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posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 04:11:31

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posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 04:11:36

  • Microsoft gutted the Age of Empires studio while folding it into Activision https://www.techspot.com/news/114001-age-empires-studio-loses-nearly-half-staff-has.html    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 05:02:33

  • "PIPed after favorable mid-year review - I was put on a PIP last week. My mid-year review was pretty normal & overall positive. Then my manager suddenly hit me with the PIP last week."    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 05:56:27

  • "It honestly feels like a numbers game at this point. A lot of what's written in the PIP assessment is either flat-out untrue or very debatable. Has anyone here had experience pushing back on or challenging a PIP? Is it worth addressing the points I disagree with, or could that just make me look difficult & potentially speed up an RA?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3jare07    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 05:56:37

  • "The PIP is a strong "hint", you are no longer welcomed in the Indians tribe. Make room for some Indian. Train the Indian before you are out the door and on the street." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3jare07    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 05:56:45

  • "People are openly planning their exit - I've never heard people talk this freely about leaving before. Even coworkers I barely interact with are telling me they're looking elsewhere. What happened to this place to come to this point?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3j5bpp4    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 05:57:32

  • "I work in a location that has not seen a backfill in years, but has been subject of big and small layoffs, and mandatory PIP targets. If IBM is openly pushing you out, why not openly discussing your exit strategy?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3j5bpp4    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 05:58:10

  • "In Albany people have become down right cavalier speaking loudly and openly about wanting to leave or that they interviews lined up. I have seen say such things in front of a “big” folks very bravely and not giving a f anymore. I agree with @b1+1m3j5bpp4. People see what’s really going on and finally had enough of the office politics"    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 05:58:15

  • Reform UK Can be Shut Down (as a Business), But UK Government Enforcement Needed https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/28/reform-uk-can-be-shut-down-as-a-business-but-uk-government-enforcement-needed/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:00:39

  • We'll continue posting as usual in IRC but when abused by racists and their social control media distortions/hallucinations the Techrights team will rebut    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:07:21

  • Meanwhile it seems like Garrett posts Nazi era-esque caricatures of people. What are you, a racist?    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:08:15

  • (He probably is, he's not good at hiding it anymore)    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:09:26

  • People should be able to openly point that out. He'll ignore the body of the message and flip out.    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:09:45

  • It's quite revealing that he is a Narcissus, literally framing court transcripts to hang, much like psychopaths in Hollywood films    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:10:54

  • Brett Wilson must be broke, paying a Paralegal just £28k/annum. In central London. That barely even covers rent!    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:25:34

  • In London this is like minimum wage. For people who have a degree in law. Incredible.    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:27:04

  • But then again, he wanted something cheap (shoddy) https://techrights.org/n/2023/12/05/There_s_Nothing_Funny_About_Attacking_Free_Speech_and_Software_.shtml    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:27:35

  • What sane person with a law degree wish to work for minimum wage for male thugs?    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:28:04

  • Working in Law Firms for (Almost) Minimum Wage https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/28/working-in-law-firms-for-almost-minimum-wage/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:33:14

  • There's way to much slop boosting in today's batch of Links - The amount worth publishing might be quite small.    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:52:35

  • usb-dos word-wrap and sound gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-09-28-sound.txt    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:53:46

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

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:54:43

  • "After much hemming and hawing I have finally, finally settled on a suitable 3-2-1 backup plan that works for my budget, runs unattended, alerts me when there's a problem, and only uses programs and services that I don't find objectionable. That's a lot to pack into one sentence, so let's break it down." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/a-backup-plan    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:55:21

  • Here's a decent one for change: "The Limits of LLMs: Good at Reproducing What Exists. Expensive for What Doesn't AkitaOnRails.com" https://akitaonrails.com/en/2026/09/28/llms-are-good-at-reproducing-what-exists-what-about-new-things/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:57:31

  • "... if LLMs are so good at code, providers owe a huge debt to the decades of the open source community, which protected the freedom of code and published everything for free. Without that heritage, there would be no Copilot, no Cursor, no Claude Code, none of this."    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 07:57:49

  • Focusing on Bigger Tasks https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/28/focusing-on-bigger-tasks/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 08:55:32

  • When I Was a Young Lad (24 Years Ago) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/28/when-i-was-a-young-lad-24-years-ago/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 09:04:37

  • "The Espressif ESP-Mosaico is an expandable smart-interaction development kit based on the ESP32-S31 microcontroller." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/esp-mosaico-places-dual-core-risc-v-esp32-s31-behind-a-2-16-inch-square-amoled/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:35:10

  • "EWatch, developed by Ewan Wills, is a programmable ESP32-S3 smartwatch with a 1.69-inch color touchscreen, 350mAh battery, vibration feedback and USB-C connectivity." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-s3-powers-ewatch-smartwatch-with-open-drivers-and-diy-options/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:35:18

  • "Everyone has noticed by now that LLMs write CRUD with their eyes closed." ☛ https://akitaonrails.com/en/2026/09/28/llms-are-good-at-reproducing-what-exists-what-about-new-things/ | Source: Fabio Akita    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:36:25

  • "The problem is that no one at those negotiating tables knows whether claims to foreign rights will actually hold up." ☛ https://copyrightlately.com/bmg-vetter-brief-opposition-cert/ | Source: CopyrightLately    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:36:33

  • Right of Publicity ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/27/japanese-voice-actor-sues-tiktok-ai-voice-cloning/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:39:34

  • "The jury said on Friday that Apple’s Taptic Engine, which creates tapping vibrations, infringed two Taction patents." ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/apple-owes-record-57-billion-in-haptic-technology-patent-case-us-jury-says/article71518293.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:41:05

  • "According to a CNBC report, the iPhone maker has rejected the verdict and said it will appeal." ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/court-asks-apple-to-pay-5-7-billion-to-taction-technology-for-using-companys-patented-technology-in-apple-watch-and-iphones-apple-vows-to-appeal-says-thank-you-but-/articleshow/134516817.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:41:21

  • "Taction, which uses its technology in headphones and gaming headsets, filed the lawsuit in 2021." ☛ https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/09/28/886942.htm | Source: Insurance Journal    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:41:31

  • "The suit targeted Apple’s Taptic Engine, which the company says provides users of it products with tactile feedback to simulate actions, like clicks." ☛ https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/apple-owes-5-7-billion-to-litigation-funded-firm-in-patent-case | Source: Bloomberg    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:41:41

  • "In effect, the jury says that Taction has proven Apple has infringed, but not that Apple did so knowingly." ☛ https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/26/apple-owes-taction-57b-after-losing-haptic-feedback-ip-trial | Source: AppleInsider    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:42:02

  • "Before the Taction lawsuit, Apple was previously hit with another patent infringement lawsuit from Immersion." ☛ https://www.engadget.com/2269826/apple-hit-with-a-57-billion-verdict-for-alleged-patent-infringement/ | Source: Engadget    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:42:24

  • "Both patents are focused on a “vibration module for applying vibrational tractions to a wearer’s skin.” Taction argued that Apple’s Taptic Engine infringes upon its patents" ☛ https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/27/apple-hit-with-5-7-billion-verdict-over-taptic-engine-patent-infringement/ | Source: 9to5Mac    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:49:30

  • "A federal jury in San Diego found that Apple owes Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion for infringing two of its patents." ☛ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/26/apple-taction-technology-patent-infringement-verdict.html | Source: CNBC    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:50:00

  • "Taction argued that Apple’s Taptic Engine in its Apple Watches and iPhones used technology that it had developed without a proper license, and the jury agreed" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/1001118/apple-hit-with-5-7-billion-in-damages-over-haptic-patents | Source: The Verge    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:50:22

  • "March is planned for 2 October, International Day of Non-Violence, to urge preventive measures to address increase in assaults on women and girls" ☛ https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/a-call-for-action-for-womens-safety-in-the-capital/161663430.html | Source: Mediahuis Group    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:51:51

  • "The history of tech company idealism and employee identity that started the book was sobering and clarifying." ☛ https://mattstein.com/books/against-tech-oligarchy/ | Source: Matt Stein    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:52:04

  • "A DPS snafu created a backlog of at least 200,000 applications dating back a year, sparking bipartisan calls for an investigation." ☛ https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/09/26/voter-registration-delay-backlog-online-dps-error/ | Source: Votebeat    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:52:25

  • "When I was in Class 1 till Class 5, we had such wonderful, scholarly teachers" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives/Endeavors/2026/0926/tibet-calligraphy-longest-scroll | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:52:36

  • Anon: "excellent closing paragraph! It hits him hard" gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/27/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_VI_On_Garrett_and_Lozza_Defamation.gmi he publicly panics over this, in fact he makes up false excuses for being 'offline' for 3 days (not really, he was in hiding), just an hour after publication, then tries to create a distraction again    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:56:09

  • "Helpfully, this has now been confirmed—belated but significantly—by none other than Donald Trump himself." ☛ https://newrepublic.com/article/215884/trump-angry-tirade-failing-press-ban-reveals-achilles-heel | Source: New Republic    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:38:24

  • "Reporters from all three organizations returned to the White House following the ruling." ☛ https://www.salon.com/2026/09/26/trump-finds-another-way-to-shut-out-cnn/ | Source: Salon    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:38:46

  • "the most capable specialists" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/25/russian-elections-expert-alexander-kynev-stayed-in-the-country-to-keep-studying-its-politics-after-criticizing-the-latest-vote-he-was-arrested-on-drug-charges | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:39:08

  • "The studio releasing Alex Gibney’s new Elon Musk documentary Musk is finding itself unable to buy an ad on the biggest social platforms." ☛ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/elon-musk-documentary-trailer-rejected-tiktok-youtube-1236710259/ | Source: Hollywood Reporter    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:39:34

  • "Academy Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney directed Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/09/26/top-platforms-refuse-paid-ads-for-alex-gibneys-musk-documentary.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:39:52

  • "District staffers attempt to dictate news coverage, instructing journalists to not quote participants at Tucson High 'engagement' meeting" ☛ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092626_tusd_reporters/tusd-tries-censor-sentinel-reporters-school-closure-meeting/ | Source: Tuscon Sentinel    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:40:08

  • "The border between Narva and Ivangorod is a dividing line between liberal democracy and an aggressive dictatorship" ☛ https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/culture-cannot-stay-silent-in-wartime/458768 | Source: The Barents Observer    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:40:41

  • "Suicidal Empathy and books like it are aimed not at liberals" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/maga-right-christianity-empathy-toxic/688755/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:41:45

  • "This is, tactically, an effort to ensure that Xitter can continue to export fascist propaganda to the EU as part of an effort to undermine democracy. But the coverage of DOJ’s intervention has largely ignored what the judgment was for." ☛ https://emptywheel.net/2026/09/27/doj-intervenes-in-eu-to-help-elon-musk-defraud-users/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:42:08

  • "The Ethereum of today has general-purpose computation, proof of stake, onchain applications using zero-knowledge proofs and L2s that provide scaling and privacy." ☛ https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2026/09/27/the_cryptographic_world_computer.html | Source: Vitalik Buterin    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:42:55

  • "Though all communication channels failed immediately following the accident" ☛ https://maritimecyprus.com/2026/09/26/flashback-in-maritime-history-ms-estonia-sinking-on-28-september-1994-claiming-852-lives-7/ |    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:43:15

  • "The idea that we can keep running on fracked gas is a lie!" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/data-center-backlash-climate-reckoning/ | Source: Wired    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:45:40

  • "A conversation with Vivian Salama about her exclusive reporting that Egypt’s top spy warned of the coming attack" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/09/ra-vivian-reporting/688798/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:46:13

  • "The justices ruled unanimously in two cases against Bianco" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51628353/california-sheriff-unlawfully-seized-over-650000-ballots-and-must-return-them-state-supreme-court-rules | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:47:05

  • "One of my many cataloged memories of the Trump era is from the run-up to the 2016 election" ☛ https://newrepublic.com/post/215852/oust-donald-trump-military-coup | Source: New Republic    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:49:13

  • "the billionaires who want to rule society are so rich that they have run out of stuff on their things piles" ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/posts/2026-09-26-how-to-dance | Source: Pete Brown    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:49:33

  • "I’m in the middle of reading Gil Durán’s The Nerd Reich, which I recommend if you’re in the right headspace." ☛ https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-dance-through-the-apocalypse/ | Source: Buttondown LLC    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:50:29

  • "The plan was revealed on August 17, the same day that eight armed Somali pirates boarded the Cameroon-flagged MV Lutuf, which had armed guards" ☛ https://adf-magazine.com/2026/09/east-africa-proposes-new-anti-piracy-task-force/ | Source: ADF    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:50:56

  • "The full guest list is almost too long to print: 134 names in total, encompassing a fascinating upper crust picked from the top of American industry" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-state-dinner-guest-list-american-oligarchs-1235632171/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:51:12

  • "Recently Reddit user "sammiesdog" posted claims that Visual Studio's C++ compiler was automatically adding function calls to Microsoft's telemetry services" ☛ https://www.infoq.com/news/2016/06/visual-cpp-telemetry/ | Source: InfoQ    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:51:46

  • "It uses artificial intelligence to listen in on your meetings, transcribing and summarising what’s been said" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/recommended/tech/phones-accessories/plaud-notepin-s-review/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:52:01

  • "A security researcher discovered a vulnerability in Flock’s website that gave him an access token without needing login credentials." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/flock-seeks-to-have-security-researchers-map-of-flock-cameras-taken-down-unauthenticated-flaw-exposed-335-701-camera-locations-nationwide | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 13:54:24

  • BBC on Stockpiling for Emergencies https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/28/bbc-on-stockpiling-for-emergencies/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:00:05

  • "That, at any rate, is according to the said loaded tech workers who spilled their guts to Wired." ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/tech-guys-cant-get-dates | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:00:17

  • "The solution is to use custom domains such as go.iain.rocks, go.uber.org, go.mongodb.org, etc." ☛ https://iain.rocks/blog/dont-couple-your-go-code-to-github |    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:00:51

  • Social Control Media ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/brave-youtube-android-premium-ads-free-settings/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:01:16

  • "Yesterday, I received this email as a response to You Can't Vibe Code Love." ☛ https://blog.codinghorror.com/if-we-do-not-stop-to-help-each-other-what-do-we-become/ |    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:01:46

  • "In particular, Klein repeatedly appealed to the authority conferred by AI expertise; how could Jensen disagree with pioneers like Geoffrey Hinton?" ☛ https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/09/27/fools-expertise/ | Source: Bryan Cantrill    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:02:03

  • "I’ve spent the last fortnight or so rolling my eyes at the news cycle but refusing to engage with it." ☛ https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/meet-the-real-ai-rogue-agent-lord | Source: Carole Cadwalladr    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:02:21

  • "That distinction matters when we try to measure demand. I could remain willing to buy throughout the three weeks without another search of my own." ☛ https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/query-to-condition/ | Source: Jono Alderson    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:02:55

  • "The watch also re-springs every few hours, but, you know, that's life with a .0 OS." ☛ https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/watchos-27-sucks-so-far/ | Source: James Brown    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:03:07

  • Anon: "Russia already considers itself actively at war with Europe"    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:03:29

  • "Copilot+ PCs" ☛ https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/the-copilot-pc-brand-is-dead-microsoft-and-pc-makers-quietly-pull-back-on-tarnished-windows-11-ai-pc-branding | Source: Windows Central    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:03:51

  • "that doesn’t mean Microsoft is backing away completely from Copilot." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tablets/microsoft-surface/microsoft-quietly-drops-copilot-branding-from-its-new-laptops-surface-cvp-confirms-new-devices-meet-hardware-requirements-but-lack-controversial-branding | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:04:19

  • "To some extent the difference in the two decisions can be explained by the two different statutes at issue." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/25/dc-circuit-oks-hegseths-abuse-of-a-crummy-statute-to-punish-ai-vendors-who-wont-give-him-the-deadly-toys-he-wants/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:04:35

  • "Wickline’s Amodei continued to flail throughout the interview, even as Che began to ask seemingly simple questions about AI’s benefits." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/09/saturday-night-live-season-52-premiere-dario-amodei/688803/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:05:33

  • "It’s also being sued by the Canadian province of British Columbia over allegations that OpenAI could’ve prevented the killing but failed." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-advice-school-shooter-tumbler-ridge | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:06:45

  • Puppy breaker: I totally have nothing to do with the Microsofter I hooked up with my hired guns to attack Roy. Also puppy breaker: I have papers of the same women haters and cite them in public. They act alike, they work together.    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:12:33

  • "I wanted to experiment with getting a scrolling ring so that I could advance to the next track or go back to a previous track without tapping my phone." ☛ https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/09/practising-french-pronunciation-on-the-go-experimenting-with-a-bluetooth-phone-controller-ring/ | Source: Sacha Chua    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:12:40

  • "While the HTTP, TCP, and UDP methods are meant to exhaust resources and bandwidth, the AI drain mode is meant to consume a victim’s paid AI credits." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/new-x47-c-windows-botnet-weaponizes-xai-grok-ai-api-draining/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:12:50

  • "Early-warning threat intelligence platform Previdian (formerly KEVIntel) reported seeing exploitation attempts on September 24. On September 25, the company saw attempts to create a webshell backdoor." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-sharepoint-flaw-cve-2026-65660-now-exploited-in-attacks/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:13:00

  • "These early leaders made their aims clear: to mold an educated elite in the state of California." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/the-promises-and-compromises-of-the-university-of-california/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:13:55

  • "We take it as read that Shakespeare’s plays must be studied at school" ☛ https://michellebarker.co.uk/writing/great-men/ | Source: Michelle Barker    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:14:24

  • "Too many signal words, or ones that overlap in meaning, stop signalling anything. If half your headings are called “Notes” or “Misc”, the word has stopped doing work." ☛ https://christiantietze.de/ploz/signal-words/ |    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:14:47

  • "Slash pages on this site include a mixture of commonplace/standard ones... and a few that might be less-common or even unique: [...]" ☛ https://danq.me/slashes/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:15:19

  • "That’s enough, you blog for yourself. It doesn’t matter if others read it or not. You don’t need it." ☛ https://robertbirming.com/who-i-blog-for/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:15:30

  • "The reason for writing this list is that when words just don’t want to get posted, focusing on the who may help you to write." ☛ https://sylvia.studio/posts/who-i-blog-for |    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:15:44

  • "An essay by Michael Moorcock on the saturation of Fascistic and authoritarian themes and messages in Science Fiction literature." ☛ https://libcom.org/article/starship-stormtroopers-michael-moorcock | Source: Libcom    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:16:00

  • "A few weeks ago I wrote about browsers removing XSLT, the feature that makes XML sitemaps look pretty." ☛ https://joost.blog/broken-sitemaps/ | Source: Joost de Valk    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:24:03

  • "LWP::ConsoleLogger is one of the little libraries that I am most proud of." ☛ https://www.olafalders.com/2026/09/28/debugging-http-tiny-calls-deep-inside-your-stack/ | Source: Olaf Alders    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:24:22

  • "Choosing a native language such as C++ is not enough. Only some knowledge and familiarity with good practices will let us get the most computing power out of the hardware." ☛ https://asawicki.info/articles/writing_efficient_cpp_code.php |    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:24:54

  • "I call this an asterisk because it feels like an esoteric footnote that only experts, academics, or completionists would need to know." ☛ https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202609/expert_asterisks | Source: Ned Batchelder    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:25:07

  • "Version 0.129 of Game of Trees has been released (and the port updated). Complete release notes are as follows: [...]" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260927043653 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:25:18

  • "When Ken Thompson won the Turing Award jointly with Dennis Ritchie for their work in UNIX, he was expected like other Turing winners to write a paper that would be published in the ACM Computer Journal." ☛ https://micahkepe.com/blog/thompson-trojan-horse/ |    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:25:30

  • "The scale of Europe’s dependence is captured by one particularly striking figure: 92% of Western data is stored on U.S.-owned infrastructure" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-09-19/europe-does-not-want-to-depend-on-foreign-technology-in-the-new-digital-order.html | Source: El País    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:25:47

  • "Applicants need to be actively involved in Internet technical operations in any of the following capacities: [...]" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/09/28/apply-now-for-an-apricot-2027-fellowship/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:26:14

  • "The Perl Toolchain Summit (PTS) is an annual event, held in Europe, where work on improving the Perl toolchain takes place." ☛ https://www.olafalders.com/2026/09/27/how-i-spent-my-perl-toolchain-summit-v2026/ | Source: Olaf Alders    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:26:22

  • "Wireshark release 4.6.9 fixes 19 vulnerabilities and 16 bugs." ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33372 | Source: SANS    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:26:41

  • "One of the reasons etiquette can feel so out of sorts, particularly right now, is because times are changing and they’re just changing really quickly." ☛ https://www.vox.com/explain-it-to-me/503469/phone-etiquette-headphones-speakerphone-lizzie-emily-post | Source: Vox    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:27:13

  • "The original author, Ralph Covelli, is now rcovelli@." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260927120124 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:27:32

  • "The OpenBSD 8.0 release cycle is entering its final phases…" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260927120854 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:27:47

  • "[...] The KDE project turns 30 this month and the Q4OS distribution has published a Breeze theme for Trinity, making Trinity look more like a modern KDE Plasma desktop." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260928 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:29:10

  • "Recently Michael Tunnell interviewed Aleix and I on the subject of KDE’s 30th birthday, Wayland, LTS software, the new Union theming engine, and more!" ☛ https://pointieststick.com/2026/09/27/interview-with-michael-tunnell-about-kdes-30th-birthday/ | Source: Nate Graham    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:29:49

  • "It has two commands, search and export, and they cover more than looking up names." ☛ https://artemnovichkov.com/blog/sf-symbols-from-the-command-line-and-ai-agents | Source: Artem Novichkov    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:30:08

  • "This is of course a system administrator's perspective on the question." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/FileserverGenerationsComplex | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:30:35

  • "And after some searching and some buying (and some exchange with sombody I know) I built my HomeLab core/main server." ☛ https://fundor333.com/post/2026/proxmox-homelab-base-stack-adguard-dns-nginx-proxy-manager-and-https-domains-for-every-service/ | Source: Fundor 333    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:31:04

  • "At the end of last year I wrote about jailexec, my Ansible connection plugin that manages FreeBSD jails by SSHing to the jail host and running everything through jexec." ☛ https://blog.hofstede.it/my-ansible-plugin-had-a-jail-escape-cve-2026-55074/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:31:24

  • "The source site’s determined Linux focus has meant that OS kernel compilation times have become a signature benchmark over the last two decades." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-enthusiasts-see-10-second-kernel-compilation-times-on-the-horizon-ai-assisted-patches-cut-build-times-by-nearly-a-third-without-a-ramdisk | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:31:35

  • "This represents a huge jump forward in vmm(4)/vmd(8) flexibility and usability." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260927115632 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:31:43

  • Anon: "Both the US and Europe neglected to send in teachers and diplomats when the USSR collapse. Instead of making an intitiative similar to the Marshall Plan and rebuilding a peaceful regionm, both let it fester and re-grow in the traditional direction."    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:49:39

  • "I presume that was intentional and meant to bring about an eventual large-scale conflict above and beyond what Moscow went kinetic with in 2014. The propaganda and 'hybrid' activities started a decade earlier. We have been seing similar propaganda and 'hybrid' activities against the rest of Europe of late.""    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:49:53

  • "Trump Says AI Is Now Super Intelligence. What's Really Super Is the Internet Response - CNET" https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/trump-ai-super-intelligence-internet-response/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:51:54

  • "The More Americans Hear About Datacenters, the Less They Like Them - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/09/26/0329228    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:52:07

  • From the explorer | "Fra den opdagelsesrejsende | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/fra-den-opdagelsesrejsende    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:52:39

  • iophK: the author makes a point of avoiding mention of ODF https://alperenkeles.com/posts/gwu-psc-cs-101/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:52:56

  • Arun Raghavan is one of the LLM slop boosters (plagiarism) https://arunraghavan.net/2026/09/on-llms-and-free-software/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:53:16

  • More plagiarism apologists https://chrisdone.com/posts/llm-complete/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:53:32

  • Plagiarists, not builders https://connortumbleson.com/2026/09/28/are-we-all-builders-now/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:53:50

  • “You felt helpless when you saw all the bodies in the sea” https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://yle.fi/a/7-10064100    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:54:24

  • "Hungary ousted Orbán. Now it’s Israel’s turn." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/hungary-ousted-orban-now-its-israels    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:54:36

  • Michael W. Green another mindless slop booster https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/we-outsourced-the-verb    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:55:21

  • "Booms, Bombs and Bonds: Interest Rates, Part I" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/booms-bombs-and-bonds-interest-rates    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:55:55

  • Complete nonsense rebranding things as "AI" and misusing words to humanise algos https://www.seangoedecke.com/human-ai-partnerships-are-for-alignment-not-capability/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:56:03

  • "Cognitive Sanctuaries or: Manifesto of the Department Chair | What's new" https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/27/cognitive-sanctuaries-or-manifesto-of-the-department-chair/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:56:17

  • The Verge KILLED OLPC reporting (Epsteingate money), now this https://www.theverge.com/podcast/1000517/why-olpcs-100-laptop-never-stood-a-chance Anon: I haven't listened, but there is a high risk of revisionist history to hide the fact that M$ and Intel conspired to destroy the OLPC through pressing the specs so high that it became expensive junk    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:56:52

  • See https://techrights.org/wiki/OLPC/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:57:09

  • "How Militarizing the Triumphal Arch Could Backfire for Trump - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/09/trump-triumphal-arch-military/688789/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 14:57:24

  • Linux project gets a new name because not many people knew about it ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-project-gets-a-new-name-because-not-many-people-knew-about-it/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:00:03

  • matrixOS – Gentoo-Based Immutable Distribution with Atomic Upgrades ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/matrixos-gentoo-based-immutable-distribution-atomic-upgrades/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:01:28

  • Today, we are celebrating sixteen years of LibreOffice’s independence and commitment to supporting free software, open standards and digital sovereignty ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/28/sixteen-years-of-libreoffices/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:04:18

  • Try Immutable Mode with openSUSE Leap 16.1 RC ☞ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/09/28/leap-161-rc/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:04:41

  • Linux Mint can’t look blingy? Silent Horizon says ‘think again’ ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/linux-mint-silent-horizon-design    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:05:03

  • Opposition to spam and plagiarism is not "Vigilatism", there are good reasons for this ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/mortenw/2026/09/27/llms-vigilatism-is-not-the-answer/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:07:46

  • Opposition to slop typically comes from people who reject it and opposition to opposers from the abusers, who cannot do things right    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:08:55

  • gengetopt @ Savannah: 2.23.1 is out ☞ savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10943    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:09:14

  • VLC 3.0.24 Released! PPA Updated for Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 & 22.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/09/vlc-3-0-24-released-ppa-updated-for-ubuntu-26-04-24-04-22-04/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:10:09

  • Super Lite 24.6 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/superlite    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:10:25

  • Vendefoul 20260927 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/vendefoul    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:10:57

  • A Growing North Korea Problem ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/world/lee-jae-myung-north-korea-sanctions.html    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:14:11

  • South Korean military, UN Command launch investigation into DMZ explosion ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-military-un-command-launch-investigation-into-dmz-explosion    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:14:24

  • ‘Currently impossible’: North Korea defections in free fall ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/currently-impossible-north-korea-defections-in-free-fall    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:14:34

  • Rising coffee prices drive search for substitutes in Japan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/rising-coffee-prices-drive-search-for-substitutes-in-japan    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:19:00

  • Revolting for the CCP: seizing Taiwan could drive Japan to nuclear weapons ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/revolting-for-the-ccp-seizing-taiwan-could-drive-japan-to-nuclear-weapons/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:19:22

  • How I Spent My Perl Toolchain Summit v2026 (Vienna) ☞ https://www.olafalders.com/2026/09/27/how-i-spent-my-perl-toolchain-summit-v2026/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:20:52

  • Linux enthusiasts see 10-second kernel compilation times on the horizon ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-enthusiasts-see-10-second-kernel-compilation-times-on-the-horizon-ai-assisted-patches-cut-build-times-by-nearly-a-third-without-a-ramdisk    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:21:17

  • Is anyone in disbelief over Cheeto offering China to sell weapons to it? That actually happened.    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:21:56

  • Wireshark 4.6.9 Released, (Sun, Sep 27th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33372    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:22:28

  • Debugging HTTP::Tiny Calls Deep Inside Your Stack ☞ https://www.olafalders.com/2026/09/28/debugging-http-tiny-calls-deep-inside-your-stack/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:23:09

  • Microsoft SharePoint Flaw CVE-2026-65660 Now Exploited in Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-sharepoint-flaw-cve-2026-65660-now-exploited-in-attacks/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:23:43

  • Flock seeks to have security researchers' map of Flock cameras taken down ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/flock-seeks-to-have-security-researchers-map-of-flock-cameras-taken-down-unauthenticated-flaw-exposed-335-701-camera-locations-nationwide    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:24:53

  • Agent Orange seems to be thinking Taipei is the capital of China and Finland is Russian oblast    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:26:59

  • Aquila Macedo Costa: Testing library transitions before they reach unstable ☞ https://aquilamacedo.xyz/debian/salsa-ci/2026/09/27/transition-aware-rebuilds/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:28:00

  • Chromium 154 package available, ungoogled sibling arrives tomorrow (hopefully) ☞ https://blog.slackware.nl/chromium-154-package-available-ungoogled-sibling-arrives-tomorrow-hopefully/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:29:12

  • Interview with Michael Tunnell about KDE’s 30th birthday ☞ https://pointieststick.com/2026/09/27/interview-with-michael-tunnell-about-kdes-30th-birthday/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:29:43

  • watchOS 27 sucks so far ☞ https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/watchos-27-sucks-so-far/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:30:00

  • watchOS 27 sucks so far ☞ https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/watchos-27-sucks-so-far/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:30:27

  • For addicts who think they NEED to check email every 10 minutes on an 1-inch-wide screen    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:30:33

  • They probably already invested "smart diapers" and "hey hi diapers" already    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:31:17

  • Workers Are Spending An Astonishing Amount of Their Own Money On Hey Hi (AI) for Their Jobs ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/uk-workers-generative-ai-workplace-own-money    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:33:31

  • AI Bros Are Having a Meltdown Because the Associated Press Stylebook Clarifies That AIs Don’t Have Feelings ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-bros-meltdown-feelings    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:33:47

  • World News Day: Why independent journalism is a lifeline for Hong Kong ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/28/world-news-day-why-independent-journalism-is-a-lifeline-for-hong-kong/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:35:08

  • Oxygen at Akademy 2026 ☞ https://filipfila.wordpress.com/2026/09/27/oxygen-at-akademy-2026/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:35:51

  • after 14 years, I'm finally legit ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=AUbpYkLl8Bs | ♾ address: https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=AUbpYkLl8Bs    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:37:16

  • Tellico 4.3 Released ☞ https://tellico-project.org/tellico-4-3-released/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:37:42

  • Louis Rossmann has the paperwork now https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=AUbpYkLl8Bs    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:39:06

  • New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Well Dweller and Normal Golf Game - 2026-09-26 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-09-26-edition/index.html    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:40:17

  • Kernel prepatch 7.3-rc5 ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1096959/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:42:05

  • PS5 emulator successfully runs six titles at a playable 60 FPS ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/ps5-emulator-successfully-runs-six-titles-at-a-playable-60-fps-ps5-emulation-continues-to-gather-momentum-as-developers-improve-shader-translation-and-vulkan-support    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:44:55

  • Lazy Reading for 2026/09/27 ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2026/09/27/lazy-reading-for-2026-09-27/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:45:36

  • Who Owns Mind Reading? ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/09/who-owns-mind-reading.html    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:46:00

  • Five More Cops Charged for Abusing Flock Cameras Amid So Many Similar Scandals That We Can’t Even Keep Track ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/cops-charged-flock-alpr-surveillance-abuse-misconduct    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:47:01

  • After Putting in a Massive Order for Electric Shock Gloves, ICE Is Now Buying Robot Dogs ☞ https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/immigration-ice-electric-shock-gloves-robot-dog-surveillance    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:47:20

  • 5 arrested near British air base used by US in Iran war on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2026/0927/britain-fairford-iran-war    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:49:28

  • Taiwan's chip talisman snack faces production halt after 94% strike vote ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/taiwans-chip-talisman-snack-faces-production-halt-after-94-percent-strike-vote-workers-demand-share-of-usd176-million-factory-sale-to-ase    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:49:40

  • Major incident at UK airbase used by US ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/major-incident-at-uk-airbase-used-by-us    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:49:52

  • UK: Police arrest 5 on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/uk-police-arrest-5-on-suspicion-of-preparing-a-terrorist-act    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:50:18

  • The InWin IW-MS04 mini 4-bay case looks interesting ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/the-inwin-mini-4-bay-looks-interesting/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:51:01

  • Budgie 10.10.3 brings back the Keyboard applet removed earlier this year ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/budgie-10103-brings-back-the-keyboard-applet-removed-earlier-this-year/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:51:55

  • postmarketOS has announced its new name ☞ https://www.omglinux.com/postmarketos-new-name/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:52:54

  • Dirk Eddelbuettel: #060: Using bubblewrap for R sandboxing ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/09/27#060_bubblewrap_for_R    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 15:53:53

  • Bangkok flood waters recede after torrential rain as residents count losses ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/bangkok-floodwaters-recede-as-officials-race-to-drain-canals    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:00:01

  • Dima Kogan: Lunar terminator paradox ☞ http://notes.secretsauce.net/notes/2026/09/27_lunar-terminator-paradox.html    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:00:47

  • South Korea demands apology from Ukraine over disclosure of North Korean PoW transfer ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-voices-regret-over-ukraine-denial-of-pact-on-north-korean-pows-yonhap-reports    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:01:25

  • Poland fears Ukraine war could spill over ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/poland-fears-ukraine-war-could-spill-over    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:02:16

  • Russian attacks kill eight in Ukraine after Moscow vows to continue war ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260927-russian-strikes-kill-eight-ukraine-war-moscow    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:02:24

  • Russian Strikes On Ukraine As Zelenskyy Says Russia Not Ready To End War ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-drones-russia-unkraine-putin-trump-un/33864937.html    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:02:42

  • calendar ☞ https://blog.lx.oliva.nom.br/2026-09-27-calendar.en.html "So now we're about to wrap up GNU year 42 and start GNU year 43."    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:03:35

  • Kurz práce v příkazové řádce Linuxu nejen pro MetaCentrum 2027 ☞ https://trapa.cz/cs/kurz-prikazove-radky-linuxu-2027    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:04:31

  • Stop Desktop Slop | LINUX Unplugged 686 ☞ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/686/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:05:02

  • Hong Kong workers see real salary growth slow to 1.1% in post-pandemic low ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/28/hong-kong-workers-see-real-salary-growth-slow-to-1-1-in-post-pandemic-low/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:05:46

  • Qubes OS Summit 2026: Freedom of the Press Foundation and NovaCustom sponsorships; conference schedule available! ☞ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2026/09/27/qubes-os-summit-2026-freedom-of-the-press-foundation-and-novacustom-sponsorships-conference-schedule-available/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:06:27

  • We Paid an Agency to Lock Us Into a Platform. Then We Left. ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/09/we-paid-an-agency-to-lock-us-into-a-platform-then-we-left/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:07:15

  • (fossforce, which told techrights to use clownflare when there were ddos attacks)    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:07:38

  • Crazy to associate the Ubuntu brand with this insane nonsense https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/meta-muse-runs-agents-on-amd-epyc-turin-hosts-with-two-cores-and-8gb-of-memory-ai-agent-can-pass-terminal-commands-to-ubuntu-host-system    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:12:56

  • I nuked my openSUSE OS to test Snapper, and it survived what should have been fatal https://www.xda-developers.com/nuked-opensuse-test-snapper/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:16:25

  • I finally tried this modern Linux file manager, and it's now my new default https://www.howtogeek.com/i-finally-tried-this-modern-linux-file-manager/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:16:43

  • Abhijith M B's latest propaganda peice https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/09/26/google-researcher-explains-why-windows-nt-puts-linux-to-shame-and-imagines-an-alternate-history-where-it-won/ Abhijith M B = liar: https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/19/No_WSL_Windows_With_Fake_Linux_Isn_t_Growing_Faster_Than_Ubuntu.shtml    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:17:52

  • "The Buddies of Budgie team released Budgie 10.10.3 today as the third maintenance update in the Wayland-only Budgie 10.10 desktop environment series, with various improvements, new features, and bug fixes." https://9to5linux.com/budgie-10-10-3-desktop-environment-introduces-free-placement-of-desktop-icons    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:18:11

  • AnyPS5 tool targets native PS5 game execution on Windows and Linux https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/joao-silva/anyps5-tool-targets-native-ps5-game-execution-on-windows-and-linux/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:19:25

  • Valve confirms Steam Frame VR streaming on Linux needs SteamVR started by hand https://mixed-news.com/en/valve-steam-frame-linux-steamvr-started-by-hand/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:19:44

  • "If you want to cut the bloat and have more control over which apps are installed on your Linux PC, you should consider Fedora Everything." https://www.howtogeek.com/tried-fedora-everything-have-a-linux-desktop-somebody-elses-app-choices/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:20:12

  • "X-cmd describes itself in many ways, but at its core, it's portable, convenient, and hassle-free." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-ultimate-no-sudo-toolbox-for-linux/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:20:33

  • Next-Generation Snapdragon X Takes Major Performance Leap, Opens Door to Linux https://www.thelec.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=14197    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:20:54

  • "Upcoming advances like Zen 6, PCIe Gen6 storage are expected to help get us into single figures." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-enthusiasts-see-10-second-kernel-compilation-times-on-the-horizon-ai-assisted-patches-cut-build-times-by-nearly-a-third-without-a-ramdisk    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:22:03

  • Stupid thing to say: "I'm wondering if Gemini would grow in popularity as AI improves. It's one of the few places on the internet that's (mostly) humans and without commercial pressure." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/Haze/49051    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:53:08

  • can also get away if there is nothing to keep them here. It's a good opportunity: targetted advertisment and stuff to keep them from moving out would be a strategy."    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:53:25

  • "The prevalence of slop _everywhere_ is what drove me to seek out nicer, more human spaces and that’s how I found Gemini just a couple of weeks ago so I assume others will follow the same path. Hard to know if more is better!"    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:54:08

  • "We really want growth of quality rather than number of users. AI and dead internet theory can interest people in gemini, but they can also get away if there is nothing to keep them here. It's a good opportunity: targetted advertisment and stuff to keep them from moving out would be a strategy."    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:54:13

  • "Hmm, why would improvements in AI increase the popularity of Gemini? The slop that is _**most**_ of the modern web probably can't get that much worse, and if anything, better AI will make the slop, perhaps, better."    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:54:33

  • "The Gemini protocol, as it currently stands, won't support a very large number of users. It lacks even the most basic metadata needed for scaleability, and it's difficult to implement an effective search crawler. My feeling is that most regular users are pretty happy with it being this way."    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:55:01

  • "Since the biggest part of gemini content is bridged data, I suspect gemini won't be spared from AI slop."    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:55:14

  • "Turns out, in my three or four years of absence, I missed some interesting developments. However, growth during this time has been glacial. We're still small enough to only need one forum. One. That's like being on Usenet circa 1990. Sure enough, the attitude isn't far off. Hope y'all are enjoying the peace and quiet." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~nttp/gemlog/2026-09-28-community.gmi    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:55:58

  • "I've made a couple of tweaks to my plain text system as I continue to try to get out from under big-tech's shadow." gemini://kunulo.smol.pub/2026-09-28-plain-text    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:56:39

  • "It’s 4:00 AM. At this point it feels dangerous to try and go back to sleep when I need to get up between 5 and 6 to get the kids ready for school. Dangerous because if I fall back asleep now I might accidentally sleep in. Sure, I can set an alarm. But, what if I turn the alarm off half asleep and then go back to sleep?" gemini://wilcosky.smol.pub/truncated-sleep    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:57:44

  • "The Nvidia-branded sand heist(1) is a decent work of science fiction, but I’d have preferred the thieves be rogue autonomous tractors from a competing firm. And maybe tell the story using the trendy “lessons learned from our software breaking the law” press release trope." gemini://hans.gerwitz.com/2026/09/26/1.gmi    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 16:58:31

  • gentle moon gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/gentleMoon    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 17:00:42

  • Hired guns abrasive and aggressive, pretending they are judges. This won't end well for them. For sure. https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/feb/16/uk-solicitors-warned-not-to-act-as-hired-guns-to-silence-critics-of-super-rich    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 17:03:59

  • Casualty of Dead Media: The Climate https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/28/casualty-of-dead-media-the-climate/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 17:21:10

  • GAFAM isn't everything, Europe has better culture https://theconversation.com/in-the-race-to-roll-out-6g-the-uk-and-europe-are-caught-between-technologys-superpowers-292195    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 17:53:53

  • amazon https://jacobin.com/2026/09/capitalism-labor-amazon-class-socialism    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 17:54:42

  • rights? http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/09/some-assembly-required-cjeu-on.html    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 17:55:05

  • This Tank Is Not for Drinking https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/28/this-tank-is-not-for-drinking/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 18:30:56

  • A NetAddr::IP Trial Release https://blogs.perl.org/users/dean/2026/09/a-netaddrip-trial-release.html    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 21:04:52

  • From Net (Internet) to BotNet https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/28/from-net-internet-to-botnet/    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 22:05:54

  • Trying to shoehorn Rust into OpenBSD. It did not go well. https://marc.info/?t=178988770700002&r=1&w=2    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 22:08:39

  • "It is simply about a choice YOU WANT, and you think other people should let it happen." https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&m=178993266773581&w=2    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 22:09:17

  • "You believe you have identified something more important than the other things the ports developers continue to work on and argue towards that, and I think you are wrong. I believe you want others to invest time along your agenda and that is not fair."    

posted Monday, September 28, 2026 at 22:10:09
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