Roy Schestowitz

• "Yesterday, I received a weird phone call from my Mum. One of those where you are not sure if you heard the caller right. "Your Dad has fallen through your brother's roof"." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/stug/phlog/20260301.txt    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:32:34

• "I wanted to try out a MMO mice so I bought redragon m908. I chose it because I found FOSS utility to configure it's features from linux." gemini://namno.duckdns.org/blog/2026-03-01.gmi    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:33:18

• "In 2010, the average smartphone screen diagonal length was just under 4 inches. That length has swelled to around 6.5 inches in 2026. To be honest, while the larger size makes things like mobile terminals much easier to use, I tend to like the smaller screen size for everyday use." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202603/20260301-small-phones.gmi    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:34:14

• "Something re-sparked my interest in Lisp and I started looking around again at the Lisp derivatives. I landed on Racket. I've gotten farther in Racket than I ever did with Lisp, and I think the editor, Dr Racket, has something to do with it, along with the support for new Racketers." gemini://gemini.smallweb.space/tech-gemlog/20260301-racket.gmi    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:35:05

• "RCM is a tiny configuration management system written in Ruby. It gives me a small DSL for describing how I want my machines to look, then it applies the changes: create files and directories, manage packages, and make sure certain lines exist in configuration files." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-03-02-rcm-ruby-configuration-management-dsl.gmi    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:35:52

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1576.jpg    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:36:28

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1932.jpg    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:36:36

• ‘works’ http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/02/skating-between-human-magic-and-machine.html    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:39:54

• More PCC Summer 2025 Videos Are Out! https://blogs.perl.org/users/oodler_577/2026/02/more-pcc-summer-2025-videos-are-out.html    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:40:54

• Websockets in Catalyst ttps://blogs.perl.org/users/nerdvana/2026/02/websockets-in-catalyst.html    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:41:06

• likely lab-made https://www.dw.com/en/the-frog-poison-that-killed-alexei-navalny-likely-lab-made/a-75993255    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:41:41

• Austria files terror charges in alleged Taylor Swift concert plot https://www.dw.com/en/austria-files-terror-charges-in-alleged-taylor-swift-concert-plot/a-75995128    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:42:26

• 'rules-based order' https://www.dw.com/en/what-is-the-rules-based-order-and-can-it-survive/a-76002970    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:43:19

• Spain to investigate big tech over AI child abuse imagery https://www.dw.com/en/spain-to-investigate-big-tech-over-ai-child-abuse-imagery/a-76002528    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:48:56

• Temu for possible data privacy breaches https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-investigates-temu-for-possible-data-privacy-breaches/a-76007400    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:49:32

• Shein faces EU investigation over products, design features https://www.dw.com/en/shein-faces-eu-investigation-over-products-design-features/a-76011964    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 01:49:55

• "IBM is where software goes to die. Once IBM a purchases (not develops) a platform , or a successful software product , and it passes through the IBM doors, the slow erosion and degradation begins. No amount of AI can save it from demise. It will Only buy some more time until it is sold off , or tossed on the scrap heap." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kjgah0z6    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 02:55:10

• EU grapples with fallout of US court ruling https://www.dw.com/en/trump-tariffs-eu-grapples-with-fallout-of-us-court-ruling/a-76070061    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 02:56:27

• Apple v. Squires: USPTO Director Has Unlimited Discretion on IPR Institution https://patentdocs.org/2026/02/17/apple-v-squires-uspto-director-has-unlimited-discretion-on-ipr-institution/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 02:58:16

• ‘Pre-Speech’ https://scheerpost.com/2026/02/16/apple-just-bought-a-sinister-pre-speech-tech-company-implicated-in-genocide/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 02:58:55

• Distribution of Child Sex Abuse Material https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-02-19/west-virginia-says-it-has-sued-apple-over-iclouds-alleged-role-in-distribution-of-child-sex-abuse-material    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 03:00:17

• Why those subs? https://old.reddit.com/r/ConspiracyII/comments/1r5poip/when_microsoft_bought_skype_ten_years_ago_bill/ https://old.reddit.com/r/DeepStateSecrets/comments/1r5pnx1/when_microsoft_bought_skype_ten_years_ago_bill/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 03:01:12

• data protection probe into Grok's deepfakes https://www.dw.com/en/ireland-launches-data-protection-probe-into-grok-s-deepfakes/a-75997610    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 03:01:55

• Czech Republic: Government attacks public television and radio https://www.dw.com/en/czech-republic-government-attacks-public-television-and-radio/a-76009348    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 03:02:44

• "All packages updated from the stable Debian and Sparky repositories as of February 14, 2026; Linux kernel: 6.12.69-LTS (6.19.1, 6.12.72 LTS, 6.6.125-LTS in sparky repositories); LibreOffice 25.2.3; KDE Plasma 6.3.6; LXQt 2.1.0; MATE 1.26.0; Xfce 4.20; Openbox 3.6.1" https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-2/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 03:13:48

• Suspension for solicitor who ran firm without authorisation https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/suspension-for-solicitor-who-ran-firm-without-authorisation    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 03:18:37

• Partner suspended for running unauthorised sole practice for three years https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/suspension-for-running-unauthorised-sole-practice/5126040.article    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 03:19:04

• Here's the most played Steam Deck games for February 2026 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/heres-the-most-played-steam-deck-games-for-february-2026/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/heres-the-most-played-steam-deck-games-for-february-2026/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:04:15

• Here's some of the most-played demos during Steam Next Fest - February 2026 edition | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/heres-some-of-the-most-played-demos-during-steam-next-fest-february-2026-edition/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:04:23

• Proton Experimental gets improvements for Vermintide 2 and more controller support for launchers | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/proton-experimental-gets-improvements-for-vermintide-2-and-more-controller-support-for-launchers/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:04:45

• "How will California Law (AB 1043) affect Raspi OS?" https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=396519    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:05:34

• "No One Is Buying Computers Anymore" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/no-one-is-buying-computers-anymore:6    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:05:50

• "Norweigan Consumer Council - LET'S TALK!" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/norweigan-consumer-council-let's-talk!:0    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:06:06

• "The Rape Gang Crisis: Modern-day slavery on British soil" https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/423007    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:06:23

• "Islam in 1000 words" https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422834    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:06:35

• "How Will the Iran War End?: The seven hurdles to an allied victory" https://www.danielpipes.org/22720/how-will-the-iran-war-end    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:07:48

• "Cleveland paper’s use of AI for writing boosts traffic, spooks staffers" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/01/ai-journalism-writing-cleveland-plain-dealer/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:08:04

• CJR forgets to note that when readers find out it's slop, they will all go away https://www.cjr.org/news/cleveland-newsroom-ai-rewrite-desk-chris-quinn-plain-dealer.php    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:08:43

• "Trump acted on his own to strike Iran. Political risks rise as a result." https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0228/trump-iran-congress-america-first    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:09:28

• A faceless control and surveillance state | "En kontroll- och övervakningsstat utan ansikte" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/03/01/en-kontroll-och-overvakningsstat-utan-ansikte/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:10:07

• "If you're under forty, most likely you never even think about this, much less think it's a problem." ☛ https://kevinboone.me/gemini.html | Source: Kevin Boone    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:12:57

• "But that’s not what Eli is coming here (Indiana, the National Football Champion University) to talk about this Thursday." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2026/03/01/for-public-parks-on-the-internet/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:13:09

• "A cartoonish caricature of the conduct we've decided is acceptable from police officers: [...]" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/02/27/arkansas-cop-rams-vehicle-transporting-child-to-emergency-room.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:13:53

• "used a ramming technique on Interstate 630 in Little Rock to stop the vehicle of a man" ☛ https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/feb/27/arkansas-state-trooper-used-pit-maneuver-on-car/ | Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Inc    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:14:14

• Palantir ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/03/palantir-sues-swiss-magazine-for-accurately-reporting-that-the-swiss-government-didnt-want-palantir/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:14:55

• "The reporting was based on documents obtained through 59 freedom of information requests filed with Swiss federal agencies" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/27/palantir-sues-swiss-magazine-for-accurately-reporting-that-the-swiss-government-didnt-want-palantir/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:15:07

• Censorship policies: "The 34-page investigation, The Islamist Links of the Government’s Working Group on Islamophobia" ☛ https://www.meforum.org/fwi/fwi-news/islamists-hijack-u-k-government-task-force-defining-islamophobia | Source: ME Forum    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:16:21

• Censorship ☛ https://morningstarnews.org/2026/02/christian-in-indonesia-arrested-for-comments-on-muhammad/ | Source: Morning Star News    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:16:38

• Censorship: "If this sounds like a deflection, that’s because it is." ☛ https://quillette.com/2026/02/26/islamism-shooting-the-messenger/ | Source: Quillette    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:16:47

• "What types of governance arrangements make some self-governed online groups more vulnerable to disinformation campaigns?" ☛ https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3637338 | Source: ACM    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:17:32

• "The situation in Croatian Wikipedia was well documented and is now largely fixed, but we still know very little about why it was taken over, while other language editions seem to have rebuffed similar capture attempts." ☛ https://mako.cc/copyrighteous/what-makes-online-groups-vulnerable-to-governance-capture | Source: Benjamin Mako Hill    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:17:44

• "These are probabilistic systems, with near infinite surface area to test, that are intentionally designed." ☛ https://www.dbreunig.com/2026/03/01/the-issue-is-embedded-judgment.html | Source: Drew Breunig    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:18:07

• "Scent is essential to ant society: every ant within a colony wears the badge of membership in the form of smelly hydrocarbons." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/air-pollution-is-wreaking-havoc-on-ants-and-the-effects-are-alarming | Source: Science Alert    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:18:45

• "That was certainly true for Mr. Epstein, who would die in a jail cell five weeks later." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/us/epstein-justice-department-investigations.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:19:18

• "There are a number of facts about Iran that are being memory holed by significant swaths of the public." ☛ https://emptywheel.net/iran-things-that-got-memory-holed-including-the-so-called-negotiators-steve-and-jared/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:19:37

• "Nearly 100 years ago, it had a different kind of near miss — a democratic one, in which the country almost slipped into fascism" ☛ https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/480893/finland-fascism-1940s-lapua-movement | Source: Vox    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:20:37

• "Donald Trump sent them to die without the authorization that document requires." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/on-the-death-of-a-tyrant | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:21:00

• "Terrorists linked to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State are ramping up their attacks on the borderlands between three West African nations" ☛ https://www.firstpost.com/world/90-rise-in-al-qaeda-islamic-state-attacks-as-terror-spikes-in-west-africa-us-think-tank-13983899.html | Source: Firstpost    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:21:21

• "The Waggon and Horses pub in Handforth, Cheshire, has been bought by the Cheadle Muslim Association (CMA)." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gepv49w0wo | Source: BBC    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:21:44

• "In early January 2026, KrebsOnSecurity revealed how a security researcher disclosed a vulnerability that was used to build Kimwolf" ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/02/who-is-the-kimwolf-botmaster-dort/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:22:27

• "I’ve always been tempted to self-host my own Mastodon instance" ☛ https://dbushell.com/2026/03/02/mooving-to-a-self-hosted-bluesky-pds/ | Source: David Bushell    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:22:52

• "Federal agents raided Carvalho’s home and office in an investigation that sources said is linked to the failed chatbot project." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-27/lausd-ai-chatbot-superintendent-carvalho-fbi-raid | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:23:22

• "In the interview, as reported, Tao never uses the phrase ‘truth.’ Rather, he phrases his analysis in terms of the ‘answer’ the machines provide. It’s worth conveying how he puts it: [...]" ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2026/03/02/in-the-next-great-transformation-ai-will-not-eliminate-genuine-expertise-rather-it-will-make-it-more-valuable/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:23:36

• "I figured it would be fun, and perhaps helpful to others, to explore this through a series of practical" ☛ https://www.jamesdrandall.com/posts/neural_networks_for_developers_part_1_xor/ | Source: James Randall    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:24:24

• "At this point, I can't tell if it's because Xcode is terrible, the agentic integration is terrible, or LLMs are bad at writing Swift 6" ☛ https://json.blog/2026/03/01/an-hour-o | Source: Jason Becker    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:24:43

• "I’ve written plenty about how our newsroom is using AI as a tool to go deeper and be more accurate in our journalism, but the other side to AI is the false material getting published all over the place as genuine" ☛ https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/08/ai-slop-threatens-truth-trusted-newsrooms-are-the-antidote-letter-from-the-editor.html | Source: Cleveland    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:25:10

• "Artificial intelligence is rapidly making intellectual work and social interaction easier, but that ease may come at a substantial psychological cost, according to researchers from the University of Toronto." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2026-02-frictionless-ai-human-growth.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:25:27

• "DDR5 memory prices have surged by as much as 230% over the past quarter, according to Evetech, while even legacy DDR4 modules – which one might expect to be cheaper" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/pc-components-price-shock-hitting-south-africans-hard/278333/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:25:46

• "There’s also some professional reasons to look into moving away from US big tech companies: at Cignpost we operate in a regulated industry" ☛ https://blakerain.com/blog/moving-site-to-bunny-net/ | Source: Blake Rain    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:26:11

• "At this rate, my home server will actually have to become production at work" ☛ https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2026/03/01/cloud/ | Source: Herman Õunapuu    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:26:33

• "While the debate over language instruction may be reflected elsewhere" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20212894 | Source: YLE    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:27:25

• "According to a graph posted on Bluesky by Harvard astronomer and space tracker extraordinaire Jonathan McDowell" ☛ https://futurism.com/space/hubble-telescope-entering-death-spiral | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:27:53

• "I've set up three new RSS feeds for the webcomics!" ☛ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1124/new-rss-feeds-landing | Source: David Revoy    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:28:17

• "I want to challenge that and say there are some things that can be changed, and why it’s worth challenging." ☛ https://gregoryhammond.ca/blog/your-website-can-be-different/ | Source: Gregory Hammond    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:28:31

• "This month, I invite you to write a blog post about a memory that you have of a museum." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2026/03/01/indieweb-carnival-museum-memories | Source: James G    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:28:43

• "What you find, inside that world, is a microcosm culture organized entirely around the appreciation of material attainment. The friendships are real, in their way — but they are friendships built around the spoils." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/i-am-not-envious-of-billionaires | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:29:04

• "When working with Game of Trees across multiple machines, I was in a situation where my local main branch is behind the server." ☛ https://www.vincentdelft.be/post/post_20260301 | Source: Vincent Delft    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:35:13

• "What you don't usually get is accessing files the same as memory: [...]" ☛ https://maurycyz.com/misc/c_files/ | Source: Maury    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:35:26

• "A gaming arcade is a totally different playdate, because you get involved too" ☛ https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/fun/ | Source: The Cyber Show    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 04:36:47

• "Norma Harris, LawFuel contributing editor Well, if the UK legal scene were a magic show, the disappearing firms would be the star trick. By the end of 2025, SRA-regulated firms in England and Wales dipped below 9,000—the first time in recent history—down from over 10,000 in 2020, a net loss of more than 1,100." https://www.lawfuel.com/the-uk-law-firm-vanishing-act-over-1100-law-firms-gone-in-five-years/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 05:46:06

• "[...] The NetBSD operating system may soon have its own jails implementation and we share details below. [...]" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260302 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 05:53:32

• "There are many tools to uplift privileges for a regular user on FreeBSD to either different account or to the root rights with all possible power." ☛ https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/03/01/uplift-privileges-on-freebsd/ | Source: Vermaden    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 05:53:59

• [Old] "If the above caused you any discomfort, please stop using vim immediately, and seriously consider learning emacs: You don't know vi" ☛ https://geocar.sdf1.org/vim-hints.html | Source: Geo Carncross    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 05:54:28

• "29 civil society organisations" ☛ https://storage02.forbrukerradet.no/media/2026/02/2026-02-27-final-letter-to-eu-policymakers-2.pdf |    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 05:55:00

• "Although enshittification has spread to everything from social media platforms to connected fridges, it is not a natural law. Much of what is needed to prevent enshittification is already there: the laws need enforcing though." ☛ https://storage02.forbrukerradet.no/media/2026/02/breaking-free-pathways-to-a-fair-technological-future.pdf |    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 05:55:11

• "In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council has delved into enshittification and how to resist it." ☛ https://www.forbrukerradet.no/breakingfree | Source: Forbrukerrådet    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 05:55:25

• "Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/02/27/meet-the-enshittificator-a-man-whose-job-is-making-your-apps-worse.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 05:55:43

• "Digital products and services keep getting worse. A new report from the Norwegian Consumer Council (Forbrukerrådet) shows how this phenomenon – known as enshittification – affects both consumers and society at large, but that it is possible to turn the tide." ☛ https://www.forbrukerradet.no/news-in-english/digital-products-and-services-are-getting-worse-but-the-trend-can-be-reversed/ | Source: Forbrukerrådet    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 05:55:56

• "Here are the basic steps." ☛ https://kevinboone.me/gemini_vps.html | Source: Kevin Boone    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 05:56:57

• "we had just started with our current metrics and dashboards adventure" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/SimpleTextViaCommands | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 05:57:38

• "Here is a not-so-short overview of our Hurd work over the past 1.5 years: [...]" ☛ https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2026/the-64-bit-hurd/ | Source: GNU    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 05:58:13

• "All openSUSE Members have the right to vote and should have received their personal ballot link by email yesterday. Please check your inbox (and your spam folder, just in case) and take a few minutes to cast your vote." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/03/01/opensuse-board-election-2025-voting-open/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:01:18

• "Collabora has announced that support for the VDPU381 and VDPU383 video decoder IP cores used in Rockchip’s RK3588 and RK3576 SoCs has been merged into the upstream Linux kernel." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/rockchip-rk3588-and-rk3576-video-decoder-support-lands-in-mainline-linux/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:01:33

• "The ESP32-P4-PC is an embedded development board based on Espressif’s ESP32-P4 RISC-V processor." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-p4-pc-board-from-olimex-offers-hdmi-and-mipi-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:01:54

• "LILYGO has released two new ESP32-based products: the T-Halow P4" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/lilygo-unveils-risc-v-esp32-p4-t-halow-board-and-esp32-s3-e-paper-s3-pro-lite/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:02:04

• What even are Breeze, QtQuick, QtWidget, Union..? ☞ https://akselmo.dev/posts/what-are-breeze-widgets-quick-union/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:02:59

• The two kinds of error ☞ https://evanhahn.com/the-two-kinds-of-error/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:04:00

• BunsenLabs Carbon Arrives With Debian 13 and Wayland Integration ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/bunsenlabs-linux-carbon-review/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:04:38

• ML4W OS – Arch Linux-based distro ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ml4w-os-arch-linux-based-distro/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:05:04

• pearOS – Arch-based GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pearos-arch-based-linux-distribution/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:05:35

• BashCore – Debian-based live GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bashcore-debian-based-live-linux-distribution/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:06:03

• ZGrab – application-layer network scanner ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/zgrab-application-layer-network-scanner/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:06:30

• OneDriveGUI – simple GNU/Linux GUI for OneDrive ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/onedrivegui-simple-linux-gui-onedrive/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:06:41

• Best Free and Open Source Software: February 2026 Updates ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-software-february-2026-updates/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:07:02

• Chisel – fast TCP/UDP tunnel ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/chisel-fast-tcp-udp-tunnel/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:07:23

• ssm – SSH connection manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ssm-ssh-connection-manager/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:07:35

• outside – multi-purpose weather client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/outside-multi-purpose-weather-client/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:07:59

• iwmenu – launcher-driven Wi-Fi manager for GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/iwmenu-launcher-driven-wi-fi-manager-linux/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:08:20

• wlctl – TUI for managing WiFi using NetworkManager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/wlctl-tui-managing-wifi-networkmanager/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:08:32

• Playing alone with totally phone narrrative of "HEY HI" https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/aussie-mum-loses-job-of-seven-years-in-ai-transformation-as-mass-redundancies-kick-off-sad-fact-050204170.html https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/02/ukue-m02.html media gaslighting by LYING    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:41:16

• GNU Guix: The 64-bit Hurd is Here! ☞ https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2026/the-64-bit-hurd//    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:42:05

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, including Kletka - 2026-02-25 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2026-02-25-edition/index.html    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:47:15

• Emudevz: a Game about Making an Emulator - Review ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/emudevz-review/index.html    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:48:50

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

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 06:59:51

• Books of February 2026 ☞ https://box.matto.nl/books-of-february-2026.html    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 07:00:58

• How the Psychedelic Drug Ibogaine Changed Me Forever ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/magazine/ibogaine-psychedelic-treatment-trauma-mental-health.html    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:23:04

• Healthy life expectancy in decline: 5 ways to protect your pension ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/healthy-life-expectancy-in-decline-5-ways-to-protect-your-pension-avuRT1N2ucdq    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:23:18

• Dating apps as emotional rollercoasters: what risks do they pose to mental health? ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2844234/dating-apps-as-emotional-rollercoasters-what-risks-do-they-pose-to-mental-health    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:23:44

• Bacteria Engineered to Eat Tumors From the Inside ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/bacteria-engineered-eat-tumors-insidesp;  

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:24:17

• Researchers Get Human Brain Cells Running Doom ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/doom-human-brain-cells MinceR    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:24:43

• Semaglutide May Reverse Damage Caused by Osteoarthritis, Study Suggests ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/semaglutide-may-reverse-damage-caused-by-osteoarthritis-study-suggests    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:26:18

• The Microbes in Your Dog's Gut May Predict Their Cancer Prognosis ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-microbes-in-your-dogs-gut-may-predict-their-cancer-prognosis    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:26:31

• Discovery of Colossal 'Super-Jupiters' Puzzles Scientists ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/discovery-of-colossal-super-jupiters-puzzles-scientists    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:26:56

• Bacteria Play Previously Unknown Role in Kidney Stones, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/bacteria-play-previously-unknown-role-in-kidney-stones-study-finds    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:27:10

• World's Smallest QR Code Is So Tiny It's Invisible to The Human Eye ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/worlds-smallest-qr-code-is-so-tiny-its-invisible-to-the-human-eye    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:27:42

• New Ozempic-Style Pill Outperformed Oral Semaglutide in Major Trial ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-ozempic-style-pill-outperformed-oral-semaglutide-in-majornbsp;  

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:27:55

• Don't Miss This Week's Blood Moon. It Will Be The Last You'll See For a While. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/dont-miss-this-weeks-blood-moon-it-will-be-the-last-youll-see-for-a-while    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:28:17

• NASA Spots Sun-like Star Inflating Massive Bubble ☞ https://futurism.com/space/nasa-sun-like-star-bubble    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:28:47

• You might not be watering your plants properly – here’s what to do ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/you-might-not-be-watering-your-plants-properly-aANd08d77pFb    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:29:06

• groff 1.24.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1060786/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:29:29

• ‘200,000 living human neurons’ on a microchip demonstrated playing Doom ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/200-000-living-human-neurons-on-a-microchip-demonstrated-playing-doom-cortical-labs-cl1-video-shows-the-gameplay-and-explains-how-the-neurons-learn-the-game    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:30:02

• Meta Reels Is Filling Up With Hey Hi (AI) Slop of Faith Healers Performing Miraculous Cures ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-reels-ai-faith-healing    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:30:36

• AI-Generated Film Pulled From AMC Cinemas ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-film-pulled-from-amc-theaters    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:31:09

• Slop helps cheating, so that's a net loss ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-teens-homework-study    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:31:41

• Data Centers in Space Are Even More Cursed Than Previously Believed ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/data-centers-space-cursed    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:32:09

• US Justice Department sues five additional states over voter roll production ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/us-justice-department-sues-5-additional-states-over-voter-roll-production/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:35:52

• Amiga Workbench Simulator helps you pick your ultimate retro desktop — TAWS recently updated with refinements to OS 3.2, AmiBench presets ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/amiga-workbench-simulator-helps-you-pick-your-ultimate-retro-desktop-taws-recently-updated-with-refinements-to-os-3-2-amibench-presets    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:36:11

• Hackers Weaponize Claude Code in Mexican Government Cyberattack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-weaponize-claude-code-in-mexican-government-cyberattack/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:37:21

• ChatGPT Health Is Staggeringly Bad at Recognizing Life-Threatening Medical Emergencies ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/chatgpt-health-bad-medical-emergencies    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:38:05

• pgdsat version 2.0 has been released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgdsat-version-20-has-been-released-3249/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:38:58

• The Schedule is out for POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2026! ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/the-schedule-is-out-for-posette-an-event-for-postgres-2026-3248/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:40:38

• Stage and binary package builds stopped / delayed ☞ https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/02/28/outage.html    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:41:04

• Hong Kong retiree jailed for 8 months over seditious Facebook (Farcebook) posts ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/02/hong-kong-retiree-jailed-for-8-months-over-seditious-facebook-posts/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:42:52

• New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Laysara: Summit Kingdom - 2026-02-28 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-02-28-edition/index.html    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:43:12

• Obsidian | The Quest for the Perfect Note-Taking Application ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2026/03/01/obsidian-the-quest-for-the-perfect-note-taking-application/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:45:40

• Kernel prepatch 7.0-rc2 ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1060802/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:46:19

• The Real-Time View: USPTO Allowance Rate “Dips” to 75% ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/03/the-real-time-view-uspto-disposal-rate-dips-to-75.html "recent decline in patent monopoly disposals from 80% to 75% as abandonments rise."    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:46:50

• Banks Are Becoming Bulwarks for Vulnerable Seniors ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/health/scams-elderly-banks.html    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:47:19

• Ponzi scheme advancement for IBM ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-nvidia-and-palo-alto-networks-collaborate-deliver-integrated-security-first-foundation-ai-native-telecommunications    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:48:56

• Nonsensical buzzwords as usual ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/powering-the-telco-to-techco-evolution-through-polycloud-agentic-ai-and-digital-trust    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:49:07

• APRICOT 2026 keynotes: Agency, memory, and getting IPv6 done ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/03/02/apricot-2026-keynotes-agency-memory-and-getting-ipv6-done/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:49:31

• Pakistan urged to quash conviction of Junaid Hafeez under blasphemy laws ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/pakistan-urged-to-quash-conviction-of-junaid-hafeez-under-blasphemy-laws/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:52:33

• A pair of satisfying things ☞ https://rubenerd.com/a-pair-of-satisfying-things/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:52:49

• yamldiff – diff between two YAML files ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/yamldiff-diff-between-two-yaml-files/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:53:29

• New to Linux? These 4 systemd Tools Help You Fix Common Issues ☞ https://itsfoss.com/systemd-troubleshoot-tools/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:53:48

• Linux Release Roundup (February 2026) ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/linux-release-roundup-february-2026    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:54:12

• AV GNU/Linux MXe-25.1 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/avlinux    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:57:03

• ArchBANG 010326 is also out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/archbang    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:57:14

• Benjamin Mako Hill: Pronunciation ☞ https://mako.cc/copyrighteous/pronunciation-lesson "Had a discussion about how to pronounce the name of Google’s chatbot. Turns out, we were all wrong.    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:58:36

• How To Install Pangolin on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-pangolin-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 08:59:49

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

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:00:04

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

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:00:50

• How To Change Root Password on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/change-root-password-debian-13/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:01:07

• How To Install Swift Programming Language on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-swift-programming-language-rocky-linux-10/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:01:27

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

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:01:36

• How To Install Varnish on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-varnish-opensuse/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:01:56

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

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:02:11

• How to Install Tailscale on Ubuntu (26.04, 24.04, 22.04) ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-tailscale-on-ubuntu-linux/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:02:24

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

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:02:38

• How To Change Root Password on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/change-root-password-linux-mint-22/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:03:08

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

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:03:23

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

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:09:31

• How to Install PDF Reader on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-pdf-reader-on-ubuntu-26-04    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:09:44

• How to Change Username on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-change-username-on-ubuntu-26-04    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:10:01

• How to Add User to Sudoers on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-add-user-to-sudoers-on-ubuntu-26-04    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:10:17

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

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:10:34

• London Repair Week: Find out how to repair your household items ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/london-repair-week-find-out-how-to-repair-your-household-items-a4u889b3qoYb    

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

• This week in Linux 338: GNU/Linux LTS, COSMIC, Discord delays age verify, Firefox 148, Ladybird Browser & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-338/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:13:13

• CHUWI CoreBook Air Plus 16 review – Part 3: Ubuntu 25.10 on a mid-range AMD Ryzen 5 6600H laptop ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/01/chuwi-corebook-air-plus-16-review-part-3-ubuntu-25-10-on-a-mid-range-amd-ryzen-5-6600h-laptop/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:13:45

• Sparky news 2026/02 ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-2026-02/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:15:07

• ecscope – monitor proprietary trap AWS ECS resources from the terminal ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ecscope-monitor-aws-ecs-resources/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:15:40

• TheaTTYr – terminal theater for playing VT100 art and animations ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/theattyr-terminal-theater/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:15:52

• 14 Best Free and Open Source Vulnerability Detection Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-vulnerability-detection-tools/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:16:23

• Cursus – stores your history and makes it searchable ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cursus-stores-history-searchable/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:16:35

• 7 Best Free and Open Source Drum Machines ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-drum-machines/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:17:42

• 11 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux HDR Imaging Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hdrimaging/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:17:54

• 15 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Weather Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-terminal-based-weather-tools/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:18:07

• 11 Best Free and Open Source GUI Batch Renamers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-gui-batch-renamers/p;  

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:18:19

• 7 Hot Free and Open Source Application Servers for Python ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-python-application-servers/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:19:14

• 8 Best Free and Open Source Incident Response Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-incident-response-tools/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:19:27

• 9 Top Free and Open Source F# Web Frameworks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-fsharp-web-frameworks/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:19:39

• Top 8 GNU/Linux Networking Commands in 2026 ☞ https://www.linuxteck.com/8-linux-networking-commands/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:20:14

• Linux about to get big performance boost from a native feature backdoored Windows 11 already borrowed ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-about-to-get-big-performance-boost-from-a-native-feature-windows-11-already-borrowed/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:20:41

• taproom – TUI for Homebrew ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/taproom-tui-homebrew/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:21:20

• Torvalds last night: ""So I'm Not Super-Happy With How Big This Is"" Doubly-ungood Linus. Did the Zemlins give you a vasectomy4Bill?    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:22:12

• California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including GNU/Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/california-introduces-age-verification-law    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:22:24

• ClearLinux Web site now offline. Intel cannot afford hosting bill???    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:26:09

• Berserk Arch 2026.03.01 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/berserkarch    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:26:31

• KDE GNU/Linux 20260301 too is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kdelinux    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:26:51

• AgarimOS 20260301 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/agarimos    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:40:09

• AfagOS 20260301 is also out☞ https://distrowatch.com/afagos    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:40:21

• A very sinister person who likes to attack people and their families over disagreements isn't going to refrain from abuse, defamation and harassment, inc. against journalists. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:41:45

• Q83 13.06 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/q83    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:41:57

• Puppy 2601-260301 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/puppy    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:42:10

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-03-02.gmi    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:42:50

• GNOME OS 1007302 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/gnomeos    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:43:04

• Arch 2026.03.01 is also out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/arch    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:43:17

• a symptomatic week gemini://rawtext.club/~deerbard/glog/2026-03-02-symptomatyczny-tydzien.gmi    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:44:16

• "I’ve been playing with ANSI colors a lot because I’m going to resume using color in my notes. Visually they enable encoding additional semantic information into a block of text and it helps to decrease extraneous cognitive load. Not something I read, just something I feel. So I’m going to try it out for a while and see how I feel about it by way of ANSI escape sequences." gemini://thatit.be/2026-03-01-17-59-25.gmi    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:45:00

• "I've been frustrated with the size of phones for many years - there seems to be no choice other than 6.3" or 6.7", so I ended up with entry-level phones around 5.5" as size and weight (or lack thereof) is most important to me." gemini://tobykurien.com/replies/2026-03-02-re-small-phones.gmi    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 09:45:41

• Vendefoul 20260301 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/vendefoul    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 13:33:51

• PimersusOS 20260228 is also out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/pimersusos    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 13:34:03

• Banana farm pesticides https://www.dw.com/en/banana-farm-pesticides-back-in-focus-after-sterility-ruling/a-75997132    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 13:35:09

• Cheeto Mussolini's EPA sued by environmentalist https://www.dw.com/en/us-trump-s-epa-sued-by-environmentalist-health-groups/a-76027413    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 13:35:47

• HBO Max removing 'Jasmine' series in Turkey following sanctions https://bianet.org/haber/hbo-max-removing-jasmine-series-in-turkey-following-sanctions-316788    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 13:36:35

• Journalist With Germany's Deutsche Welle Arrested in Turkey https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-02-20/journalist-with-germanys-deutsche-welle-detained-in-turkey https://www.dw.com/en/dw-correspondent-arrested-in-turkey/a-76053515    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 13:37:23

• Turkey to introduce compulsory ID verification for all social media users, says minister https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-to-introduce-compulsory-id-verification-for-all-social-media-users-says-minister-316908    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 13:37:58

• Turkey probes social media platforms over child users' data https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-probes-social-media-platforms-over-child-users-data-316933    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 13:39:44

• Windows down to 57% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-200902-202603    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 13:40:31

• Or down to 23% if Android also counted https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share#monthly-200902-202603    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 13:41:22

• Deutsche Welle reporter Alican Uludağ arrested in Turkey for ‘insulting’ president https://cpj.org/2026/02/deutsche-welle-reporter-alican-uludag-arrested-in-turkey-for-insulting-president/"    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 13:51:01

• vigilance https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-mexico-embassy-urges-vigilance-amid-cartel-violence-316974    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 13:52:29

• Windows all-time low https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/spain/#monthly-200902-202603    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 14:35:08

• In Sweden and Norway Android is AT LAST shown as bigger than Windows    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 14:38:55

• 41 layoffs at Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride maker Halfbrick https://mobilegamer.biz/41-layoffs-at-fruit-ninja-and-jetpack-joyride-maker-halfbrick/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 15:08:14

• "I struggle with the fact about how people are gullible to give any credence to the words of id1ots, useless pieces of sh1t, like Rob Thomas. The guy most likely did very little in the technical side (productive) of IBM, if any. He is just a scam artist, no different than any other snake oil salesman." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kjgah0z6    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 15:24:02

• "So, there is no need to waste time reading and thinking about what he says." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kjgah0z6    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 15:24:11

• journalists https://bianet.org/haber/judiciary-responsible-for-nearly-70-of-violations-against-journalists-in-turkey-says-mfrr-report-316980    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 16:12:22

• Iranian journalist leaves Turkey for third country to avoid deportation to Iran https://bianet.org/haber/iranian-journalist-leaves-turkey-for-third-country-to-avoid-deportation-to-iran-317003    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 16:19:41

• GNU/Linux up in .ph https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/philippines/#monthly-200902-202603    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:00:47

• Iraq: ISIS Detainees Transferred from Syria at Risk of Abuse https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/02/17/iraq-isis-detainees-transferred-from-syria-at-risk-of-abuse    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:02:00

• "Discrimination in hiring is illegal, and IBM HR and IBM Legal should know that better than anyone...DEI is no longer the law of the land." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kjqgp7pt    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:21:44

• "The whole site is a joke. Some id1ot baby." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kjqgp7pt    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:22:40

• Germany news: Merz open to social media ban for under-16s https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-merz-open-to-social-media-ban-for-under-16s/live-76016346    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:29:14

• For a healthy break, don't check your ex's social media https://www.dw.com/en/for-a-healthy-break-don-t-check-your-ex-s-social-media/a-75993465    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:29:34

• EU governments look to Australia's social media ban for kids https://www.dw.com/en/eu-governments-look-to-australia-s-social-media-ban-for-kids/a-76021753    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:30:00

• Deutsche Bahn says cyberattack hit ticket and info systems https://www.dw.com/en/deutsche-bahn-says-cyberattack-hit-ticket-and-info-systems/a-76024130    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:31:01

• Bayer agrees to pay billions to settle Roundup lawsuits https://www.dw.com/en/bayer-agrees-to-pay-billions-to-settle-roundup-lawsuits/a-76013862    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:31:59

• OmegaLinux NEXT Deep Blue Sea - the "Goodbye L/Ubuntu" release Latest (OmegaLinux 2026.02.21) https://github.com/omega-linux/page/releases/tag/deepbluesea1    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:39:04

• journalists https://www.dw.com/en/palestinian-journalists-tortured-in-israeli-prisons-report/a-76027348    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:43:28

• soy industry https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-s-soy-industry-gives-deforestation-a-green-light/a-76038155    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:45:59

• The Project Censored Newsletter—January 2026 https://www.projectcensored.org/project-censored-newsletter-january-2026/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:47:11

• censor https://www.vox.com/politics/479552/carr-fcc-colbert-cbs-censor-paramount-trump-late-show-explained    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:47:39

• FCC Chair Denies Censoring Colbert Interview, Confirms Investigating ABC's 'The View' https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-02-18/fcc-chair-denies-censoring-colbert-interview-confirms-investigating-abcs-the-view    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:48:09

• SACUA survey reveals 30.7% of professors have self-censored or been censored in their teaching https://www.michigandaily.com/news/academics/sacua-survey-reveals-30-7-of-professors-have-been-censored-or-self-censored-in-their-teaching/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:48:52

• US and EU battle over online censorship https://www.dw.com/en/us-and-eu-battle-over-online-censorship/a-76061907    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:49:17

• When a Deportation Case Falls Apart, Free Speech Is on Trial https://scheerpost.com/2026/02/15/when-a-deportation-case-falls-apart-free-speech-is-on-trial/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:50:04

• Olympic Ban Raises Thorny Free Speech Issues https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/02/19/olympic-ban-raises-thorny-free-speech-issues    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:50:37

• US Supreme Court Won't Revive NRA Free Speech Suit Against NY Ex-Official https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-02-23/us-supreme-court-wont-revive-nra-free-speech-suit-against-ny-ex-official    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:51:12

• Cheeto Mussolini's Big Speech Will Be Delivered to a Changed Nation and a Congress He Has Sidelined https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-02-23/trumps-big-speech-will-be-delivered-to-a-changed-nation-and-a-congress-he-has-sidelined    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:51:47

• US to West's Energy Watchdog: Scrap Net Zero Focus or We'll Quit https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-02-19/us-energy-secretary-wright-pressures-iea-to-quit-net-zero-agenda    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:52:28

• Fish use more energy to stay still than previously thought https://theconversation.com/fish-use-more-energy-to-stay-still-than-previously-thought-266626    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:52:57

• Matt Hall pitches $4B Michigan tax overhaul, $1B energy bill savings https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/matt-hall-pitches-4b-michigan-tax-overhaul-1b-energy-bill-savings/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:53:21

• India is going all-in on AI data centres. The environmental costs will have to wait https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-ai-data-centres-water-energy-9.7099293    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:53:52

• WATCH: Escaping Energy Poverty https://off-guardian.org/2026/02/21/watch-escaping-energy-poverty-solutionswatch/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:54:18

• Cheeto Mussolini Says Indo-Pacific Energy Meeting to Be Held in Tokyo in March https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-02-22/trump-says-indo-pacific-energy-meeting-to-be-held-in-tokyo-in-march    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:54:51

• U.S. Energy Chief Warns U.S. Could Quit IEA if Agency Keeps Focus on Climate https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-02-17/u-s-energy-chief-warns-u-s-could-quit-iea-if-agency-keeps-focus-on-climate    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:55:28

• Cheeto Mussolini’s EPA Says Climate Change Doesn’t Risk Public Health – Science Says Otherwise https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-02-17/trumps-epa-says-climate-change-doesnt-risk-public-health-science-says-otherwise    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:55:53

• A Massive Climate Resilience Project Escapes Florida’s DOGE Purge https://www.truthdig.com/articles/a-massive-climate-resilience-project-escapes-floridas-doge-purge/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:56:15

• Why an Arctic icon, the snowy owl, must wait so long for legal protection https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/snowy-owls-climate-change-birds-9.7090729    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:56:33

• The world’s rainforests are vanishing. In this one country, they’re growing back. https://www.vox.com/climate/479573/costa-rica-forest-ecosystem-services    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:56:59

• Scientists have found another alarming pattern in wildfires https://www.vox.com/climate/479563/wildfire-science-climate-extreme-heat-weather-australia-smoke    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:57:15

• Philippines: Planned Climate Relocations Threaten Rights https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/02/18/philippines-planned-climate-relocations-threaten-rights    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:57:36

• Climate change threatens coffee-growing regions https://www.dw.com/en/climate-change-threatens-coffee-growing-regions-study/a-76019988    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:57:55

• U.S. environment agency sued over scrapping scientific rule behind climate protections https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/epa-endangerment-9.7095596    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:58:18

• The hottest new winter sport is about to get even hotter https://www.vox.com/climate/479574/milan-cortina-winter-olympics-skimountaineering-skimo    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:58:35

• ‘The water was completely dead’: Inside the grim race with a microscopic enemy https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/the-water-was-completely-dead-inside-the-grim-race-with-a-microscopic-enemy-20260209-p5o0nn.html    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:58:51

• Can climate change be humorous? Erb Institute hosts climate comedian Stuart Goldsmith to discuss fear, hope and action https://www.michigandaily.com/news/campus-life/can-climate-change-be-humorous-erb-institute-hosts-climate-comedian-stuart-goldsmith-to-discuss-fear-hope-and-action/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:59:09

• From Berlin to Belém: what it will take to unlock youth leadership in climate and peace https://www.daghammarskjold.se/news/from-berlin-to-belem-what-it-will-take-to-unlock-youth-leadership-in-climate-and-peace/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:59:29

• Heat, drought and division: climate change in the borderlands https://mexiconewsdaily.com/water-in-mexico/heat-drought-and-division-climate-change-in-the-borderlands/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 18:59:46

• Cheeto Mussolini Climate Health Rollback Likely to Hit Poor, Minority Areas Hardest, Experts Say https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2026-02-20/trump-climate-health-rollback-likely-to-hit-poor-minority-areas-hardest-experts-say    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 19:00:03

• An Unsettling Climate Warning for Homeownership https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/02/20/an-unsettling-climate-warning-for-homeownership/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 19:00:21

• This waterlogged corner of England was once only habitable during summer. Climate change could make it so again https://theconversation.com/this-waterlogged-corner-of-england-was-once-only-habitable-during-summer-climate-change-could-make-it-so-again-275995    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 19:00:39

• The 15 foods destroying rainforests, in one simple chart https://www.vox.com/climate/480083/beef-agriculture-deforestation-amazon-rainforest    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 19:01:00

• Supreme Court Agrees to Hear From Oil and Gas Companies Trying to Block Climate Change Lawsuits https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2026-02-23/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-from-oil-and-gas-companies-trying-to-block-climate-change-lawsuits    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 19:01:17

• Will Your State Bird Disappear? https://therevelator.org/state-birds-climate/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 19:01:35

• Health and Climate Consequences of EPA’s Endangerment Finding Repeal ‘Cannot Be Overstated’ https://scheerpost.com/2026/02/23/health-and-climate-consequences-of-epas-endangerment-finding-repeal-cannot-be-overstated/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 19:02:08

• "As I haven’t heard anything on this by now from my FLL I assume it’s going to be a nothing burger (again) though I got a core rating." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kha2t91p    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 19:32:14

• GNU/Linux at around 4% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/indonesia/#monthly-200902-202603    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 19:48:32

• Luxembourg GNU/Linux at 6% now https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/luxembourg/#monthly-200902-202603    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 19:59:40

• Bing down by a lot this month https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/#monthly-200902-202603    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:09:03

• Managing 5 Servers at Once with tmux gemini://sava.rocks/blog/managing-5-servers-at-once-with-tmux/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:12:52

• "The story of how I got this was that a few years ago, I participated in a study at the University of Washington where they wanted to see how Autistic peoples' brains fired while doing various cognitive/visual tests, such as watching objects flash into peripheral vision." gemini://thehans255.com/gemlog/2026/03/i-3d-printed-my-brain.gmi    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:13:32

• [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-03-02.gmi    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:14:23

• "Late last century I co-founded a club ("the SRCF") for providing UNIX shell access to people, on a machine that would remain connected to the Internet at a stable address." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2026-03-02_what-is-to-be-done-about-the-srcf.gmi    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:15:07

• And just like that, FAWM 2026 is over   

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:15:56

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:18:10

• I'm back, let's talk about what's happening gopher://hoi.st:70/0/posts/2026-03-02-im-back.txt    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:18:19

• "The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), best known for its Matter cross-vendor smart home communications standard, has announced the release of the Aliro 1.0 specification — designed to do for digital lock and key systems what Matter did for smart home hardware." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202603/20260302-lock.gmi    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:19:30

• worm thirteen day gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/wormFourthEve    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:21:40

• "I check my 6 emails, signal, mastodon, and gopher, yes even gopher!" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/moonThirteen    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:23:35

• "Like a huge basket, turned upside down." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/worm14    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:24:28

• This Ubuntu-based distro might be the easiest Windows escape route yet https://www.makeuseof.com/ubuntu-based-distro-might-be-easiest-windows-escape-route-yet/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:31:56

• "AerynOS has adopted KDE’s new Plasma Login Manager as the default login manager when installing the distribution with the Lichen installer." https://9to5linux.com/aerynos-2026-02-released-with-gnome-49-4-kde-plasma-6-6-and-cosmic-1-0-8    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:35:36

• LF promoting slop and hype https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/linux-foundation-announces-ocudu-ecosystem-foundation-to-accelerate-open-source-ai-ran-innovation-302700303.html    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:36:28

• "A few weeks ago, I gave AerynOS a spin because nobody was really talking about it. What I found was a cool little distro that offered the atomic experience without the immutable filesystem. Usually, the two go hand-in-hand, so it was interesting to see what happened when a distro adopted one but not the other." https://www.xda-developers.com/the-atomic-linux-distro-nobody-talks-about-just-got-a-big-update/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:37:19

• "After 12 years of working together, KaOS rocked the open-source world by announcing that it was getting rid of KDE Plasma, citing issues with being tied to Systemd." https://www.xda-developers.com/kaos-just-ditched-kde-plasma-and-the-replacement-is-unlike-anything-else-on-linux/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:37:58

• Linux 7.0 is finally here — packing more AMD and Intel hardware support and a bulging changelog, here's what you need to know https://www.techradar.com/pro/linux-7-0-is-finally-here-packing-more-amd-and-intel-hardware-support-and-a-bulging-changelog-heres-what-you-need-to-know    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:38:50

• "If you have used Linux on your desktop for any length of time, you know the dance: Tweak something small, tweak something slightly less small, run updates with the confidence of someone who has learned absolutely nothing from past mistakes, reboot, and stare." https://www.makeuseof.com/habits-that-finally-stopped-me-from-breaking-linux/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:39:28

• "There's a free demo up on Steam right now, and I took it for a spin." https://itsfoss.com/data-center-game/    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:39:52

• "This release ships with GNOME 49.4, KDE Plasma 6.5.5, Cinnamon 6.6, LXQt 2.3, COSMIC 1.0.8, Xfce 4.20, LXDE 0.11.1, and MATE 1.28.2 desktops." https://9to5linux.com/slackware-based-porteux-2-6-released-with-linux-6-19-tlp-support-and-more    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:40:26

• AB 1043 also requires OS providers to pipe a real-time age checker to every app developer who requests it. https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/california-introduces-age-verification-law    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:40:49

• Windows sank https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/united-arab-emirates/#monthly-200902-202603    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:52:34

• GNU/Linux over 5% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/netherlands/monthly-200902-202603    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 20:55:14

• Suspension for solicitor who ran firm without authorisation https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/suspension-for-solicitor-who-ran-firm-without-authorisation    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 21:00:04

• "Alice Nash discusses considers the appeal ruling that overturned the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s (SDT) finding of misconduct over a 'without prejudice' email. In Hurst v SRA [2026] EWHC 85 (Admin), the High Court overturned the decision of the SDT to fine media lawyer Ashley Hurst." https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/Topics/Civil-litigation/Features/How-the-Hurst-decision-was-overturned    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 21:00:49

• "As I haven’t heard anything on this by now from my FLL I assume it’s going to be a nothing burger (again) though I got a core rating." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kha2t91p    

posted Monday, March 02, 2026 at 21:16:32

• &nbs