Roy Schestowitz

• "My biggest spam folder by far is the one for emails addressed to my registrar email address. It gets spammed because I've been using it for years, back at the time when WHOIS information was public and you had to pay extra to hide it." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/08/22.1    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 04:31:55

• "In this episode I talk about gargoyles. Monsters who are cold and disinterested but absolutely insist on peace and quiet." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-23-episode-55    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 04:32:46

• August Questions gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jdd/phlog/20250822-5questions.txt    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 04:33:19

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-23.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 04:34:19

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1391.jpg    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 04:34:58

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1741.jpg    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 04:35:05

• Simulating an RC Network with an Electronic Analog Computer gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250822-0.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 04:36:29

• Applications for jobless benefits increase as layoffs remain subdued https://borneobulletin.com.bn/applications-for-jobless-benefits-increase-as-layoffs-remain-subdued/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 04:54:12

• Cui bono? https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/arch_linux_ddos/?td=rt-3a    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 06:17:37

• "As a volunteer-driven project, we appreciate the community's patience as our DevOps team works to resolve these issues. Please bear with us and thank you for all the support you have shown so far." https://archlinux.org/news/recent-services-outages/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 06:18:14

• Status updates https://stats.uptimerobot.com/vmM5ruWEAB    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 06:18:51

• Arch Linux continues to feel the force of a DDoS attack after two brutal weeks — attackers yet to be identified as project struggles to restore full service https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/arch-linux-continues-to-feel-the-force-of-a-ddos-attack-after-two-brutal-weeks-attackers-yet-to-be-identified-as-project-struggles-to-restore-full-service    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 06:19:37

• The Arch Wiki has implemented anti-AI crawler bot software Anubis. https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/1k4ptkw/the_arch_wiki_has_implemented_antiai_crawler_bot/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 06:20:25

• Is this connected to LLMs in any way? https://www.zdnet.com/article/arch-linux-remains-under-attack-as-ddos-enters-week-2-heres-a-workaround/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 06:21:35

• "As for the precise nature of the attack, nobody in the project is sharing anything just yet. "We are keeping technical details about the attack, its origin, and our mitigation tactics internal," Heusel explained, "while the attack is still ongoing."" https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/arch_linux_ddos/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 06:23:57

• Some people just don’t like music – it may be down to their brain wiring https://theconversation.com/some-people-just-dont-like-music-it-may-be-down-to-their-brain-wiring-263066    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:11:25

• "The Nexus Mods team have announced they're adding an age verification requirement for certain mods, and it sounds like eventually for the EU too." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nexus-mods-announce-age-verification-for-uk-users/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:13:00

• "AMD have finally released FidelityFX SDK 2.0, which includes support for FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4), so now all developers can use it." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/amd-fidelityfx-super-resolution-4-fsr-4-now-available-for-all-developers-with-fidelityfx-sdk-2-0/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:17:34

• "It's also rated as SteamOS Compatible, since anything that runs on Steam Deck should run on other SteamOS systems unless they have silly anti-cheat (which this of course does not)." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/hollow-knight-silksong-is-now-steam-deck-verified/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:17:52

• "Deep Dish Dungeon is a recent announcement from publisher Raw Fury, a dungeon crawler with an emphasis on exploration and player ingenuity. Playable solo or in online co-op, the trailer sold me pretty quickly with the overall theme of it." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/deep-dish-dungeon-looks-like-a-great-co-op-dungeon-crawler/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:18:12

• "I'm too stupid to make a game, but a game about managing a game studio building an MMORPG? Oh yeah, Let's Build a Dungeon sounds like my jam." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/lets-build-a-dungeon-sounds-like-such-a-fun-idea-as-it-hits-140000-steam-wishlists/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:28:55

• "Jump Space (formerly Jump Ship) actually looks incredible if you're in the market for a new co-op game and it arrives September 19th." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/jump-space-formerly-jump-ship-arrives-september-19-for-co-op-pve-spaceship-fun/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:29:21

• "Trump confirms he is a bigot and a racist" https://boingboing.net/2025/08/21/trump-confirms-he-is-a-bigot-and-a-racist.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:30:05

• "Finnish tourists shy away from Trump-era US" https://yle.fi/a/74-20178894    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:30:20

• "FBI Targets John Bolton Because He Made Trump Mad" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-john-bolton-fbi-targets-enemy-mad-1235413872/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:30:31

• "Supreme Court lets Cheeto Nazi gut $800 million in health grants  | Courthouse News Service" https://www.courthousenews.com/supreme-court-lets-trump-gut-800-million-in-health-grants/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:30:48

• USA: Record number of digital border checks | "USA: Rekordmånga digitala gränskontroller" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/08/21/usa-rekordmanga-digitala-granskontroller/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:31:21

• "I have fond memories of blasting through Star Fox 64 and Wild Blue might end up being the closest thing to it on PC." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/wild-blue-really-does-look-like-star-fox-and-that-has-me-excited/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:31:34

• "CARGO is not your usual delivery sim. Blending together off-roading co-op madness in a post-apocalyptic world." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/cargo-blends-off-roading-with-an-action-focused-mad-max-like-delivery-sim/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:31:45

• "US sits out joint UN Security Council statement condemning Russia over 2008 August War" https://oc-media.org/us-sits-out-joint-un-security-council-statement-condemning-russia-over-2008-august-war/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:32:31

• "A journal published by Russia’s Foreign Ministry prints an article warning that the Baltic Sea could become a military theater" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/20/northern-exposure    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:32:47

• "Florida man orders beautification of America after gold-plating the White House | The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/news/764142/trump-executive-order-national-design-studio    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:33:02

• "Trump to tap Airbnb co-founder Gebbia to improve government websites, sources say" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-tap-airbnb-co-founder-gebbia-improve-government-websites-sources-say-2025-08-21/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:33:17

• Our Response to Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law https://bsky.social/about/blog/08-22-2025-mississippi-hb1126 blocked by gratuitous javascript    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:33:47

• "Democrats Need to Stop Letting Trump Set the Terms of Engagement" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-trump-dc-troops/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:34:00

• It's not HEY HI. This article is based on a lie. https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/08/21/repub/cities-across-the-us-are-embracing-ai-guidelines-for-local-government-workers/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:34:22

• "The Retribution Phase of Trump’s Presidency Has Begun" https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/the-retribution-phase-of-trumps-presidency-has-begun    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:34:34

• "The Unsurprising F.B.I. Investigation into John Bolton" https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/the-daily/the-unsurprising-fbi-investigation-into-john-bolton    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:34:48

• "The Bolton Raid Feels Like a Warning" https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/archive/2025/08/bolton-raid-trump-retribution-deep-state/683990/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:35:02

• "Why Moomin Mania Is Finally Hitting the U.S." https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/the-joys-of-moomscrolling    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:35:17

• "A second senior Air Force general is ousted at the Pentagon" https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-dia-kruse-fired/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:35:33

• TACO https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/22/trump-will-expend-tiktok-ban-deadline-indefinitely/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:35:49

• "Ábrego García released from prison 5 months after wrongful deportation  | Courthouse News Service" https://www.courthousenews.com/abrego-garcia-released-from-prison-5-months-after-wrongful-deportation/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:36:00

• "Trump Rages as His Swollen Legs Are Scrutinized" https://futurism.com/neoscope/trump-rages-swollen-leg-scrutiny    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:36:16

• "Hungary's President removes ‘Russian’ in statement on Russian missile strike in Mukachevo" ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/08/22/hungarys-president-removes-russian-in-statement-on-russian-missile-strike-in-mukachevo | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:37:52

• "Structural Racism" ☛ https://fair.org/home/joseph-torres-on-the-fcc-and-structural-racism/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:38:31

• "Lithuania's broadcasting regulator (LRTK) challenges the accuracy of data reported by piracy tracking firm MUSO, which is the main input for key EUIPO reports." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/lithuanian-regulator-clashes-with-data-firm-over-misleading-piracy-stats/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:49:03

• "With millions of monthly visits, sports streaming service 'Al Ángulo TV' was a massive success." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/alleged-pirate-site-operator-arrested-family-crowdfunds-david-vs-goliath-defense/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:49:27

• Trademarks: from Microsoft NBC to .... Microsoft ☛ https://daringfireball.net/2025/08/msnbc_ms_now_rebranding#fn1-2025-08-20 | Source: John Gruber    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:58:09

• "Secure Enclave" = back door disguised as the opposite of what it is?    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 08:12:26

• Digital Restrictions (DRM) ☛ https://tulach.cc/the-issue-of-anti-cheat-on-linux/ |    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 08:20:42

• "This is absolutely true but it's not new, and it goes well beyond anti-crawler and anti-robot defenses." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/WebsitesDontCareAboutClients | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 08:21:09

• Windows below 50% on desktops/laptops in some countries https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/swaziland/#monthly-200902-202508    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 08:23:35

• "GE is still a thing. Products still sold at any major retailer. Jack Welch kept it alive with his strategy. IBM was a thing and don't remember any CEO names. D-mbest posting analogy old timer. And I didn't know they still sell desktops" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3a5j2ae    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 08:41:33

• "analyzes debt" = is in debt https://latviv.com/team/rahul-shah/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 09:03:55

• "Before Resolution, Rahul worked as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton" https://www.reuters.com/legal/booz-allen-pay-3774-million-settle-us-charges-over-past-billing-practices-2023-07-21/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 09:05:26

• Follow me, get in the car, loser. We're gonna steal money.    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 09:05:59

• "The change means that customers must pay a customs fee before shipments can be sent to the United States, but postal companies across the world do not currently have systems in place to collect the required fee." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20178822 | Source: YLE    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 09:06:27

• When "Tech" or "IT" gets hijacked by the wrong people servers become "cloud" and everything with some logic or code somewhere becomes "AI"    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 09:08:07

• It's basically the Fisher Price of CS    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 09:08:23

• "The last sending date for gifts and documents is 22 August 2025." ☛ https://www.posti.fi/en/latest-news-at-posti/%20/news/trump-administration-decision |    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 09:14:18

• "And that brings us to the latest OPSEC failure from this hideous administration." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/21/ice-goes-full-hegseth-adds-random-person-to-group-chat-discussing-ongoing-manhunt/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 09:14:33

• Kanye West Said Memecoins ‘Prey On Fans.’ Then He Apparently Launched One https://www.wired.com/story/kanye-west-memecoin/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 09:20:07

• Reddit is a CESSPIT https://old.reddit.com/r/LinuxCirclejerk/comments/1mxhoi9/im_richard_stallman_ama/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:03:28

• Good thing that Reddit exercises moderation to keep quality high. [sarcasm /]    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:04:23

• Reddit Deletes Stuff, But Not for Being False or Misleading https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Reddit_Deletes_Stuff_But_Not_for_Being_False_or_Misleading.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:04:53

• "stranded abroad amid the outbreak of the American Revolution" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/to-protest-british-taxes-men-dumped-tea-into-boston-harbor-with-the-edenton-tea-party-colonial-women-took-different-approach-180987189/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:11:25

• "When police have a warrant to search a phone" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/fourth-amendment-victory-michigan-supreme-court-reins-digital-device-fishing-1 | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:11:47

• "The American Civil Liberties Union filed a habeas petition that demands the immediate release of Mario Guevara" ☛ https://thedissenter.org/aclu-demands-us-court-immediately-order-release-of-journalist-in-ice-detention/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:22:24

• "Last week, we were talking to each other about the fact that we were about to hit the second anniversary of 404 Media." ☛ https://www.404media.co/two-years-404-media-anniversary/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:22:42

• "She was also the key Democratic senator behind the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which did pass into law, and which Donald Trump himself has promised to use to silence criticism of himself" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/21/amy-klobuchar-wants-to-break-the-internet-because-someone-made-a-stupid-satirical-video-about-her/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:25:01

• "The letter said that “censoring Americans to comply with a foreign power’s laws” could be considered a violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act — the legislation enforced by the FTC — which prohibits unfair or deceptive practices in commerce." ☛ https://therecord.media/tech-companies-ftc-censorship-laws | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:25:29

• "The company claims an automated post-screening system was to blame — not human intervention." ☛ https://futurism.com/instagram-hiding-posts-immigrants-make-country-great | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:25:43

• "As with much of social media, it's easy for anyone to create an account claiming to be whoever they like." ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/europol-says-telegram-post-about-50-000-qilin-ransomware-award-is-fake | Source: Bitdefender    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:29:53

• "Right-wing media outlet PragerU is known for its misleading viral videos that it has long created for teens and adults. The operation is increasingly seeking to reach children, hoping to fill the Sesame Street–sized hole left by the defunding of PBS." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/08/prageru-children-right-wing-videos/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:30:11

• "As you will recall, a single gunmen opened fire on a CDC campus in Atlanta earlier this month, claiming to have been injured by COVID vaccines." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/21/hundreds-of-hhs-staff-sign-letter-begging-rfk-jr-to-stop-making-them-targets-with-misinformation/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:32:15

• "Analysis by campaign group Stop Funding Heat" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/21/murdoch-owned-talkradio-airs-anti-climate-attacks-six-times-a-day/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:32:33

• "Not too favorably, according to the mentioned Business Insider report, which pointed first to buyers’ qualms with Spotify’s customer service." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/21/spotify-advertising-criticism/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:54:23

• "Yesterday, a federal appeals court beat back one of the most egregious recent tech industry attempts at securing overbroad Section 230 interpretations." ☛ https://epic.org/sanity-prevails-second-circuit-rules-that-section-230-doesnt-protect-technology-company-that-created-defeat-devices-to-enable-clean-air-act-violations/ | Source: EPIC    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:54:41

• "Bungie CEO Pete Parsons has announced that he’s leaving the company one decade after taking on the role. In an update on Thursday" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/763895/bungie-ceo-pete-parsons-steps-down-destiny | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:56:39

• "Along with their multiyear contract extension, Microsoft and the NFL announced that the Sideline Viewing System for every team is now connecting to more than 2,500 Surface Copilot Plus PCs" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/763928/nfl-microsoft-copilot-surface-ai | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:57:12

• "The inability of the public to get its way isn't just an impressionistic view – it's an empirical finding" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/22/jury-nullification/#voir-dire | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:58:04

• "The United States government is making an $8.9 billion investment in Intel" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/trump-announce-intel-deal-equity-stake/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:58:41

• "Intel has already received $2.2 billion of its CHIPS Act funding." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/trump-says-u-s-govt-will-take-a-10-percent-ownership-stake-in-intel-lip-bu-tan-reportedly-agreed-to-unprecedented-arrangement-for-a-domestic-chipmaker | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:59:29

• "While the U.S. held temporary stakes in firms at the center of the 2008-2009 global financial meltdown as part of a bailout" ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/intel-agrees-us-stake-in-company-how-much-what-to-know-rcna226667 | Source: NBC    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:00:36

• "The funds were already allocated under the CHIPS Act and Secure Enclave program" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/23/us_government_snaps_up_10/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:00:48

• "Earlier this week, Intel announced that SoftBank would make a $2 billion investment in the chipmaker." ☛ https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/22/intel-goverment-equity-stake.html | Source: CNBC    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:01:03

• "The funds were set to come from grants that were previously awarded but not yet paid, Intel said, including monies promised under the US CHIPS and Science Act which was passed during President Joe Biden's administration." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3zpdl3xdo | Source: BBC    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:01:25

• "When I asked if he imagined OpenAI eventually resembling Alphabet, where search profits bankroll a constellation of experimental bets, he didn’t hesitate about the need for another leader." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/command-line-newsletter/764650/openai-chatgpt-fidji-simo-sam-altman-power-shift | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:06:04

• "Indian ISP Netplus has deployed Nokia routing and networking technology to deliver IPTV services across the Punjab and other regions on the subcontinent." ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/business-technology/netplus-selects-nokia-for-iptv-services-delivery-in-india.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:06:30

• "The move signals Meta's push to differentiate its products on visual quality" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meta-partners-with-midjourney-to-license-ai-tech-for-future-products/articleshow/123464405.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:06:49

• Intel Agrees to Sell U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/technology/trump-intel-stake.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:07:14

• "If that sounds familiar, it’s because it’s similar to how bitcoin mining works." ☛ https://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/anubis.html | Source: Tavis Ormandy    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:08:58

• "Large data center developments that are connecting to PJM, one of largest regional transmission organizations (RTO) in the U.S." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/data-center-boom-straining-u-s-electric-grid/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:09:13

• "In the America I grew up in, people who made big boasts about what they would achieve then completely failed to deliver were considered unserious blowhards. What happened to that country?" ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/kilowatt-madness | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:09:59

• " DOGE [sic] operatives have been dismantling programs that provide essential services for millions of people with almost no oversight or independent scrutiny." ☛ https://americanoversight.org/as-doge-cuts-harm-millions-americans-are-denied-basic-information-about-the-agency/ | Source: American Oversight    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:10:49

• "DHS decision to halt text message retention coincided with timing of scrutiny over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation." ☛ https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-obtains-startling-dhs-admission-it-no-longer-preserves-text-messages-for-noem-other-top-officials/ | Source: American Oversight    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:11:25

• "Ireland’s position on the edge of the Atlantic – the very reason for its mild climate – makes it especially vulnerable." ☛ https://theconversation.com/why-irelands-mild-temperatures-wont-protect-it-from-the-climate-crisis-259070 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:12:17

• "Google's claims are misleading because they draw a false equivalence between onsite and total water consumption, according to Shaolei Ren, associate professor" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/googles_gemini_water/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:12:39

• "on Friday, the Justice Department released a transcript of the interview Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche recently conducted with Maxwell ..." ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2025/08/22/ghislaine-maxwell-doesnt-believe-jeffrey-epstein-killed-himself/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:13:13

• The CIA, Mossad, and Epstein: Unraveling the Intelligence Ties of The Maxwell Family ☞ https://www.mintpressnews.com/maxwell-family-epstein-mossad-cia/290379/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:13:38

• "Russia does not genuinely want peace" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20178866 | Source: YLE | wants a PIECE... of Europe    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:14:29

• "the goal of helping improve the Defense Department’s ability to test new electronic warfare capabilities" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/pentagon/2025/08/20/pentagons-realistic-electronic-warfare-system-to-move-to-navy-lab/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:15:03

• "The post was taken down shortly after it went up, only to be replaced by a nearly identical statement with the word "Russian" ("orosz" in Hungarian) removed from the first sentence." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/budapest-ukraine-russia-summit-sulyok-orban-eu-attack/33509295.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:15:18

• "Consequences: DOGE [sic]’s public outing led to a Taliban intelligence service crackdown in Kabul." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-musk-mohammad-halimi-institute-peace-taliban | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:16:25

• "In separate incidents on Wednesday and Thursday, Russian IL-20 surveillance and reconnaissance planes flew into the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ, prompting NORAD’s response." ☛ https://www.airforcetimes.com/air/2025/08/22/f-16s-intercept-russian-spy-planes-near-alaska-two-days-in-a-row/ | Source: Air Force Times    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:17:35

• "On Friday, President Trump said he intends to keep extending the deadline by which TikTok must divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, until there’s a suitable buyer." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/22/trump-will-expend-tiktok-ban-deadline-indefinitely/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:17:52

• "Max, a messaging app launched by state-owned technology company VK, will come pre-installed on phones and devices from September, the Kremlin announced on Thursday." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/22/russia-orders-state-messaging-app-installed-on-all-phones/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:19:04

• "We had written about this—and how dangerous it was—the day the news leaked that the UK had issued such an order. In response, Apple turned off its iCloud encryption in the UK, making everyone way less safe." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/21/uk-backs-down-on-apple-encryption-backdoor-but-the-secret-deal-raises-new-questions/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:19:39

• "The European Commission’s proposed CSA Regulation – nicknamed Chat Control – has now been at an impasse in the Council of EU Member States for three years." ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/16-countries-burned-polands-bridges-on-the-csa-regulation-what-now/ | Source: EDRI    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:41:33

• "Though Russia has long flirted with the idea of a “sovereign internet,” when our editorial team named this newsletter “Regions Calling,” we did not expect events to take the turn that they did." ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/21/regions-calling-how-russians-are-adapting-to-whatsapp-and-telegram-throttling-a90296 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:42:01

• [Old] "Microfibers Pvt Ltd could not rent out its premises in Nariman Point without a bank account." ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/hc-to-bank-sc-ruled-aadhaar-not-must-to-open-a/c-pay-50k-for-delay/articleshow/122189226.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:43:31

• "Other news and academic literature suggests a much more plausible cause and effect relationship." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/building-wealth-the-privacy-way/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:44:25

• "Meta is partnering with Midjourney to “license their aesthetic technology” for use in its own models and products, Meta’s new chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, announced on Friday." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/764715/meta-ai-midjourney-license-partnership | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:44:43

• "I was particularly peeved the other day when I was setting up an account to have my fingerprints taken for a background check I need to do." ☛ https://aj.bourg.family/emailed-auth-codes/ | Source: AJ Bourg    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:45:25

• Windows TCO: "Some joyless ne'er-do-well has loosed a botnet on the community-driven Arch Linux distro, with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/arch_linux_ddos/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:47:39

• Windows TCO: "Arch Linux confirms a denial-of-service attack disrupting the AUR, forums, and main site, with developers working alongside providers" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-confirms-ongoing-denial-of-service-attack/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:47:51

• Windows TCO: "Warlock is a ransomware operation that emerged in 2025, combining the traditional "double extortion" tactics of encrypting victims' files" ☛ https://www.fortra.com/blog/warlock-ransomware-what-you-need-know | Source: Fortra LLC    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:48:20

• "Footage circulating widely on social media shows tourists stepping out of safari vehicles and clustering along the riverbanks" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/fury-africa-tourists-block-wildebeest-migration-sending-some-back-crocodile-infested-waters-1741976 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:49:37

• "But for investors, that cash represents a dream: that AI will someday do more than generate video essays explaining that Nubian giants built the pyramids, and become a major financial driver." ☛ https://futurism.com/stock-market-tech-ai-jitters | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:50:24

• "Despite $30–40 billion in enterprise investment into GenAI, this report uncovers a surprising result in that 95% of organizations are getting zero return." ☛ https://mlq.ai/media/quarterly_decks/v0.1_State_of_AI_in_Business_2025_Report.pdf |    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:51:12

• "Wired and Business Insider have removed news features written by a freelance journalist after concerns they are likely AI-generated works of fiction." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/wired-and-business-insider-remove-ai-written-freelance-articles/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:51:35

• "Renowned publications including Wired and Business Insider have been caught publishing what appears to be AI slop." ☛ https://futurism.com/wired-business-insider-ai-articles | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:52:08

• "Engineers are burning out. Orgs expect their senior engineering staff to be able to review and contribute to “vibe-coded” features that don’t work." ☛ https://catskull.net/what-the-hell-is-going-on-right-now.html |    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:52:58

• "Found this nice post on how to publish a zip bomb on my website as a honeypot for AI crawlers that don’t respect the robots.txt directive." ☛ https://jorgesanz.net/posts/2025-08-22-anti-ai-zip-bomb-with-caddy/ |    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:53:22

• "Prompt injection is easy because you can’t separate the data and the instructions — it’s all one pile of words.There is no way to fix this." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/22/prompt-inject-an-ai-chatbot-with-an-image/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:53:48

• "This, of course, is all hype and lies. The ‘AI’ systems we have almost certainly aren’t a path to intelligence of any kind." ☛ https://www.tfeb.org/fragments/2025/08/22/the-glorious-ai-future/ | Source: Tim Bradshaw    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:54:23

• "Welcome to the hidden bottleneck of the modern ‘AI factory’ — the sprawling, multi-billion-dollar clusters of servers that are the engines of modern AI." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/22/why-your-ai-factorys-biggest-bottleneck-isnt-the-gpu-its-the-network/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:55:19

• "Press Gazette revealed on Thursday that Wired and Business Insider were among publications in the UK and US to have removed news features written by a journalist calling themselves Blanchard" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/margaux-blanchard-wired-ai-editors-journalist/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:56:04

• "It appears Elon has shifted focus from Mars to Uranus" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-fans-grok-girls-2000646552 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:56:23

• "A separate clip of Ani that Musk responded to with the same tweet has been taken down, suggesting even for Musk, it may have gone a little too far." ☛ https://futurism.com/elon-musk-fans-mocking-gooning-ai-anime | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:56:51

• "Even if generative-AI products are not closer to ending the world, they have already, in a sense, gone rogue." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/08/ai-doomers-chatbots-resurgence/683952/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:57:19

• "The meteoric rise of artificial intelligence has instilled an existential fear in "AI doomers," a subset of people who believe the tech will cause humans to lose their jobs" ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-experts-no-retirement-kill-us-all | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:57:42

• "But the one thing they all have in common is their file formats." ☛ https://preservation.tylerthorsted.com/2025/08/22/page-perfect/ | Source: Tyler Thorsted    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:58:20

• "The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, draw on surveys of more than 1,400 physicians and advanced practice providers at both Harvard-affiliated Mass General Brigham and Atlanta’s Emory Healthcare" ☛ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/08/physicians-embrace-ai-note-taking-technology/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:59:08

• "Well, it turns out, several rooftops have been turned over to the ares of beekeeping and growing vegetables." ☛ https://heliomass.com/posts/2520-bees/ | Source: Heliomass    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:59:26

• "How do all these decibels fit together?" ☛ https://fasterthanli.me/articles/the-science-of-loudness | Source: Amos Wenger    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:59:43

• "As detailed in a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal" ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/wildfire-smoke-health-study | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:00:11

• "Compared to the latest Ryzen processor, the N100 is no Usain Bolt - but it does come with native support for an NVMe boot drive" ☛ https://blog.alexellis.io/n100-mini-computer/ | Source: Alex Ellis    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:00:50

• "The latest education report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) raised alarm in Denmark when it found 24% of Danish 15-year-olds cannot understand a simple text, up four percentage points in a decade." ☛ https://www.lemonde.fr/en/europe/article/2025/08/20/denmark-to-end-book-tax-to-encourage-people-to-read_6744543_143.html | Source: Le Monde    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:01:27

• "At 25%, the country’s tax rate on books is the highest in the world, a policy the government believes is contributing to a growing “reading crisis”." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/20/denmark-to-abolish-vat-on-books-in-effort-to-get-more-people-reading | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:01:47

• "The Danish government has announced it will abolish a 25% sales tax on books, in an effort to combat a "reading crisis"." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crm48mvl33ro | Source: BBC    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:02:15

• "That's an enormous difference, but that difference isn't taught, is it?" ☛ https://anniemueller.com/posts/quit-being-support-staff | Source: Annie Mueller    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:02:33

• "This is the 104th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-tom-critchlow | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:02:48

• "No other planet has as many small inner moons as Uranus, and their complex inter-relationships with the rings hint at a chaotic history" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-just-found-a-new-moon-hiding-around-uranus-and-its-tiny | Source: Science Alert    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:03:56

• "I often find we define our opportunities through the restrictions (real or imaginary)." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/if-you-had-absolutely-no-worries-about-money-and-no-fear-what-are-ten-things-you-would-do-this-week/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:04:51

• Faschismus und das Spektakel des Todes gemini://gemini.lost-frequencies.org/2025-05-10_Fascism_and_the_Spectacle_of_Death-Ian_Alan_Paul-deutsche_Uebersetzung.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:19:07

• 🔤SpellBinding: AULOSTI Wordo: FEIST gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-22.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:20:40

• 🔤SpellBinding: UCIKNSB Wordo: STORE gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-22.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:21:42

• review of a handful of XMPP clients (and notes) gemini://gemini.thebackupbox.net/~epoch/blog/xmpp    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:33:58

• "Not all of them, please exclude some." ☛ https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/08/14/RFC9839 | Source: Tim Bray    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:38:59

• "How is it that in the year 2025 of our Lord installing a Python package is still such a gamble?" ☛ https://brodrigues.co/posts/2025-08-22-pypan.html | Source: Bruno Rodrigues    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:39:41

• "To read the HTML it is the same as before but the page may have changes: [...]" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/step-by-step-guide-to-use-r-and-selenium-to-scrape-empleos-publicos-part-2-2/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:41:06

• "From this table, I can proceed reading the HTML for each job offer and see how it is structured. Starting with the first URL: [...]" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/step-by-step-guide-to-use-r-and-selenium-to-scrape-empleos-publicos-part-3/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:41:18

• [Old] "But in a software-development environment, the equation changes." ☛ https://www.seanmcp.com/articles/writing-code-was-never-the-bottleneck-in-software-engineering/ | Source: Sean McPherson    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:41:52

• "You might have heard that Zig 0.15 introduces a new IO interface, with the focus for this release being the new std.Io.Reader and std.Io.Writer types." ☛ https://www.openmymind.net/Im-Too-Dumb-For-Zigs-New-IO-Interface/ | Source: Karl Seguin    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:42:08

• "I've made a little 2D programming language called Icepath. Named after the ice puzzles in Pokémon Gold and Silver." ☛ https://healeycodes.com/icepath-a-2d-programming-language | Source: Andrew Healey    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:42:30

• "In the last article, we discussed building mazes using recursion and immutable data structures." ☛ https://jrsinclair.com/articles/2025/rendering-mazes-on-the-web/ | Source: James Sinclair    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:42:49

• "I was browsing through some very old notes I had when I came across one that contain an idea for a hypothetical shell-like command language, sort of what UCL was designed for." ☛ https://lmika.org/2025/08/22/devlog-ucl-comparing-it-to.html | Source: Leon Mika    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:43:14

• "I built a little website to help wrap my head around the state of unsheltered homelessness in Seattle." ☛ https://davepeck.org/2025/08/22/unsheltered-seattle/ | Source: Dave Peck    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:46:19

• "I’ve seen in the builds a few of the sites return a 429 and 404 error codes, but also the blogroll had a try/catch to default to sites name and main website if the feed was unreachable." ☛ https://claytonerrington.com/blog/how-i-fixed-my-blogroll/ | Source: Clayton Errington    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:46:55

• [Old] "Eleventy has "Get Started" documentation that shows you how to get from a single markdown file to a built site." ☛ https://www.seanmcp.com/resources/getting-started-with-eleventy/ | Source: Sean McPherson    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:47:13

• "I notice my build times were getting longer but no real changes were made. 11ty is great and has really quick built times and that is one reason why I made the switch a few years ago." ☛ https://claytonerrington.com/blog/troubleshooting-eleventy-long-build-time/ | Source: Clayton Errington    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:47:36

• "Two weeks after the previous 8.8 update, Calibre, the beloved open-source e-book management software, has rolled out version 8.9, which brings some useful tweaks, plus much-needed fixes." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-9-released-with-improved-annotations-and-plugin-filtering/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:49:01

• "This is the forth post in my A-Z Toolbox series, in which I’m listing tools I use down the alphabet for no logical reason." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/my-a-z-toolbox-dcfldd/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:49:51

• "One of the headline additions is a new Whisper filter, expanding FFmpeg’s toolset for audio processing." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/ffmpeg-8-0-arrives-with-whisper-filter-vulkan-encoders/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:50:28

• "The GNSS Flex pHAT acts as the bridge between your Raspberry Pi and the modular SparkPNT ecosystem." ☛ https://news.sparkfun.com/14529 | Source: SparkFun Electronics    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:52:43

• "A number of ease of use updates have been made to the ROS-Industrial Industrial Calibration repository." ☛ https://rosindustrial.org/news/2025/8/22/industrial-calibration-refresh | Source: ROS Industrial    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:52:54

• "Their main job is pretty simple: give you a quick tour of what’s new and offer some handy links to post-install tools." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/ahoy-this-is-opensuse/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:55:21

• "This brings the library versions in line with (base) LLVM/clang." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250822171538 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:56:18

• "Running a patched kernel is the only way [at present] to reverse this change." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250822064253 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 12:56:32

• "The other day I wrote about what "AppIndicator" is (a protocol) and some things about how the Cinnamon desktop appeared to support it" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/CinnamonAndAppIndicator | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 13:11:25

• "But now, years later, why did I ban that network? I mean, I did set it at some point: [...]" ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2025/08/21.2 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 13:12:04

• "The team behind vkd3d has announced the release of version 1.17." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/direct3d-to-vulkan-library-vkd3d-1-17-released-with-shader-enhancements/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 13:13:01

• "Why FreeBSD is the Right Choice for Embedded Devices" ☛ https://www.bsdnow.tv/625 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 13:15:02

• "Canada’s House of Commons gets popped through a Microsoft bug" ☛ https://risky.biz/RB803/ | Source: RiskyBiz    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 13:15:20

• "Game Bub, an open-source FPGA handheld designed for retro gaming, has just launched on Crowd Supply." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/game-bub-fully-open-source-fpga-handheld-launched-on-crowd-supply/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 13:16:31

• "First unveiled a year ago, ArmSoM has finally launched the RK3588 AI Module7 (AIM7) on Crowd Supply." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/armsom-rk3588-ai-module7-launches-as-jetson-nano-compatible-edge-platform/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 13:17:25

• "MNT Research has launched the RCORE V2 on Crowd Supply, its most powerful processor module upgrade for the open hardware MNT Reform and Pocket Reform laptops." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/mnt-reform-rcore-v2-with-rk3588-upgrade-now-available/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 13:18:09

• "The below featured highlights listed on the community’s blog feed aggregator from August 16 to 22." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/08/22/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 13:20:14

• "In the competitive world of modern finance, staying ahead means embracing innovation. For DenizBank, one of Türkiye's leading private banks" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/denizbank-drives-ai-innovation-red-hat-openshift-ai | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 13:20:50

• "The powerful new integration between IBM Turbonomic, a leader in application resource management (ARM) and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization extends OpenShift by adding support for virtual machines (VMs) alongside containers" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/optimize-your-virtualization-platform-ibm-turbonomic-now-manages-vms-red-hat-openshift | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 13:21:08

• IBM Red Hat calling everything "AI" now; just inventing new buzzwords and brands for old products    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 13:22:13

• Mozilla has gone crazy ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/22/mozilla-ai-charts-new-course-turn-toward-profitability/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:03:19

• What Not to Miss at Open Source Summit & OpenSSF Community Day Europe ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2025/08/22/what-not-to-miss-at-open-source-summit-openssf-community-day-europe/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:04:43

• Daniel Lange: Polkitd (Policy Kit Daemon) in Trixie ... allowing remote users to suspend, reboot, power off the local system ☞ https://daniel-lange.com/archives/194-Polkitd-Policy-Kit-Daemon-in-Trixie-...-allowing-remote-users-to-suspend,-reboot,-power-off-the-local-system.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:05:09

• Dan Horák: Firefox 128.14.0 ESR built for ppc64le ☞ https://sharkcz.livejournal.com/19462.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:05:47

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 34 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-34-2/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:06:59

• Google switches from Samsung to TSMC — Pixel 10 and Tensor G5 chip use TSMC's N3P process ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/google-switches-from-samsung-to-tsmc-pixel-10-and-g5-use-tsmcs-n3p-process    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:07:47

• Slopwatch: Sites Gone Rogue, Surveillance Giant Google Promoting Lies, and DDoS Attacks by Plagiarism Giants (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Slopwatch_Sites_Gone_Rogue_Google_Promoting_Lies_and_DDoS_Attac.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:08:02

• FreeRDP 3.17 released. Outsourced to Microsoft proprietary prison though. Weak!    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:09:45

• I’m Spending the Year at the Munk School ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/im-spending-the-year-at-the-munk-school.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:10:36

• schneier moving to Canada for a while. Too much Cheeto/TACO in USSA?    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:11:09

• FFmpeg 8.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1034813/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:12:25

• "Video Clips With Emacs" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/22/video-clips-with-emacs/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:12:56

• The "End Software Patents" Initiative of the FSF Explains "WHY [to] ABOLISH SOFTWARE PATENTS" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/22/The_End_Software_Patents_Initiative_of_the_FSF_Explains_WHY_to_.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:13:38

• Doing Our Best to Cover Software Patents When the Mainstream Media Does Not ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/Doing_Our_Best_to_Cover_Software_Patents_When_the_Mainstream_Me.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:14:36

• New Clothes for the Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents? ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/08/clothes-doctrine-equivalents.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:14:54

• When ‘Patented’ Becomes False Advertising: Crocs Takes Its Dastar Fight to the Supreme Court ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/08/patented-becomes-advertising.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:15:07

• Soon It'll be Autumn, Time to Repair Things ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/23/Soon_It_ll_be_Autumn_Time_to_Repair_Things.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:15:32

• Airlines and Their Tricks That Only Work in the 'Digital Age' ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/22/Airlines_and_Their_Tricks_That_Only_Work_in_the_Digital_Age.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:15:46

• Latest Is Not Greatest: The Case of "Foldable" Tech ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/22/Latest_Is_Not_Greatest_The_Case_of_Foldable_Tech.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:15:58

• Steven Deobald: 2025-08-22 GNOME Foundation Update ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/08/23/2025-08-22-foundation-update/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:16:27

• Enshittification of Airports, Airlines, and Airplanes ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/22/Enshittification_of_Airports_Airlines_and_Airplanes.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:16:50

• The Register MS Now Openly Admits LLM Hype Does Damage, But It's Also Being Paid to Participate in the LLM Hype (With Paid 'Articles' and 'Webcasts' for Paying Advertisers) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/22/The_Register_MS_Now_Openly_Admits_LLM_Hype_Does_Damage_But_It_s.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:17:02

• The Only Thing Worse Than Misinformation is Misinformation Sold to Everyone as "Intelligence" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/22/The_Only_Thing_Worse_Than_Misinformation_is_Misinformation_Sold.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:17:17

• Freenode Sniffing ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/22/Freenode_Sniffing.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:17:31

• The Company Behind Ars Technica, Reddit and Wired Caught Publishing LLM Slop (It Also Admits It Now) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/22/The_Company_Behind_Ars_Technica_Reddit_and_Wired_Caught_Publish.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:17:43

• The Great, Undeniable Value of Paper Trail, Not Purely Digital Systems ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/22/The_Great_Undeniable_Value_of_Paper_Trail_Not_Purely_Digital_Sy.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:17:59

• Harassing People on Holiday ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/22/Harassing_People_on_Holiday.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:22:31

• Microsoft Has Issues in Guyana ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/22/Microsoft_Has_Issues_in_Guyana.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:22:41

• New York appeals court rejects $465M award in Convicted Felon civil fraud case ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/new-york-appeals-court-tosses-465-million-award-in-trump-civil-fraud-case/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:23:35

• Large Earthquake Strikes Drake Passage Near Argentina and Chile ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/world/americas/argentina-earthquake-drake-passage.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:24:01

• U.S. Kills Islamic State Operative in Rare Raid in Syria ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/islamic-state-us-raid-syria.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:24:32

• Pentagon Fires the Defense Intelligence Agency Chief ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/us/politics/defense-intelligence-agency-chief-fired.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:24:52

• ‘I will be displaced once again’: Gaza City residents forced to flee as military operation begins ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250822-gaza-city-residents-israel-military-operation-displaced    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:25:09

• Security guards say they were fired for joining unions ☞ https://www.protectionweb.co.za/industry/security-guards-say-they-were-fired-for-joining-unions/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:25:37

• Hegseth fires general whose agency’s intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Convicted Felon ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/intelligence-community/2025/08/hegseth-fires-general-whose-agencys-intel-assessment-of-damage-from-iran-strikes-angered-trump/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:26:10

• So that more people will toss their savings at the Wall Street Ponzi scheme? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/business/powell-speech-jackson-hole-fed-inflation.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:28:15

• "Back To The 90s On Real Hardware" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/22/back-to-the-90s-on-real-hardware/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:29:01

• Least-privilege installation of OpenShift IPI on proprietary trap AWS ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/22/least-privilege-installation-openshift-ipi-aws    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:30:34

• Shilling Microsoft's proprietary spyware: Integrate Microsoft trap Azure DevOps into Red Bait Developer Hub workflows ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/22/integrate-azure-devops-red-hat-developer-hub-workflows    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:31:13

• Start Learning Vim ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/learn-vim/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:32:01

• Getting Started With Nano Editor ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/learn-nano/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:32:15

• Learn Firewalld: Manage GNU/Linux Firewall with firewall-cmd ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/firewalld/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:32:31

• Container Management With Podman ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/courses/podman/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:32:42

• Use Proxmox for Virtual Machines ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/courses/proxmox/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:32:56

• Use Proxmox for Virtual Machines ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/courses/proxmox/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:33:17

• LHB GNU/Linux Digest #25.23: Redesigned Courses, Time commands, Self-host knowledge base and More ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/25-23/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:33:38

• Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1034755/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:34:13

• The Servo Blog: This month in Servo: new image formats, canvas backends, automation, and more! ☞ https://servo.org/blog/2025/08/22/this-month-in-servo/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:37:16

• Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2025/34 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/08/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2025-34/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:37:41

• Enable Kali GNU/Linux Root Access ☞ https://www.blackmoreops.com/enable-kali-linux-root-access/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:39:10

• TrueNAS is now (unofficially) available for 64-bit Arm platforms with UEFI support ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/23/truenas-64-bit-arm-platforms-uefi/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:39:38

• Alternatives to popular CLI tools: ps ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/alternatives-popular-cli-tools-ps/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:45:19

• Xecrets Cli – AxCrypt compatible encryption tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/xecrets-cli-axcrypt-compatible-encryption-tool/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:45:30

• peep – CLI text viewer tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/peep-cli-text-viewer-tool/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:45:41

• goscrobble – simple music scrobbler daemon ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/goscrobble-simple-music-scrobbler-daemon/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:45:51

• Russell Coker: Dell T320 H310 RAID and IT Mode ☞ https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/08/23/dell-t320-h310-raid-it-mode/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:48:53

• 17 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux CAD Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cad/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:50:33

• doxx – terminal-native document viewer for Word files ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/doxx-terminal-native-document-viewer-word-files/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:50:46

• ls-lint – fast file and directory name linter ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ls-lint-fast-file-directory-name-linter/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:50:55

• Windows slows Zed's development as platform differences bite ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-slows-zeds-development-as-platform-differences-bite/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:51:55

• Arch GNU/Linux continues to feel the force of a DDoS attack after two brutal weeks — attackers yet to be identified as project struggles to restore full service ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/arch-linux-continues-to-feel-the-force-of-a-ddos-attack-after-two-brutal-weeks-attackers-yet-to-be-identified-as-project-struggles-to-restore-full-service    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:52:41

• About 25% of the "Linux" News/Results in Surveillance Giant Google News Today Are LLM Slop, Almost 20% From the Same Rogue Operators of Slopfarms ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/22/About_25_of_the_Linux_News_Results_in_Google_News_Today_Are_LLM.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:52:54

• OpenZFS 2.4-rc1 out... but not open. Developers stuck in proprietary Microsoft prison.    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:53:28

• Calculate 20250822 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/calculate    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:54:06

• Aviator is a Fast, User-Friendly App for AV1 Video Encoding on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/aviator-svt-av1-video-encoder-app-for-linux    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:55:06

• High Tide (Linux Tidal Client) Adds Gapless Playback, Replay Gain ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/high-tide-linux-tidal-app-gapless-playback    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:55:19

• VPNs With "No Logging Policy" You Can Use on GNU/Linux ☞ https://itsfoss.com/no-logs-vpn-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:55:36

• DE23-Lite Development Kit with Agilex 3 FPGA Targets Education and Prototyping ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/de23-lite-development-kit-with-agilex-3-fpga-targets-education-and-prototyping/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:56:06

• This Week in GNOME: #213 Fixed Rules ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/08/twig-213/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 16:56:29

• FFmpeg 8.0 “Huffman” Released with AV1 Vulkan Encoder, VVC VA-API Decoding ☞ https://9to5linux.com/ffmpeg-8-0-huffman-released-with-av1-vulkan-encoder-vvc-va-api-decoding    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:02:02

• Calibre 8.9 E-Book Manager Adds Support for Embedded Fonts to HTMLZ Output ☞ https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-9-e-book-manager-adds-support-for-embedded-fonts-to-htmlz-output    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:02:16

• Dan Horák: DSView for managing DreamSourceLab instruments is available for Fedora ☞ https://sharkcz.livejournal.com/19770.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:03:14

• Change the Color Scheme of GNOME Adwaita Apps & Shell ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/change-color-scheme-gnome-apps-shell/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:05:28

• Thunderbird Shares New Details on Upcoming Pro Features ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/new-details-on-thunderbird-pro-thundermail-ai-features    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:06:45

• Kdenlive 25.08 Enhances Audio Mixer, Adds 10-bit H.265 Support ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/kdenlive-2508-rleased-10-bit-encoding-support    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:06:59

• Integrate KTextEditor into Cantor(2) ☞ https://future.thisis.host/2025/08/22/Integrate%20KTextEditor%20into%20Cantor(2)/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:08:22

• Man in Malaysia finds 5m-long, 40kg python trying to eat chickens ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/man-in-malaysia-finds-5m-long-40kg-python-trying-to-eat-chickens    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:09:21

• 10 arrests in crackdown on HK$4 million upskirt image sharing site ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/22/10-arrests-in-crackdown-on-hk4-million-upskirt-image-sharing-site/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:11:53

• Hong Kong gov’t to axe 6 defunct pro-democracy groups from societies registry ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/22/hong-kong-govt-to-axe-6-defunct-pro-democracy-groups-from-societies-registry/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:13:41

• Intel Xe graphics driver compiled in 6.12.43 kernel ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202508/intel-xe-graphics-driver-compiled-in-61243-kernel.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:14:56

• EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.0.5 released ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202508/easyos-excalibur-series-version-705-released.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:15:47

• HKFP Lens: Cathay Camera Club’s ‘After Dark’ exhibition explores life and light ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/23/hkfp-lens-cathay-camera-clubs-after-dark-exhibition-explores-life-and-light/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:17:18

• Column-resize now works in PKGget ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202508/column-resize-now-works-in-pkgget.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:19:00

• How to Fix HTTP 308 Error Permanent Redirect ☞ https://idroot.us/fix-http-308-error-permanent-redirect/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:22:48

• How To Install PostgreSQL on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-postgresql-rocky-linux-10/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:23:18

• How To Install Kubernetes on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-kubernetes-debian-13/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:23:40

• How To Install Miniconda on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-miniconda-linux-mint-22/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:24:15

• How To Install WPS Office on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-wps-office-debian-13/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:24:40

• "How To Stop Zeus From Toasting Your Pi" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/22/how-to-stop-zeus-from-toasting-your-pi/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:25:29

• How To Install OBS Studio on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-obs-studio-almalinux-10/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:26:04

• How To Install Brave Browser on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-brave-browser-rocky-linux-10/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:27:15

• How To Install Realtek Wifi Drivers on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-realtek-wifi-drivers-rocky-linux-10/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:27:45

• How To Install PostgreSQL on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-postgresql-debian-13/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:29:02

• How To Install Yarn on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-yarn-almalinux-10/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:29:16

• Cape Verde recovers from deadly floods caused by Storm Erin ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250822-cape-verde-recovers-from-deadly-floods-caused-by-storm-erin    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:33:06

• "LibreOffice Developer's Frustrating Experience with Microsoft Support | Windows Central" https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/locked-libreoffice-developer-account-for-a-week-service-violations Anon: has there been any news about what has happened with that since then?    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:33:34

• Video: New features in LibreOffice 25.8 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/22/video-new-features-in-libreoffice-25-8/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:38:07

• Police bust illegal cigarette factory in Kaunas, Belarusians among 11 detainees ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2651397/police-bust-illegal-cigarette-factory-in-kaunas-belarusians-among-11-detainees    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:39:19

• "foreign agent" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/22/russian-justice-ministry-designates-prominent-pro-kremlin-pundit-sergey-markov-as-foreign-agent | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:39:41

• "overseas heroes" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/22/pyongyang-s-overseas-heroes | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:40:02

• "rehabilitating Nazism" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/22/russian-officials-charge-kursk-teenager-with-rehabilitating-nazism-for-slipping-gay-porn-star-billy-herrington-into-veterans-collage | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:40:24

• ALT 11.0 "Simply" us out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/alt    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:40:52

• North Korea’s Kim decorates soldiers from Russia, consoles children with hugs ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-decorates-soldiers-who-fought-for-russia-kcna-says    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:41:24

• Russia rejects Zelensky talks, Convicted Felon says setting up summit like mixing ‘oil and vinegar’ ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250822-russia-rejects-zelensky-meeting-as-diplomatic-tension-simmers    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:42:56

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Says He'll Decide Within 2 Weeks On Next Steps To End War In Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-putin-zelenskyy-war-ukraine-russia-fifa-rutte/33510906.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:43:22

• What It Would Actually Take to End the War in Ukraine ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-it-would-actually-take-to-end-the-war-in-ukraine    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:43:45

• China's Pooh-tin to host Putin, UN's Guterres at regional summit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-xi-to-host-putin-uns-guterres-at-regional-summit    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:44:09

• Amin Bandali: Lispy Gopher Climate with screwlisp ☞ https://kelar.org/~bandali/2025/08/20/lispy-gopher-climate.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:44:49

• MiniOS 5.0.0 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/minios    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:45:07

• ‘No Meeting Planned’ Between Putin and Zelensky, Top Russian Diplomat Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/world/europe/putin-zelensky-meeting-russia-ukraine-summit.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:46:30

• "He didn’t plan to overthrow Putin" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/23/he-didn-t-plan-to-overthrow-putin | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:47:26

• "Ukrainian offense" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/22/putin-visits-home-of-ussr-s-nuclear-weapons-program-after-trump-hints-at-allowing-ukrainian-offense | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:47:49

• "largely due to the efforts of the local Chamber of Commerce." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/memphis-xai-colossus-elon-musk-chamber-messaging | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:48:12

• EU delivers over €4 billion to Ukraine ahead of its Independence Day ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1978    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:48:35

• Latvian-made freeze-dried meals find their way to Ukrainian soldiers ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/22.08.2025-latvian-made-freeze-dried-meals-find-their-way-to-ukrainian-soldiers.a611342/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:48:56

• UN experts warn of systematic sexual torture by Russia forces in Ukraine ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/un-experts-warn-of-systematic-sexual-torture-by-russia-forces-in-ukraine/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:49:25

• Ukraine dispatch: amid peace talks, July and August see sharpest rise in civilian deaths ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/ukraine-dispatch-amid-peace-talks-july-and-august-see-sharpest-rise-in-civilian-deaths/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:49:39

• LSM's charity drive for Ukraine has raised €65,000 so far ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/22.08.2025-lsms-charity-drive-for-ukraine-has-raised-eur65000-so-far.a611324/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:49:54

• Zelenskyy Says Signals From Russia 'Outrageous' As He Pushes Allies For Quick Security Plan ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-missiles-drones-ukraine-lviv/33509061.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:50:30

• LRT English Newsletter: Borders, drone walls, and Ukraine troops ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2650715/lrt-english-newsletter-borders-drone-walls-and-ukraine-troops    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:50:40

• This Saturday It's Gonna be 3.5 Years Since Russia Invaded Ukraine. No Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Protests Against Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Having Provided Russia With Services. (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/22/This_Saturday_It_s_Gonna_be_3_5_Years_Since_Russia_Invaded_Ukra.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:50:55

• Has Russia Advanced? Ukrainians Use This Online Map to Check Every Morning. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/world/europe/ukraine-russia-deepstate-war-map.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:51:12

• ​North Korea Honors Its Soldiers Who Fought in Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/world/asia/north-korea-ukraine-ceremony.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:51:29

• ‘Flying Blind’: Convicted Felon Strips Government of Expertise at a High-Stakes Moment ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/trump-government-expertise.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:52:01

• Druzhba ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/22/russian-oil-flow-to-hungary-halted-again-after-ukrainian-drone-strike-on-druzhba-pipeline | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:54:24

• "Kyiv brings home 65 Ukrainians stranded for weeks at Russian–Georgian border" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/22/kyiv-brings-home-65-ukrainians-stranded-for-weeks-at-russian-georgian-border | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:55:10

• "We’ll write off your debt if you go fight" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/22/we-ll-write-off-your-debt-if-you-go-fight | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:55:34

• "Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk region" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/23/russian-soldier-tells-journalists-he-helped-kill-five-ukrainian-pows-in-donetsk-region | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:55:53

• Genesis IoT Discovery Lab is a modular ESP32-S3-based wire-free prototyping platform (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/22/genesis-iot-discovery-lab-modular-wire-free-prototyping-platform-for-esp32-s3/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:56:49

• ArmSoM RK3588 Hey Hi (AI) Module7 system-on-module follows NVIDIA Jetson Nano form factor (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/22/armsom-rk3588-ai-module7-system-on-module-follows-nvidia-jetson-nano-form-factor/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:57:22

• How Big Tech Sets the Agenda in Convicted Felon’s America ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/how-big-tech-sets-the-agenda-in-trumps-america "about the hype around artificial intelligence"    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:58:01

• How Extreme Heat Affects the Body ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/how-extreme-heat-affects-the-body    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 17:58:21

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Budget Office Is Withholding H.I.V. Funds That Congress Appropriated ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/health/hiv-aids-pepfar-funding-trump.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:27:56

• Congo Has Astronomical Rates of Sexual Violence. Now Victims Have Lost Access to Care. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/health/rape-congo-sexual-violence.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:28:37

• Scientists Split Giraffes Into Four Species. Three Are In Trouble. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/science/giraffes-conservation-dna.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:28:59

• Is it art? Or science? Yes. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0822/Is-it-art-Or-science-Yes    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:29:16

• Mosquito-borne diseases: 'As world warms, parasites, diseases and viruses become more transmissible' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250822-mosquito-borne-diseases-as-world-warms-parasites-diseases-and-viruses-become-more-transmissible    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:36:17

• Workers' health threatened by heatwaves, WHO claims ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250822-workers-health-threatened-by-heatwaves-who-claims    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:36:36

• Baby boxes exist, doctors remind public after baby found on street ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/22.08.2025-baby-boxes-exist-doctors-remind-public-after-baby-found-on-street.a611352/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:37:05

• South Korea’s Lee in Japan to shore up ties before meeting Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-lee-in-japan-to-shore-up-ties-before-meeting-trump    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:37:33

• South Korea turns to culture in search of next fillip for growth ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-turns-to-culture-in-search-of-next-fillip-for-growth    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:39:57

• What issues are likely to be discussed at the US-South Korea summit? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/what-issues-are-likely-to-be-discussed-at-the-us-south-korea-summit    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:40:18

• North Korea calls South Korea’s warning shots in border region a provocation ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-calls-south-koreas-warning-shots-in-border-region-a-provocation    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:40:33

• Touts earning up to $1k a day for illegal JB-Singapore ride hailing go into hiding amid crackdown ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/crackdown-on-illegal-ride-hailing-between-jb-and-singapore-has-spooked-touts    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:41:11

• Military jet crashes in a ball of fire at Pahang airbase, pilots ejected safely ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-military-jet-crashes-in-a-ball-of-fire-pilots-ejected-safely    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:41:53

• Malaysia parties gear up for PAS congress and the Sabah elections ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/malaysia-parties-gear-up-for-the-pas-congress-and-the-sabah-elections    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:42:23

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Cuts May Spell the End for America’s Only Antarctic Research Ship ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/climate/nathaniel-b-palmer-ship-budget-cuts-polar-science.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:43:38

• History, triumph and trauma to take centre stage at China’s WWII military parade ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/history-triumph-and-trauma-to-take-centre-stage-at-chinas-wwii-military-parade    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:44:13

• China ‘firmly stands’ with India on Convicted Felon tariffs, envoy says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/china-firmly-stands-with-india-on-trump-tariffs-envoy-says    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:44:31

• Troop costs, China in focus when South Korea’s Lee meets Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/troop-costs-china-in-focus-when-south-koreas-lee-meets-trump    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:44:44

• China’s Pooh-tin likely to skip Asean leaders’ October summit, sources say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/chinas-xi-likely-to-skip-october-asean-leaders-summit-sources-say    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:45:07

• Lithium, EVs and now drones: How can China curb wasteful overcompetition? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/lithium-evs-and-now-drones-how-can-china-curb-wasteful-over-competition    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:45:35

• 10 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/6-dead-10-missing-after-bridge-collapses-in-china    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:45:49

• Philippines, Australia to seal new defence pact as China tensions rise ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-australia-to-seal-new-defence-pact-as-china-tensions-rise    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:46:10

• ADB to back Pakistan rail upgrade as China financing stalls, sources say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/adb-to-back-pakistan-rail-upgrade-as-china-financing-stalls-sources-say    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:47:17

• US lawmakers urge ICAO to oppose China move to extend flight route near Taiwan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-lawmakers-urge-icao-to-oppose-china-move-to-extend-flight-route-near-taiwan    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:47:43

• Vietnam island building in Spratlys may soon surpass China’s, report says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/vietnam-island-building-in-spratlys-may-soon-surpass-chinas-report-says    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:48:08

• China tells tech giants to halt Nvidia H20 orders after U.S. official’s ‘addiction’ remark — Chinese leaders call Lutnick's comments 'insulting' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-tells-tech-giants-to-halt-nvidia-h20-orders-after-u-s-officials-addiction-remark-chinese-leaders-call-lutnicks-comments-insulting    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:48:55

• Philippine defense chief condemns Chinese activity near Second Thomas Shoal ☞ https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/08/22/second-thomas-shoal-south-china-sea/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:50:23

• Boeing in talks to sell up to 500 planes to China – report ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/22/boeing-in-talks-to-sell-up-to-500-planes-to-china-report/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:50:59

• China slams ‘hegemonism and power politics’ ahead of world leaders’ summit ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/22/china-slams-hegemonism-and-power-politics-ahead-of-world-leaders-summit/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:51:23

• If China’s tactic is blockade, the USN needs lots of frigates. It’s not getting them ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/if-chinas-tactic-is-blockading-taiwan-the-us-navy-needs-lots-of-frigates-its-not-getting-them/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:52:07

• Ditch AUKUS Pillar One. It involves Australia too much in US strategy ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/ditch-aukus-pillar-one-it-involves-australia-too-much-in-us-strategy/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:52:24

• Wayland https://stoppromotingwayland.netlify.app/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:52:53

• Kadyrov ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/22/chechen-woman-forcibly-returned-after-fleeing-family-may-have-been-killed-on-kadyrov-ally-s-orders | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:53:27

• "I wanted to save her from herself" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/22/i-wanted-to-save-her-from-herself | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:53:46

• Anon: https://stoppromotingwayland.netlify.app/ misses: no forwarding of remote graphical applications    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:54:09

• Zephyr ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/22/web-dashboard-for-zephyr/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:54:58

• "When [Tom Nardi] reported on NOAA’s statement that many of its polar birds were no longer recommended for use" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/22/hows-the-weather-satellite-edition/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:56:41

• Nvidia Is Making a New Chip for China Amid Debate on Hey Hi (AI) Exports ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/business/jensen-huang-nvidia-china.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 18:57:35

• These Are The Fastest-Spreading Diseases, According to Science ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/these-are-the-fastest-spreading-diseases-according-to-science    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:00:21

• A Cloak of Sugar Molecules Could Help Protect Against Type 1 Diabetes ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-cloak-of-sugar-molecules-could-help-protect-against-type-1-diabetes    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:00:34

• Denisovan Mucus Gene May Have Helped Humans Survive in The Americas ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/denisovan-mucus-gene-may-have-helped-humans-survive-in-the-americas    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:00:54

• I'm an Expert on Weight Loss. Here Are 5 Truths You Need to Know. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/im-an-expert-on-weight-loss-here-are-5-truths-you-need-to-know    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:01:38

• This Parasitic Worm Can Turn Off Your Ability to Feel Pain ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-parasitic-worm-can-turn-off-your-ability-to-feel-pain    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:02:46

• Scientists Discover a Hidden Switch That Makes Fat Burn Calories ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-a-hidden-switch-that-makes-fat-burn-calories    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:02:58

• 5 Ways Ginger Is Good For Your Health, According to Science ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/5-ways-ginger-is-good-for-your-health-according-to-science    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:11:52

• Study Confirms 'Abrupt Changes' in Antarctica – And The World Will Feel Them ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-confirms-abrupt-changes-in-antarctica-and-the-world-will-feel-them    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:12:08

• Rising Cost of a Day at the Beach Angers Italians ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/world/europe/italy-beach-costs-inflation-anger.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:12:53

• Noel Clarke loses libel case against Guardian ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/noel-clarke-loses-libel-case-against-guardian/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:19:17

• "Glad you found your way here! This is my small capsule in Gemini space, where I share my thoughts. Here you'll find personal reflections, poetry, prose, and glimpses of my daily life. This page is a place to keep track of thoughts and experiences that cross my path: From small steps to bigger realizations." gemini://v-void.ddns.net/index.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:23:27

• "For years I used Spotify to listen to music, like pretty much everyone else by now. Even though I never thought it was ideal, I could see the upsides: a small monthly fee for what felt like an endless music library I could dig through at will." gemini://v-void.ddns.net/gemlog/back-to-oldschool.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:24:25

• "no one asks why I stay" gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/alone_with_this_body    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:25:21

• "I have already made zero (one) article about the BaseLibre numerical system. In this zeroth (first) article, I went ahead and talked a bit too much (for a zeroth (first) article) :-) ." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2025-08-23__BaseLibre_Numerical_System_-_Part_0.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:26:04

• 🖼️ xkcd: Coastline Similarity #3132 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3132.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:27:03

• No, Microsoft SQL Server does not properly run on "Linux", it's just an old lie https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/134009/microsoft-sql-server-2025-rc0-comes-with-ubuntu-24-04-support/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:29:46

• "Project scrambles for mitigation as AUR, forums, and main site feel the strain" https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/arch_linux_ddos/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:35:11

• RAR is proprietary and mostly used by Windows users, so this is rather misleading, misattributing things https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/linux-malware-delivered-via-malicious.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:36:54

• The key issue is that such files exist in the first place. Why? https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apt36-hackers-abuse-linux-desktop-files-to-install-malware/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:38:15

• "The motive for the attack has not yet been disclosed" https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/arch-linux-continues-to-feel-the-force-of-a-ddos-attack-after-two-brutal-weeks-attackers-yet-to-be-identified-as-project-struggles-to-restore-full-service    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:38:53

• "Linux is one of the most prolific operating systems in the world—except when it comes to desktop PCs. Yet lovers of Linux hold on to the idea that one of these years, Linux will reach the tipping point and become the most popular desktop operating system—the year of the Linux desktop." https://www.howtogeek.com/desktop-linux-keeps-winning-the-wrong-battles/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:39:26

• "Looking for an affordable Linux laptop? Discover top budget-friendly options, easy-to-understand buying tips, and answers to common questions in this complete guide." https://vocal.media/gamers/affordable-linux-laptop-best-budget-picks    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:40:10

• Chromium Adds Native HDR Support for Linux Wayland https://news.itsfoss.com/chromium-native-hdr-support-wayland/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:40:41

• Trying to associate a lie, a Ponzi scheme, a scam with Linux https://hackernoon.com/is-this-ais-linux-moment-inside-0gs-labs-push-for-an-open-verifiable-stack-for-ai    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 19:41:46

• Qt Contributor Summit 2025: Highlights ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-contributor-summit-2025-highlights    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:13:42

• Random Wire Antenna Length ☞ https://www.urspringer.de/2025/08/22/random-wire-antenna-length/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:24:19

• Nvidia responds to reports that its H20 GPU for China is ending production — next-gen B30A green light "up to the United States government," according to CEO Jensen Huang ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-responds-to-reports-that-its-h20-gpu-for-china-is-ending-production-next-gen-b30a-green-light-up-to-the-united-states-government-according-to-ceo-jensen-huang    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:24:39

• The turbulent history of Thailand’s Shinawatras ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/the-turbulent-history-of-thailands-shinawatras    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:25:27

• SoundExchange Moves for Default Judgement Against Napster — But Faces Aggressive Dismissal Push from Sonos in Unpaid-Royalties Suit ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/22/soundexchange-sonos-lawsuit-dismissal-schedule/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:26:00

• Major Law Firms Seek Class Certification in Live Nation/Ticketmaster Suit, Say the Companies ‘Used Their Decade-Plus Monopoly to Raise Prices’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/22/live-nation-class-action-lawsuit/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:26:31

• PHR Files Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Aiming to Reverse the Cuts to Foreign Assistance and Destruction of USAID ☞ https://phr.org/news/phr-files-amicus-brief-in-lawsuit-aiming-to-reverse-the-cuts-to-foreign-assistance-and-destruction-of-usaid/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:27:05

• AMD zapped with 16-pin power connector melting issue for the first time — Radeon RX 9070 XT paired with sub-par PSU gets singed ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-zapped-with-16-pin-power-connector-melting-issue-for-the-first-time-radeon-rx-9070-xt-paired-with-sub-par-psu-gets-singed    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:27:35

• Taiwan’s Lai sets defence spending target at 5% of GDP by 2030 ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/23/taiwans-lai-sets-defence-spending-target-at-5-of-gdp-by-2030/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:28:01

• Global Monitors Confirm Famine in Part of Gaza. What Does That Mean? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/world/middleeast/gaza-famine-what-to-know.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:28:18

• Lithuania to invest €20m in defence innovation centre ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2651676/lithuania-to-invest-eur20m-in-defence-innovation-centre    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:28:32

• UN urges protection for people forcibly displaced by terrorism and security operations ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/un-urges-protection-for-people-forcibly-displaced-by-terrorism-and-security-operations/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:28:55

• Palestine protest arrests in US, UK show free expression limited ‘in all countries,’ judge says in Jimmy Lai trial ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/22/palestine-protest-arrests-in-us-uk-show-free-expression-limited-in-all-countries-judge-says-in-jimmy-lai-trial/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:29:37

• Colombia hit by deadly guerrilla attacks, at least 18 killed ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250822-colombia-hit-by-deadly-guerrilla-attacks-at-least-18-killed    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:30:06

• FBI searches home of Convicted Felon’s former adviser and current critic John Bolton ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250822-fbi-searches-home-of-trump-s-former-adviser-and-current-critic-john-bolton    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:30:21

• MITRE Updates List of Most Common Hardware Weaknesses ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/mitre-updates-list-of-most-common-hardware-weaknesses/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:50:26

• Hundreds Targeted in New Atomic macOS Stealer Campaign ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hundreds-targeted-in-new-atomic-macos-stealer-campaign/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:51:01

• AWS Trusted Advisor Tricked Into Showing Unprotected S3 Buckets as Secure ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/aws-trusted-advisor-tricked-into-showing-unprotected-s3-buckets-as-secure/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:51:39

• CPAP Medical Data Breach Impacts 90,000 People ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cpap-medical-data-breach-impacts-90000-people/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 20:52:20

• Why did this take nearly 3.5 years? https://caseboard.io/cases/6c3ade1d-b647-4f3a-8beb-a26c70c460d4    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 21:11:09

• "In fact, not only are there two "sorts" of lifters⁰ but there appears to be a significant amount of genetic control expressed over this form of "specialisation". There are twin and family studies¹ which appear to show that muscular strength and power phenotypes are anywhere from 30% to 85% heritable!" gemini://l-3.space/log-250823-2.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 21:44:43

• "I upgraded my VPS from debian 12 to 13" gemini://l-3.space/log-250823-1.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 21:45:29

• "Gaslighting. Corporations do it best." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k382n9dj    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 21:54:30

• They took a video of this talk but never published it (yet) https://poul.org/2025/05/richard-stallman-2025/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:46:25

• Developer Who Hacked Former Employer’s Systems Sentenced to Prison ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/developer-who-hacked-former-employers-systems-sentenced-to-prison/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:49:43

• Chinese Silk Typhoon Hackers Targeting Multiple Industries in North America ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-silk-typhoon-hackers-exploited-commvault-zero-day/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/05/Credit_to_Jessica_Lyons_at_The_Register_for_Covering_the_Commun.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:50:24

• Large Interpol Cybercrime Crackdown in Africa Leads to the Arrest of Over 1,200 Suspects ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/large-interpol-cybercrime-crackdown-in-africa-leads-to-the-arrest-of-over-1200-suspects/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:50:53

• Latvia's Tet bigs itself up ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/22.08.2025-latvias-tet-bigs-itself-up.a611392/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:51:44

• "Alongside that a range of hardware gave new expression to our projects; among them the Arduino, affordable 3D printing, and mail-order printed circuit boards." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/22/finding-a-new-model-for-hacker-camps/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:52:54

• Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 304 released ☞ https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-304-released/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:53:52

• Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 305 released ☞ https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-305-released/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:54:09

• Differences in Goods/Services Yield Dismissal of MISS BUSINESS/MS. BUSINESS Section 2(d) Opposition ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/differences-in-goodsservices-yield.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:55:49

• AMD's already taken down mistakenly released FSR 4 source code, but the internet never forgets — forked Microsoft's proprietary prison Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub repositories remain accessible ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amds-already-taken-down-mistakenly-released-fsr-4-source-code-but-the-internet-never-forgets-forked-github-repositories-remain-accessible    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:56:22

• In Other News: McDonald’s Hack, 1,200 Arrested in Africa, DaVita Breach Grows to 2.7M ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-mcdonalds-hack-1200-arrested-in-africa-davita-breach-grows-to-2-7m/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:56:49

• Build log: Macintosh Classic ☞ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/build-log-macintosh-classic    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:57:12

• Intel Atom C3758R-powered Nexcom DFA 1163 uCPE supports 10GbE, WiFi 6, 4G LTE, 5G, and NTN connectivity ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/22/intel-atom-c3758r-powered-nexcom-dfa-1163-ucpe-supports-10gbe-wifi-6-4g-lte-5g-and-ntn-connectivity/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:57:54

• Renesas RA4C1 Arm Cortex-M33 MCU targets Smart Meters and energy-efficient IoT applications ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/22/renesas-ra4c1-arm-cortex-m33-mcu-targets-smart-meters-and-energy-efficient-iot-applications/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:58:10

• Ex-Employee Sentenced to 4 Years for Sabotaging Company’s Computer Network ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/business/eaton-corporation-hack-prison-sentence.html    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:58:35

• TrueNAS on Arm is finally a thing ☞ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/truenas-on-arm-finally-thing    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 22:59:44

• Active Directory☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/dev-plants-kill-switch-in-ex-employers-network-that-crashed-servers-and-deleted-files-gets-four-years-in-the-slammer-kill-switch-triggered-by-devs-removal-from-active-directory-when-fired    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 23:00:55

• Python needs its CRAN ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/python-needs-its-cran/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 23:01:40

• The birthday problem ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/the-birthday-problem/    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 23:02:08

• Rebuttal: Coffee and Tea and the Java and Me (by nytpu) gemini://gim.org.pl/gemlog/2025-08-23-coffee-rebuttal.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 23:04:04