_Pu.shtml    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:47:40

• Zelenskyy Calls Russian Strike An 'Attack On Convicted Felon,' As Senior Aides Head To US ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-trump-zelenskyy-putin-ceasefire/33515789.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:48:10

• China to bolster non-Western alliances at summit, parade ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/28/china-to-bolster-non-western-alliances-at-summit-parade/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:49:27

• Putin wants to capture Ukraine’s crucial fortress belt without a fight ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putin-wants-to-capture-ukraines-crucial-fortress-belt-without-a-fight/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:49:53

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

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:50:56

• Et tu? Endorsing Microsoft spyware, helping people use it? ☞ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-install-vs-code-on-debian-13-trixie/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:52:35

• Overheated and underbuilt: How to fortify the US grid in the face of heat waves ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/overheated-and-underbuilt-how-to-fortify-the-us-grid-in-the-face-of-heat-waves/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:53:01

• Pluralistic: The capitalism of fools (28 Aug 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/28/strew-deal/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:53:58

• Regata OS 25: Gaming, Work, and More in One Polished Distro ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/08/regata-os-25-gaming-work-and-more-in-one-polished-distro/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:55:56

• CVS Holds Off on Offering Covid Vaccines in 16 States ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/well/cvs-pharmacy-covid-vaccine-16-states.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:56:39

• Hong Kong man who died after receiving Sinovac Covid vaccine succumbed to natural causes, jury finds ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/29/hong-kong-man-who-died-after-receiving-sinovac-covid-vaccine-succumbed-to-natural-causes-jury-finds/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:57:23

• XigmaNAS 14.2.0.5-beta is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/xigmanas    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:59:01

• "Local Officials Don’t Always Send IPAWS Emergency Alerts Before Disasters" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/ipaws-emergency-alerts-local-official-failures | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 14:59:53

• Plotting UK Maps with ggplot2 ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/plotting-uk-maps-with-ggplot2/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:00:40

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients - 2025-08-27 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-08-27-edition/index.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:01:34

• FFmpeg 8.0 Introduces Hey Hi (AI) and Vulkan Codecs Revolution ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/ffmpeg-8-0-introduces-ai-and-vulkan-codecs-revolution    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:04:39

• exa vs ls Comparison: Modern File Listing for Power Users https://linuxconfig.org/exa-vs-ls-linux-commands-comparison-modern-file-listing-for-power-users    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:06:41

• Seven stable kernels for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1035512/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:09:37

• Peter Czanik: Installing syslog-ng 4.9.0 on FreeBSD ☞ https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/installing-syslog-ng-4-9-0-on-freebsd    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:10:38

• Andreas suggests a better Techtember ☞ https://rubenerd.com/andreas-suggests-a-better-techtember/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:11:32

• Kiwi TCMS: Enterprise Subscription Explained ☞ https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2025/08/28/enterprise-subscription-explained/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:13:22

• Omarchy 2.0 : GNU/Linux OS Designed for Developers and Creators in 2025 ☞ https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/omarchy-2-os-developer-focused-linux-distribution/    

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

• KLog – ham radio logger ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/klog-ham-radio-logger/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:16:57

• Color Palette – look up GNOME colors ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/color-palette-look-up-gnome-colors/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:17:38

• Benchmarking the Aiffro K100 All-SSD NAS ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/benchmarking-aiffro-k100-all-ssd-nas/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:18:02

• Common Email Security Mistakes and How to Avoid Them ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/common-email-security-mistakes-avoid-them/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:19:01

• harsh – habit tracking for geeks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/harsh-habit-tracking-geeks/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:19:17

• AUR Repository Still Under DDoS Attack ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/AUR-Repository-Still-Under-DDoS-Attack    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:20:47

• TrueNAS 25.10-beta1 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/truenas    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:21:43

• Oreon 2507.1 is also out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/oreon    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:21:55

• First Look at KDE’s Initial System Setup (KISS) Tool in KDE Plasma 6.5 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-kdes-initial-system-setup-kiss-tool-in-kde-plasma-6-5    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:22:52

• OBS Studio 32.0 Enters Public Beta Testing with a Basic Plugin Manager ☞ https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-32-0-enters-public-beta-testing-with-a-basic-plugin-manager    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:23:08

• Wireshark 4.4.9 Protocol Analyzer Released with Updated Protocols and Bug Fixes ☞ https://9to5linux.com/wireshark-4-4-9-protocol-analyzer-released-with-updated-protocols-and-bug-fixes    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:23:22

• [Quick Fix] Firefox Cannot Download or Open Files in Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/fix-firefox-download-ubuntu-2404/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:23:55

• Ubuntu Pro Minimal 22.04 LTS with CIS hardening is now generally available on proprietary trap AWS ☞ https://canonical.com//blog/cis-hardened-ubuntu-pro-minimal-available-on-aws    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:24:31

• Ubuntu 25.10 Snapshot 4 is Available to Download ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-25-10-snapshot-4-is-available-to-download    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:25:28

• SuperTuxKart Evolution Promises ‘Fresh Experience’ ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/supertuxkarts-stable-release-pitstop-opens-up-potential    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:26:05

• "Can Go to Trial" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/saudi-arabia-september-11-lawsuit-trial-qaida | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:28:19

• "Boring" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-wesley-hunt-houston-tunnels-boring-co | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:28:46

• Weeks 7-13 on Merkuro (GSoC 2025) ☞ https://pabloarino.com/p/weeks-7-13-on-merkuro-gsoc-2025/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:30:35

• "Google Wants To Control All Your Software" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/28/the-browser-wasnt-enough-google-wants-to-control-all-your-software/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:34:33

• Israel launches strikes on Houthi 'military target' in Yemeni capital Sanaa ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250828-israel-launches-strikes-on-houthi-military-target-in-yemeni-capital-sanaa    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:35:30

• VERY weak, hardly worth reporting on https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/2-5-magnitude-aftershock-strikes-johors-segamat    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:36:00

• Afghan Taliban government accuses Pakistan of deadly drone strikes ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/afghan-taliban-government-accuses-pakistan-of-deadly-drone-strikes    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:36:42

• Israeli Airstrikes Kill Soldiers in Syria, Officials There Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/world/middleeast/israel-syria-attack-damascus.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:39:23

• Privacy watchdog conducts ‘compliance check’ on advertisement featuring video of MTR commuters ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/29/privacy-watchdog-conducts-compliance-check-on-advertisement-featuring-video-of-mtr-commuters/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:39:56

• Salesloft Drift compromised en masse, impacting all third-party integrations ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/salesloft-drift-compromise-scope-expands/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:41:04

• Google is getting ready to 'hack back' as US considers shifting from cyber defense to offense — new 'Scam Farms' bill opens up new retaliatory hacking actions ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/google-is-getting-ready-to-hack-back-as-us-considers-shifting-from-cyber-defense-to-offense-new-scam-farms-bill-opens-up-new-retaliatory-hacking-actions    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:42:08

• Google v. Sonos: Federal Circuit Validates Strategic Patent Continuation Practice (With Limits) ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/08/validates-strategic-continuation.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:42:57

• Your elected leaders: Dr Anlei Hu, APNIC EC member ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/29/your-elected-leaders-dr-anlei-hu-apnic-ec-member/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:49:11

• Mauritania accused of migrant rights abuse in new report ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/mauritania-accused-of-migrant-rights-abuses-in-new-human-rights-watch-report/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:49:52

• Install Cursor and Learn Programming With Hey Hi (AI) Help ☞ https://thenewstack.io/install-cursor-and-learn-programming-with-ai-help/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:50:30

• Kubernetes v1.34: User preferences (kuberc) are available for testing in kubectl 1.34 ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/08/28/kubernetes-v1-34-kubectl-kuberc-beta/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:52:08

• Quickly transpose sentences and paragraphs using key bindings in Emacs ☞ https://box.matto.nl/quickly-transpose-sentences-and-paragraphs-using-key-bindings-in-emacs.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:55:21

• Malikie MPEG-DASH related patent monopoly challenge instituted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/8/28/malikie-mpeg-dash-related-patent-challenge-instituted    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:56:22

• With Friends Like This ☞ https://patentprogress.org/2025/08/with-friends-like-this/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:57:07

• The Salisbury “Novichok” False Flag ☞ https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/08/the-salisbury-novichok-false-flag/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:59:16

• Richard Stallman (RMS) Talk in Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress Will be Remote (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/28/Richard_Stallman_RMS_Talk_in_Ethereum_Cypherpunk_Congress_Will_.shtml    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 15:59:37

• Michael Meeks: 2025-08-28 Thursday ☞ https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-08-28.html Michael Meeks: 2025-08-27 Wednesday ☞ https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-08-27.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:00:10

• US federal court weighs press rights in habeas petition for detained Spanish-language journalist ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/us-federal-court-weighs-press-rights-in-habeas-petition-for-detained-spanish-language-journalist/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:02:17

• South Africa court rules political leader’s statements constitute hate speech ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/south-africa-court-rules-political-leaders-statements-constitute-hate-speech/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:02:53

• Back in Action on Plasma (Mobile) ☞ https://vizZzion.org/blog/2025/08/back-in-action-on-plasma-mobile/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:03:42

• Increasing Searches for ZIP Files, (Thu, Aug 28th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32242    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:05:19

• Fishermen Pulled in an Orange Shark Off Costa Rica ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/world/americas/orange-shark-costa-rica.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:06:18

• The UK May Be Dropping Its Backdoor Mandate ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/the-uk-may-be-dropping-its-backdoor-mandate.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:07:35

• FreedomBox 2025-08-28 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/freedombox    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:08:31

• GIGAIPC 3.5-inch defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra Meteor Lake SBCs target smart parking, medical devices, and smart retail solutions ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/28/gigaipc-3-5-inch-industrial-sbcs-based-on-intel-core-ultra-5-125u-or-ultra-7-155u-soc/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:09:16

• pgmoneta 0.19 ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgmoneta-019-3124/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:09:44

• Closing arguments conclude in Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai’s trial ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/08/28/jimmy-lai-hong-kong-closing-arguments/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:10:04

• Dihydroxyacetone Man orders more agencies to nix collective bargaining agreements ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/unions/2025/08/trump-orders-more-agencies-to-nix-collective-bargaining-agreements/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:11:20

• Hackers Target Popular Nx Build System in First AI-Weaponized Supply Chain Attack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-target-popular-nx-build-system-in-first-ai-weaponized-supply-chain-attack/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:12:11

• Two Pakistan towns face flood risk if river barrage crumbles, officials say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/two-pakistan-towns-face-flood-risk-if-river-barrage-crumbles-officials-say    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:13:42

• $150 for a bingsu? South Korea’s frozen treat melts wallets in summer heat ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/150-for-a-bingsu-south-koreas-frozen-treat-melts-wallets-in-summer-heat    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:14:20

• World's Most Powerful Solar Telescope Captures Its First Monster Flare in Astonishing Detail ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/worlds-most-powerful-solar-telescope-captures-its-first-monster-flare-in-astonishing-detail    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:14:58

• Scientists Reveal What's Inside Mars: It's Chunky, With a History of Violence ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-whats-inside-mars-its-chunky-with-a-history-of-violence    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:15:13

• 'Phantom Limbs' May Not Be What We Thought, Surprising Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/phantom-limbs-may-not-be-what-we-thought-surprising-study-finds    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:15:28

• Mysterious Skull Fused to Cave Wall Could Belong to a Rare Human Species ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-skull-fused-to-cave-wall-could-belong-to-a-rare-human-species    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:15:39

• 'Universal' Cancer Vaccine Destroys Resistant Tumors in Mice ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/universal-cancer-vaccine-destroys-resistant-tumors-in-mice    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:16:05

• CISA warns about another China-linked cyber espionage campaign ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/08/cisa-warns-about-another-china-linked-cyber-espionage-campaign/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:17:31

• Amnesty International decries lack of accountability for China treatment of Uyghurs ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/amnesty-international-decries-lack-of-accountability-for-china-treatment-of-uyghurs/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:18:04

• Linear Actuators 101 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/28/linear-actuators-101/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:18:43

• "The Nintendo 64 was an amazing video game console, and alongside consoles like the Sony PlayStation, helped herald in the era of 3D games." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/28/why-super-mario-64-wastes-so-much-memory/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:19:18

• Heat Waves Can Accelerate Aging as Much as Smoking or Drinking, Study Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/heat-waves-can-accelerate-aging-as-much-as-smoking-or-drinking-study-shows    

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

• Your Neck Size Could Be a Signal For Hidden Health Problems ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-neck-size-could-be-a-signal-for-hidden-health-problems    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:20:42

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Signs Executive Order to Make ‘Federal Architecture Beautiful Again’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/arts/design/trump-executive-order-architecture-federal-buildings.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:21:14

• "Receiving Radio Signals From Space Like It’s 1994" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/28/receiving-radio-signals-from-space-like-its-1994/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:23:28

• Federal Reserve board member sues Convicted Felon over attempted firing ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/federal-reserve-board-member-sues-trump-over-attempted-firing/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:25:41

• Fed Governor Lisa Cook Sues Convicted Felon Over Dismissal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/us/politics/lisa-cook-trump-fed-lawsuit.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:25:58

• U.N. Votes to Withdraw Peacekeepers From Lebanon Over Next Two Years ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/world/middleeast/unifil-lebanon-security-council.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:26:49

• Minnesota shooting highlights risks to religious schools, amid push for more security ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2025/0828/minnesota-shooting-religious-schools-safety    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:27:21

• Hong Kong wraps up final leg of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai’s security trial ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-wraps-up-final-leg-of-pro-democracy-tycoon-jimmy-lais-security-trial    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:27:57

• Japan hails ‘unprecedented’ security ties as British aircraft carrier visits Tokyo ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-hails-unprecedented-security-ties-as-british-aircraft-carrier-visits-tokyo    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:30:34

• Human Rights Watch urges Lebanon authorities to release former Libya leader’s son ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/human-rights-watch-urges-lebanon-authorities-to-release-former-libya-leaders-son/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:32:40

• Venezuela builds up border security in response to deployment of US warships ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250828-venezuela-builds-up-border-security-in-response-to-deployment-of-us-warships-1    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:33:10

• UN Security Council votes to end peacekeeping force in Lebanon after 2026 ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250828-un-security-council-votes-to-end-peacekeeping-force-in-lebanon-after-2026    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:33:24

• Debian 13 Trixie disk images now available https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/debian-13-trixie-disk-images-now-available/3871    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 16:41:54

• fun   

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:01:53

• "One interesting thing for gamers is their Proton-CachyOS, their own version of Valve's Proton to run Windows games on Linux that has various extras applied to it. With the latest CachyOS update they expanded the options available for it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/the-popular-linux-distro-cachyos-has-a-big-upgrade-and-some-fun-stuff-for-gamers/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:02:01

• This $20 device fixed all my RGB lighting woes on Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/device-solved-my-rgb-issues-linux-gaming-pc/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:02:36

• Openwashing and more control over LF, plus promotion of proprietary GitHub https://news.itsfoss.com/documentdb-moves-to-linux-foundation/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:05:12

• "Some nice accessibility settings included in this release too including multiple screen narration options, flash reduction, changing between tapping and holding for button tap challenges and more." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/gears-of-war-reloaded-is-out-now-and-works-well-on-linux-and-steam-deck/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:08:07

• "In this breakdown, David Heinemeier Hansson explains what makes Omarchy 2.0 a standout choice for advanced users and enthusiasts alike" https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/omarchy-2-os-developer-focused-linux-distribution/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:08:36

• "Note: currently at time of writing the GOG store only has the Windows version." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/quartet-is-a-fresh-retro-styled-rpg-out-now-with-linux-and-steam-deck-support/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:09:04

• Pi Network Price Forecast: Pi rebounds as core team drops Linux version https://www.mitrade.com/insights/news/live-news/article-3-1076192-20250828    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:10:09

• "smart contract functionality" https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/pi-network-price-forecast-pi-rebounds-as-core-team-drops-linux-version-202508281022    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:10:54

• Seems like another scam https://dailycoin.com/pi-network-drops-linux-node-is-pi-coin-landing-on-coinbase/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:11:39

• "From freedom came elegance. 19 years of Linux Mint." https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-35/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:14:39

• "Meet KDE Initial System Setup (or KISS for short), an initial system setup wizard mainly designed for OEM installation when you buy a laptop that ships with the KDE Plasma desktop environment" https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-kdes-initial-system-setup-kiss-tool-in-kde-plasma-6-5    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:15:03

• Way to scam people? https://beincrypto.com/pi-network-upgrades-can-they-lead-price-recovery/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:15:51

• They seem to be misusing the name "Linux" and trying to ride the "Pi" popularity    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:17:00

• Linux Node Release and Upcoming Protocol Upgrades https://minepi.com/blog/pi-linux-node/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:17:28

• Former Asahi Linux GPU Driver Lead Jumps Ship to Intel GPU Driver Development https://www.techpowerup.com/340399/former-asahi-linux-gpu-driver-lead-jumps-ship-to-intel-gpu-driver-development    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:18:01

• LF promoting slop/sloppy scams https://www.networkworld.com/article/4047010/linux-foundation-launches-essedum-1-0-to-simplify-ai-integration-in-network-operations.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:20:21

• "This hardened Enterprise Linux offering enables organizations to deploy proactively secured, compliant systems while maintaining full compatibility with Enterprise Linux standards, according to CIQ." https://insidehpc.com/2025/08/rocky-linux-from-ciq-hardened-available-on-cloud-marketplaces/    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:21:35

• LF operative SJVN in LF-bribed site, publishing their obligatory Microsoft puff piece https://thenewstack.io/linux-foundation-opens-the-door-to-documentdb/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/What_Linux_Foundation_Research_is_Paid_Marketing.shtml    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:23:15

• "This really comes as a surprise to me. Apparently, it takes me about one minute to read one page in a "standard" book." gopher://uninformativ.de/0/phlog/2025/2025-08/2025-08-28--more-august-books.txt    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:46:00

• Chat with the Major gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2025/20250828_motoko    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:46:55

• "A few days ago I quit my job. I'm 62 and two years ago I would not have given this outcome much thought. But here we go." gemini://ew.srht.site/en/2025/20250829-taking-care.gmi    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:52:43

• "why I believe we must actively fight bots, and why blocking them is NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Be warned though, that there might be quite some SHOUTING in this post." gemini://gim.org.pl/gemlog/2025-08-29-fuck-bots.gmi    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 17:54:12

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

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 18:00:12

• mindfulness gemini://sampsa.smol.pub/kasrtendussemurhatjamindfulness    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 18:01:07

• "This guide is meant to users who want to allow a qube to reach some websites but not all the Internet, but facing the issue that using the firewall does not work well for DNS names using often changing IPs." gemini://perso.pw/blog/articles/qubes-os-filtering-out-proxy.gmi    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 19:29:29

• Richard Stallman: The Best Way to Learn Programming https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjA1MDEyODE2.html?    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 19:44:37

• "Was it the clot shot requirement? It's coming out now at how bad it was and people lined up like sheep for it." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3symmq7    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 19:46:10

• Microsoft layoffs. "Mine was sh-t too, same feedback. Putting in my notice as soon as the CBI check clears." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k34kr6ve    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 19:47:16

• Patents bite Microsoft too: Microsoft settles with Virtru after yearslong battle over email encryption technology https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/inno/stories/news/2025/08/29/virtru-microsoft-patent-case-settlement.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 20:28:02

• TikTok https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/why-did-emily-long-kill-her-family-tiktok-posts-suggest-husbands-cancer-took-mental-toll-1741829    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 21:08:28

• SCOTUS made a decision, the President openly spits on it https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-08-22/trump-says-he-could-extend-tiktok-deadline-if-needed-has-us-buyers    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 21:08:55

• US dictatorship of the demented https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-08-22/trump-says-hell-keep-extending-tiktok-shutdown-deadline    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 21:09:29

• TikTok being TikTok https://www.theage.com.au/politics/nsw/tapped-calls-the-tiktok-star-crocodile-tears-inside-alleged-1b-fake-child-abuse-scam-20250822-p5moyw.html    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 21:10:02

• Ukraine war conspiracy theories https://www.dw.com/en/czech-film-highlights-ukraine-war-conspiracy-theories/a-73737895    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 21:12:16

• "Not much computing in August. I decided to have ACTUAL holidays. In last (many) years it was rather different. Few one-day trips but mostly being at work (or working from home) all the time. Not as actively as normally but working." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2025_08_01.txt    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 21:25:30

• URL filtering HTTP(S) proxy on Qubes OS gopher://dataswamp.org:70/1/~solene/article-qubes-os-filtering-out-proxy    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 21:26:15

• "Since I have a few different kinds of topics I would like to write about, I've decided to prefix some titles with an icon to represent the domain of discourse of a post." gemini://detritus.smol.pub/1756488713    

posted Friday, August 29, 2025 at 21:27:39