Roy Schestowitz

• Scapegoating: Keir Starmer miscalculated Morgan McSweeney resignation https://danielpocock.com/en/scapegoating-keir-starmer-miscalculated-morgan-mcsweeney-resignation/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 02:12:27

• "I am told most LLMs get approx 40% of "what they know" from Reddit. SMH." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgz0qa0f    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 02:18:13

• "when will 'AI' figure out the US will never be able to pay down its debt and start labeling it a finacial fiasco" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgz0qa0f    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 02:18:40

• "Every time you say "AI", you make the whole world mumble and gaze at its shoes a little more." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/bollocks/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 02:28:32

• "Stallman has a punk way of cutting through the epic miasma of bullshit generated by corporate American tech. You won't hear him mumble words like "AI" or "Cloud". He doesn't use those words because they are meaningless marketing terms designed to subtract clarity from conversation. It's hard not to respect, even admire those who refuse to adopt the language of the enemy."    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 02:29:21

• "Linux Mint keeps improving without telling you to use the terminal." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-mint-made-terminal-easier-to-ignore/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:14:45

• "After years of testing, this distro caused the least disruption." https://www.makeuseof.com/one-linux-distro-i-recommend-to-every-windows-11-user/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:15:09

• "The bootable rescue environment I reach for when systems won’t start." https://www.makeuseof.com/this-tiny-linux-usb-tool-can-save-almost-any-broken-pc/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:15:36

• "Sometimes, a GUI app isn't enough." https://www.makeuseof.com/terminal-commands-i-run-on-every-fresh-linux-install/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:16:01

• "I'm not here to make you feel old, but..." https://www.makeuseof.com/ancient-linux-distros-you-dont-remember-anymore/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:16:46

• "Free tools, low power use, and zero noise—this setup actually holds up." https://www.makeuseof.com/installed-lightweight-linux-tools-mini-pc-turned-into-silent-home-server/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:17:12

• "One plain-text system replaced my entire productivity stack." https://www.makeuseof.com/tried-god-mode-of-productivity-apps-linux-my-workflow-changed-forever/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:17:38

• "If you're comfortable being a little uncomfortable around your Linux system, I highly recommend micro breaking your OS." https://www.makeuseof.com/broke-my-linux-system-on-purpose-recovered-it-without-reinstalling/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:18:09

• KDE Plasma 6.6.0 will fix the most annoying part of printing within the desktop environment https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-plasma-660-will-fix-the-most-annoying-part-of-printing-within-the-desktop-environment/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:19:30

• 4 ways I use multiple Proxmox nodes without making a cluster https://www.xda-developers.com/use-multiple-proxmox-nodes-without-making-cluster/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:20:33

• "Don't worry, it already smashed its original funding goal." https://www.xda-developers.com/i-love-this-linux-handheld-computer-and-you-can-help-fund-it-right-now/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:21:34

• "It's basically Linux running inside an app, with a desktop environment, too." https://www.xda-developers.com/turned-phone-into-linux-desktop-free-app/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:22:12

• "It also comes with a ton of fixes." https://www.xda-developers.com/valves-proton-100-4-update-introduces-a-wave-of-new-games-to-linux/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:22:35

• "It was a pretty big dealbreaker." https://www.xda-developers.com/i-tried-cosmic-desktop-as-a-kde-plasma-fanboy-and-one-thing-stopped-me-switching/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:24:14

• "Good for Good Old Games." https://www.xda-developers.com/gog-calls-linux-the-next-major-frontier-for-gaming-as-it-works-on-a-native-client/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:24:41

• Minimalist Linux distros aren't as simple as they look https://www.xda-developers.com/minimalist-linux-distros-arent-as-simple-as-they-look/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:25:21

• Arch Linux isn't as hard as everyone told me it'd be https://www.xda-developers.com/arch-linux-isnt-as-hard-as-everyone-told-me-itd-be/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:26:15

• 4 of the biggest reasons your switch from Windows to Linux failed https://www.xda-developers.com/the-biggest-reasons-your-switch-to-linux-failed/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:27:09

• TuxMate is like Ninite but for Linux, and it supports every major distro https://www.xda-developers.com/tuxmate-ninite-linux-supports-every-major-distro/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:28:23

• "The game streaming platform is on Ubuntu now." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-gamers-finally-get-official-nvidia-geforce-now-support/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:29:06

• "Astrology meets computer science." https://www.xda-developers.com/this-amazing-linux-cpu-scheduler-uses-the-power-of-the-stars-to-decide-which-processes-to-focus-on/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:29:35

• NixOS is the best operating system I absolutely cannot recommend to anyone https://www.xda-developers.com/nixos-best-operating-system-cannot-recommend/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:30:39

• The upgrade argument for desktops doesn't stand up anymore https://www.howtogeek.com/upgrade-argument-for-desktops-doesnt-stand-up-anymore/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:35:10

• "There's a reason why Linux keeps getting more popular!" https://www.howtogeek.com/things-you-can-do-on-linux-but-not-windows/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:35:41

• "Learn the terminal in four steps: package installs, config edits, a minimal installation, and then small scripts. No memorizing required." https://www.howtogeek.com/learn-the-terminal-in-a-few-steps-no-memorizing-required/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:36:14

• They never published their RMS talk (which they had in fact recorded) https://inv.nadeko.net/channel/UC0r6VVLgxKMpp-NGEEsE-MQ    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:37:34

• "Leave these Windows tendencies at the door. You're in Penguin land now." https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-habits-that-will-backfire-in-linux/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:38:05

• "The truth behind Linux's security claims." https://www.howtogeek.com/no-linux-is-not-more-secure/ Windows does not even TRY to be secure. http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:38:48

• Richard Stallman explains about hackers who program: "What they had in common was mainly love of excellence and programming."    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:40:45

• Transmission 4.1 makes my favorite BitTorrent client even better https://www.howtogeek.com/transmission-41-makes-my-favorite-bittorrent-client-even-better/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:50:19

• "GParted Live 1.8.0 is ready to fix your ballooning partition problems." https://www.howtogeek.com/live-linux-distro-for-editing-disks-gparted-live-1-8-released/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:52:30

• How to pipe and redirect like a pro in the Linux command line https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-pipe-and-redirect-like-a-pro-linux-command-line/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:53:23

• 3 Bash error-handling patterns I use in every script https://www.howtogeek.com/bash-error-handling-patterns-i-use-in-every-script/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:55:42

• "One SSD has become my digital swiss army knife." https://www.howtogeek.com/external-ssd-changed-how-i-use-pc/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:56:58

• Most of my homelab problems trace back to these 3 early decisions https://www.howtogeek.com/most-of-my-homelab-problems-trace-back-to-these-early-decisions/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:58:00

• "Effortlessly deploy 500+ tools to any Linux system with a single curl command. No root, no mess, no fuss." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tried-x-cmd-the-no-sudo-toolbox-that-installs-and-enhances-cli-tools-on-demand/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 03:58:41

• How to set up a perfect “rescue USB” that can save any PC https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-set-up-a-perfect-rescue-usb-that-can-save-any-pc/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:01:27

• "Not all Linux is built for laptops. From Ubuntu’s gesture support to Linux Mint’s efficiency, these are the best "laptop-first" choices" https://www.howtogeek.com/best-linux-distros-for-laptops/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:02:41

• "No installs required: history search, redirection, job control, completions, and other built-in terminal features that exploit the power of Linux." https://www.howtogeek.com/hidden-terminal-features-that-make-linux-feel-like-a-power-user-os/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:03:10

• MAME can now emulate Apple's first graphical computer https://www.howtogeek.com/mame-em/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:04:10

• "Freedom isn't free." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-has-a-price-its-just-not-money/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:05:21

• "How much cooler does it get than fractals?" https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-this-week-january-30/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:06:59

• Ignore the advice to 'stop' partitioning: Why I still split my SSDs https://www.howtogeek.com/really-important-reasons-you-should-partition-your-ssds/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:08:05

• I invited hackers to attack my home server, and the results were a wake-up call https://www.howtogeek.com/made-honeypot-for-linux-server/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:10:16

• "Fedora’s defaults make it safer and easier to maintain. Here’s why more distros should adopt them." https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-features-i-wish-every-linux-distro-would-steal/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:11:03

• "Switching to Linux shouldn't feel like learning a new language. I used Zorin OS and Mint to see which one actually delivers the Windows experience." https://www.howtogeek.com/zorin-os-vs-linux-mint-which-is-the-better-linux-distro-for-windows-users/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:42:26

• Proprietary and Microsoft, what else can one expect? https://www.howtogeek.com/visual-studio-code-is-eating-up-hundreds-of-gigabytes-on-linux/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:43:27

• "In an era of automated updates and "easy" installers, Slackware 15.0 is a jarring reminder of what Linux used to be." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-is-the-oldest-linux-distro-still-standing-and-im-shocked-people-still-use-it/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:44:46

• thesocietyofmedialawyers.org is not an org, it's a front group of the hired gun of Gulagboy and few others. 7 or about 10% of all members are from the same firm. It's a lying lobby.    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:46:43

• Also includes Mishcon de Reya LLP, which corrupt EPO officials hired to stalk, harass and threaten Techrights    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:47:37

• From 2025: http://techrights.org/i/2025/11/mishcon-upc.png    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:48:03

• "Love the speed of grep but hate the terminal syntax? Discover the Rust-based GUI tool that makes complex file searches as easy as point-and-click." Is Rust a selling point?? https://www.howtogeek.com/this-linux-gui-app-makes-grep-easy-even-if-you-forget-the-flags/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:48:31

• I finally figured out Vim's "hidden" file system, and it changed everything https://www.howtogeek.com/vim-buffers-finally-made-multi-file-editing-click-for-me/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:49:16

• "I got tired of accidentally breaking things." https://www.howtogeek.com/immutable-linux-can-stop-you-from-breaking-your-system/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:50:19

• These 5 homelab mistakes almost ruined my self-hosting dreams https://www.howtogeek.com/homelab-mistakes-almost-ruined-self-hosting-dreams/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:53:19

• "Don't try self-hosting on Windows"    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:53:47

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-02-09.gmi    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:54:50

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1561.jpg    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:55:55

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1911.jpg    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:56:02

• Dark hair gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/darkHaired    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:57:54

• "I wanted to build on Sandra's idea here a little bit and I have two load bearing metaphors for it, related to two of my favourite video games: No Man's Sky and Stardew Valley" gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/exploration-myth.gmi    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:58:45

• "He loves walking around the town - there's so much interesting stuff to sniff (good and bad stuff...), and he likes having people around, and bumping into other dogs to say hello, and all the shops that leave bowls of water outside are a fabulous perk since he's eternally thirsty due to the prednisone." gemini://ieve.me/squall/14.gmi    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 04:59:26

• "I am not a fan of JavaScript or developing for the web in general. I've been pretty clear on this opinion before." gemini://sporiff.dev/2026/02/08/js-fun/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:00:15

• "Running your own Autonomous System on the public internet sounds like something reserved for ISPs and large enterprises. It's not. With sponsoring LIRs making AS numbers and IPv6 prefixes accessible to individuals, and FreeBSD providing the routing tools to make it work" gemini://gemini.hofstede.it/bgp_routing_asn_freebsd.gmi    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:00:57

• The one tool that makes every homelab easier to manage https://www.howtogeek.com/the-one-tool-that-makes-every-homelab-easier-to-manage/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:04:08

• "All the Linux news from this past week you may have missed." https://www.howtogeek.com/calibres-big-update-the-new-raspberry-pi-os-alternative-and-more-proton-games-linux-news-roundup/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:04:46

• How to make your Linux laptop more secure in 7 steps https://www.howtogeek.com/make-your-linux-laptop-more-secure-in-7-steps/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:05:25

• GNU/Linux+ChromeOS at almost 7% in Europe https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/europe/#monthly-200902-202602    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:06:46

• "The Open Gaming Collective, among other projects, is building a single kernel optimized for gaming." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-gaming-linux-distros-are-teaming-up-to-fix-bigger-problems/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:11:13

• "Why settle for a restrictive storage dashboard? I replaced my specialized NAS software with Ubuntu and its better at almost everything." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-replaced-my-nas-os-with-ubuntu-desktop-and-it-was-better-at-everything/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:11:46

• "I traded Ubuntu's flashy interface for Debian’s "No Nonsense" philosophy, and I'm not going back." https://www.howtogeek.com/hate-ubuntu-debian-might-be-the-linux-distro-you-actually-want/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:12:45

• "Linux is winning the productivity war. From seamless updates to a better way to install apps, here are the features I wish Microsoft would replicate." https://www.howtogeek.com/3-linux-features-that-make-everyday-pc-work-faster-than-windows/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:24:47

• Why your favorite paid software wouldn't exist without open source https://www.howtogeek.com/your-favorite-paid-software-wouldnt-exist-without-open-source/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:26:05

• "I learned the hard way that your main computer shouldn't be a lab—here is why boring is better for your daily driver." https://www.howtogeek.com/please-stop-screwing-with-your-daily-driver-linux-pc/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:27:28

• Ubuntu itself is a problem https://www.howtogeek.com/turn-off-these-annoying-ubuntu-defaults-in-5-minutes/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:28:09

• There is a LOT of "virtue-signalling" from the right, but we just don't label it that    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:29:22

• For instance, Gulagboy is pretending right about now to be a friend of the trans community. He's not leftist, he's an Irish bigot and Nem-isis, the spouse, publicly said: "Matthew Garrett is a rapist, kidnapper, and abuser" (source: https://x.com/isislovecruft/status/2014588565049770148) so he's just "virtue-signalling"    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:30:35

• All this "virtue-signalling" thing isn't about wings    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:30:57

• "virtue-signalling" is a phony term meant to demonise people you don't agree with    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:31:20

• Will Yandex overtake Microsoft? https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/europe/#monthly-200902-202602    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 05:38:24

• "Mr Crow estimates that in 1982, aged 17, he would have been earning around £35 a week as a trainee civil servant." ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/people-will-do-whatever-it-takes-to-get-a-ticket-the-rising-cost-and-stress-of-securing-gig-tickets-5492122 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 07:36:30

• "From the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project (CAMP): World of Scams: The Fraud Problem at the Heart of Online Advertising." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/fix-liability-and-ad-libraries-anti-fraud-policy-ideas-from-canada/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 07:36:42

• [Old] "I was wondering is it possible to bypass first boot key enrollment through shim. Could there be some signed bootloader that allow you to do more than the authors expected?" ☛ https://habr.com/en/articles/446238/ | Source: Habr    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 07:37:20

• "I do want to note a couple of things first, I consider a digital subscription to be one you pay for online." ☛ https://gregoryhammond.ca/blog/keep-only-one-digital-subscription/ | Source: Gregory Hammond    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 07:37:33

• "Everything beyond that will be blurred out, and they’ll be prompted to “Unlock lyrics with Premium" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/streaming/875511/youtube-music-lyrics-paywall | Source: The Verge    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 07:37:45

• "... which is an action that demonstrates how much the endowment cares about freedom;" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/06/0310232#1433059    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:33:00

• "The servers and bandwidth and backups cost ~$2.2 million USD a year to host Wikipedia (and hardware and bandwidth seems to be getting cheaper over the long term, while Wikipedia has about maximized its popularity) and not accounting for inflation"    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:33:07

• Who writes Wikipedia? PEOPLE WITH MONEY... by proxy! http://techrights.org/o/2022/10/07/nat-friedman-wikipedia-spam/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:33:42

• lxo, see https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/05/133201#1433057 "The kernel, Linux contains proprietary software and is distributed alongside a massive collection of proprietary derivative works, therefore it is proprietary software."    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:33:53

• "On-demand delivery services facilitated through online platforms have grown significantly in the past decade" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2026-02-seattle-minimum-pay-app-deliveries.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:35:48

• "The labor movement isn’t just the weakest it’s been in a century." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/02/union-density-crisis-labor-organizing/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:36:05

• "Team USA in a troubling time for many Americans I am now receiving a scary amount of hate/threats for simply using my voice WHEN ASKED about how I feel" ☛ https://www.thewrap.com/culture-lifestyle/sports/olympic-figure-skater-amber-glenn-social-media-break-trump-comments-threats/ | Source: The Wrap    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:36:39

• "Apparently, the Super Bowl is not American enough for MAGA." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/tpusas-halftime-show-is-an-all-american | Source: The Next Move    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:36:51

• "The statute has survived everything from the dot-com bubble to a Supreme Court challenge that struck down the surrounding text in the CDA." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/policy/875300/section-230-turns-30-social-media-addiction-cases-sunset | Source: The Verge    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:37:14

• "Claire Lai said the sentence was “heartbreakingly cruel” given her 78-year-old father’s declining health, while her brother Sebastien Lai called the sentence “draconian” and “devastating”." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/09/jimmy-lai-sentencing-china-hong-kong-pro-democracy-businessman | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:37:26

• "The rule of law has been completely shattered in Hong Kong" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/02/jimmy-lai-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-in-hong-kongs-biggest-media-trial/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:37:44

• "The international community must step up its pressure to free Jimmy Lai if we want press freedom to be respected anywhere in the world." ☛ https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/effectively-a-death-sentence-no-mercy-for-hong-kong-media-tycoon-20260209-p5o0sh.html | Source: The Age AU    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:37:57

• "He faced judges hand-picked to preside over national security cases and was denied his first choice of lawyer." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/09/breaking-jimmy-lai-jailed-for-20-years-in-hong-kong-after-nat-security-conviction/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:38:12

• "Two of those years will overlap with Lai's existing prison term, meaning that he will serve an additional 18 years, the judges wrote. He has been in prison since 2020" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-sentenced-to-20-years/a-75867715 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:38:28

• So it is a life sentence if not death sentence. He is given not even hope.    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:38:56

• "His sentence is by far the harshest handed out under the national security law, surpassing the previous record of 10 years given to legal scholar Benny Tai in 2024." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/hong-kong-to-sentence-media-mogul-jimmy-lai-in-national-security-trial-507832600 | Source: RTL    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:39:24

• "Such statements, particularly when viewed alongside numerous reports of widespread summonses and forced confessions, present a picture of a “combined deterrence” policy, in which judicial threats are coupled with economic and social tools." ☛ https://www.en-hrana.org/day-43-of-the-protests-pressure-and-threats-on-universities-and-political-activists/ | Source: Human rights Activists News Agency    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:39:45

• "News of the extended years of imprisonment comes after Mohammadi embarked on a hunger strike." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/iranian-nobel-laureate-sentenced-to-over-7-more-years/a-75862455 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:40:00

• "Feminism Versus Trump and Epstein" https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/feminism-versus-trump-and-epstein/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:40:20

• Once you jump from 22 to 1678 files, doesn't it get difficult to still call it "from scratch"?" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/07/0323222    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:40:43

• "If MAGAt Political Culture Collapsed in the Woods and No Traditional Media Were There To See It..." https://emptywheel.net/if-magat-political-culture-collapsed-in-the-woods-and-no-traditional-media-were-there-to-see-it/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:40:57

• "American Exceptionalism - by Michael W. Green" https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/american-exceptionalism    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:41:09

• "Federal Reserve 101, Part II: The Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and Its Aftermath" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/federal-reserve-101-part-ii-the-global    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:41:23

• "Trump Reacts To Bad Bunny Super Bowl Performance With Outrage" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-1235513077/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:41:35

• "To come to that conclusion, the new analysis compiled various reports from expert sources. One of them, conducted by the conservative American Enterprise Institute, suggests that taxpayers could spend $3.6 trillion on the Golden Dome over the next 20 years, or $4.4 trillion adjusted for expected inflation." https://futurism.com/science-energy/golden-dome-tax-trump    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:42:00

• Just days after Nazi Cheeto said Putin had promised to stop this https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/07/russia-hits-ukraine-power-grid-with-massive-attack-operator-says-a91888    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:42:35

• No power/heat security, no water security, what sort of future is this?    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:43:04

• "Unit Activity Events" ☛ https://www.businessinsider.com/us-military-members-pressured-to-see-melania-documentary-mrff-2026-2 | Source: Business Insider    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:44:07

• "It’s like injecting cancer into the body of the military unit." ☛ https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/military-pressured-to-see-melania-whistleblowers-warn/ | Source: The Daily Beast    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:44:22

• "Historians who study ancient Greece often have to work with fragments of text or just a few pottery shards." ☛ https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/02/i-used-to-think-historians-in-future.html | Source: Computational Complexity    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:44:49

• "The European Parliament firmly rejects the visa ban imposed by the US authorities on former Commissioner Breton" ☛ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20260122IPR32567/ep-leaders-reject-the-visa-ban-imposed-on-former-commissioner-breton | Source: European Parliament    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:45:02

• "It was a shock. It’s never nice to be singled out like that, especially hours before Christmas Eve, when all you want to do is wrap presents and peel vegetables" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-02-08/the-europeans-banned-from-the-us-for-fighting-misinformation-elon-musk-has-pushed-the-nuclear-button-he-doesnt-like-us.html | Source: El País    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:45:19

• In autocracy, revering the leader is obligatory    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:47:50

• "It’s years late and many millions over budget, but — at last — the TTC Line 5 Eglinton Crosstown is open today!" ☛ https://scruss.com/blog/2026/02/08/crosstown-is-finally-open-and-i-am-%f0%9f%98%90/ | Source: Stewart C Russell    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:48:09

• "Well, I don't mean to turn this into yet another discussion of the significant environmental hazard posed by leaking underground storage tanks" ☛ https://computer.rip/2026-02-08-forecourt-networking.html | Source: J B Crawford    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:48:25

• "Dozens of victims come forward " ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2026-02-08/fbi-concluded-jeffrey-epstein-wasnt-running-a-sex-trafficking-ring-for-powerful-men-files-show | Source: US News And World Report http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/06/Does_Linux_Torvalds_Regret_Having_Dinners_With_Bill_Russian_Gir.shtml    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:48:56

• "Three years ago, when Ukrainians first began calling Russia’s winter bombing campaign a “kholodomor” (literally “death by cold”)" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/death-by-cold-russia-is-attempting-to-freeze-millions-of-ukrainian-civilians/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:50:49

• "But multiple secretaries of state who received the document told us they viewed it as a threat, given recent events." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/02/trump-gabbard-election-investigations-states/685922/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:51:08

• "They’re sobbing because they’re sickened by what has happened to America." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-cry-the-beloved-country | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:51:20

• "Now the revolution takes its step. And now the danger begins." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-crisis-no-11 | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:51:45

• "Airports warned that during peak travel times, delays could reach six hours" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/02/08/2026/new-eu-biometric-system-creates-long-airport-waits | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:53:41

• "Most discussions of anonymization focus on buzzwords like k-anonymity and differential privacy" ☛ https://www.testingbranch.com/re_identification/ | Source: Miguel Batista    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:54:24

• "a threat of cybercriminals hijacking the behavior of these agents" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/asia_tech_news_roundup/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:55:50

• "It is entirely accurate, yes, but it is so funny to me to summarize the arguments raised by critics in this breezy, balanced matter." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/canada-ai-strategy-summary/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 08:59:19

• So the man who committed crimes and then attacked the media for criticising him (Harris) chose the same lawyer as Gulagboy and is now openly promoted the far right in the UK. Seems so very fitting.    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:01:20

• And the lawyer who did this seems to be unemployed after the lawsuit (K.C.)    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:01:49

• At least based on Microsoft LinkedIn and official site. Did Gulagboy's lawyer become unemployed after the lawsuits against Techrights?    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:02:51

• To be fair, if you profit from men who strangle women, then you ought be unemployable. This lawyer literally came from the PR INDUSTRY. http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/Special_Place_in_Hell_for_Women_Who_Help_Violent_Microsofters_F.shtml    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:05:44

• "As a benchmark, my screen time this week averaged around 2.5 hours per day on my phone and 1.5 hours per day on my tablet" ☛ https://kevquirk.com/step-aside-phone | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:06:17

• "Welcome to a little series I'm starting, where I ask people working in the privacy field 7 questions about their work!" ☛ https://blog.avas.space/pp-messaging/ | Source: Ava    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:10:56

• "No, what I’m talking about here is all the businesses that are throwing their lot in with this scam." ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/posts/outsourcing-the-core-of-your-business-seems-like-a-bad-idea | Source: Pete Brown    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:11:07

• "I just think that’s interesting." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/everything-eventually-becomes-email/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:11:34

• "I’ve only gone and done it again! I redesigned my website." ☛ https://dbushell.com/2026/02/09/big-design-and-bold-ideas/ | Source: David Bushell    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:11:49

• All the women who attacked Rianne Schestowitz on behalf of Brat Wilson LLP [sic] quit the firm after the lawsuit    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:20:15

• "TLDR (but stay for the animations!): Lance is a successor to Iceberg / Delta Lake, more optimized for random reads" ☛ https://tontinton.com/posts/lance/ | Source: Tony Solomonik    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:29:23

• "When you think of Java modularity, chances are your first thoughts land on JPMS, or perhaps on Spring’s flexible configuration model." ☛ https://blog.frankel.ch/rediscovering-java-serviceloader/ | Source: Nicolas Fränkel    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:29:57

• "R has external pointers, and these make it feasible to instantiate the same object in Python." ☛ https://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/02/08/#chronometre_initial_pair | Source: Dirk Eddelbuettel    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:31:23

• "A key compiler optimization is ‘inlining’: the compiler takes your function definition and it tries to substitute it at the call location." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/02/08/the-cost-of-a-function-call/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:32:54

• "Modern sandwich construction relies on a complex graph of transitive ingredients sourced from multiple registries (farms, distributors, markets)." ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/08/sandwich-bill-of-materials.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:33:25

• "As I see more and more people generating code instead of writing it" ☛ https://localghost.dev/blog/stop-generating-start-thinking/ | Source: Sophie Koonin    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:33:35

• "Stallman has a punk way of cutting through the epic miasma of bullshit generated by corporate American tech" ☛ https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/bollocks/ | Source: The Cyber Show    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:33:55

• "Yeah, I didn't take a break." ☛ https://kevquirk.com/ive-moved-to-pure-blog | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:34:19

• "I’ve been playing with security configurations this month, trying to optimize what I already had." ☛ https://marisabel.nl/public/blog/Updates_and_Bot_Wars | Source: Marisabel Munoz    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:44:19

• [Old] "I am a mama bear. I don’t allow anyone to disrupt my joy. This website is my safe haven, my playground, a reflection of myself." ☛ https://marisabel.nl/public/blog/RE:_The_Internet_Is_No_Longer_A_Safe_Haven_%7C_Brain_Baking | Source: Marisabel Munoz    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:44:27

• "For me, vim is a combination of genuine improvements in vi's core editing behavior (cf)" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/ViIsAProductOfItsTime | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:45:16

• "Here’s a summary of what I’ve got so far: [...]" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/childhood-melbourne-i486-progress/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:45:35

• "The NetBSD project has announced the release of NetBSD 11.0 RC1." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12725 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:46:03

• "Today, I again mused about FreeBSD 15.0 and pkgbase." ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2026/02/08/upgrading-a-freebsd-14-3-host-to-freebsd-15-0/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:46:13

• "why NetBSD is unlikely to adopt Rust code" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260209 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:46:50

• "Picross puzzles, aka nonograms, can relatively easily have ambiguous solutions." ☛ https://eli.li/constraint-propagation-for-fun | Source: Eli Mellen    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:47:08

• "Running your own Autonomous System on the public internet sounds like something reserved for ISPs and large enterprises." ☛ https://blog.hofstede.it/running-your-own-as-bgp-on-freebsd-with-frr-gre-tunnels-and-policy-routing/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:47:45

• "I recently discovered a surprising path to accessing localhost URLs and services, where instead of connecting to 127.0.0.1" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/SystemdAndConnectToAny | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:47:55

• "The first thing I did was wipe the OS it shipped with and install TrueNAS. That part was also great." ☛ https://blog.tymscar.com/posts/ugreen4800plusquiet/ | Source: Tymscar    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 09:48:15

• US Government Seeking Volunteers to Store Nuclear Sludge ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/government-nuclear-waste-storage    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:43:42

• There’s Not Enough Money in the World for Convicted Felon’s Golden Dome ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/golden-dome-tax-trump    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:44:06

• New Zealand mosque shooter tells court mental health forced him to plead guilty ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/new-zealand-mosque-shooter-tells-court-mental-health-forced-him-to-plead-guilty    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:44:22

• 4 Dead in Mushroom Poisoning Outbreak in California ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/us/california-mushrooms-deaths.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:45:09

• Iran sentences Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to six years in prison ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260208-iran-sentences-nobel-peace-prize-laureate-narges-mohammadi-to-six-years-in-prison    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:45:28

• Jeffrey Epstein Had a Bizarre Obsession With “Improving” Human DNA, and He Was Emailing With Top Scientists About It ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/epstein-improve-human-dna    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:46:03

• GLP-1s Are an Environmental Catastrophe ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/glp-1s-environmental-catastrophe    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:47:14

• India, Malaysia renew pledges to boost trade, collaboration ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/india-malaysia-renew-pledges-to-boost-trade-collaboration    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:48:22

• More non-Chinese in Malaysia seeking traditional Chinese medicine treatments ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/more-non-chinese-in-malaysia-seeking-traditional-chinese-medicine-treatments    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:48:44

• Heatwave in the northern Malaysia to last until April ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/heatwave-in-the-northern-malaysia-to-last-until-april    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:49:07

• China’s Presence Looms Large in Japan’s Election ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/world/asia/japan-election-china.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:49:21

• Japan’s Sanae Takaichi Wins Snap Election in a Landslide ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/world/asia/japan-takaichi-election-landslide.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:49:41

• China overturns death sentence for Canadian in drug case ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/08/china-overturns-death-sentence-for-canadian-in-drug-case/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:50:23

• US accuses China of secret nuclear explosive tests ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/08/us-accuses-china-of-secret-nuclear-explosive-tests/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:50:49

• 93% Success Rate Shown in Experimental Sleep Apnea Procedure ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/93-success-rate-shown-in-experimental-sleep-apnea-procedure    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:51:39

• Skipping Costco for ‘backwards shopping’ may be the trick to slashing your grocery bill ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/02/08/lifestyle/skipping-costco-for-backwards-shopping-may-slash-your-grocery-bill/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:52:05

• Hidden Patterns of Body Fat Could Be Shrinking Your Brain, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/hidden-patterns-of-body-fat-could-be-shrinking-your-brain-study-finds    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:52:17

• Your Genes May Influence Longevity More Than Ever Before. Here's Why. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-genes-may-influence-longevity-more-than-ever-before-heres-why    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:52:29

• Scientists Fired Lasers at Charles Darwin's Priceless Specimens. Here's Why. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-fired-lasers-at-charles-darwins-priceless-specimens-heres-why    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:53:00

• US Births Fell Again in 2025 Amid Ongoing Social And Economic Uncertainty ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/us-births-fell-again-in-2025-amid-ongoing-social-and-economic-uncertainty    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:53:26

• Scientists Invented a Radical New Way to Produce Ashwagandha Compounds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-invented-a-radical-new-way-to-produce-ashwagandha-compounds    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:53:53

• One Decade in Life Is More Exhausting Than The Rest, But There Is Good News ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/one-decade-in-life-is-more-exhausting-than-the-rest-but-there-is-good-news    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:54:06

• Quantum Teleportation Was Performed Over The Internet For The First Time ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/quantum-teleportation-was-performed-over-the-internet-for-the-first-time    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:54:39

• SpaceX Gives $1 Million Prize to Literal Nazi Who Has Bragged About His Profound Racism ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/spacex-awards-prize-nazi    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:55:12

• Niko Matsakis: Fun With Dada ☞ https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2026/02/08/fun-with-dada/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:57:39

• Why OOXML Is Not a Standard Format for Office Documents ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/02/why-ooxml-is-not-a-standard-format-for-office-documents/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 13:59:49

• This Week in Linux 335: Ubuntu LTS, LibreOffice, Debian takes A.I.m at LLMs, NVIDIA GeForce NOW & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-335/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:00:19

• Reaction to Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai's 20 year sentence in security trial ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/reaction-to-hong-kong-tycoon-jimmy-lais-20-year-sentence-in-security-trial    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:07:36

• Thai security officials warn of renewed conflict with Cambodia, citing border military build-up ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-security-officials-warn-of-renewed-conflict-with-cambodia-citing-military-build-up-on-border    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:15:52

• Sanae Takaichi’s victory is a win for Indo-Pacific security ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/sanae-takaichis-victory-is-a-win-for-indo-pacific-security/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:32:50

• National security will suffer if Defence keeps cutting northern presence ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/national-security-will-suffer-if-defence-keeps-cutting-northern-presence/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:33:06

• Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai given 20 years’ jail in national security case ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-given-20-years-jail-in-national-security-case    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:37:15

• Links between Epstein and the Israeli government: What the files show ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/links-between-epstein-and-the-israeli-government-what-the-files-show    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:37:43

• Open Source Web Radio with Icecast2 and Raspberry PI ☞ https://peppe8o.com/icecast-raspberry-pi/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:38:26

• Beating an old, but not dead horse: what to do with the Oxygen and Air themes? ☞ https://filipfila.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/beating-an-old-but-not-dead-horse-what-to-do-with-the-oxygen-and-air-themes/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:39:03

• Introducing Pure Blog ☞ https://kevquirk.com/introducing-pure-blog    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:40:17

• 8devices Maca 2 – A ultra-long-range data radio with 80km range for drones and robotics ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/08/8devices-maca-2-a-ultra-long-range-data-radio-with-80km-range-for-drones-and-robotics/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:41:29

• Wealth Was Never Only Money or Physical Assets But the Physical Self and the Mind ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/02/08/never-only-money/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:42:03

• Betting on catastrophe: the dizzying rise of prediction markets ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/economy/20260208-betting-catastrophe-dizzying-rise-prediction-markets    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:43:11

• Enhanced script to run app as any user ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202602/enhanced-script-to-run-app-as-any-user.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:43:30

• SpaceFM removed from Excalibur ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202602/spacefm-removed-from-excalibur.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:43:37

• Arizona state judge strikes down state abortion restrictions ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/arizona-state-judge-strikes-down-state-abortion-restrictions/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:44:12

• Iran Insistent On Uranium Enrichment As US Navy Flotilla Sails In Arabian Sea ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-lincoln-carrier-witkoff-negotiations-nuclear/33672170.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:44:24

• Iranian Nobel Laureate Gets Second Prison Sentence and Ends Hunger Strike ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/world/middleeast/iran-narges-mohammadi-second-sentence.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:44:45

• Nvidia says it didn't use pirated books to train its Hey Hi (AI) models — company asking for Anna's Archive suit to be dismissed ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-says-annas-archive-contact-does-not-show-pirated-books-were-used-to-train-its-ai    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:45:17

• Recent comments from (some) Americans ☞ https://rubenerd.com/recent-comments-from-some-americans/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:45:50

• The Department of Homeland Security Is Demanding That Surveillance Giant Google Turn Over Information About Random Critics ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/homeland-security-google    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:46:10

• Voyager 26.04-alpha5 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/voyager    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:46:51

• Colin Watson: Free software activity in January 2026 ☞ https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~cjwatson/blog/activity-2026-01.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:47:08

• Vincent Bernat: Fragments of an adolescent web ☞ https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2026-old-web-articles    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:47:58

• Patryk Cisek: Bitwarden Secrets Manager With Ansible ☞ https://prezu.ca/post/2026-02-05-bws-with-ansible/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:48:39

• Step Aside, Phone! ☞ https://kevquirk.com/step-aside-phone    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:49:01

• Fixed wrong path to pngoverlay-cairo ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202602/fixed-wrong-path-to-pngoverlay-cairo.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:49:30

• ALSA fix for aplay ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202602/alsa-fix-for-aplay.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:49:39

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, including Tearscape - 2026-02-04 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-02-04-edition/index.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:50:01

• The 6.19 kernel has been released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1057417/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:51:52

• Grep Cheatsheet ☞ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/grep/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:52:17

• Awk Cheatsheet ☞ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/awk/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:52:27

• Top 10 Most Popular GNU/Linux Distributions in February 2026 ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/top-10-most-popular-linux-distributions-february-2026/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:52:52

• How to Set or Change Timezone on Debian 13 ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-set-or-change-timezone-on-debian-13/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:53:11

• How to Install OpenJDK 25 on Debian (13, 12, 11) ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-openjdk-25-on-debian-linux/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:53:26

• How To Change TimeZone on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/change-timezone-debian-13/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:54:04

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

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 14:54:25

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

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:07:55

• Noid GNU/Linux – Void-based minimalist GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/noid-linux-void-based-minimalist-linux-distribution/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:08:04

• 3 Useful Free and Open Source YAML Code Formatters ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/useful-free-open-source-yaml-code-formatters/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:14:18

• Gale – lightweight Thunderstore client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gale-lightweight-thunderstore-client/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:14:28

• 8 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Student Information Systems ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/studentinformationsystems/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:14:39

• CuteKit – build system and package manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cutekit-build-system-package-manager/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:14:55

• Toney – terminal based note taking app ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/toney-terminal-based-note-taking-app/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:15:09

• Toney – terminal based note taking app ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/toney-terminal-based-note-taking-app/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:15:20

• On the Brink of a New Arms Race ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/world/nuclear-arms-control-japan-election.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:15:49

• Four Indian students injured in knife attack in Russia, embassy says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/four-indian-students-injured-in-knife-attack-in-russia-embassy-says    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:16:01

• webchanges – checks web content ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/webchanges-checks-web-content/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:16:16

• Indian refiners avoid Russian oil in push for US trade deal ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/indian-refiners-avoid-russian-oil-in-push-for-us-trade-deal    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:16:38

• Russian Authorities Say Third Person Held Over Attack On Top Military Intelligence Officer ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-gru-general-shooting-investigation/33672512.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:16:47

• Once Washington's Closest Caucasus Partner, Georgia To Watch Vance Visit From The Outside ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-caucasus-georgia-vance-azerbaijan-armenia-relations/33672635.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:17:03

• Russian 'Glide' Bombs Kill At Least 3 Civilians In Eastern Ukraine Amid Latest Barrage ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-bombs-dead-energy-winter/33672540.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:17:24

• Malaysia, India deepen trade ties as Anwar and Modimir vow to grow friendship rooted in trust ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-india-deepen-trade-ties-as-anwar-and-modi-vow-to-grow-friendship-rooted-in-trust    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:17:36

• Quiet solidarity: how Lithuania practices hospitality – opinion ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2830219/quiet-solidarity-how-lithuania-practices-hospitality-opinion    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:17:50

• Suspect in shooting of senior Russian intelligence officer arrested in Dubai ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260208-suspect-shooting-senior-russian-intelligence-officer-arrested-dubai-alekseyev    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:18:08

• The Return of Algol 68 ☞ https://jxself.org/algol-68.shtml    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:20:39

• The Kernel Always Wins | LINUX Unplugged 653 ☞ https://feed.jupiter.zone/allshows#entry-13883    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:21:26

• "Waking up whenever I want because I am no longer with IBM" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgz0qa0f    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:23:30

• Setting Up Open Media Vault as a Home NAS ☞ https://www.linux.org/threads/setting-up-open-media-vault-as-a-home-nas.59023/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:24:16

• Rooks – steganographic tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/rooks-steganographic-tool/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:24:50

• v2 – rich-text editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/v2-rich-text-editor/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:25:02

• JetBrains enables Wayland support by default in IntelliJ 2026.1 ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/intellij-native-wayland-support-2026-1    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:26:25

• Linux 6.19: 40% Speed Boost on Old AMD GPUs & Faster Ext4 ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-6-19-kernel-features-amd-performance    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:27:04

• 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: February 8th, 2026 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-february-8th-2026    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:27:18

• Linux 7.0 Kernel Confirmed by Linus Torvalds, Expected in Mid-April 2026 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/linux-7-0-kernel-confirmed-by-linus-torvalds-expected-in-mid-april-2026    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:27:28

• Linux Kernel 6.19 Officially Released, This Is What’s New ☞ https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-19-officially-released-this-is-whats-new    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:27:37

• ArchBANG 080226 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/archbang    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:27:56

• Branchlet – create and manage Git worktrees ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/branchlet-create-manage-git-worktrees/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:28:08

• ENux 5.0 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/enux    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:28:20

• ObsidianOS 2026.02.08 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/obsidianos    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:28:33

• 2025 Annual Report now available ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/08/2025-annual-report-now-available/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:28:54

• Welcome to APRICOT 2026 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/09/welcome-to-apricot-2026/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:29:04

• UN experts call for stronger torture prevention measures in Mexico ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/un-experts-call-for-stronger-torture-prevention-measures-in-mexico/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:29:26

• Circumstantial Complexity, LLMs and Large Scale Architecture ☞ https://www.datagubbe.se/aiarch/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:33:59

• 86-type Smart Home control panel features a 3.5-inch display, physical buttons, Bluetooth SIG Mesh gateway ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/09/86-type-smart-home-control-panel-features-a-3-5-inch-display-physical-buttons-bluetooth-sig-mesh-gateway/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:34:25

• In the Age of Hey Hi (AI) Writing Tools, I Picked Emacs for My Sci-Fi Novel ☞ https://itsfoss.com/emacs-the-ux-ideal/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:35:08

• AppImages are just .exe files for Linux, and nobody explains it that simply https://www.xda-developers.com/appimages-are-just-exe-files-for-linux-and-nobody-explains-it-that-simply/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:49:51

• The Linux lsusb command has 5 secret uses you should know https://www.howtogeek.com/uses-for-the-lsusb-command-on-linux/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:50:24

• I keep "tiny" Linux distros on my keychain: Here are 5 reasons you should too https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-tiny-linux-distros-are-worth-keeping-on-a-usb-stick/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:50:56

• From Fallout to Retro: How to give your Linux bootloader a total makeover https://www.howtogeek.com/default-grub-looks-so-ugly-heres-how-to-give-it-a-makeover/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:51:29

• 4 Emacs packages that replaced everyday apps for me https://www.howtogeek.com/emacs-packages-that-replace-everyday-apps-email-notes-to-dos-rss/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:52:30

• Almost like "DrKnife" https://securityaffairs.com/187716/malware/dknife-toolkit-abuses-routers-to-spy-and-deliver-malware-since-2019.html    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:55:20

• spam for slop https://itsfoss.com/qwen-code-sysadmin-tasks/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 15:56:32

• Matrix is quietly becoming the chat layer for governments chasing digital sovereignty https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/matrix_element_secure_chat/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 16:14:28

• Raspberry Pi Zero 2w gemini://tecnico-ligero.mooo.com/gemlog/59--2026-02-09-Las-temperaturas-externas-han-durado-un-suspiro-en-la-raspi-zero---relfexion.gmi    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 16:17:27

• New Project: Great Salt Lake Ecological Observatory gemini://arcanesciences.com/gemlog/26-02-09/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 16:17:59

• comics/015 - Departures gemini://kodaro.it/msf/comics/015.Departures.webp    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 16:18:46

• "For the last four years, I’ve been developing Offpunk, a command-line Web, Gemini, and Gopher browser that allows you to work offline. And I’ve just released version 3.0. It is probably not for everyone, but I use it every single day. I like it, and it seems I’m not alone!" gemini://ploum.net/2026-02-09-offpunk3.gmi    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 16:19:35

• "I saw a post on YouTube on how to make crispy wings at home, I tried it - and it was a hit!" gemini://buffering.party/blog/2026/super-crispy-wings-at-home/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 16:20:59

• Math + CS = HPC — Server finally up! gemini://sublime.jp.eu.org/blog/2026-02-08-server-finally-up.gmi    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 16:21:38

• Art: My watercolor analog-digital workflow gopher://jonsharp.net:70/0/gl2/02-08-2026-My-Watercolor-Analog-Digital-Workflow.md    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 16:22:36

• "The number of dashes in the header can now be configured and defaults to 67 chars. I also added an author line (optional), made the date format configurable and added some links back to the phlog index and the root page of the gopher hole (optional)." gopher://envs.net:70/1/~dan/phlog/20260209-some-changes-to-the-burrow-tool/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 16:23:56

• The future of the DOE Site gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-02-09-nuke.txt    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 16:25:05

• [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-02-08.gmi    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 16:26:56

• "Expressing my disdain for IBM on this website!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgz0qa0f    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 18:12:17

• "Microsoft goodwill and intangible assets for the quarter ending December 31, 2025 were $139.911B, a 3.23% decline year-over-year." https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/MSFT/microsoft/goodwill-intangible-assets-total    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 18:25:55

• Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach clocks out amid job cuts and market jitters https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/workday_ceo_steps_down/    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 18:26:52

• Microsoft down https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/south-america/#monthly-200902-202602    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 18:42:21

• [winter] [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-02-09.gmi    

posted Monday, February 09, 2026 at 19:08:16