Roy Schestowitz

• "Paper Bag, a collaboration between makers and musicians shuang cai, David Rios, and Kari Love, has released a guide to turning disposable battery-powered vapes into ocarina-inspired synthesizers — with plans for a MIDI-capable version to follow in the near future." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202602/20260206-vape.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:03:47

• Because I had to gemini://iam.jeroened.be/gemlog/because-i-had-to.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:05:20

• "Almost nobody should be listed in your SPF record, and if anybody asks to be listed in your SPF record, you should cease doing business with them immediately." gemini://buffering.party/blog/2026/my-hot-take-about-spf/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:06:19

• Eugenia Lopez gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/resenas/elreino.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:06:59

• Gatidad - José Emilio Pacheco gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/poemasdeotres/gatidad.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:07:22

• "When you publish a blog post, an essay, or a self-published book, you’re making a choice that goes beyond writing and design. You’re deciding how other people are allowed to interact with your work — today, next year, and long after you’ve moved on to something else." gemini://rohitfarmer.com/gemlog/2026/2026-02-03-choosing-a-license-for-literary-work.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:08:25

• "For a long time, I’ve felt that something about “social media” doesn’t quite sit right with me—and the more I think about it, the clearer the distinction becomes: _**most platforms we call social networks today are no longer about networking at all**. They are primarily **media consumption platforms**.' gemini://rohitfarmer.com/gemlog/2026/2026-02-01-social-media-is-not-social-networking-anymore.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:09:35

• This Measles Outbreak at a Detention Center Perfectly Encapsulates America Right Now ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/measles-detainment-united-states    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:13:06

• Flu still rampant in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/05.02.2026-flu-still-rampant-in-latvia.a633175/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:13:20

• Tesla's robotics ambitions rest on the knife-edge of US-China trade relations due to its supply chain ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/teslas-robotics-ambitions-rest-on-the-knife-edge-of-us-china-trade-relations-due-to-its-supply-chain-the-majority-of-critical-materials-and-suppliers-are-located-in-china    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:13:59

• Panama hits back after China warns of ‘heavy price’ in ports dispute ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/05/panama-hits-back-after-china-warns-of-heavy-price-in-ports-dispute/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:14:32

• LibreOffice 26.2 is a Maintenance Release That Feels Like a Stable One ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/libreoffice-26-2-release/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:14:56

• Newsflation: UK newspaper cover prices up 10.2% since Jan 2025 ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/newsflation-uk-newspaper-cover-prices-up-10-2-since-jan-2025/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:15:40

• Autism Probably Affects Boys And Girls Equally, Massive New Study Reveals ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/autism-probably-affects-boys-and-girls-equally-massive-new-study-reveals    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:16:46

• Record Smashed For Largest Object to Be Seen as a Quantum Wave ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/record-smashed-for-largest-object-to-be-seen-as-a-quantum-wave    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:17:08

• Scientists Scanned a Black Rock From Mars And Found Something Surprising ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-scanned-a-black-rock-from-mars-and-found-something-surprising    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:17:37

• Signs of Mysterious Structures Near The Core Detected in Earth's Magnetic Field ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/signs-of-mysterious-structures-near-the-core-detected-in-earths-magnetic-field    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:17:54

• Baby Giants Were The Fast Food of The Jurassic, Study Reveals ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/baby-giants-were-the-fast-food-of-the-jurassic-study-reveals    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:18:19

• A Pretend Tea Party May Have Revealed a Chimp's Imagination ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-pretend-tea-party-may-have-revealed-a-chimps-imagination    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:18:31

• New Canvas Rendering Features in Qt ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/new-canvas-rendering-features-in-qt    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:18:58

• Spectrum: The Natural Resource That Makes Wireless Connectivity Work ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/02/spectrum-the-natural-resource-that-makes-wireless-connectivity-work/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:19:30

• Suspected China spies detained in France ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/possible-china-spies-detained-in-france    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:19:44

• Israel charges brother of Shin Bet’s chief for smuggling goods into Gaza ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260205-israel-charges-brother-of-shin-bet-chief-for-smuggling-goods-into-gaza    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:20:28

• Royals, politicians, magnates, intellectuals: Epstein files spark storm in global elite circles ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260205-royals-politicians-magnates-intellectuals-epstein-files-spark-storm-in-global-elite-circles    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:20:48

• US judge restricts federal use of tear gas at Portland ICE protests ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/us-judge-restricts-federal-use-of-tear-gas-at-portland-ice-protests/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:22:12

• How a Jewish family’s Baghdad home became France’s rent-free embassy ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260205-how-jewish-family-baghdad-home-became-france-rent-free-embassy-iraq    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:22:29

• How To Install Erlang on Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/install-erlang-manjaro/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:24:36

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

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:31:55

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

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:32:27

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

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:32:44

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

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:33:05

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

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:33:43

• How to Install Fail2Ban on Arch GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-fail2ban-on-arch-linux/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:33:54

• How to Use Docker Hub on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-use-docker-hub-on-ubuntu-26-04    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:34:32

• How to Install Docker Compose on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-docker-compose-on-ubuntu-26-04    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:34:44

• How to Install VirtualBox on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-virtualbox-on-ubuntu-26-04    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:35:00

• ‘Search isn’t dead, it’s fragmenting’: How to manage Surveillance Giant Google traffic decline ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/search-isnt-dead-its-fragmenting-how-to-manage-google-traffic-decline/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:35:53

• US approves funds for Baltic defence despite earlier signals ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2828081/us-approves-funds-for-baltic-defence-despite-earlier-signals    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:36:13

• Italy Averted Russian-Linked Cyberattacks Targeting Winter Olympics Websites, Foreign Minister Says ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/italy-averted-russian-linked-cyberattacks-targeting-winter-olympics-websites-foreign-minister-says/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:36:47

• Ukraine, Russia 'Likely' To Continue Peace Talks In US, Zelenskyy Says As POW Exchange Completed ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-peace-talks-abu-dhabi/33670172.html    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:37:05

• Planned Vilnius concert by rapper Gio Pika draws controversy over Russia ties ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2828140/planned-vilnius-concert-by-rapper-gio-pika-draws-controversy-over-russia-ties    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:45:01

• Ukraine, Russia exchange prisoners of war for first time in months ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-russia-exchange-prisoners-of-war-for-first-time-in-months    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:45:18

• Operation Savannah Shield launches as US troops confirmed in Nigeria ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/us-military-dispatches-troops-to-nigeria    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:45:37

• US and Russia agree to reestablish military dialogue after Ukraine talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/us-and-russia-agree-to-reestablish-military-dialogue-after-ukraine-talks    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:45:51

• Ukraine says Starlink terminals used by Russia deactivated in blow to Moscow ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-says-starlink-terminals-used-by-russia-deactivated-in-blow-to-moscow    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:46:07

• Mexico teams up with Ukraine for its first Antarctic research campaign ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-teams-up-with-ukraine/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:46:31

• Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1057381/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:47:22

• $40 million worth of crypto stolen from Step Finance — hackers compromise executives’ devices to gain illicit access ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/usd40-million-worth-of-crypto-stolen-from-step-finance-hackers-compromise-executives-devices-to-gain-illicit-access    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:48:06

• UN Security Council condemns terrorist attacks in Pakistan ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/un-security-council-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-pakistan/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:48:42

• Taiwan says Xi-Dihydroxyacetone Man call will ‘stabilise’ regional security ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/05/taiwan-says-xi-trump-call-will-stabilise-regional-security/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:49:09

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1559.jpg    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:52:27

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1909.jpg    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 00:52:41

• IBM layoffs rumours again. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgqs2dpd "did you listen to it?"    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 01:03:30

• "I don’t know what to tell you folks, but I don’t think you are thinking this through. He absolutely did not, would not, and probably could not say such a thing. It would open him up to all kinds of legal exposure. Even if you wanted to believe he genuinely does not want to see any layoffs this spring, it’s just not something he can say out loud. This is wishful thinking and hearing what you wanted to hear."    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 01:03:37

• Design for disruption: Australia’s food and energy security ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australias-food-and-energy-security-must-be-designed-for-disruption/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 01:07:19

• Cisco, F5 Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-f5-patch-high-severity-vulnerabilities/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 01:07:46

• Cyberspy Group Hacked Governments and Critical Infrastructure in 37 Countries ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cyberspy-group-hacked-governments-and-critical-infrastructure-in-37-countries/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 01:08:13

• Researchers Expose Network of 150 Cloned Law Firm Websites in AI-Powered Scam Campaign ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/researchers-expose-network-of-150-cloned-law-firm-websites-in-ai-powered-scam-campaign/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 01:08:44

• Substack Discloses Security Incident After Hacker Leaks Data ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/substack-discloses-security-incident-after-hacker-leaks-data/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 01:09:02

• CISA tells agencies to identify, upgrade unsupported edge devices ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2026/02/cisa-tells-agencies-to-identify-upgrade-unsupported-edge-devices/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 01:09:27

• Dihydroxyacetone Man administration could pour trillions into Golden Dome that is unlikely to work ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2026/02/trump-administration-could-pour-trillions-into-golden-dome-that-is-unlikely-to-work/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 01:09:59

• Commission increases submarine cable security with €347 million investment and new toolbox ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_327    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 01:10:21

• "Grimmest warning yet for America's workers as layoffs surge to highest level since 2009 and jobless claims spike"    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 02:17:50

• Digital Parenting | Invisible Harms https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=57    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 02:21:48

• Assessing Section 230 Reform Proposals in the 119th Congress ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/assessing-section-230-reform-proposals-in-the-119th-congress/    

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

• Public Knowledge Applauds Bill Protecting the Public’s Right to Repair ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-applauds-bill-protecting-the-publics-right-to-repair/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 03:03:48

• VS Code Configs Expose Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Codespaces to Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/vs-code-configs-expose-github-codespaces-to-attacks/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 03:04:18

• Apple co-founder Wozniak urges students to pursue technology for its own sake ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/02/05/wozniak-urges-to-pursue-technology/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 03:04:40

• Raspberry Pi 4 dual RAM variant introduced to mitigate RAM price increases and supply challenges ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/05/raspberry-pi-4-dual-ram-variant-introduced-to-mitigate-ram-price-increases-and-supply-challenges/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 03:05:05

• Critical N8n Sandbox Escape Could Lead to Server Compromise ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-n8n-sandbox-escape-could-lead-to-server-compromise/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 03:05:30

• Broken Phishing URLs, (Thu, Feb 5th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32686    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 03:06:06

• Cubie A7S – A compact Allwinner A733 SBC with USB-C DisplayPort, GbE, WiFi 6, PCIe Gen3 FFC connector, GPIO headers ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/05/cubie-a7s-a-compact-allwinner-a733-sbc-with-usb-c-displayport-gbe-wifi-6-pcie-gen3-ffc-connector-gpio-headers/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 03:06:43

• Valve delays Steam Machine and says it is reconsidering pricing — critical component shortage and costs behind the move ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/valve-delays-steam-machine-and-says-it-is-reconsidering-pricing-critical-component-shortage-and-costs-behind-the-move    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 03:07:05

• Yet another backdoored Windows update is wreaking havoc on gaming rigs worldwide ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/yet-another-windows-update-is-wreaking-havoc-on-gaming-rigs-worldwide-nvidia-recommends-uninstalling-windows-11-kb5074109-january-update-to-prevent-framerate-drops-and-artifacting    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 03:07:33

• More Sorting Options, Counters and Help With the Search for Your Requests ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2026/02/05/request-index//    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 03:08:02

• Notice how JUVE intentionally avoids talking about EPO strikes? It's not a coincidence, JUVE is part of the cokeheads' propaganda apparatus. ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/boards-of-appeal-epo-must-reopen-pet-bottle-patent-case/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 04:19:15

• It's not reform, it's gross lobbying with bribery, funded by the mass litigation 'industry' ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/02/with-patent-reform-back-on-the-table-tillis-says-the-stakes-for-american-innovation-couldnt-be-higher/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 04:20:11

• Two more Wilus Wi-Fi patents challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/2/5/two-more-wilus-wi-fi-patents-challenged    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 04:20:22

• Polaris PowerLED power management patent monopoly found invalid ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/2/5/polaris-powerled-circuit-power-management-patent-found-invalid    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 04:20:34

• “As a tech leader, please check yourself.” ☞ https://www.fairphone.com/en/2026/02/05/as-a-tech-leader-please-check-yourself/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 04:20:58

• Review of XIAO ePaper DIY Kit EE02 13.3-inch color E-Ink display with SenseCraft HMI and Arduino ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/05/review-of-xiao-epaper-diy-kit-ee02-13-3-inch-color-e-ink-display-with-sensecraft-hmi-and-arduino/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 04:22:01

• Connecting an archipelago: Exploring Indonesia’s Internet ahead of APRICOT 2026 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/06/connecting-an-archipelago-exploring-indonesias-internet-ahead-of-apricot-2026/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 04:22:33

• Phorge – powerful developer toolkit ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/phorge-powerful-developer-toolkit/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 04:27:03

• 4 Hot Free and Open Source PHP Application Servers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-php-application-servers/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 04:27:17

• Whosthere – Local Area Network discovery tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/whosthere-local-area-network-discovery-tool/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 04:27:28

• 7 Best Free and Open Source Stock Market Investment Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-stock-market-investment-tools/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 04:28:28

• Ampere – lightweight music player ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ampere-lightweight-music-player/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 04:28:40

• ffdash – VP9 video encoder ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ffdash-vp9-video-encoder/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 04:28:50

• Termix – web-based server management platform ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/termix-web-based-server-management-platform/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 04:29:01

• Pluralistic: All laws are local (05 Feb 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/05/contingency/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 04:29:20

• Hollow Knight gets a patch adding 21:9 - 16:10 resolution support and more | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/hollow-knight-gets-a-patch-adding-21-9-16-10-resolution-support-and-more/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/hollow-knight-gets-a-patch-adding-21-9-16-10-resolution-support-and-more/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:11:24

• Steam Beta fixes games from large libraries on Linux / SteamOS showing as not valid on current platform | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/steam-beta-fixes-games-from-large-libraries-on-linux-steamos-showing-as-not-valid-on-current-platform/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:11:52

• System76 plans for COSMIC include Vulkan, HDR, gaming improvements and more | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/system76-cosmic-vulkan-hdr-linux-gaming/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/system76-cosmic-vulkan-hdr-linux-gaming/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:12:37

• "Bill Gates could have afforded to write free software for his entire life based on that trust fund." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/02/1228214#1432718 http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/06/Does_Linux_Torvalds_Regret_Having_Dinners_With_Bill_Russian_Gir.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:13:47

• "This bill bans [algorithmic] surge pricing in stores: SUPPORT THIS" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/this-bill-bans-ai-surge-pricing-in:6    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:14:10

• iophk: mixed. not worthy of links, but useful to track what's covered gemini://michal.sapka.pl/reviews/non-fictions/free-as-in-freedom-sam-wiliams-2002/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:14:27

• "Is it unkind to describe our president as a racist pig?" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/is-it-unkind-to-describe-our-president    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:14:41

• "I Asked Gemini Why My Linux Computer Feels Peaceful | λ ryan.himmelwright.net" https://ryan.himmelwright.net/post/ask-gemini-linux-peaceful/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:15:02

• "[Norwegian] National Threat Assessment 2026" https://www.pst.no/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/National-Threat-Assessment-2026.pdf iophk: salt typhoon == CALEA == hard coded back doors http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/05/Credit_to_Jessica_Lyons_at_The_Register_for_Covering_the_Commun.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:15:41

• "Grin Without a Cat - Truthdig" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/grin-without-a-cat/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:18:12

• In the deck-builder Voraxis you're a parasite that eats through a living planet | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/in-the-deck-builder-voraxis-youre-a-parasite-that-eats-through-a-living-planet/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/in-the-deck-builder-voraxis-youre-a-parasite-that-eats-through-a-living-planet/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:25:52

• JSAUX announce a charging-friendly Steam Deck travel case | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/jsaux-announce-a-charging-friendly-steam-deck-travel-case/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/jsaux-announce-a-charging-friendly-steam-deck-travel-case/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:26:16

• Beaver city-builder Timberborn confirmed for launch on March 5 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/beaver-city-builder-timberborn-confirmed-for-launch-on-march-5/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/beaver-city-builder-timberborn-confirmed-for-launch-on-march-5/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:28:20

• Safe In Our World has a big Charity Bundle up on Fanatical with some great picks | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/safe-in-our-world-has-a-big-charity-bundle-up-on-fanatical-with-some-great-picks/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/safe-in-our-world-has-a-big-charity-bundle-up-on-fanatical-with-some-great-picks/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:36:09

• ZOMBUTCHER https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/butcher-by-day-people-hunter-by-night-zombutcher-sounds-like-a-fun-but-gruesome-sim/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:36:17

• "I told Kevin I was going to write this post since we were discussing this topic the other day." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/adblocking-piracy | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:36:56

• Digital Restrictions (DRM) ☛ https://sixcolors.com/link/2026/02/spotify-comes-up-with-a-clever-way-to-sync-audio-and-print-books/ | Source: Six Colors    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:37:31

• "In just the last year the Trump administration has: [...]" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/maga-zealots-are-waging-war-on-affordable-broadband/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:47:29

• "The following interview, conducted over Zoom, has been condensed and edited." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/what-stops-ice-from-crossing-into-canada-to-snatch-people-very-little/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:49:02

• "Meaning white supremacy is still on the ballot." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-02-06/trump-racist-video-post-obamas-white-supremacy | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:49:15

• "In the interim, hundreds if not thousands of people responded to the clip with enthusiasm." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/02/trump-truth-social-obama-ape/685913/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:49:53

• "Okay, I’m going to read the Fourth Amendment – and then you’re going to explain it to us, please!" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/former-federal-judge-ices-home-raiding-policy-violates-a-basic-constitutional-right/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:50:10

• "When you open the accessibility settings on your smartphone and increase the font size" ☛ https://www.matuzo.at/blog/2026/text-scaling-meta-tag | Source: Manuel Matuzović    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:50:29

• "AI-poisoned Y-Combinator pick-me lickspittle throws parade: [...]" ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/02/march-for-billionaires/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:50:45

• "While the Democratic strategy was an understandable response to a shattering electoral defeat" ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/american-decency-still-lives | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:50:58

• "I decided to become a journalist because I truly believed that by reporting rigorously and honestly, we could improve this world." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/reading-this-i-am-dead-how-to-live | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:52:08

• "Decades ago, the Post’s investigative reporting brought down a U.S. president who was at the time uniquely corrupt" ☛ https://www.theenergymix.com/washington-post-gutting-its-climate-team/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:53:15

• "On February 5, a prosecutor with Mali’s cybercrime unit charged Sissoko, publishing director of the privately owned weekly L’Alternance" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/02/malian-journalist-in-prison-awaiting-trial-for-offending-nigers-military-leader/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:53:38

• "There have been two strands of important reporting on the materials." ☛ https://emptywheel.net/doj-over-seized-hannah-natansons-garmin-device-and-other-reporting-materials/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:54:01

• "peers reluctant to speak freely" ☛ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/student-government/umich-community-discusses-free-speech-in-academia/ | Source: University of Michigan    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:55:32

• "The Russian state has forced many antiwar leftists into exile, cutting them off from ordinary Russians" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/02/russia-ukraine-putin-antiwar-opposition/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:55:44

• "Service sector work platforms derived from the search and social media platforms that flourished under the protection of Section 230 (c) (1)" ☛ https://itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/platforms-hit-the-buffers.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:55:55

• "Big spending in AI-related investments has become the new normal to the point that it's now background noise." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/big-tech-stocks-take-a-usd1-trillion-tumble-as-projected-ai-spending-continues-to-outweigh-revenue-investors-antsy-about-long-term-planning-becoming-never-ending-spending | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:57:16

• "Over the past couple of days Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta have seen their stocks plummet" ☛ https://smist08.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/the-generative-ai-race/ | Source: Stephen Smith http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Biggest_AI_Companies_Meta_Alphabet_Microsoft_Borrowed_Additiona.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:57:54

• "Now brace yourself, my many American friends, for this next part — you surely knew it was coming" ☛ https://mattgemmell.scot/liberty-as-resistance/ | Source: Matt Gemmell    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 06:58:09

• "Shares in the European-based carmaker, which owns marques including Peugeot, Fiat, Jeep and Citroën" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/06/stellantis-finances-hit-after-overestimating-pace-ev-uptake | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:00:21

• "The release last Friday by the Department of Justice of roughly 3 million documents relating to the investigation of the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has created a bizarre blame game among billionaires." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jeffrey-epstein-billionaires-jeff-bezos/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:00:52

• "unproven speculation online that the Kremlin may have played a role in Epstein’s crimes or that Epstein worked for Russian intelligence." ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/06/what-the-epstein-files-tell-us-and-dont-tell-us-about-his-ties-to-russia-a91883 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:01:18

• "According to a flight manifest, Navy Secretary John Phelan traveled from London to New York City on March 3, 2006, on the disgraced financier’s private jet, CNN reported Friday" ☛ https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/02/06/navy-secretary-john-phelan-reportedly-listed-in-epstein-flight-log/ | Source: US Navy Times    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:01:38

• Overpopulation ☛ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/rio-grande-water-deliveries/ | Source: Mexico News Daily    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:03:38

• "outage of Starlink internet terminals" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/05/pro-war-bloggers-report-starlink-outage-on-ukrainian-front-line-a91875 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:04:14

• "Frontline Russian troops obtained contraband Starlink terminals, smuggled into Russia through Central Asia and the Persian Gulf" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/07/russia-was-never-supposed-to-have-starlink-so-why-did-spacex-wait-so-long-to-cut-it-off | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:04:31

• "TikTok’s addictive feature violates the European Union’s digital rules, the European Commission, the executive branch of the EU, has concluded" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2026/02/06/eu-says-tiktok-encourages-compulsive-use-orders-review-app-design | Source: NL Times    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:04:53

• "TikTok’s infinite scroll, auto-play features and recommendation algorithm" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/business/tiktok-addictive-design-europe.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:05:12

• "I started this series with the idea that we could learn from one of the best minds that lived through WWII" ☛ https://emptywheel.net/morality-is-the-issue/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:05:42

• "The decision to send anyone from ICE to the Olympics to provide security is a baffling diplomatic misstep" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/02/05/ice-at-the-olympics-america-brings-fascism-back-to-italy.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:05:58

• "Cyber threat actors operating in Norway employ methods that exploit both technical and human vulnerabilities." ☛ https://www.pst.no/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/National-Threat-Assessment-2026.pdf | Source: Norway    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:06:17

• "Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement that included the name and picture of the alleged attacker." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7y7gz2835o | Source: BBC    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:07:33

• "Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on its Telegram channel." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/06/bombing-explosion-shia-mosque-pakistan-islamabad | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:07:53

• "So one small act is to do what John Oliver suggests in Make yourself less valuable to Meta. Turn off the Facebook and Instagram features that enable cross-context ad personalization." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/thinking-small/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:08:24

• "After watching the hearing, it has become apparent that Bill S-209 is not a bill primarily focused on pornography sites." ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/02/court-ordered-social-media-site-blocking-coming-to-canada-trojan-horse-online-harms-bill-clears-senate-committee-review/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:08:55

• "Following our previous press release regarding the potential extension of “Chat Control 1.0”, there is a significant development: [...]" ☛ https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/sippel-draft-on-chat-control-mass-surveillance-set-to-continue-sparking-renewed-protests/ | Source: Patrick Breyer    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:09:50

• "PCWorld reports that Substack experienced a data breach in October 2025, exposing email addresses and phone numbers of approximately 697,000 users." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3054895/if-youre-a-substack-user-your-data-mightve-been-leaked.html | Source: PC World    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:10:09

• "The audit, according to a Feb. 5 letter from DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari and published by Virginia Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/dhs-ig-audit-ice-obim-biometric-data-privacy-facial-recognition/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:10:44

• "The app federal officers are using is made by NEC, a tech company that’s been around since long before ICE and CBP become the mobile atrocities they are." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/facial-recognition-tech-used-to-hunt-migrants-was-deployed-without-required-privacy-paperwork/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:11:13

• "Any Apple nerd will recognize it as not an official pop up screen. It's nothing I've ever seen iOS pop up." ☛ https://chrisenns.com/2026/02/google-ad-scam-alert-on-foreca/ | Source: Chris Enns    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:35:57

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/06/uk_climbs_up_ddos_hit/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:36:17

• "On October 24, 2011, venture capitalist and Bill Gates advisor Boris Nikolic emailed Jeffrey Epstein about a meeting with 4chan founder Christopher Poole." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/02/05/epstein-met-4chans-founder-the-day-before-pol-launched.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:43:07

• "The charge comes amid ongoing concerns about illegal and dangerous activity in Yosemite during the federal government shutdown last fall" ☛ https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/yosemite-base-jumping-instagram-21333568.php | Source: SFGate    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:43:40

• "The decision to delete Trump’s social media post followed hours of pushback from lawmakers." ☛ https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/06/repub/white-house-takes-down-racist-meme-of-obamas-posted-on-trump-social-media/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:43:52

• "The video repeats false allegations that ballot-counting company Dominion Voting Systems helped steal the 2020 election from Trump." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260206-trump-video-showing-obamas-as-monkeys-sparks-outrage-over-racist-depiction | Source: France24    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:47:07

• "On social media, whisperings that Trump is displaying signs of cognitive decline have increased in recent weeks." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/06/trump-obama-video-racist | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:47:21

• "CERCA is an open-source research tool that supports the verification of bibliographic references in scientific manuscripts." ☛ https://webtechie.be/post/2026-02-05-jfxinaction-lidiany-cerqueira-cerca/ | Source: Frank Delporte    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:54:47

• "Let's be clear: I played the US immigration game on the easiest level." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/06/doge-ball/#n-600 | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:55:10

• "The coders in the AI group were slightly faster, but it was not statistically significant. The main thing was that the AI group were 17% worse in their understanding: [...]" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/06/ai-coding-makes-you-worse-at-learning-and-not-even-any-faster/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:55:29

• "using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery" ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/study-finds-obvious-truth/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:59:20

• "Mechanical Turk, meet Mechanical Filipino: [...]" ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/02/waymo-exec-admits-remote-drivers-in-philippines/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 07:59:40

• "Waymo‘s Chief Safety Officer disclosed Wednesday that some of the remote operators who assist its self-driving vehicles in navigating difficult scenarios are based in the Philippines." ☛ https://eletric-vehicles.com/waymo/waymo-exec-admits-remote-operators-in-philippines-help-guide-us-robotaxis/ | Source: CARBA    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:02:47

• "After being pressed for a breakdown on where these overseas operators operate, Peña said he didn’t have those stats, explaining that some operators live in the US, but others live much further away, including in the Philippines." ☛ https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/waymos-controlled-workers-philippines | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:04:45

• "This is the first part of a series of essays on so-called "AI", because I cannot manage to have the split focus on all the issues for a single blog post." ☛ https://blog.mathieui.net/ai-and-sovereignty.html | Source: Mathieu    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:05:01

• "I hate the fact that all these LLMs are trained on stolen data. I hate how much energy is used to train these models." ☛ https://www.neilmacy.co.uk/blog/coding-agents-and-software-development | Source: Neil Macy    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:05:30

• "genuinely good, experienced software engineers are already scarce across the industry. It is difficult to put a precise figure on this" ☛ https://blog.robbowley.net/2026/02/06/genai-is-amplifying-the-skills-gap-in-software-engineering/ | Source: Rob Bowley    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:06:19

• "As disciples of security, we understand installing first and asking questions later is practically asking to get pwnt." ☛ https://blog.talosintelligence.com/all-gas-no-brakes-time-to-come-to-ai-church/ | Source: Threat Source    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:06:47

• "One of the value propositions of a humanoid is that you don’t need physical infrastructure set up to use the technology" ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/boston-dynamics-building-robots-to-do-the-jobs-humans-shouldnt | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:07:44

• "Constraints on specific configurations, alongside emerging CPU availability issues, are expected to limit choice and increase pricing pressure from Q2 onward, according to Context." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/05/pc_prices_rising/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:08:04

• "The disclosure was made in the Norwegian Police Security Service’s (PST) annual threat assessment for 2026." ☛ https://therecord.media/norawy-intelligence-discloses-salt-typhoon-attacks | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:20:38

• "Last year, I completed 20 years in professional software development. I wanted to write a post to mark the occasion back then, but couldn't find the time." ☛ https://susam.net/twenty-five-years-of-computing.html | Source: SusamPal    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:27:03

• "If you're so smart, how come you cannot come up with sophisticated things like Waymo or Microsoft's BuilderAI or Amazon's JustWalkOut?"    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:28:02

• "... and avoid paying any taxes on the money looted from the public" -Anon    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:28:47

• "Hello! I’m Frances, I live in the East Midlands in the UK with my wife, back in my hometown to be near my family." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/interview/frances | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:29:13

• "Beside tinkering with HTML and CSS to customize my MySpace profile, I first started back in, oh, 2004 or 2005." ☛ https://nathanupchurch.com/blog/100-webmaster-questions/ | Source: Nathan Upchurch    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:29:32

• How many other companies already got busted for calling offshore slave labour "AI"? Real question, we can catalogue these...    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:30:32

• "You’re almost 80. Where do you find the energy to write so many Substack posts? I was born 10 days after Trump." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/faqs | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:30:56

• "It asks two simple questions: “How are students experiencing the technology?” and “How does this impact your practice?”." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/how-to-evaluate-your-use-of-classroom-technology-with-the-picrat-framework/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:32:26

• "Andy Bell is completely redesigning his personal site from scratch and breaking down each part to educate and hopefully, inspire you to build your own corner of the internet." ☛ https://piccalil.li/projects/personal-site/1/ | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:34:00

• "Over two years of consistent writing and publishing, I’ve internalized a few lessons for producing satisfying—if not necessarily “good”—work: [...]" ☛ https://ankursethi.com/blog/write-bad-have-fun/ | Source: Ankur Sethi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:34:20

• "So when I say that I love laundry I don’t mean that I love clean clothes (everyone loves clean clothes) but I love the sanding." ☛ https://interconnected.org/home/2026/02/06/sanding | Source: Matt Webb    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:34:32

• "Cooper and a delegation of 47 Oneida warriors carried bushels of white corn on the long, cold trek to feed the starving soldiers." ☛ https://www.lonestarlive.com/native-american-news/2026/02/polly-cooper-an-oneida-woman-who-helped-save-washingtons-army-is-honored-on-1-coin.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:34:43

• "In this blog post, I want to share my overall experience with it." ☛ https://rugu.dev/en/blog/one-year-of-go/ | Source: Uğur Erdem Seyfi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:36:52

• "But the most common response was some variant of: “I’ve been running CI with a Makefile and some shell scripts for years." ☛ https://www.iankduncan.com/engineering/2026-02-06-bash-is-not-enough/ | Source: Ian Duncan    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:37:27

• "The biggest new feature is the MultiCell storage, our first new storage" ☛ https://iscinumpy.dev/post/hist-2-10/ | Source: Henry Schreiner    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:38:00

• "Enough theory—let’s build something." ☛ https://scvalex.net/posts/78/ | Source: Alexandru Scvorțov    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:38:48

• "Hello friends! Today, a quick note: the Wastrel ahead-of-time WebAssembly compiler now supports managed memory via garbage collection!" ☛ https://wingolog.org/archives/2026/02/06/ahead-of-time-wasm-gc-in-wastrel | Source: Andy Wingo    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:38:57

• "So why write a post about it?" ☛ https://www.iankduncan.com/engineering/2026-02-07-in-praise-of-control-planes/ | Source: Ian Duncan    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:39:10

• "For all the scripting addicts out there, this is the language without a substr function (but with razor-sharp1 memory management)." ☛ https://taoofmac.com/space/dev/c | Source: Rui Carmo    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 08:39:21

• "Imagine a world where scientific breakthroughs don’t vanish behind paywalls or suffocate under jargon." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/06/guest-post-why-science-communication-must-be-the-next-competitive-edge-for-scholarly-publishers/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:13:24

• "And then, this week, the CIA just… deleted it. No warning. No explanation." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/the-cia-erased-the-world-factbook-with-no-warning-and-told-everyone-to-stay-curious/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:13:35

• "Since I've been critical of Ghost in the past for their lack of comment management tools on their dashboard" ☛ https://chrisenns.com/2026/02/ghost-added-improved-comment-moderation-tools/ | Source: Chris Enns    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:13:59

• "I recently had to install a new laptop as a development machine, and I just sort of blindly installed all software I was used to, including Mailhog." ☛ https://svenluijten.com/blog/mailpit-for-local-mail | Source: Sven Luijten    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:14:24

• "Emacs has a myriad of ways to complete things for you in different contexts." ☛ https://dolzhenko.me/blog/2026/02/file-name-completion-in-emacs/ | Source: Dmitry Dolzhenko    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:14:40

• "If your users scale the text size in Android or iDeviceOS, that doesn’t always affect the size of text on a web page." ☛ https://adrianroselli.com/2026/02/honoring-mobile-os-text-size.html | Source: Adrian Roselli    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:15:20

• "Further, HANX is NDAA compliant" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/news/your-military/2026/02/06/us-marine-designs-corps-first-ndaa-compliant-3d-printed-drone/ | Source: C4ISRNET
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posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:17:26

• "They originally launched the laptop via Kickstarter, and have been shipping the laptop to backers as of early 2026." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/the-first-good-raspberry-pi-laptop/ | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:17:49

• "Home Assistant open-source home automation software is great, but it requires a system with at least 2GB of RAM" ☛ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/06/olimex-hot-aims-to-be-lightweight-easier-to-use-alternative-to-home-assistant/ | Source: CNX Software    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:18:17

• "This momentous setback prompted me to try to resolve the issue. Here we are. An article that should partially help you improve your DOS games speed." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/games/reviving/dosbox-performance-improvements.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:19:01

• "The community blog feed aggregator lists the featured highlights below from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/02/06/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:22:12

• "how to get a job at Canonical." Suck up to Bill "Russian Girls" Epsteingate? ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/hiring-the-canonical-way | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:22:46

• RHEL ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/more-meets-eye-behind-scenes-red-hat-enterprise-linux-10-part-5 | Source: Red Hat Official http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Reminder_That_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_RHEL_Is_Not_Free_And_It_.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:23:46

• "For IT leaders who haven't overseen a VM migration in a decade or more, this long timeline often comes as a surprise. What many assumed would take a few weeks can stretch into months or even years." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/accelerating-vm-migration-red-hat-openshift-virtualization-hitachi-storage-offload-delivers-faster-data-movement | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:23:57

• "Both systems are based on the Axera AX8850 SoC, which integrates an octa-core Arm Cortex-A55 CPU running at up to 1.7 GHz alongside a 24 TOPS INT8 NPU." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/axera-ax8850-edge-platform-arrives-in-a-pyramid-style-design/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:24:29

• "The system is built on Qualcomm’s QCS405 system-on-chip, featuring a 650 MHz 24Kc MIPS processor paired with 128 MB of RAM and 32 MB of onboard flash." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/maca-2-enables-high-power-wireless-connectivity-for-uav-and-robotic-systems/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:24:49

• farmOS – farm planning and record keeping system ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/farmos-farm-planning-record-keeping-system/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:25:48

• T – text processing language and utility ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/t-text-processing-language-utility/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:26:01

• Smart card readers in ThinkPads? ☞ https://rubenerd.com/smart-card-readers-in-thinkpads/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:26:13

• qui – qBittorrent web UI ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/qui-qbittorrent-web-ui/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:27:05

• Amazon’s stock falls after it ups its fiscal 2026 spending forecast to $200B ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/05/amazons-stock-falls-upping-fiscal-2026-spending-forecast-200b/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:27:42

• Cuts in global aid could result in 22.6 million excess deaths by 2030 ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/cuts-in-global-aid-could-result-in-22-6-million-excess-deaths-by-2023    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:28:07

• Peloton Institutes Mass Layoffs After Pivoting to Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/peloton-mass-layoffs-ai    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:28:31

• Why did Pooh-tin hold back-to-back calls with Putin and Convicted Felon? ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/05/why-did-xi-hold-back-to-back-calls-with-putin-and-trump/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:28:41

• TikTok Traffic Rapidly Rebounds After US-Based Split-Off, Latest Data Reveals ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/05/tiktok-traffic-rebound-after-us-split/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 09:29:38

• A new age of misinformation, augmented by Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202602/a-new-age-of-misinformation-augmented-by-ai.html    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:13:42

• Remi Collet: 💎 PHPUnit 13 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/02/06/PHPUnit-13    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:14:35

• Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2026/6 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/02/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-6/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:15:04

• Linux from Scratch to drop System V versions ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1057509/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:15:40

• An in-kernel machine-learning library ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1057569/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:16:18

• Reproducible Builds: Reproducible Builds in January 2026 ☞ https://reproducible-builds.org/reports/2026-01/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:16:49

• How to Copy SSH Keys with ssh-copy-id ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/ssh-copy-id-command/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:18:24

• Docker Cheatsheet ☞ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/docker/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:18:41

• SSH Hardening: Best Practices for Securing Your Server ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/ssh-hardening-best-practices/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:19:01

• Tmux Cheatsheet ☞ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/tmux/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:19:27

• How to Fix SSH "Permission Denied (publickey)" Error ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/fix-ssh-permission-denied-publickey/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:19:45

• Rsync Cheatsheet ☞ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/rsync/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:20:04

• Sed Cheatsheet ☞ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/sed/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:20:26

• Python Switch Case Statement (match-case) ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/python-switch/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:20:56

• IBM Red Hat still peddling slop all day long ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/06/run-voxtral-mini-4b-realtime-vllm-red-hat-ai    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:22:04

• Kubernetes Could Use a Different Linux Scheduler ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/features/kubernetes-could-use-a-different-linux-scheduler/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:22:39

• Mozilla Performance Blog: The Road to Better Performance Profiles ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/performance/2026/02/03/the-road-to-better-performance-profiles/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:23:42

• DI.DAY is a Movement to Encourage People to Ditch Big Tech ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/di-day-celebration/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:25:00

• Statement of solidarity with EDRi members and allies facing pressure for their work on platform regulation ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/statement-of-solidarity-with-edri-members-and-allies-facing-pressure-for-their-work-on-platform-regulation/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:25:27

• Fedora Community Blog: Community Update – Week 6 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/community-update-week-6/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:26:50

• Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1057506/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:27:05

• How to Install Docker on Debian 13 (Trixie) ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-docker-on-debian-13/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:27:29

• How to Install Python on Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-python-on-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:27:42

• How to Install Surveillance Giant Google Chrome Web Browser on Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-google-chrome-web-browser-on-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:27:54

• How to Install Docker Desktop on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-docker-desktop-on-ubuntu-26-04    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:28:14

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

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:28:57

• How To Install Yarn on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-yarn-rocky-linux-10/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:29:11

• NetBSD Says No to Rust ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/netbsd-says-no-to-rust    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:29:24

• Release candidate: Godot 4.6.1 RC 1 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/release-candidate-godot-4-6-1-rc-1/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:29:42

• Statement by President von der Leyen on the 20th package of sanctions against Russia ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_26_318    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:30:01

• Come join us at the ITiCSE 2026 Doctoral Consortium! ☞ https://computinged.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/come-join-us-at-the-iticse-2026-doctoral-consortium/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:30:35

• Daniel Pocock: Potters traveled to goldfields in Australia to dig better clay ☞ https://danielpocock.com/en/potters-traveled-goldfields-australia-dig-better-clay/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:32:00

• From roots to reach: Network resilience in natural disasters ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/06/from-roots-to-reach-network-resilience-in-natural-disasters/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:32:33

• RIR Governance Document Version 2: Status Report Q1 2026 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/06/rir-governance-document-version-2-status-report-q1-2026/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:32:49

• Six stable kernels for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1057550/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:33:30

• Pluralistic: Luxury Kafka (06 Feb 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/06/doge-ball/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:33:47

• Birger Schacht: Status update, January 2026 ☞ https://bisco.org/notes/status-update-january-2026/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:34:35

• Training the Birds Not to Nest Too Long or Enter the Home ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/02/06/birds-are-lovely/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 13:34:56

• Mutt updated ☞ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Mutt    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 14:43:29

• Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 312 released ☞ https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-312-released/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 14:44:06

• Flickr Security Incident Tied to Third-Party Email System ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/flickr-security-incident-tied-to-third-party-email-system/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 14:48:03

• ‘DKnife’ Implant Used by Chinese Threat Actor for Adversary-in-the-Middle Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/dknife-implant-used-by-chinese-threat-actor-for-adversary-in-the-middle-attacks/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 14:48:30

• Critical SmarterMail Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-smartermail-vulnerability-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 14:48:54

• Concerns Raised Over CISA’s Silent Ransomware Updates in KEV Catalog ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/questions-raised-over-cisas-silent-ransomware-updates-in-kev-catalog/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:23:07

• Professor Says Her Garbled Hey Hi (AI) Textbook Was a Huge Success ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/professor-defends-ai-textbook    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:24:04

• Investors Concerned Hey Hi (AI) Bubble Is Finally Popping ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/investors-concerned-ai-bubble-popping    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:24:18

• Internet Sleuths Just Found Something About MElon Getting a Massage in the Epstein Files ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-epstein-massage    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:25:15

• How Homepage simplifies monitoring your self-hosted services ☞ https://thenewstack.io/homepage-is-your-one-stop-shop-for-monitoring-and-viewing-all-of-the-services-you-depend-on/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:25:40

• Ardour 9.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1057548/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:27:05

• 17 veterans died by suicide per day in 2023, new report finds ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2026/02/17-veterans-died-by-suicide-per-day-in-2023-new-report-finds/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:28:17

• Commission preliminarily finds TikTok's addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_312    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:28:42

• Rare Condition Can Cause People to Be Literally Allergic to The Cold ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/rare-condition-can-cause-people-to-be-literally-allergic-to-the-cold    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:32:33

• Scientists Reveal a Frozen Bizarro Earth Only 150 Light-Years Away ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-a-frozen-bizarro-earth-only-150-light-years-away    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:32:47

• We May Have Seen a Special Kind of Black Hole Explode, Study Claims ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/we-may-have-seen-a-special-kind-of-black-hole-explode-study-claims    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:33:11

• Forest's Strange Response to an Eclipse May Have a More Mundane Explanation ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/forests-strange-response-to-an-eclipse-may-have-a-more-mundane-explanation    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:33:25

• Breakthrough: Scientists Created a 'Universal' Kidney To Match Any Blood Type ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-scientists-created-a-universal-kidney-to-match-any-blood-type    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:33:39

• Discovery of Mammoth Ivory Tools Resets Human Timeline in North America ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/discovery-of-mammoth-ivory-tools-resets-human-timeline-in-north-america    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:33:53

• Novo Nordisk Furious at $49 Knockoff Ozempic Pill ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/novo-nordisk-ozempic-knockoff-pill    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:34:19

• Stanford-founded startup develops wearable for continuous hormone monitoring ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/02/05/stanford-founded-startup-develops-wearable-for-continuous-hormone-monitoring/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:34:40

• A Newly Discovered Comet May Soon Appear Bright in Our Skies ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-newly-discovered-comet-may-soon-appear-bright-in-our-skies    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:34:58

• Mormon Hair Clippings Preserve Legacy of US Ban on Leaded Gas ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mormon-hair-clippings-preserve-legacy-of-us-ban-on-leaded-gas    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:35:10

• 'Brain-Bone-Axis' May Link Depression With Osteoporosis, Study Claims ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-bone-axis-may-link-depression-with-osteoporosis-study-claims    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:35:26

• 'Burping' Your Home Really Could Be Good For Your Health, Says Expert ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/burping-your-home-really-could-be-good-for-your-health-says-expert    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:35:40

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-02-07.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:37:49

• [japan] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-02-06.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 15:39:08

• Way to discredit https://old.reddit.com/r/linuxmemes/comments/1qy41x5/guess_who_were_not_in_the_epstein_files/ but eventually Zemlin compromised discredit and hooked him up with the "Russian girls" pervert, Bill Epsteingate    

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

• "This is not a new idea. Stallman was already pushing back against this "content" term decades ago." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46915647    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:26:22

• Old but updated https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/microsoft-planning-thousands-more-job-cuts-aimed-at-salespeople    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:28:29

• It's happening again soon https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/04/Microsoft_s_Giant_Snowball_of_Layoffs_and_PIPs_in_2026.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Silent_Mass_Layoffs_It_s_Not_the_Revolution_It_s_the_Loophole_a.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:29:12

• Microsoft took our jobs https://old.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1qyeguv/microsoft_took_our_jobs/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:30:56

• Controversial take- most tech companies doing “voluntary” mass layoffs are going to regret it in about five years https://old.reddit.com/r/Layoffs/comments/1qtjw9q/hot_take_most_tech_companies_laying_off_staff/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:32:44

• green space https://www.dw.com/en/vienna-swaps-parking-for-green-space/a-75017286    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:36:42

• Nationwide strikes hit public transport https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-nationwide-strikes-hit-public-transport/live-75756854    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:38:00

• China's space aircraft carrier https://www.dw.com/en/china-s-space-aircraft-carrier-superweapon-or-propaganda/a-75726514    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:39:24

• Chinese EVs https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/chinese-evs-charging-grid-infrastructure-9.7061631    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:44:20

• ‘New World Order’ in China https://scheerpost.com/2026/01/27/western-imperial-alliance-in-crisis-canada-condemns-usa-declaring-new-world-order-in-china/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:46:32

• CUSMA https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/meta-miller-cusma-facebook-news-return-9.7064933    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:47:04

• UK plans sweeping overhaul of policing amid surge in online crimes https://therecord.media/uk-national-policing-overhaul-cybercrime    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:49:08

• SK Telecom rejects consumer agency’s compensation settlement over personal data leak https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260130011700315    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:50:11

• B.C. woman urges dog owners to watch their pets on walks after husky overdoses on cocaine https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-dog-overdose-cocaine-owner-vets-warn-of-dangers-9.7065870    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:52:27

• copyright in computer programs http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/ideas-expressions-and-puddings-ipec.html    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:53:33

• copyright http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/02/how-anne-frank-will-also-have-say-on.html    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:54:12

• flooding https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/local/canada-us-border-destructive-flooding-mitigation-9.7063859    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:55:51

• Introducing FydeOS v22 https://fydeos.io/blog/release-note-v22/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 16:58:58

• OPNsense 26.1 released https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=50544.0    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:00:00

• GParted Live 1.8.0-2 Stable Release https://gparted.org/news.php?item=261    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:00:57

• "Linux Lite 7.8 Final is now available for download. Linux Lite 7.8 comes with 12 completely new re-writes of 12 of our applications as we move towards changing the majority of our applications to Python and GTK 4 in Series 8." https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9811    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:03:09

• "Given System76's move to a more regular release cycle for COSMIC DE, we are able to land updates to our repository more frequently." https://aerynos.com/blog/2026/31/january-2026-project-update/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:04:04

• The release of iDeal OS 4.1 introduces a significant system update - a single ISO image for both the 'Emerald' and 'Diamond' editions." https://ideal-os.xyz/news    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:07:08

• Labor union calls social security cuts “unacceptable” as government slashes benefits https://nltimes.nl/2026/02/01/labor-union-calls-social-security-cuts-unacceptable-government-slashes-benefits    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:09:57

• General Motors to lay off up to 1,200 workers in Oshawa, Ont., on Friday https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/gm-oshawa-to-lay-off-1-200-workers-friday-9.7065457    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:13:14

• Investigation into data breach involving Blue Cross Blue Shield members could head to court https://www.kxlh.com/news/montana-politics/investigation-into-data-breach-involving-blue-cross-blue-shield-members-could-head-to-court    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:17:15

• When the GDPR is weaponized to shut journalists up, don’t go silently into that dark night https://timesofmalta.com/article/companies-politicians-using-gdpr-shut-journalists-up-report-warns.1123386    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:18:19

• StopICE Hacked: Names And Locations of Over 100k Users Were Sent to the FBI, ICE and HSI https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/stopice-hacked-names-locations-over-100k-users-were-sent-fbi-ice-hsi-1775307    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:19:09

• RINA Accountants & Advisors is creating $400K settlement fund to settle lawsuit over 2022 data breach https://dailyhodl.com/2026/01/30/accounting-firm-handing-up-to-10000-per-person-over-data-breach-that-exposed-social-security-numbers-and-other-sensitive-info/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:20:01

• Comcast agrees to $117.5 million settlement to resolve lawsuits over 2023 Citrix Bleed data breach https://www.inquirer.com/business/comcast/comcast-citrix-data-breach-settlement-20260123.html    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:20:43

• 14,000 journos’ personal data leaked online https://www.observerbd.com/news/564449    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:21:32

• New survey reveals how security researchers and journalists experience legal and criminal threats https://this.weekinsecurity.com/new-survey-reveals-how-security-researchers-and-journalists-experience-legal-and-criminal-threats/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:24:19

• Under Pressure: Exploring the effect of legal and criminal threats on security researchers and journalists https://databreaches.net/2026/02/02/under-pressure-exploring-the-effect-of-legal-and-criminal-threats-on-security-researchers-and-journalists/    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:25:44

• Ransomware attack compromised 377,000 people’s Social Security and driver’s license numbers from Texas gas station and convenience store chain https://www.foxnews.com/tech/ransomware-attack-exposes-social-security-numbers-major-gas-station-chain    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:26:25

• "I think my understanding of diode function generators was a bit fuzzy at the time I wrote that, as well as during my preliminary attempts to implement my own diode function generator, which didn't go well." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260206-0.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:34:21

• Hyperjump: cthulhu28.space gemini://cthulhu29.space/en/gemlog/2026/02-07-hyperjump.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:35:14

• 🖼️ xkcd: Dinosaurs And Non-Dinosaurs #3204 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3204.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:35:47

• "Now the situation is getting even worst, AI allows opportunists to get super power and doing what they would never be able to do before; now we have illiterate able to write in a "baroquesque" manner and inartistic people capable to create illustrations and video reels. The limit is only the lack of shameful that usually is mostly nonexistent on the opportunists." gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/gemlog/2026-02-07-ai-is-cloud-final-stage.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:51:55

• "Now the situation is getting even worst, AI allows opportunists to get super power and doing what they would never be able to do before; now we have illiterate able to write in a "baroquesque" manner and inartistic people capable to create illustrations and video reels. The limit is only the lack of shameful that usually is mostly nonexistent" gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/gemlog/2026-02-07-ai-is-cloud-final-stage.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 07, 2026 at 17:52:11

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posted Sunday, February 08, 2026 at 00:39:05

• LibreOffice 26.2 released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/libreoffice-26-2-new-features    

posted Sunday, February 08, 2026 at 00:39:18