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"90 Day Pip Ends Tuesday - I may have passed my PIP but I doubt it. Education was a measurement and I still have a few Stand and Delivers to submit. Met with manager at 2week interval and never again. We began focusing on the other PIP objectives ie, ensuring good customer..." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m12nythk    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 04:29:17

  • Second Test https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/28/second-test/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 04:51:16

  • "Back in February, Sony Music broadly denied any wrongdoing or liability." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/26/los-lobos-case-v-sony-music-dismissed/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:40:55

  • "The scope of the Quebec streaming law has unsurprisingly caught the attention of Internet streaming services." ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/08/why-ottawa-will-likely-join-the-u-s-in-opposing-the-quebec-online-streaming-law-at-the-centre-of-the-trade-battle/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:41:03

  • "Apple surprised us all by announcing a new Mac mini this week with an M6 processor and a higher price tag than the comparable M4 model it replaces." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3221993/if-you-ordered-an-m4-mac-mini-you-may-be-getting-a-free-m6-upgrade.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:41:33

  • "The phones! They were one of the basic utilities of the 20th century, and were just about as reliable as death and taxes." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/australias-nationwide-phone-outage-was-an-embarrassing-failure/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:41:56

  • "2degrees and One NZ say they plan to merge their radio access networks in a jointly-owned wholesale business." ☛ https://billbennett.co.nz/2degrees-one-nz-mobile-network-sharing/ | Source: Bill Bennett    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:42:00

  • IBM September Layoffs (2026) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/28/ibm-september-layoffs-2026/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:45:37

  • "posed for pictures as Adolf Hitler" ☛ https://www.404media.co/florida-deputy-of-the-year-used-flock-to-stalk-ex-held-gun-in-her-mouth-did-a-nazi-salute/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:45:59

  • "The plan, which complies with President Trump’s executive order to curtail mail voting, will only go into effect if the Supreme Court rules in the order’s favor." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/postal-service-rule-restrict-mail-ballots.html?smid=nytcore-android-share | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:46:39

  • "Some people shouldn’t be represented. They should be cast out." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Arts-Culture/Books/2026/0827/sisters-of-the-midnight-sun-arctic-alaska | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:47:00

  • "Such ongoing extreme hostility from the president has contributed to Americans’ loss of faith in the news media, which has plummeted to an all-time low." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/27/comparing-nixons-attacks-on-the-press-to-trumps/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:48:27

  • "The move was not exactly a bolt out of the blue." ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-pentagons-war-against-the-stars-and-stripes/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:48:34

  • "We’re coming for the books." ☛ https://txfreadomfighters.substack.com/p/deja-vu-part-two |    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:48:56

  • "Policy 500-19 restricts access to Young Adult (YA) books in schools for students under the age of 18, and brings new disciplinary standards for school employees found in violation of the policy." ☛ https://www.wmdt.com/2026/08/somerset-board-of-education-responds-to-state-superintendents-stay-of-new-media-policy/ |    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:49:08

  • "But consider the bigger picture." ☛ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/joy-sewing/article/dan-patrick-wants-punish-schools-books-22398971.php | Source: Houston Chronicle    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:49:18

  • "So, Section 230 protects both Oracle, and its large investment in TikTok." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/27/oracle-helped-kneecap-section-230-then-bought-15-of-a-company-that-needs-it/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:49:32

  • "A favored tool in these speech chilling investigations are administrative subpoenas sent to technology companies, requesting basic subscriber data about their users." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/list-ice-subpoenas-tech-companies | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:49:44

  • "KPMG Australia to Lay Off 5% of Workforce After 17% Slide in Consulting Revenue"... not blaming SLOP, for a change?    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:56:08

  • "But to date, consumers have received no refunds on the increased prices they paid — and giant corporations that raised prices appear to have no plan to provide these refunds." ☛ https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-pushes-giant-corporations-to-give-billions-in-tariff-refunds-back-to-consumers/ | Source: US Senate    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:56:26

  • "For historical reasons, it is impossible for a Republican to get elected in this city, so all the Republicans register as Democrats and call themselves "moderates"." ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/08/periodic-reminder-that-moderate-democrat-is-how-you-spell-republican-in-san-francisco/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:56:45

  • "When we look at a “growth at all costs” mentality, we can rationalize the worst attrocities in the name of progress." ☛ https://joshblais.com/blog/growth-at-all-costs-is-cancer/ | Source: Joshua Blais    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:56:56

  • "The polling backs this up." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/08/ai-data-centers-construction-unions | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:57:12

  • "Flock recently made some changes with an eye on curbing cop misuse of its massive database." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/27/flock-claims-its-the-first-company-to-expose-police-misuse-of-surveillance-tech/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:58:50

  • "This is galling, especially because it’s one of those California intersections where in order to cross legally I, the pedestrian in question" ☛ https://defector.com/every-right-on-red-frays-the-social-contract-a-little-further | Source: Defector    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:59:37

  • "Just about everything we do to make driving a car easier instead seems to make people complacent." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/right-on-red-social-contract/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 05:59:47

  • "The snarl is exacerbating already years-long wait times for viable projects, and it's messing with attempts to forecast energy demand and plan grid expansions." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/uk-data-centers-logjam-ofgem-regulations/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:03:44

  • "The department halted multiple ongoing projects for “being hostile to vehicles” and ended a grant that would have made a street intersection in Boston safer for pedestrians but could “impede vehicle capacity and speed.”" ☛ https://www.salon.com/2026/08/27/real-men-dont-bike-how-cars-became-the-symbol-of-american-manhood-partner/ | Source: Salon    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:04:20

  • "Just a couple of years ago, hearing the term “data center” wouldn’t have struck a nerve with most Americans. Now, mention the noisy oversized warehouses and you’ll spark a fierce debate." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/livestream-the-great-data-center-backlash/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:04:41

  • "A glacial collapse that resulted in a flash flood in the Nepal-Tibet border shows that climate delay is proving to be deadlier and more destructive than world leaders admit, climate groups said." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/nepal-tibet-flash-flood-shows-the-deadly-price-of-climate-delay | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:05:38

  • "They estimated that emissions since 1950 traced to a group known as the “Carbon Majors” accounted for roughly 40 to 64 percent of the changes in those water measurements that the study attributed to human-caused climate change." ☛ https://www.western-water.com/2026/08/27/study-links-major-emitters-to-western-water-loss/ | Source: Western Water    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:05:56

  • "The number of acres devoted to farming in Michigan has declined in recent decades, and ownership of that land is changing." ☛ https://bridgemi.com/business-watch/as-family-farms-decline-more-michigan-farmers-trying-to-preserve-their-land/ | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:06:51

  • "The push for data center projects has united conservative ranching and farming communities with left-leaning environmental advocacy groups." ☛ https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2026/08/heres-all-the-ways-that-data-center-controversies-have-transformed-the-midterm-elections/ | Source: MinnPost    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:07:04

  • Friday again. Many people say they leave IBM, e.g. hours ago: "Last Friday was my last day at IBM. My time there was incredible. I had the opportunity to work with so many different technologies"    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:18:56

  • "2 years ago, I walked into IBM’s New York City office, eager and ready to learn. What I didn’t expect was how much the culture around the work would"    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:19:56

  • "Satellite imagery taken at the Nepal-Tibet border shows extensive destruction from flooding and landslides that inundated the area Wednesday leaving hundreds of people dead or missing" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2026/08/27/tibet-nepal-flood-landslide-blackout/ | Source: RFA    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:29:36

  • "Researchers have observed the iconic glacier has separated from the lake and may no longer form icebergs" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mount-robson-berg-glacier-berg-lake-retreat-9.7322045 | Source: CBC    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:29:46

  • "Every year since 1993, hackers, researchers, computer security specialists, and government intelligence employees have gathered in Las Vegas for the annual DEF CON." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/08/26/fountain-pen-cliff-stoll-def-con.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:30:16

  • "OpenAI’s postmortem has been eagerly awaited by AI researchers and policymakers hoping to prevent AI agents from causing similar kinds of real-world harm." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/openais-hugging-face-hack-debrief-raises-more-questions-than-it-answers/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:30:27

  • "However, West Feliciana Parish proved that it could get a data center deal without keeping its details top secret." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/many-talks-between-data-center-developers-and-local-governments-are-under-nda-residents-question-the-needs-for-secrecy-but-developer-argues-its-important-to-avoid-running-afoul-of-insider-trading-rules | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:30:41

  • "The negotiations between the data center developer — Dallas-based Applied Digital Corp. — and local officials were shielded under nondisclosure agreements (NDAs)." ☛ https://text.npr.org/2026/08/27/nx-s1-5879528/data-center-nda-disclosure-louisiana | Source: NPR    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:30:59

  • "Trump’s order limiting mail-in voting is patently unconstitutional—but that didn’t stop the court from giving it the green light." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/supreme-court-mail-in-voting/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:31:38

  • "In recent years, operatives from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have infamously posed as IT workers" ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/insider-threats/red-flags-expose-fake-north-korean-it-workers | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:31:51

  • "Three events, one commonality: physical infrastructure is now a legitimate wartime target" ☛ https://www.chrisfarris.com/post/wildberry/ | Source: Chris Ferris    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:32:09

  • "Prosecutors have alleged that crewmembers allowed the tanker's massive anchor to drag across the sea floor and damage five undersea cables" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20243196 | Source: Yle    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:32:23

  • "The company Flock Safety, which makes automated license plate readers that police use to track vehicles, held its annual conference this week." ☛ https://text.npr.org/2026/08/21/nx-s1-5931849/amid-intense-backlash-people-are-vandalizing-flock-surveillance-cameras | Source: NPR    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:32:48

  • "The software company Flock Safety is at the center of a firestorm over its license plate readers, a technology which police use to track cars and solve crimes." ☛ https://text.npr.org/2026/08/23/nx-s1-5931446-e1/flock-safety-alternatives-new-names-same-surveillance | Source: NPR    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:32:58

  • "When I looked into the changes in November, it seemed like this signal could be ignored by publishers and media companies who would be free to ask for consent anyway." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/kill-the-cookie-banner/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:33:10

  • "What happened? I watched the promise of the early internet give way to the reality of its potential for abuse. I myself was already fully in the throes of smartphone and social media obsession." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/26/1141949/editors-letter-september-2026/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:33:25

  • "While tracking from digital advertising technology has become ubiquitous and structural change is needed to address these threats, you can take actions to limit the information gathered through these systems." ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/08/protecting-against-advertising-technology/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:33:41

  • "collection, retention, and dissemination" ☛ https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/500873/flock-cameras-bipartisan-backlash | Source: Vox    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:34:12

  • "On September 1, Russians will be able to start paying with digital rubles." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/cards/russia-s-digital-ruble-goes-live-on-september-1-here-s-what-we-know | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:34:29

  • Wikileaks @ twitter has not been active for 2+ months https://x.com/wikileaks relic of its former self    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:38:03

  • Privatisation ☛ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/swift-space-telescope-failed-rescue | Source: Science News    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:39:03

  • Windows TCO ☛ https://blog.himanshuanand.com/2026/08/a-fake-resume-invoked-chinas-defence-tech-elite-then-installed-vshell/#how-this-started | Source: Himanshu Anand    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:39:46

  • "The US Navy has told its entire workforce of 340,000 active-duty personnel, 58,000 reservists, and 210,000 civilian employees to clean up their social media profiles" ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/us-navy-sailors-families-scrub-social-media-enemies-watching | Source: Bitdefender    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:40:10

  • "Nothing in this Consent Judgment or the Agreement shall be construed to apply to, establish a standard of care for, or serve as precedent in any non-participating U.S. state or any international jurisdiction whatsoever" ☛ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.401490/gov.uscourts.cand.401490.3447.1.pdf | Source: Free Law Project    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:40:34

  • "By now you’ve almost certainly heard the news that Meta has settled with 52 state and local Attorneys General who had sued the company in some form or another over child safety on Meta’s platforms." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/26/meta-just-paid-nearly-17-billion-to-make-sure-it-gets-to-write-the-kid-safety-rules-for-every-other-social-media-platform/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:40:49

  • "The service also powers a number of other sites, including XCancel, that allow people to view X posts directly." ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/x-sends-cease-and-desist-to-open-source-project-nitter-over-alleged-scraping/ | Source: TechCrunch    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:41:08

  • "Based on its source code, the platform classifies content and accounts across categories such as spam and adult material, information that can then be used by a separate system to determine whether a post is shown." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/26/x-open-sources-ranking-algorithm/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:41:37

  • "Investors also seemed unbothered; Meta's shares rose 1 percent Wednesday." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meta-settlement-puts-social-media-industry-on-notice-there-will-be-more/articleshow/133558617.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:41:52

  • "AI waste" ☛ https://www.minnpost.com/opinion/sacks-view/2026/08/ai-waste/ | Source: MinnPost    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:42:48

  • "Last year, netizens coined a new term to reflect our growing disdain for AI bots slowly usurping our human agency." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/coworkers-becoming-meat-proxies-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:42:57

  • "The issue is that industry was the only technical expertise at the table." ☛ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/ais-rulebook-is-being-written-without-the-scientists-who-could-check-it/ | Source: University of Michigan    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:43:30

  • "Amazon announced it's shuttering Mechanical Turk, a platform that matches workers with small digital tasks, on Sept. 30." ☛ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/25/amazon-service-that-jeff-bezos-called-artificial-ai-is-shutting-down.html | Source: CNBC    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:43:40

  • "Despite being branded as autonomous and self-sustaining, artificial intelligence relies heavily on human labor — an army of data workers all over the world, primarily in the Global South." ☛ https://truthout.org/video/exploited-data-workers-are-the-secret-ingredient-of-ai-itself/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:44:10

  • "I would rather your event flyer look like this than see more AI slop" ☛ https://www.404media.co/businesses-go-viral-for-making-signs-without-ai/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:45:08

  • "The paper identified a number of names that co-authored hundreds of AI-generated academic papers, articles, and books." ☛ https://www.404media.co/the-ai-ghosts-contaminating-academic-publishing/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:46:01

  • "Calling these events agent escapes misattributes responsibility." ☛ https://www.provos.org/p/security-research-without-asking-permission/ | Source: Niels Provos    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:46:13

  • "The use of LLMs or other generative AI tools to produce or assist with the production of source code, assets, tickets, emails, and so on, will no longer be permitted on SourceHut once these terms take effect." ☛ https://sourcehut.org/blog/2026-08-27-tos-changes-and-llms/ | Source: Srht    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:47:13

  • "On our timeline, the platform companies design the rules of the advertising game to facilitate fraud." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/the-secret-ingredient-is-crime/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:47:45

  • "CISA ordered federal agencies on August 26 to patch Citrix NetScaler flaw CVE-2026-8452" ☛ https://sqmagazine.co.uk/citrix-netscaler-cve-2026-8452-exploited/ | Source: SQ Magazine    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:47:58

  • "A common thing that folks should "worry" about in Entra (or any platform really) is "who has rights to administer"?" ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33284 | Source: SANS    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:48:12

  • "The company disclosed the incident in an 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday and in a statement on its official website." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/boston-scientific-cyberattack-disruption/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:48:24

  • "With this in mind, Tess, a PhD candidate in the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/lesioniq-skin-cancer-diagnostic/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:51:21

  • "Just start with the top dial and rotate it until you feel it click. Then do the opposite dial, then the middle one." ☛ https://wiki.alcidesfonseca.com/blog/til-opening-a-3-digit-lock/ | Source: Alcides Fonseca    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:51:47

  • "This post is a full presentation of my X-engine implementation." ☛ https://destevez.net/2026/08/x-engine-correlator-on-a-ryzen-npu/ | Source: Daniel Estévez    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:52:00

  • "This article accompanies my video review of the XPpen Artist 12" 3rd, a small sized display drawing tablet." ☛ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1169/xppen-artist-12-3rd-review-on-gnulinux | Source: David Revoy    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 06:52:12

  • "This website was born. First as a straight website, as I was mostly blogging on Tumblr in those days, but later I turned it into proper blog, with an RSS feed and everything." ☛ https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/the-story-of-this-blog-so-far/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:20:23

  • "It's clear by now that veteran Software developers are good at using AI to build powerful Software." ☛ https://rohanrd.mataroa.blog/blog/freedom-to-handcraft-software/ |    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:20:34

  • "My good news first. Starting in June 2027, I will be joining the McGill Max Bell School of Public Policy as the Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair in the Digital Public Sphere." ☛ https://ethanzuckerman.com/2026/08/27/my-personal-contribution-to-the-us-canada-trade-war/ | Source: Ethan Zuckerman    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:20:49

  • "This is the conversation me and Zach have been having from the start of this year on the topic of intersecting interests, by iterating with posing questions and answering them by email." ☛ https://sarajaksa.eu/2026/08/conversation-about-intersecting-interests-with-zachary-kai-and-sara-jaksa/ | Source: Sara Jakša    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:21:49

  • "If you want to live with uncompromised integrity, you don’t need anyone to tell you how: simply always do exactly and only what you want to do." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/selling-out/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:22:01

  • "From as early as age 1, children are explicitly taught how to function as members of a community." ☛ https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-finland-is-a-model-of-academic-success-the-reason-starts-earlier-than-i-thought/2026/08 | Source: EducationWeek    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:22:12

  • "The data center industry lags behind other industries in permanent job creation." ☛ https://www.minnpost.com/fact-briefs/2026/08/do-data-centers-have-low-rates-of-permanent-job-creation-compared-to-other-sectors/ | Source: MinnPost    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:22:21

  • "Every four years, leading scholars of the Viking Age gather for the Viking Congress, an invitation-only conference bringing together specialists from across the field." ☛ https://www.medievalists.net/2026/08/inside-the-20th-viking-congress-where-viking-studies-is-heading/ | Source: Medievalists.net    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:22:32

  • "The other day, I found myself wondering how big 52! (52 factorial) is, and that led me to ponder how these could be estimated without a calculator or a computer." ☛ https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2026/how-big-are-factorials/ | Source: Eli Bendersky    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:23:24

  • "Naming Things by Tom Benner a tiny but neat book about the naming of identifies in code (variables, classes, methods, so not packages or libraries)." ☛ https://masalmon.eu/2026/08/27/naming-things-reading-notes/ |    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:23:31

  • "This post provides a couple examples to go along with two earlier posts." ☛ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/27/second-solutions/ | Source: John D Cook    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:23:37

  • "807 blog posts across 14 years." ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/blog-calendar-view/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:23:55

  • "I walked the stage for my degree, launched The Defender's Dispatch, built new tools around my Jellyfin server, and have been trying to enjoy what I am making without running myself into the ground." ☛ https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/august-2026/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:24:06

  • Jugulans version 1.0.3 released gopher://box.matto.nl/0/jugulans-version-103-released.txt    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:30:21

  • "I am sitting in front of a 24" 2560 x 1440 monitor. I am very annoyed that this resolution seems to bring me the minimum comfort. Anything lower and I start feeling cramped." gemini://spell.mywire.org:1960/~stack/0265.gmi    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:31:26

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

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:31:54

  • Mr. Pringle gemini://buster.smol.pub/mr-pringle    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:32:25

  • "I have been enjoying Tomodachi Life all summer and one thing I particularly appreciate is its total innocence. It is designed for low-stakes drama and vignettes of rather mundane life scenarios. It's all very jovial and light-hearted. Someone receives a bad gift, there's a minor argument, or a Mii experiences a strange dream." gemini://buster.smol.pub/absurd-tomodachi-summer    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:33:00

  • "Conservatives and their supposed "liberal feminist" allies have long aimed their attacks at trans youth. They claim that they are merely protecting impressionable children from indoctrination and irreversible mutilation. Many, though not all, of them argue that adults are free to pursue gender change" gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2026-08-27-my-cynical-take    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:34:01

  • "I've been an alcoholic for over 15 years, since I was a teenager. My mind has always been my own worst enemy, and from a young age I found that booze was really the only way to shut that guy up." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/bob    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:34:41

  • "As new entries will be added, I will organize them into categories. For now they can just pile up here freely. I also haven't fully figured out everything about Gemini space so if something looks silly, well, that's my newness showing." gemini://hwaldar.gemcities.com/blog/main.gmi    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:35:12

  • "A good while ago I've read someone say that any thing that's worth doing is worth doing poorly because, above all else, you ended up doing something rather than nothing. I think that makes sense, so instead of thinking "Ah shit, I already missed my self-set schedule" I'm just gonna pretend that didn't happen this time and go on as normal." gemini://hwaldar.gemcities.com/blog/aug28.gmi    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:35:47

  • "Anyway, this is the start of the gemlog and the capsule and I am headbutting the wall once again. I don't expect anything to come out of this to be honest, I mean everyone's got a gemlog here and I'm hardly unique in that aspect, but there's something about Gemini that feels more... liberating?" gemini://hwaldar.gemcities.com/blog/aug25.gmi    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:36:27

  • "Rolling the clock forward, we now routinely run networks using methods other than fixed TCP or UDP port assignments to identify services." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/28/the-lingering-legacy-of-reserved-ports/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:51:03

  • "Often it is useful to deploy moteus in a system where it is controlled and monitored by a microcontroller" ☛ https://blog.mjbots.com/2026/08/27/uart-command-and-control-for-moteus/ | Source: Robotic Systems LLC    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:51:11

  • "I’m starting with a story time: [...]" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/x-is-for-xml-parsing-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:51:30

  • No evidence of any university degree in https://patternsinthevoid.net/cv.pdf    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:57:47

  • "Languages Rust, C/C++, Python, Swift, Julia, Go, x86/ARM/MIPS/6510 ASMs, Common Lisp, Bash, Lua, Javascript, HTML5, CSS3, and Java"    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 07:58:46

  • "I closed all three PRs without comment." ☛ https://neilalexander.dev/2026/06/30/flooding-contributions |    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 08:47:10

  • "To make use of this in your code, add a call to lockPointers() when you first store a pointer to an element or a slice of elements backed by the ArrayList, and call unlockPointers() when those pointers are no longer needed." ☛ https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-08-27 | Source: Zig    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 08:47:19

  • "Bazel is a build tool first, and its module system (bzlmod, the default since Bazel 7) is mostly used to pull in existing C++, Java and Go projects that already have their own release histories." ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/08/27/bazel-module-versions-arent-semver.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 08:47:33

  • "The last thing to do is to make my life a little easier." ☛ https://piccalil.li/projects/personal-site/10/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 08:47:58

  • "Recency bias and time discounting explain most of it." ☛ https://jeroensangers.com/2026/08/27/unplanned-tasks-get-finished-more.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 08:48:12

  • "Consistency requires coordination, and coordination sucks." ☛ https://markuseliasson.se/article/consistency-and-the-damage-done | Source: Markus Eliasson    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 08:48:28

  • "Anyone whose first computing experience came in the form of an 8-bit home computer will tell you about booting straight into a BASIC interpreter." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/all-the-best-computers-boot-to-basic/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 08:48:41

  • "The legislative efforts to combat online harms in Canada have focused chiefly on platform responsibility" ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/08/unleashing-the-trolls-ontario-court-opens-the-door-to-liability-for-influencers-who-weaponize-their-audiences/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 08:49:59

  • "This role is intended for someone with approximately 5 years of relevant professional experience and a strong technical background." ☛ https://www.fsf.org/news/2026-job-opportunity-fsf-systems-integration-administrator | Source: FSF    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 08:50:51

  • "Except search stopped behaving like a supermarket." ☛ https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/fragmentation-is-not-reach/ | Source: Jono Alderson    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 08:51:49

  • "Physically this build is very similar to the “God Machine II” sculpture we covered previously" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/analog-optical-feedback-generates-4k-fractals-with-no-computer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 08:52:09

  • https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/28/rainy-season-is-here/   

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 08:57:49

  • IBM Layoffs At Rocket Center https://www.wcbcradio.com/news/ibm-layoffs-at-rocket-center/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 09:02:10

  • "Copyright (C) 2015, Daniel Pocock http://danielpocock.com " https://git.logicalhacking.com/adbrucker/gitx-ics/src/commit/6ed23d8da4c99597674d12f620afc6c1da1e4e89    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 09:02:56

  • "Oliver Reiche has announced the release of Ubuntu 26.04.1, an update to the distribution's latest long-term support release. [...]" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12936 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:26:44

  • "The sixth beta for Haiku R1 comes just about a week after Haiku’s 25th anniversary. We’ve come a long way since the project began a quarter-century ago in 2001." ☛ https://www.haiku-os.org/get-haiku/r1beta6/release-notes/ | Source: HaikuOS    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:27:13

  • "A practical guide to turning lab findings into defensive fixes: write clear evidence, explain impact, recommend realistic remediation, validate closure" ☛ https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/cyberseckyle-security-how-to-series-light-offensive-to-think-defensively-part-4-from-findings-to-fixes-with-a-short-report/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:28:03

  • "We have every reason to assume that the 7870 XT should “just work”, so why doesn’t it?" ☛ https://timur.hu/blog/2026/the-gcn-outcast-radeon-hd-7870-xt | Source: Timur Kristóf    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:28:40

  • "In theory this should mean basically perfect isolation between kernels, which is one of the main selling points along with increased performance." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/running-multiple-linux-kernels-without-hypervisor/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:29:24

  • "The BPF Token prevents a process from gaining full root-level access to execute BPF code." ☛ https://naveensrinivasan.com/posts/2026-08-27-bpf-token-delegation/ | Source: Naveen Srinivasan    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:29:52

  • "I'm excited to announce Route 53 Files, a new file system that seamlessly connects any AWS compute resource with Amazon's highest-availability database" ☛ https://www.daemonology.net/blog/2026-08-27-Launching-Route-53-Files.html | Source: Daemonology    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:30:06

  • "Eben Upton, Founder and CEO of Raspberry Pi, discusses AI demand, chip prices and supply, and the outlook for the sector." ☛ https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/08/27/raspberry-pi-ceo-paying-10-times-more-for-dram-now-than-18-months-ago.html | Source: CNBC    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:30:47

  • "Switches in your ceiling, AI affecting interest in things, Commodore Phone and more..." ☛ https://www.bsdnow.tv/678 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:30:53

  • "A recent Crowd Supply campaign features the Firehat" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/firewire-hat-with-pcie-2-0-for-tapeless-dv-and-hdv-capture/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:33:55

  • "In manufacturing, unplanned downtime translates directly to lost production, which is ultimately lost revenue." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/automating-edge-recovery-minimizing-unplanned-downtime-with-red-hat-edge | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:35:24

  • Promoting slop instead of Linux: "Enterprise AI initiatives often fail because the conversation ends at the model." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/beyond-model-architecting-production-grade-enterprise-ai-systems | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:36:06

  • STAR WARS Zero Company is out now | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/star-wars-zero-company-is-out-now/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/star-wars-zero-company-is-out-now/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:36:57

  • Ride a sentient motorcycle-plane to make deliveries in Into the Wind | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/ride-a-sentient-motorcycle-plane-to-make-deliveries-in-into-the-wind/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:46:32

  • The new 18 minute Fable gameplay has sold me - I want it | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-new-18-minute-fable-gameplay-has-sold-me-i-want-it/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-new-18-minute-fable-gameplay-has-sold-me-i-want-it/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:46:54

  • Slayblade review - spinning top battles | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/slayblade-review/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/slayblade-review/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:53:38

  • Gun Fu action game SPINE looks super-slick in the new trailer, releasing in 2027 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/gun-fu-action-game-spine-looks-super-slick-in-the-new-trailer-releasing-in-2027/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/gun-fu-action-game-spine-looks-super-slick-in-the-new-trailer-releasing-in-2027/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:53:55

  • "SVT: Sweden sending military units to help Finland monitor eastern border" https://yle.fi/a/74-20243433 way to say SUPO sees invasion threat    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:54:53

  • Outpost building strategy game Star Trek: Outposts Unknown launches October 20 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/outpost-building-strategy-game-star-trek-outposts-unknown-launches-october-20/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:55:00

  • Kingdom III: Rising Realms, Bye Bye Bonnie and more fun stuff revealed by Raw Fury | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/kingdom-iii-rising-realms-bye-bye-bonnie-and-more-fun-stuff-revealed-by-raw-fury/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/kingdom-iii-rising-realms-bye-bye-bonnie-and-more-fun-stuff-revealed-by-raw-fury/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:02:46

  • PvPvE extraction-style raid shooter Active Matter arrives September 15 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/pvpve-extraction-style-raid-shooter-active-matter-arrives-september-15/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:03:10

  • Grab some more hits in the Beyond the Metroidverse Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/grab-some-more-hits-in-the-beyond-the-metroidverse-humble-bundle/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:04:01

  • "That makes dmesg especially useful when you’re troubleshooting problems related to hardware, drivers, storage devices, USB devices, networking, or the boot process." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/dmesg-commands/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:04:50

  • "DNF (Dandified YUM) has been the default package manager on Fedora since Fedora 22 (2015) and on RHEL since RHEL 8 (2019). It is used across RHEL 8/9/10, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, CentOS Stream, and Fedora." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/dnf-commands-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:05:02

  • "DefCon 34 - Stalking the Wily Hacker: 40 years later - Cliff Stoll" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=656058JxTM0    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:05:25

  • "America Shows an Ugly Face to Canada - by Jay Nordlinger" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/america-shows-an-ugly-face-to-canada    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:05:36

  • "Biden Derangement Syndrome - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/biden-derangement-syndrome    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:05:50

  • WTF, EFF compromised after GAFAM bribes: "abortions or gender-affirming care." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/eff-statement-meta-settlement see http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/17/Fact_EFF_Got_Corrupted_by_Corporate_Money_Microsoft_Lunduke_Pol.shtml    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:06:58

  • USA: Rebellion against camera surveillance | "USA: Uppror mot kameraövervakning" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/27/usa-uppror-mot-kameraovervakning/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:07:32

  • "Trump – named America’s worst-ever president by panel of experts – puts out his own chart listing himself as the greatest | The Independent" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-chart-best-president-rank-b3040738.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:08:25

  • Building hermetic notebook images for Open Data Hub and Red Bait OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/28/hermetic-notebook-images-for-open-data-hub-and-red-hat-openshift-ai    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:10:59

  • IBM compels Red Hat to rebrand everything for slop    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:11:20

  • Timur Kristóf: The GCN outcast - Radeon HD 7870 XT ☞ https://timur.hu/blog/2026/the-gcn-outcast-radeon-hd-7870-xt    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:14:37

  • Unleashing the Trolls: Ontario Court Opens the Door to Liability for Influencers Who Weaponize Their Audiences ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/08/unleashing-the-trolls-ontario-court-opens-the-door-to-liability-for-influencers-who-weaponize-their-audiences/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:17:15

  • The lingering legacy of ‘reserved’ ports ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/28/the-lingering-legacy-of-reserved-ports/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:21:48

  • XPpen Artist 12 3rd - review on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1169/xppen-artist-12-3rd-review-on-gnulinux    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:23:57

  • Dolphin 26.08 and KIO, part two: what got faster and smaller ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/27/dolphin-26.08-and-kio-part-two-what-got-faster-and-smaller/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:30:29

  • This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 666 ☞ https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/08/26/this-week-in-rust-666/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:31:43

  • Serge Guelton: Pros and Cons of Unified Build ☞ http://serge-sans-paille.github.io/pythran-stories/pros-and-cons-of-unified-build.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:32:50

  • ISTIO-SECURITY-2026-006 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2026-006/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:33:34

  • Announcing Istio 1.30.4 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.30.x/announcing-1.30.4/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:34:17

  • Kiwi TCMS: 3-year plans and pay by Wire Transfer ☞ https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2026/08/27/3-year-plans-and-pay-by-wire-transfer/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:34:40

  • Police Use Surveillance Cameras to Narc On Guy Who Found $30 on the Ground ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/police-surveillance-man-money-ground    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:35:19

  • Prince Harry and Co-Claimants Ordered To Pay £9.54m Interim Legal Costs by 28 August ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/prince-harry-legal-costs-payment-1816758    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:35:50

  • Private Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Conversations Are Increasingly Turning Up as Evidence in US Court Cases ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ai-chatbot-conversations-legal-risks-privacy-concerns-1816765    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:36:14

  • Scenes From a Destroyed Barbershop in Lebanon ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000011005726/scenes-from-a-destroyed-barbershop-in-lebanon.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:36:31

  • Opener is an open-source reference implementation of the DECT NR+ massive IoT, low-latency standard ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/27/opener-open-source-reference-implementation-of-the-dect-nr-massive-iot-standard/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:37:30

  • Tickets in Transitous ☞ https://jbb.ghsq.de/kde/2026/08/27/GTFS-Ticketing.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:38:39

  • Digital Sanctuary ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/digital-sanctuary/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:39:20

  • Gunnar Wolf: As far as LLMs go in Debian, I think that 936241857 ☞ https://gwolf.org/2026/08/as-far-as-llms-go-in-debian-i-think-that-936241857.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:40:23

  • BBC writes about datacentres, heading says "new industrial revolution". Is that another term for pyramid scheme?    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:44:52

  • Streamers Now Going Live With Grizzly Bears, Which Will Surely End Well and Not Like in “Grizzly Man” ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/live-streamers-bear-grizzly-man-clout    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:45:14

  • Near-Total Lunar Eclipse Will Turn Moon Blood Red ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/science/lunar-eclipse-blood-moon.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:45:40

  • Malaria, Likely Spread by Mosquito on Plane, Kills 2 Airport Workers in Germany ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/europe/malaria-deaths-frankfurt-airport.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:45:59

  • Norway holds its breath as King Harald's health deteriorates ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260827-norway-holds-its-breath-as-king-harald-s-health-deteriorates    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:46:27

  • Media funded by the pyramid scheme will look down and talk down on people who dare ask questions about the pyramid scheme or oppose the expansion of this scheme.    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:47:49

  • BBC for Pyramid Scheme https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/28/bbc-for-pyramid-scheme/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:52:04

  • Federal wildland firefighters can now earn higher pay rates ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2026/08/federal-wildland-firefighters-can-now-earn-higher-pay-rates/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:55:21

  • Proposal to declare state of emergency in Latvia's border area ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/27.08.2026-proposal-to-declare-state-of-emergency-in-latvias-border-area.a660542/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:58:07

  • iophk: the companies that order the centers make out like bandits but they are now starting to stiff the companies which do the actual construction So the bubble is now on the edge of popping http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/28/bbc-for-pyramid-scheme/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:58:48

  • Lack of medication causes adult patients to consider leaving Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/27.08.2026-lack-of-medication-causes-adult-patients-to-consider-leaving-latvia.a660572/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:59:15

  • North Korea condemns US arms sale to South Korea, vows strong response ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-condemns-us-arms-sale-to-south-korea-vows-strong-response    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:59:29

  • social control media youth protection changes should apply globally, says South Korean media regulator ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-media-commission-says-metas-youth-protection-changes-should-apply-globally    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 13:59:59

  • South Korea, Japan and US to hold North Korea-focused nuclear missile drill ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-japan-and-us-to-hold-north-korea-focused-nuclear-missile-drill    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:00:15

  • S. Koreans’ views of US, under Convicted Felon, plunge to two-decade low: Pew survey ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-koreans-views-of-us-plunge-to-20-year-low-under-trump-pew-survey    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:00:34

  • probably BS: https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/in-zambia-a-shaolin-temple-offers-a-softer-face-of-china-1937318683 as the comunists killed off the real monks    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:02:25

  • "...I have heard credible rumors about temples in central america (ones which escaped the communists in the 1920 and earlier) but chose to not dig too deeply. I and the MDs who were looking decided that the main contact was 1) probably legit, but 2) likely a killer"    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:03:41

  • "Anything out of Beijing these days in regards to MA is basically kickboxing and or acrobatics and not shaolin in any way. Shaolin was a *very* strong buddhist tradition. There were some derivatives in Malaysia prior to the islamification there. There are some in SF and NJ too but a lot of bullshitters out there or people like me who were only exposed to 10% - 20% of the system(s)"    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:05:12

  • Nepal floods: Relatives, friends turn to social control media for news of uncontactable Malaysians ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/nepal-floods-relatives-friends-turn-to-social-media-for-news-of-uncontactable-malaysians    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:06:28

  • Malaysian PM Anwar’s National Day address moved indoors due to haze ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-pm-anwars-national-day-address-moved-indoors-due-to-haze    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:06:42

  • China rushes to minimise risk from lakes formed by glacier debris near Nepal border ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-rushes-to-minimise-risk-from-mountain-barrier-lake-near-border-with-nepal    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:14:16

  • ‘Heated exchanges’ for Japan MPs on fence-mending China trip ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/heated-exchanges-for-japan-mps-on-fence-mending-china-trip    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:16:14

  • The limits of ‘superpowerdom’ as countries refuse to bend to America’s will ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives/Essays/2026/0827/trump-china-iran-canada-superpower    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:16:28

  • After six months of war in Iran, the US is diminished as both ally and rival ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2026/0827/six-months-iran-war-us-foreign-policy-israel-china-europe-korea    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:16:46

  • China deploys record number of ships around Taiwan as pressure grows ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/china-deploys-record-number-of-ships-around-taiwan-as-pressure-grows    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:17:08

  • Scores of Hindu pilgrims missing in Tibet-Nepal floods ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/scores-of-hindu-pilgrims-missing-in-tibet-nepal-floods    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:17:31

  • Nepalese parties call for joint Nepal-China study of glacial lake risks ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/nepalese-parties-call-for-joint-nepal-china-study-of-glacial-lake-risks    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:18:03

  • Nepal, China warn of fresh flood risks with lakes threatening to burst ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/nepal-china-warn-of-fresh-flood-risks-with-lakes-threatening-to-burst    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:38:03

  • Nepal-Tibet floods: Death toll nears 500 as risk of fresh flooding grows ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/nepal-tibet-floods-death-toll-nears-400-as-nepal-china-warn-of-fresh-flooding-risk    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:38:16

  • China rushes to minimise risk from mountain barrier lake near border with Nepal ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-rushes-to-minimise-risk-from-mountain-barrier-lake-near-border-with-nepal    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:38:29

  • China's YMTC aims to become the world's largest NAND maker by the end of 2027, report says — company plans to overtake Samsung and SK hynix ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/chinas-ymtc-aims-to-become-the-worlds-largest-nand-maker-by-the-end-of-2027    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:38:44

  • Taiwan lawmakers approve $7.6 bn drone budget as China threat grows ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/27/taiwan-lawmakers-approve-7-6-bn-drone-budget-as-china-threat-grows/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:39:17

  • Nepal-Tibet live: China warns lake formed by mudslide on Nepal border could breach ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260828-nepal-tibet-live-china-warns-lake-formed-by-mudslide-on-nepal-border-could-breach    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:39:34

  • LibreOffice 26.8 Doubles Down on No SLOP, Right After Collabora Welcomed It ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/libreoffice-26-8-release/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:40:23

  • “Anxious Generation” Author Jonathan Haidt on the Meta Settlement ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/style/meta-jonathan-haidt-anxious-generation.html evils of social control media    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:44:07

  • Gwyneth Paltrow’s Hamptons Dinner for Scam Altman Postponed ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/style/gwyneth-paltrows-sam-altman-dinner-postponed.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sam-altman-sexual-assault-sister-annie-abuse-lawsuit-b2950916.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:44:41

  • Inside the Iceland Eclipse Festival: $1,000-a-Week Yurts and Endless Optimism ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/style/iceland-eclipse-festival.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:45:02

  • Thursday night’s ‘blood moon’ eclipse over Mexico: How and when to watch it ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/lifestyle/thursday-nights-blood-moon-eclipse-over-mexico-how-and-when-to-watch/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:45:23

  • Scientists Find Signs of Artery Damage in Nearly 8 in 10 Young Adults ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-ominous-signs-of-artery-damage-in-nearly-8-in-10-young-adults    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:45:56

  • The Size of The Lymph Nodes in Your Neck Could Influence How Your Brain Ages ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/tiny-channels-in-your-neck-might-determine-how-your-brain-ages    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:46:11

  • Physicists Just Directly Imaged The Quantum Fluctuations of Empty Space ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/in-a-major-breakthrough-physicists-directly-image-the-quantum-fluctuations-of-empty-space    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:46:34

  • Running on 4 Hours of Sleep? This 20-Minute Fix Works Almost as Well as a Nap ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/one-20-minute-fix-can-boost-your-memory-in-cases-of-extreme-sleep-deprivation    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:47:54

  • Meet The 'Bottle Tree' Whose Sap Is Both Poison And Medicine ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-tree-has-sap-so-toxic-it-causes-blurred-vision-and-can-kill-you    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:48:04

  • Scientists Pitted Keto Against Mediterranean And Low-Fat Diets. Keto Won on One Clear Health Measure. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/uniquely-beneficial-effect-study-suggests-keto-diet-is-healthiest-for-weight-loss-heres-why    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:48:32

  • Meet The Gaia Hypothesis: The Theory That Earth Regulates Itself Like a Living Thing ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-strange-hypothesis-that-suggests-earth-may-be-alive    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:49:07

  • Scientists Analyzed Earth's Hidden Seed Vaults And Made a Disturbing Realization ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-analyzed-earths-hidden-seed-vaults-and-made-a-disturbing-realization    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:49:21

  • Ghost in The Machine: Physicists Measure The Eerie 'Glow' From Shut-Down Nuclear Reactors For The First Time ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ghost-in-the-machine-physicists-measure-the-eerie-glow-from-shut-down-nuclear-reactors-for-the-first-time    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:49:34

  • Bizarre Fossil Turns Out to Be a 24-Legged Insect Science Somehow Missed ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/bizarre-fossil-turns-out-to-be-a-24-legged-insect-science-somehow-missed    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:49:58

  • Pakistan: Protests continue in Azad Kashmir despite repression and internet blackout ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260827-pakistan-protests-continue-in-azad-kashmir-despite-repression-and-internet-blackout    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:50:49

  • Bubble ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/27/marvells-stock-sinks-despite-earnings-beat-and-strong-guidance/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:54:27

  • NYC’s Buzziest Nightclub Announces Stance On Smart Glasses: Even Try To Bring Them In, You’re Banned Forever ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/nyc-basement-smart-glasses    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:55:03

  • What Meta’s $17 Billion Settlement Means ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000011114831/explaining-metas-17-billion-dollar-settlement.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:55:44

  • Christians in India fear that tighter laws target them ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/christians-in-india-fear-that-tighter-laws-target-them    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:55:57

  • US district judge cancels nationwide ruling in lawsuit against Convicted Felon’s mail-in voting executive order ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/us-district-judge-cancels-nationwide-ruling-in-lawsuit-against-trumps-mail-in-voting-executive-order/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:56:26

  • Former sexual abuse victims say Grok used their images, videos to train deepfake capabilities ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/xai-grok-csam-class-action-lawsuit/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:57:03

  • Montana Sets Gold Standard for Indigenous Education Nationwide ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/montana-sets-gold-standard-for-indigenous-education-nationwide    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:57:25

  • Contributing to slop hype at GAFAM's LF ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2026/08/27/join-openssf-at-agntcon-mcpcon-north-america-securing-agentic-ai/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:58:08

  • South Korea backs Convicted Felon bid to revive North Korea talks, seeks nuclear progress ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-backs-trump-bid-to-revive-north-korea-talks-seeks-nuclear-progress    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:58:30

  • Building on the Jakarta Treaty, Australia and Indonesia deepen cooperation ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/after-meeting-in-melbourne-australia-and-indonesia-further-strengthen-security-cooperation/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:58:44

  • Nepal declines foreign rescue teams, says its own security agencies can handle operation ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/nepal-declines-foreign-rescue-teams-says-its-own-security-agencies-can-handle-operation    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:58:59

  • Greg Bovino Alleges Convicted Felon Officials Pulled His Security Detail After He Became a DHS Critic, Saying They 'Want Him Dead' ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/former-border-patrol-chief-security-detail-withdrawal-1816789    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 14:59:38

  • In full: Tiananmen vigil activist Chow Hang-tung’s mitigation after guilty verdict in national security trial ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/28/in-full-tiananmen-vigil-activist-chow-hang-tungs-mitigation-after-guilty-verdict-in-national-security-trial/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:00:10

  • Recent Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/recent-citrix-netscaler-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:00:56

  • US Disrupts Chinese Hacking Platform Used in Military and Critical Infrastructure Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/us-disrupts-chinese-hacking-platform-used-in-military-and-critical-infrastructure-attacks/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:01:07

  • Cyberattack Causes Global Disruption at Boston Scientific ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cyberattack-causes-global-disruption-at-boston-scientific/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:01:22

  • Australia Arrests 2 Alleged TeamPCP Hackers ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/australia-arrests-2-alleged-teampcp-hackers/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:01:52

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Order Aims to Block Foreign Backdoors in US Power Grid Gear ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/trump-order-aims-to-block-foreign-backdoors-in-us-power-grid-gear/ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/11/An_American_War_on_GNU_Linux_Software_Freedom_and_British_Inves.shtml    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:02:23

  • Latvia's election system check finds flaws ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/election/27.08.2026-latvias-election-system-check-finds-flaws.a660629/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:02:36

  • Sovereign Tech Agency Providing Massive Investment Into IBM's Flatpak ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Sovereign-Tech-Agency-Flatpak    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:03:03

  • (Because Germany is moving to GNU/Linux)    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:03:23

  • Blue Proton Initiative: four 17-year-olds are building [slop]-powered livestock monitoring with Arduino ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/08/27/blue-proton-initiative-four-17-year-olds-are-building-ai-powered-livestock-monitoring-with-arduino/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:04:11

  • @ FOSSY 2026 ☞ http://jaiden.sh/blog/fossy.html https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/11/FOSSY_SFC_Platforming_GAFAM_Sells_Endorsement.shtml    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:04:39

  • Meta settlement aims to protect kids. Much more is needed, experts say. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2026/0827/meta-settlement-facebook-instagram    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:04:58

  • Meta Forced to Make Massive Changes Limiting How Minors Can Use Instagram and Facebook (Farcebook) ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-massive-changes-limiting-minors-instagram-facebook    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:05:14

  • Ticket scalpers in S. Korea face fines of up to 50 times of resale price ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/ticket-scalpers-in-s-korea-face-fines-of-up-to-50-times-of-resale-price    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:05:33

  • Attempt to setup KVM Host on Sparky 2026.06 tolerant to Timeshift rollbacks (Assisted by Surveillance Giant Google Hey Hi (AI) ) ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2026/08/attempt-to-setup-kvm-host-on-sparky.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:06:23

  • Announcing Istio 1.29.7 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.29.x/announcing-1.29.7/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:07:22

  • You Can Now Run Multiple Linux Kernels on One Machine at Once ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/multikernel-public-release/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:08:21

  • "Please note ! once you are on pip you will never get rid of it. You are marked for termination, no matter how hard you try." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m12nythk    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:14:17

  • North America: GNU/Linux 15% today https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:16:26

  • Savista will lay off 39 workers in Bethesda https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/bethesda-healthcare-operations-company-layoffs-Y6ZRYUZYHVGI3GHUPPL64FIV2E/ "Savista, a global company that helps medical practices and hospitals manage billing, insurance and other aspects of their operations, plans to lay off 39 employees in Bethesda."    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:18:09

  • "IBM is already doing it albeit not so dramatically. September 2024 8000-10000 positions were cut, then in March 2025 another 5000 positions" https://old.reddit.com/r/IBM/comments/1s9mqwx/its_scary_hearing_about_oracle_layoffs_would_ibm/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:20:05

  • CDs From When I Was a Kid https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/28/cds-from-when-i-was-a-kid/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:28:36

  • Justifying the Heavy Investments in the Club https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/28/justifying-the-heavy-investments-in-the-club/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:44:44

  • Mozilla Performance Blog: The Road to Better Performance Profiles – Part 2 ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/performance/2026/08/26/the-road-to-better-performance-profiles-part-2/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:46:52

  • LUNYEE 3020 Nova review – A desktop CNC router with 710W spindle tested with UGS and Easel software ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/27/lunyee-3020-nova-review-a-desktop-cnc-router-with-710w-spindle-tested-with-ugs-and-easel-software/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:47:08

  • DVinyl – self-hosted collection manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/dvinyl-self-hosted-collection-manager/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:48:31

  • cjsh – POSIX-oriented shell ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cjsh-posix-oriented-shell/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:48:38

  • Social Control Media: New Research Reveals Americans Spend More Time Watching YouTube Over Live TV ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/27/youtube-v-live-tv-study-2026/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:49:14

  • Rescuers in Nepal Face Devastated Roads and Tough Terrain After Deadly Flood ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/asia/nepal-china-flash-flood-rescue-roads-bridges.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:49:30

  • What Our Reporter Saw After the Floods in Nepal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000011114070/what-our-reporter-saw-after-the-floods-in-nepal.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:50:05

  • Live Updates: Rescuers Search for Missing and Stranded Under Threat of More Floods ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/27/world/nepal-tibet-flash-floods    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:50:14

  • Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1090938/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:50:38

  • Kubernetes v1.37: Metrics API graduates to stable ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/08/27/kubernetes-v1-37-metrics-api-ga/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:51:48

  • Hundreds rally at Indonesia’s Parliament in anti-corruption protest ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/hundreds-rally-at-indonesias-parliament-in-anti-corruption-protest    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:52:08

  • USB-C Deskradar – An ESP32-C3 ADS-B flight tracker with a 1.28-inch round display ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/27/usb-c-deskradar-an-esp32-c3-ads-b-flight-tracker-with-a-1-28-inch-round-display/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:52:42

  • Australian police arrest two men accused of widespread open-source software hacking ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australian-police-arrest-two-men-accused-of-widespread-open-source-software-hacking    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 15:59:25

  • 126: Low Distress Tolerance ☞ https://mwl.io/archives/24961    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:00:08

  • Mark Kapo-berg Wants to Make Sure YouTube and Fentanylware (CheeTok) Share His Pain ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/technology/meta-settlement-mark-zuckerberg-youtube-tiktok.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:01:07

  • Going Linux #481 · GNU/Linux and Open Source Back-to-Basics ☞ https://goinglinux.com/episode-481-linux-and-open-source-back-to-basics/index.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:02:56

  • Libgcrypt 1.12.3 Released With Bug Fixes, Curve Alias, and Faster Crypto ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/08/libgcrypt-1-12-3-released-with-bug-fixes-curve-alias-and-faster-crypto/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:04:11

  • Fire Outside Home of Canadian Parliament Member Is Under Investigation ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/canada/salma-zahid-mp-canada-arson.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:04:57

  • GNU/Linux on macbook pro with HD 4000 how to use intel i965 onboard gpu hardware acceleration to reencode x264 half size with 64Bit mp3 audio to make it web compatible and small ☞ https://dwaves.de/2026/08/27/gnu-linux-on-macbook-pro-with-hd-4000-how-to-use-intel-i965-onboard-gpu-hardware-acceleration-to-reencode-x264-half-size-with-64bit-mp3-audio-to-make-it-web-compatible-and-small/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:05:43

  • CIA visit to Moscow warned Putin not to attack Baltic states – media ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3034073/cia-visit-to-moscow-warned-putin-not-to-attack-baltic-states-media    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:06:19

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Dismisses Fears of Russian Strike On NATO After CIA Chief Visits Moscow ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-nato-baltic-cia-russia-attack/33842015.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:06:34

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Dismisses Fears Of Russian Strike On NATO After CIA Chief Visits Moscow ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-nato-baltic-cia-russia-attack/33842015.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:07:09

  • Kherson residents urged to leave as Russian attacks threaten power and heating ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260827-kherson-residents-urged-to-leave-as-russian-attacks-threaten-power-and-heating    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:07:22

  • C.I.A. Chief Delivered Bleak Assessment of Russia’s War in Secretive Moscow Visit ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/us/politics/cia-director-russia-ukraine.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:07:42

  • Where Drones Cannot See, the Ukraine War Is a Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-zaporizhzhia-frontline-fighting.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:07:57

  • Ukraine races to prepare for Winter ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/ukraine-races-to-prepare-for-winter/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:08:17

  • Finland heightens border alertness as Cheeto Kings visit Moscow. Maybe Norway should fortify its western border too, same for Denmark/Greenland.    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:09:28

  • Less than meets the eye: Britain, France let Ukraine make Storm Shadows ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/less-than-meets-the-eye-britain-france-let-ukraine-make-storm-shadows/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:09:40

  • Pro-Russian Hackers Claim Responsibility for Major Cyberattack on Norway’s Public Digital Services ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/pro-russian-hackers-claim-responsibility-for-major-cyberattack-on-norways-public-digital-services/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:10:06

  • US military faces ‘beyond critical’ shortage of Patriot missiles in Europe ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260827-us-military-faces-beyond-critical-shortage-of-patriot-missiles-in-europe    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:10:33

  • Baltic states arm for Russian threat as leaked letter shows growing fears ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3034302/baltic-states-arm-for-russian-threat-as-leaked-letter-shows-growing-fears    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:10:47

  • Renouncing Russian citizenship in Estonia many times more expensive than previously ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3033033/renouncing-russian-citizenship-in-estonia-many-times-more-expensive-than-previously    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:11:00

  • CIA Chief's Moscow Trip Meant To Warn Russia Off Baltic Attack, Sources Say ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/cia-chief-s-moscow-visit-to-warn-russia-against-attacking-baltic-states/33841067.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:11:11

  • Russian Sanctions Are Fueling a Canadian Car Theft Epidemic ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/canada/canada-car-theft-russia-sanctions.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:11:26

  • Rescuers Search Himalayan Valleys After Devastating Flood ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/briefing/nepal-flood-cia-russia-meeting.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:11:42

  • Border Guard chief: Belarus knew about tunnels on Latvian border ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/27.08.2026-border-guard-chief-belarus-knew-about-tunnels-on-latvian-border.a660654/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:11:56

  • Reason for CIA chief's trip via Rīga is anyone's guess ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/27.08.2026-reason-for-cia-chiefs-trip-via-riga-is-anyones-guess.a660551/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:12:24

  • Lithuanian officials say CIA chief’s Moscow visit useful, see no increased threat ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3034136/lithuanian-officials-say-cia-chief-s-moscow-visit-useful-see-no-increased-threat    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:12:37

  • Two Alleged ‘TeamPCP’ Hackers Arrested in Australia ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/08/two-alleged-teampcp-hackers-arrested-in-australia/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:13:34

  • Freedom for Hacking!!1 ☞ https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/aug/27/dmca-renewal-submission-2026/ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/11/FOSSY_SFC_Platforming_GAFAM_Sells_Endorsement.shtml    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:14:24

  • Federal Judge Refuses to Toss Indie Musician’s David v. Goliath Lawsuit Against Suno (Updated) ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/26/judge-wont-toss-indie-musician-lawsuit-v-suno/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:15:07

  • Hardware modder builds overclocked PS3 ‘Pro’ v3 with 3D-printed cooling mod — dual Noctua fans and server heatsinks provide FPS boost in 'almost every game' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/hardware-modder-builds-overclocked-ps3-pro-v3-with-3d-printed-cooling-mod-dual-noctua-fans-and-server-heatsinks-provide-fps-boost-in-almost-every-game    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:23:59

  • Take bribes to help the bubble expand (bribes from pyramid schemers): data center exemptions ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/policy/trump-administration-weighs-expanding-chip-tariffs-to-laptops-consoles-and-servers    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:25:09

  • LLM-Based Social Engineering Scams ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/llm-based-social-engineering-scams.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:26:07

  • EPA faces lawsuit over claims it fast-tracked approval of toxic 'data center chemicals' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/epa-faces-lawsuit-over-claims-it-fast-tracked-approval-of-toxic-data-center-chemicals-exposure-to-photoacid-generators-used-for-semiconductor-manufacturing-could-result-in-sudden-death-also-appear-to-be-long-lasting-pfas    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:27:08

  • A polymorphic phishing page (that occasionally breaks itself), (Thu, Aug 27th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33290    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:27:41

  • WordPress lost the plot, got swallowed up by slop plagiarism frenzy ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/open-weight/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:30:33

  • Atari revives 39 Activision games on cartridges that run seamlessly across five decades of hardware — Ultimate Deluxe collection that includes every title costs a wild $999.96 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/atari-drops-39-activision-games-on-cartridges-the-run-seamlessly-across-five-decades-of-hardware-ultimate-deluxe-collection-that-includes-every-title-clocks-in-at-usd999-96    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:31:31

  • Two alleged TeamPCP members arrested and charged after months of software supply-chain chaos ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/teampcp-cybercrime-arrests-supply-chain-attacks/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:32:20

  • Firefox Tooling Announcements: MozPhab 2.18.0 Released ☞ https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/mozphab-2-18-0-released/149287    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:32:51

  • China’s Information Control Could Hamper Flood Rescue Efforts in Tibet ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/asia/flood-disaster-china-censorship.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:33:16

  • Dirk Eddelbuettel: prrd 0.0.7 at CRAN: Maintenance ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/08/27#prrd_0.0.7    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:33:46

  • There Is a Sickness Worse Than Wokeness ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/opinion/woke-right-trump-free-speech.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:34:21

  • European Court of Human Rights rules Türkiye violated Osman Kavala’s free speech and assembly rights ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/european-court-of-human-rights-rules-turkiye-violated-osman-kavalas-free-speech-and-assembly-rights/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:34:56

  • Michael Catanzaro: Change in Timeline to “Some Changes to GNOME Security Tracking” ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2026/08/27/change-in-timeline-to-some-changes-to-gnome-security-tracking/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:47:05

  • Eight stable kernels for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1090940/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:59:18

  • Short of Disavowal: Narrowing ‘Provision’ and ‘Activate’ in Zilkr v. Cisco ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/short-of-disavowal-narrowing-provision-and-activate-in-zilkr-v-cisco.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 16:59:51

  • Increasing Focus on Patent Injustices ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/27/Increasing_Focus_on_Patent_Injustices.shtml    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:00:08

  • How is the hiring of one low-level person newsworthy? Marketing spam? ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/osborne-clarke-hires-brinkhof-litigator-jan-pot-for-amsterdam/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:00:54

  • Patent Troll InterDigital Proves UPC is a Sham, Needs to be Scuttled ASAP ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/27/patent-troll-interdigital-proves-upc-is-a-sham-needs-to-be-scuttled-asap/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:01:02

  • A Venezuelan Colonel Turned Actor Is Deported From Florida ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/americas/venezuelan-quero-silva-florida-deported.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:01:40

  • Online voting for NRO NC election 2026 opens today ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/27/online-voting-for-nro-nc-election-2026-opens-today/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:01:53

  • The hidden Ubuntu feature that brings order to my desktop icons ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-desktop-icons-stacks    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:02:14

  • Useless gimmick that failed in the 1990s and is brought up with "HEY HI" buzzwords to furnish the pyramid scheme with faked demand ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/testing-ubuntu-ai-voice-dictation    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:03:39

  • Chrome moves a step closer to an official Flatpak ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/chromium-adds-flatpak-packaging-support    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:04:07

  • Nile Rodgers After Almost 55 Years in the Music Industry https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/28/nile-rodgers-after-almost-55-years-in-the-music-industry/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:15:06

  • Syslog-ng end of August news, and about scaling back Java support ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-end-of-august-scaling-back-java/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:55:53

  • LibreOffice 26.8 Released with OpenType Font Variations & Improved RTL ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/libreoffice-26-8-released-with-opentype-font-variations-improved-rtl/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:56:19

  • Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 upgrade path opens with point release ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-2404-to-2604-upgrade-path-opens-with-point-release/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:57:01

  • MSI WS300 with 72-Core Grace CPU, Blackwell Ultra GPU, and Dual 400GbE ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/msi-ws300-with-72-core-grace-cpu-blackwell-ultra-gpu-and-dual-400gbe/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:58:03

  • https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-35/   

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:58:35

  • FOSS Weekly #26.35: Performance Boost in Kernel 7.3, Omarchy Rising, Kernel, Root Demystifed, and More ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-35/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:58:49

  • LibreOffice 26.8 brings paragraph layout changes, draft view + more ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/libreoffice-268-released    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:59:14

  • Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS is now available to download ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-26041-lts-point-release-download    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:59:51

  • Kader⁴² 2026.08.27 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kader42    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:00:01

  • TROMjaro 2026.08.27 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/tromjaro    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:00:41

  • Mauna 25,3 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/mauna    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:01:34

  • Ubuntu 26.04.1 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/ubuntu    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:01:52

  • Kubuntu 26.04.1 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kubuntu    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:02:19

  • Ubuntu Studio 26.04.1 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/ubuntustudio    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:02:29

  • Edubuntu 26.04.1 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/edubuntu    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:02:39

  • Google Chrome may soon be getting official Flatpak support on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/google-chrome-may-soon-be-getting-official-flatpak-support-on-linux/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:04:02

  • Why ODF is the only document format compatible with digital sovereignty ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/27/why-odf-is-the-only-document-format-compatible-with-digital-sovereignty/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:05:37

  • Why your broken Linux drivers aren't actually Linux's fault https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-gets-blamed-for-non-functioning-devices-or-drivers-but-its-not-linuxs-fault/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:10:42

  • 5 reasons Linux is the most valuable software in the world (even though it's free) https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-linux-is-the-most-valuable-software-in-the-world-even-though-its-free/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:13:10

  • Linux does these 5 things effortlessly that Windows still struggles with https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-does-these-things-effortlessly-that-windows-still-struggles-with/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:13:27

  • Dead by Daylight Switches to Denuvo Anti-Cheat—Steam Deck and Linux Support Remains https://www.techpowerup.com/352015/dead-by-daylight-switches-to-denuvo-anti-cheat-steam-deck-and-linux-support-remains    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:14:05

  • CISA Adds Six Exploited Flaws to KEV, Including NetScaler, Linux, and SQL Server Bugs https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cisa-adds-six-exploited-flaws-to-kev.html    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:19:00

  • "Looking to leave Windows? I've used Linux for years and there's never better a better time to make the leap." https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-5-best-linux-alternatives-to-windows-in-2026-that-arent-mint/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:19:54

  • CISA Warns of Six Exploited Flaws in Microsoft, Linux, Red Hat and Citrix Products https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-kev-microsoft-citrix/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:22:45

  • Box of Bass is a FREE complete bass rig plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2026/08/27/box-of-bass/    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:23:20

  • Selling slop scams for a fee https://www.thefastmode.com/technology-solutions/50359-linux-foundation-advances-runtime-evidence-for-ai-workloads    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 18:25:15

  • "I have just finished Emily Wilson's 2017 translation of The Odyssey and I can see what Keats meant. I felt I'd seldom read anything which more clearly supports the idea that "the past is a foreign country; they do things differently there"." gemini://kdan.smol.pub/the_odyssey    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 19:27:08

  • "There's no reason for anyone else to care, but I've been playing with my new account on sdf.org. I've been using linux for a few years, but even so it's a learning curve: similar enough to look familiar, different enough to be confusing." gemini://kunulo.smol.pub/2026-08-28-gopher    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 19:27:45

  • "Via Facebook, from one of the profs who ran the research lab I was associated with: the admin assistant in charge of grad studies when I was there has passed away." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/8-27.gmi    

posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 19:28:26
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