Roy Schestowitz

• My post about banning a Chinese web bot? Apparently, that was really about me being shadow banned from Hacker News … which is news to me gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/08/27.1    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 01:41:17

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1396.jpg    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 01:44:11

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1746.jpg    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 01:44:26

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

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 01:47:55

• "Jin said that he has been a CPython core developer since 2021. He worked on the specializing adaptive interpreter for Python 3.11. He also worked on the initial optimizer for the just-in-time (JIT) compiler for CPython; he is continuing to work on optimizing the JIT." https://lwn.net/Articles/1033373/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 02:01:27

• Simpler management of the huge zero folio https://lwn.net/Articles/1033058/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 02:02:22

• Kexec handover and the live update orchestrator https://lwn.net/Articles/1033364/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 02:10:21

• "The purpose of the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) is to provide a specification for filesystem layout; it specifies the location for files and directories on a Linux system to simplify application development for multiple distributions." https://lwn.net/Articles/1032947/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 02:12:53

• The Koka programming language https://lwn.net/Articles/1033050/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 02:13:26

• "Too fluffy, need date" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3heg2he    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 03:53:52

• "flagged". WHY? Is it a CoC violation now to wish to use Xorg??? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44302650    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 04:49:42

• iophk: Salt Typhoon, brought to you by CALEA, is still running strong. http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/05/Credit_to_Jessica_Lyons_at_The_Register_for_Covering_the_Commun.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 05:41:43

• iophk: Though I complain a lot about many things, these experiments are on their own more dangerous than nuclear weapons: https://futurism.com/neoscope/scientist-warns-synthetic-lifeform-doom-humankind    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 07:46:10

• iophk: Possibly worse would be filling in the 'missing' amino acids which could have theoretically existed but don't.    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 07:46:38

• due   

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:14:44

• "The UEFI 9/11 - Part III - Chaos is Scheduled to Happen Second Thursday of September" due around Saturday    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:14:55

• "Valve put up a small version bump with Proton 10.0-2d (beta) now available which includes a few small fixes for Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/proton-10-0-2d-beta-released-with-a-few-small-fixes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:19:18

• "GE-Proton 10-14 is now available for this community maintained compatibility layer for running even more Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. This follows on from the GE-Proton 10-13 update released a few days ago." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/ge-proton-10-14-brings-lots-of-fixes-for-windows-games-on-linux-steamos/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:20:05

• "Atari are continuing to acquire more IP and now they've managed to pull a bunch of games away from Ubisoft. They only just recently acquired most of Thunderful Group AB." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/atari-acquires-the-rights-to-five-classic-ubisoft-titles/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:20:46

• "Framework just revealed the new Framework Laptop 16, which brings CPU and GPU upgrades to their popular modular laptop." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/the-new-framework-laptop-16-brings-amd-ryzen-ai-300-series-and-modular-gpu-upgrades/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:21:05

• "Bazzite, the next generation of Linux gaming, has released a new build with lots of upgrades and support for more PC gaming handhelds." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/bazzite-adds-support-for-ayaneo-3-and-the-aokzoe-a1x-with-work-towards-msi-claw-a8-and-legion-go-2/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:21:52

• "iRacing just announced a partnership with INDYCAR to develop an official game that will release sometime in 2026." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/iracing-announce-theyre-developing-an-official-indycar-game/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:32:32

• "As if the Halo ODST crossover for Helldivers 2 wasn't enough, now we're actually going underground too on Terminid Hive Worlds." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/helldivers-2-will-send-you-deep-underground-in-the-next-major-update-on-september-2/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:35:46

• "Vintage Story has some of the most interesting game mechanics I've seen in a survival game, but it's a little brutal - so I'm keen for this new Adventure Mode." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/brutal-survival-game-vintage-story-gets-another-huge-update-plus-work-on-an-adventure-mode-announced/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:36:05

• "Fanatical just launched Monster Hunter - Build your own Bundle (Stories Edition), which includes an overall great deal on some great games." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/fanaticals-latest-monster-hunter-bundle-adds-the-stories-series/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:41:09

• "Hello Games launched another huge free update for the open world space survival game No Man's Sky, with a big new Corvette ship class you piece together." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/no-mans-sky-voyagers-free-update-released-with-modular-corvette-ships-you-build-yourself/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:41:36

• "PEAK is my current favourite online co-op game to play with a good little crew, and now it fits a lot better on Steam Deck too thanks to updates." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/fantastic-co-op-game-peak-gets-steam-deck-verified-with-the-latest-updates/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:42:13

• "ICE Deports Man Under Alien Enemies Act, Citing Air Jordans as 'Symbols' of Gang Membership - Truthdig" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/ice-deports-man-under-alien-enemies-act-citing-air-jordans-as-symbols-of-gang-membership/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:44:46

• "Trump’s Occupation Could Cost Billions" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/dc-occupation-billions/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:45:04

• illegal, as usual https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/trump-orders-specialized-national-guard-units-to-enforce-public-safety-and-order-in-us-cities/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:45:27

• "Federal Prosecutors: Thrown Sandwiches Are A Felony But Openly Carrying Rifles Isn’t A Problem" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/26/federal-prosecutors-thrown-sandwiches-are-a-felony-but-openly-carrying-rifles-isnt-a-problem/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:45:52

• "Postal Services Around the World Suspend Deliveries to US: How Will It Affect You?" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/26/1126243    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:46:30

• "Cheeto Threatens Taxes, Bans, for Nations That Tax Big Tech" https://soylentnews.org/politics/article.pl?sid=25/08/26/1113220    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:46:49

• "Trump’s economic agenda is set to collide with the Supreme Court" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/trumps-economic-agenda-is-set-to-collide-with-the-supreme-court/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:47:05

• "Polish President's Decision To Veto Aid To Ukrainian Refugees Prompts Political Storm" https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-poland-nawrocki-tusk-refugees-trzaskowski/33514064.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:49:07

• "Ukrainian Commander Says 'More Effort' Needed To Push Back Russian Advance In East" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://www.rferl.org/a/captured-russia-soliders-ukraine-dobropillya-pow/33513626.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:50:06

• "Not just BRICS: building a Russia-India-Saudi axis" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/08/26/not-just-brics-building-a-russia-india-saudi-axis/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:50:40

• "Ex-US national security advisor John Bolton says Russian president sees American counterpart as easy to manipulate; advises Europe to be wary " https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/interviews-in-depth/1278954/trumps-asymmetrical-relationship-with-putin/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:51:16

• "‘No one should ask Putin about the presence of a European force’" https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/interviews-in-depth/1278861/no-one-should-ask-putin-about-the-presence-of-a-european-force/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:51:41

• iophk: added together at a global scale, how many extra full sized power plants are needed to run these wasteful programs? https://www.androidpolice.com/how-to-find-apps-draining-phone-battery/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:52:04

• windows kills https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/hospital-gets-ransomware-others-feel-pain https://techrights.org/n/2024/02/03/Windows_Kills_Children.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/10/03/Windows_Kills_More_Than_Most_Wars_But_the_Media_Casually_Ignore.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2024/01/25/Windows_Kills.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:52:43

• siliconangle, a publisher bribed by microsoft to promote a Ponzi scheme, misrepresents microsoft as an authority https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/27/microsoft-report-warns-storm-0501-turning-cloud-features-ransomware-weapons/ https://techrights.org/n/2023/10/26/Silicon_Angle_SiliconANGLE_Overrun_by_Sponsored_SPAM_of_Microso.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:54:27

• iophk: Microsoft admits it is not secure (by law) and unsuitable for European activities; "CE Commande publique: compte rendu de la semaine du 9 juin 2025" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&u=https://www.senat.fr/compte-rendu-commissions/20250609/ce_commande_publique.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:54:51

• anthropic and "revolving door politics" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/anthropic-announces-national-security-council http:"Typepad is shutting down - Everything Typepad" https://everything.typepad.com/blog/2025/08/typepad-is-shutting-down.html &nb//techrights.org/o/2023/03/21/microsoft-stacking-panels-2023/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 08:55:59

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posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:13:44

• "Cracker Barrel’s Logo Was Never the Problem" https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/08/cracker-barrel-logo-controversy/684032/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:14:00

• "Kill Privacy Forever! They Will Mandate an App to Watch You! Client Side Scanning" https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/csam2:7    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:14:15

• "They're coming for your VPN (will they be banned soon?)" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/they're-coming-for-your-vpn-(will-they:c    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:14:33

• techdirt shilling for slop plagiarists now https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/27/the-threat-of-extreme-statutory-damages-for-copyright-almost-certainly-made-anthropic-settle-with-authors/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:15:05

• iophk: the US has an economic draft, in effect https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-general-parris-island/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:15:23

• "Lithuania pushes EU to bypass Hungary on Ukraine membership talks" https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2656191/lithuania-pushes-eu-to-bypass-hungary-on-ukraine-membership-talks    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:15:39

• "USA: Stoppa Chat Control 2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/08/27/usa-stoppa-chat-control-2/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:15:54

• BSI boss Plattner faces opposition | "„Digitale Souveränität“: BSI-Chefin Plattner erntet Widerspruch" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/digitale-souveraenitaet-bsi-chefin-plattner-erntet-widerspruch/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:16:32

• "Florida Deploys Police To Stare At Crosswalks, Stop Them From Being Painted Rainbow Colors" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/florida-deploys-police-to-stare-at    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:16:55

• Joke??? https://www.pcmag.com/news/melania-trump-dubs-herself-first-lady-of-technology    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:17:37

• thenewstack is a puppet site bribed by Microsoft and LF; Parrots microsoft Zemlin https://thenewstack.io/ai-projects-arent-killing-open-source-because-they-cant-survive-without-it/ corrupt media http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/15/Microsoft_is_a_Sponsor_of_The_New_Stack.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/08/Microsoft_sponsored_The_New_Stack_Publishing_Microsoft_Windows_.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:18:15

• Also see http://techrights.org/n/2024/07/20/Joab_Jackson_and_The_New_Stack_Publishing_Microsoft_Spam_E_E_E_.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:18:57

• "Stuff like this makes me believe Stallman was right and we (FOSS devs) should be all using a license that is even more aggressive [sic] than the GPL3." https://x.com/matiasgoldberg/status/1960700174012912009    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:29:20

• Richard Stallman (RMS) Was Right About "Sideloading" in 1996 http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/26/Richard_Stallman_RMS_Was_Right_About_Sideloading_in_1996.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:30:21

• "On the Ethics of Embedding With Génocidaire" ☛ https://fair.org/home/on-the-ethics-of-embedding-with-genocidaires/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:33:47

• "In July, I wrote an article to submit to a project, but didn't hear back." ☛ https://blog.avas.space/zine-law/ | Source: Ava    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:37:45

• "Cloudflare IP addresses are shared" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/laliga-threatens-cloudflare-customer-for-using-an-ip-address-linked-to-piracy-250826/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:37:53

• "Now, as initially mentioned, Judge Kelly has once again opted against granting an injunction" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/26/shira-perlmutter-emergency-injunction-denied/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:38:04

• "revolt from within the author class" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-settles-copyright-lawsuit-authors/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:39:12

• "there’s a clear-cut incentive for Anthropic to drive the deal" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/27/anthropic-lawsuit-authors-settlement/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:39:24

• "publishers such as Elsevier and Wiley have used the courtroom" ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/with-sci-hub-gone-will-the-one-nation-one-subscription-scheme-step-up/article69979362.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:39:47

• "Google could get broken up this week." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-could-get-broken-up-this-week-heres-what-it-would-mean-/articleshow/123536369.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:40:55

• "While alternative app stores operate independently and are required by EU law, Apple is still in a position to exert some control. This became apparent a few weeks ago, when iTorrent users suddenly ran into trouble when installing the app." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/apple-revokes-eu-distribution-rights-for-torrent-client-developer-left-in-the-dark/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:41:09

• "App engineer Ricky Witherspoon, who makes an app called SyncSpin that used to work with Echelon bikes, told 404 Media that he successfully restored offline functionality to Echelon equipment and won the Fulu Foundation bounty." ☛ https://www.404media.co/developer-unlocks-newly-enshittified-echelon-exercise-bikes-but-cant-legally-release-his-software/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:41:35

• "With those pieces in place, Linux users on M1 and M2 Macs now have an experience that’s far closer to what they’d expect from any mainstream system." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/asahi-linux-lead-developer-steps-down/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:41:55

• "Placing that information on the backburner for a moment and returning to the Journal coverage" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/27/apple-music-spotify-wall-street-journal-report/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:42:25

• "The trial used Ciena’s new WaveRouter platform paired with WaveLogic 6 Extreme coherent optics." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/dfa-1-6tbit-s-fibre-trial-in-south-africa/269164/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:47:02

• "the RIPE NCC operates an authoritative name server" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/28/the-impact-of-expanding-authdns-with-a-new-node-in-the-philippines/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:47:22

• "U.S. customs is demanding a Certificate of Analysis (which could cost thousands of dollars and to determine what exact amount of Aluminum, Copper and Steel are in the product)" ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/08/26/we-regret-but-have-to-temporary-suspend-the-shipments-to-usa/ | Source: Olimex    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:47:54

• This site will die next month. It outsourced to typepad.com https://www.patentdocs.org/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:50:27

• "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/26/sole-and-despotic-dominion/#then-they-came-for-me | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:50:48

• "Russia ratified the treaty in 1998, two years after joining the Council of Europe, which promotes democracy, human rights and the rule of law." ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/26/russia-to-quit-europes-anti-torture-convention-a90350 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:51:05

• "For more than three decades, Georgia’s public service has stood as one of the most resilient pillars of its democratic transition and Euro-Atlantic ambitions." ☛ https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/08/25/as-georgia-dismantles-its-civil-service-the-kremlin-watches-and-wins/ | Source: New Eastern Europe    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:51:31

• "Please, for the love of Glob, stop using grey text. And especially do not use grey text on an off-white background. It doesn’t make you look more “design-ey”, it makes you look inept." ☛ https://catskull.net/stop-using-grey-text.html | Source: Dave DeGraw    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:52:06

• "A federal grand jury has refused to indict folk hero Sean Charles Dunn on a felony assault charge for allegedly throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer in Washington, D.C. on August 10." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/d-c-grand-jury-refuses-to-indict-folk-hero-who-tossed-sandwich-at-cbp-officer/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:52:27

• "just as important is the complete and utter inaccuracy of every one of his accusations." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/four-facts-you-need-to-counter-trumps-lies-about-mail-in-voting/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:53:27

• "Nazari, who reports for Japan’s Nippon TV News among others, was detained on July 24 after around 15 Taliban intelligence agents and morality police raided his office in the capital Kabul" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/08/taliban-detains-afghan-journalist-who-reports-for-japanese-media/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:54:00

• "A journalist has received an apology from Northamptonshire Police after being issued with a harassment warning after approaching a councillor for comment." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/police-sorry-for-harassment-warning-to-journalist-who-contacted-councillor/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:54:16

• "Rights groups Hong Kong Watch and Hong Kong Free Press reported that at least 18 journalists have been arrested since the enactment of the national security law" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/journalist-group-prompts-hong-kong-to-uphold-press-freedoms-following-media-visa-denials/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:54:51

• "Hong Kong’s now-defunct newspaper Apple Daily was not “seditious” because the publication represented views in public discourse" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/26/apple-daily-not-seditious-as-it-served-as-part-of-public-debate-hong-kong-court-hears-in-jimmy-lai-trial/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:55:27

• "Consider This" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-08-27/npr-all-things-considered-names-scott-detrow-new-full-time-host | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:57:29

• "International organizations, including Human Rights Watch, have previously warned that restrictions on independent media undermine Afghans’ right to information and violate obligations under international human rights law." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/press-freedom-group-urges-taliban-to-release-detained-afghan-journalist/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:57:53

• [Old] "Though he didn't know it at the time, his gadget also landed him a spot in secret files being compiled by the New York Police Department's intelligence arm against protest groups across the country." ☛ https://www.wired.com/2007/04/nypd-intelligence-op-targets-dot-matrix-graffiti-bike/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:58:39

• "the arrest felt orchestrated." ☛ https://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/30033/ | Source: NYMag    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:59:04

• "Despite many, many failed attempts to do so, people keep trying to filter the [Internet]. Let’s look at the lens of the current moment through past attempts—including one led by, of all people, a librarian." ☛ https://tedium.co/2025/08/26/internet-content-filters-history/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 09:59:40

• "President Donald Trump has signed an executive order challenging a 1989 Supreme Court decision that protects flag burning as free speech" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-08-26/trumps-order-on-flag-burning-could-return-the-question-to-the-supreme-court | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:01:00

• "We are no longer operating under constitutional government. We are witnessing its systematic dismantlement by the very people sworn to preserve it." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/26/john-bolton-and-bitter-irony-of-false-equivalence/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:01:42

• "According to him, Silantyev both participated in compiling the expert act on the encyclopedic dictionary and wrote ‘exposés’ about it in the media." ☛ https://oc-media.org/spiritual-directorate-of-muslims-appeals-ban-on-encyclopedic-dictionary-about-islam-in-north-caucasus/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:02:24

• "Modern censorship circumvention systems are generally built around the concept of "collateral damage", where a censor cannot block access without blocking the entire [Internet] or popular online services." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/Corruption-Control-Turkmenistan-internet-censorship-business/ | Source: Tor    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:02:49

• "Everything Donald Trump says or does can be plotted on a three-dimensional graph where the axes are: fascist, stupid, and unconstitutional." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/flag-burning-executive-order-trump/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:03:11

• "terrorist" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/27/russian-fsb-declares-free-russia-forum-a-terrorist-organization | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:03:32

• "A popular shortwave Russian radio station dubbed UVB-76 has been an enigma for decades" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/uvb-76-russia-us-nuclear-fears/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:03:56

• "Of course, placing one's faith in companies as institutions to defend or stay aligned with your beliefs will always lead to disappointment." ☛ https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2025/tech-is-political | Source: Cory Dransfeldt    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:04:22

• "Denmark made the widely-criticised CSA Regulation a priority on the very first day of their Council presidency, but show little willingness to actually find a compromise that will break the three-year long deadlock on this law." ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/denmark-council-deadlock-on-the-csa-regulation-are-they-genuinely-trying/ | Source: EDRI    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:04:43

• "I could point out the faulty assumptions or sometime faculty logic but you can never convince someone they are wrong, especially if it means they won't get what they want." ☛ https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2025/08/the-logical-argument.html | Source: Computational Complexity    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:05:30

• "Remember that Microsoft has rights to all OpenAI’s software. They could just take the whole GPT series and leave OpenAI to hang. I think the GPT-5 announcement was timed to try to convince Microsoft they’d do better to keep OpenAI alive" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/27/softbank-needs-openai-to-stay-alive-no-matter-what/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:06:29

• "Using them as a creator means that you are actively helping them grow and succeed." ☛ https://zottmann.org/2025/08/27/dear-creators-i-am-judging.html | Source: Carlo Zottmann    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:06:53

• "Painful Downfall of Intel" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/intel-painful-downfall/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:08:01

• "Actually, the real work is deciding which games to play and which results are worthy of trust and respect going forward." ☛ https://seths.blog/2025/08/confusing-good-luck-with-skill/ | Source: Seth Godin    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:08:19

• "The two controversial sites claim that the Online Safety Act infringes on their rights as American corporations." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/social/767063/4chan-kiwi-farms-lawsuit-uk-ofcom | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:08:44

• "Passkeys are seen by their advocates as the future of passwords, linking physical devices to digital accounts. You sign into one while proving you have physical access to the other." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/27/ciscos_duo_identity_crisis/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:09:09

• "includes a former U.S. senator and intelligence chief" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/anthropic-announces-national-security-council | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:09:26

• "I’m donating directly to the foundation." ☛ https://www.perl.com/article/my-guilty-perl-obsession/ | Source: Perl    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:09:54

• "If everyone reading this gave just the price of a coffee, I could focus fully on the open source work that serves our community. But not everyone can or will contribute, and that’s okay." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/a-personal-message-from-an-open-source-contributor-2/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:10:30

• "This is the new reality: higher demand, more volatile supply, and a grid built for neither." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-electric-grid-energy | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:12:06

• "The greatest irony of this dramatic turnaround is that in 2009 solar and wind power were still expensive; now they are the cheapest forms of energy on offer." ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-long-will-trump-be-able-to-deny-reality-with-his-energy-policy | Source: New Yorker    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:12:26

• "BCS solar powered plants" ☛ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/2-solar-thermal-power-plants-planned-for-baja-california-sur/ | Source: Mexico News Daily    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:13:02

• "The regulator set to take on primary [cryptocurrency]oversight is down to a single Commissioner, and new pro-crypto PACs focus on installing more Republicans in the midterms" ☛ https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-91/ | Source: Molly White    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:13:25

• "At this point The Crazy is running at such a rapid pace that hugely important stories all too often get buried because some other terrible thing pops up and demands immediate attention." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-crazy-comes-for-clean-energy | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:13:51

• "Some apps consume your device's battery more than others. App battery drain can indicate poor software optimization, high data consumption, and increased activity on your phone." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/how-to-find-apps-draining-phone-battery/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:14:30

• "We believe that dapps that support EIP-7730 will have a huge edge over their competitors." ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/08/27/implement-eip-7730-today/ | Source: Trail of Bits    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:15:00

• "They say the extreme weather may be prohibiting plants from producing enough of the nectar that monarchs need to fuel their fall migration to Mexico." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/extreme-summer-weather-could-further-endanger-monarch-butterflies-researchers-fear-1.7615767 | Source: CBC    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:15:26

• "The consequences are potentially serious for human health, experts say, because disease- and chemical-laden particles coat human lungs. The particles also cover solar panels and darken mountain snow, making it melt faster." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-27/climate-change-bringing-haboobs-to-california | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:15:54

• "The draft law is expected to be enacted by Parliament, where the government has a majority, in January 2026." ☛ https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/sweden-seeks-to-lift-ban-on-uranium-mining-in-nuclear-energy-push | Source: The Straits Times    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:16:36

• "Sweden’s deposits represent around 27 per cent of Europe’s uranium reso­urces." ☛ https://www.dawn.com/news/1937780/sweden-seeks-to-lift-ban-on-uranium-mining | Source: Dawn Media    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:17:04

• "Passing Off Old Footage As New" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-kremlin-trickery-old-footage-absence/33513376.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:17:58

• "Potato growers in Maine latched on to the story and even struck a plaque to honor the occasion, according to Wukovits." ☛ https://www.navytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2025/08/26/spuds-vs-submarine-the-lore-of-the-uss-obannon-at-guadalcanal/ | Source: US Navy Times    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:18:08

• "Greedflation" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/08/corporate-media-greedflation-price-gouging/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:18:24

• Overpopulation ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/global-water-crisis-could-cost-trillions/a-73394280 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:20:51

• "The Moorland Association said at least 18 blasts had been triggered as peat burnt down to hidden ordnance, “forcing firefighters into a very defensive firefighting strategy”." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bombs-explode-fire-yorkshire-moorland-b2815283.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:34:59

• "That is unsustainable and does not reflect well on port security" ☛ https://ticotimes.net/2025/08/27/panama-sees-record-cocaine-flow-through-ports-bound-for-europe | Source: Cost Rica    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:35:12

• "bans financial contributions" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/27/advocates-lawsuit-against-foreign-contributions-ban-stalls-as-kansas-crafts-rules/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:35:43

• "China’s AI industry is quietly turning to refurbished and second-hand Nvidia GPUs" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/china-repurposes-used-nvidia-gpus | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:36:03

• "intelligence-led" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/google-cybersecurity-disruption-unit-active-defense-hack-back/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:36:30

• "The possibility of Trump using the military to take full political control" ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/thinking-ahead-to-the-full-military | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:36:51

• "supported by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah" ☛ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/08/experts-warn-of-jihadist-pmcs-fanning-flames-of-conflict/ | Source: ADF    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:37:16

• "First, there has been no actual compensation." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/26/with-intel-trump-continues-his-race-to-violate-every-clause-in-the-constitution-by-now-arriving-at-the-takings-clause/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:37:48

• "American Fighter Ace," ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/last-known-surviving-american-ace-pilot-from-world-war-ii-dies-at-103-180987239/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:38:54

• "that encyclopedia entry doesn’t give you context." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/what-the-hell-is-a-nato-style-security | Source: Garry Kasparov    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:39:22

• "Allow me to play Cassandra." ☛ https://www.netmeister.org/blog/slow-coup.html | Source: Jan Schaumann    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:40:50

• "Cook has said that she will not resign." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/in-the-matter-of-lisa-cook | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:41:15

• "let us remind ourselves of the differences between socialism and National Socialism." ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2025/08/27/its-not-socialism-its-national-socialism/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:41:36

• "I have several projects in-flight" ☛ https://soatok.blog/2025/08/27/its-a-cold-day-in-developer-hell-so-i-must-roll-my-own-crypto/ | Source: Dhole Moments    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:44:01

• "These seem to be deliberately implemented backdoors." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/encryption-backdoor-in-military-police-radios.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:44:15

• "Consider this my semi-annual update on why I love passkeys in theory, but I completely get why they’re not taking off like crazy as we’d hoped." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/what-causes-bad-passkey-experiences/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:44:45

• "The complaint, filed with Congress on Tuesday, revealed new concerns from CDO Charles Borges about “serious data security lapses” allegedly involving DOGE [sic] officials working at the SSA." ☛ https://fedscoop.com/doge-social-security-database-whistleblower-cloud-environment-data-vulnerabilities/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:44:59

• "It's not just any SSA flunkie making the accusations either." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/whistleblower_accuses_doge_of_duplicating/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:45:14

• "A comic strip in four panels: [...]" ☛ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1088/cookies | Source: David Revoy    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:45:29

• "NYT was the first to report on a new whistleblower complaint, from Social Security’s Chief Data Officer, Chuck Borges" ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/26/amid-hunt-for-crime-in-dc-whistleblower-implicates-ed-big-balls-coristine-and-john-roberts/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:45:50

• "Worse, the proposal contradicts the GDPR, which requires minimal and secure data collection. Yet Chat Control mandates indiscriminate, mass surveillance." ☛ https://nflatrea.bearblog.dev/how-a-child-protection-law-could-destroy-privacy-as-we-know-it/ | Source: Noë Flatreaud    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:46:16

• "And they're all - with very few exceptions - terrible: [...]" ☛ https://www.troyhunt.com/home-assistant-ubiquiti-ai-home-automation-magic/ | Source: Troy Hunt    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:46:35

• "With 100 million people using the Meta-owned encrypted messaging app, officials want Russians to use a domestic system in the latest campaign against foreign-made apps." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/27/russia-max-whasapp-messaging/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:46:52

• "The move comes on the heels of an audit by Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias which found that Flock allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)" ☛ https://therecord.media/flock-license-plate-reader-pauses-federal-work | Source: The Record    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:47:08

• "Those warnings seemed to gain fresh credibility in June, when Microsoft admitted it could not guarantee that customer data would remain protected from US government access requests." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/27/ovhcloud_interview/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:47:23

• "Sassa spokesman Paseka Letsatsi said all grant applications captured and approved from 1 September would include biometric fingerprint enrolment or facial recognition through an electronic “know your client” (eKYC) process." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/fingerprints-facial-scans-sassa-grants/269196/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:47:39

• "The first is that you have to trust the WebMonetization.org website." ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/08/security-flaws-in-the-webmonetization-site/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:48:42

• Windows TCO: "Cephalus is a relatively new ransomware operation that emerged in mid-2025, and has already been linked to a wave of high-profile data leaks." ☛ https://www.fortra.com/blog/cephalus-ransomware-what-you-need-know | Source: Fortra LLC    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:49:40

• Windows TCO: "Perhaps the most interesting part of the Cephalus incidents is that they used a unique process for launching the ransomware itself" ☛ https://www.huntress.com/blog/cephalus-ransomware | Source: Huntress    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:49:58

• Windows TCO: "With this technique, the shellcode will be executed in the context of the current process, but alternative techniques might, of course, load and execute the shellcode in a remote process." ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32238 | Source: SANS    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:50:16

• Windows TCO: "When a healthcare organization is hit by ransomware, the crisis extends far beyond the initially targeted institution." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/hospital-gets-ransomware-others-feel-pain | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:50:31

• Windows TCO: "The attack occurred on Aug. 16 and prompted the company to activate its incident response protocols, which included taking certain systems offline and implementing mitigation measures." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/data-io-ransomware-attack | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:51:20

• Windows TCO: "The Maryland Transit Administration says it is actively investigating a cybersecurity incident" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/ransomware-attack-disrupts-marylands-public-transit-service-for-disabled-travelers-mta-says-it-is-investigating-cybersecurity-incident-but-core-services-operating-normally | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:51:28

• "Meta’s leaked chatbot rules are not a glitch in the system" ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/ai-logs/meta-ai-chatbot-safety | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:52:04

• "‘Look, it’s going to be okay but don’t go anywhere near [social media],’" ☛ https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/harry-potter-child-actors-social-media-sophie-turner-1236497688/ | Source: Variety    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:52:21

• "It has also exposed a corner of the web, easily accessible to minors, where audiences become hooked on watching someone self-harm — sometimes to the point of death." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/society/2025-08-25/self-harm-or-humiliation-on-live-streams-the-only-limits-are-set-by-the-viewers.html | Source: El País    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:52:36

• "And for all users, even if you only have a single Micro.blog account, we now have passkeys!" ☛ https://www.manton.org/2025/08/26/multiple-users-and-passkeys-in.html | Source: Manton Reece    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:52:58

• "When I first started, I found the account Micro Monday very helpful to find people around Micro.blog." ☛ https://heyloura.com/2025/08/27/microblog-discovery-ideas.html | Source: Loura    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:53:40

• "You might think of phubbing as a minor irritation, but our research shows it can erode relationship quality, dent self-esteem, stir up resentment and even trigger retaliation" ☛ https://theconversation.com/phubbing-why-ignoring-your-partner-for-your-phone-infuriates-certain-people-and-causes-them-to-retaliate-263963 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:53:57

• "Unlike tech giants, Meningspunktet promises that citizens’ data will not be harvested for commercial purposes and will remain within Danish and EU territory." ☛ https://politiken.dk/nyhedsbreve/mine/nyhedsbrev_politiken_edition/art10444190/A-new-Danish-social-media-platform-promises-to-foster-communities-decency-and-democracy |    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:54:12

• "Last month, I wrote an article about being adopted by a British couple during the era of China’s one-child policy." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/27/influencer-plagiarised-life-story-tiktok-social-media-mimicry | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:54:32

• "Microsoft is rolling out the new Excel COPILOT function to the Insider Program!" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/26/excel-copilot-make-up-spreadsheet-numbers-with-ai/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:55:03

• "Regions now are defined more by commercial connections." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2025/08/26/speaking-as-a-great-lakes-megacitizen/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:55:16

• "We’re running an experiment on select YouTube Shorts that uses traditional machine learning technology to unblur, denoise, and improve clarity in videos during processing (similar to what a modern smartphone does when you record a video)" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2889548/google-secretly-enhanced-youtube-shorts-videos-with-ai-filters.html | Source: PC World    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:55:40

• "The latest bleak new AI slop niche are “nostalgia” videos about how good the 1980s and 1990s were." ☛ https://www.404media.co/80s-nostalgia-ai-slop-is-boomerfying-the-masses-for-a-past-that-never-existed/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:55:56

• "So if these fans aren’t AI-generated fakes, what’s going on here?" ☛ https://waxy.org/2025/08/will-smiths-concert-crowds-were-real-but-ai-is-blurring-the-lines/ | Source: Andy Baio    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:56:13

• "Morrin and his colleagues found three types of chatbot-driven spirals." ☛ https://futurism.com/paper-ai-psychosis-schizophrenia | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:56:28

• "The chatbot validated Raine's suicidal thoughts" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/open-ai-chatgpt-california-suicide-teen-1.7619336 | Source: CBC    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:57:01

• "Adam's lawyer, Meetali Jain, said that she was shocked that such conversations with the chatbot repeatedly happened for seven months." ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/16-year-old-039-s-family-alleges-chatgpt-led-to-teen-039-s-death-by-suicide-9166589 | Source: NDTV    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:57:53

• "This kind of thing should make everybody stop and really think before deploying any AI agents. We simply don’t know to defend against these attacks." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/we-are-still-unable-to-secure-llms-from-malicious-inputs.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:58:35

• "But given the author writes about AI, perhaps he had his AI write the summary for him." ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2025/08/27.1 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:59:03

• "The family included chat logs between Adam, who died in April, and ChatGPT that show him explaining he has suicidal thoughts." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgerwp7rdlvo | Source: BBC    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:59:27

• "It also offered to help him write a suicide note to his parents." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/27/chatgpt-scrutiny-family-teen-killed-himself-sue-open-ai | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:00:00

• "The timing reveals a fundamental contradiction in how cataloging expertise is valued." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/26/guest-post-beyond-classification-the-human-cost-of-library-and-information-labor-under-digital-capitalism/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:00:20

• "Gone are Avi Verma and Ethan Knight, both poached from OpenAI — and both of whom are now headed back there after a taste of Zuckerberg's management style, according to the magazine." ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-researchers-mark-zuckerberg-already-quitting | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:00:52

• "Led by renowned economist Erik Brynjolfsson, the study used high-frequency payroll data from ADP, the largest payroll processor in the United States." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/looking-for-your-first-job-youre-ais-prime-target/articleshow/123549150.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:01:11

• "The monitoring service Downdetector registered more than 2,300 complaints on Friday about Meet’s performance, with users reporting frozen calls, missing video and audio, and the app shutting down." ☛ https://therecord.media/russia-google-meet-ban-crackdown | Source: The Record    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:03:00

• "The vendor, which has been widely targeted, said the memory-overflow vulnerability can result in remote-code execution or denial of service." ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/citrix-netscaler-zero-day-exploited-august-2025/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:03:16

• "involved APT41’s typical tactics, techniques, and procedures. It included the usual blend of custom malware, credential harvesting, and the strategic use of compromised legitimate infrastructure to maintain persistence and evade detection." ☛ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/08/prolific-chinese-cyber-espionage-group-attacks-southern-africa/ | Source: ADF    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:03:32

• "Earlier this year, I wrote about how I rescued a special recovery partition from an old Macintosh Performa 550’s dead hard drive." ☛ https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2025/08/an-update-about-the-hidden-performa-550-recovery-partition/ | Source: Doug Brown    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:06:21

• "If you have anything hosted at Typepad, now is a good time to back it up." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/typepad-sunset/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:06:39

• "The alert is an effort to give technical details to potential victims of the campaign from the People’s Republic of China-backed group commonly known as Salt Typhoon" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/salt-typhoon-hacking-campaign-goes-beyond-previously-disclosed-targets-world-cyber-agencies-say/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:07:00

• "The vulnerabilities affect multiple versions of Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway products" ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/citrix-zero-day-under-active-attack | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:07:25

• "Incorrectly thinking it was already on the ground, the F-35’s sensors transitioned to “automated ground-operation mode”, rendering the jet uncontrollable and forcing the pilot to eject, the report said." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/08/27/pilots-mid-air-phone-call-to-manufacturers-f-35-crash/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:07:51

• "According to the report, after takeoff the pilot tried to retract the landing gear, but it would not do so completely." ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/27/us/alaska-f-35-crash-accident-report-hnk-ml | Source: CNN    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:08:10

• "Enh, I realize I’m being judgy rather than constructive or solution oriented. Just so sick of glowyglowy." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/headphones | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:10:20

• "A new lawsuit against OpenAI claims ChatGPT pushed a teen to suicide, and alleges that the chatbot helped him write the first draft of his suicide note, suggested improvements on his methods, ignored early attempts and self-harm" ☛ https://www.404media.co/chatgpt-encouraged-suicidal-teen-not-to-seek-help-lawsuit-claims/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:10:49

• "As an epidemiologist at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which Kennedy oversees, McCanlies had spent much of the past two decades studying how parents’ exposure" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/26/rfk-jr-vowed-to-find-the-environmental-causes-of-autism-then-he-shut-down-research-trying-to-do-just-that/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:13:15

• Shocking https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/minister-names-more-law-firms-acting-for-russians-on-sanctions/5111993.article    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:17:56

• "According to the suit, Adam first turned to ChatGPT for a common use case: schoolwork." ☛ https://futurism.com/lawsuit-parents-son-suicide-chatgpt | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:18:08

• "They can be found in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. They can be found within our cells, our organs and even our brains." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-08-microplastics.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:18:30

• "Monarez, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was ousted on Wednesday evening, according to a statement from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that offered no explanation its decision." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/27/cdc-director-susan-monarez-ousted | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:18:46

• "Her lawyers said she was targeted for standing up for science." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/08/cdc-director-susan-monarez-is-out-after-less-than-a-month-on-the-job-federal-officials-say/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:19:28

• "But in a statement Wednesday evening, lawyers representing Monarez said that she would not step down." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/cdc-director-refuses-to-step-down-despite-reports-of-ouster/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:19:55

• "The default behaviour of the cooling system on my P53 is not to turn the fans on at all until the CPU/GPU temperatures reach about 60C, and then turn both the fans on at high speed" ☛ https://kevinboone.me/thinkfan.html | Source: Kevin Boone    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:20:36

• "The year is (roughly) 1989, and we have a small office with some Unix computers and a handful of Facit A2400 terminals connected to them" ☛ https://jpmens.net/2025/08/26/blast-from-the-past-facit-a2400-terminal/ | Source: Jan Piet Mens    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:20:55

• "That's important, since the RAW photos from this 100MP sensor are about 200 MB each, but man, I would love to have that sort of internal storage in my camera." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/the-one-thing-in-the-new-hasselblad-x2d-ii-that-made-me-go-wow/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:21:15

• "Why was it so good?" ☛ https://bgthompson.codeberg.page/blog/thoughts-on-BSC-2025/ |    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:21:53

• "During a recent summer afternoon office clean-out" ☛ https://gilest.org/notes/free-books.html | Source: Giles Turnbull    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:22:17

• "In classical logic, two operators F/G are duals if F(x) = !G(!x). Three examples: [...]" ☛ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/logical-duals-in-software-engineering/ | Source: Buttondown LLC    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:22:43

• "I love a habit. I adore a routine. Doing things in a certain order, or certain time, or certain way. Over and over." ☛ https://anniemueller.com/posts/ritualize-anything | Source: Annie Mueller    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:23:18

• "The Australian software industry worker has been juggling multiple jobs for the past five years, working up to 20 hours a day, seven days a week." ☛ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/article/ash-secretly-worked-seven-jobs-and-earned-500-000-inside-the-overemployed-community/na1ne7zrd | Source: SBS    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:23:33

• "Can you imagine any of today’s rebrands lasting for almost half a century?" ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/cracker-barrel-and-the-war-on-american | Source: Garry Kasparov    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:23:52

• "I think I'll skip the blogs I read all the time and look for some different stuff out there, what do you recommend?" ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/trying-to-read-different-bloggers/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:24:16

• "Not that we shouldn’t criticize bland, bad, and boring art, but I’d rather focus my attention towards critiquing good, interesting, exciting works, valuing effort even when it doesn’t succeed." ☛ https://tracydurnell.com/2025/08/27/turning-towards-the-positive/ | Source: Tracy Durnell    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:24:31

• "Randomly chosen images from Geminispace" gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-28.gmi    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:26:09

• "However, slotting folks into such boxes may cause inaccuracies, something Gregor Mendel dabbled with. His genetic studies were maybe too accurate, too close to the story he was selling than messy reality." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/08/28/four-gamer-types.gmi    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:27:25

• From majority back to minority gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2025/AUG2025/entry-4    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:28:15

• "I have once again neglected to do anything of note over the summer months. I don't know why, but now I have something more to report again, and the angry orange reminders on my org-mode notifications is getting irritating so here we go." gemini://isoraqathedh.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-07.gmi    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:29:17

• Anthropic Settles Major Copyright Class Action Filed by Authors — Music Publishers’ Own Infringement Suit Gets Updated 2026 Trial Date ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/27/anthropic-lawsuit-authors-settlement/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:39:43

• Asahi GNU/Linux Lead Developer Steps Down ☞ https://linuxiac.com/asahi-linux-lead-developer-steps-down/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:40:20

• The Wall Street Journal Says Fashion Company Apple Music Is ‘Losing Ground to Spotify’ — But Hard Subscriber Numbers Tell a Different Story ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/27/apple-music-spotify-wall-street-journal-report/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:40:44

• The impact of expanding AuthDNS with a new node in the Philippines ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/28/the-impact-of-expanding-authdns-with-a-new-node-in-the-philippines/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:41:08

• Survey suggests readers still click on links after reading Surveillance Giant Google Hey Hi (AI) Overview ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/google-ai-overview-click-trust-survey-us-adults/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:42:12

• Anthropic forms new security council to help secure AI's place in government ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/anthropic-announces-national-security-council    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:43:47

• A Personal Message from an Open Source Contributor ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/a-personal-message-from-an-open-source-contributor-2/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:44:13

• Google previews cyber ‘disruption unit’ as U.S. government, industry weigh going heavier on offense ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/google-cybersecurity-disruption-unit-active-defense-hack-back/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:45:49

• Chinese firms turn to used Nvidia GPUs following Beijing H20 crackdown — industry reports 'surge' in A100 and H100 chips being stripped and repurposed ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/china-repurposes-used-nvidia-gpus    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:46:14

• Cookies ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1088/cookies    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:47:19

• Home Assistant + Ubiquiti + Hey Hi (AI) = Home Automation Magic ☞ https://www.troyhunt.com/home-assistant-ubiquiti-ai-home-automation-magic/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:47:54

• Interesting Technique to Launch a Shellcode, (Wed, Aug 27th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32238    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:48:32

• We Are Still Unable to Secure LLMs from Malicious Inputs ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/we-are-still-unable-to-secure-llms-from-malicious-inputs.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:49:40

• Logical Duals in Software Engineering ☞ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/logical-duals-in-software-engineering/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:51:11

• "back then I was in my free software advocacy phase, so obviously I had to use a free protocol. Back then it was Jabber, until Cisco acquired Jabber Inc; and I can’t remember when but it changed to be just XMPP." ☛ https://www.usebox.net/jjm/blog/back-on-xmpp/ |    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 12:09:01

• "Normally I use Bash (and Readline in general) in my own environment, where I have a standard .inputrc set up to configure things to my liking" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/BashReadlineBindingsIWant | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 12:09:25

• "One of the pieces of the Python standard library I tend to use the most is argparse." ☛ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/08/reimplementing-argparse-in-pystd.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:33:32

• "The huge benefit of this approach is that you can just see which operations are taking the most time" ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/low-hanging-fruit/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:33:47

• "Decades of experience and smart people putting their brains on the topic, the industry at large moved away from such reckless and unsafe practices, towards more reliable and repeatable deployment mechanisms." ☛ https://makemeacto.substack.com/p/deploying-from-your-ide-is-a-bug | Source: Sergio Visinoni    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:34:23

• "The issue exists because, when reading configuration values, Git strips trailing carriage return (CR) characters and does not quote them when writing." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/organizations-warned-of-exploited-git-vulnerability/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:34:38

• "Over the past few years, I’ve gone through hundreds of architecture diagrams and system topologies to help teams answer a simple question: [...]" ☛ https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/sli-evolution-stages | Source: Alex Ewerlöf    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:35:22

• "I'm on the security team for multiple open source projects with ~medium levels of report volume." ☛ https://sethmlarson.dev/the-vulnerability-is-in-the-proof-of-concept | Source: Seth Michael Larson    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:35:40

• "What does it mean when someone writes that a programming language is “strongly typed”?" ☛ https://dotat.at/@/2025-08-28-strongly-typed.html | Source: Tony Finch    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:35:56

• "Beyond Open Access: Make Academic Content Truly Accessible for All" ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/27/guest-post-beyond-open-access-part-ii-make-images-truly-accessible-for-all/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:36:27

• "Open Analytics often receives requests to visualize and summarize data from multiple data sources in a user-friendly way" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/wildlife-management/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:37:03

• "Here we go — on September 3rd, from 18:00 to 19:00, we will hold our first meeting with a Meshtastic workshop." ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/once-upon-a-time-there-was-hackafe-in-plovdiv-a-place-to-share-ideas-and-learn-new-things-about-the-it-industry/ | Source: Olimex    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:37:52

• "Someone on LinkedIn very kindly described this website as “a goldmine” of useful tips about working in the open." ☛ https://gilest.org/notes/wito.html | Source: Giles Turnbull    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:38:06

• "There are undoubtedly places on the Internet where discussion (in the form of comments) continues on for years on certain pages," ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/DroppingAtomCommentFeedsOnPages | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:39:08

• "The goal of the Movuan project is to merge into Devuan as an official version, but it still requires some polishing to do before this can happen." ☛ https://pine64.org/2025/08/27/august_2025_movuan/#what-is-devuan | Source: Pine64    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:39:58

• "Many in Britain have long disdained the practice of playing music through a phone’s speakers in public as “sodcasting.” In a June survey" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/world/europe/london-commuters-headphones-etiquette-britain.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:40:09

• "There is a lithium battery with associated charging circuitry to make Octopus entirely wireless." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/08/26/mits-octopus-is-a-delightful-environmental-sensor-for-urban-deployment/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:44:17

• "The 16-inch design's first major revision includes new motherboards and its first Nvidia graphics card, all modular and backwards compatible with existing models." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2889637/framework-laptop-16-gets-new-rtx-5070-ryzen-370-options.html | Source: PC World    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:44:33

• "To support all of this combined GPU, CPU, and system performance, we’re excited to announce our new default power adapter for Framework Laptop 16" ☛ https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/introducing-the-new-framework-laptop-16-with-nvidia | Source: Framework Computer BV    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:44:48

• "Rocky is known as one of the most stable and reliable Linux distributions—a free alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-install-java-on-rocky-linux-10/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:45:56

• "My three year-old Surface Laptop Studio (first generation) has been starting to feel a bit long in the tooth as Windows 11 has continued to grow fatter." ☛ https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/installing-arch-and-omarchy-on-a-microsoft-surface-laptop-studio/ | Source: Chris McLeod    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:46:32

• "The latest release of GhostBSD, an easy graphical FreeBSD distribution, includes a brand new macOS-like desktop environment, "Gershwin."" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/27/ghostbsd_2502/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:48:23

• "We also keep a small freezer in there that contains the dog's food. Whenever I go out there to top up the dog food we keep in the house" ☛ https://kevquirk.com/blog/the-shed-on-the-drive | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:49:11

• "Not much, it seems. We’re still looking way-off from it being in all browsers, but that’s fine because we’ve got progressive enhancement available to us." ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/the-interpolate-size-property-is-a-great-example-of-progressive-enhancement/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:49:43

• "QEMU, a popular open-source machine emulator and virtualizer, has just made available for download its brand-new 10.1 release (following a four release candidate cycle) as the first update to the 10.x series." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/qemu-10-1-brings-tdx-sev-snp-vm-support/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:50:41

• "Steve talks about his struggles with Immich, Noah walks through his adventures with OpenWRT." ☛ https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/456 | Source: The Ask Noah Show    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:51:18

• "Protecting Privacy in Your Brain" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/podcast-episode-protecting-privacy-your-brain | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:51:40

• How To Install VLC Media Player on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-vlc-media-player-debian-13/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:52:50

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

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:53:21

• "The GPL was "To prevent free code from being proprietarized" by for-profit corporations. In addition the origin of Stallman's open source philosophy was a printer he couldn't use because of closed-source software. From the start it was about the rights of the users, not corporations." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43754520    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:54:51

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

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:55:05

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

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:55:32

• How to Install VirtualBox on Debian 13 “Trixie” ☞ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-install-virtualbox-on-debian-13-trixie/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:55:54

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

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:56:41

• How To Install Puppet on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-puppet-opensuse/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:57:09

• How To Install Sublime Text on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-sublime-text-debian-13/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:58:02

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

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 14:58:55

• "Appears that the state of Washington needs a National Guard presence to eliminate crime and violence." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3n2bz0a    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:00:29

• Releasing version 17 ☞ https://agama-project.github.io/blog/2025/08/27/agama-17    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:02:31

• 4Chan and Kiwi Farms File Lawsuit Against UK ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/4chan-and-kiwi-farms-file-lawsuit    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:03:16

• Most of them were NOT working for Microsoft. Almost everyone at Microsoft does not have ethics, either. ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/microsoft-fires-intifada-employees    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:04:03

• Pakistan blows up dam embankment as it braces for flood surge ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/pakistan-blows-up-dam-embankment-as-it-braces-for-flood-surge    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:05:14

• When Border Patrol Came for Kern County ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/when-border-patrol-came-for-kern-county    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:05:37

• "we are announcing it and we have it today!" ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/introducing-the-librem-pqc-comms-server/ | Source: Purism    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:06:50

• "Insights for RHEL helps you proactively manage your environment across the entire system lifecycle." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/simplify-linux-management-across-your-systems-lifecycles-red-hat-insights | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:07:35

• "Olimex has announced the ESP32-C5-EVB, an open-source hardware evaluation board based on the ESP32-C5-WROOM-N8R4 module from Espressif." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/olimex-showcases-esp32-c5-evb-development-board/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:08:53

• Kubernetes v1.34: Of Wind & Will (O' WaW) ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/08/27/kubernetes-v1-34-release/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:11:23

• 21st century IT is kayfabe: it's all fake, just for show ☞ https://liam-on-linux.dreamwidth.org/96488.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:14:35

• Rosenzweig: Dissecting the Fashion Company Apple M1 GPU, the end ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1035332/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:15:28

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1035307/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:15:52

• Peter Czanik: The core values of syslog-ng ☞ https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/the-core-values-of-syslog-ng    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:16:30

• gofumpt – stricter gofmt ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gofumpt-stricter-gofmt/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:17:20

• 16 Best Free and Open Source Go Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-go-static-site-generators/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:17:35

• HTML-validate – offline HTML5 validator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/html-validate-offline-html5-validator/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:17:58

• How to verify container signatures in disconnected OpenShift ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/27/how-verify-container-signatures-disconnected-openshift    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:18:31

• Cloudreve – self-hosted file management system with multi-cloud support ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cloudreve-self-hosted-file-management-system-multi-cloud-support/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:19:21

• Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1035464/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:19:44

• GhostBSD 25.02 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1035321/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:21:53

• Wayfire 0.10 3D Wayland Compositor Brings Vulkan Support ☞ https://linuxiac.com/wayfire-0-10-3d-wayland-compositor-brings-vulkan-support/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:22:23

• FOSS Weekly #25.35: New Gerhwin DE, grep Command, Nitro init system, KDE Customization and More GNU/Linux Stuff ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-35/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:22:38

• Installing Fedora GNU/Linux in the Simplest Possible Way ☞ https://itsfoss.com/install-fedora/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:23:06

• Underwear in Planet Debian. Off-topic, not suitable, but if you adopt some edgy lifestyle of mental burden, then Debian will tolerate this. https://blog.trueelena.org/blog/2025/08/28-1840s_underwear/index.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:24:07

• We Asked, You Answered: How Your Feedback Shapes CC Signals ☞ https://creativecommons.org/2025/08/27/we-asked-you-answered-how-your-feedback-shapes-cc-signals/ CC keeps perpetuating the hype of a giant Ponzi scheme and plagairism    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:25:36

• QEMU 10.1 Released with TDX Support, Many RISC-V and ARM Improvements ☞ https://9to5linux.com/qemu-10-1-released-with-tdx-support-many-risc-v-and-arm-improvements    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:26:19

• DongshanPi Previews RK3576-Based SBC Targeted at Computer Vision ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/dongshanpi-previews-rk3576-based-sbc-targeted-at-computer-vision/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:27:02

• Vipnix 20250827 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/vipnix    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:27:36

• Calculate 20250827 is also released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/calculate    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:27:53

• Alyssa Rosenzweig now works for defective chip maker Intel... basically ran after money    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:29:05

• extrox 1.13 is out https://pi-a.co/ "Current Latest Version - ver1.13"    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:29:57

• Like Humans, Every Tree Has Its Own Microbiome, a New Study Has Found ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/science/biology-trees-microbiomes.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:31:51

• Uncovering the Genes That Let Our Ancestors Walk Upright ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/science/human-evolution-ilium-bipedal.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:32:06

• Prolific Chinese Cyber Espionage Group Attacks Southern Africa ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/08/prolific-chinese-cyber-espionage-group-attacks-southern-africa/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:32:40

• Paris Will Keep Seine River Open to Swimmers for 2 More Weeks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/world/europe/paris-seine-river-swimming.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:33:03

• CDC Director Susan Monarez Is Fired, White House Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/health/cdc-monarez-kennedy-vaccines.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:33:24

• Rights group expresses concerns about imprisoned Vietnam activist’s health ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/rights-group-expresses-concerns-about-imprisoned-vietnam-activists-health/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:34:03

• Moroccan feminist accused of 'offending Islam' denied medical release despite health concerns ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250827-moroccan-feminist-accused-of-offending-islam-denied-medical-release-despite-health-concerns    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:34:23

• White House fires US health agency chief after vaccine standoff ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250828-white-house-fires-us-health-agency-head-after-she-refused-to-quit    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:34:48

• CDC director Susan Monarez is fired and other agency leaders resign ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/08/cdc-director-susan-monarez-is-out-after-less-than-a-month-on-the-job-federal-officials-say/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:35:10

• South Korea to ban phones in class in elementary, middle and high schools from March 2026 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-ban-phones-in-class-starting-march-2026    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:35:53

• US, allies step up fight against North Korean cyber activities ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-allies-step-up-fight-against-north-korean-cyber-activities    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:36:19

• North Korea's Kim says stronger special operation force is important, state media reports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-says-stronger-special-operation-force-is-important-state-media-reports    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:37:02

• Treasury sanctions North Korea IT worker scheme facilitators and front organizations ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/treasury-department-sanctions-north-korea-worker-scheme/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:37:20

• Navigating the new normal: Strategic simultaneity, US Forces Korea flexibility, and alliance imperatives ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/navigating-the-new-normal-strategic-simultaneity-us-forces-korea-flexibility-and-alliance-imperatives/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:38:01

• Over 7,600 bullying cases in Malaysian schools in 2024, up 17% from 2023 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/over-7600-bullying-cases-in-malaysian-schools-in-2024-up-17-malaysian-education-minister    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:46:18

• Scammers preying on children as young as 7 in Malaysia for easy money ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/scammers-preying-on-children-as-young-as-7-in-malaysia-for-easy-money    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:46:49

• Father of murdered Mongolian woman Altantuya applies to Malaysian court to reopen probe ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/father-of-murdered-mongolian-woman-altantuya-applies-to-malaysian-court-to-reopen-probe    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:47:40

• Malaysia plans to convene RCEP summit in October, report says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-plans-to-convene-rcep-summit-in-october-report-says    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:49:15

• Malaysia gas pipeline fire: Gas released could fill over half a million 14kg cooking gas cylinders ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-gas-pipeline-fire-gas-released-could-fill-over-half-a-million-14kg-cooking-gas-cylinders    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:49:51

• Malaysia’s Parliament approves law to regulate government procurement ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-parliament-approves-law-to-regulate-government-procurement    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:50:52

• Philippines open to discuss safety of Filipinos in Taiwan with China, foreign minister says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/philippines-open-to-discuss-safety-of-filipinos-in-taiwan-with-china-foreign-minister-says    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:51:35

• Jimmy Lai’s Freedom May Now Hinge on Beijing and Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/world/asia/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-trump.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:53:58

• Taiwan’s denial of communist role in World War II is ‘blasphemy’, China says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwans-denial-of-communist-role-in-world-war-ii-is-blasphemy-china-says    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:55:06

• Extreme rain in China caused $2.8 billion in road damage, further straining public funds ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/extreme-rain-in-china-caused-2-8-billion-in-road-damage-further-straining-public-purse    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:55:32

• West frets over China's interest in Vietnam tungsten mine, sources say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/west-frets-over-chinas-interest-in-vietnam-tungsten-mine-sources-say    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:56:16

• Malaysia says China is ready to provide assistance in rare earths processing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-says-china-is-ready-to-provide-assistance-in-rare-earths-processing    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:57:34

• Myanmar’s military chief to visit China to attend summit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmars-military-chief-to-visit-china-to-attend-summit-state-media-says    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:58:04

• China’s SCO summit and military parade project unity – and rivalry with the West ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-sco-summit-and-military-parade-project-unity-and-rivalry-with-the-west    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:58:43

• Damaged Chinese ship now under repair, satellite images show ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/08/27/china-damaged-ship-scarborough-shoal/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 15:58:59

• Press freedom group condemns Belarus court for sentencing journalist Aleh Supruniuk ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/press-freedom-group-condemns-belarus-court-for-sentencing-journalist-aleh-supruniuk/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:00:11

• "25 years ago, Moscow’s Ostankino Tower went up in flames. See photos of the unprecedented fight to save it." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/27/25-years-ago-moscow-s-ostankino-tower-went-up-in-flames-see-photos-of-the-unprecedented-fight-to-save-it | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:00:33

• "Crimea’s Russian-installed authorities seek to ban street musicians from playing songs by ‘foreign agents’" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/27/crimea-s-russian-installed-authorities-seek-to-ban-street-musicians-from-playing-songs-by-foreign-agents | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:00:59

• "Russian climber stranded on Kyrgyzstani mountain declared missing after authorities abandoned rescue operation" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/27/russian-mountain-climber-stranded-on-kyrgyzstani-mountain-declared-missing-after-authorities-abandoned-rescue-operation | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:01:25

• "foreign agents" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/27/commitment-to-providing-facts-without-bias | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:02:20

• "Russia extends ban on gasoline exports through October" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/27/russia-extends-ban-on-gasoline-exports-through-october | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:10:27

• "Russian forces pound Kyiv with drones and missiles" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/28/russian-forces-pound-kyiv-with-drones-and-missiles-killing-at-least-eight | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:10:54

• North Korea’s Leader, Kim Jong-un, to Attend Military Parade in Beijing ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/world/asia/kim-jong-un-military-parade-beijing.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:11:23

• China says trilateral nuclear disarmament talks with US, Russia ‘unreasonable’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-trilateral-nuclear-disarmament-talks-with-us-russia-unreasonable    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:11:59

• Leaders of Senegal, France say they're committed to strengthening relationship ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250827-senegal-and-france-committed-to-strengthening-relationship    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:12:29

• Germany to boost military with new voluntary service bill ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250828-germany-to-boost-military-with-new-voluntary-service-bill    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:12:52

• SA Navy Chief receives Russian Federation medal ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/sa-navy-chief-receives-russian-federation-medal/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:13:18

• "Western allies discuss creating three lines of defense for postwar Ukraine" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/27/western-allies-discuss-creating-three-lines-of-defense-for-postwar-ukraine-ft | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:13:49

• "economic war" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/27/trump-threatens-russia-with-economic-war-if-it-refuses-to-end-war-in-ukraine | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:14:55

• "He continues to support them" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/27/he-continues-to-support-them | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:16:38

• "Very un-Christian" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/27/very-un-christian | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:17:24

• "Zelensky appoints Olha Stefanishyna" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/27/zelensky-appoints-olha-stefanishyna-as-ukraine-s-new-ambassador-to-the-united-states | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:19:07

• "Ukraine hits two Russian oil refineries in overnight drone strikes" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/28/ukraine-hits-two-russian-oil-refineries-in-overnight-drone-strikes | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:21:05

• Russian Missiles, Drones Batter Ukrainian Sites; At Least 14 Killed, Dozens Wounded In Kyiv ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-saudi-switzerland-russia-witkoff-ceasefire/33514806.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:22:55

• Even 2025’s Chaos Couldn’t Keep Brussels From the European August Holiday ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/world/europe/brussels-august.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:24:38

• Why Ukraine Is Allowing More Young Men to Leave the Country ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/world/europe/young-ukrainians-18-22-leave.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:26:09

• Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills at Least 14 in Kyiv ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/world/europe/ukraine-russia-strikes.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:26:27

• How in-person summer school in Ukraine helped ease war’s stresses ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0827/ukraine-in-person-summer-school-war-stress    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:26:43

• Kyiv Hit With 'Massive' Russian Air Strike As Ukrainian Leaders Press Global Diplomatic Efforts ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-saudi-switzerland-russia-witkoff-ceasefire/33514806.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:27:05

• Lithuania pushes EU to bypass Hungary on Ukraine membership talks ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2656191/lithuania-pushes-eu-to-bypass-hungary-on-ukraine-membership-talks    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:27:39

• Incoming PM says she has no ‘clear position’ yet on sending Lithuanian troops to Ukraine ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2656631/incoming-pm-says-she-has-no-clear-position-yet-on-sending-lithuanian-troops-to-ukraine    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:27:55

• Vilnius names street after Lithuanian fighter killed in Ukraine ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2656745/vilnius-names-street-after-lithuanian-fighter-killed-in-ukraine    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:40:32

• Lithuania adopts plan to respond to potential drone incursions ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2657167/lithuania-adopts-plan-to-respond-to-potential-drone-incursions    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:40:55

• 'This party is almost over', expert says as Russia slashes 2025 forecast ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20250827-this-party-is-almost-over-expert-says-as-russia-slashes-2025-forecast    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:41:21

• French, German, Polish leaders vow 'support' to Moldova in face of Russia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250827-french-german-polish-leaders-vow-support-to-moldova-in-face-of-russia    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 16:41:50

• Deadly Russian strikes pound Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250828-russia-strikes-ukraine-kyiv    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:06:12

• 'They had no time to take shelter': At least 12 people killed by Russian strikes on Kyiv ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250828-they-had-no-time-to-take-shelter-at-least-12-people-killed-by-russian-strikes-on-kyiv    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:06:31

• Massive Russian strikes pound Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250828-massive-russian-strikes-pound-ukraine-s-capital-kyiv-overnight    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:06:50

• Russia strikes the heart of Ukraine: At least 12 killed in mass drone and missile attack on Kyiv ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250828-russia-strikes-the-heart-of-ukraine-at-least-12-killed-in-mass-drone-and-missile-attack-on-kyiv    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:07:31

• When it comes to securing Ukraine, the US cannot stay on the sidelines ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/when-it-comes-to-securing-ukraine-the-us-cannot-stay-on-the-sidelines/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:08:01

• Nordic and Baltic parliamentary speakers meeting in Tallinn ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/saeima/28.08.2025-nordic-and-baltic-parliamentary-speakers-meeting-in-tallinn.a612060/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:08:19

• Russia Pushes Anti-Colonial Narrative While Using Colonizer’s Playbook ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/08/russia-pushes-anti-colonial-narrative-while-using-colonizers-playbook/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:08:56

• Experts Warn of ‘Jihadist PMCs’ Fanning Flames of Conflict ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/08/experts-warn-of-jihadist-pmcs-fanning-flames-of-conflict/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=experts-warn-of-jihadist-pmcs-fanning-flames-of-conflict    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:09:56

• Ubuntu Blog: Canonical’s Ubuntu to be supported on NVIDIA Jetson Thor ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/nvidia-jetson-thor-ubuntu-support    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:10:43

• Anthropic settles high-profile class action lawsuit alleging copyright monopoly infringement ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/27/anthropic-settles-high-profile-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-copyright-infringement/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:14:30

• Budrys to remain Lithuania’s foreign minister, says mending ties with China remains a task ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2656294/budrys-to-remain-lithuania-s-foreign-minister-says-mending-ties-with-china-remains-a-task    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:15:34

• China challenges legality of US ‘freedom of navigation’ operations in new report ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/china-challenges-legality-of-us-freedom-of-navigation-operations-in-new-report/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:16:09

• Evergrande: China’s indebted property behemoth delisted from Hong Kong stock market ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/27/evergrande-chinas-indebted-property-behemoth-delisted-from-hong-kong-stock-market/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:17:00

• Beijing says hopes US will welcome more Chinese students ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/27/beijing-says-hopes-us-will-welcome-more-chinese-students/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:19:59

• US tariffs: we're very worried about the new world order, Mexico steel group boss says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250827-us-tariffs-we-re-very-worried-about-the-new-world-order-mexico-steel-group-boss-says    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:20:31

• "The Game Boy Advance (GBA) was released in 2001 to breathe some new life into the handheld market" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/27/a-new-screen-upgrade-for-the-gba/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:22:00

• "Freeing Tethered EV Chargers From Corporate Overlord" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/27/juicebox-rescue-freeing-tethered-ev-chargers-from-corporate-overlords/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:22:29

• El Salvador Enacts Military-Style Rules on Haircuts and More in Schools ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/world/americas/el-salvador-schools-military.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:22:49

• TV news is in the ‘post anchor age’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/tv-news-is-in-the-post-anchor-age/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:23:35

• EU and Canada publishers issue joint plea to halt Hey Hi (AI) ‘strip mining’ of news ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/eu-and-canada-publishers-issue-joint-plea-to-halt-ai-strip-mining-of-news/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:24:08

• Log Detective: GSoC 2025 (part 2) ☞ https://danigm.net/gsoc-2025-2.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:24:51

• Victor Ma: When is an optimization not optimal? ☞ https://victorma.ca/posts/gsoc-7/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:26:21

• "Trump FBI Pick Andrew Bailey Has History of Prosecuting Democrats" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/missouri-ag-andrew-bailey-trump-fbi-sam-page | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:29:39

• "Groklaw takeover" https://lwn.net/Articles/1034604/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:30:36

• NO LESSONS LEARNED FRON THE FAILURE of Vision Pro?? https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/samsung-xr-headset-price-report/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/22/Apple_Vision_Pro_Failed_So_Badly_That_Its_Sales_Are_About_2_000.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:34:25

• Simplify local prototyping with Camel JBang infrastructure ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/28/simplify-local-prototyping-camel-jbang-infrastructure    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:47:11

• Event-driven ingestion of Keycloak entities ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/27/event-driven-ingestion-keycloak-entities    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:50:13

• Enable RHEL 10 Repositories in Red Bait Satellite: A Step-by-Step Guide ☞ https://kifarunix.com/enable-rhel-10-repositories-in-red-hat-satellite/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:51:41

• CentOS Board Meeting Recap, August 2025 ☞ https://blog.centos.org/2025/08/centos-board-meeting-recap-august-2025/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:52:28

• Hey Hi (AI) Phone Can Save Time if You Surrender Your Data ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/technology/personaltech/google-pixel-10-pro-review-ai-phone.html but DOES it save time? No. Pure BS.    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:53:47

• A Privacy Shield in the Wake of AT&T Data Breaches ☞ https://puri.sm/posts/a-privacy-shield-in-the-wake-of-att-data-breaches/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:58:00

• Kubernetes Has Become Boring — That’s a Good Thing ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/features/kubernetes-has-become-boring-thats-a-good-thing/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:58:38

• Israeli troops have described the evacuation as inevitable as they advance towards Gaza City ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250828-israeli-troops-have-described-the-evacuation-as-inevitable-as-they-advance-towards-gaza-city    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 17:59:25

• 3.2-magnitude quake is NOT even worth reporting on. Nobody really feels it. Except maybe fine instruments. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/mild-earthquake-strikes-segamat-in-johor-three-days-after-first-two    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:00:31

• UN chief calls on Egypt to end arbitrary detentions under ‘rotation’ system ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/un-chief-calls-on-egypt-to-end-arbitrary-detentions-under-rotation-system/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:00:46

• IAEA chief says inspectors have arrived at Iran nuclear site ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250827-iaea-chief-says-inspectors-have-arrived-at-iran-nuclear-site    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:01:05

• Israel says Gaza City evacuation is 'inevitable' as Convicted Felon holds talks on post-war plans ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250827-trump-post-war-gaza-blair-kushner    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:01:28

• Gaza: The Insurrectionist holds post-war Gaza policy meeting with Blair and Kushner ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250828-us-talks-post-war-gaza    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:01:48

• Online voting for NRO NC election 2025 opens today ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/28/online-voting-for-nro-nc-election-2025-opens-today/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:03:03

• Consultation on the second draft of the RIR Governance Document ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/28/consultation-on-the-second-draft-of-the-rir-governance-document/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:03:23

• 99: An Absence of Moral Fiber ☞ https://mwl.io/archives/24406 " Dennis Ritchie, co-creator of Unix, declared it so."    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:04:09

• Arduino ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/27/pascal-on-my-arduino-its-more-likely-than-you-think/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:05:16

• Can a giant sea wall save Indonesia’s disappearing coast? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/can-a-giant-sea-wall-save-indonesias-disappearing-coast    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:06:21

• Openwashing ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/huawei-to-open-source-its-ub-mesh-data-center-scale-interconnect-soon-details-technical-aspects-one-interconnect-to-rule-them-all-is-designed-to-replace-everything-from-pcie-to-tcp-ip    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:06:54

• This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 614 ☞ https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2025/08/27/this-week-in-rust-614/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:15:15

• "Antisemitism" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/leo-terrell-universities-lawsuits-antisemitism | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:15:42

• Thai woman jailed for 43 years for lese-majeste freed ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-woman-jailed-for-43-years-for-lese-majeste-freed    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:16:10

• The Democratic Party’s Identity Crisis ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/the-democratic-partys-identity-crisis    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:16:32

• Sounds like more outsourcing, i.e. a mistake and a lack of independence☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/independents-video-and-podcast-studio-aims-to-become-biggest-revenue-driver/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:18:02

• Even Though Bottles Found Funding, It Still Needs Help ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/08/even-though-bottles-found-funding-it-still-needs-help/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:19:10

• But this LLM is proprietary ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/08/alpaca-makes-running-ollama-on-linux-a-breeze/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:19:59

• What to Know About Covid Vaccines This Fall ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/well/covid-vaccines-guidelines-fall-2025.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:21:10

• FDA Approves Updated Covid Vaccines With New Restrictions ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/health/fda-covid-vaccines-rfk-jr.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:21:36

• South Korea Outlaws Use of Smartphones During Class ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/world/asia/south-korea-school-smartphone-ban.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:22:28

• They do not ban skinnerboxes outright, they merely assert (correctly) that when you're in a class you're there to study, not to get the fix from the online drugs. It's merely a first, logical step.    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:23:44

• What a lie. "The European Union and Tiktok help people in Moldova base their vote on truth rather than on disinformation from Russia." Rather the opposite, as Romania shows. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0827/Facts-over-fibs-in-another-Russian-invasion    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:25:19

• Fentanylware (TikTok) FOMO SPAM in Conde Nasty. They give people false expectations. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/how-to-survive-your-song-going-viral-on-tiktok    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:26:08

• Fentanylware (TikTok), i.e. CPC, choosing winners and losers. It's company-driven, not user-driven. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/27/radiohead-tiktok-let-down/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:26:48

• "This week Jonathan, Doc, and Aaron chat about Open Source AI, advertisements, and where we’re at in the bubble roller coaster!" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/27/floss-weekly-episode-844-simulated-word-of-mouth/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:28:20

• Multicluster resiliency with global load balancing and mesh federation ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/28/multicluster-resiliency-global-load-balancing-and-mesh-federation    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:29:47

• Smart deployments at scale: Leveraging ApplicationSets and Helm with cluster labels in Red Bait Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/27/leveraging-applicationsets-helm-cluster-labels    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:30:36

• Putin, Kim Jong Un to attend Chinese parade in show of defiance to the West ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/08/28/world-news/putin-kim-jong-un-to-attend-chinese-parade-in-show-of-defiance-to-the-west/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:31:46

• Xerxes Pi – A Raspberry Pi CM4/CM5 carrier board with a rack-friendly design (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/28/xerxes-pi-a-raspberry-pi-cm4-cm5-carrier-board-with-a-rack-friendly-design/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:32:47

• "Sorry, this post has been removed by the moderators of r/commandline." https://old.reddit.com/r/commandline/comments/1n2fc4n/stallman_and_torvalds_drop_a_hilarious_bombshell/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:34:22

• Adafruit Fruit Jam – A RP2350 mini computer running classic Macintosh ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/27/adafruit-fruit-jam-a-rp2350-mini-computer-running-classic-macintosh/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:35:53

• North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to attend China’s World War II military parade next week ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/28/north-korea-leader-kim-jong-un-to-attend-chinas-world-war-ii-military-parade-next-week/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:36:30

• tpmn = IBM-sponsored shill. This is SPAM for VAPPOURWARE https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/08/27/ibm-and-amd-tag-team-on-hybrid-classical-quantum-supercomputers/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:37:03

• US Raises Tariffs On India To 50 Percent Over Russian Oil Purchases ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-putin-modi-tariff-oil-war-ukraine-trade-china/33514264.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:37:46

• Russia says it put out fire at large oil refinery after latest Ukrainian drone attack ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-says-it-put-out-fire-at-large-oil-refinery-after-latest-ukrainian-drone-attack    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:38:04

• Putin, Kim Jong Un to attend victory celebration in China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-to-attend-victory-celebration-in-china-kcna-says    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:38:40

• VETEMENTS Applicant Files Certiorari Petition Seeking Reversal of Genericness Refusal Under Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/vetements-applicant-files-certiorari.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:39:34

• PTO Moves to Limit Use of General Knowledge in IPRs ☞ https://patentprogress.org/2025/08/pto-moves-to-limit-use-of-general-knowledge-in-iprs/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:40:49

• LibreOffice 25.8: The first week, in statistics ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/27/libreoffice-25-8-the-first-week-in-statistics/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:42:05

• In memory of Juan Carlos Sanz ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/27/in-memory-of-juan-carlos-sanz/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:42:19

• One week to the LibreOffice Conference in Budapest ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/27/one-week-to-the-libreoffice-conference-in-budapest/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:42:53

• YouTube clutch = control, censorship, exclusion, ad-stuffing... LOTS of awful things. "DON'T DO IT MAN!!" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/27/youtube-expands-hype-feature-globally/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:43:41

• 11 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based YouTube Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-console-based-youtube-tools/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:44:19

• Toxic kkkop and "Longtime GNOME contributor Emmanuele Bassi would like to see that change by adding cross-project teams and a steering committee for the project" https://lwn.net/Articles/1034684/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:44:59

• These 5 Common Sleep Tips Can Make Insomnia Worse, Expert Warns ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/these-5-common-sleep-tips-can-make-insomnia-worse-expert-warns    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:55:16

• Rare, Flesh-Eating Parasite Confirmed in US in Concerning Development ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/rare-flesh-eating-parasite-confirmed-in-us-for-first-time-in-decades    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:55:30

• Smelling This One Specific Scent Can Boost The Brain's Gray Matter ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/smelling-this-one-specific-scent-can-boost-the-brains-gray-matter    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:55:49

• Secret Bodies No Longer to Be Displayed at US Medical Museum ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/secret-bodies-no-longer-to-be-displayed-at-us-medical-museum    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:56:08

• This Skull Is The Oldest Physical Proof of Neanderthals in Your Bloodline ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-skull-is-the-oldest-physical-proof-of-neanderthals-in-your-bloodline    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:57:00

• This Incredible Dinosaur Sported The Spikiest Armor The World Has Ever Seen ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-incredible-dinosaur-sported-the-spikiest-armor-the-world-has-ever-seen    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:57:13

• Scientists Spotted a 'Yellow Brick Road' at The Bottom of The Pacific Ocean ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-spotted-a-yellow-brick-road-at-the-bottom-of-the-pacific-ocean    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:57:26

• Stunning But Dangerous: Rare Blue Dragons Are Forcing Beaches to Close ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/stunning-but-dangerous-rare-blue-dragons-are-forcing-beaches-to-close    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:57:40

• Asteroid Bennu Samples Contain Stardust Older Than Our Solar System ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/asteroid-bennu-samples-contain-stardust-older-than-our-solar-system    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:57:52

• Scientists Have Created Glow-in-The-Dark Succulents (And We Want One) ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-created-glow-in-the-dark-succulents-and-we-want-one    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:58:06

• Qt Creator 17.0.1 released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-creator-17.0.1-released    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:59:17

• Qt for MOSA: FACE Conformant Qt for Aerospace and Defense Software ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-for-mosa-face-conformant-qt-for-aerospace-and-defense-software    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:59:30

• Proprietary though ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-for-mcus-released-2.8.3    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 18:59:46

• "Before the days of mobile broadband, and before broadband itself even, there was a time where Internet access was provided by phone lines. To get onto a BBS or chat on ICQ required dialing a phone number and accoustically coupling a computer to the phone system." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/27/acoustic-coupling-like-its-1985/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:00:17

• Internet usage in Turkey surpasses 90% ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/internet-usage-in-turkey-surpasses-90-310903    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:00:32

• Denmark summons US diplomat over Greenland ‘influence’ attempts ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250828-denmark-summons-us-diplomat-over-greenland-influence-attempts reminder: John Bolton, lifelong Republican hawk who has been raided by Cheeto Epsteinfile, said Trump assumed Finland was Russia's    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:05:07

• 'State-owned enterprise is not the American way' — GOP senators, former Convicted Felon associates question White House’s 10% stake in Intel, critics brand move as socialism ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/state-owned-enterprise-is-not-the-american-way-gop-senators-former-trump-associates-question-white-houses-10-percent-stake-in-intel-critics-brand-move-as-socialism    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:06:00

• Internet standards body proposes new header field disclosing Hey Hi (AI) LLM Slop — will make it easier for machines to determine if Hey Hi (AI) LLM Slop was used on a site ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/internet-standards-body-proposes-new-header-field-disclosing-ai-will-make-it-easier-for-machines-to-determine-if-ai-was-used-on-a-site    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:06:48

• Lying for Microsoft, shareholders did not buy the lies https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/27/hp-cites-strong-demand-ai-pcs-beats-expectations-revenue-investors-arent-impressed/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:07:57

• iophk: "Congress is back in session and will likely raise the question of the Epstein Files again So it might be back in the news despite the mango menace's attempts at distraction."    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:08:39

• New Zealand to introduce laws to speed up approval of new supermarkets ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/new-zealand-to-introduce-laws-to-speed-up-approval-of-new-supermarkets    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:09:29

• Diddy Accusers Continue to Drop Like Flies—NY Court Flat-Out Dismisses Assault Case Filed by Buzbee Law Firm ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/27/diddy-accusers-case-dismissed-buzbee/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:10:36

• Indo-Pacific needs alignment, not uniformity, to remove cyber red tape ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/indo-pacific-needs-alignment-not-uniformity-to-remove-cyber-red-tape/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:12:00

• What Would Free Buses Look Like, Actually? ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-would-free-buses-look-like-actually    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:12:26

• Ben Cotton? In LF now?? https://openssf.org/blog/2025/08/27/trustify-joins-guac/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:12:56

• UN Security Council affirms Gaza famine is manmade ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250828-un-security-council-affirms-gaza-famine-is-manmade    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:19:20

• Argentina's Milei pelted with stones while campaigning amid corruption scandal ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250828-argentina-s-milei-pelted-with-stones-while-campaigning-amid-corruption-scandal    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:19:37

• John Bolton Inquiry Eyes Emails Obtained by Foreign Government ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/us/politics/bolton-trump-emails-fbi-investigation.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:20:19

• Hong Kong wraps up final leg of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai's security trial ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-wraps-up-final-leg-of-pro-democracy-tycoon-jimmy-lais-security-trial    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:20:47

• Japan hails 'unprecedented' security ties as British aircraft carrier visits Tokyo ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/japan-hails-unprecedented-security-ties-as-british-aircraft-carrier-visits-tokyo    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:21:10

• Trio of current and ex-TSMC employees face combined 30 years in prison for stealing national core key tech — engineer allegedly stole data to help Tokyo Electron improve etching machine performance ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/trio-of-current-and-ex-tsmc-employees-face-combined-30-years-in-prison-for-stealing-national-core-key-tech-engineer-allegedly-stole-data-to-help-tokyo-electron-improve-etching-machine-performance    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:21:31

• Trio of current and ex-TSMC employees face combined 30 years in prison for stealing national core key tech ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/trio-of-current-and-ex-tsmc-employees-face-combined-30-years-in-prison-for-stealing-national-core-key-tech-engineer-allegedly-stole-data-to-help-tokyo-electron-improve-etching-machine-performance    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:22:31

• Qt 6.9.2 Released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.9.2-released    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:22:46

• UN experts criticize Peru over legislation granting amnesty to war criminals ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/un-experts-criticize-peru-over-passing-of-legislation-granting-amnesty-to-war-criminals/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:23:16

• Hong Kong’s Lingnan University seizes ‘unofficial’ student union’s booklet ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/28/hong-kongs-lingnan-university-seizes-unofficial-student-unions-booklet/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:24:07

• Hong Kong court to hand down Jimmy Lai’s national security case verdict ‘in good time’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/28/hong-kong-court-to-hand-down-jimmy-lais-national-security-case-verdict-in-good-time/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:24:37

• Denmark summons US diplomat over Greenland 'interference' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250827-denmark-summons-us-diplomat-over-greenland-interference    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:25:11

• Argentina's Milei pelted with stones while campaigning amid corruption scandal ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250827-argentina-milei-campaign-corruption-protest    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:25:45

• Why a jihadist takeover of a Sahelian capital is unlikely ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/national-security/why-a-jihadist-takeover-of-a-sahelian-capital-is-unlikely/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:26:15

• Kenya and South Korea evolve defence partnership ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/joint/diplomacy-a-peace/kenya-and-south-korea-evolve-defence-partnership/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:27:40

• Attacks by Islamic State-backed insurgents stall TotalEnergies subcontractors in Palma ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/land/land-land/attacks-by-islamic-state-backed-insurgents-stall-totalenergies-subcontractors-in-palma/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:27:58

• OpenSSF Celebrates Global Momentum, AI/ML Security Initiatives and Golden Egg Award Winners at Community Day Europe ☞ https://openssf.org/press-release/2025/08/28/openssf-celebrates-global-momentum-ai-ml-security-initiatives-and-golden-egg-award-winners-at-community-day-europe/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:28:44

• Microsoft propaganda site siliconangle omits the fact this is an INTENTIONAL back door! https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/27/fbi-allies-warn-salt-typhoon-cyber-campaign-targeted-200-us-companies-80-countries/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/05/Credit_to_Jessica_Lyons_at_The_Register_for_Covering_the_Commun.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:29:39

• PromptLock: First SLOP-Powered Ransomware Emerges ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/promptlock-first-ai-powered-ransomware-emerges/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:30:20

• Citrix Patches Exploited NetScaler Zero-Day ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/citrix-patches-exploited-netscaler-zero-day/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:30:43

• Nevada State Offices Closed Following Disruptive Cyberattack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/nevada-state-offices-closed-following-disruptive-cyberattack/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:32:34

• Hackers Weaponize Trust with AI-Crafted Emails to Deploy ScreenConnect ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-weaponize-trust-with-ai-crafted-emails-to-deploy-screenconnect/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:35:38

• Can federal cybersecurity keep up with the quantum threats that are coming? ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/08/can-federal-cybersecurity-keep-up-with-the-quantum-threats-that-are-coming/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:37:59

• Security cordon set up for Mediterranean monk seal resting on Datça beach ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/security-cordon-set-up-for-mediterranean-monk-seal-resting-on-datca-beach-310875    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:38:21

• Mesa 25.1.9 is out https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/mesa-dev/2025-August/226551.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:42:03

• Hundreds of Salesfarce Customers Hit by Widespread Data Theft Campaign ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hundreds-of-salesforce-customers-hit-by-widespread-data-theft-campaign/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:43:49

• Microsoft is NOT expert at security! https://cyberscoop.com/storm-0501-ransomware-microsoft-threat-intelligence/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/03/29/Hiding_Microsoft_s_Culpability_in_Security_Breaches_and_Other_M.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:45:13

• More Microsoft-bribed media investing the narrative, with culprit spun as "saviour" https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/27/microsoft-report-warns-storm-0501-turning-cloud-features-ransomware-weapons/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:45:52

• PGConf NYC 2025 (9/29-10/1) - Schedule Announced! ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgconf-nyc-2025-929-101-schedule-announced-3123/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:47:57

• Sponsored = SLOP images, maybe LLM slop, "Casey Morgan is a Senior DevOps Consultant at Scaleform" = seems like fake (CG) 'person' ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/25/how-startups-can-cut-cloud-costs-without-sacrificing-performance/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:49:44

• Replacing a sliding door roller ☞ https://rubenerd.com/replacing-a-sliding-door-roller/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:50:51

• Goodbye to Typepad ☞ https://rubenerd.com/goodbye-to-typepad/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/28/A_Much_Needed_Wake_up_Call_to_Users_of_Wordpress_com_Blogspot_S.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:51:37

• "The Android Bluetooth Connection" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/27/the-android-bluetooth-connection/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:52:05

• Ugoos AM9 Android 14 TV box features Amlogic S905X5 Armv9 SoC, supports H.266 and AV1 codecs ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/28/ugoos-am9-android-14-tv-box-features-amlogic-s905x5-armv9-soc-supports-h-266-and-av1-codecs/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:52:26

• Arrival of Kubernetes 1.34 Simplifies Raft of Management Challenges ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/features/arrival-of-kubernetes-1-34-simplifies-raft-of-management-challenges/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:53:31

• Ubuntu Pro Minimal 22.04 LTS with CIS hardening is now generally available on proprietary trap AWS ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/cis-hardened-ubuntu-pro-minimal-available-on-aws    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:55:37

• planet.ubuntu.com compromised? Links to some SPAM site.    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:56:24

• Infostealers: The Silent Smash-and-Grab Driving Modern Cybercrime ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/infostealers-the-silent-smash-and-grab-driving-modern-cybercrime/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:57:37

• China-Linked Hackers Hijack Web Traffic to Deliver Backdoor ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/china-linked-hackers-hijack-web-traffic-to-deliver-backdoor/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:57:52

• At the same time JUVE is open to bribes, so outcomes are rigged by design, it is marketing ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/juve-reveals-nominees-in-patent-for-juve-awards-germany-2025/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:58:45

• New saving capabilities added to Unified's Portal ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/8/27/portal-my-searches    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:59:02

• DynaIP entity WirelessWerx IP geofencing patent monopoly challenge instituted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/8/26/dynaip-entity-wirelesswerx-ip-geofencing-patent-challenge-instituted    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 19:59:22

• Love Letters Gone Wrong: Federal Circuit’s First AIA Derivation Appeal Hinges on Valentine’s Day Emails ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/08/circuits-derivation-valentines.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:00:00

• New Apps Arrive in Ubuntu 25.10 Dev Builds ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/new-apps-arrive-in-ubuntu-25-10-daily-builds    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:00:48

• Thunderbird 142 Lets You Add Signatures to PDFs In-App ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/thunderbird-142-add-signatures-to-pdf-files    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:01:06

• Microsoft backdoored Windows Fell to All-Time Lows in Egypt This Summer, Vista 11 Adoption Decreases While GNU/Linux Increases ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/27/Microsoft_Windows_Fell_to_All_Time_Lows_in_Egypt_This_Summer_Vi.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:01:52

• REDUCING quality and reliability in Linux. Great! ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/AI-Help-Backporting-Linux-Patch    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:02:27

• Slopwatch: linuxsecurity.com, Slopfarms in Surveillance Giant Google News, and More ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/28/Slopwatch_linuxsecurity_com_Slopfarms_in_Google_News_and_More.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:02:41

• Orphaned Linux drivers for floppy disks gets first patch of any significance in three years - cleanup effort implies floppies spared the axe for a few more years ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/orphaned-linux-drivers-for-floppy-disks-gets-first-patch-of-any-significance-in-three-years-cleanup-effort-implies-floppies-will-keep-spinning-for-a-few-more-years    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:03:16

• Start hacking Bluetooth Low Energy today! (part 2) ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/start-hacking-bluetooth-low-energy-today-part-2/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:04:02

• Open Source Initiative (OSI) Resists Software Freedom, Even by Attacking Its Own (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/28/Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Resists_Software_Freedom_Even_by_Att.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:04:36

• A Much-Needed Wake-up Call to Users of Wordpress.com, Blogspot, Substack and All Those Other Outsourced (and Centralised) Platforms ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/28/A_Much_Needed_Wake_up_Call_to_Users_of_Wordpress_com_Blogspot_S.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:04:54

• The UEFI 9/11 - Part II - Campaign of Censorship and Defamation Against Critics ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/28/The_UEFI_9_11_Part_II_Campaign_of_Censorship_and_Defamation_Aga.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:05:06

• LintHTML – HTML5 linter and validator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/linthtml-html5-linter-validator/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:05:56

• Icon Explorer – preview and pick icons ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/icon-explorer-preview-pick-icons/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:06:14

• LG4X-V2 – GUI for X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) curve fitting ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lg4x-v2-gui-x-ray-photoemission-spectroscopy-xps-curve-fitting/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:06:27

• 12 Hours Ago The Register MS Published a Fake (Paid-for) Article, But This One for a Change Did Not Promote a Ponzi Scheme ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/27/12_Hours_Ago_The_Register_MS_Published_a_Fake_Paid_for_Article_.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:06:40

• This New Determination on a Case Echoes the Modus Operandi of Microsoft's Serial Strangler vs Techrights (Its Online Decision/Judgment Says Truth and Public Interest Defend the Publisher) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/26/This_New_Determination_on_a_Case_Echoes_the_Modus_Operandi_of_M.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:06:56

• As campaign spending flows unchecked, some states are trying to impose limits ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0827/campaign-finance-reform-maine-montana    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:07:48

• The core values of syslog-ng ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-core-values/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:08:48

• Request Workflow Redesign: RPM Lint Results Filtering ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2025/08/26/request-workflow-redesign//    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:09:17

• "Homebrew Tire Pressure Monitoring System" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/27/homebrew-tire-pressure-monitoring-system/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:25:54

• ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H Running Linux: defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra 7 Processor 255H ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/asrock-nuc-box-255h-running-linux-intel-core-ultra-7-processor-255h/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:26:38

• Gonzo – Go based TUI for log analysis ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gonzo-go-based-tui-for-log-analysis/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:26:56

• Someone made a 3D printer out of Lego — maker puts together specialist project using bricks, motors, and Python ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/someone-made-a-3d-printer-out-of-lego-maker-puts-together-specialist-project-using-bricks-motors-and-python    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:27:14

• Hong Kong student given community service order for insulting national anthem during World Cup qualifier ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/27/hong-kong-student-given-community-service-order-for-insulting-national-anthem-during-world-cup-qualifier/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:27:47

• Beijing approves Julie Eadeh as new US consul general in Hong Kong ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/27/beijing-approves-julie-eadeh-as-new-us-consul-general-in-hong-kong-source/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:28:23

• The Argentine hunt for a painting stolen by the Nazis 80 years ago ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250828-the-argentine-hunt-for-a-painting-stolen-by-the-nazis-80-years-ago    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:28:51

• BGP dynamic routing with Fast Data Path on RHOSO 18 ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/27/bgp-dynamic-routing-fast-data-path-rhoso-18    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:29:21

• Russell Coker: ZRAM and VMs ☞ https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/08/27/zram-vms/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:29:58

• Improved rules for acpi ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202508/improved-rules-for-acpi.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:30:39

• Touchpad toggle on-off fixed ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202508/touchpad-toggle-on-off-fixed.html    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:30:51

• Exploring Open Science, R Packages, and Research Software Development at the CSIDNet AGM 2025 ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/exploring-open-science-r-packages-and-research-software-development-at-the-csidnet-agm-2025/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:33:04

• Send Me Your Questions and Ideas ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/send-me-your-questions-and-ideas/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:33:22

• July 2025 Top 40 New CRAN Packages ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/july-2025-top-40-new-cran-packages/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:34:03

• Capybara v1.8.0 is now available on CRAN ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/capybara-v1-8-0-is-now-available-on-cran/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:35:25

• Prophesee Starter Kit GenX320 camera for Raspberry Pi 5 enables low-latency event detection ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/27/prophesee-starter-kit-genx320-camera-for-raspberry-pi-5-enables-low-latency-event-detection/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:36:33

• Octavo OSD62x-PM SiP combines Texas Instruments AM62x SoC with up to 2GB DDR4 in a tiny 14x9mm BGA package ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/28/octavo-osd62x-pm-sip-combines-texas-instruments-am62x-soc-with-up-to-2gb-ddr4-in-a-tiny-14x9mm-bga-package/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:37:03

• Canonical promoting proprietary software of prolific GPL violator https://news.broadcom.com/releases/vmware-explore-2025-canonical-vcf see http://techrights.org/o/2020/04/28/openwashing-vmware-after-gpl-abuses/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:38:55

• They're promoting Windows, not Linux, since Microsoft paid them for fluff https://www.xda-developers.com/wsl-made-using-my-windows-pc-so-much-easier-heres-how/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:40:58

• "Linux has a ton of applications you can install, some of which are lesser-known but still useful. These obscure apps are waiting to help improve your productivity." https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-6-linux-apps-could-boost-your-productivity-and-you-might-not-have-heard-of-them/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:47:28

• Hackers Observed Patching Leveraged Linux Exploit https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/101856-hackers-observed-patching-leveraged-linux-exploit    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:48:27

• So a flaw patched by ActiveMQ 2 years ago is now a "Linux" thing?    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:49:13

• "With all the different Proton versions it can get confusing so see the GamingOnLinux explainer on the different Proton versions and the GamingOnLinux guide to install GE-Proton to get started with it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/ge-proton-10-14-brings-lots-of-fixes-for-windows-games-on-linux-steamos/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:49:43

• "If you need to share or transfer files between Linux machines, you have plenty of options. Here are some you might not have considered." https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-more-ways-to-share-files-on-linux-that-every-pro-should-know/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:50:15

• "Fedora is one of the most dependable Linux distro choices. It is cutting edge, backed by Red Hat, features newer features and has a wide community support." https://itsfoss.com/install-fedora/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:50:39

• "This release introduces support for starting a TDX or SEV-SNP virtual machine from an IGVM file." IOW, back doors disguised as "confidentiality" https://9to5linux.com/qemu-10-1-released-with-tdx-support-many-risc-v-and-arm-improvements    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:51:24

• Linux Foundation Backs Open Source Agentgateway To Build First AI-Native Data Plane https://www.opensourceforu.com/2025/08/linux-foundation-backs-open-source-agentgateway-to-build-first-ai-native-data-plane/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:51:53

• Sean Michael Kerner nowadays does a good share of Microsoft propaganda pieces after he ran Linux Today. To matter matters worse, in his latest, he's using slop images https://venturebeat.com/data-infrastructure/aws-microsoft-and-google-unite-behind-linux-foundation-documentdb-database-to-cut-enterprise-costs-and-limit-vendor-lock-in/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:53:25

• "Even more with OLED devices like the OneXPlayer F1 Pro/EVA-1, Zotac Zone, and Ayaneo 3 receiving a patch to fix the screen turning off while adjusting the brightness. The Asus Z13 (2025) model is also now fully supported." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/bazzite-adds-support-for-ayaneo-3-and-the-aokzoe-a1x-with-work-towards-msi-claw-a8-and-legion-go-2/    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 20:54:56

• [jp] [cat] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-08-28.gmi    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 21:17:11

• [cat] gemini://higeki.jp/reiwa/pmvru1a42rcw2y.jpg    

posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 21:18:03