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"they didn't talk about the embarrassing negative 19% YTD return on IBM stock ? How is this possible if everything is going so great at IBM ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzxtr15b    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 05:55:51

  • "well they did celebratory ring the bell on the stock exchange on July 7th …..one week before the stock crash on July 14th"    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 05:56:04

  • "Today, I made a fresh query for the Debian trademark using DNSlytics. There are now 2,928 domain names using the Debian trademark" ☛ https://danielpocock.com/en/swiss-army-attack-2900-domain-name-holders-cult-eth-zurich-debian/ | Source: Daniel Pocock    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:33:56

  • "Despite the ups and downs, the Latin American country continues to benefit from a relatively stronger position than other exporters." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-08-14/mexico-steps-up-pressure-for-us-to-lower-its-auto-tariffs-in-usmca-talks.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:34:38

  • "Once you understand the role of competition as a counter-oligarchic check on corporate power, the rise of Big Tech and its authoritarian turn becomes much easier to understand." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/14/one-chokable-throat/#too-clever-by-half | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:36:48

  • "This week, the businessman Mark Walter agreed to sell the Los Angeles Lakers to venture capitalist Josh Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger." ☛ https://www.derekthompson.org/p/the-american-sports-plutocracy-is | Source: Derek Thompson    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:36:57

  • "The company’s intensified lobbying efforts target AB 1720, a bill that State Assembly Member Matt Haney introduced in February." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/13/stubhub-lobbying-california-ticket-resale-caps/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:37:11

  • "It’s always the same routine." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/14/paramount-promises-meaningless-cnn-oversight-board-to-try-and-gain-merger-approval/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:37:21

  • "The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Vulnerability Response Team (VRT) has reported a potential out of bounds (OOB)" ☛ https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-7064.html |    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:38:14

  • "" ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/spidee/deploying-ipv6-first-eks-on-aws-what-still-doesnt-work-and-what-it-saves/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:38:29

  • "This is bad, obviously, but it is worth stating why it is bad." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/corporate-power-approaches-escape | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:39:31

  • "But the transition from so-called defined benefit pensions to defined contribution accounts such as 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts hasn’t worked for millions of Americans." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-08-14/most-americans-struggle-to-fund-their-401k-plans-while-mega-rich-stuff-theirs-with-tax-free-millions | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:39:43

  • "But the years since have largely been years of silence." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2026/0814/women-afghanistan-taliban-afghan-girls-education | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:40:47

  • "These small economies carry risks. Begging and collecting waste have been prohibited by the Taliban, and those caught can be detained." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/taliban-afghanistan-kabul-little-food-b3033388.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:40:57

  • "Just before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, RFE/RL spoke with several young Afghans in Kabul who voiced their fears and anxieties about the future." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-kabul-young-professionals-taliban/33827745.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:41:10

  • "Since taking over Afghanistan five years ago, the Taliban have made Afghanistan one of the world’s hardest places for journalists to report" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/08/5-years-after-taliban-takeover-cpj-calls-for-an-end-to-deepening-repression-of-journalists/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:43:02

  • "The problem is not that the sentence is wrong. The problem is that the sentence is a category error." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/trump-is-a-wood-chipper | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:43:10

  • "I have a quick but important post to close out the week" ☛ https://raforall.blogspot.com/2026/08/office-of-intellectual-freedom-releases.html | Source: Becky Spratford    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:43:43

  • "One report focuses on censorship activities that took place at public libraries, and the other examines censorship at school libraries." ☛ https://www.oif.ala.org/oif-releases-additional-reports-on-censorship-in-2025/ |    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:44:43

  • "extremism" ☛ https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-democratic-org-anti-extremism | Source: Ken Klippenstein    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:44:57

  • "In a new filing, U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns found that most of the incidents the Trump administration had cited all took place between 2023 and 2024" ☛ https://newrepublic.com/post/214301/judge-dismisses-donald-trump-lawsuit-harvard | Source: New Republic    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:45:18

  • "Prominent Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has been sentenced to a 15-year prison term for her work covering the US-Israeli war with Iran. Here are some of the images she captured of the conflict before the shock sentence was announced." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-israel-war-iran-yalda-moaiery-photographer-prison-term/33830289.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:45:29

  • "Researchers from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)'s MicroBioRobotic Systems lab have built ultra-tiny drones capable of controlled flight under the power of nothing but sound." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202608/20260814-sound.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:46:07

  • A wish (poe/en) gemini://danchium.smol.pub/a-wish    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:46:56

  • The second realm (poe/en) gemini://danchium.smol.pub/the-second-realm    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:47:22

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

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:47:50

  • Faith (poe/en) gemini://danchium.smol.pub/faith    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:48:23

  • "Integrity doesn't just happen; you have to put in the work. It is a lifelong pursuit, a lifelong practice." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/gratitudes-part-4-nikki-true-to-herself    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:49:10

  • "i like reading smolpub posts" gemini://wampa.smol.pub/i-like-reading-smolpub-posts    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:49:34

  • "Following onto my previous post on "Human Code", here's a link to a post on the subject of Literate Program, a paradigm conceived by Dr Donald E. Knuth, for writing code in a form targeted at human consumption, for comprehension and pleasure—code as literature!" gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Human_Code/47185    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:50:11

  • "I don’t think it’s possible to have an informed discussion about human code, code-as-artform, without bringing up the concept of Literate Programming, which is nearly synonymous with the view that program source code can be an artform." gemini://shizuka.space/glog/2026/08/14/00/literate-programming-part-1/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:50:47

  • [Old] "Welcome to the third in a series of posts dedicated to debunking false claims used to undermine trust in libraries and attack those who work in them." ☛ https://www.oif.ala.org/lies-about-libraries-part-three/ |    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:57:34

  • "But now, more than 40 years later, French authorities have linked the building to possible activities by Russian intelligence services." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/berlins-russian-house-a-hub-for-propaganda-and-espionage/a-73037945 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:57:41

  • "Daniel Pocock (Independent)" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/aug/14/clacton-byelection-spoiled-ballot-disgraceful-farage-binface    

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

  • "Australian-born candidate Daniel Pocock received just 16 votes, while the three Monster Raving Loony Party candidates collectively managed 61." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-14/farage-wins-clacton-as-count-binface-take-quarter-of-votes/107036404    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 06:59:47

  • "Daniel Pocock (Independent) – 16" https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/26463651.norwich-man-gets-132-votes-clacton-farage-wins-by-election/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:00:44

  • "Microsoft, Google, and Amazon's growth depends on two companies that lose tens of billions of dollars a year." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/08/12/zitron-ai-revenue-two-companies.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:02:17

  • "In fact, evidence suggests the market itself could reassess that these companies offer nothing of financial value." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/if-the-markets-reject-openai-and-anthropic-the-us-should-nationalize-them.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:02:28

  • "It digs into who will build and fly the systems, who will fund them, and who will manufacture them domestically rather than overseas." ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/08/14/future-flight-sharon-rossmark/ | Source: The Drone Girl    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:02:42

  • "The company is imposing new guardrails on its police tech after reports that officers are abusing it and cities are dropping contracts." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/13/1141904/flock-is-tightening-its-rules-in-response-to-a-growing-surveillance-backlash/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:02:54

  • "In an announcement, Sheehy said the Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry Act would align the status of special operators with active and retired law enforcement officers" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/08/14/bill-seeks-nationwide-concealed-carry-for-special-operators/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:03:06

  • "Isidore also discusses individual species and the meanings associated with them." ☛ https://www.medievalists.net/2026/08/why-trees-mattered-in-the-middle-ages/ | Source: Medievalists.net    

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

  • "Adams photographed the Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Kings Canyon, Mesa Verde, Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Carlsbad Caverns, Glacier" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/08/13/ansel-adams-national-parks.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:04:19

  • "It’s unclear at this point what this ordinance will entail exactly" ☛ https://512pixels.net/2026/08/memphis-city-council-data-centers/ | Source: Stephen Hackett    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:05:41

  • "Memphis, a city known nationwide for SpaceXAI, may take legislative steps to pause data center development" ☛ https://dailymemphian.com/article/65678 |    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:06:04

  • "While tax treaty negotiations took a step in the right direction, several rich countries tried to halt progress by sidelining positions that push for stronger environmental taxation and taxing rights for developing countries." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/governments-must-tax-big-oil-s-profits-as-un-tax-treaty-talks-advance | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:11:42

  • "The message from our political and media class is unmistakable: Climate destruction, while perhaps not desirable, is the new normal, an inevitability." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/wildfires-climate-change-surrender/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:11:54

  • "The impact artificial intelligence has had on the environment has been nothing short of devastating." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-impact-environment-horrifying-new-paper | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:12:13

  • "40 times as much as switching to renewable energy and 71.5 times as much as eating a plant-based diet" ☛ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/081426_swing_pop_op/green-partys-swing-declining-birth-rate-good-ecosystem/ | Source: Tuscon Sentinel    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:15:21

  • "The report, prepared by a private company linked to the Science Park of the University of Alicante" ☛ https://www.elconstitucional.es/en/research/facebook-captured-whatsapp-coordinated-and-the-videos-did-the-rest-the-network-that-brought-thousands-of-young-people-to-ceuta-remains-active_7114_102.html | Source: El Constitucional    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:16:19

  • "using cyberattacks" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/15/why-moldova-is-second-on-putin-s-list-what-the-new-york-times-learned-the-kremlin-s-plan-to-collapse-nato-and-the-eu-from-within | Source: Meduza    

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

  • On Tor blocking: ""I would recommend forwarding that to the tor-relay list. to see if someone there can address the non-answer given by catalyst2: https://lists.torproject.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/tor-relays@lists.torproject.org/ you'd have to do that though.""    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:17:52

  • Being 'harsh' on the webhost is not a good strategy after 23 years with them    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:18:36

  • "Zambia's electoral commission on Friday suspended vote counting from Thursday's presidential and parliamentary elections for at least 24 hours" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260814-zambia-suspends-election-vote-counting-over-reports-of-violence | Source: France24    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:23:40

  • "Earlier, the electoral commission suspended vote counting after alleged attacks on polling staff and the theft of marked ballot papers." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/zambia-vote-count-resumes-after-suspension-amid-reports-of-violence/a-78368601 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:23:58

  • "French lawmakers last month approved legislation that barred children under 15 from opening social media accounts from September 1." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/france-top-watchdog-blocks-social-media-ban-for-children/a-78373812 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:24:25

  • "The bill would have barred children younger than 15 from opening a social media account from September 1." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/frances-top-court-blocks-social-media-ban-for-under-15s/articleshow/133247122.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:24:41

  • "Local heads of YouTube owner Google, Facebook and Instagram owner Meta, Snapchat and TikTok" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/social-media-firms-urge-caution-on-early-australia-under-16-ban-data/articleshow/133231422.cms | Source: India Times    

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

  • "A fourth U.S. official told the Post that not all of the Reapers were shot down—some of them crashed after the operators’ connection to the drone failed." ☛ https://newrepublic.com/post/214338/donald-trump-lost-quarter-reaper-drone-iran | Source: New Republic    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:27:04

  • "There is nothing that supports that claim. Not the rulings Oldham cites (which actually suggest mail-in ballots are vital!) nor the actual data" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/14/fifth-circuit-cites-a-ruling-calling-mail-in-ballots-vital-to-falsely-claim-they-jeopardize-democracy-itself/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:27:34

  • "It is important to understand that Trump is not the cause of the enshittification of America. He is a consequence." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-enshittification-of-everything-c94 | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:27:51

  • "The dismissal marks the latest setback in swing states' efforts to prosecute fake electors who tried to keep Trump" ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5931179 | Source: NPR    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:28:21

  • "This is not his first deployment. This is not his first time being out there, and he is saying that it is the worst deployment that he's ever been on." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/uss-lincoln-conditions-trump-iran-wa-b3033439.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:28:41

  • "The British Transport Police announced it would start using facial recognition cameras in a London Underground station. The Victoria Underground station was the first to be equipped with cameras." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/08/13/btp-facial-recognition-london-underground.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:31:58

  • "It can be daunting to determine who’s responsible for showing ads on the websites we visit, or who’s harvesting data from the mobile apps we use every day." ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/08/whos-tracking-you-use-this-new-service-to-find-out/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:32:07

  • "While that doesn’t sound so bad on the surface, there’s a consequence to this." ☛ https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2026/08/14/everything-is-about-to-go-dark/ | Source: Cryptography Engineering    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:32:22

  • "There’s another thing about this catastrophe that isn’t much talked about yet: the negative privacy implications." ☛ https://dergigi.com/2026/08/14/privacy-implications-of-the-coldcard-catastrophe/ | Source: Gigi    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:32:35

  • "Discussing pay here in the UK isn't as taboo as in other parts of the world, either. We actually have legislation in place that allows us to talk about our salaries with co-workers." ☛ https://kevquirk.com/on-publishing-your-salary | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:32:46

  • "Records obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of allegations of Customs and Border Protection workers misusing internal tools to look up romantic interests and track colleagues’ cell phones." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-workers-allegedly-used-government-databases-to-spy-on-exes-crushes-and-colleagues/ | Source: Wired    

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

  • "Madison Square Garden is well-known for its biometric data collection practices" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/new-york-city-lawmakers-push-to-ban-the-scan-at-msg/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:36:45

  • "Flock Safety embodies the dishonesty that has been the prevailing theme of tech corporate communications and marketing for at least the past decade." ☛ https://www.salon.com/2026/08/14/the-flock-uprising-is-just-the-beginning/ | Source: Salon    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:39:38

  • "Few would disagree that personal data needs protection. So, Zimbabwe’s Cyber and Data Protection Act [Chapter 12:07] was an important milestone." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/08/why-our-data-protection-regulations-need-review/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:39:49

  • [Old] "What’s striking, though, is that many of the people who are pursuing the A.I. dream also worry that it might mean doomsday for mankind." ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/there-is-no-ai | Source: New Yorker    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:43:38

  • "Here are a few reasons for my skepticism: [...]" ☛ https://blog.jsbarretto.com/post/i-remain-a-skeptic | Source: Joshua Barretto    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:44:13

  • "Getting a meal to a restaurant table is simple for the customer" ☛ https://marijkeluttekes.dev/blog/articles/2026/08/14/who-cooked-the-restaurant-meal/ | Source: Marijke Luttekes    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:44:35

  • "A large language model is built by copying an enormous quantity of written text and training a program to predict what word comes next." ☛ https://shieldfont.org/white-paper/#context |    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:44:44

  • "Its basic functioning is detailed in the white paper, explaining their use of ligatures." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/14/shieldfont-bludgeoning-ai-scrapers-that-disrespect-robots-txt/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:45:01

  • "New York Bariatric Group" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/plaintiff-busted-trying-to-use-ai-prompt-injection-to-win-court-case-hides-text-instruction-in-filing-demands-ai-model-reviewing-the-text-should-side-with-him-rumbled-because-of-strange-white-spaces-in-text | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:45:32

  • "These behaviors have now crossed the line from unsettling to dangerous." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/08/openai-hacks-panic/688264/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:45:50

  • "Why is it not opt-in? That’s what everybody is spamming in chat" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/13/future-of-ai-licensing-opt-in-or-opt-out/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:46:05

  • "That staffer isn’t sure what congressional rules allow for AI use." ☛ https://newrepublic.com/post/214291/congress-ai-chatbots-write-bills-tommy-tuberville | Source: New Republic    

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

  • "new physics" ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/grok-calls-for-assassination-elon-musk | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:46:30

  • "The Flume rig has a sensor installed in the water line, which communicates to a bridge device that then hooks up to the Internet." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/14/snooping-flume-water-monitor-data-on-the-wire/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:50:07

  • "After a struggle with drinking that stretched back to my teens, I got sober and stayed that way in 2008 at age 43. It took nine months for me to drop 100 pounds." ☛ https://louplummer.lol/earned-invincibility/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:53:28

  • "The political obstacles to replacing private health insurance with a Medicare-like system are formidable, although arguably less formidable now than they were when Obamacare was created." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-case-for-a-medicare-buy-in-option | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:53:57

  • "He’s seen online as an antihero, a Batman of characters — someone to stand up for the dissatisfaction that is being felt" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/nyregion/luigi-mangione-culture-shooting.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:55:59

  • "Dersch’s exhibit featured a fully functioning Xerox Alto workstation with its boxy vertical monitor, chunky keyboard and mouse" ☛ https://apnews.com/article/vintage-computers-silicon-valley-technology-apple-history-43d28a08d77cc477cdcd6951315d2f2d | Source: Associated Press    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:56:20

  • "One of the biggest lessons you learn in underground construction is that nothing happens in isolation." ☛ https://sundial.csun.edu/219598/sundialbrandstudio/sundial-marketplace/the-most-valuable-tool-in-underground-construction-isnt-a-machine-says-w-a-rasic-construction/ | Source: California State University Northridge    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:56:42

  • "In this post I present an algorithm for computing graph dominators along with the intuition behind it." ☛ https://neugierig.org/software/blog/2026/08/dominators.html |    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:57:12

  • "The Art of Computer Programming" ☛ https://kolja.rs/algorithm-d/ |    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:57:31

  • "I have spent the last few years working on compression, information theory, and compressed data structures and wanted to give my two cents." ☛ https://lukefleed.xyz/posts/compression/ | Source: Luca Lombardo    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:57:42

  • "A Hadamard matrix is an orthogonal matrix whose entries are all either 1 or − 1." ☛ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/13/constructing-hadamard-matrices/ | Source: John D Cook    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:57:54

  • "Conway and Sloane [1] give a correspondence between binary codes and sphere packings that they call Construction A." ☛ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/13/hadamard-sphere-packing/ | Source: John D Cook    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:58:06

  • "The images were encoded for transmission using a code based on Hadamard matrices, specifically a (32, 6, 16) Hadamard code." ☛ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/13/mariner-hadamard/ | Source: John D Cook    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:58:20

  • "The concept of ice measurement employed is, on paper, reasonably simple." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/14/submersible-drone-analyzes-ice/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:58:32

  • "Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have shown that low-purity iron ore from Minnesota can be converted directly into semiconductor-quality pyrite" ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/iron-ore-semiconductor-pyrite | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:58:49

  • "Something I've noticed recently is that I am no longer able to read and parse PR titles and descriptions across the internet." ☛ https://newsletter.vickiboykis.com/archive/write-for-people/ |    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:59:14

  • "My ~/org/notes folder had nearly 4,000 files in it this morning. It now has 170. I deleted the rest." ☛ https://baty.net/posts/2026/08/i-deleted-nearly-all-of-my-notes-on-purpose/ | Source: Jack Baty    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 07:59:32

  • "In a polarized digital world, it’s good to remember that the web can still draw you to folks rather than push them away" ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/its-not-just-me/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

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

  • "I fully expect we’ll keep doing this regardless the mountain of AI slop that piles up. If anything, that mess could make us double down." ☛ https://sals.place/blog/doomsday-posts/ | Source: Sal    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:00:00

  • Monitor Your Drive Health with Performance Co-Pilot on Fedora https://fedoramagazine.org/monitor-your-drive-health-with-performance-co-pilot-on-fedora/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:02:09

  • "Förtryck kan komma i nya former" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/14/fortryck-kan-komma-i-nya-former/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:08:12

  • "Vatican expresses concern over Lithuanian priests accused of child sexual offenses - LRT" https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3020347/vatican-expresses-concern-over-lithuanian-priests-accused-of-child-sexual-offenses    

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

  • Cognitive Debt https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/08/13/reading-between-the-lines-part-2-cognitive-debt-and-the-adaptive-publisher/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:08:41

  • "Trump, Golf, and Honor - by Jay Nordlinger - The Next Move" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/trump-golf-and-honor    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:08:50

  • "Hackers building anti-surveillance tools" https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Defcon2026:c    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:08:59

  • [Old] "Marco Arment calmly explains USB-C, a garble of different standards shoehorned into using physically identical ports and cables which nonetheless remain maddeningly incompatible with one another." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2017/10/14/the-technical-trainwreck-that.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:09:39

  • "Back in June, I saw that NSA and its minions had called and were packing an IETF vote on standardizing a specification of how to remove the ECC seatbelt from hybrid ECC+ML-KEM in TLS." ☛ https://blog.cr.yp.to/20260814-update.html | Source: DJ Bernstein    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:09:48

  • "CO2JC has also requested that all amateurs avoid transmitting on the IARU Region 2 emergency frequencies of 3985, 7060, 7240, 7275, 14300, and 21360 kHz" ☛ https://www.arrl.org/news/view/colombian-amateurs-help-in-earthquake-response-clear-frequencies-requested | Source: ARRL    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:10:04

  • "Go’s concurrency model comes from Tony Hoare’s 1978 paper, Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP)." ☛ https://lorbic.com/go-channels-deep-dive/ | Source: Vikash Patel    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:11:04

  • "I have written about meetups and conferences from various perspectives in the past so consider this post as a literature review of sorts." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/m-is-for-meetups-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:11:35

  • "NamedTuple has always had two documented ways to define fields: the class-based syntax, and a functional syntax taking a list of (name, type) pairs." ☛ https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/08/13/python-fix-typeerror-namedtuple-got-an-unexpected-keyword-argument/ | Source: Adam Johnson    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:11:42

  • "Python strings support octal escape sequences: a backslash followed by one to three octal digits (0–7), such as \120" ☛ https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/08/14/why-does-python-log-a-warning-for-invalid-octal-escape-sequence/ | Source: Adam Johnson    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:11:51

  • "What's interesting is that everyone seems to recognize a microservice when they see one, yet almost nobody can explain what actually makes something a microservice." ☛ https://var0.xyz/posts/what-even-are-microservices.html | Source: Var Zero    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:12:34

  • [Old] "The structure changes every deployment. Any script that relies on DOM selectors breaks within weeks because the class name doesn't exist anymore." ☛ https://blog.florianherrengt.com/how-to-automate-instagram-engagements.html | Source: Florian Herrengt    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:12:57

  • "CI/CD environments, processes, and systems are the beating heart of any modern software organization. They deliver code from an engineer’s workstation to production." ☛ https://owasp.org/www-project-top-10-ci-cd-security-risks/ |    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:13:13

  • "The goal is not to write code fast. The goal is sustainable software." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/reading-notes-on-code-that-fits-in-your-head-by-mark-seemann/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:13:28

  • "It can import an existing .env, write one into a new worktree, export variables to your shell, or run a command with them." ☛ https://tech.stonecharioteer.com/posts/2026/dottler/ | Source: Vinay Keerthi    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:13:42

  • "Each month in Raspberry Pi Official Magazine, we strive to bring you an eclectic mix of DIY electronics, 3D prints, microcontrollers, sensors, motors" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/just-released-raspberry-pi-book-of-making-2027/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

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

  • "So, with the help of the design team and the developers and the community, we have taken on the task of modernizing and streamlining the calendar." ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2026/08/desktop-calendar-a-design-journey/ | Source: Thunderbird    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:15:27

  • "The device is referred to as Octopus 16, so named because it combines sixteen EEG electrodes into a single compact package" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/14/uninvasive-eeg-interface-could-be-used-to-play-games/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:15:51

  • "David Heinemeier Hansson has announced the release of Omarchy 4.0.0" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12921 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:16:04

  • [Old] "Written in a fun and accessible style, Make Games for Playdate with Lua is a great way to get started learning game programming." ☛ https://pdbook.net/ |    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:17:00

  • "I eventually got good enough to consistently beat my grandpa, but that was a long time ago and I’ve lost tons of games since then." ☛ https://schafe-sind-bessere-rasenmaeher.de/mindfulness/my-kids-are-kicking-my-ass-at-chess/ | Source: Robert Lützner    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:17:13

  • The "bullet-proof KDE Software initiative" announced, bringing a proper long-term support to KDE Plasma | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-bullet-proof-kde-software-initiative-announced-bringing-a-proper-long-term-support-to-kde-plasma/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:17:58

  • Epic Games Store will get a Linux version sometime "soon" | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/epic-games-store-will-get-a-linux-version-sometime-soon/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/epic-games-store-will-get-a-linux-version-sometime-soon/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:18:02

  • System Shock VR, High On Life VR and more from the VR Games Showcase | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/system-shock-vr-high-on-life-vr-and-more-from-the-vr-games-showcase/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:20:09

  • "2026 Supercon Call For Participation" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/14/hackaday-podcast-episode-382-glueballs-borg-cubes-and-supersonic-trebuchets/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:20:36

  • "Putting all of it in Git solves the history and distribution problem." ☛ https://blog.hofstede.it/chezmoi-and-git-dotfiles-without-pretending-every-machine-is-the-same/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:20:57

  • It’s Getting So Hot That Nuclear Plants Are Being Forced to Power Down ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/europe-heat-wave-water-nuclear-plants    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:24:11

  • Hell Let Loose: Vietnam arrives on Steam and works on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/hell-let-loose-vietnam-arrives-on-steam-and-works-on-steamos-linux/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/hell-let-loose-vietnam-arrives-on-steam-and-works-on-steamos-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:24:41

  • The LULULOOK Gaming Pillow for Steam Deck is the ultimate way to be lazy | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-lululook-gaming-pillow-for-steam-deck-is-the-ultimate-way-to-be-lazy/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-lululook-gaming-pillow-for-steam-deck-is-the-ultimate-way-to-be-lazy/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:24:46

  • Raft meets Don't Starve in the new survival game Coastless | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/raft-meets-dont-starve-in-the-new-coastless/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/raft-meets-dont-starve-in-the-new-coastless/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:26:17

  • Hand of Fate: Hordes is a bullet heaven survivor-like filled with story-telling and games of chance | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/hand-of-fate-hordes-is-a-bullet-heaven-survivor-like-filled-with-story-telling-and-games-of-chance/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:26:21

  • "This week highlights Tumbleweed’s five snapshots. Podman 6.0.0, which now defaults rootless networking to pasta and drops legacy components like slirp4netns and CNI" ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/08/14/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:27:03

  • "Manager, ODC-Noord"... selling outsourcing ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/odc-noord-building-blocks-existing-government-cloud | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:27:39

  • " using skills carefully honed on the playing field and translating them into the world of technology sales." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-student-athletes-are-changing-game | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:27:50

  • "Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA)" is not free if it's hosted by GAFAM ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/breaking-free-lock-how-leading-insurance-provider-migrated-1500-workloads-rosa-10-months | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:28:26

  • "Kubernetes accepts it because the API server mainly checks whether your YAML is valid." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/kubescape-security-scanner/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:29:08

  • "Norwegian-based Tenko has released an open-hardware development board based on STMicroelectronics’ STM32C5 microcontroller family." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/blue-pill-style-stm32c5-board-adds-oberon-2-firmware-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:29:53

  • "The kit operates locally and can be used independently or integrated with Home Assistant." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-c6-home-automation-kit-with-esphome-and-modular-sensors/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:29:57

  • This Week in Plasma: Bi-Directional RDP Clipboard Sync ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/15/this-week-in-plasma-bi-directional-rdp-clipboard-sync/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:30:34

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posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:30:46

  • A super helpful question: will there be another? ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/will-there-be-another-one/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:30:50

  • Nitrux Shows Off a New Desktop Approach Other Distros Might Want to Take Note of ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/nitrux-workspace-environment/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:31:19

  • KDE Ships Frameworks 6.29.0 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.29.0/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:32:21

  • Peter Eisenmann: Fellowship Report July 2026 (The Shire) ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/p3732/fellowship-report-july-2026/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 08:33:21

  • Reading notes on Code That Fits in Your Head by Mark Seemann ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/reading-notes-on-code-that-fits-in-your-head-by-mark-seemann/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:24:01

  • Oh Hey, It’s Not Just Me ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/its-not-just-me/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:25:18

  • Plaintiff busted trying to use Hey Hi (AI) prompt injection to win court case ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/plaintiff-busted-trying-to-use-ai-prompt-injection-to-win-court-case-hides-text-instruction-in-filing-demands-ai-model-reviewing-the-text-should-side-with-him-rumbled-because-of-strange-white-spaces-in-text    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:27:25

  • Why Our Data Protection Regulations Need Review ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/08/why-our-data-protection-regulations-need-review/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:28:11

  • Who’s Tracking You? Use This New Service to Find Out ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/08/whos-tracking-you-use-this-new-service-to-find-out/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:29:03

  • AI’s Impact on the Environment Is Absolutely Horrifying, New Paper Finds ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-impact-environment-horrifying-new-paper    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:29:44

  • Pluralistic: Capital formation (14 Aug 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/14/one-chokable-throat/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:31:31

  • [Sompi] "Sosiaali­turvaministerin tavoite on puskea lasten somekielto läpi vielä tällä hallitus­kau della | Kotimaa | Yle" https://yle.fi/a/74-20240847 Anon: sadly age 15 is still early enough to allow psychological addiction and cause social damage    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:34:48

  • Software Patents: ByteDance’s OIN 2.0 Deal: Patent Non-Aggression Meets Reputation Management ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/08/bytedances-oin-2-0-deal-patent-non-aggression-meets-reputation-management/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:36:18

  • Software patents need to go away. OIN works against the idea that they should go away, it exists to defend the bad status quo.    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:36:59

  • Erin Brockovich Takes on Data Centers ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/erin-brockovich-takes-on-data-centers    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:37:29

  • The Warring Visions of American Power ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-linda-kinstler.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:37:50

  • Kapo-berg’s Anti-Doom Fantasy + Finally an Hey Hi (AI) Detector That Works + Hey Hi (AI) Math ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/podcasts/zuckerberg-essay-pangram-math.html “The first rule of Mark Kapo-berg is never count out Mark Kapo-berg.”    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:38:09

  • Giada DK320 digital signage player and Edge Hey Hi (AI) embedded PC supports up to the defective chip maker Intel Core 5 315 Wildcat Lake processor ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/14/giada-dk320-digital-signage-player-and-edge-ai-embedded-pc-supports-up-to-the-intel-core-5-315-wildcat-lake-processor/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:38:51

  • Putin says Russia, North Korea coordinating on regional security, KCNA reports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/putin-says-russia-north-korea-coordinating-on-regional-security-kcna-reports    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:39:13

  • Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/europe/russia-moldova-putin.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:39:22

  • Ukraine war: Grain attacks raise food price fears ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-war-grain-attacks-raise-food-price-fears    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:39:41

  • Committee chair says threat level unchanged despite warnings of Russia’s possible attacks ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3021362/committee-chair-says-threat-level-unchanged-despite-warnings-of-russia-s-possible-attacks    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:39:51

  • Ukraine’s DEMZ signs deal with Lithuania on ammunition production ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3021276/ukraine-s-demz-signs-deal-with-lithuania-on-ammunition-production    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:40:05

  • Russian Forces Hit Housing Block In Kramatorsk As Strikes On Ukraine Continue ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-forces-hit-housing-block-in-kramatorsk-ukraine/33830263.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:40:14

  • Nvidia Jetson chip found in Russian cruise missile, Ukraine claims — presence in S-71 'Monochrome' weapon may indicate use of Hey Hi (AI) tech ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-jetson-chip-found-in-russian-cruise-missile-ukraine-claims-presence-in-s-71-monochrome-weapon-may-indicate-use-of-ai-tech    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:40:37

  • Attacks on healthcare in conflict zones averaging more than four a day in 2026, World Health Organization says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/attacks-on-healthcare-in-conflict-zones-averaging-more-than-four-a-day-in-2026-world-health    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:41:06

  • Wary of Convicted Felon, Europe Seeks Role in Eventual Russia-Ukraine Talks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/world/europe/wary-of-trump-europe-seeks-role-in-any-russia-ukraine-talks.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:41:16

  • Lithuanian border guard injured in migrant incident near Belarus border ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3021167/lithuanian-border-guard-injured-in-migrant-incident-near-belarus-border    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:41:25

  • Jamendo and The American Dollar Abruptly Drop Their Suno Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Amid the Hey Hi (AI) Music Platform’s Policy Overhaul ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/14/suno-lawsuit-dismissals-jamendo-american-dollar/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:41:50

  • The Isley Brothers, Both Alive and Dead, Have Finally Stopped Beefing About Their Trademark ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/14/the-isley-brothers-end-trademark-lawsuit/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:42:04

  • Technology optimism hour ☞ https://macwright.com/2026/08/14/optimism-hour.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:42:29

  • Why and how the Austrian Military moved to LibreOffice (Part 2) ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/14/why-and-how-the-austrian-military-moved-to-libreoffice-part-2/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:42:56

  • GNOME Copies Apple's iOS ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/gnome-copies-apples-ios    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:43:34

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

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:43:55

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

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:44:06

  • How to Install the Official GeForce NOW App in Ubuntu 26.04 | 24.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/how-to-install-the-official-geforce-now-app-in-ubuntu-26-04-24-04/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:44:44

  • Kevin Rideout, American Missionary Kidnapped in Niger, Is Released ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/africa/american-missionary-niger-rideout-released.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:45:49

  • FDA Classifies Egg Recall as Class I for Highest Health Risk ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/health/fda-egg-recall-salmonella.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:46:03

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man says record Navy deployment in Iran operations 'not nearly long enough' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260814-trump-says-record-navy-deployment-in-iran-operations-not-nearly-long-enough    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:46:26

  • South Korea’s Lee urges talks with North Korea to replace armistice with peace ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-lee-urges-talks-with-north-korea-to-replace-armistice-with-peace    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:47:01

  • More schools to go ‘phone-free’ in South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-schools-to-go-phone-free-in-south-korea    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:47:17

  • In South Korea, some savour last season of legal dog meat ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/in-south-korea-some-savour-last-season-of-legal-dog-meat    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:47:34

  • South Korea’s Lee favours four-year presidency with re-election permitted ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-lee-favours-four-year-presidency-with-re-election-permitted-yonhap-says    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:47:46

  • Sales are drying up for some of Malaysia’s small businesses. They’re blaming this Chinese app ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/pinduoduos-ultra-cheap-goods-squeeze-small-malaysian-businesses    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:48:07

  • Taiwan says US training coast guard as China ramps up patrols ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-says-us-training-coast-guard-as-china-ramps-up-patrols    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:48:46

  • China calls Taiwan’s annual military drills a ‘wasteful charade’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-calls-taiwans-annual-military-drills-a-wasteful-charade    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:48:55

  • Trade, tech, geopolitics: A rising China tide isn’t lifting all boats ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/trade-tech-geopolitics-a-rising-china-tide-isnt-lifting-all-boats    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:49:16

  • Japan PM Takaichi sends offering to war-linked Yasukuni shrine on World War II anniversary ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-defence-chief-koizumi-visits-war-linked-yasukuni-shrine-on-world-war-ii-anniversary    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:49:35

  • Palestinian Rappers Shabjdeed and Saint Levant in Spat Over Authenticity ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/middleeast/shabjdeed-saint-levant-slv.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:50:04

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man administration strips AMLO’s son of his US visa ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/andres-manuel-lopez-beltran-amlos-son-stipped-of-us-visa/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:51:22

  • Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2026/33 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/08/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-33/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:51:59

  • Developer experience improvements you can apply to your own projects ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/14/developer-experience-improvements-you-can-apply-your-own-projects    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:52:26

  • Building an Indestructible Debian Sandbox on SparkyLinux 8.4 + True OverlayFS (Assisted by Surveillance Giant Google AI) ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2026/08/building-indestructible-debian-sandbox.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:56:09

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posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:56:17

  • Dreams Come True ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/14/dreams-come-true/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:58:31

  • Compulsion Games becomes publisher of South of Midnight on Steam, suggesting departure from Xbox amid major restructuring is now complete https://www.eurogamer.net/compulsion-games-south-of-midnight-publisher-xbox-restructuring    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:58:54

  • Compulsion Games Removes Xbox as South of Midnight’s Steam Publisher After Split - GamesReviews.com ⚓ https://gamesreviews.com/news/08/compulsion-games-removes-xbox-as-south-of-midnights-steam-publisher-after-split/ ䷉ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//gamesreviews.com/news/08/compulsion-games-removes-xbox-as-south-of-midnights-steam-publisher-after-split/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:59:21

  • Compulsion Games Now Self-Publishes South of Midnight https://ixbt.games/en/news/2026/08/14/428192-compulsion-games-teper-samostoiatelno-izdaet-south-of-midnight.amp.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 12:59:35

  • separation ⚓ https://www.ign.com/articles/xboxs-separation-from-compulsion-games-seems-complete-as-studio-is-listed-as-the-publisher-of-south-of-midnight-on-steam ䷉ Source: UXCollective | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.ign.com/articles/xboxs-separation-from-compulsion-games-seems-complete-as-studio-is-listed-as-the-publisher-of-south-of-midnight-on-steam    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:00:09

  • Breakthrough To Restore Aging Joints Could Help Treat Osteoarthritis ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-that-restores-aging-joints-could-help-treat-osteoarthritis    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:01:21

  • Scientists Tested 113 Products Sold by Major US Retailers. 98% Contained Unlisted Chemicals ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-tested-113-everyday-products-sold-by-major-us-retailers-85-contained-undisclosed-harmful-chemicals    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:03:53

  • Scientists Melted a Diamond, And It Really Didn't Go The Way They Expected ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-melted-a-diamond-and-it-really-didnt-go-the-way-they-expected    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:04:03

  • 1,000 Hey Hi (AI) Agents Started Agreeing Without Anyone Telling Them To ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/1000-ai-agents-started-agreeing-without-anyone-telling-them-to    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:04:18

  • The Clearest Evidence Yet That a Common Plastic Increases Risk of Fatty Liver Disease ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-clearest-evidence-yet-that-a-common-plastic-increases-risk-of-fatty-liver-disease    

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

  • Dark Matter May Have a Secret, Extra Force That Doesn't Work The Way We Expect ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/dark-matter-may-have-a-secret-extra-force-that-doesnt-work-the-way-we-expect    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:05:00

  • GLP-1s May Be Working in an Entirely Different Way Than We Thought ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/glp-1s-may-be-working-in-an-entirely-different-way-than-we-thought    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:05:25

  • Kids Have Been Drawing Violent Battles And Fantastical Beasts on Their Homework Since The 13th Century ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/kids-have-been-drawing-violent-battles-and-fantastical-beasts-on-their-homework-since-the-13th-century    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:05:41

  • Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/magazine/ai-chatbots-internet-communication-loops.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:05:57

  • Mr. Know-It-All: A comic about Hey Hi (AI) in schools ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2026/0814/Mr.-Know-It-All-A-comic-about-AI-in-schools    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:06:05

  • Japan eyes nonartificial intelligence ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0814/Japan-eyes-nonartificial-intelligence    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:06:17

  • Nvidia’s Jensen = Ponzi schemer ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/15/nvidias-jensen-huang-just-make-ai-buildout-big-fail/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:07:58

  • Warner Bros Quickly Deletes Behind-the-Scenes Video That Seems to Show Use of Hey Hi (AI) Slop During “Supergirl” Production ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/warner-bros-deletes-supergirl-video-ai    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:08:17

  • Selena Gomez Sued by Investors Claiming Her Mental Health Startup Was Fraudulent ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/13/selena-gomez-mom-investor-lawsuit/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:08:51

  • Borrowing money, as there's something truly wrong going on ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-borrows-usd4-75-billion-for-general-corporate-purposes-company-gives-no-insight-into-how-it-plans-to-spend-cash-injection    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:10:08

  • CRA Monthly Tech Talk: ORBIT Launchpad SIG Updates ☞ https://openssf.org/policy/cra/2026/08/14/cra-monthly-tech-talk-orbit-launchpad-sig-updates/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:10:41

  • Man Charged With Hate Crime After Disrupting Worship at N.Y.C. Synagogue ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/nyregion/central-synagogue-shabbat-assault-arrest.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:11:09

  • Explainer-Why is North Korea ramping up criticism of Japan? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/explainer-why-is-north-korea-ramping-up-criticism-of-japan    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:11:32

  • Thai schools step up security after deadly shooting ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-schools-step-up-security-after-deadly-shooting    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:11:43

  • Just one instruction on AMD's 2015-era CPUs cracks open secret memory areas and gives full hardware-level control ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/just-one-instruction-on-amds-2015-era-cpus-gets-you-access-to-platform-security-processor-microcode-and-system-management-interface-exploit-for-15h-and-16h-chip-families-cracks-open-secret-memory-areas    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:13:02

  • US imposes up to 100% tariffs on foreign-made drones and components ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/us-imposes-up-to-100-percent-tariffs-on-foreign-made-drones-and-components-china-remains-primary-target-as-washington-moves-to-reduce-reliance-on-overseas-suppliers    

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

  • The Insurrectionist announces tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/14/donald-trump-announces-tariffs-of-up-to-100-on-imported-drones/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:14:10

  • DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260814-dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-spreads-to-sixth-province    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:15:02

  • When BANKS become LOTTERY we should ALL be very concerned. Are they really places that keep money or a BLOODY RAFFLE? https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/bank-account-prize-draws-could-you-win-thousands-just-for-being-a-customer-ap6yw1w4Omoe    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:16:46

  • 14,000 Trezor Customers Impacted by Data Breach at ShipMonk ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/14000-trezor-customers-impacted-by-data-breach-at-shipmonk/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:17:21

  • 1.6 Million Likely Impacted by RingCentral Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/1-6-million-likely-impacted-by-ringcentral-data-breach/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:17:41

  • Remi Collet: 🎲 PHP version 8.4.25RC1 and 8.5.10RC1 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/08/14/PHP-version-8.4.25RC1-and-8.5.10RC1    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:18:25

  • Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1088919/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:18:44

  • nmap Cheatsheet ☞ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/nmap/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:19:06

  • Trivy, Not LiteLLM Behind the 2,500 Org Compromise ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/trivy-not-litellm-behind-the-2500-org-compromise/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:22:04

  • In Other News: Rapid7 Layoffs, Hacking a Boeing 737, Refrigeration System Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-rapid7-layoffs-hacking-a-boeing-737-refrigeration-system-vulnerabilities/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:22:22

  • Christian group defends Hong Kong press union after security chief criticism, as foreign press club condemns harassment ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/14/christian-group-defends-hong-kong-press-union-after-security-chief-criticism-as-foreign-press-club-condemns-harassment/    

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

  • Circular funding it not a boom, it is fraud ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/business/ai-tech-profits.html https://thenextweb.com/news/tech-giants-hidden-off-balance-sheet-debt-ai    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:24:00

  • OpenAI Reports Goldman Sachs Analyst to FBI for Horrifying Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Conversations ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-reports-goldman-sachs-analyst-fbi-horrifying-chatgpt-conversations    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:24:53

  • Hackers Exploiting Unpatched GeoServer Zero-Day ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-exploiting-unpatched-geoserver-zero-day/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:25:36

  • Daniel Pocock Has Beaten 7 Candidates in the Election ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/14/daniel-pocock-has-beaten-7-candidates-in-the-election/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:25:55

  • Heat Is Hammering Europe, Again. Here’s What That Looks Like. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/europe/europe-heat-wave-photos.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:26:50

  • community shield match tomorrow https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/14/two-more-days/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:27:19

  • Ali Öz: I chased people, not photographs ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/ali-oz-i-chased-people-not-photographs-322538    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:27:42

  • Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 328 released ☞ https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-328-released/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:28:10

  • Python packaging council candidates announced ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1088920/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:28:27

  • Functioning version of 'the first arcade video game ever created' heads to auction with $200,000 estimate ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/functioning-version-of-the-first-arcade-video-game-ever-created-heads-to-auction-with-usd200-000-estimate-green-sparkle-2-player-edition-of-computer-space-hails-from-1973    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:28:58

  • ICE announces plans to spend $20 million on shock-compliance gloves amid fears of misuse ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/ice-announces-plans-to-spend-20-million-on-shock-compliance-gloves-amid-fears-of-misuse/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:29:27

  • France Constitutional Council rules under-15 social control media ban violates free speech rights ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/france-constitutional-council-rules-under-15-social-media-ban-violates-free-speech-rights/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:29:52

  • This Week in GNOME: #262 Minor Major Update ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/08/twig-262/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:30:37

  • Bristows and Three New Square defend Novartis’ SPC on Entresto in the UK ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/bristows-and-three-new-square-defend-novartis-spc-entresto-in-uk/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:32:53

  • Jeffrey M. Gross entity, G98 Networks, patent monopoly being investigated ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/8/14/jeffrey-m-gross-entity-g98-networks-patent-being-investigated    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:33:05

  • Not Before Us: The Federal Circuit Sidesteps Schedule A in Jacki Easlick ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/not-before-us-the-federal-circuit-sidesteps-schedule-a-in-jacki-easlick.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:33:29

  • How to upscale low-res videos to HD with ffmpeg ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/ffmpeg-hd-upscale-guide.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:33:58

  • EITWatch open-source ESP32-S3 smartwatch implements planar EIT hand gesture recognition ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/14/eitwatch-open-source-esp32-s3-smartwatch-implements-planar-eit-hand-gesture-recognition/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:35:04

  • Over 1,000 Charities Hit by Beacon CRM Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/over-1000-charities-hit-by-beacon-crm-data-breach/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:35:59

  • "Paul Vixie went on record about how Microsoft destroyed ssh-agent security in their "port" of OpenSSH" http://techrights.org/irc/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:37:17

  • curl performance ☞ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/08/14/curl-performance-2/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:37:45

  • FreeBSD 14.5-BETA2 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/freebsd    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:38:00

  • Utah man indicted on federal hate crime charge over stabbing of Muslim employee ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/utah-man-indicted-on-federal-hate-crime-charge-over-stabbing-of-muslim-employee/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:38:28

  • Planet Fedora ("Fedora People") is Just I.C.B.M. Staff, Former I.C.B.M. Staff, and LLM Slop ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Planet_Fedora_Fedora_People_is_Just_IBM_Staff_Former_IBM_Staff_.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:39:11

  • Gemma Translator multilingual interpreter runs locally on Raspberry Pi 5 with the LiteRT runtime ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/14/gemma-translator-multilingual-interpreter-runs-locally-on-raspberry-pi-5-with-the-litert-runtime/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:39:41

  • France's top court blocks Macron's social control media ban for under-15s ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260814-france-s-constitutional-authority-strikes-down-social-media-ban-for-under-15s    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:39:59

  • France’s Top Court Strikes Down Ban on Social Media for Children ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/europe/france-court-strikes-down-ban-social-media-children.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:40:13

  • France's constitutional authority strikes down social control media ban for under-15s ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260814-france-s-constitutional-authority-strikes-down-social-media-ban-for-under-15s    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:40:20

  • AmnesiaStealer macOS Malware Steals Data, Controls Browser Sessions ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/amnesiastealer-macos-malware-steals-data-controls-browser-sessions/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:42:38

  • GSoC 2026 Final Wrap-up: Tournaments, Bots, and Voice Chat in Mankala ☞ https://sayandeep.bearblog.dev/gsoc-2026-final-wrap-up-tournaments-bots-and-voice-chat-in-mankala/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:44:58

  • Add multiple picture widgets to your Ubuntu desktop ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/desktop-picture-frame-widget-ubuntu    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:45:48

  • Faugus Launcher 2.1.0 Released with Amazon Games Support ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/faugus-launcher-2-1-0-released-with-amazon-games-support/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:46:21

  • 12 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Terminal-Based Port Scanners ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/portscanners/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:46:55

  • XCP-ng 8.3.0-20260806 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/xcpng    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:47:08

  • Omarchy 4.0.0 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/omarchy    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:47:15

  • VailuxOS 1.6.1.1 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/vailuxos    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:47:23

  • Artix 20260813 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/artix    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:47:33

  • Talos 1.14.0-rc1 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/talos    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:48:21

  • BlueOnyx 5212R-20260814 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/blueonyx    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:48:30

  • Slackware-Based Zenwalk GNU/Linux Aims For "True Low Latency Desktop Experience" ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Zenwalk-BORE-Kernel    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:48:42

  • CachyOS Gets an Update ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/CachyOS-Gets-an-Update    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:49:41

  • Linux Mint Shares a Possible Kernel Cleanup Solution ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Mint-Shares-a-Possible-Kernel-Cleanup-Solution    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:49:58

  • GeForce NOW for Linux: Native App Officially Exits Beta https://basic-tutorials.com/news/geforce-now-for-linux-native-app-officially-exits-beta/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:52:32

  • GeForce NOW Linux Beta: Native Desktop App Arrives ⚓ https://gameluster.com/geforce-now-linux-beta/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//gameluster.com/geforce-now-linux-beta/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:52:55

  • A single log line eats 49KB of disk, and Linux admins are furious https://northeasttimes.com/2026/08/14/a-single-log-line-eats-49kb-of-disk-and-linux-admins-are-furious/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:54:05

  • New Mirai-Based Linux Botnet ‘Evooo1Bot’ Turns Victims Into Proxies - Infosecurity Magazine ⚓ https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/new-linux-botnet-evooo1bot-victims/ ䷉ Source: InfoSecurity Magazine | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/new-linux-botnet-evooo1bot-victims/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:54:38

  • "The tactical online shooter Hell Let Loose: Vietnam from Expression Games / Team17 has now officially launched and it does thankfully work on SteamOS / Linux. Disclosure: a key was provided to GamingOnLinux to cover it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/hell-let-loose-vietnam-arrives-on-steam-and-works-on-steamos-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:54:56

  • Debian 13 fixed my biggest complaints with Linux Mint, and I'm not looking back https://www.howtogeek.com/i-wish-id-tried-this-linux-distro-before-i-settled-for-linux-mint-cinnamon/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:55:15

  • 4 reasons to bring Linux with you this school year https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-to-bring-linux-with-you-this-school-year/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:55:32

  • Epic Games Store Will Support Linux "Soon" https://steamdeckhq.com/news/epic-games-store-will-support-linux-soon/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:55:54

  • Epic Games Store to get an official Linux version, which could mean a native app for Steam Deck and Machine https://www.pcguide.com/news/epic-games-store-to-get-an-official-linux-version-which-could-mean-a-native-app-for-steam-deck-and-machine/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:56:17

  • Epic Games Launcher Coming "Soon" to Linux | TechPowerUp ⚓ https://www.techpowerup.com/351601/epic-games-launcher-coming-soon-to-linux ䷉ Source: | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.techpowerup.com/351601/epic-games-launcher-coming-soon-to-linux    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:57:16

  • Payday 2 Gets New Engine 13 Years Post-Launch and Officially Loses Native Linux Version https://www.techpowerup.com/351600/payday-2-gets-new-engine-13-years-post-launch-and-officially-loses-native-linux-version    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:57:52

  • Slop distros = worthless crap https://www.zdnet.com/article/openfactory-is-an-impressive-new-service-that-allows-you-to-build-your-own-linux-distribution/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 13:58:22

  • "The finished version focuses on "performance, stability, and polish," Nvidia says. There's also a new Flatpack repository to simplify installation and updates." https://www.howtogeek.com/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-app-release-game-streaming/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:07:49

  • “Soon” – The Epic Games Store is coming to Linux https://overclock3d.net/news/software/soon-the-epic-games-store-is-coming-to-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:08:12

  • NVIDIA GeForce NOW Is Officially Available for Linux; Let the Games Begin! https://www.thefpsreview.com/2026/08/14/nvidia-geforce-now-is-officially-available-for-linux-let-the-games-begin/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:08:45

  • GeForce NOW app for Linux leaves beta, while DLSS Frame Generation cloud latency also improves https://www.tweaktown.com/news/113114/geforce-now-app-for-linux-leaves-beta-while-dlss-frame-generation-cloud-latency-also-improves/index.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:11:05

  • SteamOS proved Linux can beat Windows at gaming, but PC makers aren't ready to admit it https://www.xda-developers.com/steam-machine-proves-linux-gaming-is-ready-pc-makers-not-ready-to-admit/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:11:26

  • Epic Games Store is going to support Linux 'soon' — and that's great news for Steam Deck owners https://www.techradar.com/gaming/pc-gaming/epic-games-store-is-going-to-support-linux-soon-and-thats-great-news-for-steam-deck-owners    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:11:39

  • PAYDAY 2's Linux Version Is No Longer Being Supported https://steamdeckhq.com/news/payday-2s-linux-version-no-longer-supported/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:12:21

  • Epic Games Store will officially support Linux, Epic confirms https://videocardz.com/newz/epic-games-store-is-getting-official-linux-support-epic-says-it-is-coming-soon    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:13:51

  • The Epic Games Launcher will be available on Linux 'soon' says dev, after it's had a bit of work https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the-epic-games-launcher-will-be-available-on-linux-soon-says-dev-after-its-had-a-bit-of-work/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:16:53

  • Software patent https://www.xda-developers.com/25-year-old-brazilian-video-patent-expired-legal-headache-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:17:21

  • The Epic Games Store is getting official Linux support https://news.instant-gaming.com/en/articles/21278-the-epic-games-store-is-getting-official-linux-support    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:17:35

  • Intel XPU Manager 2.1 adds P2P topology view for Arc Pro GPUs https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-xpu-manager-2-1-improves-arc-pro-gpu-monitoring-on-linux-and-windows    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:18:08

  • Epic Games Store will officially support Linux, Epic confirms https://videocardz.com/newz/epic-games-store-is-getting-official-linux-support-epic-says-it-is-coming-soon    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:18:36

  • Epic Games Confirms the Epic Games Store Is Coming to Linux https://thepcenthusiast.com/epic-games-confirms-the-epic-games-store-is-coming-to-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:18:56

  • The native GeForce NOW app for Linux has come out of beta https://mezha.ua/en/news/nvidia-geforce-now-out-of-beta-on-linux-314188/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:19:25

  • Epic Games Store launcher for Linux is in the works, but it won't launch anytime soon https://tech.sportskeeda.com/gaming-news/news-epic-games-store-launcher-linux-works-launch-anytime-soon    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:20:19

  • NVIDIA launches Linux GeForce NOW app with cloud tweaks https://channellife.co.uk/story/nvidia-launches-linux-geforce-now-app-with-cloud-tweaks    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:20:52

  • "This release adds the ability to lock the drive exclusively on Linux and Windows while writing so nothing else can interfere." https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-imager-2-0-11-adds-support-for-multi-frame-compressed-images    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:21:10

  • "Cloud gaming gets smoother, and nine games join the cloud this week." https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-linux-native-app/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:22:05

  • NVIDIA GeForce NOW for Linux Officially Arrives https://www.techpowerup.com/351585/nvidia-geforce-now-for-linux-officially-arrives    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:22:22

  • "The KDE Project, Kubuntu Focus, and Techpaladin Software announced today a new project for those who need long-term support (LTS) for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and related KDE applications called the “bulletproof” KDE suite." https://9to5linux.com/kde-announces-bulletproof-kde-suite-with-three-years-of-support    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:22:39

  • I gave two PCs one mouse and keyboard, and they started feeling like one computer https://www.makeuseof.com/two-pcs-one-mouse-keyboard-started-feeling-one/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:24:17

  • Desktop Linux Doubles Share In Single Year https://www.i-programmer.info/news/126-os/19074-desktop-linux-doubles-share-in-single-year.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:24:49

  • Nvidia GeForce Now exits beta on Linux and receives gaming upgrades https://overclock3d.net/news/misc/nvidia-geforce-now-exits-beta-on-linux-and-receives-gaming-upgrades/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:26:43

  • I installed Linux on a tablet nobody wanted and turned it into a dedicated recipe terminal https://www.howtogeek.com/i-installed-linux-on-a-tablet-nobody-wanted-and-turned-it-into-a-dedicated-recipe-terminal/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:27:12

  • Botspam, not quality control https://www.techradar.com/pro/linus-torvalds-says-huge-linux-kernel-updates-are-now-the-status-quo-and-its-all-thanks-to-ai    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 14:27:47

  • USA gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2026/AUG2026/entry-2    

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

  • "As a systems administrator (I'm a gray beard now), I've seen hardware come and go, some of it good, and some of it utterly hot garbage." gemini://enemy.org/mrfusion/rants/2026-08-15.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 15:16:38

  • "interesting that it’s the third card I’ve done and it’s all been kind of difficult cards. I wonder if we’ll get the tower next, or more of the swords…" gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/ttt10s    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 15:17:23

  • "868-HACK was the archetypal "broughlike". It condensed key elements of traditional roguelikes (such as the original "hack") to a constrained concentrated form of tactical movement and judicious resource use on a 6x6 grid." gemini://thegonz.net/reviews/260815-868Back.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 15:18:06

  • "We watched the Jays beat the Yankees. We watched the Blue Bombers beat the Redblacks. It was still raining before bed. I let the dogs out to do their business, and they did it quickly." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/8-15.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 15:18:38

  • Community Shield in 23 Hours https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/15/community-shield-in-23-hours/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 15:46:27

  • Good Riddance, Heatwave https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/15/good-riddance-heatwave/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 15:51:17

  • Reproducing So Fast https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/15/reproducing-so-fast/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 17:16:41

  • "Why Did Richard Stallman Call Ubuntu Spyware?" https://www.facebook.com/fb-answers/why-did-richard-stallman-call-ubuntu-spyware/ Techrights' fault. It asked RMS to comment on this spyware, so he did.    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 17:26:00

  • "In March 1993, the FSF received the following letter, which I think is worth sharing, along with the response that I sent. The letter was accompanied by a pseudo-framed "certificate of destruction", suitable for posting on the wall, but which I never saw because the office staff destroyed it." https://stallman.org/articles/destruction-certificate.txt    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 17:27:04

  • By President and Chief GNUisance, aka Saint IGNUcious.    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 17:27:42

  • why excessive self-belief is often a successful strategy in life https://theconversation.com/the-psychology-of-overconfidence-why-excessive-self-belief-is-often-a-successful-strategy-in-life-289063    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 17:54:16

  • Election Lost, But Publicity Won https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/15/election-lost-but-publicity-won/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 18:41:16

  • CEO who fired 900 workers on Zoom is fighting to take his job back https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/08/15/ceo-who-fired-900-workers-on-zoom-is-fighting-to-take-his-job-back-486466/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 20:21:17

  • "For some he's a hero. For others, he’s public enemy number one. Certainly, his revelations challenged US power. This film follows the WikiLeaks founder’s extraordinary life story." https://www.dw.com/en/julian-assange-silenced/a-77791138    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 20:23:02

  • "With clients including Julian Assange and Amber Heard, Jennifer Robinson has never baulked at taking on heated cases that have exposed her to the darker side of human affairs." https://harpersbazaar.com.au/jennifer-robinson-bazaar-at-work/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 20:24:16

  • Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride released from prison https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/08/15/czyf-a15.html    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 20:24:49

  • "However, news of his release was bittersweet for campaigners who fought for him after he revealed he was being treated for early-stage lung cancer." https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/jailed-whistleblower-david-mcbride-walks-free-on-parole-provides-sad-update/news-story/037091c29a3e7621cad30309962b5499?amp&nk=5959dfbf9ac1c1095a20e46598d671bb-1786821831    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 20:25:20

  • Europe's Heatwave Kills 25,000 https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/15/europes-heatwave-kills-25000/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 20:53:00

  • new season gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/newSeason    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 21:27:52

  • COMANDI TERMINALE gemini://willthekid.smol.pub/hack03    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 21:29:32

  • "Theres too many features to list here, and itd be kind of strange to do that anyways since this is the first release, so just check out the sterrenkijker page or PROGRESS.md on the git to see what its capable of!!" gemini://lisanne.gay/projects/sterrenkijker/releases/1.0.0/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 21:30:20

  • 150 Parts About Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/15/150-parts-about-strategic-lawsuits-against-public-participation-slapps/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 22:00:04

  • "Such a sad thing that we got to this point, but greed of the rich people and technical advancements will never stop, so it's good that things are discussed and taken cared off." https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/latest-phoronix-articles/1652026-debian-developers-begin-voting-over-llm-usage-within-the-project    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 22:02:39

  • "This warning notice is relevant to all firms and individuals we regulate who conduct litigation and who give dispute resolution and pre-action advice." https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/guidance/slapps-warning-notice/    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 22:05:00

  • Deb he/ian    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 22:05:20

  • GNU/Linux 7% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/somalia/#monthly-200902-202608    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 22:09:44

  • 'Only' 4% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/uganda/#monthly-200902-202608    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 22:14:56

  • 7% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/uzbekistan/#monthly-200902-202608    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 22:17:23

  • 5% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/sierra-leone/#monthly-200902-202608    

posted Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 22:19:12

  • dead bird gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/deadBird    

posted Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 05:07:17

  • Sterrenkijker releases — 1.0.1 gemini://lisanne.gay/projects/sterrenkijker/releases/1.0.1/    

posted Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 05:08:19

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

posted Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 05:09:17

  • "Life really is like a CYOA. Only you have virtually infinite possibilities, and they're not at all obvious. You don't get a nice list like "keep your present job" and "try selling tamales". But we do have to make choices every step of the way." gemini://detritus.smol.pub/1786827184    

posted Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 05:09:53

  • "Hello from the sunny UK! I'm a Methodist minister, wannabe photographer, Linux-using scout leader. I used to be a blogger (I still have blogs, but I haven't updated in ages). Now looking to explore the tiny internet. Give me a shout if you'd like: richard [AT] deckzero [DOT] uk" gemini://kunulo.smol.pub/1786832250    

posted Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 05:10:24

  • "I've finally gotten around to executing the next step of my solar-powered gemini server experiment. I've been slacking because the water-tight container I'd sourced was too small to contain all of the components." gemini://theunixzoo.co.uk/gemlog/2026/2026-08-15-we-are-solar.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 05:11:04

  • "I went out to get Bunny and I some lunch, and as I was leaving, as I used my fob to pop open the trunk to store the food for the trip home, I noticed that a car near my own honked briefly and flash its headlights" gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/08/15.1    

posted Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 05:11:47

  • "The forest seems quiet, until you really stop and listen. The hum of insects, the chits and warbles of birds, and the scampering of small mammals in the undergrowth all coalesce into a sustained ambiance." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/pine-forest    

posted Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 05:12:40
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