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  • "In theory you can make a system of equations that generates whatever. In practice getting the functions to do something reasonable may take some effort." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/10/10/fff.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:07:04


  • "Even after a long day working on the railroad, I decided to attend the county fair for the evening in the hopes of making a good memory, or, just for the heck of it, dine on some good truck food." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2710    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:07:44


  • Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-10-11.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:08:05


  • Microsoft charges money for security patches - a problematic business model gemini://hyperborea.org/tech-tips/windows10-surface-downgrade.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:10:22


  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1790.jpg    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:10:50


  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1440.jpg    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:10:56


  • "Is it time to see an increase in Linux user base?" https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-41/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:14:18


  • "This release also removes RestrictNamespaces from the systemd files to allow libcamera to load sandboxed IPA modules." https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-4-9-improves-alsa-recovery-and-adapts-to-newer-libcamera-changes    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:14:36


  • Ubuntu Linux 25.10 'Questing Quokka' arrives with memory-safe system tools and better hardware support https://betanews.com/2025/10/09/ubuntu-linux-25-10-questing-quokka-arrives-with-memory-safe-system-tools-and-better-hardware-support/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:14:57


  • "X.org removed, new default apps, Linux 6.17, and GNOME 49." https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-25-10-release/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:16:34


  • "Canonical today announced the release of Ubuntu 25.10, codenamed “Questing Quokka.” This update comes with improvements across security, compatibility, and the core desktop experience and is likely very important for the long-term support (LTS) coming in 2026." https://www.howtogeek.com/ubuntu-linux-2510-has-arrived/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:16:54


  • Lilbits: Intel shifts strategy on open source contributions, Ubuntu 25.10 released, and TiVo exits the DVR business https://liliputing.com/lilbits-intel-shifts-strategy-on-open-source-contributions-ubuntu-25-10-released-and-tivo-exits-the-dvr-business/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:17:24


  • Was this DEFCON eBPF bug talk hallucinated? https://www.thestack.technology/defcon-ebpf-bug-talk-was-hallucinated-what-now/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:20:32


  • GAFAM Foundation https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/meta_react_foundation/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:22:54


  • 8 free Linux apps that make tricky tasks surprisingly easy - no command line required https://www.zdnet.com/article/8-free-linux-apps-that-make-tricky-tasks-surprisingly-easy-no-command-line-required/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:23:22


  • "Windows 7 was the last Windows OS that was actually fresh when you installed it." https://www.xda-developers.com/4-things-microsoft-needs-to-prioritize-on-windows-if-they-want-to-stop-bleeding-users-to-linux/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:24:24


  • GAFAM Foundation: https://itbrief.asia/story/linux-foundation-to-form-react-foundation-for-open-governance    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:25:29


  • What caught your eye? (Semicon West, AI bubble, Linux Arduino) https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/electro-ramblings/latest-news/what-caught-your-eye-2025-10/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:26:05


  • "As previously announced, Ubuntu 25.10 became available earlier today as the final step before the next LTS release, which is scheduled for 2026. In addition to the 6.17 kernel and GNOME 49, this release also comes with the Ptyxis terminal, the Loupe image viewer, improved Bluetooth audio handling, and more." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Ubuntu-25-10-Questing-Quokka-arrives-with-GNOME-49-and-Linux-6-17-in-tow.1134725.0.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:26:24


  • The Fall of the Soviet Unionited States: "Trump starts DOGE 2.0 as mass layoffs take place across federal government amid shutdown"    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:29:14


  • When needs a Government when you have a KING anyway?    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:29:40


  • Microsoft Azure Employee Resignation Protest https://www.latestly.com/google-trends/10102025/microsoft-azure-employee-resignation-protest/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:31:21


  • They fail to see working for Microsoft is, ITSELF, evil https://www.theverge.com/news/797948/microsoft-protest-campus-october-resignation https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/microsoft-engineer-quits-after-13-years-sends-resignation-email-to-thousands-of-employees-i-can-no-longer-work-for-a-company-that-is/articleshow/124449061.cms    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:32:31


  • Austria finds Microsoft 'illegally' tracked students: privacy campaign group https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/austria-finds-microsoft-illegally-tracked-students-privacy-campaign-group/article_881df447-fee1-5bb9-9543-ac907ece6137.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:33:39


  • "It's supposedly using Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE), but it's not actually listed on the Steam page, which as per Valve's rules it's supposed to be. Currently this is a little unclear on what exactly it's using since there's no proper statement now from the developer. Either way, it works." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/blue-protocol-star-resonance-is-out-now-and-does-work-on-linux/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:49:45


  • "You can get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 working though with our guide, since they use older tech. We also have a dedicated ongoing guide of game alternatives for Linux platforms that might help." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/battlefield-6-releases-today-and-it-will-not-be-playable-on-any-linux-steamos-system/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:49:58


  • "All the changes listed below are tentative, and subject to change as it goes through quality assurance and some more testing. Additionally, most of the fixes were previously in either Proton Experimental or Proton Hotfix. This is also all on top of the changes that were pulled in for the previous Proton 10.0-2." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/proton-10-0-3-release-candidate-live-for-testing-better-windows-game-compatibility-on-linux-steam-deck/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:50:14


  • "All the changes listed below are tentative, and subject to change as it goes through quality assurance and some more testing. Additionally, most of the fixes were previously in either Proton Experimental or Proton Hotfix. " https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/proton-10-0-3-release-candidate-live-for-testing-better-windows-game-compatibility-on-linux-steam-deck/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:50:31


  • "Stuck in endless meetings - I’ve lost count of how many meetings end right where they started. So much talking, no real direction, and when someone actually offers something useful, it gets dismissed. Why is it that the people running things can’t tell the difference between noise and insight?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k77r9dqd    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:54:36


  • "It is because empty vessels maker the loudest noise and donkeys like the ones IBM employs en masse like the smell of their own farts. Used to see this in the IBM CIO Office and nothing has changed. No wonder Miz Wrong continues to run the F&O Sweatshop." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k77r9dqd    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:54:41


  • "No, the real argument has always been it costs a fortune to migrate and there's no guarantee the migration will be successful because of the 30+ years of undocumented legacy code accumulated." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k779yxj8    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 06:56:51


  • "zipbomb defeated, Optimizing ZFS for High-Throughput Storage Workloads, Open Source is one person, Omada SDN Controller on FreeBSD, Building a Simple Router with OpenBSD, Back to the origins, Enhancing Support for NAT64 Protocol Translation in NetBSD, and more" ☛ https://www.bsdnow.tv/632 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:39:57


  • "That mechanism slides underneath the display while the pins ride in special channels" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/10/10/novel-mechanism-makes-refreshable-braille-displays-practical/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:40:36


  • Windows TCO ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/10/ddos-botnet-aisuru-blankets-us-isps-in-record-ddos/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:40:53


  • "using AI to write more code is creating bottlenecks" ☛ https://thenewstack.io/harness-ceo-jyoti-bansal-on-why-ai-coding-doesnt-help-you-ship-faster/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:41:15


  • "The AI bubble is the bubbliest bubble that ever bubbled." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/10/openai-does-deals-to-make-a-deal-and-the-money-is-getting-worried/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:42:16


  • [Old] "Nobel Prize in Economics" ☛ https://www.chibus.com/perspectives/2024/2/13/the-nobel-prize-in-economics-is-fake |    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:42:34


  • "LGBTQ Youth" ☛ https://fair.org/home/nyt-sidelines-lgbtq-youth-again-in-conversion-therapy-case/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:43:52


  • Lion Farming ☛ https://therevelator.org/lion-farming-harming/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:44:19


  • "She desperately wanted to get out of the country" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-self-deportation-cbp-home-app | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:44:42


  • "Hungarian intelligence services spent much of the 2010s running a spy network in Brussels" ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/10/10/european-commission-launches-investigation-into-hungarian-spy-network | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:45:13


  • "Congratulations to Canonical and Ubuntu Community for the release of Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka yesterday Thursday, 9 October 2025!" ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2025/10/ubuntu-2510-questing-quokka-released-with-download-links-official-flavors-and-torrents.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:45:29


  • Team Fortress 2 Classic scrap their open beta and new Valve rules likely mean they have to change the name | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/team-fortress-2-classic-scrap-their-open-beta-and-new-valve-rules-likely-mean-they-have-to-change-the-name/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/team-fortress-2-classic-scrap-their-open-beta-and-new-valve-rules-likely-mean-they-have-to-change-the-name/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:46:43


  • Team Fortress 2 Classic scrap their open beta and new Valve rules likely mean they have to change the name | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/team-fortress-2-classic-scrap-their-open-beta-and-new-valve-rules-likely-mean-they-have-to-change-the-name/ gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/team-fortress-2-classic-scrap-their-open-beta-and-new-valve-rules-likely-mean-they-have-to-change-the-name/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:46:54


  • Team Fortress 2 Classic scrap their open beta and new Valve rules likely mean they have to change the name | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/team-fortress-2-classic-scrap-their-open-beta-and-new-valve-rules-likely-mean-they-have-to-change-the-name/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:47:05


  • Take on the role of a curious baby boar in the demo for Adorable Adventures | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/take-on-the-role-of-a-curious-baby-boar-in-the-demo-for-adorable-adventures/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/take-on-the-role-of-a-curious-baby-boar-in-the-demo-for-adorable-adventures/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:47:23


  • "Qualcomm Buys Arduino" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/10/10/1055230    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:47:41


  • Effulgence RPG has some of the slickest animated 3D ASCII art I've ever seen | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/effulgence-rpg-has-some-of-the-slickest-animated-3d-ascii-art-ive-ever-seen/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/effulgence-rpg-has-some-of-the-slickest-animated-3d-ascii-art-ive-ever-seen/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:48:15


  • "The Great Software Quality Collapse: How We Normalized Catastrophe" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/10/10/110237 iophk:the Microsoft Effect; Bill's legacy is that of having made bad engineering acceptable    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:48:28


  • "Into The Grid from Flatline Studios is an incredibly promising blend of a cyberpunk roguelike deckbuilder and dungeon crawler and it's arriving November 10th. Featuring full Native Linux support, with a demo still live right now for you to try." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/cyberpunk-roguelike-deckbuilder-and-dungeon-crawler-into-the-grid-arrives-november-10/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:49:01


  • Around 70,000 users affected in Discord related breach which includes some government ID images | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/around-70000-users-affected-in-discord-related-breach-which-includes-some-government-id-images/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:52:09


  • Battlefield 6 releases today and it will not be playable on any Linux / SteamOS system | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/battlefield-6-releases-today-and-it-will-not-be-playable-on-any-linux-steamos-system/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/battlefield-6-releases-today-and-it-will-not-be-playable-on-any-linux-steamos-system/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:54:40


  • Blue Protocol: Star Resonance is out now and does work on Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/blue-protocol-star-resonance-is-out-now-and-does-work-on-linux/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/blue-protocol-star-resonance-is-out-now-and-does-work-on-linux/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 07:58:31


  • Proton 10.0-3 release candidate live for testing better Windows game compatibility on Linux / Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/proton-10-0-3-release-candidate-live-for-testing-better-windows-game-compatibility-on-linux-steam-deck/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 08:00:52


  • OpenAI’s Sora Is in Serious Trouble ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-sora-trouble-backlash-copyright    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 08:27:40


  • The artificial complexity of OOXML files (the PPTX case) ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/10/10/the-pptx-case/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 08:43:58


  • "Hybrid warfare" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/10/hybrid-warfare-hybrid-response | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 08:44:17


  • Minsk’s vexation over Russian stray drones: shoot them down, phone the neighbors? ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2709266/minsk-s-vexation-over-russian-stray-drones-shoot-them-down-phone-the-neighbors    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 08:44:26


  • "Counting bodies" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/11/counting-bodies-casting-doubts | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 08:44:56


  • As Winter Nears, Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Energy Grid Cause Blackouts ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/world/europe/russia-ukraine-power-energy.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 08:45:06


  • Britain, France, Germany move closer to giving Russian assets to Ukraine ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/Britain-France-Germany-move-closer-to-giving-Russian-assets-to-Ukraine    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 08:45:17


  • US Ambassador Whitaker Says Convicted Felon Has 'Many' Cards To Bring Peace To Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kyiv-attack-drones-energy-grynchuk/33556046.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 08:46:14


  • North Korean soldiers who fought with Russian troops against Ukraine celebrated ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/10/10/north-korea-russia-workers-party-anniversary/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 08:46:31


  • Populists win Czech election: Is the EU fractured as Russia asserts itself? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20251010-populists-win-czech-election-is-the-eu-fractured-as-russia-asserts-itself    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 08:46:43


  • Deadly Russian strikes in Zaporizhzhia as power outages hit Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251010-deadly-russian-strikes-in-zaporizhzhia-as-power-outages-hit-ukraine    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 08:46:57


  • Dispatch from Ukraine: The path to a durable peace is emerging ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/inflection-points/dispatch-from-ukraine-the-path-to-a-durable-peace-is-emerging/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 08:47:13


  • "The Kremlin has resources" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/10/the-kremlin-has-resources | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 08:47:34


  • The Fridge: Ubuntu 25.10 (“Questing Quokka”) released ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/10/10/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-released/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 08:47:55


  • Reducing notification overload for a quieter browsing experience in Chrome ☞ https://blog.chromium.org/2025/10/automatic-notification-permission.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:04:48


  • In Other News: Gladinet Flaw Exploitation, Attacks on ICS Honeypot, ClayRat Spyware ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-gladinet-flaw-exploitation-attacks-on-ics-honeypot-clayrat-spyware/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:05:08


  • US investor consortium buys controlling stake in spyware developer NSO Group ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/10/us-investor-consortium-buys-controlling-stake-spyware-developer-nso-group/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:05:22


  • Sophisticated Malware Deployed in Oracle EBS Zero-Day Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/sophisticated-malware-deployed-in-oracle-ebs-zero-day-attacks/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:05:38


  • Microsoft must come clean on its role in Israel’s war on Gaza ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/microsoft-must-come-clean-on-its-role-in-israels-war-on-gaza/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:09:31


  • Human rights groups demand answers from Abusive Monopolist Microsoft on its role in Israel’s war on Gaza ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/rights-groups-demand-answers-from-microsoft-on-its-role-in-israels-war-on-gaza/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:09:37


  • accessnow turned from access-based advocacy group (do not disconnect etc) into a political action group    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:10:14


  • The leadership too has changed, it's a lot like EFF with its "mission creep"; ORG turned from privacy into "immigrants' rights" group    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:10:58


  • They recycle the names of the NGOs and use them for something else, a la SPLC    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:11:51


  • Hamas is of course all about "ACCESS NOW". It never interferes with access to online information.    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:12:20


  • Anon: Crap like that is probably intentional to keep the institution from actually working towards maintaining the right to privacy    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:13:17


  • Similarly, the same tactics are weaponised by radicals on both sides to interfere with the pursuit of Software Freedom http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/10/The_Culture_Wars_in_Free_Software_Have_Gone_Out_of_Control.shtml    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:14:21


  • Because it's either "antifa" or "nazi" to do something in Free software if you don't agree with someone on politics    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:15:13


  • Opposition Filed Against DOJ Effort to Strike Context from Complaint About Qatar’s ‘Gifted’ Jet to Convicted Felon Administration ☞ https://americanoversight.org/opposition-filed-against-doj-effort-to-strike-context-from-complaint-about-qatars-gifted-jet-to-trump-administration/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:16:00


  • In 'Dangerous' Escalation, Pakistani Drone Strikes Kill Two Senior Taliban Members In Kabul ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-taliban-ttp-afghanistan-strikes-drone/33556513.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:16:13


  • Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of air attacks; Islamabad warns of action against militants ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/Afghanistan-accuses-Pakistan-of-air-attacks-Islamabad-warns-of-action-against-militants    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:16:27


  • Taiwan’s Lai strikes moderate tone on cross-strait issues in Oct 10 speech ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwans-lai-strikes-moderate-tone-on-cross-strait-issues-in-national-day-speech    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:16:46


  • Strikes on Venezuelan Boats Prompt Rare U.N. Meeting on the United States ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/world/middleeast/un-attacks-venezuela-boats.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:17:02


  • At least 7 killed as strong quakes strike southern Philippines ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/powerful-7-4-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-southern-philippines-tsunami-warning-issued    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:17:18


  • At Least Seven Dead After 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Philippines ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/world/asia/philippines-mindanao-earthquake.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:17:32


  • "Upending Public Schools" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-department-of-education-changing-public-schools | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:22:55


  • "Nearly 800 Alleged Violations on Vegas Project" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-boring-company-violations-fines-vegas-loop | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:23:22


  • Feedback on those “Written by Humans” buttons ☞ https://rubenerd.com/feedback-on-those-written-by-humans-buttons/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:25:52


  • Anon on https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/10/The_Culture_Wars_in_Free_Software_Have_Gone_Out_of_Control.shtml "Yes, that also keeps the FOSS projects off target so that advancement is stalled."    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:26:41


  • "The problem is not just the Microsofters but the quislings who enable them. Of course much of that has been backed by 3-letter agencies who only care that they, themselves, get full backdoor access and don't give a shit about what else happens or who else gets in as a side effect." See http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/14/The_Face_of_the_Digital_Far_Right_Microsoft_Lunduke.shtml    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:27:42


  • Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppArmadillo 15 CRAN Transition: Offering Office Hours ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/10/10#rcpparmadillo_15_transition_office_hours    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:28:21


  • "The below featured highlights listed on the community’s blog feed aggregator are from October 4 to 10." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/10/10/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:31:48


  • "This blog post outlines how they transformed their platform strategy and the impact of choosing specific tools" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/reducing-cognitive-load-enterprise-kubernetes-5-strategic-tenets | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:50:27


  • "For the last several years, the narrative around artificial intelligence (AI) has been dominated by large language models (LLMs) and the monumental effort of training them." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/open-source-engine-driving-ai-experiment-production-and-why-inference-everything | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:50:37


  • The LLMs hype/scam is promoted by IBM Red Hat far too often; this won't age well, it's a bubble.    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:51:29


  • "Orange Pi has introduced the Orange Pi 6 Plus, a single-board computer intended for high-performance and AI-oriented computing tasks." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/orange-pi-previews-orange-pi-6-plus-with-12-core-architecture-and-dual-5g-ethernet-ports/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:51:48


  • Every Artist Has a Favorite Subject. For Some, That’s Math. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/science/mathematics-art-roelofs.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:52:01


  • Scottish hydrogen heating trial will ‘raise energy bills,’ says energy group ☞ https://www.h2-view.com/story/scottish-hydrogen-heating-trial-will-raise-energy-bills-says-energy-group/2133224.article/?utm_source=gw&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_campaign=rss    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:52:19


  • Is there such a thing as a healthier sugar? Our Which? nutritionist weighs in ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/the-healthier-sugars-according-to-a-nutritionist-ana6m4Z4Ftbx    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 09:52:46


  • This test could reveal the health of your immune system ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/10/1125559/test-health-immune-system/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:00:14


  • Shortages, sanitation issues and corruption: Morocco’s public hospitals at a breaking point ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251010-morocco-shortages-corruption-hospitals-genz-212-protest-health    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:00:24


  • South Korea President Lee’s appearance on reality TV show stirs controversies ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-president-lees-appearance-on-reality-tv-show-stirs-controversies    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:01:12


  • More than half of South Koreans don’t talk about death with family: Study ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-than-half-of-south-koreans-dont-talk-about-death-with-family-study    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:01:33


  • Woman in South Korea sentenced to jail for getting youth to take revenge on sons’ bullies ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/woman-in-south-korea-sentenced-to-jail-for-getting-youth-to-take-revenge-on-sons-bullies    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:01:52


  • Unification Church leader indicted in South Korea bribery case ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/unification-church-leader-indicted-in-south-korea-bribery-case    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:02:08


  • South Korea eases rules on urban homestay businesses for overseas tourists ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-eases-rules-on-urban-homestay-businesses-for-overseas-tourists    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:02:45


  • South Korea summons Cambodian ambassador over job scams ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/South-Korea-summons-Cambodian-ambassador-over-job-scams    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:03:04


  • South Korea summons Cambodian envoy over job scams targeting nationals ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-summons-cambodian-envoy-over-job-scams-targeting-nationals    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:03:12


  • North Korea holds military parade, shows off new intercontinental missile ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-holds-military-parade-shows-off-new-intercontinental-missile    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:03:29


  • S.Korean ‘money mule’ recruiters apprehended over involvement in late student’s departure to Cambodia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-korean-money-mule-recruiters-apprehended-over-involvement-in-late-students-departure-to-cambodia    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:04:01


  • 'From caricature to dangerous figure': Kim Jong-un's transformation on the global stage ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/access-asia/20251010-from-caricature-to-dangerous-figure-kim-jong-un-s-transformation-on-the-global-stage    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:04:12


  • Malaysian singer Winnie K breaks silence on falling prey to $116,400 scam ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-singer-winnie-k-breaks-silence-on-rm380000-scam    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:04:30


  • Myanmar junta says Malaysia to observe election ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmar-junta-says-malaysia-to-observe-election    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:04:44


  • Look out for snakes: Malaysians warned of reptiles seeking shelter in homes during monsoon season ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysians-urged-to-look-out-for-snakes-seeking-shelter-in-homes-during-monsoon-season    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:04:57


  • What if they don't have a skinnerbox? Or one without GAFAM malware on it? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-to-roll-out-qr-code-clearance-for-motorcycles-at-johor-land-checkpoints-from-oct-15    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:05:30


  • PM Anwar hits the brakes on new taxes and subsidy cuts in Malaysia’s 2026 budget ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/pm-anwar-hits-the-brakes-on-new-taxes-and-subsidy-cuts-in-malaysias-budget-2026    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:06:49


  • Dihydroxyacetone Man threatens to impose additional 100% tariff on China and scrap Pooh-tin talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/business/20251011-trump-threatens-to-impose-additional-100-tariff-on-china-and-scrap-xi-talks    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:07:06


  • How China Powers Its Electric Cars and High-Speed Trains ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/business/china-electric-grid.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:07:26


  • S&P and Nasdaq Slump as Stocks Fall on Convicted Felon China Tariff Threat ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/business/stock-market-trump-tariffs.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:07:42


  • ‘No conditions’ set for Convicted Felon’s visit to Malaysia for Asean summit: Zafrul ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/no-conditions-set-for-trumps-visit-to-malaysia-for-asean-summit-zafrul    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:07:55


  • Malaysia announces budget spending of $144b in 2026, vows more reforms ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-announces-budget-spending-of-129b-in-2026-vows-more-reforms    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:08:06


  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Threatens 100% Tariffs on Chinese Goods ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/us/politics/trump-xi-china-tariffs-rare-earth.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:08:24


  • Taiwan president unveils ‘T-Dome’ air defence system to counter China threat ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-president-unveils-t-dome-air-defence-system-to-counter-china-threat    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:08:48


  • Behind that 100-part bicycle; Asia’s shifting supply chains ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/behind-that-100-part-bicycle-asias-shifting-supply-chains    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:09:10


  • China hits back at US ships with additional port fees ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-hits-back-at-us-ships-with-additional-port-fees    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:09:29


  • Switzerland hopes to seal updated trade deal with China early next year ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/Switzerland-hopes-to-seal-updated-trade-deal-with-China-early-next-year    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:09:46


  • Developing nations rack up $3.9 billion in net debt payments to China a year, study finds ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/Developing-nations-rack-up-39-billion-in-net-debt-payments-to-China-a-year-study-finds    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:09:56


  • China issues port crackdown on all Nvidia Hey Hi (AI) chip imports, says report — enforcement teams deployed to quash smuggling and investigate data center hardware, targeting H20 and RTX 6000D shipments ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/china-launches-port-crackdown-on-nvidia-chips    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:10:20


  • China bans research company that helped unearth Huawei's use of TSMC tech despite U.S. bans — TechInsights added to Unreliable Entity List by state authorities ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-bans-research-company-that-helped-unearth-huaweis-use-of-tsmc-tech-despite-u-s-bans-techinsights-added-to-unreliable-entity-list-by-state-authorities    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:10:43


  • China’s new rare-earth curbs target chipmaking industry in retaliation to US restrictions — rare earth curbs reach back to older 14nm process tech and 256-layer memory ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/chinas-new-rare-earth-curbs-hit-14nm-and-256-layer-chipmaking    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:11:06


  • Hell Toupée warns of massively increased tariffs in wake of China's rare earth mineral 'monopoly position' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/president-trump-warns-of-massively-increased-tariffs-in-wake-of-chinas-rare-earth-mineral-monopoly-position-xi-jinping-meeting-cancelled-as-trump-promises-retaliation-for-beijings-expanded-export-controls    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:11:42


  • ‘Minor damage’ to corals at Sharp Island after Sai Kung hotspot thronged by tourists, Hong Kong official says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/10/minor-damage-to-corals-at-sharp-island-after-sai-kung-hotspot-thronged-by-tourists-hong-kong-official-says/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:12:22


  • Taiwan president vows stronger air defences to counter ‘enemy threats’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/10/taiwan-president-vows-stronger-air-defences-to-counter-enemy-threats/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:12:46


  • Dihydroxyacetone Man announces new 100 percent China tariff, threatens to scrap Pooh-tin talks ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/11/trump-announces-new-100-percent-china-tariff-threatens-to-scrap-xi-talks/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:13:11


  • On the rare earth element reserves in western Turkish town of Beylikova: What is known and what remains unknown ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/on-the-rare-earth-element-reserves-in-western-turkish-town-of-beylikova-what-is-known-and-what-remains-unknown-312426    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:13:25


  • Sergio Cipriano: Avoiding 5XX errors by adjusting Load Balancer Idle Timeout ☞ https://sergiocipriano.com/idle-timeout.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:14:10


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

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:15:11


  • How To Install GlassFish on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-glassfish-fedora-42/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:15:42


  • How to configure No-IP DUC in your Raspberry PI with Docker ☞ https://peppe8o.com/how-to-configure-no-ip-duc-service-in-your-raspberry-pi/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:17:54


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

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:18:10


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

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:18:26


  • "Evidence from a study of many patients suggests that eating ultraprocessed foods correlates with early-onset colon cancer." https://stallman.org/archives/2025-jul-oct.html#10_October_2025_(Study_on_ultraprocessed_foods_and_colon_cancer)    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:19:53


  • Microsoft Reportedly Lays Off Shanghai Azure Staff Amid Ongoing Global Restructuring https://technode.com/2025/10/11/microsoft-reportedly-lays-off-shanghai-azure-staff-amid-ongoing-global-restructuring/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:22:30


  • Reports: Microsoft Shanghai Layoffs Offer N+4 Severance, Relocation to Australia Option https://pandaily.com/reports-microsoft-shanghai-layoffs-offer-n-4-severance-relocation-to-australia-option    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:29:07


  • How To Install Joomla on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-joomla-centos-stream-10/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:33:17


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

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:33:46


  • Google search, Hey Hi (AI) Overviews, Hey Hi (AI) Mode and Discover designated for UK regulation ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/google-search-ai-overviews-ai-mode-and-discover-designated-for-uk-regulation/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:34:17


  • Geminispace is Very Large ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/10/Geminispace_is_Very_Large.shtml    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:34:29


  • Bring Hyprland with ML4W Dotfiles functionality to Cosmic Beta DE via setup Dual DE environment on top of CachyOS 082425 ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2025/10/bring-hypland-with-ml4w-dotfiles.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:35:56


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

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:36:21


  • How To Install Slack on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-slack-fedora-42/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:36:32


  • Microsoft Cancelling Another Datacentre is a Sign of Financial Trouble and Lack of Growth ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/11/Microsoft_Cancelling_Another_Datacentre_is_a_Sign_of_Financial_.shtml    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:36:40


  • noyb win: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft 365 Education may not track school children ☞ https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-microsoft-365-education-tracks-school-children    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:49:27


  • Comedians criticized for silence on Saudi Arabia human rights record after comedy festival ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/comedians-criticized-for-silence-on-saudi-arabia-human-rights-record-after-comedy-festival/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:50:09


  • Three ways formally verified code can go wrong in practice ☞ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/three-ways-formally-verified-code-can-go-wrong-in/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:51:06


  • Splitting OpenShift machine config pool without node reboots ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/10/10/splitting-openshift-machine-config-pool-without-node-reboots    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:52:23


  • Reproducible Builds: Reproducible Builds in September 2025 ☞ https://reproducible-builds.org/reports/2025-09/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:53:04


  • Latvia's public sector needs some blue sky thinking on clown computing ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/10.10.2025-latvias-public-sector-needs-some-blue-sky-thinking-on-cloud-computing.a617835/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:00:43


  • China trials ‘energy-saving’ underwater data centres off Shanghai ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/11/china-trials-energy-saving-underwater-data-centres/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:01:17


  • "A disappearing act" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/10/a-disappearing-act | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:01:53


  • Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1041564/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:02:50


  • Larian Releases a Native GNU/Linux version of Baldur's Gate 3 for the Steam Deck ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/larian-releases-a-native-linux-version-of-baldurs-gate-3-for-the-steam-deck/index.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:12:45


  • Updated Buildroot support for STM32MPU platforms, ST BSP v6.1 ☞ https://bootlin.com/blog/updated-buildroot-support-for-stm32mpu-platforms-st-bsp-v6-1/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:13:08


  • Louis-Philippe Véronneau: Montreal's Debian & Stuff - September 2025 ☞ https://veronneau.org/montreals-debian-stuff-september-2025.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:13:37


  • HKFP Monitor Oct 11, 2025: Hong Kong’s film censorship red lines; Beijing’s reminders to local media ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/11/hkfp-monitor-oct-11-2025-hong-kongs-film-censorship-red-lines-beijings-reminders-to-local-media/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:14:21


  • "It’s always a pleasure to find a hardware hacker who you haven’t seen before" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/a-function-generator-from-the-past/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:17:32


  • "Newest ISA Card" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/possibly-the-newest-isa-card/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:19:37


  • "PLA Gears Fail To Fail In 3D Printed Bicycle Drivetrain" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/pla-gears-fail-to-fail-in-3d-printed-bicycle-drivetrain/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:20:32


  • "Researchers call it “hallucination”; you might more accurately refer to it as confabulation, hornswaggle, hogwash, or just plain BS." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/your-llm-wont-stop-lying-any-time-soon/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:20:57


  • 2025 journalism job cuts tracked: 226 jobs cut at People Inc ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/journalism-job-cuts-2025-tracked/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:21:34


  • "Everyone knows that Weird Al lampooned computers in a famous parody song (It’s All About the Pentiums)." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/quic-jump-to-user-space/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:22:33


  • Express rapped by IPSO over inaccurate headlines eight times in 2025 so far ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/express-rapped-by-ipso-over-inaccurate-headlines-six-times-in-three-months/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:23:03


  • Spark Into Space: Win a $10,000 Space Coast Adventure Holiday! ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/win-a-space-coast-holiday    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:24:01


  • Exclusive: NASA Astronaut Feels 'Incredible' at Age 75. Here's Why. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/exclusive-nasa-astronaut-feels-incredible-at-age-75-heres-why    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:24:14


  • Microgravity Is The Final Frontier For Medicine. Here's Why. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/microgravity-is-the-final-frontier-for-medicine-heres-why    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:24:32


  • NASA to Pack Astronauts Onto a Chip in The Name of Space Health ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-to-pack-astronauts-onto-a-chip-in-the-name-of-space-health    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:24:41


  • iophk: Devolving a once great research institution into a gov-sponsored development lab for the profit of various private companies. https://www.michigandaily.com/news/research/umich-deepens-pharma-partnerships-amid-astrazeneca-lawsuit/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:38:01


  • Mysterious Anomaly in Pacific Ocean Hints at Nearby Supernova Explosion ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-anomaly-in-pacific-ocean-hints-at-nearby-supernova-explosion    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:50:18


  • The 3 Bathroom Items You Should Never Share, According to Science ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-3-bathroom-items-you-should-never-share-according-to-science    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:50:30


  • Strange State of Water Seems to Be Both Solid And Liquid at The Same Time ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-state-of-water-seems-to-be-both-solid-and-liquid-at-the-same-time    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:50:40


  • Psychedelics Could Be a Powerful Tool to Control The Immune System ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/psychedelics-could-be-a-powerful-tool-to-control-the-immune-system    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:50:51


  • Rīga school struggles to retain staff ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/10.10.2025-riga-school-struggles-to-retain-staff.a617915/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:51:01


  • Textile worker throws phone at President Erdoğan, faces 4 years and 2 months in jail ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/textile-worker-throws-phone-at-president-erdogan-faces-4-years-and-2-months-in-jail-312423    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:51:40


  • Run Containers and VMs Easily With OrbStack GUI ☞ https://thenewstack.io/run-containers-and-vms-easily-with-orbstack-gui/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:52:24


  • The iPhone Moment for Automotive has Arrived. Will OEMs Seize It? ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/the-iphone-moment-for-automotive-has-arrived-will-oems-seize-it    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:53:13


  • A.I. Slop Is Here ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/world/artificial-intelligence-slop.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:53:32


  • Singapore company allegedly helped China smuggle $2 billion worth of Nvidia Hey Hi (AI) processors ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/singapore-company-alleged-to-have-helped-china-get-usd2-billion-worth-of-nvidia-ai-processors-report-claims-nvidia-denies-that-the-accused-has-any-china-ties-but-a-u-s-investigation-is-underway    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:54:17


  • CEO Who Plastered Hey Hi (AI) Ads All Over Subway System Afraid to Talk to Real New Yorkers Face-to-Face ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/friend-ceo-new-yorkers    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:55:28


  • MrBeast Concerned That Hey Hi (AI) Slop Will Put Him Out of Business ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mrbeast-ai-slop-sora2    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:55:59


  • The Nobel Peace Prize draws attention, but rarely drives long-term change. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/10/world/nobel-peace-prize/peace-prize-history-change    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:56:54


  • Government Investigating Nearly Three Million Self-Driving Teslas for Violating Traffic Laws, Crashing ☞ https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/government-investigate-tesla-traffic-laws    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:57:28


  • Cindy McCain Steps Away From World Food Program During Recovery From Mild Stroke ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/world/europe/cindy-mccain-stroke-world-food-program.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:58:58


  • China issues bounty for Taiwan PsyOps unit for ‘separatism’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-issues-bounty-for-taiwan-psyops-unit-for-separatism    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:59:42


  • Hong Kong youngsters arrested on drug charges more than doubled in first half of 2025 ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/10/hong-kong-youngsters-arrested-on-drug-charges-more-than-doubled-in-first-half-of-2025/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:00:17


  • King Mohammed VI to address Parliament amid youth protests in Morocco ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251010-king-mohammed-vi-to-address-parliament-amid-youth-protests-in-morocco    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:00:55


  • ICC finds Janjaweed leader guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity ☞ https://defenceweb.co.za/security/human-security/icc-finds-janjaweed-leader-guilty-of-war-crimes-and-crimes-against-humanity/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:01:24


  • OpenSSF Scorecard Audit is Complete! ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2025/10/10/openssf-scorecard-audit-is-complete/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:02:12


  • Without supply chain resilience, Australian defence is brittle ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/without-supply-chain-resilience-australian-defence-is-brittle/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:03:10


  • ZDI Drops 13 Unpatched Ivanti Endpoint Manager Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/zdi-drops-13-unpatched-ivanti-endpoint-manager-vulnerabilities/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:03:36


  • Juniper Networks Patches Critical Junos Space Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/juniper-networks-patches-critical-junos-space-vulnerabilities/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:03:54


  • Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks Devices Targeted in Coordinated Campaign ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-fortinet-palo-alto-networks-devices-targeted-in-coordinated-campaign/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:04:08


  • Neil Young Pulls Music From Amazon—’Bezos Supports This Government’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/10/neil-young-pulls-music-amazon/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:06:42


  • Allan Day: GNOME Foundation Update, 2025-10-10 ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/aday/2025/10/10/gnome-foundation-update-2025-10-10/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:12:58


  • This Week in GNOME: #220 Exemplary Snake ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/10/twig-220/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:13:40


  • Asmi GNU/Linux – Ubuntu-based distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/asmi-linux-ubuntu-based-distribution/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:14:23


  • Kicksecure – security hardened GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kicksecure-security-hardened-linux-distribution/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:14:44


  • Flatpak Doesn’t Work in Ubuntu 25.10, But a Fix is Coming ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/flatpak-broken-ubuntu-25-10-apparmor-bug    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:15:51


  • This Extension Brings Live Calendar & Clock Icons to Ubuntu’s Dock ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/live-dock-icons-ubuntu-gnome-extension    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:18:49


  • Voyager 25.10 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/voyager    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:20:29


  • For the Love of Flatpaks, Please Don't Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10 Just yet ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-25-10-flatpak-bug/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:22:28


  • Qt for MedTech Pre- and Post-Market Surveillance ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-for-medtech-post-market-surveillance    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:23:36


  • Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 41 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-41/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:26:51


  • Statement by Commissioner Várhelyi on World Mental Health Day 2025 ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_2345    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:28:06


  • Rajeesh K Nambiar: ICFK2025: Calligraphy festival ☞ https://rajeeshknambiar.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/icfk2025-calligraphy-festival/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:29:25


  • Node.js 20+ memory management in containers ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/10/10/nodejs-20-memory-management-containers    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:30:33


  • Analysing ccTLD anycast ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/10/10/analysing-cctld-anycast/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:31:26


  • A new breed of analyzers ☞ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/10/10/a-new-breed-of-analyzers/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:32:24


  • "In this video our hacker [Inkbox] shows us how to create a computer game that runs directly on computer hardware, without an operating system!" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/programming-space-game-for-x86-in-assembly-without-an-operating-system/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:33:17


  • ntfy – simple HTTP-based pub-sub notification service ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ntfy-simple-http-based-pub-sub-notification-service/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:34:19


  • Ultimate 2025.10.10 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/ultimate    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:35:15


  • Asmi 25.10 is also out☞ https://distrowatch.com/asmi    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:35:39


  • Announcing coreboot 25.09 release ☞ https://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2025/10/10/announcing-coreboot-25-09-release/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:36:47


  • Gnuinos 2025.10.10 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/gnuinos    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:37:05


  • Slop and plagiarism celebrated ☞ https://itsfoss.com/llama-cpp/ it's NOT FOSS    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:39:24


  • Billions of Dollars ‘Vanished’: Low-Profile Bankruptcy Rings Alarms on Wall Street ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/business/first-brands-bankruptcy-wall-street.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:39:44


  • Setback in UK after victory in Netherlands for Regeneron in Eylea case ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/setback-in-uk-after-victory-in-netherlands-for-regeneron-in-eylea-case/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:40:06


  • UPC is illegal and some of its judges are corporate shills that work part time for companies; this is EU corruption ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/legal-commentary/largest-staff-reshuffle-since-launch-brings-multiple-new-judges-to-upc/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:40:49


  • TTABlog Test: Which One of These Four Section 2(d) Appeals Was Successful? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttablog-test-which-one-of-these-four.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:42:00


  • PERA 2025: Eligibility Reform Returns to Capitol Hill ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/10/eligibility-returns-capitol.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:42:58


  • HRW denounces Tunisia death sentence for anti-government speech ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/rights-group-denounces-tunisia-death-sentence-for-anti-government-speech/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:50:15


  • Ubuntu 25.10 (“Questing Quokka”) released ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2025/10/10/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-released/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:50:35


  • Request Workflow: Accept & Forward by Default and Clearer History ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2025/10/10/request-workflow-improvements//    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:50:57


  • El Salvador authorities misused legal reforms to criminalize rights defenders, Amnesty International says ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/el-salvador-authorities-misused-legal-reforms-to-criminalize-human-rights-defenders-rights-group-says/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:51:45


  • Slopwatch: Serial Sloppers, Surveillance Giant Google News Gifting Slopfarms, and Fake News/Plagiarism About "Linux" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/10/Slopwatch_Serial_Sloppers_Google_News_Gifting_Slopfarms_and_Fak.shtml    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:52:13


  • Slopwatch: Plagiarism and "Linux" Articles by Bots (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/10/Slopwatch_Plagiarism_and_Linux_Articles_by_Bots.shtml    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:52:23


  • Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka suffers Flatpak installation failures, fix issued ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-2510-questing-quokka-suffers-flatpak-installation-failures-fix-issued/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:55:12


  • Microsoft back doors https://www.neowin.net/news/microsofts-hyper-v-upgrades-finally-unlock-confidential-linux-security/ see http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/30/Mark_Shuttleworth_s_MS_s_Canonical_is_Promoting_Microsoft_This_.shtml    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:55:38


  • Hard-Fought Grace: Bearing Witness to Richard Tabler’s Execution ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/capital-punishment/hard-fought-grace-bearing-witness-to-richard-tablers-execution    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:57:38


  • Mozilla Thunderbird: State of the Thunder 13: How We Make Our Roadmap ☞ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/10/state-of-the-thunder-13-how-we-make-our-roadmap/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:00:50


  • "Qualcomm Owns Arduino, Steppers Still Dominate 3D Printing, And Google Controls Your Apps" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/hackaday-podcast-episode-341-qualcomm-owns-arduino-steppers-still-dominate-3d-printing-and-google-controls-your-apps/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:01:13


  • What Does The Insurrectionist’s “War from Within” Mean in Practice? ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/what-does-donald-trumps-war-from-within-mean-in-practice    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:01:45


  • John Goerzen: A Mail Delivery Mystery: Exim, systemd, setuid, and Docker, oh my! ☞ https://changelog.complete.org/archives/13814-a-mail-delivery-mystery-exim-systemd-setuid-and-docker-oh-my    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:02:48


  • Cameroon's Biya vies for eighth term ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20251010-cameroon-s-biya-vies-for-eighth-term    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:03:06


  • Protect Yourself Online: A Hands-On Guide to the New Tails 7.0 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/10/protect-yourself-online-a-hands-on-guide-to-the-new-tails-7-0/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:03:25


  • Holding Back Tears, Prince William Shows a New Side of a Future King ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/world/europe/prince-william-interviews-mental-health-monarchy.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:04:31


  • Qualcomm, the New Owner of Arduino, Blasted for Its Software Patents Tax on 'Smartphones' ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/10/Qualcomm_the_New_Owner_of_Arduino_Blasted_for_Its_Software_Pate.shtml    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:04:44


  • Pentagon offers ‘VIP treatment’ for service members released over COVID vaccine ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/10/pentagon-offers-vip-treatment-for-service-members-released-over-covid-vaccine/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:05:08


  • Russian spyware ClayRat is spreading, evolving quickly, according to Zimperium ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/russian-spyware-clayrat-is-spreading-evolving-quickly-according-to-zimperium/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:05:56


  • Redesign of init script in initrd ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202510/redesign-of-init-script-in-initrd.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:08:24


  • Easy Scarthgap maintenance release 6.6.10 ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202510/easy-scarthgap-maintenance-release-6610.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:08:56


  • LHB GNU/Linux Digest #25.30: New Systemd Automation Course, LoggiFly, Docker Storage and More ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/25-30/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:10:15


  • Kdenlive 25.08.2 Released with Stability Fixes and Polished Effects ☞ https://linuxiac.com/kdenlive-25-08-2-released-with-stability-fixes-and-polished-effects/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:10:39


  • Pacsea Is a New TUI That Makes Arch Package Browsing Easier ☞ https://linuxiac.com/pacsea-is-a-new-tui-that-makes-arch-package-browsing-easier/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:10:59


  • OpenSSH 10.2 Released with Key Bugfix for ControlPersist Issue ☞ https://linuxiac.com/openssh-10-2-released-with-key-bugfix-for-controlpersist-issue/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:11:44


  • Pluralistic: A disenshittification moment from the land of mass storage (10 Oct 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/10/synology/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:12:16


  • Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2025/41 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/10/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2025-41/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:14:05


  • Remi Collet: 🎲 PHP version 8.3.27RC1 and 8.4.14RC1 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2025/10/10/PHP-version-8.3.27RC1-and-8.4.14RC1    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:14:25


  • Sebastian Wick: SO_PEERPIDFD Gets More Useful ☞ https://blog.sebastianwick.net/posts/so-peerpidfd-gets-more-useful/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:15:02


  • Xubuntu Linux 25.10 released with improved Wayland support and Xfce 4.20 https://betanews.com/2025/10/10/xubuntu-linux-25-10-released-with-improved-wayland-support-and-xfce-4-20/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:16:33


  • Ubuntu 25.10: Rust instead of C, Wayland instead of X11 https://www.heise.de/en/news/Ubuntu-25-10-Rust-instead-of-C-Wayland-instead-of-X11-10725935.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:16:59


  • Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka lands https://fudzilla.com/news/61850-ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-lands    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:17:24


  • 19 Best Free and Open Source Personal Finance Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-personal-finance-software/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:19:20


  • manga-tui – terminal-based manga reader and downloader ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/manga-tui-terminal-based-manga-reader-downloader/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:19:27


  • husky – Git hooks made easy ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/husky-git-hooks/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:19:36


  • 14 Best Free and Open Source Self-Hosted Clown Storage Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-self-hosted-cloud-storage-tools/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:19:43


  • GoDNS – dynamic DNS (DDNS) client tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/godns-dynamic-dns-ddns-client-tool/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:19:52


  • KHangMan – based on the well-known hangman game ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/khangman-hangman-game/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:19:59


  • Brett Wilson LLP Acting in a Way That We Deem Antisemitic, Disrespectful, and Highly Insensitive ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/10/10/antisemitic-antics-brett-wilson-llp/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:20:05


  • RondoDox Botnet Takes ‘Exploit Shotgun’ Approach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/rondodox-botnet-takes-exploit-shotgun-approach/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:20:25


  • Double Jeopardy for Diddy? Prostitution Ruling Raises Serious ‘Acquitted-Conduct Sentencing’ Issues Among Legal Observers ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/10/double-jeopardy-diddy-legal-scholars/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:21:02


  • Myanmar's junta says Malaysia to send observers for contentious polls ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/Myanmars-junta-says-Malaysia-to-send-observers-for-contentious-polls    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:21:23


  • Suno and Udio Are Officially Getting Involved With Yout’s RIAA Suit As They Face Stream-Ripping Claims — Court Grants Amicus Brief Motion ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/10/suno-udio-yout-lawsuit-brief/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:22:18


  • FoBE IDEA Mesh Tracker C1 – An nRF52840-based LoRa GPS tracker with sensors, OLED, knob, and more ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/10/fobe-idea-mesh-tracker-c1-an-nrf52840-based-lora-gps-tracker-with-sensors-oled-knob-and-more/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:22:55


  • 🖼️ xkcd — Hot Water Balloon #3153 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3153.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:38:35


  • 🔤SpellBinding — DNORUWY Wordo: VIRUS gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-10-11.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:40:04


  • "Gerrymandering is a fancy word for redrawing the voting districts in your favor." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/gerrymandering    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:41:01


  • "Problem number one is remember which cells you’ve already written in; problem number two is to remember which pages you’ve already written on. I do a lot of my writing in shorthand which works fine in the dark except for that second problem, how to turn to an unwritten page." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/nyctography    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:42:02


  • Lurking Mode and Playdate gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lettuce/lurking-mode.gmi "I am ever so slightly back. I haven't written a post in a year. I grew weary of much of the daily content on Antenna and wasn't finding the kinds of things I wanted to read. I also threw myself into some other hobbies and creative practices"    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 13:43:39


  • Microsoft Reddit: "Calm down, Stallman. For most people, the OS is more a tool than a religion. Compromises are everywhere."    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 14:18:24


  • Microsoft and Apple never act like religions... riiiight.    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 14:18:44


  • Microsofters use politics to attack the movement http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/14/The_Face_of_the_Digital_Far_Right_Microsoft_Lunduke.shtml    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 14:31:52


  • iophk: with financialization, the ostensible customer is just in the way that attitude percolates down from the business schools    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 15:53:37


  • October 2021: "Julian Assange faces a 175 year prison sentence in the United States for publishing documents, including those which exposed wilful, or otherwise reckless, sabotage of climate action [...]" https://wikileaks.org/COP-26.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 16:00:45


  • Polymarket traders accused of ‘insider trading’ Nobel Peace Prize https://protos.com/polymarket-traders-accused-of-insider-trading-nobel-peace-prize/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 16:02:18


  • iophk: if they do so, they will quickly implode from technical debt https://www.wired.com/story/meta-mark-zuckerberg-ai-push-metaverse/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 16:22:28


  • nuts in charge of the nuthouse in "Meta"    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 16:23:21


  • iophk: Meta doesn't have to do a good job financially to survive, the US keeps it afloat. IIRC it was Bill Binney who pointed out that if FB had not come into existence when it did, the NSA would have been forced to invent something similar itself.    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 16:24:43


  • Another Ponzi scheme? https://thenightly.com.au/business/julian-assanges-brother-embarks-on-bitcoin-wikileaks-project-to-memorialise-the-espionage-that-shook-america-c-20173884    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 16:26:28


  • Constitution in US is dead https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-719_19m2.pdf    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 16:28:26


  • "There's a new Arduino board on the way to compete with Raspberry Pi, and the company is being absorbed into Qualcomm." https://www.howtogeek.com/arduino-reveals-uno-q-board-with-linux-support-and-a-qualcomm-acquisition/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 17:14:32


  • Linux File Permissions: 13 Most Important Things to Know https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-file-permissions-most-important-things-to-know/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 17:16:30


  • An Open Source Phone Is the Free Software Foundation's Next Project https://www.howtogeek.com/the-free-software-foundation-is-making-an-open-source-phone/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 17:17:32


  • "Will this be the final straw for you?" https://www.howtogeek.com/microsofts-local-accounts-crackdown-is-yet-another-reason-to-install-linux/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/08/Microsoft_Windows_is_No_Longer_an_Operating_System_It_s_Surveil.shtml    

POSTED sATURDAY, oCTOBER 11, 2025 AT 17:19:06


  • Weekend Project: Personalize Your Raspberry Pi OS Command Line https://www.howtogeek.com/weekend-project-personalize-your-raspberry-pi-os-command-line/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 17:19:41


  • "This is mostly to get ready for the LTS in 2026." https://www.howtogeek.com/ubuntu-linux-2510-has-arrived/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 17:20:49


  • System76's Newest Laptop Comes With COSMIC https://www.howtogeek.com/system76-newest-laptop-comes-with-cosmic/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 17:21:15


  • What Does the ChromeOS and Android Merger Mean for You? https://www.howtogeek.com/what-does-the-chromeos-and-android-merger-mean-for-you/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 17:22:44


  • 5 operating systems you should try on your NAS https://www.xda-developers.com/operating-systems-you-should-try-on-your-nas/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 17:25:17


  • 6 hidden Proxmox tricks I wish I knew sooner https://www.xda-developers.com/hidden-proxmox-tricks-i-wish-i-knew-sooner/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 17:26:14


  • "Supercharge your VM workloads with these neat distros" https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distros-that-are-perfect-for-running-in-a-vm/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 17:27:08


  • "Arduino's new UNO Q can run Linux, and it's the company's first product after being acquired by Qualcomm." https://www.xda-developers.com/arduino-acquired-qualcomm-uno-q-launched/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 17:27:31


  • "the jury is still out on the advantages of adopting the cloud model. Financial institutions require stability and backward compatibility. So. don't count mainframe, AIX on Power as dead." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k779yxj8    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 17:34:30


  • "This is endemic across all IT outsourcing. It's only the talking and the endless status reports and waffle documents that make the money. Actually clicking the button takes seconds. You can't bill for that. The clients can't see it. Hence the problem persists." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k77r9dqd    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 17:36:18


  • "Economists need to be reminded at every opportunity until they shut up about the nonexistent "Nobel prize for economics"." https://x.com/polyaletheia/status/1976862323337052240 http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/10/Nobel_Exploited_Posthumously_for_AI_Hype_Now_They_Do_the_Same_W.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/06/Nobel_Prize_in_Economics_Does_Not_Exist_It_s_Propaganda_From_Sv.shtml    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 18:24:09


  • Translation: we eliminated half the people but no, we did not. https://citywire.com/funds-insider/news/saturday-papers-klarna-boss-claims-ai-halved-workforce-without-layoffs/a2475940    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 18:49:22


  • "In the instruction booklet that came with a travel kettle there were several safety warnings. Most of them were the kind of thing you'd expect." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2025-10-11_Danger_.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 19:16:46


  • NOTHING says "open" like CISCO! https://opensource.net/about/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 19:18:33


  • Paid by Microsoft top advance the "HEY HI" Ponzi scheme https://2025.allthingsopen.org/osi see http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/16/The_New_Head_of_OSI_is_an_Hey_Hi_AI_Obsessed_Person.shtml    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 19:20:13


  • Apache Foundation now controlled by SAS employee    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 19:20:51


  • And it says "Nick Vidal" 'Open Source Initiative" even though his salary comes from MICROSOFT    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 19:21:32


  • Microsoft also top sponsor of this event https://2025.allthingsopen.org/sponsors    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 19:22:49


  • All Things GAFAM....    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 19:23:00


  • Microsoft even bought it twice over by adding "GitHub"... which is no longer even pretending to be separate    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 19:23:55


  • "AI is a solution looking for a problem." https://blog.linuxgrrl.com/2025/10/01/the-point-of-aiw-technology-is-to-help-people/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 19:46:53


  • 3 Cool Linux Apps Worth Trying This Weekend (October 10 - 12) https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-october-10/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 20:12:36


  • It is a misnomer and it does not improve security https://embeddedcomputing.com/technology/open-source/linux-freertos-related/how-to-enable-secure-boot-on-linux-based-platforms    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 20:13:28


  • Meta transfers React to GAFAM Foundation https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/135353/meta-transfers-react-to-linux-foundation/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 20:13:49


  • "React Native has also played a major role in the development of cross-platform apps, including at Microsoft."    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 20:14:11


  • This is the smallest, fastest Linux distro that actually works for everyday use https://www.makeuseof.com/smallest-fastest-linux-distro-works-for-everyday-stuff/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 20:15:14


  • "initially designed for cloud-based computing and web applications" https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/linux-development-on-chromebook-statistics/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 20:15:51


  • AudioThing JUNE, a Roland Juno-60 Synthesizer emulation for mac, linux, win, and iOS https://synthanatomy.com/2025/10/audiothing-june-a-roland-juno-60-synthesizer.html    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 20:16:21


  • Tweaking with tweaks https://www.xda-developers.com/gnome-tweaks-that-i-cant-live-without/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 20:16:37


  • 5 Linux distros that are perfect for running in a VM https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distros-that-are-perfect-for-running-in-a-vm/    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 20:17:11


  • "Some time ago, I wrote about my journey into Ruby and how "The Well-Grounded Rubyist" helped me to get a better understanding of the language. I took a lot of notes while reading the book, and I think it's time to share some of them. This is not a comprehensive review, but rather a collection of interesting tidbits and concepts that stuck with me." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2025-10-11-key-takeaways-from-the-well-grounded-rubyist.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 20:50:16


  • ¿Qué haces sin pensar? gemini://text.eapl.mx/que-haces-sin-pensar    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 20:52:06


  • "Eric S. Raymond, one of the founding fathers of open source, spoke out against codes of conduct." https://www.instagram.com/cusdeb_com/p/DPqc2PtCA_F/?img_index=6    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 21:03:13


  • 40 hours from now https://www.uniroma1.it/it/notizia/richard-stallman-incontra-gli-studenti    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 21:04:28


  • As listed in https://news.uniroma1.it/appuntamenti    

posted Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 21:04:59



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