Roy Schestowitz

• "This release adds the ability to mark clipboard entries as favorites in Klipper so they’ll be permanently saved, a feature requested 22 years ago." https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-5-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new    

posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 22:52:31

• "The US government has entered its fourth week of shutdown. A peace deal is being brokered in Gaza. Trends are flying across TikTok and Instagram at breakneck speed. And lately, I've felt rather disconnected from it all." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2025/202510/20251021-happy-disconnection.gmi    

posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 23:06:19

• "Design for 3D-Printing - this blog post is an incredible wealth of information for anyone designing or printing 3D printable parts, but it really appeals to the engineer with it's technical details and illustrations" gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi    

posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 23:06:54

• "Yesterday, I found the root cause of a bug [1] but I did not go into details about how that bug slipped into production (so to speak). That's easy—the configuration of mod_blog [2] differ between my development server and public server." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/10/21.1    

posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 23:09:34

• New Report Alleges Over a Quarter of European Game Devs Lost Their Jobs This Year https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/report-european-game-devs-quarter-layoffs    

posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 23:12:29

• Over 26% of European game professionals were laid off in the past year, more than 10% still searching for jobs https://www.gamesindustry.biz/over-26-of-european-game-professionals-were-laid-off-in-the-past-year-more-than-10-still-searching-for-jobs    

posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 23:12:51

• "People that inspired my website: [...] Richard Stallman" https://x.com/dr_vedur/status/1980743828631060805    

posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 23:34:30

• Or richard stallman when he said "i always end up accidentally writing text editors"    

posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 23:35:21

• ”When we talk about free software, we refer to freedom, not price.” 😁 (Richard Stallman)    

posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 23:35:59

• The Uniques of My Fav Host Gemini & My Ideas gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2719    

posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 23:47:33

• IBM: "Everybody in Consulting is a Partner, Senior Partner or Senior Senior Senior Partner - Cut this by 75% and get rid of most of the lipstick crowd - return to growth - not that hard!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k0540gdg    

posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 23:51:11

• Surprise! Xbox is raising more prices, this time it’s the dev kit https://www.escapistmagazine.com/news-xbox-raising-price-of-dev-kit/ Suicide https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/21/Microsoft_XBox_is_Just_Vapourware_Promises_of_Hardware_That_Doe.shtml    

posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 23:52:52

• Rovio has announced the dismissal of 36 employees due to the disappointing performance of Angry Birds Dream Blast https://wnhub.io/news/hr/item-49112    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 00:41:31

• https://cybershow.uk/ offline again    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 01:07:51

• (but do not blame AWS)    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 01:08:04

• "The most recent update to the cloud giant’s service health page opens by recounting how a DNS mess meant services could not reach a DynamoDB API, which led to widespread outages." https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/21/aws_outage_update/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 01:19:53

• "A custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom." https://librewolf.net/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 02:36:35

• "Linux isn't just for older, sluggish hardware. These distros shine on new PCs too." https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-free-linux-distros-built-for-speed-and-power-and-your-new-pc/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 07:42:04

• "I'll be upfront; I don't have a lot of experience with Linux. I started my journey with Linux Mint around five months ago, back when I was a Windows fanboy." https://www.xda-developers.com/tried-arch-linux-ex-windows-fanboy/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 07:43:43

• Patented crap https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/21/ntfsplus_new_rw_driver/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 07:44:15

• "KDE announced the full release of Plasma 6.5 on Monday night. This major update to the desktop environment for Linux distributions and BSDs comes with several new features and improvements, including fuzzy search functions and programmable theme transitions." https://www.howtogeek.com/kde-plasma-6-5-is-here/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 07:45:07

• "This release also introduces additional fixes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 and 9.7 kernels in Linux Guest Additions." https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-2-4-released-with-initial-support-for-linux-kernel-6-18    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 07:46:11

• "(Additionally, there are x86-64 images of Mobian, which in principle let you test it out if you don't have a suitable phone – but we couldn't get any of them to start in three different hypervisors.)" https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/21/mobian_trixie/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 07:46:25

• Xubuntu website hijacked to serve malware | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/xubuntu-website-got-hijacked-to-serve-malware/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/xubuntu-website-got-hijacked-to-serve-malware/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 10:39:04

• Open source racer SuperTuxKart 1.5 out now, development moving onto SuperTuxKart Evolution | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/open-source-racer-supertuxkart-1-5-out-now-development-moving-onto-supertuxkart-evolution/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 10:40:49

• KDE Plasma 6.5 is out now with a number of highly-requested features | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/kde-plasma-6-5-is-out-now-with-a-number-of-highly-requested-features/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 10:41:29

• Want to avoid AI gen on Steam? This browser userscript might save your day | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/want-to-avoid-ai-gen-on-steam-this-browser-userscript-might-save-your-day/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 10:42:47

• Fight the nazis to rescue your dog in the new free shooter Darkenstein 3D out now | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/fight-the-nazis-in-the-new-free-shooter-darkenstein-3d-out-now/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 10:43:09

• Valve doing more of a Steam Deck push with their Steam Deck Verified game pages | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/valve-doing-more-of-a-steam-deck-push-with-their-steam-deck-verified-game-pages/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 10:46:28

• The incredible UTOPIA MUST FALL has a big performance upgrade and now Steam Deck Verified | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/the-incredible-utopia-must-fall-has-a-big-performance-upgrade-and-now-steam-deck-verified/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 10:57:18

• The Outlast Trials new PvP invasion mode is out now with Easy Anti-Cheat added | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/the-outlast-trials-new-pvp-invasion-mode-is-out-now-with-easy-anti-cheat-added/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:01:11

• THRASHER the mind-melting follow-up to Thumper releases November and Steam Deck optimised | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/thrasher-the-mind-melting-follow-up-to-thumper-releases-november-and-steam-deck-optimised/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:02:40

• "Paintings of Dante’s Inferno: 13 Treachery – The Eclectic Light Company" https://eclecticlight.co/2025/10/20/paintings-of-dantes-inferno-13-treachery/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:07:53

• "John Bolton charged over classified emails after Iranian hack of his AOL account" https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/john-bolton-charged-over-classified-emails-after-iranian-hack-of-his-aol-account    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:08:02

• "Saudi eyes permanent spot on top tennis tour" https://www.semafor.com/article/10/20/2025/saudi-eyes-permanent-spot-on-top-tennis-tour    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:08:15

• "Ecuador Says No Evidence to Detain Survivor of US Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-10-20/ecuador-says-no-evidence-to-detain-survivor-of-us-strike-on-suspected-drug-vessel    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:08:29

• iophk: going against what has been part of the constitution since 1766 https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/10/21/riksdagen-begransar-offentlighetsprincipen/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:08:46

• "Chat Control 2 – the soundtrack" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/10/20/chat-control-2-the-soundtrack/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:08:56

• "Workers warned not to share photos of White House demolition" https://boingboing.net/2025/10/21/workers-warned-not-to-share-photos-of-white-house-demolition.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:09:09

• "AWS Outage WARNING: Centralized Web" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/aws-outage-warning-centralized-web:7    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:09:47

• iophk: all the Apple M5 reviews make a point of omitting mention of the built-in DRM    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:10:07

• "Hillary Clinton Blasts Trump Over White House Ballroom: 'He's destroying it' As Demolition Begins" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hillary-clinton-blasts-trump-over-white-house-ballroom-hes-destroying-it-demolition-begins-1749258    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:10:31

• "Long Before Serving as the 33rd President of the U.S, Harry S. Truman Served His Country on the Front Lines of WWI" https://www.vintag.es/2025/10/harry-s-truman-wwi.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:10:48

• "DHS Spends $172M on 2 Private Jets for Noem, Officials Amid Shutdown | Truthout" https://truthout.org/articles/dhs-spends-172m-on-two-private-jets-for-noem-officials-amid-shutdown/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:11:08

• "Trump is Abusing His Power to Build a Dangerous, National Policing Force | American Civil Liberties Union" https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/trump-is-abusing-his-power-to-build-a-dangerous-national-policing-force    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:11:26

• "King Trump’s Deepest Fantasy: Crapping on America" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-no-kings-post-crapping-on-america/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:11:38

• "After the government betrayed them by refusing to enforce a crucial workplace health rule, a group of coal miners traveled to DC to put Trump on notice." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-coal-miners-silica-protest/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:11:53

• "Your pepper spray isn’t really keeping you safe" https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/your-pepper-spray-isnt-really-keeping-you-safe/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:12:09

• "Fight to get Vietnam pilot Medal of Honor for going down with plane" https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-robert-lodge/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:12:23

• "Four Chicago Rappers Speak Out Against Ice Occupation" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/chicago-rappers-speak-out-against-ice-occupation-1235450821/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:12:38

• "David vs. Goliath: $800 Ukrainian drone destroys $7 million Russian helicopter" https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-21/david-vs-goliath-800-ukrainian-drone-destroys-7-million-russian-helicopter.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:12:51

• ‘ownerless’ ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/21/moscow-backs-bill-to-transfer-ownerless-homes-in-occupied-ukraine-to-the-state | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:17:11

• "Fifteen years ago, Alexander Gronsky photographed Moscow’s unruly outskirts." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/21/regulated-life-has-won | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:17:39

• "Russian man sentenced to prison for keeping grenade soldiers gave him as a thank-you" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/21/russian-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-keeping-grenade-soldiers-gave-him-as-a-thank-you | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:18:15

• Yeltsin ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/22/yeltsin-survives-boom-times-for-lockheed-martin-and-street-musicians-unite | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:18:40

• "Gaza Ceasefire Holds Despite Repeated Israeli Strikes" ☛ https://fair.org/slider/to-media-gaza-ceasefire-holds-despite-repeated-israeli-strikes/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:20:01

• Arizona ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-police-immigration-ice-287g | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:20:39

• Arizona ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-287g-maricopa-county-arizona | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:20:45

• "Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka has landed, marking the final interim release before Ubuntu 26.04 LTS" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-25-10-security-updates | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:25:26

• "Synaptics has unveiled the Astra SL2600, a family of multimodal processors designed for edge computing across consumer, enterprise, and industrial IoT applications." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/astra-sl2600-processors-from-synaptics-combine-arm-cores-and-risc-v-coral-npu/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:26:12

• "ASUS has expanded its industrial motherboard lineup with new Amston Lake models built on Intel’s Atom x7000RE processors." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/asus-adds-amston-lake-atom-x7000re-based-models-to-its-windows-11-iot-lineup/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:26:26

• "Silicon Labs has announced general availability of its new Series 3 platform, debuting with the SiMG301 and SiBG301 wireless SoCs." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/silicon-labs-sixg301-series-3-socs-target-zigbee-matter-and-thread-development/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:27:00

• "Anyone who's ever touched a public cloud has likely encountered an accidental overage payment." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-discover-cut-aws-budget-in-two-days | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:28:50

• "The high-level guide to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization as a VMware admin learning path is designed to bridge the learning gap many face when moving from traditional virtualization solutions to Kubernetes workflows." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/learn-red-hat-openshift-virtualization-vmware-admin | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:29:18

• "AI inference—the process of using a trained model to generate an output—is the most resource-intensive and costly part of an AI application, especially because it happens constantly during production." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/overcoming-cost-and-complexity-ai-inference-scale | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:29:41

• "Just 11% of the remaining journalists surveyed said they agree their online work should be licensed for use by AI (with or without their consent)." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/freelance-journalists-want-control-over-ai-using-their-work-survey-reveals/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:34:36

• "Having established itself as a moving and unpredictable target, it's widely accepted that piracy cannot be defeated using a single tool." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/iptv-pirates-may-be-named-and-shamed-italian-minister-says-251020/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:35:09

• "Apple Inc. launched a significant legal challenge against the EU's Digital Markets Act, arguing the antitrust rules impose "hugely onerous and intrusive burdens" on its rights." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-attacks-eu-crackdown-in-digital-laws-biggest-court-test/articleshow/124719977.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:40:58

• "The complainants, led by lawyer Wang Qiongfei, argue that Apple maintains a monopoly over iOS app distribution in China while permitting alternative payment methods" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/china-consumers-file-antitrust-complaint-against-apple-over-app-store-practices/articleshow/124702636.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:41:05

• "A predictable update schedule means that incremental updates are inevitable." ☛ https://512pixels.net/2025/10/boring-is-what-we-wanted/ | Source: Stephen Hackett    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:41:33

• "If you haven’t watched it yet" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/10/22/internet-in-spaaaaace/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:42:39

• "APNIC welcomes the publication of the WSIS+20 Zero Draft (PDF) and appreciates the opportunity to contribute to this important review process." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/10/20/wsis20-an-important-moment-for-the-future-of-the-internet/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:42:49

• "As we face the enormous crises of our fractured world, so many of which rise to the level of existential threats to humanity and our planet" ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/why-i-still-believe-in-human-rights-even-when-it-may-seem-easier-to-give-up/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:43:22

• "Since February 24, 2022, CPJ has documented: [...]" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/10/russias-repression-record/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:44:51

• "Three journalists have been hurt, killed, or otherwise attacked in Turkey in the past three weeks." ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/10/3-journalists-in-turkey-receive-death-threats/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:45:03

• "In other words, are we actually feeding the beast that is eating us?" ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/tech-giants-social-media-and-journalism-to-leave-or-to-stay-312756 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:45:36

• "It’s not clear why the blog posts were removed from the [Internet]. An FTC spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. Khan, through a spokesperson, declined to comment." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/ftc-removes-blog-posts-about-ai-authored-by-by-lina-khan/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:46:30

• "A 61-year-old woman who wore a phallic costume to a “No Kings” protest in Fairhope on Saturday was arrested after being held down by police officers." ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/10/20/fairhope-police-arrest-woman-in-penis-costume-at-no-kings-protest/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:46:56

• "Unfortunately, the institutional responses to Trump’s power grab and shakedown attempts have been anemic-to-subservient compared to the actions of so many everyday Americans." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jane-fonda-committee-for-the-first-amendment/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:47:21

• "If you can stomach it, the X thread contains a list of supposed offenders of this brand new rule about temporarily residing in the United States." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/21/state-department-revokes-visas-of-foreigners-who-refused-to-pretend-charlie-kirk-is-worth-mourning/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:47:37

• "Observed messaging surrounding the Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace advanced multiple, often intersecting, influence objectives aligned with historic pro-Russia IO threat activity: [...]" ☛ https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/pro-russia-information-operations-drone-incursions/ | Source: Google    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:48:38

• "A major new study by 22 public service media organizations, including DW, has found that four of the most commonly used AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/ai-chatbots-misrepresent-news-almost-half-the-time-says-major-new-study/a-74392921 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:48:53

• "This incident has reignited fierce debates over the 'prosperity gospel', a controversial belief that financial donations will yield spiritual and material blessings in return." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/who-pastor-marvin-winans-outrage-after-he-shames-mum-who-gave-1200-instead-2000-donation-1749251 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:49:32

• "He’s learning what Roy Cohn learned: You’re useful until you’re not." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/elon-musk-discovers-what-hierarchy | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:49:57

• "Weighing just 775 pounds, eight-month-old Asian elephant Tula-Tu is about the heft of one of the giant pumpkins so is too small to smash them." ☛ https://www.twincities.com/2025/10/21/zoo-elephant-pumpkin-smash/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:50:30

• "Now refurbished, the trains will start service between Helsinki and Turku at the beginning of November." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20189611 | Source: YLE    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:50:58

• "More than three years ago, based on Paul Butler's The problem with bitcoin miners, I wrote Generally Accepted Accounting Principles." ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2025/10/depreciation.html | Source: David Rosenthal    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:51:11

• "On Tuesday, the plaintiffs sought the court’s permission to file yet another amended complaint, based on alleged information provided by an anonymous whistleblower." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/melania-trump-used-as-window-dressing-in-elaborate-memecoin-fraud-legal-filing-claims/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:51:29

• "Copious data centers have sprung up across the United States, nearly doubling in number between 2021 and 2024, with no end in sight to their rapid spread." ☛ https://www.vox.com/climate/465032/data-center-electricity-power-bill-increasing-maryland-pjm | Source: Vox    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:51:52

• "Employees were told to avoid the office until the treatment was complete. On Monday morning, they were allowed to return." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/theres-a-beg-bug-infestation-at-googles-manhattan-offices/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:52:32

• "After twenty years of campaigns, though, he sensed that the movement was going nowhere—and missing the deeper point." ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/10/27/against-the-machine-paul-kingsnorth-book-review | Source: New Yorker    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:52:55

• "He first reported the finding on the Facebook page Skordýr á Íslandi (“Insects in Iceland”) after spotting an unusual-looking insect on October 16." ☛ https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2025/10/20/mosquitoes_found_in_iceland/ |    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:53:12

• "Björn later captured two more specimens and sent them to the Institute of Natural History, where entomologist Matthías Alfreðsson confirmed they were mosquitoes, specifically the species Culiseta annulata." ☛ https://www.icelandreview.com/news/scientists-confirm-first-mosquitoes-found-in-iceland/?srsltid=AfmBOooLocwOI2tdL7OzyY7ly5A3zjEUyrkoe-fCrd-VJZfCA3v5vOJ- |    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:53:28

• "The species is cold-resistant and can survive Icelandic conditions by sheltering through winter in basements and barns." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/21/mosquitoes-found-iceland-first-time-climate-crisis-warms-country | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:53:51

• "Large increases in the number of satellite megaconstellations in the low Earth orbit (300–2,000 km) are projected, with the number of satellites in an orbit exceeding 60,000 by 2040" ☛ https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024JD042442 | Source: AGU    

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

• "In the new study, Maloney and his colleagues simulated how clouds of alumina vapor could impact Earth’s middle and upper atmosphere." ☛ https://cires.colorado.edu/news/within-15-years-plummeting-satellites-could-release-enough-aluminum-alter-winds-temp |    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:54:20

• "According to US researchers, the growing number of satellites in low-Earth orbit could soon leave measurable traces in the atmosphere." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2948517/starlink-reaches-10000-satellites-launched-but-not-without-consequences.html | Source: PC World    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:54:43

• "Through the fog of the past nine months, it may be difficult to remember the particulars of something that happened all the way back in March." ☛ https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/dc-metro-police-us-institute-of-peace-body-cam-lawsuit | Source: Marisa Kabas    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:55:22

• "Despite a suddenly silent GOP after their incendiary drivel about a "hate America" rally - which organizers said saw RSVPs more than double - the mood of No Kings' over 2" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/further/the-frog-abides-we-the-people-are-pissed | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:56:03

• "The sleeping giant always remains asleep until some venality becomes so noxious" ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/friends-the-sleeping-giant-is-roaring | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:56:20

• "The incident occurred in an area where officers had shut down traffic, the highway patrol said." ☛ https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2025/10/20/marine-artillery-shell-explodes-over-highway-during-drill-police-say/ | Source: USMC    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:56:39

• "Interstate 5 is the largest and most-traveled north-south freeway in California." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-other-demonstration-on-saturday | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:57:49

• "Now, the California Highway Patrol is reporting that a CHP cruiser parked on an onramp of Interstate 5 was hit by falling shrapnel after an artillery" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-20/camp-pendleton-live-fire-interstate-5-shrapnel | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:57:57

• "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner" ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2025/10/the-ball-turret-gunner.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:58:12

• "The Palestinian Terror Group Can’t Surrender in Gaza" ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/i-met-hamass-founders-the-palestinian | Source: Garry Kasparov    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:58:36

• "Resigned Because Of Trump" ☛ https://zambianobserver.com/resigned-because-of-trump-marine-colonel-walks-away-after-24-years/ | Source: The Zambian Observer    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:59:17

• "What’s next? How do we use that power? What should we do now? I’ll leave to others bigger or more dramatic suggestions. Mine boil down to a dozen simple ones: [...]" ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-can-we-do-now | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:59:52

• "Protests like these won’t immediately change much of anything in the country, but they matter nonetheless." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/10/why-the-no-kings-protests-matter/684634/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:00:05

• "On Sunday, the day after millions of Americans marched in the massive No Kings Day protests, Trump dismissed them: [...]" ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-trump-has-lost-touch-with | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:00:35

• "I don’t know if No Kings will transform from an intermittent day of protest into a political movement." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/10/no-kings-protests-trump-patriotism/684626/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:00:43

• "I’m not here to add another complaint to the pile (but if we meet over a beer or coffee, I’m happy to unload a lot of hilarious anecdotes on you)." ☛ https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2025/10/21/eu-resigation/ | Source: Armin Ronacher    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:01:42

• "Nobody should be proactively surveilled. Promises of transparency mean nothing when there's already ample evidence that this technology has been abused." ☛ https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2025/a-flock-of-prying-eyes | Source: Cory Dransfeldt    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:01:57

• "As you might expect, this is based on Chromium, and my extensions work great in it.Other than that, it's a pretty basic browser that has quick access to ChatGPT everywhere from an "Ask ChatGPT" button at the top right" ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/the-next-big-browser-is-here/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:02:15

• "The ruling stems from a 2019 NSO hack of WhatsApp to target 1,400 app users with its zero-click Pegasus spyware." ☛ https://therecord.media/judge-bars-nso-from-targeting-whatsapp-users-lowers-damages | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:02:27

• "Released on Tuesday for macOS, OpenAI's Atlas offers the ability to direct ChatGPT via text or voice to interact with web content and to navigate through websites." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/22/openai_crams_chatgpt_into_atlas/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:02:54

• "OpenAI said Tuesday it is introducing its own web browser, Atlas, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely on artificial intelligence to answer their questions." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/openai-launches-web-browser-to-compete-with-google-chrome/articleshow/124725611.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:03:13

• "This is exactly the kind of clear-eyed recognition of fundamental rights that’s been missing from much of the chat control debate." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/21/germany-blocks-eu-chat-control-proposal-noting-that-mass-surveillance-of-encrypted-messages-must-not-be-allowed/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:03:31

• "Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is ramping up its surveillance capabilities to advance the government’s immigration agenda on an unprecedented scale." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-10-21/ice-intensifies-surveillance-of-immigrants-with-facial-recognition-programs-human-tracking-and-social-media-monitoring.html | Source: El País    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:03:45

• Windows TCO ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/ransomware-payments-get-bigger-as-fewer-pay/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:04:36

• "So, you want to walk away from whichever tentacle of the creeping undead horror that the [Internet] has become in 2025 has engulfed you." ☛ https://www.tfeb.org/fragments/2025/10/21/how-to-orphan-an-online-account/ | Source: Tim Bradshaw    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:05:15

• "Now, that’s social media in the sense of algorithmic silo socials like TikTok, X, Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and similar." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/somle | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:05:29

• "Algorithms that identify influential people in social networks can help maximize the reach of messages" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-10-algorithmic-outreach-inequality.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:05:42

• "harmful views and tropes are now becoming normalized among young people." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/international/women-leaders-of-latin-america/2025-10-20/algorithms-and-misogyny-how-latin-american-teenagers-are-exposed-to-toxic-content.html | Source: El País    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:06:02

• "I saw this quote circulating on Bluesky over the weekend and it has been rattling around my head since." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/blurry-sora-future/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:06:31

• "reduced traffic considerably to buyer’s guides and review content" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazette-events/google-ai-overviews-leading-to-affiliate-revenue-drop-of-20-40-at-some-publishers/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:06:57

• "Physics-informed neural network Lyapunov functions: PDE characterization, learning, and verification" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-10-math-ai-safely.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:07:34

• "a dramatic misrepresentation" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-researcher-deletes-tweet | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:07:56

• "AI credits take the place of unlimited usage of their "Underlord" AI tool. So now if you use "remove all 'uhms'" or "summarize this recording", you're using up credits each time you do any sort of AI assisted editing or automation." ☛ https://chrisenns.com/2025/10/descript-needs-more-money-for-ai-generator-slop-machine/ | Source: Chris Enns    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:08:18

• "When Anthropic puts out stuff like this" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-has-a-plan-to-keep-its-ai-from-building-a-nuclear-weapon-will-it-work/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:08:33

• "Amodei doesn’t explicitly say why he feels the need to state all of these obvious positions for the CEO of an American AI company to have" ☛ https://www.404media.co/anthropic-promises-trump-admin-its-ai-is-not-woke/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:08:50

• "The New York Times used tools designed to detect A.I. images to help identify the fakes, alongside manual review. Content that could not be clearly identified as A.I." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/21/business/media/trump-ai-truth-social-no-kings.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:09:04

• "A Maryland woman who allegedly used AI to fake a home invasion was arrested and charged with making false statements after telling police that the ersatz intruder was part of a prank gone wrong." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/21/woman_pranks_husband_ai_intruder/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:09:17

• "As far back as 1958, Nation writers were grappling with the prospect of ‘artificial brains,’ particularly when placed in the hands of the military." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/artificial-intelligence-warnings-archives/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:17:34

• "On the face of it, these numbers don’t look good. Ed’s analysis shows that Anthropic’s AWS compute spend is well over 100% of revenue." ☛ https://werd.io/this-is-how-much-anthropic-and-cursor-spend-on-amazon-web-services/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:18:49

• "Electron Apps Causing System-Wide Lag on Tahoe" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/09/30/electron-apps-causing-system-wide-lag-on-tahoe/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:19:13

• "Never take file attributes such as datestamps at face value. It’s only too easy to pull tricks by changing the system clock, and it’s straightforward to construct a bogus file with a made-up history" ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2025/10/21/rewriting-a-files-history/ | Source: Howard Oakley    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:19:22

• "After years of dealing with outdated or poorly maintained NTFS drivers, Linux might finally be getting a fresh and modern replacement." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/ntfsplus-proposed-as-new-ntfs-driver-for-linux/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:39:15

• "Dubbed GlassWorm, the malware was designed to steal sensitive information from the victims’ machines, including NPM, GitHub, and Git credentials, and to drain funds from 49 cryptocurrency extensions." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/supply-chain-attack-targets-vs-code-extensions-with-glassworm-malware/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:39:49

• "The US cybersecurity agency CISA on Monday warned that recently disclosed vulnerabilities in Windows SMB Client and Kentico Xperience CMS have been exploited in the wild." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-exploited-apple-kentico-microsoft-vulnerabilities/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 12:59:31

• "AWS reported an issue to its Health Dashboard at 12:11 AM PDT (7:11 UTC) of increased error rates and latencies for multiple services in the US-EAST-1 Region, effectively Amazon's home region in Northern Virginia." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/amazon_aws_outage/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:00:19

• "My bed is stuck in Relax mode and won't change" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/21/aws_outage_aftermath/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:00:27

• "Amazon Web Services (AWS) has confirmed it is tracking a massive issue that has rendered large parts of the [Internet] unusable." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/colossal-aws-outage-breaks-the-internet-roblox-fortnite-zoom-and-beyond-all-crippled | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:00:36

• "But for anyone stuck in a recovery loop or trying to service a dead system, you might be stuck." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-rushes-out-emergency-windows-11-patch | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:01:37

• "The Amazon lawsuit was by far the closest a ROSCA case has come to a jury trial and a decision of liability." ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-good-and-bad-of-amazons-dark-patterns-settlement/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:01:52

• They've Already Spent Close to a Million Dollars on Lawyers and Sent Us About 50 KG of Legal Papers (Sponsored by Mysterious Third Party) to Try to Censor Techrights, Without Success https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/22/They_ve_Already_Spent_Close_to_a_Million_Dollars_on_Lawyers_and.shtml    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:17:05

• "It was just over two years ago that the state discovered the source of the lead contamination was in the lateral pipes that supplied water to each house." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1021/michigan-water-lead-pipes-cooperation | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:25:29

• "Microplastics have become an invisible but persistent threat in rivers, lakes, oceans, and even in the water we drink." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-10-source-tool-microplastic.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:25:37

• "Today in Tedium: Could we pin this all on C.W. McCall? In the early 1980s, the personal computer industry had a big problem—they were feeling perhaps their first-ever bout of regulation from a federal agency." ☛ https://tedium.co/2025/10/20/computers-fcc-rf-interference-history/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:25:54

• "We believe the best alternative comes from System76 — a U.S. computer maker and open-source tech company based in Colorado." ☛ https://greycoder.com/the-best-computing-set-up-without-apple-google-and-windows/ | Source: GreyCoder    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:26:04

• "Imagine that your job is to carve thousands of tiny decorative marks into the surface of a clay. That is incredibly time consuming and repetitive, but it is also really difficult to program a robot for the task — each mark requires dexterity and movement in several axes." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/10/21/worm-collaborative-robots-automate-art-in-a-new-way/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:26:14

• "I have looked into getting into fountain pens myself, if I’m being honest. I love the idea of them. And I do own one. I do not know if it’s a good one or not, I just bought it on Amazon when I was looking for a new pen (I ended up with six new pens)." ☛ https://mtwb.blog/links/fountain-pens/ | Source: Matthew Weber    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:26:44

• "A research team at Stanford University has engineered a new approach to handling the thermal bottleneck of RF transistor by using diamonds." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/diamond-blanket-transistor-cooling-method-sees-incredible-success-in-testing-growing-micrometer-scale-diamond-layer-directly-on-transistors-drops-temps-by-70-c | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:26:53

• "The new badges aren’t Scouting America’s first foray into AI. It launched an AI chatbot called Scoutly over the summer to answer questions about the organization and its merit badges." ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/14/tech/scouting-america-ai-cybersecurity-merit-badges | Source: CNN    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:29:36

• "We are now accepting proposals for the next edition of the CNI Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series. More information about this year-round program is available on the CNI website." ☛ https://www.cni.org/news/cni-pre-record-project-briefing-series-call-for-proposals-winter-2026 | Source: Coalition for Networked Information    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:29:43

• "Nevertheless, I consider it dearly important to share and study and discuss the topic of innovation, and so I will provide some research notes here, as well as my overall interpretation of them." ☛ https://hazelweakly.me/blog/scaling-innovation-building-ecosystems/ | Source: Hazel Weakly    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:29:53

• "Here I demonstrate how Dirichlet regression with Gaussian process smooths provides a principled, flexible framework for modeling plant community composition across environmental gradients." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/10/compositional-modeling-of-plant-communities-with-dirichlet-regression/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:30:09

• "The mission involving SpaceX, Artemis 3, would be the first human lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972." ☛ https://www.reuters.com/science/us-seek-rival-bids-artemis-3-spacex-lags-nasa-chief-says-2025-10-20/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:30:29

• [Old] "Group theory is a branch of mathematics that studies algebraic structures known as groups." ☛ https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/maths/group-theory/ | Source: Geeks For Geeks    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:43:03

• "This post continues where Hobby Hilbert Simplex left off. If you haven’t read it yet, start there. It explains the basics of Hobby curves, Hilbert sorting and Simplex noise that I’m using." ☛ https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202510/natural_cubics_circular_simplex.html | Source: Ned Batchelder    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:43:14

• "It’s an astonishing twist, showing that NASA is growing wary of SpaceX and its enormous Starship spacecraft falling behind schedule." ☛ https://futurism.com/space/nasa-spacex-moon-delays | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:43:34

• "I don’t know if micro-blogging on a real blog makes sense. I could just post a blog post of the size I want and leave it at that." ☛ https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/micro-blogging-vs-regular-blogging/ | Source: Matthew Weber    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:43:55

• "A widespread internet outage on Monday disrupted services for more than 1,000 companies, taking down major websites and apps including Amazon, Reddit, and Halifax Bank, according to multiple news outlets." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/major-internet-outage-hits-over-1000-companies/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:44:05

• "Myanmar’s junta said on Monday it raided one of the country’s most notorious cyberscam centers and seized Starlink satellite [Internet] devices." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/10/20/myanmar-starlink-scam-center-raid/ | Source: RFA    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:44:39

• "Eventually, I stopped using Spotify and streaming for the most part, and now that I have local music again." ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/listening-to-full-albums-again/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:44:52

• "I almost titled this post something along the lines of Rethinking the Rethinking of the Rethinking of My Blog. Fortunately, common sense won out and that didn't make the cut. But essentially that's what this is." ☛ https://mattlangford.com/the-ever-evolving-blog/ | Source: Matt Langford    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:45:02

• "For a while now, I’ve been fascinated by Z3 and by SMT solving more broadly. While on pat leave recently, I was reminded of the existence of regular-expression crossword puzzles, and allowed myself to get nerdsniped by writing a Z3-backed solver." ☛ https://blog.nelhage.com/post/regex-crosswords-z3/ | Source: Nelson Elhage    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:45:13

• "Once it is out of warranty, with nothing to lose, a complete disassembly and review take place. It is well worth the read to learn about what a smart vacuum does" ☛ https://troypatterson.me/2025/10/21/suggested-read-the-day-my-smart-vacuum-turned-against-me/ | Source: Troy Patterson    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:46:16

• "The SEI Photometer is an astonishing device. Produced in Salford from 1948 until the 1960s, it looks like something that should be used while wearing a lab coat, a spacesuit or perhaps in a submarine." ☛ https://www.tfeb.org/fragments/2025/10/20/the-sei-photometer/ | Source: Tim Bradshaw    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:46:31

• "Whilst some of the thoughts on this are measured, most if it is a non issue. Take for instance the issue above. How small is the Venn diagram cross over between: [...]" ☛ https://gregmorris.co.uk/power-adapters-and-markets/ | Source: Greg Morris    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:58:58

• "We have published a list of IP addresses in the NTP Pool for a few years. We obtain this list from DNS lookups and some from our honeypot data." ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32390 | Source: SANS    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:59:15

• "The level of interference coming from Russia is particularly significant." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/electronic-warfare-commercial-gps-users-notice | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 13:59:27

• "Python recently adopted PEP 751 for lockfile specification. Doing so required an enormous amount of work: [...]" ☛ https://chrisholdgraf.com/blog/2025/lock-files/ | Source: Chris Holdgraf    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:00:01

• "That’s why I’ve spent the last few months completely rebuilding LernerPython.com. It’s a complete, structured learning experience, not just a set of courses." ☛ https://lerner.co.il/2025/10/21/your-personal-mentor-for-python-and-pandas/ | Source: Reuven Lerner    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:00:08

• "A Perl function or subroutine is a group of statements that together perform a specific task." ☛ https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/perl/function-signature-in-perl/ | Source: Geeks For Geeks    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:21:10

• [Old] "Perl’s roots were in simplicity and getting started as quickly as possible." ☛ https://www.effectiveperlprogramming.com/2015/04/use-v5-20-subroutine-signatures/ | Source: The Effective Perler    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:21:35

• "So, since I wanted to get away from the node-ecosystem, and my static site generator was written in JS, I thought I would try my hand at writing one in Perl. This is the most fun I've had writing code for years." ☛ https://blog.zerodogg.org/2025/10/13/the-joy-of-rediscovering-perl/ |    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:22:04

• "I am of course humbled and greatly honored to have been selected as a receiver of said award this year." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/10/21/a-royal-gold-medal/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:22:40

• "I think that modal editing is in the latter category. Vim is now very popular and has spawned numerous successors." ☛ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/modal-editing-is-a-weird-historical-contingency/ | Source: Buttondown LLC    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:22:50

• "If you’ve read anything about compilers in the last two decades or so" ☛ https://mcyoung.xyz/2025/10/21/ssa-1/ | Source: Miguel Young de la Sota    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:23:23

• "Want more info on what the book covers? https://rwd.education is the place. But check out some of the new hotness in the 5th edition…" ☛ https://benfrain.com/new-book-responsive-web-design-with-html5-and-css-5th-edition/ | Source: Ben Frain    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:24:51

• "For $8 (roughly £6/€7), you’ll get DRM-free copies of our books, and your purchase will support the Raspberry Pi Foundation‘s work to help young people reach their potential with computing." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/name-your-price-raspberry-pi-books/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:25:12

• "In posting the previous post I encounted an interesting bug!" ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2025/10/20.2 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:28:19

• "A quick reminder – these updates are for users on our monthly Thunderbird Release channel." ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/10/thunderbird-monthly-release-144-recap/ | Source: Thunderbird    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:29:53

• "The PDF specification is currently undergoing major changes and future versions are expected to have backwards incompatible features such as HDR imaging." ☛ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/10/capypdf-180-released.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:30:18

• "Owners of Eight Sleep smart beds got anything but a good night’s sleep Monday" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2948826/these-smart-beds-began-roasting-their-owners-during-aws-outage.html | Source: PC World    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:31:28

• "The key (pun intended) was the driver's phone — using the car to reach the phone, then using the phone to reach the company's network." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/car-byod-risk | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:32:22

• "Clonezilla Live is a Debian-based distribution for duplicating and restoring disk images and partitions." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12605 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:33:19

• "This version is built on the Debian Sid repository snapshot from October 17, 2025, and ships with Linux kernel 6.16, providing broader hardware compatibility and improved driver support across a range of systems." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/clonezilla-live-3-3-released-with-linux-kernel-6-16-and-new-utilities/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:34:15

• "The upcoming AlmaLinux 10.1 release will introduce native Btrfs support, a notable addition to the distribution’s storage capabilities. Btrfs has already been available in AlmaLinux OS Kitten since early September, and with version 10.1, it’s becoming part of the mainline experience." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/almalinux-10-1-adds-native-btrfs-filesystem-support/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:34:50

• "See the full changelog for more details of the changes made over this latest six month development cycle." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251022025822 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:35:49

• "As in our previous releases, 7.8 provides significant improvements, including new features, in nearly all areas of the system: [...]" ☛ https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=176109728712529&w=2 | Source: Mailing list ARChives    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:35:57

• "Over four months after its previous major Plasma 6.4 release, followed by five maintenance updates, the last one being Plasma 6.4.5, the KDE desktop environment has just rolled out the much-anticipated Plasma 6.5." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-5-desktop-environment-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:36:30

• "One of the main highlights is the added initial support for the upcoming Linux kernel 6.18. The update also includes specific Guest Additions fixes for RHEL 9.6 and 9.7 kernels, addressing compatibility issues reported by some users." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-2-4-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-support/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:37:20

• "Kata, for those of you who don’t know, is an open source project that combines lightweight VMs with container runtimes." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/how-to-get-bare-metal-gpu-performance-in-confidential-vms/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:37:35

• "On my public server, I have the following bit of code in the configuration: [...] " ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2025/10/21.1 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:38:40

• ‘Pirate Lizards’ Can Get Around on 3 Legs ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/science/lizards-3-legs.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:39:53

• 🔤SpellBinding: AEFHLTU Wordo: DRAMA   

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:43:03

• 🔤SpellBinding: AEFHLTU Wordo: DRAMA gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-10-22.gmi    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:43:13

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-10-22.gmi    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:43:46

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1801.jpg    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:44:10

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1451.jpg    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:44:15

• "The big thing that sets Niri apart is that it’s a scrollable tiling window manager. If you’ve used a normal tiling window manager, Niri behaves more or less like you’d expect until you run out of room on your current workspace." gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2025-10-21-niri-completely-changes-multitasking.gmi    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:45:09

• Alex Schroeder’s Diary — Bots, again. I'm taking it personally. gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-10-22-bots-again    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 14:45:39

• Inside Luigi Mangione’s Missing Months ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/us/luigi-mangione-asia-trip.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:00:41

• Federal shutdown hits Michigan telehealth, Head Start, environment, more ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/federal-shutdown-hits-michigan-telehealth-head-start-environment-more/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:00:50

• Dihydroxyacetone Man hosts Senate Republicans at renovated White House as the shutdown drags into fourth week ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/senate-republicans-head-to-white-house-amid-stalemate-on-shutdown/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:01:25

• Latvian healthcare union not confident in Health Minister ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/21.10.2025-latvian-healthcare-union-not-confident-in-health-minister.a619208/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:01:50

• Healthcare clinic merger as VCA buys Medical Plus in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/21.10.2025-healthcare-clinic-merger-as-vca-buys-medical-plus-in-latvia.a619182/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:02:08

• Use of cruise ships show South Korea’s struggle to host global leaders ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/use-of-cruise-ships-show-south-koreas-struggle-to-host-global-leaders    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:02:40

• South Korea summons Vietnam envoy over sexual misconduct allegations ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-korea-summons-vietnam-envoy-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations-media    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:02:55

• S. Korean woman dies saving her baby from building fire sparked by neighbour trying to kill a cockroach ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-woman-dies-saving-her-baby-from-apartment-fire    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:03:32

• Malaysia school stabbing: 14-year-old suspect to be charged with murder ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-school-stabbing-14-year-old-suspect-to-be-charged-with-murder    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:04:30

• Sudden loss of cabin pressure on Malaysia Airlines flight from KL to Sarawak ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/sudden-loss-of-cabin-pressure-on-malaysia-airlines-flight-from-kl-to-sarawak    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:05:00

• "Raised Shields | blarg" https://exple.tive.org/blarg/2025/10/21/raised-shields/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:05:33

• "Europe's plan to ditch US tech giants is built on open source - and it's gaining steam | ZDNET" https://www.zdnet.com/article/europes-plan-to-ditch-us-tech-giants-is-built-on-open-source-and-its-gaining-steam/ iophk: sjvn is still around it seems    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:05:39

• China, Pooh-tin and the S-word ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/world/china-xi-succession-japan-prime-minister.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:06:13

• Tariffs Are Reshaping China’s Trade. This Tanzanian Sees an Opportunity. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/business/china-tariffs-trump-trade.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:06:27

• China Has Another Lever to Pull in Showdown With Convicted Felon: Factory Lines ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/business/trump-china-tariffs-exports-yiwu.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:06:39

• Suspect Charged in Paris Museum Heist (No, Not That One) ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/world/europe/france-museum-theft-gold-nugget-arrest.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:06:58

• Can a U.S.-Australia Deal on Rare Earths Counter China’s Dominance? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/world/australia/rare-earths-us-partnership.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:07:09

• China more interested in expansion than solving economic problems, Taiwan official says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-more-interested-in-expansion-than-solving-economic-problems-taiwan-official-says    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:07:17

• Solomon Islands critic of China, Daniel Suidani, dies on eve of protest court ruling ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/solomon-islands-critic-of-china-daniel-suidani-dies-on-eve-of-protest-court-ruling    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:07:35

• Albanese comes away from Convicted Felon meeting with lots to show ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/albanese-comes-away-from-trump-meeting-with-lots-to-show    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:07:55

• Why rare earths are China’s trump card in trade war ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/why-rare-earths-are-chinas-trump-card-in-trade-war    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:08:08

• Philippine navy find Chinese rocket debris, bags of cannabis floating in South China Sea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippine-navy-find-chinese-rocket-debris-bags-of-cannabis-floating-in-south-china-sea    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:08:31

• Nvidia's China presence hits zero, says CEO Jensen Huang, and companies are already working around it — Alibaba reduces reliance on H20 as U.S. and China division deepens ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/alibaba-slashes-gpu-usage-by-82-percent-with-new-pooling-system    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:09:00

• China hawk Sanae Takaichi named Japan’s first woman PM ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/21/china-hawk-sanae-takaichi-named-japans-first-woman-pm/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:09:15

• I Tested Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Beta: A Few Hits and Misses But Mostly on the Right Track ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/cosmic-beta/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:09:33

• Krkn-AI: A feedback-driven approach to chaos engineering ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/10/21/krkn-ai-feedback-driven-approach-chaos-engineering    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:10:40

• Conscientious objectors receive prison sentences after repeated prosecutions ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/conscientious-objectors-receive-prison-sentences-after-repeated-prosecutions-312755    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:11:04

• Remains of South Korean student allegedly tortured, killed in Cambodian scam centre repatriated ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/remains-of-south-korean-student-allegedly-tortured-killed-in-cambodian-scam-centre-repatriated    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:11:25

• KDAB at Embedded World NA 2025 ☞ https://www.kdab.com/kdab-at-embedded-world-na-2025/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:11:53

• Dorothy Kabarozi: Laravel Mix “Unable to Locate Mix File” Error: Causes and Fixes ☞ https://dorothykabarozi.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/laravel-mix-unable-to-locate-mix-file-error-causes-and-fixes/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:13:46

• Josef Strzibny: devise-otp 2.0 released ☞ https://nts.strzibny.name/devise-otp-2/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:14:25

• How to import provider network routes to OpenShift via BGP ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/10/21/how-import-provider-network-routes-openshift-bgp    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:14:50

• Emmanuel Kasper: How configuration is passed from the BinderHub helm chart to a running BinderHub ☞ https://00formicapunk00.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/how-configuration-is-passed-from-the-binderhub-helm-chart-to-a-running-binderhub/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:15:57

• Fedora Community Blog: Forging Fedora’s Future with Forgejo ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/forging-fedoras-future-with-forgejo/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:16:42

• Microsoft's Microsoft's Surveillance Arm LinkedIn is Losing Money, Traffic, and Hope; Now It Wants to Sell Its Users' Lifeblood (and Data) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/20/Microsoft_s_LinkedIn_is_Losing_Money_Traffic_and_Hope_Now_It_Wa.shtml    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:17:05

• A radical proposal to keep your personal data safe, by Richard Stallman (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/21/A_radical_proposal_to_keep_your_personal_data_safe_by_Richard_S.shtml    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:17:14

• Ten Common Kubernetes Misconfigurations That Cause Outages (And What You Can Do About It) ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/contributed-content/ten-common-kubernetes-misconfigurations-that-cause-outages-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:18:02

• Mozilla Privacy Blog: Behind the Manifesto: Standing up for encryption to keep the internet safe ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2025/10/21/behind-the-manifesto-standing-up-for-encryption-to-keep-the-internet-safe/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:19:00

• Mozilla Addons Blog: Developer Spotlight: Fox Recap ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2025/10/21/developer-spotlight-fox-recap/    

POSTED wEDNESDAY, oCTOBER 22, 2025 AT 15:19:39

• From Industry to E.P.A.: Lobbyist Now Oversees Pesticide Rules ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/climate/from-industry-to-epa-lobbyist-now-oversees-pesticide-rules.html    

POSTED wEDNESDAY, oCTOBER 22, 2025 AT 15:23:46

• Paris Tour Guide Saw Stolen Louvre Jewels Just Before Heist ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/style/louvre-heist-jewels-tour-guide.html    

POSTED wEDNESDAY, oCTOBER 22, 2025 AT 15:24:14

• Exercise May Actually Interfere With Weight Loss. Here's Why It's Still Critical. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/exercise-may-actually-interfere-with-weight-loss-heres-why-its-still-critical    

POSTED wEDNESDAY, oCTOBER 22, 2025 AT 15:25:33

• Microplastics May Be Tied to Vascular Dementia Cases, Review Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/microplastics-may-be-tied-to-vascular-dementia-cases-review-finds    

POSTED wEDNESDAY, oCTOBER 22, 2025 AT 15:25:43

• 70% of US May Be Classed as Obese Under New Measures ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/70-of-us-may-be-classed-as-obese-under-new-measures    

POSTED wEDNESDAY, oCTOBER 22, 2025 AT 15:25:57

• 50-Year-Old Theory on Schizophrenia's 'Voices' Confirmed by Recent Study ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/50-year-old-theory-on-schizophrenias-voices-confirmed-by-recent-study    

POSTED wEDNESDAY, oCTOBER 22, 2025 AT 15:26:14

• Revolutionary Prosthetic Eye Chip Restores Sight in Medical First ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/revolutionary-prosthetic-eye-chip-restores-sight-in-medical-first    

POSTED wEDNESDAY, oCTOBER 22, 2025 AT 15:26:23

• Parkinson's Discovery Suggests We May Have an FDA-Approved Treatment Already ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/parkinsons-discovery-suggests-we-may-have-an-fda-approved-treatment-already    

POSTED wEDNESDAY, oCTOBER 22, 2025 AT 15:28:02

• Strokes Are Rising Among Under 55s. Do You Know What to Look For? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/strokes-are-rising-among-under-55s-do-you-know-what-to-look-for    

POSTED wEDNESDAY, oCTOBER 22, 2025 AT 15:28:12

• The Orionid Meteor Shower Is About to Peak in a Moonless Sky ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-orionid-meteor-shower-is-about-to-peak-in-a-moonless-sky    

POSTED wEDNESDAY, oCTOBER 22, 2025 AT 15:28:26

• Japan's Takaichi calls on BOJ to pursue inflation driven by wage gains ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/Japans-Takaichi-calls-on-BOJ-to-pursue-inflation-driven-by-wage-gains    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:33:31

• Crown jewels stolen from the Louvre estimated at €88 million ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251021-crown-jewels-stolen-from-the-louvre-estimated-at-%E2%82%AC88-million    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:33:50

• Valkey 9.0.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1042851/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:34:46

• ISP tricked customers about fiber optics being used in their internet service, German court rules ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/isp-tricked-customers-about-fiber-optics-being-used-in-their-internet-service-german-court-rules-full-fiber-customers-found-to-have-last-mile-copper-connections    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:35:16

• MElon's Grok misleads internet users about anti-Dihydroxyacetone Man 'No Kings' protests ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20251021-elon-musk-s-grok-misleads-internet-users-about-anti-trump-no-kings-protests    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:35:45

• AI Slop Now Invading Spotify’s Discover Weekly Lists ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-slop-invading-spotify-discover-weekly-playlists    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:38:47

• Plasma 6.5 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.5.0/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:40:43

• Zorin OS 18 Broke Download Records on backdoored Windows 10 EOL Day ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/zorin-os-18-biggest-launch-ever    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:41:40

• KDE neon 20251021 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kdeneon    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:43:35

• Ultramarine 42 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/ultramarine    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:43:42

• KDE Plasma 6.5 Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What’s New ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-5-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:44:27

• VirtualBox 7.2.4 Released with Initial Support for GNU/Linux Kernel 6.18 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-2-4-released-with-initial-support-for-linux-kernel-6-18    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:44:35

• Clonezilla Live 3.3.0-33 Adds Support for Cloning MTD Block and eMMC Boot Devices ☞ https://9to5linux.com/clonezilla-live-3-3-0-33-adds-support-for-cloning-mtd-block-and-emmc-boot-devices    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:44:43

• AgarimOS 20251021 is out☞ https://distrowatch.com/agarimos    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:44:50

• Xubuntu Site Possibly Hacked ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Xubuntu-Site-Possibly-Hacked    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:48:16

• RustDesk Released 1.4.3 with Multi-Monitor for Wayland & Virtual Mouse ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/10/rustdesk-released-1-4-3-with-multi-monitor-for-wayland-virtual-mouse/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:49:02

• More Publishers and Companies Nowadays Say "GNU/Linux", Not "Linux" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/21/More_Publishers_and_Companies_Nowadays_Say_GNU_Linux_Not_Linux.shtml    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:49:13

• When Prominent GNU/Linux Distros Are Run by Spies ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/21/When_Prominent_GNU_Linux_Distros_Are_Run_by_Spies.shtml    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:49:20

• Slopwatch: Fake Articles (Slop) in "Linux" Clothing in Surveillance Giant Google News (Noise) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/21/Slopwatch_Fake_Articles_Slop_in_Linux_Clothing_in_Google_News_N.shtml    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:49:26

• 6 Best Free and Open Source Java Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-java-static-site-generators/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:49:46

• Yesser Calculator – extensible calculator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/yesser-calculator-extensible-calculator/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:50:01

• British Train Departures ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/21/british-train-departures-as-they-should-be-viewed/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:53:05

• This School Has Taught Native Hawaiians Since 1887. Is That Discrimination? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/us/politics/hawaii-kamehameha-schools-discrimination-lawsuit.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:53:24

• Merlin Partially Dismisses Triller Missing Payments Lawsuit Ahead of Default Judgment Hearing — As the Overarching Triller Group Stares Down Possible NASDAQ Delisting ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/21/merlin-triller-lawsuit-partial-dismissal/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:54:23

• Head in the clown(s) ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/10/20/head-in-the-clouds/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/16/Clown_Computing.shtml    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:54:58

• Oops! The proprietary trap AWS Outage Took Down Everybody’s Bored Apes ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/aws-outage-bored-apes    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:00:21

• Interior Department reveals plans to lay off more than 2,000 employees ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/10/interior-department-reveals-plans-to-lay-off-more-than-2000-employees/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:00:57

• Despite laws intended to prevent it, age discrimination abounds in 2025 ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/10/despite-laws-intended-to-prevent-it-age-discrimination-abounds-in-2025/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:01:17

• "So much news, so little time left until Supercon! We hope you all have your tickets. If not: Workshop and general admission tickets are on sale now." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/21/2025-hackaday-supercon-two-new-workshops-costume-party-lightning-talks-and-a-new-space-panel/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:01:55

• F5 hack highlights persistent supply chain security concerns ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/10/f5-hack-highlights-persistent-supply-chain-security-concerns/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:03:13

• Louvre Robbery Raises Questions About Security ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/world/europe/louvre-robbery-security-paris.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:03:38

• Nations Hesitate to Send Troops to Gaza, Fearing Clashes With Hamas ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/world/middleeast/gaza-ceasefire-international-security-force-hamas.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:03:56

• Stop payroll diversion scams before they start ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/stop-payroll-diversion-scams-before-they-start/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:05:14

• How are Lithuanian museums protecting their collections from burglars? ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2721129/how-are-lithuanian-museums-protecting-their-collections-from-burglars    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:05:33

• Tanzania utilizes voter suppression tactics ahead of election, Amnesty International finds ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/tanzania-utilizes-voter-suppression-tactics-ahead-of-election-says-rights-group/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:05:58

• Complete Step-by-Step Guide on AI-Powered Port Scanning ☞ https://www.blackmoreops.com/complete-guide-ai-powered-port-scanning/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:06:39

• The Lake Chad Basin could power growth instead of conflict ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/africasource/the-lake-chad-basin-could-power-growth-instead-of-conflict/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:07:25

• What Bolivia’s move to the center means for its economy, foreign policy, and security ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/what-bolivias-move-to-the-center-means-for-its-economy-foreign-policy-and-security/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:07:50

• Myanmar Military Shuts Down Major Cybercrime Center and Detains Over 2,000 People ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/myanmar-military-shuts-down-major-cybercrime-center-and-detains-over-2000-people/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:08:34

• Over 73,000 WatchGuard Firebox Devices Impacted by Recent Critical Flaw ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/over-73000-watchguard-firebox-devices-impacted-by-recent-critical-flaw/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:09:19

• 'Poisoned' Hey Hi (AI) Could Be The Future of Digital Security Risks ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/poisoned-ai-could-be-the-future-of-digital-security-risks    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:11:16

• "The chiptune music scene is largely rooted in the sounds of the original Nintendo Game Boy and the Commodore 64, while still welcoming a wide range of other hardware under its general umbrella." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/21/the-pdp-1-can-sound-hauntingly-beautiful/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:12:12

• Tinkercad ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/21/tinkercad-continues-to-grow-up/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:12:38

• A Treatise on the All-Healing Qualities of Earth Bathing (1790) ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/earth-bathing    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:13:50

• Clonezilla 3.3.0-33 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/clonezilla    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:14:10

• Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/technology/inside-amazons-plans-to-replace-workers-with-robots.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:14:56

• US, Australia ink rare earths deal to curb reliance on China amid rising trade tensions ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251021-us-australia-ink-rare-earths-deal-to-curb-reliance-on-china-amid-rising-trade-tensions    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:15:11

• AWS outage sparks campus-wide disruption ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/10/20/aws-outage-sparks-campus-wide-disruption/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:15:48

• ChatGPT Usage Has Peaked and Is Now Declining, New Data Finds ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-peaked-data http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/15/OpenAI_If_OpenAI_Survives_Another_2_Years_It_ll_be_About_30_Bil.shtml    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:16:48

• CISA Warns of Exploited Apple, Kentico, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-exploited-apple-kentico-microsoft-vulnerabilities/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:17:39

• Government, Industrial Servers Targeted in China-Linked ‘PassiveNeuron’ Campaign ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/government-industrial-servers-targeted-in-china-linked-passiveneuron-campaign/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:18:22

• A Cybersecurity Merit Badge ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/10/a-cybersecurity-merit-badge.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:18:43

• Korean graffiti on Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia cathedral stirs backlash online ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/korean-graffiti-on-barcelonas-sagrada-familia-cathedral-stirs-backlash-online    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:19:20

• DigiKam 8.8.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1042823/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:19:41

• Charities Using AI-Generated Photos of Starving Children to Raise Money ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/charities-ai-poverty-porn    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:20:10

• The Robots Fueling Amazon’s Automation ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/technology/amazon-robotics-automation.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:21:43

• Upbeat introduces UP201 and UP301 ultra-low power RISC-V MCUs with always-on Hey Hi (AI) processing ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/21/upbeat-introduces-up201-and-up301-ultra-low-power-risc-v-mcus-with-always-on-ai-processing/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:22:23

• Atari just resurrected its most potent foe in the console wars from 45 years ago, the Intellivision Spirit — $149 console comes with 45 games, was brought into the Atari fold through IP acquisition last year ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/atari-just-resurrected-its-most-potent-foe-in-the-console-wars-from-45-years-ago-the-intellivision-spirit-usd149-console-comes-with-45-games-was-brought-into-the-atari-fold-through-ip-acquisition-last-year    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:22:38

• Atari just resurrected its most potent foe in the console wars from 45 years ago, the Intellivision Spirit ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/atari-just-resurrected-its-most-potent-foe-in-the-console-wars-from-45-years-ago-the-intellivision-spirit-usd149-console-comes-with-45-games-was-brought-into-the-atari-fold-through-ip-acquisition-last-year    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:22:53

• GNOME Tour in openSUSE and welcome app ☞ https://danigm.net/gnome-tour-opensuse.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:25:43

• XSAs released on 2025-10-21 ☞ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/10/21/xsas-released-on-2025-10-21/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:30:04

• Litigation Funding and Alternative Dispute Resolution – Exploring Positives and Negatives ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/10/21/litigation-funding-and-alternative-dispute-resolution-exploring-positives-and-negatives    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:30:46

• UPC is illegal, but since EPO corruption has spread to the EU the kangaroo courts run by corporations now run the state ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/upc-the-hague-bars-black-sheep-from-selling-products-beyond-upc-territory/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:32:22

• Part 3: Evolving the Model by adding a company-driven open source project ☞ https://toscalix.com/2025/10/21/part-3-evolving-the-model-by-adding-a-company-driven-open-source-project/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:33:50

• Researchers uncover remote code execution flaw in abandoned Rust code library ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/async-tar-rust-open-source-vulnerability/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:34:37

• TechNexion unveils SO-DIMM and OSM system-on-modules based on Synaptics SL2610 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/21/technexion-so-dimm-and-osm-system-on-modules-synaptics-sl2610/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:35:26

• Solving Regex Crosswords with Z3 ☞ https://blog.nelhage.com/post/regex-crosswords-z3/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:35:50

• Install local deb packages in woofQ2 ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202510/install-local-deb-packages-in-woofq2.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:37:30

• Rfuzzycoco released on CRAN ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/10/rfuzzycoco-released-on-cran/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:38:15

• Swiss Réglette! ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/21/batteries-not-included-meet-the-swiss-reglette/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:39:13

• The FuturFusion Cloud stack ☞ https://stgraber.org/2025/10/21/the-futurfusion-cloud-stack/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:40:49

• Japan sends aid to Mexico after fatal flooding ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/japan-sends-aid-mexico-flooding/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:41:12

• Google News is Now Promoting a Parasitic Slopfarm Called "findarticles.com", Where Plagiarism of "Linux" Articles is Rampant ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/20/Google_News_is_Now_Promoting_a_Parasitic_Slopfarm_Called_findar.shtml    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:41:55

• The last rollout: Reflections from a senior learning how to hold the door open ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/10/20/the-last-rollout-reflections-from-a-senior-learning-how-to-hold-the-door-open/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:42:55

• How To Install HPLIP on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-hplip-almalinux-10/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:45:42

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

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:45:59

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

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:46:19

• How To Install Shotcut on Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/install-shotcut-manjaro/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:46:56

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

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:47:11

• How To Install PostfixAdmin on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-postfixadmin-almalinux-10/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:47:33

• Bootlin engineer Luca Ceresoli speaks at GNU/Linux Day 2025 in Bergamo, Italy ☞ https://bootlin.com/blog/bootlin-engineer-luca-ceresoli-speaks-at-linux-day-2025-in-bergamo-italy/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:48:12

• Microsoft Lunduke: Freedom of Speech Means Spreading What I Have to Say and Banning People I Disagree With ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/20/Microsoft_Lunduke_Freedom_of_Speech_Means_Spreading_What_I_Have.shtml    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:48:22

• Conversion Arch GNU/Linux BTRFS LV from 20 GB to maximum available size on virtual disk (/dev/vda) ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2025/10/conversion-arch-linux-btrfs-lv-from-20.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:48:39

• TTAB Reverses VERSAMAX Section 2(d) Refusal: Applicant's Specific Tractors not Related to Trailers, Purchasers Careful ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab-reverses-versamax-section-2d.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:51:07

• Russia Pushes a State-Controlled ‘Super App’ by Sabotaging Its Rivals ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/world/europe/russia-max-app.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:51:31

• 25 years of research in space ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/21/1124727/25-years-of-research-in-space/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:51:45

• How the US should partner with Central Asian states to avoid Russia-China dominance ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/partner-with-central-asian-states-to-avoid-russia-china-dominance/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:52:08

• Saving lives in Ukraine will require Convicted Felon to play the strong cards at his disposal ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/10/21/opinion/saving-lives-in-ukraine-will-require-trump-to-play-the-strong-cards-at-his-disposal/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:52:29

• Latest Convicted Felon-Zelensky Meeting Yields No Progress Toward a Cease-fire in Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/world/europe/ukraine-russia-trump-zelensky-meeting.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:52:40

• Telecom group to build new $116m undersea cable in the Black Sea, bypassing Russia — project set to connect Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey, and Ukraine ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/telecom-group-to-build-new-usd116m-undersea-cable-in-the-black-sea-bypassing-russia-project-set-to-connect-bulgaria-georgia-turkey-and-ukraine    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:52:53

• Russian bloggers publish video of drone attack on UN convoy in Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251021-russian-bloggers-video-drone-attack-un-convoy-ukraine    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:53:33

• Remarks by Commissioner Dombrovskis at the European Parliament on the next steps for the EU's support for Ukraine ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_2468    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:53:40

• Dihydroxyacetone Man says did not want ‘wasted' meeting with Putin as Ukraine talks are called off ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251021-trump-won-t-be-meeting-putin-in-immediate-future-us-official-says    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:54:00

• With Putin digging in, it’s time for Convicted Felon to send Kyiv some Tomahawks ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/10/21/opinion/with-putin-digging-in-its-time-for-trump-to-send-kyiv-some-tomahawks/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:54:11

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Will Not Meet With Putin Soon, Official Says in a Reversal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/us/politics/trump-putin-ukraine-meeting.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:54:24

• Richard Stallman is Having a Good Week Already (Stallman Was Right About 'Clown Computing') ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/21/Richard_Stallman_is_Having_a_Good_Week_Already_Stallman_Was_Rig.shtml    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:54:47

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Says He Put Off Plans To Meet Putin To Avoid 'Wasted Meeting' Though Diplomacy Continues ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-trump-putin-zelenskyy/33565458.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:55:05

• Dihydroxyacetone Man says planned meeting with Putin delayed to avoid 'waste of time' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251021-trump-won-t-be-meeting-putin-in-immediate-future-us-official-says    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:55:53

• Dihydroxyacetone Man-Putin summit planned for Budapest on hold, US official says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251021-trump-putin-summit-planned-for-budapest-on-hold-us-official-says    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:56:08

• Vladimir Putin’s war machine may finally be running out of fuel ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/vladimir-putins-war-machine-may-finally-be-running-out-of-fuel/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:56:36

• Budapest summit postponed as Putin rejects Convicted Felon’s ceasefire proposal ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/budapest-summit-postponed-as-putin-rejects-trumps-ceasefire-proposal/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:56:43

• How the Democratic Brand Turned Radioactive in Rural America ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-suzanne-mettler.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:57:48

• What’s in the SOSS? Podcast #43 – S2E20 Building Trust in Open Source: Seth Larson’s Journey from Maintainer to Security Leader ☞ https://openssf.org/podcast/2025/10/21/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-43-s2e20-building-trust-in-open-source-seth-larsons-journey-from-maintainer-to-security-leader/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:58:22

• Company Churning Out Hey Hi (AI) Podcasts Filled With Bizarre Glitches They Didn’t Even Catch ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-podcast-glitches    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:58:46

• Percona’s New CEO Peter Farkas Returns to a Company He Never Really Left ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/10/perconas-new-ceo-peter-farkas-returns-to-a-company-he-never-really-left/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:59:15

• Tucker Carlson ripped for peddling conspiracy theory that COVID was made to spare Jews ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/10/21/media/tucker-carlson-ripped-for-peddling-conspiracy-theory-that-covid-was-made-to-spare-jews/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:59:41

• German industrial slowdown threatens Lithuania with stagnation – media ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2721067/german-industrial-slowdown-threatens-lithuania-with-stagnation-media    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:00:12

• 2 Myanmar nationals found dead in JB’s Mount Austin after apparent murder-suicide ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/2-foreigners-dead-in-jbs-mount-austin-in-apparent-murder-suicide-woman-had-stab-wounds    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:00:45

• Epstein Fallout: Prince Andrew crisis has 'potential to damage institution' of British monarchy ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251021-epstein-fallout-prince-andrew-crisis-has-potential-to-damage-institution-of-british-monarchy    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:01:02

• Two found dead in Rīga flat, murder-suicide suspected ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/21.10.2025-two-found-dead-in-riga-flat-murder-suicide-suspected.a619151/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:01:13

• Pluralistic: Carl Hiaasen's 'Fever Beach' (21 Oct 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/21/florida-duh/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:01:40

• Advertisers Getting Cold Feet Ahead of ‘TikTok USA’ Launch, Latest Scuttlebutt Suggests ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/21/advertisers-tiktok-usa-cold-feet/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:02:31

• MinIO Again Under Fire for Source-Only Decision ☞ https://linuxiac.com/minio-with-yet-another-controversial-move/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:18:42

• How to Upgrade Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/upgrade-ubuntu-24-04-to-26-04    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:19:10

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1042822/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:19:36

• Linux's Favorite Game SuperTuxKart 1.5 Released with Graphics Overhaul and New Features ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/supertuxkart-1-5/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:19:57

• Configuring an External PDF Viewer in Thunderbird on GNU/Linux ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2025/10/21/configuring-an-external-pdf-viewer-in-thunderbird-on-linux/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:20:30

• bibref – discover internal references in the Bible ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bibref-discover-internal-references-bible/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:22:29

• Volla Phone Quintus running Ubuntu Touch: Upgrading to Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/volla-phone-quintus-running-ubuntu-touch-upgrading/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:22:37

• Davis – admin interface for sabre/dav ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/davis-admin-interface-sabre-dav/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:22:45

• quicssh-rs – simple ssh server ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/quicssh-rs-simple-ssh-server/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:22:53

• LangitKetujuh OS – GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/langitketujuh-os-linux-distribution/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:23:43

• "The Razer Nari is a decent wireless headset, but it’s a little oddball—because it uses a bespoke USB dongle for pairing. This is all well and good if you’re using a supported configuration; plug it into a Windows PC, run the utility, and you’re good to go." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/21/open-source-hack-lets-the-razer-nari-headset-work-with-linux/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:24:10

• FSF Blogs: FSD meeting recap 2025-10-17 ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/fsd-meeting-recap-2025-10-17    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:26:18

• Seems like the slopfarm https://linuxsecurity.com now removes some of its own pages!    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:30:26

• digiKam 8.8.0 Released with UI Translation for 61 Languages ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/10/digikam-8-8-0-translation-61-languages/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:31:06

• Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 914 ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2025/10/21/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-914/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:31:37

• KDE Plasma 6.5 Released with Rounded Corners, Clipboard Pinning + More ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/kde-plasma-6-5-new-features-changes-release    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:32:00

• The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 914 ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/10/21/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-914/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:32:18

• "Immigration Agents Detaining of American Citizens" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-ice-americans-detained-joint-congressional-investigation | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:32:48

• "This follows reporting from ProPublica revealing a web of past business relationships involving Homan, his senior adviser Mark Hall, and consultants and firms seeking Department of Homeland Security contracts." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/border-czar-tom-homan-mark-hall-conflicts-interest-ethics-investigation | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:33:12

• Supply Chain Attack Targets VS Code Extensions With ‘GlassWorm’ Malware ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/supply-chain-attack-targets-vs-code-extensions-with-glassworm-malware/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:33:43

• Taking stock of Big Tech: the 2025 RDR Index ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/big-tech-2025-rdr-index/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:34:48

• Drone attack hits Khartoum airport area ahead of reopening ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20251021-drone-attack-hits-khartoum-airport-area-ahead-of-reopening    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:35:22

• "An actual diff replacement (you can’t just pipe to it). Use this if you want to see diffs that aren’t dumb about brace placement when you add a {…} to a long list of things in braces. I currently use this as my one default Git difftool (but I don’t use the default difftool by default; I prefer using the built-in Git diff unless I have Opinions™ for this particular diffing)." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/diff-ers/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:55:30

• "An actual diff replacement (you can’t just pipe to it). Use this if you want to see diffs that aren’t dumb about brace placement when you add a {…} to a long list of things in braces. I currently use this as my one default Git difftool." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/diff-ers/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:55:52

• epidemia local gemini://blg.hmd-tld.xyz/post/una-epidemia-local.gmi    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 17:56:55

• Pixel 10 exclusive: GPU-powered Linux apps come to Android 16 QPR2 https://dataconomy.com/2025/10/21/pixel-10-exclusive-gpu-powered-linux-apps-come-to-android-16-qpr2/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 18:47:24

• Open Source Hack Lets The Razer Nari Headset Work With Linux https://hackaday.com/2025/10/21/open-source-hack-lets-the-razer-nari-headset-work-with-linux/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 18:47:46

• Memorizing These 7 Linux Command-Line Options Will Turn You Into a Pro https://www.howtogeek.com/memorizing-these-command-line-options-will-turn-you-into-a-pro/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 18:49:31

• "The beloved open source kart racer gets many refinments before Evolution arrives." https://news.itsfoss.com/supertuxkart-1-5/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 18:49:55

• Google fixes Pixel bootloops, boosts Linux support, brings Pixel 8 to its refurb store, & more https://piunikaweb.com/2025/10/21/google-pixel-bootloop-fix-linux-upgrade-pixel-8-refurb-store/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 18:52:10

• "Nah bro, it's like 16k" IBM layoffs https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6ers0w1    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:20:36

• "the people get sent to the unemployment lines, of course. This is RTP, not Bengaluru. It is no longer considered a strategic location, and not for IBM. Isn't that right, Alvind ? Another wonderful AI decision." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k7hgfv3z    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:21:06

• "Bjarne is Scandinavian." Cannot criticise anyone at IBM? https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k84sx1qr    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:21:42

• "IBM wants to get to 100 US employees. Everyone else in India, Bulgaria, Egypt etc. It is all about stock price and cash flow don't you know? In 2025 they think they need as few sales people as possible in the US. Under 25 with 0-2 years experience is best." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k857zkc7    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:22:58

• "Sell as much as possible with self service cloud tiles. watsonx else does everything else. In 2026, the only US employees will be Arvind, Robbie "look at me in my hoodie and sneakers" Thomas, Joanne Wright and Kavanaugh. Everyone else offshore. watsonx running the pathetic IBM clouds. Funny how many IBMers are making fun of this weeks AWS outage. Glass houses folks. Oops IBM has nor more houses or buildings in the US that's right."    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:23:30

• "So, when are the layoffs happening at RTP? Too many incompetent managers who do nothing but run to unnecessary meetings and pass the buck." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k857zkc7    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:23:49

• "Yes the main RTP campus has been closed. The tiny fraction of remaining RTP employees were moved to the much smaller campus nearby. All the jobs have been outsourced to India, Bulgaria, Brazil etc. Very sad." [...] "Yes indeed, employees, if you've never experienced a PIP we will enhance your experience soon."    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:24:13

• After disappointing Star Wars Outlaws sales, Ubisoft studio Massive says "voluntary career transition program" is just "ongoing evolution," but it's sometimes known as soft layoffs https://www.gamesradar.com/games/after-disappointing-sales-ubisoft-says-star-wars-outlaws-studio-massives-voluntary-career-transition-program-is-just-ongoing-evolution-but-its-also-sometimes-known-as-soft-layoffs/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:26:28

• What if India and China stop buying Russian oil? https://www.dw.com/en/what-if-india-and-china-stop-buying-russian-oil/a-73520311    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:41:28

• UK: ‘Catastrophic’ attack as Russians hack files on EIGHT MoD bases and post them on the dark web https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15205213/Russians-hack-files-EIGHT-MoD-bases-dark-web.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:43:28

• Physics Paths https://xkcd.com/3155/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:48:35

• Planetary Rings https://xkcd.com/3156/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:48:49

• Emperor Palpatine https://xkcd.com/3157/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:49:20

• Now that FSFE gets big bribes from Microsoft it is focused on criticising Apple (Google is also a big sponsor) https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20251021-01.en.html https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20251015-01.en.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:50:45

• Creepy Truth Behind TikTok's '6-7' Trend Sweeping Schools: Why Kids Are Screaming Numbers and Teachers Are Losing Control https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/creepy-truth-behind-tiktoks-6-7-trend-sweeping-schools-why-kids-are-screaming-numbers-1748698    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:53:38

• the psychology of human deception https://theconversation.com/why-the-traitors-is-still-a-masterclass-in-the-psychology-of-human-deception-267750    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:54:40

• Ex-Amazon Driver Sues Civil Rights Agency for Dropping Her Case Following Cheeto Mussolini's Executive Order https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-10-21/ex-amazon-driver-sues-civil-rights-agency-for-dropping-her-case-following-trumps-executive-order    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:55:42

• ‘Dark Patterns’ Settlement https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-good-and-bad-of-amazons-dark-patterns-settlement/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:56:27

• Massive Amazon Cloud Outage Exposed the Internet's Vulnerable Backbone https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/virginia/articles/2025-10-20/what-to-know-about-the-warehouses-in-virginia-that-power-a-lot-of-the-internet https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/amazon-web-services-outage-9.6944889    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:57:06

• Tank top ads on Amazon using 'offensive' phrase pulled from site after CBC investigation https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/amazon-tank-top-ads-offensive-phrase-9.6939713    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:58:23

• A palindromic polyglot program in x86 machine code, Perl, shell, and make https://blogs.perl.org/users/mauke/2025/10/a-palindromic-polyglot-program-in-x86-machine-code-perl-shell-and-make.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 20:00:13

• conflict on the Moon https://theconversation.com/how-spacefaring-nations-could-avoid-conflict-on-the-moon-267125    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 20:41:19

• Could your walk be a signal about your ability to win a fight? https://theconversation.com/could-your-walk-be-a-signal-about-your-ability-to-win-a-fight-262649    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 20:42:00

• Kangaroo Courts just do whatever the corrupt dictator wants them to do http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/guest-post-has-g123-harmoniously-recast.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 20:42:48

• Geographical Monopolies http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/book-review-future-of-geographical.html    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 20:43:10

• ubuntupit stopped publishing slop for 3 days, then RESUMED: "Disclosure: This article was written with editorial oversight and verified facts using AI assistance." https://ubuntupit.com/openbsd-7-8-released-with-raspberry-pi-5-support-parallel-tcp-stack-sev-es-vms-and-openssh-10-2/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 20:44:23

• Big Banks Poured $2B Into Oil and Gas Financing in the Amazon Since Last Year https://truthout.org/articles/big-banks-poured-2b-into-oil-and-gas-financing-in-the-amazon-since-last-year/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 20:46:09

• AWS Outage Affects Major UK Banks https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/aws-outage-affects-major-uk-banks-what-do-if-you-missed-payments-1748962    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 20:46:37

• Trolls-connected chief promoting Software Patents https://patentdocs.org/2025/10/19/uspto-proposed-new-rules-limiting-the-availability-of-inter-partes-review-but-are-they-legal/ https://patentdocs.org/2025/10/19/new-director-overturns-ptab-procedural-precedents-part-i/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 20:48:11

• GNU/Linux on Tolino Tab 8 https://linmob.net/gnu-linux-on-tolino-tab8/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 20:49:28

• Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (42/2025): Mobian Trixie https://linmob.net/weekly-update-42-2025/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 20:49:44

• "The article also notes LibreOffice's creators have been presenting Linux as a secure and cost-effective alternative since June, and "We have also seen initiatives like The "End of 10" Campaign by KDE, making the case for Linux and providing guides and info on how to switch."" https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/10/18/1946208/windows-10-refugees-flock-to-linux-as-zorin-os-claims-biggest-launch-ever    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 20:50:33

• Scam-linked South Koreans held in Cambodia return home under arrest https://www.dw.com/en/scam-linked-south-koreans-held-in-cambodia-return-home-under-arrest/a-74408294    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 20:57:33

• German media bias https://www.dw.com/en/german-media-bias-falsely-inflates-crime-by-foreigners/a-74410565    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 20:58:56

• Boosting the FUD in /. https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/10/14/2123205/secure-boot-bypass-risk-threatens-nearly-200000-linux-framework-laptops see http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/16/Another_Black_Eye_for_Secure_Boot_Microsoft_Media_Tries_to_Blam.shtml    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 20:59:37

• Bubble goes POP https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/technology/meta-plans-to-cut-600-jobs-at-ai-superintelligence-labs.html SUPERHYPE    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 21:02:51

• The CLOWN. https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-10-20/one-tech-tip-how-to-prepare-for-outages-that-impact-our-online-lives-from-banking-to-chatting-apps"    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 21:03:51

• Without a Union https://truthout.org/articles/dollar-store-workers-fight-shows-how-to-build-power-even-without-a-union/    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 21:05:23

• 99.9% Uptime gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/10/22/three-nines.gmi    

posted Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 21:24:16