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"You'd figure that a politician of that status would have their own official channels to use instead." -Anon https://mexiconewsdaily.com/el-jalapeno/el-jalapeno-sheinbaum-warns-of-the-dangers-of-social-media-on-her-social-media-platforms/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:09:49

  • "Right now I am hiding from work, hiding from my boss. I can't stand the guy, I don't quite hate him, though there have been many times in the past when I have hated his guts." gemini://detritus.smol.pub/1786031557    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:10:40

  • "I've spoken to the other two kids, and they have zero interest in taking part in the hobby. I respect that. In fairness, even if they did, the likelihood of either of them picking up a microphone, pressing the button, and (dare I even suggest it) _speak_? Well, that's a definite no." gemini://rawtext.club/~thelovebug/2026-08-06-radio-amateurism.gmi    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:11:17

  • the monster in this story gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/the_monster_in_this_story    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:11:54

  • "I have still been doing some walks by the Tanana River. The wild flowers now are mostly gone, although occasionally one sees a buttercup or vetch that clings on, and some hawkweed." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260806-0.gmi    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:12:40

  • "The first night back, I had the wildest dream of my life. I felt myself rip away from my body, floating above the bed. I was some kind of pure and fiery spirit, and I flew through the wall behind my bed and into something I can't remember anymore." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/8-06.gmi    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:13:15

  • "OK, this is surprisingly cool. In a previous blogpost (2026-08-01 Oddμ workflow) I made screenshots of this site. Which mean that the background was identical to the background of the actual site on which the screenshots where being shown." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-08-06-css-wherever    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:13:54

  • The basics of an indirect threaded code ANS Forth implementation gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/06/04.1    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:14:45

  • "I use the Shunting Yard algorithm [1] to handle precedence when parsing expressions in my assembler [2]. It's great because not only is it simple to implement, but it simplifies the code in a hand-written recursive descent parser [3]." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/08/06.1    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:15:32

  • "My co-worker is obsessed with bats. I don't know exactly when it happened, but wow: they fell hard." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/my-batty-coworker    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:16:18

  • What is even taste when it comes to programming? gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/08/06.2    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:16:53

  • "Toshiba has announced sampling of its enhanced-security TXZ+ M4V microcontroller family, built around an Arm Cortex-M4 core and targeting system control tasks in Internet of Things (IoT) designs." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202608/20260806-tosh.gmi    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:18:45

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1732.jpg    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:19:14

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2089.jpg    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:19:19

  • party monk gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/wakingUp    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:20:09

  • the echo of solitude gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/echo    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:20:41

  • IBM crisis. "Many. Finance for example." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyt763v1    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 05:59:01

  • "...Yle radio Vega had an interview with some German and Polish officials about the necessity of open source code in government. It's step in the right direction but great, coordinated effort will be required to ensure that the progress does not stop there." Sompi    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 06:29:54

  • "...Microsoft and other malevolent forces _*are*_ already working to try to derail what little progress has been made to-date." Sompi    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 06:30:08

  • "Daniel Pocock (Independent)" https://www.essexcountynews.co.uk/news/26443811.clacton-by-election-live-updates-hustings-event/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 06:32:41

  • Daniel Pocock on Social Control Media https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/07/daniel-pocock-on-social-control-media/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 06:57:47

  • "Apparently 250,000,000,000 Euros are wasted on proprietary software and services." (Sompi)    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 07:29:38

  • GuruFocus seems to have become LLM slop    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 07:32:04

  • Salesforce cutting 59 jobs across Seattle and Bellevue offices    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 07:32:17

  • Maker of Narcan will lay off 34 at its Gaithersburg headquarters    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 07:32:39

  • Microsoft Halo Studios is facing layoffs once again    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 07:32:59

  • Bill Epsteingate media: "Another round of tech layoffs hit Seattle workers"    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 07:33:25

  • Google lays off 52 employees in Washington    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 07:33:45

  • "I have started sending my resumes to other companies. It is unbearable.....I have been waiting for layoffs but they are not coming, so I decided to leave on my own terms. Wish me luck ;-)" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzb9fngh    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:11:50

  • "he did that the morning after thousands of employees received RSUs for retention incentives. I don’t believe it was coincidence." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzc0f867    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:12:25

  • "Mexican broadcaster TelevisaUnivision has obtained one of the broadest anti-piracy injunctions ever issued by a U.S. federal court." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/broadcaster-wins-broad-u-s-blocking-injunction-covering-pirate-sites-that-dont-exist-yet/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:31:29

  • Software Patents: "Autonomous drones can recognize objects with increasing accuracy" ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/military/drone-automatic-target-recognition-sodyo | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:31:50

  • Digital Restrictions (DRM) ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/spotify-financials-q2-2026/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:32:08

  • "You know what would be terrible? Terrible in a sort of dystopian, capitalism-run-amok sort of way?" ☛ https://www.theautopian.com/bmw-is-showing-commercials-on-their-cars-dash-screens-and-they-want-you-to-think-its-a-treat/ | Source: The Autopian    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:32:16

  • "I don’t need a stair-climbing wheelchair that costs $30,000 and requires a maintenance crew. I need better doorknobs and or a ramp." ☛ https://sightlessscribbles.com/disability-dongle/ |    

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

  • "“whitelists" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/05/kommersant-only-one-third-of-mobile-internet-traffic-in-central-russia-was-unrestricted-nearly-90-in-border-regions-went-through-whitelists | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:34:43

  • "SecurityLab reported that several VPN services experienced outages and connection problems on August 4. According to the outlet’s journalists" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/05/russia-appears-to-be-carrying-out-one-of-its-biggest-vpn-blocking-campaigns-in-recent-memory-here-s-what-we-know | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:34:56

  • "The company calls the suite of tools “Rules Hub,” and the tools let mods decide what rules should be automatically enforced and what should happen when a rule is triggered." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/975398/reddit-ai-rules-hub-moderator-old-reddit-developer-platform | Source: The Verge    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:35:23

  • "A Reuters investigation found 75 rulings from federal judges that Trump infringed on constitutional freedoms such as religion, freedom, and the press." ☛ https://newrepublic.com/post/213980/judges-75-rulings-trump-violating-first-amendment | Source: New Republic    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:36:48

  • "The Chief Executive Officer of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, has apologised for the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post." ☛ https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/national/news/nishikant-dubey-meta-mark-zuckerberg-apology-it-home-ministry-138637664.html | Source: Bhaskar English    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:37:02

  • "Grokipedia, representing Elon Musk's committment and dedication to countering Wikipedia's supposedly leftist bias" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/08/05/grokipedia-already-an-abandoned-slagheap-of-slop.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:38:58

  • "This is The Barn — an Orwellian euphemism if there ever was one — where Oracle is constructing a massive data center for its OpenAI empire." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/inside-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-senate-primary-win-1235604379/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:40:50

  • [Old] "The speed of the project’s approval—and the township’s seeming inability to stop it—left residents shocked and angry." ☛ https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/ai-data-center-michigan-saline-politics-farmland/ | Source: Fortune    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:41:00

  • "xAI acquired X in an all-stock deal valuing the platform at $33 billion in March 2025, with the combined entity valuing xAI at $80 billion." ☛ https://sqmagazine.co.uk/reddit-vs-x-statistics/ | Source: SQ Magazine    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:41:13

  • "Jeff Dean and other high-profile Google executives have founded Discovery Loop" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/jeff-dean-google-discovery-loop-startup/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:41:30

  • "Google is making some significant AI leadership changes, including a major shift for Google DeepMind leader Demis Hassabis." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/975677/google-deepmind-ai-demis-hassabis-shakeup | Source: The Verge    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:42:00

  • "The $55 billion deal — part-funded with $20 billion borrowed against EA itself" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/08/05/2026/saudi-fund-leads-buyout-of-video-game-giant-ea | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:42:16

  • "Roblox has lost a staggering $70 billion in value as the gaming platform matures and plateaus in growth." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/roblox-lost-billions-as-stock-craters/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:42:29

  • "Hassabis will take on two new titles, Alphabet announced on Wednesday: chair of DeepMind and chief scientist of Alphabet." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/google-parent-alphabet-shakes-up-ai-division-1592456448 | Source: RTL    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:42:36

  • "AI energy use is a huge and controversial topic at the moment." ☛ https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-real-energy-use-of-agentic-ai |    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:48:53

  • "For decades now, companies like Michelin have been teasing us with futuristic-looking automobile tires that don’t use air." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/3d-printing-a-usable-airless-tire/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:49:03

  • "Forty-one minutes is all the time it took for hackers to steal millions of dollars worth of bitcoin from one of the systems considered the safest in the world to store cryptocurrency" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-08-04/a-116-million-bitcoin-theft-hackers-break-into-one-of-the-safest-places-to-store-cryptocurrencies.html | Source: El País    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:49:14

  • "Research published in late 2025 demonstrates that super El Niño events serve as powerful catalysts for climate regime shifts, which are sudden and lasting changes in environmental states" ☛ https://ocean2climate.org/2026/08/05/how-super-el-nino-could-shift-the-planet-into-a-new-climate-reality/ | Source: Sang-Ki Lee    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:49:39

  • "It’s smoky in Portland right now. For the moment, we’ve got the worst AQI of any “major” city in the world." ☛ https://sals.place/blog/pdx-smoke-2026/ | Source: Sal    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:49:49

  • "New Mexico is one of few jurisdictions that still may have an opportunity to hold Epstein’s associates accountable or otherwise provide some sense of justice to survivors" ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/05/politics/epstein-new-mexico-investigation-zorro-ranch | Source: CNN    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:51:31

  • "In a 40-page filing, New Mexico asked for access to unredacted documents from the Epstein files that it claimed the DOJ has been intentionally withholding." ☛ https://newrepublic.com/post/214026/new-mexico-sues-department-justice-epstein-files-ranch | Source: New Republic    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:51:40

  • "The Survivors’ Truth Commission, which began its work in February, said in an interim report that it has identified 30 other potential victims." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2026/0805/jeffrey-epstein-victims-new-mexico-zorro-ranch | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:51:51

  • "U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, who oversaw the Oath Keepers’ trials, criticized the department’s move" ☛ https://www.mississippifreepress.org/judge-criticizes-the-justice-department-as-he-dismisses-jan-6-seditious-conspiracy-case/ | Source: Mississippi Journalism and Education Group    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:52:44

  • "fail to pursue nuclear diplomacy" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/faith-leaders-collectively-raise-alarm-as-ai-and-nuclear-weapons-systems-merge/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:52:59

  • "AIPAC, through an affiliated super PAC, poured over $30 million into backing Stevens and opposing El-Sayed" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/abdul-el-sayed-triumphs-over-haley-stevens-in-60m-loss-for-aipac-corporations/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:53:11

  • "Downplaying the inhumanity of nuclear weapons and accepting the use of force to pursue one’s own prosperity" ☛ https://apnews.com/article/japan-hiroshima-atomic-bomb-1d0af8bb88ad9ccd8958f751937ec6b0 | Source: Associated Press    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:53:28

  • "Japan's recent military buildup is no different from recreating the arms race that led the country toward World War II" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/hiroshima-survivors-warn-against-japan-rearmament-atomic-bomb-nuclear-weapons-nagasaki/a-78249290 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:54:01

  • Hiroshima ☛ https://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/11_000001_01545.html |    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:54:17

  • "Nuclear sabres are being rattled once again in the name of power and coercion" ☛ https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/1168087 | Source: UN    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:54:32

  • "Too many political leaders still consider nuclear deterrence a realistic approach and legitimize violence" ☛ https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/hiroshima-marks-81st-atomic-bomb-anniversary-mayor-deplores-135411503 | Source: ABC    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:55:42

  • "A moment of silence was observed at 8:15 a.m." ☛ https://japantoday.com/category/national/Hiroshima-urges-leaders-to-abolish-nuclear-weapons |    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:55:56

  • "The American journalist's account of the Hiroshima bombing and its aftermath, told through the eyes of Japanese survivors" ☛ https://engelsbergideas.com/portraits/john-hersey-and-the-horrors-of-hiroshima/ |    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:56:08

  • [Old] "The decree, which is expected to come into effect soon, extends the number of offences that carry the death penalty." ☛ https://unama.unmissions.org/en/news/un-high-commissioner-human-rights-volker-turk-addresses-human-rights-council-afghanistan |    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:56:25

  • "Investigators say both the smuggled migrants and the suspected members of the criminal organisation are from East Africa." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20239741 | Source: Yle    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:56:43

  • "Crew members are also worn out by working long, grueling shifts, with some rarely getting a day off" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/us-sailors-marines-iran-war-uss-lincoln-food-shortage-b3028371.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:57:08

  • "Researchers found a group of issues that mean Private Relay isn't actually protecting users' real IP addresses." ☛ https://www.404media.co/apples-private-relay-is-exposing-users-real-ip-addresses/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:57:29

  • "It was with this in mind that the Supreme Court ruled in a 2014 case, Riley v. California" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/airport-warrantless-phone-search/688186/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:57:57

  • "A lawsuit accuses Homeland Security of violating protesters’ free-speech rights" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-wants-protesters-signal-group-chats/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 08:58:04

  • "The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)" ☛ https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/modernizing-the-skies-noaa-google-cloud-collaborate-advance-weather-forecasting | Source: Google    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 09:00:10

  • "Children who open social media accounts at the start of secondary school appear to perform worse in tests than those who delay" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/03/children-using-social-media-younger-age-worse-school-tests | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 09:01:07

  • "The Atlas findings, from researchers at security firm Zenity" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/openais-browser-could-be-hijacked-to-spam-your-whatsapp-contacts/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 09:01:16

  • "The meeting follows the Centre's recent summons to Meta after a Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefly restricted on the platform." ☛ https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-apologises-indian-govt-deepfake-controversy-138639757.html | Source: Bhaskar English    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 09:01:56

  • "That gap explains most of what is currently happening with AI in game production." ☛ https://www.productionalchemist.com/p/inever-seen-a-game-fail-because-artists-too-slow |    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 09:02:32

  • "In a talk that was a last-minute addition to the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/openai-didnt-notice-its-ai-agents-using-a-message-board-to-plan-their-hacking-spree/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 09:02:43

  • "The problem stems from how the AI agents pull information from multiple sources, such as emails and webpages, while working on a task without reliably distinguishing between trusted and untrusted content." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ai-browsers-zero-click-agent-hijacking | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 09:02:52

  • "Lost in the outrage, however, are several unanswered questions." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/08/ai-companies-buying-used-books-for-data/688167/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 09:03:01

  • "Artificial intelligence models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic PBC carried out “unsanctioned” actions" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/openai-anthropic-model-tests-reveal-more-unsanctioned-actions/articleshow/132925850.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 09:03:10

  • "On January 28th I messaged Raphael Allstadt on LinkedIn and told him I'd found a huge vulnerability that leaks user data." ☛ https://bobdahacker.com/blog/tldv-hack | Source: BobDaHacker    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 09:03:42

  • "Just for fun, I've use quicksubs' benchmark mode to see how fast the 4 Macs I have access to are and how they heat up when under load." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/benchmarking-all-the-macs-i-have-around-for-fun/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 09:03:54

  • "At which point, the alarm clock said “enough of this silliness,” and shut the alarm off itself. I am not proud to have learned this." ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2026/08/05.1 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 09:04:03

  • "Even so, consistency outweighs timing." ☛ https://jeroensangers.com/2026/08/04/train-when-your-chronotype-peaks.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 09:04:21

  • "Perhaps there are few foods with as much cultural significance as bread." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/know-your-food-our-daily-bread/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 09:04:29

  • "Vineyards sold dehydrated, concentrated grape bricks (about the size of a pound of butter) that contained pulp, skins, and stems." ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2026/08/women-selling-wine-bricks-in-new-york.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 09:04:35

  • "In 2026, I set a goal to read 26 books. I had the lowest expectations of myself, and I stayed true to those expectations, because in January I did not read anything." ☛ https://amanhimself.dev/blog/2026-half-year-in-books/ | Source: Aman Mittal    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:12:48

  • "It’s the present moment. The only thing that is truly real and alive. We may still have plans and strive for change, but this is where we are right now." ☛ https://robertbirming.com/weight-waiting/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:13:00

  • "As we see more widespread use of drones, we also see an uptick in companies that work to keep low-altitude airspace secure, compliant, and deconflicted." ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/08/05/ana-healander/ | Source: The Drone Girl    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:14:12

  • "IBM Plex Mono is one of my favourite monospace fonts to have come out in the last decade. And it got an update in May: [...]" ☛ https://www.rubenerd.au/ibm-plex-mono-got-an-update/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:14:30

  • "The country now has one agreed way to capture, maintain and share spatial data." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-agrees-on-a-shared-language-for-location/284552/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:14:51

  • "While playing around with this I also noticed that you can define floats larger than the largest float without warnings." ☛ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/05/math-log/ | Source: John D Cook    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:15:31

  • "Let's talk about fooling around with hand-written lexers in C. It's part of my long running hobby language project." ☛ https://soylentnews.org/~istartedi/journal/20564 | Source: Soylent News    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:16:54

  • Slop "bringing a bunch of fascinating legal questions that are harder to answer than many expect." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/05/ninth-circuit-your-ai-agent-cant-violate-hacking-law-but-you-might/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:17:25

  • [Old] "All data stored in US databases is potentially at risk" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/german-public-sector-keen-to-end-reliance-on-us-tech/a-76548879 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:17:59

  • "Part of it was just life getting busy, but I think a bigger factor was how hard I made it for myself to write anything." ☛ https://benjcal.space/blog/i-built-a-blog-and-forgot-to-write/ |    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:18:25

  • "when scripting it is always important to take a last look at the code after it is "done" to make sure it looks good and will be easily understandable later after things are forgotten" -Anon    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:19:12

  • "YottaDB is a multi-process embedded NoSQL key-value DBMS." ☛ https://dbdb.io/db/yottadb |    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:19:36

  • "Google handled 90.1% of worldwide search across desktop, mobile, tablet" ☛ https://sqmagazine.co.uk/search-engine-statistics/ | Source: SQ Magazine    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:19:59

  • "Irken is an attempt to build a small, functional, IRC client in Tcl/Tk. It aims to honor as much of IRC as possible while still remaining small enough to understand by tinkerers." ☛ https://codeberg.org/dlowe/irken | Source: Codeberg    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:20:21

  • "In this video I demonstrate the built-in ‘speedbar’ command. This is the file explorer that Emacs ships with." ☛ https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-08-05-emacs-speedbar-file-explorer/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:20:33

  • Open, as in... https://yle.fi/a/7-10100370 iophk: needs a push for Software Freedom, not just open development cc: FSF ? Sompi    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:21:46

  • "Once upon a time, telephones were primarily point-to-point communications systems." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/cell-broadcast-the-modern-emergency-alert-system/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:22:09

  • "After the release of Google’s Chromecast so-called ‘streaming sticks’ have remained a popular form factor, even though such technology is these days part of ‘smart’ TVs." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/full-teardown-of-a-2026-amazon-fire-stick-hd/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:22:47

  • "“LCD” is in scare quotes there, because while the original display is a character LCD, [Uncle Stem]’s embigginated recreation is not." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/addressable-leds-make-giant-16x2-character-display/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:23:01

  • "The potentiometer (instrument) has a galvanometer at its heart." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/reading-a-thermocouple-with-mercury-and-a-potentiometer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:23:16

  • "In 2022, I established the Nazi.compare web site to look at people and organisations who are going down the slippery slope of Hitler. The Berlin police wrote to me and advised they will not prosecute me for making tactical use of the word Nazi when appropriate to do so: [...]" https://danielpocock.com/en/tolerance-inclusion-clacton-every-vote-counts/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:26:19

  • "Finland tells jobseekers: Publish your CV or we'll do it for you" https://yle.fi/a/74-20239879 Anon: Microsoft lock-in byzantine, poisoned by gratuitous javascript / Sompi    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:27:47

  • "We have released OpenBGPD 9.2, which will be arriving in the OpenBGPD directory of your local OpenBSD mirror soon." ☛ https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-announce&m=178602261830583&w=2 | Source: Mailing list ARChives    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:29:21

  • "that doesn't mean Linux is immune to malware or virus or every other security threat" ☛ https://ostechnix.com/do-you-need-antivirus-on-linux/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:29:46

  • "That’s exactly the kind of situation where I’d rather just write it out." ☛ https://thoughtbot.com/blog/when-to-use-and-not-use-css-shorthand-properties | Source: Thoughtbot Inc    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:30:04

  • "A practical guide to vulnerability scanning that does not stop at a giant report: define scope, scan safely, prioritize risk, verify findings, assign owners, and track fixes." ☛ https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/cyberseckyle-security-how-to-series-blue-team-fundamentals-part-3-vulnerability-scanning-with-real-triage/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:30:14

  • "All data referenced in this post was extracted from raw JSON Cowrie logs using jq queries and cross-referenced against AbuseIPDB, VirusTotal, GreyNoise, ISC DShield, AlienVault OTX, Shodan, and Whois." ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33220 | Source: SANS    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:30:27

  • "Joshua Branson added a pretty cool svg logo for our ethernet multiplexor." ☛ https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/news/2026-q2.html | Source: GNU    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:31:09

  • "While this stage of development usually slows down, this specific version arrived with a massive amount of code." ☛ https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-2-rc6-released/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:31:22

  • "FreeBSD 16 goes GPL Free, The computer at the bottom of the lake, FreeBSD's new Board member, Phaethon, a new 68010 based Unix machine and more..." ☛ https://www.bsdnow.tv/675 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:32:00

  • "What does it mean to preserve culture in an age of disappearing websites, platform-controlled media, and fragile digital memories?" ☛ https://blog.archive.org/2026/08/05/vanishing-culture-episode-6-what-weve-learned-with-vida-vojic-alice-bridgwood/ | Source: Internet Archive    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:32:14

  • blocked by gratuitous javascript https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/05/japan/hiroshima-bombing-disarmament-day/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:33:29

  • "The “Gaza model” in Lebanon is a List of Israeli War Crimes. The Media is Still Whitewashing Them. - DAWN" https://dawnmena.org/the-gaza-model-in-lebanon-is-a-list-of-israeli-war-crimes-the-media-is-still-whitewashing-them/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:33:40

  • "The Left Insurgence Is on the Rise—and the DNC Is Flailing | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/dnc-midterms-left/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:33:49

  • "Todd Blanche Sends Chilling Message to Every U.S. Attorney | The New Republic" https://newrepublic.com/post/214032/todd-blanche-message-pirro-reflecting-pool-vandalism    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:33:59

  • "The Danger of Trump’s Anti-Communist Rhetoric - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/suddenly-communists-are-everywhere/688161/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:34:13

  • Microsoft loophole, secret layoffs https://gamesbeat.com/contractors-lose-jobs-but-xbox-says-no-layoffs-of-staff-at-halo-studios/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:52:41

  • FOSS Weekly #26.32: Kittens, Feed Readers, Free Bash Course, No Hey Hi (AI) in Kernel Staging and More ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-32/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:54:08

  • Gunnar Wolf: Subscription Bombing • Email under Attack ☞ https://gwolf.org/2026/08/subscription-bombing-email-under-attack.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:56:19

  • Mozilla Addons Blog: How the publicSuffix API was created ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2026/08/06/how-the-publicsuffix-api-was-created/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 12:57:44

  • WordPress 7.0.3 release ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/wordpress-7-0-3-release/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:01:58

  • Hylke Bons: Icon for KawaiiFi ☞ https://planetpeanut.studio/post/2026/08/06/kawaiifi    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:03:21

  • "Desktop Linux Just Cracked 10% Market Share - and Windows 11 is Mostly the Reason - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/06/1421244    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:04:28

  • Amnesty International demands China release activist arrested for Dalai Lama photo ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/amnesty-international-demands-china-release-activist-arrested-for-dalai-lama-photo/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:07:03

  • 675: Going GPL Free ☞ https://www.bsdnow.tv/675    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:07:46

  • Six stable kernels with a security fix ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1087567/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:14:59

  • Map of Data Centres in Greater Manchester ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/map-of-data-centres-in-greater-manchester/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:28:53

  • Election Next Week and Daniel Pocock’s Policies ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/election-next-week-and-daniel-pococks-policies/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:29:02

  • SigV4 authentication is surprisingly complicated ☞ https://www.tigrisdata.com/blog/sigv4/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:29:32

  • Cuba: What does Convicted Felon really want? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260806-cuba-what-does-trump-really-want    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:31:15

  • Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1087489/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:35:43

  • Bootlin at Open Source Summit Europe 2026 and Linux Plumbers 2026 ☞ https://bootlin.com/blog/bootlin-at-open-source-summit-europe-2026-and-linux-plumbers-2026/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:36:39

  • Fedora Server 44 OverlayFS BTRFS setup (Assisted by Surveillance Giant Google AI) ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2026/08/fedora-server-44-overlayfs-btrfs-setup.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:36:58

  • Rust Coreutils 0.10 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1087490/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:37:26

  • EU’s Age Verification Plan Could Lock GNU/Linux Out of the Internet ☞ https://linuxstans.com/eus-age-verification-plan-could-lock-linux-out-of-the-internet/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:38:56

  • Nobody Touched This Linux Driver for Years, Until Hey Hi (AI) Started Poking Around and It Got Removed ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-old-moxa-driver-removal/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:39:24

  • Proxmox VE now officially supports 64-bit Arm (Aarch64) targets ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/07/proxmox-ve-now-officially-supports-64-bit-arm-aarch64-targets/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:40:03

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posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:40:52

  • What to know about the total solar eclipse on August 12 ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/science/20260806-what-to-know-about-the-total-solar-eclipse-on-august-12    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:43:22

  • Supporters of a bipartisan bill say America’s biotechnology future depends on measurement science ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/facilities-construction/2026/08/supporters-of-a-bipartisan-bill-say-americas-biotechnology-future-depends-on-measurement-science/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:43:42

  • Leftist Democrat urges unity after defeating establishment candidate in Michigan primary ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/leftist-democrat-urges-unity-after-defeating-establishment-candidate-in-michigan-primary-1    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:44:02

  • Bus explosion near Damascus kills at least two, injures 13 ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260806-damascus-bus-explosion-kills-two    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:44:11

  • Longer lunches, more breaks as South Korea’s workplaces battle heat ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/longer-lunches-more-breaks-as-south-koreas-workplaces-battle-heat    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:45:59

  • N. Korea fired short-range ballistic missile, says South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-south-koreas-military-says    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:46:41

  • South Korea province deploys drones to warn elderly farmers amid heatwave ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-province-deploys-drones-to-warn-elderly-farmers-amid-heatwave    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:47:20

  • US military says there was no white phosphorus leak at its air base in South Korea ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2026/08/us-military-says-there-was-no-white-phosphorus-leak-at-its-air-base-in-south-korea/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:48:06

  • North Korea touts dog soup and other home-cooked recipes to beat the heat ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-touts-dog-soup-and-other-home-cooked-recipes-to-beat-the-heat    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:48:20

  • Maybe we need more DCs to calculate "stuff" and figure out a solution to climate change while heating us up https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-province-deploys-drones-to-warn-elderly-farmers-amid-heatwave 41.2 deg C!    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:49:40

  • Pacific nations fail to agree on statement condemning China missile test ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/pacific-nations-fail-to-agree-on-statement-condemning-china-missile-test    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:50:24

  • China confirms first deaths in South China Sea clash in decades ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/two-chinese-coast-guard-personnel-marked-as-martyrs-after-south-china-sea-collision-last-year    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:50:54

  • China's embassy in Argentina accuses US of obstructing cooperation ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-embassy-in-argentina-accuses-us-of-obstructing-cooperation    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:51:07

  • Pacific ministers to debate China missile statement ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/pacific-ministers-to-debate-china-missile-statement    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:51:33

  • Taiwan troops rehearse sealing off key bridge at strategic choke point during war games ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-troops-rehearse-sealing-off-key-bridge-at-strategic-chokepoint-during-war-games    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:51:42

  • After Nearly a Decade of Distro Hopping, I Realized It Was Never About the Distro ☞ https://itsfoss.com/opinion/distrohopping-lesson/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:52:35

  • Foreigners Behaving Badly in Vietnam Challenge Its Communist Justice System ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/world/asia/vietnam-tourism-foreigners-crime-law.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:53:00

  • India's Modimir turns to Instagram to woo young voters after Gen Z protest ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/indias-modi-turns-to-instagram-to-woo-young-voters-after-gen-z-protest    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:53:23

  • "This is The Barn an Orwellian euphemism if there ever was one where Oracle is constructing a massive data center for its OpenAI empire. It is being built against the wishes of the locals both citizens and the town board, which voted against the building plan."    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:54:27

  • "Oracle essentially said fuck off and sued the board into capitulating. A groundbreaking ceremony occurred on June 1 and was attended by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and OpenAI CEO Scam Altman. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/inside-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-senate-primary-win-1235604379/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:54:43

  • "Saline Township had been bound by a court order to approve a 12-year, 50% tax break for The Barn, a 250-acre project developed by The Related Cos. for Oracle and its customer, OpenAI." https://bridgemi.com/business-watch/massive-data-center-wins-local-tax-break-but-9-times-smaller-than-requested/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:56:58

  • More in https://techrights.org/datacentre_bibliography.shtml    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:57:06

  • Feeling a Presence, Seeing Visions, Déjà Vu? Huge Study Maps The 'Uncanny' Experiences We Rarely Talk About ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ever-experienced-something-you-cant-explain-detailed-study-investigates-how-people-deal-with-the-uncanny    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:58:04

  • 'Exceeded Our Expectations': One Antioxidant Could Be Key to Keeping Aging Muscles Strong ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/exceeded-our-expectations-one-antioxidant-could-be-key-to-keeping-aging-muscles-strong    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:58:37

  • Bleeding Gums Might Be an Early Sign of Something Much Bigger ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-gums-may-be-quietly-hinting-at-a-future-health-risk    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:58:49

  • Your DNA Isn't Just a Double Helix. Scientists Just Found What Else It's Hiding ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-dna-structures-found-in-the-human-genome-go-beyond-the-double-helix    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:59:04

  • 'Barbarians' Have Been Misunderstood For Centuries, Researchers Explain ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/historys-barbarians-were-far-more-sophisticated-than-we-give-them-credit-for    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:59:13

  • Gut Fungi From a Common Pest Can Chew Holes in Styrofoam ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/gut-fungi-from-a-common-pest-can-chew-holes-in-styrofoam    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:59:23

  • An Entire Continent Runs on Rivers You Can't See. Scientists Just Mapped Them ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-mapped-the-invisible-rivers-flowing-through-the-sky-above-south-america    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 13:59:38

  • Ghosts of 'Forgotten' Memories May Linger in The Brain, Study Suggests – And Could Even Be Restored ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ghosts-of-your-memories-may-linger-in-your-brain-even-when-you-think-theyre-forgotten    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:03:46

  • Scientists Are Starting To Understand The 'Largest Biomechanical Event on Earth': Whales Hunting For Food on a Single Breath ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-are-starting-to-understand-the-largest-biomechanical-event-on-earth-whales-hunting-for-food-on-a-single-breath    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:03:57

  • How Canada’s elite are selling Mark Carney’s massive military buildup ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/how-canadas-elite-are-selling-mark-carneys-massive-military-buildup/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:04:20

  • A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/a-multi-generational-fight-for-desegregated-schools-in-los-angeles    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:04:40

  • Voter-Registration Error Could Cost Immigrants a Shot at a Green Card ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/nyregion/noncitizen-voter-registration-green-card.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:05:52

  • The Tribal Broadband Bootcamps Celebrate Their Five-Year Anniversary ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/08/the-tribal-broadband-bootcamps-celebrate-their-five-year-anniversary/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:06:12

  • Despite federal warnings, thousands of U.S. industrial controllers used in water systems remain exposed online ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/exposed-rockwell-controllers-water-system-attacks/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:06:38

  • This Hey Hi (AI) Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/science/ai-viruses-bacteria-arc.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:06:57

  • Kentucky family snubs $26 million offer to convert their farmland into an Hey Hi (AI) data center ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/kentucky-family-snubs-usd26-million-offer-from-ai-company-to-convert-their-farmland-into-a-data-center-they-call-us-old-stupid-farmers-you-know-but-were-not-says-landowner    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:07:17

  • We Talked to the Guy Who Built a Chatbot That’s Just Him Manually Responding to People One-by-One ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/guy-chatbot-manually-responding-chatjtb    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:08:31

  • Andreessen Horowitz Partner Boasts That the Company’s New Tech Can Fabricate Fake History Like in “1984” ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/andreessen-horowitz-chilling-assessment-new-tech    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:10:58

  • OpenAI Tried to Hire Influencers to Spread Love for Its Products, But It Backfired Horrendously ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-influencer-campaign-backfired    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:11:29

  • WhatsApp tests age confirmation in largest market India ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/whatsapp-tests-age-confirmation-in-largest-market-india    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:12:10

  • UMG Says It Owes ‘Nothing’ to the American Federation of Musicians as Legal Barbs Fly Following Udio Hey Hi (AI) Licensing Deal ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/american-federation-of-musicians-lawsuits-dismissal-motions/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:12:32

  • Forget Lawsuits—WMG is Already Counting Its Cash from Hey Hi (AI) Licensing Deals, with Suno Topping the List ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/wmg-ai-licensing-deals-suno-cash/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:14:40

  • American Oversight Wins Key Court Ruling Striking Down Energy Dept.’s Unlawful FOIA Purge Policy ☞ https://americanoversight.org/energy-department-foia-purge-policy-lawsuit/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:14:59

  • Announcing OpenBao v2.6! ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2026/08/06/announcing-openbao-v2-6/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:15:18

  • Stop paying for security fast track: here are the UK and European airports where you can skip the security queues for free ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/stop-paying-for-security-fast-track-here-are-the-uk-and-european-airports-where-you-can-avoid-the-standard-queues-for-free-aNKSu5R2tYUy    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:15:47

  • UN experts call for accountability 20 years after killing of aid workers in Sri Lanka ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/un-experts-call-for-accountability-20-years-after-killing-of-aid-workers-in-sri-lanka/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:16:34

  • 308 abductees freed from separate attacks in Northern Nigeria ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260806-308-abductees-freed-from-separate-attacks-in-northern-nigeria    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:16:45

  • "Daniel Pocock (Independent)" https://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/news/voters-to-have-their-say-at-record-breaking-clacton-by-election-next-week    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:17:50

  • US suspends avocado imports from Mexico over unspecified ‘threat against US interests’ ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/us-suspends-avocado-imports-from-mexico-over-unspecified-threat-to-american-interests/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:23:25

  • Hackers Start Exploiting Recent JetBrains TeamCity Vulnerability ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-start-exploiting-recent-jetbrains-teamcity-vulnerability/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:23:47

  • Cisco Patches Critical SD-WAN, IOS XE, FMC Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-critical-sd-wan-ios-xe-fmc-vulnerabilities/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:24:05

  • Critical Paperclip Flaw Allowed Admin Access, Code Execution ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-paperclip-flaw-allowed-admin-access-code-execution/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:24:31

  • Snowflake Hacker Pleads Guilty in US Court ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/snowflake-hacker-pleads-guilty-in-us-court/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:24:47

  • Union sues TSA over privatization plan records ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2026/08/union-sues-tsa-over-privatization-plan-records/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:25:04

  • IceWM 4.1 released    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:25:28

  • Build your own handheld retro console with the Arduino® UNO™ Q board ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/08/06/build-your-own-handheld-retro-console-with-the-arduino-uno-q-board/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:25:49

  • The Professor Falsely Accused of Murdering Students ☞ https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-professor-falsely-accused-of-murdering-students    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:26:49

  • "What happened when a Fentanylware (CheeTok) psychic's claims went viral."    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:27:49

  • Previously the CPC's BS platform spread globally this idea Dalai Lama was a pedo    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:27:54

  • Google’s $19 billion India data centre project battles water, wildlife concerns ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/googles-15-billion-india-data-centre-project-battles-water-wildlife-concerns    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:28:23

  • Teachers talking about GenAI in schools … more trouble than it is worth? ☞ https://criticaledtech.com/2026/08/07/teachers-talking-about-genai-in-schools-more-trouble-than-it-is-worth/ "Nearly four years on after the introduction of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot into schools, we are beginning to see signs that GenAI is starting to lose its lustre."    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:30:04

  • Apple is taking Proprietary Chaffbot Company to court over alleged theft of trade secrets — Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot maker suggests it doesn't want Cupertino's knowledge anyway ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/apple-is-taking-openai-to-court-over-alleged-theft-of-trade-secrets-chatgpt-maker-suggests-it-doesnt-want-cupertinos-knowledge-anyway    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:30:30

  • $1 billion of iPhone 18 Pro chips 'on the shelves awaiting packaging' due to DRAM shortages — memory shortages reportedly put a wrinkle in Apple's launch plans ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/usd1-billion-of-iphone-18-pro-chips-on-the-shelves-awaiting-packaging-due-to-dram-shortages-memory-shortages-reportedly-put-a-wrinkle-in-apples-launch-plans    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:30:59

  • Number of NYC mosquito pools testing positive for West Nile virus has doubled since last year: health officials ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/us-news/number-of-nyc-mosquito-pools-testing-positive-for-dangerous-west-nile-virus-has-doubled-since-last-year-health-officials/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:31:18

  • VPN provider built a script to block Microsoft's hidden GDID tracking on backdoored Windows ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/vpn-provider-windscribe-has-built-a-script-to-block-microsofts-persistent-gdid-tracking-on-windows-degdid-erases-existing-identifiers-and-blocks-new-ones-from-being-created    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:31:58

  • Judge Newman’s Name may soon be on the Bench, Even if she is Barred from Entry ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/judge-newmans-name-may-soon-be-on-the-bench-even-if-she-is-barred-from-entry.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:32:21

  • SLAPP Censorship - Part 141 Out of 200: Brett Wilson LLP Failed to Learn From the Mistakes of the European Patent Office (EPO) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_141_Out_of_200_Brett_Wilson_LLP_Failed_to.shtml    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:32:56

  • DynaIP entity, Err Content, media casting patent monopoly confirmed invalid by PTAB ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/8/5/dynaip-entity-err-content-media-casting-patent-confirmed-invalid-by-ptab    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:33:20

  • Well, "a preliminary injunction" means that in context of patents the punishment precedes due process. This seems insane and Draconian. ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/dutch-pharmacy-exemption-defence-fails-in-novo-nordisk-semaglutide-case/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:34:37

  • Philipp Sauberzweig: Sovereign Tech Fellowship for GNOME Design & Community Management ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/psauberz/2026/08/06/sovereign-tech-fellowship-for-gnome-design-community-management/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:36:15

  • PICOTTY project enables multi-target serial remote management through Raspberry Pi Pico boards and Pi Zero 2 W SBC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/06/picotty-project-enables-multi-target-serial-remote-management-through-raspberry-pi-pico-boards-and-pi-zero-2-w-sbc/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:36:33

  • Halo Studios Suffers Job Losses Shortly After Campaign Evolved Launch https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/08/halo-studios-suffers-job-losses-shortly-after-campaign-evolved-launch    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:38:10

  • Understanding partial reachability in the Internet core ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/07/understanding-partial-reachability-in-the-internet-core/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:39:59

  • IBM Red Hat pushing slop. "Something has to change." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/curing-alert-fatigue-how-embedded-ai-redefining-red-hat-openshift-cluster-troubleshooting | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:43:16

  • Slop, slop, and more slop. IBM Red Hat knows nothing else anymore. ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/cpu-back-rethinking-cpu-gpu-split-llm-inference | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:43:54

  • Not slop, for a change ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/migration-catalyst-turning-virtualization-disruption-application-innovation | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:44:12

  • IBM says the future is slop, then tries to upsell ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-it-securitys-future-more-just-ai-models | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:44:54

  • IBM Red Hat boasts about imperialism, just like GAFAM ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/inside-operation-jailbreak-red-hats-participation-us-armys-open-integration-sprint | Source: Red Hat Official https://techrights.org/o/2020/06/06/regime-change-in-haiti/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:46:14

  • "This is the third installment in our MySQL interview series, and every question and example has been verified on a currently supported MySQL release." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/mysql-advance-interview-questions/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:47:22

  • Mesa 26.2.0 released with lots of improvements for Linux / SteamOS graphics drivers | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/mesa-26-2-0-released-with-lots-of-improvements-for-linux-steamos-graphics-drivers/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:50:16

  • This Quarter in KDE Digital Sovereignty: Q2 2026 ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/06/this-quarter-in-kde-digital-sovereignty-q2-2026/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:50:31

  • CalamaroOS 20260805 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/calamaroos    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:51:11

  • Beelink SER10 Max Mini PC review: Gorgon Point comes ready to dual-boot backdoored Windows and Ubuntu ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/mini-pcs/beelink-ser10-max-mini-pc-review    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:51:37

  • GNOME Boxes Finally Ported to GTK4/LibAdwaita via Version 51 Beta ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/gnome-boxes-finally-ported-to-gtk4-libadwaita-via-version-51-beta/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:51:58

  • GNOME 50.4 Released! Fixed the App Search issue for Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/gnome-50-4-fixed-app-search-ubuntu-2604/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:52:05

  • greg k-h removed some stale crap due to fuzzer and slop reports, unverified we have covered it. Linux patches become increasingly questionable as they address mere allegations, handled en masse.    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:54:53

  • This is one of many ways slop creates a lot of worthless work, overwhelming a human's capacity to match up the waste of energy. Slop needs stricter obstructions.    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:55:50

  • Ponzi Jim (Zemlin) is one of those "Influencers" because he has his fists around Torvalds' pair https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-influencer-campaign-backfired    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:56:52

  • Speaking of pair, have Bill Epsteingate and Torvalds had their second special dinner yet? Did they get to pass some viruses afterwards?    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:57:41

  • 'No major kernel decisions were made, but maybe next dinner' https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/long-time-rivals-bill-gates-and-linus-torvalds-meet-for-the-first-time-have-dinner-no-major-kernel-decisions-were-made-but-maybe-next-dinner afterparty? http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:58:28

  • Resources (Linux system monitor) adds new PowerPC, NPU stats ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/resources-51-beta-npu-powerpc-temps    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:59:20

  • SmartOS 20260806 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/smartos    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 14:59:29

  • The Pretender is not "missing out" a FOSS(y) event in Canada. Gotta search for sex, eh? http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/FOSSY_2025_Conference_Safety.shtml    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:00:38

  • How my homelab storage evolved over time ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/how-my-homelab-storage-evolved-over-time/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:01:04

  • how to make gnu linux debian 13 mate /usr/bin/fox the default browser (without apt install firefox-esr) ☞ https://dwaves.de/2026/08/06/how-to-make-gnu-linux-debian-13-mate-usr-bin-fox-the-default-browser-without-apt-install-firefox-esr/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:02:41

  • Apropos "he's dead, so" - many people try to find article regarding Williams http://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/Wife_of_Dan_Williams_Has_Explained_Mental_Factors_Leading_to_Hi.shtml 20 years ago journalism existed, even 10 years (re ian murdock). Now a top 'Linux' Foundation person kills himself, zero news about it    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:04:08

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

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:04:47

  • iophk: it's being misrepresented as anything other than an unmitigated disaster :/ https://yle.fi/a/7-10103168 Sompi    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:05:25

  • Colonialism by GAFAM https://yle.fi/a/74-20239822 https://yle.fi/a/7-10103168 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/googles-15-billion-india-data-centre-project-battles-water-wildlife-concerns    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:06:27

  • "ONLY STUPID PEOPLE OPPOSE COLONIALISM!" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/kentucky-family-snubs-usd26-million-offer-from-ai-company-to-convert-their-farmland-into-a-data-center-they-call-us-old-stupid-farmers-you-know-but-were-not-says-landowner    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:07:03

  • This won't age well https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/21/Slop_s_Latest_Casualty_The_Credibility_of_Linus_Torvalds.shtml    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:08:44

  • Many GNU/Linux PCs Are Not Connected to the Net or Don't Use the Web ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Many_GNU_Linux_PCs_Are_Not_Connected_to_the_Net_or_Don_t_Use_th.shtml    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:08:56

  • 'Linux' Foundation Launches YET ANOTHER Hey Hi (AI) Project ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linux-foundation-launches-yet-another    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:09:28

  • The characteristics of a truly open document standard format ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/06/truly-open-document-standard-format/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:10:00

  • EU heavily equips coastguards of Mediterranean neighbours – Turkey received particularly large share of funding ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2026/08/06/eu-heavily-equips-coastguards-of-mediterranean-neighbours-turkey-received-particularly-large-share-of-funding/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:10:41

  • Anthropic Pushes for Partial Dismissal in ‘Concord II,’ Says No Direct Infringement Evidence Exists Against Cofounder Dario Amodei ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/concord-v-anthropic-ii-dismissal-motion/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:11:58

  • Additional Licensing Deals Incoming? Suno Unveils ‘New Downloads Policy,’ Watermarking Support, ‘Clearer Community Guidelines,’ and ‘Transparency Tools’ for Identifying Hey Hi (AI) Tracks ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/suno-changes-2026/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:12:16

  • Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/08/canadian-man-pleads-guilty-in-snowflake-extortions/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:17:34

  • Belarusian Ransom Cartel Mastermind Gets 16 Years in Prison ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/belarusian-ransom-cartel-mastermind-gets-16-years-in-prison/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:17:54

  • Russia ramps up disinformation war as French presidential elections draw nearer ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/russia-ramps-up-disinformation-war-as-french-presidential-elections-draw-nearer    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:18:11

  • Oman nature reserve threatened by oil spill ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260806-oman-nature-reserve-threatened-by-oil-spill-1    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:18:23

  • The authoritarian axis looms over wars in Ukraine and Iran ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-authoritarian-axis-looms-over-wars-in-ukraine-and-iran/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:18:35

  • Banned from Manchester for 2 years because of trans activists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icqpel9DvJo    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:19:26

  • Wars, Wildfires and Migrants Leave Europe Straining for Control ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/world/europe/europe-war-wildfires-migration.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:19:43

  • Amid Intensifying Russian Strikes, Ukraine’s Pleas for Air Defenses Are Falling Flat ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/world/europe/ukraine-russia-missile-defense-patriots.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:19:59

  • Explainer-What we know about North Korean forces joining Russia's war against Ukraine ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/explainer-what-we-know-about-north-korean-forces-joining-russias-war-against-ukraine    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:20:10

  • Germany Probes 'Hybrid Attack' After Explosive Drone Found Near Ukrainian Aircraft ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/german-police-probe-leipzig-airport-suspicious-flying-object/33822656.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:20:22

  • Lithuanian intelligence says Russia may use Ukrainian drones to attack Baltic targets ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3013086/lithuanian-intelligence-says-russia-may-use-ukrainian-drones-to-attack-baltic-targets    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:20:32

  • Lithuanian PM says threat level unchanged after warning of possible ‘false flag’ attacks ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3013271/lithuanian-pm-says-threat-level-unchanged-after-warning-of-possible-false-flag-attacks    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:20:43

  • Ukraine strikes Russian refineries deep into the country ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-strikes-russian-refineries-deep-into-the-country    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:20:53

  • Baiba Braže reaffirms Latvia's support for Ukraine ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/06.08.2026-baiba-braze-reaffirms-latvias-support-for-ukraine.a657798/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:22:24

  • The Pretender keeps saying evidence against him is... [xyz]... without providing any particulars of alleged falsity. Because those things are true. He types junk into social control media... then dismisses or slags it off as mere "tweets". But not refuting those in ANY way. Also lied to many judges.    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:24:28

  • He is also openly collaborating, now in the open, with Lozza. The Pretender quit even _pretending_ to have any standards. http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/26/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_88_Out_of_200_Brett_Wilson_LLP_is_Defamin.shtml    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:26:03

  • The Hey Hi (AI) layer of observability: Making telemetry human-readable ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/06/ai-layer-observability-making-telemetry-human-readable    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:26:41

  • Moscow Mitch Discharged From Rehabilitation Facility ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/mitch-mcconnell-discharged-hospitalization-senate.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:27:11

  • TikTok Lays Off 250 Employees in Office That Includes Content Moderation ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/technology/tiktok-layoffs-nashville.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:28:23

  • Anyone Looking for Some Swanky Office Space In Music City? Fentanylware (CheeTok) Guts Its Entire Nashville Office After Just Two Years, Lays Off 250 Employees ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/tiktok-guts-entire-nashville-office-layoffs/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:28:51

  • Pluralistic: Eternal Sloptember (06 Aug 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/06/sin-is-when/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:29:05

  • 3:30PM links finished. August's slow news.    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:29:32

  • "Follow those influences far enough back, and much of modern Linux converges around three early traditions that found different answers to the same problem: how to turn a kernel and a collection of software into an operating system people could actually install, maintain, and use." https://www.makeuseof.com/favorite-linux-distro-descends-from-one-these-three-operating-systems/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:42:53

  • Not what is happening https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/linux-use-skyrockets-as-it-becomes-os-of-choice-for-ai-agents/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:46:16

  • "Your Windows machine wants to be your friend, but behind your back it tells Microsoft everything you do. I’m tired of misbehaving software, and many people are coming to the same realization. Here are four reasons why Linux will be the most attractive choice going into 2027." https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-using-windows-reasons-why-linux-will-be-king/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:46:42

  • New TONTOU CPU attack bypasses Spectre v2 fixes, leaks Linux password hashes https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-tontou-cpu-attack-bypasses-spectre-v2-fixes-leaks-linux-password-hashes/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:47:10

  • "Linux has always lived in the back of my mind as an operating that system enthusiasts couldn't stop recommending" https://www.xda-developers.com/my-first-linux-experience-was-out-of-necessity-it-made-all-the-difference/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:47:52

  • Actual Linux, for a change https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/linux-foundation-announces-key-industry-support-for-linux-vendor-firmware-service-302844998.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:48:31

  • New Zapscape KVM Flaw Could Let Privileged L1 Guest Code Escape to Linux Hosts https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-zapscape-kvm-flaw-could-let.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:50:47

  • "While dual booting isn’t the most technically challenging thing, it can present some problems down the line if you don’t know what you’re doing. Thankfully, you have me, and I’ve been using a multi-boot system for a decade now." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-many-things-nobody-tells-you-about-dual-booting-linux-and-windows/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:51:41

  • SynthEdit 1.6 brings native macOS support and Linux experimental after three decades of waiting https://synthanatomy.com/2026/08/synthedit-1-6-brings-native-macos-support-and-linux-experimental-after-three-decades-of-waiting.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:52:30

  • I got a free Mini PC, and TurnKey Linux made it a cloud-backed NAS https://www.makeuseof.com/i-got-a-free-mini-pc-and-turnkey-linux-made-it-a-cloud-backed-nas/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:53:11

  • How Chroot Explains the Filesystem Isolation Behind Linux Containers https://hackernoon.com/how-chroot-explains-the-filesystem-isolation-behind-linux-containers    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:55:05

  • apropos: https://www.makeuseof.com/favorite-linux-distro-descends-from-one-these-three-operating-systems/ Ian, via Debian, brought package management to the world Package management is now taken for granted    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:55:33

  • "PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 works the best on Linux, despite having over 90% of its total user base on Windows. However, within the Linux ecosystem, RPCS3 recommends a specific distro." https://www.notebookcheck.net/RPCS3-recommends-this-Linux-distro-for-best-PS3-emulation.1361321.0.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:56:03

  • Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference Europe 2026 Schedule Champions Open Source Innovation and Marks 35 Years of Linux https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/open-source-summit--embedded-linux-conference-europe-2026-schedule-champions-open-source-innovation-and-marks-35-years-of-linux-302843979.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:57:55

  • GNU/Linux turns 43 next month    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:58:15

  • CVSS score of 7.8 https://securityaffairs.com/196657/hacking/ovswrap-13-year-old-linux-kernel-flaw-lets-local-users-become-root.html    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:58:39

  • Zero connection to Linux, 100 about promoting slop using the name "Linux" https://www.channeldive.com/news/foundation-tackles-ai-ROI-token-costs/827011/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 15:59:44

  • Linux use surges in North America, but real market share growth may wait in Europe https://cybernews.com/tech/linux-north-america/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 16:00:06

  • Linux brand jumping the shark, getting sold to inflate a pyramid scheme instead https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-launches-the-tokenomics-foundation-to-define-the-economics-and-roi-of-ai-value    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 16:01:13

  • Have an Intel Mac or Old Windows PC? Revive It With One of These 20 Fun DIY Projects https://uk.pcmag.com/laptops/162776/20-projects-to-give-old-pc-laptop-desktop-intel-mac-new-life    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 16:01:44

  • Popular Steam Deck accessory brand JSAUX announced controller-focused brand Voidjoy | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/popular-steam-deck-accessory-brand-jsaux-announced-controller-focused-brand-voidjoy/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 16:10:27

  • Nazi Zombies is a free to play take on the classic Call of Duty Zombies mode | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nazi-zombies-is-a-free-to-play-take-on-the-classic-call-of-duty-zombies-mode/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 16:10:35

  • Paid-for spam from fake, compromised non-experts https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-positioned-leader-2026-gartnerr-magic-quadranttm-cloud-native-application-platforms http://techrights.org/wiki/Gartner_Group/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 16:13:06

  • Paid-for Red Hat spam, paid by Red Hat to sell Red Hat https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/04/red-hat-leads-open-source-project-automate-ai-governance/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 16:14:12

  • Vendor lock-in is not a gift https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/ibm-and-red-hat-offer-lightwell-no-charge-universities-ngos-and-think-tanks    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 16:14:44

  • Pushing slop as a skill, not Linux https://next.redhat.com/2026/07/28/building-skills-for-ai-agents-pitfalls-and-best-practices/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 16:15:31

  • Ready up for the Steam Frame with the In Your World VR Bundle | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/ready-up-for-the-steam-frame-with-the-in-your-world-vr-bundle/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/ready-up-for-the-steam-frame-with-the-in-your-world-vr-bundle/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 16:20:20

  • Blood Dungeon from the Wheel World and Nidhogg dev releases August 25 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/blood-dungeon-from-the-wheel-world-and-nidhogg-dev-releases-august-25/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/blood-dungeon-from-the-wheel-world-and-nidhogg-dev-releases-august-25/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 16:20:31

  • RAM? What RAM? The biggest makers are reportedly now sold out all through 2027 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/ram-what-ram-the-biggest-makers-are-reportedly-now-sold-out-all-through-2027/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 16:33:48

  • FAKE ME aims to take on MECCHA CHAMELEON where you remodel yourself to hide | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/fake-me-aims-to-take-on-meccha-chameleon-where-you-remodel-yourself-to-hide/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 16:37:31

  • GOG have a great sale on shooters going on | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/gog-have-a-great-sale-on-shooters-going-on/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 16:46:57

  • The No More Robots Humble Bundle is a great deal with Let's Build a Zoo, Yes, Your Grace and more | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-no-more-robots-humble-bundle-is-a-great-deal-with-lets-build-a-zoo-yes-your-grace-and-more/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 16:47:27

  • In 2026, GNU/Linux is No ‘Underdog’ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/07/in-2026-gnulinux-is-no-underdog/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 17:19:24

  • Eradicating Proprietary Software and Their Siblings, Chatbots and Social Control Media https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/07/chatbots-and-social-control-media/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 17:29:09

  • HTTP/2 vs. HTTP/3 https://www.logicmonitor.com/deep-dive/http3-vs-http2/introduction    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 18:17:00

  • Performance Evaluation of HTTP/2 and HTTP/3(QUIC) using Lighthouse https://carleton.scholaris.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/fd0e7360-db97-467a-81c8-27d7b9ac2096/content    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 18:21:39

  • As far as we can tell, HTTP is now used a lot for video. In newer Samsung "Smart" TVs running Tizen (Linux) the "channels" are streams with HTTP(s), as bugs sometimes reveal. The TV attempts to basically connected to an mpu file. No kidding!    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 19:32:23

  • [get connected]    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 19:32:43

  • "the "video streaming" mentioned by the article cited is not video streaming per se but WWW-based video streaming only, as far as I can tell" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_142_Out_of_200_GemText_is_Not_a_Webpage_G.shtml "And the SQ Magazine bar charge confuses "Internet" with WWW"    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 19:32:48

  • Sponsored by GAFAM https://2026.fossy.ca/sponsorship/ at least they said no to Microsoft, for a CHANGE (unlike prior years)    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 20:07:46

  • "Harassment will not be tolerated at FOSSY. Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation" https://2026.fossy.ca/attend/code-of-conduct/ Hmmm... http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/26/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_88_Out_of_200_Brett_Wilson_LLP_is_Defamin.shtml    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 20:08:46

  • We can only guess that _some_ people are CoC-exempted http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/FOSSY_2025_Conference_Safety.shtml    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 20:09:12

  • Salesforce cuts 133 more jobs in its third 2026 round    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 20:42:58

  • "IBM retiree insurance won't cover my son and he is too young to qualify for Medicaid - and for the remaining 3 of us it would cost over $40k PER YEAR!! Insane. I would be lucky to get 9 months from that pitiful Future Health Account. Pathetic. And I was at IBM over 30 years." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9tr4dk    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 20:50:08

  • "I retired in April 2026 and use the IBM retiree insurance. It's double what I was paying but absolutely worth it to retire." "you either don't have insurance, buy the IBM retiree insurance, or buy it from the exchange. I found the retiree insurance the best fit. twice of what I was paying employeed, but well worth it to retire."    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 20:50:33

  • On IBM layoffs: "it’s not always early new year . Historically they had a fall one and a spring one but this year there was no spring one" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9tr4dk    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 20:51:13

  • "When I was RA'd my manager told me the contractor company IBM uses. I politely said thank you but I'm going another direction." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9d2113    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 21:06:09

  • "he useless POS manager is trying to convince me to join IBM again. He might get fired, since, I refused to return to IBM. The id--t is lying when I asked about the reason, he asking me back. I enjoy more, the POS squirm."    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 21:06:38

  • "When would the PIP RAs be expected for? Will it be after 2H during the performance reviews?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz4mbgha    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 21:06:59

  • Workers try to escape IBM: "it feels like everyone I know has been on at least 1 interview" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzb9fngh    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 21:30:50

  • "Again you got it. You are running in place at best hoping for an upgrade, and most likely farming an already empty and abandoned marketplace - The SMB and Intel marketplace abandoned IBM for LINUX solutions 10 years ago and they have not looked back - The sooner IBM acknowledges this, the sooner IBM will stop wasting efforts on lost causes"    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 21:31:12

  • "Maker Cale Loveridge has launched a crowdfunding campaign for playable pinball tables with a difference: they're miniaturized for printability on even compact 3D printers." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202608/20260807-minipin.gmi    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 21:56:03

  • Homeworlds: More About Green Ships gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260806-1.gmi    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 21:57:31

  • "i've been vaguely trying it out this week - not really tracking anything but paying attention whether this makes sense at all. i think the socials and the one-vid-for-eating make sense and are perfectly doable, as is the backgammon." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/internetusetracker    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 21:58:41

  • "Petanque is a boules-type game played with sets of hollow steel balls and a small wooden ball called a "cochonnet". Its modern version originated from southern France in the early part of the 1900's." gemini://mlot.smol.pub/petanque    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 21:59:22

  • Yandex nearly caught up with Bing (MSFT) in Europe https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/europe/#monthly-200902-202608    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 22:17:46

  • baidu nd yandex combined about same as bing in asia https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/asia/#monthly-200902-202608    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 22:19:10

  • Chrome too dominant. Truly monoculture. https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/all/africa/#monthly-200902-202608 Firefox 2%    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 22:23:50

  • "The incumbent candidate presents himself as a champion of the imperial units of measure and the contest to be the first person to run one mile under four minutes was a legendary grudge match between and Englishman and an Australian."    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 22:30:40

  • "In earlier blog posts about my nomination in the Clacton by-election, I suggested that running for office should involve some real running." https://danielpocock.com/en/burnham-clacton-pier-mile-run-challenge/    

posted Friday, August 07, 2026 at 22:30:59
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