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DOS on USB key bit me gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-08-03-bit.txt    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 06:15:29


  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2086.jpg    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 06:16:08


  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1729.jpg    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 06:16:13


  • softening gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/softening    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 06:16:54


  • "I too am someone who tends to have a lot of things I want to do and behind me lies a wasteland of discontinued projects. For a while this bothered me. But something interesting in my work life showed me how to change that mindset." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/cgi-bin/gemlog.py/post/re_dead_ends.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 06:17:40


  • "I walked in and sheepishly explained to the nice librarian that yes, I used to have a card (issued in 1994, when I was but a wee lad) but alas: it's gone missing. No, I don't remember my card number either." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/nullish-gets-a-library-card    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 06:18:34


  • because the CONSOLE is dead https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/microsoft-is-reportedly-planning-to-bring-xbox-360-games-to-pc-according-to-leaked-documents/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 06:32:44


  • "Reform admit they have no control over their own cybersecurity. Am I the only candidate ready for the war of tomorrow? Video collage from Victoria's Cult inquiry, incumbent MP's resignation and my work at the UN level. 8GB Swiss Archive will be tabled in the British parliament if the people of Clacton-on-Sea decide to vote Pocock, the local Australian." https://danielpocock.com/en/cults-leak-email-domains-revealed/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 06:34:20


  • "Daniel Pocock (Independent)" https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/26431338.clacton-candidate-wants-launch-worcestershire-party/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 06:35:06


  • "Daniel Pocock (Independent)" https://news.sky.com/story/all-the-clacton-by-election-candidates-13569320    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 06:35:38


  • "After the Supreme Court's Cox ruling reshaped ISPs piracy liability" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-offer-to-abandon-46-8-million-piracy-case-against-grande/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 07:17:18


  • "a very loud portion of Sony’s customers" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/03/sony-gives-its-disc-loving-customers-a-giant-middle-finger/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 07:17:40


  • "CDD’s intervention followed a previous successful suit to stop cell phone operators restricting or blocking [Internet] access during 2024’s post-election protests" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/08/mozambique-court-nullifies-decree-allowing-government-to-shut-down-internet/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 07:18:05


  • "Every day, these talibés, or students of the Qur’an, join thousands of other boys, some as young as five, on the streets of the city in search of a piece of baguette" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/03/senegal-st-louis-talibes-quran-children-forced-beg-human-trafficking-rights | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 07:18:21


  • "all position themselves as outside the mainstream due to their resistance to political correctness, contrarian takes on liberal conventional wisdom, and ‘both sides are corrupt’ nihilis" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/comedians-trump-colbert-fallon/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 07:18:57


  • "Nadezhdin had been seeking to stand in tightly controlled parliamentary elections in September." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260803-anti-war-politician-and-kremlin-critic-boris-nadezhdin-flees-russia-for-france | Source: France24    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 07:19:07


  • Still no financial report. Will they be struck off? https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/03/it-looks-like-brett-wilson-llp-delays-or-avoids-showing-its-atrocious-financial-state/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 07:48:16


  • "what he described as a worsening climate for Russian opposition figures following an unsuccessful attempt to revoke the residence permit of opposition activist Leonid Volkov." ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3010313/russian-independent-media-editor-says-he-is-leaving-lithuania-for-france | Source: LRT    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 08:10:16


  • Misinformation ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/operation-overload-matryoshka-state-elections-local-elections-berlin-germany-russia/a-78193305 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 08:10:28


  • "Anthropic and OpenAI disclosed in recent days that their AI tools breached the systems of other companies" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/meta-anthropic-google-openai-to-meet-trump-officials-about-ai-safety-testing/articleshow/132845022.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 08:10:53


  • China Won the Iran War ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-china-won-the-iran-war | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 08:11:07


  • "In this article, we will examine Coolidge’s account of the night he received with sadness the news that he would be the President of the United States" ☛ https://thenewleafjournal.com/calvin-coolidges-homestead-oath-of-office/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 08:12:00


  • [Old] "Medieval European monarchy ran on the same logic. Divine right was the operating system." ☛ https://om.co/2026/06/07/the-myth-the-mythos-and-the-man/ | Source: Om Malik    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 08:12:31


  • "For many production systems, the safest C++-to Rust migration strategy is not a full rewrite." ☛ https://blog.jetbrains.com/rust/2026/07/27/cpp-to-rust-migration/ | Source: PHP    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 08:13:55


  • "They explained to me that I wasn’t in trouble, but I wasn’t allowed to accept real money (I returned the cash)." ☛ https://tylersticka.com/journal/i-broke-my-4th-grade-class-economy/ | Source: Tyler Sticka    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 08:14:20


  • Even If Richard Stallman is ‘Weird’, So What? https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/even-if-richard-stallman-is-weird-so-what/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 08:21:36


  • Even If Richard Stallman is ‘Weird’, So What? https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/even-if-richard-stallman-is-weird-so-what/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 08:22:13


  • Related: Jeremy Bicha & Debian-Edu, TecKids, Ubuntu incest scandal at DebConf25 https://danielpocock.com/en/jeremy-bicha-debian-edu-teckids-ubuntu-incest-scandal-debconf25/ GNOME: pedos OK, GAFAM critics not OK    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 08:46:26


  • 1,000-Day Uptime https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/1000-day-uptime/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 08:50:30


  • GNU/Linux 4% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/kyrgyzstan/#monthly-200902-202608    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 08:57:47


  • Eradicate Misogyny (and Ostracise Misogynists) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/eradicate-misogyny-and-ostracise-misogynists/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:03:50


  • "And regarding the civilizational-level importance I’ve mentioned above: bitcoin will only be able to fulfill its promise if people hold their own keys." ☛ https://dergigi.com/2026/08/03/the-big-suck/ | Source: Gigi    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:04:18


  • "Hackers exploited a software flaw in Coldcard Bitcoin wallets, causing significant financial losses." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/hackers-hit-bitcoins-safest-hiding-place-in-ongoing-attack/articleshow/132821182.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:04:34


  • "Becoming just the eighth operator in U.S. history cleared to operate an autonomous drone airline is a massive regulatory milestone." ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/08/03/doordash-air-part-135/ | Source: The Drone Girl    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:04:45


  • "A custom SRAM-based chip design could cut the computing power needed by future space telescopes by nearly 59 times, potentially making it easier to image Earth-like planets around distant stars." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/sram-chip-cuts-space-telescope-computing-power | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:05:02


  • "I want to make something very clear," ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/02/climate-change-kills-pedro-sanchez-speaks-plain-truth-to-spains-deniers | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:06:11


  • "They’re saying one thing, and then they’re doing something completely opposite" ☛ https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/08/the-epa-says-they-want-pfas-out-their-policies-are-allowing-more-of-them-in/ | Source: The New Lede    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:06:28


  • "Christians, Long concluded to applause, must stand up to data centers." ☛ https://www.salon.com/2026/08/03/a-deal-with-the-devil-religion-motivates-data-center-opponents-in-texas-partner/ | Source: Salon    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:06:49


  • "The ‘Agreed Order’ was negotiated in secret and without any input from the communities forced to deal with [SpacexAI’s] pollution" ☛ https://www.memphisflyer.com/environmental-groups-call-out-spacexai-and-mdeq-over-agreed-order/ | Source: Memphis Flyer    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:07:09


  • "According to Statcounter’s FAQ page, here’s how it operates: [...]" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3204830/linux-didnt-actually-hit-10-percent-market-share-blame-bots.html | Source: PC World    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:07:48


  • "Windows Latest" is MICROSOFT PROPAGANDA site. PCWorld now cites it as a source of facts.    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:08:43


  • Hans-Christian Dirscherl; Managing Editor, PC-WELT. Windows boosters. https://www.pcwelt.de/windows    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:10:36


  • "The 1995 genocide in Srebrenica, alongside the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda" ☛ https://bianet.org/yazi/thirty-one-years-after-srebrenica-genocide-victims-still-await-justice-322111 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:10:53


  • "The offensive was also supported by covert cooperation between ISIS and certain local actors." ☛ https://english.anf-news.com/kurdistan/isis-tightened-siege-trapping-yazidis-in-shengal-86583 | Source: ANF News    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:11:09


  • "When the ISIS gangs stood at the doors of Shengal" ☛ https://english.anf-news.com/features/twelve-years-ago-the-yazidi-genocide-in-shengal-86574 | Source: ANF News    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:11:22


  • "Elon Musk will be spending $100 million to $120 million in at least eight states to help elect Republicans in November, according to The New York Times." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-stink-of-musk | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:11:44


  • "Sandinista Revolution" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-08-02/daniel-ortega-establishes-latin-americas-last-dictatorship-in-nicaragua.html | Source: El País    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:11:56


  • "I may have been wrong. Since I’ve resumed using 1Password, I’ve encountered a lot of significant issues." ☛ https://blog.kamens.us/2026/08/03/1password-problems-running-tally/ | Source: Jonathan Kamens    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:13:25


  • "I have no interest in identifying any witness or victim personally" ☛ https://danielpocock.com/en/cults-leak-email-domains-revealed/ | Source: Daniel Pocock    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:13:33


  • Allison Pearson Has Won https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/allison-pearson-has-won/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:37:19


  • "The new app had a bit of a rocky rollout after users raised concerns over the new AI health coach, user interface, and other issues, though Google has since addressed some of these complaints." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/974778/google-health-fitbit-data-apple-health-syncing | Source: The Verge    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:37:54


  • "ALPRs, sold by companies like Flock and Axon, use mounted cameras to capture vehicular data, which can be used to track people suspected of committing crimes." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/flock-cameras-guardrail-guy-advocacy-damage-people-dont-like-alprs/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:38:15


  • "Moreno-Mendez’s case is part of a sweeping expansion of DNA collection from people held for civil immigration violations" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/ice-dna-collection-fbi-codis/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:38:36


  • "The bill requires nearly any service hosting even a single piece of sexually explicit content to verify the ages of its users." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/03/the-screen-act-threatens-privacy-far-beyond-adult-websites/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:38:54


  • "A bipartisan bill just introduced would build an age check into the operating system of every phone and computer sold in America." ☛ https://reclaimthenet.org/senate-bill-would-put-age-checks-in-every-us-operating-system | Source: Reclaim The Net    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:39:04


  • Windows TCO ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/qilin-ransomware-h1-2026/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:41:30


  • Windows TCO ☛ https://insidetowers.com/cyberattack-disrupts-water-utilities-in-more-than-30-minnesota-communities/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:41:38


  • "Last year, while working on a refresh of a client site, we noticed something odd about the way the pages appeared in Google’s search results." ☛ https://dominickjay.com/writing/google-has-opinions/ | Source: Dominick Jay    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:46:54


  • "Jesus. I had to lookup almost every word to make sense of this." ☛ https://gruhn.me/blog/2026-08-03/ |    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:47:03


  • "Like many people who use AI to write, he uses this tiresome “I’m not a native English speaker 🥺” argument." ☛ https://borretti.me/article/review-job-less-utopia | Source: Fernando Borretti    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:47:08


  • "The transparency rules differ between providers (companies that develop and market AI systems) and deployers" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/974571/eu-ai-act-transparency-labels-rules-deepfakes | Source: The Verge    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:47:15


  • "Historically, researchers have discussed reward hacking almost exclusively in the context of reinforcement learning" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/03/1141009/heres-why-ai-agents-lie-and-cheat-to-reach-their-goals/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:47:28


  • "The linguistic range is vast. London alone is home to more than 250 languages." ☛ https://theconversation.com/ai-translators-are-getting-more-fluent-but-communication-is-never-just-a-matter-of-words-288739 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:47:41


  • "In his new book, The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning" ☛ https://newrepublic.com/article/213738/artificial-intelligence-god-test-adopt-ai-die | Source: New Republic    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:47:48


  • "Can you imagine buying a microwave that only worked half of the time? Or a plane? Or a pacemaker?" ☛ https://pogueman.substack.com/p/alexa-is-a-buggy-embarrassment | Source: David Pogue    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:50:34


  • "I was in this constant feedback loop with the algorithms" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/03/artist-immunity-blueprint/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:51:10


  • "You take your phone out of your pocket and look at it for a couple of seconds. Using a computer is different" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20239193 | Source: Yle    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 09:51:18


  • "Updated: Corden stated that his comment about Microsoft’s potential plans was taken out of context. He acknowledged that the corporation is indeed contemplating a change in its PC strategy, but this does not include leaving Steam." https://wnhub.io/news/stores-and-publishing/item-51634    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:20:18


  • "Earlier this year I wrote about how old point-and-shoot cameras are always a gamble because they will fail beyond repair." ☛ https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/08/03/giving-my-canon-sureshot-z180u-some-exercise/ | Source: Jim Grey    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:30:24


  • "Pick 3 skills from the list below and master them as quickly as possible: [...]" ☛ https://anniemueller.com/posts/waiting-to-be-found-by-only-you | Source: Annie Mueller    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:30:57


  • "In January 2019 I wrote out scores of prompts for thinking long term that I felt should inform the foundation I was later co-chair of, The Long Now Foundation." ☛ https://kk.org/thetechnium/88-prompts-for-long-term-thinking/ | Source: Kevin Kelly    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:31:10


  • "Now that the public comment period has closed for the proposed US federal funding rule change by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)" ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/08/03/ask-the-community-whats-next-for-the-omb-rule-change/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:31:26


  • "In semiconductor technology, a base material like silicon is permanently modified to induce certain electrical behavior." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/sketching-temporary-circuits-with-a-light-triggered-floquet-topological-insulator/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:31:59


  • "This is my first personal website rebuild in five years. My last was a (deliberately) over-engineered Serverless platform that ran only on AWS." ☛ https://barryfrost.com/articles/atmospheric |    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:32:33


  • "It doesn't have to be just physical homes, digital homeowners do it too." ☛ https://robertbirming.com/tool-trap/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:32:47


  • "I was lucky to have a few conversations with him on Twitter too back in the day. One in particular I remember was scheming with him to teach his American friends about cricket." ☛ https://www.rubenerd.au/rest-in-peace-om-malik/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:33:08


  • "Go's standard library has a slices package with a function called Backward. It lets you iterate over the elements of a slice in reverse order: [...]" ☛ https://antonz.org/going-backward/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:36:20


  • "The first and biggest thing that 'sh -x' doesn't give you is shell redirections." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/ShXWhatYouMiss | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:36:47


  • "I love Python’s batteries included philosophy and its standard library so much that I dedicated an entire Blaugust in 2024 writing about it: [...]" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/b-is-for-batteries-included-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:38:59


  • "time-machine is my library for mocking the current date and time in Python tests." ☛ https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/08/03/python-time-machine-o1-freezegun-on/ | Source: Adam Johnson    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:39:07


  • "C++26 is done (technically complete March 2026, publication expected later this year), so let’s explore the new features in C++, from a data science point of view." ☛ https://iscinumpy.dev/post/cpp-26/ | Source: Henry Schreiner    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:41:25


  • "In Physics simulations or game engines it’s sometimes useful to determine the speed with which two objects are approaching each other." ☛ https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2026/relative-velocity-and-closing-speed/ | Source: Eli Bendersky    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:46:21


  • "ryg_rans is not a library, never was. It’s a toy implementation of an algorithm whose core fits in something like 20 lines of code." ☛ https://fgiesen.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/ryg_rans-is-not-a-library/ | Source: Fabian “ryg” Giesen    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:46:58


  • "You can make your software developer life suck a bit less by using task runners to run common coding tasks consistently across multiple repositories" ☛ https://hamvocke.com/blog/task-runners/ | Source: Ham Vocke    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:47:17


  • "We (the maintainers of curl) took the entire month of July off from vulnerability reporting and in this post I will try to explain how this went." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/08/03/what-the-bliss-taught-us/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 10:47:30


  • "I got promoted last year this year I am getting 70/0 u think it’s low performers? 70/70 are safe if there m3 m4 cvp didn’t bring them down to 70/0" https://www.teamblind.com/post/microsoft-idc-silent-layoffs-eiccgfxx?commentsSort=recent    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 11:23:45


  • "The model did not hack anything. A model cannot hack anything." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/how-to-launder-a-break-in | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 11:26:30


  • "In its initial release, MCP server for RHEL provided a predefined set of read-only tools." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/dynamic-troubleshooting-guarded-command-execution-mcp-server-red-hat-enterprise-linux | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 11:27:28


  • TFC2: The Fertile Crescent 2 - Collapse of The Bronze Age RTS arrives August 18 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/tfc2-the-fertile-crescent-2-collapse-of-the-bronze-age-rts-arrives-august-18 ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/tfc2-the-fertile-crescent-2-collapse-of-the-bronze-age-rts-arrives-august-18    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 11:28:54


  • For your next group session - failure is truly deadly in the mini-game filled Machine Party | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/for-your-next-group-session-failure-is-truly-deadly-in-the-mini-game-filled-machine-party/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 11:29:14


  • Keychron announced "ZGM", open-source firmware for gaming mice | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/keychron-announced-zgm-open-source-firmware-for-gaming-mice/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/keychron-announced-zgm-open-source-firmware-for-gaming-mice/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 11:32:18


  • NVIDIA stable driver 595.91.07 and new feature driver 610.57.04 released for Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-stable-driver-595-91-07-and-new-feature-driver-610-57-04-released-for-linux/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 11:39:06


  • 2.5 Years of Weekly Hot Beverages https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/2-5-years-of-weekly-hot-beverages/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 11:51:16


  • Media Helps Farage Win by Boosting False (Invalid, Satirical) Choices https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/media-helps-farage/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 12:41:11


  • Mistfall Hunter is a new extraction ARPG that works on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/mistfall-hunter-is-a-new-extraction-arpg-that-works-on-steamos-linux/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 12:41:51


  • Anon: "yep, a lot more can be said about the media pointedly ignoring the serious candidates and helping Farage by highlighting the jokes instead"    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 12:42:28


  • According to Statcounter, Linux on the desktop crossed over 7% globally | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/according-to-statcounter-linux-on-the-desktop-crossed-over-7-percent-globally/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 12:43:09


  • Get plenty of games by supporting the 'Game industry hardship fund' | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/get-plenty-of-games-by-supporting-the-game-industry-hardship-fund/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 12:45:04


  • Lepton and FEX get prepared for the Steam Frame release | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/lepton-and-fex-get-prepared-for-the-steam-frame-release/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 12:45:11


  • Good Start for August https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/good-start-for-august/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 14:04:34


  • Arch Linux AUR hit with another wave of malware | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/arch-linux-aur-hit-with-another-wave-of-malware/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/arch-linux-aur-hit-with-another-wave-of-malware/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 14:05:34


  • THE FINALS will be adding a new "Elytra" anti-cheat | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-finals-will-be-adding-a-new-elytra-anti-cheat/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-finals-will-be-adding-a-new-elytra-anti-cheat/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 14:07:09


  • Adventure game Thimbleweed Park 2 announced | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/adventure-game-thimbleweed-park-2-announced/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/adventure-game-thimbleweed-park-2-announced/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 14:07:17


  • SLAPP Censorship - Part 139 Out of 200: Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Needs More Public Scrutiny (New Management Changed Nothing, It's Costing a Lot of Taxpayers' Money) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_139_Out_of_200_Solicitors_Regulation_Auth.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 15:01:55


  • Another business day over, STILL no financial report. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC347697/filing-history https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/03/it-looks-like-brett-wilson-llp-delays-or-avoids-showing-its-atrocious-financial-state/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:04:55


  • Hiding Aggression Against Women is a Terrible Business Model https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/hiding-aggression-against-women-is-a-terrible-business-model/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:13:19


  • "Why Is the U.S. Running So Low on Weapons? - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/the-us-isnt-making-enough-weapons/688150/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:15:34


  • USA: Age verification for operating systems | "USA: Ålderskontroll för operativsystem" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/03/usa-alderskontroll-for-operativsystem/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:15:57


  • pensions are in _*danger*_ from the AI bubble https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/risikovurdering-begyndere http://techrights.org/n/2026/06/29/Pensions_Tied_to_Ponzi_Schemes_Are_Themselves_Ponzi_Schemes.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:16:23


  • "Why Donald Trump Talks So Much About Foreign Election Interference | The New Yorker" https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/why-donald-trump-talks-so-much-about-foreign-election-interference    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:16:48


  • "Trump Spends The Weekend Fighting For The $1.776 Billion Slush Fund His Chosen Attorney General Swears Is Dead | Techdirt" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/03/trump-spends-the-weekend-fighting-for-the-1-776-billion-slush-fund-his-chosen-attorney-general-swears-is-dead/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:17:05


  • "Mitch McConnell is never coming back to the Senate - Salon.com" https://www.salon.com/2026/08/03/mitch-mcconnell-is-never-coming-back-to-the-senate/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:17:14


  • "Senate Republicans Rush to Immunize Money Launder-in-Chief's Tax Crimes - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/03/senate-republicans-rush-to-immunize-money-launder-in-chiefs-tax-crimes/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:17:25


  • "The pro-Israel lobby has swayed US presidents since Truman. It must end with Trump | US political lobbying | The Guardian" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/02/pro-israel-lobby-presidents    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:17:35


  • Gateway API v1.6: TCPRoute and UDPRoute Graduate to Standard | Kubernetes ⚓ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/08/03/gateway-api-v1-6-release/ ䷉ Source: Kubernetes Blog | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//kubernetes.io/blog/2026/08/03/gateway-api-v1-6-release/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:18:14


  • "PS in the featured image above, Arc is on the left, Dia is on the right." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/dia-becomes-arc/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:48:42


  • "I’ve been using FreshRSS for a while as a backend for NetNewsWire and decided to finally create an extension to add rssCloud support." ☛ https://andrewshell.org/2026/08/enhancing-freshrss-with-rsscloud-support/ | Source: Andrew Shell    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:48:48


  • "I particularly enjoyed the tweaks for EWW (Emacs Web Wowser) in this edition." ☛ https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/08/2026-08-03-emacs-news/ | Source: Sacha Chua    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:49:14


  • "Taking a break from ogling microscopic features in Intel’s semiconductor processors, [Ken Shirriff] is back to instead poking at decidedly macroscopic pluggable modules from the 1948 IBM 604 Electronic Calculator." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/energizing-a-vacuum-tube-flip-flop-module-of-the-ibm-604/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:49:41


  • "The build is based around an Arduino Nano — its job is to read RFID tags via an RC522 reader, with the tags themselves embedded in a series of small dolls belonging to [David]’s daughter" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/child-friendly-music-player-uses-rfid/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:49:54


  • "Circuit bending is a chaotic art. At its simplest, it can just involve making connections between random points on a circuit board to create weird sounds in musical hardware." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/circuit-bending-but-make-it-midi/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:50:06


  • "In the case of the Pac-Man game, Mnemonic said that the malicious code was activated by a user accepting a consent screen." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/pac-man-took-over-samsung-smart-tvs-to-share-home-internet/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:50:44


  • "Last Friday I talked about a flaky network switch that was wreaking havoc on our wired home network. A few of you sent thoughts, which I wanted to share." ☛ https://www.rubenerd.au/feedback-about-replacing-a-switch/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:50:52


  • "In the feedback about dropping X11 support, one very surprisingly common comment is from users saying they "need" kgamma" ☛ https://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/wayland-and-kgamma/ | Source: David Edmundson    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 16:53:36


  • "One way to do this is to precalculate the keyframes to replay with CSS" ☛ https://leanrada.com/notes/baking-physics-css-linear-abuse/ | Source: Lean Rada    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:07:31


  • "This post is a description of a technique I settled on." ☛ https://aartaka.me/new-menu.html | Source: Artyom Bologov    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:07:39


  • Four stable kernels for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1086900/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:34:02


  • AI Slop Keeps Flooding GNOME Extensions, So They Wrote a Manual for Bots Instead ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-shell-extension-instructions-for-bots/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:36:18


  • Singapore Bans Band Massive Attack for Displaying Palestinian Flag ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/asia/massive-attack-singapore-palestinian-flag.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:37:01


  • Leaked exams, dashed dreams: Why India’s ‘cockroach’ youth turned on Modimir ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/leaked-exams-dashed-dreams-why-indias-cockroach-youth-turned-on-modi    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:37:11


  • Bangladesh asks India to clarify stance on Hasina's planned New Delhi speech ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/bangladesh-asks-india-to-clarify-stance-on-hasinas-planned-new-delhi-speech    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:37:30


  • Wayland pain points – kgamma ☞ http://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/wayland-and-kgamma/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:38:04


  • Feedback about replacing a switch ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/feedback-about-replacing-a-switch/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:38:41


  • What the bliss taught us ☞ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/08/03/what-the-bliss-taught-us/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:39:31


  • IETF 126 in space ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/03/ietf-126-in-space/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:39:58


  • Rest in peace, Om Malik ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/rest-in-peace-om-malik/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:40:59


  • Bernhard R. Link: I learned something new about URLs today ☞ http://blog.brlink.eu/index.html#i72    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:43:55


  • Junichi Uekawa: Summer Holiday. ☞ http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/diary/daily/2026-Aug-4.html.en#2026-Aug-4-07:03:26    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:44:10


  • Multitenant Hey Hi (AI) inference with dynamic resource allocation on OpenShift ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/03/multitenant-ai-inference-dynamic-resource-allocation-openshift    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:51:59


  • John Goerzen: Celebrating 45 Years of Kermit with the First New C-Kermit Release in 15 Years (and working with a decades-old C codebase) ☞ https://changelog.complete.org/archives/44456-celebrating-45-years-of-kermit-with-the-first-new-c-kermit-release-in-15-years-and-working-with-a-decades-old-c-codebase    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:52:40


  • Across the EU, immigration being used as a 'political tool' across the political spectrum ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260803-across-the-eu-immigration-being-used-as-a-political-tool-across-the-political-spectrum-1    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:53:13


  • Late Night Linux – Episode 397 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-397/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:53:41


  • Slop promotion from Red Hat is the "new Linux"    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 17:55:48


  • Apple Music Classical Marks 150 Years of Wagner’s Ring With a Time-Synchronized ‘Listening Guide’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/03/apple-music-classical-marks-150-years-of-wagners-ring/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:06:18


  • Patriot Debate Deepens As Congressman Don 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 Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:06:47


  • Russian Logistics Sites Targeted Again As Zelenskyy Urges Faster Patriot Deliveries ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russian-drone-attack-wildberries/33820750.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:06:55


  • Drone Explodes on Russian Beach, Killing 7, Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/europe/drone-russian-beach-explosion.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:07:06


  • Russian Strike Destroyed Millions of H.I.V. Prevention Supplies in Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/health/ukraine-war-hiv-aids.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:07:22


  • The autonomous arms race in the Russia–Ukraine war ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-autonomous-arms-race-in-the-russia-ukraine-war/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:07:43


  • Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia kill at least six, spark fire at Wildberries warehouses ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260804-ukrainian-drone-strikes-on-russia-kill-at-least-six-spark-fire-at-wildberries-warehouses    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:08:09


  • Russian State APT Linked to Recent Public Wi-Fi Gateway Hacking ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/russian-state-apt-linked-to-recent-public-wi-fi-gateway-hacking/ "stealing Abusive Monopolist Microsoft account credentials via compromised Wi-Fi networks at hospitality organizations"    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:08:42


  • Russia-linked airstrike in Mali may violate international law, rights group warns ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/russia-linked-airstrike-in-mali-may-violate-international-law-rights-group-warns/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:09:29


  • Russian independent media editor says he is leaving Lithuania for France ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3010313/russian-independent-media-editor-says-he-is-leaving-lithuania-for-france    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:09:39


  • Russian Opposition Politician Flees to France ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/europe/russian-politician-exile-france.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:09:45


  • ‘Security for the future’: Inside Japan’s multi-trillion-yen push to strengthen its defence industry ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/security-for-the-future-inside-japans-multi-trillion-yen-push-to-strengthen-its-defence-industry    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:09:57


  • Trucks stuck at Latvia-Belarus border ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/03.08.2026-trucks-stuck-at-latvia-belarus-border.a657297/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:10:06


  • Closure of Latvia-Belarus border point proposed ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/04.08.2026-closure-of-latvia-belarus-border-point-proposed.a657376/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:10:19


  • Pluralistic: Dualism (03 Aug 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/03/andor/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:10:38


  • tiktok = anti-west platform https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/world/europe/andy-burnham-uk-prime-minister.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:11:02


  • So the PM serves himself like a dish on the CPC's plate    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:11:35


  • Firm connected to Bill Epsteingate to come closer to patent trolls and other such parasites ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/kl-gates-strengthens-patent-litigation-offer-in-munich-with-patent-attorneys/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:12:37


  • Release candidate: Godot 4.7.2 RC 1 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/release-candidate-godot-4-7-2-rc-1/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:12:51


  • Community Member Monday: Karl-Heinz Gruner ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/03/community-member-monday-karl-heinz-gruner/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:13:11


  • Linux Hits 10% Market Share?! ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linux-hits-10-market-share    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:13:21


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

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:14:03


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

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:14:17


  • How To Install proprietary trap AWS CLI on Fedora 44 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-aws-cli-fedora-44/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:20:45


  • How to win the battle for critical minerals ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/how-to-win-the-battle-for-critical-minerals/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:21:35


  • Felipe Borges: The Future of GNOME Boxes ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/feborges/future-of-boxes/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:23:23


  • howto vpn tunnel all traffic from LAN to WAN (WIFI) to srv via wireguard ☞ https://dwaves.de/2026/08/03/howto-vpn-tunnel-all-traffic-from-lan-to-wan-wifi-to-srv-via-wireguard/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:23:52


  • Security updates for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1086897/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:24:35


  • One kernel feature, 93% system throughput gone: A Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux 10.2 kernel regression and how to mitigate it ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/04/mitigate-newidle-linux-kernel-scheduler-regression    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:25:16


  • Stop patching and build a better WordPress stack with Red Bait Hardened Images ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/03/build-a-better-wordpress-stack-with-red-hat-hardened-images    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:25:46


  • NetBSD 11.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1086898/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:27:47


  • Slippery Slop ☞ https://blog.lx.oliva.nom.br/2026-08-03-slippery-slop.en.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:30:09


  • Twenty years of Pandoc ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1086976/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:31:03


  • Three years into Şimşek's program, Turkey's inflation down only 6.46 points ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/three-years-into-simsek-s-program-turkey-s-inflation-down-only-6-46-points-322170    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:32:17


  • Mexico partners with Viasat to expand internet access in rural areas ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-viasat-internet-access/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:32:36


  • South Korea’s military counter-intelligence command reform takes shape but concerns remain ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-military-counter-intelligence-command-reform-takes-shape-but-concerns-remain    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:33:42


  • Why The Insurrectionist Talks So Much About Foreign Election Interference ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/why-donald-trump-talks-so-much-about-foreign-election-interference    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:33:52


  • Michigan reports first 2 US deaths related to diarrhea-causing parasite ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigan-reports-first-2-us-deaths-related-to-diarrhea-causing-parasite/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:34:41


  • Spotlight on Fauci Said to Boost Book Sales for Kennedy and His Publisher ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/fauci-rfk-publisher.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:34:53


  • It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/us-military-gps-jamming-signal-medical-flight    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:45:17


  • Meet the Bee Vet, Now Making Hive Calls ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/science/honeybees-veterinary-medicine.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:45:38


  • Sheinbaum invites author of ‘The Anxious Generation’ to explain social control media’s impacts on kids: Monday’s mañanera recapped ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/sheinbaum-the-anxious-generation-mananera-monday/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:46:21


  • America Getting Lesson in Consequences of Convicted Felon’s War on Public Health as Rare Disease Outbreaks Ravage the Country ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/america-consequences-trump-public-health-rare-disease-outbreak-ravaging-usa    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:48:29


  • The Diarrhea Lettuce Is Officially Killing People ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/diarrhea-lettuce-killing-people    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:48:51


  • Top tick myths busted by Latvian researcher ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/03.08.2026-top-tick-myths-busted-by-latvian-researcher.a657273/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:49:37


  • North Korea’s naval buildup will stretch allied forces across the Indo-Pacific ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/north-koreas-naval-buildup-will-stretch-allied-forces-across-the-indo-pacific/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:50:04


  • Foreign tourists’ spending in South Korea surges with medical travel boom ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/foreign-tourists-spending-in-s-korea-surges-with-medical-travel-boom    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:50:31


  • Record heatwave spreads across Korean peninsula, prompting emergency response ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/record-heatwave-spreads-across-korean-peninsula-prompting-emergency-response    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:50:43


  • North Korea says US-led cyber threat warnings are bid to smear its image ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-says-us-led-cyber-threat-warnings-are-bid-to-smear-its-image    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:51:07


  • In a troubling sign, Nvidia RTX 50 series prices jump up to 30% in South Korea — TSMC wafer hikes and $20 GDDR7 modules push RTX 5090 past $5,100 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/in-a-troubling-sign-nvidia-rtx-50-series-prices-jump-up-to-30-percent-in-south-korea-tsmc-wafer-hikes-and-usd20-gddr7-modules-push-rtx-5090-past-usd5-100    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:51:54


  • 1MDB civil trial kicks off with Najib accused of using vast powers to enable US$5.6b fraud ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/1mdb-civil-trial-kicks-off-with-najib-razak-accused-of-using-vast-powers-to-enable-us5-6b-fraud    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:55:42


  • China warns of crop risks as heat sweeps agricultural regions ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-warns-of-crop-risks-as-heat-sweeps-agricultural-regions    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 18:56:13


  • Growing Proportion of Linux Commits Being Made by LLMs Not a Sign of LLMs Working, It's a Sign of Linux Development Being Shifted From Community to GAFAM and Other Slop Pushers https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Growing_Proportion_of_Linux_Commits_Being_Made_by_LLMs_Not_a_Si.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:18:14


  • There Might Be a Way to Observe Dark Matter Decaying Into Gravity Particles ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/dark-matter-may-be-transforming-into-weird-particles-that-fill-the-universe-with-gravity    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:18:32


  • Alzheimer's Brains Harbor a Previously Unknown Plaque, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/abnormal-new-structure-detected-in-the-brains-of-humans-and-mice-with-alzheimers-disease    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:19:26


  • Monday Microscope Mystery: What Is This Black-And-White Vista? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/monday-microscope-mystery-what-is-this-black-and-white-vista    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:19:40


  • Sponge Foraging in Dolphins Does Something Unique to Their Genes ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/some-dolphins-use-tools-and-it-does-something-unique-to-their-genes    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:19:57


  • Ecosystems of Rock-Eating Fungus And Tardigrades Found Thriving Deep Within a Gas Shale ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-entire-ecosystem-hundreds-of-feet-below-earths-surface-at-depths-thought-inhospitable-to-life    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:20:11


  • SQLite Critical CVEs or LLM Slop? (JFrog blog) ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1086936/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:20:42


  • Recent SonicWall Vulnerabilities Exploited in Ransomware Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/recent-sonicwall-vulnerabilities-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:21:03


  • Brinks Home Discloses Data Breach as Hackers Leak Files ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/brinks-home-discloses-data-breach-as-hackers-leak-files/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:21:20


  • One Year After Hell Toupée Deployed National Guard Troops to Washington, D.C., Statehood is More Important Than Ever ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/one-year-after-president-trump-deployed-national-guard-troops-to-washington-d-c-statehood-is-more-important-than-ever    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:22:19


  • River Bank Says Hackers Deleted Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/river-bank-says-hackers-deleted-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:22:58


  • Cyberattack Hits Liechtenstein’s Register of People Behind Companies and Foundations ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cyberattack-hits-liechtensteins-register-of-people-behind-companies-and-foundations/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:23:47


  • C-Kermit 11 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1086953/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:24:47


  • Vassar Agrees to $5-Million Fund to Settle Suit Claiming Women Were Paid Less ☞ https://www.chronicle.com/article/vassar-agrees-to-5-million-fund-to-settle-suit-claiming-women-were-paid-less    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:25:54


  • Tesla Whistleblower Describes Wildly Dangerous Safety Lapses While Developing Full Self-Driving ☞ https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/tesla-whistleblower-dangerous-safety https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-autopilot-staged-engineer-says-company-faked-full-autopilot/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:26:28


  • Microsoft raises European Xbox prices by up to £200 — RAMpocalypse and component shortages force major console markups ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/microsoft-raises-european-xbox-prices-by-up-to-gbp200-rampocalypse-and-component-shortages-force-major-console-markups    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:27:08


  • Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmars-aung-san-suu-kyi-meets-red-cross-official-government-says    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:27:27


  • Who’s suing Hey Hi (AI) and who’s signing: Perplexity’s motion to dismiss vs Reddit rejected, News Corp sues Brave ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/news-publisher-ai-deals-lawsuits-openai-google/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:28:23


  • New Micron lawsuit reignites fight over New York fab — complaint alleges 'forever chemicals' will flow into Oneida River ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/new-micron-lawsuit-reignites-fight-over-new-york-fab-complaint-alleges-forever-chemicals-will-flow-into-oneida-river    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:29:21


  • This Month in KDE Linux: July 2026 ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/03/this-month-in-kde-linux-july-2026/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:29:51


  • "The good ones left IBM or stepped down out of management. Managers basically became grunts of the executives. They have to do what they are told or lose their job. It became a job of keeping positive visibility with executives and managing up in order to survive." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz3fj1w7    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:35:12


  • persona gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/persona    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:55:06


  • "I've generally been a fan of the way Andrew Kelley, lead developer of the Zig programming language, has been talking in public in recent months. He's held the line against the use of counterfeit intelligence in Zig, and has been open about his disdain for it. This is good!" gemini://arcanesciences.com/gemlog/26-08-04/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:55:45


  • Root shell gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/08/04/root-shell.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:57:10


  • Scientists Have Found The Brain Circuit Behind Misophonia's 'Rage Response' ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-found-the-brain-circuit-behind-misophonias-rage-response    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:58:41


  • You're Not Imagining It – Some People Really Are More Attractive to Mosquitoes, Study Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/youre-not-imagining-it-some-people-really-are-more-attractive-to-mosquitoes-study-shows    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:58:51


  • This Tiny Organ Plays a Far More Profound Role in Human Longevity Than We Realized, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-organ-plays-a-far-more-profound-role-in-human-longevity-than-we-realized-study-finds    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:58:59


  • Ancient Microorganisms Discovered Inside One of Antarctica's Most Inhospitable Landmarks ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/unique-refuge-a-lost-sea-may-still-be-alive-beneath-antarcticas-eerie-blood-falls    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:59:13


  • The Number of Regular People Being Arrested for Protesting Data Centers Is Astounding ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/regular-people-data-center-arrest-protest    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 19:59:49


  • Scam Altman’s Parenting Strategy Sounds Low Key Horrifying ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-parenting-strategy-horrifying incest guy explains parenting?? https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sam-altman-sexual-assault-sister-annie-abuse-lawsuit-b2950916.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:00:27


  • Poll Finds Overwhelming Majority Disgusted by Convicted Felon’s Relationship With Hey Hi (AI) Industry, Saying He’s Using the Tech to Tear Down Democracy ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/polling-trump-ai-industry-democracy    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:00:44


  • Tech Bro Boasts He Used Hey Hi (AI) to Secretly Monitor Toddlers’ Conversations, Categorize Them In Giant Database ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/tech-bro-ai-toddler-conversations    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:01:07


  • Top Consulting Group PwC Caught Using Hey Hi (AI) on “Thought Leadership” Report About AI, Resulting in Corporate Document Filled With Bizarre Hallucinations ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/top-consulting-group-pwc-ai-report-bizarre-hallucinations where Sheela Zemlin (fraud) worked    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:01:49


  • N‑able Patches Vulnerability Exploited to Hack N-central Servers ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/n-able-patches-vulnerability-exploited-to-hack-n-central-servers/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:02:19


  • Daniel Pocock Campaigns on Platforms Against Social Control Media ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/03/campaigns-against-social-control-media/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:02:36


  • It Looks Like BRETT WILSON LLP Delays or Avoids Showing Its Atrocious Financial State ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/03/it-looks-like-brett-wilson-llp-delays-or-avoids-showing-its-atrocious-financial-state/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:02:52


  • Boastful Legal Letters That Reveal One’s Own Weaknesses ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/03/boastful-legal-letters-that-reveal-ones-own-weaknesses/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:03:00


  • The Proprietary Chaffbot Company Hack Shows the Genie Is Out of the Bottle ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/the-openai-hack-shows-the-genie-is-out-of-the-bottle.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:03:36


  • More on the Proprietary Chaffbot Company Agent’s Attack on Hugging Face ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/more-on-the-openai-agents-attack-on-hugging-face.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:04:02


  • Myanmar Junta Allows Aung San Suu Kyi Rare Contact With an Outsider ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/asia/myanmar-aung-san-suu-kyi-photos-icrc.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:04:17


  • 28.9M-parameter LLM runs locally on ESP32-S3 at 9 tokens/s ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/03/28-9m-parameter-llm-runs-locally-on-esp32-s3-at-9-tokens-s/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:04:47


  • Firefox Tooling Announcements: Firefox Profiler Deployment (August 3, 2026) ☞ https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-profiler-deployment-august-3-2026/149100    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:05:27


  • Boilerplate or Not: Reading “Secure” Broader Than IPSec in MPH v. Fashion Company Apple ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/boilerplate-or-not-reading-secure-broader-than-ipsec-in-mph-v-apple.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:06:01


  • $2,000 for Flow-Motion sensor patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/8/3/2000-for-flow-motion-sensor-patent-prior-art    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:06:26


  • $2,000 for Near Field Electronics input signal patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/8/3/2000-for-near-field-electronics-input-signal-patent-prior-art    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:06:42


  • Bayer loses Dutch Xarelto dosage patent monopoly in Sandoz appeal ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/bayer-loses-dutch-xarelto-dosage-patent-in-sandoz-appeal/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:07:00


  • Paris local division revokes Bostik’s cold-seal packaging patent monopoly in Henkel dispute ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/paris-local-division-revokes-bostiks-cold-seal-packaging-patent-in-henkel-dispute/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:07:24


  • ChronoWatch X2040 – A DIY watch with off-the-shelf Raspberry Pi RP2040 round display, 3D printed case, and custom firmware ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/03/chronowatch-x2040-a-diy-watch-with-off-the-shelf-raspberry-pi-rp2040-round-display-3d-printed-case-and-custom-firmware/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:12:13


  • Rakudo Weekly 2026.31 Forever Language ☞ https://rakudoweekly.blog/2026/08/03/2026-31-forever-language/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:12:49


  • Google Earth Disables Hey Hi (AI) Tool After One Day Over Disinformation Concerns ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/technology/google-earth-ai-satellite-images.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:13:04


  • Seems like bashing based on the biases of the author, not something based on a lack of qualifications https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/08/03/burnham-sackman-justice-minister/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:15:41


  • Lithuania seeks AI-powered air defence network after drone incidents ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3010063/lithuania-seeks-ai-powered-air-defence-network-after-drone-incidents    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:16:27


  • WestJet Strike Ends After Canadian Airline Reaches Deal With Flight Attendants ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/canada/westjet-strike-update-flight-attendants-canada.html    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:16:58


  • Fourteen dead, thousands displaced as rains, floods strike southern India ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/fourteen-dead-thousands-displaced-as-rains-floods-strike-southern-india    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:17:28


  • GNOME Document Viewer 51 Beta Added Visual Signatures Support ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/gnome-document-viewer-51-beta-added-visual-signatures-support/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:18:42


  • GNOME Mutter 51 Beta Added Native Background Blur ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/gnome-mutter-51-beta-added-native-background-blur/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:19:02


  • Curl dropped from Ubuntu 26.04 minimal cloud images by mistake ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-2604-server-cloud-minimal-curl-missing    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:19:28


  • Ubuntu’s turning another system Deb package into a snap ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-hwctl-deb-to-snap-transition    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:19:49


  • This month in KDE GNU/Linux ☞ https://pointieststick.com/2026/08/02/this-month-in-kde-linux-2/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:20:40


  • Banana Pi BPI-AI2N Goes on Sale with Yocto and Armbian Images ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/banana-pi-bpi-ai2n-goes-on-sale-with-yocto-and-armbian-images/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:21:41


  • Dropbeat is yet another flashy music controller for GNOME Shell ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/dropbeat-music-controller-gnome-extension    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:23:36


  • Expirion 6.6-260803 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/expirion    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:24:02


  • RakuOS 2026.08.03 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/rakuos    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:24:12


  • Q83 2028-testing1 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/q83    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:24:20


  • T4n OS 20260802 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/t4n    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:24:28


  • Calculate 20260803 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/calculate    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:24:35


  • Aeon 20260802 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/aeon    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:24:43


  • CentOS 10-20260803.0 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/centos    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:24:51


  • TUXEDO 20260803 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/tuxedo    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:25:00


  • Lilidog 26.08.03 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/lilidog    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:25:08


  • ShrikeLinux 2026.08.03 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/shrikelinux    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:25:15


  • GNU/Linux Rises to 6% in Mexico ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/02/GNU_Linux_Rises_to_6_in_Mexico.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:25:44


  • Morten Linderud Has Helped Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Put Locks (and Kill Switches) on the PCs of Arch GNU/Linux Users ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/Morten_Linderud_Has_Helped_Microsoft_Put_Locks_and_Kill_Switche.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:25:51


  • Linux 7.2-rc6 was a massive release, but it's not going to delay the final release ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-72-rc6-was-a-massive-release-but-its-not-going-to-delay-the-final-release/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:26:54


  • Ubuntu Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/ubuntu-linux-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities_20260803    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:30:27


  • I stopped using Ubuntu for self-hosting and traded it for this lightweight alternative https://www.howtogeek.com/stopped-using-ubuntu-for-self-hosting-and-traded-it-for-lightweight-alternative/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:32:31


  • Microsoft boot lickers, see http://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Microsoft_Sites_or_Sites_Sponsored_by_Microsoft_Angry_That_GNU_.shtml https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/03/linux-didnt-just-eat-10-of-windows-market-share-ai-bots-are-inflating-the-numbers/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:37:22


  • And their "sources" are Microsoft Reddit and Scam Altman et al https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Y_Combinator_YC_Funds_Scams_Run_by_Scammers.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:37:50


  • "After previously dealing with a big wave of malware in the Arch Linux AUR (Arch User Repository), another wave happened while I was off touching grass (short holiday)." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/arch-linux-aur-hit-with-another-wave-of-malware/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:38:29


  • OPSWAT Enhances Metascan™ with BKAV Pro: A Major shift for Linux Security? https://futurumgroup.com/insights/opswat-enhances-metascan-with-bkav-pro-a-major-shift-for-linux-security/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:39:31


  • Not contrarian, just sucking up to Microsoft (the usual from Oluwademilade Afolabi) https://www.makeuseof.com/everyone-says-linux-is-better-than-windows-but-im-not-buying-it/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:40:30


  • "The future sure looks bright for Linux gaming." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/according-to-statcounter-linux-on-the-desktop-crossed-over-7-percent-globally/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:40:48


  • Linux Usage On Steam Is Back Above 4% https://steamdeckhq.com/news/linux-usage-on-steam-is-back-above-4/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:41:10


  • "This release improves support for Forza Horizon 6, 007 First Light, Assetto Corsa EVO, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, and Assassin’s Creed Origins." https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-610-57-04-linux-graphics-driver-improves-support-for-many-games    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:41:29


  • "Linus Torvalds said that the sixth release candidate was very big this time, but that doesn't seem like a reason to delay the final release." https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-72-rc6-was-a-massive-release-but-its-not-going-to-delay-the-final-release/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:41:48


  • Onslaught of malware hits Arch Linux's major AUR repository, all uploads suspended https://cybernews.com/security/massive-malware-attack-hits-arch-linux-aur/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:42:05


  • Hyprland's biggest strength is also why I'm switching back to KDE www.xda-developers.com/hyprland-biggest-trength-why-switching-back-kde/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:43:33


  • Linux's share of English-speaking Steam users reached 8.42% in July 2026. https://en.gamegpu.com/news/zhelezo/dolya-linux-sredi-angloyazychnykh-polzovatelej-steam-dostigla-8-42-v-iyule-2026-goda    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:44:15


  • "Embark have given an update in the ongoing fight against cheaters, with a new anti-cheat named Elytra to begin rolling out that's home-grown." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-finals-will-be-adding-a-new-elytra-anti-cheat/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:46:07


  • https://9to5linux.com/aerynos-2026-08-released-with-linux-7-1-gnome-50-3-cosmic-1-5-and-more   

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:46:25


  • "While many people think Linux performs better than Windows, it depends on the distribution. Some of them have system requirements that rival modern versions of Windows. These distros are lean and mean. They're great for fast modern machines or wringing more use of out of older computers." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-distros-s-lightweight-they-make-windows-look-bloated/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:46:45


  • 3 reasons I'm quitting Arch Linux—after using it for 5 years https://www.howtogeek.com/after-5-years-of-using-arch-linux-i-quit/    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:47:07


  • "a milestone that holds up under scrutiny from a second independent measurement platform, even though the specific one-month number demands careful reading." https://www.techtimes.com/articles/322685/20260802/linux-crosses-double-digit-threshold-north-america-two-datasets-confirm.htm    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:47:44


  • "Thank you Thrig for addressing this topic, as a true Master of Pebcak I can't avoid to create or make peback every time I touch a computer… 😅 On my defense I can tell you that I use this "workaround" only on my personal workstation, if anything should happens I think I should be able to fix it… 🤞" gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/relog/2026-08-04-relog-root-shell-thrig.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026 at 20:58:51



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