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"After some misunderstanding with Matto[1], who congratulated me for my retirement, because he thought I just retired recently, I think I have to put things strait for everybody, to stay authentic." gopher://redterminal.org:70/0/phlog/2026-07-31-Ive_retired_early_years_ago_already.txt    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:29:21

  • "I have been using RSS channels for ages. It' has been my preferred way to get new information." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2026_07_01.txt    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:30:02

  • "I don't use this device too much. Actually it wasn't used to a few years. It's slow with modern OS (I mean Linux as Window are out of game here for a long time already) and battery is weak (I replaced it before about 10 years, I think). Also 1024x768 is something that modern WWW pages tend to ignore." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2026_07_02.txt    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:30:34

  • "This summer we had 2 less or more planned bike trips. Or rather trips with bikes a we usually arrive by train, bike to the hotel, and then have some trekking and some biking from the hotel." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2026_07_03.txt    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:31:09

  • "Had our first gig of the summer last night. It went really well, and it felt surreal stepping out onto a stage I'd watched from the crowd countless times (most recently, Whitehorse, Aysanabee...). But we were ready. I cacked a couple notes. That's the instrument. For a live performance, and my first big performance in a small group maybe ever, I couldn't be more pleased." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/7-31.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:31:43

  • "This is not a new topic, I found a lot information about it on Internet. It resembles a kind of perpetual topic. There is always someone curious about this topic, like myself, who asks about it or shows how they did it." gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/gemlog/2026-07-31-going-full-grayscale.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:32:30

  • "How do I use Oddmu to write blog posts on my phone? Here’s a photo documentary, so to speak. 😅" gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-08-01-oddmu-workflow    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:33:32

  • "We found two big swallowtail caterpillars on the wild carrots growing on our balcony. My wife wrapped the plants in a net to protect them from birds and ordered a butterfly home. The next day one caterpillar had disappeared." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-08-01-caterpillar    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:34:07

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2083.jpg    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:34:32

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1726.jpg    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:34:37

  • "Starting today, I'll write mostly in Italian but I'll provide a revised automatic English translation at the bottom of the page. We need more languages on Gemini." gemini://tilde.pink/~lacour/index.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:35:47

  • "Why is it, that people with the most money seem to be upset if they perceive that you want to charge for things like they clearly do... almost like they don't want you to possibly make money from them." gemini://lowkey.party/gemlog/20260731-tighter-than-a-fishs-arse/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:36:21

  • "Ok, so not really a blockbuster movie. But the name would be really cool." gemini://rawtext.club/~thelovebug/2026-07-31-thelovebug-resurgence.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:36:56

  • "making a frame loom and weaving on it (but what?) a big one or a little one, to then sew the pieces together? more sewing but more flexibility on what to make" gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/futurecraftsgemini://dogboy.smol.pub/futurecrafts    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:38:10

  • "It's just ticked past 30 years since the original Quake was released, and there is still cool stuff being created." gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/07/31/quake/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:38:40

  • Doctor Nómada gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/novela/Doctor_Nomada/DN_primera_parte.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:39:08

  • usenet_reborn hits 1.0.0! gemini://rek2.hispagatos.org/usenet_reborn_10_RRChat_and_Micron-Navigator/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:40:10

  • "My weeks have been exhausting lately. Work has been a lot, I've been putting in some terribly long hours, and I spend most nights wishing I had the energy to do something creative, but failing utterly." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/retirement-party    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 05:40:53

  • Anon: my guess is that infected boars were herded across the border: https://yle.fi/a/74-20238900 note the location: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virolahti Sompi    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:04:44

  • "You see, copyright has never meant the absolute right to control all uses of a work." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/31/just-do-it/#dadt | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:06:22

  • "The European Union rolled out a new team on Friday to rein in AI companies across the world" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/eu-to-crack-down-on-ai-deepfakes-illicit-imagery-and-hacking-with-new-team-in-brussels/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:06:44

  • "Brussels aims to track the use of AI models for violations of its new regulations, like the publishing of sexually explicit material, fake photos and videos" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/eu-to-crack-down-on-ai-deepfakes-illicit-imagery-and-hacking-with-new-team-in-brussels/articleshow/132767932.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:06:54

  • "Voice AI companies have been working to reduce delay and increase accuracy in voice AI agents, enabling them to sound more human on phone calls." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/30/polyai-launches-new-real-time-voice-conversation-model-make-ai-driven-calls-human/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:07:03

  • "Now that the dust has settled somewhat" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/mirrorless-cameras/nikon-patent-overruled-puts-viltrox-lawsuit-at-risk | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:07:25

  • "Authorities have not detailed how much [Internet] traffic would be affected." ☛ https://therecord.media/finland-russia-fiber-optic-disconnection | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:07:51

  • "Marginalized communities and creators are forming data cooperatives to claw back control from Big Tech’s scraping practices." ☛ https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-data-collectives-mozilla/ | Source: Rest of World    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:08:09

  • "We have an ongoing internal investigation into how this briefing came to be published." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrvk32y2ypo | Source: BBC    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:08:21

  • "Now, student leaders, lawyers and activists say the battle has shifted from the streets to police stations, courtrooms and social media." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/indias-cockroach-protesters-face-ongoing-legal-pressure/a-78190610 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:08:33

  • "The agency was created to spread the story of freedom and democracy around the world." ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-communications/how-donald-trump-silenced-the-voice-of-america | Source: New Yorker    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:09:24

  • "tooth and nail" ☛ https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/wisconsin-brewery-alcohol-permit-trump-free-beer-b3024000.html | Source: The Independent US    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:10:06

  • "Wisconsin's Division of Alcohol Beverages is trying to revoke permits held by Minocqua Brewing Company, an outspoken progressive brewery that recently promised free beer on the day Donald Trump dies." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/07/30/wisconsin-targets-anti-trump-minocqua-brewery.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:10:19

  • "We're doing this to ensure that downstream users of these important anti-censorship tools have an update channel that allows them to receive timely upgrades automatically." ☛ https://lists.torproject.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/tor-announce@lists.torproject.org/thread/TGAEOCTPO5VC5KQB24MNG3WDLERKYOSU/ | Source: Tor    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:10:33

  • "There are still many ASMR creators on YouTube, making the bans even more confusing" ☛ https://www.404media.co/youtube-asmr-ban-sex-and-nudity-policy/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:10:54

  • "A new batch of documents published by The Chronicle of Higher Education reveals widespread censorship of course content at Texas A&M" ☛ https://newrepublic.com/article/213586/free-speech-wars-college-campus-trump-republicans-won | Source: New Republic    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:11:08

  • "The Administration has openly and repeatedly called for the revocation of ABC’s licenses, because it dislikes the content and viewpoints expressed on ABC network programs" ☛ https://newrepublic.com/post/213787/abc-trump-fcc-censorship-media-industry | Source: New Republic    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:11:41

  • "This is a nationwide trend on college campuses. According to reporting from Poynter, calls to the Student Press Law Center’s legal hotline rose 42 percent from the 2022–23 academic year to the 2023–24 academic year." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/universities-censorship-student-press-information-access-public-records/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:11:56

  • "Along the same lines, students’ reticence to speak on controversial issues might not be the result of faculty pressure." ☛ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/07/dont-mince-words-radcliffe-told-scholars-it-worked/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:12:59

  • "This update comes right after the Indian government's demand to block the BitChat app from GitHub" ☛ https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/bitchat-bluetooth-messaging-app-jack-dorsey-controversy-delhi-138584856.html | Source: Bhaskar English    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:13:42

  • [Old] "Instead of relying on cell towers or data centers, BitChat uses something far simpler: Bluetooth." ☛ https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/bitchat-and-the-unexpected-future-of-bluetooth-6991511bcf0d | Source: Medium    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:14:03

  • "News of the criminal case against the blogger emerged in late May, and Russian authorities detained Vershinina in late July." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/07/31/russian-blogger-gets-three-year-suspended-sentence-on-pornography-charges-as-authorities-step-up-crackdown-on-online-erotic-content | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:14:13

  • "In early 2023, the French government froze RT France’s bank accounts as part of the European Union’s ninth package of sanctions against Russia." ☛ https://kyivindependent.com/france-to-deport-pro-kremlin-broadcaster/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:14:40

  • "Alongside the restructure, Spark has changed its leadership team. Mark Beder, formerly the company’s chief commercial officer, is now the chief customer officer of the Connectivity division." ☛ https://billbennett.co.nz/spark-splits-connectivity-digital-services-review/ | Source: Bill Bennett    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:15:01

  • "Look, our elections are totally rigged. We have rigged elections." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/elections-and-their-riggers | Source: The Next Move    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:15:12

  • "The second number is worse." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/situational-awareness | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:15:25

  • "But whether the company will have anything compelling to offer them remains dubious at best." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-pivot-ai-blowing-up-face | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:15:38

  • "One thing I found cool is that Olso’s public transportation (including the island hopping ferry boats) has been completely converted over to battery electric." ☛ https://doug.pub/2026/07/31/norway.html | Source: Doug Jones    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:16:42

  • "My hypothesis is that Indiana built continuous concrete roads before figuring out that expansion joints reduced cracking and therefore maintenance." ☛ https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/07/31/old-concrete-was-better/ | Source: Jim Grey    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:16:50

  • "The warship, which sank off the island of Utö after striking a sea mine in September 1941, is considered one of the most environmentally hazardous wrecks in the Baltic Sea." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20238885 | Source: Yle    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:22:16

  • "The heat will be fueled by unusually hot ocean waters and El Niño as well as changes to the jet stream that lock high temperatures in place—and man-made climate change, of course." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/world-heat-wave-el-nino-to-blame/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:22:29

  • "The Commission said it aims to attract at ​least €20 billion in private investments for the projects." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/european-union-aims-for-seven-ai-gigafactories-with-10-billion-plan-in-race-with-us-china/articleshow/132738473.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:22:51

  • "Nebius also did not provide clarification on its plans in Estonia." ☛ https://news.err.ee/1610099740/tech-firm-nebius-hiring-push-fuels-speculation-over-estonia-data-center-plans | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:23:28

  • "The agreement, obtained through our Freedom of Information Act litigation" ☛ https://americanoversight.org/tsa-ice-administrator-david-cummins-data-sharing-agreement-07312026/ | Source: American Oversight    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 07:23:35

  • "Over the past two weeks, over 80 migrants have been detained in Estonia" ☛ https://news.err.ee/1610099929/finland-to-work-with-estonia-to-stop-migrants-interior-minister-says | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:03:36

  • "Overall, it marks the fourth such attack on a data center since the US began the war in February." ☛ https://futurism.com/science-energy/iran-blasting-amazon-data-centers-war-usa | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:03:48

  • "Just one in three Americans support the war on Iran, the lowest reading in a Reuters/Ipsos poll since the five-month-old conflict’s early days" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/07/31/just-one-in-three-americans-back-iran-war-most-unsure-of-trumps-goals-poll-finds/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:04:26

  • "From almost the beginning of the Iran war, the experts have complained that the Pentagon is running out of missiles" ☛ https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-pentagons-new-missile-gap | Source: Ken Klippenstein    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:04:55

  • "Spanish authorities estimated on Friday that about 49,000 migrants from Morocco had arrived in Ceuta within a 24-hour period." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20238844 | Source: Yle    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:05:05

  • "We're going to be covering the entire city with drones" ☛ https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2026/07/31.html | Source: DNA Lounge    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:09:33

  • "First, a member uploads documents through USA Fencing's existing user portal. But on the back end, Jumio's AI-powered checking system detects document boundaries and provides real-time feedback if an image is blurry, poorly lit, or contains glare, prompting users to retake it before processing" ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/usa-fencing-hidden-identity-challenge-amateur-sports | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:09:47

  • "Airline passengers need to know that, legal or not, this is happening." ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/07/31/can-sfo-rein-in-the-feds/ | Source: Papers Please    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:10:02

  • "Unlike many state-age verification laws—which have been harmful in their own right—the SCREEN Act has no requirement that a significant portion of the website consist of sexually explicit content that is harmful to minors." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/screen-act-threatens-privacy-far-beyond-adult-websites | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:10:12

  • "These laws demonstrably do not work and, as a result, have put your constituents’ children and adults’ personal data at risk" ☛ https://www.memphisflyer.com/pornhub-pushes-lawmakers-on-age-restrictions/ | Source: Memphis Flyer    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:10:29

  • "I cannot live without looking over my shoulder" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/epstein-files-how-victims-remain-exposed-to-identification/a-78137137 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:10:42

  • Windows TCO ☛ https://therecord.media/cisa-warns-of-spike-in-water-system-attacks | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:11:51

  • Windows TCO ☛ https://www.western-water.com/2026/07/31/hackers-hit-water-systems-in-seven-states-fbi-warns/ | Source: Western Water    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:12:00

  • Windows TCO ☛ https://www.minnpost.com/drinking-water/2026/07/cyberattacks-on-minnesota-water-systems-investigated-as-officials-warn-about-iranian-hackers/ | Source: MinnPost    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:12:07

  • Windows TCO ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/politics/trump-minnesota-iran-cyberattack-walz.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:12:16

  • "Every time I opened it, it annoyed me. Meaningless press-release over-positive posts. And too many email notifications about things I didn’t care." ☛ https://soeren.one/2026/deleting-linkedin/ | Source: Søren    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:14:28

  • "The company isn’t stopping there, either. In addition, Srinivasan said LinkedIn is dropping the “enhance your post” button that uses AI to tweak user’s wording." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/31/linkedin-cracks-users-posting-ai-slop-previously-encouraging/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:14:38

  • "Reddit enforces a strict User-Agent requirement that catches almost every first-time integrator. Default User-Agent strings from common HTTP libraries get throttled or blocked, often without an error message that makes the actual cause obvious." ☛ https://sqmagazine.co.uk/get-reddit-api-key-setup-guide/ | Source: SQ Magazine    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:14:48

  • Lucy Powell MP on New Mayor of Greater Manchester, First Ever Female to Hold This Position https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/01/lucy-powell-mp-on-new-mayor/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:22:58

  • "The US government's failure to catch this error before displaying the slide at the top international AIDS conference in the world" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/07/30/u-s-delegation-uses-ai-slop-map-of-africa-at-aids-conference-there.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:23:45

  • "uncommon books are being pulped." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/07/30/ai-companies-are-scanning-and-destroying-old-books.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:23:55

  • "Google’s real use case for AlphaFold was not the biology. It was to have a handy excuse for the excesses of the AI bubble." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/30/google-kills-alphafold-so-much-for-ai-curing-cancer/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:24:11

  • "Just let the money run out, it’ll be fine in two years" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/31/nik-suresh-ludicity-on-surviving-corporate-ai-psychosis/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:24:22

  • Slop ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/07/31/the-ai-phrasebook.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:24:37

  • "Beyond the headlines, I see four main categories of risk facing AI, or four horsemen of the potential AI bubble apocalypse. They include spending risk, revenue risk, political risk, and technological risk." ☛ https://www.derekthompson.org/p/the-four-horsemen-of-the-ai-bubble | Source: Derek Thompson    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:24:50

  • "The problem isn’t so much that “our side’s” AI is better than theirs, or the other way around. Every LLM is going to have embedded biases, for a variety of reasons. Propaganda and copyright-related biases are only two." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/the-hidden-cost-of-new-york-times-ai-columns/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:25:05

  • "To put those figures in context, the global average cost of a data breach across all types of attack came to US $4.99 million." ☛ https://www.fortra.com/blog/5-million-threat-ai-supercharging-phishing-attacks | Source: Fortra LLC    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:25:18

  • "While I was waiting, I went searching in the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. Turns out the quotes attributed to ISBNdb did exist a few weeks ago. ISBNdb removed the pages and added a note on their news blog about it: [...]" ☛ https://www.manton.org/2026/07/31/media-on-book-scanning.html | Source: Manton Reece    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:25:33

  • "a test of market interest." ☛ https://www.404media.co/ai-company-training-scanning-books-database-isbndb/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:25:51

  • "I believe we should not consider AI safe. A critical event that may result in the extinction of Homo sapiens is possible, but the danger is not in open models, or China making faster progress than the US." ☛ https://antirez.com/news/172 | Source: Antirez    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:26:09

  • "The best way I’ve found to explain the dilemma comes from the AI researcher Daniel Meissler: it’s the difference between work and the gym." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/should-you-use-ai-for-a-task-heres-a-simple-way-to-decide.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:26:19

  • "My agent wasn’t trying to steal Carnegie Hall’s data. It was trying to help me buy Carnegie Hall tickets." ☛ https://www.zolkos.com/2026/07/31/agents-are-customers-too.html | Source: Rob Zolkos    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:26:29

  • "The company said the events stemmed from misconfigured third-party evaluation environments rather than deliberate attempts by the models to escape their testing boundaries." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/anthropic-cybersecurity-evaluation-claude-ai/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:26:41

  • "People just didn’t like it" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/07/31/2026/how-youtube-is-navigating-an-ai-tightrope | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:26:49

  • "In one case, Amazon blew $1.8 million by using Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet AI to match author details with product listings on its namesake ecommerce website." ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/amazon-catastrophically-expensive-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:27:47

  • "With the small web in mind I found these three options, sorted according to preference: [...]" ☛ https://www.arscyni.cc/file/warez_your_website.html | Source: Angelino Desmet    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:42:35

  • "The primary driver behind this migration is that my workflow has evolved and become more complex over the time. I now require: [...]" ☛ https://christiano.dev/post/migrating_to_obsidian/ | Source: Christiano Anderson    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:42:45

  • "The problem is Macs all require Thunderbolt adapters; you can't just plug an inexpensive(ish) PCIe card into a Mac (RIP Mac Pro)." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/getting-25g-ethernet-mac-thunderbolt/ | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:42:54

  • " can’t stress the point enough: the Apple device you’re leasing isn’t yours until you fully pay for it." ☛ https://morrick.me/archives/10359 | Source: Riccardo Mori    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:43:08

  • "After seeing these numbers, I wanted to know how much Hamburg pays Microsoft directly for licences." ☛ https://alsterrunde.com/when-will-hamburg-move-away-from-microsoft/ |    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:43:26

  • "Hamburg will assess replacing Microsoft 365 with openDesk to reduce dependence on the American tech company in public administration." ☛ https://cybernews.com/tech/hamburg-microsoft-opendesk/ | Source: Cybernews    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:43:36

  • "It’s a deep night and I’m psyched up having watched around 20 Kpop music videos in one sitting." ☛ https://aartaka.me/no-laptop.html | Source: Artyom Bologov    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:44:02

  • "Fauci may have misjudged, mishandled, or misstated many particulars." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/fauci-senate-diary-rand-paul/688135/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:44:12

  • "Apparently left-handed people can't use a fountain pen as the left hand smudges the ink as they write. I call bullshit on that." ☛ https://kevquirk.com/left-handed-people-cant-use-a-fountain-pen | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:45:37

  • "Check out Bruce Lawson’s interview with Alex Moore, executive director and co-founder of Open Web Advocacy." ☛ https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/bruce-lawson-interviews-owa--for-a-better-web/ | Source: Open Web Advocacy    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:46:01

  • "This is that edition. I have renamed it The C++ Interview Book because the daily-email framing no longer fits what the book has become." ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/07/31/the-cpp-interview-book | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:46:08

  • "You can send the marmots a tip through OnlyMarms or donate to the research directly here, which I wish I knew before giving OnlyFans my credit card." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/07/30/marmots-now-have-an-onlyfans-account-to-fund-research.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:46:33

  • "Looking at the strings, this clearly isn’t a random collision. Those could be expected when doing \(2^{64}\) lookups in a dictionary of \(2^{64}\) keys, but my data is nowhere near that large." ☛ https://curiouscoding.nl/posts/gxhash-collision/ | Source: Groot Koerkamp    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:46:43

  • "With our new model, we were able to interpret the spectral lines used to determine the solar silver abundance more accurately" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-finally-solved-the-suns-missing-silver-mystery | Source: Science Alert    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:46:56

  • "In a little less than two months after I started, I’ve replied to every one of those emails. In fact, I’ve been replying to replies (and new messages) for a couple weeks." ☛ https://ratfactor.com/inbox2026-done | Source: Dave Gauer    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:47:20

  • "Then an acquaintance mentioned that hey, you can actually pop those forks off from the cactus and grow them separately." ☛ https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2026/07/31/cactus/ | Source: Herman Õunapuu    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:47:32

  • "I know this is not a common experience. It’s a byproduct of a trait that has shaped me." ☛ https://heyloura.com/2026/07/31/the-mask-in-the-mirror.html | Source: Loura    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:47:42

  • "i'm gonna be showcasing some of the stuff i've made in that third category, cuz it's the most interesting. i've narrowed this down into four (completely arbitrary) sections." ☛ https://sebsite.pw/w/20260731-mashups.html | Source: Sebastian    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 08:47:52

  • "Where we think "The Media" exists, there is a vacuum. As Techrights author Roy surmises, this is a golden opportunity for young people who've done things like media degrees but feel themselves on the scrapheap. There are billions of people wishing for the emergence of new networks and voices." https://cybershow.uk/content/blog/fall/fall.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 09:07:14

  • "Go 1.27 is coming soon, so it’s a good time to get a head start on what’s new." ☛ https://victoriametrics.com/blog/go-1-27/ |    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:38:42

  • "time-machine is my library for mocking the current date and time in Python tests. I’ve just released version 3.3.0 with a decent number of changes, so here’s a lovely summary for you." ☛ https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/07/31/python-time-machine-3.3.0/ | Source: Adam Johnson    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:39:05

  • "Python 2 is famously relaxed about mixing tabs and spaces in Python code" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/Python3TabsMisunderstanding | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:39:19

  • "Those who commit often and without much thought." ☛ https://beza1e1.tuxen.de/git_two_users.html | Source: Andreas Zwinkau    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:39:41

  • "I dabbled into mechanistic interpretability as I am bored one day while also under existential dread that AI is gonna kill us all (thank you Rob Miles and Mythos, again)." ☛ https://clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/07-31-mechanistic-interpretability-and-applications-the-final-fronteir-of-hacking.gmi | Source: Martin Chang    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:39:50

  • "To tell Emacs where your Git repositories are, so that it can record all of them as known projects, do M-x project-remember-projects-under and select the directory at the follow-up prompt." ☛ https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-07-31-re-linkarzu-what-i-need-from-emacs/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:40:00

  • "This Element is free online from 23rd July 2026 - 6th August 2026" ☛ https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/how-gen-z-discover-and-consume-books/070F92C1F5A86ECC181F192C898B692F | Source: uni Cambridge    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:41:05

  • "Portland State University researchers Kathi Inman Berens and Rachel Noorda have a new book from Cambridge University Press entitled" ☛ https://raforall.blogspot.com/2026/07/new-book-on-gen-z-reading-habits.html | Source: Becky Spratford    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:41:14

  • "This article explores a software licensing system used in a proprietary enterprise software package from circa 1994" ☛ https://yingtongli.me/blog/2026/07/31/drm6.html | Source: Lee Yingtong Li    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:41:34

  • "I come to you with a weird little problem, one that I thought should have been resolved many many years ago, but apparently, no" ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/vlc-stream-multi-audio-subs.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:42:09

  • "TMR is an efficient package that has been stable for years. This new version introduces some nice new features as well as several smaller internal refinements." ☛ https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-07-31-emacs-tmr-1-4-0/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:42:20

  • "There was a long discussion on mutt-dev about this change." ☛ https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/commit/dda22dba0990645ed7961899a87ae5b1ea36d2e7 | Source: GitLab    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:42:36

  • "Unlike most other pen plotters, this one has delta kinematics. In two dimensions like this, that means it has two parallel arm linkages, each with an endpoint on a carriage riding on a rail." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/07/31/this-diy-pen-plotter-has-delta-kinematics-and-a-tool-changer/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:43:12

  • "To achieve this, [Aaron] whipped up a custom PCB which replaces the original cable attached to the NES Advantage" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/nes-advantage-stick-gets-bluetooth-upgrade/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:43:24

  • "tiny open-source desktop gremlin." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/tiny-desktop-robot-has-radar/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:43:43

  • "Well, upon opening the small device, the first issue is that there is no labeling on any of the parts, so simply adding a jumper on to existing microcontroller pins without damaging anything wouldn’t easily be possible." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/a-complex-way-to-push-a-button/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:43:58

  • "As an unfortunate side effect of being me, I wanted to talk about the Apple Newton." ☛ https://www.dgriffinjones.com/extraordinary/demoing-the-apple-newton-on-comfort-zone-111.html | Source: D Griffin Jones    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:44:36

  • "It also amuses me that the all-metal TP-Link box was SOHO kit, where I suspect the Belkin was made for residential use." ☛ https://www.rubenerd.au/swapping-out-a-switch-for-an-old-belkin/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:44:47

  • "So he did. The CR4501 will happily give you its entire firmware over the debug port, after which it was time for analysis in Ghidra." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/hacking-a-commercial-colorimeter-to-add-ral-color-code-support/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:45:04

  • "On July 24th, I received an email from srcmgr@ informing me that I had been granted a src commit bit" ☛ https://minsoo.io/p/im-now-a-freebsd-committer | Source: Minsoo Choo    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:45:44

  • "So I decided to start contributing to relayd(8) and httpd(8)()." ☛ https://rsadowski.de/posts/2026/dead-software-walking-relayd-and-httpd/ | Source: Rafael Sadowski    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:45:53

  • "Of the three proposals in the Triptych Project, my multi-year odyssey to add a few small-but-powerful features to HTML, the one that generates the most questions is Button Actions." ☛ https://unplannedobsolescence.com/blog/buttons-vs-links/ | Source: Alex Petros    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:46:22

  • "The feature uses progressive enhancement: it works without JS, but uses HTMX to add some niceties when JS is enabled." ☛ https://www.rafa.ee/articles/progressive-enhanced-forms-htmx/ |    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:46:38

  • "For CSS Day this year we created a set of cheatsheets explaining Flexbox, Grid, Anchor positioning and Invoker commands." ☛ https://polypane.app/blog/cheatsheets-for-flex-grid-anchor-positioning-and-invoker-commands/ | Source: Polypane B V    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:46:48

  • "So I built myself a television station." ☛ https://blog.hofstede.it/building-my-own-tv-station-ersatztv-in-a-freebsd-jail-with-intel-hardware-transcoding/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:47:01

  • "Part 5 of 5 in the series “AS201379 BGP Journey”" ☛ https://blog.hofstede.it/running-your-own-as-an-ixp-over-vxlan-ipv4-on-the-overlay-and-a-config-spring-clean/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:47:13

  • "Part 5 of 5 in the series “AS201379 BGP Journey”" ☛ https://blog.hofstede.it/running-your-own-as-an-ixp-over-vxlan-ipv4-on-the-overlay-and-a-config-spring-clean/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:47:25

  • "I have a bunch of PNG scans I want to make into a single PDF." ☛ https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2026/08/01/series-of-png-files-to-a-pdf/ | Source: Darren Goossens    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:47:35

  • "If you wan’t to speak to me, send an email. My contact form is out of service indefinitely." ☛ https://dbushell.com/2026/07/31/contact-form-saga/ | Source: David Bushell    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:47:49

  • "Since the HTML for the tags and the toast button are right next to each other, I can use the CSS sibling combinator to target the tags + toast buttons I want to hide." ☛ https://departure.blog/toast-button-post-tags/ |    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:48:00

  • "One of my most requested blog posts has always been something on inverse kinematics and foot locking." ☛ https://theorangeduck.com/page/inverse-kinematics-foot-locking | Source: Daniel Holden    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:48:51

  • "Elliot Williams and Al Williams got together to compare notes on the most interesting posts this week on the site." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/hackaday-podcast-episode-380-3d-printing-the-rainbow-ir-and-ip-camera-hacks-and-americium-241-on-the-loose/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:49:12

  • More EU rules that could restrict freedom of expression | "Fler EU-regler som kan begränsa yttrandefriheten" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/07/31/fler-eu-regler-som-kan-begransa-yttrandefriheten/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:50:13

  • "The dependence on Microsoft is comparable to the dependence on Russian gas." | "Wechsel zu Open Source: „Die Abhängigkeit von Microsoft ist vergleichbar mit der Abhängigkeit von russischem Gas“ - WELT" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article6a3e56d9113e90346dc4dc26/wechsel-zu-open-source-die-abhaengigkeit-von-microsoft-ist-vergleichbar-mit-der-abhaengigkeit-von-russischem-gas.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:50:41

  • Fingrid disconnects fiber optic connection to Russia | "Fingrid katkaisee valokuituyhteyden Venäjälle | HS.fi" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fi&tl=en&u=https://www.hs.fi/visio/art-2000012171735.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:51:10

  • "The Bond Market Doesn’t Like Bullshit - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-bond-market-doesnt-like-bullshit    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:51:24

  • "Will Britain’s New Prime Minister Miss the Moment?" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/will-britains-new-prime-minister    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:51:37

  • Old Windows machine? First the assessment, then the decision. | "Vanha tietokone käyttöön Linuxilla | ReHost Finland" https://rehost.fi/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:52:43

  • "The dependence on Microsoft is comparable to the dependence on Russian gas." https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article6a3e56d9113e90346dc4dc26/wechsel-zu-open-source-die-abhaengigkeit-von-microsoft-ist-vergleichbar-mit-der-abhaengigkeit-von-russischem-gas.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:55:03

  • "In the Americas, Canada's OSFI I-CRT Framework and Brazil's LGPD proactive enforcement resolutions" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-2025-risk-report | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:57:35

  • "Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus, is now available for ROSA on the AWS Marketplace." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-openshift-platform-plus-rosa-aws-marketplace | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:57:41

  • "To achieve true system reliability and scale, modern infrastructure leaders are realizing they must pivot from localized automation scripts to a standardized, enterprise-wide platform approach." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-ansible-all-stars-driving-future-network-and-infrastructure-automation | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:57:47

  • Kubernetes v1.37 Sneak Peek | Kubernetes ⚓ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/07/31/kubernetes-v1-37-sneak-peek/ ䷉ Source: Kubernetes Blog | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//kubernetes.io/blog/2026/07/31/kubernetes-v1-37-sneak-peek/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:59:22

  • "While the fundamentals haven’t changed, Linux itself has evolved." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/linux-interview-questions-with-answers/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 12:59:56

  • PureOS Development Report: June 2026 ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-development-report-june-2026/ | Source: Purism    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:00:13

  • Montana’s new “right to try” law can’t come soon enough for some ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/31/1140945/montanas-new-right-to-try-law-cant-come-soon-enough-for-some/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:17:42

  • Clint Adams: N.K. Jemisin is doing a worldbuilding workshop at the Bronx Library Center tomorrow afternoon ☞ https://xana.scru.org/posts/bamamba/lekkerderworst.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:19:05

  • Tiny Wins for Packagers: End-of-Week Update (2026-07-31) ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2026/07/31/tiny-wins//    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:20:07

  • Self-Managed S3 Buckets for Lambda Code: You Finally Own the Artifact ☞ https://kerneltalks.com/cloud-services/self-managed-s3-buckets-for-lambda-code-you-finally-own-the-artifact/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:22:03

  • Understanding the CLAUDE.md File: A Beginner’s Guide to Getting More Out of Claude ☞ https://kerneltalks.com/ai/understanding-the-claude-md-file-a-beginners-guide-to-getting-more-out-of-claude/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:22:33

  • Promoting slop ☞ https://kerneltalks.com/ai/ai-agents-explained-a-guide-for-beginners/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:23:50

  • Explaining That Software Patents Are Neither Legal Nor Desirable ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/01/Explaining_That_Software_Patents_Are_Neither_Legal_Nor_Desirabl.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:24:07

  • Rejection Is Not Denial: What a Final Office Action Actually Costs ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/07/rejection-is-not-denial-what-a-final-office-action-actually-costs.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:24:34

  • European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Legal Concerns and Suspicions of Irregularities ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_Legal_Concerns_and_Suspicions.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:24:52

  • European Patent Office (EPO) Series: From Alicante to Munich: Another Smooth Ride ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_From_Alicante_to_Munich_Anoth.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:25:07

  • Another WirelessWerx IP geofencing patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/7/31/another-wirelesswerx-ip-geofencing-patent-challenged    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:25:26

  • Munich Regional Court stops Suno using GEMA-protected music ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/munich-regional-court-stops-suno-using-gema-protected-music/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:25:53

  • Validity of IP Edge entity Kreatosphere patent monopoly being investigated ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/7/31/validity-of-ip-edge-entity-kreatosphere-patent-being-investigated    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:26:39

  • zipdump.py: Metadata Encoding, (Fri, Jul 31st) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33202    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:27:00

  • New open source printer has 7 toolheads that swap in 5 seconds for fast, zero-waste multi-color 3D printing ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/sovol-m1d-3d-printer-is-the-first-open-source-idex-design-with-an-integrated-tool-changer-seven-heads-for-quick-swapping-materials-with-two-fully-independent-nozzles    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 13:27:41

  • AI: Considerations for people who make decisions ☞ https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/ai-for-decision-makers/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 14:51:06

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/politics/head-start-deregulation.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 14:51:22

  • Cameroon president's absence sparks debate over government inaction ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/cameroon-president-s-absence-sparks-debate-over-government-inaction    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 14:51:42

  • Michigan was to be a ‘haven state’ for abortion. It didn’t happen ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigan-was-to-be-a-haven-state-for-abortion-it-didnt-happen/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 14:52:36

  • Senate committee advances nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to be Convicted Felon’s CDC director ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/07/senate-committee-advances-nomination-of-dr-erica-schwartz-to-be-trumps-cdc-director/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 14:52:51

  • Swapping out a switch for an old Belkin ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/swapping-out-a-switch-for-an-old-belkin/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 14:53:55

  • This DIY pen plotter has delta kinematics and a tool changer ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/07/31/this-diy-pen-plotter-has-delta-kinematics-and-a-tool-changer/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 14:54:38

  • VLC secrets: Convert or stream multi-audio multi-sub videos ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/vlc-stream-multi-audio-subs.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:00:16

  • Reverse engineering 1990s legacy enterprise software licensing ☞ https://yingtongli.me/blog/2026/07/31/drm6.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:00:38

  • Scientists May Have Finally Solved The Sun's Missing Silver Mystery ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-finally-solved-the-suns-missing-silver-mystery    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:01:33

  • Amazon Insiders Horrified at “Catastrophically Expensive” Internal Hey Hi (AI) Usage ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/amazon-catastrophically-expensive-ai    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:02:10

  • Mark Kapo-berg’s Pivot to Hey Hi (AI) Is Blowing Up in His Face Spectacularly ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-pivot-ai-blowing-up-face    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:04:24

  • EU to Crack Down on Hey Hi (AI) Deepfakes, Illicit Imagery and Hacking With New Team in Brussels ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/eu-to-crack-down-on-ai-deepfakes-illicit-imagery-and-hacking-with-new-team-in-brussels/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:06:11

  • Pluralistic: Better to beg forgiveness (31 Jul 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/31/just-do-it/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:06:29

  • pigs along the south eastern border https://yle.fi/a/74-20238900 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virolahti Sompi    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:06:59

  • Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Systems Investigated as Officials Warn About Iranian Hackers ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cyberattacks-on-minnesota-water-systems-investigated-as-officials-warn-about-iranian-hackers/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:07:54

  • CareCloud Data Breach Impacts Over 350,000 ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/carecloud-data-breach-impacts-over-350000/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:08:21

  • Critical Code Execution Vulnerability Patched in TeamCity ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-code-execution-vulnerability-patched-in-teamcity/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:08:30

  • Anthropic discloses that Claude hacked three organizations during internal tests ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/31/anthropic-discloses-claude-hacked-three-organizations-internal-tests/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:08:54

  • What the Hugging Face breach reveals about defense in the age of agentic Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/hugging-face-breach-agentic-ai-security-op-ed/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:09:07

  • Meta India head named in case over Facebook (Farcebook) videos targeting PM Narendra Modimir ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/meta-india-head-named-in-case-over-facebook-videos-targeting-pm-narendra-modi    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:10:02

  • Solomon Islands signs security agreement with US, reaffirms neutrality ☞ https://rfa.org/english/pacific/2026/08/01/solomon-islands-security-agreement-usa/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:13:11

  • Sri Lanka sentences two ex-security officials to death over 2019 bombings ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka-sentences-ex-police-chief-to-death-over-2019-bombings    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:13:26

  • Archaeologists Find Hundreds of Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/americas/amazon-archaeology-geoglyphs.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:14:05

  • I Flew in the Douglas DC-3, a WWII Workhorse of Aviation, Over the Amazon ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/americas/plane-douglas-dc3-wwii-colombia.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:15:43

  • Rights group urges Ecuador to comply with court ruling ordering elimination of gas flares ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/07/rights-group-urges-ecuador-to-comply-with-court-ruling-ordering-elimination-of-gas-flares/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:16:05

  • This College Changed Grades Behind Professors’ Backs. Then Things Got Weirder. ☞ https://www.chronicle.com/article/this-college-changed-grades-behind-professors-backs-then-things-got-weirder    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:17:06

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man's Proposed Rules for Funding Would Destroy American Science ☞ https://www.chronicle.com/article/trumps-proposed-rules-for-funding-would-destroy-american-science    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:17:33

  • "their "hidden debt" balloons to over $1.65 trillion." ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/big-tech-spends-more-than-usd1-trillion-on-ai-infrastructure-additional-usd745-billion-expected-to-be-added-to-the-figure-in-2026-alone    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:18:37

  • Windows TCO: Critical Flaw Allowed to Microsoft trap Azure Cosmos DB Pwnage ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-flaw-led-to-azure-cosmos-db-pwnage/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:19:06

  • Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company is fighting 'a hundred-year flood' on memory pricing — expects to pay even more for memory in September following recent price hikes ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/apple-nearly-doubled-its-inventory-to-11-09-billion-as-memory-costs-ate-its-gross-margin    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:19:51

  • This Week in GNOME: #260 Freezing ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/07/twig-260/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:20:40

  • NanoPi R28S – A tiny dual GbE Rockchip RK3528A wireless SBC and router with a USB-C console port ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/31/nanopi-r28s-a-tiny-dual-gbe-rockchip-rk3528a-wireless-sbc-and-router-with-a-usb-c-console-port/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:20:56

  • plRuby ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/plruby-3349/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:21:36

  • This Week in Plasma: Emoji Resizing ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/01/this-week-in-plasma-emoji-resizing/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:23:13

  • Servo 0.4.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1086555/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:27:21

  • The Servo Blog: June in Servo: real world compat, media queries, SharedWorker, and more! ☞ https://servo.org/blog/2026/07/31/june-in-servo/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:27:41

  • Otto Kekäläinen: Estonia, the country of the fit and the wit ☞ https://optimizedbyotto.com/post/estonia-well-governed-country/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:28:39

  • GSoC Alumni Camp Delhi 2026 ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2026/07/29/gsoc-alumni-camp-delhi-2026/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:29:22

  • Resources 51 Beta Added PowerPC CPU Temp & More AMD NPU Monitoring ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/07/resources-51-beta-powerpc-cpu-amd-npu/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:30:00

  • Mosaic adds automatic window tiling to GNOME Shell ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/mosaic-automatic-window-tiling-gnome-shell    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:30:25

  • Install Realtek Wifi Drivers in Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/07/install-realtek-wifi-drivers-in-ubuntu-26-04/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:30:45

  • Facial Recognition at Madison Square Garden ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/facial-recognition-at-madison-square-garden.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:34:48

  • Government Playing a Dangerous Game With Drone Cybersecurity ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/counter-drone-zero-days    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:35:03

  • Starling is a new GNU/Linux desktop built using Hey Hi (AI) in six months ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/starling-ai-built-linux-desktop    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:36:02

  • Mabox 26.07 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/mabox    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:36:09

  • Kate Robertson on the Risks That Lie Behind Canada’s Unexpected Signing of the UN Cybercrime Convention ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/kate-robertson-on-the-risks-that-lie-behind-canadas-unexpected-signing-of-the-un-cybercrime-convention/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:36:34

  • Google Hey Hi (AI) Uncovers 13-Year-Old Chrome Flaw Amid Record Patching Pace ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/googles-ai-agent-uncovers-13-year-old-chrome-flaw-amid-record-patching-pace/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:36:54

  • Google Pulls Down Feature for AI-Generating Fake Satellite Images on Surveillance Giant Google Earth After It’s Immediately Used to Fake Terror Attacks ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-pulls-down-google-earth-ai-feature    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:37:22

  • 4MLinux 52.0 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/4mlinux    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:37:42

  • Google Earth Hey Hi (AI) image feature yanked after users raise misinformation concerns ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/07/31/business/google-earth-ai-image-feature-scraped-after-users-raise-misinformation-concerns/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:39:35

  • LinkedIn Now Lets Users Report Hey Hi (AI) Generated Slop Posts ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/ai-generated-slop-posts    

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

  • Inference-time scaling on Red Bait AI: Improving model reliability ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/31/inference-time-scaling-red-hat-ai-improving-model-reliability    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:41:17

  • Valve funding port of GNU/Linux RADV Radeon Vulkan driver to backdoored Windows — cross-platform effort already runs 'Counter-Strike 2' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/valve-funding-port-of-linux-radv-radeon-vulkan-driver-to-windows-cross-platform-effort-already-runs-counter-strike-2    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:44:11

  • Mini Review – Create beautiful screenshots with Gradia for GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.reallinuxuser.com/mini-review-create-beautiful-screenshots-with-gradia-for-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:44:32

  • Remi Collet: 🛡️ PHP version 8.2.33, 8.3.33, 8.4.24, and 8.5.9 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/07/31/PHP-version-8.2.33-8.3.33-8.4.24-8.5.9    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:45:01

  • Remi Collet: 📝 Redis version 8.10 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/07/31/Redis-version-8.10    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:45:24

  • Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2026/31 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/07/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-31/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:45:45

  • Arch GNU/Linux disables AUR package adoption ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1086489/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:46:16

  • aws s3 Commands: cp, sync, ls, and rm Examples ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/aws-s3-commands/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:46:38

  • AWS CLI Cheatsheet ☞ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/aws-cli/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 15:46:45

  • New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds with Dodo Duckie and Tormentum II - 2026-07-29 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-07-29-edition/index.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:02:56

  • EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.4.6 released ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202608/easyos-excalibur-series-version-746-released.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:03:36

  • Spurious correlations 0.2 is on CRAN! ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/07/spurious-correlations-0-2-is-on-cran/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:04:06

  • era 0.6.0: chronological comparison and difference ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/07/era-0-6-0-chronological-comparison-and-difference/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:04:29

  • Grey with pink-highlights theme ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202608/grey-with-pink-highlights-theme.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:05:03

  • Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1086487/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:05:22

  • Fixing Multi-GPU performance, part 1 ☞ https://zamundaaa.github.io/wayland/2026/07/31/fixing-multi-gpu.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:05:52

  • How to Install AMD Radeon Drivers on Fedora 44 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-amd-radeon-drivers-on-fedora-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:06:38

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

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:06:51

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

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:06:56

  • How To Install Nano Text Editor on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nano-text-editor-ubuntu-26-04/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:10:27

  • Why OOXML-Based Suites Handle ODF Badly ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/31/why-ooxml-based-suites-handle-odf-badly/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:11:03

  • Clock stopped at 04:45 The Medininkai massacre in the shadow of world powers ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3007040/clock-stopped-at-04-45-the-medininkai-massacre-in-the-shadow-of-world-powers    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:12:14

  • Latvia-Belarus border closed due to 'technical reasons' ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/31.07.2026-latvia-belarus-border-closed-due-to-technical-reasons.a657109/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:12:26

  • Boldly going in different directions? US and Russia diverge on joint space plans. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0731/space-program-russia-iss-united-states    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:12:53

  • Russia Designates Telegram Founder Pavel Durov As A 'Terrorist' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-telegram-durov-terrorist-extremist-internet-crackdown/33818974.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:13:05

  • More espionage cases seen in Latvian courts ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/31.07.2026-more-espionage-cases-seen-in-latvian-courts.a656982/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:13:22

  • Russian attack on Ukrainian capital kills at least nine people ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260801-russian-attack-on-ukrainian-capital-kills-at-least-nine-people    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:13:43

  • Ukraine’s Strike on Iranian Ship Shows How Two Wars Could Spiral ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/politics/iran-ukraine-war.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:13:57

  • Political Turmoil Will Not Derail Killer Robot Program, Ousted Minister Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/europe/federov-ukraine-killer-robots.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:14:13

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Backs Away From Deal to Let Ukraine Build Patriot Missiles ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/politics/trump-ukraine-patriot-missiles.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:14:26

  • War and peace: Ukraine’s ambassador in Washington joins our table ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2026/0731/ukraine-ambassador-olga-stefanishyna    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:14:42

  • US military is taking drone lessons from wars in Ukraine, Middle East ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2026/0731/us-drone-strikes-war-military-iran-ukraine    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:15:06

  • North Korea says NATO fuel plan shows alliance preparing for war ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-says-nato-fuel-plan-shows-alliance-preparing-for-war    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:15:17

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Says US Should Be 'Careful' About Granting Kyiv Patriot License Despite Zelenskyy Pleas ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-attack-wildberries-patriot-missile-license/33819054.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:17:12

  • Russia Targets Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles As Zelenskyy Awaits US Patriot Decision ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kyiv-ballistic-missiles-trump-patriot-missiles/33819648.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:17:24

  • Patriot Debate Deepens As Bacon Questions Convicted Felon Shift, Senate Moves On Ukraine Arms ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/patriot-missile-trump-bacon-republicans-ukraine-zelenskyy/33819653.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:17:35

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man says US has not agreed to Ukraine producing Patriot missiles ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260731-trump-says-us-has-not-agreed-to-ukraine-producing-patriot-missiles    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:17:51

  • No, this video does not show a drone attack on ships in Egypt ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260731-damietta-drone-attack-video-fact-check    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:19:56

  • Canada high court strikes down law barring judicial review of legal and factual errors ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/07/canada-high-court-strikes-down-law-barring-judicial-review-on-legal-and-factual-errors/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:20:24

  • On form factors ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/on-form-factors/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:20:52

  • Pakistan dispatch: deadly clashes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir escalate political crisis ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/pakistan-dispatch-political-unrest-intensifies-in-azad-jammu-and-kashmir-deadly-protest-clashes-deepen-political-crisis/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:21:49

  • S. Korea records highest-ever temperature of 41.4 deg C as heatwave intensifies ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-korea-records-highest-ever-temperature-of-41-4-deg-c-as-heatwave-intensifies    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:23:29

  • COME ON!!! MOAR DATA CENTRES!!!    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:23:59

  • Indonesia President Prabowo willing to go to North Korea to open a dialogue at request of South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/indonesia-president-prabowo-willing-to-go-to-north-korea-to-open-a-dialogue-at-request-of-south    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:24:17

  • Taiwan hails late Hong Kong bookseller for ‘resistance’ against China ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/01/taiwan-hails-late-hong-kong-bookseller-for-resistance-against-china/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:24:48

  • Beijing Protests After New Zealand Minister Insults Chinese-Born Lawmaker ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/world/asia/new-zealand-foreign-minister-china-protest.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:25:04

  • Death toll rises to at least 34 after blast at Pakistan coal mine complex ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/blast-at-pakistan-coal-mine-complex-kills-eight-dozens-missing-official-says    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:25:27

  • China’s Pooh-tin urges deeper anti-graft fight in military, Xinhua reports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-xi-urges-deeper-anti-graft-fight-in-military-xinhua-reports    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:25:40

  • China Coast Guard patrols east of Taiwan, angering Taipei ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-coast-guard-patrols-east-of-taiwan-angering-taipei    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:25:49

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man’s tariffs are sending some companies back to China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/trumps-tariffs-are-sending-some-companies-back-to-china    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:26:26

  • China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed shoal near the Philippines ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/china-conducts-naval-air-patrols-around-disputed-shoal-in-south-china-sea    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:26:40

  • China denies US accusation of forced labour in Xinjiang ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-denies-us-accusation-of-forced-labour-in-xinjiang    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:26:52

  • Taiwan monitors China coast guard ships ‘drifting’ east of the island ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/31/taiwan-monitors-china-coast-guard-ships-drifting-east-of-the-island/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:27:07

  • Explosions, red flags: Chinese tourists reenact communist victory ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/01/explosions-red-flags-chinese-tourists-reenact-communist-victory/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:27:27

  • Exploring Kittens With Kitty Terminal Emulator ☞ https://itsfoss.com/kittens-kitty/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:28:08

  • Next Met Gala Show Will Honor John Galliano, Celebrated Designer Infamous for Antisemitic Rant ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/style/met-gala-costume-institute-john-galliano.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:28:53

  • Mexican soccer officials break ranks wth US and Canada by not rejecting FIFA’s World Cup privatization plan ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/lifestyle/mexico-breaks-ranks-wth-us-canada-not-rejecting-fifas-privatization-plans/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:42:09

  • Concerning Map Suggests The Worst May Be Yet to Come For Devastating European Fires ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/concerning-map-suggests-the-worst-may-be-yet-to-come-for-devastating-european-fires    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:42:45

  • A New Kind of HIV Pill Just Passed Its First Test in Humans ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-new-kind-of-hiv-pill-just-passed-its-first-test-in-humans    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:42:53

  • Did Everyone's Period Actually Go Weird in June? Here's What Experts Say ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/thousands-of-women-reported-disrupted-periods-in-june-heres-the-science-behind-it    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:43:07

  • Good News, at Last: Coral Reefs Presumed Dead Have Been Found Teeming With Life ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/coral-reefs-presumed-dead-have-been-found-teeming-with-life    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:43:23

  • 'Within 20 Km of 2 Million People': Major Volcano Is Hiding Two Active Magma Chambers ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/within-20-km-of-2-million-people-major-volcano-is-hiding-two-active-magma-chambers    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:43:34

  • Scientists Reveal The Chain Reaction That Leads to Gluten Attacking The Gut ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-how-gluten-reactions-in-the-gut-lining-lead-to-celiac-damage    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:43:49

  • Diabetes Drug Used For More Than 60 Years Found to Unexpectedly Affect The Brain ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/diabetes-drug-used-for-more-than-60-years-found-to-unexpectedly-affect-the-brain    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:43:57

  • Leopold Aschenbrenner Built a Hot Hey Hi (AI) Hedge Fund. Then it Melted Down. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/business/situational-awareness-leopold-aschenbrenner.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:44:29

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man blames Minnesota for cyberattacks on water sector, drawing pushback from cyber world ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/trump-blames-minnesota-water-cyberattacks-iran/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/13/The_Corporate_Media_Says_Microsoft_the_Security_Culprit_Not_Exp.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:45:37

  • We Are Alarmed by This PR Firm Using a Small Army of Fake AI-Powered Publicists to Barrage Journalists With Pitches for Its Clients ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/pr-firm-fake-ai-publicists    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:46:10

  • Major Publisher Cans $2.4 Million Book Deal After Author Was Accused of Using AI, for a Very Cynical Reason ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/major-publisher-million-book-deal-author-accused-ai    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:46:30

  • AI is only as reliable as its information, and some are learning this late ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/07/ai-is-only-as-reliable-as-its-information-and-some-are-learning-this-late/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:46:50

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man to Appeal Judge’s Ruling Denouncing I.R.S. Lawsuit as Exercise in Self-Dealing ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/politics/trump-appeal-irs-lawsuit-ruling.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:47:15

  • GEMA Notches a Major Legal Win Over Suno in High-Stakes Infringement Case — Hey Hi (AI) Music Platform Preps Appeal ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/31/gema-suno-lawsuit-decision/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:47:39

  • Heatwave pushes energy-hungry Tunisia to enforce rolling blackouts ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260731-heatwave-forces-energy-hungry-tunisia-to-enforce-rolling-blackouts    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:48:42

  • A Whale Gave Birth. A Drone Was There to Capture the Spectacle. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/australia/humpback-whale-birth-video-drone.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:49:22

  • Prompted by Proprietary Chaffbot Company Disclosure, Anthropic Finds Its Own Models Hacked 3 Organizations ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/after-openai-disclosure-anthropic-finds-its-own-models-hacked-3-organizations/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:50:09

  • xorshift32 RNG in Bash ☞ http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/44311/xorshift32-rng-in-bash    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:50:29

  • Maker Go ESP32-C5-EVB board features RS-485 interface, four relays, four opto-isolated inputs ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/31/maker-go-esp32-c5-evb-board-features-rs-485-interface-four-relays-four-opto-isolated-inputs/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:50:50

  • reTerminal Sticky 3.97-inch touch ePaper display is supported by four open-source firmware projects (so far) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/31/reterminal-sticky-3-97-inch-magnetic-touch-epaper-display-is-supported-by-four-open-source-firmware-projects/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:51:53

  • CISA guidance targets water sector security, open source Hey Hi (AI) and more ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2026/07/cisa-guidance-targets-water-sector-security-open-source-ai-and-more/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:52:21

  • Suricata, Jumbo Frames, and netmap ☞ https://oshogbo.com/blog/93/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:52:42

  • GNU nano 9.2 Adds New Buffer Synonym and Fixes Crashes ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/07/gnu-nano-9-2-adds-new-buffer-synonym-and-fixes-crashes/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:53:18

  • New Attack Puts Arch’s AUR Into Lockdown… Again ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/07/new-attack-puts-archs-aur-into-lockdown-again/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:53:50

  • Puppyman does not know Spanish and does not understand that desperado means outlaw    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:54:38

  • Michigan fills free college gap, lowers eligibility to 21 — for now ☞ https://bridgemi.com/talent-education/michigan-fills-free-college-gap-lowers-eligibility-to-21-for-now/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:55:56

  • Slop https://www.xda-developers.com/gcc-the-core-compiler-behind-linux-draws-a-hard-line-against-ai-code/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:59:20

  • I installed FreeBSD expecting a Linux alternative and discovered something completely different https://www.makeuseof.com/installed-freebsd-expecting-linux-alt-discovered-something-different/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 16:59:57

  • Arch Linux's AUR is under attack as malicious packages begin flooding the repository https://www.xda-developers.com/arch-linuxs-aur-is-under-attack-as-malicious-packages-begin-flooding-the-repository/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:00:26

  • "The Innovative Optical and Wireless Network Global Forum (IOWN Global Forum) expanded its partnership with the Linux Foundation's Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)." https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/optical-networking-pushed-deeper-into-the-cloud-with-iown-linux-mou/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:01:44

  • "This release also introduces an Elements panel that includes emojis, sounds, overlay transitions, animated text, and graphics." https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-26-7-video-editor-adds-graphics-adapter-for-linux-shake-video-filter    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:02:03

  • Linux Mint is suffering from nasty kernel crashes, but there's a quick way to go back https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-mint-70-nasty-kernel-panics-but-theres-a-way-to-quickly-go-back/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:02:23

  • Nonsense about slop in the headline https://camerajabber.com/photography-news/framework-desktop-the-repairable-linux-friendly-ai-mini-pc-for-open-source-creatives/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:03:52

  • Intel Nova Lake-S integrated graphics gain stable Linux support https://videocardz.com/newz/linux-7-3-will-enable-intel-nova-lake-s-integrated-graphics-by-default    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:04:17

  • "Virtual machines keep everything contained" https://www.howtogeek.com/dont-need-to-dual-boot-anymore-theres-a-better-way/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:04:55

  • ASUS Whisper Mode Advances Under Linux: Armoury Driver Gains New Interfaces https://www.igorslab.de/en/asus-whisper-mode-linux-armoury-driver-new-interfaces/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:05:26

  • Linux kernel patch boosts Steam Deck 1% lows by 31.8% by fixing AMD CPU clock handling https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112938/linux-kernel-patch-boosts-steam-deck-1-percent-lows-by-31-8-percent-by-fixing-amd-cpu-clock-handling/index.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:05:59

  • Thimbleweed Park 2 Announced for PC, Mac, and Linux by Monkey Island Creator https://www.ign.com/articles/thimbleweed-park-2-announced-for-pc-mac-and-linux-by-monkey-island-creator    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:06:26

  • Cryptominer Abuses Linux PAM to Hide From SOC Analysts https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/xmrig-linux-pam-forensic/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:06:58

  • "A new series of patches for the Linux Kernel could boost gaming performance on the Steam Deck and other Linux-based gaming handhelds with AMD APUs. They're not official yet, but Phoronix reports that they can boost low frame rates by over 30%." https://uk.pcmag.com/migrated-84555-gaming/166465/steam-deck-patch-boosts-low-frame-rates-by-30-for-smoother-gameplay    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:07:26

  • System76 goes to college – a case study https://system76.com/blog/post/system76-goes-to-college-a-case-study    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:08:39

  • "Some area have had these travel restrictions since early Q2 [...] I am also hearing that IBM is planning to close more offices in US... Don't know which one though, so it will be a guessing game." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kytdhe1h    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:45:32

  • "International Bullsh-t Machines - If you have PowerPoint skills and thrive under the pressure of being laid off, please apply." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyxg78xc "The bullsh-t starts from the top and rolls downhill: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna-goes-one-on-one-with-jim-cramer/vi-AA295NFl "    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:46:24

  • "Such a big advantage and we are so confident we had to go and buy a back up plan (HRL). Something isn’t right here." "I expect some clever marketing statements and no follow through. Same old song and dance." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kysmty2s    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 17:47:00

  • "In April this year, Japan introduced the term "Kokushobi". It consists of three Chinese characters: "cruel", "hot" and "day". The term is used to describe days when the temperature reaches 40c or more. The TV news now each day tells us to stay inside when possible, keep the a/c on and drink plenty of fluids." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2026/AUG2026/entry-1    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 18:22:52

  • "The pack rat is dead." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/packRat    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 18:25:02

  • "Lately, I've been scanning SDF's gopher space [0]. It's still very active and to me, it's as nostalgic as getting online for the first time. The difference though is the wisdom and age I have now vs. then. There are quite a few interesting "phlogs" or posts, as I call them." gemini://enemy.org/mrfusion/rants/2026-08-01.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 18:25:51

  • gemini://hugeping.ru/lRLJJjPQUvWZL4Mne88G.gmi   

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 18:26:15

  • self-hosted gemini://hugeping.ru/lRLJJjPQUvWZL4Mne88G.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 18:26:20

  • "So, this year, I forewent Hobinichi to actually use my Travelers Notebook knockoff. For the first half of 2026, I was in the Papertess undated vertical weekly, because I wanted Tomoe River Paper. Alas the daily times go from 6am to 8pm. And yes, maybe I don't NEED more, but if I write in an appointment at 3pm and am already close to the end of the day, it just FEELS not right. " gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260801hobonichi.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 18:27:11

  • "I feel lucky that I get to present my ~~BS~~ encouragement at COSCUP to prevent AI apocalypse, based on my work on RWKV. Hopefully landing in 40C3 too later this year." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/07-31-mechanistic-interpretability-and-applications-the-final-fronteir-of-hacking.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 18:28:05

  • "Youtube has pushed some Cult of the Lamb content at me, and while I still need to get the Woolhaven DLC, I was reminded of a very wholesome, very CotL-y story from my main file." gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260730CotL.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 18:28:38

  • "I wonder if it's my switching to handwriting Draft 1 and thus having introduced the friction of putting down this device, of switching of youtube and sitting with what I have written onto otherwise blank pages that want to be filled. But also, I've got no idea to continue. Which the previous times this happened, pen and paper actually helped out." gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260726Hand.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 18:29:18

  • "I just went straight to anger. Not even directed at the poor, hate-ridden existence that drove into the crowd. Anger at our politicians. Because every act or retracted support, any refusal to flag a rainbow sends the message, this is a group not worthy of support. Not worthy of protection. Fair game to mow down." gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260726NoGrief.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 18:29:52

  • anomalies in evolution https://theconversation.com/updating-darwin-biologists-are-returning-to-an-older-theory-to-explain-anomalies-in-evolution-276549    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 19:55:51

  • What really happens to your data when you click ‘delete’? https://theconversation.com/what-really-happens-to-your-data-when-you-click-delete-288317    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 19:56:12

  • Archcraft • August 2026 Release https://wiki.archcraft.io/news/63-news-release/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 19:57:48

  • Misguided to have outsourced to GAFAM/GitHub https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12904    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 20:00:27

  • Riding slop hype https://makululinux.us/aios-release-notes.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 20:01:30

  • 'FSFE', bribed by Microsoft, takes only on Apple https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260724-01.en.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 20:03:51

  • Vera Rubin Observatory https://xkcd.com/3278/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 20:04:11

  • Forth https://xkcd.com/3277/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 20:04:22

  • Recursive Trucker's Hitch https://xkcd.com/3276/    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 20:04:34

  • From The Chief Editor's Desk... https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202608/editorial.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 20:23:35

  • PCLinuxOS Screenshot Showcase https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202608/page14.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 20:23:56

  • The MP4 Patent Has Expired! https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202608/page08.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 20:25:44

  • August 25 https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202608/page05.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 20:26:28

  • Using Geany As A Typst Editor https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202608/page07.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 20:32:30

  • ICYMI: ShinyHunters Steals 297GB Of Data From Council of Europe https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202608/page02.html    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 20:34:08

  • "EchoStar to lay off 330 employees in Montgomery County"    

posted Saturday, August 01, 2026 at 20:47:48
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