Roy Schestowitz

• Tom Silvagni appeal, secret baby, Sinful confession of Alannah Iaconis: condoms in text messages https://danielpocock.com/en/tom-silvagni-appeal-secret-baby-alannah-iaconis-admits-sinfulness-condoms-text-messages/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:03:02

• "A lot of these disputes involve questions of politics, status and humiliations. If you look at the cases in the Debian suicide cluster, some of the men wrote complaints about being tricked to work as unpaid volunteers while fellow "volunteers" really got paid all along. Some of these people wrote about feeling humiliated just as victims of rape and abuse feel humiliated. Why did Adrian von Bidder-Senn die on our wedding day?"    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:04:15

• Anon: "I am chagrined to learn yesterday that the local institution styling itself as a university is pretending to teach degrees in computer "security" The frauds, poseurs, and charlatans are drowning the few real experts out there in volume by spamming academia with empty marketing noise. Proof: find *anything* from Eugene Spafford any more or even anything which cites him."    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:12:12

• "Randomly chosen images from Geminispace" gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-24.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:14:42

• "The Turing test is a well known suggestion for how to decide if a machine is intelligent: if you can't tell that it's a machine, that's enough to count it as intelligent." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2026-01-23_Proving_intelligence.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:15:28

• "I like snow so much. This year it finally stayed long enough I had found some time to snowboard. Wish there would be more snow in winter." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2775    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:16:13

• "Someone from the opera world has finally come out and said it: the reason some singers sound weird is a deliberate choice. Some of that is down to a tradition that is not adapting to changing knowledge of how humans use language, but which is nevertheless evolving." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2026-01-23_the-nonsense-behind-those-fake-accents-in-singing.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:17:05

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1545.jpg    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:17:46

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1895.jpg    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:17:52

• "I've just set up gemserv on my YunoHost. Writing this in nano until I find a better way to do it. Next I want to document my process of how I got everything up and running on YunoHost. Still have to figure out how I can generate and add an atom feed to this." gemini://thoughts.kobel.fyi/2026-01-23-hello-world.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:18:34

• "This is how I installed and configured the Gemini server "gemserv" on YunoHost. I'm using a mix of YunoHost's Web UI and SSH." gemini://thoughts.kobel.fyi/2026-01-23-howto-install-gemserv-on-yunohost.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:19:22

• "While there are already a way to embed files into gemtext by using "data:" scheme it suffers from having to be either be percent-encoded or base64 endoded, which bloats files a lot." gemini://namno.duckdns.org/blog/2026-01-24.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:19:56

• "i've been working the past couple of days on writing a gemini client in python. i've tried a few times to do this, but i kept getting stuck on some aspects of the OpenSSL library that make it difficult to actually verify client certificates." gemini://gemini.melikule.xyz/gemlog/pigc.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:20:41

• "Pseudonymous maker and artist "Rootkid" has built a unique wall-mounted light called the Spectrum Slit, which is designed to respond to the local radio environment, targeting the 2.4GHz and 5GHz spectra." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202601/20260123-rootkid.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:21:43

• Lisp is fun gopher://box.matto.nl/0/lisp-is-fun.txt    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:22:16

• "I love fighting so much!" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/driedFreeze    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:23:29

• Void, my old friend gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/void    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:24:14

• "Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams took a break to talk about their favorite hacks last week" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/23/hackaday-podcast-episode-354-firearms-sky-driving-and-dumpster-diving/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:37:37

• Valve tweak accessibility categories and release new Steam update with controller improvements and new Beta UI | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-tweak-accessibility-categories-and-release-new-steam-update-with-controller-improvements-and-new-beta-ui/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:39:02

• Ubisoft implementing cost-reduction restructuring, cancelling various games and closing studios | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/ubisoft-implementing-cost-reduction-restructuring-cancelling-various-games-and-closing-studios/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:39:25

• Nexus Mods say they are committed to supporting Vortex on SteamOS Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nexus-mods-say-they-are-committed-to-supporting-vortex-on-steamos-linux/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:39:47

• Vulkan 1.4.340 released with new extension to improve DirectX performance on Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/vulkan-1-4-340-released-with-new-extension-to-improve-directx-performance-on-linux/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:41:25

• "Trump's Greenland Takeover Could Be Tech's Libertarian Dream Come True" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/greenland-silicon-valley-libertarian-trump-1235502736/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:43:10

• "Between Carney and Trump - by Garry Kasparov" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/between-carney-and-trump    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:43:23

• "Mark Carney’s speech in Davos was an exercise in hollow defiance" https://breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys-speech-in-davos-was-an-exercise-in-hollow-defiance/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:43:35

• "After Davos Speech, Trump Tells the World, “Sometimes, You Need a Dictator” | Truthout" https://truthout.org/articles/after-davos-speech-trump-tells-the-world-sometimes-you-need-a-dictator/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:43:49

• "At Davos, the World Watched the Rantings of a Despot" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-davos-rantings/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:44:03

• EFF going rogue for GAFAM bribes https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/search-engines-ai-and-long-fight-over-fair-use "AI is there to connect wealth with skills while dissociating skills from wealth" - iophk    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:44:31

• Google Bribes EFF. EFF Promotes LLM Slop as 'Fair Use'. To GAFAM It's a Low-Cost Lobby Hedge. https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/31/Google_Bribes_EFF_EFF_Promotes_LLM_Slop_as_Fair_Use_To_GAFAM_It.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:44:56

• EFF = militarised 'tech' lobby    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:45:10

• "Luigi Mangione due for court hearing in CEO killing case" https://www.ksl.com/article/51437440/luigi-mangione-due-for-court-hearing-in-ceo-killing-case    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:45:21

• GPD claim the WIN 5 is getting an official Bazzite Linux adaptation but the Bazzite team say otherwise | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gpd-claim-the-win-5-is-getting-an-official-bazzite-linux-adaptation-but-the-bazzite-team-say-otherwise/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:47:30

• Get the Just Cause Complete Collection in a new Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/get-the-just-cause-complete-collection-in-a-new-humble-bundle/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:47:56

• Valve's in-development game Deadlock just got a massive upgrade | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-s-in-development-game-deadlock-just-got-a-massive-upgrade/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-s-in-development-game-deadlock-just-got-a-massive-upgrade/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:49:08

• Photos from RMS talk coming soon https://calendar.gatech.edu/event/listings/conferencesymposium    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 05:50:14

• "Today’s PCs are locked up with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) devices so much so that modern Windows versions insist on having a recent TPM to even install." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/23/embedded-tpm-watch-out/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:38:39

• "To achieve this, the EC says it is necessary to establish an EU-level spectrum authorization framework, rather than leaving this at national level." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/22/eu_digital_networks/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:40:29

• "These services are good for archiving one's own site, but are far from ideal for defending against link rot. I want to be sure links will always work, so they have to be archived locally." ☛ https://maurycyz.com/misc/futureproofing/ | Source: Maury    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:40:38

• "EDF Together went public on December 2 with a supermajority of support in union cards, and over 2,000 letters from the public were sent to EDF’s management team asking for voluntary recognition." ☛ https://wbng.org/2026/01/23/workers-at-environmental-defensive-fund-win-union-election-forming-the-largest-green-nonprofit-union-in-the-u-s/ | Source: Washingon-Baltimore News Guild    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:41:16

• "Public backlash has been severe, with recent polling showing 52-57% of Americans disapprove of ICE, with a plurality supporting abolishing the agency entirely." ☛ https://www.rawstory.com/ice-minnesota/ | Source: Raw Story    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:42:19

• "The threat of a cancelled work permit can be used to extort an immigrant if that is the basis of their residence permit. If they cannot find a new job, they may be forced to leave the country." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20147598 | Source: YLE    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:42:31

• "Another round of protests is planned for this Friday in Minneapolis in response to the massive deployment of federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol that the Trump Administration has maintained in Minnesota’s most populous city for weeks." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-01-23/detention-of-five-year-old-child-by-ice-adds-fuel-to-the-fire-in-the-streets-of-minneapolis.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:44:19

• "Another round of protests is planned for this Friday in Minneapolis in response to the massive deployment of federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol that the Trump Administration has maintained in Minnesota" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-01-23/detention-of-five-year-old-child-by-ice-adds-fuel-to-the-fire-in-the-streets-of-minneapolis.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:44:38

• "The action on Friday, which unfolded in subzero temperatures, was the most widespread and organized demonstration since federal agents arrived in Minneapolis more than six weeks ago." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/minnesota-businesses-protest-ice.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:44:56

• "At least the bastards are cold. I can tell you that. Because I’m cold." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/cold-city-hot-heart | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:46:28

• "Rather than being disbanded or intimidated by Good’s murder, the people of Minneapolis have been galvanized, escalating their resistance and refusing to retreat from the work of protecting one another." ☛ https://organizingmythoughts.org/choosing-each-other-in-a-time-of-terror/ | Source: Kelly Hayes    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:46:42

• "Today, Minnesota is shutting down in solidarity." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/minnesotas-general-strike-and-americas | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:47:12

• The Register MS NOT getting many sponsors lately    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:47:46

• "I don't think Stallman nor Torvalds ever saw anything so romantic in UNIX. You could ask them, but it doesn't jive with well anything in the historical record" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46716604    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:48:23

• Andy Farnell nails it re LLMs https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/ipharms/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:49:28

• "On Thursday morning, amid continuing unrest in the Twin Cities after the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) killing of Renee Good" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/01/ice-maga-sadism-social-media/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:50:11

• "Why these exceptions and limitations? What about drivers of motor vehicles, passengers on international flights, and people who aren’t U.S. citizens? Don’t they have rights too?" ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/01/23/exceptions-and-limitations-to-your-rights/ | Source: Papers Please    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:50:22

• Minutes ago: "After having realized this Copilot manure can’t be disabled or uninstalled. I’d greatly like to see Microsoft layoff every single employee working in Washington State. Because as usual the Redmond bozos had a big hand in creating the Copilot garbage." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfcadkph    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 06:51:13

• "ability to collect information and publish news stories." ☛ https://thedissenter.org/reporter-raided-by-fbi-lost-contact-with-over-1-000-sources/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:02:43

• "Last Sunday morning, Margaret Brennan interviewed DHS head Kristi Noem on “Face the Nation.”" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/23/noem-says-ice-is-being-menaced-by-ice-cubes-protesters-should-be-cooped-up-in-free-speech-zones/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:04:10

• "Whenever he tries to shoot the messenger, the message is worth your attention. For example …" ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-4th-axiom-for-interpreting-trump | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:04:23

• "The original photo shows Armstrong in handcuffs being led away by a federal officer with his face blurred out. Armstrong is composed and steady in this image" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-01-23/chabria-column-white-house-fake-photo-minneapolis | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:04:47

• "Again, Musk fell for the trap." ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-ryanair | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:05:28

• "It’s been reported that CEO Tim Cook’s time at Apple is nearing an end, and Apple is grooming his replacement." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3040394/apples-john-ternus-just-became-the-new-jony-ive.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:07:07

• "Michigan now has nine active drone test sites, including the Michigan National All-Domain Warfighting Center in the northern part of the state." ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/01/22/michigan-drone-2026/ | Source: The Drone Girl    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:07:16

• "Lithium batteries have taken over as the primary battery chemistry from applications ranging from consumer electronics to electric vehicles and all kinds of other things in between" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/23/lead-acid-battery-upgraded-to-lithium-iron-phosphate/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:10:44

• "At issue: Is a text message a public record? And is the city obligated to read through every employee’s text messages before deciding which ones should be kept?" ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/la-times-suit-over-mayors-auto-deleting-texts-likely-to-advance/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:11:22

• "The news here is that Trump lied at Davos." ☛ https://blog.kamens.us/2026/01/23/what-journalists-dont-understand-about-reporting-trump/ | Source: Jonathan Kamens    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:11:43

• "As temperatures rise and water supplies drop, public policy could bolster municipal water provisions under pressure." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2026-01-sustain.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:36:32

• "The Constitution says that when the office is vacant there is a succession process to fill it." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/23/a-year-in-and-its-time-to-recognize-the-oval-office-is-empty/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:37:06

• "The legislation includes Senate Bill 757, Senate Bill 758, Senate Bill 759 and Senate Bill 760" ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/01/22/predatory-ai-social-media-addiction-targeted-by-new-legislation-from-michigan-senate-democrats/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:37:34

• "TikTok finally closed a deal meant to bring it into compliance with the law that should have banned it a year ago, and the lawmakers who passed that law still don’t seem to know what’s going on." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/866977/tiktok-deal-congress-china | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:37:52

• "There are still questions of how this new entity will interact with other versions of TikTok globally" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/tiktok-in-the-us-goes-american-but-questions-remain-345059174 | Source: RTL    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:38:20

• "Under the arrangement, non-Chinese investors will own about 80% of the American venture. ByteDance will keep 19.9% of it." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/who-owns-tiktok-in-the-u-s-now/articleshow/127227086.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:38:33

• "So who are the owners of U.S. TikTok?" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/business/media/tiktok-investors-oracle-mgx-silver-lake-bytedance.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:38:53

• "ICE agents have kidnapped a 5-year-old child to use him as “bait” to arrest his parents." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/again-what-should-we-do-about-the | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:39:34

• "users fear MAGA tweaks" ☛ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/tiktok-finalizes-trump-deal-that-allows-bytedance-to-maintain-some-control/ | Source: Ars Technica    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:39:52

• "The 2024 law came as US policymakers, including Trump in his first presidency, warned that China could use TikTok to mine Americans’ data or exert influence through its algorithm." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-establishes-american-joint-venture-to-end-us-ban-threat/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:40:16

• "In November 2024, Canada's industry ministry ordered TikTok's business to be dissolved, citing national security risks, but added the government was not blocking access or users' ability" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/world/court-rules-tiktok-can-continue-operate-canada-now-politico-reports-2026-01-21/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:40:31

• "The Australian government’s legislation seeking to ban access to social media for people under 16 has received plenty of attention in International media" ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2026/01/23/the-social-media-ban-what-wasnt/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:40:55

• "Overreliance on US Tech" ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/europe-frets-about-overreliance-on-us-tech | Source: Dark Reading https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/22/10_Easy_Step_to_Digital_Sovereignty_in_Nations_That_Distrust_GA.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:41:22

• "Mufti Ismail said the party leadership has allowed them to take a decision on extending support to the ISLAM-SP alliance from the outside." ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/islam-party-poised-to-take-control-of-malegaon-civic-body-101769196077151.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:41:38

• "The Helsinki Final Act is dead. The post-war peace and stability in Europe are over. The Budapest Memorandum is also dead" ☛ https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/01/23/america-embraces-imperialism-and-ditches-europe/ | Source: New Eastern Europe    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:41:52

• "The MyMzansi digital prototype was launched and is doing very well and we will be seeing that by the end of this year; the roll-out of smart IDs will also be done…" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/digital-ids-will-launch-before-year-end-government-says/276665/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:42:45

• "You go to a website and you look for, say, medical symptoms. There are dozens of trackers on that site that are sending what you’re looking for back to those advertising companies" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/business/media/tiktok-us-terms-conditions.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:42:55

• "So imagine my annoyance when someone tried to take that away from me. My oldest gaming accounts recently got hit with strange two-factor authentication requests." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/secure-your-old-accounts/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:43:45

• "Historically, there have been many attempts to solve this problem: [...]" ☛ https://publickey.directory/ | Source: Public Key Directory    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:43:59

• "The massive contract vehicle represents only the second time VA has signed large contracts with health plans to coordinate private sector care for veterans." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2026/01/va-readies-massive-contract-for-veterans-private-sector-health-care/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:44:37

• "Weird union-busting efforts from Bandcamp's various owners aside, this announcement and the fact that they actually pay their artists rockets them to the top of my list." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/14/bandcamp-bans-ai-generated-music-unlike-spotifys-slop-filled-playlists.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:55:02

• "This depends on having even more money coming in. Trouble is, that’s getting a bit short. And the bills are coming due." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/23/openai-faces-cash-crunch-in-2026-as-bills-come-due/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:55:15

• "So, sure, I don’t value LLM words for my own purposes, but I can see why some people might. I wish Google would let me switch it off though." ☛ https://gilest.org/notes/2026/not-moaning-ai/ | Source: Giles Turnbull    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:55:33

• "All major AI services like ChatGPT or Claude are heavily subsidised by investors. It's not just the initial investment — it's the running costs of these major AI services that are also astronomical." ☛ https://louwrentius.com/what-will-you-do-when-ai-runs-out-of-money-and-disappear.html | Source: Louwrentius    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:56:00

• "agentic AI." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/ai-agents-math-doesnt-add-up/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:56:40

• "In earlier reports, some of the company’s AI characters were found engaging in sexual or otherwise inappropriate conversations with teens." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/meta-pauses-teens-ai-chatbot-character | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 07:57:22

• "We didn't find out immediately when this happened (and if our systems had been working right, we wouldn't have found out when I did, but that's another story)." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/PrometheusBlackboxOutsideSMTP | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:31:10

• "No way to block unsafe content, comments, ads" ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/google-schools-aims-pipeline-future-users-internal-documents-rcna255175 | Source: NBC    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:31:21

• "addictive and dangerous" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/867138/google-chromebook-education-expansion-court-filings | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:31:35

• "Cisco on Wednesday disclosed and patched CVE-2026-20045, a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Cisco's Unified Communications Manager (UCM) as well as other products." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/exploited-zero-day-flaw-cisco-uc-affect-millions | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:31:49

• "Unknown attackers are abusing Microsoft SharePoint file-sharing services to target multiple energy-sector organizations" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/22/crims_compromised_energy_firms_microsoft/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:31:59

• "Responding to the Trump administration’s completion of the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its announcement of a sweeping expansion of the Global Gag Rule" ☛ https://phr.org/news/u-s-who-withdrawal-along-with-expansion-of-global-gag-rule-further-compounds-harm-to-global-health-and-human-rights/ | Source: PHR    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:32:27

• "Public health experts have criticized the withdrawal from the WHO saying it will put the U.S. at a disadvantage when it comes to responding to health crises at home and abroad." ☛ https://abcnews.go.com/Health/us-officially-exits-world-health-organization-accusing-agency/story?id=129455089 | Source: ABC    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:32:38

• "I used a Logitech K800 “Wireless Illuminated” keyboard for more than a decade. Its keys were soft and comfy." ☛ https://tylersticka.com/journal/the-keyboard-i-never-wanted/ | Source: Tyler Sticka    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:33:11

• "I mentioned on the show that I had a memory of an early flatbed scanner I had. It may have even connected to my Amiga, but it was definitely connected to my Packard-Bell 166MHz MMX PC." ☛ https://canion.blog/2026/01/23/my-favourite-computer-peripheral.html | Source: Canion dot Blog    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:33:20

• "Yesterday at my guitar lesson we started working on the solo in Arriving Somewhere But Not Here. It’s incredible what a good teacher can help you with." ☛ https://json.blog/2026/01/22/great-teachers-are-a-huge.html | Source: Jason Becker    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:34:47

• "I started coding and living with computers since a young age. Over time I have been imagining myself to be like Theo de Raadt or Dan Kaminsky (though I am no where near their level)." ☛ https://clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/01-24-approaching-my-30s.gmi | Source: Martin Chang    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:34:56

• "As a result, many boards of directors have become prestigious rich clubs of people who know very little about" ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/opening-boards | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:35:10

• "The IS&T Archiving 2026 conference will take place 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟱–𝟭𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 at 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻." ☛ https://www.cni.org/news/archiving-2026 | Source: Coalition for Networked Information    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:35:24

• "The effort aims to be responsive to school districts’ needs for teachers while also offering more flexible and affordable pathways to the teaching profession." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2026-01-23/five-universities-collaborate-to-address-michigan-teacher-shortage | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:35:49

• "As with most products, reference managers have gone through a few big cyclical changes in lockstep with developments in the technologies they run on." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/23/guest-post-the-next-era-of-reference-management-an-interview-with-william-gunn/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:36:00

• "I'm a fan of simulating counterintuitive statistics. I recently did this with the Monty Hall problem and I really enjoyed how it turned out." ☛ https://www.pcloadletter.dev/blog/birthday-paradox/ | Source: Rnb37    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:36:42

• "I've written two posts about an optimal join algorithm that has been making a comeback in recent years - even Microsoft felt the FOMO. Throughout the years" ☛ https://remy.wang/blog/perfect-history.html | Source: Remy Wang    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:36:53

• "Retractions of scholarly articles are a rare event, affecting only about 0.02-0.04% of articles in total (but yearly rates are going up dramatically)." ☛ https://bjoern.brembs.net/2026/01/retraction-data-are-still-useless-almost/ | Source: Bjoern Brembs    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:37:03

• "I've noticed that by about 10 AM most days I am done with the news." ☛ https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/done-by-10am.html | Source: Chris O'Donnnell    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:37:39

• "I'm deleting unread email newsletters and skipping over blog posts or Mastodon posts that have anything to do with current events. I just can't take it anymore. Then I feel guilty about not staying up to date. But really, how is an article about yet another ICE atrocity in Minneapolis going to make my life better? I'm already at maximum outrage."    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:38:15

• "I am sure my readership would go up into the thousands again if I blogged on Substack, but I don’t want to. Here’s why: this is a home. And it’s mine. I’m not in somebody’s walled garden." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2026/01/22/thrustday-2/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:38:27

• "An attitude that cynically connects work and redemption. Perhaps something in the air in the 1930s, these slogans don’t come out of nowhere." ☛ https://interconnected.org/home/2026/01/23/umpa | Source: Matt Webb    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:38:48

• "Why we are newly fixation on time? I have a few hypotheses." ☛ https://www.8ball.report/p/time-dilation | Source: Sean Monahan    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:39:15

• "Hype is a trap. Better is better." ☛ https://seths.blog/2026/01/the-big-splash/ | Source: Seth Godin    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:39:37

• "I added support for the -m|--message flag to the jj workspace add command, so you can set a message for the new commit that jj creates associated with the workspace." ☛ https://pauladamsmith.com/blog/2026/01/my-first-contribution-to-the-jj-project.html | Source: Paul Smith    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:42:20

• "I built Handy because I broke a finger, was put into a cast and as a result my hand was out of commision." ☛ https://handy.computer/about | Source: Handy    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 08:42:27

• "When you use a C library directly from Swift, it will look and feel similar to using it from C." ☛ https://www.swift.org/blog/improving-usability-of-c-libraries-in-swift/ | Source: Swift Programming Language    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:50:54

• "The ZJIT compiler compiles Ruby bytecode (YARV) to machine code. It starts by transforming the stack machine bytecode into a high-level graph-based intermediate representation called HIR." ☛ https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/multiple-entry/ | Source: Max Bernstein    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:51:15

• "You learn something new every day. I've been using Homebrew for over a decade and, up until a few weeks ago, hadn't hit a case where I would not want to update something." ☛ https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2026/pinning-homebrew-dependencies | Source: Cory Dransfeldt    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:51:35

• "In 1973, Horst Rittel and Melvin Webber published “Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning”, introducing the concept of “wicked problems” in urban planning." ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/01/23/package-management-is-a-wicked-problem.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:51:55

• "Well, since I have spent countless hours in the last 2-3 years sketching a plan to replace GitHub and GitLab, I obviously have a take on the matter. So let’s dive in." ☛ https://sluongng.substack.com/p/post-agentic-code-forges | Source: Son Luong Ngoc    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:52:11

• "Also, color pickers have been my testbed of some ideas and concepts, not necessarily directly related to the act of color picking per se." ☛ https://hugodaniel.com/posts/color-picker/ | Source: Hugo Daniel    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:52:28

• "I’ve been digging through old guidebooks looking for trout fishing spots, and two of them have hand drawn stream maps" ☛ https://cagrimmett.com/2026/01/23/hand-drawn-maps/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:53:23

• "I had a quick look over the judgment and wanted to make it easier for non-lawyers to understand what is really going on here." ☛ https://danielpocock.com/en/honourable-mrs-justice-collins-rice-tricked-by-matthew-garrett-debian/ | Source: Daniel Pocock    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:54:51

• "Criminal defence lawyer Emily Dixon told me that, if a client shows her an exonerating photo or video, she isn’t expected to run analytic tests before submitting it into evidence." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/when-evidence-can-be-deepfaked-how-do-courts-decide-whats-real/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:55:26

• "In this post we’re going to look at how it works." ☛ https://harrycresswell.com/writing/config-directory/ | Source: Harry Cresswell    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:55:56

• "Last year brought a wealth of new features and fixes to Firefox on Linux. Besides numerous improvements and bug fixes" ☛ https://mastransky.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/firefox-linux-in-2025/ | Source: Martin Stransky    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:58:15

• [Old] "I've been working on a new data problem that has necessitated using Selenium to extract information expediently." ☛ https://mclare.blog/posts/why-is-multithreading-selenium-lousy-on-macos/ | Source: Maryanne Wachter    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:00:04

• "In 1978, Intel introduced the 8086 processor, a revolutionary chip that led to the modern x86 architecture." ☛ https://www.righto.com/2026/01/notes-on-intel-8086-processors.html | Source: Ken Shirriff    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:01:03

• "Some kind people answered and gave me their take on the product they liked. And I did a little of my own research and I wanted to share what I've found so far: [...]" ☛ https://blog.martin-haehnel.de/2026/01/24/an-update-on-finding-a-new-e-reader/ | Source: Martin Hähne    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:01:15

• "3D printing is wonderful, but sometimes you just don’t want to look at a plastic peice" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/23/pla-mold-to-plaster-bust-no-silicone-needed/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:01:53

• "According to Raspberry Pi, the smaller 128GB model has a write speed of up to 75 MB/s while the larger 256GB model reaches up to 150 MB/s." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3041318/raspberry-pi-launches-a-usb-flash-drive-that-wont-flake-under-pressure.html | Source: PC World    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:04:55

• "The ESP32-S3 packs a ton of fantastic functionality into its small size and low price—including USB-OTG support, which is key here." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/23/wired-to-wireless-esp32-gives-your-usb-keyboard-bluetooth/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:05:10

• "Unless you live in a Faraday cage, you're surrounded at all times by invisible radio signals, from Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to cellular traffic." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/raspberry_pi_wifi_wall_art/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:05:28

• "Spectrum Slit is a sculptural installation that renders visible the otherwise imperceptible electromagnetic activity that permeates contemporary interior spaces." ☛ https://rootkid.me/works/spectrum-slit | Source: RootKid    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:05:42

• "Every few weeks, this question comes up (via email), usually after I publish a negative review of yet another of my bittersweet Linux endeavors" ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/why-ubuntu.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:06:14

• "Nonetheless, from September 2018 to the point where the suicide cluster first became widespread public knowledge in 2022, that is more than three years the Debianist cyberbullies had sustained a campaign of harassment against my family and I." ☛ https://danielpocock.com/en/axel-beckert-martin-ebnoether-debian-dirty-men/ | Source: Daniel Pocock    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:07:36

• "Guix System is a Linux-based, stateless operating system that is built around the GNU Guix package manager." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12708 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:08:34

• "The release comes with ISO-9660 installation images, virtual machine images, and with tarballs to install the package manager on top of your GNU/Linux distro" ☛ https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2026/gnu-guix-1.5.0-released/ | Source: GNU    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:08:53

• "Remember hint lines? 1-900 numbers, long-distance charges, hoping whoever answers actually knows what they’re talking about?" ☛ https://hey.paris/posts/hint-line-93/ | Source: Paris Buttfield-Addison    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:10:11

• "Read a McSweeney’s satirical piece about the design of the Mastermind box and it was good for a chuckle." ☛ https://chrisglass.com/2026/01/23/mastermind-needs-to-change-their-yellow/ | Source: Chris Glass    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:10:22

• "Back in March of 2025, I first did a quick check of which web sites use post-quantum cryptography, with an update in September." ☛ https://www.netmeister.org/blog/smtp-pqc.html | Source: Jan Schaumann    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:12:57

• "When I first wrote about discovering Netbox DNS I mentioned that the combination of Netbox and the DNS plugin don’t actually create a DNS server and zone transfers directly from Netbox" ☛ https://jpmens.net/2026/01/23/providing-zone-transfers-directly-from-netbox-dns/ | Source: Jan Piet Mens    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:13:07

• "After completing the job, I realised I had four left-over disks from different projects, all conveniently 2TB Western Digital drives." ☛ https://www.michaelgale.dev/blog/setting-up-a-raid-5-array-on-bazzite | Source: Michael Gale    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:13:18

• "Docker’s journey reads like a startup trying to find product-market fit, except Docker already had product-market fit - they created the containerization standard that everyone uses." ☛ https://tuananh.net/2026/01/20/what-has-docker-become/ | Source: Tuan-Anh    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:15:15

• Indonesia finds bodies of 10 people on crashed surveillance plane ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-finds-bodies-of-10-passengers-on-crashed-surveillance-plane    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:28:02

• Kid Rock to Testify Before the US Senate on Concert Ticket Sales Practices and Scalping Concerns ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/kid-rock-testify-us-senate-concert-tickets/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:28:43

• U.S. Says First Boat Strike Since Maduro’s Capture Killed 2 in Eastern Pacific ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/politics/boat-strike-pacific.html    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:29:11

• This Week in Plasma: fixing all the things ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2026/01/24/this-week-in-plasma-fixing-all-the-things/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:29:57

• Man tortured over alleged flag removal during Rojava protests; no such charge brought in court ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/man-tortured-over-alleged-flag-removal-during-rojava-protests-no-such-charge-brought-in-court-315964    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 14:08:26

• Pierre-Elliott Bécue, ANSSI & Debian cybertorture ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/23/Pierre_Elliott_Becue_ANSSI_Debian_cybertorture.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 14:08:37

• IBM Red Hat selling war and the Ponzi scheme, Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/northrop-grumman-scales-enterprise-kubernetes-ai-and-hybrid-cloud-red-hat-openshift    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 14:39:02

• Mindless buzzwords instead of real security ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/zero-trust-workload-identity-manager-generally-available-red-hat-openshift    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 14:39:40

• 2025 recap: Top videos on Red Bait TV ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/2025-recap-top-videos-red-hat-tv    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 14:40:50

• "In computing, encryption is a popular and most often the recommended technique of hiding information in a secretive format." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/gpg-encrypt-decrypt-files/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 14:47:42

• Upsellling Debian at Canonical: "Explore Ubuntu Pro options at ubuntu.com/pro or contact our team to discuss your requirements." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-to-avoid-package-end-of-life-through-backporting | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 14:48:54

• "The community blog feed aggregator lists the featured highlights below from Jan. 16 to Jan. 22." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/01/23/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 14:49:46

• "The ‘timedatectl‘ command is a utility for RHEL-based and Debian-based distributions, and it is a part of the ‘systemd‘ system and service manager, serving as a replacement for the old traditional date command used in ‘sysvinit‘ daemon-based Linux distributions." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/set-time-timezone-synchronize-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 14:50:24

• "Part of the company’s “AI on Dragonwing” series" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/innodisk-releases-exec-q911-development-kit-with-qualcomm-qcs9075/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 14:51:11

• South Korea repatriates 73 scam suspects from Cambodia in $42.7 million online fraud probe ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-repatriates-73-scam-suspects-from-cambodia-in-33-million-online-fraud-probe    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 14:57:02

• Dubai chewy cookie giveaways boost blood donations in South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/dubai-chewy-cookie-giveaways-boost-blood-donations-in-south-korea    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 14:57:34

• Five South Korean airlines to ban in-flight use of portable batteries from Jan 26 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/five-south-korean-airlines-to-ban-in-flight-use-of-portable-batteries-from-jan-26    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 14:57:47

• US Pentagon foresees ‘more limited’ role in deterring North Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/update-1-pentagon-foresees-more-limited-role-in-deterring-north-korea    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 14:58:13

• Senior US defence official Colby to visit South Korea and Japan next week, Yonhap says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/senior-us-defence-official-colby-to-visit-south-korea-and-japan-next-week-yonhap-says    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 14:58:34

• Malaysia ex-army chief faces two additional charges over $46,100 in illegal proceeds ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-ex-army-chief-faces-two-additional-charges-over-46100-in-illegal-proceeds    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 15:00:11

• S’porean woman, Malaysian motorcyclist die after being run over by trailer in JB ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/singaporean-woman-pillion-27-and-malaysian-rider-die-after-being-run-over-by-trailer-in-johor-bahru    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 15:00:41

• Two foreigners first to be charged for littering under Malaysia’s new law ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/two-foreigners-first-to-be-charged-for-littering-under-malaysias-new-law    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 15:02:43

• Bus in Malaysia crash that killed 15 university students was doing 115kmh in 60kmh zone: Report ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/bus-in-malaysia-crash-that-killed-15-university-students-was-doing-115kmh-in-60kmh-zone-report    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 15:03:23

• US military to prioritise homeland defence, limit support for allies ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260124-us-military-to-prioritise-homeland-defence-limit-support-for-allies    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 15:04:00

• MPA investigating the sinking of Singapore-flagged ship in South China Sea that left 2 dead ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-it-rescued-philippine-crew-from-cargo-ship-near-scarborough-shoal    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 15:39:03

• How much does Venezuela owe China, and why is oil involved? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/how-much-does-venezuela-owe-china-and-why-is-oil-involved    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 15:39:27

• Dog weddings: How a new industry in China laps up puppy love ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/dog-weddings-how-a-new-industry-in-china-laps-up-puppy-love    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 15:39:45

• China dismisses UN experts’ forced labour concerns as ‘groundless’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-dismisses-un-experts-forced-labour-concerns-as-groundless    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 15:40:04

• China's Pooh-tin lauds 'shared future' with Vietnam after To Lam's re-election ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-xi-lauds-shared-future-with-vietnam-after-to-lams-re-election    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 15:57:54

• China’s fossil fuel addiction exposes a strategic vulnerability ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-fossil-fuel-addiction-exposes-a-strategic-vulnerability    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 15:58:19

• China keeps low profile in Davos in pursuit of Western investment ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-keeps-low-profile-in-davos-in-pursuit-of-western-investment    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 15:58:37

• Interim Peru president faces scrutiny over unregistered encounter with two China business owners ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/interim-peru-president-faces-scrutiny-over-unregistered-encounter-with-two-china-business-owners/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 15:59:02

• That isn’t signaling. China’s military is seriously rehearsing around Taiwan ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/that-isnt-signaling-chinas-military-is-seriously-rehearsing-around-taiwan/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:00:11

• 2026 will be a year of volatility. Australia must adapt ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/2026-will-be-a-year-of-volatility-australia-must-adapt/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:00:42

• it's Not Foss ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/proton-lumo-projects/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:01:29

• Open Source Project LLVM Says Yes to AI-Generated Code, But Not Without Conditions ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/llvm-ai-policy/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:01:52

• Scientists May Have Discovered a Way to Rejuvenate The Immune System ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-discovered-a-way-to-rejuvenate-the-immune-system    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:02:42

• 'Devastating' Flesh-Eating Parasite Is Spreading Toward The US, CDC Warns ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/devastating-flesh-eating-parasite-is-spreading-toward-the-us-cdc-warns    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:02:57

• The Moment We've Been Waiting For: JWST Zooms Into The 'Eye of Sauron' ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-moment-weve-been-waiting-for-jwst-zooms-into-the-eye-of-sauron    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:03:50

• Scientists May Have Found a Blueprint to Revive Old Cells ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-found-a-blueprint-to-revive-old-cells    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:04:01

• Study Reveals How Much Exercise You Need Weekly To Control Blood Pressure ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-how-much-exercise-you-need-weekly-to-control-blood-pressure    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:26:35

• Ever Felt 'Hangry'? Scientists Now Know The Surprising Reason Why ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ever-felt-hangry-scientists-now-know-the-surprising-reason-why    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:26:47

• Student protests call on Stanford to divest from Palantir ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/01/22/student-protests-call-on-stanford-to-divest-from-palantir/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:27:23

• Docker logs got you down? Give this tool a try ☞ https://thenewstack.io/docker-logs-got-you-down-give-this-tool-a-try/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:27:49

• An Unlikely Source of Crypto Innovation: Afghanistan ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/world/asia/crypto-innovation-afghanistan.html    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:38:33

• Partial return of Internet in Iran reveals wider scale of killing ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/partial-return-of-internet-in-iran-reveals-wider-scale-of-killing    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:38:51

• Intel shares down 13% ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-shares-down-13-percent-as-company-only-manages-to-shrink-losses-in-latest-earnings-demand-to-outpace-2026-supply-usd300-million-deficit-comes-despite-more-than-usd20-billion-in-outside-investment-from-nvidia    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:39:20

• Intel Q4 earnings reveal rocky path to recovery following weakest full-year revenue since 2010 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-shares-down-13-percent-as-company-only-manages-to-shrink-losses-in-latest-earnings-demand-to-outpace-2026-supply-usd300-million-deficit-comes-despite-more-than-usd20-billion-in-outside-investment-from-nvidia-and-friends    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:39:40

• Tool-using cow shows skill not limited to humans and chimpanzees ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260123-tool-using-cow-shows-skill-not-limited-to-humans-and-chimpanzees    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:41:01

• Man Explains Why He Shredded Up an AI-Generated Art Exhibit With His Bare Teeth ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/man-ai-art-exhibit-chew    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:41:57

• Couple Receive $200,000 Settlement After ‘Pungent’ Indian Food Complaint ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/palak-paneer-indian-food-racism-settlement.html    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:42:47

• Wall Street Journal only willing to meet for mediation talks under ‘conditions,’ court hears in wrongful dismissal suit ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/24/wall-street-journal-only-willing-to-meet-for-mediation-talks-under-conditions-court-hears-in-wrongful-dismissal-suit/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:43:18

• Michigan AG Nessel sues big oil over ‘cartel’-like plot to kill clean energy ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-ag-nessel-sues-big-oil-over-cartel-like-plot-to-kill-clean-energy/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:44:01

• Michigan travel pitch draws Canadian criticism amid Convicted Felon trade tensions ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-travel-pitch-draws-canadian-criticism-amid-trump-trade-tensions/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:44:36

• SpaceX Hit With Back to Back Lawsuits From Workers Who Say They Were Brutally Injured on the Job ☞ https://futurism.com/space/spacex-lawsuits-worker-injury    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:45:03

• Indian security forces kill 16 Maoist rebels ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/indian-security-forces-kill-16-maoist-rebels    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:45:31

• Hong Kong authorities criticized for prosecuting Tiananmen massacre commemorators ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/hong-kong-authorities-criticized-for-prosecuting-tiananmen-crackdown-commemorators/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:46:07

• Firefox hacking in Fedora: Firefox & GNU/Linux in 2025 ☞ https://mastransky.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/firefox-linux-in-2025/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:48:01

• The Servo Blog: December in Servo: multiple windows, proxy support, better caching, and more! ☞ https://servo.org/blog/2026/01/23/december-in-servo/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:48:29

• GNU Guix 1.5.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1055675/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:49:45

• Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1055671/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:50:46

• Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2026/4 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/01/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-4/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:53:20

• Adam Young: Install a custom Kernel inside a VM ☞ https://adam.younglogic.com/2026/01/install-a-custom-kernel-inside-a-vm/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:54:35

• wtp – enhanced Git worktree management ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/wtp-enhanced-git-worktree-management/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:55:06

• brick – Haskell TUI programming toolkit ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/brick-haskell-tui-programming-toolkit/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:55:15

• LazyCat Terminal – terminal emulator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lazycat-terminal-emulator/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:55:37

• 4 Best Free and Open Source Bash Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-bash-static-site-generators/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:56:29

• MakeStaticSite – generate and deploy static websites ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/makestaticsite-generate-deploy-static-websites/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:56:40

• Proxmox VE Series Part 1: The Basics ☞ https://www.linux.org/threads/proxmox-ve-series-part-1-the-basics.58546/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:57:49

• This Week in GNOME: #233 Editing Events ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/01/twig-233/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:58:52

• OSGeoLive 17.0 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/osgeo    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 16:59:32

• GNU Guix 1.5 Released with KDE Plasma 6.5, GNU Linux-Libre 6.17 Kernel ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gnu-guix-1-5-released-with-kde-plasma-6-5-gnu-linux-libre-6-17-kernel    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:01:02

• In Other News: €1.2B GDPR Fines, Net-NTLMv1 Rainbow Tables, Rockwell Security Notice ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-e1-2b-gdpr-fines-net-ntlmv1-rainbow-tables-rockwell-security-notice/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:05:27

• This Could be the Best Graphics Editor for GNU/Linux Users (Yes, it is Open Source) ☞ https://itsfoss.com/graphite-graphics-editor/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:05:46

• Tonearm, New Unofficial TIDAL Client for Linux, Hits Beta ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/tonearm-tidal-client-for-linux-beta    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:06:11

• Guix System 1.5.0 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/guixsd    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:06:25

• ExTiX 26.1 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/extix    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:06:56

• lsplug – replacement for lsusb ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lsplug-replacement-lsusb/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:07:28

• ConfigServer Security & Firewall – front-end to iptables or nftables ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/configserver-security-firewall-front-end-iptables-nftables/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:07:49

• 3 Best Free and Open Source CoffeeScript Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-coffeescript-static-site-generators/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:08:39

• 2 Venezuelans Convicted in US for Using Malware to Hack ATMs ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/2-venezuelans-convicted-in-us-for-using-malware-to-hack-atms/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:09:54

• Civil society coalition calls for Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity amid Iran’s internet shutdowns ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/civil-society-coalition-launches-campaign-calling-for-direct-to-cell-satellite-connectivity-amid-irans-internet-shutdowns/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:10:30

• FreeBSD is a No-Go for KDE's Plasma Login Manager ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/plasma-login-manager-drops-freebsd/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:11:07

• Mike Blumenkrantz: Unpopular Opinion ☞ https://www.supergoodcode.com/unpopular-opinion/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:12:24

• Detecting Memory Leaks in KDE CI ☞ https://nicolasfella.de/posts/detecting-leaks-in-kde-ci/?utm_source=atom_feed    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:12:41

• Announcing the Perl Toolchain Summit 2026 ☞ https://www.perl.com/article/announcing-the-perl-toolchain-summit-2026/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:13:39

• How Tucker Carlson Became the Prophet of MAGA ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/how-tucker-carlson-became-the-prophet-of-maga    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:14:28

• How Bari Weiss Is Changing CBS News ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/how-bari-weiss-is-changing-cbs-news    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:14:39

• How The Insurrectionist Brought Us to a “Rupture in the World Order” ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/how-donald-trump-brought-us-to-a-rupture-in-the-world-order    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:14:48

• mp3rgain – lossless MP3 volume adjustment ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mp3rgain-lossless-mp3-volume-adjustment/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:15:41

• GoMusic – download and stream music from YouTube ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gomusic-download-stream-music-youtube/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:15:50

• Enterprise multi-cluster scalability with OpenShift Dev Spaces ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/23/enterprise-multi-cluster-scalability-openshift-dev-spaces    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:16:59

• Alpine GNU/Linux Turns Equinix Metal Exit Into an Infrastructure Upgrade ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/01/alpine-linux-turns-equinix-metal-exit-into-an-infrastructure-upgrade/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:17:30

• Forbes Covers in 2026 What Was Already Clear for Over a Decade: Microsoft's BitLocker 'Encryption' is a Back Door ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/23/Forbes_Covers_in_2026_What_Was_Already_Clear_for_Over_a_Decade_.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:17:44

• Not An April Fool's Joke, You Can Run GNU/Linux and backdoored Windows on This Android Smartphone ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/nexphone-returns/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:18:50

• Allan Day: GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-01-23 ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/aday/2026/01/23/gnome-foundation-update-2026-01-23/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:19:40

• Should US newsrooms be bracing for more after FBI raids reporter's home? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/scoop/20260123-should-us-newsrooms-be-bracing-for-more-after-fbi-raids-reporter-s-home    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:20:55

• For Michiganders in opioid recovery, surgery brings a new pain dilemma ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/for-michiganders-in-opioid-recovery-surgery-brings-a-new-pain-dilemma/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:21:12

• Firefox Tooling Announcements: MozPhab 2.8.2 Released ☞ https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/mozphab-2-8-2-released/147246    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:21:49

• Two new stable kernels for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1055672/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:24:03

• Quick Vault encryption patent monopoly prior art found ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/1/23/quick-vault-encryption-patent-prior-art-found    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:24:52

• Local division Mannheim imposes over €1.7 million penalty against Kodak ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/local-division-mannheim-imposes-over-e1-7-million-penalty-against-kodak/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:25:10

• UPC is illegal, JUVE knows it, but this is just propaganda for busted cokeheads and corrupt EU and EPO officials ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/eip-adds-upc-technically-qualified-judge-to-its-ranks-in-stockholm/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:26:14

• Almost surely PAID SPAM for pyramid scheme in NYTimes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/technology/claude-code.html    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:26:49

• "NO LAW DEGREE REQUIRED" Fails to Function as a Source Indicator for Business Consulting and Legal Information Services ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/01/no-law-degree-required-fails-to.html    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:27:51

• Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Layoffs at Politico, WSJ, Vox Media and BDG in January ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:28:09

• Remi Collet: 📝 Redis version 8.6 🎲 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/01/23/Redis-version-8.6    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:29:17

• retype – typing practice ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/retype-typing-practice/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:30:27

• 6 Best Free and Open Source Tools for SSH Intrusion Prevention ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-intrusion-prevention-ssh/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:30:36

• Lixplore-cli – Academic literature search & export CLI tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lixplore-cli-academic-literature-search-export-cli-tool/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:30:45

• 7 Best Free and Open Source Dynamic Window Managers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-dynamic-window-managers/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:35:41

• Modular Font Editor K – modular font editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/modular-font-editor-k-modular-font-editor/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:35:52

• Sulaco Enterprises cybersecurity patent monopoly campaign - invalidity charts coming soon ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/1/23/sulaco-enterprises-api-patent-campaign-invalidity-charts-coming-soon    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:36:21

• pdpmake – public domain implementation of make ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pdpmake-public-domain-implementation-make/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:37:10

• WallPicker – wallpacker picker with Wallhaven integration and Hey Hi (AI) upscaling ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/wallpicker-wallpacker-picker/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:37:38

• 3 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based XMPP Clients ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-web-based-xmpp-clients/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:37:46

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

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:37:55

• "Can anyone post any link(s) to any articles about this?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfn8q05b    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:43:30

• https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/23/Further_Comments_Illuminate_Observations_Regarding_IBM_s_Layoff.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/23/Claim_That_IBM_Mass_Layoffs_Began_Again_in_Europe_With_Rumours_.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:44:15

• What Carney didn’t say in Davos is what the world needed to hear most ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/what-carney-didnt-say-in-davos-is-what-the-world-needed-to-hear-most/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:47:28

• Evan Solomon Wants Canada to Trust AI. Can We Trust Evan Solomon? ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/evan-solomon-wants-canada-to-trust-ai-can-we-trust-evan-solomon/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:47:38

• Espressif Launches "Radio Co-Processor" ESP32-E22 ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/espressif-launches-esp32-e22/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:48:25

• M5Stack StickS3 ESP32-S3 Mini IoT Dev Kit features 1.14-inch color display, speaker and mic for voice interaction ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/23/m5stack-sticks3-esp32-s3-mini-iot-dev-kit-features-1-14-inch-color-display-speaker-and-mic-for-voice-interaction/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:48:36

• 3D printed breadboards optimized for Raspberry Pi Pico and ESP32 boards ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/23/3d-printed-breadboards-optimized-for-raspberry-pi-pico-and-esp32-boards/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:48:56

• SpacemiT K3 16-core RISC-V SoC system information and (early) benchmarks ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/23/spacemit-k3-16-core-risc-v-soc-system-information-and-early-benchmarks/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:49:11

• How I Push Git Repositories Straight to My GNU/Linux Server ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/push-git-repositories-straight-linux-server/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:58:25

• ZFS File System Guide on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/zfs-file-system-guide-on-ubuntu-26-04    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 17:58:46

• futurize: Parallelize Common Functions via a “Magic” Touch 🪄 ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/futurize-parallelize-common-functions-via-a-magic-touch-%f0%9f%aa%84/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:02:20

• pharmaversesdtm 1.4.0 Release ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/pharmaversesdtm-1-4-0-release/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:02:33

• Caolán McNamara: Firefox & GNU/Linux in 2025 ☞ https://mastransky.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/firefox-linux-in-2025/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:02:58

• UN rights chief, Democratic lawmakers demand answers as ICE custody deaths mount ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/un-rights-chief-democratic-lawmakers-demand-answers-as-ice-custody-deaths-mount/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:03:53

• Taking the peace, Making Europe Grateful Again, No friends but the mountains? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-world-this-week/20260123-taking-the-peace-making-europe-grateful-again-no-friends-but-the-mountains    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:04:19

• cURL Gets Rid of Its Bug Bounty Program Over Hey Hi (AI) Slop Overrun ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/curl-closes-bug-bounty-program/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:04:54

• Fresh SmarterMail Flaw Exploited for Admin Access ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/fresh-smartermail-flaw-exploited-for-admin-access/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:05:18

• Infotainment, EV Charger Exploits Earn Hackers $1M at Pwn2Own Automotive 2026 ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/infotainment-ev-charger-exploits-earn-hackers-1m-at-pwn2own-automotive-2026/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:05:35

• Organizations Warned of Exploited Zimbra Collaboration Vulnerability ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/organizations-warned-of-exploited-zimbra-collaboration-vulnerability/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:05:54

• Under Armour Looking Into Data Breach Affecting Customers’ Email Addresses ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/under-armour-looking-into-data-breach-affecting-customers-email-addresses/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:06:09

• "We're seeing excitement build up from the Vulkan API release 1.4.340, with a new extension that should eventually improve DirectX performance on Linux. Named VK_EXT_descriptor_heap it was worked on by the likes of AMD, Arm, Valve, Nintendo, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Intel, Google and more." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/vulkan-1-4-340-released-with-new-extension-to-improve-directx-performance-on-linux/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:07:29

• "This release also introduces support for the RISC-V 64-bit architecture (riscv64-linux)." https://9to5linux.com/gnu-guix-1-5-released-with-kde-plasma-6-5-gnu-linux-libre-6-17-kernel    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:07:47

• Raspberry PI OS Lite vs Desktop: Benchmarks & Performance Comparison (2026) ☞ https://peppe8o.com/raspberry-pi-os-lite-vs-desktop/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:09:15

• Blood Sugar Spikes Linked With 69% Higher Risk of Alzheimer's ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/blood-sugar-spikes-linked-with-69-higher-risk-of-alzheimers    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:09:33

• The philosophy behind ODF: openness, freedom and control ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/01/24/the-philosophy-behind-odf/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:11:11

• Xorg's Political Moves Pushes Systems to XLibre ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/xorgs-political-moves-pushes-systems    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:11:21

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

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:11:52

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

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:12:07

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

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:12:21

• How to Install Handbrake on Debian (13, 12, 11) ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-handbrake-on-debian-linux/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:12:36

• Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 311 released ☞ https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-311-released/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:17:53

• Nearly 200 arrested in Interpol-led cross-border crackdown on gold mining in Amazon region ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/nearly-200-arrested-in-interpol-led-cross-border-crackdown-on-gold-mining-in-amazon-region/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:19:33

• Phishers Abuse SharePoint in New Campaign Targeting Energy Sector ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/phishers-abuse-sharepoint-in-new-campaign-targeting-energy-sector/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:23:10

• Fortinet Confirms FortiCloud SSO Exploitation Against Patched Devices ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/fortinet-confirms-forticloud-sso-exploitation-against-patched-devices/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:23:26

• The author of this is paid by Intel but fails to disclose that (same for IBM) ☞ https://www.nextplatform.com/2026/01/23/intel-is-still-struggling-in-the-datacenter-but-it-could-get-better/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:25:13

• Manchester Pest Control Plays Ping-Pong ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/01/23/playing-ping-pong/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:25:26

• Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Eddie Chu recounts prison life in first post-release public comment ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/23/ex-hong-kong-lawmaker-eddie-chu-recounts-prison-life-in-first-post-release-public-comment/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:26:16

• Hong Kong slams European Parliament’s calls for officials to be sanctioned over Jimmy Lai’s national security conviction ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/23/hong-kong-slams-european-parliaments-calls-for-officials-to-be-sanctioned-over-jimmy-lais-national-security-conviction/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:26:46

• Stanford researchers develop ‘photonic skin’ that can camouflage like octopus ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/01/22/stanford-researchers-develop-photonic-skin-that-can-camouflage-like-cuttlefish/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:27:16

• Chihaya – BitTorrent tracker ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/chihaya-bittorrent-tracker/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:28:01

• How to Add User to Group on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-add-user-to-group-on-ubuntu-26-04    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:28:51

• How to Install Startup Disk Creator on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-startup-disk-creator-on-ubuntu-26-04    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:29:01

• How to Configure Sudo Without Password on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-configure-sudo-without-password-on-ubuntu-26-04    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:29:10

• Release candidate: Godot 4.5.2 RC 1 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/release-candidate-godot-4-5-2-rc-1/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:29:32

• Slipknot Withdraws Lawsuit Against Owner of slipknot.com As Site Goes Blank ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/slipknot-withdraws-domain-lawsuit/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:30:33

• Lithuanian PM says move of Belarus opposition leader to Warsaw neither good nor bad ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2815069/lithuanian-pm-says-move-of-belarus-opposition-leader-to-warsaw-neither-good-nor-bad    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:30:49

• What are Russia and China doing in the Arctic? ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/24/what-are-russia-and-china-doing-in-the-arctic/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:31:22

• Russia Jails U.S. Navy Veteran for Five Years ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/world/europe/russia-jails-american-sailor-chuck-zimmerman.html    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:31:32

• What Europe Learned From the Greenland Crisis ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/world/europe/sovereignty-european-union-nato.html "at risk from Russian and American imperialism."    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:31:52

• After Convicted Felon’s Ultimatum, Greenland Talks Include Sovereign U.S. Bases and No Drilling for Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/world/europe/trump-greenland-deal-framework.html    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:32:13

• Towering Snowdrifts Bury City on Remote Russian Peninsula ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/weather/russia-city-snow-buried-kamchatka-petropavlovsk.html    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:32:24

• Down with GAFAM https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/22/10_Easy_Step_to_Digital_Sovereignty_in_Nations_That_Distrust_GA.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:33:00

• Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. Officials Meet in Abu Dhabi for Peace Talks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-us-peace-talks-abu-dhabi.html    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:33:25

• Ukraine’s Zelensky, Poland’s Nawrocki to visit Lithuania on Sunday ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2815154/ukraine-s-zelensky-poland-s-nawrocki-to-visit-lithuania-on-sunday    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:33:36

• Lithuania to seek stronger accountability for Russian crimes in Ukraine, minister says ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2815252/lithuania-to-seek-stronger-accountability-for-russian-crimes-in-ukraine-minister-says    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:36:21

• Scope of Ukrainian resistance in occupied territories revealed in new report ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/scope-of-ukrainian-resistance-in-occupied-territories-revealed-in-new-report    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:36:35

• Who is Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian envoy part of Ukraine talks in the UAE? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/who-is-kirill-dmitriev-the-russian-envoy-part-of-ukraine-talks-in-the-uae    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:36:47

• US, Ukraine and Russia meet in Abu Dhabi for first trilateral peace talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260123-us-ukraine-and-russia-meet-in-abu-dhabi-for-first-trilateral-peace-talks    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:36:59

• EU deploys emergency generators as Russian strikes left one million Ukrainians without power in -20°C ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_193    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:37:16

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Push to Take Greenland Holds Promise and Peril for Putin ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/world/europe/trump-putin-russia-us-greenland.html    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:37:38

• Challenging Official Histories in “Natchez” and “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/02/natchez-movie-review-mr-nobody-against-putin    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:37:46

• Russia Signals No Change In Demands At Abu Dhabi Talks With US, Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-talks-us-kremlin/33657498.html    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:38:02

• "No one expecting any progress" in Ukraine from UAE talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260123-no-one-expecting-any-progress-in-ukraine-from-uae-talks-1    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:41:03

• Outrage in Thailand over 3 children who set homeless man on fire for Fentanylware (CheeTok) views ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/outrage-in-thailand-over-3-children-who-set-homeless-man-on-fire-for-tiktok-views    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:42:32

• A Fentanylware (CheeTok) deal, finally, and what it says about the US-China trade truce ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/a-tiktok-deal-finally-and-what-it-says-about-the-us-china-trade-truce    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:42:54

• After Fentanylware (CheeTok) deal, Chinese companies search for a new global path ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/after-tiktok-deal-chinese-companies-search-for-a-new-global-path    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:43:23

• TikTok Updates Its Terms and Conditions in the U.S. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/business/media/tiktok-us-terms-conditions.html    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:43:58

• iophk: Social control media... It'll get worse as the denizens of tiktokistan start to age to the point they are forced to interact with locals.    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:44:30

• Now That ‘TikTok USA’ Is Finally Here, What Comes Next? New Privacy Policy and Terms of Service Preview the Standalone App’s Changes ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-usa-what-comes-next/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:45:40

• TikTok establishes American joint venture to end US ban threat ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-establishes-american-joint-venture-to-end-us-ban-threat/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:45:57

• Linux 7.0 finally retires a standard it supported for over 20 years https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-70-finally-retires-a-standard-it-supported-for-almost-20-years/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:48:23

• "The developers got everything right with this custom desktop: Arch-based StratOS with Hyprland is about as cool as they come." https://www.zdnet.com/article/stratos-hyprland-linux-distro-modern-stylish/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:48:58

• LF misuses "Linux" brand for Ponzi scheme spam https://solutionsreview.com/artificial-intelligence-news-for-the-week-of-january-23-updates-from-linux-foundation-kpmg-salesforce-more/ sponsored by Microsoft to defraud people https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:51:28

• SPAM for slop https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/linux-foundation-pushes-open-source-ai-with-expanded-2026-events-program/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:51:56

• 3 cool Linux apps to try this weekend (January 23 - 25) https://www.howtogeek.com/3-cool-linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-january-23/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:53:38

• It should be noted that the "Linux Foundation" pays a lot of sites to publish puff pieces or spam about itself, the Linux Foundation; it corrupts the media.    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:55:20

• Rootkits? No, thanks. https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/highguard-requires-secure-boot-and-easy-anti-cheat-to-run-leaving-linux-and-kernel-conscious-gamers-out-in-the-cold/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:57:16

• NexPhone revisits the long-running dream of combining your phone and laptop https://newatlas.com/consumer-tech/nexphone-smartphone-laptop-computer/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:57:43

• How to Easily Switch from Windows 11 to Linux for Gaming Performance Gains https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/latest-valve-proton-games-support/    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 18:59:03

• "will it be a layoff in the spring in the states or just “firing” the one in six low performers with no severance" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfn8q05b    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 19:15:05

• OBVIOUSLY! https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/microsoft-gave-fbi-a-set-of-bitlocker-encryption-keys-to-unlock-suspects-laptops-reports/ http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/23/Forbes_Covers_in_2026_What_Was_Already_Clear_for_Over_a_Decade_.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 19:26:36

• Gemlog personal de Reset Reboot gemini://gemini.astropirados.space/gemlog/preparando-conciertos-grabando-guitarras.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 19:28:53

• "Fun weekend #diy #maker project: Pi Zero Tiny computer! I was curious about how low power I could go with a #RaspberryPi Zero 2W with a super power-efficient (but puny) screen." gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 19:30:40

• 🖼️ xkcd: Double-Pronged Extension Cord #3198 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3198.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 19:32:10

• 🔤SpellBinding: EHMNPTU Wordo: PREST gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-24.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 19:32:45

• Sweet dream! gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/sweetDream    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 19:34:35

• Dr. Richard Stallman @ Georgia Tech - 01-23-2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDxPJs1EPS4&t=1s    

posted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 21:48:40

• https://perens.com/ --> "File not found." ???    

posted Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 05:04:43

• rumor: LJ's Ransom Love has died: https://doc.searls.com/2026/01/24/daze-off/ "Ransom was one of the kindest, sweetest, smartest, most helpful, good-humored, and humble sources I ever had during my 24 years writing for Linux Journal. And our connection went back farther, through his years with Novell in the early '90"    

posted Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 05:05:47

• "as well as swatting attempts" --> swatting == attempted murder using cops https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Giving_a_Voice_to_the_Community_Even_When_It_s_Inconvenient_or_.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 05:06:32