Roy Schestowitz

• Proteinsanity! The wildest foods with added protein — as experts warn they can actually sabotage your diet ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/10/14/health/the-wildest-foods-with-added-protein-as-experts-warn-they-can-actually-sabotage-your-diet/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:18:34

• Federal employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/federal-employees-in-mental-health-and-disease-control-were-among-targets-in-weekend-firings/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:18:53

• Dihydroxyacetone Man and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/trump-and-budget-chief-vought-are-making-this-a-government-shutdown-unlike-any-other/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:19:17

• North Korea’s nuclear arsenal upgrade a serious threat, even if untested ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-nuclear-arsenal-upgrade-a-serious-threat-even-if-untested    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:19:32

• North Korean refugees long for family behind impenetrable border ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-refugees-long-for-family-behind-impenetrable-border    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:19:43

• More South Koreans giving birth at age 35 or older ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-south-koreans-giving-birth-at-age-35-or-older    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:20:31

• Former S. Korean president Yoon, wife ordered special treatment for their dog on 2023 France trip ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/yoon-wife-ordered-south-korean-diplomats-to-arrange-special-treatment-for-their-dog-on-france-trip    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:20:49

• N. Korea’s nuclear arsenal upgrade a serious threat, even if untested ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/n-koreas-nuclear-arsenal-upgrade-a-serious-threat-even-if-untested-analysts    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:21:02

• Mexico is now the leading exporter of electric vehicles to the US, surpassing Japan and So. Korea ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/mexico-ev-exports-to-the-u-s/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:21:21

• Serve cendol, not alcohol during flights, say Malaysian opposition MPs ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/serve-cendol-not-alcohol-during-flights-say-malaysian-opposition-mps    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:21:51

• Around 6,000 students in Malaysia infected with influenza, prompting school closures ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/around-6000-students-in-malaysia-infected-with-influenza-prompting-school-closures    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:21:58

• Dihydroxyacetone Man ‘looking forward’ to Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire deal at Asean summit, Malaysia says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-cambodia-to-sign-ceasefire-at-asean-summit-malaysia-minister-says    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:22:10

• PM Anwar says Malaysia not invited to Gaza summit over conditional support for Convicted Felon’s peace plan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/pm-anwar-says-malaysia-not-invited-to-gaza-summit-over-conditional-support-for-trumps-peace-plan    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:22:39

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Two Minds on China Sow a Chaotic Few Days ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/us/politics/trump-china-tariffs.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:22:54

• China Wants Foreign Scientists. The Public Says No, Thanks. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/world/asia/china-stem-visa-racist-backlash.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:23:18

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Trade War With China Catches the World in Its Crossfire ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/business/economy/us-china-trade-tariffs-global-economy.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:23:31

• US backs Philippine ally after China warns over vessel clash ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/us-backs-philippine-ally-after-china-warns-over-vessel-clash    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:23:41

• US, China roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at sea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-begins-charging-port-fees-for-us-ships-exempts-china-built-ones    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:23:53

• China says it is ready to ‘fight to the end’ in trade war with US ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-will-fight-to-the-end-in-us-trade-war    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:24:01

• Japanese child sex tourists contributing to lost generation of girls in Laos ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/japanese-child-sex-tourists-contributing-to-lost-generation-of-girls-in-laos    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:24:27

• From menacing to ‘cool’: How views on China have shifted in Vietnam ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/from-menacing-to-cool-how-views-on-china-have-shifted-in-vietnam    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:24:56

• China retaliates in response to Dutch seizure of Nexperia, blocking chipmaker's exports following takeover ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/china-retaliates-in-response-to-dutch-seizure-of-nexperia-blocking-chipmakers-exports-following-takeover-861-000-square-foot-assembly-site-in-gaungdong-affected-as-trade-war-spirals    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:25:19

• China says will ‘fight to the end’ in trade war with US ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/14/china-says-will-fight-to-the-end-in-trade-war-with-us/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:25:45

• China sanctions five US units of South Korean ship giant Hanwha ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/14/china-sanctions-five-us-units-of-south-korean-ship-giant-hanwha/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:26:09

• How many OEMs will survive China’s electrolyser shakeout? ☞ https://www.h2-view.com/story/how-many-oems-will-survive-chinas-electrolyser-shakeout/2133266.article/?utm_source=gw&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_campaign=rss    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:26:44

• French PM Lecornu pledges to suspend 2023 pension reform ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251014-french-pm-lecornu-pledges-to-suspend-2023-pension-reform    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:26:57

• Western Executives Shaken After Visiting China ☞ https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/western-executives-shaken-visiting-china    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:27:26

• "Yay, a novel written in the first person! Yeah, yeah, present tense which isn’t wholly my jam but compared to the limited third person that’s been every single book for the past hundred years this is a every welcome breath of fresh air." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/sara_kadefors-silver    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:29:25

• healing and bdsm gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/bdsm    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:30:32

• A Furious Debate Over Autism’s Causes Leaves Parents Grasping for Answers ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/health/autism-parents-genetics-vaccines-tylenol.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:31:26

• How Far Out grew from student blog to 30 full-time staff ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/how-far-out-grew-from-student-blog-to-30-full-time-staff/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:31:51

• Slow digital growth sees Reach revenue fall in third quarter ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/reach-q3-2025-results/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:32:17

• Students identifying as nonbinary are on the decline, according to a new study ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/10/14/lifestyle/students-identifying-as-nonbinary-are-on-the-decline-new-study-says/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:33:00

• A Spider Was Caught Eating a Shrew, And You Can't Unsee This ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-spider-was-caught-eating-a-shrew-and-you-cant-unsee-this    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:33:22

• Some Dogs Are So Ball-Obsessed, It Could Mirror Human Addiction ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/some-dogs-are-so-ball-obsessed-it-could-mirror-human-addiction    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:33:33

• The Company You Keep Could Have a Profound Effect on Your Future Health ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-company-you-keep-could-have-a-profound-effect-on-your-future-health    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:33:43

• A 'Heartbeat Budget' Could Help Keep Track of Your Health, Study Suggests ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-heartbeat-budget-could-help-keep-track-of-your-health-study-suggests    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:33:54

• Natural Sweetener Boosts a Common Treatment For Hair Loss, Study Reveals ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/natural-sweetener-boosts-a-common-treatment-for-hair-loss-study-reveals    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:34:06

• Vast Anomaly in Earth's Magnetic Field Keeps Growing, Satellites Reveal ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/vast-anomaly-in-earths-magnetic-field-keeps-growing-satellites-reveal    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:34:30

• Ice That Freezes at Room Temperature Discovered in X-Ray Laser Experiment ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ice-that-freezes-at-room-temperature-discovered-in-x-ray-laser-experiment    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:34:40

• Rapa Nui's Famous Moai Statues Really May Have 'Walked' Into Place ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/rapa-nuis-famous-moai-statues-really-may-have-walked-into-place    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:34:48

• The Human Mind Isn't Meant to Be Awake Past Midnight, Scientists Warn ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-human-mind-isnt-meant-to-be-awake-past-midnight-scientists-warn    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:34:58

• Biggest challenge for Lecornu govt: 'Show that democracy is still a winning formula' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251014-biggest-challenge-for-lecornu-govt-show-that-democracy-is-still-a-winning-formula    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:35:34

• Julia 1.12 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1041916/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:36:11

• Meet Arduino – and UNO Q! – at Maker Faire Rome ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/10/14/meet-arduino-and-uno-q-at-maker-faire-rome/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:37:36

• This Raspberry Pi-Based Open Source Hey Hi (AI) Assistant Wants To Save Your Data From Big Tech ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/ubo-pod/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:37:44

• Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday fixes 175 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited zero-days ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-october-2025/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:38:22

• ChatGPT Is Giving Men Such Bad Advice on Dating That It May Actually Be Trying to Keep Them Single ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-relationship-advice-chatfish    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:39:12

• Top US Army General Says He’s Letting Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Make Military Decisions ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/general-taylor-korea-chatgpt    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:39:46

• Librephone battles the proprietary binary blob https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/15/fsf_librphone_vs_proprietary_binary_blog/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:41:35

• "First person view (FPV) quadcopter drones have become increasingly more capable over the years, as well as much smaller." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/14/making-the-tiny-air65-quadcopter-even-smaller/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:42:38

• Standalone CNC Tube Cutter/Notcher Does It With Plasma ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/14/standalone-cnc-tube-cutter-notcher-does-it-with-plasma/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:43:11

• Check your IP infos using nginx ☞ https://www.tumfatig.net/2025/check-your-ip-infos-using-nginx/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:43:38

• Instagram Will Limit Content for Teenagers Based on PG-13 Ratings ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/technology/instagram-teenagers-pg-13-ratings.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:44:04

• Can we repair the internet? ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/14/1125104/internet-improvement-book-review-regulation-user-responsibility/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:44:31

• California introduces new child safety law aimed at Hey Hi (AI) chatbots ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/13/california-introduces-new-child-safety-law-aimed-ai-chatbots/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:45:17

• Red Hat Hey Hi (AI) 3 targets production inference and agents ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/14/red-hat-ai-3-targets-production-inference-agents/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:45:52

• OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-danger-authors-internal-slack-messages    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:46:30

• Over 50 Percent of the Internet Is Now Hey Hi (AI) Slop, New Data Finds ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/over-50-percent-internet-ai-slop    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:46:51

• OpenSCAD ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/14/openscad-in-living-color/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:48:05

• "[Bram] did it with a surprising part, a 74ACT139 dual 4-line demultiplexer." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/14/2025-component-abuse-challenge-making-a-ttl-demultiplexer-sweat/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:48:39

• "It’s no secret that here at Hackaday we’ve at times been tempted to poke fun at the world of audiophiles, a place where engineering sometimes takes second place to outright silliness." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/14/a-record-lathe-for-analog-audio-perfection/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:48:46

• Rod Wave Claps Back with Counterclaim in $27 Million Touring Lawsuit ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/14/rod-wave-counterclaim-touring-lawsuit/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:49:11

• Busta Rhymes Launches Defamation Counterclaim Against Ex-Assistant ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/13/busta-rhymes-defamation-counterclaim-lawsuit/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:49:39

• Gulf of California whales sue for their right to a livable habitat ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/gulf-of-california-whales-legal-right/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:50:00

• As Convicted Felon Hurls Fresh Threats and Insults, Hochul Has Mamdani’s Back ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/nyregion/mamdani-hochul-trump.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:50:15

• Chinese victims of convicted 'Bitcoin Queen' may have trouble getting their $7.3 billion back from UK government — lawyers predict a lengthy cross-border ordeal for 130,000 investment scheme victims ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/chinese-victims-of-convicted-bitcoin-queen-may-have-trouble-getting-their-usd7-3-billion-back-from-uk-government-lawyers-predict-a-lengthy-cross-border-ordeal-for-130-000-investment-scheme-victims    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:53:01

• Chinese victims of convicted 'Bitcoin Queen' may have trouble getting their $7.3 billion back from UK government ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/chinese-victims-of-convicted-bitcoin-queen-may-have-trouble-getting-their-usd7-3-billion-back-from-uk-government-lawyers-predict-a-lengthy-cross-border-ordeal-for-130-000-investment-scheme-victims    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:53:16

• Justice Department targets Cambodia pig butchering syndicate in $15B bitcoin seizure and sanctions sweep ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/14/justice-department-targets-cambodia-pig-butchering-syndicate-15b-bitcoin-seizure-sanctions-sweep/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:53:42

• Compiling static Nmap binary for jobs in restricted environments ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/compiling-static-nmap-binary-for-jobs-in-restricted-environments/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:54:04

• Swalwell seeks answers from CISA on workforce cuts ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/swalwell-letter-cisa-workforce-cuts-personnel-shift/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:54:40

• Windows 10 Still on Over 40% of Devices as It Reaches End of Support ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/windows-10-still-on-over-40-of-devices-as-it-reaches-end-of-support/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:55:23

• Harvard Is First Confirmed Victim of Oracle EBS Zero-Day Hack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/harvard-is-first-confirmed-victim-of-oracle-ebs-zero-day-hack/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:55:44

• Rosļikovs had Latvian security service's permission to visit Estonia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/14.10.2025-roslikovs-had-latvian-security-services-permission-to-visit-estonia.a618354/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:56:45

• Second time a charm? French PM Lecornu offers concessions to hostile parliament ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20251014-second-time-a-charm-french-pm-lecornu-offers-concessions-to-hostile-parliament    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:57:10

• New Models Show How Solar 'Tornadoes' Could Wreak Havoc on Earth ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-models-show-how-solar-tornadoes-could-wreak-havoc-on-earth    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:58:37

• TTABlog Test: Is "1849 BOURBON" for Distilled Spirits Confusable With "1849" for Wine? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttablog-test-is-1849-bourbon-for.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:59:14

• Once Upon a Time, Consumers Had Standing ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/10/once-consumers-standing.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 01:59:43

• Godot Showcase - Material Maker ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/godot-showcase-material-maker/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:00:14

• The UK Begins Process of Blocking 4Chan in 60 Days ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-uk-begins-process-of-blocking    

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

• Framework's Discord Moderators Go on Strike over "Fash" Software Support ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/frameworks-discord-moderators-go    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:01:07

• Fix Qt App Window Border & Title-bar in Ubuntu 24.04 | 25.10 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/10/theme-qt-apps-ubuntu/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:01:29

• Torrential rains and floods devastate central and eastern Mexico ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251014-torrential-rains-and-floods-devastate-central-and-eastern-mexico    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:01:45

• "Over on his YouTube channel the inimitable [Ben Eater] takes a look at an electronic altimeter which replaces an old mechanical altimeter in an airplane." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/14/ben-eater-explains-how-aircraft-systems-communicate-with-the-arinc-429-protocol/ | Source: Hackaday    

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

• The Forrest Dump Administration’s Increased Use of Social Media Surveillance ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/10/the-trump-administrations-increased-use-of-social-media-surveillance.html    

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

• Python package development for R developers ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/10/python-package-development-for-r-developers/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:03:48

• More data (> 150 files) on T. Moudiki’s situation: a riddle/puzzle (including R, Python, bash interfaces to the game — but everyone can play) ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/10/more-data-150-files-on-t-moudikis-situation-a-riddle-puzzle-including-r-python-bash-interfaces-to-the-game-but-everyone-can-play/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:04:51

• FunOS 25.10 ☞ https://funos.org/funos-25-10/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:05:50

• Oreon 10 gets a timely update as backdoored Windows 10 reaches its end of life -- download the alternative operating system now! ☞ https://betanews.com/2025/10/12/oreon-10-gets-a-timely-update-as-windows-10-reaches-its-end-of-life-download-the-alternative-operating-system-now/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:06:41

• RIP backdoored Windows 10 -- Winux 'W10EOL' is the backdoored Windows 11 clone that runs on GNU/Linux and makes your old PC feel new again ☞ https://betanews.com/2025/10/13/rip-windows-10-winux-w10eol-is-the-windows-11-clone-that-runs-on-linux-and-makes-your-old-pc-feel-new-again/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:06:49

• Alternatives to popular CLI tools: df ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/alternatives-popular-cli-tools-df/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:13:23

• Jig – Git pre-commit hook on steroids ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/jig-git-pre-commit-hook/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:13:31

• colordf – colored and configurable version of df ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/colordf-colored-configurable-df/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:13:56

• Software-Defined Radio: 10 Best Free Tools for GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/software-defined-radio-best-free-tools-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:14:10

• These 10 compelling reasons from Microsoft's rival could really make 2025 the year of GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/these-10-compelling-reasons-from-microsofts-rival-could-really-make-2025-the-year-of-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:14:32

• wol.rs – Wake On LAN library and command line tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/wol-rs-wake-on-lan-library-and-command-line-tool/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:15:01

• OpenAPI Spec validator – validates OpenAPI Specs ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/openapi-spec-validator-validates-openapi-specs/    

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

• GitHub Desktop – Electron-based Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub app ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/github-desktop-electron-based-github-app/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:15:38

• ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H Running Linux: Ubuntu 25.10 ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/asrock-industrial-nuc-box-255h-running-linux-ubuntu-25-10/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:15:47

• Zorin OS 18 eyes your backdoored Windows 10 PC as Abusive Monopolist Microsoft pulls the plug ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/zorin-os-18-eyes-your-windows-10-pc-as-microsoft-pulls-the-plug/    

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

• Software-control a Dell monitor KVM from GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.tumfatig.net/2025/software-control-a-dell-monitor-kvm-from-linux/    

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

• Linux Mint Officially Released LMDE 7 based on Debian 13 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/10/linux-mint-officially-released-lmde-7-based-on-debian-13/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:17:38

• LF SPAM again ☞ https://www.linux.com/news/oct25-training-promo/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:17:52

• Linux Kernel 6.16 Reaches EOL ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Kernel-6.16-Reaches-EOL    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:18:27

• Amazon Ditches Android for a Linux-Based OS ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Amazon-Ditches-Android-for-a-Linux-Based-OS    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:18:49

• Peppermint 2025-10-12 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/peppermint    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:20:03

• FunOS 25.10 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/funos    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:20:14

• NordVPN Has Open Sourced its Official GNU/Linux App GUI ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/nordvpn-linux-gui-open-sourced    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:23:55

• Zorin OS 18 Released with New Look, New Apps + More ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/zorin-os-18-released-with-new-look-new-apps-more    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:24:32

• CentOS 10-20251013 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/centos    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:25:47

• Zorin 18 is also out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/zorin    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:26:00

• GStreamer 1.26.7 Improves Support for the NVIDIA Jetson AV1 Encoder ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-26-7-improves-support-for-the-nvidia-jetson-av1-encoder    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:26:56

• Mozilla Thunderbird 144 Updates the Flatpak Runtime to Freedesktop SDK 24.08 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-thunderbird-144-updates-the-flatpak-runtime-to-freedesktop-sdk-24-08    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:27:14

• Zorin OS 18 Officially Released, Specifically Tailored for backdoored Windows 10 Expats ☞ https://9to5linux.com/zorin-os-18-officially-released-specifically-tailored-for-windows-10-expats    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:27:25

• TUXEDO Computers Unveil Intel-Powered InfinityBook Pro 15 Gen10 GNU/Linux Laptop ☞ https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-computers-unveil-intel-powered-infinitybook-pro-15-gen10-linux-laptop    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:28:08

• Tails 7.1 Anonymous GNU/Linux OS Released with Tor Browser 14.5.8 and Tor 0.4.8.19 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-1-anonymous-linux-os-released-with-tor-browser-14-5-8-and-tor-0-4-8-19    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:28:17

• Firefox 145 Is Out for Beta Testing as First Release to Drop 32-Bit Support on GNU/Linux ☞ https://9to5linux.com/firefox-145-is-out-for-beta-testing-as-first-release-to-drop-32-bit-support-on-linux    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:28:24

• spirit OS 16.2 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/spirit    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:29:09

• HackerOS 3.3 is also out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/hackeros    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:29:18

• Athena 25.11 is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/athena    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:29:31

• Firefox 144.0 is out! Perplexity Hey Hi (AI) Search & AES-256-CBC Encryption ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/10/firefox-144-0-perplexity-ai-search/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:29:52

• Firefox 144 Adds Surveillance Giant Google Lens Support, Profile Manager + More ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/firefox-144-released-new-features    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:30:28

• The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 913 ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/10/13/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-913/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:31:20

• Announcing Istio 1.27.2 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.27.x/announcing-1.27.2/    

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

• Gunnar Wolf: Can a server be just too stable? ☞ https://gwolf.org/2025/10/can-a-server-be-just-too-stable.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:33:15

• Jordan Petridis: Nightly Flatpak CI gets a cache ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/alatiera/2025/10/14/nightly-flatpak-ci-gets-a-cache/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:33:59

• Infecting Linux with 'foreign' code https://lwn.net/Articles/1039073/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:45:20

• Replacing Linux with Microsoft? https://lwn.net/Articles/1039481/    

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

• Kernel hackers at Cauldron, 2025 edition https://lwn.net/Articles/1039784/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:46:32

• Next steps for BPF support in the GNU toolchain https://lwn.net/Articles/1039827/    

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

• 6.18 merge window, part 1 https://lwn.net/Articles/1040203/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:47:30

• Progress on defeating lifetime-end pointer zapping https://lwn.net/Articles/1038757/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:48:12

• A look at the Robot Operating System https://lwn.net/Articles/1031669/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:49:01

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-10-16.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:49:59

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1445.jpg    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:50:21

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1795.jpg    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:50:26

• "The latest interim release of Ubuntu is here, showcasing some significant changes. This isn't a long-term release, yet many of its differences will be in 26.04 next year." https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/ubuntu_2510_is_here/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:51:42

• Why Broadcom’s Ubuntu Bet on VMware Will Delight Devs and Ops https://thenewstack.io/why-broadcoms-ubuntu-bet-on-vmware-will-delight-devs-and-ops/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:52:05

• Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka is available https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/135411/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-is-available/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:52:27

• "The stable release comes less than a month after the first beta of the distro was released. LMDE 7 is based on Debian 13 Trixie. It ships with the Linux 6.12 LTS kernel, and the Cinnamon desktop environment." https://www.ghacks.net/2025/10/14/linux-mint-debian-edition-7-gigi-released/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:52:58

• 5 reasons you should ditch Windows for Linux today https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-reasons-you-should-ditch-windows-for-linux-today/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:56:58

• "If you have a Windows PC, you know how slow file searches can be, and we've talked before about how Everything is a perfect replacement for the built-in search engine. Everything automatically indexes all your files in just a few seconds and makes them all searchable instantly." https://www.xda-developers.com/fsearch-like-everything-for-linux-its-amazing/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:58:43

• "The Linux Mint team has announced the arrival of a new Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) release, LMDE 7 with the nickname "Gigi." This full release, following the LMDE 7 beta just over a month ago, is the first in the series to drop 32-bit support. It also updates the LMDE experience to keep up with other Linux Mint releases." https://www.howtogeek.com/lmde-7-is-here-without-32-bit-support/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:59:05

• NordVPN just made its Linux GUI app open-source, and there's more on the way https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/nordvpn-just-made-its-linux-gui-app-open-source-and-theres-more-on-the-way    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 02:59:36

• "Gnoppix is for those who are into AI and want to try Linux. But it might test your patience." https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-tried-a-linux-distro-that-promises-free-built-in-ai-and-things-got-weird/    

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

• "Framework founder Nirav Patel attempted to defuse the situation in a reply to the community discussion thread." https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/framework_linux_controversy/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 03:01:07

• Fastmail launches desktop apps for Mac, Windows, and Linux https://coywolf.com/news/productivity/fastmail-launches-native-desktop-apps-for-mac-windows-and-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 03:01:29

• Steam on Linux: 5 annoying bugs that need to be fixed ASAP https://www.xda-developers.com/steam-linux-annoying-bugs-need-fixed-asap/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 03:01:53

• "Windows 10's end-of-life date is fast approaching, and one route people are taking to avoid being left behind is moving to Linux. It's the same one I took, as I dipped a toe into Linux Mint back in May, eventually settling on Fedora KDE Plasma, which I'm using right now." https://www.xda-developers.com/things-transition-windows-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 03:03:05

• Intel confirms Xe3p GPU architecture for Nova Lake-S in new Linux kernel update https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-confirms-xe3p-gpu-architecture-for-nova-lake-s-in-new-linux-kernel-update    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 03:05:01

• This is phishing, not "Linux" https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/apt36-s-linux-campaign-marks-new-phase-in-india-pakistan-cyber-war    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 03:06:05

• "If you've got an old laptop struggling to run Windows, there are several options available. However, if you want to continue using it as a primary or backup computer, an OS swap should be at the top of your list." https://www.makeuseof.com/old-windows-laptop-fast-again-lightweight-os/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 03:06:25

• Inspired by 80s and 90s trash-horror cinema, 3rd person action game HandFoot looks hilarious | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/inspired-by-80s-and-90s-trash-horror-cinema-3rd-person-action-game-handfoot-looks-hilarious/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux |    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:28:07

• Improved Steam Deck support is coming to Satisfactory | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/improved-steam-deck-support-is-coming-to-satisfactory/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/improved-steam-deck-support-is-coming-to-satisfactory/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:28:23

• "Low Carbon Computing versus The Blackpilled Anthropocene" iophk: the irony of doing this via Zoom(tm) https://www.danmcquillan.org/wim_locos_abstract.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:29:05

• "Tom the Dancing Bug: Boy Adventurer Billy Dare in a Strange Land" https://boingboing.net/2025/10/15/tom-the-dancing-bug-boy-adventurer-billy-dare-in-a-strange-land.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:29:11

• "Why Americans Hate the Democratic Party" https://jacobin.com/2025/10/democratic-party-polling-rust-belt/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:29:21

• "The United States Has Always Been a Trickster Land" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/donald-trump-trickster-indigenous-coyote-stories/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:29:30

• "Yes kings? Republicans revel in Trump’s imperial presidency" https://www.semafor.com/article/10/15/2025/yes-kings-republicans-revel-in-trumps-imperial-presidency    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:29:45

• iophk: 40 years ago puts that at the epicenter of the Reagan year, back when nothing f-ing worked right. it's a surprise that crap stayed in service all this time https://www.c4isrnet.com/land/2025/10/14/early-drops-of-new-army-command-software-delight-artillerists-in-drill/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:30:08

• "Air Force: Qatar air force facility in Idaho ‘in the works for years’" https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/10/15/air-force-qatar-air-force-facility-in-idaho-in-the-works-for-years/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:30:25

• "Trump threatens more crackdowns in Dem cities, prosecutions of his political enemies | Alabama Reflector" https://alabamareflector.com/2025/10/15/repub/trump-threatens-more-crackdowns-in-dem-cities-prosecutions-of-his-political-enemies/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:30:37

• "Why Is Trump Making Excuses for Hamas?" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/10/trump-israel-hamas-executions/684563/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:30:48

• British protests against government digital ID https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/10/15/brittiska-protester-mot-statligt-digitalt-id/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:31:12

• The Center Party's new crisis https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=http://martenssonsmeningar.se/2025/10/centerpartiets-nya-kris/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:31:37

• "‘You can never expect them to tell the truth’ Estonian defense minister comments on recent appearance of armed Russian men near border" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/15/estonian-defense-minister-comments-on-recent-appearance-of-armed-russian-men-near-border    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:31:51

• SpaceCraft from Shiro Games has been delayed but a playtest is coming | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/spacecraft-from-shiro-games-has-been-delayed-but-a-playtest-is-coming/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/spacecraft-from-shiro-games-has-been-delayed-but-a-playtest-is-coming/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:32:12

• NVIDIA DLSS support in progress for NVK, the open source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/nvidia-dlss-support-in-progress-for-nvk-the-open-source-vulkan-driver-for-nvidia-gpus/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:33:03

• Heroes of Hammerwatch II gets new content and Steam Deck improvements | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/heroes-of-hammerwatch-ii-gets-new-content-and-steam-deck-improvements/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:33:20

• Many developers leave GZDoom due to leader conflicts and fork it into UZDoom | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/many-developers-leave-gzdoom-due-to-leader-conflicts-and-fork-it-into-uzdoom/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:36:06

• Grab the new demo for Tiny Auto Knights, a pretty chill and fun looking PvP auto battler | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/grab-the-new-demo-for-tiny-auto-knights-a-pretty-chill-and-fun-looking-pvp-auto-battler/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux\    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:36:29

• KDE's 29th anniversary is here and they need your funding | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/kdes-29th-anniversary-is-here-and-they-need-your-funding/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/kdes-29th-anniversary-is-here-and-they-need-your-funding/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:36:59

• Uncle Lee's Cookbook will bring five episodes of point and click adventuring while you save the universe | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/uncle-lees-cookbook-will-bring-five-episodes-of-point-and-click-adventuring-while-you-save-the-universe/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:39:00

• Valve add an easy way to see all the bundles a Steam game is in | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/valve-add-an-easy-way-to-see-all-the-bundles-a-steam-game-is-in/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/valve-add-an-easy-way-to-see-all-the-bundles-a-steam-game-is-in/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:39:15

• BALL x PIT is out now and it's a brick-breaking ball-smashing great time | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/ball-x-pit-is-out-now-and-its-a-brick-breaking-ball-smashing-great-time/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:39:56

• "pro-Palestinian protest in Bern" ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2025/10/15/536-arrests-after-pro-palestinian-protest-in-bern-canton-security-chief-calls-for-antifa-ban/ | Source: Site36    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:41:05

• "Dueling Versions of Reality" ☛ https://fair.org/home/trumps-portland-lies-euphemized-as-dueling-versions-of-reality/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:41:20

• Mushrooms ☛ https://therevelator.org/mushroom-books-2025/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:41:45

• "Pentagon Reporters Should Turn In Their Badges" ☛ https://thedissenter.org/pentagon-reporters-should-turn-in-their-badges/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:42:00

• "The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is celebrating the shutdown of YouTube-ripping giant Y2Mate.com and 11 similar platforms." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/y2mate-com-among-a-dozen-youtube-rippers-shut-down-by-ifpi-251015/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:46:14

• "Japanese Minister of State for Intellectual [sic] Property [sic] Strategy Minoru Kiuchi revealed that the government made a formal request to OpenAI through the Cabinet Office's IP Strategy Promotion Secretariat last week during a press conference, as reported by Japanese media." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/15/japan_openai_copyrighted_anime/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:46:28

• "links do not generally infringe copyright." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/reddit-banned-709-subreddits-for-repeat-copyright-violations-in-first-half-of-2025/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:46:45

• "While Cox has much to say about the perils of hair-trigger liability for one-off infringement" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/15/cox-communications-majors-brief-supreme-court/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:46:57

• "A high school football player sued the Ohio High School Athletic Association on Wednesday, seeking permission to profit from his name" ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/ohio-high-school-football-stars-sues-for-name-image-likeness-compensation/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:47:15

• "The Italian AI law is about clarifying existing copyright law to deal with issues raised by AI" ☛ https://walledculture.org/good-news-laws-to-tackle-ai-deepfakes-are-coming-bad-news-they-are-based-on-copyright/ | Source: Walled Culture    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:47:37

• "Yet in the end, only the latter is being required of Google. The district judge, Amit Mehta, largely accepted the company’s arguments about remedies to its proven monopoly" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/10/google-monopoly-lawsuit-big-tech/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:47:54

• "The most glaring example of this are "anticircumvention laws." Under these laws, it's illegal to modify any technology that has any kind of anti-modification defenses." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/15/freedom-of-movement/#data-dieselgate | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:48:55

• "Again, I don’t know what Apple’s working on with Formula 1, but Cue’s statement makes it clear that Apple’s ambition, for any sport, is to own the whole thing. <" ☛ https://sixcolors.com/link/2025/10/apple-wants-to-own-a-sport-end-to-end/ | Source: Six Colors    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:49:06

• "In the last week, specifically, music listeners on Spotify’s ad-supported free plan have reported hearing similar advertising on the platform, with some choosing to end their membership due to the ads." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ice-ads-all-over-streaming-services-spotify-hbo-pandora-1235447970/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:49:58

• "The race to 6G isn’t just about bandwidth. It’s about control over spectrum, standards, supply chains and the values underpinning tomorrow’s infrastructure." ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/6g-isnt-about-speed-its-about-sovereignty/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:50:40

• "net neutrality" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/14/1125104/internet-improvement-book-review-regulation-user-responsibility/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:50:50

• "In the story ICE tells, you join up to be a hero, but, unlike with the military, you’re not going through any kind of hero’s journey. You already have the stuff." ☛ https://www.vox.com/culture/464642/ice-recruitment-ads-aesthetics | Source: Vox    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:51:11

• "At least 30 news organizations, including Reuters, declined to sign the new policy, citing a threat to press freedoms and their ability to conduct independent newsgathering on the world's most powerful military." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-10-15/pentagon-journalists-vacate-workspace-as-new-restrictions-take-effect | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:51:42

• "Many of the reporters waited to leave together at a 4 p.m. deadline set by the Defense Department to get out of the building." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-10-15/journalists-turn-in-access-badges-exit-pentagon-rather-than-agree-to-new-reporting-rules | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:51:53

• "Nearly all of the Pentagon press corps is leaving the building this week, barred from working there under restrictions imposed by the Trump administration." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/archive/2025/10/pentagon-press-corps-hegseth/684570/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:52:08

• "The shooting of Günışığı and Yeni Ufuk publisher Nafiz Koca in Elazığ requires a comprehensive investigation to determine the motive behind the assault" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/10/local-publisher-nafiz-koca-shot-in-elazig-turkey/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:58:45

• "Disk Basin-is, one of the major national trade unions in Türkiye, pointed to irregularities in the investigation that it argues are part of a broader systemic trend of impunity for extrajudicial attacks." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/calls-mount-for-turkiye-to-investigate-killing-of-freelance-reporter/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:58:57

• "As digital engagement grows, audiences increasingly abandon traditional outlets for social media and alternative platforms, often doubting the reliability of information" ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/europe-s-ripple-effect-media-freedom-reimagined-312578 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 04:59:06

• "According to Krugman, the answer lies in the cryptocurrency markets. Bitcoin plunged 20 percent Friday following the tariff announcement." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/10/14/trump-manipulates-bitcoin-price-via-china-tariff-posts-says-paul-krugman.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 05:00:32

• "Finally, because we don’t have enough good news—I want to celebrate these wins. To that end, we’ll have a special surprise coming at the end of the week. Stay tuned" ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/in-defense-of-maria-corina-machadoand | Source: Garry Kasparov    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 05:01:00

• "Wikipedia at least remains one of the few large-scale platforms that openly acknowledges and documents its limitations. Neutrality is enshrined as one of its five foundational principles." ☛ https://theconversation.com/grokipedia-elon-musk-is-right-that-wikipedia-is-biased-but-his-ai-alternative-will-be-the-same-at-best-267557 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 05:01:26

• "The Anduril team, which was awarded a $99.6 million contract to deliver a prototype in less than a year, has other tech industry heavyweights like Palantir on board" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/land/2025/10/14/early-drops-of-new-army-command-software-delight-artillerists-in-drill/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 05:01:43

• "Zuckerberg also made a pledge that they were supposedly going to stop being pushed around. From now on, he swore, there was a new Meta that wouldn’t bow at all to government officials demanding content be removed." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/15/hey-zuck-remember-when-you-said-youd-never-again-cave-to-government-pressure-about-that/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 05:02:04

• "Supporters of the bill are disappointed, with some advocates accusing Newsom of caving to Silicon Valley’s aggressive, deep-pocketed lobbying efforts." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/gavin-newsom-vetoes-bill-kids-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 05:02:24

• "A deal with Meta would mark another major validation of Arm's technology as the SoftBank‑backed company competes with the entrenched x86 architecture used by Intel and AMD." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meta-taps-arm-holdings-to-power-ai-recommendations-across-facebook-instagram/articleshow/124584424.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 05:02:37

• "The estimate of 22,466 elephants is lower than 27,000 elephants estimated in Synchronised elephant population estimation India 2017" ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/india-sees-jumbo-drop-but-small-rise-in-up-s-tusker-count-101760554692109.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 05:03:26

• "If you are spending a lot of money training these models" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-ai-industrys-scaling-obsession-is-headed-for-a-cliff/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 05:03:54

• "The pioneering work, was led by Associate Professor Hugh Geaney and Dr. Syed Abdul Ahad from UL’s Department of Chemical Sciences and Bernal Institute, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Birmingham." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/energy/dual-cation-battery-university-of-limerick | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 05:04:06

• "According to LTG Link, travel times will also shorten, and connections with other European cities will become more convenient once the new schedule takes effect." ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2714721/lithuania-to-triple-daily-train-services-to-poland | Source: LRT    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 05:04:19

• "Did you know that making one cotton T-shirt uses around 2,700 liters of water, around the amount that a person drinks in three years? Fast fashion may offer cheap, on-trend clothes" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-10-europe-taxes-fast-fashion.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:31:22

• "Wednesday’s end of free Windows 10 support is an environmental disaster in the making" ☛ https://www.404media.co/the-end-of-windows-10-support-is-an-e-waste-disaster-in-the-making/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:31:38

• "The problem is that we have no way of confirming what the government referred to as “facts.” And in fact, some of the facts have already been proven not to be facts." ☛ https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-13-year-old-everett-massachusetts-brazil | Source: Marisa Kabas    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:32:37

• "Stitt’s attempt to hedge this mild (but still surprising!) criticism of Trump’s National Guard deployments probably won’t save him from the wrath of a wholly subservient GOP." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/15/republican-governor-actually-steps-up-to-criticize-trumps-use-of-national-guard-troops/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:33:09

• "That’s created an air picture 3.5 kilometers in front of them, giving the vehicles about a 45-second warning for their airspace, Huntsinger said." ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/news/your-army/2025/10/15/these-soldiers-are-finding-ways-to-see-enemy-drones-before-they-strike/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:33:42

• "I grew up in the 1980s when we would go watch Saturday morning cartoons all huddled together while my parents slept" ☛ https://www.vox.com/explain-it-to-me/464294/kids-media-youtube-ai-slop | Source: Vox    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:34:08

• "A ruling in favor of Louisiana could potentially cement Republican control of the House for years to come and upend election maps from Congress down to city council and school district lines" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025/1015/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-louisiana | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:34:25

• "all six Republicans voting to destroy the federal Voting Rights Act’s (VRA)" ☛ https://www.vox.com/politics/464754/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-louisiana-callais | Source: Vox    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:34:46

• "This is mind-bending concern trolling—5,000 words of sophistication disguising the claim that you’re too worried about authoritarianism, and your worry is the real problem." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/on-presuming-the-tyrants-virtue | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:35:02

• "Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a civil enforcement action against Roku, Inc. and its Florida subsidiary" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/florida-sues-roku-over-childrens-data-privacy/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:35:30

• "Flock Safety, the police technology company most notable for their extensive network of automated license plate readers spread throughout the United States" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/15/flocks-gunshot-detection-microphones-will-start-listening-for-human-voices/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:35:47

• "OpenAI will allow mature content for adult ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/openai-content-restrictions-9.6939095 | Source: CBC    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:35:57

• Windows TCO: "Matthew Lane, 20, stole data from PowerSchool belonging to nearly 70 million students and teachers, extorted the California-based company for a ransom" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/powerschool-hacker-matthew-lane-sentenced/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:38:05

• Windows TCO: "One of the additional payloads that BabShell downloads is a reflective PE loader, which basically is code that can load and run a Windows executable directly in memory, so the payload never touches disk" ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/mysterious-elephant-recycled-malware | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:38:15

• Windows TCO: "Effective corporate leadership will increasingly require looking beyond corporate perimeters." ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/qantas-and-collins-aerospace-breaches-show-need-for-extended-assurance/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:38:25

• "The point is not Meta’s hypocrisy on what it will remove compared to what it will defend, but what this hypocrisy achieves." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/meta-ice-sighting-group/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:38:49

• "a coding bootcamp allegedly watching its reputation dissolve in slow motion. The pattern? Concerned posts pinned to the top." ☛ https://robertgreiner.com/the-three-infinity-stones-that-can-erase-your-company/ | Source: Robert Greiner    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:39:01

• "A competitor gets control of the main subreddit for your industry by becoming a Reddit Moderator." ☛ https://larslofgren.com/codesmith-reddit-reputation-attack/ |    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:39:11

• "It’s hard to know the exact number of bots that infest X, but consensus suggests it’s significant." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/15/twitter_x_bot_show_user_info/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:39:27

• "I don’t really believe in the threat of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence—human-level intelligence) partly because I don’t believe in the possibility of AGI and I’m highly skeptical that the current technology underpinning LLMs will provide a route to it." ☛ https://jamie.ideasasylum.com/2025/10/15/you-are-the-scariest-monster-in-the-woods | Source: Jamie Lawrence    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:40:11

• "Frankly, I think we’re in a massive bubble that dwarfs the dot-com boom, and we’ll look back on these as crazy decisions." ☛ https://petewarden.com/2025/10/16/why-does-a-local-ai-voice-agent-running-on-a-super-cheap-soc-matter/ | Source: Pete Warden    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:40:20

• "Not content to shove Copilot into every corner of the enterprise it can think of, Microsoft has announced plans to force feed AI to students across its home state of Washington." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/microsoft_ai_schools/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:40:37

• "Could an over-reliance on AI produce similar problems? When language comes pre-packaged from screens, feeds, or AI systems, the link between thought and speech may begin to wither." ☛ https://theconversation.com/how-generative-ai-could-change-how-we-think-and-speak-267118 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:40:46

• "put a sexbot avatar in ChatGPT yet." ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/sam-altman-adult-ai-reversal | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:41:01

• "Security experts have also warned that developers using AI to code are far more likely to introduce security problems than those who don’t use AI." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-poisoned-documents | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:41:14

• "This move culminates decades of gradual decline for TiVo’s hardware ambitions, which peaked in the early 2000s when the brand became synonymous with effortless time-shifting of television programming." ☛ https://cordcuttersnews.com/tivo-stops-selling-dvrs-marking-the-end-of-an-era/ |    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:41:49

• "The nice thing is, you can use both these programs. But if you want KeePass2 itself, then you will need to contend with the scaling issues." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/xpra-run-scaled-tutorial.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:43:07

• "Found in Gmail's latest build version 2025.10.06.815599742.Release by the folks over at Android Authority" ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/gmail-could-soon-have-labels-for-bills-and-travel/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:43:28

• "The critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-61882, allows an attacker without authentication to remotely access EBS instances. The flaw has been exploited by the notorious Clop ransomware gang in attacks on Oracle customers." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/harvard-breached-oracle-zero-day-attack | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:43:39

• "Near to that post, I also logged out of my social networking accounts, both on my computer and on my phone. Since then my day-to-day baseline of anxiety has lowered noticeably. I heartily recommend it" ☛ https://bjhess.com/posts/unplugging-two-weeks-later | Source: Barry Hess    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:44:33

• "This aid is vital for the health and lives of more than 1.4 million women and girls. [3] But Flemish leaders need to act now, before it’s too late." ☛ https://overpopulation-project.com/dont-burn-care-save-contraceptives-save-lives/ | Source: Overpopulation    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:44:42

• "To remove such persistent pharmaceuticals, researchers have explored the development of advanced adsorbent materials, such as covalent organic polymers (COPs)." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-10-fluorinated-polymers-pharmaceuticals-wastewater.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:44:55

• "To remove such persistent pharmaceuticals, researchers have explored the development of advanced adsorbent materials, such as covalent organic polymers (COPs)." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-10-fluorinated-polymers-pharmaceuticals-wastewater.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:45:09

• "The U.S. is eager to sell, and China, presumably, is eager to buy the pea-sized yellow bean that produces vegetable oil for humans and feed for livestock." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2025/1015/soybean-farmers-trump-bailout-china | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:45:15

• "According to a 2007 release from Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey, Army scientists turned to sugar as a substitute for sulfur-based fuel as a way to make smoke grenades safer for troops and the surrounding environment." ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-grenades-powdered-sugar/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:46:06

• "For those of you who collect keyboards, how do you manage the cap situation?" ☛ https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/too-many-keyboards/ | Source: Matthew Weber    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:46:45

• "Last Saturday, I attended Mechanicon in Frankfurt. It was an event related to mechanical keyboards, gathering over 600 visitors, which made it the biggest event of its kind in Europe." ☛ https://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2025/10/15/mechanicon-2025/ | Source: Marcin Juszkiewicz    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:46:53

• "We are now seeing what the lost decade in American education has wrought." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/education-decline-low-expectations/684526/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:47:25

• "Earlier this month, the celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma turned seventy—an occasion that led him to reflect on not just his own past but also the planet’s future" ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/books/book-currents/yo-yo-ma-on-what-our-descendants-will-inherit | Source: New Yorker    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:47:32

• "There are plenty of science fiction books I’ve read that have stayed with me for one reason or another." ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/rambling-about-scifi-books/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:47:38

• "China Has Overtaken America" ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/china-has-overtaken-america | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:48:12

• "In an inversion of the well known scenario of a black hole devouring a star, the researchers propose that a star actually swallowed a black hole." ☛ https://futurism.com/space/black-hole-ate-star-inside | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:48:23

• "MTV was the central node for music in culture for roughly three decades." ☛ https://www.8ball.report/p/peak-youth | Source: Sean Monahan    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:48:51

• "We all know you shouldn't permanently store documents on your Desktop." ☛ https://johnnydecimal.com/20-29-communication/22-blog/22.00.0144-use-your-desktop/ | Source: Johnny Decimal    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:48:56

• "We could try to look at the code and estimate how long each bit takes, and then painstakingly compute what an accurate profile would be." ☛ https://stefan-marr.de/2025/10/can-we-know-whether-a-profiler-is-accurate/ | Source: Stefan Marr    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:55:33

• "We often need to generate random numbers in software. We need them for games, simulations, testing, and so forth." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/10/15/speed-of-random-number-generators-in-go/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:55:51

• "If you work with date and time in C, you might find vaqt useful." ☛ https://antonz.org/vaqt/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:56:19

• "LightSHAP is here – a new, lightweight SHAP implementation for tabular data. While heavily inspired from the famous shap package, it has no dependency on it." ☛ https://lorentzen.ch/index.php/2025/10/15/introducing-lightshap/ | Source: Michael's and Christian's blog    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 06:56:26

• "We’re sharing this not just for visibility" ☛ https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/framework-sponsorships | Source: Framework Computer BV    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:03:18

• "You might say that it’s already mid-October and the conference season is over. That’s far from true! Europe’s largest C++ conference is still ahead of us: Meeting C++." ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2025/10/15/how-to-choose-good-talks-to-go-to | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:03:25

• "I briefly considered attending only the main conference. But skipping the tutorials would mean missing out on two days of BSD goodness, so I decided to participate in them as well." ☛ https://eerielinux.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/eurobsdcon-2025-report-1-2-arrival-tutorial-days/ | Source: Eerie Linux    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:03:35

• "This is a minor update fixing a bug with our Year End Campaign takeover on Tor Browser Android." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1459/ | Source: Tor    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:04:22

• "As returning readers will be aware, this is the release that will be part of the upcoming OpenBSD 7.8 release." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251015043527 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:04:42

• "In this respect, Librephone’s long-term plan is to research and replace as many of these nonfree components as possible with open, verifiable alternatives." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/fsf-gives-more-details-about-its-new-librephone-project/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:05:06

• "The Mobian team has announced the release of Mobian 13.0, a major update of the project's port of the Debian distribution, running the mainline Linux kernel, to smartphones and tablets." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12602 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:05:44

• "The Librem 5 remains on kernel 6.6 for now." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/mobian-trixie-officially-released-with-broader-device-support/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:06:01

• "GrapheneOS also provided additional clarification about their upcoming OEM partnership, addressing concerns about driver licensing and device requirements." ☛ https://piunikaweb.com/2025/10/13/grapheneos-ending-pixel-exclusivity-new-oem/ |    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:06:33

• "I am very very into this as a concept: using the printer to print parts of itself. It is a glimpse of the old vision of 3D printers as bootstrapping machines. The old vision and maybe the future too." ☛ https://interconnected.org/home/2025/10/15/3dp | Source: Matt Webb    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:13:24

• "This is the BlinkHAT, the latest piece of hardware from Jurrasic Computing out of France." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/the-led-blinkhat-for-the-motorola-6888x/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:13:41

• "the Technical Committee decided to overrule the systemd maintainers and require that /var/lock be restored with more relaxed permissions." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/debian-tc-overrules-systemd-maintainers-on-var-lock-permissions/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:17:30

• "This week is KDE’s 29th anniversary. It may not be a nice round number like 25 or 30" ☛ https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/ | Source: KDE    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:18:32

• "Without libc in the picture, DNS resolution is a happy async utopia. We can blast out multiple queries and handle responses as they arrive, using standard system primitives such as file descriptors and poll." ☛ https://ziglang.org/devlog/2025/#2025-10-15 | Source: Zig    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:19:26

• "The problem with this very-common pattern is that if JavaScript ever fails to load, or has a runtime error, or even just takes a very long time to finish loading, you run the risk of having content that is inaccessible to your user for a long time, or even permanently." ☛ https://scottjehl.com/posts/this-css-will-self-destruct/ | Source: Scott Jehl    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:19:56

• "This article explores how ZFS performs as a storage backend for Proxmox, where it stands relative to vSAN, Pure, and Ceph, and how Klara designs and implements ZFS-based architectures for customers migrating away from enterprise arrays." ☛ https://klarasystems.com/articles/building-enterprise-grade-storage-on-proxmox-with-zfs/ | Source: Klara    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:20:04

• How To Enable SSH Login Alerts on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/enable-ssh-login-alerts-fedora-42/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:20:41

• How To Install Chef Workstation on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-chef-workstation-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:21:56

• How To Install Ntopng on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-ntopng-centos-stream-10/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:22:05

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

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:22:15

• How to Quickly Deploy GitLab via Docker ☞ https://thenewstack.io/how-to-quickly-deploy-gitlab-via-docker/    

• How to install PHP 8.3 on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-php-8-3-on-almalinux-10/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:23:31

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

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:24:16

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

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:24:43

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

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:25:01

• "If your company handles sensitive data — financial details, client communications, or legal material — email security is esential. The right provider encrypts your messages from sender to recipient, complying with global privacy standards while keeping your workflow smooth." ☛ https://greycoder.com/a-list-of-secure-email-providers-for-businesses/ | Source: GreyCoder    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:25:43

• "What would your browser history say about you? Whether you were getting things done this week or just collecting tabs, a new Firefox extension helps you reflect on your digital habits." ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-recap/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:27:33

• "Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we know the internet is pretty darn magical." ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/internet-culture/interviews/merriam-webster-social/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:27:45

• Mail invests heavily in creating content for Tiktok and Instagram ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/social_media/mail-invests-heavily-in-creating-content-for-tiktok-and-instagram/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:29:41

• Mobian 13.0 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/mobian    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:30:00

• Google Gemini is tracking your data: here's how to stop it ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/google-gemini-is-accessing-your-data-how-to-disable-it-abbZE6X0pNJA    

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

• "H1bbs are being hired by the thousands" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k7mrvrcs Microsoft going low    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:34:40

• IBM layoffs. "Forget about PIP, you get LPI and straight an MIS, 10% is targetted. Every quarter. Get legal aid, join union. And yes I can confirm its happening." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k5cjm6bz    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:36:33

• "Already happening, list was known september, first LPI, then MIS. We are resisting with worker council." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6b7d7xw    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:37:14

• "Upbeat Technology has announced the UP201 and UP301 family of RISC-V microcontrollers developed in collaboration with SiFive. The devices are intended for applications such as always-on IoT, wearables, drones, and sensor-based systems." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/upbeat-and-sifive-launch-ultra-low-power-risc-v-mcu-with-ai-acceleration/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:38:55

• "It is efficient, reliable, and scalable for handling large, complicated volumes of data and setting up enterprise-level and fault-tolerant environments, while ensuring high data integrity." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-postgresql-on-ubuntu/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:39:24

• IBM Red Hat is promoting slop and plagiarism ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/ai-assisted-development-and-open-source-navigating-legal-issues | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:40:08

• Buzzwords and hype left, right, and centre ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/automation-unlocks-5gs-full-potential-one-new-zealands-journey | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:40:36

• "The main issue stemmed from communication difficulties between the 2 essential systems they relied on for their tasks." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/modernizing-integration-red-hat-openshift-citizens-bank-case-study | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:40:48

• "Automation dashboard delivers real-time, actionable insights to help guide your day-to-day operations." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/unlocking-value-ansible-automation-dashboard-red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-26 | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:40:57

• Understanding stealthy BGP hijacking risk in the ROV era ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/10/16/understanding-stealthy-bgp-hijacking-risk-in-the-rov-era/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:42:44

• APRICOT 2026 registration is now open, with discounts for APNIC Members ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/10/15/apricot-2026-registration-is-now-open-with-discounts-for-apnic-members/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:42:55

• Principles of flow control: Part 1 — Notes on flow control ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/10/15/principles-of-flow-control-part-1-notes-on-flow-control/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:43:04

• South Korea Targets Cambodia’s Scam Industry After Kidnappings, Torture and a Death ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/world/asia/cambodia-south-korea-scams.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:45:22

• Microsoft's proprietary prison and possible back door in binaries https://www.kdab.com/cicd-simplified-comparing-buildbot-jenkins-and-github-actions/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:46:14

• Clang bytecode interpreter update ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/10/15/clang-bytecode-interpreter-update    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:47:14

• How Red Bait has redefined continuous performance testing ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/10/15/how-red-hat-has-redefined-continuous-performance-testing    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:47:41

• Syrian leader seeks reset in Russia relations in Putin meeting ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251015-syrian-leader-seeks-reset-in-russia-relations-in-putin-meeting    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:48:31

• Syria's Sharaa tells Putin he will respect past deals with Moscow ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251015-syria-s-sharaa-tells-putin-he-will-respect-past-deals-with-moscow    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:48:41

• Syria and Russia vow to 'redefine' relations between the two countries ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251015-syria-and-russia-vow-to-redefine-relations-between-the-two-countries    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:48:56

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Says He's 'Very Disappointed' With Putin As He Weighs Providing Ukraine With Tomahawks ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-trump-zelenskyy-putin-tomahawks-kupyansk-bessent-svyrydenko/33560229.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:49:09

• US and Ukraine in talks for Tomahawk missiles ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251015-us-and-ukraine-in-talks-for-tomahawk-missiles    

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

• Russia To Expand Use Of Active Reservists In Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-reservists-putin-defense-ministry-amendments/33559909.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:49:27

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Allies Push to Bolster Putin-Backed Balkans Leader ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/us/politics/trump-dodik-srpska-lobbying.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:51:48

• Syria’s New Leaders Are Talking to Russia, a Former Enemy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/world/middleeast/syria-russia-ahmed-al-shara-putin.html    

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

• Putin Welcomes Syria’s New President in Moscow, While Still Harboring al-Assad ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/world/europe/russia-syria-putin-al-shara-moscow-visit-assad.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:53:04

• Crypto Kingpin Turns Up Dead in Lamborghini After Market Crash ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/crypto-ukraine-kostya-kudo http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:54:00

• How the US and Europe can deter and respond to Russia’s chemical, biological, and nuclear threats ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/how-the-us-and-europe-can-deter-and-respond-to-russias-chemical-biological-and-nuclear-threats/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:54:34

• Russia has 'captured' the Georgian state, EU 'too complacent', President says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251015-russia-has-captured-the-georgian-state-eu-too-complacent-president-says    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:54:45

• UN condemns Russia drone strike on aid convoy ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/un-condemns-russia-drone-strike-on-aid-convoy/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:55:06

• Swamp defence? Lithuania plans to restore border marshes as part of new defence line ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2714410/swamp-defence-lithuania-plans-to-restore-border-marshes-as-part-of-new-defence-line    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:55:20

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Says India Has Pledged To Stop Buying Russian Oil ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-modi-russia-oil-india-tariffs-ukraine/33560971.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:55:35

• Odesa Mayor Trukhanov Vows Legal Battle After Losing Ukrainian Citizenship Over Alleged Russian Passport ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/odesa-mayor-trukhanov-ukrainian-citizenship-russian-passport/33560513.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:55:47

• Russian strikes knock out power in parts of Ukraine ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/Russian-strikes-knock-out-power-in-parts-of-Ukraine    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:55:57

• "The Kremlin’s latest red line" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/15/the-kremlin-s-latest-red-line | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:56:23

• Hegseth Warns U.S. Will Impose ‘Costs’ on Russia if Peace Efforts Falter ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/us/politics/hegseth-russia-ukraine.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:56:31

• REMINDER: New crossing rules in place on Latvia's eastern border ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/15.10.2025-reminder-new-crossing-rules-in-place-on-latvias-eastern-border.a618542/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:56:44

• Australia must deploy ‘unconventional’ means to deter China, Russia: Think-tank ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-must-deploy-unconventional-means-to-deter-china-russia-think-tank    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:56:55

• A Repressive Russian Ally Feels a Mysterious Thaw From the U.S. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/world/europe/belarus-us-trump-russia.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:57:12

• "You can never expect them to tell the truth" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/15/estonian-defense-minister-comments-on-recent-appearance-of-armed-russian-men-near-border | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:57:37

• "not the one published by the SBU, The Insider says" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/16/demonstrably-fake | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:57:54

• "Modi’s promise, the Nord Stream bombers, and suspicious plates" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/16/modi-s-promise-the-nord-stream-bombers-and-suspicious-plates | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:58:15

• Victor Ma: This is a test post ☞ https://victorma.ca/posts/gsoc-8/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 07:59:55

• "Students With Disabilities" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-schools-students-disabilities-ada-accessibility | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:00:30

• Infinite prizes for ideas on progress ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/1015/Infinite-prizes-for-ideas-on-progress    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:01:29

• Police Arrest Mad Scientist ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/police-uk-chemistry-explosives    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:01:43

• Outpouring of grief as ex-Kenyan PM Raila Odinga dies in India ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20251015-outpouring-of-grief-as-ex-kenyan-pm-raila-odinga-dies-in-india    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:03:05

• Flu vaccination begins in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/15.10.2025-flu-vaccination-begins-in-latvia.a618411/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:03:25

• Maraş thermal plant linked to thousands of deaths 'still running without filters' ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/maras-thermal-plant-linked-to-thousands-of-deaths-still-running-without-filters-312569    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:03:48

• LibreArts Weekly recap — 12 October 2025 ☞ https://librearts.org/2025/10/week-recap-12-october-2025/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:05:42

• Reparations Movement Loses Steam in California ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/us/california-reparations-newsom-veto.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:05:58

• Lots of Microsoft AstroTurfing in Reddit (they got caught paying people to do this) https://old.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1bgapq3/today_i_was_secretly_told_that_im_being_let_go/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:14:51

• How NSPM-7 Seeks to Use "Domestic Terrorism" to Target Nonprofits and Activists ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/how-nspm-7-seeks-to-use-domestic-terrorism-to-target-nonprofits-and-activists    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:16:04

• Professor Curtin Files Petition for Certiorari in RAPUNZEL Consumer Standing Case ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/professor-curtin-files-petition-for.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:16:33

• Maintenance release: Godot 4.5.1 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/maintenance-release-godot-4-5-1/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:21:14

• The Unpublished Anti-Lunduke Hit-Piece ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-unpublished-anti-lunduke-hit    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:22:10

• 4Chan Lawyer Says UK Demands Make Good "Bedding for My Pet Hamster" ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/4chan-lawyer-says-uk-demands-make    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:22:21

• Microsoft Adding Hey Hi (AI) Facial Recognition, "You can only turn off 3 times a year." ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/microsoft-adding-ai-facial-recognition    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:22:29

• Well, it didn't go the way they had planned; maybe learned to stop engaging with Microsoft Lunduke instead? https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-unpublished-anti-lunduke-hit    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:27:39

• More EPO leaks tomorrow....    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:28:18

• EuroBSDCon 2025 report (1/2) – arrival & tutorial days ☞ https://eerielinux.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/eurobsdcon-2025-report-1-2-arrival-tutorial-days/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 08:29:32

• Lots of vapourware and puff pieces about OLD Windows devices spread to DISTRACT from the DEATH of XBox    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:04:38

• out   

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:05:42

• And some reviewer correctly point out "THIS IS NOT XBOX!"    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:05:46

• N4SA2e Print Sponsor Address Check ☞ https://mwl.io/archives/24445    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:09:28

• All of those are Microsoft links; they're proprietary software boosters ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/10/15/announcing-the-new-rust-project-directors-2025/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:10:13

• "Year Of Algol" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/15/could-this-be-the-year-of-algol/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:10:51

• $4 Shrike-lite FPGA board combines 1120 LUTs Renesas ForgeFPGA with Raspberry Pi RP2040 MCU ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/16/4-shrike-lite-fpga-board-renesas-forgefpga-raspberry-pi-rp2040-mcu/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:11:01

• Indonesia’s Central Java sets up free meals hotlines after widespread poisoning ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesias-central-java-sets-up-free-meals-hotlines-after-widespread-poisoning    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:11:15

• Deployment Fedora 43 Cosmic Spin as KVM Guest per Google's Dive deeper in Hey Hi (AI) Mode guide lines ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2025/10/deployment-fedora-43-cosmic-spin-as-kvm.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:11:50

• Mozilla Performance Blog: Firefox 144 ships interactionId for INP ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/performance/2025/10/15/firefox-144-ships-interactionid-for-inp/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:12:11

• South Korea's Supreme Court partially overturns ruling on SK chief's $1 billion divorce settlement ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/South-Koreas-Supreme-Court-partially-overturns-ruling-on-SK-chiefs-1-billion-divorce-settlement    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:16:27

• South Korean shaman admits delivering Chanel bags, jewellery to ex-first lady’s aide ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-shaman-admits-delivering-chanel-bags-jewellery-to-ex-first-ladys-aide    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:16:38

• South Korea bars travel to parts of Cambodia, says 1,000 Koreans working in scam centres ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-bars-travel-to-parts-of-cambodia    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:16:54

• 20kg of ketamine found on South Korea’s Jeju beach ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/20kg-of-ketamine-found-on-south-koreas-jeju-beach    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:17:07

• South Korea issues travel ban after nationals trapped in Cambodia scam centers ☞ https://rfa.org/english/cambodia/2025/10/15/cambodia-south-korea-scam-centers/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:17:28

• On island off North Korea, 'broken-hearted' refugees cling to reunification hopes ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251015-on-island-off-north-korea-broken-hearted-refugees-cling-to-reunification-hopes    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:17:45

• Surveillance ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/80000-register-for-smoother-singapore-travel-using-malaysias-qr-code-system    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:18:02

• Malaysia’s education ministry to prioritise CCTV installation in schools with recent bullying cases ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-education-ministry-to-prioritise-cctv-installation-in-schools-with-recent-bullying-cases    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:18:11

• Malaysian authorities blame social control media after fatal stabbing of schoolgirl shocks nation ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-blames-social-media-after-teen-boys-fatal-stabbing-of-girl-16-rocks-nation    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:18:49

• Suspect in Malaysia school stabbing secretly admired female victim, handwritten note discovered ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/suspect-in-malaysia-school-stabbing-remanded-for-a-week    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:18:55

• Malaysia school stabbing: ‘I was terrified when he entered our class holding the knife’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-school-stabbing-i-was-terrified-when-he-entered-our-class-holding-the-knife    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:19:03

• China’s Own Immigration Backlash ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/world/china-immigration-visas-venezuela-cia-hamas.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:19:14

• London Became a Global Hub for Phone Theft. Now We Know Why. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/world/europe/london-police-phone-theft-china-gang.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:19:23

• U.S. to Take Control of More Companies as China’s Rare Earth Dominance Grows ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/us/politics/us-government-companies-china.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:19:34

• With Tariff Threat and Trade Controls, China and U.S. Renew Game of Chicken ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/world/asia/china-trump-tariffs.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:19:44

• ‘I’m from Taiwan’ badge emerges in South Korea amid anti-China sentiment ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/im-from-taiwan-badge-emerges-in-south-korea-amid-anti-china-sentiment    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:19:57

• Explainer-China's Communist Party holds a plenum on its next five-year plan. What does it mean? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/Explainer-Chinas-Communist-Party-holds-a-plenum-on-its-next-five-year-plan-What-does-it-mean    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:20:26

• China raises age limits for civil servants as part of campaign against ageism ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-raises-age-limits-for-civil-servants-as-part-of-campaign-against-ageism    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:20:35

• Chinese Premier Li Qiang to visit Singapore to mark 35 years of diplomatic ties ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-premier-li-qiang-to-visit-singapore-for-first-time-since-2018    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:20:46

• China says ‘no winners’ in trade war after US cooking oil threat ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-no-winners-in-trade-war-after-cooking-oil-threat    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:21:05

• What China’s bounty for 18 Taiwan military officers says about Beijing’s calculations ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/what-chinas-bounty-for-18-taiwan-military-officers-says-about-beijings-calculations    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:21:16

• Explainer-What is Britain's China spying case about? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/Explainer-What-is-Britains-China-spying-case-about    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:21:36

• China seeks stronger ties with France in strategic dialogue ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/China-seeks-stronger-ties-with-France-in-strategic-dialogue    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:21:45

• ASML is prepared for China's rare-earth export controls — finance head says company has stock thanks to long lead times ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/asml-is-prepared-for-chinas-rare-earth-export-controls-finance-head-says-company-has-stock-thanks-to-long-lead-times    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:22:04

• China says ‘no winners’ in trade war after US cooking oil threat ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/15/china-says-no-winners-in-trade-war-after-us-cooking-oil-threat/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:22:22

• China, US stuck in cycle of trade disputes and truces, trade specialist says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251015-china-us-stuck-in-cycle-of-trade-disputes-and-truces-trade-specialist-says    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:22:35

• Solving the US military’s gallium dilemma requires turning trash into treasure ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/solving-the-us-militarys-gallium-dilemma-requires-turning-trash-into-treasure/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:23:01

• What Taiwan can learn from China’s gray-zone actions against the Philippines ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/what-taiwan-can-learn-from-chinas-gray-zone-actions-against-the-philippines/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:23:19

• Telegram, Please Learn Who's a Threat and Who's Not ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/telegram-unfair-community-ban/ "Our Telegram community got deleted without an explanation."    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:23:53

• Top 5 FOSS Philosophies Creatives Should Embrace ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/foss-philosophies-creatives/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:24:13

• Zorin OS 18 Released Just in Time for backdoored Windows 10 EOL ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/zorin-os-18-release/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:24:27

• How Attorney Firms are Benefiting from an Australian Patent Examination Backlog ☞ https://blog.patentology.com.au/2025/10/how-attorney-firms-are-benefiting-from.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:25:52

• Software Patents: Celonis hits back with new patent monopoly suits against SAP in Munich ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/celonis-hits-back-with-new-patent-suits-against-sap-in-munich/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:26:22

• Another Wilus Wi-Fi patent monopoly challenge instituted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/10/15/another-wilus-wi-fi-patent-challenge-instituted    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:26:55

• Unified files amicus in support of clarification of after-arising technology in Fed. Cir. ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/10/14/unified-files-amicus-in-support-of-clarification-of-after-arising-technology-in-fed-cir    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:27:06

• The European Patent Office (EPO), the Second-Largest Institution in Europe, is Cracking Down on Recreational Activities ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/15/The_European_Patent_Office_EPO_the_Second_Largest_Institution_i.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:27:26

• Gedit Technology blog: Mid-October News ☞ https://gedit-text-editor.org/blog/2025-10-15-mid-october-news.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:27:57

• Does Wozniak approve what seems like misuse of his name? https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/15/startup-woz-raises-6m-build-ai-app-factory-combines-agentic-human-expertise/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:28:26

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Tariff Fight With China Means Trouble for a Vast Wilderness in Brazil ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/climate/china-brazil-soybeans-trade-midwest-amazon.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:29:22

• SHIPPERCOPILOT Merely Descriptive of Hey Hi (AI) Software Services for Facilitating Shipping, Says TTAB ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/shippercopilot-merely-descriptive-of-ai.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:29:49

• 'I was fleeced by a rogue builder I found on Facebook' ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/i-was-fleeced-by-a-rogue-builder-i-found-on-facebook-augjH5j1B5pT    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:30:16

• Meta Removes Facebook (Farcebook) Group That Shared Information on ICE Agents ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/technology/meta-removes-ice-facebook-page.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:30:31

• Breakthrough: Scientists Create 'Universal' Kidney To Match Any Blood Type ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-scientists-create-universal-kidney-to-match-any-blood-type    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:32:06

• Misophonia Linked to Difficulty in Switching Emotional Focus ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/misophonia-linked-to-difficulty-in-switching-emotional-focus    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:32:20

• Los Angeles Times reveals $50m loss as it seeks $500m investment ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/los-angeles-times-reveals-50m-loss-as-it-seeks-500m-investment/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:33:29

• Newspaper ABCs: Express weekday circulation drops below 100,000 ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-newspapers-uk-abc-monthly-circulation-figures-2/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:33:58

• "Air-Powered Integrated Circuit For Squishy Robots" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/15/printing-an-air-powered-integrated-circuit-for-squishy-robots/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:36:53

• "With A Gassifier" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/15/keep-that-engine-running-with-a-gassifier/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:37:12

• Rubik’s WOWCube ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/15/rubiks-wowcube-what-really-makes-a-toy/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:37:25

• Autism Is More Than One Condition, Study of Over 45,000 People Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/autism-is-more-than-one-condition-study-of-over-45000-people-finds    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:37:40

• New Alzheimer's Treatment Clears Plaques From Brains of Mice Within Hours ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-alzheimers-treatment-clears-plaques-from-brains-of-mice-within-hours    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:37:48

• Lifting Weights Could Change Your Gut Microbiome Within Weeks ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/lifting-weights-could-change-your-gut-microbiome-within-weeks    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:37:56

• Study Reveals The Surprising Age at Which Your Brain Reaches Its Peak ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-the-surprising-age-at-which-your-brain-reaches-its-peak    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:38:08

• The Stem Cell Secrets of This Tiny Worm Could Help Unlock Human Regeneration ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-stem-cell-secrets-of-this-tiny-worm-could-help-unlock-human-regeneration    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:38:17

• Scientists Discovered an Amazing Practical Use For Coffee Ground Waste ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discovered-an-amazing-practical-use-for-coffee-ground-waste    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:38:29

• Here's What Starship's Successful 11th Test Means For NASA's Moon Mission ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/heres-what-starships-successful-11th-test-means-for-nasas-moon-mission    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:38:44

• Strange Red Rocks in Australia Are Preserving Fossils in Stunning Detail ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-red-rocks-in-australia-are-preserving-fossils-in-stunning-detail    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:38:52

• X-Rays Reveal Betelgeuse's Companion Is Something Astronomers Didn't Expect ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/x-rays-reveal-betelgeuses-companion-is-something-astronomers-didnt-expect    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:38:59

• Lead Exposure May Have Given Ancient Humans an Edge Over Neanderthals ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/lead-exposure-may-have-given-ancient-humans-an-edge-over-neanderthals    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:39:07

• Proprietary and DRM Prisons Spiralling Down the Sinkhole? Not Just Yet. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/15/Proprietary_and_DRM_Prisons_Spiralling_Down_the_Sinkhole_Not_Ju.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:39:57

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/15/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:40:04

• Vista 10 is 'Dead', Here's Why People Should Move to GNU/Linux (or the BSDs) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/15/Vista_10_is_Dead_Here_s_Why_People_Should_Move_to_GNU_Linux_or_.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:40:12

• Zorin OS 18 officially Released! Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/10/zorin-os-18-officially-released-based-on-ubuntu-24-04-lts/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:40:36

• LOL. So Microsoft took ROG Ally (WINDOWS), tried to rebrand it as "ROG Xbox" to pretend XBox is NOT dead.    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 09:43:14

• S&P 500 companies totalling $20 trillion in market cap have medium-to-high Hey Hi (AI) exposure ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/s-and-p-500-companies-totalling-usd20-trillion-in-market-cap-have-medium-to-high-ai-exposure-concerns-of-an-impending-bubble-collapse-extend-to-almost-half-of-the-index http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/16/The_Oracle_Ponzi_Scheme.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:06:09

• Qt Design Studio 4.8 Released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-design-studio-4.8-released    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:06:39

• "The basic principle is that if you freely benefit from the work of others, you must likewise freely grant others the same benefits. The GNU General Public License (GPL) was written by Richard Stallman and became the first copyleft license specifically written for software to gain widespread acceptance, and is the premier example of software copyleft licenses today." https://www.suse.com/topics/definition/copyleft/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:09:51

• Malaysia school stabbing: Handwritten note found on suspect alludes to love, revenge, anger ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-school-stabbing-handwritten-note-found-on-suspect-alludes-to-love-revenge-anger    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:21:26

• Researchers Find It’s Shockingly Easy to Cause Hey Hi (AI) to Lose Its Mind by Posting Poisoned Documents Online ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-poisoned-documents    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:21:55

• Gavin Newsom Vetoes Bill to Protect Kids From Predatory Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/gavin-newsom-vetoes-bill-kids-ai    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:22:07

• The Economics of Running an Hey Hi (AI) Company Are Disastrous ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/economics-running-ai-company-disastrous hiring predators and stranglers of women, too    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:22:26

• Lawyer Gets Caught Using Hey Hi (AI) in Court, Responds in the Worst Possible Way ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/lawyer-caught-using-ai-responds    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:22:51

• International Polling Shows Fear of Hey Hi (AI) Across the World ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/international-polling-ai    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:23:09

• Judge Throws Out Children’s Lawsuit Against Convicted Felon’s Energy Policies ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/climate/montana-youth-trump-climate-lawsuit-dismissed.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:23:27

• France accuses Hamas of summary executions after ceasefire ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251015-france-accuses-hamas-of-summary-executions-after-ceasefire    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:23:56

• Rod Wave Claps Back With Counterclaim In $27 Million Touring Lawsuit — And Plans New Dates Starting In December ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/14/rod-wave-counterclaim-touring-lawsuit/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:24:22

• Louisiana’s Black Voting Power is on the Line in Redistricting Fight ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/voting-rights/louisianas-black-voting-power-is-on-the-line-in-redistricting-fight    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:24:54

• Announcing the Sigstore Transparency Log Research Dataset ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2025/10/15/announcing-the-sigstore-transparency-log-research-dataset/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:26:44

• US federal judge finds Convicted Felon administration violated court order on FEMA grants ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/us-federal-judge-finds-trump-administration-violated-court-order-on-fema-grants/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:27:21

• Rights group condemns Morocco security forces’ violent response to youth-led protests ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/rights-group-condemn-morocco-security-forces-violent-response-to-youth-led-protests/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:27:38

• F5 discloses breach tied to nation-state threat actor ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/f5-breach-nation-state-actor-sec-8k-justice-department/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:28:05

• Adobe Patches Critical Vulnerability in Connect Collaboration Suite ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-critical-vulnerability-in-collaboration-suite/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:29:03

• High-Severity Vulnerabilities Patched by Fortinet and Ivanti ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/high-severity-vulnerabilities-patched-by-fortinet-and-ivanti/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:29:14

• Customer Service Firm 5CA Denies Responsibility for Discord Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/customer-service-firm-5ca-denies-responsibility-for-discord-data-breach/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:29:26

• Press group confirms release of flotilla journalists following Israel detention ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/press-group-confirms-release-of-flotilla-journalists-following-israel-detention/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:30:37

• France’s Political Crisis: Sebastian Lecornu Goes All In ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/15/frances-political-crisis-sebastian-lecornu-goes-all-in/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:31:15

• The Fascist Dragnet To Avenge Charlie Kirk’s Honor ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/15/the-fascist-dragnet-to-avenge-charlie-kirks-honor/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:31:29

• Attack Turns Mouse Into Microphone ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/15/attack-turns-mouse-into-microphone/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:31:53

• F5 Says Nation-State Hackers Stole Source Code and Vulnerability Data ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/f5-blames-nation-state-hackers-for-theft-of-source-code-and-vulnerability-data/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:34:30

• Tougher security checks in force on third-country travellers in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/15.10.2025-tougher-security-checks-in-force-on-third-country-travellers-in-latvia.a618412/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:35:04

• Social Security cost-of-living increase announcement delayed by government shutdown ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/social-security-cost-of-living-increase-announcement-delayed-by-government-shutdown/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:35:21

• DOGE’s arrival at Social Security sparked chaos and missed a chance for real reform ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/it-modernization/2025/10/doges-arrival-at-social-security-sparked-chaos-and-missed-a-chance-for-real-reform/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:35:46

• CISA directs agencies to address ‘significant cyber threat’ ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/10/cisa-directs-agencies-to-address-significant-cyber-threat/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:36:41

• The Nature of the Beast: Charles le Brun’s Human-Animal Hybrids (1806) ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/le-brun-human-animal-hybrids    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:37:02

• Windows TCO: Whisper 2FA kit steals Abusive Monopolist Microsoft 365 credentials and MFA tokens in real time ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/15/whisper-2fa-kit-steals-microsoft-365-credentials-mfa-tokens-real-time/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:41:12

• Microsoft Patches 173 Vulnerabilities, Including Exploited backdoored Windows Flaws ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-173-vulnerabilities-including-exploited-windows-flaws/ new back doors are ready to install http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:42:03

• Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Key Provision of Voting Rights Act ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/us/politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-act.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:42:26

• Apple’s Cook vows to boost investment in China, ministry says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/apples-cook-vows-to-boost-investment-in-china-ministry-says    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:45:00

• nRF9160-based Minew MTB04 5G IoT shipping label offers GPS, LTE-M/NB-IoT, 360-day battery life ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/15/nrf9160-based-minew-mtb04-5g-iot-shipping-label-offers-gps-lte-m-nb-iot-360-day-battery-life/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:59:43

• Orange Pi 6 Plus – CIX P1 SBC offers up to 64GB LPDDR5 memory, 45 TOPS of Hey Hi (AI) performance ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/15/orange-pi-6-plus-cix-p1-sbc-64gb-lpddr5-45-tops-ai-performance/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:00:11

• ICS Patch Tuesday: Fixes Announced by Siemens, Schneider, Rockwell, ABB, Phoenix Contact ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ics-patch-tuesday-fixes-announced-by-siemens-schneider-rockwell-abb-phoenix-contact/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:00:58

• Scary Cute Scarecrow ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1095/scary-cute-scarecrow    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:03:41

• A Photographer Captures Jewish Life Before and After the Holocaust ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/world/europe/edward-serotta-centropa-holocaust-testimonies.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:04:06

• Malaysia urges public to refrain from sharing photos of victim in school stabbing incident ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-urges-public-to-refrain-from-sharing-victims-photos-in-school-stabbing-incident    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:04:22

• Hong Kong passes bill to regulate ride-hailing platforms under licensing regime ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/16/hong-kong-passes-bill-to-regulate-ride-hailing-platforms-under-licensing-regime/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:04:55

• PyTorch 2.9 Released    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:05:45

• REBRANDING backdoored Windows gaming as "XBOX". Ha!! https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/asus-rog-xbox-ally-x-review see https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/16/Pretend_You_re_Not_Dead_Microsoft_Spent_Almost_Two_Decades_Rebr.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:06:49

• Top French court upholds ban threatening Marine Le Pen’s 2027 candidacy ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251015-top-french-court-upholds-ban-threatening-marine-le-pen-s-2027-candidacy    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:07:11

• French artist cries foul over censorship of nude mural near Bangkok’s red-light district ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/french-artist-cries-foul-over-censorship-of-nude-mural-near-bangkoks-red-light-district    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:07:25

• Four new stable kernels released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1042013/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:07:38

• Advancing the pipeline at GStreamer Conference 2025 ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/gstreamer-conference-2025.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:10:18

• Switzerland court rules 20 billion Credit bonds write-off unlawful ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/swiss-court-rules-20-billion-credit-bonds-write-off-unlawful/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:10:55

• Consultation response to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the Digital Omnibus ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/consultation-response-to-the-european-commissions-call-for-evidence-on-the-digital-omnibus/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:11:43

• Shielding democracy in the aigital age: Foundations of digital democracy analysis ☞ https://edri.org/take-action/events/shielding-democracy-in-the-aigital-age-foundations-of-digital-democracy-analysis/ "As democracies face growing challenges from misinformation and algorithmic politics, the event will discuss how digital tools can strengthen civic engagement and democratic resilience."    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:12:12

• RightsCon 2026 ☞ https://edri.org/take-action/events/rightscon-2026/ Sphera Media Lab ☞ https://edri.org/take-action/events/sphera-media-lab/ Zoethical gathering ☞ https://edri.org/take-action/events/zoethical-gathering/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:12:36

• Canada’s Bill C-12 condemned over failure to address human rights concerns ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/canadas-bill-c-12-condemned-over-failure-to-address-human-rights-concerns/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:13:03

• Senate Bill Would Grant Government Regulatory Power to Mandate Age Verification For Search, Social Media and Hey Hi (AI) Services ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/10/senate-bill-would-grant-government-regulatory-power-to-mandate-age-verification-for-search-social-media-and-ai-services-accompanied-by-threat-of-court-ordered-blocking-of-lawful-content/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:13:32

• Spies, Burgers and Bombs: After a New War, Old Wounds Resurface in Tehran ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/world/middleeast/iran-tehran-united-states.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:13:51

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/us/politics/trump-covert-cia-action-venezuela.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:14:05

• Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to temporary truce after fresh fighting, airstrike ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/pakistan-afghanistan-agree-to-temporary-truce-after-fresh-fighting-airstrike    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:14:16

• Pakistan Carries Out Air Strikes In Afghanistan As Fresh Fighting Erupts ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kabul-explosion-afghanistan-pakistan-tensions/33560691.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:14:26

• Greek MPs to vote on 13-hour workday bill amidst mass strike ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251015-greek-mps-to-vote-on-13-hour-workday-bill-amidst-mass-strike    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:14:46

• Dihydroxyacetone Man approves CIA activities in Venezuela, Maduro denounces 'coup attempts' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251015-trump-approves-cia-activities-in-venezuela-amid-escalating-tensions-with-maduro-drug-trafficking-fentanyl    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:15:04

• Clipboard Pictures Exfiltration in Python Infostealer, (Wed, Oct 15th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32372    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:15:35

• The U.S. has reactivated its Paragon contract  — and it should alarm everyone ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/paragon-contract-spyware/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:16:09

• But THIS spyware company is "OK"! Not a crime. Because it works with and FOR the government.    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:16:51

• Jussi Pakkanen: Building Android apps with native code using Meson ☞ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/10/building-android-apps-with-native-code.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:17:38

• OMG!Proprietary ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/vmware-workstation-pro-25h2-released    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:18:37

• ONLYOFFICE 9.1 Released With More Features Etc ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/onlyoffice-9-1-new-features Proprietary also    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:18:59

• AnduinOS 1.4.0 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/anduin    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:19:19

• LLM slop again? https://ubuntupit.com/zorin-os-18-launches-as-a-major-redesign-and-ideal-windows-10-replacement/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:19:44

• NordVPN Has Open-Sourced its GNU/Linux App GUI ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/nordvpn-linux-gui-open-sourced    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:20:11

• iophk: Telegram smells like an FSB project anyway. Perhaps that is only due to its Russian origins but Signal would be _*FAR*_ more appropriate for FOSS projects. I hope that ITSFOSS.com wises up and leaves telegram. https://news.itsfoss.com/telegram-unfair-community-ban/ "Our Telegram community got deleted without an explanation."    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:22:25

• 🔤SpellBinding — ILNOTYU Wordo: INLET gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-10-16.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:25:00

• "Beans, always beans. Garbanzos in hummus, on salad, in curry." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2025-10-16-5q.txt    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:27:20

• Net increase in active capsule: 6 in one day //gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:31:37

• Fastmail’s New Desktop App is Available on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/fastmail-desktop-app-for-linux    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:33:12

• Talos 1.11.3 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/talos    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:33:22

• Turning Linux into WINDOWS... with 1980s problems https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-exFAT-Defrag    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:34:07

• More LLM slop. For proprietary (pseudo-open) software. https://ubuntupit.com/onlyoffice-desktop-9-1-brings-pdf-redaction-mathml-support-and-optimized-spreadsheet-performance/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:35:11

• 'Microsoft may be leaving you behind. We Won't.' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/commodore-needles-microsoft-over-end-of-windows-10-tries-to-lure-disgruntled-users-to-its-linux-based-os-vision-3-0-microsoft-may-be-leaving-you-behind-we-wont    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:36:30

• NordVPN's GUI app for GNU/Linux is now open source ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/nordvpns-gui-app-for-linux-is-now-open-source/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:37:52

• Slashdot linking to a SLOPFARM again https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/10/14/2115252/nordvpn-embraces-open-source-by-releasing-its-linux-gui-on-github/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:41:28

• NordVPN Makes Linux App GUI Open Source, Reverses Meshnet Shutdown Decision https://news.itsfoss.com/nordvpn-linux-app-gui/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:41:45

• German state finally ditches Outlook, now dumping Office ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/german-state-finally-ditches-outlook-now-dumping-office/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:44:07

• 8 Best Free and Open Source Self-Hosted News Aggregators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-self-hosted-news-aggregators/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:46:36

• Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 7 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1042079/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:47:50

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1042076/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:48:17

• LMDE 7 "Gigi" Released: GNU/Linux Mint's Debian-Based Alternative Gets Major Upgrade ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/lmde-7-release/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:49:10

• TeaLinuxOS – GNU/Linux distribution based on Arch ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/tealinuxos-linux-distribution-arch/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:51:06

• PR stunt from company that works with NSA on BACK DOORS https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/10/apples-bug-bounty-program.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:52:36

• [Podcast] Geolocation and Starlink ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/10/16/podcast-geolocation-and-starlink/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:53:14

• Celebrating being a slave of Microsoft? Why? https://rubenerd.com/celebrating-five-years-on-our-minecraft-server/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:55:10

• "Crafting The Final Frontier Keynote Event" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/15/2025-hackaday-supercon-crafting-the-final-frontier-keynote-event/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:55:32

• "This week Jonathan talks to James Cole about Firefly III, the personal finance manager! This one itches James’ own itch, but brings great visualization and management tools for your personal finances!" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/15/floss-weekly-episode-851-buckets-of-money/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:55:52

• Windows 10 support has ended, but Zorin OS 18 is here as the ultimate alternative to backdoored Windows 11 ☞ https://betanews.com/2025/10/14/windows-10-support-has-ended-but-zorin-os-18-is-here-as-the-ultimate-alternative-to-windows-11/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:56:54

• Ubuntu 26.04: Release Date and New Features in Resolute Raccoon ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/ubuntu-26-04-release-date-and-new-features-in-resolute-raccoon    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:57:26

• Ubuntu 26.04 Download ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/ubuntu-26-04-download    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:57:37

• Mousam ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/mousam/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:58:49

• Zorin OS 18 released with advanced window tiling, improved theme, and more ☞ https://www.ghacks.net/2025/10/15/zorin-os-18-released-with-advanced-window-tiling-improved-theme-and-more/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:59:32

• Reset Your Debian 13 Root Password: Safe Methods & Video Tutorial ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/debian-13-root-password-reset-recovery-guide/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:00:25

• KMix – sound mixer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kmix-sound-mixer/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:05:06

• Survey of Image Upscaling Tools on the ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/survey-image-upscaling-tools-asrock-industrial-nuc-box-255h/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:05:13

• 15 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Image Viewers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-terminal-based-image-viewers/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:05:20

• oval – CLI for (O)penAPI Specification document (val)idation ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/oval-cli-openapi-specification-document-validation/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:05:48

• Mending Wall – fixes common problems when using more than one desktop environment ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mending-wall-desktop-environment-tool/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:06:03

• kotatsu-dl – cli manga downloader ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kotatsu-dl-cli-manga-downloader/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:06:11

• YAFI – Yet Another Framework Interface ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/yafi-yet-another-framework-interface/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:06:19

• mandown – comic downloader ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mandown-comic-downloader/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:06:27

• UK's MI5 Warns Politicians They Are Targets of Russia and Chinese Spying https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-10-13/uks-mi5-warns-politicians-they-are-targets-of-russia-and-chinese-spying    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:39:14

• Poland Charges Russian Couple With Spying for Moscow https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-10-13/poland-charges-russian-couple-with-spying-for-moscow    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:39:47

• South Korea's Military Chief Says Russian Tech Possibly Went Into North Korea's New Missile https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-10-13/south-koreas-military-chief-says-russian-tech-possibly-went-into-north-koreas-new-missile    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:40:27

• Skateboard https://xkcd.com/3152/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:42:46

• Hot Water Balloon https://xkcd.com/3153    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:42:57

• Fake FSF/'FSFE' https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-39.en.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:43:32

• Physics Insight https://xkcd.com/3154/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:43:46

• "A stable Debian base meets a polished Linux Mint desktop experience." https://news.itsfoss.com/lmde-7-release/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:50:20

• "Well, here we are. We all knew it was coming. We had clear warnings. And now, it's finally here. Microsoft's beloved operating system, Windows 10, has reached its end-of-life date." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distro-you-should-use-windows-10-support-ends-today/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:51:45

• Heading to Linux now Windows 10 is no more? Commodore's distro has 'no nags' and 'no tracking' https://www.tweaktown.com/news/108269/heading-to-linux-now-windows-10-is-no-more-commodores-distro-has-no-nags-and-no-tracking/index.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:52:27

• 19 dollars for bash tips? This is hardly a scarce resources on the Web. https://www.techrepublic.com/resource-library/guide/bash-for-linux-admins/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:53:05

• The issue is not Linux but UEFI https://securityaffairs.com/183426/hacking/200000-linux-systems-from-framework-are-shipped-with-signed-uefi-components-vulnerable-to-secure-boot-bypass.html see https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/16/Another_Black_Eye_for_Secure_Boot_Microsoft_Media_Tries_to_Blam.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:54:03

• "Flatpak solves a lot of the gripes new users will have with Linux package management, and more. It's a universal app packaging format that runs across nearly every Linux distro, keeping software consistent, up-to-date, and most importantly: isolated." https://www.xda-developers.com/5-reasons-why-linux-beginners-should-be-using-flatpak/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:54:31

• "It’s a free Linux-based OS with 200+ games included. Commodore promises ‘No nags. No noise. No tracking’." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/commodore-needles-microsoft-over-end-of-windows-10-tries-to-lure-disgruntled-users-to-its-linux-based-os-vision-3-0-microsoft-may-be-leaving-you-behind-we-wont    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:54:54

• Not a Linux issue at all https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/systems-that-have-a-secure-boot-process-in-reality-do-not-major-backdoors-have-been-discovered-in-framework-linux-machines-and-it-might-just-be-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:55:26

• Ready to ditch your Windows PC? I highly recommend this mini PC that's optimized for Linux https://www.zdnet.com/article/ready-to-ditch-your-windows-pc-i-highly-recommend-this-mini-pc-thats-optimized-for-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:55:56

• Valve's Steam Deck sleep mode needs to come to Windows, Linux, and every other device https://www.xda-developers.com/valves-steam-deck-sleep-mode-needs-to-come-to-windows-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:56:34

• I found the easiest way to transfer files to and from my Linux PC - and it's so fast https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-found-the-easiest-way-to-transfer-files-to-and-from-my-linux-pc-and-its-so-fast/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:57:01

• Intel begins laying the groundwork for Xe3P GPUs on Linux | KitGuru ⚓ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/intel-begins-laying-the-groundwork-for-xe3p-gpus-on-linux/ ䷉ Source: KitGuru |    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:57:48

• "With an immutable distribution, you never have to worry about an upgrade breaking things. These are my favorite immutable Linux distros." https://www.zdnet.com/article/immutable-linux-delivers-serious-security-here-are-your-5-best-options/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:58:12

• 5 ways the Linux nmap command can help keep your network secure https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-ways-the-linux-nmap-command-can-help-keep-your-network-secure/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:58:35

• Commodore Tells Windows 10 Users Shunned By Microsoft To Join Its Linux Sanctuary https://hothardware.com/news/commodore-tells-windows-10-users-join-linux-sanctuary    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 12:59:16

• "A month after Debian 13.1's release, some of the more visible downstream forks, including Raspberry Pi OS, have decided it's time to incorporate the latest version of the main OS into their builds." https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/15/raspberry_pi_os_lmde_debian_13/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 13:00:50

• Factorio Running On Mobile https://hackaday.com/2025/10/15/factorio-running-on-mobile/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 13:03:08

• "Zorin OS 18 has been released. The update brings several new features, and some design changes to the distro." https://www.ghacks.net/2025/10/15/zorin-os-18-released-with-advanced-window-tiling-improved-theme-and-more/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 13:03:30

• "To be clear, Commodore OS Vision 3.0 hasn’t just been released to take advantage of Windows users in flux, though. This version of the OS was released back in April." https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/commodore-needles-microsoft-over-end-110638902.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 13:03:52

• "However, it does still run on Steam Deck with SteamOS (tested on my LCD Steam Deck). With Proton 9 it loaded up without issue and so far I've not seen it crash at all like it does repeatedly on Desktop." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/that-didnt-last-long-blue-protocol-star-resonance-anti-cheat-causing-problems-on-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 13:04:11

• Outourced to Microsoft https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vpns/nordvpn-open-sources-its-linux-apps-gui-and-simplifies-installation    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 13:12:39

• "I am also very fond of Stallman, but we need to recognise that he had as many lovers as he had haters. He may have pushed many outside of the free software movement in fact because of his character." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45589416    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 13:49:44

• crystal materials https://theconversation.com/nobel-chemistry-prize-awarded-for-crystal-materials-that-could-revolutionise-green-technology-26703    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 14:24:16

• selfishness leads to the greed https://theconversation.com/research-suggests-rich-people-tend-to-be-more-selfish-but-why-is-that-265794    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 14:24:45

• [Buzzwords] DC https://scheerpost.com/2025/10/13/they-fought-amazons-3-6b-ai-data-center/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 14:25:43

• Should parents allow their children to go online? All the inflammatory coverage makes the decision far harder https://theconversation.com/should-parents-allow-their-children-to-go-online-all-the-inflammatory-coverage-makes-the-decision-far-harder-264801    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 14:26:25

• Spotify’s personalized picks http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/your-prompts-spotifys-personalized.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 14:27:05

• new sensors https://theconversation.com/ai-drone-ships-and-new-sensors-could-leave-submarines-with-few-places-to-hide-in-the-ocean-266973    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 14:28:08

• Why do so many female animals live longer than males? New research https://theconversation.com/why-do-so-many-female-animals-live-longer-than-males-new-research-266824    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 14:28:19

• 400,000-year-old elephant skeleton https://theconversation.com/how-a-400-000-year-old-elephant-skeleton-solved-a-tantalising-puzzle-of-early-human-behaviour-267137    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 14:28:26

• Judge on shutdown layoffs: ‘A human cost that cannot be tolerated’ https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/10/15/judge-on-shutdown-layoffs-a-human-cost-that-cannot-be-tolerated-00610118    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 14:47:20

• Sexually assault your sister, then bully critics? https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-chatgpt-accused-using-subpoenas-silence-nonprofits-rcna237348    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 14:48:46

• Nestle Layoffs: FMCG Giant to Cut 16,000 Jobs Globally https://www.lokmattimes.com/international/nestle-layoffs-fmcg-giant-to-cut-16000-jobs-globally-a517/amp/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 14:49:35

• Nestle layoffs: These 7 companies have announced massive job cuts in the last 10 months https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/nestle-layoffs-these-7-companies-have-announced-massive-job-cuts-in-the-last-10-months/amp-11760606213509.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 14:55:36

• IBM layoffs: "Software is currently stacking and ranking the teams. Given the timeline the RA there should be early 2026." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6b7d7xw    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:13:54

• TDM exceptions (not just the three-step test) don’t allow all unlicensed AI development http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/tdm-exceptions-not-just-three-step-test.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:14:47

• Improperly Enriching Himself https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2025-10-09/1-in-3-republicans-say-trump-is-improperly-enriching-himself    

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

• bless vs Class::Mite https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/bless-vs-class-mite    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:16:01

• This week in PSC (204) | 2025-10-13 https://blogs.perl.org/users/psc/2025/10/this-week-in-psc-204-2025-10-13.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:16:40

• Is Vietnam turning against LGBTQ+ rights? https://www.dw.com/en/is-vietnam-turning-against-lgbtq-rights/a-74262807    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:18:34

• 'One Piece' https://www.dw.com/en/what-the-one-piece-pirate-flag-symbolizes-for-gen-z-protestors/a-74250198    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:19:24

• What The Hell Is Omarchy Linux 3.0 https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=g9YwLv0gubA    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:21:06

• openSUSE 16.0 Leap overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=OQ5rKYesfQw    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:21:45

• FZF - The Command-Line Tool Every Linux User Needs! (But Doesn't Know About) https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=C6tDdKNsvwI    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:22:15

• Omarchy Is Beautiful, Modern and Opinionated https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=lPEHoc3fDlM    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:22:37

• Switch to RSS https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=-5MtaffecZU    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:22:56

• The KDE Plasma Is Outdated Argument Never Ends https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=0W9RWQkjkwc    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:23:12

• What Beginner Linux Distro Should You Use? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=k2D53okYQ7c    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:23:24

• The Framework/Omarchy thing. https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=gOhOT_mb7zc    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:23:40

• SparkyLinux "KDE" 8.0 Quick Overview https://www.yewtu.be/shorts/cUaZbDT_bkQ    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:24:39

• Alpine 3.19.9, 3.20.8, 3.21.5 and 3.22.2 released https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.19.9-3.20.8-3.21.5-3.22.2-released.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:28:10

• German State of Schlesiwg-Holstein Migrates To FOSS Groupware. Next Up: Linux OS https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/10/11/2254200/german-state-of-schlesiwg-holstein-migrates-to-foss-groupware-next-up-linux-os    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:28:39

• Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (41/2025): More than just Librephone https://linmob.net/weekly-update-41-2025/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:30:08

• How to Convert an IMG File to ISO File in Linux https://www.maketecheasier.com/convert-img-to-iso-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:30:36

• Merz calls auto summit as Germany's carmakers bleed jobs https://www.dw.com/en/merz-calls-auto-summit-as-germany-s-carmakers-bleed-jobs/a-74247276    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:34:12

• Iran https://www.dw.com/en/how-iran-ships-oil-around-the-world-despite-sanctions/a-74280558    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:46:32

• Germany raises economic growth projections https://www.dw.com/en/germany-raises-economic-growth-projections/a-74280173    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:46:53

• Police to be allowed to shoot down drones https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-police-to-be-allowed-to-shoot-down-drones/live-74274343    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:47:43

• 'burger' label https://www.dw.com/en/plant-based-burger-label-grilled-in-eu-parliament/a-74274363    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:48:45

• Trio wins chemistry Nobel Prize for metal organic framework https://www.dw.com/en/trio-wins-chemistry-nobel-prize-for-metal-organic-framework/a-74272414    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:49:17

• price-fixing https://www.dw.com/en/germany-investigating-temu-on-price-fixing-suspicions/a-74279602    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 15:54:56

• Ecuador: Government decries 'assassination attempt' on Noboa https://www.dw.com/en/ecuador-government-decries-assassination-attempt-on-noboa/a-74284347    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:01:35

• Nobel Prize in literature goes to Laszlo Krasznahorkai of Hungary https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-in-literature-goes-to-laszlo-krasznahorkai-of-hungary/a-74288161    

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

• Elon Musk Should Pay the Same Social Security Tax That You Do https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/09/elon-musk-should-pay-the-same-social-security-tax-that-you-do/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:03:39

• Disinformation https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/concerns-mount-over-openais-sora-2-amid-copyright-disinformation-fears-1747754    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:05:57

• copyright http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/heavy-metal-meets-artistic-copyright.html    

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

• Shad White’s office finds nearly a third of Mississippi’s state agencies fail cybersecurity requirements https://vicksburgnews.com/shad-whites-office-finds-nearly-a-third-of-state-agencies-fail-cybersecurity-requirements/    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:30:10

• linux.com became just a stagnant billboard of LF    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:37:35

• Millions of Birds Are Migrating — Here’s How To Help Keep Them Safe https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-10-11/millions-of-birds-are-migrating-heres-how-to-help-keep-them-safe    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:40:11

• Apple Announces the End-of-Life for Clips https://support.apple.com/en-us/123359    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:43:09

• Stock Shortage https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-announce-three-imminent-new-products-this-week-amid-stock-shortage-panic-1747528    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:43:42

• Apple Faces French Investigation Over Opt-In Siri Voice Recordings https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-06/apple-faces-probe-in-france-over-voice-recordings-made-by-siri    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:44:43

• fiscal crisis https://www.dw.com/en/can-france-learn-from-italy-to-overcome-its-fiscal-crisis/a-74290513    

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

• Afghanistan restricts access to social media on smartphones https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-restricts-access-to-social-media-on-smartphones/a-74285293    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:50:22

• Cheeto Mussolini tariffs https://www.dw.com/en/trump-tariffs-push-india-uk-closer-together/a-74310482    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:51:10

• Driving Offences https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tiktok-star-hstikkytokky-arrested-uk-after-year-long-manhunt-over-driving-offences-1747734    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:52:33

• Germany news: Investigators raid homes of Frankfurt police https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-investigators-raid-homes-of-frankfurt-police/live-74302972    

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

• Tbiilisi https://www.dw.com/en/georgia-s-government-clamps-down-after-tbiilisi-unrest/a-74295438    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:56:55

• EU sees rise in homelessness amid housing crisis: report https://www.dw.com/en/eu-sees-rise-in-homelessness-amid-housing-crisis-report/a-74310521    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:57:21

• EU questions four US platforms over child protection https://www.dw.com/en/eu-questions-four-us-platforms-over-child-protection/a-74303353    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:58:06

• Madagascar army unit joins Gen Z uprising against president https://www.dw.com/en/madagascar-army-unit-joins-gen-z-uprising-against-president/a-74334916    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 17:01:14

• infamous Tiananmen Square photograph https://www.theage.com.au/national/tribute-or-parody-nick-reece-recreates-dan-andrews-infamous-tiananmen-square-photograph-20251006-p5n0eo.html    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 17:02:05

• Liam Payne's Grieving Girlfriend Blasted Over 'Distasteful' AI Photos Of Late Singer https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/liam-paynes-grieving-girlfriend-blasted-over-distasteful-ai-photos-late-singer-1747876    

posted Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 17:03:14

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• "The emoticon in the title feels right - going down 2-0 in the first inning of game 3 (possibly sending an entire fanbase into despair), their pitching stabilized and the bats came alive." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/10-16.gmi    

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