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Coping with the onslaught of kernel security bugs [LWN] ⚓ https://lwn.net/Articles/1096908/ ䷉ Source: LWN | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1096908/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 05:28:01

  • Last rites for Gentoo's Chromium package [LWN] ⚓ https://lwn.net/Articles/1097760/ ䷉ Source: LWN | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1097760/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 05:28:46

  • Beyond the - [LWN] ⚓ https://lwn.net/Articles/1096028/ ䷉ Source: LWN | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1096028/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 05:29:25

  • GAFAM is interjecting slop into Linux https://lwn.net/Articles/1096963/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 05:33:22

  • Microsoft did NOT deny a plan to cut off 20% of (costs of) Azure. It just tried to spin that as merely a "contingency". But DOING SO... Microsoft sort of admitted this was true.    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 06:01:38

  • Lesson: sometimes the best denial is KEEPING QUIET.    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 06:01:54

  • It's a bit like this: OH, OK! So yes, we didn't actually do this, it's just an idea. We didn't do it. NOT YET!    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 06:02:46

  • Manchester City’s Comeback, Stats-wise https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/15/manchester-citys-comeback-stats-wise/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 06:18:53

  • On IBM: "I knew my worth and left. I was one of the good ones who left. They hired outsiders with less experience at higher levels while keeping us at the bottom. I knew my worth and got out. I highly recommend it to anybody who's still on the fence about leaving." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4v3vc3s    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 07:03:38

  • "TIL that while the TTIP was stopped, the ISDS was piggybacked onto the Energy Charter Treaty which various countries politicians were corrupt enough to sign. https://www.e3g.org/news/explained-why-investor-state-dispute-settlement-isds-matters-for-the-energy-transition/ "    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 07:38:43

  • "Data center boosters are now trying to leverage the ISDS against communities."    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 07:38:49

  • 8.1% GNU/Linux in China https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=CN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 07:44:55

  • "Indian startup Bitmerse has opened crowdfunding for its take on the -omu trend of ultra-compact development boards that near-disappear into a USB Type-A port: the Romu, powered by a Raspberry Pi RP2354A microcontroller." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202610/20261014-romu.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 08:05:05

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2126.jpg    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 08:10:22

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1769.jpg    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 08:11:02

  • WordPress loading theme assets of a different theme to that selected gemini://eve.smol.pub/wordpress-loading-theme-assets-of-a-different-theme-to-that-selected    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 08:20:32

  • Some example academic book proposal forms in case they help gemini://eve.smol.pub/some-example-academic-book-proposal-forms-in-case-they-help    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 08:21:30

  • our routes gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/our_routes    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 08:22:47

  • "As a kid, I once told my parents I wanted to be funeral director when I grew up. Ignorant to the vernacular of grown-up jobs, and in my infinite eight-year-old wisdom, any job that started with 'fun' would most logically be the way to go." gemini://smallword.space/gemlog/20261015-funeral-director.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 08:25:17

  • Finnish households to receive printed emergency preparedness guide in January | Yle News | Yle ⚓ https://yle.fi/a/74-20251555 ䷉ Source: YLE | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//yle.fi/a/74-20251555    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:00:48

  • "The rest of the statement is the usual ICE bullshit meant to fool idiots into believing whatever happens to migrants is their own fault" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/14/ices-lies-about-a-man-officer-ran-over-undone-by-footage-captured-by-nearby-cctv-camera/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:02:13

  • "Life expectancies have risen for most people across the world. But the gap between how long people live and how long they will live healthily is widening. Poor labor conditions and lack of health care are to blame." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/10/aging-class-health-care-class | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:02:21

  • "But first I want to clear two complaints off the table, because they are the ones people reach for and both are wrong." ☛ https://kore-nordmann.de/blog/remote_first_what_sucks.html | Source: Kore Nordmann    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:02:29

  • "The president sued the British broadcaster in December over its documentary about the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol." ☛ https://www.washingtonsun.com/legal/trump-backed-out-of-bbc-deposition-jan-6-defamation-case | Source: NOTUS Media LLC    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:06:02

  • "The journalist, identified by media as Yuki Imai, is believed to be a correspondent for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/10/russia-detains-japanese-journalist-on-suspicion-of-espionage/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:06:19

  • "Seizing Halk TV strikes at the heart of press freedom in Turkey where the vast majority of news outlets are pro-government" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/10/turkish-authorities-seize-control-of-popular-pro-opposition-halk-tv-after-police-raid-headquarters-stop-live-broadcasts/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:07:10

  • "On October 13, the Taliban confirmed that they had suspended BBC World Service programming from FM radio transmitters across Afghanistan" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/10/taliban-suspends-bbc-dari-pashto-and-english-fm-broadcasts-across-afghanistan/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:07:27

  • "Lederer was fired in August after refusing to dismiss the newspaper’s editor in chief and Middle East reporter over their appearance in a CBS segment about Pentagon efforts to curtail the paper’s editorial independence." ☛ https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-10-13/acting-publisher-stars-and-stripes-23141863.html | Source: Stars And Stripes    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:07:55

  • "One small school on the Iron Range banned more books from its library than every other public school in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and North and South Dakota — combined." ☛ https://www.startribune.com/banned-books-minnesota-school-north-woods/601898240 | Source: Star Tribune    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:08:13

  • "Nearly 12,000 (11,982) books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans." ☛ https://pen.org/report/book-bans-spotlight-2026/ | Source: Pen America    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:08:22

  • "The timeline matters because of how Bill C-22 is structured." ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/years-of-uncertainty-bill-c-22s-missing-regulations-and-secret-ministerial-orders/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:08:46

  • "The other day, a colleague scolded me for being a hypocrite when I mentioned that his Claude Code subscription directly supports fascists in USA." ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/10/transparency-metrics-make-moral-decisions-impossible/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:08:59

  • "The people are speaking, and they’re speaking in one voice in opposition to this infrastructure" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/at-least-39-data-center-measures-will-be-on-the-ballot-this-year-in-8-states/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:22:40

  • "Attack ads are everywhere in the last month ahead of November’s election. But these spots are a little different." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-politics-of-solar-energy-are-getting-weird-mean-and-a-little-maga/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:23:14

  • "One suitable statistic to answer these question is the covariance, that is: [...]" ☛ https://www.statforbiology.com/posts/general_correlationcovariance |    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:23:28

  • [Old] "The result is that, instead of public money going towards those who protect forests, oceans and the climate," ☛ https://odi.org/en/insights/how-to-reform-the-secret-courts-that-are-frustrating-climate-action/ |    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:30:07

  • [Old] "Investors often claim hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for lost future profits, with successful claims paid from public budgets." ☛ https://www.e3g.org/news/explained-why-investor-state-dispute-settlement-isds-matters-for-the-energy-transition/ |    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:30:26

  • [Old] "the treaty is being used more and more frequently by fossil fuel investors to mitigate the losses they incur from public policies." ☛ https://www.iisd.org/articles/explainer/energy-charter-treaty |    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:30:40

  • "highlights that the ECT's protection of fossil fuel investments conflicts with climate objectives like the European Green Deal and the Paris Agreement" ☛ https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions-information-reports/opinions/decision-interpretation-and-application-energy-charter-treaty |    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:31:36

  • [Old] "The sunset clause enables fossil fuel investors to continue bringing legal suits for up to 20 years after the treaty withdrawal." ☛ https://caneurope.org/news/fresh-wave-of-countries-abandons-energy-charter-treaty/ |    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:31:51

  • [Old] "France ranks as the fourth most active country in Europe in supporting the international investment arbitration regime" ☛ https://www.veblen-institute.org/European-ISDS-Scorecard-a-ranking-of-the-harmful-effects-of-30-countries.html |    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:32:08

  • "This post presents a template for constructing Bayesian Network models to explore the risks that data centers pose to a community." ☛ https://rworks.dev/posts/data-center-risk-model/ | Source: R Works    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:32:25

  • "That includes the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is 50 percent higher than preindustrial levels due to burning fossil fuels" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/climate-change-is-getting-worse-el-nino-looms/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:32:45

  • "As Arizona faces a loss of nearly one third of its Colorado River water supply" ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/arizona-attorney-general-threatens-lawsuit-over-south-phoenix-data-center/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:33:13

  • "The moratorium, established through Resolution 44-2026, temporarily stops the acceptance of new applications for non-grid power generation" ☛ https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/67633 | Source: The Daily Memphian    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:33:23

  • "The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sued the government in February 2025 to compel DOGE [sic]" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/supreme-court-to-hear-doge-case-public-records/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:49:11

  • "More than half of the men surveyed in a new Harvard study claimed to recognize AI leaders who were, in fact, totally fictional" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/men-cant-stop-faking-how-much-they-know-about-ai/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:49:19

  • "Surface water shortages and groundwater losses are closely connected in the Upper Basin." ☛ https://www.western-water.com/2026/10/14/colorado-river-groundwater-loss-takes-a-troubling-turn/ | Source: Western Water    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:49:38

  • "With the midterm elections just weeks away" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/the-tech-oligarchs-have-captured-washington-now-theyre-pivoting-to-the-states/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:50:09

  • "vindicate the rights of Iowans affected by OpenAI’s willful, dangerous, reckless and unlawful conduct" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/14/multiple-states-sue-openai-accusing-it-of-harming-children-and-deceiving-parents/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:50:30

  • "OpenAI is facing a new wave of lawsuits from eight US states that accuse the company of harming children and misleading customers about the safety of ChatGPT" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1011500/openai-state-lawsuits-chatgpt-safety | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:50:44

  • "Why am I recounting this history? Obviously because I’m thinking about what will happen after the midterms." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/nerobefehl-nation | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:51:08

  • "Under a new three-year project, the EU Border Agency is training Ukrainian border guards, funding equipment and linking Kyiv’s border centre to Eurosur" ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2026/10/14/frontex-wants-to-bring-ukraine-closer-to-schengen-accession-with-an-emergency-exercise-also-planned-at-the-border/ | Source: Site36    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:51:25

  • "But there’s another reason Trump might’ve gotten cold feet, one that’s hardly gotten any attention" ☛ https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-dons-executioner-hood | Source: Ken Klippenstein    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:51:47

  • "That’s just Trump being Trump." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/charles-krauthammers-warning | Source: The Next Move    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:52:12

  • "(Trump, meanwhile, shows complete indifference when Russia attacks US properties in Ukraine. Of course, he’s never been held back by hypocrisy.)" ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/trump-betrayed-ukraine-heres-whats | Source: The Next Move    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:52:31

  • "Russia is a U.S. adversary, with a track record of interfering in U.S. elections." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/10/kash-patel-fbi-russia-trip/688906/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:53:01

  • "In its bankruptcy filing, Character listed estimated liabilities between $50 million and $100 million." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1009802/character-ai-files-for-bankruptcy-disney | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:54:58

  • "The filing also reveals that several of the states had been mid-investigation when Character.AI filed for bankruptcy." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/policy/1011417/new-york-ag-characterai-bankruptcy | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:55:07

  • "one of the biggest scandals in Polish history since the fall of communism." ☛ https://therecord.media/spyware-manufacturer-had-access-to-data-harvested-by-previous-polish-government | Source: The Record    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:55:17

  • "Anthony Sistilli, a YouTuber based in Mississauga and Brampton, was questioned at his home on 20 September 2026." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/canadian-engineer-diy-device-tracks-police-vehicles-1825735 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:56:13

  • "The sale was brokered by a company called SimpleClosure, part of a new growth sector in tech: businesses catering to dying startups." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/13/1145755/ai-labs-buying-data-from-dead-startups-to-train-models/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:56:29

  • "If this database of protesters and other ICE opponents doesn’t actually exist, it would seem unlikely that any immigration officer would refer to it." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/14/court-filings-show-dhs-is-collecting-info-on-protesters-feeding-it-to-palantir/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:56:46

  • "TSA uses facial comparison technology for identity verification of airline passengers" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/dhs-inspector-general-finds-tsa-not-properly-safeguarding-passenger-facial | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:57:30

  • "EFF joined the ACLU of Wisconsin in filing a petition to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, asking it to rule that the state’s constitution requires a warrant for retrospective searches of ALPR databases used by law enforcement in four cities" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/were-asking-wisconsin-supreme-court-end-warrantless-alpr-searches | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:57:59

  • "San Jose’s ALPR surveillance system is inescapable." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/federal-court-rules-alprs-are-mass-surveillance-eff-gets-disappointing-ruling | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:58:12

  • "Digest and PublicKey respectively contain the hash of the key (what will later become known as a Delegation Signer (DS) record)" ☛ https://jpmens.net/2026/10/14/root-dnssec-trust-anchors/ | Source: Jan Piet Mens    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:01:30

  • "The university has a (web-based) single sign on (SSO) system with multi-factor authentication (MFA)" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/SSOMakingItNotSingle | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:01:40

  • Windows TCO: "Between January and June this year, Japan saw a total of 123 recorded cases of ransomware attacks." ☛ https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/japan-cybersecurity-cybersecurity-ai-millions-emergency | Source: Silcon Republic    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:02:28

  • Windows TCO: "The software allows retailers to manage their cold units remotely." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crq5nzxv9q4yo | Source: BBC    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:02:46

  • Windows TCO: "Any IoT device that can’t be updated is vulnerable. And, probably, any IoT device that can be updated is also vulnerable." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/10/cyberattack-on-connected-fridges-in-france.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:03:16

  • [Old] Windows TCO: "Danfoss has entered into a collaboration with Microsoft to bring domain expertise in Refrigeration and HVAC to the cloud." ☛ https://www.danfoss.com/en/about-danfoss/news/cf/danfoss-to-establish-an-iot-collaboration-with-microsoft/ | Source: Danfoss    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:03:42

  • Windows TCO: "The recovered payloads include several custom reverse shells that provide interactive remote access." ☛ https://blog.talosintelligence.com/break-the-silence-kazakhstan-nexus-uat-6275-targets-cis-government-organizations/ | Source: Threat Source    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:03:58

  • Windows TCO: "Ransomware actors have been threatening their victims with physical violence, according to new survey data." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-analytics/ransomware-gangs-physical-threats-family-stalking | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:04:10

  • "Facebook serves deceptive ads because they choose to." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/if-meta-is-so-good-at-ai-then-what-s-this-doing-here/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:04:36

  • "When I mention social media, I’m going to try and not gear this towards a certain social media site like Mastodon / Fediverse" ☛ https://gregoryhammond.ca/blog/love-hate-with-social-media/ | Source: Gregory Hammond    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:04:52

  • "Below is a chart looking at the active users each month on Mastodon since September 2022 (data derived from Mastodon's statistics API, discovered via Mastodon Analytics)." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/why-does-this-chart-just-go-down/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:05:05

  • "My one other caveat about Reddit is that I have to make sure there’s not even a whiff of an em-dash in my writing for fear that people start getting their LLM pitchforks out." ☛ https://www.olafalders.com/2026/10/13/publish-only/ | Source: Olaf Alders    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:05:18

  • "The label is rolling out starting today in the YouTube Music app, and expanding to the main YouTube app later." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1011369/youtube-music-ai-label | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:05:28

  • "U.S. operations of TikTok now had three “managing investors” that collectively owned 45 percent of the company: Oracle Corporation (Larry Ellison), Silver Lake, and MGX." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/14/china-still-has-easy-access-to-tiktok-despite-trump-fixes/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:07:10

  • "Recently, through conversations with folks in the tech industry, an industry I'm trying to break into" ☛ https://cobb.land/posts/my-thoughts-on-ai/ | Source: Cobb    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:07:54

  • "Drawing the Line" ☛ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1179/drawing-the-line | Source: David Revoy    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:08:05

  • "aims to reflect 80% of the scenarios McKinsey consultants might encounter in their day-to-day work" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/1011654/mckinsey-ai-client-interview | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:08:37

  • "There could be unintended consequences in the bill requiring agencies to make skills-based assessments in federal contracting." ☛ https://fedscoop.com/agencies-hiring-skills-over-education-bill/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:08:55

  • "We are supposed to recognize this as a happy ending. I would like to see the contract before joining the applause." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/13/can-we-sue-our-way-to-ai-control/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:09:13

  • "In an open letter published Tuesday, some 400 scientists, including Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/godfathers-ai-models-control-airgapped | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:09:30

  • "This cool little site lets you scrub through the design of macOS buttons from 1984 through today. I gotta say, I have a soft spot for 2005 Aqua and the iconic 1884 Mac design." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/mac-buttons-over-the-years/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:09:57

  • "Before, Markowitz said, it was up to every program manager." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2026/10/army-to-launch-project-gatekeeper-to-speed-up-software-approvals/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:10:08

  • "Slow refresh, ghosting and low-contrast — wait, are we talking about passive matrix LCDs, or e-paper displays?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/10/14/tiny-e-paper-display-delivers-30-fps-of-game-boy-fun/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:17:11

  • "I joked when we got our own place that we’d have the freedom to build a server rack of some description." ☛ https://www.rubenerd.au/a-mini-home-rack/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:17:18

  • "The associate professor of graphic design at Indiana University Bloomington is not only committed to teaching his students" ☛ https://blog.archive.org/2026/10/14/building-the-hero-award/ | Source: Internet Archive    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:17:54

  • "An education gives people the means to judge an answer" ☛ https://sqmagazine.co.uk/teaching-children-to-think-in-the-age-of-ai/ | Source: SQ Magazine    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:18:08

  • "Since not everyone might be on the same page on hash table terms & notation, or are aware of previous attacks, I will describe those first, and then my attack." ☛ https://orlp.net/blog/black-box-hashdos/ | Source: Orson R L Peters    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:18:53

  • "Bucket placement methods have a list of \(b\) buckets \(B_i\) and hash each key \(x\) to a bucket using \(h_1(x)\)." ☛ https://curiouscoding.nl/posts/phastr-and-ptrhash/ | Source: Groot Koerkamp    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:19:07

  • "This bare minimum, "have a place everything goes," has to come first, though. It is a necessary prerequisite for Step One. Its important bits are: [...]" ☛ https://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-10-14 | Source: Dr Molly Tov    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:19:34

  • "As web developers, we’re constantly working with websites with different types of content and ways to craft that content." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/double-check-your-websites-alt-texts-with-a-bookmarklet/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:19:53

  • "Pressure is mounting as AI infrastructure bottlenecks shift attention from individual chips to entire systems." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/14/hardware-interoperability-open-specs-speed-ai-data-center-builds-aidatapipelineforum/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:24:56

  • "If you use a script regularly and it has the kind of command line options that you might get slightly wrong (as this one does)" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/ConsiderVerboseUsageMessages | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:29:25

  • "While I use this for project directories, the same method works for pinning configuration paths, documentation folders, or mount points." ☛ https://www.jamescherti.com/fasd-prioritize-pinned-directories-bash-zsh-shell/ | Source: James Cherti    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:29:39

  • "Reducing shell prompt latency caused by fasd in Bash, zsh, or sh" ☛ https://www.jamescherti.com/speed-up-fasd-shell-prompt/ | Source: James Cherti    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:29:52

  • "But why use Batchfetch? Because it is extremely fast, cloning repositories quickly by running Git operations in parallel." ☛ https://www.jamescherti.com/batchfetch/ | Source: James Cherti    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:30:33

  • "C++20 shipped a powerful ranges library, but the set of view adaptors had some obvious gaps." ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/10/14/cpp26-ranges-part-1-new-views | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:30:50

  • "ok hi so a couple days ago i put out your c is not standard c. and it originally had a section that looked like this (entire section pasted here, since it's now gone from the original post): [...]" ☛ https://sebsite.pw/w/20261014-initstate.html | Source: Sebastian    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:31:05

  • "This post explains the bug, what the problem can lead to, and something about why it happened and what we have done to make it harder to introduce a problem like this in curl again in the future." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/10/14/a-uaf-turned-rce/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:32:22

  • "In the curl project we have nothing but positive experiences from having cooperated closely with Aisle all this time." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/10/14/a-curl-audit-by-aisle/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:32:40

  • "We’ve been sharing our passion for technology with you for 30 years" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/applications/the-official-toms-hardware-app-is-here-30-years-of-tech-coverage-and-benchmarks-in-your-pocket | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:33:47

  • "The dataset is good for teaching with for several reasons. First, people like dogs." ☛ https://kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2026/10/14/dogs-of-new-york/ | Source: Kieran Healy    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:35:24

  • "I recently updated nycdogs, a data package for R that I originally made for teaching purposes." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/10/dogs-of-new-york-2/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:35:40

  • "Today, we’re pleased to announce our lineup of workshops" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/10/14/2026-hackaday-supercon-workshops-are-open/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:36:27

  • "This time we announce no less than twenty-four fixed vulnerabilities." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/10/14/curl-8-23-0/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg | "So many that I decided to not list them individually here. Go check them on the curl security page."    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:37:20

  • "Sort tabs by oldest, unload them, find duplicates, and consolidate tabs to a single window — buncha useful stuff in there!" ☛ https://www.zachleat.com/web/firefox-list-all-tabs/ | Source: Zach Leatherman    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:37:30

  • "Reviews are live on the new Framework Laptop 12 powered by Intel Core Series 3!" ☛ https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/reviews-of-the-new-framework-laptop-12-are-live | Source: Framework Computer BV    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:38:01

  • "The Framework Laptop 12 isn’t just any convertible laptop. Instead, it’s more like a desktop PC that you can buy pre-assembled or build yourself, as I did." ☛ https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/laptops/framework-laptop-12-2026-review | Source: Tom's Guide    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:38:16

  • "Ultimately, only one model fully replicated itself: the GLM-5.2 open-weight model." ☛ https://coywolf.com/news/productivity/anthropic-research-warns-ai-worms-could-replicate-across-cheap-iot-devices/ | Source: Coywolf LLC    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:39:52

  • "And yet, we barely discussed the elephant in the room, and what I came to Brussels for." ☛ https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/solar-nightmare-at-the-conference/ | Source: Bert Hubert    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:40:04

  • "Update some firmware packages. This improves support for newer hardware: graphics, Wi-Fi, and so on." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_15/ | Source: Tor    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:40:29

  • "One natural answer is to include a cryptographic hash of a package’s contents in a lockfile and compare hashes after downloading the package." ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/10/14/package-managers-have-an-integrity-problem/ | Source: Trail of Bits    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:40:55

  • "Those of us who grew up in the 70s and 80s might be familiar with the Atari 2600 console and its now relatively unrecognizable (by modern standards) controller" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/10/14/single-button-handheld-gaming-console/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:41:19

  • Epic Games Launcher preview arrives - Native Linux support, Fortnite for Linux is coming and upgraded Easy Anti-Cheat | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-arrives-native-linux-support-fortnite-for-linux-is-coming-and-upgraded-easy-anti-cheat/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:42:54

  • Plasma 6.8 is out as KDE celebrates 30 years | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/plasma-6-8-is-out-as-kde-celebrates-30-years/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/plasma-6-8-is-out-as-kde-celebrates-30-years/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:43:23

  • CultGame is a cult simulator RPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world with haunting ASCII art | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/cultgame-is-a-cult-simulator-rpg-set-in-a-procedurally-generated-fantasy-world-with-haunting-ascii-art/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:44:15

  • "Trump’s Affection for Russia Is No Mystery - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/trump-russia-putin-oil/688986/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:45:25

  • "These tribunals give powerful corporations leverage against decisions made to help ordinary people during the cost of living crisis, protect homes, tackle the climate crisis and safeguard the natural environment."    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:46:01

  • "Governments have already recognised that a big ISDS treaty, the Energy Charter Treaty, is incompatible with the Paris Climate Agreement. However ISDS is also included in a web of smaller treaties." https://www.tni.org/en/article/sign-the-petition-help-end-investor-state-dispute-settlement-isds    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:46:17

  • "Bruce Lawson's personal site : Farage believes Andrew Tate is “an important voice”" https://brucelawson.co.uk/2026/farage-believes-andrew-tate-is-an-important-voice/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:46:31

  • "Getting screens out of classrooms – Critical Studies of EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY" https://criticaledtech.com/2026/10/15/getting-screens-out-of-classrooms/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:46:40

  • "Notes on European geopolitics in Ukraine and the Middle East | Protesilaos" https://protesilaos.com/politics/2026-10-14-notes-eu-geopolitics-ukraine-middle-east/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:46:51

  • "The Twin Evils: Unaffordability and Corruption" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-crucial-connection    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:47:02

  • "Microsoft drops an actively exploited zero-day among record high of 1,413 vulnerabilities | CyberScoop" https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-october-2026/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:47:13

  • raspberrypi is promoting slop plagiarism https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/from-garage-tinkerer-to-professional-maker-in-chief-now-as-a-game/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:47:28

  • "Ukraine Starlink slowdown and intel sharing threats: Why Trump is angry with Ukraine | Vox" https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/506446/trump-russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-diesel-refineries-starlink    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:47:39

  • "Ukraine Loses Starlink Access as Musk Says Zelenskiy Went “Too Far” | The New Republic" https://newrepublic.com/post/216600/ukraine-loses-starlink-access-musk-zelenskiy-too-far    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:47:51

  • "Going Hungry in Trump’s Economy - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/10/arizona-voters-trump-economy-midterms/688980/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:48:03

  • "I prefer running services natively when possible, but will containerize complex services or those with many dependencies. Love: a service that’s a single Go binary." ☛ https://viceconsole.fyi/blog/2026/10/10/what-i-self-host/ |    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:48:28

  • "On top of that, design is making choices. It’s great if your site can support light and dark mode. If it doesn’t, that is also a choice." ☛ https://nathansnelgrove.com/2026/10/the-best-dark-mode-toggle-is-probably-none | Source: Nathaniel Snelgrove    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:48:37

  • "This site collects the recommendations and techniques I’ve landed on, for anyone who wants to set type on the web with care." ☛ https://typography.damato.design/ |    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:48:49

  • "One thing I wholeheartedly endorse, but have never voiced for some reason: headings should be the only type on your site that fluidly change with clamp() (or similar CSS)." ☛ https://nathansnelgrove.com/2026/10/recommendations-for-typesetting-on-the-web | Source: Nathaniel Snelgrove    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:49:10

  • "Native HTML will not replace every custom interface. It can, however, remove a surprising amount of script and give you semantics and keyboard behaviour as a starting point." ☛ https://ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/10/14/html-features-that-can-save-you-some-javascript/ | Source: Ronalds Vilciņš    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:49:23

  • "For a content page, navigation, headings, text, images, links, and contact information should usually remain. A gallery effect may disappear. The article should not." ☛ https://ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/10/15/keeping-a-website-usable-when-javascript-fails/ | Source: Ronalds Vilciņš    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:50:22

  • "RAIDZ expansion in OpenZFS 2.3 lets you add one disk at a time to an existing RAIDZ vdev without downtime." ☛ https://klarasystems.com/articles/raidz-expansion-in-practice-what-it-solves/ | Source: Klara    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:55:42

  • "Reviewers have since identified a race condition and raised concerns about memory reclamation." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/torvalds-claude-code-kernel/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:55:52

  • "A ransomware negotiator attended a cybersecurity conference, only to be arrested by the FBI in connection with its investigation into the ShinyHunters gang" ☛ https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-488/ | Source: Graham Cluley    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:56:09

  • Plasma 6.8 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.8.0/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 13:57:59

  • kumaOS – declarative Fedora-based GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kumaos-declarative-fedora-based-linux-distribution/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:00:37

  • Tenka – Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution with Japanese-inspired desktop ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/tenka-debian-based-linux-distribution/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:00:57

  • Some room to play ☞ https://nuno-icons.com/2026/10/14/some-room-to-play/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:01:21

  • Romu – A Tiny Raspberry Pi RP2354A board for USB application development (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/14/romu-tiny-raspberry-pi-rp2354a-usb-board/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:02:23

  • Thirty Years of KDE ☞ https://blog.cornelius-schumacher.de/2026/10/thirty-years-of-kde.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:02:56

  • LibreOffice comes to the rescue of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Publisher users ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/14/libreoffice-come-to-the-rescue-of-microsoft-publisher-users/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:03:17

  • LibreOffice Rescues Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Users With Abandoned PUB Files ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/10/libreoffice-rescues-microsoft-users-with-abandoned-pub-files/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:03:43

  • Package managers have an integrity problem ☞ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/10/14/package-managers-have-an-integrity-problem/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:04:41

  • Iron Nest: Review on GNU/Linux and Steam Deck ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/iron-nest-review-on-linux-and-steam-deck/index.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:05:04

  • The still unregulated solar power clouds: notes from 9th E.DSO – EE-ISAC - ENCS – ENISA Cybersecurity Forum ☞ https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/solar-nightmare-at-the-conference/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:07:26

  • Formlabs dropped the Raspberry Pi on the way to a $699 SLA printer ☞ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/formlabs-form-studio-1-resin-printer/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:07:42

  • Building a super-affordable automated PCB inspection system ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/10/15/building-a-super-affordable-automated-pcb-inspection-station/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:07:56

  • "No way to prevent this" say users of only language where this regularly happens ☞ https://xeiaso.net/shitposts/no-way-to-prevent-this/memory-safety/CVE-2026-92392/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:22:56

  • A mini home rack ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/a-mini-home-rack/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:24:03

  • How do you pronounce PAM? ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/how-do-you-pronounce-pam/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:24:30

  • Godfathers of Hey Hi (AI) Say Models Are So Out of Control That They Need to Be Airgapped for the Safety of Us All ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/godfathers-ai-models-control-airgapped    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:26:11

  • Cyberattack on Connected Fridges in France ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/10/cyberattack-on-connected-fridges-in-france.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:27:51

  • Freexian Collaborators: Debian Contributions: New experimental backend for autopkgtest using pconr, DebConf site visit and more! (by Anupa Ann Joseph) ☞ https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-contributions-09-2026/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:30:11

  • "The second half of September and the first half of October carried the Linux kernel from 7.2.6 through 7.2.9 with a steady run of SBC and AArch64 security fixes" ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/10/14/tw-arm-update/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:31:30

  • "Red Hat recently made the new automation orchestrator generally available as an add-on for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/advancing-netops-code-strategic-momentum-enhanced-security-and-multimode-automation | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:33:09

  • Red Hat is selling slop, as usual. It misframes it. ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/ai-tokenomics-balancing-open-weight-and-frontier-models-optimal-roi | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:33:47

  • "If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. The average mean time to remediation (MTTR) for complex enterprise applications in 2025 was 5 months and 10 days (Qualys Enterprise Patch & Remediation Benchmark 2026)." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-patch-application-vulnerabilities-without-upgrading | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:34:03

  • "The automotive industry has been exploring ADAS and IVI convergence for years." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/one-soc-two-worlds-zero-compromise-how-red-hat-vehicle-operating-system-and-dxc-amber-come-together-mixed-criticality-software-defined-vehicle-solution | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:34:18

  • "Is there an equivalent for Red Hat OpenShift?" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/top-5-operators-red-hat-openshift | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:34:43

  • Configure Red Bait OpenShift Dev Spaces for enterprise security ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/14/configure-red-hat-openshift-dev-spaces-enterprise-security    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:35:50

  • Mindless promotion of slop ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/14/vllm-vs-sglang-choosing-the-right-inference-engine-for-your-workload    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:36:29

  • Niko Matsakis: What agents mean for Rust (and vice versa) ☞ https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2026/10/14/agentic-dev-and-rust/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:39:34

  • Why Is My Kubernetes Job Still Pending? Tracing Kueue Admission with Headlamp ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/10/14/tracing-kueue-admission-with-headlamp/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:40:33

  • "systemd tracks unit startup activity, while systemd-analyze helps you inspect boot timing and identify potential bottlenecks. The commands in this guide apply to most of the linux distributions and configuration paths can vary by distribution" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/speed-up-systemd-boot-time-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:42:15

  • "Geniatech has listed two M.2 AI accelerator cards targeting local inference workloads on embedded systems and edge devices." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/geniatech-enables-local-llm-inference-with-rk1828-and-hailo-10-m-2-ai-accelerators/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:42:36

  • Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1100426/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:43:18

  • psqlODBC 18.00.0005 released with security fix for CVE-2026-109448 ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/psqlodbc-18000005-released-with-security-fix-for-cve-2026-109448-3404/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:43:37

  • Why Convicted Felon Made a Diesel Deal With Putin ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000011205967/00vid-rv-trump-putin-deal.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:44:25

  • Commission disburses €2.86 billion to Ukraine for drones, missiles and urgent battlefield needs ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_2153    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:46:18

  • Man to be prosecuted for murder attempt against Latvian border guard ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/14.10.2026-man-to-be-prosecuted-for-murder-attempt-against-latvian-border-guard.a667529/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:46:30

  • Ukraine live: Romania probes possible drone attack on tanker ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261015-ukraine-live-romania-probes-possible-drone-attack-on-tanker    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:46:41

  • What is Starshield, SpaceX's military version of Starlink? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261014-what-is-starshield-spacex-s-military-version-of-starlink    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:47:05

  • Nord Stream may have been lawful target, argue lawyers for Ukrainian accused of bombing ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/nord-stream-may-have-been-lawful-target-argue-lawyers-for-ukrainian-accused-of-bombing    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:47:19

  • Starlink restriction 'no surprise' after MElon condemned Ukraine strikes on Russian data centres ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/starlink-restriction-no-surprise-after-musk-condemned-ukraine-strikes-on-russian-data-centres    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:47:30

  • Ukraine accuses SpaceX of crippling military missions as ties with US worsen ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261014-ukraine-accuses-spacex-of-crippling-military-missions-as-ties-with-us-worsen    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:47:40

  • Russian Strikes Leave At Least 9 Killed As Kyiv Says West Gave No Warning ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ballistic-missile-attack-ukraine/33876280.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:47:50

  • SpaceX limits Starlink service for Ukraine’s high-speed military drones without prior warning ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/spacex-limits-starlink-service-for-ukraines-high-speed-military-drones-without-prior-warning-ukrainian-officials-say-limitation-significantly-complicates-logistics-and-drone-operations    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:47:59

  • Modder injects leaked DLSS 5 4x Multipass on 1996 Quake ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/modder-put-dlss-5-4x-multipass-on-1996-quake-looks-worse-than-rtx-modded-quake    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:48:17

  • Ukraine Says SpaceX Limits Starlink Speeds Amid Rising Tensions Between Zelensky and Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ukraine-starshield-speed-limit-drone-operations-1825734    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:48:31

  • MElon Claims The Insurrectionist Has Final Say on Starshield Caps Disrupting Ukraine Drones ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/musk-trump-starshield-speed-limits-ukraine-disruption-1825738    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:48:50

  • Russia’s Lavrov, China’s Wang discuss cooperation, Ukraine, Iran at Asia security meeting ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russias-lavrov-chinas-wang-discuss-cooperation-ukraine-iran-at-asia-security-meeting    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:49:02

  • Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/world/europe/ukraine-starlink-energy.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:49:13

  • Why Convicted Felon’s Russian Diesel Deal Is Unlikely to Lower Fuel Costs ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/business/energy-environment/trump-russia-diesel-prices.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:49:34

  • U.S. Continues to Provide Intelligence to Ukraine, Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/us/politics/us-intelligence-sharing-ukraine.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:49:46

  • Angry Youth in Aging Europe ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/world/youth-aging-europe-pension-ukraine-starshield.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:50:02

  • Burnham Pledges to Back Zelensky as Convicted Felon’s Ukraine Support Wavers ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/world/europe/ukraine-intelligence-sharing-zelensky-uk.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:50:15

  • Fault Lines – China’s Ukraine lessons, junta diplomacy, Fiji sanctions ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/fault-lines-chinas-ukraine-lessons-junta-diplomacy-fiji-sanctions/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:50:35

  • France 'can no longer finance' Ukraine, far-right presidential frontrunner Le Pen says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261015-france-can-no-longer-finance-ukraine-far-right-candidate-marine-le-pen-says    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:50:47

  • MElon Says US Controls Starshield as Ukraine Seeks Removal of Starlink Drone Speed Limits ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/elon-musk-says-us-controls-starshield-ukraine-seeks-removal-starlink-drone-speed-limits-1825756    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:51:08

  • Germany's Klingbeil says support for Ukraine comes with reform expectations ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/germanys-klingbeil-says-support-for-ukraine-comes-with-reform-expectations    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:51:23

  • Dirk Eddelbuettel: qlcal 0.1.4 on CRAN: Fresh Upstream Updates ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/10/14#qlcal-r_0.1.4    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:54:40

  • PM Kulbergs says total Russian grain ban is not possible ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/14.10.2026-pm-kulbergs-says-total-russian-grain-ban-is-not-possible.a667481/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:54:55

  • U.K. Sanctions Cryptomus for RU Money Laundering ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/10/u-k-sanctions-cryptomus-for-ru-money-laundering/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:55:04

  • Lithuania imposes national asset freezes on Russian businessmen Usmanov and Fridman ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3082338/lithuania-imposes-national-asset-freezes-on-russian-businessmen-usmanov-and-fridman    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:55:13

  • Interior minister asks to extend military protection of Lithuania’s Kaliningrad border ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3082220/interior-minister-asks-to-extend-military-protection-of-lithuania-s-kaliningrad-border    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:55:23

  • Lithuania seeks to designate Russia’s military intelligence agency as terrorist group ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3082129/lithuania-seeks-to-designate-russia-s-military-intelligence-agency-as-terrorist-group    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:55:32

  • EU Working On Multiple Fronts To Limit Russians From Entering Bloc ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-limits-russians-entering-bloc/33876561.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:55:44

  • Japan denies spying after Russia arrests journalist ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-denies-spying-after-russia-arrests-journalist    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:55:57

  • Japan protests against Chinese delegation visit to island held by Russia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-protests-chinese-delegation-visit-to-island-held-by-russia    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:56:07

  • Trying to curb soaring fuel costs, Convicted Felon finds his hands mostly tied ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/1014/trump-diesel-russia-inflation    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:56:31

  • Japan Protests Russia’s Detention of Journalist Accused of Spying ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/world/asia/japan-protest-russia-detention-journalist.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:56:45

  • Spotify Comes Out Swinging in Phono V Filings, Defending Phono IV as ‘A Success for the Industry’ and Calling for ‘A Clean Continuation’ of the Current Rates ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/14/phonorecords-v-submission-spotify/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:57:13

  • Grace Hopper Celebration canceled two weeks out as AnitaB.org runs short of funds ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/grace-hopper-celebration-for-women-in-computing-canceled-two-weeks-out-anitab-org-says-registrations-and-sponsorships-fell-short-of-covering-costs    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:57:58

  • Porfirio A. Páiz - porfiriopaiz: Backing Up and Restoring SSH Keys ☞ https://porfiriopaiz.github.io/site/posts/2026/10/15/ssh-backup-and-restore.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:58:48

  • Reproducible Builds: Reproducible Builds in September 2026 ☞ https://reproducible-builds.org/reports/2026-09/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 14:59:37

  • My love hate relationship with social control media ☞ https://gregoryhammond.ca/blog/love-hate-with-social-media/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:00:25

  • Linus Torvalds's first LLM-assisted patch series ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1100449/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:00:49

  • Creatine Could Protect The Brain From Gut Inflammation ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/creatine-could-protect-the-brain-from-gut-inflammation    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:01:17

  • French glassmaker Duralex pulled back from the brink - again ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/french-glassmaker-duralex-pulled-back-from-the-brink-again    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:04:36

  • Three-Time Convicted Felon Voter Says He Can No Longer Afford His Favourite Steak as US Inflation Hits 3.7% ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-bullhead-city-inflation-household-costs-1825729    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:04:52

  • Why is Pure Blog so ugly? ☞ https://kevquirk.com/why-is-pure-blog-so-ugly    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:05:40

  • This Dev Built SLOPWARE Because His Wife Kept Going Back to Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Office ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/elixiroffice-euro-office-fork/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:07:40

  • Microsoft drops an actively exploited zero-day among record high of 1,413 vulnerabilities ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-october-2026/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:07:57

  • Windows TCO ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-disrupts-chinese-language-phishing-kit-ecosystem/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:08:14

  • OpenAI Sued by 8 US States Over Allegations Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Coached Children to Harm Themselves and Others ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/openai-sued-eight-us-states-chatgpt-child-safety-1825724    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:08:27

  • ICS Patch Tuesday: Siemens Issues 17 Advisories, Rockwell Fixes ArmorBlock Takeover Flaw ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ics-patch-tuesday-siemens-issues-17-advisories-rockwell-fixes-armorblock-takeover-flaw/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:08:49

  • US Arrests Two in Crackdown on North Korean IT Worker Laptop Farms ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/us-arrests-two-in-crackdown-on-north-korean-it-worker-laptop-farms/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:10:10

  • Every Former US President Looks OK Compared to Cheeto https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/15/every-former-us-president-looks-ok-compared-to-cheeto/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:17:02

  • A New World of Lung Cancer Therapy Awaits Pope Leo ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/science/pope-leo-lung-cancer-therapies-genetic-mutations.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:18:12

  • WATCH LIVE: Learning to Care: Education and Training in Culture and Health conference ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/video/15.10.2026-watch-live-learning-to-care-education-and-training-in-culture-and-health-conference.a657637/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:18:22

  • Jailed Imran Khan's woes compound after Pakistan suspends his provincial government ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/jailed-imran-khans-woes-compound-after-pakistan-suspends-his-provincial-government    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:18:43

  • People Taking Gray Market Peptides Say They’re Causing Bizarre Medical Issues ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/peptide-users-research-proteins-medical-side-effects    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:22:48

  • Health sector needs more money; doctors point to low salaries and labour shortages ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/14.10.2026-health-sector-needs-more-money-doctors-point-to-low-salaries-and-labour-shortages.a667485/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:22:56

  • Healthcare workers protest in virtually every state over pay, shortages and staffing ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/imss-workers-protest-nationwide/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:23:09

  • So the best "medicine" is keeping oneself healthy to avoid a reliance on an underfunded or overworked/overcrowded sector    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:24:11

  • US congressional candidate says Mexico is where he gets healthcare as high costs dominate midterm debate ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/us-congressional-candidate-mexico-healthcare/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:25:00

  • Tom Steyer calls for single-payer health care, sustainability at Stanford in Government ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/10/14/steyer-calls-for-single-payer/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:25:14

  • North Korea test-fires 2 types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles: KCNA ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-says-it-tested-submarine-launched-cruise-missiles-kcna-says    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:25:26

  • Sounds like MJG the puppybreaker ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-father-detained-after-allegedly-beating-2-month-old-daughter-to-death "losing his temper when she refused to sleep."    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:26:01

  • North Korea test-fires submarine-launched cruise missiles amid rising tensions ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261014-north-korea-test-fires-submarine-launched-cruise-missiles    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:27:02

  • Malaysian youth rack up $1.7 billion in Buy Now, Pay Later purchases ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-youths-rack-up-1-7-billion-in-buy-now-pay-later-purchases "This accounts for 37.9% of the nation’s 173.9 million total BNPL transactions"    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:27:45

  • Haze in Malaysia: Schools in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Pahang to reopen on Oct 15 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/haze-in-malaysia-schools-in-selangor-negeri-sembilan-melaka-pahang-to-reopen-on-oct-15    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:28:10

  • IMF calls for US to cut deficits amid bond woes, China to shift away from exports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/imf-calls-for-us-to-cut-deficits-amid-bond-woes-china-to-shift-away-from-exports    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:31:58

  • EU leaders to tackle China exports, energy prices, budget at summit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/eu-leaders-to-tackle-china-exports-energy-prices-budget-at-summit    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:32:12

  • After US accuses Fijian of corruption for China, experts warn of region-wide network ☞ https://rfa.org/english/pacific/2026/10/15/china-fiji-zhao-fugang-influence-corruption/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:32:30

  • Lithuania works on mending ties with China less publicly, expects breakthrough in December ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3082401/lithuania-works-on-mending-ties-with-china-less-publicly-expects-breakthrough-in-december    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:32:47

  • A Joint Venture of Open Source Proportions! Open Productivity is Here ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/open-productivity-opendesk-joint-venture/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:33:33

  • The Forrest Dump Administration and the Shrinking Number of Women in Top Roles ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/us/politics/trump-administration-kimberly-guilfoyle-women.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:34:00

  • City University ends Newspaper Journalism post grad after 44 years ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/city-university-ends-newspaper-ma-after-50-years/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:34:47

  • What I’ve learned: Susie Boniface says be proud every day ‘or go into PR’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news-leaders/what-ive-learned-susie-boniface-says-be-proud-every-day-or-go-into-pr/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:35:17

  • Michigan DNR to track fish stocking using 23andMe-style gene testing ☞ https://bridgemi.com/outdoors-life/michigan-dnr-to-track-fish-stocking-using-23andme-style-gene-testing/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:35:41

  • A Major Superconductor 'Speed Limit' Was Just Broken ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-outran-quantum-tornadoes-to-push-a-superconductor-to-its-true-limit    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:36:12

  • Meat Eaters = have more money = have better health care etc. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-shows-meat-eaters-are-more-likely-to-survive-to-100-but-theres-a-catch    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:37:42

  • Introducing pglifecycle 2.0 beta ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/introducing-pglifecycle-20-beta-3401/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:38:31

  • PgBouncer 1.26.1 released - Fixes three CVEs ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgbouncer-1261-released-fixes-three-cves-3403/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:38:44

  • Perseid 0.1.0 is now available ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/perseid-010-is-now-available-3405/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:38:57

  • Windows TCO ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-disrupts-chinese-language-phishing-market-behind-1b-messages/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:39:37

  • Microsoft Patches Record 1,413 Vulnerabilities, Including Exploited backdoored Windows Zero-Day ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-record-1413-vulnerabilities-including-exploited-windows-zero-day/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:39:59

  • Citrix, Fortinet, Ivanti Patch 29 Vulnerabilities Across Their Products ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/citrix-fortinet-ivanti-patch-29-vulnerabilities-across-their-products/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:40:20

  • French anti-terror investigators probe True Crime Community link to school shooting ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20261014-french-anti-terror-investigators-probe-true-crime-community-link-to-school-shooting    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:41:55

  • KDE Plasma 6.8 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1100429/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:43:23

  • ManCity’s Better Weeks Ahead https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/15/mancitys-better-weeks-ahead/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:51:29

  • Ending Clock Changes? Health Experts Say There's a Winner Between Standard And Daylight Saving Time ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ending-clock-changes-health-experts-say-theres-a-winner-between-standard-and-daylight-saving-time    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:52:58

  • Healthy Coral Reversed Bleaching in Its Neighbor With Just 1 Week of Contact ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/healthy-coral-reversed-bleaching-in-its-neighbor-with-just-1-week-of-contact    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:53:27

  • Astronomers Have Detected A Mysterious Signal Coming From Empty Space. Nobody Knows What It Is. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-have-detected-a-mysterious-signal-coming-from-empty-space-nobody-knows-what-it-is    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:54:18

  • Shares of Oracle, neoclouds drop on CoreWeave debt concerns ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/14/shares-of-oracle-neoclouds-drop-on-coreweave-debt-concerns/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:55:35

  • OpenAI Sued for Allegedly Building Models Out of Children’s “Fears, Hopes, and Secrets” ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-sued-children-fears-hopes-secrets    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:56:17

  • Other Hey Hi (AI) Companies Should Be Very Afraid of What Just Happened to Character.AI, According to Its Own Bankruptcy Documents ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-afraid-characterai-bankrupcy    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:56:40

  • AI Agent Blamed for Deleting Entire Upcoming Season of TV Show ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-agent-deleting-tv-show-season    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:56:57

  • Cornell’s President Grilled by Faculty Senate Over Handling of Crisis ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/nyregion/cornell-president-faculty-senate-lawsuit-response.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:58:09

  • Cornell University bans fraternity parties after alleged gang rape ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261014-cornell-university-bans-fraternity-parties-after-alleged-gang-rape    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:58:31

  • Character.ai Bankruptcy Highlights AI’s Ludicrous Cash Burn Problem. Is Music Next? ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/14/character-ai-bankruptcy/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:58:55

  • SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, TickPick, Gametime Sue the District of Columbia to Block the RESALE Act ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/14/ticket-marketplaces-lawsuit-dc-resale-act/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:59:21

  • Live Nation Fires Back Against the FTC’s ‘Misguided’ BOTS Act Suit, Claims Responsibility for ‘Nearly Every Major Technological Advancement in the Fight Against Bots’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/14/live-nation-bots-act-lawsuit-answer/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 15:59:41

  • Indian Protesters Describe Rough Treatment by the Police ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/world/asia/india-protests-police-brutality.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:00:41

  • Fiji asks New Zealand spies to review intelligence service ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/new-zealand-to-help-fiji-overhaul-intelligence-agencies    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:01:26

  • Social Security Confirms 3.6% Cost-of-Living Raise for 76 Million Americans Starting January 2027 ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-social-security-payments-rise-2027-1825727    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:01:44

  • Windows TCO: You don’t need a nation state to warm up a fridge ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/you-dont-need-a-nation-state-to-warm-up-a-fridge/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:02:23

  • Steinar H. Gunderson: Decompilation patterns, part 11: Irregular switch ☞ http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2026-10-14-21-35_decompilation_patterns_part_11_irregular_switch.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:03:08

  • Juan Pablo Ugarte: Cambalache 1.2 Released ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/xjuan/2026/10/14/cambalache-1-2-released/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:03:34

  • ETRI video compression patent monopoly being investigated ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/10/13/etri-video-compression-patent-being-investigated    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:03:59

  • Orange Pi O1 SBC features 16 TOPS SOPHGO BM1688 Hey Hi (AI) SoC, supports 4G/5G cellular connectivity ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/15/orange-pi-o1-sbc-features-16-tops-sophgo-bm1688-ai-soc-supports-4g-5g-cellular-connectivity/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:04:25

  • The new Fairbuds 2. Your sound. Made better. ☞ https://www.fairphone.com/stories/the-new-fairbuds-2-your-sound-made-better    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:04:40

  • Seems like marketing spam wrapped up as "news" ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/ones-to-watch-netherlands-2026-nerissa-teeuwen/ UPC is also illegal    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:05:32

  • $2,000 for Camada Solutions dashboard patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/10/14/2000-for-camada-solutions-dashboard-patent-prior-art    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:05:51

  • Submarine cable resilience ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/10/14/submarine-cable-resilience/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:06:43

  • Proxmox VE Series Part 6: GNU/Linux Containers (LXC) ☞ https://www.linux.org/threads/proxmox-ve-series-part-6-linux-containers-lxc.64233/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:22:25

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:23:18

  • Video: KDE: The Documentary — The Story of Free Software Underdogs ☞ http://www.montanalinux.org/video-kde-documentary-2610.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:26:48

  • EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.4.92 ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202610/easyos-excalibur-series-version-7492.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:27:24

  • maestro 1.4.0 adds custom pipeline metrics ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/10/maestro-1-4-0-adds-custom-pipeline-metrics/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:28:04

  • IPFire 2.29-core204 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/ipfire    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:30:33

  • MODICIA 6.12.111 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/modicia    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:30:42

  • FUSS 13.7.0 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/fuss    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:30:50

  • OnlyOffice Desktop Editors 10.0.0 Released with Optional Hey Hi (AI) Tools ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/10/onlyoffice-desktop-editors-10-0-0-released-with-optional-ai-tools/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:31:45

  • FSF Events: EncryptFest 2026 ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/2026-10-25-encryptfest    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:32:05

  • Fixes available for CVE-2026-92392 and other curl vulnerabilities ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/curl-vulnerabilities-fixes-available    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:32:30

  • KDE Plasma 6.8 released to celebrate 30 years of project ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/kde-plasma-6-8-released    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:32:51

  • "Slowing Growth" = LIE ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/business/media/netflix-layoffs-ted-sarandos.html https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/14/DRM_Giant_Announces_Giant_Layoffs_Netflix_s_Debt_is_Huge.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/14/Netflix_and_Its_Newest_Rival_Carry_100_Billion_Dollars_in_Debt.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:34:03

  • So they even have ways to call SHRINKAGE a "growth"    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:34:27

  • Firefox Tooling Announcements: MozPhab 2.22.0 Released ☞ https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/mozphab-2-22-0-released/149813    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:34:56

  • Firefox Tooling Announcements: MozPhab 2.22.1 Released ☞ https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/mozphab-2-22-1-released/149814    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:35:15

  • Chrome, Firefox Updates Patch 114 Flaws as Mozilla Unveils Firefox Enterprise ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-firefox-updates-patch-114-flaws-as-mozilla-unveils-firefox-enterprise/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:35:26

  • Indonesia’s disaster chief’s brother among five arrested over alleged graft amid haze crisis ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesias-disaster-chiefs-brother-among-five-arrested-over-alleged-graft-amid-haze-crisis    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:35:57

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man administration appeals Stanford Daily’s free speech lawsuit victory ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/10/14/trump-appeals-daily-lawsuit/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:36:45

  • Sheinbaum signs decree blocking violent and hostile content from minors’ social control media feeds: Wednesday’s mañanera recapped ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/sheinbaum-decree-violent-content-social-media-minors-mananera-wednesday/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:37:02

  • Headless WordPress on Kubernetes: A Cloud-Native Setup ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/contributed-content/headless-wordpress-on-kubernetes-a-cloud-native-setup/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:38:26

  • ICE's $100 Million Surveillance Programme Could Sweep Ordinary Citizens Into Intelligence Files ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-100m-surveillance-programme-ordinary-citizens-1825748    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:38:49

  • Cops Demand Answers from Engineer After He Turned DIY 'Flock' Hey Hi (AI) Surveillance on Police Cruisers ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/canadian-engineer-diy-device-tracks-police-vehicles-1825735    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:39:32

  • “Customer Surveillance” Startup Says “Every Company Will Soon Assign an Hey Hi (AI) Agent to Every Customer to Watch Their Every Move” ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/y-combinator-outlit-customer-surveillance    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:39:43

  • Are Police in Your Community Laundering License Plate Data Through Federal Drug Programs Into a Secretive Central Database? ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/federal-alpr-database    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:39:59

  • Taiwan president calls for Micron workers to negotiate ‘sincerely’ ahead of possible strike ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-president-calls-for-micron-workers-to-negotiate-sincerely-ahead-of-possible-strike    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:40:21

  • ‘Why Did They Kill Him?’ Mourning Victims of Houthi Attack on a Saudi Airport ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/world/middleeast/houthi-airport-attack-victims-saudi-arabia.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:40:45

  • Abdulrahman Alfozan Was Allegedly Snooping While the Houthis Invaded ☞ https://emptywheel.net/2026/10/14/abdulrahman-alfozan-was-allegedly-snooping-while-the-houthis-invaded/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:41:17

  • FBI shuts down over 40 North Korean laptop farms used by fake remote workers ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/fbi-shuts-down-over-40-north-korean-laptop-farms-used-by-fake-remote-workers-over-200-devices-seized-in-texas-although-no-arrests-were-made-so-far    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:41:35

  • Houthis say targeted Saudi oil giant Aramco, vow more attacks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261014-houthis-say-targeted-saudi-oil-giant-aramco-vow-more-attacks    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:41:50

  • Houthis threaten escalation after strike on Saudi oil giant Aramco ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261014-yemen-houthis-vow-continue-saudi-attacks-oil-giant-aramco-headquarters-hit    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:42:07

  • “Men with Queer Nerves”: The Jumping Frenchmen of Maine ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-jumping-frenchmen-of-maine    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:42:22

  • US military weighs use of ‘mother of all bombs’ in future strikes on Iran: report ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/10/15/world-news/us-military-weighs-use-of-mother-of-all-bombs-in-future-strikes-on-iran-report/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:42:47

  • Creator of Free Adobe Suite Strikes Again, Reverse Engineers Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Office ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/creator-free-adobe-suite-microsoft-office https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Slop_ware_Is_Not_Newsworthy.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:43:24

  • Japan police arrest YouTuber on suspicion of defamation after man dies ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-police-arrest-youtuber-on-suspicion-of-defamation-after-man-dies    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:43:40

  • YouTube Music Adds Labels for Tracks ‘Created Primarily’ With Gen AI: ‘Our Listeners Have Told Us They Want Transparency’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/14/youtube-music-ai-labels/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:44:08

  • A Rock Dragged 90 Km Into Earth Came Back With a Temperature Story That Breaks The Models ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-rock-dragged-90-km-into-earth-came-back-with-a-temperature-story-that-breaks-the-models    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:45:41

  • Canadian Teacher Suspended After Students Discover Sexually Explicit Photos of Him on Reddit ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/british-columbia-teacher-reddit-posts-suspension-1825732    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:46:25

  • Texas Sheriff's Deputy Fired After Posting Photos of Herself Posing With Jail Inmates on Social Media ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/texas-deputy-fired-photos-posing-detainees-1825725    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:46:35

  • Blunux 2026.10.14 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/blunux    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:47:14

  • A Toothbrush, a Lost Patent, and 170 Years of Claim Drafting ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/10/how-to-claim-a-toothbrush-170-years-of-patent-drafting-and-a-lost-first-patent.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:47:49

  • [Podcast] The (dismal) economics of Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/10/15/podcast-the-dismal-economics-of-ai/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:49:12

  • Invoking the Pikachu defence ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/invoking-the-pikachu-defence/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:49:35

  • India found itself ‘let down miserably’ during Covid-19, says minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-found-itself-let-down-miserably-during-covid-19-says-minister    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:49:45

  • Latvian men still have high suicide rate, women's rate much lower ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/14.10.2026-latvian-men-still-have-high-suicide-rate-womens-rate-much-lower.a667500/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:50:12

  • Three people attempted suicide on İstanbul commuter rail line in 10 days ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/three-people-attempted-suicide-on-istanbul-commuter-rail-line-in-10-days-324423    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:50:39

  • Kenya reports second Ebola case ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/kenya-reports-second-ebola-case    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:50:59

  • "This version of Ubuntu gleams thanks to a new SLOP dictation platform, plenty of polish, and lots of speed." https://www.zdnet.com/tech/ubuntu-26-10-canonical-release-open-source/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:52:36

  • "The Linux Mint project announced today the codename, version number, and release date of the next major Linux Mint release, Linux Mint 27 “Adrien,” along with various new features and other details." https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-27-adrien-slated-for-release-on-christmas-based-on-ubuntu-26-04-lts    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:52:52

  • Here Are the BIG Problems with Ubuntu’s Snap Packages https://medium.com/@michaelswengel/here-are-the-big-problems-with-ubuntus-snap-packages-b9abf42f76f3    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:53:17

  • Canonical Hit by Second DDoS Attack in 2026, Public Websites Disrupted https://securityaffairs.com/200832/security/canonical-hit-by-second-ddos-attack-in-2026.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:54:37

  • "The KDE Project released KDE Plasma 6.8 today as the latest stable version of this popular graphical desktop environment for Linux-based operating systems that introduces numerous new features and improvements." https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-8-desktop-environment-officially-released-heres-whats-new    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:55:35

  • "IPFire 2.29 Core Update 204 has been released today as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, hardened, versatile, state-of-the-art firewall based on Linux." https://9to5linux.com/ipfire-2-29-core-update-204-linux-firewall-distro-improves-the-knot-resolver    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:55:52

  • "Valve released a new stable Steam Client update today with many Linux improvements, as well as updates to the Big Picture Mode, Steam input, in-game overlay, game recording, and remote play." https://9to5linux.com/new-steam-client-update-adds-many-linux-improvements-big-picture-screensaver    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:56:07

  • "Epic Games have announced their brand new Epic Games Launcher refresh has a Preview available, along with Native Linux support and Fortnite is coming to Linux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-arrives-native-linux-support-fortnite-for-linux-is-coming-and-upgraded-easy-anti-cheat/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:56:50

  • HUEMON takes the style of retro Pokemon and spins it with 5v5 battles | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/huemon-takes-the-style-of-retro-pokemon-and-spins-it-with-5v5-battles/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:57:26

  • Smash through hordes in the minimalist gladiator roguelite 'Mini Gladiators' | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/smash-through-hordes-in-the-minimalist-gladiator-roguelite-mini-gladiators/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:57:40

  • Facepunch are rethinking s-box since it's not doing well - it's going free to play | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/facepunch-are-rethinking-s-box-since-its-not-doing-well-its-going-free-to-play/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:57:56

  • Applications through slop are sloppy and bad. Google knows it has few developers backing this. https://9to5google.com/2026/10/13/googlebook-linux-app-support/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:58:49

  • "Linux hardware vendor TUXEDO Computers announced today the TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen8 laptop with Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5000 Series graphics." https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-stellaris-16-gen8-linux-laptop-unveiled-with-intel-core-ultra-9-290hx-plus    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:59:09

  • "That was the core of the keynote Xinwei Hu, Chairman of the openEuler Technical Committee, gave at Open Source Summit Europe 2026 in Prague." https://itsfoss.com/news/openeuler-oss-prague/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 16:59:30

  • "Nvidia says it will close the Linux external-monitor bug it has carried since 2023, but only if the complete freezes stop coming in, and it now treats a short pause on a second monitor as expected behaviour." https://mixed-news.com/en/nvidia-external-monitor-freeze-bug-4322356-close-october-12/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:00:19

  • Proprietary NTFS https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dmde-4-5-beta-introduces-enhanced-ntfs-recovery-and-linux-gtk3-support-302906437.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:00:48

  • Nvidia's Linux driver stopped building on Proxmox, and the fix waits for its 620.xx branch https://mixed-news.com/en/nvidia-620-xx-linux-branch-proxmox-cxl-dkms-build-failure/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:01:14

  • "Today, KDE, one of the largest active free software communities in the world, celebrates its 30th anniversary since German computer science student Matthias Ettrich announced the project on Usenet." https://9to5linux.com/happy-30th-birthday-kde    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:02:08

  • LF corrupts Linux https://www.zdnet.com/innovation/linus-torvalds-uses-ai-to-write-linux-kernel-patch/ see https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/23/Linux_Kernel_Becoming_a_Slopfest_Part_8_In_Conclusion.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:02:42

  • sloppy and bad https://chromeunboxed.com/google-just-revealed-the-future-roadmap-for-googlebooks-linux-terminal/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:03:45

  • "it might spell trouble for GIMP." https://www.zdnet.com/tech/free-photoshop-clone-alternative-linux-photocraft/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:05:45

  • Slop boosting again https://www.zdnet.com/innovation/free-linux-ai-gui-local-cloud-models-askimo/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:06:13

  • Pimax says Pimax Play is coming to Linux, which would put its headsets on SteamOS https://mixed-news.com/en/pimax-play-linux-client-in-development-60g-airlink/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:06:46

  • The surprising places Linux is quietly running (including an entire country's elections) https://www.howtogeek.com/surprising-places-linux-is-quietly-running/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:07:14

  • LocalSend moves files between Linux, Windows, Mac, and phones with no cloud and no cables https://www.howtogeek.com/localsend-moves-files-between-linux-windows-mac-phones-no-cloud-cables/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:08:00

  • Why I finally gave up on the Arch User Repository https://www.howtogeek.com/why-abandoning-the-aur-made-my-linux-setup-actually-usable/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:09:04

  • Slop https://overclock3d.net/news/software/epic-games-previews-its-new-epic-games-launcher/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:12:35

  • New motherboards, old RAM, plenty of life left in yesterday's PCs https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/10/14/new-motherboards-old-ram-plenty-of-life-left-in-yesterdays-pcs/5303018    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:15:49

  • "The new one, Linux Mint 27 "Adrien," is due Christmas with an Ubuntu 26.04 LTS base." https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-mint-27-announced/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:19:27

  • Epic Games releases new launcher with a streamlined user experience and future Fortnite Linux compatibility https://gamesbeat.com/epic-games-releases-new-launcher-with-a-streamlined-user-experience-and-future-fortnite-linux-compatibility/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:20:42

  • Peekpal is an upcoming colour E-Paper Faceplate for the Steam Machine | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/peekpal-is-an-upcoming-colour-e-paper-faceplate-for-the-steam-machine/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:38:25

  • A big Steam update brings the Big Art Mode, Screensaver, Steam Controller upgrades, Linux upgrades and more | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/a-big-steam-update-brings-the-big-art-mode-screensaver-steam-controller-upgrades-linux-upgrades-and-more/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:38:46

  • Valve Index gets sunset with a discount on remaining stock | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/valve-index-gets-sunset-with-a-discount-on-remaining-stock/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/valve-index-gets-sunset-with-a-discount-on-remaining-stock/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:39:12

  • Linux Foundation Launches BUILD Foundation to Sustain Large-Scale, Multi-Language Build and Test Systems https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/linux-foundation-launches-build-foundation-to-sustain-large-scale-multi-language-build-and-test-systems-302907935.html    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:39:38

  • "Generally the DVB-S and -S2 standards require a satellite somewhere in Earth orbit to provide a signal to receive" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/10/14/using-an-esp32-c3s-rf-hardware-for-dvb-s2-video-transmission/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:47:47

  • "The build that [tekasza] put together is based around the Teensy 4.0 microcontroller" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/10/14/diy-force-sensing-joysticks-are-a-cheap-way-to-go/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:47:59

  • "To get this pager working, a lot of reverse engineering was needed." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/10/14/pager-converted-to-meshtastic-node/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:48:09

  • "It's a more tedious process, which involves resins you can't touch, multiple gallons of IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol) for washing, and curing in UV light..." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/formlabs-form-studio-1-resin-printer/ | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:48:22

  • "There is a vast gulf between making a one-off prototype and mass-production at scale." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/10/15/building-a-super-affordable-automated-pcb-inspection-station/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 17:48:32

  • "Ten years ago, I had a bad cold. This was not unusual as I have hypogammaglobulinemia (which means an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood that leads to an increased risk of infection)." gemini://eve.smol.pub/its-been-ten-years    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 18:21:27

  • "At first glance, this is great stuff. Yeah! Take that, Big Tech. That said, I have been taught well by Geoffrey Bilder to be sceptical around phrasings of “digital sovereignty”, “digital independence”, etc. and the way that they have various nationalistic connotations attached to them." gemini://eve.smol.pub/institutions-shifting-away-from-big-tech    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 18:22:14

  • "I have just read qntm’s excellent science fiction novel, There Is No Antimemetics Division. Those who have read the text will know that the novel focuses on the concept of “anti-memetics”, which consists of ideas and entities that are impossible to spread and sometimes even to perceive." gemini://eve.smol.pub/structure-and-there-is-no-antimemetics-division    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 18:22:57

  • "There are lots of people I have wanted to update personally, but it’s incredibly difficult to find time, for the reasons listed below. Once I have done my work at Knowledge Commons, there is hardly any time left in a day. So the below is somewhat generic." gemini://eve.smol.pub/an-update-from-day-68-in-hospital    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 18:24:19

  • "Since Cosmos fetches all posts it discovers, to build discussion threads based on cross-referencing links, it has the content of the posts locally available." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Cosmos/49964    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 18:25:09

  • "Thinking very much about if/how I flee back to safer ground with my blogging after my last 2 posts on the web version of this site which is hosted by BearBlog." gemini://gemini.yunzi.co.uk/gemlog/2026-10-15-rambling.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 18:26:13

  • "With a little Python, evdev, xdotool, and triggerhappy, it becomes a wireless mouse and media remote. The analog stick moves the mouse pointer, the L2 and L3 buttons handle mouse clicks, L1 is Play/Pause and the X and O buttons launch Netflix and HBO Max in Firefox in fullscreen." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/SavaRocks/49966    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 18:26:51

  • "My PS3 Slim finally gave up on me. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi suddenly stopped working, which makes me suspect the wireless/bluetooth module or its connections to the motherboard." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/my-ps3-died-its-controllers-have-a-new-purpose/    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 18:27:29

  • "Yesterday marked the publication of the Module 3 report of the Covid inquiry. You can read a summary version or the full version of the report. The report stresses that there were key failings with respect to government policy during the pandemic." gemini://eve.smol.pub/the-nhs-can-never-fail-there-is-no-circumstance-where-it-would-be-deemed-overwhelmed    

posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 18:28:53
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