Too soon to declare a recession? https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-no-recession-cd-howe-call-9.7224560 Social Control Media Posts
Locally-hosted copy of all posts, sans responses and media enclosures
Home ⇨ 2026 ⇨ October

Roy Schestowitz

Social Control Media Posts

Updated in real time for the given day
"This post uses AsciiMath with the arbitrary delimiter U+23B5 BOTTOM SQUARE BRACKET surrounding all AsciiMath blocks." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20261016-0.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 05:59:28

  • "Continents as boats may stretch the definition of boat a bit. Some will claim that a boat must float on water. Does a boat unboat itself when in baby oil, or even just lifted out of water?" gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/10/16/boat.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 06:00:14

  • "The new giant ad screens are up now (It’s called Metrovision) and they are also incredibly bright" gemini://idiomdrottning.org/metrovision    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 06:01:01

  • "The last days I've been reading gemlogs again. Something I haven't done in quite a while. All the gemlogs linked to others which kept me reading for hours." gemini://kobel.fyi/en/2026-10-16-rekindled-love-for-geminispace.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 06:01:43

  • "In particular, spawns of Simula use "this", leading to such train wrecks as C++, Java, etc. Meanwhile Smalltalk used "self" and followers of that path include Objective C, Perl, Ruby, etc." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/10/17/this-self.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 06:02:21

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

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 06:03:06

  • "Part three of a hazy and mazy philosophical dungeon crawl about progressive but haunted political theory and praxis and bottom-up process ontologies for the End Times that emerged out of conversations with The Others on Discord." gemini://sublunar.space/katabasis-19    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 06:04:01

  • "The SMTP (RFC 821) mail protocol is over forty years old, has been through a lot and it won't go anywhere. But so do I! In recent months I had been asking myself what if we just remade it from scratch? But why, you ask?" gemini://randogoth.com/smolmail    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 06:04:37

  • "I realised that I just don't give a shit anymore. I also noticed that I am now extremely aware and repulsed when people lie or try and manipulate me." gemini://lowkey.party/gemlog/20261004-i-stopped-pretending/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 06:05:35

  • "I find myself pursuing activity not as a means to the end of health but as a means of generating health data on a smartwatch. Wack." gemini://beyond-mundanity.com/smartwatches.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 06:06:35

  • Sun, Football, and Royal Courts of Justice in London https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/17/sun-football-and-royal-courts-of-justice-in-london/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 06:27:55

  • 6 Years Since IPFS https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/17/6-years-since-ipfs/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 07:05:23

  • Microsoft Allegedly Asks Many Workers to Leave at the End of This Year (or Get the Boot), It's Called Voluntary Exit Program a.k.a. Voluntary Early Retirement Program (or VEP) Even for People Far Too Young to Retire https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Microsoft_Allegedly_Asks_Many_Workers_to_Leave_at_the_End_of_Th.shtml    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 08:27:41

  • "There are some that I got for free from StickerMule’s Unix Stickers pack, which I got as a sample: an Intel-like “Linux Inside”, the Python" ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/laptop-stickers/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:52:47

  • "AI data center construction is diverting capital and labor away from building everything else we need." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-the-ai-data-center-construction | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:53:11

  • "This year's hurricane season has been unusually quiet, and a new study suggests this might become the norm." ☛ https://backreaction.blogspot.com/2026/10/global-warming-means-fewer-tropical.html | Source: Sabine Hossenfelder    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:53:23

  • "Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi start this episode off with a discussion about Philadelphia’s budding hacker conference and the imminent retirement of the EZ80." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/hackaday-podcast-episode-391-tuned-in-to-esp32-sdr-new-old-pagers-and-bugs-on-mars/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:53:37

  • "Here’s a tidbit of OpenZFS Mastery about replication." ☛ https://mwl.io/archives/25014 | Source: MWL    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:54:40

  • "I have a somewhat convoluted kernel update process on my desktops, and in particular I run the development version of ZFS and every time I update my kernel" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/FedoraDKMSInitramfsProblem | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:54:56

  • "CSS can now improve the wrap while keeping line breaks responsive." ☛ https://ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/10/17/better-line-breaks-with-css-balance-and-pretty/ | Source: Ronalds Vilciņš    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:55:23

  • "Printing documents is a primary need to many of LibreOffice users. This article discusses how to do printings from LibreOffice Writer by an example of an A5 page document. [...]" ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2026/03/how-to-print-from-libreoffice-writer-on-ubuntu.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:55:34

  • "Open network ports expose services. Misconfigured ports invite unauthorized access. Network auditing hardens Ubuntu installations." ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2026/10/how-to-check-open-and-close-ports-in.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:55:49

  • "Mozilla Thunderbird is the preinstalled email client application on Ubuntu. Using this application, an Ubuntu user can read emails coming into his or her mail inbox." ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2026/01/how-to-read-emails-on-ubuntu-using-thunderbird.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:56:06

  • "Which will update all new panes - but as mentioned, tmux likely already handled that for you, as DISPLAY is one of the environment variables it updates" ☛ https://www.jvt.me/posts/2026/10/16/tmux-reattach/ | Source: Jamie Tanna    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:56:29

  • "Today we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the original announcement of KDE." ☛ https://blog.cornelius-schumacher.de/2026/10/thirty-years-of-kde.html |    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:56:56

  • "Earlier this year, we reported some vulnerabilities, often along with suggested patches to OpenBSD." ☛ https://calif.io/research/big-fish |    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:57:20

  • "Last but not least, Lubuntu, an official Ubuntu flavour which uses the Lightweight Qt Desktop Environment (LXQt), has also been updated to version 26.10: [...]" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12989 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:57:56

  • "Kubuntu, a desktop Linux distribution that combines the power of Ubuntu with the KDE Plasma desktop, has reached version 26.10: [...]" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12988 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:58:08

  • "Ubuntu Kylin, a community edition of Ubuntu optimised for users in China and featuring a custom desktop called UKUI, has been upgraded to version 26.10: [...]" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12987 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:58:22

  • "Ubuntu Unity is a community edition of Ubuntu featuring Canonical's former desktop environment, Unity. The project's 26.10 release focuses on maintenance and bug fixes: [...]" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12986 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:58:35

  • "The Ubuntu Cinnamon project has published version 26.10, code name 'Stonking Stingray', which features the Cinnamon 6.6.9 desktop. release notes list the desktop updates: [...]" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12985 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:58:48

  • "The Ubuntu Budgie project has published a new release, Ubuntu Budgie 26.10, which receives nine months of support." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12984 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:58:58

  • "Ubuntu Studio is a distribution for creative individuals in the areas of audio production, video production, graphics design, photography and desktop publishing." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12983 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:59:17

  • "The latest interim release of Ubuntu previews privacy conscious speech-to-text, enables post-quantum package signing, completes the rollout of Rust coreutils, and improves enterprise identity integration." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:59:32

  • "The service will be phased out region by region, and the closure will leave older phones and devices that rely only on 2G or 3G without a connection" ☛ https://news.err.ee/1610166913/elisa-to-shut-down-2g-network-in-2028-competitors-hold-back-for-now | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:00:01

  • "In a world where wireless earbuds are increasingly seen as devices that you toss into the e-waste bin as soon as they stop working, it’s heartening to see companies take the opposite approach with their designs" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/fairbuds-2-teardown-shows-little-glue-easy-battery-swap/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:00:24

  • "Hand tracking in VR/AR can add a substantial amount of immersion and added interactivity." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/takto-open-source-hand-tracking-built-like-lego/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:00:40

  • "It’s hard not to see this as poor timing, at best. Given software and hardware lead times, Googlebooks as a concept were almost certainly pretty far along a year ago when RAM pricing started to skyrocket." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/googlebooks-are-as-poorly-timed-as-valves-steam-machine-and-may-suffer-a-similar-fate | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:00:55

  • "Coolest Projects returned for its second year in India on Saturday 19 September, taking place in Telangana’s state capital Hyderabad once more." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/from-musical-fruit-to-walking-robots-coolest-projects-india-returns-to-hyderabad/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:01:13

  • "I do not want to merge changes that can jeopardise the legal standing of my code base and, more generally, choose to remain aligned with what the Emacs developers are doing." ☛ https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-10-16-emacs-packages-agents-file/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:01:40

  • "This year I will join EmacsConf 2026 for a panel discussion. The details are not available yet, though I expect them to be made public in the coming days." ☛ https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-10-16-emacs-participate-emacsconf-2026/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:01:53

  • "About a year ago I turned them into a framework that theme developers can rely on. Lots of themes have been built on top of Modus since then." ☛ https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-10-17-emacs-live-modus-core/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:02:08

  • [Old] "format the disk (to MBR or GPT), make a backup, as well as write an ISO image to that disk, and do other useful things such as benchmarks and more configurations." ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2025/11/disks-intro-to-ubuntu-default-disk-utility-application.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:02:30

  • [Old] "Now, I see two problems with this. One is a consequence of the other." ☛ https://eliasebner.com/blog/thoughts/i-hate-the-modern-internet/ | Source: Elias Ebner    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:03:07

  • "Reminder: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for testing only." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-160a14/ | Source: Tor    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:03:38

  • "For many years, Codeberg Pages v2, our in-house solution, served as a way for hosting project pages through your_codeberg_username.codeberg.page or custom domains." ☛ https://blog.codeberg.org/migrate-your-site-to-the-new-git-pages-backed-codeberg-pages-now-were-sunsetting-codeberg-pages-v2.html | Source: Codeberg    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:04:30

  • "Maker Faire Rome is back! On October 23rd–25th makers, engineers, educators, and tech enthusiasts will gather for three incredible days of innovation" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/10/16/see-you-at-maker-faire-rome-2026/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:04:54

  • "Compilers are good at making mechanical transformations that make code faster." ☛ https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/superoptimizing-an-fpu-emulator/ | Source: Alisa Sireneva    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:05:15

  • "URI-PackageURL implements two specifications that are becoming central to software supply-chain security: [...]" ☛ https://blogs.perl.org/users/giuseppe_di_terlizzi/2026/10/uripackageurl-226-released-purl-and-vers-for-perl.html | Source: Perl    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:05:38

  • "My surprising winner for G is Go. It’s oddly the first programming language since Perl (and Java, admittedly) that “clicks” the way my weird brain works." ☛ https://www.rubenerd.au/my-a-z-toolbox-go/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:06:03

  • "Doing away with an obscure metric the average person has been blissfully unaware of may seem like a novelty" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/leap-second-is-abolished-bipm-says/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:06:28

  • "Mark Stephens (Robert X. Cringely), RIP" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/10/16/mark-stephens-robert-x-cringely-rip/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:07:09

  • "This topic might seem a bit morbid to you but I honestly do feel like it's one worth talking about." ☛ https://www.jamesleighton.com/2026/10/how-to-keep-the-familys-digital-life-running/ | Source: James Leighton    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:07:19

  • "Yet Carrie has enough money to make a crushed velvet prom dress with a princess waistline and Juliet sleeves." ☛ https://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-10-16 | Source: Dr Molly Tov    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:07:30

  • "One of the fundamental aims of field experiments is to explorare the relationships between several experimental traits" ☛ https://www.statforbiology.com/posts/general_correlationindependence1 | Source: Andrea Onofri    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:07:55

  • "I have always been interested in how the human brain works, mostly how we form short-term memories and then how they transition into long-term ones." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/physics/brain-latency-singing.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:08:08

  • "There are five Lagrange points, but presumably the movie refers to L1 or L2 because these are near Io." ☛ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/10/16/monoliths-and-lagrange-points/ | Source: John D Cook    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:08:25

  • "Just as the role of AI in mathematics is a fraught subject these days, so too is its role in formalization." ☛ https://xenaproject.wordpress.com/2026/10/16/how-to-formalize-all-of-mathematics/ | Source: Xena Project    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:08:42

  • "The trick to the slide rule is that it is deceptively simple. You are in effect adding logarithms and then taking an antilog." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/simplifying-slide-rule-calculations-with-trig/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:08:56

  • "In the field of computer science, there is (or maybe was?) this debate going around regarding whether a computer science degree is strictly necessary to work in the industry" ☛ https://eliasebner.com/blog/thoughts/do-you-need-a-computer-science-degree/ | Source: Elias Ebner    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:09:26

  • "People who take psychology seriously may say I have developed ‘Stockholm Syndrome,’ a condition in which a victim has a crush on the tormentor." ☛ https://manujoseph.substack.com/p/if-you-know-how-to-live-you-have |    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:09:39

  • "For the most part, I love this lifestyle. It gives me a "feeling" for many different fields." ☛ https://danq.me/2026/10/16/re-my-hobby-is-learning/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:10:00

  • "I regard the separation of the humanities from STEM as one of the major pedagogical failures of our society." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-map-and-the-landscape-a-generation | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:10:17

  • "The next generation of iconic companies won’t be making software alone" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/building-the-next-generation-of-hardware-founders/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:10:31

  • "Bell’s Books in downtown Palo Alto has aimed to cultivate an appreciation for the humanities in the community since 1935." ☛ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/10/16/bookstores-keep-reading-alive/ | Source: Stanford University    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:10:48

  • "Ale had been brewed in England for centuries and was regularly consumed by adults and children. Brewing was a widespread activity, often carried out by women." ☛ https://www.medievalists.net/2026/10/beer-medieval-england/ | Source: Medievalists.net    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:11:57

  • "Some things that bring me joy" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2026/10/16/some-things-that-bring-me-joy | Source: James G    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:12:09

  • "In some cases, up to 90 percent of the NMPs were removed by the boiling and filtering process, though the effectiveness varied based on the type of water." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-surprisingly-simple-way-to-remove-microplastics-in-your-drinking-water | Source: Science Alert    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:12:23

  • "The MITR half-mask and goggle system is designed to protect wearers from dangerous chemicals and toxic substances in the atmosphere" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/land/2026/10/15/us-special-operations-adopts-new-half-mask-and-goggles/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:12:40

  • "We configure the systemd-resolved upstream DNS servers through Netplan, which means that they're attached to a specific interface." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/Ubuntu2604ResolvedWorksOkay | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:13:13

  • "Maybe I'm just trying to get away having to make slides at all. It often feels like an unnecessary burden, something that is expected more than it's needed." ☛ https://erikjohannes.no/posts/2026-10-16-why-do-we-need-slides/index.html | Source: Erik Johannes Husom    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:13:30

  • [Old] "Imagine a widely used and expensive prescription drug that promised to make us beautiful but didn't." ☛ https://shorensteincenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/HO_SNOW_2014_PowerPoint-Is-Evil.pdf |    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:13:53

  • "Personal technology companies seem to just have one mantra, let’s extract as much revenue and keep our customers hooked as much as humanly possible." ☛ https://ljpuk.net/posts/its-getting-harder-to-find-the-fun-in-technology | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:14:11

  • "A major cyber incident at Albert Heijn has raised concerns in the Netherlands this week." ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2026/10/17/cyberattacks-pose-major-threat-dutch-infrastructure-imf-board-member-warns | Source: NL Times    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:14:23

  • "From the spectre of refrigerator-infecting AI worms to warnings of "major" security incidents at the horizon" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/ai-worms-major-incident-fears-spur-safety-calls-at-industry-summit/articleshow/134955779.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:14:51

  • "Distillation is a practice widely used across the industry to both train your own models for legitimate means — or, in what’s more or less an open secret" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/rogue-ai-swarm-reporters-questions | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:15:08

  • "A 26B model running across 15 off-brand Android TV boxes, costing around $55 each, created manually by the researchers as a demo system" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/16/something-else-to-look-forward-to-ai-worms/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:15:24

  • "This would allow website owners to see who is taking their content, turn away those who won’t pay, and give AI companies who use publisher content an incentive to strike fair deals." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/guardian-and-sun-agree-on-ban-for-deceptive-ai-bots/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:15:40

  • "Speaking at the Economic Club of Chicago on Wednesday" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jamie-dimon-warns-against-ai-bank-payments-1826057 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:16:05

  • "Solomon Leach, a spokesperson for the Philadelphia district attorney, says the office “does not comment on whether something is being actively investigated." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/ai-hacks-leave-a-mess-that-ai-companies-arent-cleaning-up/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:16:16

  • "Her new book, Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines, breaks this mold." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/maybe-chatbots-shouldnt-get-to-say-i-or-me/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:16:28

  • "The errors look very like a bad video driver setup — but there are multiple videos of this thing failing just this way for different people" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/15/epic-games-goes-full-vibe-code-maximum-ai-acceleration/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:16:41

  • "To be honest, I also wanted to know what it might feel like for me. Today, the mathematicians are weeping, because the machine smashed their tower first." ☛ https://www.derekthompson.org/p/i-know-why-the-mathematicians-weep | Source: Derek Thompson    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:17:02

  • "Organising your notes is the thinking itself, not a chore you get out of the way first." ☛ https://jeroensangers.com/2026/10/16/organising-your-notes-is-thinking.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:17:23

  • "If you can't be arsed to write your own sales pitch, why the fuck should I be arsed about your product?" ☛ https://kevquirk.com/2026-10-16-1351 | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:17:47

  • "The downsides: it’s difficult to win a race to the bottom, since someone can always promise more savings than you." ☛ https://seths.blog/2026/10/but-is-it-a-business/ | Source: Seth Godin    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:18:12

  • "Neither of us is better or worse as a human being … but I am still better at programming." ☛ https://schafe-sind-bessere-rasenmaeher.de/tech/programming-is-not-hard/ | Source: Robert Lützner    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:18:27

  • "Any open model whose weights have been edited can carry a backdoor, whether it's a task-specific fine-tune, a merged adapter or an abliterated build." ☛ https://projectdiscovery.io/research/how-abliterated-models-can-get-you-pwned |    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:18:43

  • "There is around 2x growth in modestly successful software projects" ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/ai-is-driving-a-boom-in-modestly-successful-software/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:18:57

  • "I originally planned to publish this post just after the announcement of MAISI, but I hadn’t finished it, and then I became very busy and my progress stalled." ☛ https://gowers.wordpress.com/2026/10/16/how-worried-should-we-be-about-extinction-risk-from-ai/ | Source: W T Gowers    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:19:14

  • "The National Council of Teachers of English leadership delayed and obstructed our efforts to produce" ☛ https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/10/14/how-ncte-effectively-shut-down-ai-resistance-opinion | Source: Inside Higer Ed    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:19:37

  • "After a former student named seven men in a lawsuit saying they had sexually assaulted her, a movement gained steam online to reveal her identity." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/nyregion/cornell-jane-doe-internet-doxing.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:20:00

  • Windows TCO ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-10-16/state-testing-student-data-hack | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:20:22

  • "This investigation is worth your time; it is disturbing." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/citizen-lab-adfection/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:20:53

  • "Citizen Lab believes this to be the first detailed technical evidence made publicly available of sophisticated spyware infecting devices via digital ads." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/nightmare-scenario-zero-click-spyware-is-infecting-phones-via-targeted-ads/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:21:14

  • "Citizen Lab said at least two makers of zero-click spyware, Candiru and Bindecy, used Discover-Tech’s platform to target people." ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/citizen-lab-says-governments-are-abusing-online-ads-to-hack-people-with-zero-click-spyware/ | Source: TechCrunch    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:21:31

  • "The finding, published Thursday by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, said the incident is likely to be the first confirmation of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered through targeted ads." ☛ https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/targeted-ads-delivered-0-click-exploits-to-install-mercenary-malware/ | Source: Ars Technica    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:21:55

  • "Discover-Tech’s Controlium software lets clients mass-profile internet users then covertly [breach] targets, say researchers at University of Toronto" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/15/israeli-firm-digital-ads-enabling-installation-of-zero-click-spyware-researchers-say | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:22:08

  • "The malicious advertisements were purchased by Discover-Tech, an Israeli company that presents itself as a legitimate advertising company, but which we found operates as a facilitator for multiple mercenary spyware partners." ☛ https://citizenlab.ca/research/how-discover-tech-turned-targeted-ads-into-a-pipeline-for-spyware/ | Source: Citizen Lab    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:22:20

  • "Outlit’s goal is to amass as much real-time information about a company’s clients as possible." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/y-combinator-outlit-customer-surveillance | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:22:46

  • "What’s going on is that companies are adjusting to some news from Sacramento. It turns out that we have had a privacy “private right of action” (PRA) for a while now. Like, since 1967." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/five-stages-of-cipa/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:22:59

  • "Newly filed court records include a letter from Telegram to U.S. authorities in which the company shares user data following a court order." ☛ https://www.404media.co/heres-what-telegram-giving-data-to-the-u-s-government-looks-like/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:23:13

  • "But this technology is already ubiquitous." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/10/flock-surveiilance-cameras-regulation/688971/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:23:24

  • "She warns that, if passed, the controversial Bill C-22 (“Lawful Access Act”) would empower the government to require surveillance capabilities be built into any communications technology in Canada." ☛ https://citizenlab.ca/the-lawful-access-acts-threats-to-canadas-national-security/ | Source: Citizen Lab    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:23:39

  • "We now know how the seeds of the NIST elliptic curves were generated" ☛ https://words.filippo.io/seeds-solved/ | Source: Filippo Valsorda    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:24:03

  • "Coalition has planned more than 3,000 events on Saturday to encourage voting before election day" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/16/no-kings-early-voting-midterm-elections | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:24:33

  • "On Oct. 17, organizers around the United States will hold “No Kings: Vote Early” events to promote early voting and help people form voting plans" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/what-we-know-no-kings-vote-early.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:24:58

  • "Saturday’s demonstrations will be different, focusing instead on voter-participation drives." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-10-15/how-this-saturdays-no-kings-day-protests-will-be-different | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:25:13

  • "Below are some resources to help you know your rights, make your plan, and get help if you need it, before October 17 and beyond." ☛ https://www.nokings.org/nkve-resources | Source: No Kings    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:25:30

  • "Each of the more than 3,000 actions will focus on early voting and turnout rather than protesting, Indivisible cofounder Ezra Levin told USA TODAY." ☛ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/15/no-kings-coalition-plans-nationwide-early-voting-events/92216269007/ | Source: Gannett    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:25:43

  • "Although Tuesday, November 3 is election day, most areas of the United States allow voters to cast their ballots ahead of time, sometimes weeks in advance." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/no-kings-movement-seeks-to-boost-early-voting-1751908818 | Source: RTL    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:26:00

  • "That’s why we’re helping voters understand what’s at stake in the 2026 midterm elections, and create their plan to vote." ☛ https://reproductivefreedomforall.org/resources/join-no-kings-vote-early-on-october-17-2026/ |    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:26:21

  • "The establishment press and some Democrats are strangely mute over the president’s flagrant abuse of the legal system." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/ilhan-omar-raid-trump-reaction/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:26:46

  • "Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Church was a smash hit among evangelical Christians in the 1990s." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/10/evangelicals-warren-organizing-community-socialism | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:27:10

  • "In a drastic escalation on Monday, agents from Homeland Security Investigations conducted a predawn raid on Omar’s house in Washington" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/trump-administration-reportedly-trying-to-denaturalize-and-deport-ilhan-omar/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:27:29

  • "Usually authoritarians target those on the margins before expanding their repression." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/10/trump-vance-politicized-deportation-omar | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:27:46

  • "The Telegraph, citing four anonymous sources, reports that Musk proposed slowing down Starshield" ☛ https://newrepublic.com/post/216758/elon-musk-trump-ukraine-starlink-restrictions | Source: New Republic    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:28:14

  • "A Ukrainian military official claimed Wednesday that Elon Musk’s SpaceX had interrupted functioning of the country’s military-grade Starlink terminals." ☛ https://newrepublic.com/post/216726/white-house-made-decision-cut-ukraine-internet-starlink | Source: New Republic    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:28:28

  • "The valve, so to speak, that we can physically control on the Estonian side is closed, so nothing can flow through there" ☛ https://news.err.ee/1610168398/estonia-wants-to-block-russian-gas-transit-through-baltics-for-good | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:29:01

  • "Bound To Intensify" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-shadow-war-nato-europe-christopher-walker-cepa/33877174.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:29:17

  • "Everything that we do daily has some sort of connection to federal data" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/lorax-disappearing-federal-data-denice-ross/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:29:43

  • "When the lakes are covered with ice, they are more protected from waves generated by strong winter storms" ☛ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/great-lakes-ice-cover-is-shrinking-fast-a-century-of-data-reveals-why/ | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:34:10

  • "The fight against data centers makes sense for the former climate activist." ☛ https://newrepublic.com/post/216732/data-centers-lawrence-michigan-democrat | Source: New Republic    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:34:18

  • "As Illinois made successive improvements to the National Road across the 20th century, in many places it built a new road alongside the old." ☛ https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/10/16/the-abandoned-national-road-between-casey-and-greenup-illinois/ | Source: Jim Grey    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:36:34

  • "What's illustrated by [our] study is that there's no trade-off between power generation and fish survival that's necessary to make." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/what-on-earth-eels-hydro-dams-9.7381506 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:38:14

  • "For years, the story of Apple’s immense success has focused on the unparalleled design brilliance of Steve Jobs, the operational mastery of Tim Cook" ☛ https://pariganaka.com/how-apple-inadvertently-built-chinas-tech-powerhouse/ | Source: Pariganaka    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:39:38

  • "The National Cybersecurity Hub, housed in the department of communications & digital technologies" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/why-cybersecurity-is-now-a-national-security-issue-for-south-africa/287342/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:39:56

  • "Ericsson continues to maintain a robust research and development program, investing 20 percent of sales or $1.2 billion in the quarter, up three percent YoY." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/ericsson-q3-results-up-on-networks-growth/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:40:26

  • "As for the Jews left in post-Crystal Night Germany there was nobody anymore who had any hesitation about leaving." ☛ https://www.oldsite.religion-online.org/showarticle26b9.html |    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:40:42

  • "But AI has nothing to do with digital sovereignty. It is not load-bearing. All it takes to understand this is a little thought-experiment." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/10/15/sovereign-it/#boring-stuff-matters | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:42:13

  • "Russian bot traffic showed signs of slowing down after Ukraine bombed some of Yandex’s biggest data centers." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/malicious-russian-disinformation-bot-traffic-barely-flinches-after-ukraine-strikes-yandex-data-centers-and-auto-migration-kicks-in-cloudflare-tracks-170-million-automated-attacks-shifting-to-alternate-cloud-hosts | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:42:38

  • "Because each of the four books had fewer than seven copies in circulation, the district’s media review committee did not review the books and make a recommendation to the board." ☛ https://jaxtoday.org/2026/10/08/duval-schools-books-removed/ |    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:43:17

  • "Ban Censorship, Not Books" ☛ https://www.statepress.com/article/2026/10/the-echo-book-bans-higher-education |    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:43:37

  • "According to the non-profit’s 2026 Index of School Book Bans" ☛ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/10/ai-is-speeding-up-censorship-schools-banned-more-books-than-ever-this-year/ |    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:44:03

  • "The club confirmed to The Times that Silva was issued a 12-month criminal trespass notice by the city of Austin." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/delos/newsletter/2026-10-16/ice-walkout-austin-fc-fans-sports-politics | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:44:38

  • "Authorities are still investigating Wednesday’s firebombing of the Dalai Lama’s representative office in South Africa" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2026/10/16/tibet-south-africa-attack-fire-dalai-lama/ | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:44:59

  • "A few days before the conference, a number of colleagues started receiving emails from Michael Shellenberger who runs a Substact where he goes after democracy defenders" ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3084325/how-us-bullied-vilnius-into-dropping-support-for-conference-critical-of-trump | Source: LRT    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:45:20

  • GNU Hurd possibly future topic    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:49:29

  • s/users to install rootkits/users to install rootkits, such as restricted boot/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:49:34

  • "The press, due to its watchdog role, has often had an adversarial relationship with the government." ☛ https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2026/local-news-press-access-public-officials/ | Source: Poynter Institute    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:49:56

  • "Trump also directed his ire against the free press, expressing disdain for journalists over their reporting on leaks from the White House." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/trump-tells-maga-audience-leakers-should-be-shot/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:50:22

  • "Palestinian medics said two people were injured and taken to hospitals in the area of Ramallah." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261016-us-journalist-injured-during-israeli-settler-attack-on-west-bank-olive-harvest | Source: France24    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:50:34

  • "Photojournalist Heidi Levine was knocked down, beaten, and robbed of her camera equipment by masked settlers in an attack captured on video by other journalists." ☛ https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/506707/heidi-levine-photojournalist-attack-settlers-west-bank | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:51:20

  • "Levine was caught in the mix. She was in a vest that read “PRESS” on the front and the back, but the attacking Israelis did not care to differentiate her." ☛ https://newrepublic.com/post/216728/israeli-settlers-rob-beat-washington-post-journalist | Source: New Republic    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:51:56

  • "The detention follows an Oct 13 report by Özgür about asset freezes imposed in connection with the fund investigation" ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/another-journalist-detained-over-reporting-on-turkey-s-investment-fund-crisis-324461 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:52:09

  • "One could argue that a statistical language engine is an inherently less honest technology than symbolic systems like Lean, but really they are mutually complementary." ☛ https://raymyers.org/post/math-dumped-openai/ | Source: Ray Myers    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:52:54

  • "Despite Illinois’ sanctuary laws, local police in and around Chicago helped ICE investigative agents track activists engaged in First Amendment–protected activities." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/chicago-area-cops-helped-hsi-spy-on-minnesota-anti-ice-activists/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:53:07

  • "The protests stem from a massive government effort, known as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), to revise India’s electoral rolls by removing dead, duplicate, and ineligible voters." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/10/india-cockroach-protests-elections-democracy | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:53:42

  • "Human Rights Watch research in the United States found that major companies use opaque and frequently changing algorithms to set pay, leaving workers unable to understand how their earnings are calculated." ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/ai-has-a-labor-problem/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:53:54

  • "Money is a major reason workers put in such long hours. About 90 percent earn additional income elsewhere, while platform work is the sole source of income for roughly 2,000 people." ☛ https://news.err.ee/1610168320/platform-workers-grueling-hours-raising-health-and-safety-concerns | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:54:40

  • "Vaquero stresses that it would be wrong to generalize, since many players have welcomed the fact that Lucía Caminos shares the spotlight in GTA VI with Jason Duval" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-10-16/from-lara-croft-to-lucia-caminos-why-does-a-female-lead-in-a-video-game-still-provoke-backlash.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:54:53

  • "Roughly 75 percent of U.S. public libraries rely on E-Rate support for [Internet] access and broadband-enabled services." ☛ https://www.ala.org/news/2026/10/ala-showcases-outsized-impact-library-broadband-fcc | Source: American Library Association    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:55:39

  • "Eliminating E-Rate would have serious negative effects on the U.S. economy" ☛ https://www.ala.org/news/2026/10/new-report-eliminating-e-rate-would-cost-us-economy-42-billion-year | Source: American Library Association    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:55:48

  • "Here's how Amazon broke the economy: first, they locked in a key group of shoppers." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/10/15/enshittipedia/# | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:56:20

  • "The generative AI industry has been relying on the 2025 ruling in the Anthropic books case that training a chatbot was fair use if you’d bought the books." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/16/us-third-circuit-ai-training-not-fair-use-after-all/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 13:56:41

  • Steam Beta for October 15 brings a 64bit Linux client, Achievement Sets and more | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-beta-for-october-15-brings-a-64bit-linux-client-achievement-sets-and-more/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:07:48

  • SteamOS 0.5.6 Beta for Steam Frame makes adding apk files simpler | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steamos-0-5-6-beta-for-steam-frame-makes-adding-apk-files-simpler/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steamos-0-5-6-beta-for-steam-frame-makes-adding-apk-files-simpler/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:08:02

  • Proton Experimental for October 15 has fixes for ARC Raiders, C-C Red Alert, Counterstrike and The Aftermath | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/proton-experimental-for-october-15-has-fixes-for-arc-raiders-c-c-red-alert-counterstike-and-the-aftermath/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:08:25

  • BRUTAL, the framework behind RimWorld's Waylith engine, releases its source code | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/brutal-the-framework-behind-rimworlds-waylith-engine-releases-its-source-code/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:10:00

  • Get some spooky games in the Digiphile Orcatober Aquatic Horrors Bundle | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/get-some-spooky-games-in-the-digiphile-orcatober-aquatic-horrors-bundle/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:14:43

  • Caves of Qud: Diaspora is coming December 9 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/caves-of-qud-diaspora-is-coming-december-9/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/caves-of-qud-diaspora-is-coming-december-9/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:20:42

  • The Fallout inspired ATOM RPG returns with a Plague Island DLC and major update | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/the-fallout-inspired-atom-rpg-returns-with-a-plague-island-dlc-and-major-update/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:21:01

  • Here's the Top Steam Releases of September, 2026 along with compatibility ratings | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/heres-the-top-steam-releases-of-september-2026-along-with-compatibility-ratings/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:23:24

  • NVIDIA GeForce NOW gets expanded DLSS 4.5 Controls | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/nvidia-geforce-now-gets-expanded-dlss-4-5-controls/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:24:08

  • The impressive sci-fi squad tactics game 'Archrebel Tactics' gets a fresh demo | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/the-impressive-sci-fi-squad-tactics-game-archrebel-tactics-gets-a-fresh-demo/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:26:41

  • "The Happy-Go-Lucky Jewish Group That Connects Trump and Putin - POLITICO Magazine" https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/04/the-happy-go-lucky-jewish-group-that-connects-trump-and-putin-215007/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:35:04

  • iophk: I'm surprised 34% are that stupid https://thenewstack.io/synthetic-data-referential-integrity/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:35:31

  • "Cuttings: Getting back with your X" https://onemanandhisblog.com/2026/10/cuttings-getting-back-with-your-x/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:35:41

  • "I’m Sick of the Left’s Purity Tests - by Hamilton Nolan" https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/im-sick-of-the-lefts-purity-tests    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:35:54

  • "Why Trump Nixed Execution Livestream - Ken Klippenstein" https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/why-trump-nixed-execution-livestream    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:36:04

  • "Oregon Teacher Fought School Attacker Before Armed Dad Shot Suspect 'Multiple Times', Police Say | IBTimes UK" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/oregon-teacher-fought-school-attacker-before-armed-dad-shot-suspect-multiple-times-police-say-1826143    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:36:30

  • MIT promoting skinnerboxes https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/16/1146834/kids-are-outsmarting-social-media-bans-thats-not-a-problem-we-need-to-solve/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/05/27/joi-ito-email/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:37:26

  • "Further | Make It Shitty, Vengeful, Inept and Untrue | Opinion" https://www.commondreams.org/further/make-it-shitty-vengeful-inept-and-untrue    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:37:36

  • "Trump Admin Just Effectively Killed a Popular Renewable Energy Program | Truthout" https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-just-effectively-killed-a-popular-renewable-energy-program/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:37:47

  • "Zelenskiy Smiles as Entire EU Summit Laughs at Trump | The New Republic" https://newrepublic.com/post/216751/zelenskiy-smiles-eu-summit-laughs-trump-scapegoat    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:38:04

  • "Expert: Trump does not have the power to force Ukraine to capitulate | News | ERR" https://news.err.ee/1610168419/expert-trump-does-not-have-the-power-to-force-ukraine-to-capitulate    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:38:16

  • not that new, zero-click compromise via served ads has been around a long time and is known as malvertising https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/15/israeli-firm-digital-ads-enabling-installation-of-zero-click-spyware-researchers-say    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:38:39

  • "Anne Applebaum on the contradiction of Trump’s support of Russia — Watch Video At The Kyiv Independent" https://kyivindependent.com/anne-applebaum-on-the-contradiction-of-trumps-support-of-russia/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:38:51

  • Introducing GNOME OS Preview ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1101057/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:50:54

  • Natalie Vock: LLM Thoughts (mine) ☞ https://pixelcluster.dev/LLM-Thoughts/ "don’t like LLMs"    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:55:16

  • ConcurrentML: Improving on Go's concurrency model ☞ https://master--suspicious-stonebraker-7d2d21.netlify.app/post/2026/golang-racket-concurrency/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:55:39

  • Xerxes Pi 2026 and Xerxes Nano carrier boards offer NVMe, PoE, and OCuLink for Raspberry Pi and Jetson modules (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/16/xerxes-pi-2026-and-xerxes-nano-carrier-boards-offer-nvme-poe-and-oculink-for-raspberry-pi-and-jetson-modules/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:56:30

  • 133: Cleverness Is Your Only Option ☞ https://mwl.io/archives/25014    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:57:20

  • Model Context Protocol gateway for Red Bait OpenShift is now generally available ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/model-context-protocol-gateway-red-hat-openshift-now-generally-available    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:57:58

  • Scale OpenShift Dev Spaces in air-gapped environments ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/16/scale-openshift-dev-spaces-air-gapped-environments    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 14:58:33

  • "M5Stack has introduced the PaperDIY Assembly Kit, an ESP32-S3-based development platform featuring a 4.7-inch e-paper display with 960 × 540 resolution and 16-level grayscale." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/m5stack-paperdiy-assembly-kit-opens-up-4-7-inch-e-paper-development/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:00:06

  • "What’s the most vital asset for an AI company today?  For venture backed AI business, it might be “funding” or “revenue”." ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/ai/trustworthy-ai-map/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:01:34

  • "Getting to both was quite an adventure. The way there was a train from Mikulov to Břeclav" ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/10/16/osas-and-oss-eu-2026-report/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:02:48

  • OpenLogic is a Microsoft front ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/announcing-the-2027-state-of-open-source-survey https://techrights.org/wiki/OpenLogic/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:06:54

  • Googlebooks are as poorly timed as Valve’s Steam Machine, and may suffer a similar fate ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/googlebooks-are-as-poorly-timed-as-valves-steam-machine-and-may-suffer-a-similar-fate    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:18:34

  • See you at Maker Faire Rome 2026! ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/10/16/see-you-at-maker-faire-rome-2026/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:22:18

  • My A–Z Toolbox: Go ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/my-a-z-toolbox-go/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:24:18

  • Measuring the brain's long-term memory forming latency ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/physics/brain-latency-singing.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:25:00

  • There's a Surprisingly Simple Way to Remove Microplastics in Your Drinking Water ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-surprisingly-simple-way-to-remove-microplastics-in-your-drinking-water    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:25:23

  • Guardian and Sun agree on ban for deceptive Hey Hi (AI) bots ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/guardian-and-sun-agree-on-ban-for-deceptive-ai-bots/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:28:08

  • Rogue Hey Hi (AI) Swarm Responds to Reporter’s Questions ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/rogue-ai-swarm-reporters-questions    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:28:20

  • When a Social Media Mob Came for Cornell’s Jane Doe ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/nyregion/cornell-jane-doe-internet-doxing.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:28:40

  • The Lawful Access Act’s threats to  Canada’s national security ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/the-lawful-access-acts-threats-to-canadas-national-security/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:29:11

  • A Former Rome Reporter on the Pope’s Health and Legacy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/insider/pope-leo-xiv-lung-cancer-vatican-legacy.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:33:12

  • Uncertainty Over Pope’s Health Fuels Familiar Debate Over Vatican’s Candor ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/world/europe/pope-leo-vatican-transparency-cancer.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:33:25

  • Smoke from Kalimantan fires reaches Jakarta skies ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/smoke-from-kalimantan-fires-reaches-jakarta-skies    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:33:44

  • Indonesia's forest fires spark public health crisis across Southeast Asia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/access-asia/20261016-indonesia-s-forest-fires-spark-public-health-crisis-across-southeast-asia    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:33:56

  • A Wayward Shark Becomes a Celebrity in South Korea ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/world/asia/south-korea-busan-shark.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:34:39

  • South Korea reviews expanding military mission in Middle East, report says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-reviews-expanding-military-mission-in-middle-east-report-says    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:35:04

  • South Korea’s oldest hippo, Hasun, dies at 46 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-oldest-hippo-hasun-dies-at-46    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:35:26

  • Haze: Fires in Indonesia are outside Malaysian firms’ areas, says minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/haze-fires-in-indonesia-are-outside-malaysian-firms-areas-says-minister    

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

  • Haze in Malaysia: Schools to close, public gatherings halted if API exceeds 200 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/haze-in-malaysia-schools-to-close-public-gatherings-halted-if-api-exceeds-200    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:45:16

  • Haze chokes Malaysia’s farmers, families and businesses as economic costs mount ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/haze-chokes-malaysias-farmers-families-and-businesses-as-economic-costs-mount    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:45:38

  • Philippines hits back at Chinese envoy over 'thinly veiled threat' of force ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/philippines-hits-back-at-chinese-envoy-over-thinly-veiled-threat-of-force    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:46:22

  • BBC and ManCity https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/17/bbc-and-mancity/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 15:57:51

  • Erling Haaland FC https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/17/erling-haaland-fc/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 16:32:57

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man’s new press secretary says China lacked ‘proper’ toilets ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/16/trumps-new-press-secretary-says-china-lacked-proper-toilets/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 16:55:06

  • Prolific Chinese espionage group exploits BeyondTrust zero-day ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/china-espionage-attacks-beyondtrust-zero-day-armory-castle/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 16:55:47

  • “Maresca Sets New PL Record” https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/17/maresca-sets-new-pl-record/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 17:06:10

  • China Builds Actual Giant Mecha ☞ https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/china-builds-actual-giant-mecha    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 17:08:31

  • Why young Indonesians are falling back in love with cinemas and the analogue lifestyle ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/why-young-indonesians-are-falling-back-in-love-with-cinemas-and-the-analogue-lifestyle    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 17:08:43

  • Drinking 'Very' Hot Tea or Coffee Could Triple Your Risk of This Cancer, Huge Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/drinking-very-hot-tea-or-coffee-could-triple-your-risk-of-this-cancer-huge-study-finds    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 17:09:23

  • New Drug Protects People With Celiac Disease From Gluten Damage in Clinical Trial ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-drug-protects-people-with-celiac-disease-from-gluten-damage-in-clinical-trial    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 17:10:48

  • This Diet And Exercise Combination Put Early-Onset Diabetes Into Remission in Half of Participants ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-diet-and-exercise-combination-put-early-onset-diabetes-into-remission-in-half-of-participants    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 17:21:01

  • You cannot be a gentleman with thugs ("nice guys finish last"). Thugs give up when it stings too much.    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 17:55:35

  • Re "last para" http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_VI_Racism_Against_Blacks.shtml feedback: maybe the courts can reform to make one-sided abuse by foreign actors harder or impossible    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 17:56:39

  • SRA needs reform, to be sure    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 17:56:50

  • Mysterious 'Golden Tree' Coral Is So Weird, Scientists Had to Create a New Family on The Tree of Life ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-golden-tree-coral-is-so-weird-scientists-had-to-create-a-new-family-on-the-tree-of-life    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 17:59:54

  • After 40 Years, Chornobyl's Radioactive Particles Are Surprisingly Stable ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/after-40-years-chornobyls-radioactive-particles-are-surprisingly-stable    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:00:12

  • recent publications regarding GGG depleted only about 2% of the material we have left to cover. And they keep sending more and more.    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:04:21

  • Covering what they did will help protect others https://broligarchy.substack.com/ it's an elaborate "industry" http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/The_Society_of_Media_Lawyers_UK_is_a_Truly_Malicious_Anti_Media.shtml    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:06:00

  • Interesting GNU/Linux trends in Sudan https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&loc=SD&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&dateRange=52w    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:16:40

  • GGG is in trouble; merely explaining what happens is not hard; if party A does bad things, then Party A dreads sunlight, parties B-Z look from afar and learn from A's mistakes http://techrights.org/n/2026/06/07/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_100_Out_of_200_Interlude_and_Outline_of_t.shtml    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:18:07

  • "...but please be sure to bring up Restricted Boot each time so that the a-holes of fediverse have a harder time spinning it as a personal spat" -Anon    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:18:35

  • The aim is not to appease the oppressor's friends, but it is a huge bonus if one can cause these friends to defect and see past the groupthink    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:19:25

  • The aim is not to appease the oppressor's friends, but it is a huge bonus if one can cause these friends to defect and see past the groupthink    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:19:37

  • With MAGAts, making them not vote is great; making them vote for Harris is fool's errand    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:20:38

  • Keystrokes in Disguise: Forensic Analysis of a Digispark HID Device ☞ https://blog.nviso.eu/2026/10/16/keystrokes-in-disguise-forensic-analysis-of-a-digispark-hid-device/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:21:03

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Plays Old CNN Praise at Rally Hours After Same Analyst Calls His Poll Numbers 'Absolutely Garbage' ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-replays-harry-enten-cnn-clip-poll-numbers-1826145    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:41:06

  • Punished for Hustling? Internet Erupts as Civil Servant Faces Fraud Trial for Juggling Five Full-Time Jobs ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/civil-servant-five-government-jobs-fraud-trial-1826146    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:41:20

  • Thai cops bust 'audacious' cross-border fiberoptic cable running to Myanmar scam compound ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/thai-cops-bust-audacious-cross-border-fiberoptic-cable-running-to-myanmar-scam-compound-350-meter-48-core-cable-was-supplying-illegal-border-casino-and-a-scam-center-with-6tb-of-data-per-day    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:42:03

  • Mexico’s telecom sector shifts again as Televisa buys AT&T for US $2 billion ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/mexicos-telecom-sector-shifts-again-as-televisa-buys-att-for-us-2-billion/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:42:25

  • AI Experts Already Doomsday Prepping for When Hey Hi (AI) Takes Out the Entire Financial System ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-expert-doomsday-prepping-ai-financial-system    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:43:04

  • It does not work ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/10/the-hard-part-of-ai-isnt-deployment-its-proving-it-works/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:43:40

  • Bribery ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/technology/meta-midterms-funding.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:44:23

  • The Kash Patel Impeachment Referral Inside the Employment Lawsuit ☞ https://emptywheel.net/2026/10/16/the-kash-patel-impeachment-referral-inside-the-employment-lawsuit/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:44:40

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Envoy's Dramatic Fall: Paolo Zampolli Fired Amid Feud and Sexual Assault Lawsuit ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/paolo-zampolli-removed-ice-custody-dispute-1826139    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:44:54

  • Sony Music, Universal Music File a Brand-New Legal Action Against DistroKid to Force Disclosure of Its Hey Hi (AI) Upload Volumes ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/16/sony-music-umg-lawsuit-vs-distrokid-ai-disclosure/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:45:40

  • Dua Lipa’s $15 Million Legal Dogfight with Samsung Continues After Samsung Moves to Dismiss the Action Outright ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/16/dua-lipa-samsung-lawsuit-continues/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:46:10

  • Dave Airlie (blogspot): jetlag diversions - llvmpipe 512-wide vector support ☞ https://airlied.blogspot.com/2026/10/jetlag-diversions-llvmpipe-512-wide.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:46:33

  • El Niño Threatens Global Sugar Supply ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/climate/india-sugarcane-production-sugar-prices.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:47:09

  • Indian police detain ‘cockroach’ founder, student leaders ahead of Delhi rally ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/security-stepped-up-in-indias-capital-for-cockroach-movement-rally    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:47:43

  • Did Chinese cars squeal on Norway’s military? ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/17/did-chinese-cars-squeal-on-norways-military/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:48:21

  • India detains top 'cockroach' leader as hundreds protest in capital ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261016-india-detains-top-cockroach-leader-as-hundreds-protest-in-capital    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:48:35

  • Cybersecurity incident at BAE Systems disrupts US bankruptcy court system ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/bae-systems-cybersecurity-incident-us-bankruptcy-courts/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:49:20

  • Patent Dispute Report: Q3 2026 ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/10/16/patent-dispute-report-q3-2026    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:50:42

  • USA Today Co sues Proprietary Chaffbot Company ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/news-publisher-ai-deals-lawsuits-openai-google/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:51:14

  • Amazon Launches Ominous Wearable Ankle Monitor-Style Gadget That Records You Constantly ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/amazon-launches-bee-device-surveillance-watch-ai    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:51:34

  • Adrian Vovk: Introducing GNOME OS Preview ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/adrianvovk/2026/10/16/gnome-os-preview/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:53:24

  • This Week in Plasma: New Weather Widget and On-Screen Keyboard ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2026/10/17/this-week-in-plasma-new-weather-widget-and-on-screen-keyboard/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:54:15

  • This Week in GNOME: #270 Visualized Community ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/10/twig-270/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:54:41

  • SpectrumOS – Arch-based GNU/Linux distribution with Hyprland ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/spectrumos-arch-based-linux-distribution-with-hyprland/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:57:01

  • FilzaOS – Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux distribution with a customised GNOME desktop ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/filzaos-ubuntu-based-linux-distribution-with-a-customised-gnome-desktop/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:57:22

  • Arduino Ventuno Q Review ☞ https://www.linux.org/threads/arduino-ventuno-q-review.72949/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 18:58:18

  • Epic introduces an improved version of anti-cheat for GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/epic-introduces-an-improved-version-of-anti-cheat-for-linux-eac-linux-v2-will-finally-allow-linux-gamers-to-play-fortnite    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 19:13:41

  • Linus Torvalds posts his first AI-assisted patch to the Linux kernel, synthetic test clocks 23x performance leap ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linus-torvalds-posts-his-first-llm-assisted-patch-to-the-linux-kernel-after-issuing-clear-pro-ai-directives-the-bossman-makes-use-of-ai-tooling-himself    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 19:14:12

  • Valve’s Steam Client for GNU/Linux Goes 64-bit in Beta and Moves Into a Container ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/steam-linux-64-bit-client/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 19:14:40

  • Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1101015/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 19:14:58

  • GAFAM and Rust inside Linux decisions now ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1101020/ https://ojeda.dev/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 19:18:24

  • Canadian Study Proposes a National GNU/Linux Distribution to Replace backdoored Windows in Government ☞ https://linuxstans.com/canadian-study-proposes-a-national-linux-distribution-to-replace-windows-in-government/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 19:18:43

  • LHB GNU/Linux Digest #26.15: Taming stderr, Cybersecurity Certification and More ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/26-15/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 19:19:06

  • New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, including Car Park Capital and Hungry Horrors - 2026-10-14 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-10-14-edition/index.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 19:19:21

  • "14 years at Oracle can destroy anyone." https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/software/general-linux-open-source/1664123-after-23-years-longtime-linux-developer-to-step-back-for-a-while    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 19:24:06

  • Smelling a Scam https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/17/smelling-a-scam/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 19:57:18

  • The Politics of Standards ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/16/the-politics-of-standards/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 19:58:18

  • EU working on multiple fronts to limit Russians from entering bloc ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3083275/eu-working-on-multiple-fronts-to-limit-russians-from-entering-bloc    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 19:59:03

  • Russia Appears to Step Up Efforts to Influence U.S. Voters ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/politics/russian-influence-campaigns-midterms.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:00:32

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Law ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/politics/trump-order-russia-sanctions.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:00:40

  • Russia’s gray shadow over the Black Sea ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/1016/Russia-s-gray-shadow-over-the-Black-Sea    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:00:48

  • Newspaper denies Russia-detained reporter acted at Japan government behest ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/newspaper-denies-russia-detained-reporter-acted-at-japan-government-behest    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:00:58

  • Lithuania extends military support for patrolling Kaliningrad border ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3084115/lithuania-extends-military-support-for-patrolling-kaliningrad-border    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:01:09

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man puts Russia sanctions package on hold, says pause is in national interest ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/us-news/trump-puts-russia-sanctions-package-passed-by-congress-on-hold-says-waiver-is-in-us-national-interest/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:01:18

  • Delegates walked out of IMF steering committee meeting in Bangkok when Russian official spoke: Sources ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/delegates-walked-out-of-imf-steering-committee-meeting-when-russian-official-spoke-sources-say    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:01:34

  • What Life Is Like in Kyiv as Russia Tries to Make It Unlivable ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/world/europe/ukraine-war-life-in-kyiv.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:01:45

  • The Rupturing Convicted Felon-Zelensky Relationship Stands to Hurt Ukraine and Its European Allies ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/world/europe/trump-zelensky-ukraine-war.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:01:54

  • Securing a military victory is not easy. What Iran is teaching America. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2026/1016/us-war-iran-victory-army-hegseth    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:02:33

  • With US and Ukraine at odds, Russia cautiously tries to take advantage ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/1016/russia-ukraine-trump-diesel-deal-drone-strikes    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:02:43

  • Ukrainian drones hit Russian data centers, disrupting Russian apps and services ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/ukrainian-drones-hit-russian-data-centers-disrupting-russian-apps-and-services-attacks-highlight-the-fragility-of-the-countrys-digital-services    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:02:54

  • Zelensky hails "real leaders" in Europe, blasts Convicted Felon's diesel deal with Russia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261016-zelensky-hails-real-leaders-in-europe-blasts-trump-s-diesel-deal-with-russia    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:03:03

  • 'US tilting toward Russia: Europeans are standing more and more solidly with Zelensky' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20261016-us-tilting-toward-russia-europeans-are-standing-more-and-more-solidly-with-zelensky    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:03:17

  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Vs Zelensky, From the Screen to the Streets, Gen Z protests from Paris to Dehli ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-world-this-week/20261016-trump-vs-zelensky-from-the-screen-to-the-streets-gen-z-protests-from-paris-to-dehli    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:04:02

  • Zelensky turns to Europe for backing as ties with Convicted Felon deteriorate ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261016-zelensky-turns-to-europe-for-backing-as-ties-with-trump-deteriorate    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:04:15

  • Another aid convoy on its way from Latvia to Ukraine ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/16.10.2026-another-aid-convoy-on-its-way-from-latvia-to-ukraine.a667948/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:04:25

  • Pope Asks Putin for a Cease-Fire for a Ukrainian City Under Siege ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/world/europe/pope-leo-putin-ukraine-cease-fire.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:04:53

  • NebiOS 10.3-rc1 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/nebios    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:05:02

  • Zelenskyy Says US Diesel Deal Will Put Money 'Straight Into Putin's Pocket' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-senators-probe-starlink-zelenskyy-eu-summit/33877820.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:05:11

  • Vuu-do 20261015 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/vuudo    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:05:47

  • Asmi 26.10 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/asmi    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:05:55

  • What’s new in the Ubuntu 26.10 flavours? ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-2610-flavours-overview    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:06:28

  • Help us test Kdenlive ☞ https://kdenlive.org/news/2026/october-testing/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:06:54

  • 'America, with this president, is not our ally. Convicted Felon is a liar': French MEP Bernard Guetta ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20261016-america-with-this-president-is-not-our-ally-trump-is-a-liar-french-mep-bernard-guetta    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:07:28

  • REPLAY: Ukraine's Zelensky holds presser in Brussels ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261016-replay-ukraine-s-zelensky-holds-presser-in-brussels    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:07:39

  • Pope Leo XIV calls Putin, urges ceasefire as he recovers from lung surgery ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/world-news/pope-leo-xiv-urges-vladimir-putin-to-end-ukraine-war-amid-lung-surgery-recovery/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:07:52

  • VID: There will be no Russian diesel going through Latvia's ports ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/16.10.2026-vid-there-will-be-no-russian-diesel-going-through-latvias-ports.a667838/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:08:12

  • Shelly 3.1.7 GUI Package Manager for Arch GNU/Linux Adds RLPM Native Package Engine ☞ https://9to5linux.com/shelly-3-1-7-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-adds-rlpm-native-package-engine    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:09:00

  • KDE Plasma 6.6.7 Is Out with Support for Monitoring GPU Usage for defective chip maker Intel A380 GPUs ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-6-7-is-out-with-support-for-monitoring-gpu-usage-for-intel-a380-gpus    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:09:07

  • First Look at Devario OS: A Modern, Shelly-First GNU/Linux Distro Based on Arch GNU/Linux ☞ https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-devario-os-a-modern-shelly-first-linux-distro-based-on-arch-linux    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:09:14

  • The Torvalds-led Slopfest as a Reminder to Pursue Software Freedom, Not Plagiarism Endorsed (for Money) by 'Linux' Foundation ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/The_Torvalds_led_Slopfest_as_a_Reminder_to_Pursue_Software_Free.shtml    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:09:23

  • GNOME OS Preview Launches for the General Public with GNOME 51 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gnome-os-preview-launches-for-the-general-public-with-gnome-51    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:09:31

  • How to lower Android™ development costs by removing hardware from the critical path ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/lower-android-development-cost    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:09:56

  • Voyager 26.10 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/voyager    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:10:05

  • Ubuntu Unity 26.10 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/ubuntuunity    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:10:16

  • Microsoft's LF/OpenSSF is helping and working with Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2026/10/16/case-study-github-expands-malware-advisories-across-eight-ecosystems-with-openssf/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:11:33

  • IF? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-azeem-azhar-paul-kedrosky.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:12:24

  • MElon Is Trying to Buy the Midterms, and He Doesn’t Care Who Knows It ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/elon-musk-is-trying-to-buy-the-midterms-and-he-doesnt-care-who-knows-it    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:13:00

  • Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for fresh missile strike on Aden airport ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261017-yemen-s-houthis-claim-responsibility-for-fresh-missile-strike-on-aden-airport    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:13:25

  • Six of Eight openDesk Vendors Form Open Productivity for Digital Sovereignty ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/10/six-of-eight-opendesk-vendors-form-open-productivity-for-digital-sovereignty/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:14:10

  • Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 334 released ☞ https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-334-released/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:15:39

  • KDE Gear 26.12 release schedule ☞ https://tsdgeos.blogspot.com/2026/10/kde-gear-2612-release-schedule.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:16:18

  • KDE Plasma 6.6.7, Bugfix Release for October ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.7/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:16:25

  • Microsoft Patches Two Dozen RCE Flaws in Office ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-two-dozen-rce-flaws-in-office/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:17:22

  • BAE Systems Security Incident Stalls Notices From US Bankruptcy Courts ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/bae-systems-security-incident-stalls-notices-from-us-bankruptcy-courts/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:17:42

  • Baltic Assembly to meet in Tallinn ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/saeima/16.10.2026-baltic-assembly-to-meet-in-tallinn.a667946/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:17:54

  • Chinese APT Exploited BeyondTrust Vulnerability as Zero-Day ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-apt-exploited-beyondtrust-vulnerability-as-zero-day/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:18:49

  • F5, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/f5-juniper-networks-patch-critical-vulnerabilities/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:18:58

  • Thailand Orders 1,203 Care Facilities Inspected After Photos Allegedly Show Residents Confined in Metal Cages ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/thailand-inspects-care-facilities-after-caged-beds-1826152    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:25:50

  • Huw Edwards loses Daily Mail complaint and bemoans IPSO ‘travesty’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/huw-edwards-loses-ipso-daily-mail-complaint/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:26:33

  • Did Nintendo Kill Switch Emulation? The State of Yuzu, Ryujinx, and Their Forks in 2026 ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/did-nintendo-kill-switch-emulation-the-state-of-yuzu-ryujinx-and-their-forks-in-2026/index.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:27:01

  • Seeed Studio XIAO IPS display series features ESP32-S3 or nRF52840 SoC with 0.96-inch to 1.47-inch LCD options ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/17/seeed-studio-xiao-ips-display-series-features-esp32-s3-or-nrf52840-soc-with-0-96-inch-to-1-47-inch-lcd-options/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:27:45

  • Firefox Tooling Announcements: Firefox DevTools MCP 0.10.6 released ☞ https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-devtools-mcp-0-10-6-released/149832    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:28:32

  • Firefox Tooling Announcements: MozPhab 2.23.0 Released ☞ https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/mozphab-2-23-0-released/149833    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:28:51

  • Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppSimdJson 0.1.17 on CRAN: Updates ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/10/16#rcppsimdjson_0.1.17    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:29:20

  • Support for Istio 1.29 has ended ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/support/announcing-1.29-eol-final/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:30:05

  • Intellectual Discovery video compression patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/10/14/intellectual-discovery-video-compression-patent-challenged    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:30:40

  • Marketing spam disguised as "news" ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/ones-to-watch-netherlands-2026-barbara-mooij/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:31:24

  • Celonis lands win in process mining patent monopoly battle against SAP in Germany ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/celonis-lands-first-win-in-process-mining-patent-battle-against-sap-in-germany/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:31:43

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:32:00

  • Steinar H. Gunderson: Decompilation patterns, part 13: Reverse loop ☞ http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2026-10-16-22-29_decompilation_patterns_part_13_reverse_loop.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:32:25

  • OpenAI Models Hacked Data Portals, Raided a Crypto Wallet to Finish Tasks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/openai-models-hacked-data-portals-raided-a-crypto-wallet-to-finish-tasks/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:33:03

  • Decoding base64 in Python at 10 gigabytes per second ☞ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/10/17/decoding-base64-in-python-at-10-gigabytes-per-second/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:33:27

  • Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass in hospital while recovering from lung cancer operation ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261016-pope-leo-xiv-celebrates-mass-in-hospital-while-recovering-from-lung-cancer-operation    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:34:07

  • "The latest interim release of Ubuntu is here, complete with kernel 7.3 – even though it isn't officially out yet. It also includes a new speech-to-text system that is intriguing but not fully useful." https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/16/ubuntu-stonking-stingray-swims-into-spotlight-with-pre-release-kernel/5303580    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:36:20

  • Arch User Repository (AUR) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-arch-linux-packages-push-malware-with-root-privileges/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:38:11

  • "Linux is great at many things, and one of the big benefits it has over Windows is how it can easily give you a usable PC without having to actually install anything." https://www.xda-developers.com/my-linux-desktop-fits-usb-drive-boots-same-any-pc-use/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:38:32

  • That anime girl you keep seeing on Linux sites is a tiny proof-of-work puzzle, and it's keeping volunteer projects online https://www.xda-developers.com/that-anime-girl-you-keep-seeing-on-linux-sites-is-a-tiny-proof-of-work-puzzle-and-its-keeping-volunteer-projects-online/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:40:15

  • A mirror turned Valve's Steam Frame sources into 24 repositories inside 13 minutes https://mixed-news.com/en/steam-frame-source-24-repositories-deckard-linux-kernel-mirror/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:42:19

  • Intel adds Nova Lake GPUs to Xe VFIO driver https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-nova-lake-s-p-xe-graphics-get-sr-iov-virtualization-support-in-linux    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:42:56

  • Linux Finally Gets 64-Bit Steam Client and New Game Achievements Management in Client Beta https://www.techpowerup.com/353772/linux-finally-gets-64-bit-steam-client-and-new-game-achievements-management-in-client-beta    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:43:45

  • Suicide https://hackaday.com/2026/10/15/linux-kernel-drops-ai-tag-requirement-uses-meta-ai-for-code-reviews/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:45:06

  • "Another big new Steam Beta release for all platforms has arrived - bringing with it a 64bit Linux client, and a fancy Achievement Sets system." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-beta-for-october-15-brings-a-64bit-linux-client-achievement-sets-and-more/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:45:59

  • Steam now warns desktop Linux users when a game is known not to work with Proton https://mixed-news.com/en/steam-client-october-13-steamos-unsupported-dialog-desktop-linux-proton/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:46:21

  • Steam finally switches to 64-bit on Linux, but 32-bit libraries are still required https://videocardz.com/newz/steam-for-linux-finally-goes-64-bit    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:46:58

  • Critical Linux kernel vulnerability leads to full KVM escape https://cybernews.com/security/critical-linux-bug-pwnescape-allows-vm-escape/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:49:59

  • Linux now runs on PS5 console jailbreaks and July firmware, with PC games possible https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-now-runs-on-PS5-console-jailbreaks-and-July-firmware-with-PC-games-possible.1425575.0.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:50:59

  • Linux kernel gets a fix for a flaw that enabled attackers to escape VMs https://www.csoonline.com/article/4236460/linux-kernel-gets-a-fix-for-a-flaw-that-enabled-attackers-to-escape-vms.html    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:51:34

  • "Arch Linux users who mistyped yay or paru while installing the package helpers from the Arch User Repository (AUR) may have given a stranger root access to their machine." https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/16/arch-linux-aur-malware-yay-paru/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:52:04

  • The triple-OS NexPhone runs Android, Linux, and Windows 11, but you’ll have to wait until 2027 for it https://www.xda-developers.com/the-triple-os-nexphone-runs-android-linux-and-windows-11-but-youll-have-to-wait-until-2027-for-it/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:52:30

  • Malware, repeat, malware. https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/16/microsoft-bringing-defender-to-linux-desktops-repeat-microsoft-bringing-defender-to-linux-desktops/5303477    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 20:53:18

  • "I am unsure this has anything to do with Voyager, but it was mildly entertaining. And it’s Harry Kim! And he clearly loves it and the Voyager fan community and all that goes with it. It’s all quite heartwarming." gemini://eve.smol.pub/the-extended-interviews-on-ito-the-journey-looking-back-ati-star-trek-voyager    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 21:56:39

  • "A personal log entry, here, so I can (with any luck) look back on it, should I need to remember this incident. Also cathartic writing. Due to severe chronic norovirus since January – so 7 months now – I have become severely malnourished and lost a lot of weight." gemini://eve.smol.pub/admission-meds-vascular-access    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 21:57:14

  • "Another personal post, on being in hospital and suffering. And so, after a substantial wait, the IV feeding for which I had been waiting started." gemini://eve.smol.pub/feed-infection-control-fluid-overload    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 21:59:36

  • "Another personal post, on being in hospital and suffering. And so, after a substantial wait, the IV feeding for which I had been waiting started." gemini://eve.smol.pub/feed-infection-control-fluid-overload    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:04:59

  • "How do you totally securely share a secret number with someone, utterly in public, without anybody else being able to get it?" gemini://eve.smol.pub/how-can-you-securely-share-a-secret-number-with-someone-totally-in-public    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:06:13

  • "Are they references to external publications (say I put details of a book published by a publisher in there)?" gemini://eve.smol.pub/repository-metadata-contain-ontological-ambiguities-that-fold-into-flat-hierarchies    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:06:55

  • "Continuing with the BaseFree numerical system... Now it is time for the rest of the zeroth (first) cycle of number place's: the numbers from "1" until "9" (the number "0" of this cycle has already been explained)." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2026-10-17__BaseFree_Numerical_System_-_Part_1.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:08:18

  • "The quintet I play in was supposed to have a gig on Halloween. That fell through - it was last-minute, not enough time to rehearse properly with bringing in a new oboist, and people weren't feeling it - and I'm sort of glad for it, because the month is kind of crazy." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/10-17.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:08:53

  • "With so many people using adblockers on their devices (30% worldwide), maybe advertisers are thinking "betcha can't block this!" with the big screens they are installing everywhere." gemini://rochelimit.uk/articles/20261017_Big_glowing_advertising_screens.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:09:22

  • "I could use a much bigger web application to manage downloads, complete with a database, user accounts, and a dashboard but all I want is to serve my own ZIM archive and some other files over HTTP, so I put together a tiny Docker setup using Nginx and Alpine Linux." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/a-tiny-docker-image-for-serving-static-files/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:10:32

  • "Thanks weather. Tricked me into going for a ride with gorgeous sunny weather. And then the dangerous wind storm and sudden temperature drop halfway through. That's what I get for going outside .." gemini://b-ark.ca/2026/10/17/thanks-weather-tricked-me/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:10:59

  • "I was curious how quickly my coffee setup paid itself back so I did some math for funzies." gemini://b-ark.ca/2026/10/17/did-the-math/    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:11:30

  • "I really enjoyed reading these! The water analogy about voltage, current and and wattage really helped, as I have never really understood them. It's possible I'm already mixing up words lol." gemini://akselmo.dev/gemlog/2026-10-17-re-solarminiserver.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:12:47

  • "But as well as audience share, they are losing revenue. The number of homes that declare that they don't watch BBC content as it is broadcast, and thus don't need to buy a TV Licence, rises every year. This neatly closes that loophole." gemini://readme.fairlygood.net/gemlog/2026-10-17_bbc-news-channel-launches-on-youtube-for-viewers-in-uk-and-us.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:13:35

  • "Now, I've typed the title in spur of moment, but what was it that really got me going? Ah, another "port" of a nostalgic game, running on Android/PS2/PC/DOS/whatever." gemini://ghosisiphus.xyz/glog/2026-10-17-no-dreams-and-goals.gmi    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:14:08

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2128.jpg    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:14:39

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1771.jpg    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:14:45

  • "Mrs kdan and I went to the cinema this week for the first time since the animated film Wall-E came out, which was around 2008. The film which persuaded us out of our customary domestic evening torpor was the latest adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, directed by Georgia Oakley." gemini://kdan.smol.pub/sense_sensibility    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:16:50

  • Infinite scrolls (poe/en) gemini://danchium.smol.pub/infinite-scrolls    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:17:28

  • (B)lock(ed) (poe/en) gemini://danchium.smol.pub/blocked    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:17:56

  • "Autumn began almost a month ago, but where I live it doesn't feel like the autumn I'm used to until about now (mid October). For the first time last night the cool winds blew in with gusto." gemini://wilcosky.smol.pub/changing-seasons-teaches-us-balance    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:18:37

  • "i'm thoroughly surprised at myself and how my art has been going. a week or two ago i got a new sketchbook, mostly because an artist i follow on youtube uses almost exclusively those, when she doesn't make one herself." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/20261017    

posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 22:19:07
Updated in real time for the given day Maintained by Roy Schestowitz