Roy Schestowitz

• "I'm making this post using my ROOPHLOCH setup, a few days too late for it to count as a second entry, but I feel like I want to make a habit of actually using this strange little rig from time to time." gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/conphlogence.gmi    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:47:04

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1784.jpg    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:47:38

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1434.jpg    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:47:43

• No Bold, No Italics, No Inline Links via adiabatic gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/images/No%20bold%2C%20no%20italics%2C%20no%20inline%20links%2C%20final%20destination.png    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:49:24

• Seychelles President Seeks a Second Term as People Vote in African Tourist Haven https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-09-27/seychelles-president-seeks-a-second-term-as-people-vote-in-african-tourist-haven    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:51:33

• China promotes its language and culture in Africa https://www.dw.com/en/how-china-promotes-its-language-and-culture-in-africa/a-74137003    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:51:50

• At the UN, African Leaders Did Not Draw Attention to Home Conflicts, Analysts Say https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-09-29/at-the-un-african-leaders-did-not-draw-attention-to-home-conflicts-analysts-say    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:52:13

• Thousands of Jobs at Risk in Africa as US Trade Deal Expires https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-09-30/thousands-of-jobs-at-risk-in-africa-as-us-trade-deal-expires    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:52:53

• cervical cancer herd immunity https://www.dw.com/en/can-the-us-achieve-cervical-cancer-herd-immunity/a-74188253    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:53:30

• Oktoberfest set to reopen after bomb scare https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-oktoberfest-set-to-reopen-after-bomb-scare/live-74195834    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:54:15

• Greece: Nationwide strikes disrupts services across country https://www.dw.com/en/greece-nationwide-strikes-disrupts-services-across-country/a-74201534    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:54:36

• London nurseries hit by hackers, data on 8,000 children stolen https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/london-nurseries-hit-by-hackers-data-8000-children-stolen-2025-09-26/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:56:05

• Harrods warns customers their personal data could have been stolen by hackers in new cyber-attack https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15138637/Harrods-customers-personal-data-stolen-hackers-cyber-attack.html    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:56:30

• Cyber threat-sharing law set to shut down, along with US government https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/26/government_shutdown_cisa_law/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:56:58

• Company that sells software for monitoring sex offenders, terrorists, and hackers was hacked https://san.com/cc/company-that-sells-spyware-for-monitoring-sex-offenders-hacked/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:57:37

• AI-driven medical benefits servicer hit with data breach https://healthexec.com/topics/health-it/cybersecurity/ai-driven-medical-benefits-servicer-hit-data-breach    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:58:51

• Study: How October 7 changed Jewish life in Germany https://www.dw.com/en/study-how-october-7-changed-jewish-life-in-germany/a-74193171    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 01:59:47

• Nigeria: Strike at Dangote oil refinery ended by union https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-strike-at-dangote-oil-refinery-ended-by-union/a-74204815    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:00:11

• Nepal: New 2-year-old girl chosen as Living Goddess https://www.dw.com/en/nepal-new-2-year-old-girl-chosen-as-living-goddess/a-74195767    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:00:36

• German infrastructure hit by drones, cybercrime, arson https://www.dw.com/en/german-infrastructure-hit-by-drones-cybercrime-arson/a-74183488    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:01:38

• Germany: Ex-AfD aide convicted of spying for China https://www.dw.com/en/germany-ex-afd-aide-convicted-of-spying-for-china/a-74183401    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:02:06

• Germany news: Lufthansa pilots back strike action https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-lufthansa-pilots-back-strike-action/live-74182875    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:02:58

• Greece faces general strike amid contentious labor market reform https://www.dw.com/en/greece-faces-general-strike-amid-contentious-labor-market-reform/a-74190151    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:03:38

• How India and Pakistan let war spill onto cricket field https://www.dw.com/en/how-india-and-pakistan-let-war-spill-onto-cricket-field/a-74188321    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:04:15

• Can German Chancellor Merz fix his government crisis? https://www.dw.com/en/can-german-chancellor-merz-fix-his-government-crisis/a-74179459    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:05:50

• This used to NOT be a problem https://www.dw.com/en/oktoberfest-overcrowding-sparks-safety-concerns/a-74183387    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:06:30

• Older film and TV actors who retain star power https://www.dw.com/en/older-film-and-tv-actors-who-retain-star-power/a-74145758    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:07:53

• I can convert literally anything with these free FFmpeg-powered apps https://www.makeuseof.com/free-ffmpeg-powered-apps-for-converting-files/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:10:35

• "Why make the trip harder than it needs to be? Try these apps for a better experience." https://www.xda-developers.com/i-recommend-people-apps-moving-windows-linux/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:12:39

• I migrated my self-hosted services from one Proxmox node to another, and it was shockingly easy https://www.xda-developers.com/i-migrated-my-self-hosted-services-from-one-proxmox-node-to-another/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:13:04

• "Windows apps on Linux? It's possible, with some patience" https://www.xda-developers.com/tried-run-microsoft-office-photoshop-more-linux-with-winapps-heres-how-it-went/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:13:36

• "Yazi makes file management faster" https://www.xda-developers.com/best-free-fast-file-manager-on-linux/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:14:01

• "It's just so useful" https://www.xda-developers.com/after-windows-want-raycast-come-linux-next/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:14:25

• "With its virtualization-heavy nature, Qubes OS is equal parts quirky and useful" https://www.xda-developers.com/qubes-os-is-the-coolest-linux-distro-out-there/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:15:21

• "It was surprisingly simple, too" https://www.xda-developers.com/i-built-a-usb-image-with-everything-i-need-for-the-perfect-linux-setup/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:15:46

• I replaced all my bash scripts with Python, and here’s what happened https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-bash-scripts-python-what-happened/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:17:15

• SMB over QUIC is a game-changer, and I can't wait for it to come to the home lab ecosystem https://www.xda-developers.com/smb-over-quic-is-a-game-changer/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:17:55

• Wine is for very specific instances https://www.xda-developers.com/tried-running-windows-apps-linux-with-wine-but-virtualization-still-better/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:18:53

• "Radeon HD 7000 series enjoyers, today is your lucky day." https://www.xda-developers.com/valve-keeping-13-year-old-gpu-alive-linux-updates/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:19:13

• "Say goodbye to the fear of system-breaking updates with this game-changing Linux feature." https://www.xda-developers.com/use-btrfs-snapshots-make-linux-system-bulletproof/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:19:42

• "This one BIOS setting could stand in your way of Windows 11." https://www.xda-developers.com/changing-this-one-bios-setting-could-let-you-upgrade-to-windows-11/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:20:01

• Upgrade??    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:20:18

• 11 Linux apps Windows refugees need to know about https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-apps-windows-refugees-need-know-about/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:23:33

• "How is CachyOS able to catch everyone's attention?" https://www.howtogeek.com/why-this-distro-is-more-popular-than-ubuntu-and-linux-mint-right-now/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:25:47

• "You've probably been stuck at some point, or perhaps curl is too boring?" https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-to-download-files-via-the-linux-terminal-that-arent-curl-or-wget/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:26:05

• 6 Text Filtering Uses for the Linux awk Command https://www.howtogeek.com/text-filtering-uses-for-the-linux-awk-command/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:26:33

• "Say goodbye to Notepad++." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-replaced-notepad-plus-plus-on-linux-with-this-text-editor/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:27:01

• 3 Terminal Tricks You'll Wish You Knew Earlier https://www.howtogeek.com/terminal-tricks-youll-wish-you-knew-earlier/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:27:33

• "The Gnome Shell replacement is shaping up." https://www.howtogeek.com/system76-sends-out-pop-os-2404-beta-and-cosmic-desktop-beta/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:28:00

• 3 DIY E-Ink Projects for Beginners https://www.howtogeek.com/diy-e-ink-projects-for-beginners/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:29:00

• "An actual huge breakthrough." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-on-android-are-one-step-closer-to-reality/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:29:51

• "Building a brand new PC? Check out these distros first." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-distros-that-play-nice-with-brand-new-hardware/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:30:08

• What a dumb thing to do and waste of a Pi https://www.howtogeek.com/why-windows-31-is-my-operating-system-for-my-raspberry-pi/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:30:31

• This Linux Laptop Makes the Most of Kubuntu's Capabilities https://www.howtogeek.com/kubuntu-focus-m2-gen-6-review/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:30:58

• "The Raspberry Pi 5 and Apple Silicon devices are also getting better support." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-kernel-3-17-released/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:31:24

• 4 Interesting and Unusual Linux Shells https://www.howtogeek.com/interesting-and-unusual-linux-shells/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:31:52

• "Turn over a new page." https://www.howtogeek.com/upgrade-your-man-pager-for-better-linux-help/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:32:48

• "The beginning of the end of Fire OS." https://www.howtogeek.com/amazons-linux-based-vega-os-finally-arrives-on-the-fire-tv-4k-select/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:33:23

• openSUSE Leap's First Major Update in 7 Years Has Arrived https://www.howtogeek.com/opensuse-leap-16-released/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:33:49

• "Save yourself some time by using these simple commands." https://www.howtogeek.com/how-i-batch-install-all-my-old-apps-when-switching-linux-distros/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:35:18

• Republika Srpska: Milorad Dodik paves the way for presidential election https://www.dw.com/en/republika-srpska-milorad-dodik-paves-the-way-for-presidential-election/a-74186861    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:37:28

• What's at stake? https://www.dw.com/en/taliban-s-internet-shutdown-in-afghanistan-what-s-at-stake/a-74043564    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:37:54

• Typhoon Bualoi https://www.dw.com/en/vietnam-heavy-rains-flooding-follow-typhoon-bualoi/a-74186242    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:38:18

• Timor-Leste as it joins ASEAN https://www.dw.com/en/what-s-next-for-timor-leste-as-it-joins-asean/a-74188248    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:38:49

• rally for actor-politician Vijay https://www.dw.com/en/india-dozens-killed-at-rally-for-actor-politician-vijay/a-74159697    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:39:52

• misinformation surge https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-pakistan-s-hpv-vaccine-campaign-faces-misinformation-surge/a-74151132 https://www.csis.org/blogs/smart-global-health/fake-cia-vaccine-campaign-when-end-doesnt-justify-means    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:40:39

• Chimps regularly consume alcohol https://www.dw.com/en/chimps-regularly-consume-alcohol-study-finds/a-74159059    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:41:39

• Zurich votes to restrict leaf blowers in pollution row https://www.dw.com/en/zurich-votes-to-restrict-leaf-blowers-in-pollution-row/a-74163808    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:42:22

• Coup by skinnerboxes https://www.dw.com/en/nepal-s-gen-z-protesters-look-to-the-future/a-74134471 http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/13/Nepal_Will_Fall_Without_a_Single_Shot_Fired_Thanks_to_Social_Co.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:43:22

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-10-05.gmi    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:50:42

• [japan] [jp] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-10-04.gmi    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 02:51:33

• "too-big-to-care" https://www.gamesradar.com/platforms/xbox/amid-xbox-layoffs-and-a-50-percent-game-pass-price-hike-former-ftc-chair-slams-too-big-to-care-microsofts-activision-blizzard-buyout-thats-harming-both-gamers-and-developers/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 03:19:35

• Gamers owe Lina Khan an apology after Microsoft price hikes https://ppc.land/gamers-owe-lina-khan-an-apology-after-microsoft-price-hikes/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 03:21:05

• Ex-FTC chair criticises Microsoft over 50% Game Pass price hike after Activision Blizzard merger https://tribune.com.pk/story/2570602/ex-ftc-chair-criticises-microsoft-over-50-game-pass-price-hike-after-activision-blizzard-merger    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 03:21:29

• Former FTC Chair Fires Shots at Game Pass Price Hike: ‘They Can Make Things Worse’ https://insider-gaming.com/ftc-chair-shots-game-pass-price-hike/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 03:21:51

• "Three volunteers had a lot to say about their extensive work on free software projects. Amin Bandali, a computing scientist, has worked on various programs in the GNU project, EmacsConf, Debian development, Trisquel GNU/Linux distribution contributions, and with the the FSF SysOps team for many years" https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-turns-forty-with-a-new-president-and-a-new-campaign    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 03:23:29

• influenza https://www.dw.com/en/h3n2-influenza-spreads-rapidly-in-delhi-northern-india/a-74154442    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 03:53:06

• Denmark bans civil drones https://www.dw.com/en/denmark-bans-civil-drones-after-more-sightings/a-74166973    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 03:53:43

• Argentina: Thousands march for women murdered on livestream https://www.dw.com/en/argentina-thousands-march-for-women-murdered-on-livestream/a-74162968    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 03:54:10

• Bluewashing: "Today marks my last day at Red Hat. Tomorrow I am moving to IBM as part of the Middleware group. I will continue to work on Apache Camel in the same awesome team! Looking forward to that! The end has been a wild ride but it has always been an honor to wear the Red Fedora Hat!" https://x.com/freaky_styley/status/1939749624643797231    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 04:16:48

• "After 17 years I feel that it is time to change things up a bit and for a new challenge. I'm leaving Red Hat and my last day at Red Hat will be October 31st." https://hansdegoede.dreamwidth.org/30910.html    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 04:17:08

• iophl: This goes against the very nature of social control media which encourages and almost requires that people make as long a chain from the original sources as possible: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/10/01/C2PA-For-Social-Media In contrast, authenticity requires citing the primary source or at most a secondary source should a primary source be unavailable.    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 04:18:09

• "Autoformatters that remove linefeeds are utter trash that should get nuked out of the universe." https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/latest-phoronix-articles/1582335-linus-torvalds-vents-over-completely-crazy-rust-format-checking    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 04:56:33

• This one says GitHub https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/cybercrims_claim_raid_on_28000/ same site later says GitLAB. Does The Register MS KNOW THE DIFFERENCE??? https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/03/red_hat_gitlab_breach/?td=keepreading    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 05:00:55

• Typhoon Bualoi lashes Vietnam, killing at least 13 https://www.dw.com/en/typhoon-bualoi-lashes-vietnam-killing-at-least-13/a-74168704    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 05:12:54

• Bubble targets LOW wages https://www.dw.com/en/nvidia-s-armenian-ai-factory-to-boost-local-tech-talent-and-opportunities/a-74174869 http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/NVidia_is_a_Bubble.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 05:14:03

• ties against hegemonism https://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-china-agree-to-deepen-ties-against-hegemonism/a-74169841    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 05:14:35

• "help from AI" is a lie; it's a cut due to income problems https://www.dw.com/en/lufthansa-to-shed-4-000-jobs-with-help-from-ai/a-74173278    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 05:15:36

• How a gloomy German loaf of bread went viral in the US https://www.dw.com/en/how-a-gloomy-german-loaf-of-bread-went-viral-in-the-us/a-74177114    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 05:16:13

• FIFPRO https://www.dw.com/en/fifpro-risk-to-player-health-rising-ahead-of-2026-world-cup/a-74148515    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 05:16:30

• Environmental damage threatens prosperity in Europe https://www.dw.com/en/environmental-damage-threatens-prosperity-in-europe/a-74175943    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 05:17:10

• Does Germany champion animal protection? https://www.dw.com/en/world-animal-day-does-germany-champion-animal-protection/a-74185608    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 05:18:01

• FSF chose a platform for videos that is NOT compatible with Falkon, hence BLOCKED. How many OTHER browsers are NOT supported? https://framatube.org/c/fsf_channel/videos    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 05:21:17

• This one is a lot simpler and better https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 05:21:48

• "If you're unhappy with Microsoft, you're not the only one." https://mashable.com/article/xbox-game-pass-price-hike-how-to-cancel    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 05:51:24

• LinkedIn down almost 5% https://www.similarweb.com/website/linkedin.com/#ranking    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 05:51:55

• "TCS layoffs: Techies share humiliation and hopelessness on social media as India's biggest IT company announces job cuts"    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 05:53:15

• "when you onboard to Sora" ☛ https://blog.davemo.com/posts/2025-10-03-sora-bugs.html |    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:36:42

• "As I rail against The Internet, I have to remind myself that people wanted it. I wanted it." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/our_hardearned_dystopia | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:36:59

• "YouTube, which is also a unit of Alphabet, will also offer NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service through its Primetime Channels" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-nbcuniversal-reach-agreement-to-keep-shows-on-youtube-tv/articleshow/124280881.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:37:47

• "The Verge reached out to a number of artists and labels who had removed their music from Spotify" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/report/791593/daniel-ek-stepping-down-changes-nothing-for-artists-boycotting-spotify | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:37:54

• "By comparing the list of detention centers on the immigration agency’s website with an index of county jails and sheriff’s offices that have 287(g) agreements" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-04/county-jails-operating-as-detention-centers-a-gray-zone-that-has-expanded-under-trump.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:38:18

• "California voters living 50 or more miles from six mail processing facilities risk having their Nov. 4 ballots uncounted due to Postal Service changes." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-02/ballots-mailed-on-election-day-may-not-be-counted-state-officials-warn | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:38:52

• "" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/10/weekend-minimum-wage-unemployment-child-labor/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:38:59

• "Antoni Lallican, 37, was embedded with Ukraine's Fourth Armored Brigade near the front line in the Donbas region when he was killed in a drone attack on the area" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/04/macron-blames-russia-as-drone-kills-french-photojournalist-in-ukraine-a90718 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:39:42

• "It seems to me that, like all products, the question is: what do you actually get from it?" ☛ https://werd.io/dont-dwell-on-democracy-and-other-new-findings-about-how-to-market-local-news/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:40:01

• "Setting aside how this is a much more extreme case, wasn’t the whole radicalizing force behind the rightward shift of people like Rogan and Zuckerberg that the federal government was suggesting tech platforms moderate legal speech?" ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/thank-you-sir-can-i-have-another/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:40:55

• "I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move" ☛ https://www.404media.co/iceblock-owner-after-apple-removes-app-we-are-determined-to-fight-this/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:41:42

• "The tech giant confirmed it had removed ICEBlock and other similar software from its App Store at the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/03/apple_iceblock/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:42:01

• "But now we have an actual, crystal-clear example of government officials using direct threats to pressure a tech company into removing disfavored speech—and suddenly, the free speech warriors have gone mysteriously quiet." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/03/doj-demands-removal-of-iceblock-app-why-are-the-free-speech-warriors-suddenly-so-quiet/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:54:51

• "Georgian police cracked down on protesters with water cannons and pepper spray the evening of Oct. 4 as activists attempted to break into the presidential palace in Tbilisi." ☛ https://kyivindependent.com/georgian-police-crack-down-on-protesters-as-thousands-march-on-presidential-palace/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:55:41

• "Their aim was to revitalize daily demonstrations that began last year following alleged violations in parliamentary elections and a subsequent government decision to halt talks on joining the European Union." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-protests-police-election-clashes/33549697.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:56:04

• "The opposition also criticized what it saw as the government's growing Russia-friendly policies." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-protests-arrests-election-burchuladze-kobakhidze/33550089.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:56:29

• "In a nutshell: the states have total power over their affairs, except where the Constitution says otherwise." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/04/fiscal-antifa/#post-trump | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:58:04

• "It doesn’t have to be that way. We can have private right of action without statutory damages for bugs, bullshit, or failing to hire the right compliance consultant." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/private-right-of-action/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:58:21

• "An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2025/10/03/questions-of-law-not-politics/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 10:58:42

• "Goodall sent telegrams—the text messages of the 1960s—to her mentor, Louis Leakey, sharing her observations." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/jane-goodall/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:00:48

• "Few problems have been detected with EVs’ electrical technology" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20186654 | Source: YLE    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:01:41

• "reveals an enormous gap in quality between brand-name batteries and low-cost cells" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/784966/lumafield-x-ray-ct-scan-lithium-ion-battery-risks-manufacturing-defect | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:02:01

• "I’m not blaming the tech, it is a miracle I will never take for granted." ☛ https://blog.jonudell.net/2025/10/04/maps-old-and-new/ | Source: Jon Udell    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:02:18

• "Old millennials like me, and those of you who grew up with battery-operated toys and devices, know instinctively what these barrel batteries are. They’re: [...]" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/younger-people-and-aa-batteries/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:08:23

• "The US has a particularly chaotic energy system. How much people pay to light their homes, stay warm, and get around varies a lot from state to state and even among neighbors." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/power-bills-in-the-us-are-soaring-and-will-rise-further-still/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:08:37

• "However, even if we can make putting bit barns in orbit economical, there is no shortage of challenges to overcome. Datacenters are massively complex facilities." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/03/bezos_space_dcs/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:08:51

• "The Maserati Boomerang is one of the most striking concept cars of the 1970s, a radical design that pushed the boundaries of automotive styling." ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2025/10/maserati-boomerang.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:09:46

• "A very granular Bloomberg analysis of wholesale electricity prices across the country paints a picture of doubled wholesale prices and soaring consumer costs over the past five years" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-electricity-bills | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:10:07

• "Renewables – a combination of solar PV, wind, hydro and biomass – overtook coal on a monthly basis for the first time in September, according to a leading energy analyst." ☛ https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-overtake-coal-for-first-time-on-monthly-basis-in-australias-main-grid/ |    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:11:51

• "The march of the energy transition is a long one, but it has to start somewhere. And with this approach, China has already taken quite a few steps." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/china-clean-energy-un-climate-summit-goals/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:12:01

• "Her popular book, In the Shadow of Man, an account of her early years at Gombe, was published in 1971 and became an international bestseller." ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2025/10/young-jane-goodall.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:13:32

• "The cuts are likely to affect battery plants, hydrogen technology projects, upgrades to the electric grid and carbon-capture efforts" ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/policy-and-regulation/trump-administration-cuts-nearly-8b-in-clean-energy-projects-in-states-that-backed-harris/ | Source: Renewable Energy World    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:14:00

• "On Tuesday, Donald Trump stood in front of more than 800 generals and admirals in the U.S. military and informed them of their new enemy: their fellow Americans." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-npsm-7-memo-crackdown-opposition-1235440530/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:23:50

• "Let us be clear about what’s happening here: the federal government is announcing it will use immigration enforcement as a tool of cultural intimidation." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/bad-bunny | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:24:00

• "The Trump administration ordered National Guard troops — not the 82nd Airborne — to Portland this week." ☛ https://www.startribune.com/trump-officials-discussed-sending-elite-army-division-to-portland-text-messages-show/601485729 | Source: Star Tribune    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:25:02

• "LinkedIn has been sued by Premium customers who said the business-focused social media platform disclosed their private messages to third parties without permission to train generative artificial intelligence models." ☛ https://www.reuters.com/legal/microsofts-linkedin-sued-disclosing-customer-information-train-ai-models-2025-01-22/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:26:46

• "Eric Lai, a Senior Fellow at the Georgetown Center for Asian Law" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/04/hong-kong-to-install-surveillance-cameras-with-ai-facial-recognition/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:27:10

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/03/asahi_beer_attack/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:27:51

• "change the global Internet conversation for the better, by making it harder for liars to lie and easier for truth-tellers to be believed." ☛ https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/10/01/C2PA-For-Social-Media | Source: Tim Bray    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:28:23

• "It’s the latest in a wave of youth discontent rolling across continents." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2025/1003/gen-z-protest-one-piece-global | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:29:10

• "Theories behind the increase range from bullying on social media, since Gen Z was the first generation to grow up with the internet [sic], to economic despair, to cultural resistance to seeking help for depression" ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/04/repub/suicide-claims-more-gen-z-lives-than-previous-generation/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:29:25

• "At present, both apps offer a chronological timeline, but the feature is hidden and cannot be made the default. The court said this undermines the autonomy promised by the DSA." ☛ https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/10/court-tells-meta-to-give-dutch-users-algorithm-free-feed-option/ | Source: Dutch News    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:31:39

• "A Dutch court on Thursday ordered Meta Platforms (META.O) , opens new tab to provide Facebook and Instagram users with simpler options for a timeline that does not rely on profiling." ☛ https://www.reuters.com/technology/dutch-court-orders-meta-change-facebook-instagram-timeline-settings-2025-10-02/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:32:01

• "The court gave Meta two weeks to ensure users have access to a different timeline — for example in chronological order — if they wish." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/meta-must-ease-access-to-non-profiled-timeline-dutch-court/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:32:45

• "The decision comes in response to a lawsuit filed by the Dutch nonprofit Bits of Freedom, which argued that by controlling users’ feeds Meta has been improperly skewing what news consumers receive." ☛ https://therecord.media/dutch-court-meta-violated-european-law-social-feeds | Source: The Record    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:35:16

• "Moldova’s recent parliamentary election was widely billed as a straight choice between rival European and Russian trajectories, with the Kremlin accused of unprecedented interference in a bid to sway the vote in Moscow’s favor." ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putins-moldova-election-failure-highlights-russias-declining-influence/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:35:38

• "It’s safe to say that Norwood’s image has gone viral over the past week, more so out of panic and scrutiny than genuine interest in her as a future Hollywood commodity." ☛ https://www.vox.com/culture/463825/tilly-norwood-hollywood-ai-generated-actress-sag-meta-openai | Source: Vox    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:36:21

• "The problem is finding enough quality data, according to Neema Raphael, Goldman Sachs' chief data officer and head of data engineering. Some developers may be resorting to synthetic data or training models on the output of existing AI systems." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/03/ai_training_requires_more_data/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:36:51

• "The stunt, which uses Snapchat's AI features, aims to trick parents into believing a homeless person has broken into their home, leading to real-world panic" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ai-homeless-man-challenge-sparks-outrage-police-called-over-dangerous-viral-trend-1746441 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:37:19

• "Now, Cassidy, you’re being a bit strict with these AI tools, these are pretty dang close. One might say, even, that they are okay." ☛ https://cassidoo.co/post/moose-go-park-boba-ai/ | Source: Cassidy Williams    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:48:06

• "You switch this on in YouTube Labs, if you’re one of the lucky few selected users." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/03/youtubes-ai-dj-interrupts-your-paid-ad-free-music/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:48:16

• "The main caveat with free Xbox Cloud Gaming will be the presence of ads" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/cloud-gaming/microsoft-reportedly-mulls-ad-infested-free-xbox-cloud-gaming-plan-game-pass-ultimate-subscriber-allegedly-catches-ad-during-game-loading | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:49:07

• "Install Zoom on Debian. Does not really need a blog post, but I did it, so why not? Really all you need is: [...]" ☛ https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/zoom-on-debian/ | Source: Darren Goossens    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:49:16

• "As the leafy patch begins to expand, growers remove smaller pumpkins so all the water and nutrients funnel into a single fruit." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2025-10-04/how-to-grow-a-giant-pumpkin-with-help-from-science | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:56:38

• "It's becoming more and more clear that the obsession with eating meat and dairy products and eggs is totally destroying the environment. It's creating methane, it's wasting water, and it's bad for our health." ☛ https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/jane-goodall-meatless-recipes/ |    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:57:10

• "What we could call "familiarity-driven design" is a thing, and it can even be a confining thing, one where you shape your problems to conform to the tools you already know." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/UsingSystemsYouKnow | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:58:55

• "The easiest way is to actively work to make a high-profile project successful." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/how-to-influence-politics/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:59:25

• "It’s a powerful tool that will change how you communicate — forever." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/merriam-websters-ai-model | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 11:59:56

• "The Face Lab team digitally “peeled back” the masks to reveal the face and used CT X-ray scans to capture 3D images of it." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/science/colombian-mummies-faces-reconstructed-new-method | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:02:35

• "We even love them so much that we’ve dedicated a special day to honor this delicious pastry: Kanelbullens dag (Cinnamon Bun Day). And that day is today! 😋" ☛ https://birming.com/2025/10/04/happy-cinnamon-bun-day/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:03:20

• "He asked me to explain how we got here. That conversation became this essay." ☛ https://alfy.blog/2025/10/04/how-functional-programming-shaped-modern-frontend.html | Source: Ahmad Alfy    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:03:38

• "These players know the significance of it all: they — like Oakland — have something to prove. " ☛ https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2025/10/04/a-parade-in-oakland/ | Source: Bryan Cantrill    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:03:46

• "Xnet is a network of specialists and activists that proposes advanced solutions in different fields related to digital rights and updating democracy to the 21st century such as Digital Rights, Privacy, Data, AI and NetNeutrality; Freedom of expression and information vs fake news" https://xnet-x.net/en/who-we-are/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:04:37

• "The problem in a nutshell." ☛ https://blog.cr.yp.to/20251004-weakened.html | Source: DJ Bernstein    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:46:45

• "A great systems-oriented programming language I’ve taken up to complement Python due to its ability to cross-compile" ☛ https://taoofmac.com/space/dev/golang | Source: Rui Carmo    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:47:24

• "Write a script to return the total words in the given sentence can be typed completely." ☛ https://raku-musings.com/reverse-broken-again.html | Source: Arne Sommer    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:47:51

• "Given that diversity, is there some kind of map of the cliff face that we can give a young software engineer to know what “getting better” can look like for them?" ☛ https://madhadron.com/getting_better_at_programming.html | Source: Frederick J Ross    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:48:21

• "In the first part of this article, I focused on the algorithm itself, removing parts I wouldn’t use (like color), making it simpler, less loopy, etc. This yielded a ten-times improvement on a modern architecture" ☛ https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/archives/2025/10/03/optimizing-a-6502-image-decoder-part-ii-assembly/ | Source: Colin Leroy-Mira    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:48:35

• "My recent posts have been diving deep into Zig and C, a shift from my earlier focus on React and JavaScript." ☛ https://dayvster.com/blog/is-odin-just-a-more-boring-c/ | Source: Dayvi Schuster    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:48:53

• "Because I am an idiot, I finished the fun one yesterday and still have about half the tedious one left." ☛ https://jasper.tandy.is/blogging/the-blue-door | Source: Jasper Tandy    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:49:11

• "Version 0.120 of Game of Trees has been released (and the port updated): [...]" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251004112732 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:49:30

• Open Data ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/50-year-old-data-reveals-venuss-clouds-are-mostly-water | Source: Science Alert    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:49:58

• "That’s as far as I can take that Outkast song. I upgraded to Hugo v0.150.1 and thought I fixed all the breaking changes but I was wrong" ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/10/im-sorry-rss-subscribers/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:50:41

• "Parquet is excellent for analytical workloads. Columnar layout, aggressive compression, predicate pushdown, but deletes require rewriting entire files." ☛ https://www.shayon.dev/post/2025/277/an-mvcc-like-columnar-table-on-s3-with-constant-time-deletes/ | Source: Shayon Mukherjee    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:51:01

• "ARM development board to begin with that was upgraded to a very reasonably performing quad-core CPU" ☛ https://taoofmac.com/space/hw/raspberry_pi | Source: Rui Carmo    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:51:53

• "2025 list of “healthy” hardcore distros in alphabetical order with date/activity indicator (xxx)" ☛ https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/363/ | Source: Systemd Free    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:52:52

• "A RAM disk exactly what it sounds like: using a portion of a computer's RAM as a disk." ☛ https://www.datagubbe.se/ramdisk/ | Source: Carl Svensson    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:53:04

• "I still see this mentioned on forums and YouTube videos today." ☛ https://pointieststick.com/2025/10/04/a-mac-like-experience-on-linux/ | Source: Nate Graham    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:53:53

• "PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module) is the most reliable, low-friction way to fire a hook exactly when an SSH session opens (and closes)." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-get-notified-on-ssh-logins-on-linux/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:56:15

• "A few weeks ago I experimented with VNET jails and Netgraph, and noticed that one of my FreeBSD 14.3 VMs kept kernel panicking" ☛ https://www.subnetspider.com/2025/10/04/netgraph-crash-with-vtnet-workaround.html | Source: Subnetspider    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:56:22

• "For more information, visit the announcement." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/wine-10-16-brings-fast-ntsync-support/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:56:39

• "The Deportation Of Mario Guevara Is Chilling For Journalism" ☛ https://thedissenter.org/the-deportation-of-mario-guevara-is-chilling-for-journalism/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:57:39

• "My colleagues who disagree with me are attacking me from all sides Both the committee officials, and the opposition at home." ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/10/04/orban-if-something-flies-into-hungary-that-does-not-belong-to-us-we-will-shoot-it-down | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:58:30

• The week we all do something about chat control | "KW 40: Die Woche, in wir alle etwas gegen die Chatkontrolle tun" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/kw-40-die-woche-in-wir-alle-etwas-gegen-die-chatkontrolle-tun/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:59:04

• "Air filters have DRM now 🤦‍♂️" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/air-filters-have-drm-now-%F0%9F%A4%A6%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F:a    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:59:15

• "UK government wants access to your iCloud." https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/uk-government-wants-access-to-your:a https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Unlike_GAFAM_Free_Software_Serves_You_It_Does_Not_Serve_Governm.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:59:31

• "UK Age Checks Just Blocked Imgur" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/uk-age-checks-just-blocked-imgur:c    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 12:59:41

• "Pritzker said earlier in the day that the White House had given him an ultimatum to deploy the National Guard to Chicago or theywould be federalized. Writing in the early afternoon on social media, Pritzker said that “the Trump Administration intends to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard.” https://taskandpurpose.com/news/chicago-national-guard-trump-protest/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:00:06

• "Hegseth fires Navy chief of staff" https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/10/04/hegseth-fires-navy-chief-of-staff/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:00:18

• "Illinois governor says Trump gave him ‘ultimatum’ and is mobilizing 300 National Guard troops as protests erupt" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/illinois-governor-trump-national-guard-b2839494.html    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:00:34

• Top 10 Things To Do After Installing Debian 13 ☞ https://www.linuxtechi.com/top-things-to-do-after-installing-debian/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:03:29

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

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:04:41

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

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:04:56

• Most Certificates Don't Improve Security, They Mostly Increase Downtime (for No Good Reason) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/04/Most_Certificates_Don_t_Improve_Security_They_Mostly_Increase_D.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:05:08

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

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:05:32

• How to Get Notified on SSH Logins on GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-get-notified-on-ssh-logins-on-linux/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:06:36

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

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:06:43

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

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:07:18

• How To Enable SSH Login Alerts on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/enable-ssh-login-alerts-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:07:46

• Custom LCDs ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/04/how-to-design-custom-lcds-for-your-own-projects/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:08:12

• A Mac-like experience on GNU/Linux ☞ https://pointieststick.com/2025/10/04/a-mac-like-experience-on-linux/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:08:31

• Wine 10.16 Brings Fast NTSync Support ☞ https://linuxiac.com/wine-10-16-brings-fast-ntsync-support/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:09:23

• 2025 hardcore list of 21 linux distributions without elogind and other systemd parts ☞ https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/363/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:12:54

• 50-Year-Old Data Reveals Venus's Clouds Are Mostly Water ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/50-year-old-data-reveals-venuss-clouds-are-mostly-water    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:13:26

• You Are Not Prepared for Merriam-Webster’s Announcement of Its New Hey Hi (AI) Model ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/merriam-websters-ai-model    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:14:37

• Microsoft reportedly mulls ad-infested free Xbox Cloud Gaming plan — Game Pass Ultimate subscriber allegedly catches ad during game loading ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/cloud-gaming/microsoft-reportedly-mulls-ad-infested-free-xbox-cloud-gaming-plan-game-pass-ultimate-subscriber-allegedly-catches-ad-during-game-loading    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:15:11

• Putin’s Moldova election failure highlights Russia’s declining influence ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putins-moldova-election-failure-highlights-russias-declining-influence/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:15:52

• AI Data Centers Are Skyrocketing Regular People’s Energy Bills ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-electricity-bills    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:16:50

• Younger people and AA batteries ☞ https://rubenerd.com/younger-people-and-aa-batteries/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:17:14

• Pluralistic: Blue Bonds (04 Oct 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/04/fiscal-antifa/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:18:05

• "In general I love reading stuff from the internet but refuse to do it with a computer or a phone"☞ https://macwright.com/2025/10/04/recently.html    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:20:14

• August/September in KDE Itinerary ☞ https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2025/10/04/kde-itinerary-august-september-2025.html    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:21:16

• Mark Sanchez, Ex-N.F.L. Quarterback, Is Charged in Stabbing in Indianapolis ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/us/mark-sanchez-stabbing.html    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:24:17

• Simon Ser: Announcing vali, a C library for Varlink ☞ https://emersion.fr/blog/2025/announcing-vali/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:26:36

• Kevin Fenzi: infra weekly recap: Early October 2025 ☞ https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2025/10/04/infra-weekly-recap-early-october-2025/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:28:04

• FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA5 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/freebsd https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-stable/2025-October/ https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/15.0/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:33:50

• Crazy Surveillance Giant Google Japan keyboard design switches keys for dials — the Gboard Dial Edition shows why the software team isn't allowed to design hardware ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/keyboards/crazy-google-japan-keyboard-design-switches-keys-for-dials-the-gboard-dial-edition-shows-why-the-software-team-isnt-allowed-to-design-hardware    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:34:16

• "The only people who will make money on AI are the few that build the best and get there first. That leaves IBM in the trashcan. Unlike oil companies that buy up nimble new start-up with a new well head or ground analyzing software, IBM has no one to buy. They don't have much of a future in this. Coming in 3rd or 7th will bankrupt you. Their fate is sealed." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6m1hv5s    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:36:57

• Massive Xbox Layoffs Expected Again in Q1 2026, Likely as Big as the Last Round https://tech4gamers.com/xbox-layoffs-expected-q1-2026/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:38:06

• Hahahahaha https://www.eteknix.com/microsoft-reportedly-considering-turning-xbox-into-a-full-time-publisher/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:38:49

• Next-Gen Xbox Hardware Plans Are Allegedly “Up In The Air”, More Retailers To Stop Selling Xbox Consoles https://twistedvoxel.com/next-gen-xbox-hardware-plans-up-in-the-air/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:39:13

• RUMOR: ‘The Future of Xbox is Software Publishing’ as Next Console Generation Faces Doubts https://insider-gaming.com/future-of-xbox-software-publishing-next-console-doubt/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:40:07

• https://www.tweaktown.com/news/108067/microsoft-xbox-could-be-dead-rumors-suggest-hardware-production-has-ceased-on-xbox-consoles/index.html   

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:41:42

• Several Insiders Claim Next-Gen Xbox Console Is "Up In The Air" https://www.thegamer.com/xbox-next-gen-console-might-not-happen/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 13:42:10

• Serial And UPDI Handled Together With One Convenient Circuit ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/04/serial-and-updi-handled-together-with-one-convenient-circuit/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 14:37:43

• Classic Snake game now playable in your browser URL address bar — JavaScript remake uses Unicode Braille characters to render the game ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/classic-snake-game-now-playable-in-your-browser-url-address-bar-javascript-remake-uses-unicode-braille-characters-to-render-the-game    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 14:37:58

• Self-demolished by siding with Novell, de Icaza and Microsoft while helping the anti-RMS mobs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Waugh    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 15:32:13

• Dead site. Microsoft site. https://devclass.com/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 17:35:04

• Quantumspam from IBM ahead of the next wave of RAs https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6m1hv5s informative comments on IBM    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 17:36:31

• Intel NPU Linux Driver 1.24 released with Android support, hints at Android for PC https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-npu-linux-driver-1-24-released-with-android-support-hints-at-android-for-pc    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 17:51:36

• Those can be run under GNU/Linux too https://www.xda-developers.com/5-windows-apps-that-stop-me-from-switching-to-linux/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 17:52:32

• "Switching from the operating system you've used all your life can be scary. It's a whole new paradigm to get used to, and in the case of Linux compared to Windows, there are a ton of apps you may be used to that don't have Linux versions." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-apps-windows-refugees-need-know-about/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 17:52:57

• [cat] [Japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-10-05.gmi    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 17:56:39

• Felienne Hermans — _The Programmer’s Brain_ gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/reviews/books/hermans--the-programmers-brain/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 17:58:19

• "I’m reminded of “if you never miss a flight, you’re spending too much time in airports”: [...]" gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/reviews/books/wrangel--always-with-honor/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 17:59:28

• 🔤SpellBinding: BDGNRYU Wordo: UDDER gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-10-05.gmi    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:00:13

• "My personal experience has been that my patience and tolerance to things I find annoying diminish when I'm not talking face to face with the other person" gemini://sotiris.papatheodorou.xyz/gemlog/20251005_re_meat_space_vs_meet_space.gmi    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:00:59

• "A connection is closed! And nobody knows why! There are many reasons this may be the case. Obtaining a packet trace (with tcpdump, or equivalent) ideally on both sides of the connection is a good thing to do." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/10/05/telnet-debugging.gmi    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:01:41

• Beyond Free: The Value Proposition of Open Source for Creatives ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/open-source-beyond-free/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:19:34

• An Update on our NGI Zero Core Funded Work ☞ https://labplot.org/2025/10/04/an-update-on-our-ngi-zero-core-funded-work/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:19:52

• What You Want to See Emerge From the Canada Post Walkout ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/world/canada/canada-post-mail-strike.html    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:20:20

• Canada Post Strike Poses Challenges for Remote Communities ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/world/canada/canada-post-strike-fort-simpson.html    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:20:31

• Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes east coast of Honshu, Japan, GFZ says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/magnitude-6-earthquake-strikes-east-coast-of-honshu-japan-gfz-says    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:20:47

• Chinese Military Investigates What Would Happen If They Shot the Same Target With Three Rapid-Fire Nuclear Missiles ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/chinese-military-multiple-nuclear-strikes    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:21:48

• Visiting the historic Coal Loader in North Sydney ☞ https://rubenerd.com/visiting-the-historic-coal-loader/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:22:33

• KDE Released Plasma 6.5 Beta 2, Previews UI Upgrades for Plasma 6.6 ☞ https://ubuntupit.com/kde-released-plasma-6-5-beta-2-previews-ui-upgrades-for-plasma-6-6/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:23:25

• FSF News: FSF turns forty with a groundbreaking new project and a new president ☞ http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-turns-forty-with-a-new-president-and-a-new-campaign    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:24:08

• GNU Guix: Fundraising campaign to sustain GNU Guix ☞ https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2025/fundraising-campaign-to-sustain-gnu-guix//    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:24:53

• TeaLinux 2025.09.17 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/tealinux    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:25:04

• Advocacy of Software Freedom Changed, LUGs Became Less Relevant (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/04/Advocacy_of_Software_Freedom_Changed_LUGs_Became_Less_Relevant.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:27:48

• Wine 10.16 Enables NTSYNC for Faster Synchronization on Modern Kernels ☞ https://ubuntupit.com/wine-10-16-enables-ntsync-for-faster-synchronization-on-modern-kernels/    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:28:05

• Setup Cosmic Beta as dual DE for openSUSE Krypton ( KDE Plasma 6.5 Beta2) ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2025/10/setup-cosmic-beta-as-dual-de-for.html    

posted Sunday, October 05, 2025 at 18:30:10