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posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:24:20

  • "The ruling is certainly further evidence of Europe’s desire to regulate US big tech platforms more strictly." ☛ https://theconversation.com/the-eu-has-fined-google-a-billion-dollars-for-ignoring-competition-rules-but-will-it-have-any-effect-288466 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:34:41

  • "It’s not that alternative app stores don’t work. They do. But once the novelty wears off, I found myself going right back to the App Store." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3199905/sideloading-changed-everything-and-nothing-about-my-iphone.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:34:48

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posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:36:40

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posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:36:46

  • "The engine of growth is the combination of green and blue. For rapid building of ships in a new star system, you'll want to discover the star system with either a green star and a blue ship, or a blue star and a green ship." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260729-0.gmi    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:37:47

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posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:38:38

  • "Well, a chapbook manuscript. My larger one, the would-be first collection, remains a work in progress, rejected repeatedly, though often with "it's close" sorts of language. The chapbook manuscript is a dozen poems, a little weirder and more surreal than what I normally write. I'm hoping the press takes it. It's a better fit than my usual work." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/7-29.gmi    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:39:22

  • "Xbox consoles recently experienced a worldwide outage, during which people were unable to access even disc-based games that should have been playable offline." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/microsoft-says-physical-discs-should-not-have-stopped-working-during-the-xbox-outage-clarifies-issue-with-entitlement-checks-that-failed-to-read-licenses-correctly-update-on-the-way | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:40:45

  • "The shift to renting versus owning is also symbolic of darker currents in the tech industry." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/07/apple-lease-upgrade-program/688106/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:40:59

  • "Peter shares the story of how Aruba’s libraries, archives, and cultural institutions came together to build a digital collection" ☛ https://blog.archive.org/2026/07/29/vanishing-culture-episode-5-a-language-worth-saving-with-peter-scholing/ | Source: Internet Archive    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:41:28

  • "Afroman is suing one of the Ohio sheriff's deputies who previously took him to court over videos mocking a raid on the rapper's home." ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/28/afroman-sues-cop/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:45:23

  • "Notably, the raid stemmed from a tip asserting that there were illicit drugs in the home, but the investigation never led to any charges against him." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/afroman-malicious-prosecution-lawsuit/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:45:37

  • "including rare freshwater springs, seeps, and riparian areas." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/environmentalists-tribes-sue-feds-over-renewed-approval-of-mojave-desert-pipeline/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:45:59

  • "I think of a friend who was a capital defense attorney. She took on clients who plead guilty, but were looking to avoid being put to death by the state." ☛ https://smallcypress.bearblog.dev/on-murder/ | Source: Small Cypress    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:47:59

  • "While I agree that Logitech’s mice are currently disposable products, I strongly disagree that they should continue to be that way." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/971963/logitech-user-replacable-batteries-europe | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:48:18

  • "A Canadian man lost precious years of his life after he was wrongfully accused and convicted in a child-luring case involving mistaken identity due to a missing underscore." ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/one-missing-underscore-sent-canadian-man-to-prison-and-no-one-noticed-it-for-years-11834445 | Source: NDTV    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:48:46

  • "This one-character difference led them not to the perpetrator but to a Canadian man named Brandon Klayme." ☛ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/ | Source: Ars Technica    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:49:04

  • "If the correct username had been used at the start of the investigation, the subsequent steps in the investigation would not have led to Mr. Klayme" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/how-a-single-underscore-led-to-an-innocent-halifax-man-s-conviction-9.7283149 | Source: CBC    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:49:19

  • "One of the main reasons he was found guilty, it would seem, is because no effective counterargument was made." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/dartmouth-underscore-case/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:49:32

  • "Iran has long been one of the world’s most frequent users of capital punishment, but public executions are extremely rare." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/middleeast/iran-hanging-protesters.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:50:02

  • "During the meeting, the commission warned the crowd to stop clapping multiple times, but Claridge walked into the room after the warnings." ☛ https://www.404media.co/clapping-is-a-first-amendment-right-an-interview-with-the-person-arrested-for-clapping-at-a-data-center-meeting/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:50:11

  • "We’ve been researching and writing State of the Free Press 2027, to be published by The Censored Press in December." ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/the-project-censored-newsletter-july-2026/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:50:25

  • "undermining U.S. foreign policy and interfering in Colombia’s democratic process by supporting current Colombian leftist President Gustavo Petro and attacking de la Espriella. " ☛ https://truthout.org/video/this-activist-was-targeted-by-ice-for-criticizing-colombias-president-elect/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:53:31

  • "The findings undercut one of the US government’s top concerns — that Chinese open-source AI models are a pathway for Chinese political ideas to infiltrate the views of those who use them." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/07/29/2026/censorship-in-chinese-ai-models-can-be-undone-new-research-shows | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:55:12

  • "Nearly a year later, that blueprint has moved from paper into practice." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/29/trump-admins-campaign-against-radical-left-terrorism-is-built-on-a-national-security-memo-with-no-congressional-approval/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:55:30

  • "The man who stabbed and partially blinded author Salman Rushdie on stage at a New York arts institute in 2022 was found guilty on Wednesday of federal terrorism charges stemming from the attack." ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/author-salman-rushdies-attacker-hadi-matar-convicted-on-terrorism-charges-11840729 | Source: NDTV    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:07:17

  • "Daniil Belousov’s father, Oleg Belousov, an amateur archaeologist in St. Petersburg, received a five-year sentence in 2023 for posts on VKontakte against Vladimir Putin and the war with Ukraine." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/07/29/a-russian-father-got-5-years-for-anti-war-posts-now-his-disabled-son-has-been-sentenced-to-7-for-justifying-terrorism | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:07:42

  • "An arguably more demanding test found that AI systems were not just persuasive when it came to opinions, but also in terms of real-world actions: [...]" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/27/ai-systems-out-persuade-expert-humans-including-professional-canvassers-and-world-championship-debaters/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:08:35

  • "While this push to redirect the country’s scientific research has incited alarm" ☛ https://www.salon.com/2026/07/28/trump-and-musk-both-want-to-control-americas-history/ | Source: Salon    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:08:45

  • "Humanity Has Already Used Up Earth's Natural Resources for 2026" https://earth.org/earth-overshoot-day-2026/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:09:32

  • "Google's parent company Alphabet recently reported negative free cash flow of $5.9 billion for the second quarter of 2026" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/alphabet-goes-cash-flow-negative-for-the-first-time-as-ai-capex-doubles-to-44-9-billion-in-a-single-quarter | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:09:58

  • "One may be tempted to reach for the word karma. Let’s go through the whole cosmology and see how we feel about that at the end." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-house-of-ellison-is-on-the-brink | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:10:13

  • "It’s national security code, blinking red, deployed against 37-year-old chef and state legislator Francesca Hong, to suggest that she is a walking threat." ☛ https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/establishment-extinction-event-reaches | Source: Ken Klippenstein    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:10:26

  • "The cuts, according to the New York Times, affect employees at its news site HuffPost, BuzzFeed’s film and TV studio, and the recipe publisher Tasty." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/buzzfeed-layoffs-pivot-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:11:00

  • "I now have the rest of the summer and all of the winter to read up and learn and build a better bee hotel." ☛ https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/lousy-hotel-avoided | Source: Jeremy Cherfas    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:12:48

  • "Our theoretical approach reveals that social interactions and the group's structure are sufficient to display a collective memory" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-cockroach-collective-memory-emerges-from-their-social-networks-study-suggests | Source: Science Alert    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:13:15

  • "This is why Jhestyr used two RTL-SDR dongles to build isTrain" ☛ https://www.rtl-sdr.com/istrain-detecting-if-a-train-is-blocking-a-local-crossing-by-listening-to-railroad-frequencies/ | Source: RTL-SDR    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:17:33

  • "To bypass the issue of grid demand, many data center builders have promised to power the buildings themselves. The problem with that plan is that it’s easy to build a warehouse full of GPUs." ☛ https://www.404media.co/data-centers-power-energy-grid-epa-clean-air-act/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:17:48

  • "The increased electricity demand could cause monthly utility bills to rise by 15% to 40% by 2030, according to a recent analysis by ICF, a consulting and technology services company." ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/trump-expands-a-voluntary-pledge-to-protect-consumers-from-high-utility-bills-from-ai-data-centers/ | Source: Renewable Energy World    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:17:58

  • "The Dutch bank expects the market share of electric cars to reach 40 percent this year, and shoot up to 55 percent next year. This is largely due to a new tax measure: the pseudo-final levy." ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2026/07/29/electric-outpace-fuel-new-car-sales-first-time-next-year-ing | Source: NL Times    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:18:36

  • "Fire" ☛ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1162/fire | Source: David Revoy    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:19:03

  • "More than 1,500 data centers are planned nationwide, many in rural communities. Here’s what to know about their water use, environmental impact and the growing opposition." ☛ https://www.minnpost.com/greater-minnesota/2026/07/five-things-know-data-centers-spread-across-rural-america-water-usage/ | Source: MinnPost    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:19:17

  • "The project has become a flashpoint in Imperial County, where water-intensive industrial projects like data centers are seen by some as incompatible with the region’s limited water resources and agricultural economy." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/desert-data-center-developer-challenges-county-moratorium-in-court/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:19:42

  • "The wildfires sweeping France and Spain this week are the latest entries in that grim catalog." ☛ https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/497041/spain-france-wildfires-europe-warming | Source: Vox    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:19:54

  • "The focus on fighting fires has distracted us from preventing them" ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/more-firefighters-and-water-bombers-wont-solve-canadas-wildfire-crisis/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:20:04

  • "My honeypot is a DShield sensor built on a Raspberry Pi 4, running the Cowrie SSH honeypot on an [Internet]-facing address." ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33198 | Source: SANS    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:25:24

  • "The U.S. Senate is on the verge of confirming Todd Blanche, one of Trump's personal lawyers" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/07/29/u-s-senate-unanimously-opposes-ghislaine-maxwell-pardon.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:25:51

  • "Donald Trump has repeatedly noted that he has the power to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell while declining to rule out exercising that power." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/07/29/senate-republicans-oppose-ghislaine-maxwell-pardon.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:26:12

  • "Two alumni reported sexual contact with Jeffrey Epstein at the school" ☛ https://bridgemi.com/talent-education/report-interlochen-sex-abuse-spans-70-years-extends-past-jeffrey-epstein/ | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:26:26

  • "It is Europe that is being targeted. On Monday a mosque in northern Paris – ten miles from the scene of the stabbing – was closed by authorities." ☛ https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/07/europe-is-under-attack/ | Source: Spectator AU    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:27:58

  • "People expressed shock and anger over Lütke's comments" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/shopify-ceo-appears-to-endorse-giving-more-votes-to-wealthy-canadians-9.7286688 | Source: CBC    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:28:10

  • "Consider the many homekeeping spouses such a proposal would instantly disenfranchise." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/07/28/shopify-ceo-endorses-stripping-voting-rights-from-poor-and-pensioners.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:28:23

  • "This was not simply checking IDs at the door. PatronScan was building a database." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/why-are-gay-bars-building-databases-their-patrons | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:30:11

  • "Migration records from Panama show Hulio entered the country in December 2013 using a diplomatic passport." ☛ https://www.occrp.org/en/project/the-pegasus-project/co-founder-of-controversial-spyware-firm-had-israeli-diplomatic-passport |    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:30:30

  • "raises questions about NSO’s connections to the [Israeli] state." ☛ https://citizenlab.ca/co-founder-of-controversial-spyware-firm-had-israeli-diplomatic-passport/ | Source: Citizen Lab    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:30:47

  • "More recently, Sonny Piers, after two years of being blackmailed to stay silent, has come forward and spilled the beans about the GNOME Foundation and their fake board." ☛ https://danielpocock.com/en/parliament-leaks-confidential-cult-inquiry-witness-contact-list/ | Source: Daniel Pocock    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:31:14

  • "Documents show Johnson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) deputies opened a formal death investigation, gathered evidence of the woman's abortion, and rang prosecutors to ask whether she could be charged." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/texas-sheriff-surveillance-abortion-case-1811394 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:31:33

  • "The concept of “surveillance pricing” is just one part of a much larger problem and business model: corporations maximizing their profits by invading our privacy." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/san-francisco-dont-fall-industry-defense-surveillance-pricing | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:31:49

  • "According to this law, personal data means names, phone numbers, addresses, ID numbers, employment history, health records, biometrics." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/07/potraz-starts-data-protection-inspections-on-1-september-here-is-what-it-means-for-you/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:32:08

  • "Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities and issued an international wanted notice for his arrest on July 29, 2026." ☛ https://sqmagazine.co.uk/russia-fsb-charges-durov-terrorism/ | Source: SQ Magazine    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:33:00

  • "is being placed on an international wanted list" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/07/29/russia-accuses-telegram-founder-pavel-durov-of-aiding-terrorism-what-the-fsb-alleges-why-two-agencies-report-different-numbers-and-what-it-means-for-russians-still-using-the-app | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:33:24

  • "The disclosure accompanied the company's second-quarter 2026 financial results, underscoring how lawsuits over the alleged impact of social media on young users have become one of the biggest financial threats facing the tech giant." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meta-legal-charge-youth-safety-lawsuits-1811416 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:33:35

  • "Meta also said its costs and expenses rose faster than its revenue growth for the second quarter." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/technology/meta-profit-ai.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:33:49

  • "Over the past year, I’ve run point on all of our company’s sales, led the technical components of all but two of our engagements, and over the lifetime of this blog have had something like 300 catchups with professionals from around the world." ☛ https://hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mania-is-eviscerating-global-decisionmaking |    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:34:49

  • "There’s also SlopTracker, where users can copy/paste links to Spotify tracks to run them through a tool that determines, with varying degrees of confidence" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/spotify-wont-label-ai-music-third-parties/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:35:10

  • "Bailey got the idea for the Avoiding AI workshop from Hannah Cyrus, a librarian in Maine." ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/25/librarians-are-hosting-viral-avoiding-ai-workshops-for-people-who-are-fed-up-with-big-tech/ | Source: TechCrunch    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:35:25

  • "Reading LLM-written code or a summarized document doesn’t feel the same anymore. It’s still reading, but without the strain in the brain. It’s done the churning for me. It’s pre-chewed, I just need to swallow it." ☛ https://anirudh.fi/strain | Source: Anirudh Oppiliappan    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:35:37

  • "Quoting myself from the earlier blog post: [...]" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/in-the-era-of-ai-slop-human-curation-is-even-more-important/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:35:46

  • "Dark Reading walks through the many twists and turns in the bizarre story of how OpenAI's agent AI system broke out of its sandbox and decided to target Hugging Face, and what CISOs should be aware of." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/liable-ai-agents-escape-hugging-face-breach-questions | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:37:16

  • "Further corroborating this new paradigm, Cloudflare announced in June that 57 percent of webpage requests were being made by bots, marking the first time that bots made up the majority by its own metrics." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/dead-internet-theory-come-true | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:37:29

  • "The findings described in this post are part of a coordinated disclosure with MSRC and Microsoft product teams." ☛ https://enklypesalt.com/posts/context-collapse-part3-ai-worming-through-word/ |    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:37:56

  • "[...] Today, I wanted to read an article on Substack after following a link in an email from my inbox, but my app wasn’t installed on my iPhone. After reinstalling it, I tried to open the link again, but it didn’t work. [...]" ☛ https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/07/29/wtf-substack-what-are-you.html | Source: Numeric Citizen    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:38:11

  • "So, what does work? What am I doing?" ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-biggest-question-i-get-from-random | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:38:35

  • "Improving accuracy is important because the average human error rates involving diagnostic images are estimated to range from 3 to 5 percent, which translates to about 40 million errors worldwide each year." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-ai-will-reshape-radiologywithout-replacing-radiologists-180989220/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:38:45

  • "All right, it's time for me to express myself, once more." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/slimbook-executive-report-14.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:39:27

  • "These devices use 2.4GHz to connect on the WiFi spectrum." ☛ https://www.arjenwiersma.nl/ikea-grillplats-and-home-assistant-green | Source: Arjen Wiersma    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:39:34

  • "Logic for Programmers is now 1.0 and available in print. Full announcement here, official website here, direct Amazon link here." ☛ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/logic-for-programmers-is-done/ | Source: Buttondown LLC    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:40:07

  • "So I spent the last five years making that resource." ☛ https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/lfp/ | Source: Hillel Wayne    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:40:20

  • "This is a book about designing, verifying, and reasoning about software better. And it’s about how learning a little bit of logic, the mathematics of Booleans, unlocks all sorts of cool techniques in our field." ☛ https://logicforprogrammers.com/ |    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:40:33

  • "I think that's the worst part. Normally, when things are busy and I have a lot on, I can see: the end is when xyz is done. But I don't see that now." ☛ https://jasper.tandy.is/blogging/the-cognitive-load-of-responsibility | Source: Jasper Tandy    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:40:45

  • "Solar storms occur when the solar wind—a continuous stream of charged particles emitted by the sun—interacts with Earth's magnetosphere." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/an-extreme-solar-storm-may-be-even-more-devastating-than-previously-imagined/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:41:17

  • "That is, given a number of bits b, find the smallest value of n such that n! ≥ 2b." ☛ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/07/28/inverse-factorial-improved/ | Source: John D Cook    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:41:38

  • "I think the main point of such endeavors to me is [...]" ☛ https://www.philipzucker.com/bdd_term_alg_effects/ | Source: Philip Zucker    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:41:53

  • "The most important one is that even with the best planning, you can never to be certain to avoid clouds obliterating your view!" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/astrophotography/confessions-of-an-eclipse-photographer-shooting-my-first-ring-of-fire-eclipse-and-discovering-that-photographing-from-a-caribbean-cruise-ship-is-much-harder-than-it-looks | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:42:06

  • "Been making a bunch of updates in the blog. Just gonna section them out since I can and I want to." ☛ https://chisenires.design/blog/july-2026-updates/ | Source: Chi Señires    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:42:33

  • "There was no more time for delay, I found a 24 hour laundromat and loaded up a contractor trash bag." ☛ https://chrisglass.com/2026/07/29/saturday-night-at-a-laundromat/ | Source: Chris Glass    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:42:52

  • "The upshot here is that I am not really in a position to do more than has already been done to get an edition published in your preferred language or territory." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/29/la-la-la-la-la/#its_all_around_the_world | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:43:08

  • "Hope rarely comes out looking exactly like the box. Build it anyway. My friend is still snapping pieces together. It’s fine." ☛ https://passo.uno/job-hunt-tech-writers-ai/ | Source: Fabrizio Ferri Benedetti    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:43:20

  • "Sometime over the last weekend I was confronted with a thought that hadn’t occurred to me before." ☛ https://jaylittle.com/post/view/2026/7/welcome-to-the-age-of-irrationality/ | Source: Jay Little    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 07:43:37

  • STILL NO REPORT! ... no wonder it is delayed by so much, the fiscal year ended already http://techrights.org/n/2026/06/29/How_Long_Can_a_Company_Delay_Its_Financial_Report_That_Likely_C.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 08:22:29

  • "Go’s proposal for package flag was accepted on July 23, 2026." ☛ https://rednafi.com/shards/2026/07/go-flag-all-is-set/ | Source: Redowan Delowar    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:08:05

  • "Take this code, parsing the date of an annually recurring event that only has a month and day, such as a work anniversary: [...]" ☛ https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/07/29/python-fix-valueerror-day-of-month-directive-may-not-be-used-without-a-year-directive/ | Source: Adam Johnson    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:08:22

  • "RcppDate ships the featureful date library written by Howard Hinnant to enable use from R packages." ☛ https://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/07/28/#rcppdate_0.0.7 | Source: Dirk Eddelbuettel    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:19:51

  • "We don’t like const_cast much. It’s ugly, and can even lead to undefined behaviour." ☛ https://www.elbeno.com/blog/?p=1858 | Source: Ben Deane    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:20:13

  • "This test harness would produce results of opening a file x number of times and how long it took to open. So we could use this to measure the before and after of when the eBPF hook attached." ☛ https://naveensrinivasan.com/posts/2026-07-22-how-do-i-profile-ebpf-code/ |    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:20:22

  • "With jj, on the other hand, rebasing has become an easy, default, and almost joyful way of working." ☛ https://sals.place/blog/jj-and-homelab-thoughts/ | Source: Sal    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:20:30

  • "While the nature of the content was obviously advanced, I should have made it more obvious that this is an advanced concept and is very much optional." ☛ https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0235-indicating-levels-of-complexity/ | Source: Johnny Decimal    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:21:33

  • "Tasha Mellins-Cohen offered a seven-category framework in 2024, which has proven useful for the field." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/07/28/categorizing-open-access-business-models/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:21:43

  • "the nation’s regulator of buses" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/transdev-senate-oversight-bus-crashes-public-transit | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:22:13

  • "There are several advantages to making code publicly available." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/open-weight-ai.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:22:46

  • "Britain genuinely leads in design: look at Arm, and the long tail of talent around it. But design is the most portable layer in the entire stack" ☛ https://negroniventurestudios.com/2026/07/28/sovereignty-is-a-substrate/ |    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:23:16

  • "The 126th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) was held in Vienna at the end of July 2026." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/07/29/dns-topics-at-ietf-126/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:23:48

  • "This session is a unique opportunity to learn to use the bpvars package for forecasting with Bayesian panel vector autoregressions" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/07/ntroduction-to-all-things-about-bpvars-the-r-package-for-forecasting-with-bayesian-panel-vector-autoregressions-workshop/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:24:01

  • "This error indicates that MySQL is unable to load the InnoDB storage engine during startup." ☛ https://ostechnix.com/mysql-innodb-registration-storage-engine-failed-recovery/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:32:27

  • "PCWorld reports Firefox 153 introduces HDR video playback for Windows" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3201754/firefox-153-brings-hdr-video-qr-code-sharing-and-63-security-fixes.html | Source: PC World    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:32:51

  • "At the Hackaday Europe conference in Italy earlier in the year, we were shown a rather interesting device." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/the-esp32-gets-a-web-browser/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:50:55

  • "On Android, version 5.3.3 lets you support Krita's development directly through the application." ☛ https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-5.3.3-released/ | Source: Krita    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:51:52

  • "A document processing pipeline is a sequence of automated stages that transforms documents into usable information." ☛ https://ostechnix.com/linux-document-processing-pipeline/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:52:03

  • "Two new 3D-printed barracks buildings at Fort Bliss, Texas, which opened on Tuesday" ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/fort-bliss-3d-barracks-open/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:54:16

  • "The dongle is plugged into an ugly hack consisting of two portable USB hubs, hidden behind my display, connected to my PC using a USB extension." ☛ https://www.xythobuz.de/2026_07_29_glove80_dongle.html | Source: Thomas Buck    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:54:23

  • "Reviews of Framework Laptop 13 Pro are now live, with shipments of Batch 1 pre-orders starting this week." ☛ https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/framework-laptop-13-pro-press-reviews-and-previewing-a-192gb-framework-desktop | Source: Framework Computer BV    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:54:31

  • "Slackware64-current is multilib capable by default. System native libraries are in, e.g. /usr/lib64, with 32-bit alternatives in, e.g. /usr/lib." ☛ https://fuzzix.org/slackware64current-multilib-and-perlbrew | Source: Fuzzix    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:54:52

  • "Last modified on: July 27, 2026 by Lorenzo Salvadore" ☛ https://www.freebsd.org/status/report-2026-04-2026-06/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:55:12

  • "Please join us in welcoming Matt Slaybaugh as the Journal’s new editor." ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/an-update-on-the-freebsd-journal-new-editor-new-format/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:55:22

  • "Production environments rarely fail in predictable ways." ☛ https://klarasystems.com/articles/freebsd-support-greatest-hits/ | Source: Klara    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:55:31

  • "I've been bitter for a long time." ☛ https://maxleiter.com/blog/xios | Source: Max Leiter    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:56:00

  • "First, how is it played? The simulator represents the ship Halcyon Dawn, a stolen and renamed vessel, and the player representing its sole crew member." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/behold-the-most-beautifully-ambitious-starship-simulator-yet/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:56:28

  • "The yearly recurring thing called the Board Game Shelf Analysis didn’t recur in 2023 and didn’t in 2025." ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/07/the-2026-board-game-shelf-analysis/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:56:35

  • "First, let's look at why this update is so big. Over one-third of the entire patch focuses on networking." ☛ https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-2-rc5-released/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:56:55

  • "The bug has been sitting there since 2017. Nobody noticed." ☛ https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-478/ | Source: Graham Cluley    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:58:42

  • "This week Jonathan chats with Francois Proulx about SmokedMeat! That’s the third in a trio of Open Source security tools from Boost Security, and this one is the red team tool to demonstrate vulnerabilities." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/floss-weekly-episode-877-rce-as-a-service/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:58:52

  • "In Episode 12, I chat with Georgie, the author of Hey Georgie about, among other things, writing about travelling, blogging as a self-reflection tool, why someone should start a personal website today, and more." ☛ https://web-weaving.jamesg.blog/12 | Source: Wonders of Web Weaving    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 09:59:02

  • "ING is a global financial institution that serves nearly 40 million customers across 100 countries." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/architecting-maintainability-lessons-global-multicluster-platform-blueprint | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:00:13

  • "Immediately terminates the pod if an attacker attempts to execute reconnaissance or networking tools (such as nmap, nc, or ncat), completely cutting off their ability to map the internal environment." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/lights-real-time-threat-response-red-hat-advanced-cluster-security | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:00:22

  • "Cryptographically relevant quantum computers exist only as research prototypes." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/no-time-lose-why-post-quantum-security-financial-services-must-start-now | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:00:33

  • "Their starting points could not be more different. In the UAE, national regulation defines what partial and full sovereign cloud mean, from data residency and encryption to government pre-screening of cloud operators." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/sovereign-design-lessons-red-hat-summit | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:00:42

  • Steam Beta adds HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/steam-beta-adds-hdr-streaming-on-steam-deck-oled/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/steam-beta-adds-hdr-streaming-on-steam-deck-oled/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:01:40

  • The massive Project Zomboid Build 42 is out now | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/the-massive-project-zomboid-build-42-is-out-now/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/the-massive-project-zomboid-build-42-is-out-now/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:02:02

  • I love my Steam Machine but there's lots of work Valve need to do | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/i-love-my-steam-machine-but-theres-lots-of-work-valve-need-to-do/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:03:13

  • Dreamsend: Wintersong is a 2.5D cyberpunk fantasy strategy RPG worth keeping an eye on | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/dreamsend-wintersong-is-a-2-5d-cyberpunk-fantasy-strategy-rpg-worth-keeping-an-eye-on/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:03:38

  • Co-op group climbing game Sunset Summit from the devs of DEVOUR arrives August | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/co-op-group-climbing-game-sunset-summit-from-the-devs-of-devour-arrives-august/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:11:08

  • Double Fine get layoffs after split from Microsoft | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/double-fine-get-layoffs-after-split-from-microsoft/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/double-fine-get-layoffs-after-split-from-microsoft/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:11:28

  • Valve make it clear no one is skipping ahead in the list for a Steam Machine | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-make-it-clear-no-one-is-skipping-ahead-in-the-list-for-a-steam-machine/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-make-it-clear-no-one-is-skipping-ahead-in-the-list-for-a-steam-machine/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:11:51

  • Save and restore may be coming to GNOME [LWN] ⚓ https://lwn.net/Articles/1083750/ ䷉ Source: LWN | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1083750/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:24:43

  • [Author does not disclose his own conflict of interest] Fedora grapples with change [LWN] ⚓ https://lwn.net/Articles/1081557/ ䷉ Source: LWN | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1081557/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:25:43

  • LibreOffice, yours for a lifetime ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/29/libreoffice-yours-for-a-lifetime/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:29:50

  • Computerworld Publishes "How to Unionize Your Tech Workplace" Guide ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/computerworld-publishes-how-to-unionize    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:30:02

  • How to Install Fooyin on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-fooyin-ubuntu-26-04/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:31:34

  • How To Install LightZone on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-lightzone-ubuntu-26-04/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:31:39

  • How to Install MariaDB 12.3 on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-mariadb-12-3-on-ubuntu-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:33:35

  • How to Install Cockpit on Fedora 44 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-cockpit-on-fedora-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:34:09

  • How to Install Kotlin on Fedora 44 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-kotlin-on-fedora-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:34:19

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

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:34:27

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man's Gift to Academic Freedom? It's Complicated. ☞ https://www.chronicle.com/article/trumps-gift-to-academic-freedom-its-complicated    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:35:18

  • Know about Amazon GuardDuty Investigation: AI-powered security analysis ☞ https://kerneltalks.com/cloud-services/know-about-amazon-guardduty-investigation-ai-powered-security-analysis/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:35:51

  • "Espressif has moved the ESP32-S31 into mass production, expanding its wireless microcontroller lineup with a dual-core RISC-V processor, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, Bluetooth Classic, and IEEE 802.15.4 connectivity." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/espressif-begins-mass-production-of-esp32-s31-wireless-risc-v-soc/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:37:30

  • "That’s several commands just to complete one change. With lazygit, you can do all of this from one screen using the arrow keys and a few simple keyboard shortcuts" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/lazygit-linux-terminal/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:38:20

  • "Appeasing Trump Is Not a Winning Strategy | The Walrus" https://thewalrus.ca/appeasing-trump-is-not-a-winning-strategy/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:38:36

  • BS https://po-ru.com/2026/07/29/it-doesnt-matter-whether-matz-is-nice    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:38:46

  • "JK Rowling accuses 'tyrant' Amnesty International of 'attacking female rape victims' and issues legal ultimatum after it blacklisted her women-only sexual violence charity in trans row | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16012857/JK-Rowling-tyrant-Amnesty-International-rape-victims-trans-row.html    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:39:00

  • "Trump Official Crashes Out When Asked About Depleted U.S. Munitions | The New Republic" https://newrepublic.com/post/213543/donald-trump-official-depleted-us-munitions-iran    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:39:12

  • "Slop Henge | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/slop-henge/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:39:23

  • "The Fight Against AI Data Centers is Important – but It's Just a Starting Point" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/07/27/0440212    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:39:33

  • "Librarians Are Hosting Viral 'Avoiding AI' Workshops for People Who Are Fed Up With Big Tech - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/07/29/078223    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:39:43

  • Who should you vote for? | "Vem skall man rösta på?" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/07/29/vem-skall-man-rosta-pa/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:40:10

  • Krita 5.3.3 Released! ☞ https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-5.3.3-released/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:42:48

  • BGP topics from IETF 126 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/07/30/bgp-topics-from-ietf-126/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:43:55

  • Slimbook Executive report 14 - I hope the good streak lasts ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/slimbook-executive-report-14.html    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:47:50

  • Meta’s Profit Falls 14 Percent ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/technology/meta-profit-ai.html    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:48:56

  • Daniel Pocock: Parliament leaks confidential cult inquiry witness contact list (COFG Victoria) ☞ https://danielpocock.com/en/parliament-leaks-confidential-cult-inquiry-witness-contact-list/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:49:49

  • This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 662 ☞ https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/07/29/this-week-in-rust-662/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:55:05

  • Good News Gamers! GOG is Officially Coming to GNU/Linux ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/gog-galaxy-is-coming-to-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:56:50

  • Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1086031/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:57:46

  • Three stable kernels for Wednesday fix a single regression ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1086047/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:58:21

  • Joey Hess: my harddrive is probably not full ☞ http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/my_harddrive_is_probably_not_full/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:59:03

  • EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.4.5 ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202607/easyos-excalibur-series-version-745.html    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:59:53

  • The Hey Hi (AI) Aesthetic ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/ai-aesthetic/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:00:42

  • Long-Lived Vulnerability in Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Secure Boot ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/long-lived-vulnerability-in-microsoft-secure-boot.html https://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:01:12

  • Ubuntu Now Has a Rolling Release Model! But Not For The Distro ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-rolling-release-virtualization-stack/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:02:02

  • HRW report says oil production in DRC poses severe environmental and health risks ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/07/hrw-report-says-oil-production-in-drc-poses-severe-environmental-health-risks/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:14:39

  • Class of 2026 plans to stay in the Bay Area, reports low mental health at Stanford ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/07/29/class-of-2026-survey/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:15:12

  • The United States Is Rapidly Running Out of Blood ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/united-states-running-out-blood-supply    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:15:20

  • Dementia a bigger problem in Latvia than figures suggest ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/29.07.2026-dementia-a-bigger-problem-in-latvia-than-figures-suggest.a656733/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:15:32

  • S. Korean court upholds pay cut for manager who told ‘pretty employee’ to sit next to boss ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-korean-court-upholds-pay-cut-for-manager-who-told-pretty-employee-to-sit-next-to-boss    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:15:59

  • South Korea’s women web sleuths fight Hey Hi (AI) deepfake porn ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-women-web-sleuths-fight-ai-deepfake-porn    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:16:15

  • Ousted South Korean president sentenced over lying during campaign ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/07/ousted-south-korean-president-sentenced-over-lying-during-campaign/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:16:50

  • South Korean Authorities Scrambling to Save Stock Market From Hey Hi (AI) Bubble ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/south-korea-stock-panic-kopsi-kosdaq-circuit-breaker    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:17:22

  • Forest City cooperating with Malaysia police after massive scam raid ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/forest-city-cooperating-with-malaysia-police-after-massive-scam-raid    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:17:55

  • Man stages own kidnapping in Malaysia to trick parents into paying loanshark debt ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/man-stages-own-kidnapping-in-malaysia-to-trick-parents-into-paying-loanshark-debt    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:18:36

  • Amnesty International criticizes detainment of Rohingya refugees by Malaysian authorities ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/07/amnesty-malaysia-criticizes-detainment-of-rohingya-refugees-by-malaysian-authorities/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:19:14

  • Malaysia says Myanmar to take back 5,000 Rohingya refugees ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-says-myanmar-to-take-back-5000-rohingya-refugees    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:19:26

  • Malaysian authorities release over 100 Rohingya refugees from detention ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/malaysian-authorities-release-over-100-rohingya-refugees-from-detention    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:19:34

  • How Climate Change and Tariffs Help China Raise More Cattle ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/business/china-beef-imports-tariffs.html    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:19:54

  • China starts production of home-grown immersion deep ultraviolet chipmaking tools, source says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-starts-production-of-home-grown-immersion-deep-ultraviolet-chipmaking-tools-source-says    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:20:17

  • Shared beds, shrinking budgets: China’s young workers feel economic squeeze ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/shared-beds-shrinking-budgets-chinas-young-workers-feel-economic-squeeze    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:20:42

  • China releases draft cyberbullying law covering AI-enabled abuse ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-releases-draft-cyberbullying-law-covering-ai-enabled-abuse    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:21:06

  • China warns of retaliation if US sticks with robot ban ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-warns-of-retaliation-if-us-sticks-with-robot-ban    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:21:19

  • IBM Red Hat peddling mindless slop and dangerous practices ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/30/behavioral-testing-for-ai-agents    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:22:03

  • Felipe Borges: You can now opt in to share your blog posts on GNOME’s Discourse ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/feborges/planet-gnome-discourse/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:22:32

  • Long EPO article coming soon, many documents associated with it    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:28:07

  • Comments critical of IBM's Ginni have been DELETED! https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyq547cs    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 12:53:15

  • But the comment remains here, same comment https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyj0tr4b    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 12:54:11

  • planning to try to do the same today: https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/30/over-50-blog-posts-in-a-day/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 13:38:02

  • My Most Productive Year https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/30/my-most-productive-year/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 13:45:48

  • iophk: c.f. the NDAs used to silence the entire field of automotive security research    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 13:54:44

  • Almost end of July and Brett Wilson LLP, a law firm for criminals (bullying critics) and a "Defamation Troll", still hasn't released its financial report. Must be really bad then...    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 15:01:25

  • Unverified Quotes https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/30/unverified-quotes/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 16:02:59

  • this has not aged well: https://itsfoss.com/ibm-invest-1-billion-linux/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/ibm-linux-investment-nearly-recouped/ https://www.ibm.com/opensource/story/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:13:00

  • FreeBSD's Kernel Still Has A Bit Of GPL Code While Its Base User-Space Is GPL-Free ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Bits-Of-GPL-Kernel    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:14:32

  • UN expert warns that border policies cannot override the absolute ban on deportation to torture ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/07/un-expert-warns-that-border-policies-cannot-override-the-absolute-ban-on-deportation-to-torture/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:15:02

  • Windows TCO: A little-known npm package was North Korea’s warm-up act for the axios hack ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/amazon-north-korea-open-source-software-attacks/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:18:54

  • GCC To Decline Any Significant Contributions Made Via AI/LLMs - Except For Test Cases ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-Declining-AI-Contributions    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:19:39

  • Mail spent £35m fighting Harry’s ‘campaign for Leveson 2’ privacy claim ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/mail-seeks-34-5m-from-harry-and-co-over-campaign-for-leveson-2-privacy-claim/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:21:18

  • MicroSD cards ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/microsd-cards/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:22:40

  • Dash to Dock v106 Added GNOME 51 Support & Explained Why “scroll over icon” Doesn’t Work ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/07/dash-to-dock-v106-gnome-51/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:24:09

  • Mosaic is an i3-style auto-tiling extension for GNOME Shell ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/mosaic-automatic-window-tiling-gnome-shell    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:24:36

  • Thermaltake’s retro inspired cases ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/thermaltakes-retro-inspired-cases/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:25:06

  • Defending the Open Internet: Why Italy’s Content Delivery Network Decision Matters ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/07/defending-the-open-internet-why-italys-content-delivery-network-decision-matters/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:25:40

  • Install Driver for XBox One Controllers in Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/07/install-driver-for-xbox-one-controllers-in-ubuntu-26-04/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:26:15

  • If You AI-Generate Code, Hackers Just Found a Devious Method to Install Malware Directly on Your Computer ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/hackers-cybersecurity-crime-ai-assistant-hallucination    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:27:43

  • MakuluLinux 2026-07-28 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/makulu    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:28:07

  • Besgnulinux 4.1 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/besgnulinux    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:28:16

  • Slimbook OS 26-r1 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/slimbookos    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:28:26

  • Security Onion 3.2.0-20260729 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/securityonion    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:28:38

  • AUSTRUMI 5.2.5 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/austrumi    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:28:45

  • StratOS 2026.07.29 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/stratos    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:28:54

  • NethSecurity 8.8.0 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/nethsecurity    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:29:03

  • Flight MH370 families want ‘facts’ as China court hears appeal ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/29/flight-mh370-families-want-facts-as-china-court-hears-appeal/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:33:35

  • Former student leader released after serving sentence over 2019 storming of Hong Kong legislature ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/29/former-student-leader-released-after-serving-sentence-over-2019-storming-of-hong-kong-legislature/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:34:48

  • China accuses US of suppression over humanoid robot ban ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/30/china-accuses-us-of-suppression-over-humanoid-robot-ban/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:47:01

  • Pew Research: Mexicans now view China more favorably than the US ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/pew-research-mexicans-view-china-more-favorably-us/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:47:30

  • Scotland’s Daily Record targeted by fascist-style protesters at office ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/scotlands-daily-record-targeted-by-fascist-styled-protesters-at-office/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:48:06

  • Low-Sugar Diet Early in Life Linked to 46% Lower Alzheimer's Risk ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/low-sugar-diet-early-in-life-linked-to-46-lower-alzheimers-risk    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:49:12

  • Black Hole Singularity May Be a 3D Surface Where General Relativity Goes to Die ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-black-hole-singularity-may-be-a-3d-surface-where-general-relativity-goes-to-die    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:49:23

  • Plastic Waste Has Been Turned Directly Into Hydrogen Fuel – No Sorting Required ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/plastic-waste-has-been-turned-directly-into-hydrogen-fuel-no-sorting-required    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:49:33

  • Scientists Discover a Vagus Nerve Signal That Links Food Directly to Memory Formation ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/what-you-eat-may-trigger-gut-brain-signals-that-shape-how-memories-form    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:52:08

  • Deep, Calming Breaths May Actually Increase Risk-Taking Behavior ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/deep-breathing-to-calm-your-nerves-may-actually-increase-risk-taking-behavior    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:52:18

  • How Long Poop Stays in Your Body Could Have A Surprisingly Big Impact On Your Disease Risk ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/how-long-poop-stays-in-your-body-could-be-quietly-shaping-your-gut-microbiome-and-disease-risk    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:52:28

  • One Common Vitamin Could Lower Toxic Alzheimer's Proteins, Research Suggests ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/one-common-vitamin-could-lower-toxic-alzheimers-proteins-research-suggests    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:52:38

  • Like an Ancient 'Turducken': Fossil Captures Cretaceous Sea Monsters Devouring Each Other ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/epic-turducken-fossil-reveals-ancient-sea-monsters-devouring-each-other    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:53:37

  • Bans on Lifesaving Program for People Who Use Illegal Drugs Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/disability-rights/bans-on-lifesaving-program-for-people-who-use-illegal-drugs-violate-the-americans-with-disabilities-act    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:54:04

  • Australian regulator says Telegram breached online safety law ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-begins-legal-action-against-telegram-over-alleged-pro-terror-material    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:54:18

  • Lithuanian intelligence watchdogs decline probe into alleged CIA site ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3005052/lithuanian-intelligence-watchdogs-decline-probe-into-alleged-cia-site    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:55:10

  • Residents Furious at Plan to Seize and Destroy Their Homes for Hey Hi (AI) Data Centers ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/residents-furious-seize-destroy-homes-ai-data-centers-georgia    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:57:06

  • How Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ is navigating a tough first year ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2026/0729/Takaichi-Japan-trial-by-fire    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:58:43

  • Pakistan-administered Kashmir vote marred by deadly clashes ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/pakistan-administered-kashmir-vote-marred-by-deadly-clashes    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:58:58

  • "Greenfield Bookstore said in social control media posts [...]" ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/29/50-year-old-greenfield-bookstore-to-close-following-arrests-national-security-raid/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 17:59:40

  • OpenSSF Community Day Europe 2026: Schedule Highlights & What to Expect ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2026/07/29/openssf-community-day-europe-2026-schedule-highlights-what-to-expect/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:01:47

  • About:Community: Community Roundup: Project Nova, Tab Groups & more ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/community/2026/07/29/newsletter-jul-2026/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:02:50

  • How the controller-runtime Cache Actually Works, and Why Your Controller Does Not Crash the API Server ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/07/29/controller-runtime-cache-explained/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:03:04

  • 1,741 “informed” consents with one click?! GDPR complaint against dict.cc filed ☞ https://noyb.eu/en/1741-informed-consents-one-click-gdpr-complaint-against-dictcc-filed    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:05:36

  • Opdivo biosimilars one step closer to market entry as EPO revokes BMS patent monopoly ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/opdivo-biosimilars-one-step-closer-to-market-entry-as-epo-revokes-bms-patent/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:06:00

  • MedTech Zone Launches to Deter Patent Troll Activity in the Medical Technology Sector ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/7/29/medtech-zone-launches-to-deter-patent-troll-activity-in-the-medical-technology-sector    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:06:14

  • Valve Never Wanted to Save Linux. backdoored Windows 8 Forced Its Hand. ☞ https://linuxstans.com/valve-never-wanted-to-save-linux-windows-8-forced-its-hand/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:10:28

  • GCC steering committee announces Hey Hi (AI) policy ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1086041/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:11:19

  • Lithuania finds unfinished tunnel for suspected migrant crossings from Belarus ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3005265/lithuania-finds-unfinished-tunnel-for-suspected-migrant-crossings-from-belarus    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:11:33

  • Russia Charges Telegram’s Founder Pavel Durov With Facilitating Terrorism ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/world/europe/telegram-russia-pavel-durov.html    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:11:44

  • China, Russia navies conclude joint patrol after transiting key Northeast Asia waterways ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-russia-navies-conclude-joint-patrol-after-transiting-key-northeast-asia-waterways    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:12:01

  • Any Russian 'little green men' will be neutralised, says Latvian Defence Minister ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/29.07.2026-any-russian-little-green-men-will-be-neutralised-says-latvian-defence-minister.a656703/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:13:27

  • Security guard appears in Latvian court on suspicion of spying for Russia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/30.07.2026-security-guard-appears-in-latvian-court-on-suspicion-of-spying-for-russia.a656825/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:13:51

  • US Senate Advances Landmark Russia Sanctions Bill After Zelenskyy's Capitol Appeal ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-united-states-senate-bill-sanctions-russia/33817262.html    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:14:00

  • Ukrainian Drones Strike Targets Deep Inside Russia, Wildberries Hit Again ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-attack-wildberries-zelenskyy-trump/33817538.html    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:14:16

  • Russian strikes across Ukraine kill at least 8, wound more than a dozen more ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260729-zelensky-warns-of-possible-major-russian-strike-overnight    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:14:41

  • Ukrainian aid organisation continues work after warehouse fire ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/29.07.2026-ukrainian-aid-organisation-continues-work-after-warehouse-fire.a656694/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:14:48

  • Latvia-Ukraine driving licence parity coming in September ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/29.07.2026-latvia-ukraine-driving-licence-parity-coming-in-september.a656731/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:15:02

  • Syslog-ng hardening using Tor ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-hardening-using-tor/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:23:46

  • How to Install Kubernetes with kubeadm on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-kubernetes-with-kubeadm-on-ubuntu-26-04/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:24:02

  • gnu linux how to mount luks and veracrypt, zulucrypt was removed from debian repo (debports) ☞ https://dwaves.de/2026/07/29/gnu-linux-how-to-mount-luks-and-veracrypt-zulucrypt-was-removed-from-debian-repo-debports/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:24:17

  • Ritesh Raj Sarraf: Debian COSMIC: A Fast-Track System Extension & Monorepo Packaging Journey ☞ https://researchut.com/blog/debian_cosmic_fast_track/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:24:52

  • The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026: Community Reactions ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/community-comments-on-the-great-steam-deck-crash-of-2026-article/index.html    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:25:22

  • Celestial Return: Review ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/celestial-return/index.html    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:25:39

  • Just-in-time automated elevated access with Red Bait Ansible Automation Platform and ServiceNow ITSM ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/30/just-in-time-automated-elevated-access-with-red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-and-servicenow    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:26:02

  • “Oopsies!” FreeBSD Devs Say There’s Still GPL in the Kernel ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/07/oopsies-freebsd-devs-say-theres-still-gpl-in-the-kernel/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:26:44

  • What We Really Learned From the Fauci Hearing ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/opinion/anthony-fauci-hearing-covid.html    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:27:34

  • Fauci Pleads the Fifth, Refusing to Answer Questions on Covid Origins at Senate Hearing ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/us/politics/fauci-testifies-rand-paul.html    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:27:45

  • New Zealand foreign minister in racism row with Chinese ambassador ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/30/new-zealand-foreign-minister-in-racism-row-with-chinese-ambassador/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:28:15

  • Miranda Devine: Fauci’s silence on his monstrous COVID sins spoke volumes — and solidified him as a reprehensible villain ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/07/29/opinion/miranda-devine-faucis-silence-on-his-monstrous-covid-sins-spoke-volumes-and-solidified-him-as-a-reprehensible-villain/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:28:34

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:28:42

  • CAD files for the PC console’s external shell under Creative Commons ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/valve-says-that-steam-machine-reservations-wont-be-fulfilled-until-the-end-of-this-year-company-also-releases-cad-files-for-the-pc-consoles-external-shell-under-creative-commons    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:34:07

  • WordPress 7.1 Beta 4 ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-1-beta-4/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:34:27

  • Apple Patches Everything (July 2026), (Wed, Jul 29th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33196    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:35:30

  • Photographs of Atlantic City Sand Sculpture (ca. 1880–1920) ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/atlantic-city-sand-sculpture    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:35:45

  • 7.6-inch square HDMI displays with USB capacitive touchscreen offered at 1200×1200 or 800×800 resolution ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/29/7-6-inch-square-hdmi-displays-with-usb-capacitive-touchscreen-offered-at-1200x1200-or-800x800-resolution/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:36:46

  • Hack “Writers” Fuming After Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Starts Refusing Prompts to Copy a Specific Author’s Style ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/hack-writers-fuming-chatgpt-refuse-mimic-author    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:58:18

  • Microsoft CEO Warns That Companies Embracing Hey Hi (AI) Could Drive Themselves Out of Business ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-ceo-warns-ai-business    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:58:38

  • 'Completely Transformed My Understanding': Scientists Uncover Hundreds of Hidden Structures Beneath The Amazon ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/completely-transformed-my-understanding-scientists-uncover-hundreds-of-hidden-structures-beneath-the-amazon    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:59:18

  • Amazon Is Gutting Its Hey Hi (AI) Division After Sustained Failure ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/amazon-ai-division-failure-nova    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 18:59:32

  • Meet Yadro Team: young robotics inventors from Uzbekistan, building tech that matters ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/07/29/meet-yadro-team-young-robotics-inventors-from-uzbekistan-building-tech-that-matters/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 19:00:25

  • Arduino Core on Zephyr 0.90.0 is officially stable and leaving beta ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/07/29/arduino-core-on-zephyr-0-90-0-is-officially-stable-and-leaving-beta/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 19:00:41

  • Artificial Intelligence: Ars Notoria and the Promise of Instant Knowledge ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/ars-notoria    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 19:00:55

  • US Bans Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots, Targeting China Over National Security ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/us-bans-foreign-made-humanoid-robots-targeting-china-over-national-security/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 19:01:26

  • Critical VM Escape Vulnerability Patched in VMware ESXi ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-vm-escape-vulnerability-patched-in-vmware-esxi/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 19:01:57

  • Dozens of Minnesota Water Utilities Targeted in Coordinated OT Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/dozens-of-minnesota-water-utilities-targeted-in-coordinated-ot-attacks/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 19:03:42

  • JFrog Zero-Days Exploited in OpenAI-Hugging Face Hack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/jfrog-zero-days-exploited-in-openai-hugging-face-hack/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 19:03:54

  • OpenAI’s Rogue Hey Hi (AI) Ventured Beyond Hugging Face ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/openais-rogue-ai-ventured-beyond-hugging-face/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 19:04:10

  • ShinyHunters Claims Ernst & Young Hack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/shinyhunters-claims-ernst-young-hack/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 19:04:23

  • "Ubuntu is one of the most stable Linux distros out there, provided you're running its LTS release. Now imagine giving that up for a rolling release model. Feels exciting, right? Stop fantasizing then, as today's not the day that happens." https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-rolling-release-virtualization-stack/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:12:58

  • "The guardrails that prevent closed-source, frontier models from aiding threat actors have turned into handcuffs that prevent those bots from helping to find and fix serious vulns." https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/29/closed-models-refuse-to-help-researcher-swat-linux-bug/5280647    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:16:25

  • "Shelly 3.0 has been released today as a major update for this open-source and free pacman alternative for Arch Linux distributions that introduces a completely revamped experience, new features, and many improvements." https://9to5linux.com/shelly-3-0-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-released-as-a-major-update    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:16:48

  • Why is this installed in the first place or how? https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/29/tengu-mirai-iot-botnet-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:18:04

  • "There have always been operating systems outside the big three (Linux, Windows, and macOS) for personal desktop computers, but Haiku is one of the more distinctive ones. Originally known as OpenBeOS, it is a community-driven continuation of the now-discontinued BeOS." https://www.makeuseof.com/spent-week-inside-the-operating-system-that-refused-to-become-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:18:26

  • Microsoft TCO https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/secure-your-npm-and-pip-package-updates-in-amazon-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:19:27

  • "If you use DistroWatch to find new distros, you've probably assumed—and reasonably so—that its rankings point you toward the good stuff. And while I think it's a great discovery tool, it's a terrible way to judge the quality of a distro." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-linux-distros-are-criminally-underrated-on-distrowatch/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:19:47

  • "The Ar Gen 1 is an impressive device, suitable for anyone from students to developers to business owners." https://www.zdnet.com/article/kubuntu-focus-air-gen-1-review/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:20:04

  • New AMD Linux patch boosts low-end gaming performance on Steam Deck https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/07/new-amd-linux-patch-boosts-low-end-gaming-performance-on-steam-deck/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:25:03

  • Great New News! Good Old Games Galaxy Is Coming To Linux https://pcper.com/2026/07/great-new-news-gog-galaxy-is-coming-to-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:34:47

  • Linux promises freedom from Windows, but it demands something harder in return https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-promises-freedom-from-windows-but-demands-something-harder-in-return/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:35:12

  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux Bug Disables Threat Protection https://petri.com/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-linux-threat-protection/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:35:37

  • New Linux patch could reduce stuttering on Steam Deck thanks to improved 1% lows performance https://www.pcguide.com/news/new-linux-patch-could-reduce-stuttering-on-steam-deck-thanks-to-improved-1-lows-performance/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:36:13

  • "Arch Linux doesn't have to be challenging, and ArchEZ proves that point with point-and-click ease." https://www.zdnet.com/article/archez-makes-arch-linux-easy/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:36:37

  • I tried COSMIC expecting a half-finished beta, and now I don't want to go back to KDE or GNOME https://www.xda-developers.com/i-tried-cosmic-expecting-a-half-finished-beta-and-now-i-dont-want-to-go-back-to-kde-or-gnome/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:36:53

  • The way it fights this cancer is attacking it the EEE way so that people won't explore Linux and instead call Windows "Linux" https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-called-linux-a-cancer-now-ships-real-linux-kernel-inside-windows/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:37:51

  • Linux CPU Driver Patches Massively Reduce Game Stuttering on Steam Deck https://www.techpowerup.com/351189/linux-cpu-driver-patches-massively-reduce-game-stuttering-on-steam-deck    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:38:12

  • This Linux kernel patch could give the Steam Deck a surprising performance boost https://www.xda-developers.com/this-linux-kernel-patch-could-give-steamdeck-surprising-performance-boost/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:38:45

  • GOG is still working on its Galaxy Launcher for Linux with new “specialist on board” – but no release date yet https://www.pcguide.com/news/gog-is-still-working-on-its-galaxy-launcher-for-linux-with-new-specialist-on-board-but-no-release-date-yet/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:39:28

  • This app that makes Arch Linux easier to use just got its "biggest release yet" https://www.xda-developers.com/this-app-that-makes-arch-linux-easier-to-use-just-got-its-biggest-release-yet/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:39:59

  • Arctic’s new 10-header Fan Controller features native Linux support | KitGuru ⚓ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cooling/joao-silva/arctics-new-10-header-fan-controller-features-native-linux-support/ ䷉ Source: KitGuru | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.kitguru.net/components/cooling/joao-silva/arctics-new-10-header-fan-controller-features-native-linux-support/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:41:15

  • RADV gaming driver from Linux will appear on the platform Windows ⚓ https://en.gamegpu.com/news/zhelezo/igrovoj-drajver-radv-ot-linux-poyavitsya-na-platforme-windows ䷉ Source: Zettlekasten | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//en.gamegpu.com/news/zhelezo/igrovoj-drajver-radv-ot-linux-poyavitsya-na-platforme-windows    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:41:48

  • GOG working on GOG Galaxy support on Linux https://nichegamer.com/gog-working-on-gog-galaxy-support-on-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:42:10

  • Linux kernel patch can boost the Steam Deck's 1% low frame rate by as much as 31% in early testing https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/linux-kernel-patch-can-boost-the-steam-decks-1-percent-low-frame-rate-by-as-much-as-31-percent-in-early-testing/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:42:39

  • GOG announces that the Galaxy launcher is coming soon to Linux https://news.instant-gaming.com/en/articles/20983-gog-announces-that-the-galaxy-launcher-is-coming-soon-to-linux    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:43:15

  • "Self-hosting is both an entertaining hobby if you like computers, and a reasonable way to save a few dollars if you swap out your subscription services for something you host yourself." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-honeypot-wake-up-calll/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:43:54

  • GOG Galaxy Is Coming to Linux as a Native Application https://www.techpowerup.com/351154/gog-galaxy-is-coming-to-linux-as-a-native-application    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:44:16

  • Framework Laptop 13 Pro Review: The Best Modular Laptop Ever Made https://gizmodo.com/framework-laptop-13-pro-review-the-best-modular-laptop-ever-made-2000791804    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:44:54

  • Run a Local LLM on Raspberry Pi’s Bare Metal — Linux Not Necessary https://www.hackster.io/news/run-a-local-llm-on-raspberry-pi-s-bare-metal-linux-not-necessary-6c7e3817293f    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:46:12

  • New Linux Patches Boost 1% Low Framerates On Steam Deck By 31% https://steamdeckhq.com/news/linux-patches-boost-1-low-framerates-steam-deck/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:46:30

  • "This is a significant undertaking, so while we're not ready to share any specific plans, timelines, or results just yet," says the company. https://www.neowin.net/news/gog-galaxy-launcher-is-finally-headed-to-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:47:01

  • They hired a “specialist” – GOG Galaxy is coming to Linux https://overclock3d.net/news/software/they-hired-a-specialist-gog-galaxy-is-coming-to-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:47:20

  • GOG is exploring how to bring Galaxy to Linux https://videocardz.com/newz/gog-confirms-work-on-gog-galaxy-for-linux-no-release-date-yet    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:48:02

  • GOG is finally bringing its all-in-one Galaxy launcher to Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/gog-is-finally-bringing-its-all-in-one-galaxy-launcher-to-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:48:37

  • Openwashing of slop https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/open-models-and-open-weights-are-foundational-to-secure-ai sponsored by the biggest benefactors of this pyramid scheme    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 20:49:44

  • "Since I got the Expenses plugin for jpilot compiled and working, I have been using the Expenses program itself on PalmOS." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2026/JUL2026/entry-4    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 21:22:46

  • "I’ve come, far too late, to realize the error of my ways concerning the dangers of becoming too reliant on very convenient platforms, without paying sufficient attention to how difficult it may become to disentangle myself from them later." gemini://shizuka.space/glog/2026/07/30/00/smol-docs/    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 21:24:21

  • "This is not the 1st edition of this text. The original is for a blog that I never continued after the 1st post. I wrote this 4 years ago, in 2022, before everything went to shitty extremes on October 7th, 2023. I still identify with every word of the original, but I had to edit some numbers and a bunch of other words so that it fits my situation in 2026." gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-07-30.gmi    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 21:25:00

  • partying with nikita gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/nikita    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 21:26:16

  • "It's a fire sale [..] Some naive IBM employees were fooled into filing ideas to be submitted as IBM patents for peanuts. Many employees used the incentive to game the system and file garbage patents. The few good ones paid to enrich the cheaters. It is sad."    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 21:39:46

  • "Hopefully there is a constant stream of revenue for the IP bucket It is kinda amazing how often the CEO within IBM gets the “next” shiny object wrong"    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 21:39:52

  • "I can't remember the last time a client mentioned Blockchain to me as something they were interested in. It's been several years at least." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyq547cs    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 21:39:57

  • "The whole there is no talent so we need H1-B visas is one of the biggest fraud scams of the modern age in engineering. A marketing ploy that got so much traction and habitually gets proven wrong." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyhby5xg    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 21:42:15

  • "Probably both depending on division. Either way they won't be adding any value, apart to Arvind's bank balance" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyhby5xg    

posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 21:42:19
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