Roy Schestowitz

• Some Windows 11 users cannot update the Microsoft Defender https://www.gizchina.com/windows-11/some-windows-11-users-cannot-update-the-microsoft-defender    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 04:06:31

• This headline is BS! There is NO growth. It's fake, it's a lie. https://americanbazaaronline.com/2025/11/30/tech-layoffs-whats-really-driving-it-470780/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 05:29:17

• At IBM, "a lot of top performers were also impacted - band 9s and 10s" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kbac15p1    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 05:30:01

• Hence, it DOES NOT MATTER HOW HARD OR WELL YOU WORK. So why bothers??    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 05:30:23

• (bother)    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 05:30:32

• ancient planet smashed into Earth https://www.dw.com/en/an-ancient-planet-smashed-into-earth-we-now-know-its-origin/a-74819362    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 05:45:08

• upper-caste Hindus https://www.dw.com/en/india-why-is-supreme-court-dominated-by-upper-caste-hindus/a-74838035    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 05:46:33

• Food Assistance for All https://jacobin.com/2025/11/insecurity-free-groceries-snap-universal/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 05:49:05

• Five major changes to the regulation of cybersecurity in the UK under the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill https://www.insideprivacy.com/cybersecurity-2/five-major-changes-to-the-regulation-of-cybersecurity-in-the-uk-under-the-cyber-security-and-resilience-bill/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 05:50:29

• Major Cut in Disability Benefits https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-social-security-disability-cuts    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 05:50:52

• Helps distract from Jeffrey Epstein https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-11-21/faa-warns-all-pilots-of-risks-of-flying-over-venezuela-over-worsening-security-situation conflict nobody asked for    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 05:54:25

• Express System Threats https://www.sei.cmu.edu/blog/how-to-align-security-requirements-and-controls-to-express-system-threats/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 05:55:09

• Debt https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-11-24/south-africas-g20-debt-focus-to-be-tested-as-us-takes-the-chair    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 05:55:50

• for everyone except South Africa https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/464468/lenacapavir-hiv-drug-pepfar-foreign-aid-gilead-drug    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 05:57:56

• Cholera https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-11-20/cholera-cases-in-africa-surge-to-3-times-higher-than-reported-in-2022    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 05:58:59

• Smuggled Rhino Horns https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-11-18/singapore-snares-record-haul-of-smuggled-rhino-horns-from-south-africa    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:00:19

• VyOS 2025.11 "Stream", Synex 13-u2, and Obarun 2025.11.16 are out    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:01:02

• "Finnix is a Linux-based utility live distribution. Write it to a USB flash drive or burn it to a CD, boot it, and you’re seconds from a root prompt with hundreds of utilities available for recovery, maintenance, testing and more. Finnix 251 has been released today, including new official OCI / Docker images, and containing new packages, features and fixes." https://blog.finnix.org/2025/11/17/finnix-251-released/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:01:41

• ZimaOS 1.5.2-beta1, Vendefoul 181125, MiniOS 5.1.0-rc1, and extrox 2.0 also ready    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:02:15

• "D-Notice censorship regime" ☛ https://thegrayzone.com/2025/11/30/files-expose-britains-secret-d-notice-censorship-regime/ | Source: The Gray Zone    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:34:54

• Calculate 20251118, ChromeOS 16433.41.0, Br OS 13.2 and BlueOnyx 5212R-20251117 are out    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:35:53

• "Rust for Linux Kernel Co-Maintainer Formally Steps Down" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/11/26/1555213 iophk: bad politics, good riddance    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:36:40

• "Post-Mortem: The Saturday Morning "Soy Break"" https://soylentnews.org/~kolie/journal/20007    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:36:51

• "Chat Control – mer att göra" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/11/30/chat-control-mer-att-gora/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:37:01

• "You can support Pivot to AI’s work!" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/29/you-can-support-pivot-to-ais-work/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:37:12

• "How to Win Red States With a Labor Party" https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win-red-states-with-a-labor    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:43:10

• "Light From The Center Ring - by Mike Brock" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/light-from-the-center-ring    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:43:28

• "Affordability, Part I - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/affordability-part-i    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:43:45

• "Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/technology/david-sacks-white-house-profits.html    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:43:56

• "The Trump Administration Detained a Longtime Faculty Member, Saying He’s an Undocumented Immigrant" https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-trump-administration-detained-a-longtime-faculty-member-saying-hes-an-undocumented-immigrant paywall    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:44:10

• "MBS betrays Trump after oval office meet? Saudi & Iran channel reopens at full throttle | Araghchi | Videos" https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/mbs-betrays-trump-after-oval-office-meet-saudi-iran-channel-reopens-at-full-throttle-araghchi-101764549516425.html    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:44:33

• "Seven-segment displays are one of the most ho-hum ways to display the time. They were cool for a little bit in the 70s, but by now, they’re a little bit old hat. That is, unless you get weird with it. This holographic seven-segment clock from [mosivers] qualifies neatly in that category" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/a-holographic-seven-segment-clock/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:45:09

• "Following Amazon's announcement that it won't allow the new Firestick to become a piracy free-for-all" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-iptv-box-evades-blocking-but-is-also-critically-vulnerable-to-attack-251130/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:49:33

• "The moment became one of the most important events in the Civil Rights movement of the mid-20th Century." ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/briefs/the-henry-ford-offering-free-admission-to-exhibit-to-mark-70th-anniversary-of-bus-boycott/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:49:57

• "until the end of the special military operation." ☛ https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/the-new-russian-internet-closed-censored-and-secure/440395 | Source: The Barents Observer    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:52:47

• "lead singer of the street band Stoptime, Diana Loginova (Naoko), left Russia on the night of 23 November, immediately after being released from the detention centre." ☛ https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/diana-loginova-left-russia-after-a-series-of-arrests/441175 | Source: The Barents Observer    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:53:01

• "OpenAI’s rapid expansion is being financed largely through heavy borrowing by its partners rather than by the company itself." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/openai-partners-shoulder-nearly-100-billion-debt-to-fund-its-ai-ambitions/articleshow/125675102.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:53:47

• "Roser acknowledges that his projections are not prophecy." ☛ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/470491/extreme-poverty-sub-saharan-africa-world-bank-conflict-climate-change | Source: Vox    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:53:59

• "psychological contract breach" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-11-corporate-social-responsibility-policy-companies.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:54:11

• "Data analytics and artificial intelligence company Databricks Inc. is reportedly in talks to raise $5 billion in new funding on a $134 billion valuation." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/11/30/databricks-reportedly-talks-raise-5b-134b-valuation/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:54:26

• "What is Bitcoin down today?" ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/why-is-bitcoin-crypto-down-panic-after-sudden-crash-risky-start-to-december-101764550929511.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:55:11

• "Demand for digital infrastructure fuelled by AI and regional data protection laws have unleashed a new wave of investments in India’s data center industry." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/unpacking-indias-data-centre-boom/articleshow/125678815.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:55:37

• "Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the population of the Murmansk region has decreased by 73,000 people. This follows from the official data of Rosstat" ☛ https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/murmansk-region-lost-10-percent-of-its-population-during-the-years-of-fullscale-war/441127 | Source: The Barents Observer    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:56:10

• "entering the Baltic Sea air space through the narrow corridor between Finland and Estonia" ☛ https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/bombers-newly-deployed-to-kola-flew-near-swedens-gotlandnbsp/441520 | Source: The Barents Observer    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:56:39

• "War Crime" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/us/politics/trump-boat-strikes-war-crime.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:57:00

• "Peter Thiel recently generated headlines with his rambling diatribes about the Antichrist." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/11/peter-thiel-palantir-apocalypse-antichrist/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:57:30

• "record $679 billion in sales as wars fuel demand" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251130-world-arms-makers-679-billion-sales | Source: France24    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 06:57:38

• "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeks access to an obscure computer network used by law enforcement agencies" ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/11/30/repub/homeland-security-wants-state-drivers-license-data-for-sweeping-citizenship-program/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:00:03

• "If you care about privacy on the web, then you should care about how anti-privacy laws have been challenged by Dreamwidth." ☛ https://osteophage.dreamwidth.org/12396.html |    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:00:12

• "But, soon after, he noticed that he wasn’t getting any emails anymore. After getting on a call with him and logging into his account" ☛ https://cassidoo.co/post/email-settings-scam/ | Source: Cassidy Williams    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:01:00

• Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) ☛ https://eldred.fr/blog/forge-migration/ |    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:01:59

• Old ☛ https://eldred.fr/blog/codeberg/ |    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:02:12

• Social Control Media ☛ https://blog.frankel.ch/second-cloudflare-tunnel/ | Source: Nicolas Fränkel    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:02:43

• "When people rely on large language models to summarize informatio" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/using-ai-to-find-information-could-diminish-your-knowledge-study-finds | Source: Science Alert    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:04:12

• "The trend toward automation and AI could lead to a decrease in tax revenues" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-30/if-ai-replaces-workers-should-it-also-pay-taxes.html | Source: El País    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:04:24

• "Bob is a friend of a friend who writes code for a living and owns a small software/database company. He thinks YES, ChatGPT and LLMs DO help programmers." ☛ https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2025/11/does-chatgpt-really-help-programmers.html | Source: Computational Complexity    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:04:32

• "I used to design websites. For me and some clients. It was a blast to play around with all the ideas I had." ☛ https://stories.byburk.net/the-end-of-personal-websites-79781da763b2?gi=0fbbe2e6af42 |    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:04:53

• "The Ministry of Home Affairs announced it had sent the tech giants Implementation Directives that require them to prevent accounts and group chats from displaying names which spoof “gov.sg” or Singapore Government agencies and also filter such messages." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/01/asia_tech_news_roundup/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:05:04

• "Dozens of airlines from Asia to the United States said they had carried out a snap software retrofit ordered by Airbus, and mandated by global regulators, after a vulnerability to solar flares emerged in a recent mid-air incident on a JetBlue A320." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-11-30/airbus-narrows-software-crisis-as-airlines-ride-out-a320-recall | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:05:14

• "Every former drinker has a quitting story, and mine is boring." ☛ https://smallcypress.bearblog.dev/five-years-without-alcohol/ | Source: Small Cypress    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:06:05

• "It’s been thirty days since I departed socials. (Well, more like forty-five days, but who’s counting?) I must say that I continue to feel good about stepping away." ☛ https://bjhess.com/posts/no-socials-november-fin | Source: Barry Hess    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:07:07

• "We can see daily that most of us are just not equipped to handle thousands or more people coming at us online." ☛ https://blog.avas.space/connectivity/ | Source: Ava    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:07:28

• "One of the errands we ran today was stopping by the storage unit to retrieve the Christmas decorations." ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2025/11/29.2 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:08:15

• "The short version: this is an absolutely terrible idea, and really makes zero sense whatsoever." ☛ https://taranis.ie/datacenters-in-space-are-a-terrible-horrible-no-good-idea/ |    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:08:25

• "Knowing when to leave is an important skill. You've got to balance your loyalty, and your long-term career, against the objective facts in any situation." ☛ https://werd.io/knowing-when-to-leave/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:08:54

• "Given a λ-calculus term, suppose we want to find all of its α-equivalent subterms." ☛ https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/faster-comparison-modulo-alpha-equivalence/ | Source: Alisa Sireneva    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:09:20

• "That is, to maintain the existing number of researchers, around 0.3 per cent of a population of 1 billion would need to be in this active class." ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2025/11/30/will-fewer-kids-mean-fewer-scientists/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:09:39

• "poorly understood time in human evolution" ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/science/fossil-shows-two-humans-co-existed | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:09:51

• "Bosch’s greatest masterpiece, and one of the greatest paintings in the world, presents an intriguing and intricate vision." ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2025/11/30/the-earthly-delights-of-hieronymus-bosch-2/ | Source: Howard Oakley    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:10:12

• "Over 50 years ago, I started reading Doc Savage novels - more about that here. Today I finished the last one." ☛ https://notes.1705.net/posts/finished/ | Source: David H    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:10:22

• "The painting was authenticated by German art historian Nils Buttner, known for his research on the master of the Flemish Baroque, Osenat said." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/entertainment/news/a/2359134.html | Source: RTL    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:10:34

• "The issue is that these two signals are independent. Put together, they produce four possible combinations: [...]" ☛ https://rednafi.com/go/splintered-failure-modes/ | Source: Redowan Delowar    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:18:55

• "When Go 1.18 was released, I said that it made module mode mandatory, which I wasn't a fan of because it can break backward compatibility in practice" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/GoStillGopathModeForBuilds | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:19:03

• "It was a quiet December evening when a weary Perl developer—curled up with a warm mug of cocoa—received an unexpected visitor." ☛ https://perladvent.org/2025/2025-12-01.html | Source: Perl    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:19:22

• "Collect stars by solving puzzles. Two puzzles will be made available on each day; the second puzzle is unlocked when you complete the first. Each puzzle grants one star. Good luck!" ☛ https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/1 | Source: AdventOfCode    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:19:53

• "This is a fantastic deep-dive into the history of object-oriented programming with 50+ years of primary sources! Even though I make information systems, not games, I really enjoyed Casey Muratori’s talk." ☛ https://kerrick.blog/posts/2025/the-big-oops-anatomy-of-a-thirty-five-year-mistake/ | Source: Kerrick Long    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:19:57

• "Leaving Github has been on my mind for a while, as the service has fully entered its enshittification phase." ☛ https://blog.balthazar-rouberol.com/migrating-away-from-github | Source: Balthazar Rouberol    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:20:03

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-12-01.gmi    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:38:54

• Extreme Enlightened tree, Minecraft edition gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/11/29.1    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:42:45

• Error ID10T: PEBKAC gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/11/30.1    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:50:53

• "Wow! I found another bug from the depths of time [1] in mod_blog [2], or rather, CGI (Common Gateway Interface)Lib [3], which mod_blog uses. And again, this goes back right when I first wrote the code, possibly back in the late 1990s. And again, it's amazing that it took me this long (less than an hour ago) to trigger it!" gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/11/30.2    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:52:31

• "One of the errands we ran today was stopping by the storage unit to retrieve the Christmas decorations. While there, I saw a box containing a D-Link DCS-900W WiFi-enabled Internet camera [1]. I have no recollection of having ever bought it, nor using it. No clue, but I thought it might be fun to play around with it. How hard could it be?" gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/11/29.2    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:53:10

• "I am seated on a log at Loon Pond. It just snowed yesterday. There is at least five inches of snow on the ground. All of the color that used to be here has been flattened out. All of the plants are either brown, or gray, or tan. The water used to be blue; it is now a murky brown-gray." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2748    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:54:01

• Fog gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2749    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:54:41

• "I switch between windows with Super-J/K, or Super-C to switch within a frame. Firefox: Ctrl-Tab. I can also use Shift-J/K since I use tridactyl. Vim: gt/gT to switch tabs, :bn and :bp to switch buffers. Tmux uses Ctrl-b+n/p to switch tabs. Weechat uses Ctrl-n/p to switch chat buffers. There's probably another combo for emacs, but I'm not that advanced of a user yet." gemini://tilde.town/~hush/gemlog/2025-11-30-tabs.gmi    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 07:58:13

• "I signed up for a drawing class this year at the local worker's institute. The autumn semester is over for now, and I've really liked it! Two of my friends also joined the same class, which makes it that much more fun to go, since I get to socialise with them. Seeing your friends in an adult life becomes saddeningly difficult as time goes on." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2747    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:03:08

• comics/007 - Ciprian gemini://kodaro.it/msf/comics/007.Ciprian.webp    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:03:48

• "Regarding Kinetic Energy and space combat, I had decided early on that I didn’t want the lasers and sandcasters from Classic Traveller nor the missiles from Macross. The lasers seemed not to work all the well in or reality, sand seemed way to heavy, and missiles … I just kept wondering how they would work." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-11-30-stealth-ships    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:04:43

• "If you're working on a creative project that others will see, such as an online journal like mine, please disclose A.I. contributions to your work." gemini://nicholasjohnson.ch/2025/11/30/please-disclose-ai-contributions-to-your-work/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:05:31

• "In short: I maintain a sorta-popular open source package, and I want to prevent big corporations and “bad guys” from using it. I want feedback on how to do this." ☛ https://evanhahn.com/stopping-bad-guys-from-using-my-open-source-project/ | Source: Evan Hahn    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:18:37

• "I guess this is the opposite of a uses page." ☛ https://www.michaelgale.dev/blog/the-does-not-use-page |    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:19:36

• "Attending APNIC 60 in Da Nang, Viet Nam, as part of the inaugural APNIC Policy Fellowship gave me a new perspective on how the Internet’s technical and policy worlds connect." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/01/bridging-technical-and-institutional-layers-in-internet-policy/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:20:32

• "Geospatial predictive mapping is a common task across many domains, aiming to produce continuous surfaces from point observations and spatial predictors." ☛ https://jakubnowosad.com/posts/2025-12-01-rome-talk/ | Source: Jacob Nowosad    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:20:39

• "To double-down on the annoyance, there's no simple way to turn them off. In part, that is due to the "WordPress Philosophy": [...]" ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/11/a-big-list-of-things-i-disable-in-wordpress/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:24:01

• "But in his response to the article that Jan wrote, Kev says this: [...]" ☛ https://mtwb.blog/links/static-site-generators/ | Source: Matthew Weber    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:24:12

• "the high-end 'dedicated' CCX53 VPS on Hetzner Cloud" ☛ https://muxup.com/2025q4/minipost-benchmarking-hetzner-ax102-vs-ccx53 | Source: Muxup    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:24:39

• "To properly use your Android phone, you likely already understand the importance of registering a Google account to access Google services." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/change-default-google-account-on-android/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:25:28

• "One of the headline changes is a new directive introducing a fully digital driving licence on mobile phones to be issued into the EU Digital Identity Wallet" ☛ https://www.thelocal.dk/20251129/why-will-new-eu-driving-licence-rules-take-4-years-to-come-into-force | Source: The Local DK    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:25:41

• "Ubuntu’s roadmap for the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute Raccoon” (scheduled for release on April 23, 2026) has been published, revealing some interesting details." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-26-04-lts-roadmap-reveals-gnome-50-new-default-apps/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:32:03

• "Armbian is a Linux distribution designed for ARM (and other) development boards. It is usually based on one of the stable or development versions of Debian or Ubuntu. The proejct's latest snapshot is version 25.11.1 and it features a wider range of hardware support and Btrfs boot support. [...]" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12653 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:33:21

• "Several boards are moving away from vendor-specific bootloaders toward mainline U-Boot and a cleaner, more maintainable software stack." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/armbian-25-11-brings-mainline-u-boot-to-more-boards/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:33:26

• "Hardware support expands with boards from multiple vendors joining the release."    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:33:31

• "The CachyOS project, which develops a highly-optimised, Arch Linux-based distribution with the latest KDE Plasma as the default live desktop, has updated its ISO image to version 251129: [...]" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12651 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:33:50

• Glasses with wind protection ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202511/glasses-with-wind-protection.html    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:40:02

• NixOS 25.11 released ☞ https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2025/nixos-2511/ https://lwn.net/Articles/1048727/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:41:59

• Promise kept, soon 15 months https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2024/09/02/northern-rail-and-transpennine-express/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:46:37

• "The official FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE announcement should come any moment now – the 15.0-RELEASE Release Notes have been mostly updated" ☛ https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/valuable-freebsd-15-0-release-updates/ | Source: Vermaden    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:49:37

• "KaOS, a rolling KDE-centric Linux distribution that uses the Pacman package manager and bets on the XFS file system, has released its November 2025 installation image" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kaos-2025-11-ships-plasma-6-5-3-linux-kernel-6-17/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:50:26

• "marking the first step toward adopting the Limine bootloader, now offered as an optional choice for UEFI installations via Calamares."    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:50:35

• "The 4MLinux project has announced a new release of the minimal distribution. 4MLinux 50.0 includes package updates, new games and new file managers. [...]" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12649 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:51:43

• "The Solus project has published a snapshot of its rolling release distribution." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12650 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:51:48

• 4MLinux 50.0 STABLE released. https://4mlinux-releases.blogspot.com/2025/11/4mlinux-500-stable-released.html    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:56:17

• Solus 4.8 Released https://getsol.us/2025/11/29/solus-4-8-released/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:57:14

• "We all know the struggle of classic video games — or even modern ones — or specific genres of video games that we love, but they don’t love us back, those that are impossible to finish." ☛ https://gabz.blog/posts/but-they-dont-love-you-back | Source: Gabriel    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:58:19

• "At a high level, Linux kernel 6.18 introduces a new PSP-based encryption option for TCP connections" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/linux-kernel-6-18-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:58:57

• The 6.18 kernel has been released https://lwn.net/Articles/1048703/#Comments    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:59:22

• Linux 6.18 https://lwn.net/ml/all/CAHk-=whnC+hRftevTLeVs3tyyqwn+7un=jUES2-WX+pZhDdKNw@mail.gmail.com/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 08:59:38

• "Even nicer, set elements can have individual timeouts. This is a convenient way to make self-cleaning sets, which I already used in my nftables port knocking example from years ago." ☛ https://michael.kjorling.se/blog/2025/nftables-fast-bulk-set-load/ | Source: Michael Kjörling    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 09:04:01

• "This article details two bugs discovered in the NVIDIA Linux Open GPU Kernel Modules and demonstrates how they can be exploited." ☛ https://blog.quarkslab.com/nvidia_gpu_kernel_vmalloc_exploit.html | Source: Quarkslab    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 09:04:10

• And this is why we get heat, even SLAPPs https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/01/Preparing_for_Potential_Pre_Christmas_Staff_Strike_at_the_Europ.shtml iophk: The heat means, as you already know, that the posts are highly effective and increasingly (or at least a little) visible.    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 09:31:14

• The aim is to keep it LESS visible and to weaken the messenger. (iophk: Their goal, yes, but keep up the great work covering the EPO!)    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 09:31:20

• You know you get "Warm" when you get more pushback, it's a barometer of pain for both sides.    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 09:32:08

• This EPO scandal is NOT going away http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/15/Annus_Horribilis_at_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO.shtml    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 09:36:29

• Somebody needs to shake up the leadership in .data and put an end to the culture of favoritism and people getting ahead just by pleasing the right bosses." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kb1r7ams    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 09:44:05

• "x.d*ta feels like it’s reaching the end, and it’s hardly even mentioned next to .gov( .di) or .ai. People are talking about a “data platform” now, but changing names and cutting costs won’t win customers." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kb1r7ams    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 09:44:17

• "it's who she knows, what info she holds over some IBM bigwig (blackmail) or who she is sleeping with - that's is how your incompetent manager survives the layoff purges. Nothing else makes sense. Same goes for the evil Reed woman. DEI is a slimy B--CH" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kbac15p1    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 09:44:53

• The usual anti-RMS venom in Reddit (they banned most people who think like RMS) https://old.reddit.com/r/aiwars/comments/1pb38be/reasons_not_to_use_chatgpt_richard_stallman/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 09:50:28

• "85% of refugees are Muslim" is false https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-why-85-of-refugees-are-muslim-is-false/a-7482345    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 09:55:10

• Divisive fossil fuel road map https://www.dw.com/en/divisive-fossil-fuel-road-map-scrapped-in-latest-cop30-text/a-74836102    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 09:55:37

• Why German companies can't quit China https://www.dw.com/en/why-german-companies-can-t-quit-china/a-74831685    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 09:56:16

• H5N5 infection https://www.dw.com/en/washington-state-resident-dies-after-h5n5-infection/a-74847177    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 09:59:34

• sanctions on Cuba https://www.dw.com/en/un-human-rights-expert-urges-us-to-lift-sanctions-on-cuba/a-74845654    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:00:00

• Should the sale of Nazi-era relics be banned? https://www.dw.com/en/should-the-sale-of-nazi-era-relics-be-banned/a-74830299    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:00:22

• MAGA https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/sean-feutch-christian-worship-concert-cancellations-9.6982093    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:00:43

• These B.C. wolves figured out how to pull up crab traps to get food https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wolves-crab-traps-tool-use-9.6982536    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:01:12

• Canada Detains Former UN Human Rights Rapporteurs https://truthout.org/articles/canada-detains-former-un-human-rights-rapporteurs-traveling-to-palestine-event/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:01:38

• One jobserver to rule them all ☞ https://blogs.gentoo.org/mgorny/2025/11/30/one-jobserver-to-rule-them-all/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:02:16

• Landlock-ing Linux (prizrak.me) ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1048704/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:03:23

• Notes from November 2025 ☞ https://evanhahn.com/notes-from-november-2025/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:03:59

• India: Unions call for nationwide action over labor reforms https://www.dw.com/en/india-unions-call-for-nationwide-action-over-labor-reforms/a-74846731    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:10:15

• Gaming on Linux? Bazzite Is a Great Place To Start ☞ https://thenewstack.io/gaming-on-linux-bazzite-is-a-great-place-to-start/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:11:21

• NixOS 25.11 “Xantusia” Ships with GNOME 49, Linux Kernel 6.17 ☞ https://linuxiac.com/nixos-25-11-ships-with-gnome-49-linux-kernel-6-17/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:14:59

• Gaming-first GNU/Linux distro delivers a petabyte of ISOs in one month as users avoid forced updates to backdoored Windows 11 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/gaming-first-linux-distro-delivers-a-petabyte-of-isos-in-one-month-as-users-avoid-forced-updates-to-windows-11-bazzite-distro-is-another-safe-haven-for-win-10-refugees    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:20:55

• Longtime Reader of Techrights Explains How Malicious and Dangerous UEFI 'Secure Boot', TPM, and Vista 11 Are ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/30/Longtime_Reader_of_Techrights_Explain_How_Malicious_and_Dangero.shtml    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:21:45

• Humble Garage Door Opener ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/raise-bikes-to-the-heavens-with-humble-garage-door-opener/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:22:43

• Japanese ‘One Piece’ singer halted mid-performance in China ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/11/30/japanese-one-piece-singer-halted-mid-performance-in-china/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:23:14

• "Though tech conglomerates like HP had a different idea of teleconferencing to sell back in 2005 dubbed the Halo Collaboration Studio" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/retrotechtacular-the-550k-video-conferencing-system-used-to-make-bee-movie/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:23:47

• RP2350 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/a-deep-dive-into-using-pio-and-dma-on-the-rp2350/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:24:09

• China’s military firms struggle as corruption purge bites, report says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-military-firms-struggle-as-corruption-purge-bites-report-says    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:42:46

• Taiwan reportedly plans first weapons purchases for T-Dome to counter China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-reportedly-plans-first-weapons-purchases-for-t-dome-to-counter-china    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:42:55

• Anwar’s ally still in charge of Sabah, but danger looms for Malaysian PM’s own support base ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/anwars-ally-still-in-charge-of-sabah-but-danger-looms-for-malaysian-pms-own-support-base    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:46:29

• Malaysia PM faces electoral setback as allies fall in Sabah state polls ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/malaysia-pm-faces-electoral-setback-as-allies-fall-in-sabah-state-polls    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:46:48

• Malaysia PM Anwar launches Perodua’s first EV with 445km range ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-pm-anwar-launches-peroduas-first-ev-with-445km-range    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:47:08

• Militaries come to aid of Asia flood victims as toll nears 1,000 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/topshots-militaries-come-to-aid-of-asia-flood-victims-as-toll-nears-1000    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:47:19

• Malaysia’s proposed social control media ban fails to click with teens ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-proposed-social-media-ban-fails-to-click-with-teens    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:47:38

• Switch Turns Brain's Defenses Into Protectors Against Alzheimer's ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/switch-turns-brains-defenses-into-protectors-against-alzheimers    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:47:49

• The hunt for Mexico’s rarest bird — that might not even exist ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/lifestyle/the-hunt-for-mexicos-rarest-bird-that-might-not-exist/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:48:19

• Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fungus-appears-to-have-evolved-an-incredible-ability    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:48:31

• Wild Pigs Turned 'Neon Blue' in California, Triggering Warnings ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/wild-pigs-turned-neon-blue-in-california-triggering-warnings    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:48:49

• Junichi Uekawa: It's already December. ☞ http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/diary/daily/2025-Dec-1.html.en#2025-Dec-1-13:06:49    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:49:52

• Let's Hope Slopwatch Has Become Obsolete ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/01/Let_s_Hope_Slopwatch_Has_Become_Obsolete.shtml    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:50:22

• Linux 6.18 kernel lands with Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go 2 fixes ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-618-kernel-lands-with-asus-rog-ally-and-lenovo-legion-go-2-fixes/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:50:51

• Selective Enforcement, Selective Media Coverage - Part II - A Nose for the 'Wrong' EPO Drug Story ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/29/Selective_Enforcement_Selective_Media_Coverage_Part_II_A_Nose_f.shtml    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 10:51:22

• Magnus Effect Drone Flies, Looks Impossible ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/magnus-effect-drone-flies-looks-impossible/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:01:31

• Taiwan airline seeks role in ‘whole of society’ defence with surveillance flights to counter China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-airline-seeks-role-in-whole-of-society-defence-with-surveillance-flights-to-counter-china    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:02:52

• text – R-package for analyzing natural language with transformers-based large language models ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/text-r-package/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:03:12

• NixOS 25.11 Released with GNOME 49, COSMIC Beta, and FirewallD Support ☞ https://9to5linux.com/nixos-25-11-released-with-gnome-49-cosmic-beta-and-firewalld-support    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:03:19

• Armbian 25.11 Is Out with Support for Radxa ROCK 4D, NanoPi M5, and Debian Forky ☞ https://9to5linux.com/armbian-25-11-is-out-with-support-for-radxa-rock-4d-nanopi-m5-and-debian-forky    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:03:28

• KaOS GNU/Linux 2025.11 Adds Support for the Limine Bootloader, KDE Plasma 6.5 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-2025-11-adds-support-for-the-limine-bootloader-kde-plasma-6-5    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:03:56

• Linux Kernel 6.18 Officially Released, Could Be the Next LTS Kernel Series ☞ https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-18-officially-released-could-be-the-next-lts-kernel-series    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:04:05

• 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 30th, 2025 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-november-30th-2025    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:04:22

• Linux 6.18 Release Improves Gaming, Laptops, and Security ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/linux-kernel-6-18-new-features    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:04:51

• Pisi 2.4.3 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/pisi    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:06:28

• NixOS 25.11 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/nixos    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:06:45

• Joker – small Clojure interpreter, linter and formatter ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/joker-small-clojure-interpreter-linter-formatter/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:08:04

• Armbian 25.11.1 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/armbian also KaOS 2025.11 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kaos    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:08:19

• ty – Python type checker ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ty-python-type-checker/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:09:13

• Parm – cross-platform binary installer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/parm-cross-platform-binary-installer/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:09:20

• goup – Go version manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/goup-go-version-manager/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:09:37

• 7 Best Free and Open Source Process Memory Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-process-memory-tools/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:13:12

• Koreo – platform engineering toolkit for Kubernetes ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/koreo-platform-engineering-toolkit-kubernetes/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:13:20

• Is Using Command Line Slop sold as Hey Hi (AI) an Option for Helping You Code? ☞ https://thenewstack.io/is-using-command-line-ai-an-option-for-helping-you-code/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:14:19

• Lazy Reading for 2025/11/30 ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/11/30/lazy-reading-for-2025-11-30/ "I am glad this has kept happening. Using FreeBSD to make self-hosting fun again"    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:15:07

• 3 years of ChatGPT: China surges, Europe retreats, and we all drown in Hey Hi (AI) slop ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20251130-3-years-of-chatgpt-china-surges-europe-retreats-and-we-all-drown-in-ai-slop    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:27:39

• Sophie Herold: Weekly report #75 ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/sophieh/2025/11/30/weekly-report-75/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:31:21

• USPTO’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy: The Quiet Death of Thaler and the Legal Fiction of Human Inventorship ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/11/usptos-fiction-inventorship.html    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:32:27

• Objective Boundaries or Bust: CAFC Reaffirms Indefiniteness for the Best Metrics ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/11/objective-boundaries-indefiniteness.html    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:32:53

• Aurynk – Android device manager for GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/aurynk-android-device-manager-linux/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:35:02

• Seabird – Kubernetes IDE designed for the GNOME desktop ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/seabird-kubernetes-ide/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:36:59

• labelme – image polygonal annotation ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/labelme-image-polygonal-annotation/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:37:09

• I want to have a hot shower ☞ https://bzoltan1.github.io/i-want-to-have-a-hot-shower/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:38:20

• Horizon – opinionated fork of F-Chat Rising ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/horizon-opinionated-fork/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:45:28

• Print(Notes) – Markdown notes app ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/printnotes-markdown-notes-app/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:45:38

• grok – tool like UNIX grep on steroids ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/grok-tool-unix-grep-steroids/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:45:46

• Lobster – statically typed programming language ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lobster-statically-typed-programming-language/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:45:55

• ESP32 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/tiny-little-tv-runs-on-esp32/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:46:56

• AltSendme – send files and folders anywhere in the world ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/altsendme-send-files-folders/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:47:16

• venera – comic app ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/venera-comic-app/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:47:23

• MajUSB Bootable Creator – USB bootable drives ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/majusb-bootable-creator-usb-bootable-drives/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:47:31

• MatteriaTrack – mystical Final Fantasy-themed CLI time tracker ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/matteriatrack-mystical-final-fantasy-themed-cli-time-tracker/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:47:38

• facsimile – terminal text editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/facsimile-terminal-text-editor/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:47:47

• Bazzite ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/complete-xbox-ally-and-ally-x-hands-on-review/index.html    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:48:16

• Tom Stoppard’s Radical Invitation ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/tom-stoppards-radical-invitation    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:55:46

• Photographer of old: Robert Capa’s legacy on display in İstanbul ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/photographer-of-old-robert-capas-legacy-on-display-in-istanbul-314004    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:56:18

• The Medical Case That Still Haunts Me ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/opinion/medical-decision-pacemaker-doctor-patient.html    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:56:45

• Windows update makes sign-in password icon invisible — Abusive Monopolist Microsoft says you can still click on empty space to enter your password ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-update-makes-sign-in-password-icon-invisible-microsoft-says-you-can-still-click-on-empty-space-to-enter-your-password    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:57:18

• "How about the situation where an applicant in a hurry inadvertently files with their original application one or more informal drawing figure containing a bit of colour. Will the EPO ever permit replacement with formalised monochrome drawing sheets? And if so, is that replacement liable to add matter?" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/11/beyond-black-and-white-epos-new-rules.html?showComment=1764503580420#c8855307489509447971    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:57:33

• The Forrest Dump Administration Detained a Longtime Faculty Member, Saying He's an Undocumented Immigrant ☞ https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-trump-administration-detained-a-longtime-faculty-member-saying-hes-an-undocumented-immigrant    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:58:20

• Tai Po fire: Ex-local councillor and volunteer arrested for allegedly inciting hatred of gov’t – reports ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/01/tai-po-fire-ex-local-councillor-and-volunteer-arrested-for-allegedly-inciting-hatred-of-govt-reports/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:59:23

• Rights group warns upcoming Central African Republic elections face integrity threats ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/11/rights-group-warns-upcoming-central-african-republic-elections-face-integrity-threats/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:59:46

• Leading Azerbaijani Opposition Figure Missing After Raids By Security Services ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-karimli-opposition-raid-detention-rights/33608725.html    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 11:59:56

• Pope Leo Calls for a Two-State Solution in Mideast Conflict ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/world/middleeast/pope-leo-two-state-solution-israel.html    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:00:08

• Japan PM Takaichi’s personal touch on social control media draws bouquets, brickbats ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-pm-takaichis-personal-touch-on-social-media-draws-bouquets-brickbats    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:00:18

• How Australia plans to ban under-16s from social control media ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/how-australia-plans-to-ban-under-16s-from-social-media    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:00:44

• Fame Can Cut Years From a Singer's Life, Study Reveals ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/fame-can-cut-years-from-a-singers-life-study-reveals    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:01:00

• Extreme 'Fire Amoeba' Smashes Record For Heat Tolerance ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/extreme-fire-amoeba-smashes-record-for-heat-tolerance    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:01:15

• 14-Year-Old Wins Prize For Origami That Can Hold 10,000 Times Its Own Weight ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/14-year-old-wins-prize-for-origami-that-can-hold-10000-times-its-own-weight    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:03:56

• Studies Find One Condition Semaglutide Doesn't Treat: Alzheimer's ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/studies-find-one-condition-semaglutide-doesnt-treat-alzheimers    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:04:20

• Speaking Multiple Languages May Slow Brain Aging, Study Suggests ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/speaking-multiple-languages-may-slow-brain-aging-study-suggests    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:04:29

• 'Vampire Squid From Hell' Reveals The Ancient Origins of Octopuses ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/vampire-squid-from-hell-reveals-the-ancient-origins-of-octopuses    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:04:43

• C/C++ Programming Software for Linux: Best IDEs, Editors, Compilers & Setup ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/c-c-programming-software-linux/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:10:48

• JBang – write and run Java scripts ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/jbang-write-run-java-scripts/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:11:02

• YAPF – Python formatter based on clang-format ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/yapf-python-formatter-clang-format/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:11:12

• Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 48 (Nov 24 – 30, 2025) ☞ https://linuxiac.com/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-48-nov-24-30-2025/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:11:21

• "Albany site too is on chopping block. It will be reduced to a bare bones crew for a specific project by this time next year" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kakhybaq    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:12:32

• Slop 'inventing' news https://inews.zoombangla.com/microsoft-announces-major-workforce-restructuring-and-ai-investment-shift/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:33:51

• HEY HI slop spin: "As part of its AI restructuring programme, Accenture is making 12,000 job cuts. IBM and Salesforce have also announced significant reductions in customer care and support functions." https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1180410/opinion/business/opinion--massive-global-layoffs-in-the-age-of-ai    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:34:46

• South Korea’s Unification Church leader on trial over graft charges ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/unification-church-leader-on-trial-over-graft-charges    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:37:44

• From shipyards to steel mills, South Korean manufacturers get meme makeovers to woo Gen Z ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/from-shipyards-to-steel-mills-south-korean-manufacturers-get-meme-makeovers-to-woo-gen-z    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:38:20

• 1 in 3 South Koreans live alone in ‘super-aged’ era ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/1-in-3-south-koreans-live-alone-in-super-aged-era    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:38:35

• Bribery trial of Unification Church head starts in South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/bribery-trial-of-unification-church-head-starts-in-south-korea    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:38:48

• The Undermining of the C.D.C. ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/08/the-undermining-of-the-cdc    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:39:31

• South Korean YouTuber helps locate missing man with disability during livestream ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-youtuber-helps-locate-missing-disabled-man-during-livestream    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:39:57

• Sri Lanka, Indonesia deploy military as regional floods leave nearly 1,000 dead ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251201-sri-lanka-indonesia-military-regional-floods-dead    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:40:18

• Looting reported as Indonesia and Sri Lanka battle deadly floods ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251130-looting-reported-as-indonesia-and-sri-lanka-battle-deadly-floods    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:40:28

• "It’s easy to build big wooden furniture if you have a massive industrial CNC router" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/how-to-make-big-cabinets-on-a-small-cnc-router/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:41:09

• How to Install Python 3.14 on Ubuntu 24.04 & 22.04 ☞ https://tecadmin.net/how-to-install-python-3-14-on-ubuntu/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:41:41

• How to Install Git on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-git-on-almalinux-10/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:42:17

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

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:42:44

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

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:42:56

• How To Install Passbolt Password Manager on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-passbolt-password-manager-debian-13/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:43:23

• Weather-driven smuggling: how wind patterns dictate contraband flows ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2759116/weather-driven-smuggling-how-wind-patterns-dictate-contraband-flows    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:44:18

• Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome Damaged After Latest Soyuz Launch ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-baikonur-space-launch-damage-soyuz/33609170.html    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:44:33

• History buffs flock to Czech Republic to re-enact Napoleon’s Austerlitz triumph ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251130-history-buffs-flock-to-czech-republic-to-re-enact-napoleon-s-austerlitz-triumph    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:44:47

• World's arms makers post record $679 billion in sales as wars fuel demand, output lags ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251130-world-arms-makers-679-billion-sales    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:45:00

• Rubio Says ‘Much Work’ to Be Done After Talks With Ukrainian Officials ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/us/politics/ukraine-yermak-rubio-russia.html    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:45:16

• Rubio Says 'More Work' Needed After US-Ukraine Talks, As Zelenskyy To Head To Paris ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-negotiations-zelenskyy-trump-peace/33608719.html    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:45:31

• Dihydroxyacetone Man officials to sit down with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251130-trump-officials-to-sit-down-with-ukrainian-negotiators-in-florida    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:45:40

• Needed: massive computing power in the Northern Territory ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/needed-massive-computing-power-in-the-northern-territory/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:46:19

• US and Ukrainian negotiators meet as Convicted Felon seeks to broker an end to the war ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/1130/trump-zelenskyy-ukraine-war-russia-putin    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:46:33

• Too many cooks? Convicted Felon’s growing army of Ukraine negotiators ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251130-too-many-cooks-trump-growing-army-ukraine-negotiators-rubio-witkoff    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:46:43

• Rubio and Witkoff to meet with Ukraine's negotiators in Florida ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251130-rubio-and-witkoff-to-meet-with-ukraine-s-negotiators-in-florida    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:46:51

• NebiOS 10.1 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/nebios    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:47:02

• The Sunday Soapbox | LINUX Unplugged 643 ☞ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/643/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:47:43

• US stops processing visas for Afghan allies: Tens of thousands likely to be affected ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251130-us-stops-processing-visas-for-afghan-allies-tens-of-thousands-likely-to-be-affected    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:48:12

• Vipnix 20251119, TrueNAS 25.10.0.1, Puppy 2510-251119, MODICIA 6.12.57, gabeeOSLinux 6.12.58, and Exe 20251119 are out    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:49:31

• How to Make Your GNU/Linux System Flatpak Ready ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/11/how-to-make-your-linux-system-flatpak-ready/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:50:14

• Bluefin 43.20251119, Aurora 43.20251118, and CloudLinux 9.7 released a week or two ago    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:51:06

• Proxmox Virtual Environment 9.1 available! https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-virtual-environment-9-1-available.176254/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:51:55

• MX Linux 25 RELEASED! The DistroWatch KING Just Got a WILD Makeover! (NOT Everyone’s Happy) https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=R3Z8i_rrG-Y    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:59:06

• More of the recent distro releases: Unraid 7.2.1, WM Live 13.2, Ultramarine 43, Vincent 1.1, and RasPiOS 2025-11-24    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 12:59:41

• grizzly attack https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/livestory/grizzly-attack-bella-coola-bc-update-live-9.6988366    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 13:00:22

• conservation officer ttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/grizzly-bear-attack-search-bc-conservation-officer-service-9.6989324    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 13:00:47

• bitcoin hostage-taking revealed https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bitcoin-hostage-millions-cryptocurrency-9.6987994    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 13:01:18

• Canada is winning the travel trade war with the U.S. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/travel-trump-canada-u-s-9.6983566    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 13:01:45

• jewelry store smash-and-grabs in Ontario https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/smash-and-grab-9.6985023    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 13:02:39

• Attleboro investigating ‘cybersecurity incident’ impacting city’s IT systems https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/attleboro-investigating-cybersecurity-incident-impacting-citys-it-systems/3848745/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 13:03:58

• energy security https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-scrambles-to-ensure-its-winter-energy-security/a-74821041    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 13:04:27

• dec 1, time to put up the xmas lights!    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 13:25:22

• MOAR balloons to go up soonish    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 13:43:12

• Old: NVIDIA Corp Lost 36% of Its "Value" Since Cheeto Inauguration, But "Gen Hey Hi" (GenAI) is Totally Not a Bubble https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/05/NVIDIA_Corp_Lost_36_of_Its_Value_Since_Cheeto_Inauguration_But_.shtml    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 13:52:38

• iophk reminder us, the first Advent Sunday was already yesterday    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 13:52:43

• [Old] Coming Soon: EPO Trip in Spain https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Coming_Soon_EPO_Trip_in_Spain.shtml    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 15:26:39

• EPO Reality TV Show: What's My Line? https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/07/Coming_Soon_More_Proof_of_Cocaine_Use_at_Europe_s_Second_Larges.shtml    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 15:29:01

• "IBM no longer needs any Research sites, as our strategy is increasigly to simply acquire other companies." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kacy0dc9    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 15:36:53

• "Kitty is getting the boot because she is all about DEI and she is totally useless. IBM is moving away from DEI, no more of that. To top it off Kitty totally botched the office move from Barfield to Brookhaven. Good riddance, she is totally useless." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kbac15p1    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 15:38:07

• "There is also that Rabun lady that is getting the boot, that lady was also a DEI hawk... everything for women, only for women. We don't need this cr-p at IBM anymore. Already the only Atlanta left is full of women that are fu--ing crazy. Time to change that." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kbac15p1    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 15:38:14

• How to remote desktop into Ubuntu https://www.itpro.com/mobile/remote-access/368102/how-to-remote-desktop-into-ubuntu    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 15:56:58

• "Are you a distro hopper? Then perhaps you can help me see the appeal. To me, the fundamental properties of a system are what make it special, not the superficial changes made every few months. Perhaps I'm wrong? But here's why I think it's a waste of time." https://www.howtogeek.com/im-not-a-distro-hopper-and-heres-why-its-a-waste-of-time/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 15:57:25

• "The makers of Bazzite served approximately 150,000 ISOs in the last month." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/gaming-first-linux-distro-delivers-a-petabyte-of-isos-in-one-month-as-users-avoid-forced-updates-to-windows-11-bazzite-distro-is-another-safe-haven-for-win-10-refugees    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 16:00:07

• "Self-hosting your own services is one of the best ways to save money on subscriptions and increase your privacy. Since you're running the services on your local network, no one else ever sees the data." https://www.howtogeek.com/turnkey-distros-set-up-linux-for-you/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 16:00:24

• "The default Xfce menu is reliable, but it feels static compared to modern desktop environments. It serves its purpose by offering quick access to applications and settings, but customization options are limited." https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-linux-xfce-menu-never-looked-back/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 16:00:48

• FSF raised over 70k now, still a long way to go if they're to reach 400k by month's end https://www.fsf.org/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 16:01:29

• "I've never been one for sticking with one PC or even one operating system, so that means I've gone through my fair share of bootable USB drives. It's a pain having single-use USBs for individual Linux distributions, but I've found that I had to do things like that for many years, as the constant rewriting was wearing out my USB sticks in short order." https://www.xda-developers.com/glim-ventoy-alternative-linux-enthusiasts-should-use-instead/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 16:01:49

• "I've never been one for sticking with one PC or even one operating system, so that means I've gone through my fair share of bootable USB drives." https://www.xda-developers.com/glim-ventoy-alternative-linux-enthusiasts-should-use-instead/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 16:02:02

• Old: Free Software Is Under Attack! (Will You Help Defend It?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLHIIVppdMw    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 16:03:14

• Christian Bock is still a major liability to Switzerland https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/arbeitsverhaeltnis-aufgeloest-oberster-schweizer-zoellner-und-grenzschuetzer-raeumt-seinen-posten background: http://techrights.org/o/2021/10/12/swiss-rambos/ http://techrights.org/o/2021/10/12/switzerland-christian-bock/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 16:07:37

• IBM mass layoffs "Not next week. But yes more are coming in Q1" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kbac15p1    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 16:34:37

• HP 200LX and WWW gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2025_11_01.txt    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 16:53:29

• Playing with older PDAs gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2025_11_02.txt    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 16:58:07

• "Incomprehensibly dis-infotaining zine with an exquisite selection of original drawings, collages and fully vegetarian word salad. This one has been in the making for some time now." gemini://oberdada.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-12-01_zany_unzine.gmi    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 17:16:24

• "Here is where I’ll post my solutions to Advent of Code using zshbrev. Spoilers ahead, and no promises that I’ll make it through the entire 12 days." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/aoc25    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 17:17:18

• "This feature has apparently been added to various sites over the years, often called badges or flairs, and I just wanted to take a detailed look at reasons cited for why this feature is often added, and why I feel the are overall horrible and extremely unethical when used as forms of punishment or a labelling of other people." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/clseibold/35032    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 17:18:37

• "You have a big car advantage and the constructors' trophy has been won easily. How do you handle the rest of the year?" gemini://freeshell.de/f1/2025-12-01_Throwing_away_an_advantage.gmi    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 17:19:26

• "My previous post, the one about Beacon Pines, was an experiment; I've just read some writing advice, and wanted to find out empirically what would happen if I tried applying it in practice." gemini://asquare.srht.site/gemlog/being_ok.gmi    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 17:20:09

• "Ham radio - formally known as amateur radio - is a hobby and service that allows licensed operators to communicate over the air using a wide range of frequencies, modes, and equipment. Unlike commercial or broadcast radio, ham radio is intended for personal experimentation, emergency communication, technical learning, and worldwide friendship." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/introduction-to-ham-radio/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 17:20:55

• "I recently upgraded to the Baofeng 5RM after using the classic UV-5R for almost 2 years, and it's a huge step forward. The UV-5R is still a fantastic radio, but the 5RM adds modern features that make it more convenient and versatile." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/the-baofeng-uv-5rm-my-upgrade-with-frequency-copy-function/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 17:21:33

• "Before you ask: yes, it looks like a toy. Yes, it's cheap enough to make you suspicious. And yes, it absolutely WILL outperform your smartphone the second things get even slightly weird." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/why-you-need-a-tiny-radio-like-the-baofeng-uv-5r/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 17:22:27

• "Today we celebrate Romania's National Day! ✨ Every year on December 1st, Romanians honor the Great Union of 1918 - a moment of unity, hope, and national pride. It's a day filled with flags waving 🇷🇴, warm traditions, and reflections on the country's rich history and culture." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/romanias-national-day/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 17:23:24

• "When the freeholds of blocks of flats are sold in England, their market value is revealed. Nowadays, the pricing information would even be marked on the public record at the Land Registry, but this was not the norm until the 1990s." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-12-01_the-wrong-time-to-reform-right-of-first-refusal-on-blocks-of-flats.gmi    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 17:24:09

• 🔤SpellBinding: ABWINSH Wordo: OCULI gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-12-01.gmi    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 17:24:59

• Vida digital al cierre del 2025 gemini://text.eapl.mx/vida-digital-al-cierre-del-2025    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 17:26:57

• Alberta already has sky-high car insurance rates. Will 120 km/h speed limits send premiums higher? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-alberta-speed-limit-insurance-highway-9.6983540    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 18:48:27

• Toy stores are struggling, but don't just blame screens https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toy-stores-closing-9.6982786    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 18:49:18

• Rising cost of food is changing how Canadians eat, survey shows https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/canadians-save-groceries-food-costs-survey-9.6986295    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 18:50:27

• Germany news: Study shows welfare spending tops neighbors https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-study-shows-welfare-spending-tops-neighbors/live-74864388    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 18:51:28

• How green European brands really are https://www.dw.com/en/luxury-to-fast-fashion-how-green-european-brands-really-are/a-74716981    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 18:52:33

• aviation wing https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/transport-surveillance-environment-drones-defence-9.6982250    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 18:53:24

• Ontario’s most stolen vehicles of 2024 revealed https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/top-10-stolen-vehicles-2024-9.6982137    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 18:54:21

• greenwashing laws https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/greenwashing-law-canada-industry-business-environment-9.6988612    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 18:55:10

• Canada-India trade deal https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-modi-negotiations-canada-india-trade-deal-9.6989535    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 18:55:36

• IBM nepotism: "Who’s Rabun? Is she in F&O ? As far as Reed, she’s not going anywhere - She’s a protected class" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kbac15p1    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 18:57:16

• detox detention law https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-protest-72-hour-detox-centre-9.6989744"    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:04:46

• Canada Post, union agree in principle to deal after 2 years of contentious bargaining https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-post-tentative-deal-9.6988680    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:05:56

• Grizzly bear attack https://www.dw.com/en/grizzly-bear-attack-on-school-group-in-canada-leaves-4-seriously-hurt/a-74845534    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:06:16

• mental health is a factor https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/school-absences-illness-mental-health-9.6988661    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:06:46

• Nigeria's diabetes rates rise sharply among young https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-s-diabetes-rates-rise-sharply-among-young/a-74822173    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:07:11

• Tejas jet crash puts focus on India's air force challenges https://www.dw.com/en/tejas-jet-crash-puts-focus-on-india-s-air-force-challenges/a-74869205    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:07:39

• schools still unsafe in Nigeria https://www.dw.com/en/why-are-schools-still-unsafe-in-nigeria/a-74862412    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:08:14

• Will Japan's new PM scrap work-life balance? https://www.dw.com/en/will-japan-s-new-pm-scrap-work-life-balance/a-74866948    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:08:49

• Cyclone Fina batters Australia's Northern Territory https://www.dw.com/en/cyclone-fina-batters-australia-s-northern-territory/a-74851157    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:11:30

• Dashcams https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/ontario-driving-exams-dashcams-9.6983386    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:13:13

• rental affordability https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pressure-on-renters-is-higher-in-n-s-than-any-other-province-analysis-finds-9.6988188    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:13:39

• when COVID services waned https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/shoppers-drug-mart-medscheck-billing-9.6981970    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:14:44

• Canada Post paints bleak financial picture https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-post-jobs-debt-9.6983641    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:15:39

• G20 adopts declaration despite US absence https://www.dw.com/en/g20-adopts-declaration-despite-us-absence/a-74850499    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:16:29

• COP30: No fossil fuel deal https://www.dw.com/en/cop30-no-fossil-fuel-deal-after-protests-chaos-and-compromise/a-74843443    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:16:54

• Mexico is now the top buyer of U.S. goods, beating out Canada https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/mexico-is-now-the-top-buyer-of-u-s-goods-beating-out-canada/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:17:45

• botulism https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/byheart-infant-formula-recall-9.6988285    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:18:40

• ‘Buy Canadian’ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/buy-canadian-could-take-a-back-seat-to-cost-9.6981999    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:19:32

• Azizi, beloved lion at Moncton zoo, remembered as gentle prankster https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/moncton-african-lion-azizi-dead-at-18-9.6989239    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:20:52

• "Explore the rise and fall of these groundbreaking Linux systems, and how their legacies live on." https://www.howtogeek.com/more-classic-linux-systems-that-dont-exist-anymore/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:29:45

• "The reasons why everyone loves Linux are the same exact reasons why others avoid it." https://www.howtogeek.com/linuxs-biggest-strengths-are-also-its-biggest-weaknesses/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:30:01

• "In praise of perfect software." But Vista 11 is NOT perfect. https://www.howtogeek.com/3-tiny-open-source-apps-that-pack-a-ridiculous-amount-of-power/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:31:00

• "A lot of power in a sleek form factor." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-new-slimbook-has-kde-plasma-and-a-ryzen-9-cpu/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:31:34

• "There's no faster way to pull up a console than the way Quake did it." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-quake-inspired-terminal-is-my-new-favorite-on-linux/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:32:16

• "Setting up a Home Assistant server is the perfect way to repurpose an old computer and unlock a world of smart home possibilities." https://www.howtogeek.com/repurpose-old-computer-home-assistant-server-today/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:32:57

• "Your home directory is going to feel a little cleaner." https://www.howtogeek.com/firefox-is-fixing-a-21-year-old-problem-on-linux/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:33:36

• "I guarantee one of these applications will really speak to you." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-november-21/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:34:01

• "Kaspersky’s new Linux antivirus raises concerns about privacy, trust, and the need for Windows-style AV on Linux desktops." https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-kaspersky-releasing-linux-antivirus-product-worries/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:35:35

• "Linux, meet Waydroid" https://www.xda-developers.com/finally-turned-linux-into-perfect-os-for-2-in-1-pc-even-better-than-windows/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:36:01

• "I've seen the future, and it doesn't require a system restart after every update." https://www.xda-developers.com/i-used-immutable-linux-distro-for-a-week/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:36:31

• 8 Proxmox utilities every home labber should use https://www.xda-developers.com/proxmox-utilities-every-home-labber-should-use/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:36:57

• "Discover the secret to creating a persistent Linux environment on a regular recovery drive." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-recovery-drive-persistent-portable-workstation/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:37:24

• "Name a better duo than home labs and sad, abandoned devices" https://www.xda-developers.com/i-turned-an-old-laptop-into-the-perfect-linux-box-for-my-home-lab/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:37:53

• Who needs Proxmox? I'm finally trying out Incus https://www.xda-developers.com/who-needs-proxmox-im-finally-trying-out-incus/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:38:35

• "Here's hoping they stick around." https://www.xda-developers.com/780000-windows-users-downloaded-this-linux-distro-in-a-month/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:39:03

• I made a multi-boot USB drive for almost any OS, new or old https://www.xda-developers.com/multi-boot-usb-drive-for-almost-any-os-new-or-old/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:39:59

• 3 Raspberry Pi projects to try this weekend (November 21 - 23) https://www.howtogeek.com/raspberry-pi-projects-to-try-this-weekend-november-21-23/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:40:52

• 8 Linux shell tricks that completely change how commands work https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-the-bashlinux-shell-transforms-your-commands/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:41:56

• 3 homelab projects to try this weekend (November 21 - 23) https://www.howtogeek.com/3-homelab-projects-to-try-this-weekend-november-21-23/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:42:25

• "There's no OS like home." https://www.howtogeek.com/installing-linux-usb-drive-every-pc-as-comfortable-as-my-own/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:44:04

• "Switching to Linux is not a painful process anymore." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-distro-recommend-every-windows-user/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:44:28

• "Windows crashed without warning? Tux has your back." https://www.howtogeek.com/portable-linux-install-favorite-troubleshooting-tool/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:44:48

• "The key is mastering find’s tests, actions, and operators." https://www.howtogeek.com/how-i-finally-unlocked-linuxs-find-command/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:45:09

• "Unleash the potential of your Linux system with a Windows-inspired search utility." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tried-fsearch-and-heres-why-windows-users-will-love-it-on-linux/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:46:38

• I ditched Google Drive and OneDrive for this free open-source syncing app https://www.howtogeek.com/i-ditched-google-drive-and-onedrive-for-this-free-open-source-syncing-app/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:47:08

• "Here I share two ways to get Linux running on your Mac." https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-dual-boot-macos-and-linux-on-apple-silicon/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:48:45

• "Technically, FydeOS is a Linux-based operating system, but so are ChromeOS and Android. These products aren't typically talked about in the same breath as Linux at large, so FydeOS deserves the same treatment. It's Linux-based, but it's something all its own, too." https://www.xda-developers.com/this-operating-system-saved-wifes-old-surface-go-its-not-what-you-think/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:49:46

• I installed Bazzite on my PC, and it has me reconsidering Windows https://www.xda-developers.com/bazzite-has-me-reconsidering-windows/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:50:29

• "There's still potential for a round two." https://www.xda-developers.com/computer-builder-calls-arm-less-suitable-for-linux-than-expected-cancels-snapdragon-products/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:51:02

• "Valve has ported SteamOS to Arm, and uses an x86 translation layer to enable your Windows games to run on the non-native OS and architecture." https://www.xda-developers.com/arm-translation-layer-steam-frame-thoughts/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:51:55

• "Another win for KDE." https://www.xda-developers.com/favorite-linux-desktop-environment-getting-brilliant-new-screen-recording-trick/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:52:37

• "Nitrux 5 is bold, fast, and modern, but its demanding design and hardware quirks make it a risky choice for most Linux users." https://www.xda-developers.com/tried-nitrux-5-so-you-dont-have-to/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:52:59

• "Distro hopping just got a lot easier." https://www.xda-developers.com/i-use-rescuezilla-to-swap-between-operating-systems-and-i-love-it/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:53:17

• I now control my Proxmox clusters from the Terminal with PVETUI https://www.xda-developers.com/pvetui-terminal-control-remote-for-proxmox/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:53:49

• "These neat tricks make my Linux experiments a lot easier" https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-terminal-habits-i-wish-i-learned-years-ago/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:54:35

• "Open your apps faster" https://www.xda-developers.com/keyboard-drive-linux-launcher-replaced-taskbar-entirely/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:54:53

• 6 underrated Proxmox tools that make managing your home lab so much easier https://www.xda-developers.com/underrated-proxmox-tools/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:55:38

• "Linux is the people's OS, but you may need to work extra hard to get it running on certain computers." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-wont-run-on-every-laptop-check-these-before-you-buy/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:58:32

• "Five small Linux utilities that dramatically reduce friction in daily workflows." https://www.makeuseof.com/tested-lightweight-linux-tools-and-they-all-earned-permanent-spot/    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 19:59:38

• My take on cyberdecks gopher://hoi.st:70/0/posts/2025-12-01-my-take-on-cyberdecks.txt    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 20:07:24

• A Work Thing gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jdd/phlog/20251130-workthing.txt    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 20:08:30

• FRST Computer Exits Stealth Mode gopher://jonsharp.net:70/0/gl2/11-30-2025-FRST-Exiting-Stealth-Mode.md    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 20:09:43

• "Two weeks ago, on October 15th, in a routine medical check the doctor found out that my blood pressure was so high that I could have suffered significant damage. I like to call it "the incident" for some reason, don't know why." gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/chals/phlog/11-01-25    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 20:11:30

• "In case you are curious about it, kiwi is the hostname of my raspberry pi model 3. This week I have upgraded it to raspbian trixie, well that is not correct." gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/chals/phlog/11-23-25    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 20:12:35

• "That post didn't get much engagement; as of now, two emoji reacts and one comment on Discord, and nothing at all in gemspace. That in itself is to be expected. Like 99.9% of humanity, I'm no celebrity, so this much attention is realistically all I could hope for. And that _fucking sucks_." gemini://asquare.srht.site/gemlog/being_ok.gmi    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 20:13:46

• "The manual has also been updated to reflect the new features in this version. With this version of KeePassRX, it is starting to change from "weekend hack job" into "a proper mobile app." The next major feature is, of course, editing the password database." gemini://agnos.is/posts/keepassrx-0120-onwards-to-a-fully-functioning-app.gmi    

posted Monday, December 01, 2025 at 20:53:38