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Distinguished Engineer at IBM leaves IBM. Worked there since 1989.    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 05:58:16


  • He was... "Expensive"    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 05:58:29


  • At IBM, "next step" means unemployment    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 05:58:46


  • "Job market's still great for co-k su-kas. That's why IBM management's got nothing to worry bout." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1f8jsnj    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:00:06


  • "There is no such thing as a job market these days - And if you do get lucky to find a job and accept the low offer, imagine the expectations where you have been hired to do the work of all those who were fired." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1f8jsnj    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:00:14


  • "IBM is hiring in Bangalore, India." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1f8jsnj    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:00:21


  • IBM Allegedly Stopped Hiring (This Tends to Coincide With Mass Layoffs) https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/01/IBM_Allegedly_Stopped_Hiring_This_Tends_to_Coincide_With_Mass_L.shtml    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:00:37


  • "As I responded in another post - you are all good. Europe has one of the most strict labor codes, labor unions....get ready for your HR package and do not even look back." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1e4t8f1    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:01:20


  • "After several weeks of anticipation, Mozilla has started rolling out ad blocking to the iOS version of its popular browser, but you can still expect to see ads on Mozilla's own pages, including the new tab page." https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/01/firefox-helps-iphone-users-bypass-ads-on-web-sites-while-making-money-showing-its-own-ads/5293747    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:03:00


  • GNU/Linux measured at 14% in Germany right now https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=DE&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:07:56


  • RMS Web site still down. This one is up: https://stallmansupport.org/index.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:09:20


  • If you don't know how to read this, don't worry. This is Debian overcomplicating things, then it ends up saying OK to slop and botspam. https://people.debian.org/~lucas/gr-2026-002/results.png    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:29:11


  • "If patent protection is desired, companies must identify technical innovations before public disclosures or personnel turnover create problems" ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/policy-and-regulation/clean-energys-growth-boom-is-creating-new-ip-risks/ | Source: Renewable Energy World    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:31:22


  • "officer-involved shooting" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/09/01/no-explanation-for-why-georgia-cop-shot-dead-beloved-miniature-donkey-heehaw.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:31:51


  • "When we say this administration is trying to reshape our nation in their narrow white nationalist vision" ☛ https://wpln.org/post/ice-arrests-100-people-in-memphis-raid-immigrant-advocates-say/ |    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:32:01


  • "Memphis lends a small snapshot of what is happening across the country, as ICE arrests and deports more people than ever, according to NBC News" ☛ https://www.salon.com/2026/09/01/ice-is-arresting-more-people-than-ever/ | Source: Salon    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:32:14


  • "If Castro gets off scot-free, he will owe his freedom to an unusual combination of federal and state officials who appear to have taken extraordinary measures to shield Castro from accountability." ☛ https://www.vox.com/politics/501503/supreme-court-ice-immunity-christian-castro-texas-greg-abbott | Source: Vox    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:32:25


  • "Duncan had spent the last three decades trying to prove his innocence after a jury convicted him of killing his former girlfriend’s toddler." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-angola-death-row-wrongful-conviction-jimmie-duncan | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:32:46


  • "government-identified U.S. jurisdictions" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/ice-voter-data-dhs-procurement-plan-fraud-detection/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:33:33


  • "Given what else we’ve always known about how those with power seek out the weakest people to exploit and abuse" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/01/ice-cbp-officers-prefer-to-sexually-assault-children-when-committing-crimes/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:33:44


  • "died at medical facilities after being held at local detention facilities" ☛ https://azluminaria.org/2026/09/01/new-database-tracks-deaths-in-ice-detention-4-in-arizona/ | Source: Arizona Luminaria    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:45:31


  • "Kristen is one of the best in the business and we stand by her" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-08-31/trump-calls-on-fcc-to-punish-meet-press-moderator-kristen-welker | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:46:06


  • "reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/01/trump-demands-fcc-punish-media-companies-for-his-sagging-polling/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:46:23


  • "Farmer Darren Blanchard attended a meeting about Project Mustang — a proposed 225 acre data center in Claremore, Oklahoma — in February and planned to speak in opposition to the project." ☛ https://www.404media.co/oklahoma-tells-city-it-cant-charge-17-125-44-for-a-records-request-related-to-data-center-arrest/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:47:06


  • "Censorship and self-censorship are pervasive throughout China, particularly in Tibetan areas, as Human Rights Watch has long documented." ☛ https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/31/tibet-flood-victims-have-a-right-to-be-heard | Source: HRW    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:47:15


  • "punished those accused of “spreading rumors” about the disaster" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2026/09/01/tibet-flood-nepal-tour-guides/ | Source: RFA    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:47:32


  • "For the first time in Iran, two women have been sentenced to death in connection with the anti-regime protests in January." ☛ https://english.anf-news.com/women/two-women-sentenced-to-death-over-january-protests-in-iran-87028 | Source: ANF News    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:47:46


  • "The timing of the AI videos couldn’t have been more deceptive." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/trump-ai-video-fake-attack | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:54:02


  • "Polls show a majority of Americans are now against building the centers, amid complaints about rising electricity bills and noise from the facilities." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/zuckerberg-musk-make-plea-at-g20-for-more-ai-data-centers-561247686 | Source: RTL    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:55:55


  • "In reality, people living near data centers complain about the negative effects on their lives" ☛ https://newrepublic.com/post/214947/trump-supporters-angry-data-centers-truth-social | Source: New Republic    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:56:50


  • "But there’s another explanation – one that comes through in a number of articles in this issue and elsewhere across the Monitor’s platforms." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives/From-the-Editors/2026/0901/data-center-opposition-utah | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:57:01


  • Watchy Kit sold out: https://shop.sqfmi.com/products/watchy-kit    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 06:59:46


  • "Created under the Director of Inspections and Compliance" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/coast-guard-establishes-office-of-maritime-cybersecurity-policy/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:00:03


  • "In July, an unreleased OpenAI model broke out of its restricted environment, finagled its way into internet access" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/987695/openai-astra-unreleased-model-cybersecurity-delay | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:00:38


  • "I’ve interviewed at several of those companies, and genuinely wanted to work for two of them." ☛ https://coyotetracks.org/blog/stay-in-tech/ | Source: Watts Martin    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:00:53


  • "Nathan E. Sanders and I are writing a series of essays on real-world examples of democratic technologies for The Renovator." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/rewiring-democracy-series-on-the-renovator.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:01:55


  • "As you would assume, Apple has now updated its executives page with Ternus as CEO, along with a refreshed profile for him." ☛ https://www.theenthusiast.net/three-narratives-from-the-john-ternus-executive-profile/ |    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:02:08


  • "That change began in the latter years of Jobs’ tenure and accelerated under Cook." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/ternus-era/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:04:50


  • "John Ternus Is CEO" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/09/01/john-ternus-is-ceo/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:04:58


  • "Over the years we have continuously followed and implemented each new EU regulation as it arrived, extended CE directives, RED, RoHS, REACH, WEEE" ☛ https://ilabs.se/ |    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:05:07


  • "Portfolio construction often relies on mean–variance optimization or factor models." ☛ https://datageeek.com/2026/09/01/skewness-managed-portfolios-a-practical-guide-with-r/ | Source: DataGeeek    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:05:47


  • "Such remarkable diversity prompted us to ask the question: how have bees’ eyes adapted to such different lifestyles and visual demands?" ☛ https://theconversation.com/bees-view-the-world-in-surprisingly-different-ways-understanding-this-could-inspire-new-technology-290639 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:06:53


  • "But what we recognize as a backpack is much newer. In 1865, Henry Clay Merriam led a regiment of Black Union troops in an attack against Fort Blakely, a Confederate stronghold in Alabama." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/weve-been-strapping-cargo-backs-millions-years-backpack-innovation-took-off-around-civil-war-180989280/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:07:15


  • "Asked about safety concerns once the bike lanes are removed, Sarkaria said the rules of the road will still apply to cyclists and drivers." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-government-toronto-bike-lanes-9.7327751 | Source: CBC    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:07:41


  • "Memphis Light, Gas and Water President and CEO Doug McGowen said that several approvals would be needed before a large data center could connect." ☛ https://dailymemphian.com/article/66224 | Source: The Daily Memphian    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:07:54


  • "The company pumped out 15.3 million metric tons of gross carbon dioxide emissions in 2025, according to the company’s latest environmental report." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/987550/tim-cook-apple-environment-sustainability-legacy | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:08:30


  • "What the paper does propose is improved education for girls and young women, universal access to contraception, and full freedom for couples to use it." ☛ https://overpopulation-project.com/cutting-the-global-population-in-half-to-achieve-sustainability/ | Source: Overpopulation    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:08:42


  • "Once seen as exciting new tech that could make our lives easier and better, the construction of countless new data centers to support power-hungry AI models has soured the mood considerably." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/data-center-backlash-rattled-sam-altman | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:08:56


  • "Epstein would direct Fekkai to bleach victims blond" ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/women-say-celebrity-hairstylist-groomed-epstein-victims-to-make-them-look-as-young-as-possible/ | Source: Court House News http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:09:55


  • "Intent on discovering the source of this data" ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selling-153m-drivers-licenses/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:10:06


  • "The September 1 statement by German government officials came as authorities responded to what they called a sabotage attack involving a double-digit number of homemade incendiary devices" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/germany-russia-drone-hybrid-attack-leipzig/33844978.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:11:26


  • "These systematic killings gravely violate the fundamental obligation to respect the right to life." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/09/un-experts-demand-an-end-to-unlawful-killings-by-the-us-in-the-caribbean-and-pacific/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:11:53


  • "the sex industry is openly visible in major tourism hubs" ☛ https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/31/uss-abraham-lincolns-visit-to-thailands-pattaya-lifts-hope-and-sex-tourism-risk/ | Source: USMC    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:12:18


  • "Nearly 81,000 U.S. military personnel remain unaccounted for from conflicts since World War II, according to the DPAA." ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/09/01/where-the-pentagon-cant-go-a-small-nonprofit-searches-for-americas-war-dead/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:12:37


  • "The massive air and missile strikes that marked the start of U.S. military operations were followed by a ceasefire in name only" ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/iran-war-timeline/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:12:52


  • "Russia continues to devastate Ukraine’s cultural heritage." ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3035332/war-on-words-russia-destroyed-a-third-of-ukraine-s-annual-book-production-this-summer | Source: LRT    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:13:08


  • "These conflicts over limited resources became particularly acute when the ruler demanded that churches provide larger contingents of professional fighting" ☛ https://www.medievalists.net/2026/09/how-medieval-bishops-took-monastic-wealth-to-pay-their-soldiers/ | Source: Medievalists.net    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:13:32


  • "Even in less dangerous times, Hegseth’s irresponsible behavior would be a hazard to American national security." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/hegseth-driscoll/688480/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:13:48


  • "potentially deny thousands of mail-in" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/usps-whistleblower-ballot-system-2026-midterms/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:14:45


  • "The anonymous whistleblower described the Postal Service’s work on systems as “secretive, rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed.”" ☛ https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/09/01/usps-election-mail-ballots-plan-whistleblower-richard-blumenthal/ | Source: Votebeat    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:14:59


  • "Footage circulating online shows the swastika banner being confronted and removed as the incident unfolded" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/woman-confronts-nazi-flag-orlando-event-1817343 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:18:55


  • "The November deployment was slated to end in May, but three months in, President Trump launched the War in Iran" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/the-u-s-s-lincoln-is-part-of-a-long-history-of-naval-mistreatment/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:19:10


  • "detecting, tracking, and destroying drones" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/high-energy-laser-us-shoots-down-drones-near-mexico-border/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:19:23


  • "Leaked Russian Cyber-Operations" ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/leaked-russian-cyber-operations-training-materials.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:19:39


  • "They include curricula, examination records, staffing documents, graduate lists, presentations, and placement data providing rare visibility" ☛ https://gbhackers.com/leaked-university-files/ |    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:24:07


  • "Here's the breakdown, as before: [...]" ☛ https://www.netmeister.org/blog/pqc-use-2026-09.html | Source: Jan Schaumann    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:24:30


  • "The agency has rolled out phone apps that allow passengers to streamline customs by digitally sharing travel documents ahead of time" ☛ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/national-security/4699548/air-travel-future-customs-and-border-protection-unveil-contactless-method-airports/ | Source: Washington Examiner    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:24:49


  • "Palantir’s chief executive, Alex Karp, will be the lead investor in the former Ukrainian defense minister’s new weapons technology start-up" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/01/palantir-ceo-sets-sights-ukraine-next-target/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:25:00


  • "Flock said the loss of contracts has been outweighed by new business." ☛ https://www.techspot.com/news/113668-cities-dropping-flock-surveillance-cameras-record-pace.html | Source: TechSpot    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:25:13


  • "The police tech company, known for its sprawling network of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs), has become one of the flashpoints for the country’s revulsion at AI infrastructure" ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-alpr-surveillance-major-trouble-cancellations | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:25:33


  • "In June 2026, noyb brought an injunction against the unlawful data collection practices of the Austrian credit reference agency CRIF." ☛ https://noyb.eu/en/supreme-court-crif-illegally-collected-data-millions-austria-way-clear-class-action | Source: NYOB    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:25:42


  • "On Monday 2026-08-31, I used a link from a malicious Brazilian Portuguese email to infect a Windows host in my lab. This was a Guildma (Astaroth) malware infection." ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33300 | Source: SANS    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:26:40


  • "The company continues to investigate the scope, extent, and impact of the data breach and has notified the SEC that a purported class-action complaint was filed against it in Texas." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-gang-claims-nutex-health-data-breach/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:26:49


  • "In an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)" ☛ https://therecord.media/nutex-health-data-breach | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:27:11


  • "This is the latest set of federal guilty pleas in recent weeks related to ATM jackpotting schemes." ☛ https://therecord.media/kansas-atm-jackpotting-guilty-pleas | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:27:33


  • "In February 2026, the FBI warned that ATM jackpotting incidents have been increasing across the US." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/five-venezuelans-plead-guilty-in-us-court-to-atm-jackpotting/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:27:52


  • [Old] "This article analyzes Ploutus-L malware which demonstrates great knowledge of eXtensions for Financial Services (which will now be abbreviated as XFS) middleware to manipulate cash dispensing operations on ATM while displaying fake maintenance message." ☛ https://medium.com/@antonilim18/ploutus-l-malware-analysis-writeup-7de0f5268a4c | Source: Medium    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:28:09


  • [Old] "Ploutus is a malware family that targets ATMs and is able to perform ATM jackpotting — an attack that causes the ATM to dispense all bills stored within the ATM cassettes." ☛ https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/ploutus-atm-malware-deobfuscation-case-study/ | Source: CrowdStrike    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:28:29


  • "Instead of being adored by one faction and reviled by the other, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is simply detested by almost everybody, the piece notes." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/08/31/zuckerberg-polls-so-badly-that-only-putin-ranks-lower.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:28:48


  • "When Twitter launched, it was originally designed to be just like an open protocol." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/01/x-kills-nitter-and-xcancel-the-last-ways-to-read-tweets-without-elon-watching/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:29:41


  • "So, how do LLMs and their use in Linux and Debian fit into this? Well, I think LLMs are like cars for a bicycle rider like me." ☛ https://pulkomandy.tk/_/_Life/_A%20bicycle%20for%20the%20mind |    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:30:37


  • "That’s changing – fast." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/09/01/from-voice-command-to-robotic-arm-how-agentic-ai-on-the-edge-is-changing-the-factory-floor/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:31:05


  • "That friction wasn’t just inefficiency. Some of it was doing real security work." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/vibe-coded-shadow-it/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:31:22


  • "plunged the book publishing industry into utter chaos" ☛ https://www.derekthompson.org/p/the-internet-is-drowning-in-ai-slop | Source: Derek Thompson    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:31:40


  • "The hardware that I used for testing is “poverty” level hardware when it comes to hosting language models locally: [...]" ☛ https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2026/09/01/open-weights-llm/ | Source: Herman Õunapuu    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:32:37


  • "The most expensive tokens on your AI bill are usually ones the model has already read." ☛ https://syntackle.com/blog/cache-tokens-explained/ | Source: Murtuzaali Surti    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:32:49


  • "I responded to the first few, because sometimes I do get these nice emails from readers and I hadn’t yet realized it was all fake." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/whats-the-scam.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:33:00


  • "To aid my intuition, I wrote a classifier for source code comments. When fed the opening example of this article, it correctly predicts the comment was generated by Claude with almost certainty." ☛ https://entropicthoughts.com/ai-comment-classifier | Source: Chris    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:33:16


  • "It’s a lot to parse. Between them, the reports run to around 130 pages, much of which is both dense and highly technical." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/987566/ai-civilizations-opeai-hugging-face-hack | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:33:34


  • "The report did not meet Krueger’s hopes." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/31/1143180/hugging-face-hack-could-indicate-cultural-issues-at-openai/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:33:48


  • "Apple accuses OpenAI of failing to inspect the laptop “despite having the MacBook in their possession since the start of the lawsuit” in July." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/987575/apple-openai-destroying-evidence-trade-secrets-lawsuit | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:34:08


  • "This is not a classic watering hole — nobody compromised a site or service the users already trusted. It is better understood as a rogue model endpoint: a server that agents are configured to trust as their reasoning backend." ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33298 | Source: SANS    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:34:33


  • "Tracked as CVE-2026-0768 (CVSS score of 9.8), the security defect exists within the code validator in Langflow’s custom component editor." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-start-exploiting-critical-langflow-vulnerability/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:34:53


  • "CVE-2026-0768 is a remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Langflow, a low-code development platform used to design AI agents. The vulnerability, which received a 9.8 CVSS severity score, was initially disclosed in January by Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/critical-langflow-flaw-exploited-attacks-rise | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:35:00


  • "Unfortunately, fixing this problem won’t be that simple." ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/ai-kill-switch-act-clipper-chip-mistakes-op-ed/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:35:13


  • "The drone aircraft had been programmed to fly towards the petrol station." ☛ https://theconversation.com/autonomous-weapons-can-select-targets-without-human-help-now-is-the-time-for-binding-rules-290754 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:35:25


  • "if you’re taking flak, you’re over the target." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/09/pope-leo-xiv-encyclical-ai-humanity | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:35:43


  • "it is not surprising a vigorous debate is ongoing about its appropriate use and what guardrails should be employed." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/08/31/we-can-now-track-ai-generated-content/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:36:02


  • "As generative systems and socially responsive service agents enter everyday consumption, human-AI interaction increasingly resembles a quasi-social encounter rather than a utilitarian interface" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/alarming-ai-humans-more-robotic | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:36:15


  • "A United Nations panel recently warned that AI's developments are outpacing scientific understanding and government policy." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/us-to-urge-hands-off-ai-regulation-at-g-20-official-says/articleshow/133677167.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:36:28


  • "As spotted by MacRumors, two 13-inch MacBook Pro models from 2017 and 2018, respectively, moved from the vintage to the obsolete list yesterday, and were joined there by the 2018 Retina MacBook Air." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3224482/apple-just-ended-support-for-three-more-intel-macs.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:36:45


  • "The data breach, the company said in a June 2026 incident notice, was discovered on December 18, 2025, and involved portions of its Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/9-5-million-impacted-by-aesto-health-data-breach/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:36:57


  • Sounding the Same 50+ Years Later https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/02/sounding-the-same-50-years-later/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:41:32


  • [Old] "I promised to limit my use, but I’d break my own rules every time. So I stopped relying on willpower and downloaded an app called AppBlock." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jul/06/the-one-change-that-worked-i-banned-myself-from-social-media-and-my-children-have-never-been-happier | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:41:44


  • "When Anna Mathur is with her kids and needs to do something on her phone, she “announces” the action: [...]" ☛ https://manualdousuario.net/en/narrating-phone-use-out-loud/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:42:01


  • "Schrenk had already tried to persuade her primary care physician to consider hormone therapy because she suspected that her treatment-resistant mood issues might be linked to a hormone imbalance." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-perimenopause-industrial-complex/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:42:30


  • "The practice has also developed a reputation for being a gentle workout that focuses on flexibility, characteristics that don’t align as well with recent fitness trends." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/yoga-america-culture-decline/688461/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:42:43


  • statCounter Figures Today https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/02/statcounter-figures-today/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:44:52


  • "While somewhat the opposite of plasticizer migration into ABS from PVC insulation that we covered before, the underlying cause is probably similar" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/how-gold-plastic-syndrome-is-killing-toys-and-game-consoles/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:45:56


  • "I’ve been working as a professional software developer since 2001." ☛ https://www.loopwerk.io/articles/2026/ten-years-freelance/ | Source: Kevin Renskers    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:46:20


  • "The skill worth developing is the insight to tell them apart. Useful stories when needed, uncorrelated noise when there’s nothing actually going on." ☛ https://seths.blog/2026/09/apophenia-cuts-both-ways/ | Source: Seth Godin    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:46:30


  • "A recent study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior explored elementary school teachers' experiences before and after the end of the federal universal free school meals (UFSM) policy." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2026-09-elementary-school-teachers-student-hunger.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:46:40


  • "So, to solve that problem (and maybe hype the book a little), I converted the second chapter of LfP into a blog post. All footnotes are editorial comments not present in the book." ☛ https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/predicate-logic/ | Source: Hillel Wayne    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:47:06


  • "This work spawned a greater plan." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/hackaday-europe-2026-playstation-4-to-psychometer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:47:16


  • "The result could matter for the United States as demand grows for materials used in advanced electronics and permanent magnets." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/energy/engineered-proteins-rare-earth-separation-battelle | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:47:30


  • "Researchers also argue that many of the day-to-day problems of life in a small social group can be solved without language." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2026-08-firelight-human-storytelling-social-hours.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:47:40


  • "So, essentially I do things just for fun. But there's more to it. I think not enough people do that." ☛ https://pulkomandy.tk/_/_Life/_Why%20am%20I%20doing%20this |    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:48:15


  • "Got that? The self is a relation that relates itself to itself. It sounds complex, but it’s a pretty simple and powerful idea." ☛ https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/on-possibility-and-necessity | Source: Richard Beck    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:48:26


  • "Only then do you actually read it." ☛ https://tracydurnell.com/2026/08/31/formatting-as-courtesy-to-the-reader/ | Source: Tracy Durnell    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:48:40


  • "Recent visits by the Conservancy to the Sturges House show the house is in precarious condition" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-frank-lloyd-wright-house-in-la-is-in-danger-of-demolition-by-neglect-say-advocates-180989429/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:48:51


  • Mozilla itself keeps pushing ads though (and spying) ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ad-blocker-on-ios/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:50:00


  • "This version includes important security updates to Firefox." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-15021/ | Source: Tor    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 07:50:20


  • "And the real crazy part is that my bad decades-old code still renders fine in today’s latest web browsers! I would be sad if it didn’t" ☛ https://jasonsantamaria.com/blog/css-is-still-awesome |    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:27:38


  • "This is the first in hopefully a series of posts I intend to write about how to build/manage/deploy/etc." ☛ https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2022/may/13/boring-python-dependencies/ | Source: James Bennett    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:28:01


  • "It’s your last chance to join the cool testers’ club and say that YOU helped test 3.15 before the big day on 1st October! 😎" ☛ https://hugovk.dev/blog/2026/help-test-python-315/ | Source: Hugo van Kemenade    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:28:08


  • "Frederick Taylor taught Henry Ford how to do mass production." ☛ https://seths.blog/2026/08/ten-steps-on-the-road-to-efficient/ | Source: Seth Godin    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:28:28


  • "Kudzu is a plant that was once introduced from East Asia to the eastern United States as a way to combat soil erosion." ☛ https://vickiboykis.com/2026/09/01/bad-code-is-kudzu/ | Source: Vicki Boykis    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:28:38


  • "As TechCrunch reports, MapQuest’s mobile app has consequently surged in popularity" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-maps-rival-surges-lake-ontario | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:29:03


  • "In Canada’s App Store, the app reached No. 2 overall as of Sunday evening." ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/mapquests-app-surges-to-no-1-in-navigation-after-refusing-to-rename-lake-ontario/ | Source: TechCrunch    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:29:14


  • "The matter was settled on 28 May 2026, roughly four months after the firm was instructed." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/british-man-recovers-bitcoin-after-12-years-1817339 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:29:39


  • "IRC bot forwarding" ☛ https://lists.nycbug.org:8443/pipermail/announce/2026-August/000639.html | Source: NYC BUG    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:30:07


  • "Cross-browser compatibility does NOT mean that everything looks the same everywhere. It means that I have a site which is usable on any browser." ☛ https://artlung.com/blog/2026/09/01/i-agree-with-1999-me/ | Source: Joe Crawford    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:32:00


  • "“Streaming data” on the web might mean consuming a response as bytes arrive, receiving server events, using a long-lived bidirectional channel, or sharing one connection between independent streams" ☛ https://kmcd.dev/posts/grpc-webtransport/ | Source: Kevin McDonald    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:32:11


  • "As such, I've built Birchfeed in a way that it complies with all three of those standards." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/introducing-birchfeed-the-best-rss-app-that-works-in-your-favorite-rss-app-already/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:34:15


  • "Another new release of the gaussfacts package arrived on CRAN. This follows a recent one a good week ago, which had been the first in pretty much exactly a decade!" ☛ https://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/09/01/#gaussfacts_0.0.4 | Source: Dirk Eddelbuettel    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:34:54


  • "SDR++ is a popular general-purpose SDR receiver program, commonly used by RTL-SDR enthusiasts." ☛ https://www.rtl-sdr.com/sdr-iak-a-modified-version-of-sdr-available-on-the-google-play-store/ | Source: RTL-SDR    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:35:02


  • "Eighteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of August 31, 2026): [...]" ☛ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2026-august-gnu-spotlight | Source: FSF    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:35:10


  • "At which point, you've reinvented the Web browser!" ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/it-works-better-in-the-app/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:35:36


  • "After some research, it turns out that wireless Android Auto is an absolute resource hog." ☛ https://kevquirk.com/android-auto-has-been-hammering-my-phones-battery | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:35:44


  • "TL;DR is pin wifi to a 5 GHz BSSID so the 6 GHz band doesn't get in the way." ☛ https://baty.net/posts/2026/08/fixing-wifi-with-the-framework-cachyos-and-orbi/ | Source: Jack Baty    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:36:09


  • "The true retro enthusiast—the real appreciator of smelly electronic components that go beep—will want to hear that beep." ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/08/bring-back-the-noise-with-hdd-synth/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:36:21


  • "A typical response to the previous article on why PLA filament is so darn brittle." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/petg-the-pla-filament-alternative-that-just-works/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:37:44


  • "Thank you to Efe (TA1EEI) for writing in and sharing an HTML web tool he created that uses a PC monitor to transmit Morse code." ☛ https://www.rtl-sdr.com/an-html-browser-page-that-uses-display-pixel-clock-emi-leakage-to-transmit-vhf-morse-code/ | Source: RTL-SDR    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:38:05


  • "ADS-B stands for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/pi-sky-flight-tracking-dashboard/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:38:17


  • he cat is gone gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/gone    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:55:02


  • "The Star Wars prequel trilogy was more political than the original series. I mean, “Star Wars: The Phantom Menance” started the film with a blockade and trade negotiations. And I felt that the plot was more sophisticated than the original series, as the main protagonist, Senator Palpatine/Darth Sidious, arranged events to come out on top no matter what happened: [...]" gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/08/31.1    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:56:30


  • "I do wonder how effective this form of LLM protest will be on Youtube, as so far, this seems to be the only one of its type that I've come across. I wish them luck, but I'm not too optimistic about this." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/08/31.2    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:57:19


  • "Web crawlers have picked up a lot of steam in the past few years, for various reasons. A lot of sysadmins, who were blissfully ignoring their server logs, are now being forced to actively handle the web traffic issue in order to keep their servers afloat." gemini://mozz.us/journal/2026-09-01_categorizing-web-crawlers.gmi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:57:55


  • Is it too early to call Google and Microsoft an email cartel? gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/09/01.1    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:58:29


  • "Solderpunk has announced ROOPHLOCH 2026 [1] If you are not familiar with ROOPHLOCH, read the announce, it is a wonderful event!" gopher://box.matto.nl/0/roophloch-2026-announced.txt    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 08:59:13


  • "There are 5157 capsules. We successfully connected recently to 3525 of them." gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:00:38


  • Some notes on the origins of Systems Librarians gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jdd/phlog/20260901-systems-librarian.txt    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:01:19


  • "Several applications and one interview with an automatic system. I have the suspicion that that interview is not all as it seems but I have no choice but to follow through with it. As of time of writing I have put in about 8 contact requests." gemini://isoraqathedh.pollux.casa/gemlog/2026-08.gmi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:01:58


  • "A strange thing happened on the way out of the front door when I transitioned. I swiftly developed what's referred to as "hypervigilance"." gemini://littlecampsite.smol.pub/and-just-like-that    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:03:10


  • "i want to be better for next year. i want to be more sociable i want to be able to go and say hi to someone without worrying about "oh god what if they think i'm creepy because i don't Look Right (it's dysphoria)" i wanna act bubbly and stuff without worrying about that!! and it's just something i need to get over!! but i can do it!!" gemini://mortis.smol.pub/entry-5    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:04:51


  • "It is already clear that Prime Minister Bibi is the destroyer of the Jewish state — and if not of the state itself, then at least of Israeli democracy and of the fake statesmanship he once still adopted for himself." gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-09-01.gmi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:05:54


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

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:07:41


  • "The ever narrower concensus of acceptable thought makes extremists of reasonable people whom hold similarly reasonable beliefs. They become iconoclasts without ever intending to be, when offense is taken but was never given." gemini://buster.smol.pub/iconoclast    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:08:17


  • "I've been an Android user since I hand to painfully stop using Blackberry (cuz they stopped making the best phone). I switched to a 3rd party ROM quickly after and have been De-Googled for a while now." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/cgi-bin/flatfile.pyz/post/android-out-cyberdeck-in.gmi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:08:45


  • Calculus Problem: Change in Production Rate gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260901-1.gmi "I was stumped for a while by an interesting little calculus problem. In my systems biology textbook, an exercise showed that a problem of change of production rate β from β₁ to β₂ has this solution: [...]"    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:09:22


  • "After losing quite a few games to this mistake, I learned about the importance of not getting locked out of a color early on. By this, I mean that you need to have at least one ship of each color before all the small ships of that color are taken." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260901-0.gmi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:10:15


  • Tutorial su tilde.club gemini://willthekid.smol.pub/tilde    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:10:41


  • [With comments] FOSS Force Interviews Richard Stallman - SoylentNews ⚓ https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/09/01/0310224 ䷉ Source: Soylent News | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/09/01/0310224    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:34:44


  • Stallman's site still offline    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:35:20


  • "I wonder what's up with the extended down time"    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:54:38


  • If RMS site is just static pages and the hosting issue is a technical issue, then why does it take so long to come back?    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 09:55:22


  • "On the otherwise quiet Substack Signal and Silence" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/09/01/someone-may-have-told-a-bunch-of-military-fridges-to-defrost.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:03:54


  • "I think, collectively, we failed. Building an open source ecosystem that works requires a lot of care." ☛ https://pulkomandy.tk/_/_Life/_Debian%20has%20fallen |    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:05:29


  • "The Linux From Scratch (LFS) project has announced the release of Linux From Scratch 13.1" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12943 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:08:27


  • "in NES tetris, this also applies for moving pieces across the board." ☛ https://sebsite.pw/w/20260901-keytris.html | Source: Sebastian    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:09:06


  • "a modified port of the game Minecraft to the Raspberry Pi, a hobbyist single-board computer." ☛ https://vale.rocks/posts/minecraft-pi-edition | Source: Declan Chidlow    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:09:15


  • "For this walkthrough, we will be using a freshly installed Ubuntu 26.04 LTS virtual machine." ☛ https://ostechnix.com/self-host-n8n-locally-ubuntu-docker-compose/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:09:36


  • "In Episode 17, Mike interviews James, the author of "with words, wonder" (formerly James' Coffee Blog) about, among other things" ☛ https://web-weaving.jamesg.blog/17 | Source: Wonders of Web Weaving    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:10:14


  • "If you missed the event, here is a recap of the community highlights, kernel hacking sessions, and key takeaways from the day" ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/09/01/mobile-hackday-8/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:12:47


  • "This is one of those cases. A customer’s production OpenStack environment went, overnight, from fully operational to unable to provision, scale, or manage a single resource." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/support-restores-openstack | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:13:31


  • "Tom the Dancing Bug: Lake America, and other new geographic names for the Trump era - Boing Boing" https://boingboing.net/2026/09/01/tom-the-dancing-bug-lake-america-and-other-new-geographic-names-for-the-trump-era.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:14:12


  • "Debian Votes To Let Contributors Code With AI - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/09/01/0255250 http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/30/Debian_Project_Says_LLM_Slop_Plagiarism_Can_be_Tolerated_and_Un.shtml    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:14:34


  • gratuitous LLM boosting https://allenpike.com/2026/the-brains-of-the-operation/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:14:46


  • "What the Hasan Piker Freakout Is Really About" https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/what-the-hasan-piker-freakout-is    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:15:07


  • "The Plot to Steal Venezuela’s Oil - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-plot-to-steal-venezuelas-oil    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:15:17


  • GRANITE ACT – US countermeasure against foreign online censorship | "GRANITE ACT – USA:s motdrag mot utländsk nätcensur" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/09/01/granite-act-usas-motdrag-mot-utlandsk-natcensur/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:15:56


  • "Centrist Democrats Are Trying to Throw the Michigan Race" https://jacobin.com/2026/09/michigan-el-sayed-rogers-centrists    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:16:09


  • "George W. Bush’s Code of Silence | The New Yorker" https://www.newyorker.com/news/essay/george-w-bushs-code-of-silence    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:16:19


  • "Column: Americans should be concerned about the fine print on Trump's new oil deal - Los Angeles Times" https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-09-01/americans-should-be-concerned-about-fine-print-on-trumps-new-oil-deal    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:16:34


  • "Trump Told Us He Would Take Venezuela's Oil - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/trump-venezuela-oil-revenue/688486/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:16:44


  • "George W. Bush’s Silence on Trump | The New Yorker" https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/the-daily/george-w-bushs-silence-on-trump    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:16:55


  • Mozilla Privacy Blog: Browsers compete on privacy. When the operating system allows. ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2026/09/01/browsers-compete-on-privacy-when-the-operating-system-allows/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:20:14


  • Firefox 155 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1091926/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:21:36


  • How to Self-Host n8n Locally on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with Docker Compose ☞ https://ostechnix.com/self-host-n8n-locally-ubuntu-docker-compose/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:23:36


  • Android Auto Has Been Hammering My Phone’s Battery ☞ https://kevquirk.com/android-auto-has-been-hammering-my-phones-battery    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:25:01


  • FSF Blogs: August GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali featuring eighteen new GNU releases: Emacs, LibreDWG, and more! ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2026-august-gnu-spotlight    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:25:32


  • Dirk Eddelbuettel: gaussfacts 0.0.4 on CRAN: New Feature ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/09/01#gaussfacts_0.0.4    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:26:33


  • GNU anniversary later this month    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:31:06


  • 9.5 Million Impacted by Aesto Health Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/9-5-million-impacted-by-aesto-health-data-breach/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:31:37


  • Hackers Start Exploiting Critical Langflow Vulnerability ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-start-exploiting-critical-langflow-vulnerability/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:32:10


  • What’s the Scam? ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/whats-the-scam.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:32:35


  • is arduino blog becoming shilling platform for qualcomm "hey hi" [so-called] chips? Watch out or hype. Robotics != slop. ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/09/01/from-voice-command-to-robotic-arm-how-agentic-ai-on-the-edge-is-changing-the-factory-floor/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:34:07


  • Five Venezuelans Plead Guilty in US Court to ATM Jackpotting ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/five-venezuelans-plead-guilty-in-us-court-to-atm-jackpotting/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:34:34


  • Ransomware Gang Claims Nutex Health Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-gang-claims-nutex-health-data-breach/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:34:47


  • With lessened demand (sales) come layoffs, due to a lack of demand, not more automation    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:35:37


  • Supreme Court: CRIF illegally collected data of millions in Austria. Way clear for class action! ☞ https://noyb.eu/en/supreme-court-crif-illegally-collected-data-millions-austria-way-clear-class-action    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:35:42


  • Flock Is in Major Trouble ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-alpr-surveillance-major-trouble-cancellations    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:36:00


  • Whistleblower says USPS deploying new, ‘untested’ IT systems governing mail-in ballots ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/usps-whistleblower-ballot-system-2026-midterms/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:37:02


  • Leaked Russian Cyber-Operations Training Materials ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/leaked-russian-cyber-operations-training-materials.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:37:16


  • FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selling-153m-drivers-licenses/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:37:42


  • Coast Guard Establishes Office of Maritime Cybersecurity Policy ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/coast-guard-establishes-office-of-maritime-cybersecurity-policy/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:38:22


  • Rewiring Democracy Series on The Renovator ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/rewiring-democracy-series-on-the-renovator.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:38:40


  • US Military in Chaos as Convicted Felon Shares Hey Hi (AI) Video of Nonexistent Attack on Iran ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/trump-ai-video-fake-attack    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:39:00


  • Steam Beta for August 31st brings fixes for Remote Play | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steam-beta-for-august-31st-brings-fixes-for-remote-play/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steam-beta-for-august-31st-brings-fixes-for-remote-play/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:42:28


  • Bazzite Linux has another big set of fixes available | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/bazzite-linux-has-another-big-set-of-fixes-available/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/bazzite-linux-has-another-big-set-of-fixes-available/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 10:42:45


  • statCounter Confused? https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/02/statcounter-confused/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:22:13


  • Ubisoft's FOR HONOR will block SteamOS / Linux on September 10 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ubisofts-for-honor-will-block-steamos-linux-on-september-10/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ubisofts-for-honor-will-block-steamos-linux-on-september-10/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:22:45


  • The excellent inventory management bullet heaven Deadly Days: Roadtrip added local co-op | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/the-excellent-inventory-management-bullet-heaven-deadly-days-roadtrip-added-local-co-op/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:22:56


  • browser trends, September 2026 https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/all/#monthly-200902-202609    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:25:18


  • Epic looking pixel-art hack-and-slash 'Divinum' adds Linux / Steam Deck support | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/epic-looking-pixel-art-hack-and-slash-divinum-adds-linux-steam-deck-support/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:26:04


  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 update is causing issues for SteamOS / Linux players | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/warhammer-40-000-space-marine-2-update-is-causing-issues-for-steamos-linux-players/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:26:37


  • EVERSPACE 2 gets a final tech update making it Steam Deck and Steam Machine Verified | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/everspace-2-gets-a-final-tech-update-making-it-steam-deck-and-steam-machine-verified/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:48:00


  • "The chattr command lets you set and unset filesystem-level attributes on files and directories." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/chattr-command-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:48:32


  • Kubernetes v1.37: etcd RangeStream Cuts Memory Use on Large List Reads ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/09/01/kubernetes-v1-37-etcd-range-stream/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:50:42


  • Red Hat is shilling slop, as usual ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/automate-ai-red-teaming-large-language-model-risk-identification-and-mitigation | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:51:22


  • Red Hat throwing chatbots at people instead of real support, more enshittification by IBM ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-ask-red-hat-earns-trust-enterprise-ai-troubleshooting | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:51:52


  • IBM Red Hat perpetuating this "AI era" lie; this is a corrupt company run by a parent company that engages in financial fraud and falls deep into debt ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/5-ways-augment-security-risk-management-ai-era | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:52:48


  • The only blog post that day that isn't shilling slop plagiarism ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-virtualization-decision-keeps-getting-deferred | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:53:17


  • "the integrated neural processing unit provides up to 8 TOPS of AI acceleration with support for INT4, INT8, INT16, FP8, FP16, and BF16 workloads." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/embedded-platform-implements-amlogic-a311y3-octa-core-soc-with-pcie-3-0-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:54:36


  • "Following the recent launch of the Arduino Ventuno Q, Toradex has introduced the Aquila IQ8, its first Qualcomm Dragonwing-based System on Module" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/aquila-iq8-takes-dragonwing-iq-8275-from-prototype-to-production/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:55:54


  • Ventuno Q runs Ubuntu on Dragonwing IQ8 with 40-TOPS NPU along with real-time STM32H5 ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/ventuno-q-runs-ubuntu-on-dragonwing-iq8-with-40-tops-npu-along-with-real-time-stm32h5/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:56:32


  • NVIDIA VA-API Driver 0.0.18 Enables Video Acceleration for Chromium ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/09/nvidia-va-api-driver-0-0-18-chromium/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:57:28


  • FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, September 11, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2026-09-11-irc    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:58:12


  • Ubuntu’s IRC support channels to be ‘sunset’, some aren’t happy ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-irc-channels-official-sunset https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/01/Last_Month_IRC_Entered_Its_39th_Year_and_It_s_Still_Growing_New.shtml    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:58:55


  • GNU/Linux 5% in Guinea https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=GN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:05:35


  • 7% in Kazakhstan https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=KZ&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:07:38


  • Same in Botswana https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=BW&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:08:17


  • April: Windows (Microsoft) in Botswana Falls to Another New Low https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/14/Windows_Microsoft_in_Botswana_Falls_to_Another_New_Low.shtml    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:09:09


  • Czech Republic 7% https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=CZ&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:11:30


  • The Internet Archive has a FIGlet in its HTML ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/archive-org-has-a-figlet-in-its-html-source/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:11:51


  • Native Dell PowerStore integration lands in Canonical LXD ☞ https://canonical.com//blog/lxd-powerstore-integration    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:12:19


  • Bluetooth/UWB board based on nRF52840 offers 10cm accuracy ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/bluetooth-uwb-board-based-on-nrf52840-offers-10cm-accuracy/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:13:07


  • This Dev Spent 8 Years on Intel's Clear Linux, Now He's Undoing Its Biggest Mistake ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/the-ur-project-appears/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:14:17


  • Sparky news 2026/08 ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-2026-08/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:14:52


  • Vanilla OS 3 Comes in Hot, Packing ARM64 Support After a Long Wait ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/vanilla-os-3-release/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:15:34


  • Best GNU/Linux Distros for Graphic Designers ☞ https://linuxstans.com/best-linux-distros-for-graphic-designers/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:16:52


  • Books and some interesting stuff I read in August 2026 ☞ https://box.matto.nl/books-and-some-interesting-stuff-i-read-in-august-2026.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:17:10


  • Firefox 155 Adds Two New Changes for Faster Web Browsing ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/firefox-155-faster-page-loads/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:18:35


  • Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ as MapQuest downloads surge ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/2026-09-01-18-44-yes-google-maps-renamed-lake-ontario-as-lake-america    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:18:48


  • Man Used Poisoned Surveillance Giant Google Hey Hi (AI) Overviews to Trick Women Into Thinking He Was an NFL Player, FBI Says ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/man-ai-trick-women-nfl-fbi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:19:45


  • Felipe Borges: Call for Mentors for Outreachy (Dec 2026) ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/feborges/cfp-outreachy-december-2026/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:20:20


  • She has just sued for defamation after saying this https://www.nme.com/news/music/alanis-morissette-accuses-ex-tour-manager-of-extortion-scheme-over-airport-drugs-in-lawsuit-3966545 https://caseboard.io/cases/b2230ca1-7e56-44ca-b313-67032f6caa85    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:23:10


  • 'This is a police drone': Turkish police deploy loudspeaker-equipped drones to disperse public drinkers ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/this-is-a-police-drone-turkish-police-deploy-loudspeaker-equipped-drones-to-disperse-public-drinkers-322999    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:32:28


  • Tulsi Gabbard Warned Pete Hegseth; Iran Destroyed the US Base in Bahrain Anyway ☞ https://emptywheel.net/2026/09/01/tulsi-gabbard-warned-pete-hegseth-iran-destroyed-bahrain-anyway/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:33:47


  • How to Fix Logitech MX Master Scroll Bounce on Arch GNU/Linux with libinput ☞ https://blog.fasterland.net/logitech-mx-master-scroll-bounce-arch-linux.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:36:35


  • PHP Cheatsheet ☞ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/php/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:36:55


  • Jon Chiappetta: The Monkey-in-the-Middle Solution Revisited – VPN Style Proxy – LAN==2.5gbps && WAN==1.5gbps ☞ https://fossjon.wordpress.com/2026/08/31/the-monkey-in-the-middle-solution-revisited-vpn-style-proxy-lan2-5gbps-wan1-5gbps/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:37:32


  • What Is Servo? A Beginner’s Guide to the Rust-Powered Browser ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/160711/what-is-servo-rust-browser-guide.htm    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:38:45


  • Putin, Pezeshkian Reaffirm Moscow-Tehran Alliance Amid US-Iran War ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-pezeshkian-iran-russia-support-gulf-conflict-us/33844885.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:41:56


  • Fluff 2026.09.01 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/fluff    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:42:14


  • Putin Pledges Increased Strikes in Ukraine and Support for Iran ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/world/europe/putin-ukraine-iran.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:42:24


  • Taiwan’s chip prowess is built on democracy and rule of law, president says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwans-chip-prowess-is-built-on-democracy-and-rule-of-law-president-says    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:42:49


  • Weeks After Failed Drone Attack, Germany Points Finger at Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/world/europe/germany-russia-drone-airport.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:43:14


  • A boxed set of DR DOS 6! ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/a-boxed-set-of-dr-dos-6/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:43:55


  • Linux Matters 89: Peering into the Tube ☞ https://linuxmatters.sh/89/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:44:22


  • What’s in the SOSS? Podcast #71 – S3E23 Navigating the New Era: The EU Cyber Resilience Act Explained with Madalin Neag ☞ https://openssf.org/podcast/2026/09/01/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-71-s3e23-navigating-the-new-era-the-eu-cyber-resilience-act-explained-with-madalin-neag/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:44:40


  • The Ukraine war is forcing militaries to rethink how quickly weapons and countermeasures evolve ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-industry/2026/09/the-ukraine-war-is-forcing-militaries-to-rethink-how-quickly-weapons-and-countermeasures-evolve/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:45:06


  • Inside Ukraine's Kill Zone ☞ https://kevquirk.com/inside-ukraines-kill-zone    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:45:43


  • G20 backs final statement despite Russia tensions, China dissent ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260901-g20-backs-final-statement-despite-russia-tensions-china-dissent    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:45:55


  • Latvia, Estonia issue airspace warnings after drones approach borders ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3039070/latvia-estonia-issue-airspace-warnings-after-drones-approach-borders    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:46:06


  • War on words: Russia destroyed a third of Ukraine’s annual book production this summer ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3035332/war-on-words-russia-destroyed-a-third-of-ukraine-s-annual-book-production-this-summer    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:46:37


  • Zelenskyy Warns Russia's Airspace 'Becoming Completely Dangerous' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-russia-ukraine-war-airspace/33845033.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:46:54


  • Russian Strikes Pound Kyiv Region As Ukrainian Children Head Back To School ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-strike-boryspil-war/33844937.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:47:06


  • Ukraine's Sanctions Czar Lands In Washington As Russia Bill Hits House Wall Over Tariff Fears ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-us-house-sanctions-russia-bill/33844600.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:47:26


  • Zelenskyy Briefed By Convicted Felon Envoys, While Russia Makes Surprise G20 Appearance ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-witkoff-kushner-trump-siluanov-g20/33844287.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:47:35


  • A Factory in Rural Ireland Is at the Center of a Dispute Over Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/world/europe/ireland-alumina-aughinish-plant-russia.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:49:47


  • These Ukrainian Children Go to School Underground. They’re the Lucky Ones. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/world/europe/ukraine-underground-schools.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:49:59


  • Germany blames Russia for airport drone incident, hits back with sanctions ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/germany-blames-russia-for-airport-drone-incident-hits-back-with-sanctions    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:51:40


  • US firm to take over some Venezuela oilfields previously run by Chinese, Russian firms ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/us-firm-to-take-over-some-venezuela-oilfields-previously-run-by-chinese-russian-firms    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:51:59


  • Germany blames Russia for Leipzig airport drone attack, orders Russian consulate closed ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260901-germany-blames-russia-for-leipzig-airport-drone-attack-orders-russian-consulate-closed    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:52:12


  • How Fast Time Goes By https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/02/how-fast-time-goes-by/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 12:57:34


  • Germany set to blame Russia for airport explosive-laden drone incident ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260901-germany-set-to-blame-russia-for-airport-explosive-laden-drone-incident    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:00:48


  • Niger's thwarted mutiny highlights junta's dependence on Russia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260901-what-russia-helping-niger-junta-stop-mutiny-means-for-its-sovereignty    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:01:12


  • Russian deputy foreign minister says Moscow has no plans to attack Baltics ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3039213/russian-deputy-foreign-minister-says-moscow-has-no-plans-to-attack-baltics    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:01:44


  • New evidence links Teltonika devices to Russia as Lithuania’s export control system stalls ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3039190/new-evidence-links-teltonika-devices-to-russia-as-lithuania-s-export-control-system-stalls    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:01:56


  • Russian Federation is Removing backdoored Windows From Computers ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/01/Russian_Federation_is_Removing_Windows_From_Computers.shtml    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:02:09


  • Summit with Russia, India and Iran shows leverage that wars have given China’s Pooh-tin ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/summit-with-russia-india-and-iran-shows-leverage-wars-have-given-xi-of-china    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:02:20


  • China or the U.S.? Two Meetings Offer Competing Showcases of Global Power. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/world/asia/g20-meeting-china-trump-bishkek.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:02:37


  • The freedom to organise music how we want ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/the-freedom-to-organise-music-how-we-want/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:03:47


  • For Better or Worse, Calibre 9.14 Adds Hey Hi (AI) Cover Generator and Improved Kobo Support ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/09/calibre-9-14-adds-ai-cover-generator-for-better-or-worse-and-better-kobo-support/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:05:23


  • Unified Patent Court is illegal, but this site and the EPO play a role in this mess; what does this mean to justice?☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/the-hague-local-division-faces-hot-week-in-mrna-litigation/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:06:37


  • USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier docks in Thailand after nine months at sea ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260902-uss-abraham-lincoln-aircraft-carrier-docks-in-thailand-after-nine-months-at-sea    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:07:08


  • Haitian Student, Despondent Over Ankle Monitor, Dies in Apparent Suicide ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/haiti-ankle-monitor-immigration-suicide.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:07:34


  • Lithuania warns citizens against travel to Belarus after Lithuanian tour organiser jailed ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3039079/lithuania-warns-citizens-against-travel-to-belarus-after-lithuanian-tour-organiser-jailed    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:11:03


  • Suno Faces Yet Another Multimillion-Dollar Copyright Lawsuit — This Time from Latin and Regional Mexican Label Gerencia ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/01/gerencia-suno-lawsuit/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:11:25


  • TWO scams in one! https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/gal-godot-ai-movie-bitcoin    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:12:10


  • Nobody Believes It, Everybody Does It ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/nobody-believes-it-everybody-does-it/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:12:52


  • LibreOffice project and community recap: August 2026 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/01/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-august-2026/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:13:35


  • Microsoft Lunduke Uses Ex-Twitter ("X") Because It's Algorithmically Designed to Boost His Worldview/s, He Ignores What "X" Is ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/01/Microsoft_Lunduke_Uses_Twitter_X_Because_It_s_Algorithmically_D.shtml    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:13:54


  • Red Hat is only pushing slop, not Linux ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/02/llm-quantization-guide-how-to-do-it--and-how-it-helps    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:14:59


  • The Rust Programming Language Blog: Announcing rustup 1.29.1 ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/09/01/Rustup-1.29.1/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:16:17


  • Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1091919/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:17:53


  • Multiple YouTube, Amazon Music, and Spotify Profiles of Jazz Legends Were Hijacked to Churn Out Hey Hi (AI) Slop ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/31/jazz-legends-streaming-profiles-ai-slop/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:18:23


  • Skip the R/Python runtime: fast tabular dashboards with Observable Framework ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/skip-the-r-python-runtime-fast-tabular-dashboards-with-observable-framework/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:19:09


  • July 2026 Top 40 New CRAN Packages ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/july-2026-top-40-new-cran-packages/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:19:42


  • Ubisoft is blocking For Honor on GNU/Linux and Steam Deck ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/ubisoft-is-blocking-for-honor-on-linux-and-steam-deck/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:20:10


  • Nobody has time to check if these are false positives, the priority etc. ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-kernel-nears-2-000-cves-per-release-as-ai-bug-hunters-scour-40-million-lines-of-code-maintainers-say-they-are-completely-overwhelmed this is, in effect, DDoS on human processes    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:21:27


  • Linux Exempt from California’s Age Verification Law ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Exempt-from-California-s-Age-Verification-Law    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:21:52


  • "Linux Kernel Hey Hi (AI) Flood" https://www.phoronix.com/news/August-2026-Highlights    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:28:10


  • LinuxHub 2026.09.01 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/linuxhub    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:28:26


  • RakuOS 2026.09.01 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/rakuos    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:28:36


  • Calam 2026-09 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/calam    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:28:49


  • CentOS 10-20260901 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/centos    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:29:03


  • Linux App Release Roundup (August 2026) ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/linux-app-release-roundup-august-2026    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:51:52


  • MOAR slop and buzzwords https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/firefox-155-released    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:52:29


  • butrelinux 20260901 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/butrelinux    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:53:34


  • Bluestar 7.2.2 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/bluestar    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:53:42


  • Dr.Parted 26.09 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/drparted    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:53:51


  • Expirion 260901 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/expirion    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:54:03


  • Arch 2026.09.01 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/arch    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:54:10


  • Obsessing over slop to participate in the pyramid scheme ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/01/developing-llm-guardrail-configs-locally-with-nemo-guardrails    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:55:23


  • Rebranding everything as "AI", as IBM wants to fake being relevant ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/01/orchestrate-production-rag-openshift-ai    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:56:04


  • Not slop, for a change ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/01/red-hat-openshift-autoscaling-using-machineset-autoscaler-with-keda    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:56:42


  • Recommended Draft RIR Governance Document, Rationale report, and next steps ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/09/01/recommended-draft-rir-governance-document-rationale-report-and-next-steps/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:57:26


  • Beeline: Enforcing application-layer policies in eBPF ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/09/02/beeline-enforcing-application-layer-policies-in-ebpf/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:57:37


  • NetBSD 9.5 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/netbsd    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:57:49


  • Puppy breaker needs to quit being so dishonest with people, he'd be in the streets is not bailed out by third parties    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:58:26


  • Firefox Developer Experience: Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 155 ☞ https://fxdx.dev/firefox-webdriver-newsletter-155/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:58:54


  • ArmSoM Sige6 Allwinner A733 SBC features up to 128GB soldered-on eMMC flash, 16GB LPDDR5 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/09/01/armsom-sige6-allwinner-a733-sbc-features-up-to-128gb-soldered-on-emmc-flash-16gb-lpddr5/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 13:59:50


  • The Aristocrat Effect – Subject Matter Objections at the Australian Patent Office ☞https://blog.patentology.com.au/2026/09/the-aristocrat-effect-subject-matter.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:01:05


  • Hiring one single individual is newsworthy? ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/hoffmann-eitle-hires-norton-rose-fulbright-partner-for-munich-high-tech-practice/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:01:40


  • OED Orders from Summer 2026 ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/09/oed-orders-from-summer-2026.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:02:07


  • What to know about the new UK PM's agenda as he faces lawmakers ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/what-to-know-about-the-new-uk-pm-s-agenda-as-he-faces-lawmakers    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:03:10


  • Replay: UK PM Andy Burnham faces lawmakers for first time since taking office ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/replay-uk-pm-andy-burnham-faces-lawmakers-for-first-time-since-taking-office    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:03:25


  • House Censures Republican Accused of Sexually Harassing Two Aides ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/politics/house-censure-chuck-edwards.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:03:40


  • Culture War vs. 'Fart Books', Drag Queens Bring US Libraries To 'Breaking Point', Report Finds ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-libraries-existential-threat-political-interference-censorship-1817337    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:04:19


  • China Censors and Punishes to Shape Narrative on Floods in Tibet, a Contrast to Nepal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/world/asia/china-tibet-floods-nepal-censorship.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:04:26


  • humanity has built the records of FATE by accident ☞ https://ariadne.space/2026/09/01/humanity-has-built-the-records.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:06:14


  • North Korea-US summit appears ‘possible at any time’: Seoul spy agency ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-and-us-show-signs-of-resuming-dialogue-south-korean-lawmaker-says    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:06:38


  • COSCO’s global fleet doubles as Beijing spy network, US says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-shipper-cosco-collects-intel-for-beijing-with-concealed-equipment-us-officials-say    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:07:18


  • AI data centers become surprise issue in US midterm elections ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/ai-data-centers-become-surprise-issue-in-us-midterm-elections    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:08:02


  • Nvidia’s “Slop Tracing” Feature That Uses Hey Hi (AI) to Yassify Video Games Leaked, and the Results Are Even More Horrifying Than Anyone Thought Possible ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-slop-tracing-leak    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:08:53


  • Employees Absolutely Loath Hey Hi (AI) in the Workplace, Survey Finds ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/employees-loath-ai-workplace-bosses-glassdoor    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:09:02


  • Indonesian fires drive regional haze alerts and school closures ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesian-fires-drive-regional-haze-alerts-and-school-closures    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:12:30


  • Thai Police Step up Raids on Suspected Prostitution as USS Abraham Lincoln's 5,000 Crew Will Arrive in Pattaya ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pattaya-prepares-uss-abraham-lincoln-arrival-prostitution-crackdown-1817332    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:12:48


  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Health Clips Spark Dementia Claims From Psychologist as White House Doctor Insists He's Fine ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/forensic-psychologist-trump-health-debate-1817349    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:13:23


  • Operation Epstein Fury. When a dictator starts wars because of dick moves. ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pattaya-prepares-uss-abraham-lincoln-arrival-prostitution-crackdown-1817332    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:14:31


  • Lindsay Clancy: The trial putting postpartum mental illness in the spotlight ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260901-lindsay-clancy-the-trial-putting-postpartum-mental-illness-in-the-spotlight    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:14:56


  • South Korea to send 44-member disaster relief team to Nepal after floods ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-to-send-44-member-disaster-relief-team-to-nepal-after-floods    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:15:33


  • Useless garbage https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/09/02/london-tube-closes-the-5g-gap-with-streets-above/5293878    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:16:19


  • UNHCR says it has no role in Malaysia’s planned repatriation of Myanmar refugees ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/unhcr-says-it-has-no-role-in-malaysias-planned-repatriation-of-myanmar-refugees-warns-country-is    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:16:41


  • ‘Literally tasting the smoke’: East Malaysians suffer as haze worsens ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/literally-tasting-the-smoke-malaysians-suffer-as-haze-worsens    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:16:54


  • He benefits from sweatshops that ruin lives ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/business/economy/bessent-china-iran-g20.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:17:48


  • New Zealand, US to fund Cook Islands port upgrade ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/new-zealand-us-to-fund-cook-islands-port-upgrade    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:18:19


  • China slams ‘malicious’ Indian media accusations on deadly flood ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-slams-malicious-indian-media-accusations-on-deadly-flood    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:18:36


  • Tibet holds memorial services for mudslide victims: Chinese state media ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/tibet-holds-memorial-services-for-mudslide-victims-chinese-state-media    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:19:11


  • China and the US offer competing showcases of global power ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-and-the-us-offer-competing-showcases-of-global-power    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:19:38


  • China restores road access to Tibet disaster zone as search intensifies ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-restores-road-access-to-tibet-disaster-zone-as-search-intensifies    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:20:15


  • US, Australia commit US$580 million in support for Pacific Islands ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-australia-commit-580-million-in-support-for-pacific-islands    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:20:42


  • Pacific Islands Forum meeting ‘less productive’ with a third of its leaders absent ☞ https://rfa.org/english/pacific/2026/09/01/pacific-islands-forum-meeting-palau-taiwan-china/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:20:50


  • China-Nepal flood toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hope ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/01/china-nepal-flood-toll-tops-1000-as-tunnel-rescue-offers-last-hope/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:21:14


  • China says solar power capacity surpasses coal for first time ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/01/china-says-solar-power-capacity-surpasses-coal-for-first-time/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:21:31


  • South Africans missing in Nepal's glacial flood ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/south-africans-missing-in-nepal-s-glacial-flood    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:21:48


  • "Subtle changes pointing to consumer fatigue" a challenge for fast-fashion retailers, expert says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20260901-subtle-changes-pointing-to-consumer-fatigue-a-challenge-for-fast-fashion-retailers-expert-says    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:22:13


  • Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across the Middle East ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/09/01/world-news/president-xi-visits-egypt-as-china-seeks-deeper-influence-across-the-middle-east/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:22:48


  • Over 2 million square meters to be expropriated for rare element mining in Eskişehir ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/over-2-million-square-meters-to-be-expropriated-for-rare-element-mining-in-eskisehir-323034    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:22:57


  • Judge Lets Case Against Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect, Go to Trial ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/charlie-kirk-shooting.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:28:51


  • Japan to relax overtime regulation under workaholic PM Sanae Takaichi ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-to-relax-overtime-regulation-under-workaholic-pm-sanae-takaichi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:29:19


  • Nepal’s young PM faces gravest test after flood catastrophe ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/nepals-young-pm-faces-gravest-test-after-flood-catastrophe    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:29:41


  • Man accused of killing Charlie Kirk to face murder trial and possible death penalty ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260902-man-accused-of-killing-charlie-kirk-to-face-murder-trial-and-possible-death-penalty    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:29:57


  • Over 90% of Human Rabies Cases in The US Aren't Detected, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-us-only-diagnoses-7-of-human-rabies-cases-study-finds    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:30:46


  • A Mysterious Island Has Emerged in a Canadian Lake ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-mysterious-island-has-emerged-in-a-canadian-lake    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:31:05


  • Your Dog Might Be Reading Your Blinks, Science Suggests ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/if-your-dog-is-blinking-at-you-it-may-be-trying-to-tell-you-something-science-suggests    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:31:16


  • Yo dawg. Might Be Reading Your Blinks.    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:31:37


  • New Zero-Cal Sugar Is 3,500x Sweeter Than Sucrose – But Doesn't Spike Insulin ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-new-zero-cal-sugar-is-3500-times-sweeter-than-sucrose-but-doesnt-spike-insulin    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:31:58


  • Narwhals Wearing Sensors Reveal Something Troubling Beneath Greenland's Glaciers ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-put-sensors-on-narwhals-they-revealed-something-troubling-beneath-greenlands-glaciers    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:32:16


  • Alanis Morissette Sues Former Tour Manager for Extortion and Fraud After Ugly Blackmailing Campaign ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/01/alanis-morissette-sues-former-tour-manager/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:33:52


  • Jason Isbell, Activist Artist David Lowery, and Others Fire Off Suno Class Action Alleging Likeness and Identity Rights Violations ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/01/david-lowery-suno-lawsuit/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:34:19


  • Lizzo Scores Another Big Win In Long-Running Harassment Lawsuit—But Can Her Career Recover? ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/01/lizzo-harrassment-lawsuit-win/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:34:41


  • A Lion King Composer Sued a Comedian for $27 Million Over a Joke About His Song. Now, He’s Being Slapped With a $40,000 Fine ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/31/lion-king-composer-failed-defamation-lawsuit/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:35:01


  • 1 in 3 Men in Their 30s Already Have This Silent Disease. By 70, Almost Everyone Does. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/1-in-3-men-in-their-30s-already-have-this-silent-disease-by-70-almost-everyone-does    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:36:46


  • Cancer Vaccine Designed For Women Is Protecting a Surprising Amount of Men, Too ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/20-years-ago-women-got-a-preventative-cancer-treatment-now-its-protecting-men-too    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:37:00


  • It's Not Just Calories: How Fructose May Be Quietly Driving Weight Gain ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-uncover-a-surprising-way-fructose-may-promote-obesity    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:37:13


  • Humans Are Surprisingly Good at Predicting When They Will Die – With One Big Bias ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-are-surprisingly-good-at-predicting-when-they-will-die-with-one-big-bias    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:37:32


  • Bond Sell-Off Threatens to Squeeze Borrowers Around the World ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/business/bond-yields-debt.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:38:11


  • Global bond selloff deepens as US launches fresh attacks on Iran ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260901-global-bond-selloff-deepens-as-us-launches-fresh-attacks-on-iran    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:38:24


  • A note from LWN ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1090585/ "subscription prices at LWN will be increasing"    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:39:01


  • Riding a hype wave of slop ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-ai-assistant-retires-as-we-invest-in-agentic-development-tools    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:40:08


  • Epstein Survivors Withdraw Wexner Foundation Suit Without Prejudice After Bitter Fight Over Federal Venue ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/epstein-survivors-withdraw-lawsuit-wexner-jurisdiction-dispute-1817375    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:40:36


  • SonicWall Warns of Two SMA1000 Zero-Days Exploited in Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-warns-of-two-sma1000-zero-days-exploited-in-attacks/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:40:59


  • Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion with foreign entities ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-pleads-guilty-to-collusion-with-foreign-entities    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:41:32


  • Danish sculptor writes to Hong Kong court asking for return of Tiananmen crackdown monument ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/01/danish-sculptor-writes-to-hong-kong-court-asking-for-return-of-tiananmen-crackdown-monument/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:42:41


  • Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion charge ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/02/breaking-jailed-hong-kong-pro-democracy-campaigner-joshua-wong-pleads-guilty-to-foreign-collusion-charge/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:43:02


  • WatchGuard Patches Critical Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/watchguard-patches-critical-vulnerabilities/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:50:57


  • Critical JFrog Artifactory Vulnerability Reportedly Exploited in the Wild ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-jfrog-artifactory-vulnerability-reportedly-exploited-in-the-wild/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:51:07


  • Lots of BS in the news about "HEY HI" in cyber attacks and cyber "defences", little about how the LLM scrapers are themselves attacking sites, just by means of brute force nihilism    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:52:36


  • Meanwhile LWN and kernel.org drown in considerable extra costs due to LLM scraper that virtually attack them 24/7    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:53:58


  • Rovio Copenhagen closes; Bit Reactor reportedly furloughs staff https://gamesbeat.com/rovio-copenhagen-closes-bit-reactor-reportedly-furloughs-staff/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 14:57:23


  • UN expert urges economic diversification and fiscal transparency in Tajikistan ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/09/un-expert-urges-economic-diversification-and-fiscal-transparency-in-tajikistan/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:07:28


  • US Postal Service whistleblower warns new system could disrupt midterm election voting ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260902-us-postal-service-whistleblower-warns-new-system-could-disrupt-midterm-election-voting    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:07:44


  • Map Apps Are Handling Convicted Felon’s Renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America Differently ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/lake-ontario-america-name-apple-maps-mapquest.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:08:13


  • In relations with China, Latin America puts itself first ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/in-relations-with-china-latin-america-puts-itself-first/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:08:55


  • Nepal’s wall of missing offers last hope after Himalayan flood ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/nepals-wall-of-missing-offers-last-hope-after-himalayan-flood    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:10:01


  • From North Korea to ICE: Photojournalist David Guttenfelder on the front lines in Minneapolis ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/arts24/20260901-from-north-korea-to-ice-photojournalist-david-guttenfelder-on-the-front-lines-in-minneapolis    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:10:30


  • Qualcomm introduces Dragonwing Q-2390 and IQ-2390 for consumer and industrial AIoT applications ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/09/01/qualcomm-introduces-dragonwing-q-2390-and-iq-2390-for-consumer-and-industrial-aiot-applications/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:13:14


  • Sony argues ‘reasonable consumers would not be misled’ into believing they own digital games in class action motion — PlayStation Store ‘buy’ button lawsuit may never reach a courtroom ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/playstation-store-buy-button-class-action-may-never-reach-a-courtroom    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:14:56


  • "Arduino recently opened pre-orders for the Ventuno Q, a dual-processor development board designed for edge AI, robotics, computer vision, and industrial applications." https://linuxgizmos.com/ventuno-q-runs-ubuntu-on-dragonwing-iq8-with-40-tops-npu-along-with-real-time-stm32h5/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:19:04


  • Linux 7.3 Introduces Early Zen 6 Support, Native RGB Controls For Ryzen AI Halo, And Major Laptop Improvements https://wccftech.com/linux-7-3-introduces-early-zen-6-support/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:19:41


  • Linux takes one step closer to working perfectly on your Mac with a patch for USB4 and Thunderbolt ports https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-takes-one-step-closer-to-working-perfectly-on-your-mac-with-a-patch-for-usb4-and-thunderbolt-ports/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:20:16


  • Omacom Foundation Hits $12.6M: 1Password and 37signals Fund Linux Patron Model https://www.techtimes.com/articles/326089/20260831/omacom-foundation-hits-126m-1password-37signals-fund-linux-patron-model.htm    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:20:53


  • techtimes.com for sure contains elements of LLM slop, then says at the end: "ⓒ 2026 TECHTIMES.com All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission."    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:22:14


  • "California’s Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043), signed by Governor Newsom in October 2025, required any “operating system provider” to collect user age at account setup and transmit age laws signals to app developers by January 1, 2027" https://www.gadgetreview.com/california-exempts-linux-from-age-verification    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:23:15


  • More LLM slop plagiarism. Hard pass. https://www.opensourceforu.com/2026/09/openkylin-3-0-opens-linux-os-to-ai-agents/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:25:33


  • LLM slop is not "AI" https://www.theverge.com/tech/986789/linux-debian-generative-ai-policy    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:26:39


  • What he was used not AI, it's just a marketing label https://www.xda-developers.com/linus-used-ai-bug-llm-critics-face-choice/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:27:35


  • What many call "AI" when it comes to bug-funding is fuzzers, just a brute force approach that results in many false positives    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:28:27


  • Why governments worldwide are abandoning Windows for homegrown Linux alternatives https://www.howtogeek.com/why-governments-worldwide-are-abandoning-windows-for-homegrown-linux-alternatives/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:28:31


  • Run Multiple Linux Kernels on One Machine Without A Hypervisor https://pcper.com/2026/08/run-multiple-linux-kernels-on-one-machine-without-a-hypervisor/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:28:49


  • Linux Kernel Patch Expands USB4 Support for Apple Silicon SoCs https://www.techpowerup.com/352199/linux-kernel-patch-expands-usb4-support-for-apple-silicon-socs    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:31:02


  • "The game uses Easy Anti-Cheat which is currently enabled for Linux, but they plan to disable it - making it another game that will no longer be playable across Linux Desktop, Steam Deck and Steam Machine." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ubisofts-for-honor-will-block-steamos-linux-on-september-10/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:31:24


  • "There wasn't any major update actually announced recently, but it seems something on their back-end is now causing the game with Proton Experimental to crash with Easy Anti-Cheat on SteamOS / Linux systems like Steam Deck, Steam Machine and Desktop Linux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/warhammer-40-000-space-marine-2-update-is-causing-issues-for-steamos-linux-players/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:32:30


  • "It originally released August 28th, with a Native Linux build arriving shortly after on August 31st which the developer said "It should perform at a comfortable 90+ fps and lower battery consumption than before" which is great to see." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/epic-looking-pixel-art-hack-and-slash-divinum-adds-linux-steam-deck-support/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:32:53


  • "Audacity 3.7.9 has been released as a new stable version of this open-source digital audio editor and recording software to improve the stability and reliability of the software." https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-7-9-open-source-audio-editor-released-with-ffmpeg-9-support    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:33:12


  • More LLM SLOP https://www.opensourceforu.com/2026/09/linux-kernel-heads-past-40-98m-lines-with-7-3-rc1/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:42:31


  • Sloppers know: if they need to copy paste text about something they do not understand, then they should not be writing at all (about things they do not understand to begin with)    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:44:36


  • Linuxiac is banned by us. Three strikes. Out. Sloppy Borisov is an LLM addict.    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:45:09


  • Everyone saw it coming and warned about it. This is EEE. It's also Windows misusing the "Linux" brand. https://www.howtogeek.com/wsl-turned-linux-into-a-windows-app-and-microsofts-old-enemies-didnt-see-it-coming/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:45:51


  • SUSE Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/suse-linux-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities_20260901    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:46:18


  • Linux gets age-verification exemption in California https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/linux-gets-age-verification-exemption-125537913.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:46:43


  • Linux's creator says you should use ECC RAM—here's what that means https://www.howtogeek.com/linuxs-creator-says-you-should-use-ecc-ramheres-what-that-means/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:47:10


  • For Honor “will no longer be playable on Steam Deck” in new update as devs announce end of Linux support https://www.pcguide.com/news/for-honor-will-no-longer-be-playable-on-steam-deck-in-new-update-as-devs-announce-end-of-linux-support/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:47:42


  • Linux manages to avoid the age verification apocalypse, but SteamOS isn't in the clear yet https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/linux-manages-to-avoid-the-age-verification-apocalypse-but-steamos-isnt-in-the-clear-yet/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:49:29


  • Linux gets California age verification exemption, but SteamOS fate unclear https://games.gg/news/linux-california-age-verification-exemption-steamos/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:49:49


  • 8BitDo announces new web-based ‘Ultimate Software’ updater https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/mustafa-mahmoud/8bitdo-announces-new-web-based-ultimate-software-updater/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:50:28


  • Promotion of proprietary spyware of Microsoft along with slop plagiarism https://www.presseagentur.com/iar/detail.php?pr_id=7784&lang=en    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:51:51


  • Explainer: California moves to exempt open-source software like Linux from age verification https://www.medianama.com/2026/09/223-california-open-source-age-verification/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:52:09


  • Puppy breaker claims to be compassionate, but according to his own spouse, he should be kept away from both humans and animals    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:53:14


  • He should also quit being so dishonest with people about what happened. He has many skeletons in his closet.    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:53:51


  • IAR expands embedded development platform with native Linux support https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/iar-expands-embedded-development-platform-with-native-linux-support    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:53:56


  • SLOP!! https://www.opensourceforu.com/2026/09/multikernel-linux-brings-kernel-isolation-without-hypervisors/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 15:55:11


  • The Water Came Too Late https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/02/the-water-came-too-late/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 16:23:01


  • "I received an unexpected 1-1 with the manager for tomorrow. It might be it." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1gqc5k1    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 17:12:03


  • "Alvind will announce IBM is officially named to “India business machine “ and he is signing the executive order immediately."    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 17:12:31


  • Mixing Microsoft vendor lockin with GTK gemini://willthekid.smol.pub/hack04    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 17:41:55


  • "How and why is a separate topic. I'll just say that it was an interesting weekend project to bring life back into an old phone that is obsolete by any measure, and with some help from Rob, I was able to install some apps and one of them was Mobipocket Reader." gemini://gemini.maksymdziuba.xyz/blog/2026-09-02-the-modern-machine-stops.gmi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 17:43:50


  • "This is my first post here. I'm not sure how to treat smol.pub. Do you make entries that are for an audience or just kinda write personal entries? It matters to me I guess because it controls what I post?" gemini://munna.smol.pub/1788339100    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 17:44:30


  • "Ok, whelp, AuraGem has been offline for many months. Previously, I talked about the wifi usb dongle constantly disconnecting every day. I thought I fixed it 5 months ago, but apparently not." gemini://auragem.ddns.net/devlog/20260902.gmi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 17:45:27


  • "What's the difference between a pub and an airport? I only expect to hear people announcing departures at an airport." gemini://buster.smol.pub/an-airport-joke    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 17:46:35


  • "I've just spent all night trying to finish up fixing my AuraGem server, and now I'm sitting here, at 5 AM, listening to Noah Kahan's Willing and Able trying to keep myself from revisiting old dark thoughts." gemini://auragem.ddns.net/~clseibold/20260902.gmi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 17:47:30


  • "It turns out leaving college and navigating one's way through the world is hard and scary. College provided a sort of familiarity and structure that the outside world does not have. I'm 28 years old and I still feel lost in the world, stuck in a place I hate, with no friends"    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 17:47:55


  • Abandoning Israel — A Growing Trend gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-09-02.gmi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 17:50:35


  • alle 5 mi sono svegliato ad..... gemini://enemy.org/mrfusion/rants/2026-09-02.gmi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 17:50:56


  • "I finally beat DOOM 1 and started playing DOOM 2. I'm loving destroying hordes from hell :D" gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/gaming/47808    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 17:51:40


  • ghost in the shell gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/ghost    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 17:53:03


  • "Amazon layoffs hit Washington: 121 jobs to be cut as H-1B hiring draws attention"    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 18:06:09


  • Importing sweatshops too expensive for GAFAM, now exporting to them    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 18:06:58


  • Still "can’t establish a connection to the server at stallman.org." RMS himself is online and posts to mailing lists, so it is worrying his site takes so long to restore (access to). It's just simple, static HTML. Should not be hard to fix, should it?    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 18:29:07


  • "in Albany there’s a pretty obvious inner circle that seems to get most of the promotions and leadership opportunities. Everyone knows who they are, and somehow they always seem to be protected no matter what happens." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1h1n1zj    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 18:30:23


  • "plenty of job seekers and some phantom jobs" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1f8jsnj    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 18:31:16


  • RMS site still conspicously unreachable. Technical problem? OK. But how long for? Some malicious sites already speculate and mock.    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 20:56:22


  • Social control media is where puppy breaker mocks people to get attention, always aiming for people far more qualified and high-profile than him. That's the recipe for the clickbait algos in such platforms.    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 20:57:18


  • "I wanted to just lay out some of my intentions for this capsule, or perhaps more of a wishlist for myself. I want to document some projects I'm working on, as well as externalize some thoughts around technology and community." gemini://tilde.club/~chimbles/pages/gemlog/2026-09-02-intentions.gmi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 20:59:33


  • "The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) has announced the opening of product certification for Suzi, the sub-gigahertz (sub-GHz) extension to the Zigbee wireless Internet of Things (IoT) communications standard." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202609/20260902-suzi.gmi    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 21:00:09


  • An ageless political joke gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2026-09-02-ageless-political-joke    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 21:02:19


  • When desktop publishing felt like wizardry gemini://kunulo.smol.pub/2026-09-02-atari-nostalgia    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 21:02:58


  • In geminispace, only "4 (0.1 %) use the Certificate Authority Let's Encrypt" gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi one in a thousand!    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 21:03:59


  • People In Love https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/02/people-in-love/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 21:08:53


  • A week ago: In South Korea, Steady Increases for GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/24/In_South_Korea_Steady_Increases_for_GNU_Linux.shtml now 5% or higher https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=14d&loc=KR&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 21:29:37


  • In Steam, GNU/Linux almost twice as big as Apple Macs https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 21:33:49


  • Lessons and Cheap Wake-Up Calls https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/02/lessons-and-cheap-wake-up-calls/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 22:00:25


  • Court of Appeal https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/02/court-of-appeal/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 22:12:51


  • IBM CEO Alvind is worst offended in the 2026 S&P 500 Low Wage List IBM now like Walmart and Dollar General for pay https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1hn7ha5 Highlights: IBM CEO Arvind Krishna hauled in the largest compensation package in the Low-Wage 100, with $38.0 million...    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 22:25:32


  • "Getting paid 38 mil to loose 75 mil great gig! lose and 75 billion with a b"    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 22:26:46


  • "Holy Sh-t how is he not removed?!"    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 22:26:51


  • Social Control Media is Assured Destruction https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/02/social-control-media-is-assured-destruction/    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 22:50:35


  • Old: Richard Stallman speaks on Free Software in Oman https://digitaloman.blogspot.com/2010/03/richard-stallman-speaks-on-free.html    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 22:52:11


  • Flock CEO is called Garrett. Seems apt. Some people are interested in surveillance and doxing, not security. https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_149_Out_of_200_It_Took_a_Long_Time_to_Sho.shtml    

posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 22:59:50



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