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"NVIDIA has announced that the entire Jetson Xavier line-up, including the Jetson Xavier NX and Jetson AGX Xavier system-on-modules, are approaching their end-of-life — and has already officially discontinued their development kit variants." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202608/20260820-xavier.gmi    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 02:13:02

  • "Seniors are sometimes advised to reinvent themselves. After retirement some people have a feeling of lost identity, or believe their best years are behind them." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/no-need-to-reinvent-myself.txt    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 02:13:59

  • "A writer's block, according to Calvin, is a block that you put on your desk and it keeps you from writing. That comic strip must be a few decades old, because technology has done a lot of progress since then." gemini://detritus.smol.pub/1787251980    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 02:15:06

  • "changed up my methodology this week, as to not track things all day. i decided on an hour of internet in the morning and evening, backgammon during my coffe time, and a no-internet profile on the laptop at all other times. well, low-internet." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/limitinginternetweek2    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 02:15:46

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

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 02:16:19

  • "I was curious to know what it takes to build a small Rust project. The following cargo command lists, recursively, all the dependencies - without drawing a tree, so that it can be sorted and deduplicated. The grep command further deduplicates." gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/08/20/rust/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 02:16:50

  • "Curious, how many of you have actually totally ditched the web, federation, etc for solely smolweb tech? I don't think I can, but really want to." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/CalvusRex/47367    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 02:17:32

  • "I'm not motivated to ditch the fediverse, I see nothing wrong with it, and continue to derive enormous benefit from it. Everyone who's fedi-fed-up is right to feel that way—I just haven't experienced the same difficulties, myself, and far too many positives." gemini://shizuka.space/glog/2026/08/20/00/thoughts-on-ensmallening-the-bigweb/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 02:18:09

  • GNU/Linux 6% in Eastern Europe https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=eastern-europe&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 02:27:48

  • 6.1% in Bulgaria https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=BG&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP compare to https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/02/GNU_Linux_in_Bulgaria_Back_Up.shtml    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 02:31:04

  • "Saw a lot of the summit hires years ago do a lot of brown nosing. As the saying goes, a lot of them could not figure their way out of a wet paper bag. Not to mention poor work ethics" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzw9cce6    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 03:36:54

  • Forbes is paid by IBM to lie http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/13/Forbes_Already_Stopped_Being_a_News_Sites_Now_It_s_a_Spam_and_P.shtml    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 03:46:41

  • Yesterday GNU/Linux measured at 11% in China https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=CN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 04:01:06

  • Macau 5% https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=MO&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 04:01:56

  • United Arab Emirates over 4% https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=AE&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 04:02:32

  • 3.2% in Kuwait https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=KW&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP 3.6% in Bahrain https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=BH&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 04:03:25

  • 5.2% in Lebanon https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=LB&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 04:03:57

  • Morocco 5% https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=MA&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

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

  • XBox is dying, so they change plastic dyes, then call it innovation https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-special-edition-translucent-green-controller-price-release-date-leaked    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 04:05:31

  • Maybe this is about Microsoft SELLING it, as some people theorised. Will Microsoft "offload" gaming? https://www.asatunews.co.id/en/microsoft-considers-activision-studios-halo    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 04:07:15

  • Like IBM, Microsoft might sell the company piece-wise to somehow still pay salaries    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 04:07:51

  • lexisnexis seems to be publishing LLM slop now. Hilarious?    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 04:10:28

  • "Powered by Lexis+®"    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 04:10:51

  • Making Best Use of Time https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/21/making-best-use-of-time/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 05:10:36

  • You Blog More, Then More People Visit https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/21/you-blog-more-then-more-people-visit/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 05:17:11

  • "What struck me in listening to Feross" ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/sloppy-ui-is-security-liability/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:27:58

  • "Tom Rosenstiel has been one of the nation’s leading thinkers about journalism for decades." ☛ https://dicktofel.substack.com/p/what-the-next-journalism-should-be | Source: Richard J Tofel    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:28:46

  • "A Letter of Claim has been sent to Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK in relation to the widely quoted defamation on the night of the Clacton-on-Sea by-election in 2026" ☛ https://danielpocock.com/en/pocock-binface-nobody-vs-farage-defamation/ | Source: Daniel Pocock    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:29:21

  • "Wikipedia has become one of the pillars of the free and open Internet. Across the world, reliable sources of information are under attack." ☛ https://diziet.dreamwidth.org/21442.html | Source: Diziet    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:29:32

  • "That truth is the captains of corporate America are so rapacious that they’re willing to throw average working Americans under the bus to make billions more." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-last-stand-of-the-corporate-democrats | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:29:41

  • "He starts by conceding that, and I quote" ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/venality-cupidity-and-corruption | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:29:53

  • "The memo was addressed not only to Republicans, but also to executives at AI companies." ☛ https://www.8ball.report/p/data-center-doom | Source: Sean Monahan    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:30:04

  • "The Senate GOP campaign arm, in a private memo to top AI companies, warns that toxic views of U.S. data centers are killing the party's chances of holding a vital seat in Ohio." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2026/08/19/gop-data-center-memo-ai-election | Source: Axios    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:30:22

  • "Republicans are warning that former Democratic senator Sherrod Brown’s relentless campaign to tie Sen. Jon Husted" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/19/gop-memo-warns-ohio-sen-john-husted-is-being-dragged-down-by-data-centers/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:30:40

  • "Which brings me back to the two concerns I mentioned above. On (a), independence, SecureBio has two divisions, Detection and AI." ☛ https://www.jefftk.com/p/thoughts-on-taking-openai-foundation-funding | Source: Jeff Kaufman    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:30:57

  • "Over the last few years, right-wingers have finally started to realize that what they’re missing is empathy." ☛ https://journal.kvibber.com/2026/08/regarding-empathy/ | Source: Kelson Vibber    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:31:08

  • "gray wolf population has recovered enough that the species may no longer need..." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/trail-cameras/gray-wolves-may-no-longer-be-endangered-in-this-us-state-and-a-network-of-1-311-trail-cameras-capturing-more-than-2-million-images-is-helping-to-prove-it | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:31:55

  • "I saw butterflies, macaws, tadpoles, red eyed tree frogs, coatis" ☛ https://avi-loeb.medium.com/are-we-at-the-top-of-the-cosmic-food-chain-cf98fb11949e | Source: Avi Loeb    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:32:03

  • "Every one of these e-bikes that we have interaction with are usually modified" ☛ https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/08/19/bikes-injuries-deaths-scooters-massachusetts-pedestrians | Source: WBUR Radio    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:32:41

  • "It's really just as simple as holding the parents responsible. E-bikes are a fantastic form of transportation and should be encouraged." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/08/19/parents-kids-high-speed-ebikes-emotorcycles.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:32:52

  • "We hemmed for 45 seconds and seats on the afternoon flight were snatched." ☛ https://chrisglass.com/2026/08/19/making-the-best-of-a-cancelled-flight-in-new-york/ | Source: Chris Glass    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:33:05

  • "Target material was a cuprate, specifically HgBa2Ca2Cu3O8+δ, also known as the HBCCO series or Hg1223 for short." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/20/superconducting-temperature-record-set-at-ambient-pressure/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:33:31

  • "The Air Quality Division is accepting public comments on the proposed approval through Sept. 14" ☛ https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/08/19/plan-for-small-data-center-in-fremont-county-shines-light-on-permissive-zoning/ | Source: Cowboy State Daily    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:34:22

  • "Commission members stressed that they were considering how to regulate data centers, not whether to allow them." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/wyoming-county-moves-to-tighten-data-center-rules/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:34:31

  • Mozambique 4% GNU/Linux https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=MZ&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:34:56

  • "forcing desperate public appeals on social media" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/indonesian-borneo-wildfires-international-help-1815453 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:35:21

  • "That’s money we don’t spend on schools, healthcare, roads and bridges, and social safety nets." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/who-gets-paid-as-our-national-debt | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:35:53

  • "We can have billionaires or we can have democracy." ☛ https://organizingmythoughts.org/silicon-valleys-billionaire-cults-are-coming-for-democracy/ | Source: Kelly Hayes    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:36:55

  • "AliExpress has plenty of reasons to distinguish normal shoppers from automated or suspicious clients as well as tracking users browsing habits." ☛ https://blog.laserphile.com/2026/08/aliexpress-webpage-keeping-multipoint.html |    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:37:19

  • "A usage policy for Flock license plate reader cameras tells police not to talk about the cameras: [...]" ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/police-are-hiding-their-use-of-flock-surveillance-cameras.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:37:29

  • "For personal accounts, Gmail only encrypts email while in transit (if supported by the receiving party) and at rest." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3203183/gmail-offers-fully-encrypted-email-but-better-alternatives-exist.html | Source: PC World    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:37:41

  • "However, it is not good that this backup runs opaquely in the background and, in the latest versions of Windows, can only be stopped after several prompts and mouse clicks." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3215054/windows-11-quietly-backs-up-your-files-to-onedrive-heres-how-to-turn-it-off.html | Source: PC World    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:38:02

  • "The people-search tool ClarityCheck says its reverse image search service is “private and secure”—but it left a database containing more than 9 million image files exposed." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/reverse-lookup-service-exposed-millions-of-photos-of-peoples-faces/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:38:12

  • "All of it affects our privacy, some of it could affect our employment, some of it could affect our bank balance, some could affect our freedom, and some could affect our national interest." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/surveillance-everything-you-wanted-to-know-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:38:22

  • "it leaves users to navigate the gap between policy and practice alone." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/singles-turn-linkedin-dating-background-checks-1815447 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:38:42

  • "business data acquired from the defunct airline Spirit Airlines Inc. in an auction, but the proposed deal is being challenged by two separate parties." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/20/googles-attempt-to-buy-spirit-airlines-data-might-come-unstuck/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:38:58

  • "I’ve been quietly seething for months now about the dumb emails I get from people wailing about my podcast’s invisibility on YouTube." ☛ https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/no-i-do-not-want-to-be-on-yt | Source: Jeremy Cherfas    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:39:31

  • "Roblox believes it meets its Online Safety Act obligations, according to eSafety. But the company will be adding further safety measures that include: [...]" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/games/982885/roblox-australia-safety-regulator-child-safety | Source: The Verge    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:39:46

  • "knowingly withheld a critical safety measure for millions of American users—including children—in order to determine whether protecting users would impact its financial bottom-line." ☛ https://therecord.media/senators-press-tiktok-over-withholding-safety-features | Source: The Record    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:40:07

  • "A California plaintiff won the first of those cases, and the second was dropped." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/technology/social-media-addiction-lawsuit-dropped.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:40:23

  • Being "in youtube" means that your "content" (what they call it) is controlled by some private company, which in turn becomes "boss" over your "content"    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:41:47

  • "It seems weird that they won't stop fretting about this terrible potential – until you realize that every public pronouncement about this terrible potential is also a public boast about its potential, period." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/19/banaility/#brackets-negative | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:41:59

  • "It's a very putinesque way of living." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/20/epistemic-void/#expert-agencies | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:42:19

  • "Aesthetic Rebellion" ☛ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1166/the-aesthetic-rebellion | Source: David Revoy    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:42:34

  • "We will be artists, scholars, captains of the starship Enterprise, etc." ☛ https://borretti.me/article/our-servants-will-do-that-for-us | Source: Fernando Borretti    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:42:57

  • "Picture a fairly ordinary MSP automation project. The first version reads an incoming support ticket and produces a summary for the technician." ☛ https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/the-model-is-not-the-security-boundary-how-to-secure-ai-workflows/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:43:07

  • "The rest of popular culture, meanwhile, is finding ways to capitalize on AI hate. Just look at this new commercial for Liquid Death and Garage Beer." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/silicon-valley-doesnt-get-why-you-hate-ai/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:43:21

  • "Compare current and former product names, see how long each identity lasted, and follow the evidence behind every transition. Now with logos, because apparently names alone were not enough paperwork." ☛ https://www.msrebrandregistry.com/index.html |    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:43:43

  • "Linear is an opinionated project management platform designed for high-performing software development and product teams." ☛ https://molodtsov.me/2026/08/how-linear-turned-craft-a-b2b-growth-strategy/ | Source: Yury Molodtsov    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:43:55

  • "Back in January, I wrote about how over the past several years I’ve actively worked to decentralize my online presence and reduce (as much as is realistic) my use of giant social media platforms." ☛ https://houseofkyle.com/2026/08/20/too-much-kyle-the-app/ | Source: Kyle Ford    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:44:06

  • "People who aren't from the parts of the south where grits are commonly served are often suspicious of the dish." ☛ https://louplummer.lol/grits-explainer/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:44:40

  • [Old] "And then it came to me. Just a gamble, but I had hope." ☛ https://annarborobserver.com/inventing-the-fleetwood/ | Source: Ann Arbor Observer    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:44:49

  • "Mechanical keyboards give you the power to be maximally opinionated about your keyboard configuration." ☛ https://protesilaos.com/keeb/2026-08-20-hyperoptimiser-mechanical-keyboard-trap/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:46:13

  • "Making some changes to my keys this week. Still one bit to come but I'm impatient." ☛ https://jasper.tandy.is/blogging/black-and-brass-and-neon | Source: Jasper Tandy    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:46:25

  • "When I read how many things can have an effect on the readings I realised that I’m overthinking this." ☛ https://ljpuk.net/posts/casio-step-trackers-are-to-encourage-not-be-100-percent-accurate | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:46:34

  • "Through a freakish coincidence, the moon happens to be exactly the right size and distance to cover the sun perfectly. The sun is 400 times as big as the moon, but also 400 times farther away." ☛ https://pogueman.substack.com/p/my-total-eclipse-sunset | Source: David Pogue    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:54:36

  • "Over the years poly(lactic acid) (PLA) – also known as polylactide – has become a popular thermoplastic for a variety of reasons." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/20/3d-printering-why-is-my-pla-so-brittle/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:55:28

  • "It is also an old idea. Much older than actual spaceflight, in fact. But to find the beginning of the space station, we have to go back to a time when powered aircraft were still several decades in the future." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/20/an-early-history-of-space-stations-the-brick-moon-made-real/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:55:38

  • "A new paper just came out, The Maximum-Area Small Polygon Problem. The paper solves the problem of finding, for each n, the n-gon with diameter 1 and maximum area." ☛ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/18/big-little-hexagon/ | Source: John D Cook    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:55:47

  • "Since its inception in 1958, NASA has arguably played the most important role in furthering our knowledge of Earth, the universe and natural phenomena." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/astrophotography/world-photography-day-how-nasa-imagery-has-shaped-our-understanding-of-the-earth-the-universe-and-existence | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:55:57

  • "You might be wondering why I’m already back hiking since I walked more than 40 km just a few days ago. And the answer to that is that I’m not hiking." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/fromthesummit/28-down-16-more-to-go | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:58:45

  • "A click rate by itself says very little. A recipient may recognize the exercise after opening the message, a gateway may rewrite the link, an automated scanner may visit it, or the reporting button may be too hard to find." ☛ https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/cyberseckyle-security-how-to-series-light-offensive-to-think-defensively-part-2-phishing-simulation-to-study-prompts-and-controls/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:59:11

  • "When I say that our current era of video dominance has been a long time coming, I mean it." ☛ https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/deciding-what-to-do/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 08:59:28

  • "Partially agree with this regarding the popularity prejudice issue however I couldn't understand what do you mean by "Whenever a program doesn't work right the user's freedom is forfeited. Fewer bugs means more freedom." https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-08/msg00007.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 09:20:05

  • "How is the bug related to the freedom? A bug-free proprietary software doesn't provide any freedom to users whereas a buggy libre software provides full freedom to users. So, bug is the technical issue whereas freedom is the ethical issue." https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-08/msg00007.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 09:20:12

  • Puppy breaker moments ago: "I'd like to say extra thanks to Microsoft..."    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 09:21:02

  • "HTML element does exactly what you might think it does." ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/a-look-at-the-geolocation-html-element-and-how-it-works/ | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 12:47:51

  • "This is no longer true." ☛ https://mwl.io/archives/24954 | Source: MWL    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 12:48:00

  • "Completely by accident, I ended up with a four day streak of acronym titles. ORM, PEP, Q and today REPL. We developers sure love acronyms" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/r-is-for-repl-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 12:48:42

  • "So in the end I wrote this little script: [...]" ☛ https://fundor333.com/post/2026/framing-photos-with-python/ | Source: Fundor 333    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 12:48:49

  • "Spicy take up front: let the security vulnerabilities be legitimate and posted out in the open for anyone to see." ☛ https://jrfom.com/posts/2026/04/08/oss-security/ |    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:02:54

  • "At the team level, the consequences of restructuring are harder to reason about than direct removal." ☛ https://infrequently.org/2026/08/notes-on-performance-remediation-strategies/ | Source: Alex Russell    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:03:32

  • "Last time we saw that sockets are pretty much just handles, and as such, they can be inherited." ☛ https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/accept-and-socket-inheritance/ | Source: Alisa Sireneva    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:04:06

  • "The reason for this is that sockets are a userland abstraction provided by Winsock2, rather than a kernel primitive. At least on paper." ☛ https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/duplicatehandle-works-on-sockets-mostly/ | Source: Alisa Sireneva    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:04:27

  • "From a mile a way this just looks like a regular SQL query." ☛ https://remy.wang/blog/prela.html | Source: Remy Wang    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:04:42

  • "The dark secret of integration testing is that the vast, vast majority of problems that an integration environment will catch don't have anything to do with integration." ☛ https://www.simplermachines.com/most-integration-failures-are-stupid/ | Source: Nat Bennett    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:05:01

  • "The reverse prediction system has also detected many number of military vessels in the ocean." ☛ https://sprocketfox.io/xssfox/2026/08/19/sondehub-and-war/ |    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:06:30

  • "Looking at some of the most successful projects in the OSS ecosystem (Linux, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes)" ☛ https://blog.mozilla.ai/open-source-is-not-a-virtue-its-an-ownership-model/ |    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:09:28

  • "The proposals for APNIC 62 cover a wide range of topics. Some focus on IPv6 allocation sizes and address planning." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/21/apnic-62-opm-just-the-facts/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:20:13

  • "Did you know you can poison your Postgres connection pool?" ☛ https://planetscale.com/blog/postgres-poisoned-connection-pools | Source: PlanetScale    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:20:39

  • "Is anyone at the company capable of saying and allowed to say What the actual fuck is this?" ☛ https://nikhil.io/posts/e6ba37ad73cf5e48a9f90227acc85ecd/ | Source: Nikhil Anand    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:20:58

  • "And as always, the solution is Emacs." ☛ https://joshblais.com/blog/i-made-my-phone-emacs/ | Source: Joshua Blais    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:21:24

  • "As test subject we got a Galaxy Z Fold 8, as an example of a modern-day foldable smartphone-tablet hybrid." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/20/foldable-oled-displays-and-the-bane-of-dust/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:21:46

  • "There are a lot of options for building a rig. You can build an established design from scratch, or forge out on your own and make something completely new." ☛ https://www.diybookscanner.org/en/intro.html |    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:24:01

  • "So today, I’m sharing an open source project called Dashboard Touch, which lets you make your own Touch ID-style sensor for your Mac, using low-cost off-the-shelf part." ☛ https://www.anildash.com/2026/08/20/introducing-dashboard-touch/ | Source: Anil Dash    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:25:15

  • "This computer is a beautiful piece of homebrew engineering, constructed out of protoboard and loose wires rather than any fancy PCB. At the heart of the build lies a Motorola 68000 running at 10 MHz." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/20/homebrew-68k-machine-has-a-pci-bus/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:27:40

  • "For as popular as Atari was in their heyday, it wasn’t until well after they were on their famous decline that they released their first handheld, the Atari Lynx." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/20/miniaturizing-the-atari-2600-console/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:27:51

  • "The specs are a lot nicer than the Pi 7" Touch Display, which costs twice as much, with giant bezels and half the resolution!" ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/steam-deck-lcd-pi-hat/ | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:28:01

  • Cheap chocs https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/21/iconic-90s-chocolate-bar-controversial-past-makes-return-asdas-shelves-29428961/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/40126668/asda-shoppers-fill-pockets-12-p-chocolate-bar-returns/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:30:09

  • "More than 300 security officers employed by Mitie and working at Asda stores are at risk of redundancy in a process described as ‘shambolic’ by GMB Union." https://www.gmb.org.uk/news/asda-job-cuts-branded-shambolic-as-hundreds-of-security-roles-at-risk    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:38:15

  • "Eventually settled on Garuda Linux." ☛ https://roytang.net/2026/08/garuda-linux/ | Source: Roy Tang    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:39:57

  • "This is yet another entry in my (years/decades-long) attempt to chronicle the entirety of my gaming history." ☛ https://roytang.net/2026/08/snes-games/ | Source: Roy Tang    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:40:14

  • "We customize and set up a lot of things, sometimes on a per-system basis." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/RecheckSettingsEverySoOften | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:41:27

  • "In this ~2-hour video I talk to Per Nordlöw about some of his custom extensions for Emacs." ☛ https://protesilaos.com/prot-asks/2026-08-19-per-nordlow-emacs-extensions/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:42:01

  • "In this episode of PING, APNIC Chief Scientist Geoff Huston and I discuss how the DNS behaves during a ‘cold start’, when a resolver’s cache contains no data from previous queries." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/20/podcast-dns-cold-start/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:42:06

  • "Home Assistant Setup, OpenBSD Updates, Wine 11.14, and more..." ☛ https://www.bsdnow.tv/677 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:42:11

  • "Increases MTTU and MTTR" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-proprietary-software-isnt-retrospective-trend-trap-failure | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:42:43

  • Openwashing of slop plagiarism to ride a wave of trillions in debt ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-ai-infrastructure-must-be-built-open | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:43:19

  • Dumb Ways to Build brings some funny co-op from Dumb Ways to Die on September 10 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dumb-ways-to-build-brings-some-funny-co-op-from-dumb-ways-to-die-on-september-10/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:44:16

  • Mozilla messing about with slop and openwashing - something Microsoft paid OSI to promote ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/ai/open-source-ai-framework/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:45:13

  • "However, this has changed over the years. When threat actors want to cause maximum damage, they go after the infrastructure layer" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/linux-vulnerability-management/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:45:33

  • Dominocalypse brings some clever ideas to puzzle roguelikes with dominoes | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dominocalypse-brings-some-clever-ideas-to-puzzle-roguelikes-with-dominoes/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:46:26

  • Space bullet heaven roguelike Sublight arrives September 15 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/space-bullet-heaven-roguelike-sublight-arrives-september-15/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:46:42

  • The Loopler is a roguelite deckbuilder about a slot car driving in mesmerizing loops | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-loopler-is-a-roguelite-deckbuilder-about-a-slot-car-driving-in-mesmerizing-loops/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:47:08

  • "China Reportedly Orders State Agencies to Uninstall its Government-Only Edition of Windows 10 - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/19/0417243    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:48:13

  • "AI-Generated Bills Are Reportedly Causing Problems in the Capitol - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/19/0419256    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:48:27

  • "The August 17 outage, and the work ahead - The GitHub Blog" https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/the-august-17-outage-and-the-work-ahead/ http://techrights.org/n/2026/08/19/Microsoft_s_Mass_Layoffs_Impact_the_Ability_to_Run_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:48:59

  • The impressive Sandustry already hit 100K sales with an early multiplayer mod out now | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-impressive-sandustry-already-hit-100k-sales-with-an-early-multiplayer-mod-out-now/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:49:32

  • Live-action sci-fi horror game PRECOGNITION sounds rad from Sam Barlow | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/live-action-sci-fi-horror-game-precognition-sounds-rad-from-sam-barlow/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:49:38

  • "Donald Trump's White House Declassified the Eric Swalwell File to Affect His Election - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/19/donald-trumps-white-house-declassified-the-eric-swalwell-file-to-affect-his-election/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:50:12

  • "“Before history was written, it was photographed” – 25 years later, more than 30 photographers will come together to talk about photographing 9/11 | Digital Camera World" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/photojournalism/before-history-was-written-it-was-photographed-25-years-later-more-than-30-photographers-will-come-together-to-talk-about-photographing-9-11    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:50:32

  • Or see instead https://www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1193755188/chile-coup-50-years-pinochet-kissinger-human-rights-allende    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:50:42

  • "Mark Kapoberg bought an Irish castle | The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/tech/982955/meta-mark-zuckerberg-strancally-castle-ireland    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:50:59

  • SKINFACE is a gruesome stealth game where you steal faces | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/skinface-is-a-gruesome-stealth-game-where-you-steal-faces/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/skinface-is-a-gruesome-stealth-game-where-you-steal-faces/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:52:03

  • Monke bullet heaven survivor-like chaos will come in 2027 with Gorilla Tag Contagion | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/monke-bullet-heaven-survivor-like-chaos-will-come-in-2027-with-gorilla-tag-contagion/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:52:10

  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope is out now with a big free upgrade | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-cost-of-hope-is-out-now-with-a-big-free-upgrade/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:53:19

  • Bethesda finally fix the Skyrim Special Edition on-screen keyboard crashing SteamOS / Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/bethesda-finally-fix-the-skyrim-special-edition-on-screen-keyboard-crashing-steamos-steam-deck/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:57:39

  • Agent 64: Spies Never Die is pure retro FPS nostalgia bait | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/agent-64-spies-never-die-is-pure-retro-fps-nostalgia-bait/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 13:59:46

  • FOSS Weekly #26.34: StillOS Review, Kernel 7.2 Released, PINE Trouble, Beautifying GNOME, Terminal Multiplexers and More ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-34/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:02:27

  • Ian Jackson: Open Letter to the Wikimedia Foundation Board ☞ https://diziet.dreamwidth.org/21442.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:04:01

  • Getting the Steam Deck LCD working on a Raspberry Pi ☞ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/steam-deck-lcd-pi-hat/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:07:31

  • Pluralistic: The actual epistemic crisis (20 Aug 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/20/epistemic-void/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:14:12

  • New Jersey Teenager Drops Bellwether Social Media Addiction Lawsuit ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/technology/social-media-addiction-lawsuit-dropped.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:14:38

  • Surveillance – Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/surveillance-everything-you-wanted-to-know-but-were-afraid-to-ask/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:16:02

  • Police Are Hiding Their Use of Flock Surveillance Cameras ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/police-are-hiding-their-use-of-flock-surveillance-cameras.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:16:22

  • A Sloppy Interface Is a Security Liability  ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/sloppy-ui-is-security-liability/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:17:33

  • Mainstream OS – Arch Linux-based distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mainstream-os-arch-linux-based-distribution/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:23:43

  • Linux 7.2 Enables HDMI 2.1 FRL Support for AMD Display GPUs ☞ https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/linux-7-2-kernel-updates/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:24:30

  • Pine64 halts all GNU/Linux hardware manufacturing through at least mid-2027 due to shortages — memory crunch forces open-source maker to freeze SBCs, tablets, and phones ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/pine64-halts-all-linux-device-production-until-at-least-mid-2027-as-memory-shortage-bites    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:26:04

  • Pine64 Halts Production of GNU/Linux Devices ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Pine64-Halts-Production-of-Linux-Devices    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:36:50

  • As expected https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Networking see https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/If_Your_Software_Project_Welcomes_Bots_Then_All_You_ll_Have_Lef.shtml "Developers "Completely Overwhelmed" Due To AI/LLMs"    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:54:33

  • starkOS 20260820 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/starkos    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:55:19

  • FydeOS 23.0 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/fydeos    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:55:27

  • TrueNAS 26.0.0-beta3 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/truenas    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:55:35

  • Tuba, the best Mastodon client for Linux, just got a BIG update ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/tuba-mastodon-quote-support-collections    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:55:55

  • Pine64 stops making GNU/Linux devices as Hey Hi (AI) inflates component costs ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/pine64-stops-linux-device-production-chip-shortage    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 14:56:10

  • UN says two staff members detained in Afghanistan have been freed ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/un-says-two-staff-members-detained-in-afghanistan-have-been-freed    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:10:35

  • Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan moved to hospital after court order, his party says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-moved-to-hospital-after-court-order-his-party-says    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:10:42

  • Around 66% of Hong Kong upper primary students experience stress from testing overload – survey ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/20/around-66-of-hong-kong-upper-primary-students-experience-stress-from-testing-overload-survey/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:11:11

  • Extreme heat: 'We're really starting now to understand how global climate is impacting our health' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/extreme-heat-we-re-really-starting-now-to-understand-how-global-climate-is-impacting-our-health    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:12:50

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Bizarre Hey Hi (AI) Post About Bombing Americans With Diarrhea Is Turning Out to Be a Weirdly Perfect Prediction of His Presidency ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/trump-ai-post-bombing-americans-diarrhea-cyclosporiasis    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:28:00

  • Protest singer Metin Turan released after 25 years in prison ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/protest-singer-metin-turan-released-after-25-years-in-prison-322676    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:28:19

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/trumps-order-military-exercises-risks.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:30:01

  • North Korea launches 10 ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-fires-suspected-ballistic-missile-japanese-authorities-say    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:30:10

  • North Korea raps South’s ‘double-dealing’ remarks on US drills move ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-says-south-koreas-description-of-us-drills-move-shows-uneasiness-and-impatience    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:30:21

  • CXMT planned to use stolen Samsung IP to develop its DRAM, court hears — former Samsung engineer who jumped to Chinese memory maker now behind bars ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/cxmt-planned-to-use-stolen-samsung-ip-to-develop-its-dram-court-hears-former-samsung-engineer-who-jumped-to-chinese-memory-maker-now-behind-bars    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:30:36

  • North Korea launches missiles, Seoul says, after Convicted Felon floats Kim meet ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-north-korea-launches-missiles-seoul-says-after-trump-floats-kim-meet    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:32:15

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Economic Threat Puts Focus on Iran’s Trading Partners ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/middleeast/iran-trade-trump-threat-china.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:33:19

  • State Dept. Declares U.S. Citizen in China Wrongfully Detained ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/scholar-china-wrongfully-detained.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:33:28

  • China Sentences Evergrande Founder to Life in Prison ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/business/evergrande-founder-life-prison.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:33:43

  • China tests a new maritime presence east of Taiwan: Report ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-tests-a-new-maritime-presence-east-of-taiwan-report-says    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:33:58

  • China Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison for ‘heinous crime’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-evergrande-founder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:34:12

  • In China they imprison rich people for white-collar crimes, in the US they don't even get arrested for pedophilia and sex trafficking https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-evergrande-founder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:34:59

  • What property giant Evergrande’s court rulings mean for China’s economy ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/what-property-giant-evergrandes-sentence-means-for-chinas-economy    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:35:19

  • China says it ‘firmly opposes’ Convicted Felon drone tariffs ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-firmly-opposes-trump-drone-tariffs    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:35:28

  • China urges South Korea not to take sides, blames US policy for Korea tensions ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-urges-south-korea-not-to-take-sides-blames-us-policy-for-korea-tensions    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:35:43

  • China ‘likely’ ran targeted campaign to align Pacific with its latest five-year plan ☞ https://rfa.org/english/pacific/2026/08/20/china-pacific-five-year-plan-tafi/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:36:17

  • Low-value parcel volumes from China plunge in Lithuania after EU duty takes effect ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3027122/low-value-parcel-volumes-from-china-plunge-in-lithuania-after-eu-duty-takes-effect    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:36:38

  • Founder of China’s disgraced property giant jailed for life, as firm fined over US$2 billion ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/20/china-jails-founder-fines-disgraced-property-giant-evergrande/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:37:05

  • Proprietary, spam, sells slop. Bad optics for "It's FOSS". ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/warp-factories-launched/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:38:35

  • Early 764 member sentenced to 77 years, longest prison term to date for a nihilistic violent extremist ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/764-member-sentenced-longest-prison-sentence-kyle-spitze/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:39:19

  • Common Vitamin Has a Complicated Link to Cancer, Experts Reveal ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/common-vitamin-has-a-complicated-link-to-cancer-experts-reveal    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:40:20

  • The World's Largest Psychedelic Brain Study of Its Kind Just Found 'Hidden Order' in The Chaos ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/largest-psychedelic-brain-study-yet-reveals-how-psilocybin-helps-people-feel-at-one-with-existence    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:40:30

  • The Rust Programming Language Blog: Supply chain attack on arrayref ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/08/20/supply-chain-attack-on-arrayref/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:41:04

  • The Rust Programming Language Blog: Announcing Rust 1.98.0 ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/08/20/Rust-1.98.0/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:41:34

  • It is perfectly normal and routine for both airports and for airlines to identify issues in planes and not pass tests, then mitigate or replace a plane. Maybe Puppy Breaker has too little experience flying, so he dramatises the whole thing. It happens a lot, every day...    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:43:09

  • Michael Catanzaro: Introduction to Injection Vulnerabilities (and Script Worlds!) ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2026/08/20/introduction-to-injection-vulnerabilities-and-script-worlds/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:43:45

  • LibreDB Studio: an open source, self-hosted SQL IDE for PostgreSQL in the browser ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/libredb-studio-an-open-source-self-hosted-sql-ide-for-postgresql-in-the-browser-3368/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:46:06

  • A Hidden Pattern in Your Saliva Can Predict Risk of Colorectal Cancer, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-hidden-pattern-in-your-saliva-can-predict-risk-of-colorectal-cancer-study-finds    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:49:34

  • Deadly, Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections Are Spreading – Scientists Just Discovered a Potential Treatment ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/deadly-drug-resistant-fungal-infections-are-spreading-scientists-just-discovered-a-potential-treatment    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:49:42

  • Scientists Directly Date 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Evidence of Life For The First Time ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-3-5-billion-year-old-evidence-of-life-directly-dated-for-the-first-time    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:50:01

  • Large Hadron Collider Reveals an Atomic Nucleus Shaped Like a Bowling Pin ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/large-hadron-collider-reveals-an-atomic-nucleus-shaped-like-a-bowling-pin    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:50:28

  • Rust is not secure ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1089720/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:50:53

  • Qt Safe Renderer 2.2.0 Released and Certified! ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-safe-renderer-2.2.0-released-and-certified    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:51:28

  • Stallman was right about paying in Cash. Don't be a sucker! https://old.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight/ https://www.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight/comments/1vu2719/stallman_was_right_about_paying_in_cash_dont_be_a/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:52:44

  • FCC considers cuts to funds for internet access at schools and libraries ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0820/fcc-e-rate-libraries-schools    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:56:30

  • We're Not Taking Harmful Cat Behaviors on The Internet Seriously Enough, Researchers Warn ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/were-not-taking-harmful-cat-behaviors-on-the-internet-seriously-enough-researchers-warn    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 15:56:45

  • It is quite telling and revealing that SlopMatt has quit talking about litigation because Roy and Rianne's legal team, about 10 times more experienced then his, said that it turned out "embarrassing" for his legal team and "they basically lost"    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:03:50

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posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:04:06

  • The SLOP curve for Hey Hi (AI) in schools ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0820/The-learning-curve-for-AI-in-schools    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:04:37

  • What % of the pushers of slop does NOT have any background in Computer Science or equiv? HUGE proportion. There is a reason for this.    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:05:20

  • China: Robots box and dance at Beijing's 2026 World Robot Conference ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/china-robots-box-and-dance-at-beijing-s-2026-world-robot-conference    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:09:20

  • BOTH companies LOSE money. This is a SCAM, Wall Street embraced a scam wholly and happily. https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/20/report-anthropic-hopes-to-surpass-spacexs-record-ipo-raise-when-it-finally-goes-public/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:10:33

  • debt financing for Hey Hi (AI) chip deal ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/20/broadcom-reportedly-seeking-up-to-100b-in-debt-financing-for-ai-chip-deal/ DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT SUCCESS DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:11:13

  • So they sell chips for money that does not exist! Bravo! WHAT COULD GO WRONG???    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:11:51

  • Flock Says It’s “Taking a Break” From Responding to Media Requests ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/flock-taking-break-responding-media    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:14:13

  • OpenAI Halts Hey Hi (AI) Training on Advanced Model as It Detects Dark Signs Emerging ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-halts-training-advanced-model    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:14:50

  • Golden Dome cost estimate draws Pentagon pushback ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2026/08/golden-dome-cost-estimate-draws-pentagon-pushback/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:15:24

  • BREAKING: Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists convicted under nat. security law, face up to 10 years prison ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/21/breaking-hong-kong-tiananmen-vigil-activists-convicted-under-nat-security-law-face-up-to-10-years-prison/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:16:10

  • Homeland Security Made a Big Claim About Noncitizen Voting. Now It Can’t Prove It. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/trump-nevada-voter-election-fraud.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:17:24

  • Thai, Myanmar military chiefs meet as post-coup thaw progresses ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-myanmar-military-chiefs-meet-as-post-coup-thaw-progresses    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:17:40

  • GivEnergy enters administration, batteries expose home networks ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/givenergy-enters-administration-legacy-home-batteries-still-expose-customer-networks/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:18:26

  • 5 surprising airport security mistakes slowing you down at new scanners, according to experts ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/airport-security-rules-aHpWR9b1ICCX    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:18:53

  • Lithuanian conservative MP calls for probe of Muslim org over alleged security risks ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3027072/lithuanian-conservative-mp-calls-for-probe-of-muslim-org-over-alleged-security-risks    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:19:20

  • Corporate human rights watchdog finds forced labor persists on Dominican Republic plantations ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/corporate-human-rights-watchdog-finds-forced-labor-persists-on-dominican-republic-plantations/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:19:47

  • DRC’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases, outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-drc-s-ebola-outbreak-reaches-5-000-cases-outpaces-response-efforts-at-unprecedented-speed    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:20:27

  • French PM announces creation of unit to combat cyberattacks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-french-pm-announces-creation-of-unit-to-combat-cyberattacks    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:20:42

  • The push to designate Hey Hi (AI) as the next critical infrastructure sector ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/ai-critical-infrastructure-designation-cisa-report/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:21:19

  • Exploitation Expected for Critical Authentication Bypass Patched in Citrix NetScaler ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/exploitation-expected-for-critical-authentication-bypass-patched-in-citrix-netscaler/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:23:06

  • Cisco Patches Critical Crosswork, Secure Workload Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-critical-crosswork-secure-workload-vulnerabilities/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:23:25

  • MLflow Vulnerability Exploited for Cloud Credential Theft ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/mlflow-vulnerability-exploited-for-cloud-credential-theft/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:23:39

  • Atlassian, Splunk Patch Dozens of Critical, High-Severity Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/atlassian-splunk-patch-dozens-of-critical-high-severity-vulnerabilities/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:23:57

  • Teaching Young People to Feed Wildlife https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/21/teaching-young-people-to-feed-wildlife/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:32:58

  • Amazon delivery drone dumps Texas woman's parcel straight into her swimming pool ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/amazon-delivery-drone-dumps-texas-womans-parcel-straight-into-her-swimming-pool-viral-video-surfaces-the-same-week-the-company-announces-500-city-prime-air-expansion    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:34:37

  • Amazon delivery drone drops ‘shocked’ customer’s package directly into swimming pool in viral video ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/us-news/amazon-delivery-drone-drops-shocked-customers-package-directly-into-swimming-pool-in-viral-video/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:34:56

  • Whistleblower Says Mark Kapo-berg Is Only Pretending to Care About Child Safety ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/whistleblower-lawsuit-meta-child-safety-mark-zuckerberg-facebook-instagram    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:35:23

  • Germany records 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer as heatwaves scorch Europe ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260820-germany-records-14-000-heat-related-deaths-this-summer-as-heatwaves-scorch-europe    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:36:22

  • Increasingly, court filings are citing legal cases that don’t actually exist ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/08/increasingly-court-filings-are-citing-legal-cases-that-dont-actually-exist/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:37:36

  • Critical GitLab Flaw Exploited Shortly After Disclosure ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-gitlab-flaw-exploited-shortly-after-disclosure/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:38:03

  • Why are people suddenly adding Fashion Company Apple Lightning cables to Raspberry Pi Pico 2 boards? ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/20/why-are-people-suddenly-adding-apple-lightning-cables-to-raspberry-pi-pico-2-boards/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:40:25

  • Hackers Target Zimbra Servers in Active Exploitation Campaign ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-target-zimbra-servers-in-active-exploitation-campaign/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:41:04

  • KDE Gear 26.08 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1089721/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:41:33

  • KDE Gear ⚙️ 26.08 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/gear/26.08.0/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:42:03

  • Btrfs Snapshot Integration in KDE ☞ https://bharadwajraju.com/posts/btrfs-snapshots-in-kde    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:43:45

  • PINE64 is Halting its GNU/Linux Hardware Line, and The Hey Hi (AI) Bubble is to Blame ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/pine64-kills-off-linux-hardware/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:44:27

  • Quectel SH602FA and SE505FE smart modules bring Android 16 to 4G LTE and 5G IoT devices ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/20/quectel-sh602fa-and-se505fe-smart-modules-bring-android-16-to-4g-lte-and-5g-iot-devices/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:46:33

  • This Extension Displays Your Photo Images as Desktop Widget ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/extension-photo-desktop-widget/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:47:36

  • Liferea News Reader 2.0 Released with GTK4/LibAdwaita Port ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/liferea-news-reader-2-0-released-with-gtk4-libadwaita-port/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:48:07

  • Linux 7.2 release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/21/linux-7-2-release-main-changes-arm-risc_v-amd-mips-architecture/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:49:21

  • GNUnet News: GNUnet 0.29.0 ☞ https://gnunet.org/en/news/2026-08-0.29.0.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:49:43

  • Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1089717/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:51:02

  • GIMP is (finally) working on a new project file format ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/gimp-new-project-file-format    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:51:50

  • Dynamic icons GNOME extension adds 2 new styles, Yaru fixes ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/dynamic-icons-gnome-extension-updated    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:52:10

  • Dynamic icons GNOME extension adds 2 new styles, Yaru fixes ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/dynamic-icons-gnome-extension-updated    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:54:34

  • The “Magic Just” ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/the-magic-just/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:54:56

  • RPM 6.1.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1089719/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:55:45

  • Self-Hosting Photos, No Social Control Media Needed https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/21/self-hosting-photos-no-social-control-media-needed/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:03:32

  • Final week: Wrapping Up My GSoC Journey ☞ https://roshani-gsoc.bearblog.dev/final-week-wrapping-up-my-gsoc-journey/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:03:53

  • iophk: I notice they stop mentioning the deforrestation which is the main cause of the decreased rainfall: https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/panama-canal-to-reduce-shipping-over-el-nino-fueled-drought-702895946 (Strategic waterway: Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fueled drought)    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:04:30

  • ‘Unprecedented’ Number of Fashion Company Apple Users Received Recent Spyware Alert ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/unprecedented-number-of-apple-users-received-recent-spyware-alert/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Unlike_GAFAM_Free_Software_Serves_You_It_Does_Not_Serve_Governm.shtml    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:06:08

  • Turkish military personnel were not at Syrian airbase 'during or before' Israeli strike ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/turkish-military-personnel-were-not-at-syrian-airbase-during-or-before-israeli-strike-322666    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:06:55

  • Australia 'outraged' over Israel decision to close probe into aid worker killings ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-australia-outraged-over-israel-decision-to-close-probe-into-aid-worker-killings    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:07:06

  • restrictions violate Fifth Amendment and historical tradition of DIY gunsmithing ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/federal-judge-strikes-down-atf-ghost-gun-rule-for-3d-printed-parts-says-restrictions-violate-fifth-amendment-and-historical-tradition-of-diy-gunsmithing    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:07:49

  • GNU/Linux According to Clownflare ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/20/gnulinux-according-to-clownflare/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:09:07

  • Tom Ritter: webaudio fingerprinting on alibaba ☞ http://ritter.vg/blog-webaudio_alibaba.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:10:30

  • Over 153,000 students, staff affected in Canvas data breach, Hong Kong privacy watchdog says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/21/over-153000-students-staff-affected-in-canvas-data-breach-hong-kong-privacy-watchdog-says/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:10:48

  • Google Hey Hi (AI) Giving Staggeringly Racist “Advice” About Being Alone With Certain Groups of People ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-racist Slop is not advice and not intelligence, it's a soup of words and that's why it's doomed to fail    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:11:41

  • PyData Berlin Talk on our new within Fixed Effect Solver ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/pydata-berlin-talk-on-our-new-within-fixed-effect-solver/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:12:27

  • Retail theft bill spurs ‘very large and very dangerous’ surveillance fears ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/corca-retail-theft-bill-ice-surveillance/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:13:19

  • Proprietary: OLE-Dispatch When Doing MFC/Qt Migration ☞ https://www.kdab.com/ole-dispatch-when-doing-mfcqt-migration/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:13:58

  • 125: A Useful Quirk ☞ https://mwl.io/archives/24958    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:14:37

  • Firefox Add-on Reviews: Extension starter pack ☞ https://addons.mozilla.org/blog/extension-starter-pack/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:15:23

  • FOMO SPAM? Fentanylware (CheeTok) Star at 89 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/elder-opa-influencer-tiktok-star-matcha.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:17:49

  • Automattic jumping the shark with slop plagiarism and charlatans - this can repel more WordPress users than it can attract ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/wcus-2026-recap/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:20:03

  • UNC Used Hey Hi (AI) to Help Draft Its 'Compact 2.0’ Response. Is That Hypocritical? ☞ https://www.chronicle.com/article/unc-used-ai-to-help-draft-its-compact-2-0-response-is-that-hypocritical    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:21:42

  • The Funny Way That Stand-Up Comics Are Posting on Social Control Media ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/arts/comedians-social-media-photos-captions.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:22:04

  • Problem Statements and the Scope of Prior Art ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/problem-statements-and-the-scope-of-prior-art.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:22:28

  • Flash Uplink hard drive firmware patent monopoly challenge granted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/8/20/flash-uplink-hard-drive-firmware-patent-challenge-granted    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:23:27

  • Software Patents: Introducing UMG the Patent Licensor: Major Label’s ‘Music IP Holdings’ JV Licenses 24+ Hey Hi (AI) Patents to Udio and GRAI, Targets ‘Widespread Adoption’ With Online Portal ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/20/universal-music-patents-licensing-deals-udio-grai/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:23:54

  • Greens call for windfall tax on the profits of big banks to help more than a million small and medium businesses ☞ https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/08/19/greens-announce-windfall-tax-on-the-profits-of-big-banks/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:24:19

  • how to install cisco packet tracer on gnu linux debian 13 ☞ https://dwaves.de/2026/08/20/how-to-install-cisco-packet-tracer-on-gnu-linux-debian-13/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:25:02

  • How To Install Graylog on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-graylog-ubuntu/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:25:38

  • FKA twigs vs. The Twigs: FKA twigs Triumphs in First Stage of Trademark Infringement Proceedings ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/20/fka-twigs-twigs-trademark-battle/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:25:58

  • Latvian and Lithuanian PMs stress eastern border security ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/20.08.2026-latvian-and-lithuanian-pms-stress-eastern-border-security.a659188/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:26:14

  • Green commitments, fossil temptations: Lithuania's Baltic oil dilemma ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3024430/green-commitments-fossil-temptations-lithuania-s-baltic-oil-dilemma    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:26:24

  • Russia sentences anti-war politician Shlosberg to 11 years in prison ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/russia-sentences-anti-war-politician-shlosberg-to-11-years-in-prison/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:26:51

  • AI-Assisted Tool Helped Secure Satellite Communication System After 2022 Russian Hacking ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ai-assisted-tool-helped-secure-satellite-communication-system-after-2022-russian-hacking/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:27:17

  • 'List of shame' published of Latvian companies doing business with Russia and Belarus ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/20.08.2026-list-of-shame-published-of-latvian-companies-doing-business-with-russia-and-belarus.a659588/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:27:28

  • Ukraine’s Ex-Defense Minister Calls for Election, Cementing Break With Zelensky ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-fedorov-zelensky-elections.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:27:39

  • Ousted Defense Minister Warns Trust In Ukraine's Government Is At Risk, Calls For Wartime Vote ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-defense-chief-nuclear-plant-missiles/33832964.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:27:50

  • Fevered Political Moves In Ukraine Amid Anti-Corruption Raids, Fedorov Challenge ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-anti-corruption-raids-fedorov-zelenskyy/33833537.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:28:00

  • Why we know nothing? Ukrainian ammo plant greeted with hope and anxiety in Lithuanian town ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3024352/why-we-know-nothing-ukrainian-ammo-plant-greeted-with-hope-and-anxiety-in-lithuanian-town    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:28:10

  • After Most of Europe Says No, Kanye West Heads to Russia ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/18/after-most-of-europe-said-no-kanye-west-heads-to-russia/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:28:20

  • Ukraine MPs approve new defence minister after divisive reshuffle ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-ukraine-mps-approve-new-defence-minister-after-divisive-reshuffle    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:28:31

  • Zelensky's office probed for corruption as fired defence minister demands elections ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-zelensky-s-office-probed-for-corruption-as-fired-defence-minister-demands-elections    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:28:38

  • Russia Launches Missile And Drone Attack On Kyiv, Killing At Least 11 ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-deadly-attack-on-kyiv-ukraine/33834170.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:28:53

  • Bare Grocery Shelves Are a New Wartime Hardship for Ukrainians ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-grocery-stores-shortages.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:29:13

  • Missile Barrage Shows Russia’s Doubt That Ukraine Can Defend Itself ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-kyiv-missiles-russia-war.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:29:43

  • Weary U.S. Aircraft Carrier Leaves the Middle East ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/briefing/aircraft-carrier-ukraine-russia-missiles.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:30:03

  • Russia Launches Major Missile Attack On Kyiv And Surrounding Region, Killing At Least 17 ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-deadly-attack-on-kyiv-ukraine/33834170.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:30:13

  • Kyiv under fire: Russian strikes kill at least 16 ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-kyiv-under-fire-russian-strikes-kill-at-least-16    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:30:27

  • Ukraine a 'genuine', 'fragile' democracy: 'Internal political turmoil will weaken political system' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-a-genuine-fragile-democracy-internal-political-turmoil-will-weaken-political-system    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:30:35

  • Threat Actor Hacks 14,000 IP Cameras in Ukraine and Russia ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/threat-actor-hacks-14000-ip-cameras-in-ukraine-and-russia/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:30:48

  • Baltic states reaffirm support for Ukraine on historic day in Tallinn ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/20.08.2026-baltic-states-reaffirm-support-for-ukraine-on-historic-day-in-tallinn.a659626/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:30:58

  • Latest drone downed in Latvia confirmed as Ukrainian ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/20.08.2026-latest-drone-downed-in-latvia-confirmed-as-ukrainian.a659675/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:31:07

  • Voters Aren’t Waiting for November to Try Ousting Officials Over Data Centers ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/technology/data-centers-voter-concerns-independence-missouri.html https://techrights.org/datacentre_bibliography.shtml    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:31:33

  • LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES in site SPONSORED by IBM!! ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/19/ibm-moves-a-step-closer-to-fault-tolerant-quantum-computing-by-linking-its-first-modular-cryogenic-fridges/ LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES http://techrights.org/n/2026/06/30/Sabine_Hossenfelder_Versus_IBM_Scamming_Shareholders.shtml    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:32:08

  • America Is About to Get More Expensive ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/opinion/bond-market-interest-rates-affordability.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:33:29

  • This is NOT new!! They just REBRAND everything as "HEY HI" now. https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/20/hong-kong-to-slash-crosswalk-waits-by-up-to-20-seconds-using-ai-powered-traffic-lights/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:35:42

  • The vaccine against HEY HI hype is DEFUNDING of bribe money for "media" https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/17/The_Register_MS_is_Publishing_Spam_for_Gartner_Group_to_Spread_.shtml    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:36:40

  • "RPM 6.1 has been released today as a major update to this package manager system for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora Linux-based distributions." https://9to5linux.com/rpm-6-1-is-here-with-new-release-model-inspired-by-the-linux-kernel    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:51:23

  • "PineNote and PineTab2 stock is expected to run dry within three months." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/pine64-halts-all-linux-device-production-until-at-least-mid-2027-as-memory-shortage-bites    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:51:52

  • NetBSD 11 lands with RISC-V support and lightning-fast VM boots https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/20/netbsd-11-lands-with-risc-v-support-and-lightning-fast-vm-boots/5289713    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:53:47

  • Framework’s Linux Laptop 12 is massively outselling Windows https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/frameworks-linux-laptop-12-is-massively-outselling-windows    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:54:13

  • Linux 7.3 will boost minimum framerates by 7x on older CPUs, which is perfect in this hardware crisis https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-73-will-boost-minimum-framerates-by-7x-on-older-cpus-which-is-perfect-in-this-hardware-crisis/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:56:14

  • "Garuda Linux “Temeraire” is out today as the latest snapshot of this Arch Linux-based distro that promises to deliver a powerful, beautiful, and user-centric Linux desktop experience." https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-based-garuda-linux-temeraire-released-with-linux-7-2    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:56:52

  • "The open hardware manufacturer recently posted an update on its Mastodon account, and it's not great news if you were hoping to grab new Linux-powered PINE64 hardware." https://itsfoss.com/news/pine64-kills-off-linux-hardware/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:57:10

  • PINE64 is halting its Linux hardware line, and the AI bubble is to blame https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/08/20/pine64-is-halting-its-linux-hardware-line-and-the-ai-bubble-is-to-blame/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:57:45

  • Researcher tricks Apple’s Find My into sharing location data with Linux https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/20/researcher-tricks-apples-find-my-into-sharing-location-data-with-linux/5290496    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:58:42

  • UAT-10147 deploys SPECTRE: A cross-platform implant with Linux rootkit and BYOVD capabilities https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-deploys-spectre-a-cross-platform-implant-with-linux-rootkit-and-byovd-capabilities/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 18:59:04

  • "The KDE Project released KDE Gear 26.08 today as a major update to this open-source software suite companion to the KDE Plasma desktop environment in celebration of KDE’s upcoming 30th anniversary this October." https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-26-08-software-suite-is-out-with-many-improvements-for-kde-apps    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:02:23

  • "Finally, there's a Linux distro that makes Arch and Hyprland easy - while adding the polish of MacOS. What's not to love about MainstreamOS?" https://www.zdnet.com/article/mainstreamos-linux-distro-arch-hyprland/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:02:43

  • "Given how much competition there is on Steam, I think it's worth celebrating for smaller developers (especially so when they directly support Linux)." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-impressive-sandustry-already-hit-100k-sales-with-an-early-multiplayer-mod-out-now/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:03:15

  • Linux 7.3 Scheduler Boosts FPS for Low-Power Hardware https://www.techpowerup.com/351727/linux-7-3-scheduler-boosts-fps-for-low-power-hardware    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:03:46

  • Google Chrome web browser for 64-bit Arm Linux and tested on Pi 5 https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/08/19/google-chrome-web-browser-for-64-bit-arm-linux-and-tested-on-pi-5/    

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

  • "This is a follow-up to work they previously blogged about and now Vock said that after many months on the mailing lists that the "kernel patches are finally merged upstream and queued for Linux 7.3"." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/linux-vram-management-set-for-more-improvements-with-kernel-7-3/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:04:51

  • Linux gaming: Latest patch brings 7x improvements on 'potato' hardware https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-gaming-Latest-patch-brings-7x-improvements-on-potato-hardware.1373432.0.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:05:53

  • Framework Refreshes 12-Inch Laptop, Uses Linux To Hit $699 Price https://uk.pcmag.com/laptops/166785/framework-refreshes-12-inch-laptop-uses-linux-to-hit-699-price    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:06:12

  • Red Hat sponsored fluff/puff pieces about slop https://techstrong.ai/videos/red-hat-brings-enterprise-ai-at-scale-into-focus/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:26:05

  • IBM Red Hat is not selling Linux, it's selling hype around slop plagiarism, this is awful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLsOzdVqQVA    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:27:10

  • "First off, I'm assuming that VIN stands for “Very Important Number” and not “Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia.” Second, why is it a “VIN Gauge Combination Box™?” What does “gauge” have to do with it? It's not referncing a distance, quantity, capacity or dimention, just a number." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/08/20.1    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:41:21

  • "This other is sensitive, brilliant, desperate, isolated, possibly dangerous, profoundly loved, and terribly, terribly trapped. A kindred spirit of sorts." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/stranger-perspective-1    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:41:59

  • "Finally, after months of dryness and oppressive heat, there was a rain day. Not just a little sprinkling here and there, we'd had those and their false promises, no this was a proper rain day, steady and incessant for hours." gemini://littlecampsite.smol.pub/the-rain-returned    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:42:36

  • Scienza Umanista gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~cage/archive/scienza-umanista.gmi    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:42:59

  • "The other day, I had noticed an internal Slack conversation regarding some emails that weren't received over the weekend by a user." gemini://enemy.org/mrfusion/rants/2026-08-21.gmi    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:43:49

  • "For a long time I've been thinking about ways to spend less time on line, for a whole list of reasons that I'll probably describe on this journal in due course." gemini://kdan.smol.pub/small_internet    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:44:24

  • "In the last couple of weeks I've started using IRC again for the first time in decades and accessing BBSes. Next, I had heard of Gopher 30+ years ago but I hadn't used it at the time so I did some research, and from Gopher it was a short step to finding Gemini. It feels like the thing, or one of the things, I've been looking for."    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:44:40

  • "A Christian once described Unitarian Universalism to me as church for atheists. There was one where I grew up. It was known among gay people as the church you could go to if you were gay." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/communion.gmi    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 19:45:45

  • 10cc Came From Manchester https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/21/10cc-came-from-manchester/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 20:21:49

  • https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/21/treat-others-as-they-treat-you/   

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 20:30:20

  • Shakshouka Time https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/21/shakshouka-time/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:04:48

  • Peace as impermissible policy? This is not a democracy. https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/13/russias-supreme-court-bars-pro-peace-party-from-elections    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:18:17

  • Russia lists research body as 'undesirable' https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-russia-lists-research-body-as-undesirable/live-78378773    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:19:03

  • Perseids https://xkcd.com/3287/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:25:28

  • Particle Physics Equipment https://xkcd.com/3286/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:25:44

  • Accretionary Arc https://xkcd.com/3285/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:26:07

  • Geology Building https://xkcd.com/3284/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:26:22

  • Garuda Linux 260819 https://garudalinux.org/blog    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:29:50

  • Soul-Sucking https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/gen-z-junior-lawyer-sacked-melbourne-firm-after-posting-viral-tiktok-complaining-job-was-1814063 http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/At_Least_5_Women_Quit_Brett_Wilson_LLP_in_Recent_Months_It_s_th.shtml    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:31:43

  • When the government is headed by a demented, diaper-shitting bigot https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/taylor-swift-silences-trump-tiktok-antics-1814324    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:32:35

  • TikTok Star https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tragic-death-pakistani-tiktok-star-violence-against-women-influencers-1814915    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:33:20

  • First They Took Our Wages, Now They Want Our Social Security https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/08/17/first-they-took-our-wages-now-they-want-our-social-security/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:41:40

  • SLOP-ware: Omarchy 4.0.0 https://distrowatch.com/12921    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:42:06

  • Development Release: TUXEDO OS 20260813 https://gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/development/tuxedo_os/tuxedo-os-debian-open-beta    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:44:20

  • copyright https://cpj.org/2026/08/from-prosecutions-to-bans-and-spurious-copyright-claims-how-kazakhstans-journalists-are-being-silenced/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:45:25

  • copyright http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/08/shein-v-temu.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:45:43

  • temperatures rise https://www.dw.com/en/how-to-feed-the-world-as-temperatures-rise/a-78413324    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:47:01

  • Rootkits next? https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/08/17/0331227/a-rosier-future-for-linux-gamers-epic-games-announces-linux-version-of-its-storefront    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:49:27

  • More antifeatures/restrictions too https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/08/16/2349224/linux-kernel-72-has-been-officially-released-with-many-new-features http://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Linux_Losing_Interest_in_Users_Freedom_Pursues_DRM_Instead.shtml    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:50:00

  • "finally"!!!! As if THIS was the GOAL. https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-finally-follows-windows-and-makes-a-cpu-feature-requirement-mandatory    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:52:04

  • Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (33/2026): NFC in Plasma https://linmob.net/weekly-update-33-2026/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:52:25

  • Microsoft Executive Jared Bridegan Murder: Trial Opens for Ex-Wife Shanna Gardner and New Husband https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/murder-trial-microsoft-executive-assassination-1815172    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:53:52

  • THE CYBER SHOW: "This Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate." – Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy https://cybershow.uk/content/home/home.html    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:54:38

  • CWA Workers Rally Again as Xbox Layoffs Cut Deeper Into Studios https://godisageek.com/2026/08/cwa-second-xbox-layoff-rally-nine-cities/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:55:25

  • Xbox physical sales plummet to only 4% market share https://nintendowire.com/news/2026/08/21/xbox-physical-sales-plummet-to-only-4-market-share-while-63-of-game-sales-came-from-nintendo/    

posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 22:56:51
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