Roy Schestowitz

• If You Value Privacy, Follow the Likes of Eben Moglen, Phil Zimmermann, and Richard Stallman, Not Back Doors' Boosters Who Mislabel Themselves as Security Experts (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/26/If_You_Value_Privacy_Follow_the_Likes_of_Eben_Moglen_Phil_Zimme.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:48:58

• TECNO unveils thin modular smartphone concept with magnetic cameras, battery, and gamepad add-ons ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/26/tecno-unveils-thin-modular-smartphone-concept-with-magnetic-cameras-battery-and-gamepad-add-ons/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:49:26

• Q4OS 6 Andromeda: More Than Just Debian on a Diet for Old Machines ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/02/q4os-6-andromeda-more-than-just-debian-on-a-diet-for-old-machines/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:50:03

• Why Pay for FOSS Force? ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/02/why-pay-for-foss-force/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:50:30

• Reporting Andrew arrest, robot reporters at Mediahuis and Dom’s verdict on Prince Harry trial ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/podcast-future-of-media-explained/reporting-andrew-arrest-robot-reporters-at-mediahuis-and-doms-verdict-on-prince-harry-trial/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:51:38

• How hosted control planes are getting smarter about resource management ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/26/how-hosted-control-planes-are-getting-smarter-about-resource-management    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:52:29

• Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Counts On Next Talks With US, Russia in March, Urges Meeting With Putin ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-strikes-ukraine-us-talks-geneva-peace/33688699.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:52:51

• 15 South Africans Duped Into Fighting for Russia in Ukraine Return Home ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/world/africa/russia-ukraine-south-africa-fighters.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:53:08

• Ukrainian medics find new lives in Daugavpils ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/26.02.2026-ukrainian-medics-find-new-lives-in-daugavpils.a636450/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:53:28

• Hungary steps up rhetoric over Russian oil disruption ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/hungary-steps-up-rhetoric-over-russian-oil-disruption    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:53:41

• Klaipėda terminal receives American LNG shipment for Ukraine ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2851249/klaipeda-terminal-receives-american-lng-shipment-for-ukraine    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:54:11

• The Secret of How Ukraine’s Lifesaving Air-Raid Alarms Work ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/world/europe/ukraine-russia-kharkiv-air-raid-alarms.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:54:33

• Russia Launches Big Strikes Before U.S.-Ukraine Talks in Geneva ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/world/europe/russia-attack-ukraine-talks.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:54:49

• Security Service pushes case of war crime glorification in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/26.02.2026-security-service-pushes-case-of-war-crime-glorification-in-latvia.a636523/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:55:07

• Latvia, Lithuania, Poland to team up tackling border "hybrid attacks" ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/26.02.2026-latvia-lithuania-poland-to-team-up-tackling-border-hybrid-attacks.a636460/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:55:27

• US Sanctions Russian Exploit Broker Operation Zero ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/us-sanctions-russian-exploit-broker-operation-zero/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:55:44

• Denmark calls an early election following tense US-Greenland standoff ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/denmark-calls-an-early-election-following-tense-us-greenland-standoff    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:56:03

• Famous Criminal Bill Gates admits affairs but denies involvement in Epstein crimes ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/bill-gates-admits-affairs-but-denies-involvement-in-epstein-crimes http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:56:41

• Vilnius court convicts pro-Russian activist for denying Soviet crimes ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2851411/vilnius-court-convicts-pro-russian-activist-for-denying-soviet-crimes    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:57:01

• Lithuania’s culture minister wants entry bans for artists performing in Russia, Belarus ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2851150/lithuania-s-culture-minister-wants-entry-bans-for-artists-performing-in-russia-belarus    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:57:28

• EU Sanctions Envoy Visits Bishkek Amid Concerns Over Russian Circumvention ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-sanctions-envoy-kyrgyzstan-russia-sanctions-circumvention/33688855.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:57:45

• Russia to help select and train first Myanmar cosmonaut ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-to-help-select-and-train-first-myanmar-cosmonaut    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:58:00

• Germany’s Oil and Gas Output Is Dwindling as Prices Rise ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/business/germanys-oil-and-gas-output-is-dwindling-as-prices-rise.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:58:20

• Belarusian opposition leader says move from Vilnius to Warsaw was prompted by security ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2851134/belarusian-opposition-leader-says-move-from-vilnius-to-warsaw-was-prompted-by-security    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:58:38

• EU extends sanctions on Belarus ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2851303/eu-extends-sanctions-on-belarus    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:58:51

• Suno Tops Two Million Subs and $300 Million in Annual Recurring Revenue, CEO Says — As a New ‘Rolling Cipher’ Decision Takes Center Stage in Multiple Copyright Suits ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/26/suno-subscribers-february-2026/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:59:19

• Are Opt-Outs Impossible? Musician Continues to Fire Back Against Stability Hey Hi (AI) In Training-Focused Infringement Suit ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/25/stability-ai-anders-manga-dismissal-motions/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 04:59:36

• DOJ Says Patent Examiner Will Pay $500,000 to Resolve Alleged Ethics Reform Act Violation ☞ https://ipwatchdog.com/2026/02/26/doj-patent-examiner-pay-500000-resolve-alleged-ethics-reform-act-violation/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:00:09

• Capital for migration deterrence: Berlin-based drone and surveillance firms are also beneficiaries of EU’s border regime ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2026/02/26/capital-for-migration-deterrence-berlin-based-drones-and-surveillance-companies-are-also-beneficiaries-of-the-eu-border-regime/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:00:37

• Berlin aims to become a new drone metropolis – the chancellor and his deputy are helping with start-up funding ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2026/02/26/berlin-aims-to-become-a-new-drone-metropolis-the-chancellor-and-his-deputy-are-helping-with-start-up-funding/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:00:57

• The Document Foundation Releases LibreOffice 26.2.1 with Contributions from Community and Ecosystem Partners ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/26/tdf-releases-libreoffice-2621/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:01:34

• Reddit Fined $19 Million USD by UK for "Not Checking the Age of Users" ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/reddit-fined-19-million-usd-by-uk    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:01:53

• Samsung’s antitrust claim against ZTE dismissed in Frankfurt ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/samsungs-antitrust-claim-against-zte-dismissed-in-frankfurt/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:02:21

• Patent Examiner Pays $500K for Financial Conflicts — But the Real Story may be Systemic ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/02/patent-examiner-pays-500k-for-financial-conflicts-but-the-real-story-may-be-systemic.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:02:53

• Not So Sure: Federal Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment of Inequitable Conduct Despite Inventor’s ‘Smoking Gun’ Statement ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/02/not-so-sure-federal-circuit-vacates-summary-judgment-of-inequitable-conduct-despite-inventors-smoking-gun-statement.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:03:12

• No proven link between Duterte speeches and drug deaths: Defence at ICC ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/no-proven-link-between-duterte-speeches-and-drug-deaths-defence-at-icc    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:03:41

• They Helped Women Fight Online Abuse. They Were Barred From the U.S. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/technology/hateaid-online-abuse-free-speech-europe.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:04:04

• Raspberry Pi CM5 mini-ITX-compatible carrier board features up to nine Ethernet ports for NVR, Smart Home, and Edge Hey Hi (AI) applications ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/26/raspberry-pi-cm5-mini-itx-compatible-carrier-board-features-up-to-nine-ethernet-ports-for-nvr-smart-home-and-edge-ai-applications/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:04:37

• WordPress 7.0 Beta 2 ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2026/02/wordpress-7-0-beta-2/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:05:04

• Brown-nosing Microsoft and its Proprietary Spyware https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-extension-1.12.0-for-vs-code-released    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:05:40

• Hillary Clinton Denies Knowing Epstein or His Crimes in a Tense Deposition ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/us/politics/hillary-clinton-epstein-deposition-lauren-boebert.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:06:26

• Netdata is a seriously impressive server monitoring tool ☞ https://thenewstack.io/netdata-is-a-seriously-impressive-server-monitoring-tool-to-keep-you-up-to-date-on-insights/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:07:48

• Lepton XDS dual-camera module combines 160 x 120 thermal imager with 5MP RGB camera ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/27/lepton-xds-dual-camera-module-combines-160-x-120-thermal-imager-with-5mp-rgb-camera/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:08:12

• Pgpool-II 4.7.1, 4.6.6, 4.5.11, 4.4.16 and 4.3.19 are now officially released. ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgpool-ii-471-466-4511-4416-and-4319-are-now-officially-released-3247/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:08:40

• Hong Kong gov’t mulls appeal after tycoon Jimmy Lai fraud conviction overturned ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/26/hong-kong-govt-mulls-appeal-after-tycoon-jimmy-lai-fraud-conviction-overturned/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:09:17

• OpenAI Says Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot refused to help Chinese influence operations ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/openai-says-chatgpt-refused-to-help-chinese-influence-operations    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:10:01

• Women are falling in love with AI. It’s a problem for Beijing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/women-are-falling-in-love-with-ai-its-a-problem-for-beijing    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:10:15

• Building a Secure XMPP Bot: A Deep Dive into OMEMO Implementation with QXmpp ☞ https://shibe-bit.github.io/Omemo/OmemoImplementation    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:10:46

• Why Do We Need OMEMO? ☞ https://shibe-bit.github.io/Omemo/WhatIsOmemo    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:11:09

• ‘The blind cell is the stark reality’ ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/the-blind-cell-is-the-stark-reality-317122    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:11:39

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-02-28.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:13:40

• "Blastoff! 🚀 And we're again part of the Geminispace! 🧑‍🚀" gemini://robida.net/entries/2026/02/27/blastoff-and-were-again-part-of-the-geminispace    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:14:26

• "It's a record for storing latitude, longitude, and altitude. I've modified by blog engine so that when I post a checkin it updates the LOC record for my domain." gemini://robida.net/entries/2026/02/27/loc-records    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:15:10

• 7 worm twelveth day gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/wormTwelve    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:17:22

• He definitely seems to have been sacked for SLOP! So "AI literacy" gets you SACKED. Take note. https://arstechnica.com/author/benjedwards/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:23:55

• "Now that Anthropic has rejected the Pentagon's demands, maybe IBM can step up to the plate and offer its AI to Hegseth." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kj683zvh    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:38:49

• slobthomas https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/after-ibms-worst-day-on-stock-market-ibm-senior-vice-president-rob-thomas-to-everyone-betting-on-ai-new-ai-tools-emerge-every-week-what-they-do-not-change-is-/articleshow/128759395.cms    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:40:21

• Linux explores new way of authenticating developers and their code - here's how it works https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-kernel-maintainers-new-way-of-authenticating-developers-and-code/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 05:47:21

• Many MSFT employees 'retiring' now    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 06:31:20

• But not just MSFT. "After 14 incredible years with HPE Financial Services, I have decided to retire and today is my last day with HPE as I begin the next season of my life."    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 06:33:08

• "A great deal of Superbender’s well-detailed Instructables tutorial focuses on the construction of the wall, but the electronic elements are what interest us." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/02/27/turning-a-climbing-wall-into-an-interactive-game/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:25:09

• "The Ware for January 2026 is a FNIRSI DPS-150. Tim nailed it almost immediately; congrats, email me for your prize!" ☛ https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2026/winner-name-that-ware-january-2026/ | Source: Bunnie Huang    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:25:25

• "Do I sense a theme? Welcome to the tour of the various little gadgets I have littered around my desk for test & measurement!" ☛ https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2026/name-that-ware-february-2026/ | Source: Bunnie Huang    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:25:46

• "Besides the cooling issue, I had no issues with the pre-launch hardware I tested. I was especially impressed by the quality of Exaviz's documentation, even though they hadn't publicly launched the product while I was testing." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/upgrading-my-open-source-pi-surveillance-server-frigate/ | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:26:06

• "We have a roundup of assorted announcements and updates for you today across every part of Framework. First, we’ve seen incredible progress over the last year in gaming on Linux." ☛ https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/updates-and-livestream | Source: Framework Computer BV    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:26:22

• "Google is refusing to hand over subscriber data for dozens of Gmail users in an ongoing piracy lawsuit at an Illinois federal court." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/google-invokes-first-amendment-to-shield-gmail-users-from-piracy-subpoena/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:41:00

• "Just four corporations — Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta, and BASF" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/02/agriculture-patents-seed-food-system/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:41:34

• "I just noticed that BBC iPlayer has a From the Archive category." ☛ https://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2026/02/26/bbc-iplayer-archive/ | Source: Phil Gyford    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:42:12

• "The new prison that the federal government proposes to open in Social Circle, about 40 miles southeast of Atlanta, would house four to five times that many." ☛ https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/27/bookman-ice-is-bullying-its-way-into-georgia-communities-with-massive-warehouses/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:42:44

• "This post is part of a series called #WebAccessibilityFails, where I collect common issues I find in accessibility audits so that you can avoid them in the future." ☛ https://www.matuzo.at/blog/2026/put-aria-hidden-on-presentational-svgs | Source: Manuel Matuzović    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:42:57

• "In the previous post, I explained how to hide presentational SVGs using aria-hidden="true". That's a reliable technique, but sometimes I see developers use role="presentation" instead, which may or may not work as expected." ☛ https://www.matuzo.at/blog/2026/role-presentation-no-alternative-for-aria-hidden | Source: Manuel Matuzović    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:43:10

• "They’re talking about snowballs thrown at police officers in Washington Square Park earlier this week, an incident that should have been answered with the officer laughing it off or ignoring it completely." ☛ https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/who-are-the-real-extremists | Source: Ken Klippenstein    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:43:25

• "Brent Renaud (1971-2022) would probably have disagreed." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/photojournalism/is-photojournalism-worth-dying-for-oscar-nominated-documentary-on-war-photographer-killed-in-ukraine-begs-question | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:47:22

• "According to HRANA News Agency, citing Didban Iran, Mr. Mohaymeni was arrested at his home in Gorgan on the evening of Thursday, February 26, 2026." ☛ https://www.en-hrana.org/journalist-abdolnaser-mohaymeni-arrested-in-gorgan/ | Source: Human rights Activists News Agency    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:47:35

• "In response to H.R. 7661, introduced on February 24, American Library Association President Sam Helmick issued the following statement: [...]" ☛ https://www.ala.org/news/2026/02/ala-denounces-HR-7661 | Source: American Library Association    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:48:20

• "It also unleashed the mass dissemination of AI-created images shared thousands of times on social media." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/tiktok-disinformation-the-other-weapon-in-mexico-violence-256046507 | Source: RTL    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:48:45

• "What he is actually doing, if he succeeds, is building an extraordinarily effective legal defense mechanism for child predators." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/25/west-virginias-anti-apple-csam-lawsuit-would-help-child-predators-walk-free/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:53:40

• "Today, Apple announced iPhone and iPad are the first and only consumer devices in compliance with the information assurance requirements of NATO nations." ☛ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/02/iphone-and-ipad-approved-to-handle-classified-nato-information/ | Source: Apple Inc    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:53:54

• "The decision could immediately impact numerous major tech companies that use Claude in their line of work for the Pentagon, including Palantir and AWS." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/policy/886632/pentagon-designates-anthropic-supply-chain-risk-ai-standoff | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:54:08

• "There are two main points of contention — mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons — that Anthropic has taken a concrete stance on." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/claude-wont-be-allowed-to-engage-in-mass-surveillance-or-power-fully-autonomous-weapons-anthropic-refuses-to-lower-ai-guardrails-for-the-pentagon | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:54:22

• "If people currently relying on transit are forced to get a car" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/02/trump-administration-transportation-funding-cuts/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:55:18

• "The Georgia Senate avoided voting on Senate Bill 34, which moved out of committee earlier this week" ☛ https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/26/data-center-bill-stalls-after-last-minute-change-opposed-by-industry-finds-support/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:55:46

• "It would be another 38 minutes before an ABC News journalist posted on social media about the sex offender’s death" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/fbi-4chan-jeffrey-epstein-death-b2929226.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:58:45

• "The Epstein files show that while private equity giant Apollo Global Management allegedly stripped companies, wiped out small investors" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/02/epstein-files-leon-black-billionaires/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:59:05

• "The Colorado River currently supports 40 million people and $1.4 trillion in annual economic activity in seven U.S. states and Mexico" ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-colorado-river-is-nearing-collapse-its-trumps-problem-now/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 07:59:48

• "Their trip was halted when Syrian officials denied exit permission" ☛ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/how-the-us-created-a-vacuum-for-is-linked-cohort-trying-to-return-to-australia/oh8w5pdba | Source: SBS    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:01:03

• "The social media provisions did not originate in that bill, however." ☛ https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/27/indiana-youth-social-media-crackdown-advances-to-governors-desk/ | Source: The Indiana Capital Chronicle    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:01:15

• "The group is talking about Epstein and filming propaganda videos in Roblox as a form of 'digital Jihad,' researchers say" ☛ https://www.404media.co/the-islamic-state-is-using-ai-to-resurrect-dead-leaders-and-platforms-are-failing-to-moderate-it/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:01:28

• "Why am I writing this today? Because I am deeply concerned about users losing their most sacred data" ☛ https://blog.timcappalli.me/p/passkeys-prf-warning/ |    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:07:35

• "A US federal district judge on Thursday ruled that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) violated the Internal Revenue Code" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/us-federal-judge-rules-irs-violated-federal-law-by-disclosing-thousands-of-taxpayers-confidential-information-to-ice/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:08:00

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ransomware-hospitals-tv-irl | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:08:42

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/ransomware-gang-blackmailed-fake-fsb-officer | Source: Bitdefender    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:08:56

• "They said students are more sociable, bullying has significantly decreased and the change can even be seen in school hallways." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20212749 | Source: YLE    

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

• "In this edited conversation, Cohen explains why the Los Angeles trial, which began Feb. 9" ☛ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/02/is-social-media-responsible-for-what-happens-to-users/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:09:51

• "Thanks to Kottke for sharing this article from The Register: Why AI writing is so generic, boring, and dangerous: Semantic ablation." ☛ https://sals.place/ai-writing-and-semantic-ablation/ | Source: Sal    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:10:38

• "To address these issues, I’ve just released the first version of Moonshine Note Taker, for Macs." ☛ https://petewarden.com/2026/02/27/launching-a-free-open-source-on-device-transcription-app/ | Source: Pete Warden    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:10:54

• "One way you can solve the problem is by buying software that does this. And in a way, you should." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/macos-ntfs-write.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:11:28

• "In this article, we'll examine the history of ATMs—by IBM." ☛ https://computer.rip/2026-02-27-ibm-atm.html | Source: J B Crawford    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:11:56

• ">This nearly indestructible black and gray powder-coated 20 gauge steel constructed 8 drawer cabinet" ☛ https://boffosocko.com/2026/02/27/the-deluxe-steelcase-field-notes-notebooks-archive/ | Source: Chris Aldrich    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:12:18

• "The series of problems in recent months with Gyro 3 prompted calls for a private servicing mission to Hubble." ☛ https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4808/1 | Source: The Space Review    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:19:52

• "An auspicious anniversary passed for me this week, as it’s a decade since I started writing for Hackaday." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/02/27/reflections-on-ten-years-with-the-wrencher/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:20:43

• "Not everyone can afford art." ☛ https://cendyne.dev/posts/2026-02-27-from-fargo-to-zebra.html | Source: Cendyne Naga    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:21:10

• "In the past year, I occasionally required another Java Development Kit besides the usual one defined in $JAVA_HOME" ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/02/managing-multiple-dev-ecosystems/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:35:39

• "Open source software is built on passion, time, and dedication." ☛ https://webtechie.be/post/2026-02-27-pi4j-commonhaus/ | Source: Frank Delporte    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:36:00

• "Pytest’s parametrize is a great feature for writing tests without repeating yourself needlessly" ☛ https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202602/pytest_parameter_functions | Source: Ned Batchelder    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:37:48

• +1 for observing the trajectory https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Limits-of-Privacy:1?lid=watchlater    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:38:21

• "The Economics of Faltering Fascism - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-economics-of-faltering-fascism    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:38:44

• "Office Hours: Is Epstein really, finally, about to destroy Trump?" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-is-epstein-finally-about    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:39:11

• "There Are ‘Questions’ About Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’—But Don’t Expect AP to Answer Them — FAIR" https://fair.org/home/there-are-questions-about-trumps-board-of-peace-but-dont-expect-ap-to-answer-them/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:39:35

• "The Swedish naval vessel reportedly took countermeasures to jam the drone." https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-says-russian-drone-flew-near-french-aircraft-carrier/a-76159754    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:40:04

• Election campaign taboo | "Valgkampstabu | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/valgkampstabu    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:41:05

• "We've overestimated Russia for too long" https://kyivindependent.com/weve-overestimated-russia-for-too-long/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:41:31

• "ORG and European civil society organisations have warned about the reliance on a few dominant companies for digital infrastructure, particularly in light of recent geopolitical uncertainty." ☛ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/cory-doctorow-joins-european-civil-society-to-demand-rebalancing-of-digital-power/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:42:30

• "I recently attended a presentation by the local Tech Resistance which is part of Charlie Angus’s Resistance network." ☛ https://smist08.wordpress.com/2026/02/27/moving-off-american-tech-continued/ | Source: Stephen Smith    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:42:58

• "Honestly, I don’t want to care about self-hosting my files." ☛ https://janlukas.blog/posts/migrated-to-nextcloud | Source: Jan-Lukas Else    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:43:35

• "Currently, I use ox-hugo to build a static site from a single Org file" ☛ https://www.emacs.dyerdwelling.family/emacs/20241226125955-emacs--exploring-emacs-based-static-website-publishing-with-org-publish/ |    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:44:30

• "I’m launching a secret RSS Club for this blog" ☛ https://cliophate.wtf/posts/secret-rss-club | Source: Kevin Wammer    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:45:48

• "I hate my iPhone. What used to be a cool toy became addictive and an active hindrance in my life." ☛ https://michal.sapka.pl/weblog/2026/bigme-hibreak-s-b-w/ | Source: Michał Sapka    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:46:28

• "We share the tragic news that Hans de Graaff (graaff), a longtime Gentoo developer, has passed away." ☛ https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/02/26/in-memory-of-hans-de-graaff.html | Source: Gentoo    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:47:18

• "Can I game on Linux?" ☛ https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/gaming-on-linux | Source: Framework Computer BV    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:48:31

• "There are pink starbursts and bad starbursts. And there are I-block tetris pieces and bad tetris pieces." ☛ https://eieio.games/blog/really-easy-tetris/ | Source: Nolen Royalty    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:48:46

• "It seems that OpenSSH's scp modifies the permissions of the transferred files and directories to match their local counterparts." ☛ https://sny.sh/hypha/blog/scp |    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:50:00

• "Back in 2024 I learned about SDF (signed distance field) rendering of fonts." ☛ https://www.redblobgames.com/blog/2026-02-26-writing-a-guide-to-sdf-fonts/ | Source: Amit Patel    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:50:13

• "The previous article covered the basics: obtain an AS number and IPv6 prefix, build a single FreeBSD BGP router with two upstream providers, and tunnel the prefix to downstream servers" ☛ https://blog.hofstede.it/running-your-own-as-going-multi-homed-with-ibgp-and-three-transits/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:58:07

• "No “Vim is a language” metaphors. Just the patterns that make the biggest difference for sysadmins and DevOps engineers who spend their days in terminals." ☛ https://blog.hofstede.it/neovim-crash-course-for-sysadmins-the-20-that-solve-80-of-the-pain/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:58:28

• "On my desktop, I never even access YouTube anymore, every YT link gets fed directly to mpv." ☛ https://dt.iki.fi/sailfish-os-youtube | Source: DT    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:58:45

• "When the mysterious operator of an internet archiving-service decided to silence a curious Finnish blogger" ☛ https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-456/ | Source: Graham Cluley    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 08:59:15

• Before You Migrate: Five Surprising Ingress-NGINX Behaviors You Need to Know ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/02/27/ingress-nginx-before-you-migrate/    

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

• Mouseling’s 100 webmaster questions, part 1 ☞ https://rubenerd.com/mouselings-100-webmaster-questions/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:08:26

• “Teas and Seas apply” ☞ https://rubenerd.com/teas-and-seas-apply/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:08:49

• Cory Doctorow joins European civil society to demand rebalancing of digital power ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/cory-doctorow-joins-european-civil-society-to-demand-rebalancing-of-digital-power/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:09:37

• The 4th Snapshot of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Released! ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/02/the-4th-snapshot-of-ubuntu-26-04-lts-released/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:10:49

• The Ellison Media Empire Grows Again ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-ellison-media-empire-grows-again    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:11:21

• Once upon a time USA was not a monarchy and Congress needed to approve going to war    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:15:13

• Canadian Software Boutique SimplyPHP Acquired by Startup-Focused TLM ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/02/canadian-software-boutique-simplyphp-acquired-by-startup-focused-tlm/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:21:41

• This Week in Plasma: Vietnamese lunar calendar and rounder highlights ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2026/02/28/this-week-in-plasma-vietnamese-lunar-calendar-and-rounder-highlights/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:22:36

• cargo-seek – search, add and install cargo crates ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cargo-seek-search-add-install-cargo-crates/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:25:56

• bitchat-tui – TUI for BitChat ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bitchat-tui-bitchat/   

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:26:50

• stormy – neofetch-like weather CLI ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/stormy-neofetch-like-weather-cli/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:27:25

• Wallrus – generate colorful abstract wallpapers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/wallrus-generate-colorful-abstract-wallpapers/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:27:48

• kat – TUI and rule-based rendering engine for Kubernetes manifests ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kat-tui-rule-based-rendering-engine-kubernetes-manifests/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:28:12

• 6 Best Free and Open Source Sound Systems ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-sound-systems/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:30:08

• git-igitt – browse and visualize Git history graphs ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/git-igitt-browse-visualize-git-history-graphs/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:30:31

• dsearch – filesystem search service ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/dsearch-filesystem-search-service/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:30:56

• Linux Candy: tanuki – hourly animal crossing vibes ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/linux-candy-tanuki-hourly-animal-crossing-vibes/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:31:19

• Women at risk as Taliban curbs hit Afghan healthcare, UN expert warns ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/women-at-risk-as-taliban-curbs-hit-afghan-healthcare-un-expert-warns    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:33:16

• Cancer rates rise amid inequalities between EU members ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20260227-cancer-rates-rise-amid-inequalities-between-eu-members    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 09:33:35

• Microsoft GNOME https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-GitHub-GitLab-Redirect    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:13:10

• Two new stable kernels, possible regression ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1060646/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:13:52

• The 20-Year Allowance Rate Arc: From Trough to Peak and Back Again ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/02/the-20-year-allowance-rate-arc-from-trough-to-peak-and-back-again.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:14:31

• No Sunshine, No Standing? The Federal Circuit’s Informational Rights Gap in IPR ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/02/no-sunshine-no-standing-the-federal-circuits-informational-rights-gap-in-ipr.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:16:15

• Please Report the European Patent Office (EPO) to Europol for Cocaine Abuse and Tampering With Witnesses and Media to Hide This Cocaine Abuse ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/27/Please_Report_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_to_Europol_for_Coc.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:17:01

• JUVE helping Team UPC turn Europe into another Texas; this is a corruption of the occupation and distortion of the notion of justice ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/forum-shopping-is-the-plaintiffs-prerogative/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:18:06

• Justice Thomas Bemoans Incivility as Security Prompts Cancellation of In-Person Speech ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/us/politics/supreme-court-thomas-security.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:19:45

• Were Duterte’s Speeches Orders to Kill or Hyperbole? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/world/asia/rodrigo-duterte-icc-trial-hague.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:20:03

• Why Tehran’s Two-Tiered Internet Is So Dangerous ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/why-tehrans-two-tiered-internet-is-so-dangerous.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:20:33

• Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2026/9 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/02/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-9/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:21:14

• "M5Stack has introduced the Unit PoE-P4, a compact PoE-powered Ethernet controller built around Espressif’s ESP32-P4 SoC." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/m5stack-unit-poe-p4-pairs-risc-v-esp32-p4-and-802-3at-poe-in-64mm-module/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:22:01

• The OrangePi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux is now "on ice" due to component prices | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/the-orangepi-neo-gaming-handheld-with-manjaro-linux-is-now-on-ice-due-to-component-prices/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:22:51

• Running With Scissors announced horror first person shooter Flesh - Wire | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/running-with-scissors-announced-horror-first-person-shooter-flesh-wire/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:23:20

• Gambonanza is the best Balatro-like version of chess yet and you have to try the demo | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/gambonanza-is-the-best-balatro-like-version-of-chess-yet-and-you-have-to-try-the-demo/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:24:40

• The "video game preservation service" Myrient is shutting down in March | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/the-video-game-preservation-service-myrient-is-shutting-down-in-march/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:25:09

• Heroic Games Launcher v2.20.1 brings more essential bug fixes | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/heroic-games-launcher-v2-20-1-brings-more-essential-bug-fixes/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:28:26

• Smash everything apart together as Teardown goes multiplayer on March 12 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/smash-everything-apart-together-as-teardown-goes-multiplayer-on-march-12/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:28:58

• Frostrail gets a new trailer to showcase its freezing train-survival gameplay | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/frostrail-gets-a-new-trailer-to-showcase-its-freezing-train-survival-gameplay/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:29:33

• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction arrives April 28 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/he-man-and-the-masters-of-the-universe-dragon-pearl-of-destruction-arrives-april-28/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:30:14

• "Canonical and Ubuntu RISC-V: a 2025 retro and looking forward to 2026" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-and-ubuntu-risc-v-a-2025-retro-and-looking-forward-to-2026 | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:31:45

• "In dynamic and distributed IT environments, measuring automation success purely by task-level time savings fails to capture the true scope of its impact." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/operations-outcomes-business-value-automation | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:32:35

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/more-meets-eye-behind-scenes-red-hat-enterprise-linux-10-part-6 | Source: Red Hat Official http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Reminder_That_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_RHEL_Is_Not_Free_And_It_.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:33:20

• How To Subscribe To News using Thunderbird on Ubuntu ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2026/02/how-to-subscribe-to-news-using-thunderbird-on-ubuntu.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:34:28

• FreeBSD 14.4-RC1 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/freebsd    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:40:09

• Genode OS 26.02 Halfway Done Migrating From Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub To Codeberg ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Genode-OS-26.02    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:40:26

• Tim Waugh: Patchutils 0.4.5 released ☞ https://cyberelk.net/tim/2026/02/27/patchutils-0-4-5-released/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:41:20

• Hacks.Mozilla.Org: Why is WebAssembly a second-class language on the web? ☞ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/02/making-webassembly-a-first-class-language-on-the-web/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:42:27

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: x13binary 1.1.61.2 on CRAN: Micro Maintenance ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/02/27#x13binary_1.1.61.2    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:45:49

• Firefox Hey Hi (AI) Killswitch ☞ https://kevquirk.com/firefox-ai-killswitch    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:46:19

• ESP32-C5 bug advisory identifies and fixes PSRAM and sleep coexistence issues ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/28/esp32-c5-bug-advisory-identifies-and-fixes-psram-and-sleep-coexistence-issues/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:55:23

• From PagerDuty to ‘Agentic Ops’: The Rise of Self-Healing Kubernetes ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/contributed-content/from-pagerduty-to-agentic-ops-the-rise-of-self-healing-kubernetes/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:56:22

• South Korea Clears Way for Surveillance Giant Google Maps to Fully Operate ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/world/asia/google-maps-south-korea.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:56:49

• South Korea set to finally get fully functioning Surveillance Giant Google Maps ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-approves-google-bid-to-export-high-precision-map-data    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 13:57:06

• Imec's new post-exposure bake method speeds up EUV chipmaking tools, boosting production for the most advanced chips ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/imecs-new-post-exposure-bake-method-speeds-up-euv-chipmaking-tools-boosting-production-for-the-most-advanced-chips-20-percent-gain-in-photoresist-improvement-from-increased-oxygen-concentration    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:00:57

• This Week in GNOME: #238 Navigating Months ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/02/twig-238/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:01:50

• The Anthropic and US Government conflict is larger than you think ☞ http://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5739/anthropic-and-us-government-conflict-larger-you-think    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:02:14

• Nobody Wants This: Senate Rejects Government’s Anti-Privacy Plan for Political Parties By Sending Bill Back to the House With a Sunset Clause ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/02/nobody-wants-this-senate-rejects-governments-anti-privacy-plan-for-political-parties-by-sending-bill-back-to-the-house-with-a-sunset-clause/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:02:54

• Why Are Pakistan and Afghanistan Fighting? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/world/asia/afghanistan-pakistan-taliban-airstrikes.html   

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:03:20

• How Afghanistan-Pakistan relations deteriorated into ‘open war’ ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2026/0227/Pakistan-Afghanistan-strikes-war    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:04:12

• Afghans fear further escalation after Pakistani air strikes shake Kabul ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/afghans-fear-further-escalation-after-pakistani-air-strikes-shake-kabul    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:08:03

• EPO Management Trying to Hide Cocainegate, Silence/Discredit Whistleblowers, and Probably in a Panic Due to the Strikes ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/27/EPO_Management_Trying_to_Hide_Cocainegate_Silence_Discredit_Whi.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:08:56

• Pakistan Continues To Strike Taliban Targets In Afghanistan Amid Signals Of 'Open War' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-afghanistan-attacks-dozens-dead-border-region/33689094.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:09:27

• Civilians flee fighting after Pakistan bombs Afghan cities ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260227-civilians-flee-fighting-after-pakistan-bombs-afghan-cities    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:10:14

• Pakistan declares 'open war' against Afghanistan ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260227-pakistan-declares-open-war-against-afghanistan    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:11:33

• 'Our enemy is not the Afghan people' Pakistani ambassador tells France 24 ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260227-our-enemy-is-not-the-afghan-people-pakistani-ambassador-tells-france-24    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:11:56

• Niko Matsakis: How Dada enables internal references ☞ https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2026/02/27/dada-internal-references/?utm_source=atom_feed    

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

• GDAL 3.4 package: Full-featured GIS functionality on RHEL ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/27/gdal-34-package-full-featured-gis-functionality-rhel    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:21:04

• elementary OS 8.1.1 Available Now ☞ https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-1-1-available-now/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:25:24

• Fedora Community Blog: Community Update – Week 9, 2026 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/community-update-week-9-2026/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:26:13

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

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:52:34

• sort Command in Linux: Sort Lines of Text ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/sort-command-in-linux/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:52:48

• Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1060645/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:53:59

• Petter Reinholdtsen: Free software toolchain for the simplest RISC-V CPU in a small FPGA? ☞ http://www.hungry.com/~pere/blog/Free_software_toolchain_for_the_simplest_RISC_V_CPU_in_a_small_FPGA_.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:54:40

• Rockchip RK3588 and RK3576 H.264 and H.265 video decoders gain mainline Linux support ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/27/rockchip-rk3588-rk3576-h-264-and-h-265-video-decoders-mainline-linux/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:55:46

• Remi Collet: 🎲 PHP version 8.4.19RC1 and 8.5.4RC1 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/02/27/PHP-version-8.4.19RC1-and-8.5.4RC1    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:56:29

• FiTui – small terminal-based personal finance tracker ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/fitui-small-terminal-based-personal-finance-tracker/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:56:54

• 11 Meritorious Free and Open Source Modelers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/modelers/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:58:54

• nacrypt – file encryption program ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/nacrypt-file-encryption-program/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:59:06

• 10 Top Free and Open Source Elixir Web Frameworks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-elixir-web-frameworks/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:59:19

• Mozilla Localization (L10N): Localizer Spotlight: Marcelo ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2026/02/27/localizer-spotlight-marcelo/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 14:59:54

• Planet News Roundup ☞ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/02/26/planet-roundup/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:00:42

• Red Hat OpenShift Service on proprietary trap AWS with hosted control planes enables configuration of cluster monitoring operator for additional observability ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/27/rosa-hcp-cluster-monitoring-config    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:01:40

• Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry” ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/failed-finance-bros-find-success-with-hbos-industry    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:02:38

• “Everyone is Overreacting” on the Tariff Ruling, Stephen Vladeck Says ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/everyone-is-overreacting-on-the-tariff-ruling-stephen-vladeck-says    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:02:53

• Porfirio A. Páiz - porfiriopaiz: Installing TeX Live 2025 on Fedora: A Minimalist User-Space Guide ☞ https://porfiriopaiz.github.io/site/posts/2026/02/28/texlive-2025-fedora-user-space.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:04:10

• OnlyOffice Desktop Editor 9.3 added Multi-Page View, Markdown Export ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/02/onlyoffice-desktop-editor-9-3-multi-page-view-mardown-export/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:04:36

• The GNU Manifesto Turns 41 in March (Next Week) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/27/The_GNU_Manifesto_Turns_41_in_March_Next_Week.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:04:48

• ONLYOFFICE 9.3 makes document editing easier than ever ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/onlyoffice-9-3-desktop-editors-released    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:05:11

• IPFire 2.29-core200 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/ipfire    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:05:48

• TROMjaro 2026.02.27 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/tromjaro    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:06:02

• There’s a Perfectly Reasonable Explanation for Antarctica’s Waterfall of Blood ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/antarctica-blood-waterfall    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:19:11

• Slop companies give you cancer, too ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/nuclear-power-plants-cancer    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:19:42

• Ignoring the optics: Modimir stands firmly by Netanyahu in Israel ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/access-asia/20260227-ignoring-the-optics-modi-stands-firmly-by-netanyahu-in-israel    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:20:46

• Malaysian authorities urged to curb new wave of ‘upgraded’ beggars ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-authorities-urged-to-curb-new-wave-of-upgraded-beggars    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:22:08

• Taiwan Arms Sale Approved by Congress Is Delayed as Convicted Felon Plans Visit to Beijing ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/us/politics/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:22:39

• Former U.S. Air Force Officer Is Accused of Training Chinese Military Pilots ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/air-force-pilot-china-arrest.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:22:56

• China suspends some agricultural tariffs on Canada after Carney visit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-suspends-some-agricultural-tariffs-on-canada-after-carney-visit    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:23:40

• India builds military airfield in Indian Ocean to counter China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-builds-military-airfield-in-indian-ocean-to-counter-china    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:24:08

• No easy path ahead for China and Europe, even as Western leaders flock to Beijing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/no-easy-path-ahead-for-china-and-europe-even-as-western-leaders-flock-to-beijing    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:24:38

• Deep in China’s mountains, a revival of nuclear weapons takes shape ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/deep-in-chinas-mountains-a-revival-of-nuclear-weapons-takes-shape    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:24:56

• ‘Deeply concerned’: China calls for Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/27/deeply-concerned-china-calls-for-afghanistan-pakistan-ceasefire/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:25:27

• Indonesia tightens rules for Airbnb-style rentals ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-tightens-rules-for-airbnb-style-rentals    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:26:27

• Staff journalists sacked and misleadingly replaced with Hey Hi (AI) writers ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/staff-journalists-sacked-and-misleadingly-replaced-with-ai-writers/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:26:57

• Slop is an aberration. Now we see pressgazette covering this as an unwanted, negative thing, not something to be embraced. Good. Their audience too will appreciate this. Futurism benefits a lot from this sentiment.    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:28:23

• UK First: Woman Gives Birth After Womb Transplant From Deceased Donor ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/uk-first-woman-gives-birth-after-womb-transplant-from-deceased-donor    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:28:54

• A Hidden Brain Process May Help Explain Why Alzheimer's Risk Rises With Age ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-hidden-brain-process-may-help-explain-why-alzheimers-risk-rises-with-age    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:29:11

• Hidden Virus Found in Gut Bacteria Is Linked to Colorectal Cancer ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/hidden-virus-found-in-gut-bacteria-is-linked-to-colorectal-cancer    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:29:42

• Lightning 'Whistler' Detected on Mars For The First Time, Scientists Report ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/lightning-whistler-detected-on-mars-for-the-first-time-scientists-report    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:30:03

• Waking Up at 5am Could Make You More Productive, But There's a Catch ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/waking-up-at-5am-could-make-you-more-productive-but-theres-a-catch    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:30:20

• Microsoft mass layoffs ongoing https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/microsoft-data-center-layoffs-leave-041409825.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:32:00

• Computers and the Internet: A Two-Edged Sword ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/two-edged-sword-of-computers-and-internet/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:33:21

• Internet under fire: Will Section 230 live to see another birthday? ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/27/internet-fire-will-section-230-live-see-another-birthday/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:33:38

• Chatbot Use Can Cause Mental Illness to Get Worse, Research Finds ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chatbot-use-mental-illness    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:34:39

• AI Workers, and Even CEOs, Suddenly Turning Against the Convicted Felon Administration ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-workers-pentagon-anthropic    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:34:57

• The Economy Is Lurching Downward as Fear of Hey Hi (AI) Spreads ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/economy-lurching-downward-fear-ai    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:35:29

• 2025 Cheeto: economy sags due to "AI" or "replaced by AI". 2026 Cheeto: economy sags due to (that we started). Tighten yo belts, peasants!    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:36:22

• _*due to war    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:36:43

• Commending Anthropic over Dihydroxyacetone Man is like hailing Putin because he likes dogs    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:37:33

• Judge Approves $345 Million Verdict Against Greenpeace in Dakota Access Pipeline Suit ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/climate/greenpeace-energy-transfer-verdict-dakota-access.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:37:56

• Dyson settles Malaysian workers' UK lawsuit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/dyson-settles-malaysian-workers-uk-lawsuit    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:38:17

• US tech giant Meta sues Brazil, China advertisers over celebrity deepfake scams ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/27/us-tech-giant-meta-sues-brazil-china-advertisers-over-celebrity-deepfake-scams/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:39:00

• Nicki Minaj Dropped by Attorney In High-Stakes $10 Million Fan Lawsuit — Northstar Lawyer Says He’s Getting Ghosted by His Client ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/27/nicki-minaj-dropped-by-attorney-in-10m-fan-lawsuit/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:39:38

• Dihydroxyacetone Man is trying to exert more control over elections. Will he succeed? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0227/trump-election-security-fulton-county-save-act    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:42:24

• Critical Flaws Exposed Gardyn Smart Gardens to Remote Hacking ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-flaws-exposed-gardyn-smart-gardens-to-remote-hacking/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:42:55

• Juniper Networks PTX Routers Affected by Critical Vulnerability ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/juniper-networks-ptx-routers-affected-by-critical-vulnerability/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:48:43

• Chilean Carding Shop Operator Extradited to US ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/chilean-carding-shop-operator-extradited-to-us/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:50:02

• 900 Sangoma FreePBX Instances Infected With Web Shells ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/900-sangoma-freepbx-instances-infected-with-web-shells/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:56:46

• 38 Million Allegedly Impacted by ManoMano Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/38-million-allegedly-impacted-by-manomano-data-breach/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:57:05

• IRS rescinds collective bargaining agreement with its largest union ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/unions/2026/02/irs-rescinds-its-collective-bargaining-agreement-with-nteu/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:57:35

• CISA leadership shakeup comes amid ‘pressure’ moment for cyber agency ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2026/02/cisa-leadership-shakeup-comes-amid-pressure-moment-for-cyber-agency/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:58:05

• Hyprland 0.54 Released    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:58:23

• Raspberry PI Pinout for Computer Boards (Zero, Model A, Model B) ☞ https://peppe8o.com/raspberry-pi-pinout/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:59:09

• Find out what’s Arduino’s big news at Embedded World 2026! ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/02/27/find-out-whats-arduinos-big-news-at-embedded-world-2026/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 15:59:32

• Privileged Conversations | Mar. 2026 ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/privileged-conversations-mar-2026/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:00:20

• FCC Formally Approves Cox/Charter Merger in $34.5 Billion Deal Reducing Broadband Competition ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/fcc-formally-approves-cox-charter-merger-in-34-5-billion-deal-reducing-broadband-competition/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:00:47

• Who’s suing Hey Hi (AI) and who’s signing: Danish publishers take Proprietary Chaffbot Company to court ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/news-publisher-ai-deals-lawsuits-openai-google/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:01:21

• Live: Two blasts rock Afghanistan's Jalalabad city as diplomatic efforts intensify ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260228-live-two-blasts-rock-afghanistan-jalalabad-city-diplomatic-efforts-intensify    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:02:08

• Hong Kong court quashes fraud convictions against media tycoon Jimmy Lai ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/hong-kong-court-quashes-fraud-convictions-against-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:02:36

• Iranian Physicians’ Testimonies Highlight Extent and Severity of Government Attacks on Protesters ☞ https://phr.org/news/iranian-physicians-testimonies-highlight-extent-and-severity-of-government-attacks-on-protesters/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:03:19

• Phishing Attacks Against People Seeking Programming Jobs ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/phishing-attacks-against-people-seeking-programming-jobs.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:03:43

• Fake Fedex Email Delivers Donuts, (Fri, Feb 27th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32754    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:04:31

• Qt Gradle Plugin 1.4 is released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-gradle-plugin-1.4-is-released    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:05:40

• Drauger 7.8-beta2 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/drauger    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:05:57

• BunsenLabs Carbon is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/bunsenlabs    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:06:15

• It Looks Like GNU/Linux Chief Linus Torvalds Made a Good Call Regarding Kent 'Slop' Overstreet ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/27/It_Looks_Like_Linux_Chief_Linus_Torvalds_Made_a_Good_Call_Regar.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:06:32

• Jim Zemlin's 'Linux' Foundation is the Real Link Between GNU/Linux and Pedophilia (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/27/Jim_Zemlin_s_Linux_Foundation_is_the_Real_Link_Between_Linux_an.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:06:47

• Planets Are About to Line Up in a Rare Event. Here's How to Watch. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/planets-are-about-to-line-up-in-a-rare-event-heres-how-to-watch    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:07:37

• How to Configure Git Username and Email (Global and Local) ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-configure-git-username-and-email/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:08:11

• How to Switch Git Branches ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-switch-git-branches/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:08:32

• 'OpenAI' 'partnerships' = some company gives us free hosting and calls that "investment" so we can pretend to have money, not huge debt and ongoing losses    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:10:16

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

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:10:31

• How To Install Nessus on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nessus-linux-mint-22/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:11:05

• How To Install Passbolt Password Manager on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-passbolt-password-manager-linux-mint-22/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:13:57

• Helps popularise proprietary spyware ☞ https://idroot.us/install-vscodium-fedora-43/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:15:06

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

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:15:29

• MidnightBSD Responds to California's Age Verification Law by Excluding California ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/midnightbsd-responds-to-californias    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:15:53

• ODF is just the first of the advantages of LibreOffice ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/27/odf-is-just-the-first-of-lo-advantages/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:16:35

• Godot Showcase - Buckshot Roulette ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/godot-showcase-buckshot-roulette/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:17:07

• Thousands continue to travel from Latvia to Belarus every month ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2852139/thousands-continue-to-travel-from-latvia-to-belarus-every-month    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:17:48

• Some Russians Go Without Heat or Power in Winter, as Energy System Falls Into Disrepair ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/world/europe/russia-blackouts-heating-breakdowns.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:18:01

• Russia urges Afghanistan and Pakistan to stop fighting and negotiate ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-urges-afghanistan-and-pakistan-to-stop-fighting-and-negotiate    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:18:27

• Drone jammed near French aircraft carrier was Russian, Sweden's military confirms ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260227-russia-rejects-allegation-sent-drone-towards-french-aircraft-carrier    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:18:52

• President von der Leyen stresses EU's support to Eastern borders at first Eastern Border Regions High-Level Conference ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ac_26_501    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:19:43

• Hungary Plays Spoiler in Europe as Orban Strains for Votes at Home ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/world/europe/hungary-orban-europe.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:20:10

• Ukraine, The Clintons, El Mencho and Iran ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-world-this-week/20260227-ukraine-the-clintons-el-mencho-and-iran    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:20:28

• 55 Ghanaians killed on the battlefields of Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260227-55-ghanaians-killed-on-the-battlefields-of-ukraine    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:21:06

• M5Stack Unit PoE-P4 – A tiny PoE-powered ESP32-P4 development kit with MIPI DSI/CSI and USB-C connectors ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/27/m5stack-unit-poe-p4-a-tiny-poe-powered-esp32-p4-development-kit-with-mipi-dsi-csi-and-usb-c-connectors/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:26:13

• If You Value Privacy, Follow the Likes of Eben Moglen, Phil Zimmermann, and Richard Stallman, Not Back Doors' Boosters Who Mislabel Themselves as Security Experts ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/26/If_You_Value_Privacy_Follow_the_Likes_of_Eben_Moglen_Phil_Zimme.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:26:30

• Instagram to Alert Parents to Teens’ Self-Harm Searches ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/technology/meta-self-harm-notifications-parents.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:26:51

• Too many headlines about "intelligence" and "Iran".... AI and war... anything to divert the masses' attention away    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:28:39

• "YOUR ECONOY IS ROTTEN, PEASANT, BUT BE A PATRIOT! WE ARE WINNING THE HEY HI ARMS RACE AND WARS AGAINST FEEBLE COUNTRIES!"    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:30:06

• RISC-V Linux will be ready for wide adoption in 2026, says Canonical https://www.howtogeek.com/risc-v-linux-will-be-ready-for-wide-adoption-in-2026-says-canonical/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:30:22

• ROCm in the New Ubuntu: When Small Machines Power Big Intelligence https://kbanews.com/english-edition/rocm-in-the-new-ubuntu-when-small-machines-power-big-intelligence/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:30:56

• Rust is a net negative for security after all? https://www.xda-developers.com/sudo-rs-password-asterisk-entry/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:32:02

• People who spend a lot of money to harass tuxmachines and techrights "by process" are finding out money cannot buy everything    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:33:46

• A new California law says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/a-new-california-law-says-all-operating-systems-including-linux-need-to-have-some-form-of-age-verification-at-account-setup/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:35:38

• Linux Mint released its best version yet, and it’s the ultimate Windows replacement https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-mint-released-best-version-yet-its-ultimate-windows-replacement/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:37:03

• State of Linux Mobile 2026: PostmarketOS & F-Droid Updates https://www.sitepoint.com/postmarketos-fdroid-2026-status/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:37:47

• Blame slop? https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/the-orangepi-neo-gaming-handheld-with-manjaro-linux-is-now-on-ice-due-to-component-prices/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:38:38

• Why Kubuntu's next big update is a massive win for multi-monitor Linux users https://www.howtogeek.com/kubuntu-linuxs-next-big-update-is-a-massive-win-for-multi-monitor-users/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:39:04

• https://www.notebookcheck.net/Arch-based-Bluestar-Linux-6-18-9-drops-with-a-new-kernel-Firefox-148-LibreOffice-26-2-1-and-more.1236523.0.html   

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:40:10

• "Advertised as an operating system "that provides a breadth of functionality and ease of use without sacrificing aesthetics," Bluestar Linux has just been updated to version 6.18.9." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Arch-based-Bluestar-Linux-6-18-9-drops-with-a-new-kernel-Firefox-148-LibreOffice-26-2-1-and-more.1236523.0.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:40:26

• "Highlights of H.265/H.264 video decoder implementation on mainline Linux: [...]" https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/27/rockchip-rk3588-rk3576-h-264-and-h-265-video-decoders-mainline-linux/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:41:03

• Bazzite triples its userbase in 8 months as gamers seek a Windows alternative https://www.xda-developers.com/bazzite-triples-its-userbase-in-8-months-as-gamers-seek-a-windows-alternative/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:41:33

• But it will NOT stop slop! https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-kernel-maintainers-new-way-of-authenticating-developers-and-code/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:42:29

• Enabling Linux in Safety Applications (ELISA) Project Expands Premier Membership with NVIDIA https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/enabling-linux-in-safety-applications-elisa-project-expands-premier-membership-with-nvidia-302698928.html    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:43:19

• Some Linux kernels just got a nice LTS end-of-life extension, including 6.12 https://www.xda-developers.com/some-linux-kernels-just-got-a-nice-lts-end-of-life-date-extension/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:44:53

• "spending engineering resources hunting through GitHub for stability solution"?? https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/ciq-launches-rlc-pro-enterprise-linux-subscription-for-production-ai-and-hpc-environments/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 16:45:58

• The Mega-Big Picture | with Megha Kumar https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=60    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 17:07:37

• 🖼️ xkcd — Dental Formulas #3213 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3213.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 17:32:36

• "I kept thinking about how much nicer it feels to edit plain text when the editor helps you see "rhythm" in your text. One Vim feature that really helps with that is: colorcolumn." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/colorcolumn-in-vim-a-follow-up-on-formatting-text-for-gopher/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 17:33:15

• "I’ve been playing with click for argument parsing and user input and output." gemini://thatit.be/2026-02-25-16-43-36.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 17:34:18

• "Are there any main stream journalists that’s report on this type of content that one could reach out too?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khnx2mms compliments there to techrights    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 17:37:26

• "Do you disagree with his description of Epstein as a serial rapist? Do you disagree with Stallman's position that Epstein should be described according to the specific crimes he committed: rape instead of using much more vague terms that also encompass much less severe crimes which Epstein himself used to downplay and obscure the actual crimes he committed?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47188543    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 17:57:16

• "Yesterday, I was running errands for my mother, and it required me to drive down a particular road to get to where I needed to go. I've driven down this road hundreds of times before, and have never given it much thought." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2790    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 20:18:57

• "Thank you for the thoughtful read, Sunset! When your post first popped up on Antenna, it really resonated with me, as this is a subject that I think a lot about in this day and age. I think that rejecting animality and physicality is an apt description for what's going on with technology these days." gemini://thehans255.com/gemlog/2026/02/re-humanity-and-animality.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 20:19:42

• "It's amazing how being employed completely sucks the life out of a personal website. All the energy you previously expended on the website, both productive and social, is now spent at work. Last June I joined the Paradigm team as a developer working on reth, the rust-based ethereum execution client." gemini://mediocregopher.com/changelogs/2026-02-28/    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 20:20:52

• "Loadbars is a real-time server load monitoring tool. It connects to one or more Linux hosts via SSH and shows CPU, memory, network, load average, and disk I/O as vertical colored bars in an SDL window. You can run it locally or point it at your servers and see what's happening right now — like `top` or `vmstat`, but visual and across multiple hosts at once." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-03-01-loadbars-0.13.0-released.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 20:21:26

• Microsoft lied https://www.salesforceben.com/microsoft-denies-mass-layoff-rumors-as-100-made-up/ layoffs going on: https://www.tmj4.com/news/racine-county/microsoft-data-center-layoffs-leave-workers-stunned-after-relocating-for-tech-jobs    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 21:03:09

• Latest linuxiac story still partly slop. Bobby is just 'massaging' slop, this is not journalism and it'll never be!    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 21:05:14

• Because it's someone else taking, with "one" being a mindless chatbot controlled by some private company    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 21:05:52

• UbuntuPIT died after experimenting with LLM slop    

posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 21:06:14

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