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"Playstation stops providing physical games; this means nothing. Your enemy is DRM, not digital media" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/playstation-stops-providing-physical:e Anon: Louis calls out the real problem    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 05:58:59

  • "France's Gendarmerie nationale announced that it dismantled the organization behind YggTorrent, France's largest torrent site." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/french-police-dismantle-operation-behind-the-already-defunct-yggtorrent/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:11:55

  • "Sports broadcaster beIN and the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance propose to expand the European blocking efforts with a blacklist of rogue hosting companies." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/sports-rightsholders-want-an-eu-blacklist-for-piracy-hosting-providers/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:12:45

  • Software Patents ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-end-of-north-america-157 | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:13:09

  • "Bowlero’s intent to own every 32-lane bowling alley in America is about profit, obviously, but it’s also about the pursuit of a different class of participant." ☛ https://www.salon.com/2026/07/03/how-private-equity-destroyed-an-american-pastime/ | Source: Salon    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:13:37

  • "Most of my gaming spend on consoles is on physical games, probably around 99%. The biggest advantage of physical games is of course that you can share and borrow games among friends" ☛ https://roytang.net/2026/07/physical-games/ | Source: Roy Tang    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:14:16

  • "Widevine requires three servers: a Provisioning Server, a License Server, and a Content Server." ☛ https://neodyme.io/en/blog/widevine_l3/ | Source: Neodyme AG    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:14:23

  • "An initial meeting on Wednesday was attended by union officers, DeepMind employees involved in the unionization push, the third-party arbitrator, and DeepMind HR representatives." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/google-deepmind-unionization-talks-are-off-to-a-rocky-start/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:14:48

  • "norm-breaking" ☛ https://www.en-hrana.org/woman-and-several-others-arrested-after-semi-nude-appearance-in-yazd/ | Source: Human rights Activists News Agency    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:14:59

  • "The number of people detained in ICE immigration jails has also jumped by nearly 4,000 in recent days, with more than 63,000 people in ICE detention nationwide." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/ice-detained-10000-people-in-5-days-after-white-house-ordered-surge-in-arrests/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:15:10

  • "Requests to remove personal information are only effective for services that are willing to honour them." ☛ https://www.troyhunt.com/swimming-pools-pee-and-trying-to-delete-your-data-from-the-internet/ | Source: Troy Hunt    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:15:29

  • "But, not content with America250, Donald Trump launched (to much confusion) his own competing initiative last year: Freedom 250." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/taxpayer-funded-250th-anniversary-group-pushes-ai-slop-to-whitewash-us-history/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:15:49

  • "One hundred years ago, on September 26, 1929, President Herbert Hoover gathered a group of social scientists at the White House." ☛ https://www.derekthompson.org/p/america-1926-an-absurdly-deep-dive | Source: Derek Thompson    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:16:27

  • "There is the noble vision of the founding ideal, says Leo, and then there is the messy reality of a work in progress. Let us not mistake the vision for the reality." ☛ https://emptywheel.net/2026/07/03/this-is-how-you-give-a-speech-on-american-independence/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:16:52

  • "The operation is counterfeiting. Peter Thiel’s religious theories are to Christianity as the conservative legal movement’s theories about executive power are to the Founding tradition. Both are forgeries" ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-counterfeiters-at-the-seam | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:17:03

  • "That is the story. Everything else is footnote." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-room-at-aspen | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:17:28

  • "Crusoe builds data centers for major tech firms such as Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp. and OpenAI Group PBC." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/03/ai-data-center-builder-crusoe-reportedly-raising-3b-30b-valuation/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:18:18

  • "SoftBank Corp. says it has been running a beta operation of its GPU cloud service in Japan since April." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/02/softbank-unveils-plans-enter-u-s-neocloud-business-sb-neo/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:18:41

  • "OpenAI received a $852 billion valuation following its most recent funding round in March." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/02/openai-reportedly-give-5-stake-us-government/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:18:55

  • "At least the Swift-Kelce affair will not be quite as extravagant—in terms of security, anyway." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/03/ny-congresswoman-comments-swelce-wedding/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:19:09

  • "Pallas’s cats, also known as manuls, are small wildcats native to the grasslands of Central Asia." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20234726 | Source: Yle    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:19:31

  • "Stockholm, it turns out, is much further from Copenhagen than anyone lets on. My options were to fly or take the train." ☛ https://matduggan.com/midnight-train-to-stockholm/ | Source: Mat Duggan    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:21:20

  • "Google’s power consumption is now greater than the amount of electricity generated by New Zealand." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/ai-environment-2026/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:21:51

  • "For some reason there’s heated debate around the topic of whether high current carrying wiring ought to use crimped or soldered connections, even though the industry standard is to crimp everything." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/settling-the-debate-on-soldered-versus-crimped-high-current-connectors/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:22:19

  • "Conclusions. The constellations currently proposed for launch, which exceed 1 700 000 objects and include satellites brighter than V550 km = 7, would substantially degrade astronomical observations." ☛ https://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso2607/eso2607a.pdf | Source: European Southern Observatory    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:23:59

  • "Part of the reason is the planet is warming dangerously, but Trump calls climate change a “hoax” and is encouraging more use of fossil fuels." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-is-causing-some-of-you-to-be | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:24:11

  • "Using a long-term climate simulation, this research explores how Arctic sea ice loss influences ocean circulation and deep-water formation between the years 1850 and 2300" ☛ https://ocean2climate.org/2026/07/03/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-arctic-meridional-overturning-circulation-arcmoc/ | Source: Sang-Ki Lee    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:24:36

  • "For some years now I own a Xiaomi Mi 2 scooter" ☛ https://www.xythobuz.de/2026_07_04_scooter_battery.html | Source: Thomas Buck    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:24:51

  • "Russian diesel prices are up more than 40% since spring, and June fuel output fell about 25% to a two-decade low." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/07/02/2026/russia-faces-growing-fuel-shortage | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:25:04

  • "Google and Amazon this week reported sharp increases in greenhouse gas emissions" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/ai-race-weakens-climate-pledges-at-google-amazon/articleshow/132150931.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:25:17

  • "In fact, the Founders were deeply worried that concentrations of wealth would corrode self-governance and hollow out the republic from within." ☛ https://newrepublic.com/article/212568/founders-warnings-excess-wealth-come-appallingly-true | Source: New Republic    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:28:03

  • "Don’t Be a Sucker." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/a-warning-about-american-fascism | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:28:10

  • [Old] "Forcing all UK residents to prove their age and/or have all their content scanned, simply to exercise their fundamental right to communicate, is a perilous proposition." ☛ https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/2026-06-08-uk-surveillance-is-not-safety.pdf | Source: Signal    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:29:40

  • "When the government rushed Bill C-22 through the House of Commons last month" ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/shaky-ground-gets-shakier-what-the-u-s-supreme-courts-location-data-decision-means-for-bill-c-22/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:29:44

  • "As regular readers know, the Canadian plan to establish a social media ban for under 16s in Bill C-34 is based largely on the Australian model that took effect last Dec." ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/the-data-on-australias-social-media-ban-the-better-the-privacy-protection-the-less-effective-the-ban/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:30:23

  • "The issue before the commission currently is the built-in advantage for Gemini on Android. When you turn on any Google-powered Android phone" ☛ https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/europe-could-force-google-to-open-android-to-other-ai-assistants/ | Source: Ars Technica    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:30:37

  • "The difference between Google and Apple on this front is that Google just blazed ahead and shipped Gemini integrated into Android in the EU" ☛ https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/06/15/ec-google-gemini-ai-dma | Source: John Gruber    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:31:04

  • "This kind of thing is older than AI; I wrote about it in my 2014 book Beyond Fear." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/flock-cameras-can-surveil-cars-without-license-plates.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:33:23

  • "In the summer of 2022, Greek politician Stelios Kouloglou was investigating how intrusive spyware had been used to hack business leaders" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/eu-politicians-investigated-pegasus-spyware-then-it-ended-up-on-one-of-their-phones/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:33:31

  • "The PEGA Committee released its recommendations in May 2023, but the European Commission has largely ignored them" ☛ https://therecord.media/pegasus-spyware-european-parliament-pega-committee-member | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:33:38

  • "We found that former Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou was hacked with Pegasus spyware while serving on the PEGA committee" ☛ https://citizenlab.ca/research/member-of-committee-investigating-spyware-hacked-with-pegasus/ | Source: Citizen Lab    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:33:43

  • Social Control Media ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/07/03/old-reddit-now-requires-logging-in/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:34:44

  • "Infrastructure resilience increasingly depends on whether critical hardware arrives at the construction site at all — and on schedule" ☛ https://thenewstack.io/ai-infrastructure-cargo-theft/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:35:05

  • "The current UI paradigms that I see are: [...]" ☛ https://bentsukun.ch/posts/ai-nuance-2/ | Source: Benny Siegert    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:36:13

  • "Disclosure Tag" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/01/no-tim-sweeney-valve-isnt-irresponsible-for-having-an-ai-disclosure-tag-on-games/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:37:37

  • "Oh no, I can’t be the poster boy for AI, forget it" ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/weird-al-yankovic-ai-ad | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:37:54

  • "They call this hack “BioShocking,” a reference to the video game BioShock, in which the protagonist is hypnotized into doing stuff against their will with a specific phrase." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-browsers-hypnotized-hack | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:38:34

  • "But I do wish it was fully based on open technology. While stations gain the right to modify the source code of their apps after a year, they remain locked into Local Public’s back-end services." ☛ https://werd.io/a-new-media-spinout-provides-streaming-apps-for-public-service-broadcasters-i-just-wish-it-was-open/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:38:55

  • "It used to be that when I fired up Disney Plus on my Apple TV, I could browse for something to watch in relative peace." ☛ https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/07/stop-previews-from-autoplaying-on-apple-tv/ | Source: Six Colors    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:39:09

  • "I am a huge fan of the site’s comparison charts, which make it easy to see how a particular model evolved over time: [...]" ☛ https://512pixels.net/2026/07/everymac-turns-30/ | Source: Stephen Hackett    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:39:18

  • "Threat actors began exploiting the latest CitrixBleed-like vulnerability in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateways less than 24 hours after public disclosure, Scottish cybersecurity firm Lupovis reports." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/new-citrixbleed-vulnerability-exploited-immediately-after-public-disclosure/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:39:35

  • "The company has historically saved big, bundled sets of bug fixes for new versions of its operating system (OS). That's set to change." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/apple-patch-policy-ai | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:39:58

  • "About 10 percent of global land area now has groundwater nitrate concentrations that exceed the World Health Organization’s safe drinking water limit of 11.3 milligrams of nitrogen per liter" ☛ https://www.western-water.com/2026/07/03/groundwater-nitrates-a-slow-crisis-below-our-feet/ | Source: Western Water    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:40:27

  • "But the roaring, life-saving success of the AC has also embedded a profound vulnerability: the moment the power goes out" ☛ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/494126/heat-wave-ac-passive-homes | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:40:39

  • Microsoft's way to distract from alleged 2.5% layoffs is to announce a lie about investing 2.5 billion dollar in slop something    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:42:32

  • "It’s pretty obvious, even looking at the monthly data (which I pulled out to get an idea of the overall trend)" ☛ https://taoofmac.com/space/notes/2026/07/02/2200 | Source: Rui Carmo    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:42:54

  • "We’re going to jump around a bit, and these images are in no particular order" ☛ https://arcadeblogger.com/2026/07/03/more-tales-from-the-arcade-factory-floors/ | Source: The Arcade Blogger    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:43:54

  • "Hi, my name's Andy Baio. I'm a writer and coder living in Portland, Oregon. You might know me from my blog, Waxy.org, where I've written for 25 years about the internet." ☛ https://zacharykai.net/notes/pb/andy | Source: Zachary Kai    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:44:43

  • "I am going to address the opening and closing sessions in a moment, but first, I want to begin with some o fly observations from the Exhibit Floor." ☛ https://raforall.blogspot.com/2026/07/ala-2026-wrap-up-post-2-of-2-beckys.html | Source: Becky Spratford    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:45:04

  • "The Burrows-Wheeler transform takes a string as an input and rearranges its characters, grouping them by context." ☛ https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/suffix-bwt-vs-cyclic-shift-bwt-and-fast-computation/ | Source: Alisa Sireneva    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:45:38

  • "the resulting meshes may have self-intersections, and thin features are only captured if they happen to lie on the sampling grid." ☛ https://www.mattkeeter.com/blog/2026-07-03-meshing/ | Source: Matt Keeter    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:45:52

  • "One thing I’ve been discussing with Rudi, Michel and Max is union find annotations. Union find enhancements that still feel like union finds." ☛ https://www.philipzucker.com/toa_unionfind/ | Source: Philip Zucker    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:47:46

  • "The first step is to build the heating component of the still." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/microdistillery-for-microchemistry/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:47:57

  • "Anyway: it was a delightful surprise to receive this (Yyou can read the full text in its entry on my postcards page)." ☛ https://danq.me/2026/07/03/a-postcard-from-a-distant-friend/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:48:31

  • "Which is as good a time as any to write down these thoughts I’ve been germinating for the last decade." ☛ https://ratfactor.com/cards/personal-website | Source: Dave Gauer    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:48:40

  • "Potter was the founder of the company of the same name, a pivotal firm in the British technology industry from the 1980s to the 2000s." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/07/03/david-potter-the-man-who-put-psion-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-logs-off-at-82/5266624 | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:48:51

  • "A conservation biologist, teacher, professor, prolific author (over 1100 papers and 40 books) usually with his wife (of 72 years) Anne Ehrlich; environmentalist, pilot, traveler, bird watcher and so much more." ☛ https://mahb.stanford.edu/blog/remembering-paul-ehrlich-a-mahb-tribute/ | Source: Stanford University    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:49:06

  • "When we got home, dad was waiting. Since my parents had split, he wasn’t around much, but this got his attention." ☛ https://www.salon.com/2026/07/03/in-1976-i-went-to-jail-to-celebrate-the-fourth-of-july/ | Source: Salon    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:49:15

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1699.jpg    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:51:39

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2056.jpg    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:51:43

  • Da Shell gemini://willthekid.smol.pub/dashell    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:52:33

  • off my feet gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/off_my_feet    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:58:10

  • "Lines in page bodies should now wrap at the word boundary before the 70th character, except for links & pre-formatted text where anything longer's intentional, if possibly unreadable for some" gemini://mikekreuzer.com/posts/gopher-the-tidy-up.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:58:54

  • "This year, I am using different hardware. I have recently bought a Compaq Netbook (I don't remember the exact model number, but I think it's related to the HP Mini 1000 series) from about 2009" gemini://ddlyh.smol.pub/occ26-start    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 06:59:52

  • "I used to travel with my laptop partly to use as a media playback/streaming device but with a USB-C mini-dock that does PD passthrough and HDMI out, my Thor is as good or better! I really do just love this thing..." gemini://b-ark.ca/2026/07/03/i-used-to-travel-with-my/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:00:29

  • "RAW files from cameras like the Hasselblad X2D II 100C" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/photo-editing/hasselblad-made-the-finest-stills-camera-ever-but-hasselblad-just-released-the-one-feature-photographers-have-been-asking-about-for-years | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:07:33

  • "Let me be 100% clear to venue owners and promoters, I know you have to cater to these, but all of these mechanisms suck." ☛ https://www.going-flying.com/blog/please-use-ical.html | Source: Matthew J Ernisse    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:07:49

  • "One of the things about hash tables is that they hash the value of keys down to some fixed size value in order to do operations more efficiently" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/GoMapsHashesAndPointers | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:08:17

  • "Last month saw the official announcement of The Raku Foundation" ☛ https://blogs.perl.org/users/damian_conway/2026/07/trf-lives.html | Source: Perl    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:08:41

  • "So let’s look at relicensing, why it makes sense, when it goes wrong, and how to do it gracefully." ☛ https://dieter.plaetinck.be/posts/relicensing-rug-pulls-how-to-do-it-right-some-grafana-learnings/ | Source: Dieter Plaetinck    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:09:14

  • "I’m again, going to be doing a lot of the same sort of work I did for the WordPress integration, but as this is the first iteration of the AT protocol," ☛ https://piccalil.li/projects/personal-site/7/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:09:47

  • "We’ve replaced the temporary Yahoo default with Qwant, a privacy-focused search engine (DuckDuckGo in some regions)." ☛ https://www.waterfox.com/releases/android/1.2.5/ | Source: Waterfox    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:10:15

  • "This is a major, systemic, pandemic of incomplete error handling. We cannot just discard unrelated errors if they become inconvenient." ☛ https://blog.jak-linux.org/2026/07/03/openssl-pandemic/ | Source: Julian Andres Klode    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:10:45

  • "What I would like to do today is show you what Android feels like - without being too Android. You've seen my take on this matter many times before." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/fairphone-6-eos-review.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:12:13

  • "This is my second year playing the C=tar live at Wood Chip Fest, a small 8-bit music festival in Denmark." ☛ https://www.linusakesson.net/music/woodchip2026/index.php | Source: Linus Åkesson    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:12:41

  • "If you asked us to build you a KVM last week, we’d likely have reached for a Raspberry Pi." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/this-kvm-runs-a-p4-instead-of-a-pi/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:13:14

  • "The bulk of the project was evaluating different mechanisms to make the marker pick tasks at random while not selecting a task that had already been completed" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/a-new-twist-on-the-to-do-list/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:14:09

  • "Two decades after DARPA first started playing around with cyborg insects in its HI-MEMS program" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/robotics/scientists-have-created-a-3d-printed-remote-controlled-cyborg-cockroach-equipped-with-ir-cameras-living-insects-fitted-with-flexible-diving-suit-can-survive-and-move-underwater-for-three-hours | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:14:31

  • "ATLAS (Advanced Tactical Laboratory and Analysis System) is a rugged handheld field tool designed for explorers, engineers, and anyone who needs real, actionable intelligence, not just sensor readings." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/atlas-a-modern-tricorder-designed-to-survive-unforgiving-terrain/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:15:02

  • "There are a variety of ways to automatically or semi-automatically install systems, especially Linux systems and especially over the network." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/NativeInstallersOnly | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:15:40

  • "Visitors to Vindolanda will have a chance to play Ludus Latrunculorum on the recreated board at the Roman Army Museum." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/3d-printing-gives-new-life-to-an-ancient-game-board-discovered-at-a-roman-fort-near-hadrians-wall-in-england-180989064/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:16:16

  • "I keep trying to play modern games and failing. Occasionally, I'll make it through one and enjoy it." ☛ https://cobb.land/posts/three-gaming-rules-and-pri/ | Source: Cobb    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:17:06

  • "Then replace the viewport units with container units." ☛ https://dbushell.com/2026/07/03/fixing-full-bleed-css/ | Source: David Bushell    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:17:49

  • "I came across Kitty Giraudel’s folded corners technique. It leverages CSS clip-path, and I thought that that was such a cool way to do it." ☛ https://css-tricks.com/using-css-corner-shape-for-folded-corners/ | Source: CSS Tricks    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:18:36

  • "I spend a few weeks coming up with different examples of how to use random() to create interesting designs, patterns and backgrounds." ☛ https://polypane.app/blog/experimenting-with-random-in-css/ | Source: Polypane B V    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:19:18

  • "Suppose, not hypothetically, that you use rsync to push an encrypted backup file from the machine it's created on to a fileserver, where it will be backed up by your regular backup system." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/RsyncWOptionUse | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:20:47

  • "Process names offer a notable benefit over more complex observability too - they're realtime." ☛ https://theorangeone.net/posts/process-name-observability/ | Source: Jake Howard    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:21:27

  • "A field database can turn CAN payload bytes into named signals, but the resulting claim remains tied to provenance, scale, units, and context." ☛ https://lospino.so/blog/reading-machine-buses/dbc-where-signals-get-their-authority/ | Source: Josh Lospinoso    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:21:38

  • "A Classical CAN trace can show identifiers, payload shape, arbitration pressure, and cadence before it can justify signal meaning." ☛ https://lospino.so/blog/reading-machine-buses/classical-can-frames-without-a-story/ | Source: Josh Lospinoso    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:21:49

  • E Pluribus Algae: Why Green Pond Scum Is as American as Red, White and Blue ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/science/algae-reflecting-pool.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:32:14

  • South Korean police officer accidentally kills woman she was sent to help ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-police-officer-accidentally-kills-woman-she-was-sent-to-help    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:32:39

  • Vietnam held talks with South Korea’s KEPCO as it seeks foreign partner for second nuclear plant ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/vietnam-has-had-talks-with-kepco-as-seeks-foreign-partner-for-second-nuclear-power-plant    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:33:04

  • Malaysia’s low unemployment masks deeper crisis of underemployed graduates ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-low-unemployment-masks-deeper-crisis-of-underemployed-graduates    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:33:48

  • Malaysia PM Anwar announces $3 million boost for taxi industry rejuvenation ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-pm-anwar-announces-3-million-boost-for-taxi-industry-rejuvenation    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:34:01

  • Tibetan Man Dies After Self-Immolation Protest in New York ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/world/asia/tibet-self-immolation-united-nations-china.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:34:35

  • China Defends Widely Criticized ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/world/asia/china-ethnic-unity-tibetan-uyghurs.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:34:54

  • Australia Tried to Push Back on China. China Pushed Harder. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/world/asia/australia-china-politics.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:35:59

  • US envoy says Cook Islands minerals are a top priority ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-envoy-says-cook-islands-minerals-are-a-top-priority    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:36:11

  • Only 14% actually like their work: https://yle.fi/a/7-10101624 Anon: Given the microsoftianism and other social problems pervasive in the work environments, I am surprised it is even that high. c.f. https://yle.fi/a/74-20234850    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:45:39

  • Fairphone 6 with /e/OS - The perfect un-Android experience? ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/fairphone-6-eos-review.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:47:33

  • Flock Cameras Can Surveil Cars Without License Plates ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/flock-cameras-can-surveil-cars-without-license-plates.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:49:44

  • Some great Native Linux games to grab in the Steam Summer Sale 2026 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/some-great-native-linux-games-to-grab-in-the-steam-summer-sale-2026/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:53:54

  • Onimusha: Way of the Sword releases earlier on September 4 - Steam Deck / SteamOS Playable | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-releases-earlier-on-september-4-steam-deck-steamos-playable/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:54:10

  • Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.17 is out now | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/heroes-of-might-and-magic-2-project-fheroes2-version-1-1-17-is-out-now/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:54:31

  • "278,000 ILLEGAL SEARCHES" https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/FISA:9a    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:54:56

  • "How Police Are Abusing SLOP Systems" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/how-police-are-abusing-ai-systems:7    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:55:11

  • GAFAM slop hype and harmful gimmicks https://thenewstack.io/safari-mcp-platform-infrastructure/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:55:34

  • BS, it is NOT about security at all! https://www.pcworld.com/article/3181803/what-is-windows-secure-boot-heres-what-to-know.html https://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:55:58

  • Claim some more games to keep via Amazon Luna with Amazon Prime for July 2026 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/claim-some-more-games-to-keep-via-amazon-luna-with-amazon-prime-for-july-2026/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:56:23

  • Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand is a standalone wave defence launching July 29 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/company-of-heroes-3-final-stand-is-a-standalone-wave-defence-launching-july-29/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:56:42

  • Halo: Campaign Evolved is Steam Deck Verified / SteamOS Compatible ahead of release | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/halo-campaign-evolved-is-steam-deck-verified-steamos-compatible-ahead-of-release/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:57:03

  • "Trump’s July 4th Jobs Report Shows American Dream Slipping Out of Reach for Many Working Families | Common Dreams" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/trumps-july-4th-jobs-report-shows-american-dream-slipping-out-of-reach-for-many-working-families    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:57:16

  • "America’s Empire Is Ending Much Like Spain’s Did" https://jacobin.com/2026/07/spain-habsburgs-decline-empire-trump    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:57:28

  • "How Trump lost the bro vote: Iran and Israel, Epstein, and the economy | Vox" https://www.vox.com/america-actually/494140/donald-trump-gen-z-bro-vote-iran-israel-epstein-economy    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:57:41

  • "Washington Is Turning Into a Fortress for the Fourth - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/07/washington-security-america-250-trump-fireworks/687780/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:57:56

  • Valve fixed Diablo IV on Linux / SteamOS via Proton Hotfix | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-fixed-diablo-iv-on-linux-steamos-via-proton-hotfix/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-fixed-diablo-iv-on-linux-steamos-via-proton-hotfix/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:58:23

  • Valve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your own | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-open-source-the-steam-machine-e-ink-screen-so-you-can-make-your-own/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:58:44

  • Proton Experimental gets fixes for DEATHLOOP, DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS and more | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-deathloop-dragon-quest-builders-and-more/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 07:59:04

  • Slop makes bad code and is expensive to maintain, speed is not what counts ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-codebase-memory-mcp-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:00:12

  • "BackendTLSPolicy is a recent contribution championed by Red Hat in order to provide functionality matching the existing OpenShift route re-encrypt TLS feature" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/backendtlspolicy-expands-gateway-api-transport-security | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:00:36

  • "Digital sovereignty has moved from a compliance checkbox to a board-level mandate." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/beyond-baseline-introducing-digital-sovereignty-readiness-appraisal | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:00:44

  • "Recent advancements across the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and its partner ecosystem focus on turning this model into a practical reality." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/scaling-netops-code-improving-security-eliminating-random-scripting-and-more | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:00:57

  • "The community blog feed aggregator lists the featured highlights below from June 26 to July 2" ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/07/03/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:01:28

  • Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1081187/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:02:00

  • Fedora Community Blog: Community Update – Week 27 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/community-update-week-27/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:03:21

  • Tropical storm Maysak hits southern China’s Hainan province; flights and ferries suspended ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/tropical-storm-maysak-hits-southern-chinas-hainan-flights-and-ferries-suspended    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:03:39

  • This Week in Plasma: Better Animations ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2026/07/04/this-week-in-plasma-better-animations/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:04:22

  • Gamma GNU/Linux – ultra-light GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gamma-linux-ultra-light-linux-distribution/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:04:47

  • GitHub & other LLM-gen-AI Companies Urge You to Misdirect California Legislature on FOSS Licensing! ☞ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/jul/03/github-gen-ai-california-22757-ok-for-foss-license/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:06:32

  • Colin Watson: Free software activity in June 2026 ☞ https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~cjwatson/blog/activity-2026-06.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:07:24

  • China dismisses US, EU criticism of new ethnic law as ‘malicious smear’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-dismisses-us-eu-criticism-of-new-ethnic-law-as-malicious-smear    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:15:28

  • China ramps up matcha production, seeks to surpass Japan in global market ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-ramps-up-matcha-production-seeks-to-surpass-japan-in-the-global-market    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:15:40

  • China says Japan-India cooperation ‘should not target’ Beijing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-japan-india-cooperation-should-not-target-beijing    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:16:03

  • Xi replaces anti-corruption leader in purge of China’s army ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/xi-replaces-anti-corruption-leader-in-purge-of-chinas-army    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:16:26

  • China launches coast guard patrol east of Taiwan despite international pushback ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-launches-coast-guard-patrol-east-of-taiwan-despite-international-pushback    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:16:38

  • Tibetan activist dies after setting himself on fire outside UN headquarters ☞ https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2026/07/03/tibet-united-nations-self-immolation-china/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:16:53

  • China accuses critics of ethnic unity law of ‘spreading falsehoods’ as UN warns it threatens rights of minorities ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/03/china-accuses-critics-of-ethnic-unity-law-of-spreading-falsehoods-as-un-warns-it-threatens-rights-of-minorities/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:17:10

  • EU ‘tech sovereignty’: Uncoupling from the US and China? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20260703-eu-tech-sovereignty-uncoupling-from-the-us-and-china    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:17:24

  • TYRE ROAD gopher://aussies.space:70/0/~freet/ideas/2026-07-04Tyre_Road.txt    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:50:24

  • "Difference is connection's state." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2026-07-04__Difference.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 08:51:08

  • Physicists Create an Exotic New Form Of Matter: The 'Fermi Sea' ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-sea-of-quantum-weirdness-experimental-physicists-have-created-a-surprisingly-exotic-new-form-of-matter    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:25:44

  • Potentially Habitable Super-Earth Found Just 25 Light-Years Away ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/potentially-habitable-super-earth-found-just-25-light-years-away    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:25:57

  • Extreme Heat Is The Deadliest Weather Hazard in The US, And Scientists Think We're Unprepared ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-heat-dome-is-upon-us-and-scientists-think-were-unprepared    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:26:14

  • Tiny Device Developed in Berkeley Could Help Save Millions From Food Poisoning ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-tiny-device-could-help-save-millions-from-food-poisoning    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:26:25

  • Physicists Simulated a Black Hole in a Lab. Then It Started to 'Evaporate'. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-simulated-a-black-hole-in-a-lab-then-it-started-to-evaporate    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:27:10

  • One Specific Diet Reduces Gum Disease in 6-Month Trial ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/fasting-style-diet-reduces-gum-inflammation-in-6-month-trial    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:27:29

  • Inflation slightly falls in June while food prices remain high ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/inflation-slightly-falls-in-june-while-food-prices-remain-high-321145    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:28:01

  • The UK’s generational tobacco ban might not work. I’m supporting it anyway. ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/03/1140036/uk-tobacco-ban-might-not-work-children-smoking/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:33:52

  • Connectivity Is a Lifeline in Venezuela’s Humanitarian Emergency ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/07/connectivity-is-a-lifeline-in-venezuelas-humanitarian-emergency/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:34:09

  • Biohackers Attempted Neurosurgery to Control a Lobster’s Nervous System and Give the Controls to OpenClaw, and How It Ended Will Tell You a Lot About the Ethics and Competence of Hey Hi (AI) Bros These Days ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/biohackers-neurosurgery-control-lobster-ai    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:35:31

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Pardons Violators of the Clean Air Act and a Major Donor ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/us/politics/trump-pardon-clean-air-act.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:35:57

  • Blackstone-owned QTS abandons planned world’s largest data center campus after years of lawsuits — ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/blackstone-owned-qts-abandons-planned-worlds-largest-data-center-campus-after-years-of-lawsuits-2-100-acre-virginia-digital-gateway-project-dies-over-a-newspaper-notice-technicality    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:37:17

  • Inside the history of DRAM price-fixing lawsuits — how HBM allocations could make a difference after two decades of failed cases ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/samsung-sk-hynix-and-micron-face-a-third-dram-price-fixing-lawsuit    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:37:42

  • EN 303 645 is the baseline, not the finish line for IoT security ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/en-303-645-is-the-baseline-not-the-finish-line-for-iot-security/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:39:39

  • Australia failing to implement UN recommendations to protect human rights: report ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/07/australia-failing-to-implement-un-recommendations-to-reform-human-rights-system-report/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:42:17

  • 2 autistic men plead guilty to secession over joining Hong Kong pro-independence group ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/03/2-autistic-men-plead-guilty-to-secession-over-joining-hong-kong-pro-independence-group-remanded-for-sentencing/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:42:53

  • Critical Cursor Hey Hi (AI) Code Editor Flaws Could Lead to OS-Level Remote Code Execution ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-cursor-ai-ide-flaws-could-lead-to-os-level-remote-code-execution/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:46:33

  • Alleged Scattered Spider Hacker Extradited to US ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/alleged-scattered-spider-hacker-extradited-to-us/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:49:29

  • Medtronic Data Breach Impacts 3.8 Million People ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/medtronic-data-breach-impacts-3-8-million-people/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:49:57

  • Agentic Hey Hi (AI) Used to Conduct Ransomware Attack via Langflow ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/agentic-ai-used-to-conduct-ransomware-attack-via-langflow/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:50:27

  • Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #536 - A Raspberry Pi went down the runway at New York Fashion Week?! ☞ https://newsletters.raspberrypi.com/w/XecGDiUsVSHAPXB6pdDmQQ    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:50:55

  • Amazon Is Spewing a Record Breaking Amount of Pollution to Power Its Hey Hi (AI) Data Centers ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/amazon-spewing-record-carbon-emissions-ai-data-centers    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:51:43

  • Tellico 4.2.1 Released ☞ https://tellico-project.org/tellico-4-2-1-released/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:52:25

  • Google, FBI Disrupt NetNut Residential Proxy Network Powered by Millions of Devices ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-fbi-disrupt-netnut-residential-proxy-network-powered-by-millions-of-devices/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:53:07

  • Microsoft Disclosure Provides Rare Glimpse of Tax Haven Tactics ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/technology/microsoft-europe-disclosure-tax-havens.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:53:42

  • GitHub thumbs nose at Sony's controversial end to physical media with its introduction of Repo CDs ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/github-thumbs-nose-at-sonys-controversial-end-to-physical-media-with-its-introduction-of-repo-cds-offers-limited-run-of-1-000-cd-rom-copies-of-public-github-repos-for-preservation    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:54:11

  • Who’s suing Hey Hi (AI) and who’s signing: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft signs Australian Copilot deal, US local newspapers sue ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/news-publisher-ai-deals-lawsuits-openai-google/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:54:32

  • Simple Prompt Turns Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Into a Sociopath That Ignores Safety Guardrails ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/simple-prompt-chatgpt-sociopath    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:55:00

  • Latvian State Forests hacker also attacked Olpha ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/03.07.2026-latvian-state-forests-hacker-also-attacked-olpha.a653743/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:55:38

  • Happy Shells ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/03/happy-shells/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:55:49

  • Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary Across the Country ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/us/july-4-250-photos-videos.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:56:26

  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improves Severe Depression by 70%, Major US Trial Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/vagus-nerve-stimulation-has-a-profound-impact-on-severe-depression-major-trial-finds    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:57:03

  • ESP32-C5 dual-band WiFi 6 and Bluetooth LE IoT board features 1.47-inch color LCD ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/03/esp32-c5-dual-band-wifi-6-and-bluetooth-le-iot-board-features-1-47-inch-color-lcd/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:57:42

  • Brand new Steam Machine hit with 'red line of death' GPU failure after playing No Man's Sky for just five minutes ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/brand-new-steam-machine-hit-with-red-line-of-death-gpu-failure-after-playing-no-mans-sky-for-just-five-minutes-console-bricked-itself-following-update-in-incident-eerily-reminiscent-of-xbox-360-launch    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:59:01

  • Spotify Removes 500,000+ Malcolm Todd Plays Following ‘Suspicious’ Kalshi Wagers, Acknowledges Facing ‘Ever-Changing Stream Manipulation’ Tactics ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/03/spotify-kalshi-streaming-fraud/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 12:59:36

  • Make gVim clientserver work with Wayland ☞ https://freeaptitude.altervista.org/articles/make-gvim-clientserver-work-with-wayland.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:00:19

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man hails American exceptionalism before railing at communism in US 250th celebration ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260704-trump-hails-american-exceptionalism-before-railing-at-communism-in-us-250th-celebration    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:01:09

  • This is How You Give a Speech on American Independence ☞ https://emptywheel.net/2026/07/03/this-is-how-you-give-a-speech-on-american-independence/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:01:56

  • South Korea’s president to attend NATO summit in Ankara and visit Mongolia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-president-to-attend-nato-summit-in-ankara-and-visit-mongolia    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:02:12

  • Pope calls for 'moderation' in US public discourse on 250th anniversary of independence ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260703-pope-calls-for-moderation-in-us-public-discourse-on-250th-anniversary-of-independence    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:03:01

  • Laureen Caliman: Pick a word, any word ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/laureen/2026/07/03/pick-a-word-any-word/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:03:37

  • Michael Calabrese: Pitivi Timeline Ruler | Widget Maturing ☞ https://mccalabrese.github.io/gnome-blog/posts/third-post/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:04:31

  • Why Don't We Put Handguns in the Convenience Aisle? ☞ https://danielmiessler.com/blog/handguns-in-the-convenience-aisle    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:06:28

  • The Risk of a Preliminary Answer: Injunction Bonds and the Generic Launch ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/07/the-price-of-a-preliminary-answer-injunction-bonds-and-the-generic-launch.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:06:51

  • European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Operation Monte Titano: Micro-State Diplomacy ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/03/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_Operation_Monte_Titano_Micro_.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:07:12

  • UPC Court of Appeal strengthens central division in windscreen wiper dispute ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/upc-court-of-appeal-strengthens-central-division-in-windscreen-wiper-dispute/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:07:35

  • The Canary halts daily print edition after two weeks as it is ‘debanked’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-canary-print-newspaper-two-week-run-debanking-claims/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:08:29

  • This Week in GNOME: #256 Beyond 8-Bit ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/07/twig-256/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:10:06

  • Someone infected a spyware probe overseer with spyware ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/pegasus-spyware-pega-committee-member-targeted/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:10:41

  • The European Patent Office's (EPO) Crisis Week Ends Today, the Rest of the Year Will be EPO Staff on Strike (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/03/The_European_Patent_Office_s_EPO_Crisis_Week_Ends_Today_the_Res.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:11:15

  • Mozilla Privacy Blog: Mozilla Mornings comes to the UK: privacy-enhancing technologies and the questions they raise ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2026/07/03/mozilla-mornings-comes-to-the-uk-privacy-enhancing-technologies-and-the-questions-they-raise/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:12:38

  • Remi Collet: 🛡️ PHP version 8.2.32, 8.3.32, 8.4.23, and 8.5.8 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/07/03/PHP-version-8.2.32-8.3.32-8.4.23-8.5.8    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:13:39

  • Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2026/27 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/07/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-27/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:14:29

  • 7 Best Free and Open Source Graphical XMPP Clients ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-graphical-xmpp-clients/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:15:05

  • Linux Server Security Hardening Guide 2026: Ubuntu 26.04 Best Practices ☞ https://www.linuxcloudvps.com/blog/linux-server-security-hardening-guide/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:15:39

  • How to Install Warp Terminal on FunOS ☞ https://funos.org/install-warp-terminal-funos/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:16:20

  • Fedora 45 could get Shadow Stack support to prevent ROP attacks ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/fedora-45-could-get-shadow-stack-support-to-prevent-rop-attacks/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:18:08

  • 10 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux HTML Editors ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/htmleditors/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:18:19

  • knock-rs – port-knocking implementation ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/knock-rs-port-knocking-implementation/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:18:28

  • 3/4 (Three-Quarter) of Requests Seen by statCounter (Originating From Desktops/Laptops) Deemed to be "Linux" in San Marino (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/03/3_4_Three_Quarter_of_Requests_Seen_by_statCounter_Originating_F.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:18:45

  • The 'Linux' Foundation Does Not Work for Linux, Definitely Not for Free Software (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/03/The_Linux_Foundation_Does_Now_Work_for_Linux_Definitely_Not_for.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:18:57

  • John Been (reallinuxuser.com) May Have Crossed Over to the 'Dark Side' of LLM Slop ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/03/John_Been_reallinuxuser_com_May_Have_Crossed_Over_to_the_Dark_S.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:19:13

  • statCounter Sees Almost 1 in 10 Desktops or Laptops in Egypt as GNU/Linux Workstations ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/03/statCounter_Sees_Almost_1_in_10_Desktops_or_Laptops_in_Egypt_as.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:19:22

  • FOSS Force 2026 Independence Drive Lacks Independence From GAFAM's 'Linux' Foundation ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/03/FOSS_Force_2026_Independence_Drive_Lacks_Independence_From_GAFA.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:19:33

  • Costa Ricans' Adoption of GNU/Linux Reaches New Highs ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/03/Costa_Ricans_Adoption_of_GNU_Linux_Reaches_New_Highs.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:19:44

  • New Record for GNU/Linux in the World's Largest Muslim-Majority Population (287,983,025) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/03/New_Record_for_GNU_Linux_in_the_World_s_Largest_Muslim_Majority.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:19:58

  • Aeon 20260702 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/aeon    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:20:25

  • VailuxOS 1.6.1 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/vailuxos    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:20:39

  • d77void 20260703 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/d77void    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:21:01

  • Synex 13-u10 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/synex    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:21:12

  • SolydXK 13-202607 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/solydxk    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:21:23

  • MODICIA 6.12.94 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/modicia    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:21:38

  • Calculate 20260703 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/calculate    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:21:51

  • Four vulnerabilities in Guix ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1081199/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:23:53

  • Solanum – IRC daemon for unified networks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/solanum-irc-daemon-unified-networks/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:24:45

  • Ubuntu is swapping its time sync tool for a Rust-based version ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-ntpd-rs-rust-time-sync    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:25:30

  • XIVA Studio 2026-07-03 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/xivastudio    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:25:41

  • Kicksecure 18.2.1.0 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kicksecure    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:26:01

  • Whonix 18.2.1.0 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/whonix    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:26:15

  • Gnoppix 26.7 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/gnoppix    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:26:26

  • knock-rs – port-knocking implementation ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/knock-rs-port-knocking-implementation/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:26:56

  • Ubuntu’s new ‘Myna’ Hey Hi (AI) lets you talk instead of type – here’s how ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/what-is-myna-ubuntu-ai-dictation    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:28:28

  • Snap Store will be down for maintenance this weekend ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/snap-store-offline-july-2026    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:28:40

  • Google Admits It Missed Its Climate Goals — Again — Because of Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-missed-climate-goals-ai    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:30:06

  • Suno Is Opening an API Partner Program, Despite the Dicey Legal Risks ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/03/suno-is-opening-an-api-partner-program/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:30:20

  • Attention to Detail ☞ https://blog.broulik.de/2026/07/attention-to-detail/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:30:57

  • In Other News: Canadian Hacker Jailed, Open Source Zero-Days, Two Sentenced for ATM Jackpotting ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-canadian-hacker-jailed-open-source-zero-days-two-sentenced-for-atm-jackpotting/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:31:51

  • BIGTREETECH Panda Sense Pro 8-in-1 smart air quality monitor works with Home Assistant and Klipper for 3D printers ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/04/bigtreetech-panda-sense-pro-8-in-1-smart-air-quality-monitor-works-with-home-assistant-and-klipper-for-3d-printers/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:32:30

  • Remi Collet: 🎲 PHP 8.6 as Software Collection ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/07/03/PHP-8.6-as-Software-Collection    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:33:27

  • Latest Music Industry Hires: Scottish Event Campus, Merlin, AXS, Artists First, California Copyright Conference, Virgin, More ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/03/music-industry-hires-jul-3-2026/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:34:17

  • Julian Andres Klode: The pandemic of incomplete OpenSSL error handling ☞ https://blog.jak-linux.org/2026/07/03/openssl-pandemic/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:35:29

  • Pluralistic: CARDiac, syntax coloring, view source and vibe code (03 Jul 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/03/rod-logic/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:35:53

  • HALO TOUCH V2 – A customizable desktop USB hub with rotary encoder fitted with round touchscreen display ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/03/halo-touch-v2-a-customizable-desktop-usb-hub-with-rotary-encoder-fitted-with-round-touchscreen-display/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:36:48

  • Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.33: Stability and performance advancements for enterprise Java ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/03/red-hat-build-quarkus-3-33-lts-release    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:37:13

  • Does Someone on Polymarket Know That Putin Is Going Down? ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/polymarket-putin-going-down    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:38:18

  • Putin & The ‘Drowning Man Syndrome’ Sudan ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-world-this-week/20260703-putin-the-drowning-man-syndrome-sudan    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:38:32

  • Deblinux 6.2 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/deblinux    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:38:44

  • Putin Visits Battlefield and Vows to Take More of Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/world/europe/putin-ukraine-donbas-battlefield-visit.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:38:58

  • Four Reasons Crimea Has Become Crucial in the Ukraine War ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/world/europe/russia-crimea-ukraine.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:39:10

  • Woman From Ukraine Was Behind Monaco Bomb Attack, Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/world/europe/monaco-bomb-suspect-ukraine-anastasiia-berezovska.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:39:32

  • Cossacks guard petrol stations in Russian resort as anger grows over fuel shortages ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/cossacks-volunteers-help-keep-order-at-petrol-stations-in-russian-black-sea-resort    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:39:49

  • Russian attacks kill 4, injure 10 in Ukraine overnight, officials say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russian-attacks-kill-4-injure-10-in-ukraine-overnight-officials-say    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:40:11

  • European Conservatives Bring Unity Message To US: Ukraine Matters. Iran Does, Too ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/europe-conservatives-ukraine-iran-trump-nato/33796570.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:40:40

  • 'We hope the member states will recognise our effort' to join the EU: Moldova's President Maia Sandu ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20260703-we-hope-the-member-states-will-recognise-our-effort-to-join-the-eu-moldova-s-president-maia-sandu    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:41:00

  • The March of GNU/Linux in the Russian Ally, Belarus ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/03/The_March_of_GNU_Linux_in_the_Russian_Ally_Belarus.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:41:12

  • Germany held urgent talks with Chinese envoy over report of China training Russian soldiers ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/germany-held-urgent-talks-with-chinese-envoy-over-report-of-china-training-russian-soldiers    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:41:35

  • Armenia passes law restricting voting rights for citizens living abroad ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/armenia-passes-law-restricting-voting-rights-for-citizens-living-abroad    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:41:54

  • Long Lines for Gas Shatter the Illusion of Normalcy in Wartime Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/world/europe/russia-gas-shortages.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:42:03

  • The March of GNU/Linux in the Russian Ally, Belarus ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/03/The_March_of_GNU_Linux_in_the_Russian_Ally_Belarus.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:42:23

  • Rights in Belarus remain under threat despite mass release of political prisoners, UN expert says ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/07/1-belarus-cultural-rights-eroding-despite-mass-release-of-political-prisoners-un-expert-says/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:42:50

  • Lithuania’s incoming government softens language on Belarus isolation ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2979342/lithuania-s-incoming-government-softens-language-on-belarus-isolation    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:43:07

  • Lithuania’s Kesko Senukai says it has exited Belarus ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2979095/lithuania-s-kesko-senukai-says-it-has-exited-belarus    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:43:19

  • The non technical dependency layers: the Calendar and the Invoice ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/03/the-calendar-and-the-invoice/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:44:13

  • LibreOffice project and community recap: June 2026 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/03/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-june-2026/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:44:26

  • How To Install Calibre on Fedora 44 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-calibre-fedora-44/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:44:47

  • Ubuntu Sponsors Rust Clone Foundation ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ubuntu-sponsors-rust-clone-foundation    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:45:00

  • How to Install Prometheus on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-prometheus-on-ubuntu-linux/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:45:23

  • How to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/goings-on/how-to-celebrate-americas-250th-birthday    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:46:55

  • Video encrypted folders & session saving ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202607/video-encrypted-folders-amp-session-saving.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:48:09

  • FOSS Tools for Lazy Editors ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/07/foss-tools-for-lazy-editors/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:49:10

  • Rethinking Validation for Spatial Machine Learning: Takeaways from the Talk ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/07/rethinking-validation-for-spatial-machine-learning-takeaways-from-the-talk/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:49:19

  • 3 reasons most people stick with Windows, even though Linux is free https://www.howtogeek.com/why-people-stick-with-windows-when-linux-is-free/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:51:26

  • Diablo IV is Working on Linux Again Thanks to Proton Hotfix https://steamdeckhq.com/news/diablo-iv-season-14-proton-hotfix/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:52:15

  • Linux IP Forwarding: Complete Setup Guide https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/linux-ip-forwarding/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:53:19

  • "Valve don't really announce updates to Proton Hotfix like they do for Proton Experimental (which they also just updated)." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-fixed-diablo-iv-on-linux-steamos-via-proton-hotfix/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:53:56

  • These 5 ancient Linux distros are still teaching modern users how systems actually work https://www.howtogeek.com/these-linux-distros-defines-the-early-linux-era-and-theyre-still-worth-learning-from/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:54:27

  • ParrotOS 7.3 Out Now! Featuring Linux Kernel 7.0, Updated Security Tools & Performance Enhancements https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/parrotos-73-out-now-featuring-linux-kernel-70-updated-i840e/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:55:14

  • "All of these games should work on SteamOS machines including Steam Deck / Steam Machine, since they're actually built for Linux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/some-great-native-linux-games-to-grab-in-the-steam-summer-sale-2026/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:56:17

  • New "Bad Epoll" Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-bad-epoll-linux-kernel-flaw-lets.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:56:42

  • I read the leaked Halloween Documents—here’s what Microsoft feared most about Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/i-read-the-leaked-halloween-documents-heres-what-microsoft-feared-most-about-linux/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:59:10

  • Juno Tab 4 13" Linux tablet now available to pre-order for ~$1,000 https://www.notebookcheck.net/Juno-Tab-4-13-Linux-tablet-now-available-to-pre-order-for-1-000.1333470.0.html    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 13:59:32

  • 10ZiG launches Linux-based Manager v6 for endpoints https://itbrief.co.uk/story/10zig-launches-linux-based-manager-v6-for-endpoints    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 14:00:38

  • I used NotebookLM to wrangle a month of research—here's where it fell apart https://www.howtogeek.com/i-used-notebooklm-to-wrangle-a-month-of-researchheres-where-it-fell-apart/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 14:01:25

  • Podman 6.0 Cuts Five Legacy Layers: What Container Teams Must Audit Before Upgrading https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319585/20260703/podman-60-cuts-five-legacy-layers-what-container-teams-must-audit-before-upgrading.htm    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 14:02:50

  • "This release also ships with the latest GNOME 50, Xfce 4.20, and Budgie 10.10 desktop environments as standalone editions." https://9to5linux.com/ultramarine-44-is-out-based-on-fedora-linux-44-linux-7-0-and-kde-plasma-6-7    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 14:03:15

  • "FOSS Weekly will have the usual Linux and open source material that you love. No changes on that end. If you don't like AI, nothing changes for you." https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-27/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 14:03:47

  • "The tablet is available with GNOME, KDE Plasma, Plasma Mobile, and Phosh environments, and it’s powered by Debian GNU/Linux or Ubuntu." https://9to5linux.com/juno-tab-4-wi-fi-linux-tablet-is-now-available-to-order-for-989-usd    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 14:04:07

  • Anon: that is apparently intentional. The world is kept in the dark as to what is happening regarding patents and, especially, software patents in North America.    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 14:15:08

  • "Now, a mysterious bettor on Polymarket has staked around $409,000 on Russian president Vladimir Putin leaving office by the end of this year, once again drawing attention to the topic." https://futurism.com/future-society/polymarket-putin-going-down apropos patient    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 15:42:04

  • "We oppose DRM. | Defective by Design" https://www.defectivebydesign.org/ iophk: 20 years old as of May, little to no activity of late though    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 15:42:43

  • Windows all-time low in Ethiopia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/ethiopia/#monthly-200902-202607    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 16:41:06

  • Morocco also https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/morocco/#monthly-200902-202607    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 16:41:40

  • And Canada https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/canada/#monthly-200902-202607    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 16:42:05

  • PalmOS programming gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2026/JUL2026/entry-1    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 16:43:33

  • "I used my hacking time this week on the operating systems and user software for my "lateral thinking with salvaged tech" project." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-07-03-glue.txt    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 16:44:14

  • smuggling https://www.dw.com/en/china-detains-two-japanese-nationals-on-smuggling-charges/a-77687365    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 18:53:23

  • avoiding the news https://www.dw.com/en/young-people-avoiding-the-news-reuters-report/a-77713516    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 18:53:42

  • air conditioning https://www.dw.com/en/why-germans-don-t-have-air-conditioning/a-77685580    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 18:54:00

  • Bayer https://www.dw.com/en/us-supreme-court-sides-with-bayer-over-roundup-cancer-suits/a-77713004    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 18:54:19

  • Markovian Parallax Denigrate gemini://wampa.smol.pub/markovian-parallax-denigrate    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 18:58:54

  • "Today marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the US Declaration of Independence. America considers this day as its founding date, and we celebrate accordingly." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202607/20260704-independence-day-celebrations.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 18:59:34

  • Busy Squirrel gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/busySquirel    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 19:00:41

  • Windows plunging https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/bangladesh/#monthly-200902-202607    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 19:32:48

  • In Pakistan as well https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/pakistan//#monthly-200902-202607    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 19:33:19

  • Actually, the wheels were not moving until Assange took the same American lawyer who now works for Maduro. Up until then Jen was making little to no progress. https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/9183325/jen-robinsons-journey-from-bomaderry-high-to-the-world-stage/    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 20:07:44

  • On IBM's last CEO: " yeah and unfortunately she (Gin 'N Tonic) is not pushing up the daisies like Dead Gerbil. Yet. Where do they find trash like her? At the local sewer ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kw5ex3nc#replies    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 20:38:37

  • "Sad to see the experienced folks training these young new hires only the he fired shortly after" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwkytyh3    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 20:42:29

  • Chrome down https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/all/france/#monthly-200902-202607    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 21:46:03

  • No articles from SJVN in two months https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/ not in his blog anyway...    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 22:50:44

  • "Do you know of anyone who's been in a 'no win, no fee' arrangement with a solicitor, but - for whatever reason - the solicitor dropped out/backed out/dropped the case etc?" Garrett, do you know one?    

posted Saturday, July 04, 2026 at 22:53:20
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