Roy Schestowitz

• Arch, Bazzite, elementary, Mint, Kali, Parrot OS, Qubes OS, & more 2026 GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-330/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:37:51

• Late Night Linux – Episode 367 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-367/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:38:29

• South Korea’s Lee snaps selfie with China’s Pooh-tin using gifted ‘backdoor’ phone ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/06/south-koreas-lee-snaps-selfie-with-chinas-xi-using-gifted-backdoor-phone/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:39:32

• Is ‘TikTok USA’ Really a Done Deal? Chinese Officials’ New Comments Raise Questions About the Divestment’s Status ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/05/tiktok-usa-status/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:40:00

• Bits from Debian: Debian welcomes Outreachy interns for December 2025-March 2026 round ☞ https://bits.debian.org/2026/01/welcome-outreachy-interns-2025.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:41:07

• Jonathan McDowell: Free Software Activities for 2025 ☞ https://www.earth.li/~noodles/blog/2026/01/a-year-in-free-software.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:42:26

• Fedora Community Blog: DEADLINE 2026-01-07: Fedora GNU/Linux 43 FESCo Elections ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/deadline-2026-01-07-fedora-linux-43-fesco-elections/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:46:20

• Gnome Says No to AI-Generated Extensions ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Gnome-Says-No-to-AI-Generated-Extensions    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:48:30

• Mozilla Plans to AI-ify Firefox ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Mozilla-Plans-to-AI-ify-Firefox    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:48:36

• There Is No One Left On Debian's Data Protection Team ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/No-Debian-Data-Protection-Team    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:49:22

• Debian people dox people, so there's that    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:49:41

• CentOS 10-20260105 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/centos    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:50:16

• Talos 1.12.1 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/talos    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:50:27

• GNU ddrescue 1.30 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1052796/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:51:23

• GNU Taler news: GNU Taler presented at 39C3 ☞ https://taler.net/en/news/2026-01.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:52:04

• The Real GNU Anniversary (Not Manifesto or Announcement) is Today (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/05/The_Real_GNU_Anniversary_Not_Manifesto_or_Announcement_is_Today.shtml    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:52:14

• "There's a reorg every January. In response to failure to "achieve plan" the C-Level brainiacs at IBM reshuffle all of those failed leaders into new roles and then a year from now act shocked when once again plans were not realized, and so they will again reshuffle those same leaders into new roles." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ke7exa4g    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:58:53

• "and sometimes, those reshuffles takes the failed leaders back again to their original roles and the C-Level brainiacs announce it as an unqualified success. But...It is just rearranging deckchairs on the IBM Titanic !" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ke7exa4g    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 02:59:12

• XBox the console is dead, so they redefine the brand https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-will-soon-turn-some-hisense-smart-tvs-into-an-xbox    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:00:28

• AnduinOS 1.4.2 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/anduin    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:06:27

• Meet Canonical at CES 2026: A trusted foundation for your device lifecycle ☞ https://canonical.com//blog/canonical-at-ces-2026    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:07:02

• Canonical announces Ubuntu support for the NVIDIA Rubin platform ☞ https://canonical.com//blog/nvidia-vera-rubin-ubuntu-support    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:07:19

• Goodbye Xmas 2025 ☞ https://rubenerd.com/goodbye-xmas-2025/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:07:33

• Digital Sovereignty Briefing on the Cybersecurity Bill ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/digital-sovereignty-briefing-on-the-cybersecurity-bill/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:08:08

• Netflix withdraws Chinese drama in Vietnam over nine-dash line map ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/netflix-withdraws-chinese-drama-in-vietnam-over-nine-dash-line-map    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:08:33

• Kimwolf Android Botnet Grows Through Residential Proxy Networks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/kimwolf-android-botnet-grows-through-residential-proxy-networks/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:08:58

• "To keep the OSS momentum, Richard Stallman, in 1985, authored the GNU Manifesto" https://arxiv.org/html/2601.01944v1 OSS????    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:10:04

• "Negative posts that I post tend to do better than neutral or positive ones. I have a classifier that judges titles on "most likely to get upvoted" for which "Richard Stallman is Dead" is the optimal title" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46512881    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:11:06

• Researcher Spotlights WhatsApp Metadata Leak as Meta Begins Rolling Out Fixes ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/researcher-spotlights-whatsapp-metadata-leak-as-meta-begins-rolling-out-fixes/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:12:03

• US air strikes in northern Nigeria: possible windfalls, as well as dangers ☞ https://defenceweb.co.za/joint/diplomacy-a-peace/us-air-strikes-in-northern-nigeria-possible-windfalls-as-well-as-dangers/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:12:28

• Nigeria urges civilians to avoid debris from US-backed strikes on Islamists ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260105-nigeria-urges-civilians-to-avoid-debris-from-us-backed-strikes-on-islamists    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:12:37

• Wisconsin judge resigns after felony conviction of obstructing ICE agents ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/wisconsin-judge-resigns-after-felony-conviction-of-obstructing-ice-investigation/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:13:15

• Thai army says Cambodia border strike wounds soldier, violates truce ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-army-says-cambodia-border-strike-wounds-soldier-violates-truce    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:13:31

• After Christmas Day Strikes, Fear Grips Muslims in Rural Nigeria ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/africa/nigeria-us-strikes-muslims.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:13:45

• Cuban Deaths in U.S. Venezuela Strikes Confirm Ties Between Countries ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/americas/venezuela-cuba-us-strikes.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:14:00

• Flash floods in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi kill 14; four still missing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/flash-floods-in-indonesias-north-sulawesi-kill-14-four-still-missing    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:28:57

• 10-year, two-term limit for Malaysia PMs: Anwar announces reforms to win back votes ahead of next GE ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-pm-anwar-unveils-term-limit-and-other-reforms-in-a-bid-to-claw-back-support    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:29:27

• Cashing in on illegal copper trade: Higher prices lead to more brazen thefts in Malaysia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/cashing-in-on-illegal-copper-trade-higher-prices-lead-to-more-brazen-thefts-in-malaysia    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:29:49

• Malaysian Armed Forces to probe alleged unauthorised entry and immoral activities in military camp ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-armed-forces-to-probe-alleged-unauthorised-entry-and-immoral-activities-in-military-camp    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:30:08

• Malaysia’s ex-PM Mahathir admitted to National Heart Institute after fall ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-ex-pm-mahathir-admitted-to-national-heart-institute-after-fall    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:30:29

• Irish PM aims for deeper trade talks with China in Beijing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/irish-pm-aims-for-deeper-trade-talks-with-china-in-beijing    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:30:43

• David R. Young, 89, Is Dead; Nixon Aide Helped Steer the ‘Plumbers’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/david-r-young-dead.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:30:58

• China seeks to enhance ties with Ireland to boost relations with EU ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-seeks-enhanced-ties-with-ireland-as-leaders-meet-in-beijing    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:31:11

• Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire ‘gradually’ being implemented, says China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-cambodia-ceasefire-gradually-being-implemented-says-china    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:31:25

• China’s push to boost birth rate sputters as couples stay child-free ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-birth-rate-push-sputters-as-couples-stay-child-free    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:31:44

• China, Pakistan reaffirm ties as US outreach to Islamabad deepens ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-pakistan-reaffirm-ties-as-us-outreach-to-islamabad-deepens    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:32:07

• Japan PM Takaichi seeks dialogue with China as tensions remain ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-pm-takaichi-seeks-dialogue-with-china-as-tensions-remain    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:32:27

• South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung in Beijing, sees full restoration of China ties in 2026 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-lee-jae-myung-in-beijing-sees-full-restoration-of-china-ties-in-2026    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:33:08

• US capture of Maduro could prompt caution in China’s courtship of Latin America ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-capture-of-maduro-could-prompt-caution-in-chinas-courtship-of-latin-america    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:33:22

• Xi and Lee reaffirm China-Korea ties at second summit in two months ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/xi-and-lee-reaffirm-china-korea-ties-at-second-summit-in-two-months    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:33:32

• China’s top chip foundries move to consolidate as Beijing pushes semiconductor self-sufficiency — SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor deals pave the path to unified power ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chinas-top-chip-foundries-move-to-consolidate    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:33:57

• ‘Not about condoms’: Chinese shrug off new contraceptive tax ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/05/not-about-condoms-chinese-shrug-off-new-contraceptive-tax/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:34:26

• South Korea’s Lee to meet China’s Pooh-tin with trade, Pyongyang on the agenda ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/05/south-koreas-lee-to-meet-chinas-xi-with-trade-pyongyang-on-the-agenda/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:35:22

• Commodore Disk Drive Becomes General Purpose Computer ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/05/commodore-disk-drive-becomes-general-purpose-computer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:41:27

• Putting The M In A UNI-T MSO ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/05/putting-the-m-in-a-uni-t-mso/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:43:40

• Jurassic Park Was Right: Mosquitoes Really Can Carry Libraries of Animal DNA ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/jurassic-park-was-right-mosquitoes-really-can-carry-libraries-of-animal-dna    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:44:02

• Impossibly Hot Object Discovered 1.4 Billion Years After The Big Bang ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/an-impossibly-hot-object-discovered-1-4-billion-years-after-the-big-bang    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:44:18

• Helping Others May Be an Easy Way to Keep Your Brain Young, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/helping-others-may-be-an-easy-way-to-keep-your-brain-young-study-finds    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:44:40

• An Early Warning Sign of Dementia Risk May Be Keeping You Up at Night ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/an-early-warning-sign-of-dementia-risk-may-be-keeping-you-up-at-night    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:44:52

• An Ingredient in Toothpaste Makes Orange Juice Taste Vile. Here's How. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/an-ingredient-in-toothpaste-makes-orange-juice-taste-vile-heres-how    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:45:08

• Millions of Your Mother's Cells Persist Inside You, And Now We Know How ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/millions-of-your-mothers-cells-persist-inside-you-and-now-we-know-how    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:45:18

• Common Sign of Heart Attack in Marathon Runners Is No Need For Concern ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/common-sign-of-heart-attack-in-marathon-runners-is-no-need-for-concern    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:45:35

• 2026 May Be The Year Coral Reefs Around The World Finally Collapse ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/2026-may-be-the-year-coral-reefs-around-the-world-finally-collapse    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:45:52

• Live Blog: Deadly Protests Rock Iran ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protests-live-blog-trump-khamenei/33640284.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:46:05

• Turkey’s annual inflation at 30.89% in December, housing costs up nearly 50% ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-annual-inflation-at-30-89-in-december-housing-costs-up-nearly-50-315245    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 03:46:34

• AI, voting machine conspiracies fill information vacuum around Venezuela operation ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/ai-voting-machine-conspiracies-fill-information-vacuum-venezuela-raid/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:06:18

• "The Kremlin will open the champagne" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/05/the-kremlin-will-open-the-champagne | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:06:50

• Why Convicted Felon Refused to Back Venezuela’s Machado: Fears of Chaos, and Fraying Ties ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/politics/trump-venezuela-machado.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:06:59

• The C.I.A. assessed Venezuela’s future without Maduro ahead of the U.S. operation. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/05/world/venezuela-maduro-trump/venezuela-without-maduro-cia-intel-report    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:07:11

• James Luckey-Lange, American Detained in Venezuela, Is Being Held by Country’s Counterintelligence ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/americas/james-luckey-lange-american-detained-venezuela-counterintelligence.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:07:24

• Tech Giants Pushing Hey Hi (AI) Into Schools Is a Huge, Ethically Bankrupt Experiment on Innocent Children That Will Likely End in Disaster ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/tech-giants-pushing-ai-schools    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:09:02

• That Video of Happy Crying Venezuelans After Maduro’s Kidnapping? It’s Hey Hi (AI) Slop ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/venezuela-maduro-ai-misinformation    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:09:20

• Lawmakers boost funding for NIST after proposed cuts ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/01/lawmakers-boost-funding-for-nist-after-proposed-cuts/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:09:47

• Raindrops ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/05/close-up-look-reveals-that-raindrops-are-more-erosive-than-assumed/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:10:32

• "Rope-based Robot Actuator" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/05/tying-up-loose-ends-on-a-rope-based-robot-actuator/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:10:40

• Judge Rejects Royel Otis Guitarist Bid to Reveal Redditors’ Identities ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/04/judge-royel-otis-redditor-lawsuit/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:10:59

• After judge’s ruling, HHS authorized to resume sharing some Medicaid data with deportation officers ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2026/01/after-judges-ruling-hhs-authorized-to-resume-sharing-some-medicaid-data-with-deportation-officers/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:11:13

• Israel’s Stinging Retort to Mamdani Was Meant as Retaliation in Kind ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/middleeast/israel-mamdani-antisemitism.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:12:02

• Anxious Venezuelan security forces open fire on drones flying near presidential palace, situation ‘under control’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/01/05/world-news/anxious-venezuelan-security-forces-open-fire-on-drones-flying-near-presidential-palace/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:12:49

• At the U.N., Even Allies Condemn U.S. Action in Venezuela ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/americas/un-security-council.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:13:01

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Threat of Force Against Colombia Draws Rebuke From Its Leader ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/americas/trump-petro-colombia-venezuela.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:13:12

• Why Convicted Felon Wants Greenland ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/europe/trump-greenland-why.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:13:24

• Hilton ‘Maliciously Canceled’ Immigration Agents’ Reservations, DHS Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/travel/hilton-hotel-reservations-minneapolis-minnesota-immigration.html "claimed on social control media that a Hampton Inn had canceled agents’ bookings"    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:14:00

• Europe's reaction muted as Convicted Felon repeats threats of Greenland annexation ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260105-europe-s-reaction-muted-as-trump-repeats-threats-of-greenland-annexation    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:14:14

• Central African Republic President Touadera re-elected with over 76% of vote ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260105-central-african-republic-president-touadera-re-elected-with-over-76-of-vote    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:14:37

• Textron awarded Aerosonde UAV contract from Nigeria’s Tantita Security Services ☞ https://defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/textron-awarded-aerosonde-uav-contract-from-nigerias-tantita-security-services/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:15:02

• Can evidence-based policing become routine across South Africa? ☞ https://defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/can-evidence-based-policing-become-routine-across-south-africa/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:15:16

• The rise of cyber security in modern warfare ☞ https://defenceweb.co.za/cyber-defence/the-rise-of-cyber-security-in-modern-warfare/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:15:35

• AI, Software Development, Security, Tips, and the Future (Part 2) ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2026/01/05/ai-software-development-security-tips-and-the-future-part-2/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:15:50

• An appeal for climate action in Australia’s next National Defence Strategy ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/an-appeal-for-climate-action-in-australias-next-national-defence-strategy/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:16:10

• Sheinbaum ends first full year with 69% approval; social programs shine, security plan struggles ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/poll-president-sheinbaum-69/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:16:33

• Mexico’s population will soon enter a new era of accelerated aging ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/accelerated-aging/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:17:07

• CISA KEV Catalog Expanded 20% in 2025, Topping 1,480 Entries ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-kev-catalog-expanded-20-in-2025-topping-1480-entries/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:17:38

• Sedgwick Confirms Cyberattack on Government Subsidiary ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/sedgwick-confirms-cyberattack-on-government-subsidiary/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:17:56

• Brightspeed Investigating Cyberattack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/brightspeed-investigating-cyberattack/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:18:12

• Cyberattack Unlikely in Communications Failure That Grounded Flights in Greece ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cyberattack-unlikely-in-communications-failure-that-grounded-flights-in-greece/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:18:26

• Nominations to the APNIC EC now open ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/01/05/nominations-to-the-apnic-ec-now-open-7/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:19:44

• trying to restart his life after his spouse unloads dirt on him https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/74084.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:20:49

• Ex-Indonesian minister faces graft charges over Surveillance Giant Google laptop procurement ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/ex-indonesian-minister-faces-graft-charges-over-google-laptop-procurement    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:21:46

• Rights group alerts to Uganda police violence toward opposition rallies ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/rights-group-alerts-to-uganda-police-violence-toward-opposition-rallies/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:22:11

• The Hague upholds sales ban on Vivanta’s generic safinamide product ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/the-hague-upholds-sales-ban-on-vivantas-generic-safinamide-product/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:22:32

• "The European Patent Reform" That Represents a Gross Violation of Laws, Constitutions, and Conventions (in Order to Make the Rich Even Richer, Mostly Outside Europe) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/05/The_European_Patent_Reform_That_Represents_a_Gross_Violation_of.shtml    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:22:45

• "Although this approach might be valid for the US, patentees shall remain aware that this might not apply anywhere else, e.g. in Europe, where a deposit is not only necessary, but has to exist at the date of filing" ☞ http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/guest-post-enablement-commercial.html?showComment=1767609637363#c7254168518563089666    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:23:06

• When the Director Can Do Anything: Fashion Company Apple v. Squires and the Limits of APA Process ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/01/director-anything-squires.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:23:20

• Everything from Intel and AMD is now "Hey Hi (AI)" something. That merely DILUTES the term "Hey Hi (AI)"... it'll die off soon.    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:24:11

• Hands On With The Raspberry Pi Compute Module Zero ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/05/hands-on-with-the-raspberry-pi-compute-module-zero/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:24:47

• Maduro Laywer Is Barry Pollack, Who Also Defended Assange ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/americas/barry-pollack-maduro-lawyer-assange.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:25:10

• Google’s Hey Hi (AI) Overviews Caught Giving Dangerous “Health” Advice ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-overviews-dangerous-health-advice    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:25:35

• PGConf India 2026: Talks, trainings published and early bird registration closes soon ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgconf-india-2026-talks-trainings-published-and-early-bird-registration-closes-soon-3208/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:26:11

• Qualcomm Dragonwing Q‑7790 and Q‑8750 AIoT SoCs target AI-enhanced drones, cameras, TVs and media hubs ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/06/qualcomm-dragonwing-q-7790-and-q-8750-aiot-socs-target-ai-enhanced-drones-cameras-tvs-and-media-hubs/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:26:59

• GL.iNet Comet 5G – A KVM over IP solution with 5G RedCap Cellular connectivity, 3.69-inch touchscreen display ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/05/gl-inet-comet-5g-a-kvm-over-ip-solution-with-5g-redcap-cellular-connectivity-3-69-inch-touchscreen-display/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:27:30

• Messing With JPEGs ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/05/messing-with-jpegs-in-a-text-editor-is-fun-and-glitchy/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:28:29

• 1985 Photophone CP220 Videoconference System ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/06/powering-on-a-1985-photophone-cp220-videoconference-system/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:28:47

• Hong Kong prosecutors drop charges against surgeon with dementia in Botox death case ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/06/hong-kong-prosecutors-drop-charges-against-surgeon-with-dementia-in-botox-death-case/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:29:12

• AI photos fuel fake news about Nicolas Maduro’s capture ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260105-ai-photos-fuel-fake-news-about-nicolas-maduro-s-capture    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:29:32

• Risks of OOB Access via IP KVM Devices, (Mon, Jan 5th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32598    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:30:07

• Indonesia’s new criminal code takes effect, stirring concerns over civil rights and free speech ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesias-new-criminal-code-takes-effect-stirring-concerns-over-civil-rights-and-free-speech    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:31:50

• "Dumpster Fire" is something everyone USES??? https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Firefox-MiddleClick-Paste see https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/06/Mozilla_s_Assisted_Suicide_Assisted_by_GNOME.shtml    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:32:49

• Cash for witnesses: Prince Harry legal team’s tactics revealed ahead of Mail privacy trial ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/cash-for-witnesses-prince-harry-legal-teams-tactics-revealed-ahead-of-mail-privacy-trial/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 05:33:27

• epo, ibm coverage at techrights will accelerate next month. catastrophic trajectories this year.    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 07:04:26

• Trying a Rhodia Webbie: "The Webnotebook exists in several colors, like the Leuchtturm1917 ones. In this case, we picked a blue one. We wish we could have picked a different color, but they didn't have many others with dotted paper." gemini://mbox-sys.net/en/gemlog/2026-01-07_trying_a_rhodia_webbie.gmi    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 07:05:38

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1528.jpg    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 07:06:56

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1878.jpg    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 07:07:03

• "If there is something that I've dedicated time to learn and understand it is "Digital Color Management"; this is the discipline that allows colors to be properly rendered when you move from a medium to another." gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/gemlog/2026-01-06-inkscape-color-management.gmi    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 07:08:00

• "I've been interested recently in building a classic diode-based variable function generator. The basic idea behind it is that a diode can act like a switch, not conducting when reverse biased, and otherwise conducting with low resistance. This is not exactly true, but it is close enough to be practical for this application." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260106-0.gmi    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 07:11:32

• "With the publication of "Shadows of the Upper Peninsula" mid 2025, I finished a goal I have been wanted to do for a very long time. I have written many stories in the past, probably a couple of million words worth." gemini://leetaur.com/gemlog/entries/2026-01-06.gmi    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 07:12:38

• "Today I felt like installing neofetch on my VPS. For no good reason, really, but why not." gemini://spell.mywire.org:1960/~stack/0254.gmi    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 07:14:13

• "American" is quickly become a derogatory term, an insult (because of what people associate this word with)    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 07:15:31

• Posting to antenna (for the first time) gemini://sdf.org/vatai/blog/2026-01-06-posting-to-antenna.gmi    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 07:16:14

• NVIDIA announce a native Linux app for GeForce NOW | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nvidia-announce-a-native-linux-app-for-geforce-now/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nvidia-announce-a-native-linux-app-for-geforce-now/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:39:25

• NVIDIA announce DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Multi Frame Generation, plus DLSS Updater gets Linux support | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nvidia-announce-dlss-4-5-with-dynamic-multi-frame-generation-plus-dlss-updater-gets-linux-support/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:40:39

• "Zensursula" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/01/06/zensursula/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:41:50

• old: "Netflix and FreeBSD Using Open Source to Deliver Streaming Video - Invidious" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=vcyQBup-Gto    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:42:02

• Linux = explosives? https://blog.adafruit.com/2025/12/30/nyc-mayoral-inauguration-bans-raspberry-pi-and-flipper-zero-alongside-explosives/ blocked by gratuitous javascript    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:42:18

• KDE Plasma 6.6 will finally stop the system sleeping when gaming with a controller | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/kde-plasma-6-6-will-finally-stop-the-system-sleeping-when-gaming-with-a-controller/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:42:51

• Valve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-amended-the-steam-survey-for-december-2025-linux-actually-hit-another-all-time-high/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:44:12

• Humble Choice for January 2026 has a great overall selection of games | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/humble-choice-for-january-2026-has-a-great-overall-selection-of-games/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/humble-choice-for-january-2026-has-a-great-overall-selection-of-games/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:45:14

• "Tom the Dancing Bug: The Great Meritocracy Race" https://boingboing.net/2026/01/05/tom-the-dancing-bug-the-great-meritocracy-race.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:46:05

• "Donald Trump staged an illegal coup. Chuck Schumer’s response? Empty words and meaningless parliamentary maneuvers." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-venezuela-schumer-trump/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:46:19

• "Trump Doctrine in Venezuela" ☛ https://fair.org/home/editorial-boards-cheer-trump-doctrine-in-venezuela/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:49:25

• 3 used Dell servers go into a pub in Berlin… | "3 brugte Dell servere går ind på et værtshus i Berlin… | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/3-brugte-dell-servere-gaar-ind-paa-et-vaertshus-i-berlin    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:51:32

• "Trump’s new world order is being born – and Venezuela is just the start" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/06/donald-trump-new-world-order-venezuela-cuba-mexico-colombia-greenland    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:51:42

• "Greenland is Europe’s strategic blind spot—and its responsibility" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/greenland-is-europes-strategic-blind-spot-and-its-responsibility/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:51:53

• "White House Does Not Rule Out Using Military Force to Take Over Greenland" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/white-house-does-not-rule-out-using-military-force-take-over-greenland-1768961    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:52:05

• "Capitalists Want You to Stop Worrying About Climate Change" https://jacobin.com/2026/01/capitalism-climate-crisis-malm-carton/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:52:15

• "No, It’s Not the US’s Hemisphere" https://jacobin.com/2026/01/latin-america-us-active-nonalignment/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:52:28

• "America’s Ties to Israel Might Lead It to War With Iran" https://jacobin.com/2026/01/us-iran-war-book-review/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:52:38

• "The US Is a Rogue State That Deserves to Be Sanctioned" https://www.thenation.com/article/world/venezuela-kidnapping-illegal-international-law/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:52:49

• "What we know about how ICE arrests have increased in Utah under Trump • Utah News Dispatch" https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/06/ice-arrests-increased-in-utah-under-trump/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:53:03

• "Gov. Tim Walz Says He Doesn't Know What Future Holds for Him After Abandoning Reelection Bid" https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/minnesota/articles/2026-01-06/gov-tim-walz-says-he-doesnt-know-what-future-holds-for-him-after-abandoning-reelection-bid    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:53:15

• "US action in Venezuela and force-based order – a danger for Lithuania?" https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2798118/us-action-in-venezuela-and-force-based-order-a-danger-for-lithuania    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:53:26

• The nuclear weapons ban works! | "Atomvåpenforbudet virker! | Lars Egelands blogg" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://larsegeland.com/2026/01/06/atomvapenforbudet-virker/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:53:54

• "Ukraine picked the Gripen. Here’s why — and where there may be challenges - Breaking Defense" https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/ukraine-gripen-why-sweden-fighter-jet/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:54:04

• "Ukraine could get 150 advanced Swedish fighter jets under just-signed deal" https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/23/europe/ukraine-sweden-gripen-fighter-jets-intl-hnk-ml    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:54:15

• "After Trump Snub, Machado Says She’d Share Nobel Peace Prize With Him | Truthout" https://truthout.org/articles/after-trump-snub-machado-says-shed-share-nobel-peace-prize-with-him/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:54:30

• "Zambia : Government clarifies use of Chinese currency in mining tax payments" https://www.lusakatimes.com/2026/01/06/government-clarifies-use-of-chinese-currency-in-mining-tax-payments/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:54:44

• "Below, I’ll talk a bit about how I now publish my citation preferences on my website, touching on both design and content considerations." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2026/01/06/citation-preferences | Source: James G    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:58:33

• "In a preprint paper titled Making Theft Useless: Adulteration-Based Protection of Proprietary Knowledge Graphs in GraphRAG Systems" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/ai_data_pollution_defense/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:58:43

• "But Anna’s Archive operators have publicly stated that, despite the timing, they do not believe the .org suspension is related to the Spotify backup." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/06/annas-archive-loses-org-address/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:58:55

• "Grok is integrated into X, this growing pile of nonconsensual and seemingly illegal images are automatically published directly to the social media platform" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/live-grok-nonconsensual-images | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 08:59:51

• "Spicy Mode" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/european-commission-investigates-grok-ai/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:00:29

• "manipulating existing photos of them in order to create deepfakes in which they are shown wearing skimpy bikinis or underwear" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/grok-ai-deepfake-porn-elon-musk-1235494809/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:00:52

• "nudify" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/grok-is-pushing-ai-undressing-mainstream/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:01:32

• "It is extraordinary yet, sadly, predictable to me that xAI is not treating this as a problem." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/grok-violence-against-women/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:02:08

• 3 hours ago: "Developer Advocacy as Cypherpunk Infrastructure" by Francesco Andreoli // Cypherpunk Congress 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTL9vhaVZ9g    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:03:31

• Some police DEPARTMENTS are STILL participating in a platform that undresses kids. Stay classy... https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/governments-ought-to-leave-twitter-but-not-for-something-worse    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:04:56

• "The Cybercab, for the uninformed, is Tesla’s purpose-built vehicle for giving driverless rides." ☛ https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/tesla-loses-trademark-cybercab | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:06:26

• "This is a tactic popularized last year by Microsoft that Nvidia has now adopted." ☛ https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/nvidias-subterfuge-to-acquire-groq | Source: Jérôme Marin    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:07:25

• "I think that entrapment system needs a name, because we need to position it. Make it a character in stories about business." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2026/01/05/on-customer-captivity/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:07:37

• "Over the past five decades, it has informed, entertained and connected South Africans through rapid technological change." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/television-at-50-the-broadcast-that-changed-everything/275925/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:38:09

• "Donald Trump and his authoritarian friends have successfully destroyed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/06/trump-successfully-murders-u-s-public-media/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:40:08

• "CPB existed to ensure that all Americans—regardless of geography, income, or background" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/05/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-shutdown-2/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:40:27

• "The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit corporation established by the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/06/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-shuts-down-after-funding-cuts.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:40:46

• "CBS News is responding to Pete Hegseth freezing out the press by ensuring he still gets his message out. This is journalism at its finest." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/05/cbs-rewards-hegseths-press-blackout-with-a-microphone.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:41:14

• "CBS News gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth three uninterrupted segments on its flagship evening broadcast days after he effectively expelled the Pentagon press corps" ☛ https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/cbs-news-gave-hegseth-the-mic-after-he-shut-out-the-press-thats-not-journalism/ | Source: Mediaite    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:41:38

• "While Trump and his henchmen are stripping Americans of our constitutional rights and illegally taking over other nations, America’s supposed leadership class is silent." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/where-the-hell-are-americas-leaders | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:46:43

• "Online age restrictions are imposed on many, many more users than in-person ID checks." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/06/why-isnt-online-age-verification-just-like-showing-your-id-in-person/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:46:56

• "insulting the president" ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/demirtas-sentenced-to-prison-for-insulting-the-president-315317 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:47:11

• "At least 36 protesters have died during protests in Iran as security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators in Tehran’s grand bazaar on Tuesday." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-protests-deaths-security-forces-tehran-b2895711.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:47:45

• "As demonstrators chanted antiestablishment slogans and threw stones at the building on January 3, IRGC members climbed on the roof and opened fire on the crowd." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protest-kurd-khamenei/33641405.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:48:09

• "Collectively racking up millions of views" ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/ai-deepfakes-old-images-fuel-misinformation-after-maduros-capture-10437133#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:48:55

• "Newsmax, a right wing propaganda organization pretending to be a cable news company" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/06/right-wing-media-companies-begin-bickering-at-the-fcc-over-who-gets-to-dominate-the-exploding-right-wing-propaganda-market/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:49:06

• "One of the key points I repeated when talking about the state of the tech industry yesterday was the salient fact that half a million tech workers have been laid off since ChatGPT was released in late 2022." ☛ https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/06/500k-tech-workers-laid-off/ | Source: Anil Dash    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:52:45

• "deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter" ☛ https://www.ft.com/content/ad94db4c-95a0-4c65-bd8d-3b43e1251091 | Source: Financial Times    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:53:07

• "Future DJI drone launches won't be legal to sell in the US, but American pilots can still buy – and fly – existing models" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/drones/is-dji-banned-in-the-us-yes-but-theres-some-fine-print-this-is-what-the-dji-ban-really-means | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:53:18

• "Andreas Tille, a Debian Project Leader, recently sent an unexpected message to the Debian mailing lists" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/debian-urgently-seeks-volunteers-after-data-protection-team-resigns/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:53:35

• Debian people dox people https://linuxiac.com/debian-urgently-seeks-volunteers-after-data-protection-team-resigns/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:53:57

• Debian servers are also owned and controlled by surveillance giant Google    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:55:23

• "In an unusually candid admission on Tuesday" ☛ https://therecord.media/uk-government-cyber-action-plan | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 09:55:51

• Still no real solution from Bush or Argos. We did vent about this in public though https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/24/My_New_CD_Player_Stereo_Didn_t_Even_Last_a_Year_My_CD_Player_St.shtml    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:05:01

• Also in https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/The_Right_to_Repair_Especially_When_Products_Are_So_Poorly_Made.shtml and http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Newer_is_Not_Better_the_Case_of_Bush_Argos_Sainsburys.shtml    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:05:06

• "Brave Software has reworked its browser's Rust-based adblock engine to make it significantly more memory efficient and perhaps more secure. So you get fewer ads now with fewer MB of RAM." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/brave_refurbishes_rust_adblocking_engine/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:05:18

• "We of course hope that it is just the first of many, and thus will start to track Swiss shops accepting GNU Taler on our map." ☛ https://www.taler.net/en/news/2025-04.html | Source: GNU Taler    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:15:33

• "Both lawsuits were initially filed in the wake of an Aug. 22 stop work order from federal regulators on the 65-turbine project" ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wind-power/offshore/ri-ct-attorneys-general-move-to-join-forces-with-revolution-wind-developers-in-case-against-feds/ | Source: Renewable Energy World    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:21:48

• "The demolition of the offshore wind sector in 2025 will reverberate for decades, resulting in lost jobs, higher utility bills" ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/06/how-trump-dismantled-a-promising-energy-industry-and-what-america-lost/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:22:00

• "The administration has meanwhile been canceling major renewable energy projects in numerous states, which has set up various court battles." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-assault-environment-climate-change-fight-1235494125/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:22:31

• "On this plot, it looks like humans are generally better than nature at not causing expensive disasters, but when we do mess up, we do it badly; recall that the last point on the green line is partially man-made." ☛ https://entropicthoughts.com/disaster-costs-1900-to-2024 | Source: Chris    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:22:48

• "Stergiou warned that prolonged droughts are becoming more frequent and are often followed by intense rainfall that does little to replenish supplies." ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/environment/1291600/epiphany-events-marking-christs-baptism-highlight-concerns-about-water-scarcity/ | Source: Greece    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:23:06

• "Traditional financial markets have clear-cut rules around insider trading: Capitalizing on nonpublic information is plainly illegal." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/venezuela-maduro-polymarket-prediction-markets/685526/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:31:39

• "Let us ponder this for a moment." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-most-shameful-day-in-the-history | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:32:50

• "A hacktivist exposed and deleted three white supremacist websites during a presentation at a conference last week." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/hacktivist-deletes-white-supremacist-websites/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:33:18

• "Further, he is not acting alone, but in concert with the Vice President and the entire executive cabinet" ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/congress-i-seek-redress-of-a-grievance | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:38:28

• "Yes, the mob was ultimately repulsed. Yes, Mike Pence certified the votes. Yes, Joe Biden was inaugurated." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/1776-not-january-6 | Source: The Next Move    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:38:58

• "Reports began to filter in that insurrectionists, some of whom were believed to be armed and on a mission to kill, had breached the Capitol." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/january-6-anniversary-insurrection/685183/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:39:31

• "pseudonym Martha Root made a big splash during the annual Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, Germany" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/tinder-for-nazis-hacked | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:40:21

• "Teenagers average more than 70 minutes a day on their smartphones during school hours" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-01-06/teens-smartphone-use-at-school-exceeds-an-hour-daily-tracking-app-reveals | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:40:44

• "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on X the expanding punishments for Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., who participated in a Nov. 18 video" ☛ https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/01/05/hegseth-to-reduce-sen-kellys-retirement-pay-over-lawful-orders-video/ | Source: US Navy Times    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:41:27

• "Open Rights Group has called on MPs to implement a digital sovereignty strategy to reduce the UK’s reliance on US tech companies, such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Palantir" ☛ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/cybersecurity-bill-org-calls-on-mps-to-reduce-uk-reliance-on-us-tech-companies/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:42:10

• "For too long, fraud – an illicit economy rivaling the GDP of G20 nations – has been seen as a cost of doing business" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/industrialized-fraud-global-security-threat-international-task-force-op-ed/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:42:25

• "Five years ago Donald Trump tried to overthrow an election he lost." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/day-of-infamy | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:43:25

• "Pentagon cuts Kelly's pension over "seditious" video" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/05/pentagon-cuts-kellys-pension-over-seditious-video.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:43:44

• "The risk is not so much that the US is going to launch some full-scale regime-change operation like Iraq or Afghanistan" ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/posts/playing-army-men | Source: Pete Brown    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:44:01

• "If true, it would mark one of the most public uses of U.S. cyber power against another nation in recent memory." ☛ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/03/trump-venezuela-cyber-operation-maduro-00709816 | Source: Politico LLC    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:44:37

• "They threaten what we mean by civilization." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-threat-to-civilization | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:45:03

• "rested on the existence of fake electors from Nevada" ☛ https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/06/the-nevadans-who-made-january-6-possible/ | Source: Nevada Current    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:45:21

• "Al Shabaab’s seizure of Mogadishu may already be simply a matter of time — whether through military action or negotiations" ☛ https://adf-magazine.com/2026/01/analyst-al-shabaab-seizure-of-mogadishu-may-be-a-matter-of-time/ | Source: ADF    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:45:37

• "He emphasized that watching people’s behavior — whether in person or online — cannot be understated." ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/01/06/this-was-surgical-the-tactics-behind-the-maduro-mission/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:46:45

• "At the heart of the cases is the fact that most smart TVs use Automatic Content Recognition (ACR)" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/05/smart_tv_surveillance_opinion/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:47:07

• "It should be noted that, even if I want to get rid of it, I still have a Github account and I was logged in." ☛ https://ploum.net/2026-01-05-unteaching_github.html | Source: Lionel Dricot    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:47:47

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/russia_hackers_hotel_bsods/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:48:35

• "The Ministry said the regulatory provisions under the IT Act and rules were being flouted by the platform" ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/grok-obscene-ai-content-govt-gives-x-time-till-january-7-to-submit-report/article70478927.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:49:01

• "He died from an overdose" ☛ https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/calif-teen-chatgpt-drug-advice-fatal-overdose-21266718.php | Source: SFGate    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:49:11

• "With the mass adoption of AI chatbots comes immense potential for their abuse. These tools which cheer us on endlessly, no matter what we ask it, have already pushed vulnerable people to wild delusions, murder, and suicides." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-teenager-drug-overdose | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:49:37

• "I was shocked to see so many people posting a link to this thread credulously." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/reddit-food-delivery-scam/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:53:16

• "efficiency and consistency." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/05/channel-9-australias-ai-tv-promo-and-cartoon/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:53:31

• "Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are reportedly planning to raise server memory prices by up to 70 percent this quarter, according to Korea Economic Daily" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/memory_firm_profits_up_as/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:56:54

• "So something has to be figured out as far as what the AI companies are responsible for, […] and what they can prevent." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/06/musician-loses-gig-ai-sex-offender-false/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:57:07

• Internet Policy/Net Reality: You Must Never Ever Rely on Surveillance Giant Google (no "S.E.O." Either) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/06/Internet_Policy_Net_Reality_You_Must_Never_Ever_Rely_on_Google_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:57:47

• Google Still Boosting Slopfarms ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/06/Google_Still_Boosting_Slopfarms.shtml    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:57:55

• "the judicial process of transferring property away from a deceased person." ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/alaskas-court-system-built-ai-chatbot-didnt-go-smoothly-rcna235985 | Source: NBC    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 10:58:18

• "Exhibiting a failing inherent to all large language models, the esteemed virtual assistant kept hallucinating, or making up facts and sharing exaggerated information, according to the people involved in its development." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/court-hallucinating-ai-ready-deployed | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:03:04

• "I might sound like a broken record, but the CloudFlare outage is one more example of the consequences of the software industry making the wrong technical choices." ☛ https://bertrandmeyer.com/2026/01/06/cloudflare-outage-the-lesson-that-will-not-be-drawn/ | Source: Bertrand Meyer    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:04:23

• "The confusion comes from Microsoft’s own Office.com domain, which for the past year has acted as a way to push businesses and consumers to use the Microsoft 365 Copilot app." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/856149/microsoft-365-office-rebrand-copilot | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:04:46

• "As Pargin points out, it's indistinguishable from a ransomware attack" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/05/everyone-hates-onedrive-microsofts-cloud-app-that-steals-then-deletes-all-your-files.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:35:37

• "What if, rather than make a Linux distro that can run Windows apps, you built the whole distro around Windows binaries instead?" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/loss32_crazy_or_inspired/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:35:48

• "Even though it’s easy to keep a calendar on a phone, one of my goals is to use my phone less." ☛ https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2026/01/05/how-to-get-organized-and-stay-off-the-phone-in-the-new-year-2026-planners-journals-hobbies/ | Source: Deseret News    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:37:30

• "If I turn the webcam off, I can stand up and move around." ☛ https://commaok.xyz/post/audio-only/ | Source: Josh Bleecher Snyder    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:37:42

• "Clarke said the revival of XPS will help Dell to boost its position in the premium laptop segment, where it’s facing rising competition from brands such as HP Inc. and Lenovo Group Ltd." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/05/dell-revives-xps-laptop-brand-just-one-year-killing-off/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:40:19

• "240Hz anti-glare OLED displays." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/gaming-laptops/alienware-brings-oled-to-its-gaming-laptops-for-the-first-time-in-years-anti-glare-oled-display-boasts-240hz-refresh-rate-and-0-2ms-response-time | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:40:46

• "The Power Keyboard looks great. An easily detached battery pack with a keyboard is way more appealing than a case that makes your phone huge." ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/01/06/clicks-communicator-and-clicks-power-keyboard/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:41:08

• "But this happens. All the time. Institutions are blindly trusting monopolies that could lock you out randomly or for political reasons as experienced by the French magistrate Nicolas Guillou." https://ploum.net/2026-01-05-unteaching_github.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:42:55

• "Well, I finished reading (most of) dspguide. The first half gave me some insights I had either forgotten, or never learned, including the convolution insight of my previous post." ☛ https://solhsa.com/oldernews2026.html#DSPGUIDE | Source: Jari Komppa    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:43:13

• "It never, ever works like that. And it shouldn’t. While it’s true that product managers are there to be the stewards of the product’s vision, strategy, and roadmap, they are stewards, not dictators." ☛ https://werd.io/how-i-hire-engineers/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:43:23

• "I have been working on a double-entry ledger implementation in PostgreSQL called pgledger, and I wanted to write some example scripts." ☛ https://www.pgrs.net/2026/01/06/postgresql-scripting-tips/ | Source: Paul Gross    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:43:55

• "I want to focus on the first rule about preconditions and postconditions. This refers to the method's contract." ☛ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/the-liskov-substitution-principle-does-more-than/ | Source: Buttondown LLC    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:44:31

• "Shoin Wolfe, who runs a data-driven agency that works with major Japanese sites, tested minimal redesigns for real estate site Lifull Home. Cleaner pages, more negative space, and hidden rarely-clicked information." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/05/japanese-users-prefer-dense-busy-websites.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:45:15

• [Old] "I have been fascinated by cló gaelach / seancló for years. It's the beautiful Irish script we see on sign posts or shop signage (I loved seeing it everywhere in Kerry last year)." ☛ https://www.ninearrow.com/blog/clo-gaelach-project |    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:45:33

• "my parents’ primary association with it are literally being rapped on the knuckles for getting it wrong" ☛ https://www.djmurphy.net/blog/clo-gaelach/ |    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:45:50

• "In the last few years, I’ve lost my appetite for discovering new music." ☛ https://ankursethi.com/blog/no-full-albums/ | Source: Ankur Sethi    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 11:46:26

• "This provocation is only intended to get you to think about “what does it mean for a markup language to be ‘human readable’?” Where do you draw the line?" ☛ https://danq.me/2026/01/06/a-small-collection-of-text-only-websites/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:11:15

• "Here's this post in plain text" ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/a-small-collection-of-text-only-websites/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:11:29

• "We can see it in art and culture as well: A renaissance of live performances, physical art, analog photography, older or dumbed down devices, and unedited (or uneditable) recordings gain a sort of social currency." ☛ https://blog.avas.space/real-life-value/ | Source: Ava    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:11:59

• "That's how easy it is." ☛ https://chrisenns.com/2026/01/the-blogging-its-working/ | Source: Chris Enns    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:22:24

• "… of my blogging history in English, mainly thanks to WordPress.com which has hosted most of my posts without issues." ☛ https://scribbles.page/nicola/posts/20-years |    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:23:05

• 🔤SpellBinding — UDKLMOC Wordo: HANDY gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-07.gmi    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:29:17

• Fake "openness" ... code dumps https://www.androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:31:53

• The "o" stands for... https://www.droid-life.com/2026/01/06/google-switches-to-publishing-android-source-code-twice-per-year/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:32:22

• Google will be "kosher" or "halal" by doing a "cruel butchering" for one in 182 cows    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:33:16

• And OSI will just be like a bunch of "masturbating monkeys" (Torvalds' term), instead of enforcing Open Source just "masturbating" over "HEY HI" because Microsoft paid them to do it http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/10/The_Fall_of_the_Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_The_OSI_Election_is_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:34:41

• "The dimensions of A4 paper are the solution to a simple, elegant problem." ☛ https://susam.net/a4-paper-stories.html | Source: SusamPal    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:41:19

• "The company hasn't exactly gone out of its way to call attention to this – like actually telling anybody anything." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/05/gmail_dropping_pop3/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:41:32

• "The whois protocol is dead. For decades, it was a fundamental tool for network reconnaissance, but its time has passed." ☛ https://kmcd.dev/posts/whois-from-scratch/ | Source: Kevin McDonald    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:41:52

• "This is my response to The Weekly Challenge #355." ☛ https://raku-musings.com/mountain-separator.html | Source: Arne Sommer    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:42:12

• "my day-to-day IDE for everything: Python, Go, C, occasional frontend development, and what not." ☛ https://tenthousandmeters.com/blog/i-switched-from-vscode-to-zed/ |    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:47:23

• "I think about this constantly in my day job. As a designer and product lead" ☛ https://gregmorris.co.uk/dont-fall-in-love-with-the-product/ | Source: Greg Morris    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:47:38

• "This blog relies heavily on Drogon’s CSP (C++ Server Page) system - think of it as PHP’s templating engine, but written in C++." ☛ https://clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/01-05-drogons-csp-template-system.gmi | Source: Martin Chang    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:48:11

• "At its core, CSP is just a template engine. While it’s mostly used to generate HTML, there’s no technical barrier preventing it from outputting anything: CSV, Markdown, Gemtext."    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:48:24

• "They think AI is great because it produces 10,000 times more code than a programmer" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/06/1000x-liability/#graceful-failure-modes | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:49:00

• "Even if you never bisect, the knock-on effects of thinking about your commits in this way can be helpful both to you and others." ☛ https://www.olafalders.com/2026/01/05/On-the-Integrity-of-git-bisect/ | Source: Olaf Alders    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:49:32

• "Twiggs County commissioners recently approved a massive data center project" ☛ https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/01/06/data-center-gold-rush-pits-local-officials-hunt-for-new-revenue-against-residents-concerns/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:50:10

• "I am heading to FOSDEM again at the end of January. I go there every year and I have learned that there is a really sticker-happy audience there." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/01/06/6000-curl-stickers/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:51:25

• "Next steps? Tweak the 11ty image plugin for sure." ☛ https://robinrendle.com/notes/v19/ | Source: Robin Rendle    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:51:51

• "At a high level, there are two types of core-banking systems: batch and real-time." ☛ https://yottadb.com/100000-foot-view-of-core-banking-systems/ | Source: YottaDB    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:52:30

• [Old] "I have a different opinion based on my experience as a manager of engineering teams across multiple companies." ☛ https://sals.place/on-self-managing-postgres/ |    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:52:40

• "As we are now running a static website, you may be wondering how this feature actually works. It’s not that complicated in terms of structure: [...]" ☛ https://boilingsteam.com/we-now-have-a-search-engine-on-boiling-steam/index.html | Source: Boiling Steam    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:53:48

• "If instead you don’t know what RSS is, here’s a very brief explanation: RSS is a technology that allows you to create your own personal feed" ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/yearly-reminder-to-use-rss | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 12:54:00

• Rwanda also https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/rwanda/#monthly-200902-202601    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 13:28:49

• "Anyway, schools don't even teach C any more and do what they can to prevent any remaining educators from teaching computer science and the supporting skills." -iophk    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 13:38:20

• "Jellyfin, a free and open-source self-hosted media server that lets you organize, manage, and stream your own movies, TV shows, music, photos, and other media..." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/jellyfin-marks-7-years-with-major-desktop-app-changes/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 13:40:27

• "across devices, has published its January 2026 “State of the Fin” update, marking seven years since the project’s founding, with several important points."    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 13:40:35

• "On 30 October, the RIC-AP Summit expanded beyond conference halls into the real world with a series of curated site tours across Singapore" ☛ https://rosindustrial.org/news/2026/1/6/roscon-2025-amp-ric-ap-summit-2025-blog-series-singapores-defining-week-for-open-source-robotics | Source: ROS Industrial    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 13:40:44

• "Oh my. Well, how could you say no?" ☛ https://thejpster.org.uk/blog/blog-2026-01-06/ | Source: Jonathan Pallant    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 13:50:50

• "Released on April 17, 2025, it was an interim release intended to provide early access to newer components and platform changes ahead of the next long-term support cycle. As with all non-LTS Ubuntu releases, support is limited to nine months, after which security updates and maintenance cease." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin-officially-nears-end-of-life/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 13:52:47

• "NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 rack presents a scalable architecture for integrated AI compute, pairing the custom Arm-based Vera CPU with the Rubin GPU." ☛ https://canonical.com/blog/nvidia-vera-rubin-ubuntu-support | Source: Canonical    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 13:53:07

• "Among the most consequential developments, the project outlined plans to move its repository mirrors and contribution workflows away from GitHub to Codeberg, underscoring broader concerns about platform direction and tooling autonomy." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/gentoo-2025-report-financial-health-and-the-push-away-from-github/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 13:55:40

• "The proposed migration away from GitHub is motivated primarily by community resistance to features that could compel the use of proprietary tooling. Gentoo’s leadership has cited ongoing attempts by GitHub to push Copilot and related services as a factor in the decision to adopt Codeberg, a Forgejo-based hosting service."    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 13:55:51

• "Gentoo currently consists of 31663 ebuilds for 19174 different packages. For amd64 (x86-64), there are 89 GBytes of binary packages available on the mirrors. Gentoo each week builds 154 distinct installation stages for different processor architectures and system configurations, with an overwhelming part of these fully up-to-date." ☛ https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/01/05/new-year.html | Source: Gentoo    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 13:56:15

• [Old] "When choosing an operating system for servers, embedded systems, or even desktops, developers and system administrators often encounter two powerful, free, and open-source Unix-like options: FreeBSD and Linux." ☛ https://www.netdata.cloud/academy/freebsd-vs-linux/ |    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:00:44

• "FreeBSD’s jail feature is one of the oldest and most mature OS-level isolation mechanisms in use today, powering hosting environments, container frameworks, and security sandboxes." ☛ https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-escaping-containment-a-security-analysis-of-freebsd-jails | Source: CCC    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:00:59

• "A large portion of my focus has been on the infrastructure, getting a build environment for the recently-created hardened/15-stable/main branch." ☛ https://hardenedbsd.org/article/shawn-webb/2025-12-28/hardenedbsd-december-2025-status-report | Source: HardenedBSD    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:01:15

• "With the right tools (also), I don't need to make this a pre-written shell script that runs on each machine" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/PrometheusLetsEncryptTLSChecking | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:03:09

• How To Install Warp Terminal on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-warp-terminal-almalinux-10/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:03:40

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

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:04:13

• "GeForce NOW is NVIDIA’s cloud gaming service that lets users stream and play video games over the [Internet] from remote servers rather than running games on their local hardware."    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:05:35

• "The service hosts games on powerful NVIDIA servers and streams them to client devices, requiring only a stable [Internet] connection and a compatible client or browser." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/nvidia-geforce-now-gains-native-linux-support/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:05:40

• "A Proxy is essentially a representative (acting) on behalf of another entity (the client)." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/what-is-a-proxy-server-forward-vs-reverse/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:06:30

• "The data paradigms framework helps educators distinguish ways of teaching about AI models and data science." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/a-research-led-framework-for-teaching-about-models-in-ai-and-data-science/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:08:22

• "The BOXER-8742AI is based on the NVIDIA Jetson T4000 module" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/aaeon-reveals-boxer-8742ai-embedded-ai-box-pc-based-on-nvidia-jetson-t4000/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:09:38

• "Both modules are based on Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors featuring a hybrid CPU architecture with performance (P), efficiency (E), and low-power efficiency (LPE) cores" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/adlink-express-ptl-and-com-hpc-mptl-pair-intel-core-ultra-series-3-processors-with-arc-xe3-graphics/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:09:50

• "EU Cyber Resilience Act" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hats-commitment-eu-cyber-resilience-act-shaping-future-cybersecurity-standards | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:11:34

• "In this guide, we're answering your top questions about the console's evolution to help you understand how it fits into your modern operational workflow" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-hybrid-cloud-console-your-questions-answered | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:11:40

• The Real GNU Anniversary (Not Manifesto or Announcement) is Today ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/05/The_Real_GNU_Anniversary_Not_Manifesto_or_Announcement_is_Today.shtml    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:12:29

• A million cooks thinking they can manage GNU better than the chef (RMS), yet this winter the FSF is raising 1.5 million dollars with RMS in the Board, mentioned in blog posts etc.    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:13:42

• So the chef can still cook better    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:13:59

• Even if he so oftens TALKS about the food, not PREPARING it like he had done for many decades    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:14:49

• Moglen = software developer. Sandler = NOT a software developer. https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Linus_Torvalds_Blasts_Software_Freedom_Conservancy_SFC_for_Atte.shtml    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:15:17

• Sandler is like the wife of the Sirius CEO: pressurising coders with chants like "go geeks!" (but not helping them, only getting in their way, sometimes bullying them)    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:16:23

• Didn't we all have people like these in our companies? ;-)    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:16:48

• Zemlin: Go Linus!! Or I will pull our my CoC in your face. https://techrights.org/o/2022/10/12/jim-zemlin-applauding-bill-gates/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:17:30

• "Incidentally, a lot of journalists are now using ProtonMail, which is based in Switzerland and subject to surveillance by Swiss police. Remember how Arjen Kamphuis disappeared." https://juristgate.com/en/journalists-victims-families-protonmail-at-risk-police-raids/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:20:41

• Scapegoats, Crans-Montana, Le Constellation: candles, managers, commune are not the only ones at fault https://juristgate.com/en/scapegoating-candles-managers-commune-crans-montana-not-the-only-ones-at-fault/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:24:46

• New Dell XPS 14 and 16 Announced, Ubuntu Version Coming This Year ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/new-dell-xps-2026-with-ubuntu    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:46:56

• Cutting away the cause of those pesky profits: "Jobs hit chopping block at Posti, Telia" https://yle.fi/a/74-20203002    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:47:22

• Ubuntu Got New “Official” Python PPA with Backports for LTS ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/official-python-ppa/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:48:57

• Kraft 2.0 Announcement ☞ https://dragotin.codeberg.page/posts/kraft-2.0/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:50:15

• Happy New Year, 2026 ☞ https://blog.mageia.org/en/2026/01/06/happy-new-year-2026/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:51:00

• Enhance Kubernetes observability: Connect Hey Hi (AI) to Istio with Kiali ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/06/enhance-kubernetes-observability-connect-ai-istio-kiali    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:51:52

• NVIDIA Jetson T4000 Edge Hey Hi (AI) embedded system offers 5GbE networking, four PoE camera ports, DIO, CAN Bus, and more ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/06/nvidia-jetson-t4000-edge-ai-embedded-system-offers-5gbe-networking-four-poe-camera-ports-dio-can-bus-and-more/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:53:35

• Espressif Systems showcases ESP32-E22 Wi-Fi 6E SoC and ESP32-H21 BLE MCU for battery-powered devices ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/07/espressif-systems-showcases-esp32-e22-wi-fi-6e-soc-and-esp32-h21-ble-mcu-for-battery-powered-devices/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 14:54:59

• Sun Records Takes Prices Back to 1952 in Weeklong Birthday Bash Honoring Founder Sam Phillips ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/05/sun-records-takes-prices-back-to-1952-in-weeklong-birthday-bash-honoring-founder-sam-phillips/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:03:05

• Maduro’s Nike Tech Sweatsuit Was Bound to Become a Meme ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/style/maduro-nike-tech-sweatsuit-meme.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:03:35

• Researchers Trap Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters in Honeypot ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/researchers-trap-scattered-lapsus-hunters-in-honeypot/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:17:57

• This will flop like the last time and it's not clear why CNX plays ball with it https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/07/snapdragon-x2-plus-6-core-and-10-core-processors-target-low-power-windows-copilot-pcs/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:19:07

• Broadcom updates its Wi-Fi 8 access point chips portfolio with BCM4918 APU, BCM6714 and BCM6719 dual-band radios ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/06/broadcom-updates-its-wi-fi-8-access-point-portfolio-with-bcm4918-apu-bcm6714-and-bcm6719-dual-band-chips/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:19:52

• Ingo Juergensmann: Outages on Nerdculture.de due to Ceph – Part 2 ☞ https://blog.windfluechter.net/2026/01/06/outages-on-nerdculture-de-due-to-ceph-part-2/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:21:29

• AMD hints at officially open-sourcing FSR 4 upscaling and frame generation technology in the wake of accidental release ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-hints-at-officially-open-sourcing-fsr-4-upscaling-and-frame-generation-technology-in-the-wake-of-accidental-release-accidental-release-may-have-forced-the-companys-hand    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:21:52

• First Look at Devuan GNU+Linux 6 “Excalibur” on Raspberry Pi 5 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-devuan-gnulinux-6-excalibur-on-raspberry-pi-5    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:27:39

• StarBook Horizon GNU/Linux Laptop Now on Sale with 32GB RAM, Wi-Fi 6E, and Coreboot ☞ https://9to5linux.com/starbook-horizon-linux-laptop-now-on-sale-with-32gb-ram-wi-fi-6e-and-coreboot    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:27:48

• GStreamer 1.28 Release Candidate Now Available for Testing with Rust Goodies ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-release-candidate-now-available-for-testing-with-rust-goodies    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:27:59

• PsychoPy – create experiments in behavioural science ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/psychopy-create-experiments-behavioural-science/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:28:16

• "Part of the reason is that the Freedesktop people created standards, so you don’t typically have to worry about how it works on KDE vs. GNOME or any of the other desktop environments. That’s a big win." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/06/linux-fu-yet-another-shell-script-trick/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:28:46

• Bazaar Sets Out its Stall with a New App Icon, New Features ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/bazaar-linux-app-new-icon-other-changes    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:29:42

• LainOS 2026.01.05 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/lainos    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:30:02

• Taylor Swift Dethroned on Spotify Global by ‘Stranger Things’ Star ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/05/stranger-things-star-dethrones-taylor-swift-spotify/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:33:03

• Critical Dolby Vulnerability Patched in Android ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-dolby-vulnerability-patched-in-android/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:33:40

• Civil Society and Access to Justice: Challenges of Seeking Remedy in the Global Fight Against Spyware ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2026/01/civil-society-and-access-to-justice-challenges-of-seeking-remedy-in-the-global-fight-against-spyware/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:34:07

• 2025, the year of the Infostealer ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/2025-the-year-of-the-infostealer/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:34:40

• Chinese semiconductor outfit has GNU/Linux MPP repository on Microsoft's proprietary prison disabled after a DMCA takedown request ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/chinese-semiconductor-outfit-has-linux-mpp-repository-on-github-disabled-after-a-dmca-takedown-request-ffmpeg-team-accuses-it-of-using-libavcodec-code-without-attribution    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:35:54

• Lenovo's top ThinkPads and Yogas go all-in on Panther Lake — business laptops come with backdoored Windows and GNU/Linux options ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/lenovos-top-thinkpads-and-yogas-go-all-in-on-panther-lake-business-laptops-come-with-windows-and-linux-options    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:36:31

• Nvidia GeForce NOW is gaining native GNU/Linux and Amazon Fire TV apps ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/nvidia-geforce-now-is-gaining-native-linux-and-amazon-fire-tv-apps/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:36:54

• AMD ROCm, open source Nvidia CUDA rival, gets massive backdoored Windows & GNU/Linux improvements ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/amd-rocm-open-source-nvidia-cuda-rival-gets-massive-windows--linux-improvements/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:37:30

• Not1MM – ham radio contest logger ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/not1mm-ham-radio-contest-logger/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:37:49

• nchat – terminal-based chat client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/nchat-terminal-based-chat-client/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:48:23

• 24 Best Free and Open Source Stacking Window Managers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-stacking-window-managers/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:48:41

• Earlier on: """I recognize another issue. Many people do not have the freedom to modify programs simply because they can't read computer code. Even experienced programmers cannot read all of the code with ..."""    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:49:34

• iophk: "An alternative finish to that sentence is about projects which are either so large or so convoluted, or both, that only a full-time, dedicated coder and no regular one can decipher and modify the code base. _*cough*systemd*cough*_"    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:49:53

• Kubero – self-hosted PaaS ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kubero-self-hosted-paas/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:50:16

• Outfieldr – TLDR client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/outfieldr-tldr-client/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:53:47

• Linux Candy: ascii_moon – displays the moon phase ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/linux-candy-ascii_moon-displays-moon-phase/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:54:38

• prox – process manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/prox-process-manager/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:55:01

• trxsh – trash manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/trxsh-trash-manager/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:55:38

• Brief – browse command-line cheatsheets ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/brief-browse-command-line-cheatsheets/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:56:45

• Israel, Syria agree to share intelligence, seek military de-escalation after Paris talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260106-israel-syria-intelligence-military-de-escalation-paris    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:57:32

• A Cyberattack Was Part of the US Assault on Venezuela ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/a-cyberattack-was-part-of-the-us-assault-on-venezuela.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:57:59

• Growing unease in Asia-Pacific as US strike on Venezuela challenges rules-based order ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/growing-unease-in-asia-pacific-as-us-strike-on-venezuela-challenges-rules-based-order    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:58:09

• Thailand says Cambodia violated truce with cross-border ‘accident’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-army-says-cambodia-border-strike-wounds-soldier-violates-truce    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:58:21

• MIT promoting the NEXT Ponzi scheme already? https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/06/1128993/investing-in-the-promise-of-quantum/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 15:59:58

• Install cameras, beef up training — and 5 other ways to fix Michigan nursing homes ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/install-cameras-beef-up-training-and-5-other-ways-to-fix-michigan-nursing-homes/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:00:20

• Michigan cities balk at costly 911 calls to understaffed nursing homes ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigan-cities-balk-at-costly-911-calls-to-understaffed-nursing-homes/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:00:29

• "They basically have been having blank check and no supervise for more than ten year. In this kind situation, nonsense illogical system grow and more." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ke7exa4g    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:02:09

• Major Rīga hospital reports huge patient influx over New Year ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/06.01.2026-major-riga-hospital-reports-huge-patient-influx-over-new-year.a628709/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:20:49

• Please observe hill sledding safety, Latvian doctors urge public ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/06.01.2026-please-observe-hill-sledding-safety-latvian-doctors-urge-public.a628805/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:21:02

• Malaysian Armed Forces to probe alleged unauthorised entry, immoral activities in military camp ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-armed-forces-to-probe-alleged-unauthorised-entry-and-immoral-activities-in-military-camp    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:21:25

• Umno firmly against any ‘back door’ move to topple unity govt, says Malaysia’s Deputy PM Zahid ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/umno-firmly-against-any-backdoor-move-to-topple-unity-govt-says-malaysias-deputy-pm-zahid    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:21:35

• China's top diplomat heads to key strategic points in Africa ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-top-diplomat-heads-to-key-strategic-points-in-africa    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:30:21

• How the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Reinforces Xi’s Vision of Power in Asia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/world/asia/venezuela-china-trump-taiwan.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:30:33

• Maduro’s capture reminds China of its darkest fears ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/maduros-capture-reminds-china-of-its-darkest-fears    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:30:54

• S. Korea begins talks with China on deepening ‘panda cooperation’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-korea-begins-talks-with-china-on-deepening-panda-cooperation    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:31:05

• China-sanctioned Japan lawmaker says Taiwan ‘independent’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-sanctioned-japan-lawmaker-says-taiwan-independent    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:31:18

• China’s travellers pivot to Vietnam, driving record arrivals ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/chinas-travellers-pivot-to-vietnam-driving-record-arrivals    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:31:48

• China bans export of dual-use items for military purposes to Japan over Taiwan remarks ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-slaps-export-controls-on-japan-military-for-taiwan-remarks    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:32:04

• Thailand faces tougher durian export competition in China, ministry warns ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-faces-tougher-durian-export-competition-in-china-ministry-warns    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:32:29

• China's premier pledges deeper cooperation as Irish PM pushes on beef and dairy ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-premier-pledges-deeper-cooperation-as-irish-pm-pushes-on-beef-and-dairy    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:32:45

• China takes punitive actions on three Taiwanese for 'independence activities' ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-takes-punitive-actions-on-three-taiwanese-for-independence-activities    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:33:19

• Japan says China's dual-use export ban 'unacceptable', rare earths in crosshairs ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/japan-says-chinas-dual-use-export-ban-unacceptable-rare-earths-in-crosshairs    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:33:44

• China-sanctioned Japanese lawmaker says Taiwan ‘independent country’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/06/china-sanctioned-japanese-lawmaker-says-taiwan-independent-country/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:34:21

• Solar process converts biomass sugars to green hydrogen ☞ https://www.h2-view.com/story/solar-process-converts-biomass-sugars-to-green-hydrogen/2136281.article/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:34:45

• TTAB Posts January 2026 Hearing Schedule ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/01/ttab-posts-january-2026-hearing-schedule.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:44:40

• EU doubles pullback system in Libya: Renegade Benghazi to receive control centre and coastguard equipment ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2026/01/06/eu-doubles-pullback-system-in-libya-renegade-benghazi-also-to-receive-control-centre-and-coastguard-equipment/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 16:45:33

• Frank X Shaw, Chief Communications Officer over at Microsoft = known liar. Caught lying many times. This is "Damage control": https://xboxera.com/2026/01/07/as-microsoft-january-2026-lay-off-rumours-swirl-microsoft-cco-says-theyre-100-percent-made-up/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:26:08

• Learned in the US Army how to lie    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:26:22

• And Microsoft needed military-grade propaganda. He attacks whistleblowers, too.    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:26:44

• This information didn't come from a "tweet" or from "X". That's a straw man.    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:27:28

• XBox fan site panicking about death of XBox. Very surprising!    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:28:03

• Minutes ago re "icrosoft Layoffs 2026: "This is solved via their Enterprise Agreements and price hikes." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcyazpc9    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:29:13

• Price hikes cannot fix everything, they may lead to fewer people paying you    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:29:43

• More leave, fewer join    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:29:55

• Microsoft: we debunk ACTUAL ARTICLES.... with TWEETS.... in deepfake porn site with kids in it    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:31:03

• "We had a roommate living with us for a while last year." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202601/20260107-the-smart-toaster.gmi    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:32:21

• "I really need to stop looking at comments on normie social media like Facebook. This has absolutely soured my perception of other humans. People are so angry about things that don't actually matter and everyone on all sides is such a hardline ideologue you can't even talk to them." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2764    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:33:43

• Another Classic UNIX is Dead: HP-UX is No Longer Supported ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/another-classic-unix-is-dead-hp-ux    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:34:59

• How to Configure a Static IP Address on Ubuntu 26.04 Desktop ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-configure-a-static-ip-address-on-ubuntu-26-04-desktop    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:35:39

• How to Configure Static IP with Netplan on Ubuntu 26.04 Server ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-configure-static-ip-with-netplan-on-ubuntu-26-04    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:35:51

• Well, Venezuela helped Cheeto Cheese distract from him and Epstein and cheese (underage)    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:36:24

• How to Change Hostname on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-change-hostname-on-ubuntu-26-04    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:36:33

• Irregular migration via Latvia to Lithuania more than doubled in 2025, border guards say ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2798247/irregular-migration-via-latvia-to-lithuania-more-than-doubled-in-2025-border-guards-say    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:37:29

• Lithuanian border guards seize first balloon-smuggled cigarette shipment of the year ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2798272/lithuanian-border-guards-seize-first-balloon-smuggled-cigarette-shipment-of-the-year    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:37:39

• "Meduza asks Free Russia Foundation’s Natalia Arno." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/06/agents-of-change | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:38:03

• U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Advisers From Cuba, China, Russia and Iran ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/world/americas/us-venezuela-cuba-russia-china-iran.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:38:32

• How the Deep State Taught Stephen Miller to Love Socialism ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/06/how-the-deep-state-taught-stephen-miller-to-love-socialism/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:38:47

• Photographer awarded compensation from news website whose owners cannot be found ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/photographer-wins-payout-from-news-website-whose-owners-cannot-be-found/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:39:28

• US action in Venezuela and force-based order – a danger for Lithuania? ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2798118/us-action-in-venezuela-and-force-based-order-a-danger-for-lithuania    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:39:49

• "Coalition of the Willing" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/06/zelensky-arrives-in-paris-for-coalition-of-the-willing-summit-on-security-guarantees-for-ukraine | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:40:07

• "Kyiv’s allies sign declaration on security guarantees" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/01/06/kyiv-s-allies-sign-declaration-on-security-guarantees-u-k-and-france-commit-to-deploy-troops-to-ukraine-in-the-event-of-a-peace-deal | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:40:20

• Three Views on What 2026 Might Bring ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/world/looking-ahead-2026-ukraine-middle-east-china.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:40:35

• Zelensky Taps Canadian Politician Chrystia Freeland as Economic Adviser ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/europe/chrystia-freeland-ukraine-economic-adviser.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:40:45

• Zelensky’s Assessment Darkens as Europeans Gather to Talk Peace ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/world/europe/ukraine-peace-talks-coalition-of-the-willing.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:42:44

• European Allies Agree to Key Security Provisions for Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/world/europe/ukraine-talks-europe.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:42:58

• Venezuelan Leaders Project Independence ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/briefing/venezuelan-leaders-project-independence.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:43:17

• Allies To Pledge 'Binding Commitments' On Ukraine's Security, Draft Of Paris Peace Summit Shows ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/coalition-zelenskyy-paris-ukraine-peace-proposal/33640623.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:43:31

• Ukraine's Allies Pledge 'Robust' Security Guarantees After Russian War Ends ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-allies-robust-security-guarantees-russia-war/33641594.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:43:41

• Vilnius-based Russian oppositionist Volkov draws ire over criticism of Ukraine’s leaders ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2798176/vilnius-based-russian-oppositionist-volkov-draws-ire-over-criticism-of-ukraine-s-leaders    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:43:54

• Ukraine’s allies sign declaration on troop deployment after ceasefire ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260106-watch-live-leaders-of-ukraine-s-coalition-of-the-willing-speak-from-paris    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:44:05

• Watch live: Leaders of Ukraine’s 'Coalition of the Willing' speak from Paris ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260106-watch-live-leaders-of-ukraine-s-coalition-of-the-willing-speak-from-paris    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:44:16

• Allies agree 'robust' security guarantees for Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/allies-agree-robust-security-guarantees-for-ukraine    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:44:27

• Dihydroxyacetone Man 'sees that there's money to be made' out of a Ukraine ceasefire, analyst says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/trump-sees-that-there-s-money-to-be-made-out-of-a-ukraine-ceasefire-analyst-says    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:44:42

• Siliņa in Paris on Tuesday for Ukraine support talks ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/06.01.2026-silina-in-paris-on-tuesday-for-ukraine-support-talks.a628668/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:44:53

• Latvia sends water drone to Ukraine ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/06.01.2026-latvia-sends-water-drone-to-ukraine.a628769/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:45:03

• Robust Security Guarantees for a Solid and Lasting Peace in Ukraine - Statement of the Coalition of the Willing ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_26_45    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:45:16

• "Putin’s and Xi’s sunk costs" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/06/putin-s-and-xi-s-sunk-costs | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:45:53

• 10 Best Free and Open Source PaaS Clown Computing Stacks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/paas/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:46:13

• "Navalny strategist Leonid Volkov" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/07/he-doesn-t-get-along-with-neo-nazis | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:46:45

• Michigan City to Pay $3.25 Million After Woman Was Mistakenly Declared Dead ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/us/woman-found-alive-body-bag-settlement.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:48:02

• Human makes mistake, now every person in Michigan needs to spare a couple of bucks to pay for this mistake    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:49:14

• Linux Matters: Lets get Trippy ☞ https://linuxmatters.sh/72/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:49:30

• Finally a solid-state battery production ready ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202601/finally-a-solid-state-battery-production-ready.html    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:50:44

• What a Viral YouTube Video Says About the Future of Journalism ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/what-a-viral-youtube-video-says-about-the-future-of-journalism    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:51:14

• LazyMouse – R package for randomly moving mouse cursor ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/lazymouse-r-package-for-randomly-moving-mouse-cursor/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:51:55

• Manjaro 26 makes a strong case for leaving backdoored Windows 11 behind ☞ https://betanews.com/2026/01/05/manjaro-26-makes-a-strong-case-for-leaving-windows-11-behind/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:52:19

• Three of the best: Podcasts ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/01/06/three-of-the-best-podcasts-5/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:52:55

• It is organised or led by IBM, so it'll use it to cause stock rallies based on a Ponzi schemes and lies, not FOSS substance ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/01/therell-be-more-ai-than-open-source-at-spacewalk-2026/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:54:37

• Gentoo’s 2025 Report: Financial Health and the Push Away From Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub ☞ https://linuxiac.com/gentoo-2025-report-financial-health-and-the-push-away-from-github/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:55:05

• Ubuntu Now Officially Supports NVIDIA Rubin Hey Hi (AI) Systems ☞ https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-now-officially-supports-nvidia-rubin-ai-systems/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:55:39

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1052955/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:56:03

• "It's FOSS" promoting Microsoft and proprietary spyware ☞ https://itsfoss.com/install-github-desktop-ubuntu/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:57:10

• iris – config-driven file organizer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/iris-config-driven-file-organizer/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:58:19

• Manjaro 26.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1052986/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 17:58:29

• Why I use Qubes: 3 security reasons a normal Linux distro can’t match https://www.howtogeek.com/why-i-use-qubes-the-security-reasons-a-normal-linux-distro-cant-match/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:02:55

• I carry every Windows and Linux installer on a single drive with this open-source tool https://www.makeuseof.com/carry-every-windows-linux-installer-on-single-drive-with-open-source-tool/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:03:38

• "One is the world's oldest Linux distro, the other isn't Linux at all. Each delivers superb stability - let's compare." https://www.zdnet.com/article/freebsd-vs-slackware/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:04:08

• GeForce NOW will soon get native Linux support https://news.instant-gaming.com/en/articles/16959-geforce-now-will-soon-get-native-linux-support    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:04:38

• How to check RAM in Linux? https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/how-to-check-ram-in-linux/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:05:10

• "Along with announcing a Native Linux app for GeForce NOW, NVIDIA also revealed the new DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Multi Frame Generation." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nvidia-announce-dlss-4-5-with-dynamic-multi-frame-generation-plus-dlss-updater-gets-linux-support/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:06:23

• GeForce NOW gets native Linux client and better support for Flight Controls https://videocardz.com/newz/geforce-now-gets-native-linux-client-and-better-support-for-flight-controls    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:07:00

• But not all GNU/Linux gamers use Steam https://frvr.com/blog/news/valves-brilliant-steam-deck-now-accounts-for-over-21-percent-of-all-linux-gamers/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:08:02

• "I've used Linux for several years. My introduction was with Kali Linux, but it turned out not to be the ideal starting point, so I left the ecosystem for a few years. When I next tried, it was Zorin OS, one of the most beautiful Linux distributions. Ever since, I've used Fedora, Debian, Arch, Ubuntu, and Manjaro. Today, Linux Mint is my daily driver." https://www.makeuseof.com/a-week-with-nixos-changed-how-i-think-about-linux/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:08:25

• NVIDIA Announces Major Updates to GeForce NOW: Sim Controllers, Linux and Fire TV Clients https://www.techpowerup.com/344721/nvidia-announces-major-updates-to-geforce-now-sim-controllers-linux-and-fire-tv-clients    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:09:10

• NVIDIA GeForce Now Available In Native Linux & Fire TV Clients, More Games Added To 5080 Tier https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-now-available-linux-fire-tv-clients-more-games/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:09:32

• Amazon Fire TV apps [sic] https://www.neowin.net/news/nvidia-geforce-now-is-gaining-native-linux-and-amazon-fire-tv-apps/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:09:54

• "You may have seen reports elsewhere a few days ago as it seems some decided to break the embargo and leak this - but yes it's real and confirmed by NVIDIA now officially." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nvidia-announce-a-native-linux-app-for-geforce-now/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:10:16

• NVIDIA Brings GeForce NOW To Linux And Fire TV With RTX 5080‑Class Cloud Gaming https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-fire-tv-rtx-5080class-cloud-gaming    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:10:34

• NVIDIA Brings GeForce RTX Gaming to More Devices With New GeForce NOW Apps for Linux PC and Amazon Fire TV https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-ces-2026/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:11:06

• GeForce Now Is Finally Getting A Native Linux App https://www.ubergizmo.com/2026/01/geforce-now-native-linux-app/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:12:28

• "Enforcement could send ripples through Linux multimedia stacks, SBC communities, Android builds, and more." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/chinese-semiconductor-outfit-has-linux-mpp-repository-on-github-disabled-after-a-dmca-takedown-request-ffmpeg-team-accuses-it-of-using-libavcodec-code-without-attribution    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:13:16

• Sharp increase https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-amended-the-steam-survey-for-december-2025-linux-actually-hit-another-all-time-high/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:13:40

• "Tiny Core: a ~20MB modular Linux that boots into RAM and revives 90s-era PCs." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-is-the-tiniest-linux-distro-ive-ever-seen/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:16:26

• Linux at CES 2026: Tux is alive and well in IoT, cars, and AI https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-at-ces-tux-is-alive-and-well-in-iot-cars-and-ai/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:17:12

• "Valve has released the results of its Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2025, and they show Linux continuing to gain ground and reaching record highs among the Steam userbase. Meanwhile, the share of Windows users is reducing." https://www.howtogeek.com/steam-survey-linux-usage-for-december-2025/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:17:42

• "Thanks to Linux systems like Bazzite, getting Linux on various PC handhelds is quite easy. There's quite a number of quirks though, as I unfortunately found out. But, the experience overall now things have settled has been awesome." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-legion-go-with-bazzite-is-an-excellent-machine-for-gaming/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:18:19

• "Which Linux distributions will rise above the competition in 2026 to dethrone the old guard? These are my picks." https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-2026-top-distros/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:24:49

• "Linux Mint is known for being intuitive and beginner-friendly, but did you know it packs one of the most powerful gesture systems in the Linux ecosystem? Here's a closer look at Cinnamon’s built-in gestures and how they outshine other    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:25:09

• "...desktop environments." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-mint-cinnamons-built-in-gestures/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:25:18

• A lot less Microsoft-oriented Linux FUD in the news lately. Microsoft budget issues?    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:25:53

• Anon: "marketing / astroturfing budget declines until the next bailout there are still a lot of cultists about and working unpaid" (Re "A lot less Microsoft-oriented Linux FUD in the news lately. Microsoft budget issues?")    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:37:23

• Microsoft did not debunk this at all https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/business/microsoft-may-lay-off-10-of-employees-this-month-report/story https://inshorts.com/en/amp_news/microsoft-may-fire-5-10--of-workforce-in-january-to-cut-out-middle-management--report-1767777936024    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 18:47:34

• If leader seizures are normalised, China may see a Taiwanese opportunity ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/if-leader-seizures-are-normalised-china-may-see-a-taiwanese-opportunity/    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 19:16:11

• seizure of Putin was really simple. He was in Alaska.    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 19:16:44

• "If leader seizures are normalise" https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/if-leader-seizures-are-normalised-china-may-see-a-taiwanese-opportunity/ anyone but Putin...    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 19:17:03

• Chinese Fusion Reactor Achieves Plasma Density Previously Thought to Be Impossible ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/china-fusion-artificial-sun    

posted Wednesday, January 07, 2026 at 19:17:38

• "If the man decides, the woman will give birth" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/06/if-the-man-decides-the-woman-will-give-birth | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, January 08, 2026 at 03:21:29