Roy Schestowitz

• transceiver   

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:26:26

• "Maker Jonathan Broadwell is back on the crowdfunding circuit with four new additions to his Serial Wombat 8B development board expansion platform: a high-side driver, low-side driver, infrared transceiver, and an I2C multiplexer with input/output expansion." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202602/20260202-wombat.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:26:33

• "On Saturday morning (2026-01-31) I did not get up until around 6am, but the skies were still dark, and also clear. True night was just ending, but I thought that the beginning of astronomical twilight might still be rewarding, so I headed outside as quickly as I could." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260202-0.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:28:07

• "I have asked one undisclosed AI to write a simple CAD-like tool in Tcl/Tk. Well, after several tries I now have a cute tiny app to make lines, arcs and circles (and basic dimensioning!) which has been written in pure Tcl/Tk 8.0. And it is very fast even on the 33 MHz MIPS CPU." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2026_02_01.txt    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:29:03

• "I have been back to walking at least 10K steps per day. I am currently on a 30 days streak! I also finally picked up running again: let's see how it goes tomorrow, as we are expecting rain. I have been running in the cold and dark at 6 am. Can I also run in the cold, dark and wet at 6 am?" gemini://melyanna.net/2026-02-02-february-update    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:29:49

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-02-03.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:30:20

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1555.jpg    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:31:06

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1905.jpg    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:31:12

• "I've only just discovered this pocket of cyberspace this past weekend, and within those couple days I was already transfixed! As a 34yr old millenial I'm too young to have known the proto-web of true BBS systems nor Gopher-holes" gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/z1r4/37585    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:31:53

• "another pipe has burst somewhere in the house, which is the bad news. the good news is that it's possible this will be covered by our insurance, so hopefully the deductible isn't that high." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2784    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:32:53

• "I was definitely off last Friday, my energy cultivation wasn't moving in the right direction." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/silly    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:34:37

• Elder Cedar gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/hiking    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:35:09

• "Six weeks since the solstice, where I stopped watching tv." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/3weeks    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:36:05

• High inflation in Nigeria https://www.dw.com/en/high-inflation-in-nigeria-weighs-heavily-on-everyday-life/a-75503303    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:48:59

• Swasticars https://www.dw.com/en/germany-updates-majority-of-germans-reject-teslas/live-75574052    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:49:33

• Third of VAT fraud cases linked to Slovakia https://www.dw.com/en/eu-prosecutor-third-of-vat-fraud-cases-linked-to-slovakia/a-75577538    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:50:12

• misses the point https://www.dw.com/en/new-eu-anti-racism-strategy-misses-the-point-say-ngos/a-75588965    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:50:53

• "ELEGANCE 4 'Leanora' with style. The desktop environment has received its update, including a new design for the icons and menus, a return to the roots for our beloved theme, where grey returns" https://distrowatch.com/12705    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:51:55

• deepin 25.0.10 Release Note https://www.deepin.org/en/deepin-25-0-10-release/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:52:45

• "We are pleased to announce the release of GNU Guix version 1.5.0!" https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2026/gnu-guix-1.5.0-released/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:54:09

• CachyOS January 2026 Release https://cachyos.org/blog/2601-january-release/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:54:42

• "I am pleased to announce the release of Liya Linux v2.5.1, codenamed Mahi. This release focuses on refinement, usability, and improving the overall first-use and daily experience." https://liyalinux.freeflarum.com/d/44-releng-251-mahi    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:57:42

• Windows al-time low in Spain https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/spain/#monthly-200902-202602 compare to Italy https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/italy/#monthly-200902-202602    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 04:08:01

• "It's nice to engage on different scales, to think about bigger and smaller pictures all at once. There, tactics and strategy meet, and there is much to be learned." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/nop26/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 04:10:59

• "Working on a document to support the EU Commission call for evidence AREAS69111 meant international communication back and forth to others in the Software Freedom network. Working on a "Digital Parenting Guide" has keept us grounded in the realism of local working mums and dads."    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 04:11:11

• Let them eat Pi: RAM shortage bumps Raspberry prices as much as $60 https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/02/raspberry_pi_ram_shortage_price_hike/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 04:12:30

• "other than that he's been a dismal FAILURE with nothing but Layoffs in the US and Europe while pretending that his Indians do a better job. Alvind talks a good game but he cannot deliver. Financial engineering at IBM triumphs again." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgdcc5k7    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 04:14:06

• "Yes IBM and its competitors try to follow the money. IEEE opinions probably do not carry much weight and Gartner and Forester carry more weight. I know a company I worked at paid 150K per year to Gartner. I never did fully trust the opinions of Gartner," https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kge3nvz5    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 04:14:55

• Germany's rail service dealt major blow by government https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-rail-service-dealt-major-blow-by-government/a-75590884    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 04:23:03

• Fakes spread online amid Syria's power shift https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-fakes-spread-online-amid-syria-s-power-shift/a-75618514    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 04:25:42

• Turkey's media watchdog fines HBO Max, MUBI over 'immoral' content https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-s-media-watchdog-fines-hbo-max-mubi-over-immoral-content-315931    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 04:33:03

• citing prosecution fears https://bianet.org/haber/adult-content-creator-merve-taskin-permanently-leaves-turkey-citing-prosecution-fears-315910    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 04:33:33

• Journalists covering pro-Kurdish protests detained in Turkey https://cpj.org/2026/01/journalists-covering-pro-kurdish-protests-detained-in-turkey/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 04:34:00

• Obnam 3: Server HTTP API authentication and authorization https://obnam.org/blog/2026/01/api/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:22:26

• Disinformation https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/white-house-fake-photo-of-minnesota-activist-nekima-levy-armstrong-arrest    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:23:26

• Refers to Greenland as Iceland https://truthout.org/articles/trump-repeatedly-refers-to-greenland-as-iceland-in-speech-vowing-takeover/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:25:51

• GNU/Linux Userbase Surging in Iceland http://techrights.org/n/2024/06/26/GNU_Linux_Userbase_Surging_in_Iceland.shtml    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:26:55

• Microsoft's and Apple's Grip on Iceland After Territorial Claims by the US http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Microsoft_s_and_Apple_s_Grip_on_Iceland_After_Territorial_Claim.shtml    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:27:13

• GNU/Linux over 7% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/greece/#monthly-200902-202602    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:28:53

• Windows all-time low https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/nigeria/#monthly-200902-202602    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:29:46

• Will D.H.S. Destroy Free Speech In Minnesota? https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/26/will-d-h-s-destroy-free-speech-in-minnesota/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:31:47

• Secret gagging order should not have been used to cover up Afghan data breach, Sir Ben Wallace says https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/afghan-data-breach-wallace-defence-mod-b2903883.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:35:29

• North West Ambulance Service’s increased breach reports may reflect better reporting https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2026/01/20/north-west-ambulance-service-sees-sharp-rise-in-data-breach-incidents/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:36:08

• SK Telecom files lawsuit to revoke record 135 bln-won fine over data breach https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260119009200315    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:44:10

• How crypto criminals stole $700 million from people - often using age-old tricks https://databreaches.net/2026/01/20/how-crypto-criminals-stole-700-million-from-people-often-using-age-old-tricks/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=how-crypto-criminals-stole-700-million-from-people-often-using-age-old-trick    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:44:49

• 2025: Double the breaches, but less patient data compromised https://www.techtarget.com/healthtechsecurity/news/366637268/2025-Double-the-breaches-but-less-patient-data-compromised    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:45:39

• Hong Kong issues Code of Practice under the Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Systems) Ordinance https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/insights/publications/2026/01/hong-kong-issues-code-of-practice-under-the-protection-of-critical-infrastructures-computer-systems-ordinance    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:53:07

• EPIC Releases New Report on Protecting Health Privacy in the Digital Age https://epic.org/press-release-epic-releases-new-report-on-protecting-health-privacy-in-the-digital-age/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:53:39

• Cloudflare whacks WAF bypass bug that opened side door for attackers https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/cloudflare_fixes_acme_validation/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:54:17

• Alerted to a breach in November, Advanced Family Surgery Center remains publicly silent https://databreaches.net/2026/01/21/alerted-to-a-breach-in-november-advanced-family-surgery-center-remains-publicly-silent/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:55:03

• Zendesk ticket systems hijacked in massive global spam wave https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zendesk-ticket-systems-hijacked-in-massive-global-spam-wave/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:55:38

• Kazakhstan Considers Criminal Liability for Mass Leaks of Personal Data https://timesca.com/kazakhstan-considere-criminal-liability-for-mass-leaks-of-personal-data/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:56:38

• Europe’s GDPR cops dished out €1.2B in fines last year as data breaches piled up https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/22/europes_gdpr_cops_dished_out/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 05:57:10

• Mission:Libre now in social control media http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/02/Carmen_Lisandrette_Maris_Mission_Libre_Explains_to_Adolescents_.shtml here: https://mastodon.social/@carmenlisandrette    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 06:01:31

• Or here: https://social.missionlibre.org/@missionlibre    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 06:02:11

• "I think Mission:Libre is wonderful, but it's an odd little project in a complicated situation. I could really use and ear and some practical advice from someone with experience. Are you able to help me?"    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 06:02:55

• GitHub (proprietary, Microsoft) mentioned 4 times in this OSI PDF https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems/F33369993_en    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 06:05:48

• OSI submission: "Use OpenDocument formats by default in EU Institutions: the existing Microsoft Office suite used in the institutions supports saving documents using OpenDocument formats23 by default. Doing so makes those documents more interoperable, and facilitates future switches to alternative office solutions."    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 06:06:44

• ShinyHunters group opens new dark web leak site, claims responsibility for OKTA vishing campaign https://databreaches.net/2026/01/23/shinyhunters-group-opens-new-dark-web-leak-site-claims-responsibility-for-okta-vishing-campaign/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:12:51

• INC ransomware opsec fail allowed data recovery for 12 US orgs https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/inc-ransomware-opsec-fail-allowed-data-recovery-for-12-us-orgs/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:13:32

• ShinyHunters claim to be behind SSO-account data theft attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shinyhunters-claim-to-be-behind-sso-account-data-theft-attacks/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:14:08

• France’s Waltio faces ransom threat from notorious hacker collective https://crypto.news/waltio-ransom-threat-notorious-hacker-group/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:16:07

• Call-On-Doc allegedly had a breach affecting more than 1 million patients. They’ve yet to comment. https://databreaches.net/2026/01/24/call-on-doc-allegedly-had-a-breach-affecting-more-than-1-million-patients-theyve-yet-to-comment/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:19:16

• Hungarian and Romanian Police Detain Young Hackers over Fake Threat Calls https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/current/hungary-romania-police-hackers-detained/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:21:20

• PCLinuxOS Screenshot Showcase https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202602/page13.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:28:26

• Poison https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202602/page11.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:29:05

• "share your tip in the forum, and it just may be selected for publication in The PCLinuxOS Magazine." https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202602/page09.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:30:50

• Wiki Pick: LibreOffice Manager https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202602/page08.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:31:35

• Inkscape Tutorial: Tips & Tricks You Might Not Know https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202602/page07.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:32:32

• Making Quality Music Easily & Cheaply On PCLinuxOS, Part 1 https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202602/page06.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:34:00

• Setting Up A DIY NAS With OpenMediaVault, Part 1 https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202602/page05.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:34:33

• ICYMI: NordVPN Data Breach https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202602/page04.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:35:13

• Another Great Loss For PCLinuxOS https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202602/page01.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:36:35

• "Many of us on the staff of The PCLinuxOS Magazine are still reeling after the much unexpected loss of our newest staff member, Artim. After all, he was only 15 years old, and had not even yet begun to experience life when he was taken from us." https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202602/editorial.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:39:32

• Historic Places website, sparking heritage concerns https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/parks-canada-historic-places-shutting-down-9.7058161    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:45:06

• The business of saving nature https://www.dw.com/en/the-business-of-saving-nature/a-75594438    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:46:29

• Organizers of Tiananmen vigil put on trial https://www.dw.com/en/hong-kong-organizers-of-tiananmen-vigil-put-on-trial/a-75604100    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:47:35

• cautious about spending https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-survey-of-consumer-expectations-jan-2026-bank-of-canada-9.7051541    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 07:59:41

• These federal workers were told they could work from anywhere. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/remote-workers-at-global-affairs-say-they-re-being-forced-to-transfer-to-capital-9.705184    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:07:37

• N.L. government working to secure plant with decades-old rotting fish sauce from falling into the ocean https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/due-diligence-being-done-before-removing-decades-old-fish-sauce-from-damaged-plant-minister-says-9.7051968    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:08:39

• Mass surveillance spun as "AI-Driven" https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-01-22/spotify-launches-ai-driven-prompted-playlist-for-premium-users-in-us-canada    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:15:55

• EU opens probe into Musk's Grok chatbot https://www.dw.com/en/eu-opens-probe-into-musk-s-grok-chatbot/a-75663255    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:16:55

• "We were dehumanized" https://www.dw.com/en/holocaust-survivor-leon-weintraub-we-were-dehumanized/a-75663240    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:30:02

• Media freedom in the spotlight as Kuciak murder case reopens https://www.dw.com/en/media-freedom-in-the-spotlight-as-kuciak-murder-case-reopens/a-75623291    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:30:16

• officer who targeted 33 women using internal databases https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/robert-semenchuck-sentencing-arguments-9.7057689    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:46:07

• Retrial in murder of Slovak journalist and fiancee begins https://www.dw.com/en/retrial-in-murder-of-slovak-journalist-and-fiancee-begins/a-75665546    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:46:58

• Conservation efforts in Tanzania under scrutiny as trophy hunting interests turn the screw on Maasai communities, wildlife https://www.dw.com/en/conservation-efforts-in-tanzania-under-scrutiny-as-trophy-hunting-interests-turn-the-screw-on-maasai-communities-wildlife/a-75447264    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:48:09

• Japan returns last 2 pandas to China amid strained ties https://www.dw.com/en/japan-returns-last-2-pandas-to-china-amid-strained-ties/a-75647554    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:50:42

• surveillance https://www.dw.com/en/what-you-can-do-to-bypass-authoritarian-surveillance/a-75632325    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:51:20

• 'like the Hunger Games' https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/alternations-job-trades-competitions-civil-service-9.7056513    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:53:35

• heavy metals https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/undiagnosed-neurological-illness-new-brunswick-report-environmental-herbicide-mystery-brain-9.7057113    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:54:20

• How grocery giants control who can sell food in your neighbourhood https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/grocery-giants-control-9.7055067    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:55:02

• Bulgarians quit Germany, choose remote work https://www.dw.com/en/bulgarians-quit-germany-choose-remote-work/a-75613408    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 08:55:33

• ‘Not out of the woods,’ N.L. Hydro says as station slowly restarts after being choked with ice https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/progress-made-on-downed-hydro-station-9.7060010    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:16:51

• wildfire https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-wildfires-fewer-fires-more-damage-study-9.7051171    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:21:18

• Cory calls it as it is: https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:21:38

• wildfire https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-wildfires-fewer-fires-more-damage-study-9.7051171    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:21:55

• DW correspondent arrested in Niger https://www.dw.com/en/dw-correspondent-arrested-in-niger/a-75640860    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:23:21

• China's industrial expansion https://www.dw.com/en/germany-weighs-boon-and-bane-of-china-s-industrial-expansion/a-75583089    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:23:55

• "We call Trump a "reality TV star" and it's true, as far as it goes. Trump did play a billionaire on TV long before he grifted actual billions, using his status as the poor man's idea of a rich man to secure liar loans and rip off creditors" https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:25:31

• "Like so many crooked officials, Trump's brand is "He steals, but he works" (except of course that he doesn't – at any given moment, odds are that he's either taking a nap, watching Fox News, or playing golf)" https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:26:02

• "merely claiming "the system is rigged" doesn't actually win the day. If you want to convince people that the system is rigged, it really helps if the system is actually rigged" https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:26:57

• "Take stock buybacks, a form of stock swindle that was illegal until 1982. In a stock buyback, a company buys its own shares on the open market." https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:27:40

• "In a market system, stock prices are supposed to reflect the aggregated information about the health and prospects of a company. When a company buys its own stock back, though, its price goes up while its value goes down."    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:28:03

• "I mean that literally: say a company that's sitting on a billion dollars cash is valued at $10 billion. From this, we can infer that the company's capital stock (factories, inventory, etc), IP (patents, processes, copyrights, etc) and human capital (payrolled employees, contractors) are worth $9 billion. That's a reliable estimate, because we know exactly how much one billion dollars cash is worth: it's worth one billion dollars."    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:28:35

• "What's more, the drop in corporate valuation is more than the billion the company just blew on its buyback. A company with no cash reserves is brittle and prone to failures. Without a cash cushion, any rent shock, change in market conditions, or other adverse incident will leave the company scrambling to borrow money (at punitive rates, thanks to its desperation) to weather the storm."    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:29:10

• "This is just stock manipulation, which is why it was illegal until 1982. But apologists for this system will tell you that a stock buyback is just a dividend by another name – just another way for a company to return value to its shareholders, who, after all, are the owners of the company and entitled to extract those profits."    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:29:34

• "Contrast that with buybacks: to do a buyback, the company need merely spend its free cash flow, or money it borrows, or money derived from the sale of key capital, or money saved through mass layoffs, to buy its own stock. Then the share price goes up."    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:30:08

• "I used to think that this was the whole stock buyback story, but as is ever the case with finance, buybacks are fractally corrupt. This week, I've been reading Boston College law prof Ray D Madoff's book The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy, and I've learned even more scummy truths about buybacks"    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:30:43

• "Here's how that works: if you're sitting on a bunch of stock, you can stake it as collateral for a loan that is tax-free. Better than that, if you're smart, some or all of the interest on that loan is tax-deductible."    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:31:22

• "If you're rich enough, you don't have to make regular payments on the loan, either – you just wait as the stock continues to grow while your loan is maturing, and when it's due, you borrow even more money against the new valuation and pay off the old loan."    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:31:29

• "Buybacks, then, are part of a system whereby rich people get much richer every time a company that makes something good and employs ordinary people guts itself and sets itself on the path to bankruptcy. Meanwhile, working people don't benefit from this system, even if they own stock"    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:32:08

• "This is why buybacks have apologists. Buybacks – a stock swindle that was illegal in living memory – make rich people richer, and they spend some of that loot to fund an army of reply-ghouls who push the message that buybacks are dividends by another name."    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:32:34

• "The ripoff economy is baked into the American experience. It is the foundation of Trumpism. It is the financial basis for things like "Project 2025" – literally! The Heritage Foundation (who created Project 2025) was founded and funded by the founders of Amway, a destructive Ponzi scheme that was rescued from criminal prosecution"    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:33:23

• "America is not great. It has been gutted by the Epstein class, who robbed us blind, raped our kids, and are now selling us shitcoins and chatbots and the spectacle of protesters being shot in the streets. But it's not enough to know that the system is rigged. Everybody knows the system is rigged. To build a movement and save our future, we have to know how it is rigged and who rigged it."    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:33:57

• during power outage https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-woman-wellness-check-power-outage-9.7060795    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:56:21

• China saves Filipino sailors near South China Sea shoal https://www.dw.com/en/china-saves-filipino-sailors-near-south-china-sea-shoal/a-75615866    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 09:59:43

• Pakistan arrests rights lawyer, husband over 'cyber terrorism', family says https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-arrests-rights-lawyer-husband-over-cyber-terrorism-family-says/a-75624260    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:01:28

• Digital Restrictions (DRM) ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/UEFISerialConsoles | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:03:47

• "There is no federal regulation on carrying guns anywhere outside of federal property. The federal government has little say over state or local gun-carry policies." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/a-primer-on-alex-prettis-gun-rights | Source: The Next Move    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:04:11

• "This funding waltz illustrates an unrelenting hunt for capital. Since 2019, the pioneer of generative artificial intelligence has already raised nearly $60 billion" ☛ https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/openais-insatiable-appetite | Source: Jérôme Marin    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:05:08

• "He rose to power on this, boasting on stage that cheating "makes me smart": [...]" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:05:31

• "Noah delivered the offending joke after Billie Eilish took home Song of the Year." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/donald-trump-threatens-sue-trevor-noah-jeffrey-epstein-joke-1235509642/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:06:40

• "The problem with Kinect was that nobody knew when it was listening" ☛ https://kevinboone.me/voice_snooping.html | Source: Kevin Boone    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:08:22

• Windows TCO: "A prolific data ransom gang that calls itself Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters (SLSH) has a distinctive playbook when it seeks to extort payment" ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/02/please-dont-feed-the-scattered-lapsus-shiny-hunters/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:08:47

• "We are wasting our lives away on literal nothingness." ☛ https://joshblais.com/blog/distraction-is-a-sin/ | Source: Joshua Blais    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:09:33

• "Our story begins with a new class action lawsuit filed by the esteemed law firm Quinn Emanuel on behalf of several plaintiffs." ☛ https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2026/02/02/whatsapp-encryption-a-lawsuit-and-a-lot-of-noise/ | Source: Cryptography Engineering    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:09:47

• "If we drain all of our messages of our own words, we are losing a primary channel that we have of maintaining relationships with our colleagues." ☛ https://bentsai.org/posts/outsourcing-thinking | Source: Ben Tsai    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:10:20

• "Upon closer examination, the whole Amiga 3000 debacle seems highly unlikely." ☛ https://www.datagubbe.se/os2/ | Source: Carl Svensson    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:10:51

• GOG are giving away Alone in the Dark: The Trilogy to celebrate their Preservation Program | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/gog-are-giving-away-alone-in-the-dark-the-trilogy-to-celebrate-their-preservation-program/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:12:01

• Story-heavy tactical CRPG 'ATOM RPG 2' announced | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/story-heavy-tactical-crpg-atom-rpg-2-announced/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/story-heavy-tactical-crpg-atom-rpg-2-announced/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:12:18

• Upgrade your theme park as OpenRCT2 updates just as new Humble Bundle drops | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/upgrade-your-theme-park-as-openrct2-updates-just-as-new-humble-bundle-drops/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:16:28

• The new TerraTech Legion trailer has me itching to play it | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/the-new-terratech-legion-trailer-has-me-itching-to-play-it/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/the-new-terratech-legion-trailer-has-me-itching-to-play-it/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:16:50

• "Intel sources: Epstein ran a KGB honeytrap operation" https://boingboing.net/2026/02/02/epstein-files-contain-1056-documents-mentioning-putin-and-9629-mentioning-moscow.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:18:23

• "Tim Berners-Lee Wants to Save the Web" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/01/199225    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:18:36

• Bash Moto is an upcoming 90s themed beat 'em up motorcycle racing game | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/bash-moto-is-an-upcoming-90s-themed-beat-em-up-motorcycle-racing-game/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:19:09

• "In the case of the GNOME Foundation, which employs an Executive Director and a few other staff, the last two people hired in the Executive Director role were both removed by the board after a period of only a few months in the job.    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:30:09

• "This further reinforces the perception that board members, under the influence of certain corporations, are seeking an Executive Director who acts as an extension of the donor corporations rather than somebody who builds a stand-alone, independent and credible non-profit association" http://techrights.org/images/2026/pocock-us-claim.pdf    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:30:15

• ScummVM v2026.1.0 is a huge new release with tons of new supported games | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/scummvm-v2026-1-0-is-a-huge-new-release-with-tons-of-new-supported-games/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:31:11

• Valheim gets a big birthday update with optimizations, Steam Deck upgrades and new content | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/valheim-gets-a-big-birthday-update-with-optimizations-steam-deck-upgrades-and-new-content/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:37:49

• Hardcore single-player survival FPS Road to Vostok arrives April 7 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/hardcore-single-player-survival-fps-road-to-vostok-arrives-april-7/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:38:15

• Team Fortress 2 Classified (formerly Team Fortress 2 Classic) has launched on Steam | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/team-fortress-2-classified-formerly-team-fortress-2-classic-has-launched-on-steam/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:43:17

• Raspberry Pi prices are rising again by up to $60 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/raspberry-pi-prices-are-rising-again-by-up-to-60/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/raspberry-pi-prices-are-rising-again-by-up-to-60/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:48:35

• Steam Survey for January 2026 shows a small drop for Linux and macOS | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/steam-survey-for-january-2026-shows-a-small-drop-for-linux/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/steam-survey-for-january-2026-shows-a-small-drop-for-linux/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:48:44

• "Not too long ago, I received a half-broken Dell Inspiron N5110, sporting 6 GB of RAM, a dual core Intel i3-2110M, and an unsupported NVIDIA GPU of some sort." ☛ https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2026/02/02/garbage-time/ | Source: Herman Õunapuu    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:49:27

• "… to reader and commenter Doctor Memory." ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2026/02/03/a-big-thank-you/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:51:17

• "A literate program consists of interspersed narrative and code chunks." ☛ https://quotenil.com/untangling-literate-programming.html | Source: Gábor Melis    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:52:36

• "A simple function to do the conversion using a short lookup table is as follows: [...]" ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/02/02/converting-data-to-hexadecimal-outputs-quickly/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:52:53

• "Thanks to a sterling initiative by Marc Lentczner, an updated version of the Raku Periodic Table of the Operators is now available for your perusal." ☛ https://rakudoweekly.blog/2026/02/02/2026-05-periodicity/ | Source: Rakulang    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:53:17

• "This post is a code-heavy blueprint for designing sports betting systems in R using Bayesian probabilities, market odds, EV, the Kelly Criterion" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/02/designing-sports-betting-systems-in-r-bayesian-probabilities-expected-value-and-kelly-logic/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:53:40

• "A small syntactical addition that I propose to add to JSON is variants. It looks like this: [...]" ☛ https://chrisdone.com/posts/json-with-sum-types/ | Source: Chris Done    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:54:03

• "As much as I love my phone as a device, I don't like to rely on a single thing too much." ☛ https://jasper.tandy.is/blogging/obsolescence | Source: Jasper Tandy    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 11:08:27

• "But can FEX, the Box64 alternative (supported directly by Valve for their new hardware) actually change anything? First I tried to compile FEX" ☛ https://boilingsteam.com/civ6-running-on-the-orange-pi-6-plus/index.html | Source: Boiling Steam    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 11:08:59

• "There’s something endlessly fascinating about watching a classic Atari title come together" ☛ https://arcadeblogger.com/2026/02/02/unseen-footage-of-atari-battlezone-cabinet-production/ | Source: The Arcade Blogger    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 11:09:09

• "So I’m making a thing and I want it to be styled different if the link’s been visited." ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/browsers-white-lies/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 11:09:41

• "As covered recently, the normal way to check simple services from outside in a Prometheus environment is with Prometheus Blackbox" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/PrometheusBlackboxTCPQRMetrics | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 11:09:55

• [Old] "This is not to say I agree with everything in all of those posts" ☛ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2022/01/27/scale/ | Source: Rachel    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 11:18:21

• "Feedback from: COSS The Finnish Centre for Open Systems and Solutions (Open Source Finland)" https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems/F33370345_en Anon: nothing special, just tracking what their position is    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 12:54:19

• Malaysian court acquits French man facing possible death penalty on drug charges ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260203-malaysian-court-acquits-french-man-facing-possible-death-penalty-on-drug-charges    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 12:59:52

• Lithuanian president says there are risks in ‘overly close’ ties with China ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2826089/lithuanian-president-says-there-are-risks-in-overly-close-ties-with-china    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:00:10

• China to ban hidden car door handles from next year in industry shift ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/03/china-to-ban-hidden-car-door-handles-from-next-year-in-industry-shift/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:00:38

• China bans hidden car door handles after deadly incidents ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/china-bans-hidden-car-door-handles-after-deadly-incidents    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:01:03

• Sun Fires Off 4 Powerful Flares as More 'Exciting Activity' Is Forecast ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/sun-fires-off-4-powerful-flares-as-more-exciting-activity-is-forecast    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:02:04

• Early Warning Signs of Parkinson's May Be Hidden in Your Blood ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/early-warning-signs-of-parkinsons-may-be-hidden-in-your-blood    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:02:13

• Rootless Containers with Podman ☞ https://blog.nviso.eu/2026/02/03/rootless-containers-with-podman/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:02:35

• Cincoze CV-221C 21.5-inch modular slim Panel PC supports up to defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra 3/5/7 Meteor Lake-PS SoC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/03/cincoze-cv-221c-21-5-inch-modular-slim-panel-pc-supports-up-to-intel-core-ultra-3-5-7-meteor-lake-ps-soc/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:04:08

• Notepad++ update server hijacked in targeted attacks — outfit claims Chinese state-sponsored hackers may be to blame ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/notepad-update-server-hijacked-in-targeted-attacks    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:04:33

• Microsoft is Giving the FBI BitLocker Keys ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/microsoft-is-giving-the-fbi-bitlocker-keys.html https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/13/Forbes_Already_Stopped_Being_a_News_Sites_Now_It_s_a_Spam_and_P.shtml    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:05:08

• Too casually, X tells us how Beijing is spamming Chinese users ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/too-casually-x-tells-us-how-beijing-is-spamming-chinese-users/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:05:45

• Ad or journalism? More exploitation of a corrupt system such as EPO and kangaroo courts? Michalski Hüttermann partner launches new patent monopoly firm Aurodion ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/michalski-huttermann-partner-launches-new-patent-firm-aurodion/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:07:04

• Tumbleweed Monthly Update - January 2026 ☞ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/02/03/tw-monthly-update-jan/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:07:44

• Open Source security in spite of Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/02/03/open-source-security-in-spite-of-ai/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:08:14

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:08:38

• A Day After EPO Strikes an Escalation to Heads of Delegations to the Administrative Council ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/03/A_Day_After_EPO_Strikes_an_Escalation_to_Heads_of_Delegations_t.shtml    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:09:04

• Tutorial: getting started with proprietary trap AWS IoT Greengrass on Ubuntu Core ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/tutorial-getting-started-with-aws-greengrass-on-ubuntu-core    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:09:38

• GAFAM reseller, pushing proprietary things ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/aws-iot-greengrass-comes-to-ubuntu-core    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:10:30

• Exploring Docker containers on FreeBSD ☞ https://www.tumfatig.net/2026/exploring-docker-containers-on-freebsd/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:11:00

• go-critic – opinionated Go source code linter ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/go-critic-opinionated-go-source-code-linter/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:11:21

• 13 Small Image Tools that Pack a Real Punch ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/smallimagetools/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:11:37

• Marsha Blackburn Leads a Coalition of US Senators Urging the FTC To Take Legal Action Against Ticketmaster ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/02/marsha-blackburn-ftc-ticketmaster/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:13:24

• Israel to stop MSF work in Gaza: Destroying health system 'as a way of making Gaza uninhabitable’ ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/israel-to-stop-msf-work-in-gaza-destroying-health-system-as-a-way-of-making-gaza-uninhabitable    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:14:15

• Supporting Wayland’s XDG activation protocol with Gtk/Glib ☞ https://palant.info/2026/02/03/supporting-waylands-xdg-activation-protocol-with-gtk/glib/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:15:17

• How to Install Swift on Arch GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-swift-on-arch-linux/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:22:41

• How to Install Lua on Arch GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-lua-on-arch-linux/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:23:04

• How to Install ImageMagick on Arch GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-imagemagick-on-arch-linux/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:23:16

• How To Install Swift Programming Language on Fedora 43 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-swift-programming-language-fedora-43/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:23:42

• How To Install Parse Server on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-parse-server-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:23:58

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

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:24:12

• The defective chip maker Intel i486 SX-25 that started it all ☞ https://rubenerd.com/the-486-sx-25-that-started-it-all/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:24:38

• Lithuanian PM says relations with Belarus unlikely to improve ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2826230/lithuanian-pm-says-relations-with-belarus-unlikely-to-improve    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:26:29

• Nationality, race, Crimea: foreigners face barriers in Lithuania’s rental market ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2820181/nationality-race-crimea-foreigners-face-barriers-in-lithuania-s-rental-market    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:26:47

• Live Blog: Russia Reiterates Offer To Store Iran's Enriched Uranium ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protests-live-blog-trump-khamenei/33640284.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:27:28

• Lithuania will press for EU sanctions extension on Belarus – president ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2826114/lithuania-will-press-for-eu-sanctions-extension-on-belarus-president    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:27:51

• NATO's Rutte Arrives In Kyiv Hours After It's Pounded By Russian Air Strikes ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-strikes-ukraine-kyiv-rutte-peace-talks-nato/33667594.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:28:08

• Russia resumes strikes against Ukraine energy infrastructure amid subzero temperatures ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260203-russia-resumes-strikes-against-ukraine-energy-infrastructure-amid-subzero-temperatures    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:28:39

• Russia resumes strikes on freezing Ukrainian capital ahead of talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/russia-resumes-strikes-on-freezing-ukrainian-capital-ahead-of-talks    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:28:52

• Russia fires 450 drones and 70 missiles at Ukraine ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/02/03/world-news/russia-fires-450-drones-and-70-missiles-at-ukraine-a-day-before-us-brokered-talks/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:29:10

• Russia’s APT28 Rapidly Weaponizes Newly Patched Office Vulnerability ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/russias-apt28-rapidly-weaponizes-newly-patched-office-vulnerability/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:29:55

• Solicitors' offices shut over 'regulatory' issues https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn82ewzqj0qo    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 13:46:48

• The UK's Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is in Trouble, It Doesn't Know How to Tackle SLAPPs, It Only Wastes a Lot of Money http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/03/The_UK_s_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_is_in_Trouble_It_D.shtml    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 14:03:49

• "IBM is trying to "milk" the Quantum interest with yet more hype and hot air from it's worthless CEO. If anything, just look at IBM's past successes (or is it failures) with cloud, Security, AI, LINUX and more ? It's a fruitless exercise in waste of money and resources; it achieves little or nothing but more layoffs of US and European resources. Other companies succeed, but IBM just fails miserably." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgh1yb6n    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 14:42:31

• "IBM is trying to "milk" the Quantum interest with yet more hype and hot air from it's worthless CEO. If anything, just look at IBM's past successes (or is it failures) with cloud, Security, AI, LINUX and more ? It's a fruitless exercise in waste of money and resources; it achieves little or nothing but more layoffs of US and European resources." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgh1yb6n    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 14:42:51

• How I Set Up a 3-2-1 Backup for My GNU/Linux Servers ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/3-2-1-backup-strategy/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 15:09:02

• Windows 11 May Introduce a Linux-like Feature for its Power Users ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/windows-taking-page-from-linux/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 15:09:25

• 36 Years in Making, GNU's Very Own Kernel Project Hurd is Anything But Dead ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/gnu-hurd-progress-report/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 15:10:20

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1057047/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 15:10:42

• "This board exists to discuss the impact of layoffs, not to glorify the wolfs of wall street. The CEO has not done the human civilization any favor, he is just collecting the pay and handsome bonuses by his employers who have amassed great wealth by exploitation." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgdcc5k7    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 15:14:00

• Critical React Native Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-react-native-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 15:30:47

• Belarusian oppositionist urges Lithuania to restore transport links with Belarus ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2826323/belarusian-oppositionist-urges-lithuania-to-restore-transport-links-with-belarus    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 15:31:02

• Ukraine Accuses Russia Of 'Winter Genocide' After New Strikes On Energy Sites ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-strikes-ukraine-kyiv-rutte-peace-talks-nato/33667594.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 15:31:21

• India-US: Tariff slashed spark exporter optimism ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260203-india-us-tariff-slashed-spark-exporter-optimism-1    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 16:19:27

• Striking Ukraine amid harsh winter, part of Russian strategy ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260203-striking-ukraine-amid-harsh-winter-part-of-russian-strategy-1    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 16:19:40

• Defining Learner-Centered Design of Computing Education: What I did on my sabbatical ☞ https://computinged.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/defining-learner-centered-design-of-computing-education-what-i-did-on-my-sabbatical/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 16:20:09

• The Gerrit code review iceberg, episode 5 ☞ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/pulkomandy/2026-02-03-the_gerrit_pending_review_iceberg_5/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 16:21:04

• What’s in the SOSS? Podcast #50 – S3E2 Demystifying the CFP Process with KubeCon North America Keynote Speakers ☞ https://openssf.org/podcast/2026/02/03/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-50-s3e2-demystifying-the-cfp-process-with-kubecon-north-america-keynote-speakers/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 16:21:21

• Achieve more with Red Bait OpenShift 4.21 ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/achieve-more-red-hat-openshift-421    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 16:22:22

• Red Hat (Under IBM) Works for Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (Proprietary Software) and Slop ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/03/Red_Hat_Under_IBM_Works_for_Microsoft_Proprietary_Software_and_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 16:22:32

• Ludovic Hirlimann: Fosdem 2026 recap ☞ https://ludovic.hirlimann.net/2026/02/fosdem-2026-recap.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 16:22:58

• Pluralistic: Michael Swanwick's "The Universe Box" (03 Feb 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/03/the-last-days-of-old-night/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 16:23:15

• 'Zombie' Remnants of COVID-19 Hunt In Packs And Kill Our Immune Cells ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/zombie-remnants-of-covid-19-hunt-in-packs-and-kill-our-immune-cells    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 16:23:41

• ZX Spectrum flies simulated spacecraft using BASIC, Python, and serial — Kerbal Space Program Lunar lander powered by 1980s hardware ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/zx-spectrum-flies-simulated-spacecraft-using-basic-python-and-serial-kerbal-space-program-lunar-lander-powered-by-1980s-hardware    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 16:25:36

• "This board is to discuss the layoffs and its impact. You want to discuss Quantum, do you even know what the difference is between atom and a molecule and where is Hydrogen placed on the periodic table? Stay away and let rest of us discuss how this stupid investment in Quantum is taking away the jobs that we were promised when we actually studied Quantum Mechanics." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgh1yb6n    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 16:57:26

• "Quantum is 30+ years away and when it comes it will be a small niche for things like materials simulation not a replacement for classical computers." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgh1yb6n    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 16:57:34

• "I’ve been toiling with how the pieces should fit together for a while. It’s somewhat come together only recently." gemini://thatit.be/2026-01-28-06-37-54.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:19:57

• "If this shows up online, then I guess it all works. I have hooks that run when I push to my public git repos that creates index pages and does other stuff. I’ve just linked the same hooks to my notes project and added a Discount Pipeline to it. So now my gemini stuff will be updated whenever I push my notes." gemini://thatit.be/2026-02-03-08-38-56.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:20:26

• "Today’s post is another request for help, as once again I’m taking a look at an Esperanto record for which I could find very little useful information about its creation or the people behind it: Esperanto kaj Libereco by Max Roy Carrouges, released on the French label Arion in 1982." gemini://gem.eomuziko.com/blog/en/posts/max-roy-carrouges/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:21:19

• Alex Schroeder’s Diary — Tired of the world in the Gandalf sense gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-02-03-tired    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:21:46

• "Happy Birthday, Alhena!" gemini://ultimatumlabs.com/gemlog/20260203.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:22:22

• "Got an email from YMCA regarding swim class starting. I think it was just a generic template email being sent to _everyone_ who is signed up for a swim class because it said "We're looking forward to meeting you and your child", and some basic guidelines for wrangling your child."" gemini://ieve.me/squall/13.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:23:06

• 🖼️ xkcd — Groundhog Day Meaning #3202 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3202.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:23:36

• "AI (Slop)is a no-go for use in my mud or in the sort of writing where it would be most helpful. It’s so-so for code, but pretty good at mediocre code that dosn’t matter when it’s done in an automated fashion." gemini://thatit.be/2026-01-30-16-14-51.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:24:38

• [japan] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-02-02.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:26:01

• Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Hijack OpenClaw Hey Hi (AI) Assistant ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/vulnerability-allows-hackers-to-hijack-openclaw-ai-assistant/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:49:18

• Hackers Leak 5.1 Million Panera Bread Records ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-leak-5-1-million-panera-bread-accounts/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:49:30

• Dihydroxyacetone Man administration seeks 'to influence electoral outcomes' across the Americas ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260203-trump-administration-seeks-to-influence-electoral-outcomes-across-the-americas    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:49:56

• We Were Wrong About How Much Your Genes Shape Your Lifespan ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/we-were-wrong-about-how-much-your-genes-shape-your-lifespan    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:51:15

• Inside the Chinese factories of fast-fashion giant Shein ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20260203-inside-the-chinese-factories-of-fast-fashion-giant-shein    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:51:36

• Lithuanian PM says Vilnius ‘jumped in front of a train’ with Taiwanese office ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2826279/lithuanian-pm-says-vilnius-jumped-in-front-of-a-train-with-taiwanese-office    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:51:49

• Ouch – the Raspberry Pi just got more expensive (again) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/raspberry-pi-annouce-more-price-rises    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:53:44

• Microsoft Larabel: people who 1) like copyleft; 2) don't trust Microsoft GitHub; 3) don't want broken programs... are "TROLLS"!! https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-Coreutils-FOSDEM-2026    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:55:08

• Turn off these 3 annoying Ubuntu defaults in 5 minutes https://www.howtogeek.com/turn-off-these-annoying-ubuntu-defaults-in-5-minutes/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:55:35

• I ditched my NAS OS for Ubuntu Desktop, and I’m never going back https://www.howtogeek.com/i-replaced-my-nas-os-with-ubuntu-desktop-and-it-was-better-at-everything/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:55:53

• Fed up with Ubuntu? Why Debian should be your daily driver https://www.howtogeek.com/hate-ubuntu-debian-might-be-the-linux-distro-you-actually-want/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:56:16

• Help! Does anyone on the bus know Linux? https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/02/bus_linux/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:58:18

• Linux Mint isn't the answer for Windows refugees anymore https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-mint-isnt-the-answer-for-windows-refugees-anymore/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:58:43

• "Valve have released the data for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for January 2026, showing Windows getting a small bump while Linux and macOS drop." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/steam-survey-for-january-2026-shows-a-small-drop-for-linux/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:59:09

• Weaponized Python and Linux Malware Target Executives and Cloud Systems https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/weaponized-python-and-linux-malware-target-executives-and-cloud-systems-177644.html    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 17:59:34

• How immutable Linux can stop you from breaking your system https://www.howtogeek.com/immutable-linux-can-stop-you-from-breaking-your-system/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 18:00:04

• 3 Linux features that make my daily work faster than Windows 11 https://www.howtogeek.com/3-linux-features-that-make-everyday-pc-work-faster-than-windows/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 18:00:26

• "The module is built around the NXP i.MX 8M Plus processor, featuring a quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 running at up to 1.8 GHz alongside an 800 MHz Cortex-M7 real-time co-processor." https://linuxgizmos.com/compact-smarc-module-combines-linux-ai-and-vision-on-i-mx-8m-plus/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 18:00:47

• "The OSM-LF-IMX95 follows the OSM 1.2 specification in a Size-L form factor and measures 45 × 45 mm. It is designed for direct soldering, eliminating board-to-board connectors and enabling more compact and cost-optimized carrier designs." https://linuxgizmos.com/tria-launches-linux-ready-osm-lf-imx95-45-x-45-mm-module/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 18:01:06

• He is not European https://itsfoss.com/news/greg-kroah-hartman-european-open-source-award/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 18:01:49

• 5 terminal commands I run on every fresh Linux install https://www.makeuseof.com/terminal-commands-i-run-on-every-fresh-linux-install/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 18:02:47

• Led by a Microsofter with a CoC though https://respawn.outlookindia.com/gaming/gaming-news/linux-gaming-developers-launch-open-gaming-collective    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 18:04:42

• Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra could get the Linux feature the S25 missed https://phandroid.com/2026/02/02/samsungs-galaxy-s26-ultra-could-get-the-linux-feature-the-s25-missed/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 18:06:02

• An Event Badge Re-Imagined As A Cyberdeck https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/an-event-badge-re-imagined-as-a-cyberdeck/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 18:06:31

• CachyOS isn't joining new Linux gaming distro collab, says it doesn't think a 'collective with strings attached' is necessary https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/cachyos-isnt-joining-new-linux-gaming-distro-collab-says-it-doesnt-think-a-collective-with-strings-attached-is-necessary/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 18:07:09

• 5 things you can do on Linux but not on Windows https://www.howtogeek.com/things-you-can-do-on-linux-but-not-windows/    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 18:07:58

• The 'grey and old' Linux kernel community finally has a succession plan for when Linus Torvalds retires - so who will be the new 'Organizer'? https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-grey-and-old-linux-kernel-community-finally-has-a-succession-plan-for-when-linus-torvalds-retires-so-who-will-be-the-new-organizer    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 18:08:41

• Firefox suicided ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ai-controls/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 18:40:14

• Got some EPO leaks, saving those for after midnight    

posted Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 18:44:23

• melinda   

posted Wednesday, February 04, 2026 at 02:13:13

• Melinda French Gates: BillBC is lying for Bill https://www.rawstory.com/melinda-french-gates-jeffrey-epstein-2675075643/ see http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/BBC_Gaslights_Women_Sexually_Exploited_Many_Under_Legal_Age_for.shtml    

posted Wednesday, February 04, 2026 at 02:13:21