Roy Schestowitz

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-02-25.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 04:27:55

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1571.jpg    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 04:28:36

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1927.jpg    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 04:28:47

• The problem with modern software: Unnecessary complexity and bad practices gopher://199.180.255.36:70/0/~C7H14N2O3/phlog/modern-software-unnecessary.txt    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 04:30:52

• Cifrando con Age gemini://moribundo.flounder.online/blog/051_cifrando_con_age.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 04:31:33

• "I have been thinking about game balance and came out to conclusion that a big problem in game design is that a lot of people think that just because a powerful option is locked behind more demanding mechanical execution it is more balanced." gemini://namno.duckdns.org/blog/2026-02-24.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 04:33:10

• "In 2025, renewable energy surpassed coal in terms of worldwide energy usage, an enormous win for getting humanity off dirty energy. In China, Xi Jinping promised that China would cut carbon emissions by 10% in a decade through increased use of wind and solar. We might soon reach a point where the use of fossil fuels finally starts declining." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/2-24.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 04:33:50

• "Is "The Pillow Book" a blog? Easy and short answer: no. Blogs need computers, no computer, not-a-blog. Q.E.D. We might call this a formal or strict definition, much as ASCII has a formal specification, and humans naturally call things ASCII that are clearly outside the specification." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/02/25/blog.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 04:34:51

• "The gemini protocol is great, I've been using it for five years now. I also browse gopher quite a bit. There have also been some other small internet protocols that have been developed over recent years, which are captured in this "Small internet protocol roundup" page: [...]" gemini://spool-five.com/gemlog/2026-02-24-smallnet_protocols.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 04:35:38

• Can you BLAME them? https://hirunews.lk/goldfmnews/448575/gamers-hate-the-new-xbox-executive    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 04:53:03

• journalist surveillance allegations https://cpj.org/2026/02/cpj-calls-for-accountability-in-ukrainian-journalist-surveillance-allegations/   

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 04:56:47

• Humble Cucumber Becomes Latest Symbol of Rising Wartime Prices https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-02-17/in-russia-the-humble-cucumber-becomes-latest-symbol-of-rising-wartime-prices    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 04:59:00

• Cucumber costs are skyrocketing in Russia, and so is anger over wartime prices https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-cucumber-prices-9.7093697    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 04:59:31

• Russia’s repression record https://cpj.org/2026/02/russias-repression-record/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 04:59:53

• Danish websites hit by wave of Russian cyber attacks https://www.thelocal.dk/20260218/danish-websites-hit-by-wave-of-russian-cyber-attacks    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:00:43

• Wave of Russian cyberattacks hits Danish websites   

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:01:22

• Wave of Russian cyberattacks hits Danish websites https://cphpost.dk/2026-02-18/news/round-up/wave-of-russian-cyberattacks-hits-danish-websites/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:01:34

• Dutch intelligence agencies warn of escalating Russian hybrid attacks https://nltimes.nl/2026/02/19/dutch-intelligence-agencies-warn-escalating-russian-hybrid-attacks    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:02:10

• Greenlandic websites attacked by Russian hacker group during King Frederik’s visit https://cphpost.dk/2026-02-20/news/round-up/greenlandic-websites-attacked-by-russian-hacker-group-during-king-frederiks-visit/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:02:58

• Ukrainian hackers uncover how Russian drone operators are using Belarus https://informnapalm.org/en/russian-drone-operators-use-belarus/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:03:47

• SNEWS https://xkcd.com/3208/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:04:49

• Plums https://xkcd.com/3209/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:05:08

• Eliminating the Impossible https://xkcd.com/3210/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:05:31

• Spain to Probe X, Meta, TikTok Over AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material "https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-02-17/spain-to-probe-x-meta-tiktok-over-ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-material    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:06:09

• Online pharmacies allegedly share sensitive health data with Google, Meta, TikTok https://nltimes.nl/2026/02/23/online-pharmacies-allegedly-share-sensitive-health-data-google-meta-tiktok    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:06:33

• Digital Networks Act: the FSFE calls for strong and consistent protection of Router Freedom - FSFE ⚓ https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260218-01.en.html ䷉ Source: 'FSFE' | http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/30/Almost_Half_of_the_FSFE_s_Money_the_Fake_FSF_Misusing_the_Brand.shtml    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:08:10

• I Left Arch for Fedora! - Here's What I Miss (And What I Don't) https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=h6q5S2MdcsU    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:11:15

• KDE Plasma 6.6: a massive update https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=F0LgY39WTGQ    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:11:51

• NixOS Review: The Most Powerful Linux Distro in 2026? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=GrOmDlM_28Y    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:12:13

• Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” Cinnamon overview | Sleek, modern, innovative. https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=3-AOxmt4lKQ    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:12:30

• Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” Cinnamon overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=3-AOxmt4lKQ    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:12:52

• Bringing KDE 4 Oxygen Back To Modern KDE https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=VplYzVNVncg    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:13:10

• KaOS Ditches KDE Plasma For Niri https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=XOmc0Q_NX-o    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:13:44

• slop... Self-driving cars https://theconversation.com/self-driving-cars-are-poorly-prepared-for-high-risk-road-situations-heres-how-ai-can-improve-them-275841    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:52:29

• Can psychopaths change? https://theconversation.com/can-psychopaths-change-270344    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:53:02

• Bitcoin ransom https://theconversation.com/nancy-guthrie-kidnapping-can-bitcoin-ransom-demand-be-used-to-track-down-the-criminals-276213    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:53:41

• "The high-stakes lawsuit between adult content producers and tech giant Meta over the alleged downloads of copyright-infringing videos" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/meta-employee-deleted-9tb-of-torrented-files-adult-film-producers-claim/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:48:47

• "We’ve explained in detail how Larry Ellison is trying to scuttle Netflix’s planned merger with Warner Brothers because he wants to buy CNN and HBO" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/24/james-cameron-complains-about-netflix-warner-bros-merger-doesnt-acknowledge-a-paramount-deal-would-be-much-worse/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:49:26

• "Sometimes people ask about satellites or, especially in Sweden (where I live), about alleged sabotage in the Baltic Sea." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/say-goodbye-to-the-undersea-cable-that-made-the-global-internet-possible/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:50:06

• "Ukraine’s Internet has not collapsed under invasion - it has adapted." ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/eliza-rohotska/ukraine-as-a-laboratory-of-internet-resilience/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:50:22

• "Following threats by Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan" ☛ https://english.anf-news.com/features/yazidis-face-the-risk-of-losing-their-collective-will-84062 | Source: ANF News    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:50:50

• "This government cannot be trusted. That would mean something if it actually seemed to care about being trusted. It doesn’t." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/24/ice-promised-a-mn-supreme-court-justice-it-would-stop-raiding-courthouses-it-immediately-broke-that-promise/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:51:11

• "Zimbabwean authorities should not use licensing regulations or cybercrime provisions to censor or criminalize legitimate journalism" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/02/zimbabwe-journalist-in-detention-for-a-week-for-alleged-defamatory-report-on-corruption/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:51:38

• "The Trump administration has recently filed motions to strike, or requests that a judge delete sections of lawsuits, in four of American Oversight’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits." ☛ https://americanoversight.org/motions-to-strike-foia/ | Source: American Oversight    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:52:22

• "Kawashima is being held in Ward 7 of Evin Prison, where political prisoners are usually incarcerated, one of the sources said." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-arrests-japan-broadcaster-chief-tehran/33687130.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:52:37

• "There are no insults, only harsh criticism, in the social media posts that led to the arrest of journalist Alican Uludağ" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/02/deutsche-welle-reporter-alican-uludag-arrested-in-turkey-for-insulting-president/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:52:54

• "The report, compiled by the disinformation detection company Cyabra, identifies a coordinated network of bots — more than 18,000 of them — that drove algorithms to spread Minaj’s posts on X." ☛ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/23/the-bots-powering-nicki-minajs-maga-war-00771317 | Source: Politico LLC    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:53:34

• "Apple has not commented. The letter amounts to a sharp rebuke of Cook and marks an escalation in public tensions between Apple and members of the Trump administration." ☛ https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/12/tim-cook-faces-ftc-warning-apple-news/ | Source: MacRumors    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:53:44

• "The Gnida Project, an organization researching Russian hybrid warfare linked this disinformation operation to a group called Storm-1516." ☛ https://telex.hu/english/2026/02/24/russian-backed-smear-campaign-launched-against-orban-critic-methodist-pastor | Source: Telex (Hungary)    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:53:56

• "Various issues with debugging Rust code are often mentioned as one of the biggest challenges that annoy Rust developers." ☛ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/02/23/rust-debugging-survey-2026/ | Source: Rust Blog    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:54:31

• "This is where it gets cool." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/23/goodharts-lawbreaker/#no-metrics-no-targets | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:54:46

• "Apple opened its Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit, which is already supporting more than 130 small- and medium-sized American manufacturers with hands-on training in AI, automation, and smart manufacturing." ☛ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/02/apple-accelerates-us-manufacturing-with-mac-mini-production/ | Source: Apple Inc    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:55:06

• "The bill would impose a criminal penalty for damaging natural rock features on Utah’s public lands with graffiti or other vandalism" ☛ https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/24/utah-bill-vandalizing-rock-formations-crime/ | Source: Utah News Dispatch    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:56:04

• "Under the agreement, Google will pay all costs for its new service in line with its now-typical practices and Minnesota’s regulatory and legislative requirements for large loads (see below)" ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/new-project-development/data-centers-done-right-xcel-and-form-energy-team-up-to-power-google-operation-in-minnesota/ | Source: Renewable Energy World    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:56:33

• "I have now seen the fabled CyberCab three times in real life. It has two seats, one of them fully equipped with human driver interface equipment." ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2026/02/teslas-not-robotaxi-service.html | Source: David Rosenthal    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:56:48

• "I did not expect to be typing this so soon, but pretty soon after we agreed to fund a solar-powered borehole for fresh clean water in Cameroon…" ☛ https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2026/02/24/unexpected-solar-powered-borehole-update/ | Source: Positech Games    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:57:06

• "Mr. Epstein received updates on the hunt for Microsoft’s new chief executive from company insiders and offered them play-by-play advice" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/technology/jeffrey-epstein-microsoft-executives.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OlA.6mOw.2gNT6rp9X0SS | Source: New York Times    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:57:49

• "According to the US Justice Department, Epstein sexually abused more than 1,200 women and girls." ☛ https://fair.org/home/media-focus-on-epsteins-powerful-friends-erases-their-victims/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:58:14

• "Monday, in an extension of her unprecedented deference to President Donald Trump" ☛ https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-condemns-judge-cannons-order-permanently-blocking-release-of-volume-ii-of-jack-smith-report/ | Source: American Oversight    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:58:31

• "Given the battlefield stalemate in Ukraine, Kyiv’s best remaining hope is attrition — inflicting losses on the Russian army heavy enough to persuade the Kremlin that continuing the war is pointless." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/25/western-analysts-say-russia-is-losing-50-000-soldiers-a-month-a-meduza-investigation-suggests-those-estimates-are-based-on-manipulated-data | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:58:53

• Overpopulation ☛ https://overpopulation-project.com/is-legal-abortion-required-for-sustainable-fertility/ | Source: Overpopulation    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 08:59:42

• "Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago today — Feb. 24, 2022." ☛ https://kyivindependent.com/our-sacrifices-are-worth-freedom-ukrainian-troops-who-have-fought-since-2014-look-back/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:01:45

• "At its peak, there were almost two million border crossings a year at Niirala, which is part of the Tohmajarvi municipality" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/economy-not-russia-is-big-fear-on-finlands-closed-frontier-435038180 | Source: RTL    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:01:58

• "Senator Hanson: Sharri, we’re in a situation where you can either go down one path and we will reap the rewards of our tough stance against Islam" ☛ https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/02/paulines-good-muslims-comment/ | Source: Spectator AU    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:02:11

• "The U.S. Air Force has awarded a prototype contract to Honeywell for a small engine to be used on the service’s autonomous drone wingme" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/news/your-military/2026/02/24/us-air-force-awards-contract-for-drone-wingman-engines/ | Source: C4ISRNET bsp; 

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:02:24

• "The SkyShot is a compact engine designed for use in autonomous aircraft." ☛ https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/02/24/us-air-force-awards-contract-for-drone-wingman-engines/ | Source: Air Force Times    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:03:02

• "Outmanned and outgunned by a nuclear power in the largest land war in Europe since 1945" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/europe/2026/02/24/we-dont-have-infantry-ukraines-war-machine-evolves-into-machine-war/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:04:48

• "Drones help fill this gap. They can offer unmatched persistence, scalability, and flexibility at lower operational cost and risk to personnel" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/opinion/2026/02/23/nato-is-not-ready-for-drone-warfare-in-the-arctic/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:05:13

• "But the aftermath could not be more different. Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year prison sentence, while Donald Trump is president, again." ☛ https://www.vox.com/videos/480115/brazil-vs-us-two-insurrections-different-results | Source: Vox    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:05:55

• "There are plenty of other reasons for not watching." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-fate-of-the-dis-union | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:06:28

• "Forget tonight’s State of the Union. You know exactly what Trump is going to say." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-what-should-the-midterm | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:06:49

• "With the success of Meta's camera glasses, there is now a risk of being recorded without consent or knowledge and ending up exposed in a crude video on TikTok or Instagram. " ☛ https://manualdousuario.net/en/nearby-glasses-app-camera-meta-alert/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:14:23

• "Now it wants to bring facial recognition back." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/meta-facial-recognition-smart-glasses.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:14:37

• "Discord says that before it rolls out age verification globally, it will add more options for users to verify their age (including with a credit card)" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/policy/883852/discord-age-verification-global-walkback-delay | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:14:58

• "One of the big updates is that users in Australia, Brazil, and Singapore can’t download apps rated 18-plus unless their age has been confirmed through “reasonable methods,” which the App Store can confirm automatically." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/884136/apple-age-verification-assurance-underage-app-downloads | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:15:20

• "Age verification is a reality on a growing number of social media platforms, requiring an ID or facial scan for full access to everything from YouTube to Roblox." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/883855/age-verification-internet-apps-laws-privacy-safety | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:15:42

• "Government pressure shouldn’t be one of those reasons." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/tech-companies-shouldnt-be-bullied-doing-surveillance | Source: EFF    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:16:01

• "The report also discusses relevant case law and the impact on data subjects, authorities and controllers, providing real-life examples of potential consequences." ☛ https://noyb.eu/en/digital-omnibus-report-v3-analysis-select-gdpr-and-eprivacy-proposals-commission | Source: NYOB    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:16:16

• Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/github-issues-abused-in-copilot-attack-leading-to-repository-takeover/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:19:11

• "South Africa’s ICASA is cracking down on unauthorized Starlink use" ☛ https://zambianobserver.com/starlink-remains-unlicensed-in-south-africa-despite-offering-a-r500-million-deal-to-connect-5000-rural-schools-due-to-regulatory-hurdles/ | Source: The Zambian Observer    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:20:25

• Windows TCO: "The US healthcare attempt failed, while the Middle East organization was hit with the Medusa strain, the researchers said." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/north_koreas_lazarus_group_healthcare_medusa_ransomware/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:21:07

• Windows TCO: "Lazarus Group's embrace of Medusa shows the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK)" ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/lazarus-group-new-position-medusa-ransomware | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:21:22

• "Brandon Kraft built a WordPress plugin that solves a core frustration in the fediverse: Sites have their own identities, but most of us have separate identities in the fediverse, too." ☛ https://cagrimmett.com/2026/02/24/fediboost-plugin/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:22:13

• "Going to have a go at utilising ActivityPub on this blog, it now becomes part of the fediverse." ☛ https://hysted.com/trying-activitypub/ |    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:23:21

• "PCWorld reports that malicious Facebook ads are distributing malware disguised as legitimate Windows 11 upgrades, mimicking official Microsoft download pages." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3069888/facebook-ads-for-windows-11-deliver-malware.html | Source: PC World    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:23:38

• "Framing the debate as a test of technical impermeability risks creating a false benchmark. Just because some teenagers remain online doesn’t make the policy a failure." ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australias-under-16s-social-media-reform-deserves-refinement-not-dismissal/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:23:57

• Regarding "trying ActivityPub", be watchful; using ActivityPub means becoming part of hubs which engage in censorship and can thus impact your speech, reach etc.    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:24:49

• "you can't control what you can't measure" ☛ https://www.thepragmaticcto.com/p/lines-of-code-are-back-and-its-worse |    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:25:29

• "I get it: Large Language Models are interesting... but you really should not give "Agentic AI" access to your computer, accounts or wallet." ☛ https://maurycyz.com/misc/sandbox_llms/ | Source: Maury    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:25:42

• "people treating AI as a substitute for understanding, and then walking around with the confidence of someone who actually did the work" ☛ https://bix.blog/posts/2026-02-24-on-contradictions-and-confidence/ | Source: Bix Frankonis    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:26:01

• "That’s why tests, linting, benchmarking, and human reviews exist." ☛ https://passo.uno/real-cost-of-documentation/ | Source: Fabrizio Ferri Benedetti    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:26:19

• "Every now and then I make the mistake of of posting something on Mastodon that really should have gone on the blog first." ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/02/cocaine/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:26:37

• "The first thing to point out was how good the results were in every single environment. Every single one produced a working blog with no obvious bugs[2]." ☛ https://martinalderson.com/posts/which-web-frameworks-are-most-token-efficient-for-ai-agents/ | Source: Martin Alderson    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:26:57

• "There’s an argument to be had as to whether, absent all of the cultural and economic forces that have shaped and which drive the tech industry, the products that industry builds are good or bad in the abstract." ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/posts/tech-people-keep-falling-for-the-same-scam | Source: Pete Brown    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:27:45

• "Beneficiaries of these arms races are US mega-corporations capturing wealth from the rest of us at an unprecedented rate." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/is-ai-good-for-democracy.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:28:03

• "I've heard from multiple maintainers how specifically report length weighs negatively on maintainer time, whether these are “slop vulnerability reports” or just overly-thorough reporters." ☛ https://sethmlarson.dev/respecting-maintainer-time-should-be-in-security-policies | Source: Seth Michael Larson    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:28:28

• "This episode of Uncanny Valley covers the people resigning from AI companies and the humans getting hired by AI agents. Plus, we attend a soiree thrown by a conservative women's magazine." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-ai-researcher-resignations-bots-hiring-humans-evie-magazines-party/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:28:49

• "In his new book, A World Appears, Michael Pollan argues that artificial intelligence can do many things—it just can’t be a person." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-a-world-appears-michael-pollan/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:29:11

• "Altman was responding to a question posed by Anant Goenka, Executive Director of The Indian Express Group" ☛ https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-energy-water-usage-sam-altman-openai-express-adda-10546154/ | Source: Indian Express    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:29:38

• "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s tone-deaf comments at an event hosted by The Indian Express — made fresh off his skin" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-fumes-longer-train-human-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:29:55

• "The green LED was replaced by a white one, but “pulsating light indicates that the computer is sleeping” buried the nicest part of it" ☛ https://unsung.aresluna.org/just-a-little-detail-that-wouldnt-sell-anything/ | Source: Marcin Wichary    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:30:32

• "Bayer-Monsanto has been the defendant in a number of lawsuits over its Roundup product." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/23/maha-people-are-mad-at-rfk-jr-and-for-good-reason-as-he-reverses-stance-on-glyphosate/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:31:09

• "My Runna plan says 10 miles today but my knee hurts, what should I do?" ☛ https://gregmorris.co.uk/think-for-yourself/ | Source: Greg Morris    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:31:25

• "We can secure supply chains without giving the most evil corporation in the world immunity" ☛ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/23/rfk-jr-s-endorsement-of-trumps-plan-to-boost-u-s-herbicide-production-threatens-maga-maha-alliance-00793648 | Source: Politico LLC    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:31:45

• "A coworker at my job just had one on his desk one day. I did a double-take." ☛ https://www.smokingonabike.com/2026/02/24/things-i-like-feker-alice-98-keyboard/ | Source: Andrew Eikum    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:32:49

• "Bottomline: CS just isn’t the thing anymore." ☛ https://computinged.wordpress.com/2026/02/24/england-time-to-replace-computer-science-with-computing/ | Source: CER    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:33:51

• "It is a social cannibalism that, as Sergeant Wu said, is pronounced “capitalism”." ☛ https://bix.blog/posts/2026-02-23-the-theft-of-an-ideal/ | Source: Bix Frankonis    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:34:05

• "I used to feel really strongly about this. You get good at what you do. Like, if you build websites all the time, you get good at building websites." ☛ https://chriscoyier.net/2026/02/24/you-get-good-at-what-you-do-or-do-you/ | Source: Chris Coyier    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:34:33

• "Down the road in my career I, like yourself, have learned that often "A" decision is better than no decision. When someone asks what the "best" solution is the answer is that dreaded "it depends"." ☛ https://dgerrells.com/blog/agents-ai-and-software-engineering | Source: David Gerrells    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:34:47

• "Factories exist to produce consistent, cost-effective products. That is the point. The relentless optimization of cost of goods sold is not a side effect of industrial production." ☛ https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1188 | Source: Unmitigated Risk    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:35:13

• "is unlawfully dismantling the Education Department by moving programs and offices to other federal agencies despite a clear warning from Congress that she lacks the authority to do so" ☛ https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/23/repub/trump-education-department-outsources-more-responsibilities-continuing-proposed-wind-down/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:35:30

• "Many of the readers who responded to our survey mentioned work-life balance as a major, and positive readjustment they had to make." ☛ https://www.thelocal.dk/20260223/ditch-your-hustler-mindset-how-internationals-cope-with-danish-workplace-norms | Source: The Local DK    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:35:46

• "In short, the way I think about software quality is the amount of meaningful problems." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/blog/on-software-quality/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:36:10

• "I'm fickle, and could be back before you know it, so I'm leaving this up, for now." ☛ https://baty.blog/pausing-this-for-now | Source: Jack Baty    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:36:25

• Klimatmålssloparen gemini://idiomdrottning.org/klimatmalssloparen    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:44:44

• "For a long time, CSS was the “coloring book” and JavaScript was the “engine.”" ☛ https://claytonerrington.com/blog/css-is-a-programing-language/ | Source: Clayton Errington    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:47:47

• Discord delay global rollout of age verification to improve transparency and add more options | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discord-delay-global-rollout-of-age-verification-to-improve-transparency-and-add-more-options/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:18:18

• FINAL FANTASY VII arrives on GOG with a new edition live on Steam too | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/final-fantasy-vii-arrives-on-gog-with-a-new-edition-live-on-steam-too/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:18:44

• Fanatical's Play on the Go Elite Collection Bundle for Feb 2026 has some gems in it | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/fanaticals-play-on-the-go-elite-collection-bundle-for-feb-2026-has-some-gems-in-it/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:19:51

• "Making specs explicit doesn’t require solving the whole problem at once." ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/23/where-do-specifications-fit-in-the-dependency-tree.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:20:56

• "I'm here to narrate you a story about performance. Recently, I was in the same room as some Memory Pressure and some Lock Contention. It took me a while to recognize them." ☛ https://mnt.io/articles/about-memory-pressure-lock-contention-and-data-oriented-design/ |    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:21:11

• "These three steps are not strictly documented anywhere, but are all needed for a shell script to work as a good flake check." ☛ https://entropicthoughts.com/flake-checks-in-shell | Source: Chris    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:22:41

• Death Stranding 2 PC specs have been revealed, along with a "Portable" preset for handhelds | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/death-stranding-2-pc-specs-have-been-revealed-along-with-a-portable-preset-for-handhelds/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:25:11

• Use your train to smash bandits into a cliff in the updated Fogpiercer demo | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/use-your-train-to-smash-bandits-into-a-cliff-in-the-updated-fogpiercer-demo/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:25:51

• Inspired by the classic DOOM RPG, the Dungeons of DUSK demo is out now | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/inspired-by-the-classic-doom-rpg-the-dungeons-of-dusk-demo-is-out-now/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:26:23

• Firefox 148.0 arrives with AI controls | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/firefox-148-0-arrives-with-ai-controls/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/firefox-148-0-arrives-with-ai-controls/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:28:30

• "The FSF invites free software supporters to organize in-person community meetups in their area during May 2026" ☛ https://www.fsf.org/news/librelocal-2026 | Source: FSF    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:29:59

• "Other countries in Europe including Germany, France and Denmark are acting fast." ☛ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/demand-uk-digital-sovereignty/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:30:14

• "I’m finally launching a brand new Eleventy site at this domain, combining my shy Kirby blog with the former Astro site." ☛ https://mattstein.com/thoughts/eleventy-rebuild/ | Source: Matt Stein    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:31:11

• "In my case, what prevented me from posting more was not how long my SSG took to rebuild my site" ☛ https://andregarzia.com/2026/02/building-your-own-blogging-tools-is-a-fun-journey.html | Source: Andre Alves Garzia    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:31:27

• "In this article I show how under some circumstances row locks with joins can produce surprising results, and suggest ways to prevent it." ☛ https://hakibenita.com/postgres-row-lock-with-join | Source: Haki Benita    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:32:06

• Battling castles on wheels? Wanderburg might be my new favourite thing | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/battling-castles-on-wheels-wanderburg-might-be-my-new-favourite-thing/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:32:40

• Vampire Crawlers from the Vampire Survivor dev is promising but not quite there yet | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/vampire-crawlers-from-the-vampire-survivor-dev-is-promising-but-not-quite-there-yet/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:33:08

• "Last spring I wrote a blog post about our ongoing work in the background to gradually simplify the curl source code over time." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/02/24/decomplexification-continued/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:35:33

• "I've long felt that jj is a nice fit with agentic coding patterns." ☛ https://pauladamsmith.com/blog/2026/02/introducing-jjq-a-local-merge-queue-for-jj.html | Source: Paul Smith    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:36:00

• "Software freedom is sorely lacking in the "computers in our pockets" we call cell phones." ☛ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/app-verification-isnt-googles-only-evil | Source: FSF    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:40:29

• "Anyway, these will prove invaluable for a DIY build I’m doing." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/nzxt-parts-out-of-the-dishwasher/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:41:21

• "But it turns out that these bikes also have an exceptionally low center of gravity" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/elongating-a-bmx-for-drag-racing/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:41:46

• "Similarly, the Lorentz force that underlies railguns is extremely simple and effective" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/railguns-making-metal-go-fast-using-the-lorentz-force/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:42:26

• "The problem is that while it makes sense that an inefficient Peltier module needs more power to get more cooling." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/peltier-fridges-have-early-death/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:42:52

• "The Clonezilla Live project has announced the release of a new stable version, 3.3.1-35, which is based on Debian's "Unstable" branch. [...]" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12739 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:44:24

• "The first mass rebuild of Debian packages in September 2013 found that 24% were reproducible, and by January 2014" ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/24/reproducible-builds-in-language-package-managers.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:44:41

• "Because I’d rather not type with an US layout on an FR keyboard, and vice-versa, I have configured my OpenBSD OS to deal with both" ☛ https://www.tumfatig.net/2026/multiple-keyboard-layouts-on-openbsd/ | Source: TuMFatig    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:45:15

• "Three of the bug fixes in the changelog relate to OpenBSD support, which is good to see" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/kde_plasma_66/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:52:30

• "GhostBSD plans to move to the XLibre X11 server to better support its flagship MATE desktop – as well as Xfce and the new Gershwin." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/ghostbsd_plans_to_adopt_xlibre/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:53:12

• "There was hope at one point that Xorg would get improvements, but that hope was crushed fast. I won't get into the story." ☛ https://ericbsd.com/addressing-xlibre-change-and-ghostbsd-future.html |    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 13:53:31

• "Despite having an install of Coolify on one of my servers which should have made this one-click, it was significantly more clicks than that." ☛ https://rknight.me/blog/notes-on-setting-up-forgejo-on-coolify-with-ssh/ | Source: Rob Knight    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:17:34

• "In many small and mid-scale deployments, cross-rack redundancy exists logically but not structurally." ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/ruslan-seyidov/when-tor-instability-collapses-cross-rack-redundancy-without-breaching-sla/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:18:04

• "If you’re not familiar with shaders" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/real-time-shader-running-on-a-game-boy-color/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:19:37

• "The Tatix system is a kernel that’s designed only to serve web pages." ☛ https://thasso.xyz/scheduling.html | Source: Thassilo Schulze    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:20:16

• "This week we focus on your feedback! Questions about NextCloud, questions about best practices for remote storage" ☛ https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/480 | Source: The Ask Noah Show    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:20:52

• "COSMIC Epoch 1 was released December 11th, 2025. Point releases include new features and bug fixes." ☛ https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-1-0-8-released/ | Source: System76    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:21:51

• "Saudi Arabia expands gaming investments" https://www.semafor.com/article/02/23/2026/saudi-arabia-expands-gaming-investments    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:22:34

• EU internet censorship has no place in a state governed by the rule of law | "EU:s nätcensur hör inte hemma i en rättsstat" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/02/24/eus-natcensur-hor-inte-hemma-i-en-rattsstat/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:23:17

• "Attack of the Zombie Tariffs - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/attack-of-the-zombie-tariffs    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:23:47

• "Four Years of Terror, Four Years of Bravery" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/four-years-of-war    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:24:06

• iophk: opportunity to restore FOSS in education, though big risk that proprietary sales teams will continue calling the shots https://computinged.wordpress.com/2026/02/24/england-time-to-replace-computer-science-with-computing/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:24:27

• "The Cathedral and the Compass - by Mike Brock" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-cathedral-and-the-compass    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:24:44

• "Denver Metro Audits uses anti-piracy law against critic after copyright strike fails 🤦‍♂️" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/denver-metro-audits-uses-anti-piracy-law:b    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:25:03

• Itinerant in This Place https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/itinerant-in-this-placenbsp;  

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:25:16

• The Kingdom Within https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-kingdom-within    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:25:30

• This leaves out the part about the backlash leading to it ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/how-to-use-ai-controls/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:27:55

• Hype and buzzwords ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/building-quantum-safe-telecom-infrastructure-for-5g-and-beyond | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:28:23

• In Memory of Robert Kaye ☞ https://quickfix.es/2026/02/in-memory-of-robert-kaye/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:41:05

• FLI – simplifies proprietary trap AWS VPC Flow Logs analysis ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/fli-simplifies-aws-vpc-flow-logs-analysis/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:41:42

• CLOCTUI – TUI for CLOC ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cloctui-tui-cloc/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:41:56

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

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:45:51

• Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Specifications ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/chuwi-corebook-air-plus-running-linux-specifications/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:46:06

• AppManager – install and uninstall AppImages ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/appmanager-install-uninstall-appimages/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:46:22

• tmuzika – Terminal music player for GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/tmuzika-terminal-music-player/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:54:10

• DevChron – TUI Pomodoro timer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/devchron-tui-pomodoro-timer/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:54:37

• QIDIStudio – 3D printer slicing software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/qidistudio-3d-printer-slicing-software/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:55:11

• bfree – human-friendly view of GNU/Linux memory and swap ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bfree-human-friendly-view-linux-memory-swap/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:55:25

• Vanta – application launcher for Wayland ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/vanta-application-launcher-wayland/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:55:40

• 12 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Docks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/docks/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:56:08

• SST – build full-stack apps ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sst-build-full-stack-apps/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:56:36

• City lawyer “who made anti-Semitic slurs, sexually assaulted women and wet himself at party” is suspended https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15589827/lawyer-anti-semitic-slurs-sexually-assaulted-women-party-suspended.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:59:08

• Red Hat-sponsored puff piece about Red Hat ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/24/red-hat-readies-metal-agent-ai-infrastructure-stack-hybrid-cloud-deployments/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:05:53

• Remi Collet: 📝 Install PHP 8.5 on Fedora, RHEL, CentOS Stream, Alma, Rocky or other clone ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/02/24/Install-PHP-8.5-on-Fedora-RHEL-CentOS-Stream-Alma-Rocky-or-other-clone    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:06:21

• Use Global Hub to migrate managed clusters ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/24/use-global-hub-migrate-managed-clusters    

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

• Facing a forced migration? You have a choice with OpenShift Virtualization ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/24/migration-choice-openshift-virtualization    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:08:12

• LHB GNU/Linux Digest #26.04: git chaneglog, hard links and inodes, self-hosting tools and more ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/26-04/   

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:08:54

• OneURL: An Open-Source Linktree Alternative You Can Self-host ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/apps/oneurl/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:09:12

• chown Cheatsheet ☞ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/chown/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:10:12

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

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:13:11

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

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:13:31

• How To Install Android Studio on Fedora 43 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-android-studio-fedora-43/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:13:54

• How to Turn an Old PC into a NAS Using Ubuntu Server (Complete Guide) ☞ https://linuxhint.com/how-to-turn-an-old-pc-into-a-nas-using-ubuntu-server-complete-guide/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:16:21

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1060018/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:53:29

• Brazil floods and landslides kill at least 30 after record rainfall ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260225-brazil-floods-landslides-kill-30-record-rainfall    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:53:47

• Irving Azoff Lambasts YouTube Over Billboard Charts Pullout, Says the Platform ‘Pays Music Creators — Artists and Songwriters — Less Than Any Other Comparable Digital Service’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/23/irving-azoff-youtube-criticism/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:54:55

• Norway’s Century-Long Watch on the Northern Lights ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/science/norway-auroras-northern-lights-observatory.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:55:29

• Report: Michigan lags in preparing students for mental health careers ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/report-michigan-lags-in-preparing-students-for-mental-health-careers/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:56:17

• ‘SEAblings’ v Korea: Online spat reveals long-buried racial tensions ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/seablings-v-korea-online-spat-reveals-long-buried-racial-tensions    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:56:47

• South Korea’s birthrate, the world’s lowest, rises again amid signs of easing demographic crisis ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-birthrate-the-worlds-lowest-rises-again-amid-signs-of-easing-demographic-crisis    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:57:08

• Malaysian minister calls for royal probe into anti-graft body’s ‘corporate mafia’ claims ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-minister-calls-for-top-level-probe-into-anti-graft-bodys-corporate-mafia-claims    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:57:40

• Malaysia blocks same-sex dating websites Grindr and Blued ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-blocks-same-sex-dating-websites-grindr-and-blued    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:57:59

• US forces regret giving Seoul late notice on drills tied to China mid-air stand-off ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-forces-regret-giving-seoul-late-notice-on-drills-tied-to-china-stand-off    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:58:26

• Albanese tells Australia to 'turn the heat down' after bomb threat ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/albanese-tells-australia-to-turn-the-heat-down-after-bomb-threat    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:58:43

• China Amps Up Pressure on Japan With Restrictions on Exports ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world/asia/china-japan-export-ban.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:58:59

• Study Shows Xi’s Purges of China’s Military Run Deep ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world/asia/china-military-purges-xi.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:59:18

• China tightens Japanese trade restrictions as spat worsens ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-acts-against-40-japanese-entities-including-mitsubishi-over-military-ties    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 15:59:38

• Iran nears deal to buy supersonic anti-ship missiles from China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/iran-nears-deal-to-buy-supersonic-anti-ship-missiles-from-china    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:00:13

• Ladybird Browser Just Ported C++ Code to Rust in 2 Weeks Thanks to Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/ladybird-web-browser-rustification/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:00:50

• Liability or Liberty? Congress Should Think Twice Before Weakening Section 230 ☞ https://project-disco.org/competition/liability-or-liberty-congress-should-think-twice-before-weakening-section-230/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:01:49

• Stories came from lonely celebs and ‘hangers on’ says former Mail on Sunday editor ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/stories-came-from-lonely-celebs-and-hangers-on-says-former-mail-on-sunday-editor/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:02:34

• Alcohol Profoundly Changes The Way Your Brain Communicates, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/alcohol-profoundly-changes-the-way-your-brain-communicates-study-finds    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:02:59

• Is Your Child a Picky Eater? Here's One Thing to Try ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/is-your-child-a-picky-eater-heres-one-thing-to-try    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:03:18

• The Horse's Whinny Is a Unique Mix of Two Sounds, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-horses-whinny-is-a-unique-mix-of-two-sounds-study-finds    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:03:44

• Peak Mental Sharpness Can Boost Your Productivity by 40 Minutes a Day ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/peak-mental-sharpness-can-boost-your-productivity-by-40-minutes-a-day    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:04:01

• This Invisible Radioactive Gas Occurs at High Levels in Colorado. Here's Why. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-invisible-radioactive-gas-occurs-at-high-levels-in-colorado-heres-why    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:04:21

• AI boosted US economy by 'basically zero' in 2025, says Goldman Sachs chief economist ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-boosted-us-economy-by-basically-zero-in-2025-says-goldman-sachs-chief-economist-we-think-theres-been-a-lot-of-misreporting-of-the-impact-that-ai-investment-had-on-gdp-growth    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:05:12

• Anthropic Furious at DeepSeek for Copying Its Hey Hi (AI) Without Permission, Which Is Pretty Ironic When You Consider How It Built Claude in the First Place ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-deepseek-copying-ai    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:06:12

• OpenAI Massively Cuts Spending Plan as Reality Closes in ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-cuts-spending-plan    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:06:34

• After Being Shoved in Front of a Train, He Has Returned to the Subway ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/nyregion/joseph-lynskey-nyc-subway-shove-lawsuit.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:07:14

• D.O.J. Sues U.C.L.A. After It Refused to Pay $1 Billion Fine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/us/justice-department-ucla-lawsuit.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:07:39

• FedEx sues Convicted Felon for tariff refund ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/fedex-sues-trump-for-tariff-refund/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:08:23

• Hacks.Mozilla.Org: Goodbye innerHTML, Hello setHTML: Stronger XSS Protection in Firefox 148 ☞ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/02/goodbye-innerhtml-hello-sethtml-stronger-xss-protection-in-firefox-148/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:14:30

• IBM Did Not Fall Because of COBOL Vapourware, I.C.B.M. Still Collapses Because It's Worthless, Way Overvalued, and Very Likely Cooks the Books (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/24/IBM_Did_Not_Fall_Because_of_COBOL_Vapourware_IBM_Still_Collapse.shtml    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:15:00

• Firefox 148.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1060047/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:15:29

• Firefox Developer Experience: Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 148 ☞ https://fxdx.dev/firefox-webdriver-newsletter-148/    

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

• PocketBeagle 2 SBC gets industrial version with 1GB RAM, 64GB eMMC flash ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/24/pocketbeagle-2-sbc-gets-industrial-version-with-1gb-ram-64gb-emmc-flash/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:26:22

• ATAboy bridges old IDE drives to the 21st century with Open Source USB host bridge — powered by a Raspberry Pi RP2350 and with custom "Award" BIOS menu ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/ataboy-bridges-old-ide-drives-to-the-21st-century-with-open-source-usb-host-bridge-powered-by-a-raspberry-pi-rp2350-and-with-custom-award-bios-menu    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:26:45

• Regional Court Munich calculates Avago licence and issues injunction against Renault ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/regional-court-munich-calculates-avago-licence-and-issues-injunction-against-renault/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:27:26

• Asus and Acer back online in Germany after patent monopoly dispute took them out ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/asus-and-acer-back-online-in-germany-after-patent-dispute-took-them-out-laptops-and-desktops-still-not-available-following-injunction    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:27:45

• Software Patents: $2,000 for Cogent Insights Licensing retail patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/2/24/2000-for-cogent-insights-licensing-retail-patent-prior-art    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:28:11

• Stratacor patent monopoly validity challenge coming soon ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/2/24/stratacor-patent-validity-challenge-coming-soon    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:28:27

• K.Mizra communication patents campaign - invalidity charts coming soon ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/2/24/kmizra-patent-campaign-invalidity-charts-coming-soon    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:28:54

• Federal Circuit Affirms Section 101 Ineligibility of Hey Hi (AI) Patent in Win for Amazon ☞ https://ipwatchdog.com/2026/02/24/federal-circuit-affirms-section-101-ineligibility-ai-patent-win-amazon/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:29:26

• The Recentive Ratchet: RPI’s NLP Patent Falls to the New-Environment Rule ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/02/recentive-ratchet-environment.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:29:55

• Brian McKnight Takes Major Radio Network to Court Over Interview Gone Sideways ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/24/brian-mcknight-lawsuit-radio-interview/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:32:12

• It Turns Out ClicknClear Is Fending Off an Ugly Lawsuit Filed by a Different ‘Niche’ Licensing Specialist — Judge Grants Dismissal Motion, Plaintiff Tees Up Appeal ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/24/clicknclear-tresona-lawsuit-dismissed/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:33:18

• President Sheinbaum ponders a lawsuit against MElon ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/lawsuit-against-elon-musk/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:34:00

• Former UK ambassador to US arrested amid Epstein misconduct probe ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/former-uk-ambassador-to-us-arrested-amid-epstein-misconduct-probe/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:37:24

• Australia–Indonesia treaty a step in the right direction but gaps remain ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australia-indonesia-treaty-a-step-in-the-right-direction-but-gaps-remain/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:37:57

• EV batteries as grid infrastructure and the security risk that follows ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/ev-batteries-as-grid-infrastructure-and-the-security-risk-that-follows/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:38:51

• Suspected China spy detained in Poland at Lithuania’s request ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2849235/suspected-china-spy-detained-in-poland-at-lithuania-s-request    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:39:17

• China imposes export curbs on 40 Japanese companies as spat worsens ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/24/china-imposes-export-curbs-on-40-japanese-companies-as-spat-worsens/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:39:54

• Anonymous Fénix Members Arrested in Spain ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/anonymous-fenix-members-arrested-in-spain/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:40:53

• Taiwan Security Firm Confirms Flaw Flagged by CISA Likely Exploited by Chinese APTs ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/taiwan-security-firm-confirms-flaw-flagged-by-cisa-likely-exploited-by-chinese-apt/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:41:13

• New ‘Sandworm_Mode’ Supply Chain Attack Hits NPM ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-sandworm_mode-supply-chain-attack-hits-npm/; 

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:41:45

• VMware Aria Operations Vulnerability Could Allow Remote Code Execution ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/vmware-aria-operations-vulnerability-could-allow-remote-code-execution/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:47:16

• SPDX Cryptographic Algorithm List: February 2026 Update ☞ https://toscalix.com/2026/02/24/spdx-cryptographic-algorithm-list-february-2026-update/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:48:07

• Clonezilla 3.3.1-35 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/clonezilla    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:48:35

• Rights group calls on South Africa to protect whistleblowers ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/rights-group-calls-on-south-africa-to-protect-whistleblowers/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:49:51

• How Jeffrey Epstein Ingratiated Himself With Top Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Executives ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/technology/jeffrey-epstein-microsoft-executives.html http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:50:16

• Pope Implores Priests to Stop Writing Sermons Using Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/pope-priests-ai    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:50:39

• Open Redirects: A Forgotten Vulnerability, (Tue, Feb 24th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32742    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:52:18

• KDE Plasma 6.6.1, Bugfix Release for February ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.1/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:52:50

• Steam Next Fest (Feb 2026 Edition) is in ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/steam-next-fest-2026-02/index.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:53:15

• Inkplate 13SPECTRA 13.3-inch E-ink Spectra smart color display supports Arduino, MicroPython, ESPHome (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/24/inkplate-13spectra-a-13-3-inch-e-ink-spectra-smart-color-display-supports-arduino-micropython-esphome/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:53:50

• Ambitious developer showcases slick triple-level Quake-like game stored in tiny 64KB executable ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/ambitious-developer-showcases-slick-triple-level-quake-like-game-stored-in-tiny-64kb-executable-every-game-asset-tucked-inside-what-could-be-a-rounding-error-in-modern-app-payload-terms    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:54:41

• Louis-Philippe Véronneau: Montreal's Debian & Stuff - February 2026 ☞ https://veronneau.org/montreals-debian-stuff-february-2026.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:56:14

• HRW decries light sentencing of Cameroon massacre perpetrators ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/rights-group-decries-light-sentencing-of-cameroon-massacre-perpetrators/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:57:02

• ‘Torture’: Vilnius District residents protest German factory near their home ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2849227/torture-vilnius-district-residents-protest-german-factory-near-their-home    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:57:22

• Rights group reports forced disappearances and arbitrary arrests in Iran protest crackdown ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/rights-group-reports-forced-disappearances-and-arbitrary-arrests-in-iran-protest-crackdown/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:58:00

• Towards an industry best practice for DNSSEC automation ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/25/towards-an-industry-best-practice-for-dnssec-automation/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 16:58:31

• Migrate your VMs faster with the migration toolkit for virtualization 2.11 ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/migrate-your-vms-faster-migration-toolkit-virtualization-211    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:28:40

• IBM Red Hat promoting slop; it helps fake value ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/predictable-ai-announcing-january-and-february-validated-model-batches    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:29:27

• Instead of promoting GNU/Linux it is trying to convince people to participate in the Ponzi scheme ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-ai-enterprise-bridging-gap-experimentation-production-scale    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:30:20

• Balancing growth and efficiency — APNIC 61 Policy SIG deliberations on IPv6 and IPv4 allocation ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/24/balancing-growth-and-efficiency-apnic-61-policy-sig-deliberations-on-ipv6-and-ipv4-allocation/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:30:51

• OpenAI couldn’t finance its data centers, so it took control of the hardware instead — company's chip design aspirations lag behind Surveillance Giant Google and Amazon ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/openai-couldnt-finance-its-data-centers-so-it-took-control-of-hardware-instead    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:31:46

• Iranians Brace for War as Convicted Felon Considers Targeted Strikes ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world/middleeast/iran-preparations-war.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:32:33

• Intel Strikes Deal With a Chip Start-Up Its C.E.O. Invested In ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/technology/intel-sambanova-ceo-lip-bu-tan.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:32:54

• What's behind the latest tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/whats-behind-the-latest-tension-between-afghanistan-and-pakistan    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:33:20

• Boston Metal announces layoffs, closes Woburn plant ⚓ https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/boston-metal-announces-layoffs-closes-woburn-plant-1437714.htm | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/boston-metal-announces-layoffs-closes-woburn-plant-1437714.htm    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:35:55

• Dihydroxyacetone Man claims Iran building missiles that could reach US targets ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260225-trump-claims-iran-building-missiles-that-could-reach-us-targets    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:36:40

• Strengthening the foundation: Access Now embraces new co-leadership model ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/strengthening-the-foundation-access-now-embraces-new-co-leadership-model/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:37:22

• Spear-phishing: how to stay safe and prevent advanced attacks against civil society ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/event/digital-security-webinars/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:37:46

• Australia's Cyber Agency Releases Azul, an Open Source Malware Analysis Repository ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/azul-malware-analysis-repository/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:38:23

• ‘Arkanix Stealer’ Malware Disappears Shortly After Debut ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/arkanix-stealer-malware-disappears-shortly-after-debut/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:38:53

• Firefox Tooling Announcements: Firefox Profiler Deployment (February 24, 2026) ☞ https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-profiler-deployment-february-24-2026/147519    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:39:29

• Paramount Raises Its Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/business/paramount-netflix-warner-bros-discovery.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:39:52

• Rümeysa Öztürk: I Saw the Horrors of ICE Detention Firsthand. It is No Place for a Child. ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/rumeysa-ozturk-i-saw-the-horrors-of-ice-detention-firsthand-it-is-no-place-for-a-child    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:40:28

• Dynamic Music Pill puts slick media controls in your GNOME panel ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/dynamic-music-pill-gnome-panel-media-controller    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:49:41

• FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, March 6, starting at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC) ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2026-03-06-irc    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:50:08

• GNU Awk 5.4.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1060050/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:51:05

• renux – terminal-based bulk file renamer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/renux-terminal-based-bulk-file-renamer/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:51:58

• Master the Essential Keyboard Shortcuts in GNU/Linux Mint to Feel Like a Pro User ☞ https://itsfoss.com/linux-mint-keyboard-shortcuts/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:52:19

• Making the Case for a Modern Synaptic-Style Package Manager on GNU/Linux ☞ https://itsfoss.com/modern-synaptic-style-package-manager/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:52:43

• ELEGANCE 26.0.3 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/elegance    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:53:20

• CentOS 10-20260223 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/centos    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:53:48

• John Goerzen: Screen Power Saving in the GNU/Linux Console ☞ https://changelog.complete.org/archives/42061-screen-power-saving-in-the-linux-console    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:55:04

• New toy: Installing openSUSE Tumbleweed on the HP Z2 Mini ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/new-toy-installing-opensuse-tumbleweed-on-hp-z2-mini/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:55:27

• 6 Top Free and Open Source Swift Web Frameworks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-swift-web-frameworks/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:56:04

• Championing a Cause ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/24/Championing_a_Cause.shtml    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:56:19

• Security and blobs, by Alex Oliva (GNU Linux-Libre) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/23/Security_and_blobs_by_Alex_Oliva_GNU_Linux_Libre.shtml    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:56:36

• Linux Kernel 7.0 Release Candidate Comes Out, Stallman Turns 73 in Three Weeks ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/23/Linux_Kernel_7_0_Release_Candidate_Comes_Out_Stallman_Turns_73_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:56:53

• D7VK 1.4 Released    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:57:16

• CGIT 1.3 is out    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:57:39

• Unraid 7.2.4 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/unraid    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:57:57

• 4MLinux 50.1 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/4mlinux    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:58:13

• Mabox 26.02 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/mabox    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:58:31

• Ultimate 2026.02.24 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/ultimate    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:58:50

• You’re being lied to ☞ https://alirezahayati.com/2026/02/youre-being-lied-to/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:59:20

• LibreOffice Online: a fresh start ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/24/libreoffice-online-a-fresh-start/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 17:59:56

• Restarting LibreOffice Online ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1060087/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:00:14

• SFC signs open letter to Keep Android Open ☞ https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/feb/24/keep-android-open/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:04:48

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Squeezes Cuba ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world/cuba-trump-oil-tourism-russia-economy.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:05:18

• Russia Moves Closer to Banning Telegram App, Saying It Foments Terrorism ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world/europe/russia-telegram-pavel-durov-terrorism.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:05:39

• Lithuanian conservatives seek more restrictions on Russians, Belarusians buying property ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2849426/lithuanian-conservatives-seek-more-restrictions-on-russians-belarusians-buying-property    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:06:05

• Ex-L3Harris executive sentenced to 87 months in prison for selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/l3harris-executive-peter-williams-sentenced-zero-day-exploits-russia/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:06:32

• Same War, Different Message: Convicted Felon Tonight vs. Biden Four Years Ago ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/us/politics/biden-trump-ukraine-russia.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:06:59

• Russia Remade Its Economy for War, but It’s Come at a Huge Cost ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-future.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:07:54

• Ukraine Battlefield Dead Could Reach 500,000 in Fifth Year, Estimates Suggest ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world/europe/ukraine-war-deaths.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:08:13

• The Russians Turning to Surveillance Giant Google Maps in Search of Missing Soldiers ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-russians-turning-to-google-maps-in-search-of-missing-soldiers    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:08:27

• 'Sea Of Pain': Emotional Ceremonies Held Across Ukraine As Russia's Full-Scale Invasion Enters 5th Year ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/33686274.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:08:44

• How Lithuania is marking 4th anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2849164/how-lithuania-is-marking-4th-anniversary-of-russia-s-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:09:01

• Global commitment crucial for Ukraine justice, Amnesty International says ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/global-commitment-crucial-for-ukraine-justice-amnesty-international-says/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:09:21

• Statement on the Fourth Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine ☞ https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/24/fourth-anniversary-of-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:09:46

• Four years of war in Ukraine: An organization turns civilian cars into tactical assets ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260224-four-years-of-war-in-ukraine-an-organization-turns-civilian-cars-into-tactical-assets    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:10:04

• Four years of war in Ukraine: 'Time is on Ukraine’s side', argues an analyst ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/four-years-of-war-in-ukraine-time-is-on-ukraine-s-side-argues-an-analyst    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:10:22

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:10:35

• War in Ukraine: Children who fled Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories share their stories ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260224-war-in-ukraine-children-who-fled-russian-occupied-ukrainian-territories-share-their-stories    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:11:00

• Ukraine allies scramble on anniversary date: Is it Europe's war now? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20260224-ukraine-allies-scramble-on-anniversary-date-is-it-europe-s-war-now    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:11:18

• 'We are not victims, we sacrifice our lives to protect freedom and democracy all over the world' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/we-are-not-victims-we-sacrifice-our-lives-to-protect-freedom-and-democracy-all-over-the-world    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:11:37

• 'Ukrainians are getting ready to fight as long as needed', Director of Amnesty Intl Ukraine says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/ukrainians-are-getting-ready-to-fight-as-long-as-needed-director-of-amnesty-intl-ukraine-says    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:11:53

• How Russia has finetuned its disinformation campaign in 4 years of Ukraine war ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260224-how-russia-has-finetuned-its-disinformation-campaign-in-4-years-of-ukraine-war    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:12:19

• Latvia continues supporting Ukraine as four years pass since Russia's war started ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/24.02.2026-latvia-continues-supporting-ukraine-as-four-years-pass-since-russias-war-started.a636066/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:13:20

• VIDEO: Rally in support of Ukraine 'Together until Victory' ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/video/24.02.2026-video-rally-in-support-of-ukraine-together-until-victory.a636071/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:13:37

• LSM Ukrainian service marks four years of war ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/24.02.2026-lsm-ukrainian-service-marks-four-years-of-war.a636075/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:14:00

• President Rinkēvičs' speech on the fourth anniversary of war in Ukraine ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/president/24.02.2026-president-rinkevics-speech-on-the-fourth-anniversary-of-war-in-ukraine.a636078/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:14:13

• Ukraine support events in Latvia on February 24th ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/24.02.2026-ukraine-support-events-in-latvia-on-february-24th.a636079/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:14:31

• The Latvian surgeons helping and learning from Ukraine's defenders ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/24.02.2026-the-latvian-surgeons-helping-and-learning-from-ukraines-defenders.a634977/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:14:47

• Latvian government approves another 1.9 million for Ukraine ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/24.02.2026-latvian-government-approves-another-19-million-for-ukraine.a636160/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:15:04

• Siliņa stands shoulder to shoulder with Zelenskyy in Kyiv ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/24.02.2026-silina-stands-shoulder-to-shoulder-with-zelenskyy-in-kyiv.a636122/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:15:20

• WATCH AGAIN: Evening gathering in support of Ukraine in Rīga ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/video/24.02.2026-watch-again-evening-gathering-in-support-of-ukraine-in-riga.a636173/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:15:38

• Braže to UN: 'No-one is safe from Russia’s imperial ambitions' ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/24.02.2026-braze-to-un-no-one-is-safe-from-russias-imperial-ambitions.a636223/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:15:57

• Nordics and Baltics issue joint statement in support of Ukraine ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/24.02.2026-nordics-and-baltics-issue-joint-statement-in-support-of-ukraine.a636234/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:16:20

• Joint Statement by the President of the European Commission, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Parliament on the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_26_458    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:16:54

• Statement by President von der Leyen with President Costa and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_26_465    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:17:10

• G7 leaders' statement on the war in Ukraine ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_26_467    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:17:40

• Commissioner Roswall's speech at a film screening to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_26_468    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:18:00

• Fake 'security', back doors! ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-SEV-SNP-BTB-Isolation    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:18:28

• $3,000 awarded for Cloud-Native Heroes Challenge - prior art found on Valtrus '686 ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/2/18/3000-awarded-for-cloud-native-heroes-challenge-prior-art-found-on-valtrus-686    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:19:10

• South Africa secures release of more nationals lured to Ukraine war ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/south-africa-secures-release-of-more-nationals-lured-to-ukraine-war    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:19:32

• Democrats Introduce Bill to Require Age Verification on Linux, backdoored Windows ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/democrats-introduce-bill-to-require    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:19:54

• How ‘Sandwich Money’ Can Keep Independent FOSS Reporting Alive ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/02/how-sandwich-money-can-keep-independent-foss-reporting-alive/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:21:15

• Slop Boosters and 'Hype Agents' Render Themselves Irrelevant and the General Public Becomes Incredulous Due to "Bros Who Cry Wolf!" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/24/Slop_Boosters_and_Hype_Agents_Render_Themselves_Irrelevant_and_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:21:33

• South Korean health officials deny use of contaminated Covid-19 vaccines ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-health-officials-deny-use-of-contaminated-covid-19-vaccines    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:22:09

• Pluralistic: Socialist excellence in New York City (24 Feb 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/24/mamdani-thought/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:23:19

• 6 commands to clean up your Ubuntu system from the terminal https://www.howtogeek.com/6-commands-to-clean-up-your-ubuntu-system-from-the-terminal/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:27:36

• Jeffrey Epstein (underage sex trafficking) connected 'Linux' Foundation https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/linux-foundation-showcases-open-collaboration-across-ai-5g-cloud-native-telco-and-digital-skills-at-mwc-barcelona-2026-302694756.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:30:03

• Lilbits: Pebble smartwatches, Linux 7.0, and the uncertain future for Lenovo Legion Go graphics drivers https://liliputing.com/lilbits-pebble-smartwatches-linux-7-0-and-the-uncertain-future-for-lenovo-legion-go-graphics-drivers/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:30:31

• Firefox is about to drop support for older Windows versions – says if you can’t upgrade, then switch to Linux https://www.pcguide.com/pro/news-pro/firefox-is-about-to-drop-support-for-older-windows-versions-says-if-you-cant-upgrade-then-switch-to-linux/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:31:19

• Elektrobit integrates safety-certified Linux OS into Mobileye Drive Level-4 platform https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/auto-technology/elektrobit-brings-safetycertified-linux-to-mobileye-drive-level-4-autonomous-driving-platform/128750492    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:31:53

• I'm still using this 30-year-old Linux backup tool, and you should too https://www.howtogeek.com/still-using-this-30-year-old-backup-tool-linux/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:32:29

• 8 quick tweaks that make a Linux desktop harder to break https://www.howtogeek.com/how-do-i-make-linux-desktop-feel-bulletproof-in-15-minutes/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:32:48

• "Desert OS is easy to use, fast, stable, and probably far more elegant than what you're already running." https://www.zdnet.com/article/desert-os-linux-distro-bring-spare-pc-back-to-life/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:33:49

• Nvidia is looking for Linux driver engineers specifically to improve Vulkan and Proton support on its GPUs https://www.pcguide.com/news/nvidia-is-looking-for-linux-driver-engineers-specifically-to-improve-vulkan-and-proton-support-on-its-gpus/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:34:20

• Elektrobit and Mobileye announce collaboration for autonomous vehicle solutions https://www.stocktitan.net/news/INTC/elektrobit-and-mobileye-announce-collaboration-for-autonomous-xp5t74bh96qk.html    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:34:48

• Why Linux still isn't ready for your laptop in 2026 https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-isnt-ready-for-laptops/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:35:32

• Mobileye Global Integrates Elektrobit's EB Corbos Linux For Safety Applications Into Mobileye Drive https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mobileye-global-integrates-elektrobits-eb-corbos-linux-safety-applications-mobileye-drive    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:36:07

• Mobileye Drive adopts Elektrobit safety-compliant Linux OS https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/mobileye-drive-adopts-elektrobit-safety-compliant-linux-os/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:36:47

• "A bill with a goal and vague language on how to achieve it." https://itsfoss.com/news/colorado-age-attestation-bill/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:39:03

• "I will be starting to write little snippets of Lali[0] code, with the intention of spreading beauty of lambda programming :-) ." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2026-02-25__Lali_Lambda:_has.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:44:28

• "On IRC, @bss@ill.moe asked for feedback on a map. Based on what I know about the landscape here in Switzerland, here are some basic guidelines." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-02-25-maps    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:45:15

• "In my continuing quest to make apps that I use available to myself on the new mobile OS I switched to, I have created a Meshtastic client for Ubuntu Touch. I call it Indra, after the concept of "Indra's net," a net whose jewels reflect every other jewel perfectly." gemini://agnos.is/posts/indra-meshtastic-for-ubuntu-touch.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:45:48

• "What a bad timing to fall sick. I started to feel bad aboard the ship that made the transfer from earth to the Outpost. So much, that I didn't passed the temperature check when it was time to get on the station." gemini://orbitaloutpost.club/~kaze/gemlog/2026-02-25-badtiming.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:46:32

• "I couldn't understand why he couldn't understand. Why his astute insights gained from military and political service, and long political commitments, were lost in the last few years' current affairs. What was unspeakable to him?" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-02-25-yes.txt    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:47:56

• "It's common for people in the US and beyond to blame America's shortcomings on, or credit her strengths to, the current political regime." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202602/20260225-change-from-the-ground-up.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:48:58

• "It's just over year since my last day of paid employment, and I thought this would be a good time to reflect on how I feel about retirement. In general, I love being retired." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lars_the_bear/retired.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:49:45

• "I'm fortunate enough to have a walk-in shower room in my house, something I think is quite unusual in Britain. It's just a small space, lined on all sides by traditional ceramic tiles, with a shower head in the middle." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lars_the_bear/ignoring_problem.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:50:41

• "For most of my working life I was an experimental scientist or an engineer of some sort. I got used to dealing with statistical methods and, over time, developed a feel for what you could do with statistics" gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lars_the_bear/statisticsfor.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:51:32

• "Supplyframe has announced a new feature for its Findchips service, which lets builders search for parts from a wide variety of vendors: a tariff estimator, designed to simplify the process of importing parts and swerve stick shock when it hits Customs." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202602/20260225-tariff.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:53:06

• "I've published 1.5 academic books in my working life. The "half book" ended up as a special edition of the Journal of Physics (IIRC), rather than a full book, because the Research Council that was paying me to write it ran out of money." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lars_the_bear/textbook.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:54:36

• "I have to admit that I wasn't all that impressed with the Gemini protocol when it was first announced. I certainly liked the _idea_, but I thought both the protocol and the basic 'gemtext' file format would be too restrictive." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lars_the_bear/back_to_gemini.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:55:29

• "One day I had the usual two lungs; the next day, only one." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lars_the_bear/lung.gmi    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 18:56:24

• "This release also implements mechanisms for cloning 4kn disks to 512n/e disks and 512n/e disks to 4kn disks." https://9to5linux.com/clonezilla-live-3-3-1-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-improved-bitlocker-support    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 19:03:27

• Skate Developer Full Circle Announces Layoffs Less Than Six Months After Skate’s Early Access Launch https://wccftech.com/skate-developer-full-circle-announces-layoffs-less-than-six-months-after-skate-early-access-release/    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 19:35:22

• Repeating Microsoft's propaganda, excuses, fantasies https://shanakaanslemperera.substack.com/p/microsofts-226-billion-shadow    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 19:38:06

• There is nothing enigmatic about pyramid scams. They're scams. The jargon and the twisting is part of the marketing.    

posted Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 19:38:50

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