Roy Schestowitz

• Extending the time-slice-extension discussion https://lwn.net/Articles/1038235/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 01:31:19

• Multiple kernels on a single system https://lwn.net/Articles/1038847/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 01:32:00

• Revocable references for transient devices https://lwn.net/Articles/1038523/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 01:32:24

• Blender 4.5 brings big changes https://lwn.net/Articles/1036262/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 01:33:25

• SMTP Pipelining gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/10/01/pipelining.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 01:38:08

• ROOPHLOCH 2025 round up gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/roophloch-2025-round-up.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 01:38:47

• "I've been working hard on my Bubblewrapped Services (BWS) tool for self-hosting services on Linux. BWS is an alternative to using Docker/Podman. Instead of containers (which contain a whole OS), it uses sandboxes that re-uses the host OS. This makes it much more lightweight, easier to debug, and easier to manage." gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 01:40:47

• "In addition to modulated light, we had both amateur radio and LoRa used once again, and on the exotic computer hardware side we had an AlphaSmart Dana Wireless." gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~solderpunk/phlog/roophloch-2025-round-up.txt    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 01:42:03

• "I don't have anything particular to write about, but that's no reason not to write. Writing can be a pleasure, especially when there is nothing to say." gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~tfurrows/phlog/2025-10-01_helloGopher.txt    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 01:44:17

• "I tried both `git-hub` and `gh` and failed twice. Years ago, I tried some git-forge integration with magit in Emacs, too. It didn't work." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-10-02-git-cli    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 01:44:55

• "Sometimes I sit here in front of my laptop and wonder what I am writing. Given the state of the world, I'd like not to partake in the big enraging. But at the same time, I feel like the world needs more people watching. I'm not a journalist." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-10-02-blogging    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 01:45:35

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1431.jpg    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 01:46:01

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1781.jpg    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 01:46:06

• "A bad day for Microsoft." Article updated. https://mashable.com/article/microsoft-mass-layoffs-what-we-know    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 02:08:01

• The claims about the sales might be false, misleading, fraud https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2025/google-cloud-layoffs-hit-employees-as-sales-reach-record-highs    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 02:08:51

• "IGN Senior Executive Editor and Unlocked podcast host Ryan McCaffrey reacts to Microsoft's recent price increases on consoles, software, and Xbox Game Pass and how they fly in the face of the player-first decisions that Xbox had continually made since Phil Spencer took over the Xbox business." https://www.ign.com/videos/this-xbox-generation-will-be-remembered-for-one-thing-greed    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 02:10:03

• “I’m Canceling My Subscription”: Xbox Players Call to “Boycott” Game Pass “Hard” Over 50% Price Increase As Microsoft’s Website Crashes from Mass Cancellations https://thegamepost.com/canceling-xbox-boycott-game-pass-price-increase-microsoft/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 02:10:39

• Xbox Has Driven Game Pass Off A Cliff And Taken Us All With It https://gameluster.com/xbox-has-driven-game-pass-off-a-cliff-and-taken-us-all-with-it/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 02:13:14

• "Mass layoffs and studio closures, turns out, did not sufficiently satiate Microsoft’s almighty Line – which remains buoyed, increasingly precariously, by the AI bubble." https://aftermath.site/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-price-increase    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 02:14:28

• Microsoft slaps Game Pass Ultimate with a staggering 50% price hike https://www.pcworld.com/article/2927011/microsoft-hikes-xbox-game-pass-prices-up-to-a-staggering-50.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 02:15:02

• Game Pass gets major price hike 'to offer more flexibility, choice, and value,' Microsoft says with a completely straight face https://www.pcgamer.com/games/game-pass-gets-major-price-hike-to-offer-more-flexibility-choice-and-value-microsoft-says-with-a-completely-straight-face/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 02:15:44

• "Yale researchers say that despite the anxiety about AI taking people's jobs, there's very little evidence of it actually happening. Economists with Yale's Budget Lab, a non-partisan policy research group, took a look at how US employment has changed since the November 2022 debut of ChatGPT and the sequent release of other generative AI models." https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/ai_isnt_taking_people_jobs/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 02:16:57

• 'Your Console Is Dead:' Former Xbox VP Says PlayStation Has Officially Won the Console Wars https://www.cbr.com/former-xbox-vp-says-playstation-won-console-wars/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 02:17:53

• "If you want loyalty, get a dog." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6dabgfc    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 02:36:32

• "one should expect Alvind and the Pipmunks to try and beat last year's numbers without touching Alvind's Sanctuary, India." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6ers0w1    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 02:37:11

• "Individual, silent layoffs or small groups, they can't quantify them. [...] When you factor in (unjust) PIPs, RTO fallout, and other forced "voluntary" attrition (people quitting due to targeted lack of raises promotions) the real number is 2-3X that." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6ers0w1    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 02:37:59

• "I’m an ibm sales person on a PIP. first in my career. Devastated. Trying not to feel like total cr-p. [...] Gladys Knight wants her band back." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jttqf7r9    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 02:39:02

• IBM layoffs: "I can totally imagine this happening. I’m sorry you were treated this way, it just isn’t fair at all. I hope you are enjoying your retirement." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jmr1wn7e    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 02:39:37

• iophk: Haaga-Helia, in my experience, were bullshitters and microsofters. They can have changed over the years but that means a metric assload of firings plus replacements with competent staff.    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 03:33:03

• Brave browser passes 100 million monthly active users https://brave.com/blog/100m-mau/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 03:38:56

• Air Force admits SharePoint privacy issue as reports trickle out of possible breach https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/us_air_force_investigates_breach/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 03:45:09

• Anon: I considered working at MERIT's NOC in 1988 but decided against it I got a tour of the center and the map had a lot of logical connections but precious few physical lines. https://www.404media.co/a-bullet-crashed-the-internet-in-texas/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 04:33:07

• "It was explained that the _*one*_ lone connection to the mid-south US needed particular monitoring because the lines were frequently shot out even back then. In short, this is nothing new but a cultural problem spanning generations."    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 04:33:20

• The "AI revolution" is going very well https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/critical_red_hat_openshift_ai_bug/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 05:08:06

• "From the mind of former Disney Imagineer Jeffrey Ashbrook and his company Adventure Works, LIFTED looks gorgeous and a lot of fun in the new footage and demo" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/cinematic-puzzle-platforming-adventure-lifted-gets-a-new-trailer-and-demo/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:13:46

• "Amazon have announced a bit of a refresh is coming to their cloud gaming service Amazon Luna, with new games and new ways to play." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/amazon-luna-cloud-gaming-will-get-a-refresh-with-a-new-social-game-system-and-an-ai-powered-game/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:13:56

• "Cronos: The New Dawn is the latest survival horror from Bloober Team that arrived September 5th, and they just announced a Native Steam Deck release." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/bloober-team-announce-a-native-steam-deck-release-for-cronos-the-new-dawn/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:14:27

• "Here's a run over the most played games on Steam Deck for September 2025 and you don't really need to be surprised by the first." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/heres-the-most-played-games-on-steam-deck-for-september-2025-with-silksong-the-champion/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:14:41

• "Commentary: There's no nice way to deport someone. But Trump's ICE is hosting a cruelty Olympics" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-01/ice-immigration-cruelty-krist-noem-dehumanizing    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:15:12

• "Hegseth’s speech was morally vile. It was also, however, profoundly stupid. Hegseth seems to have gotten his ideas about what an effective military looks like by watching the movie 300." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/bulging-biceps-dont-win-modern-wars    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:15:28

• "We Desperately Need Maximum Wage Laws" https://jacobin.com/2025/10/maximum-wage-cap-law-inequality/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:15:45

• "It was at that moment that the president recounted a conversation with his defense secretary: “I told Pete, we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/us/politics/trump-military-brass-speech.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:16:05

• "The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay" https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/09/trump-hegseth-speech-incoherent/684421/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:16:19

• "Trump stated that he suggested that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth use some of the dangerous US cities for military training" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/americas/trump-warns-us-military-of-invasion-within-country-1907303    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:16:35

• "Moldova's resounding 'yes' to Europe — and 'no' to Russia" https://www.dw.com/en/moldova-election-europe-russia-kremlin-ukraine/a-74178384    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:16:49

• "Testing NATO’s Limits?" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/10/01/testing-natos-limits/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:17:25

• "Chat Control 2: Danmark's bluff" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/09/30/chat-control-2-danmarks-bluff/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:17:36

• Then Chat Control could become a reality – all about the EU's controversial surveillance law | "Vad är Chat Control? Allt om EU:s kontroversiella övervakningslag - PCforAlla" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://www.pcforalla.se/article/2924705/allt-om-chat-control.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:18:08

• The political murder of FTP | "Det politiske mord på FTP | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/det-politiske-mord-paa-ftp    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:18:36

• "As Europe’s neutral states shift closer to NATO, Ireland approaches a turning point for its security" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/as-europes-neutral-states-shift-closer-to-nato-ireland-approaches-a-turning-point-for-its-security/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:19:08

• "Finding a COMPATIBLE Linux Computer from $200: Roadmap to Linux. Part 1" https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/Finding-a-COMPATIBLE-Linux-Computer-from--200--Roadmap-to-Linux.-Part-1:d    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:19:19

• "The MAGA Doctrine: A More Realistic View" https://soylentnews.org/~mcgrew/journal/19862    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:19:40

• "The Shutdown Will Make Trump's Theory of Government-ICE but No Healthcare-Visible" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/01/a-shutdown-like-no-other/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:20:00

• "Anlasslose Massenüberwachung: Messenger Signal wird Deutschland verlassen, wenn Chatkontrolle kommt" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=shttps://netzpolitik.org/2025/anlasslose-massenueberwachung-messenger-signal-wird-deutschland-verlassen-wenn-chatkontrolle-kommt/ https://netzpolitik.org/2025/anlasslose-massenueberwachung-messenger-signal-wird-deutschland-verlassen-wenn-chatkontrolle-kommt/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:20:54

• "If This Is Opposition, Then What Would Surrender Look Like? - Truthdig" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/if-this-is-opposition-then-what-would-surrender-look-like/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:21:12

• "Jane Goodall, Legendary Primatologist and Anthropologist, Dies at 91" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/jane-goodall-legendary-primatologist-and-anthropologist-dies-at-91-180984251/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:21:23

• "While OpenTESArena is still a work in progress to bring The Elder Scrolls: Arena up to modern standards, it's looking even better with the 0.17.0 update." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/the-elder-scrolls-arena-game-engine-remake-opentesarena-adds-vulkan-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:24:09

• "Projekt Z: Beyond Order is a promising looking upcoming class-based co-op zombie shooter from 314 Arts and we have a fresh short look at it. As far as we know they still plan Linux support which they confirmed to GamingOnLinux multiple times previously." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/class-based-co-op-zombie-shooter-projekt-z-beyond-order-gets-a-new-trailer-plans-a-2026-release/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:24:19

• "Fanatical have launched the FMV Adventures Bundle Redux, giving you another chance to build up a great list of mysterious games. Nearly all of them are Steam Deck Verified too." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/get-a-load-of-fmv-adventures-for-next-to-nothing-in-this-fanatical-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:24:29

• "It's getting chillier over here as we head into October! Here's a reminder that GamingOnLinux is funded directly by readers and we need you!" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/october-25-reminder-gamingonlinux-needs-your-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:24:41

• "How can your movements be tracked?" ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2025/10/01/ice-is-buying-location-data-from-smartphone-apps-etc/ | Source: Papers Please    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:26:58

• "Twenty-three-year-old Robin Westman on August 27 opened fire through the windows of a church where children were attending mass to celebrate their first week at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis" ☛ https://fair.org/home/when-a-shooter-is-trans-and-not-a-cis-male-suddenly-identity-matters/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:27:41

• "Federal funding for public broadcasting officially ends today, the beginning of the new federal fiscal year. With the Republican-directed rescission of already-allocated funds to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting" ☛ https://fair.org/home/cpb-is-dead-but-we-need-public-media-more-than-ever/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:27:50

• Chimpanzees ☛ https://therevelator.org/save-this-species-chimpanzees/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:28:05

• "In Virginia this year, a legislative committee killed a bill that would have required lawmakers to disclose any crypto holdings." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/ethics-reform-legislation-blocked-statehouses | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:29:00

• "By 2023, the men had gone into business together" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/tom-homan-border-czar-trump-mark-hall-charles-sowell | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:29:08

• "IIPA, which represents the movie, music, and software industries, wants China to take action against a sophisticated and growing trend of "export-only" piracy services." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-rightsholders-urge-china-to-take-action-against-export-only-piracy-services/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:37:35

• "The paper begins with a good introduction to the general area of IP and DNS blocking, also discussed in Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available), before detailing the history of Piracy Shield." ☛ https://walledculture.org/academic-research-finds-economic-technical-and-operational-harms-from-italys-piracy-shield/ | Source: Walled Culture    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:37:52

• "Let the amended copyright complaints continue: The major labels have updated their infringement suit against Uncharted Labs, the company behind AI music generator Udio." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/29/udio-lawsuit-amended-filing/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:38:03

• "The main use of Sora appears to generate brainrot of major beloved copyrighted characters, to say nothing of the millions of articles, images, and videos OpenAI has scraped." ☛ https://www.404media.co/openais-sora-2-copyright-infringement-machine-features-nazi-spongebobs-and-criminal-pikachus/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:38:22

• Digital Restrictions (DRM) ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/09/sylvan-esso-spotify-social-media/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:39:02

• "The government intends to replace postal workers with community mailboxes, speed up deliveries through subcontracted gig labour, and quietly hand over profitable routes to private couriers." ☛ https://breachmedia.ca/canada-post-faces-two-futures-a-revitalized-public-service-or-a-billionaire-cash-machine/ | Source: Breach Media    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:39:43

• "“The actions at Wounded Knee were not acts of bravery and valor deserving of the Medal of Honor,” Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairwoman Janet Alkire said" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/10/01/wounded-knee-medals-decision-sparks-outrage-in-native-communities/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:40:05

• "Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed the withdrawal of Russia from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture into law." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/russia-withdraws-from-european-convention-for-the-prevention-of-torture/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:40:49

• "The practical effect of this decision is enormous." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-09-29/fourth-amendment-racial-profiling-noem-vasquez-perdomo | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:41:18

• "models are steeped in caste bias" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/01/1124621/openai-india-caste-bias/ | Source: MIT Technology Review https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:42:12

• "we are change" group used to be very active and disruptive. Then this happened. https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2010/09/01/charges-against-we-are-change-leader-belie-groups-pacifist-image    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:45:34

• "on condition of anonymity, citing fear of reprisals." ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/10/hunted-raped-starved-sudans-journalists-under-siege-in-el-fasher/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:46:05

• "Punishment of hard labor, censorship, and threats of demotion over more than three decades did not stop Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu from doing his work. It was lunch with a diplomat that finally did." ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/09/son-of-jailed-chinese-journalist-dong-yuyu-says-espionage-conviction-purely-political/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:46:15

• He too has mostly "been vanished" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Craig_Roberts he's now mostly pro-Cheeto and pro-Putin https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/10/01/ending-the-war-on-warriors/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:51:48

• "Digital Excrement" https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/10/01/corrupt-arrogant-youtube-a-piece-of-digital-excrement-had-to-pay-trump-24-5-million-for-trying-to-censor-and-silence-the-president-of-the-united-states/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:53:09

• "Meanwhile Disney, like most major streaming companies, can’t help but descend down the rabbit hole of enshittification." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/01/disneys-stupid-pointless-ban-of-jimmy-kimmel-lost-them-1-7-million-streaming-subscribers/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:53:22

• And being MAGAts, their mask feels quickly, too https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/10/01/the-jews-at-work/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:54:22

• "The criminal case against Svetlana Khustik is yet more evidence that Russian authorities have no shame in imprisoning journalists for their work" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/10/russia-detains-journalist-svetlana-khustik-for-fake-news-about-ukraine-war/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:57:22

• "NetBlocks and Cloudflare both observed internet traffic to Afghanistan waning on Monday, before traffic in and out of the country collapsed later that day. NetBlocks reports that telephone services are also down." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/afghanistan_goes_offline/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:57:50

• "Some of these suits deal with conflicts the president has experienced with news networks such as ABC and CBS. Others confront the fallout from the attack on the U.S. Capitol." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-10-01/youtube-latest-company-to-settle-with-trump-disney-paramount-meta-90-million | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:58:11

• "The Kremlin has repeatedly tried to suppress the music scene and punish its leaders, a sign that Putin seems to understand the danger they pose. But despite the persecutions, the underground is showing no sign of being silenced. In fact, it’s growing." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/09/russia-banned-music-putin/684396/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:58:24

• "Amedspor, a football club based in the predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakır" ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/amedspor-fined-over-kurdish-language-chest-sponsor-tagline-312092 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:58:47

• "In many places it should, thus, not surprise that the law barely recognizes a difference between academic freedom and freedom of speech." ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2025/10/01/against-campus-debate/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:59:13

• "During the 2020s, book banning has become a viral phenomenon." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-10-titles.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 07:59:30

• "Not all federal agencies display these kinds of messages, as websites for the Department of State, the Department of Education" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/790280/trump-admin-government-shutdown-banner-democrats | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:00:59

• "H-1B immigration is like a natural selection process that benefits the U.S. immensely." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-10-01/h1b-visas-innovation-economy | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:01:26

• "Rivos, based in Santa Clara, California, is said to be focused on designing chips based on the open-source RISC-V architecture, which is an alternative to Intel Corp.’s and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s x86 architecture." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/09/30/meta-reportedly-acquires-startup-rivos-accelerate-work-house-ai-chips/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:01:40

• "The law largely does what it says on the tin, placing a number of transparency requirements on the frontier developers" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/california_governor_signs_ai_safety_law/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:02:02

• "Officers eat last. It’s both a very simple idea and a powerful model of leadership." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/is-trump-the-kind-of-guy-who-eats | Source: Garry Kasparov    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:02:26

• "But here’s where it gets interesting: instead of just shipping boxes of drones from factories back home, Draganfly will help establish on-site manufacturing facilities at overseas U.S. Forces locations." ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2025/10/01/draganfly-fpv-military/ | Source: The Drone Girl    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:02:49

• "In a public statement, the moderators said the SC attempted to override their decisions, effectively undermining the independence of moderation." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/nixos-moderation-team-resigns-in-protest-of-sc-interference/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:04:39

• "Help shape a safer, more open RIPE community. We’re launching our first Code of Conduct survey to understand how safe people feel at RIPE meetings and how likely they are to report concerns." ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/amcconachie/announcing-the-first-ripe-code-of-conduct-survey/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:05:02

• "Althoff left Oracle nearly 13 years ago to join Microsoft as its executive VP and chief commercial officer." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/nadella_commercial_ceo_althoff/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:05:16

• "Goodall, who revolutionized what we know about chimpanzees and animal intelligence, was interviewed as recently as last week, during New York City Climate Week." ☛ https://www.vox.com/climate/463459/jane-goodall-chimpanzee-final-message | Source: Vox    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:13:54

• "The generators and the plant were not designed for this, have never operated in this mode for long, and we already have information that one generator has failed" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/10/01/ukraine-warns-of-critical-situation-as-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-left-without-external-power-for-over-a-week | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:14:15

• "has ever dared to do to a nuclear plant what Russia is doing" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-nuclear-power-russia-zaporizhzhya-grossi-iaea/33545347.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:14:25

• "rusting river" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-is-this-remote-and-rugged-river-in-alaska-turning-orange-180987431/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:15:02

• "Let's stop pedophiles" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/09/30/ted-cruz-lets-stop-attacking-pedophiles.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:21:36

• "President Trump was a close friend of the billionaire pedophile and ongoing work to conceal records of Epstein's criminal activities and clients surely weighs on Cruz's mind as much as the President's."    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:21:59

• "very concerned that we’re going to see an astronaut death within a few years." ☛ https://futurism.com/space/nasa-whistleblowers-budget-astronaut | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:22:18

• "Both Freedom of the Press Foundation and 404 Media filed similar Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with DHS and CMS seeking a copy of the agreement." ☛ https://www.404media.co/404-media-and-freedom-of-the-press-foundation-sue-dhs/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:22:54

• "Society is seeing a sea change in industry’s capacities to exploit data." ☛ https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5683/big-techs-bind-military-and-intelligence-agencies | Source: Privacy International    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:23:39

• "We are being pushed into a militarised future we don’t want." ☛ https://privacyinternational.org/campaigns/militarisation-of-tech | Source: Privacy International    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:23:53

• "I am not going to try to convince generals in the United States armed forces to embrace my own personal moral beliefs. Rather, I would urge them all to consider their own moral beliefs." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/leave-the-military-now | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:24:12

• "The Republican Party has become a seditious conspiracy against constitutional governance, orchestrated by corrupt oligarchs, seditious Christian nationalists, and fascist neo-reactionaries from Silicon Valley." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-criminal-enterprise-masquerading | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:24:23

• "The OpenSSL Project has announced the availability of several new versions of the open source SSL/TLS toolkit, which include patches for three vulnerabilities." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/openssl-vulnerabilities-allow-private-key-recovery-code-execution-dos-attacks/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:24:45

• "Capel also hinted that even if Imgur continues to block UK users, the ICO may still seek to penalize its parent company" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/imgur_exits_uk/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:26:56

• "This is the second week of a trial focused on how Google will pay for antitrust violations in the operation of its ad tech business. Throughout it, rival ad executives have complained that the tech titan lacks transparency." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/publishers-could-get-more-ad-data-from-google-witness-says/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:27:10

• "According to the FTC’s complaint, Sendit—an app that integrates with Snapchat and Instagram and allows users to ask anonymous questions and play interactive games—has been downloaded more than 30 million times." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/ftc-complaint-against-sendit-app-ceo/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:28:12

• "The BMA raised further questions. "We are told that there will be dedicated doctors assigned to this service," said Dr Tom Dolphin, chair of the BMA Council." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/nhs_online/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:28:28

• "There is an urgent need for the regulation of facial recognition technologies in the UK to protect people from the grave risk it poses to human rights." ☛ https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5682/toward-regulation-addressing-legal-void-facial-recognition-technology | Source: Privacy International    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:28:43

• "Today we learned the UK has issued a new secret order forcing Apple to undermine iCloud’s advanced encryption again, but this time only for UK users." ☛ https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5685/second-order-uk-governments-new-secret-order-still-strikes-apples-security | Source: Privacy International    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:29:07

• Big Tech’s bind with military and intelligence agencies ☞ http://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5683/big-techs-bind-military-and-intelligence-agencies    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:30:02

• Challenging the Militarisation of Tech ☞ http://privacyinternational.org/key-resources/5684/challenging-militarisation-tech    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:30:22

• "It’s not widely understood that it is technically possible for privately hosted data to be obtained by government, law enforcement, or even private parties without your knowledge. Here’s how it works: [...]" ☛ https://werd.io/your-private-data-isnt-as-private-as-you-think/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:30:41

• "Think about the apps on your phone right now." ☛ https://www.fortra.com/blog/favourite-phone-apps-might-leaking-companys-secrets | Source: Fortra LLC    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:30:57

• Meta will start mining Hey Hi (AI) chatbot conversations to target users with ads and content ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/01/meta-will-start-mining-ai-chatbot-conversations-target-users-ads-content/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:34:56

• "iCloud Backdoor" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/10/01/uk-again-wants-icloud-backdoor/ | Source: Michael Tsai https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Unlike_GAFAM_Free_Software_Serves_You_It_Does_Not_Serve_Governm.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:35:32

• "This follows the UK issuing a broader secret order in January, demanding that Apple create a backdoor for security officials to access global encrypted user files." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/789985/apple-uk-revived-secret-order-encryption-backdoor | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:37:29

• "Meta intends to begin using people's text exchanges and voice conversations with its AI service to generate personalized posts, reels, and other attention lures starting on December 16, 2025." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/meta_ai_use_informs_ads/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:37:42

• "In a previous blog, we explained the issues about cookie consent requirements and online tracking." ☛ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/cookie-consent-review-exposes-weaknesses-in-uk-data-protection-reform/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:37:57

• "The ICO’s aim of unlocking “privacy-preserving alternatives to the dominant adtech business model” is positive but the risks from relaxing online tracking rules are high." ☛ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-future-of-cookie-consent-and-the-risks-of-relaxing-online-tracking/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:38:17

• Windows TCO: "Teacher training in the art of cybersecurity jumped from 61 percent during the 2023 to 2024 school year to 72 percent in 2024 to 2025. Despite this progress, recovery times have worsened significantly." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/school_cyberattack_recovery/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:39:53

• Windows TCO: "In 2025, the group started using Net-Star, a .NET malware suite targeting IIS web servers, which consists of three web-based backdoors: IIServerCore (a fileless backdoor) and two AssemblyExecuter variants (.NET malware loaders)." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-apt-phantom-taurus-targeting-organizations-with-net-star-malware/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:40:06

• Windows TCO: "there are good reasons to believe that little will be done about these risks until a massive society-wide crisis emerges." ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/professor-warns-digital-collapse | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:40:20

• The person that Microsoft Lunduke is lying about this week, repeatedly in fact, even after being corrected. Microsoft Lunduke is a hate preacher. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Yselkowitz https://yselkowitz.github.io/blog/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:43:42

• Windows TCO: "Windows 10 reaches end-of-life on Oct. 14, which will triple the number of vulnerable enterprise systems and create a massive attack surface for cybercriminals" ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/undead-operating-systems-haunt-enterprise-security-networks | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:43:51

• Windows TCO: "This message is to inform you of a critical Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Protected Health Information (PHI) exposure related to USAF SharePoint Permissions" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/us_air_force_investigates_breach/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 08:44:01

• Social Control Media ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/minor-ends-life-over-phone-use-1907071 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:17:45

• "Scams are not a new phenomenon. But generative AI is making scamming even easier, faster, and more accessible, fueling a surge in scams and misinformation at a global scale." ☛ https://datasociety.net/library/scam-gpt/ |    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:18:28

• "Whether due to generative AI hallucinations or human sloppiness, the internet is increasingly rife with bogus news content—and you can count EFF among the victims." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/wave-phony-news-quotes-affects-everyone-including-eff | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:18:35

• "This is a gadget for faking evidence." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/01/microsofts-office-365-workslop-generator-for-vibe-working/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:32:26

• "I agree that, based on the ways in which AI is being used, financed, and marketed… we’re absolutely in an unsustainable bubble." ☛ https://danq.me/2025/09/30/the-real-economic-ai-apocalypse-is-nigh/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:33:24

• "I’m going to take a big chance here and make predictions about GenAI’s future." ☛ https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/09/26/GenAI-Predictions | Source: Tim Bray    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:33:34

• "The Yale researchers' nothingburger result has precedent." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/ai_isnt_taking_people_jobs/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:33:43

• "Success at scale always causes problems. Enterprise software success, doubly so." ☛ https://allenpike.com/2025/ux-entropy | Source: Allen Pike    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:42:06

• "The internet monitoring outfit said that as of Monday, the internet-facing Cisco firewalls are potentially exploitable, with the vast majority of those – more than 19,000 – located in the US." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/cisco_firewall_vulns/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:42:19

• "Microsoft slaps Game Pass Ultimate with a 50% price hike — PC Game Pass is now almost 38% more expensive, with hardly any new benefits" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/microsoft-slaps-game-pass-ultimate-with-a-50-percent-price-hike-pc-game-pass-is-now-almost-38-percent-more-expensive-with-hardly-any-new-benefits | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:42:34

• "Soil resilience is the ability of soils to withstand, adapt to, and recover from disturbances, ranging from everyday management practices to more severe shocks such as extreme weather events." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-10-key-agricultural-threaten-soil-health.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:52:59

• "to pass some of this cost on." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/raspberry_pi_price_hikes/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:54:14

• "As many of you are aware, memory prices have been rising rapidly for the last six months." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/5-10-price-increases-for-some-4gb-and-8gb-products/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:55:43

• "Kodak announced two new types of film that it will sell directly to photography stores, sidestepping a bizarre distribution agreement that has been in place since its bankruptcy." ☛ https://www.404media.co/kodak-is-selling-its-own-film-again-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:55:55

• "And the numbers are even worse for young people with degrees in computer science, who have an unemployment rate of 6.1 percent" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/computer-science-college-graduates-jobs | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:56:29

• "When I saw that IndieWeb is also finally starting a book club, I was excited. I remember we mentioned it a time or two in the past, so I am glad that Zachary took the plunge and started that one." ☛ https://sarajaksa.eu/2025/10/indieweb-book-club-october-2025-the-creative-act-by-rick-rubin/ | Source: Sara Jakša    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 09:56:37

• "Quantum computers have a lot of potential, but how far are we from that potential? When will all of our RSA keys be obsolete?" ☛ https://sam-jaques.appspot.com/quantum_landscape_2024 |    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:00:20

• "Coq is a proof management system that provides a formal language to write mathematical definitions, executable algorithms, and theorems together with an environment for semi-interactive development of machine-checked proofs." ☛ https://beuke.org/coq-tutorial/ | Source: Fabian Beuke    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:00:34

• "A robot no bigger than a surfboard has done what no machine has ever done before." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/tiny-ocean-robot-hurricane-data | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:00:51

• "So what has changed? A lot, especially under the hood." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/new-site-kinda | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:01:20

• "In a world where everything seems to be speeding up, there’s something to be said for the slower pace of, say, 20 to 30 years ago. It’s something I was thinking about recently, and a few examples came to mind." ☛ https://yordi.me/longing-for-slowness/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:01:32

• "In EFF's interview series, Gate Crashing, we talk to people who have used the internet to take nontraditional paths to the very traditional worlds of journalism, creativity, and criticism." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/gate-crashing-interview-series | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:01:42

• "Anyway, my thinking isn’t complete on this, and may never be. But what Hamish wrote in that newsletter turned me off to ever blogging on Substack. I like my freedom and independence." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2025/10/01/why-i-am-here-instead-of-substack/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:02:01

• "So, maybe you’ve been following me for a while and you like the blogposts, my thoughts or even me as a person. But are you aware of all the rest?" ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/site-walkthrough-1/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:02:12

• "Anyway, I mentioned I had a guestbook, and a link to it has been sitting at the bottom of every post ever since." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/making-things-obvious | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:02:29

• "Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work of pioneering animal behavior scholar Jane Goodall." ☛ https://www.the-scientist.com/jane-goodall-renowned-primatologist-and-conservationist-dies-at-91-73540 | Source: LabX Media Group    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:02:43

• "The premise was portrait mode, mobile-first TV and ALSO in 10 minute segments." ☛ https://interconnected.org/home/2025/10/01/vertical | Source: Matt Webb    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:20:03

• "A related point is that data and code should be separated to the extent possible, and not conflated." ☛ https://dwheeler.com/essays/shellshock.html | Source: David A Wheeler    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:20:20

• "Exactly five years ago today Andrey Petrov and I made a bet about whether “six”, the compatibility shim for Python 2 and 3 APIs, would still be in the top 20 daily downloads on PyPI." ☛ https://sethmlarson.dev/winning-a-bet-about-six-the-python-2-compatibility-shim | Source: Seth Michael Larson    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:20:40

• "While TPRF never takes continued support for granted, when it does arrive, it allows the foundation to plan for the future with much greater confidence." ☛ https://www.perl.com/article/duckduckgo-donates-25-000-to-the-perl-and-raku-foundation-v2025/ | Source: Perl    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:35:40

• "In recent months, I found myself resorting repeatedly to Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and more specifically, its strategic component" ☛ https://makemeacto.substack.com/p/the-benefits-of-strategic-domain | Source: Sergio Visinoni    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:36:09

• "I believe a good product needs clear and thorough documentation." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/10/01/how-i-maintain-release-notes-for-curl/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:36:19

• "Version 0.119 of Game of Trees has been released (and the port updated): [...]" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251001132258 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:36:36

• "But is MATLAB the best option in all cases?" ☛ https://blog.glcs.io/juliacon-2025 | Source: Great Lakes Consulting Services Inc    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:36:57

• "But I am who I am and these two small very small really inconsequential things enrage me so here we are" ☛ https://anniemueller.com/posts/two-small-ui-things-that-might-not-bother-me-if-i-were-a-completely-different-person | Source: Annie Mueller    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:37:12

• "To answer that required some scientific sleuthing from a series of researchers at various institutions, including Cal Poly Pomona, the University of Wisconsin, Arizona State" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-10-venus-clouds-reanalyzed.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:39:09

• "YouTube TV dropped Univision’s Spanish-language networks late Tuesday, a contentious turn in a simmering dispute that has already drawn scrutiny from members of Congress." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-09-30/youtube-blackout-univision-contract-nbc-channels-google | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:39:40

• "Firefox for Apple iOS has a new, experimental, “shake to summarize” feature. I just ran into it, by accident." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/turn-off-ai-summaries-in-firefox-on-ios/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:40:03

• "Nearly six months after the previous 3.5 version, the team behind OpenSSL has just announced the release of OpenSSL 3.6, a feature update that introduces major improvements to cryptography handling, compliance, and tooling." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/openssl-3-6-released-with-new-fips-lms-signatures/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:41:48

• "Sam is an interesting text editor by Rob Pike. This paper is a brief tutorial for the command language used by the editor." ☛ https://ratfactor.com/papers/sam-language | Source: Dave Gauer    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:42:06

• "Outside of playing board games, hourglasses are almost entirely pointless these days." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/10/01/this-arduino-nano-r4-controlled-hourglass-simulates-sand-with-leds/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:43:10

• "To judge by by word of mouth, System76's Pop!_OS seems to be one of the more popular Ubuntu remixes among tech-savvy Linux enthusiasts." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/pop_os_2404_beta_released/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:44:29

• "The new Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.0 release adds Debian 13, Linux kernel 6.14, and upgraded ClamAV and SpamAssassin for stronger mail security." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/proxmox-mail-gateway-9-0-launches-with-debian-13-base/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:45:35

• "The Artix Linux team has announced it is officially ending support for GNOME-based desktop environments, citing upstream changes that make it impossible to run them without systemd." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/artix-linux-drops-gnome-desktop-support-over-systemd-dependence/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:45:54

• "The wait is finally over." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-leap-16-0-released-this-is-whats-new/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:46:26

• "While the upgrade process is relatively straightforward, it’s always best to do it the safe way—following the proper steps in the correct order with the right guidance." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-upgrade-to-opensuse-leap-16-from-leap-15-6/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:47:02

• "The openSUSE project ha released a new version of the distribution's stable (Leap) branch." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12578 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:47:13

• "With the following commit, Theo de Raadt (deraadt@) moved -current to version 7.8 (dropping the "-beta"): [...]" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251001044004 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:56:02

• "The upstart distro is based on Universal Blue images built from the core technologies of Fedora Atomic." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/aurora_immutable_kde_workstation/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:56:59

• "Ready for the new corner-shape property? It allows you to manipulate the shape of the corners, and by simply adjusting the border-radius, you can create most of the common CSS shapes." ☛ https://css-tip.com/corner-shape/ |    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:58:51

• "Getting Started With CSS Cascade Layers" ☛ https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/09/integrating-css-cascade-layers-existing-project/ | Source: Smashing Magazine    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:59:03

• "Chris’, as he describes himself, is not a reset, but a starter. That aligns quite nicely with the global styles first approach I teach people." ☛ https://piccalil.li/links/the-coyier-css-starter/ | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:59:23

• "DD, or rather, lowercase dd, is a Linux utility that lets you copy data from source to target. Simple, effective." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/dd-optimize-speed-progress.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 10:59:46

• "This article examines these core performance components and considers the role of tunables and the risks of over-adjustment." ☛ https://klarasystems.com/articles/performance-tuning-arc-l2arc-slog/ | Source: Klara    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 11:00:35

• "Here is a a curated list of 150 good-quality podcasts. It’s based on an OpenCulture list." ☛ https://greycoder.com/150-podcast-about/ | Source: GreyCoder    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 11:01:16

• "Often you may find you have downloaded the same mp3, pdf, and epub (and all kinds of other file extensions) and copied it to different directories." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/find-and-delete-duplicate-files-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 11:03:41

• "Another challenge has been constant changes to distribution repositories." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/10/01/migrating-to-leap-16-with-opensuse-migration-tool/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 11:04:14

• "Members of openSUSE Project are thrilled to announce the release of openSUSE Leap 16." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/10/01/next-chapter-opens-with-leap-release/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 11:04:39

• "The 2025 Red Hat Certified Professional of the Year, Daniel Carvalho dos Santos, an infrastructure analyst at Banco Bradesco, enhanced his skills for complex projects through using Red Hat Learning Subscription." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/2026-red-hat-certified-professional-year-award | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 11:10:07

• "This is the question we get asked most often. It’s a fair one—after all, those frameworks already give developers rich tooling for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and agents." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/llama-stack-and-case-open-run-anywhere-contract-agents | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 11:23:15

• "The call for proposals is open now, from October 1 until November 12. Submit your session proposal today for a chance to present at Red Hat Summit, May 11–14, 2026 at the Georgia World Congress Center." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-summit-2026-call-proposals-now-open | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 11:23:47

• A more secure way to handle secrets in OpenShift ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/10/01/secure-way-handle-secrets-openshift    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 11:44:20

• Máirín Duffy: The point of AI^W technology is to help people ☞ https://blog.linuxgrrl.com/2025/10/01/the-point-of-aiw-technology-is-to-help-people/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 11:45:11

• Irving Azoff Calls YouTube a ‘Bully’ That Pays the Lowest Royalties—’By Far the Worst Offender’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/30/irving-azoff-youtube-bully-comments/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 12:02:20

• MrBeast Refuses to Apologize After Tying Man Up Inside Burning House ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/mrbeast-burning-house-youtube    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 12:12:45

• iophk: I disagree with Brodie here, Microsoft GitHub _*is*_ a social media site. It certainly has little enough to do with actual development. https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/github-is-my-favorite-social-media:9    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 12:14:31

• EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.0.18 released ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202510/easyos-excalibur-series-version-7018-released.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 12:54:34

• Optical drive icon now on desktop ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202510/optical-drive-icon-now-on-desktop.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 12:55:15

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Beatblock - 2025-10-01 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-10-01-edition/index.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 12:55:35

• AerynOS Prepares ISO Release with COSMIC Beta Packages ☞ https://linuxiac.com/aerynos-prepares-iso-release-with-cosmic-beta-packages/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 12:56:09

• openSUSE Leap 16.0 Released, This Is What’s New ☞ https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-leap-16-0-released-this-is-whats-new/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 12:56:33

• Artix GNU/Linux Drops GNOME Desktop Support Over Systemd Dependence ☞ https://linuxiac.com/artix-linux-drops-gnome-desktop-support-over-systemd-dependence/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 12:57:19

• After Killing OpenSource.com, I.C.B.M. ('Red Hat') and OSI Told Us OpenSource.net Would Replace It (But That Didn't Happen) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/After_Killing_OpenSource_com_IBM_Red_Hat_and_OSI_Told_Us_OpenSo.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:02:52

• Alpine GNU/Linux plans /usr merge ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1040410/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:03:20

• Version 4.10.1 of syslog-ng now available ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-4-10-1-released/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:07:19

• Optimize dd write performance and progress notification ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/dd-optimize-speed-progress.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:07:34

• Debarshi Ray: Ollama on Fedora Silverblue ☞ https://debarshiray.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/ollama-on-fedora-silverblue/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:10:15

• "Do you want to contribute to the community as an Ubuntu user?" ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2025/10/how-to-report-bug-you-found-on-ubuntu.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:12:14

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

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:13:00

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

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:13:21

• How To Install Elasticsearch on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-elasticsearch-linux-mint-22/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:14:26

• How To Configuring Network Bridge on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/configuring-network-bridge-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:15:51

• How To Install Ruby on Rails on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-ruby-on-rails-rocky-linux-10/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:16:04

• How To Install Icinga on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-icinga-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:16:26

• How to Upgrade to openSUSE Leap 16 from Leap 15.6 ☞ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-upgrade-to-opensuse-leap-16-from-leap-15-6/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:16:48

• linuxbuz has long been compromised, but this is a new low https://linuxbuz.com/linuxhowto/how-to-deploy-a-linux-vdi-solution-on-microsoft-azure-using-cendio-thinlinc    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:17:43

• How To Install Ruby on Rails on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-ruby-on-rails-debian-13/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:18:05

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

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:19:37

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

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:19:58

• The NixOS Attempted Coup Continues ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-nixos-attempted-coup-continues    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:20:14

• False. Exactly the opposite happened. ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/fedora-linux-weaponizes-code-of-conduct    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:20:35

• Join the LibreOffice Team as a Paid Developer focusing on the Base database application, preferably full-time, remote (m/f/d) ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/10/01/join-the-libreoffice-team-as-a-paid-developer-focusing-on-the-base-database-application-preferably-full-time-remote-m-f-d/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:21:13

• Looking back at GodotCon US 2025 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/godotcon-us-2025-wrapup/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:21:39

• Federal Government Shutdown (But not the USPTO) ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/09/federal-government-shutdown.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:22:19

• Supreme Court Long Conference: Patent and Trademark Cases from September 29, 2025 ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/10/conference-trademark-september.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:23:05

• Restrictions, Election, Traversal, and Disclaimer ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/10/restrictions-traversal-disclaimer.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:23:27

• TTAB Posts October 2025 Hearing Schedule ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab-posts-october-2025-hearing-schedule.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:23:53

• TTAB Quarterly Index: July - September 2025 ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab-quarterly-index-july-september-2025.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:24:21

• More on the Federal Shutdown and the US IP System ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/10/federal-shutdown-system.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:25:07

• SUSE Security Team Spotlight Summer 2025 ☞ https://security.opensuse.org/2025/10/01/summer-spotlight.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:25:29

• "They’ll be ready" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/01/they-ll-be-ready | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:28:31

• "What does that mean for the soldiers living with these diagnoses?" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/01/branding-people-with-a-stigma | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:29:01

• "Why the Russian Orthodox Church refuses to recognize the remains of the Tsarist Empire’s last royal family" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/01/putting-the-romanovs-to-rest | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:29:30

• What Is Europe’s ‘Drone Wall’? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/world/europe/drone-wall-european-union-russia.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:29:40

• Prague Pushes EU To Rein In Russian Diplomats ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-czech-proposal-russian-diplomats-travel-restrictions/33545086.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:31:54

• French navy boards Russia 'shadow fleet' ship, detains two ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251001-french-navy-boards-russia-shadow-fleet-ship-detains-two    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:32:07

• Latvian security service wants prosecutions over alleged Russia sanctions breaches ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/01.10.2025-latvian-security-service-wants-prosecutions-over-alleged-russia-sanctions-breaches.a616524/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:32:33

• Electronic queues on Latvia's eastern border as of mid-October ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/01.10.2025-electronic-queues-on-latvias-eastern-border-as-of-mid-october.a616533/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:33:03

• Lunar Spider Expands their Web via FakeCaptcha ☞ https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/10/01/lunar-spider-expands-their-web-via-fakecaptcha/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:35:20

• "Ukrainian drone strike kills Russian occupation official in Kherson region" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/10/01/ukrainian-drone-strike-kills-russian-occupation-official-in-kherson-region | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:35:46

• Russian state TV taps anti-colonialism narrative in India as part of pro-Kremlin media push ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/russian-state-tv-taps-anti-colonialism-narrative-in-india-as-part-of-pro-kremlin-media-push    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:35:54

• Moscow Indicates Retaliation if Europe Uses Russian Assets for Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/world/europe/russia-frozen-assets-ukraine-loan.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:37:22

• Near the front, more Ukrainian civilians flee Russia’s scorched-earth tactics ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/1001/ukraine-civilians-front-russia-scorched-earth    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:37:40

• India says highly unlikely that UN peace forces will be deployed in Ukraine, Gaza ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/India-says-highly-unlikely-that-UN-peace-forces-will-be-deployed-in-Ukraine-Gaza    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:37:52

• Russia Hits Civilian Sites In Daytime Drone Attack On Dnipro ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-dnipro-drone-attack/33545341.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:38:02

• Ukraine’s EU accession by 2030 ‘unrealistic’ without early negotiations – Lithuanian FM ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2698473/ukraine-s-eu-accession-by-2030-unrealistic-without-early-negotiations-lithuanian-fm    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:38:18

• Lithuania says no radiation risk in case of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant accident ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2698529/lithuania-says-no-radiation-risk-in-case-of-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-accident    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:38:32

• EU weighs plan to turn frozen Russian assets into loan for Ukraine ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2698626/eu-weighs-plan-to-turn-frozen-russian-assets-into-loan-for-ukraine    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:38:44

• 'Drone wall': Can Europe shield itself from Russian threats? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251001-drone-wall-can-europe-shield-itself-from-russian-threats-ukraine-war-denmark    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:38:59

• Populist billionaire Babiš 'joined politics for business', will not proactively oppose Brussels ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251001-populist-billionaire-babi%C5%A1-joined-politics-for-business-will-not-proactively-oppose-brussels    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:39:23

• Russian air strike caused blackout at Chernobyl nuclear plant ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251001-russia-cut-power-to-defunct-chernobyl-nuclear-plant-ukraine-says    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:39:36

• Plight of Belarusian political prisoners must not be forgotten ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/plight-of-belarusian-political-prisoners-must-not-be-forgotten/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:40:14

• "I am sure the case law in Australia will continue to evolve until it becomes a 'technical effect' type test as used by the EPO." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/guestpost-assessing-patentability-of.html?showComment=1759330363655#c1568573969550885422    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:44:51

• They mean SOFTWARE PATENTS. Those are NOT legal, but lawyers gonna lie.    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:45:19

• "The software industry doesn't want strong patents in its field, and it is only the lobbying by other industries in more technical/physical areas that leads to patent monopoly rights for software/algorithms becoming important. The US decided in Alice to cut back patents..."    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:45:37

• Michael Meeks: 2025-10-01 Wednesday ☞ https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-10-01.html "deeper copy-paste training"    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:49:35

• Ignacio Casal Quinteiro: Servo GTK ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/nacho/2025/10/01/servo-gtk/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:50:05

• Open Ideas; a new project to refactor freedom of speech ☞ https://felipec.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/open-ideas/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:51:04

• 5 Early, Speech-Related Signs You're at Risk of Alzheimer's ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/5-early-speech-related-signs-youre-at-risk-of-alzheimers    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:51:42

• Gretchen Whitmer hints she won’t run for president, blasts Convicted Felon tariffs ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/gretchen-whitmer-hints-she-wont-run-for-president-blasts-trump-tariffs/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:52:04

• Pope Leo Calls for Unity on Climate at a Divided Moment ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/world/europe/pope-leo-climate-speech-trump.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:52:21

• South African Politician Julius Malema, Subject of Convicted Felon Attacks, Is Convicted of Gun Charge ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/world/africa/malema-south-africa-trump-guilty.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:52:40

• Starmer Describes ‘Fight for the Soul’ of U.K. as Populist Right Rises ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/world/europe/starmer-speech-soul-uk.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:52:49

• Birger Schacht: Status update, September 2025 ☞ https://bisco.org/notes/status-update-september-2025/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:53:28

• Stop the sirens: Jakarta residents urge end to officials’ road privileges ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/stop-the-sirens-jakartans-call-to-end-officials-road-privileges    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:54:20

• Celebrate the power of browser choice with Firefox. Join us live. ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-celebrates-browser-choice-house-blend-events/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:56:19

• Blast off! Firefox turns data power plays into a game ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/billionaire-blast-off/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:57:21

• 38% more expensive, with hardly any new benefits ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/microsoft-slaps-game-pass-ultimate-with-a-50-percent-price-hike-pc-game-pass-is-now-almost-38-percent-more-expensive-with-hardly-any-new-benefits    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:58:16

• Utilizing My Raspberry Pi 4 for Retro Gaming With RetroPie ☞ https://itsfoss.com/retropie-setup/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 13:58:54

• Use of Generative Hey Hi (AI) in Scams ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/10/use-of-generative-ai-in-scams.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:32:09

• ‘I couldn’t breathe’: ICE agents fire tear gas at peaceful protesters in Chicago suburb ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251001-chicago-usa-ice-agents-tear-gas    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:32:30

• pg_statement_rollback v1.5 released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pg_statement_rollback-v15-released-3147/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:33:05

• DDR4 supply/demand stress leads to Raspberry Pi CM4/CM5 price increases ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/02/ddr4-supply-demand-stress-leads-to-raspberry-pi-cm4-cm5-price-increases/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:33:46

• AAEON GENE-ARH6 – A 3.5-inch subcompact industrial SBC with defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra 200H/U SoC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/01/aaeon-gene-arh6-a-3-5-inch-subcompact-industrial-sbc-with-intel-core-ultra-200h-u-soc/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:34:28

• pgDay Paris 2026 is open for business! ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgday-paris-2026-is-open-for-business-3148/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:35:00

• Who Owns Your Digital Self? ☞ https://puri.sm/posts/who-owns-your-digital-self/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:35:45

• " Landline Revival Signals a Future for Privacy" ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/dialing-back-to-move-forward-why-the-landline-revival-signals-a-future-for-privacy/ | Source: Purism    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:36:13

• "combines rugged hardware with open-source software for engineers, researchers, and educators seeking a flexible control and data acquisition platform" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/sigcore-uc-industrial-control-module-prepares-for-crowd-supply-launch/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:37:55

• "Forlinx Embedded has introduced the OK3506-S12 Mini, a compact single board computer built around the Rockchip RK3506J processor." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/forlinx-ok3506-s12-mini-sbc-featuring-rockchip-rk3506j-and-pi-compatible-gpio/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:38:06

• Kiro 25.10.01.01 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kiro    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:38:30

• Dr.Parted 25.10 released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/drparted    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:38:48

• openSUSE Leap 16 Is Now Available for Download with GNU/Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS ☞ https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-leap-16-is-now-available-for-download-with-linux-kernel-6-12-lts    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:40:51

• Alpine GNU/Linux Is Moving to a /usr-merged File System Layout ☞ https://9to5linux.com/alpine-linux-is-moving-to-a-usr-merged-file-system-layout    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:40:59

• Cairo-Dock 3.6 Released with Wayland and HiDPI Support, systemd Integration ☞ https://9to5linux.com/cairo-dock-3-6-released-with-wayland-and-hidpi-support-systemd-integration    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:41:07

• TrueNAS 25.0-rc1 released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/truenas    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:41:17

• openSUSE 16.0 also released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/opensuse    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:41:25

• GNU Was Right 42+ Years Ago ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/30/GNU_Was_Right_42_Years_Ago.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:42:00

• "Deletion of features always rings the bell of the three point test, which is still in the Guidelines H-V, 3.1 so that first instance divisions are still allowed to use it. Applied properly, it leads to the same result as the “golden standard” defined in G 2/10." ☞ http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-unforgiving-gold-standard-why.html?showComment=1759316165575#c4151186176020040103    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:42:22

• FSF Blogs: September GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali featuring Twelve new GNU releases: Octave, MDK, and more! ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2025-september-gnu-spotlight    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:42:52

• Windows falls below 40% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/india/#monthly-200902-202510    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 14:46:50

• Steam On GNU/Linux Use Up 1% From Last September ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-September-2925    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:00:43

• Linux is Not a Community Project, It's a Wall Street Product ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Linux_is_Not_a_Community_Project_It_s_a_Wall_Street_Product.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:00:57

• Slopwatch: Plagiarism, Fake Articles, and FUD About GNU/Linux ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Slopwatch_Plagiarism_Fake_Articles_and_FUD_About_Linux.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:01:10

• Arch 2025.10.01 out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/arch    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:01:54

• EasyOS 7.0.18 is also out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/easyos    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:02:05

• If You Glorify Violence, Then Some People Will Eventually Do It https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/10/02/if-you-glorify-violence/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:09:41

• MocaccinoOS 25.10 out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/mocaccinoos    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:10:10

• Proxmox 9.0 "Mail Gateway" is also out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/proxmox    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:10:21

• Master PDF Editor – A Powerful Multi-purpose PDF Editor for GNU/Linux ☞ https://ubuntupit.com/master-pdf-editor-a-powerful-multi-purpose-pdf-editor-for-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:14:26

• Everything You Need To Know About ReactOS ☞ https://ubuntupit.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-reactos/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:16:03

• openSUSE Leap 16 out with the new Agama installer, safeguards against Y2K38 disaster & more ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/opensuse-leap-16-out-with-the-new-agama-installer-safeguards-against-y2k38-disaster--more/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:24:07

• 7 Best Free and Open Scheme Color Scheme Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-scheme-color-scheme-generators/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:26:54

• Flashdown – terminal-based spaced repetition using flashcards in Markdown ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/flashdown-terminal-based-spaced-repetition-flashcards/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:27:02

• Best Free and Open Source Software: September 2025 Updates ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-software-september-2025-updates/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:27:12

• Fluid Mechanics Lab Calc ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/fluid-mechanics-lab-calc/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:27:34

• SSHM – SSH Manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sshm-ssh-manager/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:27:53

• Floskell – flexible Haskell source code pretty printer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/floskell-flexible-haskell-source-code-pretty-printer/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:28:10

• CGDB – lightweight console frontend to the GNU debugger ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cgdb-lightweight-console-frontend-gnu-debugger/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:28:24

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: #052: Running r-ci with Coverage ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/10/01#052_r-ci_and_coverage    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:31:21

• Mini Floating Panel Adds New Auto-Positioning Options ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/mini-floating-panel-7-click-positioning    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:38:47

• Imgur Not Available in the UK After Data Regulator Threatens Fine ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/imgur-not-accessible-in-uk-ico    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:38:52

• Ubuntu Blog: Canonical achieves ISO 27001 certification ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-achieves-iso-27001-certification    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:39:00

• How to deploy MCP servers on OpenShift using ToolHive ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/10/01/how-deploy-mcp-servers-openshift-using-toolhive    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:42:34

• Setup dual DE Cosmic Beta and Hyprland with ML4W Dotfiles 2.9.9.3 on top of fedora 43 server ( build as of 09/30/25) ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2025/10/setup-dual-de-cosmic-beta-and-hyprland.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:43:36

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Promises to Defend Qatar, a Reassurance After Israel’s Strike ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/world/middleeast/qatar-trump-executive-order.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:47:34

• South Korea airport workers to strike from Oct 1, says Korea Airports Corporation ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-airport-workers-go-on-strike-starting-oct-1-korea-airports-corp-says    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:48:35

• Culture sector refuses to compromise on Nemunas Dawn appointment, plans warning strike ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2698153/culture-sector-refuses-to-compromise-on-nemunas-dawn-appointment-plans-warning-strike    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:49:19

• New anti-government protests and strikes planned in France on Thursday ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251001-new-anti-government-protests-and-strikes-planned-in-france-on-thursday    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:49:33

• "My problem is that the word derivable strikes me as having a wider meaning than implicit. But if the Boards tell us that it means the same that's OK with me." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-unforgiving-gold-standard-why.html?showComment=1759324587156#c5116934106212475896    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:50:23

• Shutdown blame game: Republicans and Democrats trade accusations over funding halt ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251001-shutdown-blame-game-republicans-and-democrats-trade-accusations-over-funding-halt    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:51:32

• Protests across Italy, union calls for strike after Gaza flotilla intercepted ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251001-protests-across-italy-union-calls-for-strike-after-gaza-flotilla-intercepted    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:51:57

• Mass protests and strikes grip Madagascar amid calls for president to resign ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251001-youth-protests-madagascar-president    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 15:59:52

• DJ duo Disclosure strikes a balance between energy and ease ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/09/30/dj-duo-disclosure-strikes-a-balance-between-energy-and-ease/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:00:46

• Nigeria: Civil society demands answers on social control media takedown requests ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/nigeria-civil-society-demands-answers-to-social-media-takedown-requests/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:01:25

• The Taliban must restore internet access across Afghanistan now ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/the-taliban-must-restore-internet-access-across-afghanistan/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:02:04

• Chinese APT ‘Phantom Taurus’ Targeting Organizations With Net-Star Malware ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-apt-phantom-taurus-targeting-organizations-with-net-star-malware/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:02:49

• Android and Qt Splash Screen ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/android-and-qt-splash-screen    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:07:28

• Open-Source Android Apps Threatened by Google’s New Policy ☞ https://www.datamation.com/open-source/android-apps-google-policy/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:08:56

• A Burning Problem ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1093/a-burning-problem    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:19:27

• OpenSSL 3.6 Officially Released with LMS Signature Verification Support, More ☞ https://9to5linux.com/openssl-3-6-officially-released-with-lms-signature-verification-support-more    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:19:48

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1040375/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:22:06

• Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in September 2025 ☞ https://www.decadent.org.uk/ben/blog/2025/10/01/foss-activity-in-september-2025.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:24:10

• Exton 251002 "PuppEX" is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/exton    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:24:29

• What’s the Thing About Design Systems? – A Look at Organizing Designers and Developers in a Design-First Approach ☞ https://anditosan.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/whats-the-thing-about-design-systems-a-look-at-organizing-designers-and-developers-in-a-design-first-approach/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:26:16

• Spam and Scams Proliferate in Facebook’s Political Ads ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/technology/facebooks-political-ads-deepfakes-scams.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:26:36

• Suspension of Malaysiakini’s Facebook (Farcebook) pages remains a mystery as minister denies taking action ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/suspension-of-malaysiakinis-facebook-pages-remains-a-mystery-as-minister-denies-taking-action    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:26:53

• Spotify Opens Ad Buying Through Amazon and Yahoo Demand-Side Platforms in Latest Post-Earnings Pivot ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/01/spotify-advertising-amazon-yahoo-dsps/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:27:26

• Qt Creator 17.0.2 released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-creator-17.0.2-released    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:28:06

• jack wallen again shilling proprietary spyware of Microsoft, PLUS SLOP PLAGIARISM ☞ https://thenewstack.io/5-ai-extensions-to-help-improve-your-vs-code-experience/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:28:48

• "[RCLifeOn] is continuing to push the boat forward in this regard, however, adding thrust vectoring technology to his already-impressive build." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/electric-surfboard-gets-thrust-vectoring-upgrade/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:29:33

• Afghan Internet Back After 2-Day Blackout Tied to Taliban ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/world/asia/afghanistan-internet-blackout-taliban.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:29:56

• Internet and cell phone services resume in Afghanistan​ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/internet-and-cell-phone-resume-in-afghanistan    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:30:07

• Communications Restored In Afghanistan After 2-Day Blackout ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-internet-shutdown-afghanistan-2025/33544978.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:30:19

• World-Renowned Primatologist Jane Goodall Passes Away at 91 ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/world-renowned-primatologist-jane-goodall-passes-away-at-91    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:30:58

• Anti-Anxiety 'Chill-Out Drinks' Are Storming The Market. Are They Safe? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/anti-anxiety-chill-out-drinks-are-storming-the-market-are-they-safe    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:31:08

• Alzheimer's Drug Shows Surprising Benefits For Some Kids With Autism ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/alzheimers-drug-shows-surprising-benefits-for-some-kids-with-autism    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:31:17

• Fat Buildup in Brain Cells Could Provide New Target For Alzheimer's Treatment ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/fat-buildup-in-brain-cells-could-provide-new-target-for-alzheimers-treatment    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:31:25

• Fresh Evidence of Complex Chemistry Found in The Alien Ocean of Saturn's Moon ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/fresh-evidence-of-complex-chemistry-found-in-the-alien-ocean-of-saturns-moon    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:31:37

• Tiny Bone Whistle May Have Been Used by Ancient Egyptian Cops 3,300 Years Ago ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/tiny-bone-whistle-may-have-been-used-by-ancient-egyptian-cops-3300-years-ago    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:31:55

• Do Fasted Workouts Really Burn More Fat? Here's What Science Says ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/do-fasted-workouts-really-burn-more-fat-heres-what-science-says    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:32:04

• Signal Hidden in a Gamma-Ray Burst Could Be a Strange Newborn's First Heartbeat ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/signal-hidden-in-a-gamma-ray-burst-could-be-a-strange-newborns-first-heartbeat    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:32:20

• MoneyWeek at 25: Market is ‘swinging back towards quality over clickbait’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/magazines/moneyweek-at-25-market-is-swinging-back-towards-quality-over-clickbait/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:33:16

• Why We Know So Little About Medicines During Pregnancy ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/why-so-many-medicines-are-off-limits-during-pregnancy    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:33:49

• Express was newsbrand with most Editors’ Code breaches in 2024 ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/express-was-newsbrand-with-most-editors-code-breaches-in-2024/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:34:03

• Fat Bear Week 2025 Champion Announced: It's Chunk! ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/fat-bear-week-2025-champion-announced-its-chunk    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:34:27

• Your Brain Looks Older When You've Slept Poorly, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-brain-looks-older-when-youve-slept-poorly-study-finds    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:34:35

• "Our hacker [Moritz Klein] shows us how to make a minimalist analog drum machine." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/the-making-of-a-minimalist-analog-drum-machine/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:36:12

• "AI Slop Incident" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/mesa-project-adds-code-comprehension-requirement-after-ai-slop-incident/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:36:40

• "Telegram founder Pavel Durov says he suspects he was poisoned in 2018. Not everyone believes him." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/01/he-just-decided-not-to-tell-anyone | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:37:02

• "likely spying on infrastructure" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/10/01/germany-reports-multiple-drone-groups-spotted-in-northern-regions-likely-spying-on-infrastructure | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:37:27

• Taiwan says China trying to create legal basis for attack with UN resolution interpretation ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-says-china-trying-to-create-legal-basis-for-attack-with-un-resolution-interpretation    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:38:18

• pgmetrics 1.18 released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgmetrics-118-released-3146/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:39:20

• HardenedBSD 14-build-30 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/hardenedbsd    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:40:21

• Cannot override /etc/newsyslog.conf with /etc/newsyslog.conf.d/newsyslog.conf ☞ https://dan.langille.org/2025/10/01/cannot-override-etc-newsyslog-conf-with-etc-newsyslog-conf-d-newsyslog-conf/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:40:54

• OpenAI Launching Fentanylware (CheeTok) Competitor for Short-Form Hey Hi (AI) Slop Videos ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-launching-tiktok-competitor-ai-slop-videos    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:41:59

• Can this Japanese city make residents put down their smartphones? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/can-this-japanese-city-make-residents-put-down-their-smartphones    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:42:52

• Can This Japanese City Make Residents Put Down Their Smartphones? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/world/asia/japan-smartphones-ban-toyoake.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:43:00

• New, highly transmissible COVID-19 strain fueling wave of infections across US ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/10/01/health/new-highly-transmissible-covid-19-strain-fueling-wave-of-infections-across-us/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:43:35

• House GOP asks RFK Jr., Dr. Oz if Andrew Cuomo’s nursing home order broke COVID safety rules ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/10/01/us-news/house-gop-asks-rfk-jr-dr-oz-if-andrew-cuomos-nursing-home-order-broke-covid-safety-rules/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:43:47

• US govt shutdown a tale of healthcare and rescissions that undermine Congress' power of the purse ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251001-us-govt-shutdown-a-tale-of-healthcare-and-rescissions-that-undermine-congress-power-of-the-purse    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:43:54

• Bluewashing at Red Bait Means Redundancies ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Bluewashing_at_Red_Hat_Means_Redundancies.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:44:08

• Why Bazaar Is the Best Flatpak App Store You’re Not Using ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/10/why-bazaar-is-the-best-flatpak-app-store-youre-not-using/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:44:42

• [Podcast] Measuring RSSAC047 Conformance ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/10/02/podcast-measuring-rssac047-conformance/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:45:09

• Will the Supreme Court Hand Convicted Felon Another Slate of Victories? ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/will-the-supreme-court-hand-trump-another-slate-of-victories    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:47:23

• FLOSS Weekly Episode 849 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/floss-weekly-episode-849-veilid-be-a-brick/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:48:36

• APNIC EC reappoints Akinori Maemura to NRO NC ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/10/01/apnic-ec-reappoints-akinori-maemura-to-nro-nc/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:49:43

• Apply now for an APRICOT 2026 Fellowship ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/10/01/apply-now-for-an-apricot-2026-fellowship/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:49:49

• 4 Chinese, 1 Cambodian arrested after kidnapping, torturing South Korean man in Cambodia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/4-chinese-1-cambodian-arrested-after-kidnapping-torturing-south-korean-man-in-cambodia    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:50:09

• Segger’s Awkward USB-C Issue With The J-Link Compact Debugger ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/seggers-awkward-usb-c-issue-with-the-j-link-compact-debugger/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:50:50

• "These days, we take it for granted that you can connect a cheap piece of hardware to a microcontroller and have an amazing debugging experience." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/lost-techniques-cpu-in-circuit-emulation/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:51:36

• Building An Open Source Point Of Sale System ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/building-an-open-source-point-of-sale-system/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:52:07

• ‘There Will Always Only Be One Jane Goodall’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/science/jane-goodall-chimpanzees-career.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:53:21

• Edward T. Blake, 80, Dies; Forensic Expert Sparked Innocence Movement ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/science/edward-t-blake-dead.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:53:37

• The Shutdown Will Make Convicted Felon’s Theory of Government–ICE but No Healthcare–Visible ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/01/a-shutdown-like-no-other/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:54:22

• US Senate rejects bid to end government shutdown, Democrats hold firm on healthcare ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251001-senate-rejects-plan-to-end-us-government-shutdown    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:54:31

• Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/09/us-government-on-brink-of-first-shutdown-in-almost-seven-years-amid-partisan-standoff-in-congress/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:54:45

• Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/government-shutdown-begins-as-nation-faces-new-period-of-uncertainty/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:55:05

• r730-01: the drive replacement plan ☞ https://dan.langille.org/2025/10/01/r730-01-the-drive-replacement-plan/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:55:39

• U.S. Eases Visa Restrictions on South Korean Workers ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/world/asia/south-korea-georgia-factory-visa.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:55:53

• South Korea to increase defence budget by 8.2%, President Lee says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-increase-defence-budget-by-8-2-president-lee-says    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:56:00

• Court orders forfeiture of over $51 million linked to ex-Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/court-orders-forfeiture-of-over-51-million-linked-to-ex-malaysian-pm-ismail-sabri-yaakob    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:56:35

• A Tech Expo Shows What China Can Make, but Not Who’ll Buy It All ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/world/asia/china-tech-trade.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:57:01

• China holds National Day ceremony in waters off atoll claimed by Philippines ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-holds-national-day-ceremony-in-waters-off-atoll-claimed-by-philippines    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 16:57:18

• Recovering from stormy times ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/dutch-market-recovering-from-stormy-times/ "partners moving between patent monopoly firms in The Hague and Amsterdam has never been taboo."    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:03:37

• IP Investments Group entity, DataCloud Technologies, networking patent monopoly found invalid ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/9/25/ip-investments-group-entity-datacloud-technologies-networking-patent-found-invalid    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:03:52

• Windows TCO: "software failure causing massive queues" ☞ https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-09-30.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:05:45

• Austria's Armed Forces Gets Rid of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Office (Mostly) for LibreOffice ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/austrian-forces-ditch-microsoft-office/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:06:23

• Publishers with Hey Hi (AI) licensing deals have seven times the clickthrough rate ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/publishers-with-ai-licensing-deals-have-seven-times-the-clickthrough-rate/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:06:59

• CISA looks to bring data advances to emergency communications ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-insights/2025/10/cisa-looks-to-bring-data-advances-to-emergency-communications/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:10:50

• Canadian Airline WestJet Says Hackers Stole Customer Data ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/canadian-airline-westjet-says-hackers-stole-customer-data/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:10:57

• NIST Publishes Guide for Protecting ICS Against USB-Borne Threats ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/nist-publishes-guide-for-protecting-ics-against-usb-borne-threats/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:15:50

• Broadcom Fails to Disclose Zero-Day Exploitation of VMware Vulnerability ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/broadcom-fails-to-disclose-zero-day-exploitation-of-vmware-vulnerability/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:16:16

• Battering RAM Attack Breaks defective chip maker Intel and AMD Security Tech With $50 Device ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/battering-ram-attack-breaks-intel-and-amd-security-tech-with-50-device/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:16:34

• Building the human firewall: Australia’s next layer of cyber resilience ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/building-the-human-firewall-australias-next-layer-of-cyber-resilience/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:17:23

• Killers on retainer: South Africa’s murder for hire economy ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/killers-on-retainer-south-africas-murder-for-hire-economy/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:21:21

• Domestic violence helpline saves lives but it needs public support ☞ https://www.protectionweb.co.za/civil-security/domestic-violence-helpline-saves-lives-but-it-needs-public-support/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:21:27

• Domestic violence helpline saves lives but it needs public support

  Five years ago, the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) launched a domestic violence helpline. The organisation is trying to raise funds to keep the helpline operational. The NSMSA have started a crowdfunding campaign on Back-a-Buddy hoping to raise R500,000 to keep the helpline running until June next year.

   

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:21:35

• No, this footage does not show a woman assaulted by police in Morocco's GenZ 212 Protests ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20251001-no-this-footage-does-not-show-a-woman-assaulted-by-police-in-morocco-s-genz-212-protests    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:22:06

• Massachusetts district judge finds attempted deportation of pro-Palestine protestors violates First Amendment ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/massachusetts-district-judge-finds-attempted-deportation-of-pro-palestine-protestors-violates-first-amendment/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:22:26

• DOJ sues New Jersey protestors over alleged disruption of synagogue services ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/09/doj-sues-new-jersey-protestors-over-violent-disruptions-to-synagogue-services/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:23:07

• South Korea foreign minister says rough agreement on security reached with US ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/South-Korea-foreign-minister-says-rough-agreement-on-security-reached-with-US    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:23:32

• Death toll from Philippine quake rises to 72 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/death-toll-from-philippine-quake-rises-to-72    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:24:08

• Bad Voltage 3×72: Lawyers guns and money ☞ https://www.badvoltage.org/2025/10/01/3x72-lawyers-guns-and-money/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:25:23

• AMD in early talks to make chips at defective chip maker Intel Foundry, report says ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-in-early-talks-to-make-chips-at-intel-foundry-report-says    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:25:54

• ‘Nirvana Baby’ Spencer Elden’s ‘Nevermind’ Suit Dismissed Again: ‘The Album Cover Is Not Child Pornography’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/01/spencer-elden-nevermind-lawsuit-tossed/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:26:49

• Ray J Sued for Defamation by Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner Over ‘Blatantly False’ Racketeering Claim ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/01/ray-j-kim-kardashian-lawsuit/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:27:13

• Uber Not Responsible for Sex Assault, Jury Finds, as More Cases Follow ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/technology/uber-sexual-assualt-bellwether-lawsuit.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:27:55

• Irish Hotelier Accuses Qatari Royals of Scheme to Get Free Labor ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/world/middleeast/qatar-royals-lawsuit-labor-racketeering.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:28:13

• People Are Using Kapo-berg’s Hey Hi (AI) to Post Videos of Senior Citizens Falling to Their Death ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/zuckerberg-meta-ai-seniors    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:31:12

• OpenAI Ridiculed for Its Latest Cash Grab ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-shop-cash-grab    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:31:35

• OpenAI Releases Ghoulish Hey Hi (AI) Video of Scam Altman ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-ai-video-sam-altman "Unsettling, empty, soulless filth."    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:31:56

• Intel affirms commitment to $28 billion Ohio project despite delays — company responds to U.S. Senator's hint of 'a charade or potential fraud' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intels-elusive-ohio-fab-project-scrutinized-by-u-s-senator-amid-5-year-delay-to-2030-chipmaker-reassures-ambitious-plan-is-still-on-track-despite-recent-cut-downs    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:37:31

• "All of which is to say that sometimes it takes a while to release major updates. But the updates do keep on coming. Case in point? The UBPorts team has just released Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0." https://liliputing.com/ubuntu-touch-mobile-linux-distro-is-now-based-on-ubuntu-24-04-lts/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:38:43

• "This release introduces new logos, a built-in way to switch the theme of applications, theme live-switching, and much more." https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-touch-mobile-linux-os-is-now-finally-based-on-ubuntu-24-04-lts    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:39:00

• UBports keeps the Ubuntu Touch legacy alive with version 24.04-1.0 https://www.notebookcheck.net/UBports-keeps-the-Ubuntu-Touch-legacy-alive-with-version-24-04-1-0.1128920.0.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:39:29

• "Valve have also already changed the defaults to use the Native Linux version, where previously it used Proton to run the Windows version. It's possible with the change to the Steam Deck default, they just mean that and they're hyping it up, but without any details it's difficult to tell." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/bloober-team-announce-a-native-steam-deck-release-for-cronos-the-new-dawn/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:41:26

• Open Source Adreno 800 GPU Drivers Start Trickling Into Linux Driver Stack https://www.techpowerup.com/341516/open-source-adreno-800-gpu-drivers-start-trickling-into-linux-driver-stack    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:41:50

• What about the Windows security breach tax? Also, is Windows easy to use? It is not. Plus, one has to reinstall it a lot, so this is FUD, old FUD recycled. https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-isnt-really-free-you-have-to-pay-the-diy-tax/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:43:35

• Amazon's Linux-based 'Vega OS' Finally Arrives on the Fire TV 4K Select https://www.howtogeek.com/amazons-linux-based-vega-os-finally-arrives-on-the-fire-tv-4k-select/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:43:52

• Increase data center energy efficiency with Linux https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/tip/Linux-kernel-patch-reduces-data-center-energy-use    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:44:24

• Amazon unveils affordable Fire TV Stick 4K Select with Linux-based Vega OS https://www.notebookcheck.net/Amazon-unveils-affordable-Fire-TV-Stick-4K-Select-with-Linux-based-Vega-OS.1128386.0.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:45:26

• iophk: YLE mentioned 'Linux' in context of Vista10 EOL but their 'expert' lied by assserting that it was more difficult to use than Vista11 or Vista10    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 17:47:04

• https://www.makeuseof.com/self-hosting-sounds-intimidating-but-my-setup-proved-otherwise/   

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 18:26:40

• iophk: Microsoft really fears FOSS and open standards, thus the Vista10, "Linux-is-difficult" lies https://www.macworld.com/article/2921711/you-dont-need-a-subscription-to-get-word-excel-and-powerpoint-anymore.html    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 18:30:41

• "Some of the advantages include reduced packaging maintenance and containerization of more distribution-provided data under /usr." https://9to5linux.com/alpine-linux-is-moving-to-a-usr-merged-file-system-layout    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 19:37:10

• 🖼️ xkcd — Measure Twice, Cut Once #3149 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3149.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 19:39:02

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-10-02.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 19:39:56

• 🔤SpellBinding — HILTNOM Wordo: JUMPY gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-10-02.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 19:40:39

• "This is the seventh blog post about the f3s series for my self-hosting demands in a home lab. f3s? The "f" stands for FreeBSD, and the "3s" stands for k3s, the Kubernetes distribution I use on FreeBSD-based physical machines." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2025-10-02-f3s-kubernetes-with-freebsd-part-7.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 19:42:16

• "It's still too early to see if limiting IP (Internet Protocol) connections to my webserver [1] is doing any good, but it's catching bots that are hammering a bit too hard. And the bots that are getting caught so far are all from the GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM ASN (Autonomous System Number) (34.174.0.0/17 for the record)." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/10/01.1    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 19:43:30

• I should be looking around instead of typing on my phone gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2025/    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 19:46:07

• "FWIW, I personally use Linux Mint XFCE for both my desktop and laptops — linuxmint.com. I can’t recommend this enough. I have a solid operating system that doesn’t try to sell me crap and isn’t a vector for malware or corporate spyware." https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/10/1/2346465/-Upgrading-an-incompatible-Windows-10-PC-to-Windows-11-for-free    

posted Thursday, October 02, 2025 at 19:52:40

• "I’m just expanding a bit on an idea that I had in my last gemlog, but I’m starting to recognize that my tolerance for “different views and opinions”, in general, scales with proximity." gemini://degrowther.smol.pub/20251001_meet_space    

posted Friday, October 03, 2025 at 01:25:57

• "It's been a while since I've been on Gemini (now it's impossible to search for, thanks googs!). Reading my last post it looks like it was about two years ago, and then a year before that. Here I am again, trying again." gemini://harrison.cafe/no-more-parents    

posted Friday, October 03, 2025 at 01:27:13

• Slides Rules and Other Analog Computers gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20251002-0.gmi    

posted Friday, October 03, 2025 at 01:28:34