Roy Schestowitz

• "If Bitcoin prices do take a big fall so quickly after the last big drop then it may permanently tarnish the reputation of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies too. If new users become scared of buying Bitcoins then the existing users will find it harder to convert their coins back to cash when necessary." https://danielpocock.com/en/iran-conflict-bitcoin-gold-silver/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 02:44:14

• "This reminds me of the "New Collar" initiative under Ginni. "Turns out we do need some people onshore in the same time zone who can speak English." Sounds like this time they're hiring people with actual degrees though, since Band 6. Sadly, they will be treated as disposable, just a crutch for the main employees in India, discarded after a couple of years." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kha4h3ef    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 02:53:03

• "the layoff in November 2024 was not a surprise to many. The Indian id1ot at the top and his cabal need more cuts than the 15/70/15 performance scheme and cook the books to stay in the grace of Wall Street. The AI and Quantum Computing charade does not fool anybody." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khcfn7v1    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 02:54:13

• tech companies by size: many are Japanese and Chinese    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 03:12:23

• "GAFAM" is in Wikipedia now :)    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 03:14:53

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-02-16.gmi    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 03:24:19

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1918.jpg    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 03:24:56

• "I feel overly dramatic about this phase of my life. I am not sure why. It was a bit of a party weekend, so I am a bit drained." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/begin    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 03:26:43

• Burned out by smartphones, young people are choosing flip phones, cameras and MP3 players instead https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-smartphones-young-people-flip-cameras.html    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 03:50:50

• Cybershow's "Helen and Andy review recent episodes and plans for 2026 (with potty-mouth warning)" https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=59    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 03:54:05

• Any space will do https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/place/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 03:57:03

• "NPR’s David Greene is suing Google over its AI podcast voice." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/879610/nprs-david-greene-suing-google-ai-podcast | Source: The Verge    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:00:10

• "Among other features, Google’s NotebookLM allows users to generate a podcast with AI hosts." ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/15/longtime-npr-host-david-greene-sues-google-over-notebooklm-voice/ | Source: TechCrunch    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:00:25

• "David Greene had never heard of NotebookLM, Google’s buzzy artificial intelligence tool that spins up podcasts on demand" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/15/david-greene-google-ai-podcast/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:00:37

• "The Gemini protocol is an interesting way to try to carve out some corner of the Internet for non-commercial use" ☛ https://kevinboone.me/gemini_2026.html | Source: Kevin Boone    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:01:24

• "One of those letters came from 9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya from Colombia. Her letter was written on a piece of notebook paper" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-dilley-maria-antonia-guerra-story | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:01:54

• "During the same period, 25,845 civilian injuries have been recorded." ☛ https://www.en-hrana.org/day-50-of-the-protests-intensification-of-security-prosecutions-and-uncertainty-regarding-the-status-of-detainees/ | Source: Human rights Activists News Agency    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:02:08

• "While in Germany the provider of data linking and data analysis software for authorities with surveillance powers is successful with at least some state customers." ☛ https://www.heise.de/en/news/Palantir-vs-the-Republik-US-analytics-firm-takes-magazine-to-court-11176508.html | Source: Heise    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:04:56

• "Of course, this has brought more international attention to Republik’s stories than they would otherwise have received: [...]" ☛ https://werd.io/palantir-vs-the-republik-us-analytics-firm-takes-magazine-to-court/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:05:14

• "In 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution confirming the importance of internet access for human rights" ☛ https://netzpolitik.org/2026/internet-shutdowns-in-africa-a-human-rights-and-democratic-crisis/ | Source: Netzpolitik    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:05:28

• "Is on-premise the new cloud? I’m beginning to think yes." ☛ https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1135 | Source: Unmitigated Risk    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:06:23

• "Peter Steinberger, the creator of the tantalizing-but-risky personal AI agent OpenClaw, is joining OpenAI." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/open_ai_grabs_openclaw/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:06:45

• "I pity my colleagues who are so desperate for heroes that they have to settle for a man who espoused sexist and racist views" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2026/02/15/tribute-to-late-charlie-kirk-illuminates-division-in-kansas-politics-on-meaning-of-free-speech/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:07:04

• "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,253,270 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022" https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-253-270-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:16:54

• "Chinese Hackers Hijack Notepad++ Updates" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/chinese-hackers-hijack-notepad++-updates:b    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:17:11

• "Überwachungstechnologie: Wie hartnäckig Palantir die Schweiz umwarb – Republik" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://www.republik.ch/2025/12/08/wie-hartnaeckig-palantir-die-schweiz-umwarb    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:17:25

• Microsoft-bribed site "incorrectly presents Snyk as an authority rather than a passle of marketeers" https://thenewstack.io/deno-sandbox-security-secrets/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:17:53

• "AI Fatigue" https://bjhess.com/posts/ai-fatigue    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:18:10

• "Pam Bondi's Rap Sheet" https://emptywheel.net/pam-bondis-rap-sheet/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:18:24

• "Who Is Paying the Trump Tariffs? - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/who-is-paying-the-trump-tariffs    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:18:55

• "Norway Faces Up to Trump’s Demands for the Nobel Peace Prize" https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/02/where-trump-went-wrong-his-quest-nobel-prize/686017/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:19:09

• hindustantimes still helps to cover up for pedophiles' child trafficking https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bill-gates-to-visit-andhra-pradesh-today-hold-talks-with-naidu-on-health-artificial-intelligence-101771210015764.html see http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:19:59

• debugger https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/naeste-gang-du-hader-din-debugger   

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 05:20:38

• There's no "Free" platform for speech (free speech is expensive), and based upon collective thinking and experience, social control media is working against you, not FOR you http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Social_Control_Media_is_Just_a_Digital_Weapon.shtml    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 06:42:21

• More austerity? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqwl10lvr2o    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 06:52:28

• "Unsurprisingly, the questionable splurge turned out to be a hilariously bad investment." ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/justin-bieber-bored-ape-nft-worth | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 06:55:19

• Overpopulation ☛ https://futurism.com/science-energy/epstein-climate-change-population | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:00:00

• "He did this while the administration he serves was attempting to indict six members of Congress for telling soldiers to obey the Constitution." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-crisis-no-16 | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:01:27

• "Sixteen papers to say: the view from nowhere does not exist. And now one more, the last, to say what exists in its place." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-crisis-no-17 | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:04:15

• "This was a power grab that could not be undone. Data is like a genie. It cannot be put back in the bottle." ☛ https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-us-coup-one-year-on | Source: Carole Cadwalladr    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:04:27

• "As Christophe notes" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/16/ten-years-of-lets-encrypt/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:04:58

• "WAV and Republik’s findings have generated debate across Europe, especially in Germany." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/22/mps-question-uk-palantir-contracts-security-concerns-investigation | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:05:25

• Microsoft's Vidal infiltrated OSI via Microsoft bribes. It's ever so revealing he is a Microsoft mole: https://github.com/agenda-tech-brasil/agenda-tech-brasil    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:07:45

• "My point is: These things are older than the recent UK, Australia and select few US states legal mandates of age verification." ☛ https://blog.avas.space/verification/ | Source: Ava    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:07:56

• "The “K9-X” unit functions as a kind of first responder only." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/robot-dogs-are-on-going-on-patrol-at-the-2026-world-cup-in-mexico/ | Source: Wired    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:32:16

• "Thiel’s venture capital firm, Founders Fund, led Persona’s $150 million Series C funding round and $200 million Series D funding round" ☛ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/roblox-reddit-and-discord-users-compelled-to-use-biometric-id-system-backed-by-palantir-co-founder-peter-thiel/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:32:36

• "The move is part of the authorities’ plan to expand an existing surveillance system, which will cost over HK$4 billion from taxpayers." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/16/hong-kong-police-eyes-adding-facial-recognition-to-cctv-cameras-by-year-end-as-part-of-hk4-billion-expansion-plan/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:32:54

• "If the open social web is an alternative social network — Twitter but without the corporate structure — then why will it succeed" ☛ https://werd.io/growing-the-open-social-web-2/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:45:07

• "An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code" ☛ https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me-part-2/ | Source: Scott Shambaugh    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:45:40

• "Everyone is talking about what LLMs will offer them. Unfortunately, there is little discussion on what they will take away." ☛ https://asindu.xyz/a-single-reason-to-not-vibe-code |    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:45:56

• "My passion has always been programming - one way or another, it always has been and all my life choices led me back to it." ☛ https://whynot.fail/human/ai-is-slowly-munching-away-my-passion/ |    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:47:12

• "But what if those people are an aberration?" ☛ https://ezhik.jp/ai-slop-terrifies-me/ |    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:47:31

• "Late in 2022, some of us got access to a technical breakthrough: AI." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/02/15/ai-igniting-the-spark-to-end-stagnation/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:47:46

• "His current stance came after Stenberg called a stop to cURL’s bug bounty program." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/curls-daniel-stenberg-ai-is-ddosing-open-source-and-fixing-its-bugs/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:48:00

• "Machine Learning has transformed modern sports analytics." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/02/machine-learning-for-sports-analytics-in-r-a-complete-professional-guide/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:48:14

• "nothing for humans here." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/welcome-bots/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:48:26

• "But who actually gets to keep that value?" ☛ https://steve-yegge.medium.com/the-ai-vampire-eda6e4f07163 |    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:53:32

• "Steve reports needing more sleep due to the cognitive burden involved in agentic engineering, and notes that four hours of agent work a day is a more realistic pace: [...]" ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/15/the-ai-vampire/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:53:45

• "I’ll just consider it one of my contributions to the social fabric." ☛ https://bix.blog/posts/2026-02-15-of-autistic-service/ | Source: Bix Frankonis    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:54:34

• "In Sweden, this crisis is not a sudden rupture but a slow political shift: welfare retrenchment, austerity-driven reforms, marketization, and an intensifying moralization of family life." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/02/mothers-nordic-welfare-state-social-reproduction/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:54:54

• "For someone who’s rather particular about their keyboards and displays" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/the-lenovo-400-wireless-mouse/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:59:14

• "It’s been a while since my boss told me I needed to start hiring for my team. While I was at it" ☛ https://www.jampa.dev/p/lessons-learned-after-10-years-as |    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 07:59:50

• "I sometimes assign open problems as extra credit problems. Some thoughts: [...]" ☛ https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/02/assigning-open-problems-in-class.html | Source: Computational Complexity    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 08:00:02

• "As a visiting professor I saw the change across a lot of institutions over 35 years." ☛ https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/place/ | Source: The Cyber Show    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 08:00:26

• "I don't feel like breadcrumbs are the most accurate description of the UI element." ☛ https://thomasrigby.com/posts/breadcrumbs-is-completely-the-wrong-analogy/ | Source: Thomas Rigby    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 08:01:06

• "If I can make a suggestion on what to write about, a general breakdown of where your income comes from is not nearly as interesting as knowing what you did to form the business in the first place, and why" ☛ https://lmika.org/2026/02/16/what-to-talk-about-when.html | Source: Leon Mika    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 08:01:22

• "Let's set aside the visual design of the admin for a second, because arguing about visual design is not compelling prose." ☛ https://www.jmduke.com/posts/outgrowing-django-admin.html | Source: Justin Duke    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 08:25:17

• "To test this out, I wrote a Python function to create a classical linked list: [...]" ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/02/15/how-bad-can-python-stop-the-world-pauses-get/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 08:25:31

• "HA! That's a good one: "Can you request deletion of your contributions if you leave?" YeahRIGHT. Best of luck with that. " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khj73vkk    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 08:29:21

• 🗃️ Task Completed by Avoidance: "Today I avoided an important task." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/tasks-completed-by-avoidance/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 08:56:32

• "Avoidance is productive, just not in the intended direction. Energy is neither created nor destroyed - only redirected into lower risk activities. If I optimize enough peripheral systems, perhaps the central issue will resolve itself out of respect."    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 08:57:03

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

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 09:26:18

• [Old] "The challenge isn’t the technology. The challenge is that my team is almost entirely volunteers, scattered across time zones from Seattle to Europe to Asia." ☛ https://www.brethorsting.com/blog/2025/12/what-volunteer-open-source-taught-me-about-remote-teams/ | Source: Aaron Brethorst    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 09:29:55

• "Even in 2026, with many new concurrency features available, std::shared_mutex is still a valuable and practical tool." ☛ https://www.cppstories.com/2026/shared_mutex/ |    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 09:30:08

• "I try to keep an open but keen mind when reading these posts" ☛ https://www.jmduke.com/posts/harness-engineering.html | Source: Justin Duke    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 09:30:24

• "In applications today we represent "things" as rows in a table. A row for each book in a Goodreads dataset." ☛ https://theconsensus.dev/p/2026/02/15/generating-vector-embeddings-locally.html | Source: Consensus Labs LLC    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 09:30:35

• "Most of my blog posts are lessons learned. I’m trying to achieve something, and I document the process I used to do it." ☛ https://blog.frankel.ch/migrating-jekyll-hugo/ | Source: Nicolas Fränkel    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 09:31:37

• "Let’s take a tour of all the ways to paste in Vim, starting with Normal mode and then moving to Insert mode." ☛ https://batsov.com/articles/2026/02/15/how-to-vim-many-ways-to-paste/ | Source: Bozhidar Batsov    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 09:32:56

• "And the reason for that is the iPhone SE, specifically its 2nd (2020) and 3rd (2022) generations." ☛ https://xn--ime-zza.eu/5/ | Source: Šime    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:34:41

• "We now have the RAM, a whopping 4 MiB of 70ns SIMM memory: [...]" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/more-childhood-melbourne-i486-progress/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:35:12

• "We’ve been reviewing a bunch of SBC in the past couple of years, starting with a focus on the Risc-V architecture" ☛ https://boilingsteam.com/lattepanda-iota-sbc-review/index.html | Source: Boiling Steam    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:35:24

• "Ubuntu just can’t be used for anything that matters." ☛ https://www.logikalsolutions.com/wordpress/information-technology/ubuntu-fed-networking/ | Source: Logikal Solutions    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:36:06

• "tag2upload allows authorised Debian contributors to upload to Debian simply by pushing a signed git tag to Debian’s gitlab instance, Salsa." ☛ https://diziet.dreamwidth.org/20851.html | Source: Diziet    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:36:32

• "ingress01 contains another jail, freshports – It is mainly used for isolation and a clean room in which make -V can be run to extract data from the ports tree." ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2026/02/15/upgrading-a-jail-by-replacing-it/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:36:59

• "[...] This week, in our News section, we talk about the KDE Linux distribution introducing delta updates to reduce bandwidth consumption" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260216 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:37:27

• "Hideki Sato has died" ☛ https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2026/02/hideki-sato-has-died.html | Source: Old VCR    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:38:06

• "So to recap, the things left to do before early access or alpha-testing are to balance the modules" ☛ https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2026/02/15/ridiculous-space-battles-progress/ | Source: Positech Games    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:38:20

• "The only thing I actually liked that could edit mobile videos was Canva. However, it could only get me so far" ☛ https://tedium.co/2026/02/14/text-based-design-mindset/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:39:00

• "This page lists some CSS resources I find of interest, most notably minimalist layout frameworks." ☛ https://taoofmac.com/space/dev/css | Source: Rui Carmo    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:41:48

• "Masm is also required to build the assembly language files." ☛ https://fabiensanglard.net/quake_asm_optimizations/index.html | Source: Fabian Sanglard    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:45:31

• "Suppose that we have a CUDA application like llama.cpp outside Nix." ☛ https://danieldk.eu/Software/Nix/Nix-CUDA-on-non-NixOS-systems | Source: Daniël de Kok    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:45:52

• "He pointed out that over the past six years, food prices have risen around 25 percent" (from ""What is enough?" Rising food prices loom as Finland moves to curb supermarket private labels") https://yle.fi/a/74-20210535 Anon: The proposed legislation is harmful and even offensive, graft    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:47:08

• old: "Luke: Number of farms in Finland declining rapidly" https://yle.fi/a/74-20040084 Anon: farmland is being destroyed permanently across the nation -- at an ever increasing rate    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:47:42

• Food security is a very basic form of national security    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:48:10

• "Still, the bear dances! Maybe a higher-spec machine and the final 1.0 release of WinBoat will make it happen." ☛ https://baty.blog/testing-capture-one-on-linux-via-winboat | Source: Jack Baty    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:48:34

• Ezurio Carbon AM62 Targets Industrial GNU/Linux with TI Sitara AM62x ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/ezurio-carbon-am62-targets-industrial-linux-with-ti-sitara-am62x/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:51:18

• BPI-R4 Pro Router Board Delivers MT7988A SoC with Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Capability ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/bpi-r4-pro-router-board-delivers-mt7988a-soc-with-tri-band-wi-fi-7-capability/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:52:16

• Low-Cost BeaglePlay SBC Gains Fully Upstream PowerVR Graphics with Vulkan 1.2 ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/low-cost-beagleplay-sbc-gains-fully-upstream-powervr-graphics-with-vulkan-1-2/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:52:30

• Hugvi – code note-taking desktop app ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hugvi-code-note-taking-desktop-app/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:58:42

• Official Ubuntu 26.04 ‘Resolute Raccoon’ mascot revealed ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-26-04-resolute-raccoon-mascot-download    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:59:07

• "Mix Vale" is a Slopfarm ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Mix_Vale_is_a_Slopfarm.shtml    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:59:21

• The Lenovo 400 Wireless Mouse ☞ https://rubenerd.com/the-lenovo-400-wireless-mouse/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:59:36

• Keybox – GUI password manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/keybox-gui-password-manager/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:00:30

• Oxicord – TUI Discord client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/oxicord-tui-discord-client/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:00:46

• struct – smarter tree command ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/struct-smarter-tree-command/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:01:39

• batdoc – cat for Office documents and PDFs ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/batdoc-cat-office-documents-pdfs/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:02:07

• Codon – extensible Python compiler ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/codon-extensible-python-compiler/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:02:19

• 9 Best Free and Open Source Java Object-Relational Mapping Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-object-relational-mapping-software-java/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:11:30

• 2 Useful Free and Open Source Make Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/useful-free-open-source-make-static-site-generators/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:11:47

• Is GNU/Linux a suitable platform for writers ☞ https://www.reallinuxuser.com/is-linux-a-suitable-platform-for-writers/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:13:03

• Is GNU/Linux a suitable platform for writers ☞ https://www.reallinuxuser.com/is-linux-a-suitable-platform-for-writers/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:13:13

• Bans on Many CBD Products Loom This Year ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/health/bans-on-many-cbd-products-loom-this-year.html    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:39:32

• Scientists Find Intense Psychological Differences in People Who Exercise ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/exercise-cardio-stress-research    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:39:52

• North Korea’s new Congress to reset arms goals as gaps seen in 2021 plan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-new-congress-to-reset-arms-goals-as-gaps-seen-in-2021-plan    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:40:29

• Malaysia’s front-line cops now equipped with body-worn cameras ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-frontline-cops-now-equipped-with-body-worn-cameras    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:40:49

• Malaysia’s Bersatu reclaims social control media page after alleged sabotage by admins ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-bersatu-reclaims-social-media-page-after-alleged-sabotage-by-admins    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:41:58

• East China fireworks store explosion kills 8 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/east-china-fireworks-store-explosion-kills-8    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:42:25

• Gisèle Pelicot Speaks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/world/gisele-pelicot-bangladesh-china-nuclear.html    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:42:40

• China starts 9-day Chinese New Year holidays with travellers shunning Japan amid bilateral spat ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-starts-9-day-new-year-holidays-with-travellers-shunning-japan-amid-bilateral-spat    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:43:01

• China’s Pooh-tin emphasises stability at start of new policy cycle ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-xi-emphasises-stability-at-start-of-new-policy-cycle    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:43:16

• China to scrap tariffs for most of Africa from May, leader Pooh-tin Jinping says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/15/china-to-scrap-tariffs-for-most-of-africa-from-may-leader-xi-jinping-says/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:44:00

• The Extraction Era: How Big Tech Leadership is Killing Innovation https://www.teamblind.com/post/the-extraction-era-how-big-tech-leadership-is-killing-innovation-trk6appg mentions RMS    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:48:03

• "Hopefully my email to Richard Stallman makes it but I have no idea if I PGP signed my email correctly for him to actually read it." https://old.reddit.com/r/ShittySysadmin/comments/1r60efm/bill_gates_used_his_wealth_to_take_out_linux_in/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:49:22

• Cites [Stallman and Sussman, 1977] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/chapter/edited-volume/abs/pii/B9781483214474500547    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:50:55

• RMS is not the "tribe's elder" at FSF, Sussman is    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:51:22

• GNU/Linux 8.34% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/burkina-faso/#monthly-200902-202602    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:53:05

• And nearby https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/mali/#monthly-200902-202602 https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/niger#monthly-200902-202602    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:53:56

• DNA Mutations Discovered in The Children of Chernobyl Workers ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/dna-mutations-discovered-in-the-children-of-chernobyl-workers    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:55:19

• Elite Athletes Possess a Hidden Skill That Seems Superhuman. Here's Why. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/elite-athletes-possess-a-hidden-skill-that-seems-superhuman-heres-why    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:55:51

• First Solid Evidence of Hannibal's Infamous War Elephants Discovered in Spain ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/first-solid-evidence-of-hannibals-infamous-war-elephants-discovered-in-spain    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:56:19

• 'Pink Noise' Could Be Harming Your Sleep Quality, Study Warns ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/pink-noise-could-be-harming-your-sleep-quality-study-warns    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 14:57:15

• Four New Astronauts Arrive at ISS, Restoring a Full Crew For Research ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/four-new-astronauts-arrive-at-iss-restoring-a-full-crew-for-research    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:06:59

• Sea Levels Are Rising Globally. Around Greenland, They're Projected to Fall. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/sea-levels-are-rising-globally-around-greenland-theyre-projected-to-fall    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:07:20

• Scientists Spot Huge Cave on Venus ☞ https://futurism.com/space/huge-cave-venus    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:08:30

• US Government Deploys MElon’s Grok as Nutrition Bot, Where It Immediately Gives Advice for Rectal Use of Vegetables ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/us-government-grok-nutrition    

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

• Days of miracle and wonder ☞ https://nolanlawson.com/2026/02/15/days-of-miracle-and-wonder/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:10:43

• worm first night gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/wormFirstNight    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:13:31

• National network needed to repel scam syndicates ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/national-network-needed-to-repel-scam-syndicates/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:14:51

• Diplomatic Feud With China Weighs on Japan’s Economy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/business/japan-economy-china-tourism.html    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:15:18

• What to Know About the Homeland Security Shutdown ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/us/politics/homeland-security-shutdown.html    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:15:34

• Notorious 'Archive Today' website allegedly leads bizarre DDoS campaign against security blogger ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/search-engines/archive-today-allegedly-leads-bizarre-ddos-campaign-against-security-blogger-wikipedia-considers-removing-all-links-to-the-archive    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:16:19

• China wants ‘new level’ in Germany ties, Beijing’s foreign minister tells Merz ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/15/china-wants-new-level-in-germany-ties-beijings-foreign-minister-tells-merz/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:17:08

• This fortnight in Bouncy Ball: custom images and sounds ☞ https://filipfila.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/this-fortnight-in-bouncy-ball-custom-images-and-sounds/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:18:17

• Tellico 4.2 Released ☞ https://tellico-project.org/tellico-4-2-released/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:18:35

• A Mexican bird finds a home north of the border, but the red-crowned Amazon might still face extinction ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/lifestyle/a-mexican-bird-finds-a-home-north-of-the-border-but-the-red-crowned-amazon-might-still-face-extinction/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:19:08

• Call for Technical Members ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/call-for-technical-members-3233/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:20:23

• PostgreSQL JDBC 42.7.10 Released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-jdbc-42710-released-3234/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:20:35

• Creality Falcon A1 Pro Review – An easy-to-use, fully enclosed 20W laser engraver with a built-in HD camera ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/15/creality-falcon-a1-pro-review-an-easy-to-use-fully-enclosed-20w-laser-engraver-with-a-built-in-hd-camera/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:26:48

• Hong Kong sees warm Lunar New Year’s Eve as minimum temperature breaks record ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/16/hong-kong-sees-warm-lunar-new-years-eve-as-minimum-temperature-breaks-record/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:27:22

• New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Mewgenics and Reanimal - 2026-02-14 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-02-14-edition/index.html    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:28:22

• Several new EPO leaks to come out later today    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:38:07

• Plagiarised videos reposted with false subtitles to stoke anti-Japan sentiment in China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/plagiarised-videos-reposted-with-false-subtitles-aimed-at-stoking-anti-japan-sentiment-in-china    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:38:53

• Europe bashing: EU's top diplomat rejects US talk of 'civilizational erasure' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260215-europe-bashing-eu-top-diplomat-kallas-rejects-us-talk-civilisational-decline    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:39:10

• Hot Bench: Speaking Time and Opinion Writing at the Federal Circuit ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/02/speaking-opinion-writing.html    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:39:44

• I Didn't Fail ☞ https://kevquirk.com/i-didnt-fail    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:40:59

• Why and How I am Using Emacs for Writing My Next Novel ☞ https://itsfoss.com/emacs-the-ux-ideal-part-deux/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:42:03

• LR2021 LoRa Plus board combines Semtech LR2021 and Nordic nRF54L15 for high-speed FLRC and LoRa connectivity ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/16/lr2021-lora-plus-board-combines-semtech-lr2021-and-nordic-nrf54l15-for-high-speed-flrc-and-lora-connectivity/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:42:45

• Lazy Reading for 2026/02/15 ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2026/02/15/lazy-reading-for-2026-02-15/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:43:38

• African Union Summit confronts worsening conflicts ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/african-union-summit-confronts-worsening-conflicts    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:44:04

• IBM Fedora Keeps Promoting Slop, Red Bait Has Been Turned Into Chaff and Trash to Help IBM's Stock (With "AI" Storytelling) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/IBM_Fedora_Keeps_Promoting_Slop_Red_Hat_Has_Been_Turned_Into_Ch.shtml    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:44:24

• Debt of Broadcom Grew by More Than 50%, Broadcom is Deeper in Debt Than Surveillance Giant Google ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Debt_of_Broadcom_Grew_by_More_Than_50_Broadcom_is_Deeper_in_Deb.shtml    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:44:38

• Spread the Word About EPO Strikes and Patent Injustices in Europe ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Spread_the_Word_About_EPO_Strikes_and_Patent_Injustices_in_Euro.shtml    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:45:27

• Israeli airstrikes kill 11 Palestinians ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/israeli-airstrikes-kill-11-palestinians    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:45:44

• Israeli strikes kill at least 12, Gaza civil defence agency says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260215-gaza-s-civil-defense-agency-says-israeli-airstrikes-killed-12    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:45:58

• IDF claims attacks were a response to ceasefire violations ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/idf-claims-attacks-were-a-response-to-ceasefire-violations    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:46:42

• Israeli strike in eastern Lebanon kills four, targets Islamic Jihad ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260215-lebanon-dead-strike-israel-palestinian-group    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:47:01

• Warner Bros. Is Said to Consider Reopening Talks With Paramount ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/business/netflix-warner-bros-discovery-paramount.html    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:50:22

• Why Paramount may soon pull ahead of DRM spreader Netflix in battle for Warner Bros. Discovery ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/02/15/business/why-paramount-may-soon-pull-ahead-of-netflix-in-battle-for-warner-bros-discovery/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:50:38

• KaOS GNU/Linux Drops KDE Plasma After 12 Years for Niri/Noctalia to Escape systemd ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-drops-kde-plasma-after-12-years-for-niri-noctalia-to-escape-systemd    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:51:11

• 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: February 15th, 2026 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-february-15th-2026    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:51:23

• Linux Mint may make fewer releases a year to ‘uncap ambition’ ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-mint-plans-longer-development-cycle    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:51:39

• Linux Mint is adding post-install home encryption option ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-mint-23-user-accounts-system-administration    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:51:54

• Ubuntu 26.04 splits firmware package to reduce update sizes ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-26-04-firmware-split    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:52:21

• SparkyLinux 8.2 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/sparky    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:52:55

• KaOS 2026.02 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kaos    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:53:10

• Linux kernel 7.0 finally abandons the 28-year-old defective chip maker Intel 440BX chipset's EDAC driver — removal marks goodbye to the legendary motherboard chipset ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-kernel-7-0-finally-abandons-intel-440bx-edac-driver-removal-marks-another-goodbye-to-the-legendary-motherboard-chipset    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:54:07

• Weathr app turns the GNU/Linux terminal into a live weather display — background ASCII animated real-time weather show is powered by Open-Meteo ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/weathr-turns-the-linux-terminal-into-a-live-weather-app-background-ascii-animated-real-time-weather-show-is-powered-by-open-meteo    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:54:48

• sled – simple text editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sled-simple-text-editor/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:55:52

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

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:56:16

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

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:56:54

• 2 Easy Ways to Access Python from R ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/easy-ways-access-python-r/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:57:48

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

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:58:11

• Ember – minimal AUR helper ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ember-minimal-aur-helper/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:58:35

• Crontab Cheatsheet ☞ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/crontab/   

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 15:59:31

• EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.1.5 released ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202602/easyos-excalibur-series-version-715-released.html    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:03:25

• Step Aside, Phone: Week 1 ☞ https://kevquirk.com/step-aside-phone-week-1    

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

• Colorectal Cancer Is Rising in Young People. Here's How to Lower Your Risk. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/colorectal-cancer-is-rising-in-young-people-heres-how-to-lower-your-risk    

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

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

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:15:53

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

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:18:04

• How To Create SSH Proxy Tunnel on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/create-ssh-proxy-tunnel-debian-13/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:18:19

• How to Install SuiteCRM on Debian 13 ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-suitecrm-on-debian-13/    

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

• Benjamin Mako Hill: Why do people participate in similar online communities? ☞ https://mako.cc/copyrighteous/why-do-people-participate-in-similar-online-communities    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:24:14

• MakerWorld launches Copyright Protection Program to help 3D designers fight stolen files being resold online — stamping out knockoffs is priority number one ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/makerworld-launches-copyright-protection-program-to-help-3d-designers-tackle-knockoffs    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:24:35

• OpenMandriva Rolling-20260213 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/openmandriva    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:24:56

• NASA's crew-12 docks at International Space Station ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/nasa-s-crew-12-docks-at-international-space-station    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:25:30

• A Nepali joined Russia’s army. He cleared his debt but didn’t return from Ukraine front line alive ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/a-nepali-man-joined-russian-army-he-cleared-his-debt-but-didnt-return-from-ukraine-frontline-alive    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:25:48

• The War in Ukraine Has Become a Way of Life ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/opinion/ukraine-war-drones.html    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:26:06

• North Korea opens new housing district for families of fallen soldiers ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-opens-new-pyongyang-housing-district-for-families-of-fallen-soldiers-kcna-says    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:26:21

• A Nepali man joined Russian army. He cleared his debt but didn’t return from Ukraine frontline alive ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/a-nepali-man-joined-russian-army-he-cleared-his-debt-but-didnt-return-from-ukraine-frontline-alive    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:26:40

• Munich Security Conference wraps up: Focus shifts to Europe's strategy and leadership ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/munich-security-conference-wraps-up-focus-shifts-to-europe-s-strategy-and-leadership    

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

• Creating Discord in the Matrix | LINUX Unplugged 654 ☞ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/654/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:28:23

• Linux Saloon 187 | Open Mic Night ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2026/02/14/linux-saloon-187-open-mic-night/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:33:26

• In First Public Comments Since Convicted Felon’s Racist Video, Obama Laments Lost Decorum ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/us/politics/obama-trump-video.html    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:34:21

• Reader Power: FOSS Force’s 2026 Independence Drive ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/02/reader-power-foss-forces-2026-independence-drive/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:34:52

• Deskflow | Seamless Multi-Computer Control ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2026/02/13/deskflow-seamless-multi-computer-control/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:35:47

• If you only use Ubuntu, you’re missing out on what Linux is all about https://www.howtogeek.com/if-you-only-use-ubuntu-you-are-missing-out-on-what-linux-is-all-about/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:38:12

• Linux 7.0 is adding mainline kernel support for... Rock Band 4 guitars https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-7-0-adding-mainline-kernel-support-rock-band-4-guitars/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:39:54

• "Carbon AM62 integrates up to a quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor clocked at up to 1.4GHz, alongside a Cortex-M4F and Cortex-R5F for real-time and management tasks, plus a dual-core programmable real-time unit subsystem for deterministic I/O workloads." https://linuxgizmos.com/ezurio-carbon-am62-targets-industrial-linux-with-ti-sitara-am62x/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:40:37

• Tiny Core Linux 17.0 updates kernel and toolchain while remaining radically minimalistic https://www.igorslab.de/en/tiny-core-linux-17-0-updates-kernel-and-toolchain-while-remaining-radically-minimalistic/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:42:04

• The issue here is weak passwords, not Linux or IRC https://www.techradar.com/pro/does-anyone-even-remember-irc-a-new-linux-botnet-uses-some-incredibly-old-school-methods-to-cut-costs    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:42:59

• This lightweight Linux distro made my 10-year-old laptop usable again https://www.makeuseof.com/lightweight-linux-distro-made-10-year-old-laptop-usable-again/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:43:33

• Fedora made me realize Windows was the problem with my workflow https://www.xda-developers.com/fedora-made-me-realize-windows-was-the-problem-with-my-workflow/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:43:54

• "This release adds support for slop malware analysis via a new REMnux MCP server that connects [slop] to the distro’s tools." https://9to5linux.com/remnux-8-linux-toolkit-for-malware-analysis-is-out-to-celebrate-15th-anniversary    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:44:26

• "i tried updating it but, uhm, it's been a long time, and the dependency upgrades are not having it, so i'm gonna try rebuilding akkoma in a different folder and just copy the database to the new install (i'm writing this in realtime, right now ffmpeg is installing)." gemini://tilde.pink/~emily/log/26-02-akkoma.gmi    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 17:10:52

• "Rovaniemi chosen as site for Nato's Forward Land Forces HQ" https://yle.fi/a/74-20210621    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 18:40:04

• Putin calibrates his warhead-loaded missiles accordingly    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 18:40:36

• Industry regulators investigating potential fraud at collapsed Sheffield law firm https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2026-02-16/regulator-investigates-potential-fraud-at-collapsed-law-firm    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 20:03:01

• SRA investigating potential fraud at collapsed PM Law https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-investigating-potential-fraud-at-collapsed-pm-law/5125910.article    

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

• And where was SRA until now? The victims will never get their money that was stolen.    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 20:03:59

• 'Potential fraud' investigated at closed law firm https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7958nq2l1no    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 20:04:08

• Collapsed law firm investigated on suspicion of stealing clients’ cash https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/02/16/collapsed-law-firm-investigated-suspicion-stealing-client/    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 20:04:17

• Slop charlatans and frauds of Microsoft invoking RMS: "Wishing you strength and clarity in this new chapter. With deep respect and hope. in the voice of Richard Matthew Stallman: Join us now and share the software;" https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues/18169    

posted Monday, February 16, 2026 at 20:05:52

• "Open source registries are in financial peril, a co-founder of an open source security foundation warned after inspecting their books. And it's not just the bandwidth costs that are killing them." https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/open_source_registries_fund_security/    

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