Roy Schestowitz

• "First published December 28, 2025. There have been no updates since." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/gemini/vocabulary/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 02:13:21

• "So at some point, possibly whilst waiting for it to be warm enough to get out of bed, the mind settled on the idea of determining an animal name that begins with the letter "i". Given that it was too cold the recourse of hitting up a wikipedia page for "list of animal names" was ruled out, or otherwise computering." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/12/28/limits-of-memory.gmi    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 02:14:30

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1519.jpg    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 02:16:09

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1869.jpg    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 02:16:15

• CHRISTMAS UNDER A CAR gopher://aussies.space:70/0/~freet/phlog/2025-12-29Christmas_Under_a_Car.txt    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 02:17:18

• [japan] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-12-28.gmi    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 02:18:15

• "These side projects include writing (both blogging and my long form fiction), learning BASIC programming on my Commodore 64 Ultimate, BASH scripting, reading, and tinkering with some old tech. I don't expect myself to touch all of these in a single day, and I will continue to make a concerted effort to find time before and after work to do things that I enjoy." gemini://gem.saayaa.space/gemlog/2025-12-28-sunday-routine.gmi    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 02:19:17

• "In the face of our inevitable loss of data, perhaps the mature thing to do would be to accept our fate and move on, but with a little bit of work there is a actually a lot we can do to delay our impending loss of data. Or rather, there's one thing to do, make a copy, but there are better and worse ways to do it." gemini://envs.net/~kyeh/computers/software/data_loss.gmi    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 02:20:07

• Eurozone: Bulgaria, Russian dirty tricks, Gold & Silver bullion https://danielpocock.com/en/eurozone-bulgaria-russia-dirty-tricks-gold-silver-bullion/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 02:26:46

• The corporate playbook for next year? Don’t hire. https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/2026-job-hiring-growth-plans-10bc3470    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 03:04:41

• Halifax video game workers form first Ubisoft union in North America https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ubisoft-forms-first-union-north-america-halifax-9.7028674    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 03:11:33

• Game Studios That Shut Down in 2025: Over 25 Studios Closed Their Doors Forever https://www.gamingamigos.com/post/game-studios-closure-2025    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 03:13:07

• https://www.fsf.org/ now 81k USD away from goal    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 03:22:57

• "Naaah, although he did a great job with the kernel we should not forget about Richard Stallman and the GNU project Without him we would not have got half the applications we have today nor the GPL license which is a big reason why Linux is still linux" https://old.reddit.com/r/ArabUnix/comments/1pxhacs/we_have_freedom_because_of_this_man/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 03:24:29

• "IBM is frequently in the news, the Indian clown keeps repeating nonsense. Today, he preaching his wisdom about jobs. He is lying. IBM is not hiring in the US, it is hiring an army in India." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdm0qny7    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 04:39:13

• "IBM is a scam now."    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 04:39:27

• "Wow those comments in the article are brutal. Glad to see the rest of the world sees what truly is going on with us." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 04:40:44

• "lawfare" ☛ https://thegrayzone.com/2025/12/28/cia-mi6-op-sting-eu-fraud-office/ | Source: The Gray Zone    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 04:42:14

• "Epstein Files Unveil 'Clinically Alarming' Amazon Shopping History, Predatory Fixation on 'Eroticised Hierarchy'" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/epstein-files-unveil-clinically-alarming-amazon-shopping-history-predatory-fixation-eroticised-1766392    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 04:42:43

• "The Best Portraits of Brigitte Bardot" https://www.vintag.es/2025/12/the-best-portraits-of-brigitte-bardot.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 04:42:55

• DSA: What power to censor does the EU have? | "Femte juli" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/12/28/dsa-vilken-makt-att-censurera-har-eu/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 04:43:21

• "It's okay to rest this season. It's okay to do "nothing." To have sown throughout the year and enjoy the harvest" | "Está bien" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&u=https://text.eapl.mx/esta-bien    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 04:43:43

• "An experiment in vibe coding | Read the Tea Leaves" https://nolanlawson.com/2025/12/28/an-experiment-in-vibe-coding/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 04:43:54

• "trump: From AI to chips, Big Tech is getting what it wants from Trump" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/from-ai-to-chips-big-tech-is-getting-what-it-wants-from-trump/articleshow/126217285.cms https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/18/GAFAM_Kissing_the_Ring_of_the_Mafia_Don.shtml    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 04:44:11

• "Works of art created in 1930 such as early Betty Boop cartoons depicting her as a dog, Disney's "Rover" prototype for Pluto, and more Mickey Mouse cartoons" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/27/works-entering-the-u-s-public-domain-in-2026.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 04:52:45

• "Regular observers of copyright law’s favorite holiday know the drill: on January 1, 2026" ☛ https://copyrightlately.com/public-domain-2026/ |    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 04:52:58

• "We are at a turning point in the decades-long war on general-purpose computing. Geopolitics are up for grabs. The future is ours to seize." ☛ https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet | Source: CCC    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 04:53:23

• "Before 2025, “media capture” was a term used exclusively overseas, describing the compromise of a free press to curry favor with the regime in power." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-year-attacking-media-1235490875/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:04:00

• "Advent of Code 2025 lasted only 12 days. I liked the shorter format since keeping up with puzzles for over three weeks in previous years was challenging." ☛ https://mmapped.blog/posts/46-aoc-2025 | Source: Roman Kashitsyn    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:05:00

• "Louis Gerstner, the executive who engineered one of the most important corporate turnarounds in the history of the high-technology sector, died at the age of 83 on Saturday." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/louis-gerstner-the-man-who-saved-ibm-dies-at-83-industry-mourns-the-passing-of-transformative-ceo | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:05:28

• "Now the tech industry is in the fever-dream days of generative AI, which requires new levels of computing resources" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-data-centers/ | Source: Wired    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:13:57

• "I’m about half a dozen flights into training for a Private Pilot’s License and wanted to write some notes while I’m still firmly in the “beginner mindset”." ☛ https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/27/Notes-from-Early-Flight-Training/ | Source: Ben Congdon    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:14:09

• "The following map from 2024 by Simon C. Scherrer (via @freakonometrics) indicates that one-third of the Swiss population lives in a five-kilometer-wide strip on either side of the Intercity 1 railway line." ☛ https://r.iresmi.net/posts/2025/railway_population/ | Source: Michaël    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:14:24

• "The issue is that Trump — a close friend of Epstein’s for more than a decade — is named in these documents himself, as the Justice Department informed him in May." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-timeline-1235464225/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:14:52

• "Trump to Europe: Let every social media site spew Nazi trash—or else" ☛ https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/12/26/2359940/-Trump-to-Europe-Let-every-social-media-site-spew-Nazi-trash-or-else | Source: Daily Kos    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:17:02

• "Europe's hard-learned lessons about where unchecked fascist speech leads are being dismissed as regulatory overreach." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/26/trump-to-europe-embrace-nazi-trash-or-else.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:17:26

• [Old] "With all the hype and hysteria around AI, it’s important to remember that AI is still just a tool." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/09/ai-and-the-fight-between-democracy-and-autocracy/684095/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:18:49

• "In recent years, drones have become an integral part of modern warfare." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-must-stop-underestimating-drone-warfare/ | Source: Wired    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:19:18

• "Recognizing a pattern: Putin calls, America blinks, and Zelenskyy leaves empty-handed." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/the-moscow-mar-a-lago-hotline | Source: The Next Move    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:19:45

• "We stand at the edge of a new year and at the edge of an old question: Will this be a republic of citizens or a dominion of oligarchs?" ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/a-new-year-and-a-manifesto-for-america | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:20:43

• "None of the Christmas cocaine boom" ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/12/white-christmas-why-cocaine-is-everywhere-in-december | Source: New Statesman    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:21:00

• "Is it any wonder that these keep biting us?" ☛ https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2025/12/27/the-dangers-of-ssl-certificates/ | Source: Lorin Hochstein    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:22:51

• Social Control Media ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/i-cant-watch-youtube-videos-without-this-hidden-feature/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:23:14

• "At some point during experiments with Hyper-V, my external HDDs died. ZFS scrubbing would just hang and the HDDs would stop spinning." ☛ https://laplab.me/posts/media-server-journey/ | Source: Nikita Lapkov    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:24:25

• "Drinking water from plastic bottles is fine in an emergency, but it is not something that should be used in daily life" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/people-who-drink-bottled-water-on-a-daily-basis-ingest-90000-more-microplastics-per-year/ | Source: Wired    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:26:07

• "I am starting to feel like my whole life is lived through a screen, and I am ashamed to admit how much control my phone seems to have over me." ☛ https://www.mlive.com/advice/2025/12/dear-annie-breaking-free-from-my-phone.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:26:30

• [Old] "Almost fourteen months ago, I started working on my bachelor thesis. Although I finished it half a year ago, it’s still part of my work as a student research assistant." ☛ https://0l.de/blog/2015/01/bachelor-thesis-abstract/ |    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:27:49

• "Nevertheless, I felt like I owed whatever readers remain here at least some sort of update as to what’s been going on with me this year and where my head is at." ☛ https://jaylittle.com/post/view/2025/12/persistence-in-the-face-of-existential-crisis/ | Source: Jay Little    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:28:06

• "Last week I was looking through my archive of 5¼″ floppies and stumbled on a bunch of disks made by this brand, Elephant Memory Systems." ☛ https://morrick.me/archives/10196 | Source: Riccardo Mori    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:28:18

• "At work, I was promoted to an engineering manager position." ☛ https://rickcarlino.com/2026/2025-year-in-review.html | Source: Rick Carlino    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:33:14

• "A lot of my readers call me a cynic when I say things like “you should do things that make your manager happy” or “big tech companies get to decide what projects you work on”." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/a-little-bit-cynical/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:33:31

• "The NIH was founded through the Ransdell Act of 1930, which converted the former Hygienic Laboratory of the Marine Hospital Services into the seeds of a new government institution." ☛ https://www.the-scientist.com/how-the-nih-became-the-backbone-of-us-medical-research-73871 | Source: LabX Media Group    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:34:14

• "The evidence, probably produced by some of the oldest Neanderthal groups, consists of a patch of heated clay" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-12-humans-years-earlier-believed-archaeological.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:34:23

• "It’s been a year since I’ve posted anything on this here blog." ☛ https://www.paritybit.ca/blog/oh-right-i-have-a-blog/ | Source: Jake Bauer    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:45:58

• "An islet in western Estonia will be upgraded to the status of "small island" and granted additional funding after at least five people have been registered as living on the territory for a year." ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2780175/estonia-gets-a-new-small-island | Source: LRT    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:47:51

• "cheetomussolini" ... seems it has been a thing "Since March 2016" https://x.com/cheetomussolini    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:53:05

• "On first startup after upgrading, Fish performs a one-time migration, freezing the current theme and key bindings into files under ~/.config/fish/conf.d/." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/fish-shell-4-3-released-with-scripting-and-terminal-improvements/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:55:06

• Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 52 (Dec 22 – 28, 2025) ☞ https://linuxiac.com/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-52-dec-22-28-2025/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:55:44

• "I have recently migrated my by now 79 repositories from GitHub to Codeberg, a decision driven by several significant factors." ☛ https://0l.de/blog/2025/12/codeberg-migration/ |    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:56:39

• "They are so universal and effective that we sometimes don’t think of them as strategies at all." ☛ https://eblog.fly.dev/onoff.html |    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:56:52

• "Typst is a typesetting system similar to LaTeX." ☛ https://unnamed.website/posts/haskelling-my-typst/ | Source: Unnamed Website    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:57:02

• "What if you want high speed without too much work or a specialized library? You can try to roll your own" ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/12/27/parsing-ip-addresses-quickly-portably-without-simd-magic/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:58:20

• "If you maintain software projects, you see it all the time. Someone new comes along and they want to start rewriting everything." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/12/28/dont-be-so-eager-to-rewrite-your-code/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:58:41

• "In October 2012, Bundler’s success was killing RubyGems.org. Dependency resolution requires knowing what each version of each gem depends on, and dependencies form a graph, not a tree." ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2025/12/28/the-compact-index.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 05:59:43

• "The model follows the high-level design of a Denoising Autoencoder." ☛ https://cprimozic.net/blog/anime-recommender-model-architecture/ | Source: Casey Primozic    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:00:38

• "I like learning programming languages." ☛ https://ficd.sh/blog/permission-to-begin-learning/ | Source: Daniel Fichtinger    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:00:51

• "Imagine a world where every time you want to share a cool app with a friend, you have to ask permission (and maybe pay extra)." ☛ https://freenetafrica.com/2025/05/24/richard-stallman-the-legend-of-software-freedom/ |    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:01:22

• "The BSDCan Call For Papers (CFP) is open until January 17th" ☛ https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=176686773001359&w=2 | Source: Mailing list ARChives    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:01:49

• "By default, 11ty uses markdown-it library to parse markdown. But, it seems that by default, markdown-it doesn't support syntax for applying an id to a header element." ☛ https://syntackle.com/blog/adding-custom-anchors-to-headings-in-markdown-eleventy-3NxBhIJO2OIr4XOj5LKc/ | Source: Murtuzaali Surti    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:03:23

• "While working on HTTP caching, a refresher, I learned about a recent development that immediately piqued my interest." ☛ https://danburzo.ro/notes/no-vary-search-vs-canonical/ | Source: Dan Cătălin Burzo    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:04:02

• "It, like caltorss before it, is hopefully well-described by its name: it converts a sitemap to an RSS feed." ☛ https://www.jmduke.com/posts/sitemaptorss.html | Source: Justin Duke    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:04:12

• "since writing that tutorial, I have made a multitude of improvements to my site, and at this point, the previous post no longer describes the current site I am running." ☛ https://mirawelner.com/posts/website_update.html | Source: Mira Welner    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:04:33

• "The longer answer has to do with how Zimbabwe’s mobile networks are built, powered, and used." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/12/zimbabwe-networks-christmas-congestion/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:05:28

• "LackPaint is basically a digital photo frame. Except instead of showing boring old family photos in the usual way" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/12/28/display-your-photos-like-theyre-in-macpaint/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:06:30

• "this article looks at another way to help KDE improve." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-help-kde-improve-plasma-through-user-feedback/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:07:17

• "Motion Photos" ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/extracting-video-from-motion-photos-on-linux/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:07:40

• "It’s not even black-and-white, it’s gray-and-gray." ☛ https://maurycyz.com/misc/raw_photo/ | Source: Maury    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:08:02

• "A software vendor was using SMTP spamware to send license keys customers had paid thousands for. A measured rant was in order, and turned out to be quite enlightening." ☛ https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/12/why-451-is-good-for-you-greylisting.html | Source: BSDly    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:08:19

• You Are Likely to Be Eaten by a Grue: The Current State of Interactive Fiction ☞ https://jxself.org/grue.shtml    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:09:31

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

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

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-12-29.gmi    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:13:05

• "There are 4803 capsules. We successfully connected recently to 3241 of them."    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:14:28

• Almost 4,850 capsules counted yesterday    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:14:47

• Scam Altman cult: "FOSS is and always was a scam, in order to feed tons of code to LLMs and kicking coders in the balls, so they could not monetize their work. And, noone cares about the licenses, everyone steals and robs whatever is at arms length." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46398678    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:19:01

• Y Combinator (YC) Funds Scams, Run by Scammers https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Y_Combinator_YC_Funds_Scams_Run_by_Scammers.shtml    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:19:22

• "FOSS has been a thing for decades longer than LLMs have even been a vague notion."    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:20:06

• "So FOSS is bad and commercial [sic] software is bad? What's left - going outside and touching some grass?"    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:20:16

• "Arguably the most brilliant engineer in FFmpeg left because of this. He reverse engineered dozens of codecs by hand as a volunteer. Then security "researchers" and corporate employees came along repeatedly insisted "critical" security issues were fixed immediately waving their CVEs." https://x.com/FFmpeg/status/1978693812672217303    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:21:34

• "CVE slop" https://x.com/ffmpeg/status/1984207514389586050    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:22:14

• "It's AI generated bug reports on an obscure 1990s hobby codec"    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:22:45

• "And got a nice bonus at the end of the year for finding so many red CVEs"    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:23:20

• "We take security very seriously but at the same time is it really fair that trillion dollar corporations run AI to find security issues on people's hobby code? Then expect volunteers to fix." https://x.com/FFmpeg/status/1984178359354483058    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:24:02

• "It's someone's hobby project of an obscure 1990s decoder. A trillion dollar company is tasking an AI to find bugs and is assigning CVEs. Yet expects volunteers to fix it."    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:25:03

• "The author of Lucasfilm Smash, a 1990s video game codec is writing this as a hobby. A trillion dollar corporation like Google should be the one sending fixes. If Deepmind is that good, surely it should be doing it."    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:25:39

• KDE Plasma 6_25.12 for Slackware-current ☞ https://blog.slackware.nl/kde-plasma-6_25-12-for-slackware-current/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 06:58:33

• Musician Cancelled as Hey Hi (AI) Falsely Accuses Him of Horrific Crimes ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/musician-ai-canada-google    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:02:31

• Twins’ Peaks: The Gilbertson Brothers Want to Rewrite Your Country’s Map ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/science/eric-matthew-gilbertson-mountains.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:08:38

• Doomsday Glacier Approaching Catastrophic Collapse ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/doomsday-glacier-approaching-catastrophic-collapse    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:09:03

• How Cameroon Fought to Save Its Malaria Program After the U.S. Cut Critical Funding ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/health/malaria-cameroon-usaid-pmi.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:09:44

• South Korean President vows to reveal truth on anniversary of Jeju Air crash ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-president-vows-to-reveal-truth-on-anniversary-of-jeju-air-crash    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:10:04

• South Korean President vows to reveal truth on anniversary of Jeju Air crash ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-president-vows-to-reveal-truth-on-anniversary-of-jeju-air-crash    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:10:33

• South Korea’s ex-first lady Kim received bribes and meddled in state affairs, prosecutor says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-ex-first-lady-kim-received-bribes-and-meddled-in-state-affairs-prosecutor-says    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:10:53

• Coupang announces $1.5 billion compensation to South Korean users for data leak ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coupang-announces-1-5-billion-compensation-to-south-korean-users-for-data-leak    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:11:11

• Nearly 80% of South Korea’s dog meat farms shut ahead of 2027 ban ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/nearly-80-of-south-koreas-dog-meat-farms-shut-ahead-of-2027-ban    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:11:32

• Over 4,000 schools closed in South Korea, with 82 left unused for 30 years ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/over-4000-closed-schools-nationwide-82-left-unused-for-30-years-in-south-korea    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:14:44

• South Korean President Lee names conservative lawmaker as budget minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-president-lee-names-conservative-lawmaker-as-budget-minister    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:15:12

• North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees cruise missile launches ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-oversees-cruise-missile-launching-drill    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:15:24

• GuideOS – beginner-friendly GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/guideos-beginner-friendly-linux-distribution/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:18:50

• google-java-format – reformats Java source code ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/google-java-format-reformats-java-source-code/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:19:16

• Kyanos – networking analysis tool using eBPF ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kyanos-networking-analysis-tool-ebpf/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:19:29

• Bongo Cat Wayland Overlay – animated bongo cat reacting to your keyboard input ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bongo-cat-wayland-overlay-animated-bongo-cat/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:19:40

• Regal – linter, debugger and language server for Rego ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/regal-linter-debugger-language-server-rego/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:20:57

• why2 – easy to use encryption system ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/why2-encryption-system/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:21:06

• detekt – static code analysis for Kotlin ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/detekt-static-code-analysis-kotlin/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:21:27

• ufo – universal file opener ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ufo-universal-file-opener/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:21:46

• 11 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Data Mining Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/datamining/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:22:01

• fht-compositor – dynamic tiling Wayland compositor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/fht-compositor-dynamic-tiling-wayland-compositor/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:22:26

• syca – minimal sudo-like privilege elevation tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/syca-minimal-sudo-like-privilege-elevation-tool/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:22:34

• 8 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Point-of-Sale Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pointofsale/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:23:05

• 8 Essential Free and Open Source Python Maths Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/essential-free-python-maths-tools/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:23:14

• letmein – authenticated port/firewall knocking ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/letmein-authenticated-port-firewall-knocking/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:24:02

• New Record for GNU/Linux in Australia (at Microsoft's Expense) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/New_Record_for_GNU_Linux_in_Australia_at_Microsoft_s_Expense.shtml    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:25:32

• Linus Torvalds Blasts Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) for Attempting to 'Protect' GNU/Linux ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Linus_Torvalds_Blasts_Software_Freedom_Conservancy_SFC_for_Atte.shtml    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:25:40

• 9 Best Free and Open Source Compositing Window Managers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-compositing-window-managers/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:25:49

• Slop About "Linux" Came Only From One Slopfarm This Weekend ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Slop_About_Linux_Came_Only_From_One_Slopfarm_This_Weekend.shtml    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:25:57

• ripunzip – unzip an archive in parallel ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ripunzip-unzip-archive-parallel/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:26:04

• D7VK 1.1 Released    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:26:24

• CrunchBang GNU/Linux Lives on With GreenBang ☞ https://thenewstack.io/crunchbang-linux-lives-on-with-greenbang/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:30:44

• A Socket 7 Upgrade: Moving Beyond the 486 ☞ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/a-socket-7-upgrade-moving-beyond-the-486/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:31:47

• Ultimate 2025.12.28 is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/ultimate    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:35:08

• SliTaz 20251228 is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/slitaz    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:35:17

• Drauger 7.8-beta1 is ready ☞ https://distrowatch.com/drauger    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:35:30

• 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: December 28th, 2025 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-december-28th-2025    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:35:43

• Graphical Shutdown App KShutdown 6.2 added Beep Sound & D-Bus Help ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/kshutdown-6-2-beep-sound/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:36:14

• 2025 Year in Review ☞ https://rickcarlino.com/2026/2025-year-in-review.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:39:06

• Highlights from 2025 ☞ https://pointieststick.com/2025/12/28/highlights-from-2025/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:39:38

• Inkscape 1.4.3 Released with 100+ Bug-Fixes & Improved PDF Import ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/inkscape-1-4-3-100-bug-fixes-improved-pdf/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:44:52

• Google rediscovers RSS feeds… but it’s not the return of Surveillance Giant Google Reader ☞ https://hackwarenews.com/google-rediscovers-rss-feeds-but-its-not-the-return-of-google-reader/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:45:09

• Google planning update that will allow users to change their embarrassing old email addresses ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/28/google-planning-update-will-allow-users-change-embarrassing-old-email-addresses/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:46:08

• Gmail to Let Users Change Their Addresses While Keeping Data ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/technology/gmail-change-address-email.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:46:26

• Google Confidently Wrong, Nowadays Defaming People Too ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Google_Confidently_Wrong_Nowadays_Defaming_People_Too.shtml    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:46:42

• Three of the best: Geoff Huston ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/29/three-of-the-best-geoff-huston-8/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:47:03

• Extremely rare East German game console from the late 1970s tested — only such device produced by communist GDR, bought for $1,000 at auction ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/extremely-rare-east-german-games-console-from-the-late-70s-tested-this-was-the-only-such-device-produced-by-the-communist-gdr    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:47:28

• Jonathan Dowland: Our study, 2025 ☞ https://jmtd.net/log/study/2025/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:49:13

• 110-pound cast-iron Victorian radiator modded into a gaming PC — massive radiator used for cooling the bottom-mounted PC components ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/liquid-cooling/110-pound-cast-iron-victorian-radiator-upcycled-into-a-gaming-pc-its-a-truly-rad-design    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:50:36

• This Bizarre Parasitic 'Mushroom' Plant Quit Photosynthesis – And It's Thriving ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-bizarre-parasitic-mushroom-plant-quit-photosynthesis-and-its-thriving    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:52:32

• Photographing Cosmic Rays With A Consumer Camera ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/28/photographing-cosmic-rays-with-a-consumer-camera/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:52:52

• Menopausal Weight Gain Starts Sooner Than You'd Think. Here's How to Act Early. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/menopausal-weight-gain-starts-sooner-than-youd-think-heres-how-to-act-early    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:56:50

• Balasankar 'Balu' C: Granting Namespace-Specific Access in GKE Clusters ☞ https://balasankarc.in/tech/kubernetes-namespace-exec-access-for-external-users.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:57:14

• Year-end donations round, 2025 edition ☞ https://rg3.name/202512282037.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:58:11

• Rainbow Six Siege is under siege by hackers, Ubisoft forced to take all servers offline — players randomly received billions of credits, ultra-exclusive skins, and bans or unbans ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/rainbow-six-siege-is-under-siege-by-hackers-ubisoft-forced-to-take-all-servers-offline-players-randomly-received-billions-of-credits-ultra-exclusive-skins-and-bans-or-unbans    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:59:28

• Russia vows to support China if Taiwan contingency flares up: Top diplomat ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/russia-vows-to-support-china-if-taiwan-contingency-flares-up-top-diplomat    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 07:59:52

• Is Russian technology behind North Korea’s new nuclear submarine? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/is-russian-technology-behind-north-koreas-new-nuclear-submarine    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:00:04

• Zelenskyy Vows To Continue Peace Drive After Convicted Felon Talks End With No Deal ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-trump-zelenskyy-florida-peace-talks-russia/33635202.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:00:17

• The Status of the 20-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/europe/what-is-in-the-20-point-ukraine-peace-plan.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:02:42

• Zelensky to Meet With Convicted Felon at Mar-a-Lago About Plan to End War With Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/world/europe/zelensky-trump-ukraine-russia-talks.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:02:53

• Dihydroxyacetone Man says Ukraine-Russia peace ‘closer than ever’ after talks with Zelenskyy ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/1228/ukraine-russia-trump-zelenskyy-peace-plan-florida    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:03:06

• Zelenskyy Calls On Allies To Cement Peace Ahead Of High-Stakes Talks With Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-trump-peace-talks-ukraine-russia-carney/33634297.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:03:37

• Ukrainian president Zelensky to meet with Convicted Felon in Florida ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251228-ukrainian-president-zelensky-to-meet-with-trump-in-florida    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:03:49

• War in Ukraine: 'Sometimes you feel like the end is close, but every day it feels like far away' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251228-war-in-ukraine-sometimes-you-feel-like-the-end-is-close-but-every-day-it-feels-like-far-away    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:04:01

• The week in pictures: US strikes on Nigerian jihadists, AFCON 2025 and the death of Brigitte Bardot ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20251228-the-week-in-pictures-us-strikes-nigerian-jihadists-afcon-2025-death-brigitte-bardot    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:04:19

• Dihydroxyacetone Man, Zelensky say Ukraine peace deal edging closer but key issues unresolved ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251228-trump-zelensky-say-ukraine-peace-deal-closer-key-issues-unresolved    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:04:35

• Editors’ picks for 2025: ‘Europe’s lesson for Australia: invest in defence now, or spend more later’ ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/editors-picks-for-2025-europes-lesson-for-australia-invest-in-defence-now-or-spend-more-later/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:05:00

• Dihydroxyacetone Man and Zelensky Meet to Iron Out Peace Plan, but Deal Remains Elusive ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/us/politics/trump-zelensky-peace-ukraine-putin.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:05:16

• Amiga A500 Mini user builds working scale-sized Commodore 1084 monitor with 3D printed components — 3D printer project details shared for all ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/amiga-a500-mini-user-builds-scale-sized-commodore-1084-monitor-to-rebalance-the-retro-universe-shares-their-3d-printer-project-details    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:05:46

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Says Ukraine Peace Talks Moving In 'Right Direction' After Zelenskyy Meeting ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-peace-talks-zelenskyy-trump-putin/33634815.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:06:03

• Analyst: Convicted Felon ’delusional’ if he thinks Putin is serious about ending war in Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251228-analyst-trump-delusional-if-he-thinks-putin-is-serious-about-ending-war-in-ukraine    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:06:30

• Russia court sentences pro-war activist and Putin critic to six years in prison ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/russia-court-sentences-pro-war-activist-and-putin-critic-to-six-years-in-prison/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:06:37

• Lazy Reading for 2025/12/28 ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/12/28/lazy-reading-for-2025-12-28/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:07:00

• Plausibly Postulated Prophecies | LINUX Unplugged 647 ☞ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/647/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:07:42

• Going Linux #474 · Bluetooth Devices ☞ https://goinglinux.com/episode-474-bluetooth-devices/index.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:08:18

• Retro ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/28/retro-semiconductors-the-silicon-controlled-rectifier/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:08:39

• Holiday Hacking 2025 ☞ https://blog.broulik.de/2025/12/holiday-hacking-2025/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:09:11

• 8 years of “This Week in Plasma” ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2025/12/28/8-years-of-this-week-in-plasma/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:09:47

• A Twist Between Hidden Dimensions May Explain Mass ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-twist-between-hidden-dimensions-may-explain-mass    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:11:05

• Over 50% of Heart Attacks in Younger Women Aren't From Clogged Arteries ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/over-50-of-heart-attacks-in-younger-women-arent-from-clogged-arteries    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:11:16

• The World Is Sleeping on Bird Flu, Expert Warns ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-world-is-sleeping-on-bird-flu-expert-warns    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:11:26

• Your Music Playlist Could Influence Your Driving Ability in Unexpected Ways ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-music-playlist-could-influence-your-driving-ability-in-unexpected-ways    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:11:36

• This 70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Egg Contained a Sparkling Crystal Surprise ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-70-million-year-old-dinosaur-egg-contained-a-sparkling-crystal-surprise    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:11:54

• Cheese Really Is Linked to Lower Dementia Risk, But There's a Catch ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/cheese-really-is-linked-to-lower-dementia-risk-but-theres-a-catch    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:12:01

• Co-Creator of Go Language is Rightly Furious Over This Appreciation Email ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/rob-pike-furious/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:12:52

• Nexperia China seeks new wafer suppliers amid legal standoff with Dutch parent, could take 6 months for qualification — chip shortages have suspended some automotive production lines as Nexperia faces wafer shortage ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nexperia-china-seeks-new-wafer-suppliers-amid-legal-standoff-with-dutch-parent    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:13:12

• China welcomes Thailand-Cambodia truce ahead of trilateral talks ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-welcomes-thailand-cambodia-truce-ahead-of-trilateral-talks    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:13:28

• China launches military drills around Taiwan amid tensions with Japan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-launches-military-drills-around-taiwan-amid-tensions-with-japan    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:13:36

• ‘Vape valley’: Double standards in China’s powering of world’s e-cigarette boom ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/vape-valley-double-standards-in-chinas-powering-of-worlds-e-cigarette-boom    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:13:54

• China conducts large-scale Taiwan drills amid rising tensions ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251229-china-conducts-large-scale-taiwan-drills-amid-rising-tensions    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:14:18

• China blames military drills for reef damage around disputed Scarborough Shoal ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/china-blames-military-drills-for-reef-damage-around-disputed-shoal    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:14:26

• Rockchip RK628D based HDMI-to-MIPI-CSI board converts HDMI video into camera feed for embedded systems ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/29/rockchip-rk628d-based-hdmi-to-mipi-csi-board-converts-hdmi-video-into-camera-feed-for-embedded-systems/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:15:09

• Forlinx FET1126Bx-S low-power Rockchip RV1126BJ industrial SoM powers SBC with 40-pin GPIO header ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/29/forlinx-fet1126bx-s-low-power-rockchip-rv1126bj-industrial-som-powers-sbc-with-40-pin-gpio-header/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:15:16

• Install WordPress in a Raspberry Pi: a Self-Hosted Blog Solution ☞ https://peppe8o.com/wordpress-raspberry-pi/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:47:16

• "Before the Raspberry Pi came out, one cheap and easy way to get GPIO on a computer with a real operating system was to manipulate the pins on an old parallel port, then most commonly used for printers." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/28/raspberry-pi-gets-desktop-form-factor/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:47:40

• Top 10 Most Read Pieces from 2025 ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/blog/2025/12/top-10-most-read-pieces-from-2025    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:47:56

• Dihydroxyacetone Man to press Netanyahu on stalled Gaza ceasefire, Iran and Lebanon ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251228-trump-to-press-netanyahu-on-stalled-gaza-ceasefire    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:48:17

• World leaders reject Israel’s recognition of independent Somaliland ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/world-leaders-reject-israels-recognition-of-independent-somaliland/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:48:33

• “Border security is the primary element of national security.” ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/28/border-security-is-the-primary-element-of-national-security/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:50:22

• Syrian Protests Over Lack of Security Leave 2 Dead ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/world/middleeast/syria-protests-alawite-two-killed.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:50:37

• Can You Reboot a Lamp Like a Superhero Franchise? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/business/midcentury-design-furniture-lamps.html    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 09:00:27

• Hidden gem in the Straits of Johor: Seahorses found in Malaysia’s largest seagrass meadow ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/hidden-gem-of-straits-of-johor-seahorses-found-in-the-largest-seagrass-meadow-in-malaysia    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 09:02:15

• Mild earthquake hits Malaysia, with tremors felt across Johor and Melaka ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/mild-earthquake-in-malaysia-tremors-felt-across-johor-and-melaka    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 09:02:35

• Cloudflare ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/28/cloudflares-outages-and-why-cool-kids-test-on-prod/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 09:06:38

• Cheetah MX4 Mini: A Pint-Sized 3D Printer Controller ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/28/cheetah-mx4-mini-a-pint-sized-3d-printer-controller/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 09:07:11

• "To make aerated concrete, add a foam-forming agent and stir in a significant amount of air" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/28/create-aerated-concrete-using-xanthan-gum-and-dishwashing-liquid/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 09:07:43

• "A clean Linux install doesn’t come with many pre-configured apps, and that can leave new users wondering where to start—unsure of what they actually need for a smooth, functional system. To remove that guesswork, here are five essential Linux apps you should install on day one." https://www.howtogeek.com/install-these-5-must-have-apps-on-day-one/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 13:54:39

• "GreenBang harkens back to the "good ol'" days of Linux, when the command line was necessary, and window managers were all the rage." https://thenewstack.io/crunchbang-linux-lives-on-with-greenbang/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 13:55:14

• "Are you new to Linux and resisting the terminal? Or perhaps you're a longtime passionate user like me? Regardless, learning the Linux terminal opens up an entirely different world on Linux, and I will explain why." https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-learning-the-linux-terminal-is-worth-it-even-for-beginners/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 13:55:39

• "Linux Mint is famous for offering a familiar Windows-like desktop experience, but did you know it’s also one of the most customizable distros—with built-in tools to tweak its look and feel?" https://www.howtogeek.com/i-made-linux-mint-look-like-macos-with-these-tweaks/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 13:56:10

• "Do you want to try Linux but don’t want to relearn a new interface? Worried that an unfamiliar desktop might slow down your workflow? You’re not alone—and these five Windows-like desktop environments (DEs) are designed to help you feel right at home." https://www.howtogeek.com/best-windows-like-linux-desktops-for-a-familiar-look-and-feel/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 13:57:48

• Pushing Rust/MS GitHub https://www.howtogeek.com/terminal-text-editors-that-are-better-than-nano/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 13:58:26

• "Lately, several of these setups are running Hyprland, the dynamic tiling Wayland Compositor that has taken the Linux world by storm." https://itsfoss.com/best-hyprland-dotfiles/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 13:58:54

• "A new version of Turntable, the universal music scrobbling tool and ‘now playing’ desktop widget for Linux is out with a couple of cool new features." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/turntable-linux-desktop-media-controls    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 13:59:15

• That's a crossover we never saw coming - Facebook borrows the Linux scheduler from the Steam Deck to help run its data centers https://www.techradar.com/pro/thats-a-crossover-we-never-saw-coming-facebook-borrows-the-linux-scheduler-from-the-steam-deck-to-help-run-its-data-centers    

POSTED mONDAY, dECEMBER 29, 2025 AT 13:59:42

• "Are you working in the Xfce desktop environment, or thinking of switching to an Xfce-powered Linux distribution like Linux Mint? I've spent the past several weeks using Xfce on my main desktop, and I ended up making a few changes you might want to consider too." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-finally-fixed-my-xfce-workflow-with-these-simple-settings-and-apps/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 14:00:11

• Schleswig-Holstein will save €15 million in 2026 by dropping Microsoft software in favor of free Linux by Allan Tépper - ProVideo Coalition ⚓ https://www.provideocoalition.com/schleswig-holstein-will-save-e15-million-in-2026-by-dropping-microsoft-software-in-favor-of-free-linux/ ䷉ Source: provideocoalition    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 14:15:17

• "Look at almost any mission-critical computer system in the world—servers, workstations, embedded computers, and many more—and you'll see Linux in some form" https://www.howtogeek.com/what-exactly-makes-linux-so-bulletproof/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 14:16:50

• "As we step into 2026, I want to thank every one of you for being part of this small but meaningful corner of the internet. Whether you've been following my tinkering, experiments, tech adventures, or the occasional off-beat project, I'm grateful you're here." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/happy-new-year-2026/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 14:24:32

• 🔤SpellBinding — EGUIOTH Wordo: WINKS gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-12-29.gmi    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 14:25:05

• "So I quickly concluded that the right way to play Magic is that everyone builds their own deck like constructing a clever li’l machine and then we’d face them off." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/same-deck-magic    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 14:26:01

• "It's no secret that, although my interest waxes and wanes over time, I love programming. It's a hobby that's kept me happily occupied since I started roughly 3.5 decades ago. I also enjoy other creative outlets. For example, I like writing - and do it professionally to some extent." gemini://thelambdalab.xyz/phlog/2025-12-29-Rebel.txt    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 14:26:51

• "I was walking in the cold, carrying the backpack with our external backup drives, talking with my wife -- about backups, our websites, and how I didn't know how to keep things up after I died, that it would all crumble as soon as bills weren't paid, and that I didn't have any friends who had both the system administration skills and the interest in keeping my weird software collection up and running."    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 14:27:58

• "One year ago I wondered about creating an association for people who wanted their digital legacy to endure. In return for this posthumous service, they would help keep the digital legacy of others alive. A bit like the Internet Archive, but independent." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-12-29-dead-archivists    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 14:28:22

• "IBM SHOULD NOT BE USING US RESOURCES THEN - we are literally getting sc--wed by our own tax dollars" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdm0qny7    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 15:00:05

• "IMO, unless someone posts a threat, or confidential information, or something else illegal, threads and posts should not get deleted on a board such as this. It really makes you wonder who runs this board and why IBM seems to have a direct line to them to get anything unflattering deleted immediately." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 15:02:24

• "Lou Gerstner last year package was $238000000 at a rate of $50000/hour. It was an act of thievery." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 15:04:21

• canceled by Microsoft https://www.pcgamesn.com/doom/romero-games-canceled-hellslayer    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 16:42:02

• Headline today: "Xbox heads into 2026 on a wave of uncertainty" - see http://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Microsoft_XBox_is_Going_Online_Cloud.shtml    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 16:43:18

• Revisionism: "Why so many negative comments?? He saved IBM. If it was not for him IBM Would have been extinct. His vision and turning the company around was a great success. Akers wanted to split IBM into different companies. Mr Gerstner is responsible for bringing it back to profitability. Heaven gained a true warrior in Mr Gerstner" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 16:59:29

• "I think it is because he ruthlessly fired thousands of people and cut their pensions etc. To save IBM he attacked and ended the careers of people who made IBM what it once was." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 16:59:45

• "hope he rots in he-l for eternity for all the evil things he did to regular IBMers doing their jobs. Same thing should happen to Palmisano, Rometty, Alvind and the Pipmunks. You cannot escape the evil that you do to others."    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 17:00:05

• "Wow that is harsh. Think of Lous family during this difficult time for them. Arvind, Ginny and the other executives should not get this anger towards them"    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 17:00:10

• "Alvind the Indian wishes to replace all IBM US employees with Indians." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdm0qny7    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 17:01:57

• "AI is not a people-replacer, it is a talent-augmenter. Companies that are cutting staff to replace with AI are getting short-term SG&A benefits, but shooting themselves in the foot long term. Rather they should be focusing on training the team members they have to increase skills in the higher level tasks that AI frees them up for by taking on lower level repetitive tasks."    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 17:02:09

• "Alvind needs to justify his 100 million payout this year so of course there will be cuts"    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 17:03:01

• "In a recent interview, Alvind the Indian complained that fewer people leave IBM US leave voluntarily to make place for Indians hires. Alvind will most likely target more older US employees to make place for younger Indians. He should leave ...." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 17:03:07

• Windows all-time low https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/liberia/#monthly-200902-202511    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 17:19:40

• Who needs Proxmox templates? I built my own base image instead https://www.xda-developers.com/who-needs-proxmox-templates-built-my-own-base-image-instead/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 17:21:06

• I automated my Proxmox home lab with Terraform https://www.xda-developers.com/i-automated-my-proxmox-home-lab-with-terraform/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 17:21:44

• After decades of using Windows, Linux's KDE Plasma is spoiling me rotten https://www.xda-developers.com/after-decades-of-windows-linux-kde-spoiling-me-rotten/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 17:22:34

• "Turn that dusty old laptop into a quiet, capable home server that can handle media, backups, and self-hosted apps with ease." https://www.xda-developers.com/old-laptops-make-better-home-servers-most-people-realize/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 17:23:19

• Running Proxmox VMs with GPU passthrough is much easier than it used to be https://www.xda-developers.com/running-proxmox-vms-with-gpu-passthrough-is-much-easier/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 17:25:15

• The Arch Linux website is down for everyone not on IPv6 after a DDoS attack https://www.xda-developers.com/arch-linux-website-down-not-on-ipv6-ddos-attack/    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 17:25:53

• https://www.fsf.org now about 75k USD away from goal    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 18:14:37

• "A bigger RA is coming in Q1" at IBM, said someone moments ago https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y    

posted Monday, December 29, 2025 at 18:36:03