Roy Schestowitz

• Canada's benchmark home price fell 4.8% in February compared to last year, says CREA https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/crea-numbers-february-2026-9.7130835 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/affordability-canada-provinces-factors-9.7126052    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 04:55:14

• Hackers can raid iOS 18 with an infected link. Have you updated yet to iOS26? https://www.theverge.com/tech/896841/iphone-ios-18-attack-darksword    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 04:56:16

• Personal information of 16,000 individuals leaked from Seoul National University Hospital https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-03-19/national/socialAffairs/Personal-information-of-16000-individuals-leaked-from-Seoul-National-University-Hospital/2548874    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 04:57:23

• Deaconess patients’ sensitive data stolen in vendor breach https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2026/03/19/deaconess-health-data-breach-exposes-kentucky-patients-ssns-henderson-morganfield-news-hippa-credit/89196026007/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 04:58:18

• Cyberattack leaves drivers with required breathalyzer test systems in 46 states unable to start vehicles https://wgme.com/news/local/cyberattack-leaves-maine-drivers-with-breathalyzer-test-systems-unable-to-start-vehicles-oui-intoxalock    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 04:58:58

• Chilling Effects: NZ GP stops uploading patient notes to MyIndici as a precaution https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/590064/gp-stops-uploading-patient-notes-to-myindici-as-a-precaution    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 04:59:42

• Weill Cornell Medicine discloses an insider data breach https://databreaches.net/2026/03/20/weill-cornell-medicine-discloses-an-insider-data-breach/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:00:19

• University College of Dublin staff member due in court over accessing student data https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0320/1564337-ucd-student-data/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:00:50

• Jaguar Land Rover’s cyber bailout sets worrying precedent, watchdog warns https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/20/jlr_bailout_cmc/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:01:40

• Global cybercrime crackdown: over 373,000 dark web sites shut down https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/global-cybercrime-crackdown-over-373-000-dark-web-sites-shut-down    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:02:19

• Cyber OpSec Fail: Beast Gang Exposes Ransomware Server https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/opsec-beast-gang-exposes-ransomware-server    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:02:59

• North Carolina tech worker found guilty of insider attack netting $2.5M ransom https://cyberscoop.com/cameron-curry-insider-attack-washington-tech-company/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:03:33

• GitHub is starting to have a real malware problem https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-github-is-starting-to-have-a-real-malware-problem/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:04:49

• Fairfield Council obtains injunction against unknown threat actors in ransomware incident https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/fairfield-council-goes-to-court-following-major-data-breach-20260320-p5r6pv.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:05:28

• 3.7 Million Telehealth Patients Allegedly Affected By Two Recent Breaches https://databreaches.net/2026/03/23/3-7-million-telehealth-patients-allegedly-affected-by-two-recent-breaches/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:06:16

• Pro-Iran hackers claim Microsoft outage, vow to ramp up attacks on U.S. companies https://threatbeat.com/pro-iran-hackers-claim-microsoft-outage-vow-to-ramp-up-attacks-on-u-s-companies/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:06:49

• Deus Ex developer Eidos Montreal hit with more layoffs, this time affecting over 100 staff https://www.neowin.net/amp/deus-ex-developer-eidos-montreal-hit-with-more-layoffs-this-time-affecting-over-100-staff/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:28:57

• Deus Ex dev Eidos-Montreal hit with new layoffs, studio head departs after 19 years with company https://www.tweaktown.com/news/110758/deus-ex-dev-eidos-montreal-hit-with-new-layoffs-studio-head-departs-after-19-years-with-company/index.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:29:35

• "Redhat's kernel update log now has the llm slop..." https://x.com/OctopusTakopi/status/1955126916635324450    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:31:40

• "Your phone is more capable than Android lets on." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-terminal-on-android-no-app-can-match/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:36:49

• "This shouldn’t work on a phone, but it works better than it should." https://www.makeuseof.com/full-linux-desktop-android-phone-buttery-smooth/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:42:34

• "The terminal is pretty optional if your're not a power user." https://www.makeuseof.com/i-forced-myself-to-use-linux-without-the-terminal-for-a-week/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:43:02

• "The tiny Linux frustrations I blamed on my system were Snap all along." https://www.makeuseof.com/i-stopped-using-flatpak-snap-packages-just-work-better/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:43:34

• "The firmware of the Flipper One is already publicly available, and there's a lot of interesting tech." https://www.xda-developers.com/dug-into-flipper-one-firmware-not-flipper-zero-sequel/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:45:33

• "Linux and third-party anti-cheat clients are like water and oil" https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-gaming-is-solved-until-anti-cheat-shows-up/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:47:12

• I thought Proxmox would overcomplicate my home lab, but it did the opposite https://www.xda-developers.com/thought-proxmox-would-overcomplicate-my-home-lab-but-did-opposite/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:48:09

• I tried openSUSE Tumbleweed, and it had me reconsidering my love for Fedora https://www.xda-developers.com/opensuse-tumbleweed-has-me-reconsidering-using-fedora/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:53:28

• SteamOS on a mini PC is the couch gaming setup I never knew I wanted ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/steamos-mini-pc-couch-gaming-setup-never-knew-wanted/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/steamos-mini-pc-couch-gaming-setup-never-knew-wanted/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:54:24

• Proxmox containers made my home server faster, lighter, and easier to manage ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/proxmox-containers-made-my-home-server-faster-lighter-and-easier-to-manage/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/proxmox-containers-made-my-home-server-faster-lighter-and-easier-to-manage/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:58:21

• "He understands if you're not a fan, though." https://www.xda-developers.com/opera-gx-finally-arrives-on-linux-director-says-it-felt-like-natural-next-step/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:58:50

• Linux package managers are the main reason I’ll never switch back to Windows, ever ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-package-managers-main-reason-never-switch-to-windows/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/linux-package-managers-main-reason-never-switch-to-windows/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 05:59:54

• "Learn some of the most important Linux commands." https://www.howtogeek.com/mastering-the-linux-file-system-go-to-commands-and-tips/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:01:40

• "From VR to hot tea, these apps cover some of my more niche interests." https://www.howtogeek.com/4-obscure-linux-apps-i-use-all-the-time/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:02:07

• "Your Linux PC is only as secure as the settings you choose to enable (or disable)." https://www.howtogeek.com/settings-making-your-linux-pc-less-secure/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:02:41

• "A decade with KDE Plasma and the desktop environment is still full of surprises." https://www.howtogeek.com/advanced-kde-plasma-features-nobody-talks-about/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:03:13

• "For a brief time, it was the future of Linux storage. Then its creator did something unforgivable." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-linux-filesystem-was-supposed-to-change-everything-heres-the-dark-reason-it-    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:03:44

• "For a brief time, it was the future of Linux storage. Then its creator did something unforgivable." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-linux-filesystem-was-supposed-to-change-everything-heres-the-dark-reason-it-failed/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:03:56

• "The real reason you stayed on Linux has nothing to do with ideals but a strong functional foundation that we all take for granted." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-would-be-nothing-without-these-open-source-apps/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:04:33

• 5 uncomfortable truths about Proxmox every homelabber needs to hear ⚓ https://www.howtogeek.com/uncomfortable-truths-about-proxmox-every-homelabber-needs-to-hear/ ䷉ Source: HowTo Geek | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.howtogeek.com/uncomfortable-truths-about-proxmox-every-homelabber-needs-to-hear/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:05:20

• "Why editing one hidden Linux file is the only way to fix Ugreen's biggest software oversight" https://www.howtogeek.com/how-a-single-linux-command-made-my-ugreen-nas-the-center-of-my-homelab/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:06:31

• FFmpeg 8.1 upgrades the best open-source media converter with a splash of Vulkan ⚓ https://www.howtogeek.com/ffmpeg-8-1-upgrades-the-best-open-source-media-converter-with-a-splash-of-vulkan/ ䷉ Source: HowTo Geek | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.howtogeek.com/ffmpeg-8-1-upgrades-the-best-open-source-media-converter-with-a-splash-of-vulkan/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:07:44

• "With a less flashy appearance than previous System76 systems, though." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-system76-thelio-mira-is-the-new-linux-desktop-workstation-to-beat/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:08:46

• "No more broken updates." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-phones-could-get-even-better-with-postmarketos-duranium/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:09:14

• High availability is the homelabbing trick everyone should know about ⚓ https://www.howtogeek.com/high-availability-is-the-homelabbing-trick-everyone-should-know-about/ ䷉ Source: HowTo Geek | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.howtogeek.com/high-availability-is-the-homelabbing-trick-everyone-should-know-about/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:11:04

• Stop blaming your Linux distro for problems that aren’t actually distro problems ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-easier-stick-with-when-stop-treating-every-inconvenience-distro-problem/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/linux-easier-stick-with-when-stop-treating-every-inconvenience-distro-problem/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:12:42

• IBM https://www.xda-developers.com/x11-on-gnome-is-finally-dead-as-its-newest-version-goes-all-in-on-wayland/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:14:23

• "Sometimes, less is more." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-users-swear-by-simple-tools-and-now-i-finally-understand-why/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:14:54

• Forget bare metal: Why a hypervisor is the only way to run a professional homelab ⚓ https://www.howtogeek.com/forget-bare-metal-why-a-hypervisor-is-the-only-way-to-run-a-professional-homelab/ ䷉ Source: HowTo Geek | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.howtogeek.com/forget-bare-metal-why-a-hypervisor-is-the-only-way-to-run-a-professional-homelab/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:15:53

• "Why convenience features do not always translate to beginner friendliness." https://www.howtogeek.com/pop-os-is-not-the-best-beginner-linuxdistro/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:16:23

• "These beginner-friendly Linux distros offer different looks, features, and workflows." https://www.howtogeek.com/user-friendly-linux-distros-that-arent-mint/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:16:48

• Windows is undeniably convenient, but Linux puts you in charge ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-is-convenient-but-linux-puts-you-in-charge/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/windows-is-convenient-but-linux-puts-you-in-charge/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:18:31

• Linux is the best way to run Android apps on your PC, and it’s not close ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-best-way-run-android-apps-on-pc-until-gaming/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/linux-best-way-run-android-apps-on-pc-until-gaming/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:19:30

• "Move over Windows, Linux is now in the mainstream." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-hardware-devices-looking-forward-to-2026/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:20:43

• "Don't settle for GNOME just because it's popular or the default choice." https://www.howtogeek.com/desktop-environents-that-solve-problems-gnome-will-not/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:21:17

• "The hardware support is still lacking, though." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-on-apple-silicon-mac-computers-gets-better-with-fedora-asahi-remix-43/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:21:56

• "Ending the SSH connection doesn't have to close out what you're working on." https://www.howtogeek.com/free-linux-tool-keeps-terminal-sessions-alive-forever/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:22:59

• "If your Linux system crashes and locks you out, you risk losing everything—files, data, time. If you have a bootable Linux USB recovery disk, tough, you'll be ready to restore, repair, and rescue your system before it’s too late." https://www.howtogeek.com/everyone-should-have-a-spare-bootable-linux-usb-disk/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:24:36

• "Time to stop treating it like a terminal illness." https://www.howtogeek.com/9-myths-about-the-linux-terminal-you-should-stop-believing/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:25:04

• "Hopefully the final push that makes you go open source." https://www.howtogeek.com/4-reasons-linux-mint-is-the-best-windows-11-replacement/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:25:38

• "Make the system yours." https://www.howtogeek.com/7-linux-apps-i-install-on-every-new-pc/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:26:37

• Linux’s obsession with ’the right way’ is why it’ll never replace Windows for most people ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-wants-you-do-things-right-way-biggest-problem/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/linux-wants-you-do-things-right-way-biggest-problem/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:27:57

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:28:36

• "But it still needs testing." https://www.xda-developers.com/phew-linus-torvalds-says-linux-70-is-finally-looking-normal-again/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:28:44

• "I think they look great, personally." https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-redesigned-folders/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:29:36

• "Wine 11 is the biggest jump for Linux gaming in years." https://www.xda-developers.com/wine-11-rewrites-linux-runs-windows-games-speed-gains/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:30:10

• Every gaming Linux distro is about to share the same foundation, and it could change everything ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/every-gaming-linux-distro-share-the-same-foundation/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/every-gaming-linux-distro-share-the-same-foundation/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:31:25

• "Save 100% on a new PC... By not buying one and upgrading your current PC to Linux instead." https://www.howtogeek.com/moving-to-linux-saves-you-money-in-more-way-than-one/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:32:39

• "Little changes, big upgrades." https://www.howtogeek.com/7-settings-i-change-after-installing-ubuntu/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:33:16

• "If a distro won't run them, I'm not using it." https://www.howtogeek.com/here-are-5-apps-i-always-install-when-i-set-up-a-linux-desktop/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:33:43

• Afraid of breaking your Linux install? Here’s How To resize partitions safely ⚓ https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-resize-and-expand-linux-partitions-from-the-command-line/ ䷉ Source: HowTo Geek | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.howtogeek.com/how-to-resize-and-expand-linux-partitions-from-the-command-line/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:35:00

• "It's awesome—but it, sadly, has some downfalls." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-forever-file-system-a-modern-guide-to-zfs-on-linux/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:35:56

• Why your DNS traffic is a privacy leak and how to fix it once and for all https://www.howtogeek.com/why-your-dns-traffic-is-a-privacy-leak-and-how-to-fix-it-once-and-for-all/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:36:46

• "It doesn't have to be hard. Keep on reading to know more." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-easiest-way-to-diagnose-whats-slowing-down-linux-without-guessing/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:37:37

• TrueNAS just made sharing files from your NAS as easy as a Google Drive link https://www.xda-developers.com/truenas-just-made-file-sharing-files-nas-easy-google-drive-link/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:38:31

• These 3 Linux distros convinced me Windows wasn't worth keeping around anymore https://www.xda-developers.com/these-linux-distros-convinced-me-windows-wasnt-worth-keeping-around-anymore/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:39:28

• I optimized Proxmox’s defaults and cut my home lab energy costs without sacrificing speed ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/i-optimized-proxmoxs-defaults/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/i-optimized-proxmoxs-defaults/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:40:33

• "Gaming on Linux just got a little bit better." https://www.xda-developers.com/this-nvidia-linux-driver-update-finally-fixes-a-frustrating-wayland-display-problem/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:41:52

• Your Proxmox 8 server stops getting security updates in August, and upgrading to PVE 9 isn’t straightforward ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/your-proxmox-8-server-stops-getting-security-updates-in-august/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/your-proxmox-8-server-stops-getting-security-updates-in-august/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:42:45

• "It's a pretty big issue, too." https://www.xda-developers.com/opera-gx-linux-flaw/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 06:43:32

• ScummVM 2026.2.0 "Railmonicon" out now supporting more retro games | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/scummvm-2026-2-0-railmonicon-out-now-supporting-more-retro-games/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 07:11:20

• Plague Inc: Evolved is getting a big new Aliens - Anti-Vaxxers DLC and free update | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/plague-inc-evolved-is-getting-a-big-new-aliens-anti-vaxxers-dlc-and-free-update/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 07:11:45

• Facepunch signed a license with Valve to allow standalone releases from s-box | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/facepunch-signed-a-license-with-valve-to-allow-standalone-releases-from-sandbox/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 07:14:34

• SteamOS 3.8.1 Preview should finally solve some WiFi performance issues | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/steamos-3-8-1-preview-should-finally-solve-some-wifi-performance-issues/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 07:15:29

• Less Miserables, a point-and-click parody of Les Miserables gets a demo | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/less-miserables-a-point-and-click-parody-of-les-miserables-gets-a-demo/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 07:16:05

• Techrights source has new revelations: "If you need more information, just ask please. We can also have a video chat. Best regards"    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 07:17:24

• OldUnreal release new preview update for the classic Unreal Tournament 2004 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/oldunreal-release-new-preview-update-for-the-classic-unreal-tournament-2004/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 07:34:55

• Framework becomes a KDE Patron helping to fund open source | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/framework-becomes-a-kde-patron-helping-to-fund-open-source/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/framework-becomes-a-kde-patron-helping-to-fund-open-source/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:13:24

• We'll finally get more info and footage for Gears of War: E-Day in June | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/well-finally-get-more-info-and-footage-for-gears-of-war-e-day-in-june/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:13:46

• GeForce NOW 2.0.83 brings improved display scaling for Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/geforce-now-2-0-83-brings-improved-display-scaling-for-linux/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/geforce-now-2-0-83-brings-improved-display-scaling-for-linux/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:19:09

• Ubuntu MATE seeking maintainers as the creator looks to move on | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ubuntu-mate-seeking-maintainers-as-the-creator-looks-to-move-on/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ubuntu-mate-seeking-maintainers-as-the-creator-looks-to-move-on/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:19:55

• "In some cases, routers even duplicate looping packets, amplifying traffic and threatening Internet stability. We look at how this happens and how operators can prevent it." ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/mkoch/make-this-one-change-to-prevent-routing-loops-in-your-network/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:26:03

• "The court finds that Anthropic’s alleged violations go beyond merely copying Reddit’s content without permission." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/reddit-privacy-case-against-anthropic-kicked-back-to-state-court/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:27:49

• "In an interview with the news magazine Der Spiegel last week, Collien Fernandes accused her former husband Christian Ulmen, a prominent TV presenter and producer" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/30/collien-fernandes-deepfake-porn-allegations-digital-violence-against-women | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:28:24

• "Republicans spent three years suffering an embolism over Chinese influence over TikTok" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/30/dems-urge-probe-of-saudi-chinese-money-backing-the-ellisons-warner-bros-acquisition/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:29:08

• "The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says it has adopted rules that let telcos retire their aging copper line infrastructure" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/fcc_copper_line_rules/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:29:46

• "The transition from legacy TDM-based networks largely controlled by incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs) to competitive all IP-based networks" ☛ https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-26-19A1.pdf | Source: US FCC    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:29:58

• "EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn will be on The Daily Show tonight, Monday March 30, at 11 pm ET and PT, speaking with host Jon Stewart." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/effs-cindy-cohn-daily-show-tonight-monday-march-30 | Source: EFF    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:36:38

• "The Union also pointed out that Australian banks and government agencies outsource IT work to DXC, meaning the strike action is potentially disruptive to the public." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/asia_tech_news_roundup/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:37:03

• "A Tennessee grandmother spent more than five months in jail after police used an AI facial recognition tool to link her to crimes committed in North Dakota" ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/29/us/angela-lipps-ai-facial-recognition | Source: CNN    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:37:54

• "Now Rice says they're investigating if Lipps’ civil rights were violated and they’re considering a lawsuit." ☛ https://newschannel9.com/news/local/tennessee-grandma-mistakenly-sent-to-north-dakota-jail-due-to-ai-error-attorney-says-carter-county-facial-recognition-software-error-us-marshals-angela-lipps-bank-fraud-mistaken-identity-fake-us-army-military-id-surveillance-video |    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:38:36

• "Special Thanks To Dr. Roy Schestowitz (of Techrights and Tuxmachines) for recomending myself and others to join GEMINI with a new capsule." gemini://gemini.alexj.io/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:46:38

• "Even before our dim authoritarian overlords came to town, the U.S. press generally existed to prop up the interests of corporate power and the extraction class." ☛ https://karlbode.com/ceo-said-a-thing-journalism/ | Source: Karl Bode    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:53:20

• "The BBC has a new head honcho in waiting, the Director-General designate Matt Brittin." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/bbc_opinion/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:53:46

• "Since the US and Israel first attacked Iran in late February, it has been easy to spot the stark difference between the New York Times’ distant coverage of Iran and its up-close and personal coverage of Israel." ☛ https://fair.org/home/nyt-covers-iran-war-with-no-reporters-in-iran/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:54:00

• "Witnesses said plain-clothed operatives grabbed him as he exited the radio station and forced him into a waiting vehicle before driving off. “They were in a van outside the premises, on the road." ☛ https://www.independent.co.ug/digitaltalk-journalist-mukose-arrested-after-radio-talk-show/ | Source: The Independent UG    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:54:19

• "The brazen seizure of Mukose Arnold Anthony in broad daylight, outside a radio station, is an appalling abuse of human rights and media freedom" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/03/ugandan-journalist-missing-forced-into-van-after-radio-show/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:54:43

• "The Israel military admitted to the strikes, which have been condemned by journalists’ rights groups and Lebanon’s president" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/israel-admits-it-used-faked-photo-to-say-slain-journalist-was-part-of-hezbollah/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:55:19

• "I am very well aware of the consistent and persistent campaign against GnuPG. Is there a reason for this?" ☛ https://sixdemonbag.org/?p=94 |    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:56:13

• "Before founding the platform, which is particularly well known in anti-colonial left circles, Doğru had worked for the video format Redfish" ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2026/03/30/german-journalists-union-applauds-financial-repression-against-huseyin-dogru-customs-now-extends-them-to-his-family/ | Source: Site36    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:57:03

• "The Ministry said the Russian information operation is part of a broader effort to discredit NATO, weaken public trust in state institutions, and reduce support for Ukraine across the region." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/russian-information-operation-baltic-tensions/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:57:25

• "Generally, war correspondents need the cooperation of the military they are covering to get to the front. For the U.S. press, that requires relationships and credibility at the Pentagon." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/30/pete-hegseths-war-on-truth/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:57:40

• "The content was made by BBC StoryWorks, a studio that produces videos, podcasts, and articles paid for by commercial clients, which it publishes on BBC channels outside the UK." ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2026/03/30/bbc-under-fire-for-producing-paid-propaganda-for-saudi-arabia/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:58:04

• "The BBC has been accused of making “glossy propaganda films” for Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and taking money from a “repressive regime”." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/30/bbc-accused-making-propaganda-films-saudi-arabia-sovereign-wealth-fund | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:58:24

• "Since then, AI-generated and manipulated images have proliferated online, amplifying false narratives in the war." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/fake-images-falsely-claim-iran-captured-us-marines-on-kharg-island | Source: France24    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:58:38

• "reassigning three cases against Musk and Tesla board members that are potentially worth billions of dollars after the defendants said she supported ‌a post on LinkedIn celebrating ⁠a jury ⁠verdict against Musk in an unrelated securities fraud case." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/delaware-judge-accused-of-bias-reassigns-musk-cases/articleshow/129908571.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:02:07

• "This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war,” Pope Leo said. “He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/pope-leo-says-god-does-not-listen-to-the-prayers-of-those-who-wage-war/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:02:23

• "Some US officials have used Christian rhetoric to defend the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran which began on February 28." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/pope-leo-condemns-using-god-to-justify-war-in-palm-sunday-mass/a-76585338 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:02:46

• "Elon Musk sells us sovereignty through technology in an age of crisis. Muskism resembles past futurisms, but with an important difference: this time, the question of who owns the machines is paramount." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/03/muskism-futurism-fordism-sovereignty-technology/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:03:00

• "The Pentagon, in other words, wanted a culture war (on top of the actual war in Iran that began hours later)" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/30/1134881/the-pentagons-culture-war-tactic-against-anthropic-has-backfired/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:03:30

• "They’ve also exploded the debt and deficit." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/honestly-now-whos-better-at-the-economy | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:03:46

• "only seven percent support such a scenario." ☛ https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-goes-commando | Source: Ken Klippenstein    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:04:24

• "maximize their utility." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/30/players-of-games/#know-when-to-fold-em | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:04:43

• "It was still perhaps surprising, though, when Airlie (the DRM maintainer) said that the subsystem is only ""about a year away"" from disallowing new drivers written in C and requiring the use of Rust." ☛ https://lwn.net/Articles/1050174/ | Source: LWN    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:04:59

• "I’ve always wanted to learn financial statement, what it means, what it tells us, what Warren Buffett sees in them." ☛ https://www.kenkoonwong.com/blog/financial-statement/ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/navigating-financial-statement-and-the-story-it-tells-us-a-note-to-myself/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:06:27

• "Forty animal species have been placed under international protection under the UN's Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20218131?origin=rss | Source: YLE    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:08:15

• "With the conflict in Iran causing worldwide disruption to energy markets, I have both a work and personal interest in energy supply in Pacific islands" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/pacific-island-energy-supply-by-ellis2013nz/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:08:43

• Perpetuates the total BS about slop causing these layoffs https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2026/03/30/when-firms-announce-redundancies-who-pays-for-the-loss-of-meaning/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:14:29

• "Participating scientists included experts affiliated with multiple US universities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute" ☛ https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/03/scientists-link-glyphosate-to-cancer/ | Source: The New Lede    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:14:53

• Whale ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/trump-convenes-god-squad-committee-in-move-that-could-annihilate-whale-species/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:15:12

• "It’s very consistent with how things are going to unfold if we don’t start to plan." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/a-texas-city-faces-water-crisis-as-big-oil-and-gas-use-most-of-it/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:15:35

• "An Australian mining company has launched plans to dig for rare earth elements right next to California's Joshua Tree National Park, alarming environmentalists who fear it will damage the local ecosystem." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/joshua-tree-mining-national-park-california-b2948725.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:15:52

• "I brought the “scoop” to the Times and worked with them to develop it, although the published article obscures my involvement." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/new-york-times-ai-generated-shy-girl-mia-ballard/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:16:35

• "Australia will not let the social media giants take us for mugs." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/australian-regulator-probes-facebook-youtube-over-teen-social-media-ban-397358505 | Source: RTL    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:17:28

• "Between 2020 and 2023, military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Nigerled to ruptures in foreign policy — and to Europe's gradual withdrawal." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/eu-seeks-new-strategy-amid-sahel-influence-rivalries/a-76571275 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:17:58

• "A Ukrainian drone that crashed in southern Finland was found to have carried an unexploded warhead, Finnish police said on Monday." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-apologizes-finland-police-say-crashed-ukrainian-drone-carried-warhead-kouvola/a-76596061 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:18:19

• "Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube are under investigation for potential non-compliance with Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s" ☛ https://www.theage.com.au/technology/five-social-media-giants-face-crackdown-over-under-16-ban-20260331-p5zk47.html | Source: The Age AU    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:29:49

• "Events have overtaken this social experiment, however, and the government’s stalling on what to do about how kids use the internet may no longer be feasible." ☛ https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/03/a-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-is-long-overdue/ | Source: Spectator AU    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:30:13

• "In a study conducted by the government on 317 secondary schools, approximately 75% of schools reported an increase in students' concentration." ☛ https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/phone-ban-in-schools-increased-childrens-concentration-137569392.html | Source: Bhaskar English    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:30:40

• "The No Kings protest in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, drew hundreds of residents on Saturday, March 28." ☛ https://www.mississippifreepress.org/photos-no-kings-protest-in-hattiesburg-mississippi-2/ | Source: Mississippi Journalism and Education Group    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:30:58

• "A permitted peaceful demonstration by U.S. citizens living in Puerto Vallarta took place at Parque Hidalgo on Saturday, March 28" ☛ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/north-central-pacific-coast/puerto-vallara-local-news-roundup/ | Source: Mexico News Daily    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:31:18

• "Minnesota’s flagship event on the Capitol lawn in St. Paul drew Bruce Springsteen as its headliner" ☛ https://www.mississippifreepress.org/thousands-protest-trump-ice-and-the-iran-war-at-no-kings-rallies-in-mississippi-and-across-the-nation/ | Source: Mississippi Journalism and Education Group    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:35:04

• "In the announcement, Brian Hoffman, chief engineer of NSWC Crane’s Man-Portable Weapons" ☛ https://www.navytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/03/30/the-us-navy-wants-you-to-make-drone-killer-ammunition/ | Source: US Navy Times    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:35:27

• "I was AIPAC’s top target for two reasons. First, I refused to back their hard-line agenda." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/daniel-biss-aipac-elections/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:35:54

• "Organizers estimated that eight million Americans participated in more than 3,000 rallies around the country." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/03/no-kings-protest-trump-authoritarianism/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:37:03

• "A month into the war, and now they’re talking about pointless ground action and/or war crimes." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/pete-hegseth-believes-in-the-lethality | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:37:28

• "the supposed case for invading Iraq, WMDs, was fake and because Bush’s claim that those countries were members of a united front" ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trumps-america-and-the-axis-of-autocracy | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:38:07

• "Full Bernie Sanders speech at No Kings protest blasts Donald Trump, Iran war and affordability" ☛ https://en.neritam.com/2026/03/30/no-more-kings-we-the-people-will-rule/ | Source: Neritam    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:38:43

• "I spoke to Mariko Hirose, a veteran civil liberties attorney who serves as AU’s chief program officer" ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/christian-nationalism-is-thriving | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:39:05

• "I want to comment on two other things that happened as it became clear that Mike Johnson’s district was suspected of being infiltrated this month." ☛ https://emptywheel.net/2026/03/30/how-speaker-mike-responded-to-a-potential-invasion-of-his-district/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:39:34

• "Saturday's No Kings events, taking place in 3,300 locations across the U.S., were the highest number of protests in a single day in U.S. history." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/29/8-million-attend-no-kings-protests-across-u-s.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:39:53

• "I still walk around with cash in my wallet. Not a lot of it, but enough to pay for at least a meal plus a drink." ☛ https://chenhuijing.com/blog/designing-a-who-pays-the-fees-interface/ | Source: Chen HuiJing    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:41:13

• "A thoughtful review of Apple’s system to alert users that the camera is on. It’s really well-designed, and important in a world where malware could surreptitiously start recording." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/03/apples-camera-indicator-lights.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:41:30

• "more than 100 business systems and 700 methods" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/documents-reveal-palantir-irs-contract-fraud-clean-energy-credits/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:41:49

• "Under new government certification rules, Chinese brands will not be allowed to sell internet-connected CCTV cameras and related surveillance devices in India unless they meet strict security requirements." ☛ https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/india-ban-chinese-cctv-april-1-digital-security-137570589.html | Source: Bhaskar English    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 10:54:50

• "The fixed cameras are designed to catch motorists driving through red lights, speeding, driving or parking in bus lanes, not wearing helmets or seat belts and driving while talking on the phone." ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1299642/first-ai-generated-traffic-fines-whack-athens-motorists-inboxes/ | Source: Greece    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 10:55:04

• "It may be very difficult in places, but maybe there need to be delays for the EC to wake up. There is a disconnect between what the industry is seeing and what the EC is saying" ☛ https://www.travelweekly.co.uk/news/fears-of-ees-delays-spark-calls-to-use-contingency-plans |    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 10:55:38

• "Developed with the help of Inverid (Signicat) and its face biometrics partner iProov, the platform allows travelers to enter their personal and travel details before arriving at the border." ☛ https://www.biometricupdate.com/202603/portugal-becomes-2nd-country-to-adopt-ees-app-as-deadline-for-full-rollout-approaches | Source: Biometric Update    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 10:55:59

• "Around six months after this, it is planned, the EU will launch ETIAS, an online permission to enter the Schengen area, similar to the UK’s ETA scheme. If there are ongoing delays with full implementation of EES, this could also have knock-on the start of ETIAS." ☛ https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/france-set-to-miss-ees-deadline-for-registering-all-travellers/781270 | Source: The Connexion    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 10:56:12

• "The two organisation said in a joint statement on Monday that since March 10th" ☛ https://www.thelocal.se/20260330/european-airports-record-longer-border-waiting-times-as-ees-deadline-looms | Source: The Local SE    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 10:56:30

• "During the APNIC Routing Security Special Interest Group (SIG) session at APRICOT 2026 / APNIC 61" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/03/31/rpki-vs-social-engineering-a-case-study-in-route-hijacking/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 10:56:54

• "Australian developer Zach Manson noted on Monday that, after a coworker asked Copilot to correct a typo in one of his pull requests" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/github_copilot_ads_pull_requests/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 10:57:33

• "Tools often target the opening week of an album to increase the chances of landing a Number One debut." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bots-streaming-fraud-music-protection-1235537602/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 10:58:28

• "If they won’t contribute to open source and maintain open source, they have no chance with this [AI] stuff" ☛ https://thenewstack.io/hightower-ai-open-source-kubecon/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 10:58:45

• "OpenAI is offering “preferred equity” in the venture. This just means the investors get paid first, before OpenAI. It’s a sweetener you might put into a risky venture when you really want this deal to happen." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/30/openai-offers-17-5-on-venture-deal-how-can-it-do-that/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 10:59:05

• "After my last post, AI Safety Is a Category Error, I found myself sitting with a question I couldn’t shake." ☛ https://www.jsnover.com/blog/2026/03/30/chatbots-unsafe-at-any-speed/ | Source: Jeffrey Snover    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 10:59:54

• "This was a fascinating and unsettling read." ☛ https://mattstein.com/books/empire-of-ai/ | Source: Matt Stein    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:00:15

• "Problem is that actual NSFW content is relatively rare, so using a representative sample is extremely expensive with how slow the qwen classifier is on consumer GPUs." ☛ https://www.marginalia.nu/log/a_134_nsfw/ | Source: Viktor Löfgren    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:00:41

• "LLMs can write complex Rego and Cedar code in seconds, but a single missing condition or hallucinated attribute can quietly dismantle your organization’s least-privilege security model." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/silent-drift-how-llms-are-quietly-breaking-organizational-access-control/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:02:33

• "It takes about four minutes to enact and deploy a ransomware incident" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/03/30/shadow-ai-needs-unified-security-approach-rsac26/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:03:02

• "It's not supposed to be that easy. OpenAI has implemented various safeguards around ChatGPT to limit data exfiltration by the various tools it can use." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/openai_chatgpt_dns_data_snuggling_flaw/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:03:25

• "In some cases, journalists have been fired and replaced with AI-powered writers. Some sites were removed from Google’s search results as a result of Press Gazette’s reporting, effectively killing the sites off." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/parasite-seo-clickout-media-google/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:03:58

• "It is not a nuclear weapons facility and would not involve the storage or handling of nuclear materials" ☛ https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2026/03/university-of-michigans-los-alamos-project-poses-serious-security-risk-local-officials-say.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:04:17

• "But that is no longer the case." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/the-ai-burn-out-how-and-why-is-brain-fry-entering-the-lexicon-of-ai-coders/articleshow/129907832.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:39:10

• Hype: "trigger an AI arms race." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/dissenting-voices-against-ai-are-getting-louder/articleshow/129907947.cms | Source: India Times http://techrights.org/n/2024/02/02/The_Great_LLM_Delusion_Part_VI_Hype_Agent_Geoff_Hinton_Would_Ne.shtml    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:39:40

• "Salt Typhoon is behind one of the broadest hacking campaigns in recent years, targeting some of the world’s largest phone and internet companies and stealing tens of millions of phone records about senior government officials." ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/09/salt-typhoon-china-who-has-been-hacked-global-telecom-giants/ | Source: TechCrunch    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:40:57

• "Salt Typhoon has now infiltrated more than 200 targets across 80 countries, with confirmed breaches at AT&T, Verizon, Lumen, Charter Communications, and Windstream" ☛ https://www.spiceworks.com/it-networking/fcc-bans-all-new-foreign-made-wireless-routers-over-security-fears/ | Source: Ziff Davis    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:41:05

• "China’s counterintelligence capabilities today are even more formidable." ☛ https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/iran-offers-china-a-huge-espionage-opportunity-you-can-bet-theyre-using-it/ | Source: Euractive    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:41:22

• "Apple’s Intel era was a boon for many, especially for software developers who were able to bring their software to the platform much more easily than in the PowerPC era." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/30/recreating-one-of-the-first-hackintoshes/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:41:38

• "While high in volume, most of the cyberattacks linked to the war have been relatively minor when it comes to damage to economic or military networks." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/hacked-hospitals-hidden-spyware-iran-conflict-shows-how-digital-fight-is-ingrained-in-warfare/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:41:53

• "The ShinyHunters hacker group claimed to have stolen over 350GB of information from European Commission cloud systems." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/european-commission-reports-cyber-intrusion-and-data-theft/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:48:07

• "The European Commission cyberattack disclosed on March 24 has exposed potential data risks after attackers targeted the cloud infrastructure hosting the Commission’s Europa web platform." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/european-commission-cyberattack/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:48:21

• "The intrusion was spotted on March 24 and hit cloud systems hosting the Commission's Europa websites, the front door for everything from policy pages to public information." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/european_commission_breach/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:48:35

• "industrial policy disguised as cybersecurity" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/professor_criticizes_fcc_router_ban/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:49:37

• "The subject of smartphones’ effect on the world is so vast, so complicated, and in some cases so uncertain that the remainder of this article is divided into two parts." ☛ https://www.derekthompson.org/p/is-the-smartphone-theory-of-everything | Source: Derek Thompson    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:50:31

• "Although the engineering works were said to still have been functional in the 18th century" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/30/medieval-alhambras-pulser-pump-and-other-aquatic-marvels/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:51:05

• "Fifty years ago, Steve Wozniak knew he built a great personal computer, but the young engineer couldn’t convince his employer, Hewlett-Packard, to buy into the big idea." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-03-30/apple-at-50-how-garage-startup-became-3-5-trillion-titan | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:52:36

• "This era saw three different computing platforms come from Apple–that’s how uncertain the future was." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3093972/from-apple-i-to-the-macintosh-1976-to-1985.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:52:44

• "What do you wish librarians understood about publishing economics and workflows?" ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/30/guest-post-senior-librarians-as-publisher-change-agents-whats-the-business-case-part-2/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:53:21

• "The Seniority Paradox is real. The junior is no longer needed, the seniors will handle it." ☛ https://yordi.me/whos-teaching-the-juniors/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:53:57

• "NISAR is a synthetic-aperture radar satellite jointly built by NASA and ISRO, and it completes a pass over the world every twelve days." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/30/using-a-scientific-satellite-for-passive-radar/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:54:37

• "The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) passed last Thursday looks to find ways to see spectrum resources put to more intensive use for the space economy." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/fcc-weird-space-stuff-needs-more-spectrum/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:54:51

• [Old] "I am using the Zettelkasten methodology for personal knowledge management, with Org-roam to implement it." ☛ https://sha256.net/SingleFile.html | Source: Florian Obser    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:55:21

• "Graceful is a term most often used to describe physical movement but can also describe ease, fluidity, and elegance in form or behavior." ☛ https://daniel.industries/2026/03/29/life-can-be-weird-weird-can-be-good/ | Source: Daniel Miller    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:55:33

• "One of the things it makes clear is that sheer professionalism was central to his success. John Cleese said of Peter Cook that it took him precisely 5 minutes to produce a hilarious 5 minute sketch or ‘bit’." ☛ https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/born-standing-up-a-comics-life-by-steve-martin/ | Source: Darren Goossens    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:56:43

• "But what if it didn’t have to be?" ☛ https://jeroensangers.com/2026/03/30/can-you-have-a-real.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:57:21

• "This is an essay from my journal. It is a commentary on the prevailing norms in my culture and, probably, that of other cultures around the world." ☛ https://protesilaos.com/commentary/2026-03-30-sacrifice-era-adultchild/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:57:37

• "As you might expect, these stations don’t identify themselves, but the Enigma Control List names this one as V32. It broadcasts two two-hour blocks a day at 0200 UTC and a repeat at 1800 UTC." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/30/spy-tech-conflicts-bring-a-new-number-station/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:57:52

• "We’ll answer that question in this article and explain why that answer matters to anyone who makes DNSDB Standard Search queries that return large numbers of results" ☛ https://www.domaintools.com/blog/how-are-the-results-from-a-dnsdb-standard-search-ordered | Source: DomainTools    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:06:21

• "If you are using a 32-bit signed integer platform, or running 32-bit legacy applications and using a seconds counter with an epoch of 1 January 1970" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/03/30/the-last-time/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:06:37

• "I’m currently on a quest to better know and understand treesitter-based tooling for R." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/better-git-diff-with-difftastic/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:07:18

• "When I added a diff driver to git-pkgs, most of the work was already done." ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/03/30/git-diff-drivers.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:07:34

• "Making software is a continuous cycle of these interconnected stages: designing, coding, testing, integrating, releasing." ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/continuous-continuous-continuous/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:07:54

• [Old] "So one day when a lightbulb lit up in my head, I decided to create my own mutex example." ☛ https://nrecursions.blogspot.com/2014/08/mutex-tutorial-and-example.html |    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:08:19

• "The observed percentage of Nones peaked in the 2021 survey and has dropped in the last two cycles." ☛ https://www.allendowney.com/blog/2026/03/30/have-the-nones-hit-a-ceiling/ | Source: Allen Downey    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:09:14

• [Old] "When talking about Data Lakes and how people access them - we must address some of the misconceptions that made them popular in the first place." ☛ https://www.database-doctor.com/posts/joins-are-not-expensive |    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:09:49

• "Fifteen years ago today, I posted a thread on the Overclock.net forums." ☛ https://www.waterfox.com/blog/15-years-of-forking/ |    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:10:58

• "Last week's version 7.9 brought the auto-hide feature" ☛ https://fantinel.dev/blog/vivaldi-follower-tabs | Source: Matt Fantinel    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:11:29

• "The recently released 6.3 version of Apple’s Swift programming language features the official release of the Swift SDK for Android" ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3102172/apples-swift-can-be-used-to-create-android-apps.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:12:14

• "Providers here keep saying they’re adding more towers, improving coverage, investing in infrastructure." ☛ https://carlosbecker.com/posts/tem-sinal/ | Source: Carlos Becker    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:12:27

• "Spectrum is an on-demand spray paint-mixing machine worn like a backpack." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/03/30/dial-any-spray-paint-color-on-demand/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:13:18

• "In 1976, the owner of an early computer store, the Byte Shop, surprised Steve Jobs by suggesting that Apple would sell more computers if they came preassembled." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/900677/apple-ii-personal-computer | Source: The Verge    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:13:30

• "I finally got the displays I wanted to use for this camera from Waveshare, the 5" inch ones that are not native-portrait orientation. With this I can now actually run the user interface full screen in the right orientation on the display." ☛ https://blog.brixit.nl/upgrading-the-foss-camera/ | Source: Martijn Braam    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:13:59

• "The coreboot project is pleased to announce the release of coreboot 26.03." ☛ https://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2026/03/30/coreboot-26-03-release/ | Source: Coreboot (Official)    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:14:23

• "Simple microcontrollers and cameras meant for Raspberry Pis are a dime a dozen these days." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/30/retro-open-source-camera-straight-from-the-90s/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:14:47

• "Maker Nirvaan Tandon’s path to becoming a coder started early — very early!" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/pico-chess-timer/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:15:01

• "Back in 2022, I wrote about how old our servers were at the time, partly because they're older than you might expect, and today I want to update that with our current situation." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/OurServerAges2026 | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:15:46

• Thibault Martin: Gear review: Garmin Forerunner 165 ☞ https://ergaster.org/gear/garmin-forerunner-165/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:18:55

• coreboot 26.03 release ☞ https://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2026/03/30/coreboot-26-03-release/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:20:13

• "This makes it easier for administrators and operators to handle security-related information and remediation without having to switch between dashboards and contexts." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/announcing-red-hat-advanced-cluster-security-kubernetes-410 | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:22:41

• Mindless promotion of slop ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/network-telemetry-operational-intelligence | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:23:19

• More slop promotion by Red Hat: "Our move toward AI didn't begin with a model." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/our-journey-ai-centricity-part-1-building-stable-foundation | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:23:49

• Red Hat as Microsoft reseller ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-enterprise-linux-now-supported-microsoft-sql-server-azure-vms-sql-iaas-agent-extension | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:24:16

• "The ENS is the rigorous cybersecurity framework mandatory not only for all Spanish public administrations but also for the extensive network of private companies that provide them with services." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/strengthening-spains-digital-sovereignty-red-hat-enterprise-linux-achieves-top-tier-ens-security-certification | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:24:36

• "... but he remains in parliament as an independent." "Gun-toting MP denied appeal" https://yle.fi/a/74-20218326 iophk: :/ still an MP against all common sense    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:38:09

• "Linux Desktops Matter" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/linux-desktops-matter:6    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:38:30

• "What do LLMs mean for GnuPG?" https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2026-March/068187.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:38:45

• "Chime Rinpoche, lama who fled Tibet and became a Buddhism teacher who instructed David Bowie – obituary" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2026/03/30/chime-rinpoche-tibet-lama-taught-buddhism-to-bowie-obituary/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:39:06

• "US Killed Children in Iran Using New Missile That Explodes Into Pellets | Truthout" https://truthout.org/articles/us-killed-children-in-iran-using-new-missile-that-scatters-pellets-explosively/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:40:00

• "Pete Hegseth’s Holy War Is an Unholy Nightmare" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/pete-hegseth-iran-holy-war/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:40:18

• "Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran grid if Hormuz not reopened" https://www.semafor.com/article/03/30/2026/trump-threatens-to-obliterate-iran-grid-if-hormuz-not-reopened    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:40:33

• "Supreme Court to decide if Trump can end birthright citizenship" https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/30/repub/supreme-court-to-decide-if-trump-can-end-birthright-citizenship/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:40:52

• "Pete Hegseth Is Vice Signaling" https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/03/pete-hegseth-vice-signaling/686620/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:41:17

• "Stoppa Chat Control 2 – skriv en rad" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/03/30/chat-control-2-skriv-en-rad/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:41:39

• "Trump threatens to destroy Iran's desalination plants. Here’s what that could mean for the Mideast" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/iran-persian-gulf-strait-of-hormuz-donald-trump-saudi-arabia-b2948755.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:42:37

• "Sanctioned Russian Oil Tanker Arrives In Cuban Waters After US Grants Permission" https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-oil-tanker-kolodkin-cuba-tanker-sanctions/33719298.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:42:55

• Public libraries in the UK: Elsewhere added is gone | "Folkebibliotek i UK: Annan kvar tilsett er vekk – Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2026/03/29/folkebibliotek-i-uk-annan-kvar-tilsett-er-vekk/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:43:25

• "The EU must balance ambition with caution while navigating the dynamic neighbourhood of the South Caucasus" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/03/30/the-eu-must-balance-ambition-with-caution-while-navigating-the-dynamic-neighbourhood-of-the-south-caucasus/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:43:36

• "30 years after its introduction, Secure Shell (SSH) remains the ubiquitous gateway for administration, making it a primary target for brute force attacks and lateral movement within enterprise environments." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-to-harden-ubuntu-ssh-cloud | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:45:45

• "Digital sovereignty of all kinds – data sovereignty, operational sovereignty, and software sovereignty – have begun to dominate the infrastructure discussion." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/simplify-bare-metal-operations-for-sovereign-clouds | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:45:59

• "When that happens, you need a reliable way to detect and fix those inconsistencies before they cause data loss or system instability." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/fsck-repair-file-system-errors-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:48:58

• "California-based Parallax Inc. has released Revision B of its FLiP Multicore Module, updating the design with USB-C connectivity, a wider input voltage range, and additional identification features." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/flip-multicore-module-rev-b-adds-usb-c-and-expanded-power-input/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:49:18

• Fix OpenVPN Immediate Connection Failure in Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/03/fix-openvpn-connection-fail-in-ubuntu-26-04/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:53:27

• Why GNOME no longer supports accessing Surveillance Giant Google Drive files through the Nautilus sidebar ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/here-is-why-gnome-no-longer-supports-accessing-google-drive-files-via-nautilus-sidebar/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:55:07

• GNOME 50 dropped support for accessing Surveillance Giant Google Drive files ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/google-drive-not-working-nautilus-ubuntu-26-04    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:56:41

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:57:57

• Ubuntu MATE lead Martin Wimpress steps down and seeks a successor after 12 years ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-mate-lead-martin-wimpress-steps-down-and-seeks-a-successor-after-12-years/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:58:05

• Martin Wimpress Wants Out at Ubuntu MATE ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/03/martin-wimpress-wants-out-at-ubuntu-mate/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:58:54

• New LibreOffice Calc 26.2 User Guide Now Available ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/03/new-libreoffice-calc-26-2-user-guide-now-available/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:59:50

• AI is Open Source’s Big Moment. Is it Ready? ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/03/ai-is-open-sources-big-moment-is-it-ready/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:00:28

• "Before I left for university, I scraped my friends' and my old Skype group chat for photos. Photos of ourselves, each other, the things we were doing, the places we went, and I compiled them into a massive, curated collection." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/record-of-a-few.gmi    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:02:22

• "I've been contacted by a whole lot of people showing interest in Antenna with questions or intention of hosting it in different ways in the future. Since I'm going through some health issues at the moment I've frankly been overwhelmed and incapable of answering. Overwhelmed in a good way! I'm so happy to see that the service is appreciated and I feel positive about the future of Antenna." gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2026-03-31-antenna-packed-up.gmi    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:03:08

• "I am newly arrived to your world. Your atmosphere tastes like storms and history. Your oceans hum with life and memories. Your cities glow like constellations that forgot the sky." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/visiting-earth-first-contact-with-subject-1x-sava/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:04:15

• AuraGem and AuraSearch Maintenance gemini://auragem.ddns.net/techlog/20260331.gmi    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:05:03

• "If your system has SQLite databases running, and you're making backups, chances are that you cannot just copy the files. If a change arrived while you made the copy, the file can be in an inconsistent state and you won't be able to open the copy." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-03-31-backup-and-sqlite    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:05:48

• 🖼️ xkcd: Home Solar #3226 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3226.gmi    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:06:21

• "I've been contacted by a whole lot of people showing interest in Antenna with questions or intention of hosting it in different ways in the future. Since I'm going through some health issues at the moment I've frankly been overwhelmed and incapable of answering. Overwhelmed in a good way!" gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2026-03-31-antenna-packed-up.gmi    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:07:04

• Mageia’s next General Assembly will be on April 22, 2026 ☞ https://blog.mageia.org/en/2026/03/30/mageias-next-general-assembly-will-be-on-april-22-2026/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:19:14

• Uniplot – lightweight terminal plotting library for Python ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/uniplot-lightweight-terminal-plotting-library/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:19:51

• CrossMacro – mouse and keyboard macro recorder and player ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/crossmacro-mouse-keyboard-macro-recorder-player/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:20:04

• Makie – interactive data visualizations and plotting ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/makie-interactive-data-visualizations-plotting/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:20:17

• Embroiderly – cross-platform desktop application for designing cross-stitch patterns ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/embroiderly-cross-platform-desktop-application-designing-cross-stitch-patterns/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:21:07

• 13 Best Free and Open Source Sticky Note Applications ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-sticky-note-applications/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:21:28

• Grocy – ERP beyond your fridge ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/grocy-erp-beyond-fridge/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:21:51

• Glyphr Studio – web-based font editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/glyphr-studio-web-based-font-editor/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:22:11

• LinSticky – modern sticky notes application ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/linsticky-modern-sticky-notes-application/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:22:23

• PicSharp – cross-platform image compression ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/picsharp-cross-platform-image-compression/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:22:41

• Snippet Expander – save and expand frequently used text snippets ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/snippet-expander-save-expand-frequently-used-text-snippets/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:22:58

• Dial any spray paint color on demand with Spectrum ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/03/30/dial-any-spray-paint-color-on-demand/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:27:05

• Continuous, Continuous, Continuous ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/continuous-continuous-continuous/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:29:59

• Better Git diff with difftastic ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/better-git-diff-with-difftastic/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:30:20

• The last time ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/03/30/the-last-time/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:30:45

• European Commission Reports Cyber Intrusion and Data Theft ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/european-commission-reports-cyber-intrusion-and-data-theft/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:31:54

• Hacked Hospitals, Hidden Spyware: Iran Conflict Shows How Digital Fight Is Ingrained in Warfare ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hacked-hospitals-hidden-spyware-iran-conflict-shows-how-digital-fight-is-ingrained-in-warfare/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:32:13

• Press Gazette exposé of parasite SEO firm removed from Surveillance Giant Google results ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/parasite-seo-clickout-media-google/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:32:53

• Silent Drift: How LLMs Are Quietly Breaking Organizational Access Control ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/silent-drift-how-llms-are-quietly-breaking-organizational-access-control/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:33:27

• RPKI vs social engineering: A case study in route hijacking ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/03/31/rpki-vs-social-engineering-a-case-study-in-route-hijacking/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:34:03

• Apple’s Camera Indicator Lights ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/03/apples-camera-indicator-lights.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:34:35

• How Speaker Mike Johnson Responded to a Potential Invasion of His District ☞ https://emptywheel.net/2026/03/30/how-speaker-mike-responded-to-a-potential-invasion-of-his-district/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:35:22

• Pacific island energy supply by @ellis2013nz ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/pacific-island-energy-supply-by-ellis2013nz/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:35:49

• Navigating Financial Statement And The Story It Tells Us – A Note To Myself ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/navigating-financial-statement-and-the-story-it-tells-us-a-note-to-myself/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:36:14

• Pluralistic: Market participation is exhausting (30 Mar 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/30/players-of-games/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:36:53

• German journalists’ union applauds financial repression against Hüseyin Doğru – customs now extends them to his family ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2026/03/30/german-journalists-union-applauds-financial-repression-against-huseyin-dogru-customs-now-extends-them-to-his-family/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 13:37:38

• How Russia Weaponized the Cold Ukrainian Winter ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/magazine/ukraine-kyiv-winter-cold-russia-war.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:25:19

• Ukraine expresses regret after drones crash in Baltic states, Lithuania says ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2883324/ukraine-expresses-regret-after-drones-crash-in-baltic-states-lithuania-says    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:25:33

• Kyiv useful to US, Gulf at critical time: Drone interceptors 'more effective than Patriot missiles' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/kyiv-useful-to-us-gulf-at-critical-time-drone-interceptors-more-effective-than-patriot-missiles    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:25:48

• Public media has right, not duty, to write in Russian, says Constitutional Court ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/30.03.2026-public-media-has-right-not-duty-to-write-in-russian-says-constitutional-court.a641030/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:26:05

• Russian APT Star Blizzard Adopts DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/russian-apt-star-blizzard-adopts-darksword-ios-exploit-kit/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:26:22

• 'The hypocrisy was so stark' expert says, as US reverses course on Cuba oil blockade ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20260330-the-hypocrisy-was-so-stark-expert-says-as-us-reverses-course-on-cuba-oil-blockade    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:26:44

• Lithuania eyes doubling counter-mobility sites along borders with Russia, Belarus ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2883106/lithuania-eyes-doubling-counter-mobility-sites-along-borders-with-russia-belarus    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:27:00

• Sanctioned Russian Oil Tanker Arrives In Cuban Waters After US Grants Permission ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-oil-tanker-kolodkin-cuba-tanker-sanctions/33719298.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:27:21

• After Months of Threats, Convicted Felon Softens His Stance on Blocking Oil to Cuba ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/us/politics/trump-threats-oil-cuba-sanctions.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:27:49

• Why Did the U.S. Allow a Russian Oil Tanker Through Its Cuba Blockade? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/world/americas/russian-oil-tanker-cuba.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:28:04

• U.S. Allows Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba, Despite Blockade ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/americas/cuba-russian-oil-tanlker.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:28:19

• Drone flew close to Latvian airspace Monday evening ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/31.03.2026-drone-flew-close-to-latvian-airspace-monday-evening.a641140/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:28:36

• Tsikhanouskaya says her move from Vilnius to Warsaw was due to security ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2883178/tsikhanouskaya-says-her-move-from-vilnius-to-warsaw-was-due-to-security    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:28:51

• ‘A shadow empire’: Lithuanian firm linked to Lukashenko’s duty-free trade – investigation ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2883169/a-shadow-empire-lithuanian-firm-linked-to-lukashenko-s-duty-free-trade-investigation    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:29:07

• Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #529 - Fun with magazine issues old and new ☞ https://newsletters.raspberrypi.com/w/6kmNDjNkq8RlMvDl5qpDNQ    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:49:54

• Selling slop ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/30/spending-transaction-monitor-agentic-ai-intelligent-financial-alerts    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:51:05

• mintCast 482 – Noteworthy Stuff ☞ https://mintcast.org/482-noteworthy-stuff/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:51:56

• Late Night Linux – Episode 379 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-379/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:52:53

• Linux User Space Episode 6:11: Whole Vibe, No Cap ☞ https://www.linuxuserspace.show/611    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:53:50

• The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 263: The Lawful Access Act Roundtable With David Fraser and Robert Diab ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/03/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-263-the-lawful-access-act-roundtable-with-david-fraser-and-robert-diab/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:55:02

• T-Display-P4 smartphone-like devkit features ESP32-P4 MCU, ESP32-C6 wireless SoC, and SX1262/LR2021 LoRa transceiver ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/31/t-display-p4-smartphone-like-devkit-features-esp32-p4-mcu-esp32-c6-wireless-soc-and-sx1262-lr2021-lora-transceiver/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:55:39

• Taylor Swift Slapped with Trademark Infringement Suit by Former Las Vegas Showgirl — And This One Doesn’t Look Frivolous ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/30/taylor-swift-vegas-showgirl-lawsuit/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:58:39

• Get the best of LibreOffice Calc with the Calc Guide 26.2 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/30/get-the-best-of-libreoffice-calc-with-the-calc-guide-26-2/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:59:14

• CachyOS Mod Blames Censorship on Lunduke's Time Traveling Racist Radicals ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/cachyos-mod-blames-censorship-on    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 14:59:36

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

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:00:49

• How To Install WPS Office on Fedora 43 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-wps-office-fedora-43/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:01:21

• How To Configure DHCP Server on Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/configure-dhcp-server-manjaro/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:01:42

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

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:02:11

• Japan university to study health impact of rise in bear sightings, attacks on the elderly ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-university-to-study-health-impacts-of-rise-in-bear-sightings-attacks-on-the-elderly    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:02:40

• Some cancer patients in Latvia have to turn to charity for med payment ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/30.03.2026-some-cancer-patients-in-latvia-have-to-turn-to-charity-for-med-payment.a640960/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:07:04

• Bedsores and malnutrition: investigation launched into death of woman in care centre ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/30.03.2026-bedsores-and-malnutrition-investigation-launched-into-death-of-woman-in-care-centre.a641056/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:07:23

• Flu season is over in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/30.03.2026-flu-season-is-over-in-latvia.a641112/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:07:37

• NASA Is Launching Astronauts to the Moon, but Americans Aren’t That Excited ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/science/nasa-astronauts-moon-americans-mood.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:08:09

• South Korea considers nationwide driving curbs as oil prices soar ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-considers-nationwide-driving-curbs-as-oil-prices-soar    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:08:37

• Unaccredited international schools in S. Korea leave students without recognised diplomas ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/unaccredited-international-schools-in-s-korea-leave-students-without-recognised-diplomas    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:09:02

• China’s top airlines cautious on outlook as Iran war raises fuel costs ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-top-airlines-cautious-on-outlook-as-iran-war-raises-fuel-costs    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:10:54

• South Korea proposes $22.3 billion extra budget to mitigate Middle East shock ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-proposes-22-3-billion-extra-budget-to-mitigate-middle-east-shock    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:11:12

• ASPI’s Critical Technology Tracker: in ever more technologies, China is moving towards monopoly ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/aspis-critical-technology-tracker-in-ever-more-technologies-chinas-research-is-moving-towards-monopoly/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:12:47

• Gao Zhen, a Chinese Artist Accused of Mocking Mao, Goes on Trial ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/asia/china-artist-gao-trial.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:13:10

• China sanctions aide of Japan PM Takaichi for Taiwan trips ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-sanctions-aide-of-japan-pm-takaichi-for-taiwan-ties    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:13:32

• Hydrogen energy is a tough sell for now. China doubles down anyway ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/hydrogen-energy-is-a-tough-sell-for-now-china-doubles-down-anyway    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:20:19

• Dissident artist on trial in China for satirical Mao sculptures, says rights group ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/dissident-artist-on-trial-in-china-for-satirical-mao-sculptures-says-rights-group    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:20:42

• A ‘warmer spring’ for cross-strait ties? Taiwan opposition leader talks up visit to Beijing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwans-opposition-leader-gladly-accepts-xis-invitation-to-visit-china    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:21:10

• China prosecutes former regulatory official in graft crackdown ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-prosecutes-former-regulatory-official-in-graft-crackdown    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:21:29

• China’s State Council appoints Janice Tse as new Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau chief ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/30/chinas-state-council-appoints-janice-tse-as-new-constitutional-and-mainland-affairs-bureau-chief/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:22:09

• After 5 Years, PineTime Gets a Major Upgrade with AMOLED, GPS, and More ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/pinetime-pro-early-look/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:23:23

• Mary Jo Foley now writing for ANOTHER Microsoft-sponsored outlet, Microsoft propaghanda in news clothing https://www.geekwire.com/2026/mary-jo-foley-what-the-heck-is-going-on-with-microsoft-lately/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:28:53

• Red Hat pushing slop instead of code ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/30/vibes-specs-skills-agents-ai-coding    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:44:59

• Introducing the Red Bait Universal Base Image ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/introducing-red-hat-universal-base-image    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:46:41

• Sparky GNU/Linux 9 brings a rolling release to Debian ☞ https://thenewstack.io/sparky-linux-9-brings-a-rolling-release-to-debian/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 15:55:48

• Security updates for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1065419/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:01:15

• Australia investigates tech giants over social control media ban breaches ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australian-regulator-probes-facebook-youtube-over-teen-social-media-ban    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:01:39

• Indonesian forest loss surges by 66% in 2025, driven by Prabowo’s self-sufficiency drive: Report ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesian-forest-loss-surges-by-66-in-2025-driven-by-prabowos-self-sufficiency-drive-report-shows    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:04:48

• How to install Docker Images on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-docker-images-on-ubuntu-26-04/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:06:48

• Telnyx Targeted in Growing TeamPCP Supply Chain Attack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/telnyx-targeted-in-growing-teampcp-supply-chain-attack/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:07:20

• Kubernetes v1.36 Sneak Peek ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/03/30/kubernetes-v1-36-sneak-peek/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:07:44

• I Like This Fuzzy Search Finder Better Than Find Command in GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/blog/fzf-command/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:08:07

• sed Delete Lines: Remove Lines by Number, Pattern, or Range ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/sed-delete-lines/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:09:11

• SystemRescue 13.00 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1065480/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:10:21

• Elive 3.8.50 Stable ‘Retrowave’ is released! ☞ https://www.elivecd.org/releases/stable/elive-3-8-50-stable-retrowave-released/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:11:11

• How to Install WinBoat on Ubuntu — Run backdoored Windows Apps Like Native GNU/Linux Programs ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/install-winboat-ubuntu-run-windows-apps/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:11:36

• 13 Best Free and Open Source Text-Based Bookmark Managers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-text-based-bookmark-managers/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:12:56

• 21 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Earth Science Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/earthscience/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:13:21

• 8 Best Free and Open Source Text Expander Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-text-expander-tools/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:37:08

• OpenBosniana OS – Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/openbosniana-os-debian-based-linux-distribution/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:37:57

• Linus Torvalds expresses concerns over unusually large Linux 7.0 RC6 patch count ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-expresses-concerns-over-unusually-large-linux-70-rc6-patch-count/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:40:00

• Elive 3.8.50 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/elive    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:42:49

• CentOS 10-20260330 is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/centos    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:43:04

• "people are scraping the bottom of the barrel when they apply for a job at IBM" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kmx05579#replies    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:44:15

• "People in this thread acting like a B10 is some super senior executive only one or two steps down from Arvind. Come on." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kmrejfgh#replies    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:45:20

• recovery 2.5 is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/recovery    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:46:06

• Calculate 20260330 is released is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/calculate    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:46:22

• FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, April 3, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2026-04-03-irc    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:47:25

• FSF Events: LibreLocal meetup in Montreal, Quebec, Canada ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-05-montreal-quebec-canada    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:47:44

• FSF Events: LibreLocal meetup in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-30-santa-cruz-de-tenerife-canary-islands-spain    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:48:00

• FSF Events: LibreLocal meetup in Milan, Italy ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-09-milan-italy    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:48:13

• Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Requires More RAM Than backdoored Windows 11? ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-26-04-minimum-ram-requirement/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:48:44

• The One Trick That Made Immutable GNU/Linux Easier For Me ☞ https://itsfoss.com/systemd-sysext/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:50:09

• Seeed Studio reTerminal D1001 Targets HMI Systems with ESP32-P4 and Integrated Display ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/seeed-studio-reterminal-d1001-targets-hmi-systems-with-esp32-p4-and-integrated-display/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:50:45

• Q4OS 7.0-r4-testing is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/q4os    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:51:24

• Kicksecure 18.1.6.4 is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kicksecure    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:51:43

• AWOL Vision Aetherion – A 4K ultra short throw RGB laser projector with VRR and 3300 ISO lumens (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/30/awol-vision-aetherion-4k-ultra-short-throw-rgb-laser-projector-with-vrr-and-3300-iso-lumens/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:52:17

• Whonix 18.1.6.4 is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/whonix    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:52:33

• 4MLinux 51.0 is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/4mlinux    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:52:50

• HRW reports Iran repeatedly used indiscriminate cluster munitions on Israel ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/03/hrw-reports-iran-repeatedly-used-indiscriminate-cluster-munitions-on-israel/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:55:03

• UNHCR warns Lebanon at risk of humanitarian catastrophe due to Israeli bombardment ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/03/unhcr-warns-lebanon-at-risk-of-humanitarian-catastrophe-due-to-israeli-bombardment/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:55:23

• Athena 26.03 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/athena    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:58:12

• Hong Kong anti-graft watchdog, police arrest 42 in crackdown on triad-linked building maintenance syndicate ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/31/hong-kong-anti-graft-watchdog-police-arrest-42-in-crackdown-on-triad-linked-building-maintenance-syndicate/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 16:59:36

• Are IP addresses personal data? ☞ http://privacyinternational.org/explainer/5755/are-ip-addresses-personal-data    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:00:23

• Indonesia summons Meta and Surveillance Giant Google over non-compliance with child social control media curbs, minister says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-summons-meta-and-google-over-non-compliance-with-child-social-media-curbs-minister-says    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:01:29

• Red Hat funded site covers Red Hat ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/features/red-hat-and-google-cloud-align-on-unified-platform-strategy/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:01:49

• Fedora Badges System Shows the Demise of Fedora Under I.C.B.M. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/Fedora_Badges_System_Shows_the_Demise_of_Fedora_Under_IBM.shtml    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:02:05

• 3 Simple Daily Changes Could Lower Your Risk of Heart Attack And Stroke ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/3-simple-daily-changes-could-lower-your-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:08:28

• Unexpected Drug Combo May Supercharge Weight Loss in Older Women ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/unexpected-drug-combo-may-supercharge-weight-loss-in-older-women    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:09:07

• Vaping Likely Causes Cancer, Major Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/vaping-likely-causes-cancer-major-study-finds    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:09:22

• NASA Begins Countdown For Humanity's First Moon Launch in 53 Years ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-begins-countdown-for-humanitys-first-moon-launch-in-53-years    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:09:38

• New Alzheimer's Treatment Strategy Reverses Cognitive Decline in Mice ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-alzheimers-treatment-strategy-reverses-cognitive-decline-in-mice    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:10:12

• H9N2 Bird Flu Hits Europe as First Human Case Confirmed in Italy ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/h9n2-bird-flu-hits-europe-as-first-human-case-confirmed-in-italy    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:10:46

• LIGO May Have Detected The First Primordial Black Hole, Scientists Say ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ligo-may-have-detected-the-first-primordial-black-hole-scientists-say    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:11:02

• What's New in the Qt Interface Framework in 6.11 ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/whats-new-in-the-qt-interface-framework-in-6.11    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:12:18

• Stop new oil and gas, close the loopholes, invest properly in transition to renewable energy, say Greens in response to Badenoch ☞ https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/03/30/stop-new-oil-and-gas-close-the-loopholes-invest-properly-in-transition-to-renewable-energy-say-greens-in-response-to-badenoch/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:13:31

• Bambu Lab Settles with Pop Mart over Labubu IP Theft, publicly apologizes — 'problematic content' fully removed from MakerWorld 3D printing platform ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/bambu-lab-settles-with-pop-mart-over-labubu-ip-theft-publicly-apologizes-problematic-content-fully-removed-from-makerworld-3d-printing-platform    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:14:17

• Bluesky Users Respond With Overwhelming Disgust to Platform’s New Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/bluesky-users-disgust-new-ai    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:18:51

• "Epstein files: Warren Buffett says he hasn't talked to Bill Gates" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/warren-buffett-bill-gates-epstein.html Anon: The article says 2011, but IIRC it was actually some time during the 1990s https://link.cnbc.com/public/35901510    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:33:10

• warren should have known better, it says 2024 and it seems he didn't really know his "friend"...    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:34:32

• Universal Music Group Torches Drake’s Defamation Appeal Over Kendrick’s ‘Not Like Us’ — As Another Dismissal Looms ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/27/umg-torches-drake-defamation-appeal/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:35:11

• Rspamd version 4.0.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1065476/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:35:57

• China and Vietnam are engineering closer relations ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/china-and-vietnam-are-engineering-closer-relations/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:36:21

• Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/digital-operational-resilience-act-dora/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:41:28

• Beijing summons top US diplomat over alert on new Hong Kong law compelling nat. sec suspects to reveal passwords ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/30/beijing-summons-top-us-diplomat-over-alert-on-new-hong-kong-law-compelling-nat-sec-suspects-to-reveal-passwords/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:42:08

• Ex-Hong Kong journalist who witnessed Tiananmen crackdown testifies in vigil activist’s subversion trial ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/30/ex-hong-kong-journalist-who-witnessed-tiananmen-crackdown-testifies-in-vigil-activists-subversion-trial/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:42:39

• Red Hat funded site covers the sponsor ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/03/30/enterprise-platform-simplification-ai-expansion-kubeconeu/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:43:31

• F5 BIG-IP DoS Flaw Upgraded to Critical RCE, Now Exploited in the Wild ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/f5-big-ip-dos-flaw-upgraded-to-critical-rce-now-exploited-in-the-wild/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:49:01

• FBI Confirms Kash Patel Email Hack as US Offers $10M Reward for Hackers ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/fbi-confirms-kash-patel-email-hack-as-us-offers-10m-reward-for-hackers/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:49:23

• Exploitation of Fresh Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability Begins ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/exploitation-of-fresh-citrix-netscaler-vulnerability-begins/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:49:48

• Healthcare IT Platform CareCloud Probing Potential Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/healthcare-it-platform-carecloud-probing-potential-data-breach/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:50:21

• Murthy v. Missouri Settlement Does Nothing To Combat Illegal Jawboning ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/murthy-v-missouri-settlement-does-nothing-to-combat-illegal-jawboning/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:51:08

• Latest backdoored Windows 11 update is broken, refuses to install — Abusive Monopolist Microsoft pulls latest update over missing files error ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/latest-windows-11-update-is-broken-refuses-to-install-microsoft-pulls-latest-update-over-missing-files-error    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:51:48

• Paper Finds That Leading Hey Hi (AI) Chatbots Like Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot and Claude Remain Incredibly Sycophantic, Resulting in Twisted Effects on Users ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/paper-ai-chatbots-chatgpt-claude-sycophantic    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:52:25

• Rockchip RK3506J-based Forlinx FCU1501 fanless industrial IoT gateway offers dual Ethernet, plenty of I/Os and serial interfaces ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/31/rockchip-rk3506j-based-forlinx-fcu1501-fanless-industrial-iot-gateway-offers-dual-ethernet-plenty-of-i-os-and-serial-interfaces/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:54:18

• Publishers warn reduced FOI cost limit would put public-interest information ‘beyond scrutiny’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/foi-changes-cost-publishers-public-interest/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:54:58

• The Matchbox Kingdom ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1134/the-matchbox-kingdom    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:55:14

• IBM trolls using LLM slop. "ah the dreaded AI Em dash. You scoundrel!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kmx05579#replies    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 17:56:21

• Sahil Dhiman: MiniDebConf Kanpur 2026 ☞ https://blog.sahilister.in/2026/03/minidebconf-kanpur-2026/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:13:11

• Human Anatomy Textbooks Hide an Uncomfortable Truth About Bodies ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/human-anatomy-textbooks-hide-an-uncomfortable-truth-about-bodies    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:15:29

• Purple Lifeform Photographed Sprouting 'Tentacles' on The ISS ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/purple-lifeform-photographed-sprouting-tentacles-on-the-iss    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:15:40

• TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 004 - Databricks Investigating Alleged Compromise, TeamPCP Runs Dual Ransomware Operations, and AstraZeneca Data Released, (Mon, Mar 30th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32846    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:16:43

• Disclosed but Still Secret? The Federal Circuit Weighs Patent Publications Against Trade Secret Claims ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/03/disclosed-but-still-secret-the-federal-circuit-weighs-patent-publications-against-trade-secret-claims.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:18:55

• Dominion Harbor entity, Bunker Hill, EV battery patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/3/29/dominion-harbor-entity-bunker-hill-ev-battery-patent-challenged    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:19:37

• Athena Security firewall patent monopoly campaign - invalidity charts coming soon ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/3/30/athena-security-firewall-patent-campaign-invalidity-charts-coming-soon    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:20:00

• NUC and Preu Bohlig overturn slow juicer ruling on appeal ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/nuc-and-preu-bohlig-overturn-slow-juicer-ruling-on-appeal/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:20:27

• All airline passengers limited to 2 power banks ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/31/all-airline-passengers-limited-to-2-power-banks/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:21:12

• As usual, slop companies = DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT https://siliconangle.com/2026/03/30/llm-developer-mistral-ai-raises-830m-debt-financing-add-data-center-capacity/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:21:41

• Revolut Bank ordered to hand over details of more than 300 Sky TV subscribers connected to piracy operation — TV provider expected to pursue subscribers who paid for illicit 'IPTV is Easy' service in unprecedented move ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/tv-providers/sky-wins-irish-court-order-forcing-revolut-to-unmask-over-300-pirate-iptv-subscribers    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:22:20

• OpenAI Codex vulnerability enabled Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub token theft via command injection, report finds ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/03/30/openai-codex-vulnerability-enabled-github-token-theft-via-command-injection-report-finds/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:23:31

• HIBP Mega Update: Passkeys, k-Anonymity Searches, Massive Speed Enhancements and a Bulk Domain Verification API ☞ https://www.troyhunt.com/passkeys-k-anonymity-searches-massive-speed-enhancements-bulk-domain-verification-api/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:25:37

• "it doesn't tell the real story." https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-26-04-minimum-ram-requirement/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:29:35

• Slave of Microsoft Canonical? No more. https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-mate-lead-martin-wimpress-steps-down-and-seeks-a-successor-after-12-years/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:30:51

• Ubuntu was my first distro—here's why we went our separate ways https://www.howtogeek.com/ubuntu-was-my-first-distroheres-why-we-went-our-separate-ways/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:31:15

• GAFAM in the cross hairs, almost literally https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/microsoft-google-apple-and-other-us-companies-under-threat-iran-says-will-target-these-cos-in-region/articleshow/129930569.cms    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:34:08

• SystemRescue 13 updates its kernel to Linux 6.18 LTS, adds new recovery tools - Help Net Security ⚓ https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/30/systemrescue-13-released/ ䷉ Source: Help Net Security | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/30/systemrescue-13-released/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:35:19

• This hidden Linux feature makes Windows look embarrassing for developers https://www.howtogeek.com/this-hidden-linux-feature-makes-windows-look-embarrassing-for-developers/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:35:55

• Linus Torvalds says Linux 7.0's calm was a mirage as rc6 refuses to settle down https://www.xda-developers.com/linus-torvalds-says-linux-7-0-calm-was-a-mirage-as-rc6-refuses-to-settle-down/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:36:28

• The Patching Paradox Driving Most Breaches https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/the-patching-paradox-driving-most-breaches-177700.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:37:59

• "The sixth release candidate for Linux 7.0 sees a spike in fixes, potentially driven by AI coding tools, leaving the final launch date uncertain." https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-expresses-concerns-over-unusually-large-linux-70-rc6-patch-count/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:38:34

• Proprietary https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260330208364/en/Tech-Soft-3D-Announces-Full-Launch-of-HOOPS-AI-Adding-Embeddings-Linux-Support    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:39:12

• Stop distro-hopping. It won’t fix your Linux problems https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-distro-hopping-why-switching-linux-distributions-rarely-solves-anything/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:39:57

• 5 Linux Mint desktop widgets that save me time and help me get more done https://www.howtogeek.com/must-have-linux-mint-desklets/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:40:37

• Slop about slop? https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3744583655145473    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:41:28

• Mullvad Browser's testers now get access to updates every four weeks, also on Linux ARM devices https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/mullvad-browsers-testers-now-get-access-to-updates-every-four-weeks-also-on-linux-arm-devices    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:42:38

• 5 Linux Mint extensions that finally made my desktop feel complete https://www.howtogeek.com/must-have-linux-mint-extensions/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 18:45:21

• iophk: Iran is threatening serious action against those companies tomorrow. Those that stayed on FOSS will soon have a pronounced advantage over fools who fell for the GAFAM lies. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/microsoft-google-apple-and-other-us-companies-under-threat-iran-says-will-target-these-cos-in-region/articleshow/129930569.cms    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 19:01:40

• [cat] [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-03-31.gmi gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-03-30.gmi    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 19:51:19

• "Rob's Gemini Capsule launched into orbit five years ago today." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202603/20260331-five-years-on-gemini.gmi    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 19:52:12

• "For literal decades, I have used Firefox as my daily web browser. Unfortunately, they have been pivoting hard into AI stuff lately, which I'm not a fan of. There aren't many options in the browser world, so I'm not sure that anything else will be any better, but I've been feeling an obligation recently to try something different." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/emptyhallway/gournal/20260331.gmi    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 19:52:55

• "I regret to inform you that my cat (Luna) has unionized. After extensive negotiations (and several bites), we've reached an agreement: I continue to provide food, warmth, and admiration, and in return, the cat continues to ... exist loudly. However, there is a new clause: coffee must be provided. Not for me. For the cat. Don't ask questions." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/the-cat-has-demands/    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 19:53:44

• "I don't expect anyone else but me to actually use this - or more precisely to be able to use it. I didn't have time to package it any way, so the program is just launched by cloning the repo and saying python main.py. And it really requires understanding of my mental model of it, and understanding my mental state is often a challenge for myself, not to mention others." gemini://pv.smol.pub/offlfirsoch-2026-entry    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 19:54:55

• "Oracle lays off up to 30,000 with 6 a.m. email" https://boingboing.net/2026/03/31/oracle-fired-up-to-30000-people-with-a-6-a-m-email-signed-oracle-leadership.html    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 20:36:55

• -- because if you look for the helpers, you'll know that there's hope. https://entertainment.time.com/2013/04/16/the-backstory-the-moving-mr-rogers-clip-everyone-is-talking-about/ "Fred Rogers 'Helpers' Clip | TIME.com"    

posted Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 21:25:14

• Week   

posted Wednesday, April 01, 2026 at 03:54:48

• Anon: It's still Holy Week.    

posted Wednesday, April 01, 2026 at 03:54:59