Roy Schestowitz

• DNA from soil https://theconversation.com/dna-from-soil-could-soon-reveal-who-lived-in-ice-age-caves-270318    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 04:24:52

• more animal hybrids https://theconversation.com/how-european-colonisation-has-created-more-animal-hybrids-264624    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 04:25:09

• physical bodies https://theconversation.com/why-our-physical-bodies-may-be-a-core-part-of-conscious-experience-new-research-270836    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 04:25:35

• APT Rust requirement raises questions https://lwn.net/Articles/1046841/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 04:37:51

• Unpacking for Python comprehensions https://lwn.net/Articles/1046216/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 04:38:36

• Zig's new plan for asynchronous programs https://lwn.net/Articles/1046084/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 04:39:23

• BPF and io_uring, two different ways https://lwn.net/Articles/1046950/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 04:40:14

• Checked-size array parameters in C https://lwn.net/Articles/1046840/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 04:40:53

• Some 6.18 development statistics https://lwn.net/Articles/1046966/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 04:41:16

• Just: a command runner https://lwn.net/Articles/1047715/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 04:41:50

• "IBM completely blew it with cloud 15 years ago. What's next, a $20B blockchain acquisition?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kby7g8nk    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 04:52:15

• RMS on "AI"; "He's not wrong. It's not intelligence. It's a simulacrum of intelligence. It can be useful but ought to not be trusted completely. And it's certainly not a boon for freedom and openness." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46203655    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 05:45:32

• "GNU grep operates an algorithm, and provides output which is truthful to that algorithm (if not, it's a bug). An LLM operates a probabilistic process, and provides output which is statistically aligned with a model."    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 05:46:15

• "Given an input sufficiently different from the training samples, the output is going to be wildly off of any intended result. There is no algorithm." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46203624    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 05:46:24

• "Some are trying to make a safer version of sudo by rewriting it from C to Rust (hello, sudo-rs), while others believe the language doesn’t matter and the whole approach needs to change (hello, run0). Let’s compare sudo / sudo-rs and run0." https://www.instagram.com/p/DSFLO_yjX99/?img_index=8    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 05:47:35

• iophk: Is the Calibri typeface sw patented? https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/full_text_of_marco_rubio_state_dept_directive_times_new_roman    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 07:27:02

• Enigma gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/eñe/35362    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:08:45

• "For all their supposed might the Spartans were mighty shy about actually going out to fight on many occasions, possibly because the helots would (and did) revolt if they looked away for more than two seconds." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/12/10/crowd-wisdom.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:09:25

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-12-11.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:09:44

• "Of course, if you are just making measurements, and not trying to heat something up, then one could deal in max voltage and max current, i.e., the peak of the cycle. And 300 mA RMS current would be over 400 mA peak which is decent current for my purposes." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20251210-0.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:10:44

• "I've managed in the space of the past month or so to find the time to get quite a bit of assorted repair/maintenance work done. Some of these tasks are things I've been putting off for a while, others were responding to things as they happened." gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/repairs.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:11:24

• Get ready for another adventure with The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/get-ready-for-another-adventure-with-the-darkside-detective-backside-of-the-moon/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:16:26

• KDE's 2025 fundraising has been a huge success | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/kdes-2025-fundraising-has-been-a-huge-success/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/kdes-2025-fundraising-has-been-a-huge-success/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:16:44

• Social stealth narrative game Better Than Us is all about creating a web of lies to steal from the ultra-rich | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/social-stealth-narrative-game-better-than-us-is-all-about-creating-a-web-of-lies-to-steal-from-the-ultra-rich/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:20:26

• The retro FPS DUSK is getting a dungeon crawler with Dungeons of DUSK | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/the-retro-fps-dusk-is-getting-a-dungeon-crawler-with-dungeons-of-dusk/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:20:49

• "Zig Quits GitHub, Says Microsoft's AI Obsession Has Ruined the Service" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/08/1611257 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Why_So_Many_Software_Projects_Are_Quitting_Microsoft_and_GitHub.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:21:49

• "Dina AI-chattar är inte privata" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/12/09/dina-ai-chattar-ar-inte-privata/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:22:00

• "What Trump likes so much about Middle East authoritarians" https://www.dw.com/en/what-donald-trump-likes-so-much-about-middle-east-authoritarians/a-75078375    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:22:09

• windows tco https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://yle.fi/a/7-10089701 ("Cyberattack äventyrade patient­säkerheten för tiotals finländare – välfärdsområde valde att inte meddela de drabbade | Åboland | Svenska Yle")    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:22:25

• "Big Tech's AI Debt Will Crash the Economy" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=rf9Sat5n0AQ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Circular_Funding.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:22:41

• "The Thing About Economics and Culture ... - by Mike Brock" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-thing-about-economics-and-culture    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:22:53

• "Trump Says That You Are the Problem - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-says-that-you-are-the-problem    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:23:03

• "Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration for Legal Justification of Deadly Boat Strikes" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/rights-groups-sue-trump-administration-for-legal-justification-of-deadly-boat-strikes    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:23:13

• "How the Republican Party Slipped Its Leash" https://jacobin.com/2025/12/republican-party-rogue-elephant-heideman/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:23:23

• Straight to the point: FOSS is commendable volunteer work | "Lige til højrebenet: FOSS er anerkendelsesværdigt friviligt arbejde | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/lige-til-hoejrebenet-foss-er-anerkendelsesvaerdigt-friviligt-arbejde    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:23:47

• Tuxedo Gemini 17 Gen4: a complete portable desktop replacement | "Tuxedo Gemini 17 Gen 4, un reemplazo portátil al escritorio" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&u=https://www.muylinux.com/2025/12/10/tuxedo-gemini-17-gen4/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:24:13

• "It's just technology" https://birchtree.me/blog/its-just-technology/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:24:36

• "Chattanooga's Municipal Fiber Network Has Delivered $5.3 Billion in Community Benefits" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/10/027248    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:24:46

• "Donald Trump reminds the entire world he has no idea what 6G means | The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/policy/842087/trump-does-not-understand-6g-5g    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:24:57

• "REPORT: Amid Trump’s Tariffs, Declining Canadian Tourism Is Harming Businesses in Every State Along U.S.-Canada Border - United States Joint Economic Committee" https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/press-releases?ID=FA01969A-B731-43E0-B816-193395D4EB95 https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/076a1848-5107-4049-886e-175ab8313ffc/canadian-tourism-report.pdf    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:25:10

• "Trump backs away from the tech war with China that he started" https://www.vox.com/politics/471884/nvidia-chips-china-trump-huang    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:25:21

• "Trump’s National Security Strategy and the Big Con" https://www.thenation.com/article/world/trump-foreign-policy-china-russia-war/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:25:31

• "Could battleships really make a comeback?" https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/us-navy-battleship-return/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:25:44

• techdirt still shilling FOR the OLIGARCHS-owned social CONTROL media frenzy https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/10/australias-social-media-ban-goes-into-effect-as-pretty-much-everyone-realizes-its-a-total-mess/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:26:14

• and "having sold out explains their position on social control media as well" -iophk https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/10/daily-deal-microsoft-project-professional-2024-3/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:26:30

• "Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/10/trumps-own-mortgages-match-his-description-of-mortgage-fraud-records-reveal/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:26:40

• "'Intentional chaos,' says judge of Trump administration's about-face on housing funds • Kentucky Lantern" https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/10/intentional-chaos-says-judge-of-trump-administrations-about-face-on-housing-funds/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:26:52

• "Inside Cheeto's Artless Takeover of the Kennedy Center" https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/inside-trumps-artless-takeover-of-the-kennedy-center    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:27:07

• "How Trump's outreach to Europe's far-right aims to split EU" https://www.dw.com/en/how-trumps-outreach-to-europes-far-right-fits-into-his-national-security-strategy/a-75092824    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:27:17

• "EU won't have Donald Trump meddling in European affairs" https://www.dw.com/en/eu-wont-have-donald-trump-meddling-in-european-affairs/a-75078193    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:27:29

• Peace Prize winner Machado has arrived in Norway | "Fredsprisvinner Machado har ankommet Norge – Siste nytt – NRK" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/fredsprisvinner-machado-har-ankommet-norge-1.17687984    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:27:56

• FBI ☛ https://fair.org/home/fbi-is-making-an-enemies-list-and-most-corporate-media-didnt-even-check-it-once/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:28:20

• "smartphone app" ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2025/12/10/cbp-wants-all-visitors-to-install-and-use-its-smartphone-app/ | Source: Papers Please    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:28:46

• Spandrels ☛ https://therevelator.org/spandrels-ocean-conservation/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:29:04

• Open source XR runtime Monado 25.1.0 released with expanded hardware support | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/open-source-xr-runtime-monado-25-1-0-released-with-expanded-hardware-support/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:30:37

• NVIDIA announce a few changes for GeForce NOW and new games for December | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/nvidia-announce-a-few-changes-for-geforce-now-and-new-games-for-december/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:30:46

• AMD FSR Redstone arrives with AMD FSR SDK 2.1 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/amd-fsr-redstone-arrives-with-amd-fsr-sdk-2-1/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/amd-fsr-redstone-arrives-with-amd-fsr-sdk-2-1/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:30:53

• Factorio mod developer and Hooded Horse reveal new automation game Substructure | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/factorio-mod-developer-and-hooded-horse-reveal-new-automation-game-substructure/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:31:04

• "A recent report, published by the Japanese anti-piracy group Authorized Books of Japan (ABJ), shows that manga piracy is rampant." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/rampant-u-s-piracy-is-a-multibillion-dollar-concern-for-japanese-manga-publishers/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:32:56

• "The European Commission has opened an investigation into Google over the use of publisher content for its AI products “without appropriate compensation”." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/european-commission-google-ai-investigation/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:33:13

• "This is a fair retort." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/more-on-the-messy-economics-of-streaming-music/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:35:03

• "And according to this data, only about 12% of their revenue comes from advertising." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/more-on-spotify-metrics/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:35:11

• "In the output from Spotify's export, you get a detailed listing of the tracks you've listened to. As a reminder, here's an example: [...]" ☛ https://www.raymondcamden.com/2025/12/10/my-last-spotify-demo-this-time-i-mean-it-honest | Source: Raymond Camden    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:35:21

• "The entire concept makes the skin prickle in reprehension." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/new-orleans-is-watching-you-fuckers | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:35:44

• "It looks like I am going to be one of those hybrid workers, in the office 2-3 days per week." ☛ https://mark.hysted.com/navigating-the-hybrid-workplace/ | Source: Mark Hysted    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:35:57

• "According to the memo, IRS employees are generally limited to five days of telework per calendar year." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/12/irs-closes-out-hardship-requests-for-telework-citing-return-to-office-mandate/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:36:10

• "Like most of the people detained as part of the Trump administration’s mass deportation blitz, Rojas had no criminal record." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/12/10/rights-are-being-violated-kansas-man-without-criminal-history-arrested-and-deported-by-ice/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:36:29

• "According to Janine McDonald, the co-operative’s long-time property manager, the co-operative has been a saviour for many low-income families throughout the years." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/why-co-ops-are-the-solution-to-our-housing-crisis/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:36:54

• "Maria Corina Machado was unable to accept her Nobel Peace Prize in person on Wednesday." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-peace-prize-the-winners-forced-to-stay-away/a-75092835 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:37:06

• "As we show, these commercial imperatives have always constrained the emergence of a truly democratic media order." ☛ https://rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/RI_Political-Economy-US-Media-System-Crisis_Report_122025.pdf?ref=thedissenter.org |    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:37:30

• "Seven people stood before a judge today in a "terrorism" trial over copyrighted work they published in the pro-Kurdish newspaper Yeni Özgür Politika and the magazine PolitikArt over the last decade." ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/terrorism-trial-begins-for-journalists-over-freelance-work-for-pro-kurdish-media-314349 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:37:43

• "Difficult reporting shouldn’t have to be tethered to the whims of Big Tech to exist." ☛ https://tedium.co/2025/12/10/404-media-zine-linux-affinity/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:37:52

• "DRC authorities must release Ali and cease detaining journalists for their work" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/12/drc-journalist-ali-male-threatened-detained-over-report-criticizing-army-colonel/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:38:06

• "News outlets are facing unprecedented political and financial pressures, and journalists are increasingly being silenced or targeted." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/1210/The-democracy-of-a-free-press | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:38:16

• "Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko said on December 9 that the government had prepared a new package of initiatives that includes a ban on international incoming calls made without the consent of the receiver." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-calls-internet-access-restrictions-whatsapp-digital/33619273.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:38:36

• "The great political battle now is the battle for the narrative." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/twenty-first-century-tocqueville | Source: The Next Move    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:38:48

• "In any case, OpenAI does not appear all that focused on building the “smartest” bot." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/12/openai-losing-ai-wars/685201/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:39:51

• "Around 1,500 practitioners took part in the annual battle that engulfed the island of Occasus-Icebergen" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/10/nato_cyber_training/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:40:04

• "It’s not clear whether Palantir was intentionally trolling or simply picked the worst possible way to tamp down rumors of drug use by its CEO" ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/palantir-joke-ceo-cocaine | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:40:23

• "The topic of the Rust experiment was just discussed at the annual Maintainers Summit [...]" ☛ https://lwn.net/Articles/1049831/ | Source: LWN    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:40:37

• "This has been a long time coming." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/rust-goes-mainstream-in-the-linux-kernel/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:41:03

• LF-funded propaganda in an LF-funded site    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:41:25

• "Additionally, the gradual integration of Rust into the kernel continues, including support for a Rust Binder driver." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/linux-6-18-all-about-the-new-long-term-support-linux-kernel/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:42:07

• "History is not the past. It is the story we are writing right now." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-unitary-executive-theory-23c | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:43:09

• "This sort of thinking vastly underestimates the complexity of politics and change at a national scale." ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/posts/the-difference-between-saying-stuff-and-doing-stuff | Source: Pete Brown    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:43:19

• "California chipset giant says it’ll develop Arm and RISC-V CPU cores in parallel" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/10/qualcomm_riscv_arm_ventana/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:43:36

• "Electric cars are no more of a danger to pedestrians than conventional vehicles, according to new research." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/10/electric_cars_pedestrian_risks/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:45:11

• "U.S. electricity demand is expected to increase 32% by 2030" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-12-10/wind-and-solar-power-frozen-out-of-trump-permitting-push | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:45:23

• "The Provincial Administration in Luapula Province has said construction works on the 50-Megawatt Solar Power Project in Mansa District are at 95 percent completion." ☛ https://www.lusakatimes.com/2025/12/10/mansa-50mw-solar-project-at-95-percent-complete/ | Source: Lusaka ZM    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:45:33

• "These destructive acts underscore the symbolic and strategic power of transport infrastructure. Control over who can move" ☛ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/12/west-african-terrorist-groups-put-roads-in-their-crosshairs/ | Source: ADF    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:45:44

• "These destructive acts underscore the symbolic and strategic power of transport infrastructure. Control over who can move" ☛ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/12/west-african-terrorist-groups-put-roads-in-their-crosshairs/ | Source: ADF    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:45:52

• "Judge Patti Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order blocking wind energy projects and declared it unlawful." ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wind-power/offshore/federal-judge-throws-out-trump-order-blocking-development-of-wind-energy/ | Source: Renewable Energy World    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:46:05

• "PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have captured the attention of the public and regulators in recent years for good reason" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/forever-chemicals-in-drinking-water-linked-to-increased-risk-of-birth-issues | Source: Science Alert    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:20:21

• "With key grant deadlines now passed and new awards still pending, regional operators warn that some of those services could go dark at the peak of hurricane season." ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/10/as-noaa-funding-lags-a-critical-ocean-weather-system-nears-a-breaking-point/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:20:34

• "Instead of rebuilding structures that burned down, the Scouts are focused on restoring the land and creating new memories in the process." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-12-09/scouting-troops-work-to-restore-their-fire-stricken-camp | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:21:25

• "Zam forwarded me a text exchange with a member of Mohammad’s family that suggested that Mohammad had been murdered by the regime." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/mohammad-tajik-iran-cyber-intelligence/684954/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:21:44

• "Unlike the general public, lawmakers often have access to privileged information and decision-making that can impact the profitability of industries and specific companies, which can significantly raise or lower their their stock prices." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1210/insider-trading-stocks-congress-ban | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:22:05

• "It’s unclear precisely which records Trump is attempting to keep out of the hands of the plaintiffs in the Jan. 6 lawsuit." ☛ https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/03/trump-executive-privilege-jan-6-lawsuit-00676383 | Source: Politico LLC    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:22:19

• "The records sought reside at the National Archives." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/10/trump-claims-executive-privilege-to-keep-more-than-4000-january-6-documents-locked-up/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:22:33

• Overpopulation ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-09/mexican-president-says-mexico-will-send-more-water-to-us-but-not-immediately | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:23:16

• "But as the prevalence of AI chatbots grows in the U.S., this technology has become yet another factor in the internet’s impact on American youth." ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/three-in-ten-u-s-teens-use-ai-chatbots-every-day-but-safety-concerns-are-growing/ | Source: TechCrunch    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:23:45

• "Even if a state bans cellphones at schools, it’s really up to school principals and teachers to enforce the law" ☛ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/12/the-problem-with-school-smartphone-debate/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:25:13

• "The move has initiated global debate, parental relief, youth frustration, and a broader question: Is this the start of a global shift, or a risky social experiment?" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/australia-ban-on-social-media-ban-for-kids/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:25:28

• "The ban is not a silver bullet. As a parent of two children, I support the intent. As a technology leader, I see the potential for enforcement of the ban to be challenging." ☛ https://itwire.com/government-tech-news/technology-regulation/riding-the-social-media-ban-wave-why-the-tech-industry-and-families-must-move-together.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:25:43

• "Guardian Australia reported three apps still allowed 14-year-olds to register accounts, although two had indicated they were in the process of implementing the new restrictions." ☛ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-social-media-ban-day-one/q7hb3i0vg | Source: SBS    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:25:56

• "Roughly a third of teens say that they’re on at least one of the five almost constantly — and that number has stayed steady for several years now" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/well/family/tik-tok-you-tube-teen-use-pew-study.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:26:32

• "While officials have yet to observe any rise in radiation levels in the surrounding areas since the February bombing" ☛ https://futurism.com/science-energy/protective-dome-chernobyl-contain-radiation | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:26:58

• "It was D-Day for social media giants to implement “reasonable steps” to prevent children from having an account on their platforms, or risk being fined up to $49.5 million." ☛ https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/australia-social-media-ban-live-updates-children-under-16-barred-from-social-media-apps-as-world-first-legislation-takes-effect-20251209-p5nm5i.html | Source: The Age AU    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:27:23

• "Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, the document notably avoids criticism of Russia, which has already praised it as "consistent" with its own vision." ☛ https://kyivindependent.com/trumps-new-security-doctrine-gives-putin-exactly-what-he-wants/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:27:45

• "After the interview, she was preparing to travel to Syria, another country where Russia’s actions, through its support for Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-09/oleksandra-matviichuk-ukrainian-lawyer-putin-doesnt-want-peace-he-wants-to-forcefully-restore-the-russian-empire.html | Source: El País    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:28:11

• "On September 14, 2015, our first publicly-trusted certificate went live." ☛ https://letsencrypt.org/2025/12/09/10-years.html | Source: Let's Encrypt    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:28:44

• "Twice a year, the Certificate Transparency ecosystem undergoes a transition as certificate authorities start to submit certificates to new semiannual log partitions." ☛ https://www.agwa.name/blog/post/cas_are_issuing_broken_certificates_again | Source: Ayer    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:29:06

• "Coupang Corp. confirmed on Wednesday that its CEO, Park Dae-jun, has stepped down following a massive Coupang data breach that exposed the personal information of 33.7 million people, almost two-thirds of the country." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/coupang-ceo-resigns-amid-data-leak/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:29:25

• "For better or worse, Microsoft Teams is one of the most important communication apps in the professional world" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3003806/microsoft-teams-can-soon-snitch-on-your-location-using-wi-fi-connections.html | Source: PC World    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:29:47

• "Given the enormously destructive approach of the Trump administration, many elements of EU-US transfers are under attack – often times not because of any direct intentions." ☛ https://noyb.eu/en/eu-us-data-transfers-time-prepare-more-trouble-come | Source: NYOB    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:31:52

• "This is a proposal by Customs and Border Protection, not an implemented policy, which means there’s time to fight it: [...]" ☛ https://werd.io/us-plans-to-start-checking-all-tourists-social-media/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:32:09

• "Palantir and the US Navy have signed a two-year deal to test whether its Foundry operational software can streamline the nation’s shipbuilding efforts and steer the Secretary of the Navy's top budget priority into port." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/10/palantir_navy_448_million_contract/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:32:26

• "could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/travel/social-media-tourists-visa-border-patrol.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:32:48

• "Applying for a visa waiver is also set to get more complicated, with authorities planning to collect far more detailed information including five years of phone numbers" ☛ https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/australians-to-be-forced-to-provide-their-social-media-to-enter-the-us-20251211-p5nmoj.html | Source: The Age AU    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:33:14

• "The new proposal would make it "mandatory" for ESTA applicants to provide US authorities with access to five years of their social media activity on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and X." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/us-demands-access-to-tourists-social-media-histories/a-75096949 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:33:31

• "collecting five years' worth of social media information from travelers from select countries who do not have to get visas to come to the US The Trump administration has been stepping up monitoring of international travelers and immigrants." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251211-us-may-require-visa-free-travelers-to-submit-social-media-family-data-trump-free-speech-privacy-tourism | Source: France24    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:33:53

• "In addition to social media history, CPB says it plans to ask prospective tourists to provide them with email addresses they’ve used over the last decade" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/trump-plan-could-require-5-years-of-social-media-posts-from-tourists-entering-us/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:34:08

• "These restrictive mandates strike at the foundation of the free and open internet" ☛ https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-launches-age-verification-hub-resource-against-misguided-laws | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:34:19

• "The term “age verification” is colloquially used to describe a wide range of age assurance technologies, from age verification systems that force you to upload government ID, to age estimation tools that scan your face" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/age-verification-coming-internet-we-built-you-resource-hub-fight-back | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:34:36

• Windows TCO: "Banks and other financial institutions play a key role in protecting our economy from ransomware and other cyber threats" ☛ https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-issues-financial-trend-analysis-ransomware |    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:35:59

• Windows TCO: "The report, which examines ransomware incidents from 2022 to 2024, reveals that attackers extorted more than $2.1 billion over the three-year period." ☛ https://www.fortra.com/blog/ransomware-may-have-extorted-over-21-billion-between-2022-2024-its-not-all-bad-news-claims | Source: Fortra LLC    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:36:12

• Windows TCO: "The nurse did call within the hour (which in and of itself was a miracle.)" ☛ https://alexwolfe.ca/more-blood-tests/ | Source: Alexandra Wolfe    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:36:21

• Windows TCO: "The cyberattack on HSE occurred on May 14, 2021, when the Conti ransomware group, a Russia-based cybercrime organization" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/hse-cyberattack-compensation/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:36:30

• "The heavy fine is the first such punishment issued by the European Commission, which began its investigations into X in December 2023." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/eu-imposes-120-million-fine-on-elon-musks-x-for-breaking-digital-rules/a-75033724 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:37:05

• "On September 8, a surge of youth-led demonstrations erupted in Nepal as protesters rallied against government corruption, poor governance, and a social media ban." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/rights-group-urges-nepal-to-probe-excessive-force-at-youth-protests/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:37:31

• "While the initial shock and reaction to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 briefly curbed the most blatant expressions of these narratives, it did little to alter their systemic foundations." ☛ https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/12/10/normalizing-pro-russia-narratives-straight-from-the-kremlin-playbook-an-autopsy-of-an-average-italian-social-media-feed/ | Source: New Eastern Europe    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:37:42

• "Images, videos, audio: It can all be faked with AI. My guess is that this scam has a low probability of success, so criminals will be figuring out how to automate it." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/12/fbi-warns-of-fake-video-scams.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:38:28

• "See that ~/ at the end? That's your entire home directory. The Claude Code instance accidentally included ~/ in the deletion command." ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/9/claude/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:38:42

• "Footage taken by a bystander captured the aftermath of the incident." ☛ https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/waymo-crashed-into-each-other | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:39:03

• "The other thing from the report that Microsoft did not deny: [...]" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/09/microsoft-cuts-ai-sales-quotas-stock-drops-3/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:39:22

• "A comic in four panels: [...]" ☛ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1105/sources-of-deception | Source: David Revoy    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:39:40

• "This can work fine… until it doesn’t. The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster has been partially blamed on this class of organizational failure." ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/10/normalization-of-deviance/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:40:15

• "Pew Research Center published the latest look at teenage social media and [Internet] usage on Tuesday, and for the first time also asked 13- to 17-year-olds how they're engaging with AI chatbots." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/10/teenagers_ai_chatbot_use/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:40:35

• "Large language models such as ChatGPT come with filters to keep certain info from getting out" ☛ https://www.quantamagazine.org/cryptographers-show-that-ai-protections-will-always-have-holes-20251210/ | Source: Quanta Magazine    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:40:47

• "On X, where the AI model is allowed to run wild and respond to all kinds of user inquiries" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/grok-run-over-children-save-musk | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:40:59

• "These systems do not conduct research, verify sources, or cross-check information" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/librarians-ai-materials | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:41:27

• "AI models not only point some users to false sources but also cause problems for researchers and librarians" ☛ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-slop-is-spurring-record-requests-for-imaginary-journals/ | Source: Scientific American    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:41:42

• "A specific risk is that generative AI tools always produce an answer, even when the historical sources are incomplete or silent." ☛ https://www.icrc.org/en/article/important-notice-ai-generated-archival-references |    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:41:54

• "Instead of chasing market share with telemetry and experiments, Orion leans on a user‑funded model and optional paid extras through Orion+" ☛ https://greycoder.com/orion-a-privacy-oriented-web-browser-officially-launched/ | Source: GreyCoder    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:42:16

• "Mark Russo reported the dataset to all the right organizations, but still couldn't get into his accounts for months." ☛ https://www.404media.co/a-developer-accidentally-found-csam-in-ai-data-google-banned-him-for-it/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:42:36

• "The gaming world's console wars extend beyond just frame rates and exclusive titles, now reaching into the realm of adult content consumption." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/xbox-based-pornhub-visits-plummet-playstation-traffic-maintains-momentum-1762105 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:42:55

• "A Ukrainian woman accused of [breaching] US public drinking water systems and a meat processing facility on behalf of Kremlin-backed cyber groups" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/10/pro_russia_hacktivist_charged/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:43:20

• "claims brought against him in a proposed class action on behalf of children who gambled away their virtual Robux on his and other websites." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/owner-of-robux-gambling-site-must-face-unfair-competition-claims-by-underage-users/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:43:42

• "Here it is: The bureau also found that the parachuting club that staged the jump used manifest software that calculated the aircraft’s weight including the parachutists" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/11/atsb_parachute_snagged_software/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:44:00

• "People told me that it was impossible to be veggie in Japan. That was nonsense. I wouldn't say it was easy, but it was possible with a little bit of planning." ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/travelling-around-japan-as-a-vegetarian-vegan/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:44:25

• "This is mostly a note to myself but figured I’d share… would love to hear what others think makes a good week!" ☛ https://tracydurnell.com/2025/12/09/recipe-for-a-good-week/ | Source: Tracy Durnell    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:44:48

• "Despite the avalanche of funding, the latest research suggests that only 10 to 15 percent of Parkinson’s cases can be fully explained by genetics." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:46:10

• "In most developed countries, tap water is held to stricter legal and testing standards than bottled water." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/bottled-water-isnt-as-pure-as-you-might-think-expert-warns | Source: Science Alert    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:46:25

• "these chips would fundamentally undermine U.S. national security contrasted" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/white-house-sends-ai-chips-to-china-trump-doj-prosecutes-chip-smugglers/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:47:14

• "America's top campuses remain crowded with wealth, but some universities have accelerated efforts to reach a wider swath of the country" ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/news/without-affirmative-action-elite-colleges-are-prioritizing-economic-diversity-in-admissions-101765430411895.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:47:38

• "Academic and research libraries have long been a cornerstone of the scholarly enterprise, providing the information resources, books, journals, collections, and expertise" ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/08/guest-post-funding-research-services-how-libraries-are-exploring-cost-recovery-models/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:47:46

• "You’re playing a game with your lying friends Alice and Bob" ☛ https://eieio.games/blog/two-heads-arent-better-than-one/ | Source: Nolen Royalty    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:48:11

• "The search engine recently exposed a fair number of new tools for custom filtering to the API consumers and users of the new UI." ☛ https://www.marginalia.nu/log/a_127_index_filtering/ | Source: Viktor Löfgren    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:48:34

• "My dear internet friend and intellectual sparring partner V.H. Belvadi is hosting things month’s IndieWeb Carnival and is asking us: where do you see the IndieWeb in 2030: [...]" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/where-are-we-going-indieweb/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:49:55

• "The RSF cyberattack conclusion follows a months-long technical investigation conducted with the support of French cybersecurity firm Sekoia." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/rsf-cyberattack-fsb-linked-phishing/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:52:03

• "We interviewed a dozen(ish) expert tech bloggers over the past year to share perspectives and tips beyond Writing for Developers" ☛ https://writethatblog.substack.com/p/why-write-engineering-blogs | Source: Cynthia Dunlop    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:52:18

• "Anyway, to make this more than just some record keeping, let's close out with something light. I'm one of those people who loves hearing "fun facts" about stuff." ☛ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/some-fun-software-facts/ | Source: Buttondown LLC    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:52:32

• "It will be interesting to see how the journal relates to a more online based calendar approach, my life is planned online like most others" ☛ https://mark.hysted.com/trying-a-bullet-journal/ | Source: Mark Hysted    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:52:47

• "An ironic side effect of the popularity of Let’s Encrypt is that its Certificate Transparency Logs are a fruitful resource for bots and bad actors finding new domains to exploit." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/lets-encrypt-turns-ten/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:53:03

• "He simply makes the argument that Blinken’s order mandating Calibri in the name of accessibility was an empty gesture" ☛ https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/full_text_of_marco_rubio_state_dept_directive_times_new_roman | Source: John Gruber    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:53:18

• "Only two weeks after the major 2.0 release, Raspberry Pi Imager, a tool that helps users easily write OS images to an SD card for booting the Raspberry Pi, has just released version 2.0.2 as the first update to the series, now available for download." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/raspberry-pi-imager-2-0-2-improves-write-speeds-and-ui-stability/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:56:54

• "The first one is support for ephemeral resources and write-only attributes. Ephemeral values exist only in memory during a single OpenTofu operation and are never written to plans or state snapshots." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/opentofu-1-11-introduces-ephemerality-for-safer-temporary-credentials/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:57:42

• "This allows temporary data—such as time-limited credentials, SSH tunnels, or transient configuration inputs—to be generated and consumed securely without appearing in stored files."    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:57:47

• "A year after the previous 6.4 release, the Linux Mint development team has rolled out Cinnamon 6.6, with the desktop environment set to debut in the upcoming Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” expected around Christmas" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/cinnamon-6-6-desktop-environment-lands-with-major-menu-redesign/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:58:22

• "The main menu receives the most visible set of changes. Its layout has been modernized with simplified navigation, cleaner category handling, optional avatars, and configurable places and bookmarks."    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:58:33

• Two Ubuntu Flavours Won’t Be LTS Releases Next Year ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ubuntu-unity-mate-26-04-lts-status    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:59:16

• A Linux-Powered Smartphone That Has Features You Won't Find on Most Phones ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/divine-d-project/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:00:10

• Here are Your Choices for an Open Source NAS Operating System ☞ https://itsfoss.com/open-source-nas-os/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:00:34

• Kubuntu 24.04, three dots later, it still keeps me on edge ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/kubuntu-24-04-3-good-bad.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:00:54

• "How does a distributed system reliably determine when one of its members has failed?" ☛ https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/09/SWIM-Outsourced-Heartbeats/ | Source: Ben Congdon    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:02:22

• "Yet while I said that you can use your knowledge of the web to build ePubs" ☛ https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/11/ | Source: Manuel Matuzović    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:02:39

• "At Creative Commons, we’ve long believed that binary systems rarely reflect the complexity of the real world—nor do they serve the commons very well." ☛ https://creativecommons.org/2025/12/10/integrating-choices-in-open-standards/ | Source: Creative Commons    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:02:50

• "For reasons outside the scope of this entry, I was recently reminded of some very old entries here where I compared some Python code with some Perl code to do the same thing." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/PythonAnIdiomShiftForMe | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:04:03

• "Party people! We're back for day 10 of Advent of Code." ☛ https://yordi.me/advent-of-code-2025-day-10/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:04:14

• "Write a script to return the average excluding the minimum and maximum of the given array." ☛ https://raku-musings.com/special-progression.html | Source: Arne Sommer    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:04:42

• "Okay, let's start working on the generator; this is the fiddly bit of the whole problem." ☛ https://perladvent.org/2025/2025-12-11.html | Source: Perl    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:04:54

• "Datastar does not take this approach; it aims to handle both browser-side state using signals and the server-side connectivity which htmx and Phoenix LiveView do." ☛ https://raku-advent.blog/2025/12/11/day-11-raku-to-the-stars/ | Source: Rakulang    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:05:08

• "The name sounds too tempting — who wouldn’t want “the highest resolution”? But like many things in C++, the details matter" ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2025/12/10/clocks-part-4-high_resolution_clock | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:05:33

• "Tor, in no small part, runs on the many contributions from our community of global volunteers." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/bringing-tor-community-together/ | Source: Tor    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:05:43

• "About two years ago I wrote about how easy updates are." ☛ https://claytonerrington.com/blog/updating-umami/ | Source: Clayton Errington    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:05:58

• "It's a good thing you're here! We just installed a new server rack, but we aren't having any luck getting the reactor to communicate with it!" ☛ https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/11 | Source: AdventOfCode    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:06:17

• "The Elves do have the manual for the machines, but the section detailing the initialization procedure was eaten by a Shiba Inu." ☛ https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/10 | Source: AdventOfCode    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:06:33

• "Attackers are actively exploiting a zero-day bug in Gogs, a popular self-hosted Git service, and the open source project doesn't yet have a fix." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/10/gogs_0day_under_active_exploitation/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:13:12

• Something Ominous Is Happening in the AI Economy https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/2025/12/nvidia-ai-financing-deals/685197/ "The last time so much wealth was tied up in such obscure overlapping arrangements was just before the 2008 financial crisis." -Techrights reader    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:17:12

• Circular Financing in NVidia (NVidia Pays Its Clients to Buy From NVidia) and "Lessons From the Dotcom Crash" http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/28/Circular_Financing_in_NVidia_NVidia_Pays_Its_Clients_to_Buy_Fro.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:18:08

• "Established to recognize work that advances users’ ability to use, study, modify, and share software, the awards highlight the technical, social, and community impact of contributors across the free software ecosystem." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/fsf-announces-2024-free-software-award-winners/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:22:32

• "The room formally known as “lightning talks” room is now known as /dev/random." ☛ https://fosdem.org/2026/news/2025-12-10-dev-random/ | Source: FOSDEM    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:23:18

• "It is the largest European event dedicated to Open Source Hardware and Free/Libre Open Source Software, bringing together thousands of developers from around the world each year." ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/we-will-run-soldering-workshop-for-rvpc-the-retro-style-risc-v-computer-on-fosdem-2026/ | Source: Olimex    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:23:25

• "I haven’t had a chance to give this plugin a try yet, but I have a feeling it will become a permanent part of my setup." ☛ https://initialcharge.net/2025/12/wayback-machine-wordpress-plugin/ | Source: Mike Rockwell    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:24:38

• "There are a hundred ways to type into your computer or phone and have them appear on the internet." ☛ https://chrisenns.com/2025/12/you-should-start-a-blog-now-or-later/ | Source: Chris Enns    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:24:49

• "One option is to shift the compute of these SQL queries left, moving them to the dbt or data pipeline, and pre-compute." ☛ https://www.ssp.sh/blog/olap-cache-for-duckdb/ | Source: Simon Späti    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:25:20

• "Depending on your preferences, an opinionated data platform might have all you need, and you get analytics with a single unified tool." ☛ https://www.ssp.sh/blog/omakase-data-stack/ | Source: Simon Späti    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:25:30

• "Being non-profit clearly demonstrates our commitment to keeping Ghostty free and open source for everyone." ☛ https://mitchellh.com/writing/ghostty-non-profit | Source: Mitchell Hashimoto    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:26:06

• "First, the Commodore 64 is awesome! I’ve been getting more stuck into 486-era PC hardware and the Apple II of late" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/commodore-64-cartridges/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:26:35

• "Canonical has formed a dedicated team of engineers to package the AMD ROCm software libraries to streamline installation, support, and long-term maintenance on Ubuntu" ☛ https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-amd-rocm-ai-ml-hpc-libraries | Source: Canonical    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:27:41

• "RPM, one of the oldest and most widely used package management systems in Linux, the backbone of distributions like RHEL, Fedora, openSUSE, and others, has released version 6.0.1" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/rpm-6-0-1-fixes-key-regressions-and-improves-signature-handling/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:28:46

• "Here are some of the ways we supported FreeBSD in the third quarter of 2025." ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-foundation-q3-2025-status-update/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:29:12

• "Until I discovered that I could keep the VPN on without slowing my phone down completely, which is what I started doing when I found out NordVPN has a split tunneling option." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/hidden-nordvpn-trick-most-android-users-never-notice/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:29:54

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

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:30:28

• How To Install Kodi on Fedora 43 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-kodi-fedora-43/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:31:49

• How To Install Zed Code Editor on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-zed-code-editor-debian-13/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:32:07

• How To Install Mesa Drivers on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-mesa-drivers-debian-13/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:32:19

• How to Install PHP 8.5 on Debian GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/install-php-8-5-on-debian-linux/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:32:35

• Latvian scientists investigate how to keep bees comfortable in winter ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/environment/10.12.2025-latvian-scientists-investigate-how-to-keep-bees-comfortable-in-winter.a625779/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:33:27

• "To transform a slow and manual process into a rapid, automated one, you need 3 key building blocks: A user-friendly portal, a powerful hypervisor, and an intelligent automation engine." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/accelerate-it-service-delivery-red-hats-integrated-toolset | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:34:46

• "Because they are incapable. Without the west, They'd still be p00ping in the streets" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kby7g8nk    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:36:49

• "Confluent is just a company that hosts Apache Kafka, a free and open source event store database. Kafka has been around for 15 years, it's not new, and has nothing to do with AI." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kby7g8nk    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:36:54

• "ou are right. It's not just Alvind of IBM but even Nadella of Microsoft who is now investing $17.5 Billion from Microsoft in India. Aren't there also billionaires in India to fund their tech ? There are plenty of them but they don't want to risk any money on these investments. So why do they need to steal so much from the US ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kby7g8nk    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:37:16

• "More importantly why are they not investing in US folks ? This is another Indian scam from Modi and his crooks. Google and see if Nadella is investing large sums in India or not - this story appeared this week on many news outlets. It disappeared from this site at least twice already."    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:37:23

• "Confluent built a number of extensions on top of Apache Kafka. Not sure that they are worth $11 billion but they do have a lot of customers." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kby7g8nk    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:37:38

• Evince - Intro to the Default Ubuntu Document Viewer Application ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2025/12/evince-intro-to-default-ubuntu-document-viewer-application.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:38:14

• "This blog explores how Canonical Kubernetes empowers 5G and cloud-native telco workloads with high performance, enhanced platform awareness (EPA)" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/harnessing-the-potential-of-5g-with-kubernetes-a-cloud-native-telco-transformation-perspective | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:38:35

• "At Canonical, we take a different approach. For us, time is the fixed constraint." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-rhythm-of-reliability | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:38:53

• SWIM: Outsourced Heartbeats ☞ https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/09/SWIM-Outsourced-Heartbeats/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:58:45

• Possible exploit variant for CVE-2024-9042 (Kubernetes OS Command Injection), (Wed, Dec 10th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32554    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:59:46

• Richard Stallman Was Right About "AI" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Richard_Stallman_Was_Right_About_AI.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:59:56

• Washington Faces Heavy Rain and Flooding From Atmospheric River ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/weather/washington-rivers-flood-evacuations.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:00:23

• UPC is illegal and this fake ladder is marketing spam from a seller of the illegal UPC ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/top-litigation-firms-at-the-upc-2026/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:03:16

• Software Patents: Quick Vault encryption patent monopoly campaign - invalidity charts coming soon ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/12/10/quick-vault-encryption-patent-campaign-invalidity-charts-coming-soon    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:03:37

• Morris Routing network patent monopoly found invalid ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/12/10/morris-routing-network-patent-found-invalid    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:04:00

• It's Not Too Late to Send an E-mail to Your European Representative Regarding European Patent Office Abuses ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/It_s_Not_Too_Late_to_Send_an_E_mail_to_Your_European_Representa.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:04:12

• smb4k: Major Vulnerabilities in KAuth Helper (CVE-2025-66002, CVE-2025-66003) ☞ https://security.opensuse.org/2025/12/10/smb4k-major-issues-in-kauth-helper.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:21:28

• 'Linux' Foundation Launches Agentic Hey Hi (AI) Foundation with Industry-Wide Support ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/agentic-ai-foundation-launch/ Any scam that pays is OK for LF http://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:22:33

• Marmite – static site generator for blogs ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/marmite-static-site-generator/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:28:09

• clipsim – simple and fast X clipboard manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/clipsim-simple-clipboard-manager/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:28:33

• trickle – bandwidth shaper ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/trickle-bandwidth-shaper/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:29:17

• CSSLint – CSS code quality tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/csslint-css-code-quality-tool/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:29:35

• NooDS – portable Nintendo DS and GBA emulator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/noods-portable-nintendo-ds-and-gba-emulator/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:29:55

• Vanish – rm with cache ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/vanish-rm-cache/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:31:35

• Eldiron – classical RPG creator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/eldiron-classical-rpg-creator/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:31:43

• Dash – rich terminal UI for Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/dash-rich-terminal-ui-github/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:32:04

• Automate Hey Hi (AI) workflows with Red Bait Ansible Certified Content Collection amazon.ai for generative Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/10/automate-ai-workflows-ansible-amazonai    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:34:25

• Russian drones and blackouts test the resilience of Ukraine’s second city ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russian-drones-and-blackouts-test-the-resilience-of-ukraines-second-city/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:34:42

• Why exporting advanced chips to China endangers US Hey Hi (AI) leadership ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/why-exporting-advanced-chips-to-china-endangers-us-ai-leadership/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:35:15

• In a region coveted by Putin, how one targeted city carries on ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/1210/ukraine-putin-donetsk-civilian-endurance    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:35:34

• US Indicts Extradited Ukrainian on Charges of Aiding Russian Hacking Groups ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/us-indicts-extradited-ukrainian-on-charges-of-aiding-russian-hacking-groups/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:36:16

• Ukraine sends revised peace plan to US as Convicted Felon blasts Europe ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251210-ukraine-sends-us-new-plan-to-end-the-war-as-trump-blasts-europe    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:36:27

• Americans repeating Russian talking points 'very painful' for Ukrainians, MP says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251210-americans-repeating-russian-talking-points-very-painful-for-ukrainians-mp-says    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:36:55

• Ukraine could join the EU in 2030, says commissioner for enlargement ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2771140/ukraine-could-join-the-eu-in-2030-says-commissioner-for-enlargement    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:37:57

• NATO troops in Baltics say they are adapting to lessons from Ukraine ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2770302/nato-troops-in-baltics-say-they-are-adapting-to-lessons-from-ukraine    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:38:42

• Qubes Canary 045 ☞ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/12/10/canary-045/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:42:07

• Ukraine Considers Legal Path To Elections Under Martial Law As US Pushes For Vote ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-elections-martial-law-us-coalition-peace/33619987.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:44:43

• Austria Blocks Extradition To US Of Ukrainian Oligarch Dmytro Firtash ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/austria-ukraine-firtash-oligarch-extradition-bribery/33619305.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:44:58

• The Challenges to Europe’s Security Go Beyond Convicted Felon’s Lack of Support ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/world/europe/europe-security-russia-us.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:45:12

• Brussels Adds New Names To Blacklist In Latest Russia Sanctions Package ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-blacklist-russia-sanctions-shadow-fleet/33619173.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:45:31

• Investigation launched into deaths of Latvia-Russia border builders ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/10.12.2025-investigation-launched-into-deaths-of-latvia-russia-border-builders.a625753/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:45:43

• UK Sanctions Russian and Chinese Firms Suspected of Being ‘Malign Actors’ in Information Warfare ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/uk-sanctions-russian-and-chinese-firms-suspected-of-being-malign-actors-in-information-warfare/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:46:14

• US charges hacker tied to Russian groups that targeted water systems and meat plants ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/us-charges-russian-backed-hacker-critical-infrastructure-attacks-carr-noname05716/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:46:34

• 'China potentially setting the stage to use military force' against Japan, analyst says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251210-china-potentially-setting-the-stage-to-use-military-force-against-japan-analyst-says    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:47:04

• Proposed Russia-China pipeline needs 'tremendous work,' CNPC researcher says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/proposed-russia-china-pipeline-needs-tremendous-work-cnpc-researcher-says    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:47:21

• US bombers join Japanese jets in show of force after China-Russia drills, Tokyo says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-nuclear-capable-bombers-fly-with-japanese-jets-after-china-russia-drills-tokyo-says    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:47:39

• North Korea’s Kim visits Russian embassy to honour late ambassador ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-visits-russian-embassy-to-honour-late-ambassador    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:48:03

• Europe wants Germany to arm up. But do Germans want to take up arms? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/1210/germany-army-conscription-national-service-defense-russia    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:48:20

• Japan, NATO share ‘grave concern’ over China, Russia flights, Tokyo says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/11/japan-nato-share-grave-concern-over-china-russia-flights-tokyo-says/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:48:39

• "Former U.S. Army Europe commander Ben Hodges on why a Russia-friendly peace plan would ‘guarantee’ an attack on NATO" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/10/former-u-s-army-europe-commander-ben-hodges-on-why-a-russia-friendly-peace-plan-would-guarantee-an-attack-on-nato | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:48:57

• Lithuanian carriers stage protest, say government failing to protect stranded trucks ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2771193/lithuanian-carriers-stage-protest-say-government-failing-to-protect-stranded-trucks    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:49:14

• Lithuania protests Belarus over ‘hybrid attacks’, seizure of EU property ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2771265/lithuania-protests-belarus-over-hybrid-attacks-seizure-of-eu-property    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:49:25

• Sources: Tsikhanouskaya preparing to move office from Vilnius to Warsaw ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2771285/sources-tsikhanouskaya-preparing-to-move-office-from-vilnius-to-warsaw    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:51:10

• Lithuanian PM: Government will not compensate carriers for losses from Belarus detentions ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2771288/lithuanian-pm-government-will-not-compensate-carriers-for-losses-from-belarus-detentions    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:51:24

• Some Fun Software Facts ☞ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/some-fun-software-facts/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:51:59

• Senate IP Subcommittee Hears from Witnesses on Impact of Proposal to Compensate Artists for Radio Plays ☞ https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/12/10/senate-ip-subcommittee-hears-witnesses-impact-proposal-compensate-artists-radio-plays/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:55:11

• Federal Judge Tosses MF Doom Estate’s Temu Trademark Suit — Dismissal Motion Hearing Scheduled in Twenty One Pilots’ Similar Complaint ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/10/mf-doom-temu-lawsuit-dismissed/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:55:56

• Grounds for Reversal: Federal Circuit Finds KAHWA Registrable for Coffee Shops (even though the word means Coffee in Arabic) ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/12/grounds-reversal-registrable.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:56:39

• Dev snapshot: Godot 4.6 beta 1 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-6-beta-1/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:58:21

• Microsoft Lunduke Tailors His 'Content' for 4Chan ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Microsoft_Lunduke_Tailors_His_Content_for_4Chan.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:58:44

• 74% Have Less Trust in Software from Leftist Activists ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/74-have-less-trust-in-software-from    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:58:54

• Google Patches Gemini Enterprise Vulnerability Exposing Corporate Data ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-gemini-enterprise-vulnerability-exposing-corporate-data/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:03:21

• Five Years in Gemini Protocol ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Five_Years_in_Gemini_Protocol.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:04:02

• Microsoft OSI boosting the slop pyramid scheme ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/open-source-without-borders-reflections-from-coscon25    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:05:59

• Firefox Add-on Reviews: 2025 Staff Pick Add-ons ☞ https://addons.mozilla.org/blog/2025-staff-pick-add-ons/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:06:24

• never ready, but this fraudulent "news" site is paid to prop up the pyramid scheme and spread lies ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/10/not-ready-mcdonalds-ai-generated-ad-taken-public-backlash/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:08:59

• STEVAL-ROBKIT1 – A robot evaluation kit based on STM32H725 and STM32G0 microcontrollers ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/10/steval-robkit1-a-robot-evaluation-kit-based-on-stm32h725-and-stm32g0-microcontrollers/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:09:42

• Citron – Nintendo homebrew emulator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/citron-nintendo-homebrew-emulator/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:12:12

• yarp – yet another registry parser ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/yarp-yet-another-registry-parser/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:12:20

• Mensch – CSS parser ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mensch-css-parser/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:12:30

• 6 Best Free and Open Source CalDAV Servers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-caldav-servers/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:12:49

• Linux kernel's 'd_genocide' function removed to align with inclusive language guidelines ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-kernels-dgenocide-function-removed-to-align-with-inclusive-language-guidelines/ "likely violated inclusive language rules."    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:13:28

• 'Linux' Foundation Has Found a New Business: Pyramid Schemes ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:13:44

• Just a Little Slop About "Linux" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Just_a_Little_Slop_About_Linux.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:14:13

• For New PCs and for Old (or Retro) PCs the Increased Cost of System Memory Benefits GNU/Linux and BSDs ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/For_New_PCs_and_for_Old_or_Retro_PCs_the_Increased_Cost_of_Syst.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:14:22

• dashi – simple shell for GNU/Linux window managers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/dashi-simple-shell-linux-window-managers/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:14:33

• KaTeX – fast math typesetting for the web ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/katex-fast-math-typesetting-web/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:14:45

• Pipewire Soundpad – soundboard application ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pipewire-soundpad-soundboard-application/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:14:59

• Useful Ubuntu Touch Apps – Sturm Reader ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/useful-ubuntu-touch-apps-sturm-reader/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:15:09

• New Extension to Enable GNOME Top Bar in Multiple Displays ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/new-extension-to-enable-gnome-top-bar-in-multiple-displays/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:16:39

• Git Log Styles Every Developer Should Know (With Examples)? ☞ https://www.linuxforfreshers.com/2025/12/git-log-styles-every-developer-should.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:17:28

• FOSS Weekly #25.50: GNU/Linux Power Users, Helium Browser, Two New GNU/Linux Phones, Ubuntu Starter and More ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-50/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:18:32

• The (successful) end of the kernel Rust experiment ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1049831/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:18:59

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1049939/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:20:00

• Kroah-Hartman: GNU/Linux CVEs, more than you ever wanted to know ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1049963/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:20:30

• Model Context Protocol (MCP) Joins 'Linux' Foundation in Major Hey Hi (AI) Shift ☞ https://linuxiac.com/model-context-protocol-joins-linux-foundation-in-major-ai-shift/ Any scam that pays is OK for LF http://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:21:12

• LibreOffice Draw not in menu ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202512/libreoffice-draw-not-in-menu.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:21:59

• App defaults, 2025 ☞ https://rubenerd.com/app-defaults-2025/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:22:34

• CAFC Reverses TTAB: KAHWA not Generic for, or Descriptive of, Cafés and Coffee Shops - Substantial Evidence Lacking ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/12/cafc-reverses-ttab-kahwa-not-generic.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:23:38

• Hate speech officer back in uniform, Motshekga confirms ☞ https://defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence-sa-defence/hate-speech-officer-back-in-uniform-motshekga-confirms/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:26:05

• Open Build Service Service Disruption ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2025/12/10/post-mortem//    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:26:30

• Red Hat is all about buzzwords under IBM's control ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/10/integrate-custom-ai-service-ansible-lightspeed    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:28:13

• December 2025 News ☞ https://blog.centos.org/2025/12/december-2025-news/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:29:17

• Ubuntu Will Soon Make AMD GPUs Much Easier to Use for Hey Hi (AI) Workloads ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-rocm-support/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:35:41

• Nothing there should be presumed trustworthy https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-downloading-github-binaries-manually-do-this-instead/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:37:09

• Canonical is Bringing AMD ROCm to Ubuntu 26.04 Repos ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ubuntu-26-04-amd-rocm-official-repositories    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:39:41

• "Still think Linux isn't practical for gaming? Think again. Here are the best distros every gamer should try." https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-linux-distro-for-gaming/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:42:44

• Linux and Valve's SteamOS have other ideas https://www.pcgamer.com/software/windows/microsoft-wants-to-make-windows-the-best-place-to-game-no-matter-where-you-play-but-linux-and-valves-steamos-have-other-ideas/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:43:11

• "Here's how to save money, reduce e-waste, and extend the life of your old hardware at the same time." https://www.zdnet.com/article/want-to-save-your-old-computer-try-one-of-these-9-linux-distros-for-free/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:45:47

• My favorite Linux search tools make it easier to find your files - no command line needed https://www.zdnet.com/article/favorite-linux-gui-search-tools-find-files-easier/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:46:35

• I brought my Linux desktop back to Christmas 1993 https://www.howtogeek.com/i-brought-my-linux-desktop-back-to-christmas-1993/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:47:04

• "SteamOS has already been shown to be more optimized for gaming than Windows" https://www.pcguide.com/news/microsoft-promises-to-make-windows-the-best-place-for-gaming-in-2026-in-the-face-of-linux-growth/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:48:46

• "As per the post this is the current list of who Framework are sponsoring in open source land" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/framework-greatly-expand-their-open-source-event-and-linux-distribution-sponsorships/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:50:25

• "The team behind Parrot OS (often shortened to Parrot) has announced the beta release of Parrot 7.0. The update, now in testing, brings several upgrades and improvements to the distribution that emphasizes security, including a switch to KDE Plasma as the default desktop." https://www.howtogeek.com/parrot-os-7-beta-released-with-kde/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:52:07

• "The developer team at Discord released a new engineering blog post yesterday (December 8th) detailing lots of fixes, along with some Linux improvements." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/discord-gets-improvements-for-video-on-linux-pcs-and-steam-deck/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:52:35

• "With the first release of Hytale finally approaching, the developers are still working through getting it running on Linux and macOS." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/hytale-will-run-on-linux-pcs-via-flatpak-but-steam-deck-will-require-more-work/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 17:52:58

• script gemini://tecnico-ligero.duckdns.org/gemlog/54--2025-12-11-Haciendo-un-script-para-buscar-un-texto-perdido.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:11:24

• [jp] [food] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-12-10.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:12:27

• More in gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-12-11.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:13:02

• Flight Simulator 98: Inside Moves ☞ https://rubenerd.com/flight-simulator-98-inside-out/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:14:27

• Don’t flounder in the Lake of Options ☞ https://rubenerd.com/dont-flounder-in-the-lake-of-options/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:14:38

• "Building Rust Apps For Cheap Hackable Handheld Console" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/11/building-rust-apps-for-cheap-hackable-handheld-console/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:15:02

• Cinnamon 6.6 Desktop Environment Released with Redesigned Application Menu ☞ https://9to5linux.com/cinnamon-6-6-desktop-environment-released-with-redesigned-application-menu    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:15:27

• Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.2 Adds Support for Multiple SSH Keys, Direct I/O Bypass ☞ https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-imager-2-0-2-adds-support-for-multiple-ssh-keys-direct-i-o-bypass    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:16:34

• Muzi Unveils Launches Modular BASE Board System for Meshtastic Mesh Networking ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/muzi-unveils-launches-modular-base-board-system-for-meshtastic-mesh-networking/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:17:31

• Renesas Releases Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE MCUs on Cortex-M33 Architecture ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/renesas-releases-dual-band-wi-fi-6-and-bluetooth-le-mcus-on-cortex-m33-architecture/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:17:41

• MAX 12.5-20251204 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/max    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:18:43

• postmarketOS 25.12 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/postmarketos    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:18:51

• Defending Trial by Jury ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/defending-trial-by-jury/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:20:05

• Briefing: Online Safety Act Parliamentary Petition Debate ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-online-safety-act-parliamentary-petition-debate/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:20:19

• LastOSLinux 2025-12-11 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/lastos    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:20:26

• Linux 6.19 Gets Rid Of The Kernel's "Genocide" Function ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Drops-Genocide    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:20:44

• How Hey Hi (AI) coding assistants can bias your coding and analysis ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/12/how-ai-coding-assistants-can-bias-your-coding-and-analysis/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:21:36

• FLOSS Weekly Episode 858 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/10/floss-weekly-episode-858-yottadb-sometimes-the-solution-is-bigger-servers/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:22:19

• Asman Malika: My Outreachy Journey: From curiosity to contribution ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/malika/2025/12/09/my-outreachy-journey-from-curiosity-to-contributiona/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:23:27

• Ivanti EPM Update Patches Critical Remote Code Execution Flaw ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ivanti-epm-update-patches-critical-remote-code-execution-flaw/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:23:53

• Red Hat-sponsored SPAM about Red Hat and it is, as usual, promoting the "AI" Ponzi scheme ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/10/red-hat-leverages-cloud-native-toolbox-ai-kubeconna/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:25:04

• IoT HDMI switch – An ESP32-C3-powered 2-source HDMI switch automated with Home Assistant ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/11/iot-hdmi-switch-an-esp32-c3-powered-2-source-hdmi-switch-automated-with-home-assistant/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:25:24

• Monado 25.1.0: Enabling tomorrow’s OpenXR experiences ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/monado-25-1-0-enabling-tomorrows-openxr-experiences.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:25:39

• The Unreviewable Director: How § 314(d) Shields the USPTO’s IPR Denial Regime from Judicial Oversight ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/12/unreviewable-director-oversight.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:26:37

• Label-Plus Liability: The Government Warns the Federal Circuit Misread Hatch-Waxman ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/12/liability-government-federal.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:26:49

• Laura Kramolis: Rewriting Cartridges ☞ https://kramo.page/cartridges-rewrite    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:27:37

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Administration Rules Threaten Nobel Prizes Won by Immigrants ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/science/nobel-prize-immigrants-science.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:28:14

• M23 rebels enter strategic congolese town as peace deal crumbles ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20251210-m23-rebels-enter-strategic-congolese-town-as-peace-deal-crumbles    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:28:26

• The Health Care Debate We Really Need ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/opinion/health-care-aca-cost-insurance.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:28:40

• A Surrogacy Firm Told Parents-to-Be Their Money Was Safe. Suddenly, It Vanished. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/health/surro-connections-surrogacy-closure.html    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:28:58

• US dispatch, day 3: second officer testifies Luigi Mangione used fake identification, invoked silence after admitting identity ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/us-dispatch-day-3-second-officer-testifies-luigi-mangione-used-fake-identification-invoked-silence-after-admitting-identity/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:29:30

• Tsing Yi Nature Trails closed after 5 hikers contract chikungunya fever; robot dogs deployed to spray area ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/10/tsing-yi-nature-trails-closed-after-5-hikers-contract-chikungunya-fever-robot-dogs-deployed-to-spray-area/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:29:52

• Michigan schools should disclose vaccination rates to parents, lawmakers say ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigan-schools-should-disclose-vaccination-rates-to-parents-lawmakers-say/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:30:03

• Medical error leading to child's death suspected at Rīga Children's Hospital ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/10.12.2025-medical-error-leading-to-childs-death-suspected-at-riga-childrens-hospital.a625750/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:30:12

• Major Rīga hospital limits visits during flu season ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/10.12.2025-major-riga-hospital-limits-visits-during-flu-season.a625773/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:30:24

• Limbaži dissatisfied with coming wind parks ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/environment/10.12.2025-limbazi-dissatisfied-with-coming-wind-parks.a625788/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:30:45

• Jail term for South Korea sex abuse ring boss upped to 47 years ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/jail-term-for-south-korea-sex-abuse-ring-boss-upped-to-47-years    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:31:38

• Agency chief of South Korea’s college entrance exam resigns over too-difficult English exam ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/agency-chief-of-south-koreas-college-entrance-exam-resigns-over-too-difficult-english-exam    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:32:03

• Man killed, another injured in drive-by shooting in Seremban, Malaysia; gang rivalry suspected ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/man-killed-another-injured-in-drive-by-shooting-in-malaysias-seremban-gang-rivalry-suspected    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:32:17

• Malaysia orders overhaul of dress code at police stations, government agencies after public outcry ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-orders-overhaul-of-dress-code-at-police-stations-government-agencies-after-public-outcry    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:32:43

• SUSE Allies with evroc for European Cloud Service Based on Kubernetes ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/features/suse-allies-with-evroc-for-european-cloud-service-based-on-kubernetes/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:33:40

• 10 Years of Let's Encrypt Certificates ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1049965/    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:34:34

• "The character generator follows the traditional design I've used in the past for Myrkheim, Lake Land and Helmbarten: It's a single HTML file containing some JavaScript at the top and a lot of random tables in the back." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-12-10-character-generator    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:35:43

• 🔤SpellBinding — ABDEORX Wordo: CLIME gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-12-11.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:36:15

• 🖼️ xkcd: Fishing #3179 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3179.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 18:36:54

• South Korea’s beauty tourism players fear ugly impact from tax refund termination ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-end-aesthetics-plastic-surgery-tax-refund-in-2025-industry-players-raise-opposition    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 00:54:16

• North Korea fires artillery salvo as it kicks off key party meeting ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-fires-artillery-salvo-as-it-kicks-off-key-party-meeting    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 00:54:36

• South Korea minister resigns amid allegations of Unification Church payments ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-minister-offers-to-quit-amid-allegations-of-unification-church-payments    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 00:54:47

• No, this South Korean patch does not regrow teeth ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/science/20251210-south-korea-patch-regrow-teeth-fake    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 00:55:06

• China’s ZTE may pay more than $1.3b to the US over foreign bribery allegations ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-zte-may-pay-more-than-1-billion-to-the-us-over-foreign-bribery-allegations-sources-say    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 00:55:29

• Chip Company Plotted to Send Technology to China, Ex-C.E.O. Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/world/asia/dutch-nexperia-zhang-ceo.html    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 00:55:52

• South Korea’s Hanwha, US defense startup Vatn to build underwater drones ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-hanwha-us-defense-startup-vatn-to-build-underwater-drones    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 00:56:17

• China and Brazil create joint space laboratory, despite US pressure ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-and-brazil-create-joint-space-laboratory-despite-us-pressure    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 00:56:59

• China's ZTE may pay more than $1 billion to the US over foreign bribery allegations, sources say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-zte-may-pay-more-than-1-billion-to-the-us-over-foreign-bribery-allegations-sources-say    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 00:57:20

• Dispatch from New Delhi: Another India-China flare-up is coming ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/dispatch-from-new-delhi-another-india-china-flare-up-is-coming/    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 00:58:11

• China’s anti-Japan sentiment is rising, but it’s nothing new ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-anti-japan-sentiment-is-rising-but-its-nothing-new/    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 00:58:51

• "Meet the candidates on Zelensky’s shortlist for his next chief of staff" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/11/meet-the-candidates-on-zelensky-s-shortlist-for-his-next-chief-of-staff | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 00:59:18

• KiCad ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/10/production-kicad-template-covers-all-your-bases/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 00:59:43

• "Boy! I’d love to get some time on that computer" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/10/your-supercomputer-arrives-in-the-cloud/ | Source: Hackaday    

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

• Reverse Sundial Still Tells Time ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/10/reverse-sundial-still-tells-time/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 01:01:07

• Cision investigates and MyJobQuote maintains silence over fake experts network ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/cision-investigates-and-myjobquote-maintains-silence-over-fake-experts-network/    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 01:01:45

• 'Super-Jupiter' Exoplanets May Look Like Nothing We've Ever Seen ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/super-jupiter-exoplanets-may-look-like-nothing-weve-ever-seen    

posted Friday, December 12, 2025 at 01:03:07