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"This isn’t quite a shot for shot remake, and all the new material makes it worse, but starting from a fairly high bar means it doesn’t get too bad. It’s just a completely pointless vanity project." gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/10/24/moana/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 04:03:35

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

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 04:04:11

  • OpenBSD Updates gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/10/25/openbsd-updates.gmi    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 04:05:31

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1779.jpg    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 04:06:08

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2136.jpg    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 04:06:15

  • Storm Boelo https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/storm-boelo/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 04:13:11

  • GNU/Linux 17% yesterday https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&dateRange=28d    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 04:53:14

  • GNU/Linux 9.3% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/netherlands/#monthly-200902-202610    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 05:54:12

  • 20 Years Since Finishing My Thesis https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/20-years-since-finishing-my-thesis/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 06:21:06

  • Blogging in 2026 Still Works OK https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/blogging-in-2026-still-works-ok/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 06:39:50

  • "Yesterday I joined Sacha Chua for a new episode of her Emacs Chat podcast, where we talked about Emacs and life." gopher://gopher.shemshak.org:70/0/~amin/emacs-chat-202605.org    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 07:14:19

  • "I gave a quick tour of my Emacs configuration, discussing at length my configurations for EXWM (Emacs X Window Manager) among other topics like Emacs's facility for visually indicating buffer boundaries in the fringe by setting ~indicate-buffer-boundaries~ and my convenience configuration macros." gopher://gopher.shemshak.org:70/0/~amin/emacs-chat-202605.org    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 07:14:24

  • scientists https://theconversation.com/the-17th-century-british-scientists-who-investigated-hauntings-294526    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 07:39:31

  • Amazon Employee Says She Was Forced to Keep Working With Executive She Accused of Raping Her on a Business Trip https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/amazon-employee-lawsuit-alleged-rape-executive-work-contact-1827204    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 07:45:33

  • Companies House on Late Filing Penalties https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/companies-house-on-late-filing-penalties/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:02:08

  • Maybe they reckon it's better to pay fines than to allow a critics (or even their clients) see how worse off they really are    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:02:47

  • Storm in Manchester United https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/storm-in-manchester-united/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:25:39

  • Russian man linked to deadly NHS contractor hack arrested https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vgr61kml3mo    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:30:07

  • Moscow police detain suspected DataSuckers hackers linked to breaches in Ukraine and Russia https://therecord.media/russia-datasuckers-hackers-arrested    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:31:00

  • Operation Matryoshka: The Russian bot army pushing fake US election videos https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/operation-matryoshka-the-russian-bot-army-pushing-fake-us-election-videos-20261019-p616jy.html    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:31:49

  • North Korean workers treated as 'slaves' https://www.dw.com/en/north-korean-workers-treated-as-slaves-at-russian-drone-factory-says-new-report/a-79710877    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:32:54

  • U.S. control over Starlink = same problem with adopting GAFAM https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/satellite-us-government-starlink-starshield-9.7383834    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:38:32

  • GAFAM Europe https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/2026/episode-57.en.html    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:39:15

  • Social Control Media https://cphpost.dk/2026-10-19/news/round-up/study-finds-misogynistic-tiktok-content-can-appear-within-minutes/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:39:48

  • Planet Database https://xkcd.com/3311/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:41:17

  • Momentum Demonstration https://xkcd.com/3312/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:41:32

  • Distribution Release: Essora Eos 20261021 https://distrowatch.com/12999    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:41:48

  • Fusion Device https://xkcd.com/3313/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:42:02

  • Vulnerability https://xkcd.com/3314/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:42:14

  • Release Notes for siduction 2026.1.0 »Big Crime« https://siduction.org/2026/10/release-notes-for-siduction-2026-1-0-big-crime/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:43:17

  • BSD Release: OpenBSD 8.0 https://distrowatch.com/12997    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 08:44:34

  • "Xbox Project Helix" = vapourware and distraction from XBox going away    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 09:08:06

  • ZimaOS 1.8.0 is out but outsourced to Microsoft, which is "meh"    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 09:21:59

  • Security flaws behind Danish website shutdowns were discovered two months earlier https://cphpost.dk/2026-10-22/global/security-flaws-behind-danish-website-shutdowns-were-discovered-two-months-earlier/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 09:24:06

  • Dutch cybersecurity firm warns of rising data requests from prosecutors https://nltimes.nl/2026/10/21/dutch-cybersecurity-firm-warns-rising-data-requests-prosecutors    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 09:24:42

  • EU puts security at center of new Arctic strategy https://cphpost.dk/2026-10-20/news/round-up/eu-puts-security-at-center-of-new-arctic-strategy/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 09:27:13

  • Microsoft https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/france-fridge-hack-smart-devices-food-system-9.7379613 http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/16/Fridges_Do_Not_Need_an_Internet_Connection.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 09:32:17

  • copyright http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/10/an-ordinary-copyright-case-on-limits-of.html    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 09:33:36

  • Anthropic sued by major Canadian news publishers for copyright claims in Ontario court https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/anthropic-postmedia-torstar-globe-canadian-press-copyright-lawsuit-9.7387205    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 09:33:48

  • taken offline https://nltimes.nl/2026/10/21/dutch-parliament-website-taken-offline-cybersecurity-warning-triggers-precautions    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 09:34:29

  • Alpine 3.21.9, 3.22.7, 3.23.7 and 3.24.3 released https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.21.9-3.22.7-3.23.7-3.24.3-released.html    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 09:49:02

  • Firebird can now be built with CMake + Clang on Windows, Linux and macOS (PR #9111 merged) https://mapopa.blogspot.com/2026/10/firebird-can-now-be-built-with-cmake.html    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 09:49:49

  • Simon de Vlieger: Introducing TeamSBC Linux https://supakeen.com/weblog/introducing-teamsbc-linux/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 09:51:26

  • Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (42/2026): Divine D MVP + Plasma turning 6.8 and also 30 https://linmob.net/weekly-update-42-2026/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 09:52:16

  • Fedora Magazine: Join us for the Fedora Linux 45 Release Party! https://fedoramagazine.org/join-us-for-the-fedora-linux-45-release-party/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 09:53:01

  • Linux Boot Sequence: From Power-On to Login Prompt [Under the Hood] http://www.unixshadow.com/2026/10/16/linux-boot-sequence-from-power-on-to-login-prompt-infographic/ migrating...    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 09:54:17

  • "the LLM cult, and it is a cult, is selling FOMO, nothing more"    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 10:21:33

  • Cults versus security https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bmo-ai-warning-9.7390171    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 10:22:32

  • Bank fraud victims ask: Why aren't Canadian banks held more liable? https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/bank-fraud-legislation-9.7382518    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 10:23:17

  • Judge Newman Suspension Matter Transferred to 11th Circuit https://patentdocs.org/2026/10/15/judge-newman-suspension-matter-transferred-to-11th-circuit/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 10:25:59

  • Velcro patented by 1954 https://maketecheasier.com/velcro-burdock-burrs-de-mestral-patent/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 10:26:47

  • patent for the modern stud and tube LEGO brick https://maketecheasier.com/lego-brick-patent-1958-copenhagen/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 10:27:04

  • "This is the problem with remote attestation. The free software foundation has been talking about this endpoint since the late 2000s." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222569    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 10:29:19

  • "Richard Stallman has been talking about this since the 80s. One of the most famous and relevant examples of this is "The Right to Read"[0], from 1997. 0 - https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.en.html"    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 10:29:42

  • "The fact that GrapheneOS digitally signs their releases doesn't make them not open source. This is indeed a bad situation, but the badness is 100% the fault of Google for having a hardware attestation "feature"."    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 10:30:07

  • "Banks are increasingly adding checks for Google certified devices. In the EU, there are regulations requiring banks to start verifying device integrity. It's headed that way worldwide with a growing number of regulations and industry standards requiring it." Like Sompi noted.    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 10:30:54

  • "If it's impossible build the binary from the source you've been given, then you haven't been given the source. The binary in question is one that passes attestation and secure boot. If I don't have the key, I don't have the source."    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 10:31:36

  • "MIT allows this (you not giving me the source). GPL2 allows this in some jurisdictions - notably, not in Germany. GPL3 absolutely doesn't, which is the reason Google refuses GPL3 upstreams."    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 10:31:43

  • "I don't know why some of my comments are being shadowbanned. It might be an AI filter gone awry." No. https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Y_Combinator_YC_Funds_Scams_Run_by_Scammers.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 10:32:46

  • "Around 10% of banking apps are unavailable due to banning using a non-Google-approved OS. Around a dozen banking apps began specifically permitting GrapheneOS in addition to a Google-approved OS which is growing." https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117492375462459244    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 10:34:31

  • "The owners of Elvis Presley’s music have sued AI company Anthropic, accusing them of training their models on Presley’s music without permission." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/elvis-presley-rightsholders-anthropic-lawsuit-infringement-1235647682/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:35:32

  • "The new lawsuit, filed Friday (Oct. 23) and first reported by Billboard, claims that Anthropic, the tech behemoth behind Claude, infringed 274 of the rock legend’s copyrighted songs" ☛ https://www.billboard.com/pro/elvis-presley-estate-sues-suno-anthropic/ | Source: Penske Media Corporation    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:35:44

  • "On the map, blue dots are cities with public Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and purple dots are cities that only announce BGP IP space." ☛ https://kmcd.dev/posts/living-closer-to-the-internet/ | Source: Kevin McDonald    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:36:22

  • "The Web isn’t dying, but it is being distanced from us." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2026/10/23/the-fossil-present/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:36:30

  • "In a 10–7 en banc decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that ICE detainees" ☛ https://newrepublic.com/post/217076/federal-court-donald-trump-ice-detain-people-indefinitely | Source: New Republic    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:48:05

  • "The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Nov. 3, 2026." ☛ https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/post/religious-preschools-want-public-funding-but-exemptions-from-nondiscrimination-rules-supreme-court-will-decide-if-thats-constitutional/ | Source: Middle Tennessee State University    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:48:15

  • "Every so often, I get a message on X or LinkedIn from someone in Silicon Valley who wants me to know that they quietly agree with me." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-thing-about-cowardice | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:51:47

  • "According to the project, a Russian bot network called “Matryoshka” is spreading the videos." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/23/for-weeks-deepfake-celebrities-have-been-telling-americans-not-to-vote-for-democrats-in-the-midterm-elections-u-s-intelligence-says-russia-is-behind-it | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:52:10

  • "Starting this week, Navy websites, correspondence, training materials" ☛ https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-10-23/super-intelligence-trump-navy-hegseth-23238288.html | Source: Stars And Stripes    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:53:27

  • "You need to think of Larry Ellison the way you think of a lawnmower." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/dont-anthropomorphize-big-tech-companies/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:53:45

  • "Last week I joined Joe Plenzler on the Meidas Defense podcast to talk about [cryptocurrency]." ☛ https://www.citationneeded.news/meidas-defense-interview/ | Source: Molly White    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:54:17

  • "As it turned out, Caddy's repository had exhausted its 4.9 TB monthly bandwidth allowance." ☛ https://michaelreflects.com/blog/the-day-caddy-stood-still/ | Source: Michael Mitchell    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:55:08

  • "The view from up here didn’t disappoint though. This place is exactly how I imagined it when looking at it from afar." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/fromthesummit/continuing-at-the-beginning | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:56:14

  • "A fuel cell generates electricity through a chemical reaction between a fuel, such as natural gas or hydrogen, and oxygen" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/why-ai-data-centers-are-powering-a-boom-in-fuel-cell-demand/articleshow/135161365.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:57:01

  • "I mean, we do, to an extent trust other humans with the ability to fly." ☛ https://lmnt.me/blog/dreaming-big.html | Source: Louie Mantia    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:57:22

  • "BAAJA keeps NEPA’s title while hollowing out nearly everything that makes it work" ☛ https://therevelator.org/baaja/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:59:39

  • "I think it’s an important graphic because it does make us confront that the demand curve for crude oil isn’t vertical." ☛ https://freerangestats.info/blog/2026/10/25/price-elasticity-oil | Source: Free Range Statistics    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:59:56

  • [Old] "Here are the three weirdest things I found." ☛ https://kaba.cx/posts/20260921_Honeypot/ | Source: Kaba    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:00:29

  • "Northern Virginia is laden with structures that house data for Fortune 500 companies. I went inside just one of those monstrosities that bothers its neighbors." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/inside-a-data-center-hyperscale/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:01:36

  • "Bill Gates" ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2026/10/24/jeffrey-epstein-conned-powerful-men-with-private-jets-money/ | Source: TMZ http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:02:01

  • "The US Constitution bars foreign-born individuals from the presidency" ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/billionaire-nerds-want-to-end-democracy/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:02:36

  • "He is the father of a small but powerful sect that pursues these extremist, antidemocratic ideas in Silicon Valley" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-25/peter-thiel-the-tech-oligarch-who-believes-in-the-antichrist.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:02:57

  • "Kyiv relies on the civilian Starlink satellite communications system and the military-grade Starshield version" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/ukraine-has-stable-connection-to-starlink-govt-457950472 | Source: RTL    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:03:15

  • "Musk's admission on social media came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine's access to Starlink and Starshield satellite links has been restored to the speeds it had before restrictions that disrupted front-line operations for more than a week." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-starlink-satellite-restored-9.7394719 | Source: CBC    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:03:44

  • "The problem for Europe is that the White House is occupied at the moment by a Russian asset." ☛ https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/putin-s-war-is-not-just-about-ukraine-it-s-the-start-of-a-much-bigger-conflict-20261025-p6184l.html | Source: The Age AU    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:04:03

  • "Earlier this week, a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a $25 billion fine for violating consumer protection laws dating back to the Cambridge Analytica scandal." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/how-many-billions-would-it-take-to-hold-meta-accountable/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:04:43

  • "I am clearly of the mind that we need to impeach, if not Trump, then several officials." ☛ https://json.blog/2026/10/24/impeach-or-not-impeach | Source: Jason Becker    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:04:57

  • "The solution I came up with builds on ChromeOS VMs and Yubikeys: [...]" ☛ https://aldur.blog/articles/2026/10/24/single-app-vms-in-chromeos |    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:05:38

  • "If you’re setting up Cloudflare, or someone else set it up" ☛ https://jamie.ideasasylum.com/2026/10/24/how-to-secure-your-cloudflare-install | Source: Jamie Lawrence    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:08:29

  • "That last claim is wrong on both counts." ☛ https://captnemo.in/blog/2026/10/23/emsign-revoked-gov-in/ |    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:09:00

  • "Oh and the claims of it being exploited in the wild? At time of writing, they’re referring to exploitation attempts" ☛ https://blog.luitjes.it/posts/i-want-my-wednesday-back/ |    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:09:09

  • "The judge also issued a warning against intimidation" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/cornell-rape-lawsuit-accuser-remain-anonymous-1827602 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:10:25

  • "I don't know if you've heard this about me, but I kind of love data." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/boost-more-cool-shit/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:10:45

  • "GoComics has tightened its anti-scraping protections, presumably to defend against AI slop factories" ☛ https://blog.kamens.us/2026/10/23/new-comics-more-available-comics-removed-comics-broken-comics/ | Source: Jonathan Kamens    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:12:03

  • "Up until very recently software got created in groups." ☛ https://blog.julik.nl/2026/10/thanks-but-i-prefer-it-my-way | Source: Julik Tarkhanov    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:12:17

  • "There’s now a growing sense, both within AI companies and among their critics, that alignment as it’s been practiced over the past four years is faltering—if it was ever really up to the task." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/10/false-promise-of-safe-ai/689114/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:12:43

  • "Systemd actually has tonnes of interesting features, that I think are even more useful for running throwaway agent-written code." ☛ https://martinalderson.com/posts/interesting-systemd-features/ | Source: Martin Alderson    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:13:11

  • "Systemd actually has tonnes of interesting features, that I think are even more useful for running throwaway agent-written code." ☛ https://martinalderson.com/posts/interesting-systemd-features/ | Source: Martin Alderson    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:13:26

  • "The comments came after the disruption in the country’s satellite service. Earlier, Ukraine said drones using Starshield, the Pentagon-funded service, were back to normal speeds." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/europe/ukraine-starshield-drone-speed.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:13:48

  • "Minimalism is not relevant in a life where scarcity is its defining feature." ☛ https://protesilaos.com/commentary/2026-10-23-importance-minimalism/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:15:13

  • "Even though laptops from around the early 2000s came with just about every conceivable port on them" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/10/24/that-weird-7-pin-s-video-port-on-old-laptops/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:16:21

  • "Even though I have a digital copy, I owned this one in paperback format, and decided to go with the analog experience!" ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/the-physical-book-experience/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:16:54

  • "This process is an involution: the polar of the polar of a triangle is the original triangle" ☛ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/10/24/computing-polar-triangles/ | Source: John D Cook    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:17:50

  • "But that’s just one of two laws of cosines on a sphere." ☛ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/10/24/polar-triangle/ | Source: John D Cook    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:18:46

  • "Blogs and the web remain the best community I have found, even if there are many challenging, frustrating parts to making blogging work" ☛ https://json.blog/2026/10/24/blogs-and-the-web-remain | Source: Jason Becker    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:19:22

  • "JPEG XL (.jxl) is a next-generation, free and open-source image format defined by ISO/IEC 18181." ☛ https://www.seroundtable.com/google-jpeg-xl-42352.html | Source: Search Engine Roundtable    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:20:05

  • "I fell into the classic trap: I thought I knew how a thing works." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/assumptions-are-sneaky/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:20:33

  • "A flaky is a automated test in software development that seemingly non-deterministically fails." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/debugging-a-flaky-test-how-i-methodologically-tamed-an-annoying-bug/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:20:42

  • "Fast, Friendly, Functional" ☛ https://rtfeldman.com/fp-vs-c | Source: R T Feldman    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:22:47

  • "Fast, Friendly, Functional" ☛ https://rtfeldman.com/fp-vs-c | Source: R T Feldman    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:22:57

  • "After my post on undefined behavior in C some people insisted that it’s demonstrably fine, we know what the code will do, and at worst we’ll get a segfault." ☛ https://blog.habets.se/2026/10/Attention-people-who-think-UB-is-fine.html | Source: Thomas Habets    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:23:05

  • "This means that some combinations of operators no longer have a defined precedence, and for those that don’t, the compiler will now require parentheses: [...]" ☛ https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-10-24 | Source: Zig    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:30:03

  • "A common way to use the venerable sed is to use its 's/regexp/replacement/' operation to modify the text of lines as they pass through (both to change parts of the line and to delete parts)." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/SedRareBackslashReplace | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:30:21

  • "There is, however, a different standard that fixes a lot of these problems: PASETO." ☛ https://lindbakk.com/blog/introducing-gaseto | Source: John Mikael Lindbakk    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:30:37

  • "Many partial exploits have been released. Be careful; some of them may be "parasitic," trying to exploit whoever runs them. It may be hard to even identify the working exploit once it comes out." ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33450 | Source: SANS    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:31:24

  • "So, at Akademy this year I had my own very first BoF around this topic." ☛ https://akselmo.dev/posts/akademy-2026-desktop-icon-bof/ | Source: Akseli Lahtinen    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:32:05

  • "I’ve been using Pure Blog for a while now and I absolutely love its simplicity and speed." ☛ https://j11g.com/migrating-wordpress-embeds-to-pureblog-hooks | Source: Jan van den Berg    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:35:21

  • "In September 2014 I published a short post announcing rqlite" ☛ https://philipotoole.com/twelve-years-of-distributed-sqlite/ |    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:35:51

  • "I shut down my web servers on Thursday. I’ve had a home of my own on internet for 27 years. A good innings but a sad day." ☛ https://interconnected.org/home/2026/10/24/bunker | Source: Matt Webb    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:36:36

  • "Next Thursday, I'm going to be chatting with linkarzu about Emacs and life." ☛ https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/10/upcoming-chat-with-linkarzu-about-using-emacs-for-25-years/ | Source: Sacha Chua    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:38:14

  • "I’ve been slowly turning my Emacs config into something I actually enjoy using, not just something that works" ☛ https://jointhefreeworld.org/blog/articles/emacs/emacs-folding-kirigami/index.html | Source: Josep Bigorra    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:39:33

  • "Every mode had its own idea of what folding is: treesit-fold in Tree-sitter modes, Hideshow in the Lisp-ish ones" ☛ https://jointhefreeworld.org/blog/articles/emacs/emacs-folding-kirigami/ | Source: Josep Bigorra    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:39:46

  • "He did the schematics, the laser cutting of the wood and of the acrylic, as well as the assembly." ☛ https://hacdias.com/2026/10/24/vinyl-shelf/ | Source: Henrique Dias    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:40:58

  • "It’s a machine rocking a 40W CO2 laser. It’s capable but it isn’t without its flaws." ☛ https://ciesie.com/project/k40_laser/ | Source: Michał Ciesielski    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:42:30

  • "Blender has a built-in Python environment. That means that you can use any Python module. In this case I’ve used the pyserial library to communicate with the Arduino." ☛ https://ciesie.com/project/blender_three_knobs_controller/ | Source: Michał Ciesielski    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:42:57

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posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:43:20

  • "The secret is twofold: one is the antenna, a parabolic unit that captures far more than the dinky dipole in your phone." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/10/24/pushing-bluetooth-out-to-12-kilometers/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:43:34

  • "Meatloaf is an ESP32 device at its core, which plugs in to any of several Commodore computers through their IEC serial port." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/10/24/2026-retrocomputing-challenge-i-would-do-anything-for-serial-data/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:46:15

  • "Please note that packages installed outside Gentoo package manager are also affected." ☛ https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/10/24/emudhra-intermediate-ca-compromise.html | Source: Gentoo    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:50:12

  • "So we ditched it. We introduced flat, “material” UI. Lesser digital shadows and more shape uniformity." ☛ https://abhi.now/blog/my-love-for-naive-design/ | Source: Abhigyan Tripathi    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:50:46

  • "There is something I wish more people understood about bug reports, diagnostic information" ☛ https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/be-aware-of-whats-in-your-logs/ | Source: Fireborn    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:54:43

  • "Also, in both cases, you cannot remember what IP address belongs to what machine." ☛ https://unixdigest.com/tutorials/tell-your-network-to-explain-itself-and-then-some.html | Source: UNIXdigest    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:55:01

  • "Following on from my post last year about Bootstrap 5 CSS Breakpoint Indicator, here’s a snippet for Bootstrap 6 (Alpha)." ☛ https://christianoliff.com/blog/bootstrap-6-css-breakpoint-indicator/ |    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:55:13

  • "I like treating the browser as the first framework. It has routing, form submission, UI controls, layout, state selectors, image selection, preferences, caching, and an accessibility model built in." ☛ https://ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/10/25/what-the-browser-already-does-without-a-framework/ | Source: Ronalds Vilciņš    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:55:30

  • "One thing about my Godot game that was a little more difficult than expected was exporting a HTML version of the project" ☛ https://lmika.org/2026/10/24/resizing-and-centering-the-canvas.html | Source: Leon Mika    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:57:01

  • "D’uh! It is a virtual machine that only gets interrupted when it asks to be." ☛ https://fzakaria.com/2026/10/24/dafuq-is-a-deterministic-vm | Source: Farid Zakaria    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:57:24

  • SteamOS 3.9.5 released with Plasma 6.7, Linux 7.2, Security Fixes, better Steam Frame wireless adapter support | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steamos-3-9-5-released-with-plasma-6-7-linux-7-2-security-fixes-better-steam-frame-wireless-adapter-support/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steamos-3-9-5-released-with-plasma-6-7-linux-7-2-security-fixes-better-steam-frame-wireless-adapter-support/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:07:07

  • "The openSUSE Board asked for the election to be completed by Dec. 1, 2026, as outlined in Board ticket #108." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/10/24/board-election-2026-announcement/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:07:28

  • SteamOS 3.9.5 released with Plasma 6.7, Linux 7.2, Security Fixes, better Steam Frame wireless adapter support | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steamos-3-9-5-released-with-plasma-6-7-linux-7-2-security-fixes-better-steam-frame-wireless-adapter-support/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:14:29

  • "Manosfæren i unge mænds feeds" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://cfdp.dk/demokratisk-dannelse/risikoadfaerd-online/vidensbank/rapporter/manosfaeren-i-unge-maends-feeds/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:14:56

  • "Manosfæren i unge mænds feeds : En undersøgelse af manosfærisk indhold og indhold med rigide mandeidealer i danske unge mænds feeds på TikTok" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://cfdp.dk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Manosfaere_rapport_9.okt2026.pdf    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:15:18

  • "Why Trump Is Embracing Vivek Ramaswamy’s Vile Ad | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-vivek-ramaswamy-ad-amy-acton-parenting/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:16:10

  • "Defund Musk and Impeach Trump | The Coffee Klatch for Saturday, October 24, 2026" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/defund-musk-and-impeach-trump-the    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:16:24

  • "Vivek Ramaswamy and the Grand Old Rape Party" https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/vivek-ramaswamy-amy-acton-republican-party-rape    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:16:41

  • old; https://youtu.be/-zRN7XLCRhc    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:16:57

  • LibreFolio – self-hosted financial portfolio tracker ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/librefolio-self-hosted-financial-portfolio-tracker/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:30:55

  • LumaOS – Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux distribution featuring Niri ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lumaos-ubuntu-based-linux-distribution-featuring-niri/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:34:14

  • FusionPBX – multi-tenant VoIP PBX management platform ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/fusionpbx-multi-tenant-voip-pbx-management-platform/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:36:14

  • Deki Engine – ESP32 gets an open source Unity-style editor and C++ 2D game engine ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/25/deki-engine-esp32-gets-an-open-source-unity-style-editor-and-c-2d-game-engine/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:36:32

  • Kraft 2.1.0 Release ☞ https://dragotin.codeberg.page/posts/kraft-2.1/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:51:28

  • Linux Saloon 225 | Vim Motions Tutor ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2026/10/24/linux-saloon-225-vim-motions-tutor/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:51:55

  • Thunder Hoop Collection - Review on GNU/Linux and Steam Deck ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/thunderhoopcollection/index.html    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:52:21

  • Three Years of Uptime on Laptop ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/24/three-years-of-uptime-on-laptop/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:52:33

  • I get to rule Lisbon in Crown of Hispania: Review on GNU/Linux and Steam Deck ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/crown-of-hispania/index.html    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:52:57

  • Quirinux 2.3 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/quirinux    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:53:45

  • openmamba   

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:53:55

  • openmamba 20261024 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/openmamba    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:54:04

  • ArchEZ 2026.10.24 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/archez    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:54:13

  • DragonOS Resolute_R2 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/dragonos    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:54:24

  • DietPi 10.8 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/dietpi    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:54:34

  • Rockchip RK3668 Targets Edge Hey Hi (AI) with 44 TOPS NPU and PCIe 5.0 ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/rockchip-rk3668-targets-edge-ai-with-44-tops-npu-and-pcie-5-0/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:55:02

  • gxmessage @ Savannah: gxmessage 4.1.1 for GTK4 released ☞ savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10952    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:56:47

  • gxmessage @ Savannah: gxmessage 4.1.1 for GTK4 released ☞ savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10952    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:56:56

  • Voyager 26.04.1 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/voyager    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:57:05

  • OBS Studio 33.0 Released with Chromium 150 & NVIDIA Encoder on ARM64 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/10/obs-studio-33-0-released-with-chromium-150-nvidia-encoder-on-arm64/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 13:57:24

  • Houthis Claim Strikes on Saudi Aramco Oil Refinery After Coalition Airstrikes Reportedly Kill 16 ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/houthis-claim-strikes-saudi-aramco-oil-refinery-after-coalition-airstrikes-reportedly-kill-16-1827603    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:00:42

  • Iranians Face Anxious Wait as Threat of Attack Looms ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/middleeast/iranians-face-anxious-wait-as-threat-of-attack-looms.html    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:00:55

  • Pure Comments and the Fediverse ☞ https://kevquirk.com/pure-comments-and-the-fediverse    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:01:33

  • Proton hosts Flock map revealing over 300,000 cameras, defying cease-and-desist threats against creator ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/maps/proton-hosts-flock-map-revealing-over-300-000-cameras-defying-cease-and-desist-threats-against-creator-privacy-focused-company-hosts-site-on-swiss-servers-says-users-have-the-right-to-know-whos-recording-them    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:01:49

  • Italy hit by new cost of living protests ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/italy-hit-by-new-cost-of-living-protests    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:02:06

  • 'This Is a Dystopian Nightmare': Workers Told To Wear Forehead Cameras So Robots Can Learn Their Jobs ☞ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/this-dystopian-nightmare-workers-told-wear-forehead-cameras-so-robots-can-learn-their-jobs-1827592    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:02:35

  • YouTuber escapes the modern Hey Hi (AI) tech market by recreating his 1996 PC ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/exhaustion-with-tech-market-prompts-youtuber-to-remake-their-first-pc-1996-build-fueled-by-nostalgia-and-ai-weariness    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:02:57

  • Banks Preparing for Aftermath of Unprecedented Catastrophe Caused by Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/banks-preparing-ai-financial-catastrophe    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:04:02

  • Valve adds CD-ROM drive support to Steam Frame kernel, took less than ten minutes ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/virtual-reality/valve-adds-cd-rom-drive-support-to-steam-frame-kernel-took-less-than-ten-minutes-update-comes-one-day-after-user-requests-for-capability-in-the-steam-community-forum    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:04:31

  • Macron condemns racist terrorist attack in Paris suburb ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/macron-condemns-racist-terrorist-attack-in-paris-suburb    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:05:34

  • India is a ‘refining superpower’, says Rubio, as the world faces a potential energy crisis ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-a-refining-superpower-says-rubio-as-the-countrys-petroleum-refining-capacity-assumes-greater    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:06:14

  • Ukraine’s Feeling of Moral Whiplash at the Hands of Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/europe/ukraine-trump.html    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:06:50

  • MElon Says Ukraine Violated Starlink’s Rules ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/europe/ukraine-starshield-drone-speed.html    

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

  • eMudhra Intermediate CI Compromise ☞ https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/10/24/emudhra-intermediate-ca-compromise.html    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:10:50

  • SuperTuxKart Online has gone dark ☞ https://blog.supertuxkart.net/2026/10/supertuxkart-online-has-gone-dark.html    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:13:12

  • 'The marches went well' – French government on demonstrations a week after looting and violence ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261024-the-marches-went-well-%E2%80%93-french-government-on-demonstrations-a-week-after-looting-and-violence    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:20:58

  • France: Anti-far-right protest in Orleans ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france-anti-far-right-protest-in-orleans    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:21:23

  • Paris: Protest starts at Porte d'Italie, after last-minute change to the route ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/paris-protest-starts-at-porte-d-italie-after-last-minute-change-to-the-route    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:21:37

  • China-funded Confucius Institutes deemed US national security threat: Hegseth ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/24/china-funded-confucius-institutes-deemed-us-national-security-threat-hegseth/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:21:58

  • U.S. Pressures Mexico to Deliver a Security Win Ahead of Midterm Elections ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/americas/us-mexico-security-cartels.html    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:22:41

  • Russia deploys 3D-printed cruise missiles with US electronics in Ukraine, can hit 500mph with a 745-mile range ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/russia-deploys-3d-printed-cruise-missiles-in-ukraine-can-hit-500mph-with-a-745-mile-range-fears-high-that-cheap-filin-missile-will-be-used-for-missile-spam-tactics    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:23:07

  • Zelenskyy Says Ukraine's Starlink Speed Restored As Moscow And Kyiv Exchange Attacks ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kraine-starshield-satellite-speeds-restored-drone-operations/33883512.html    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:23:23

  • Bipartisan US Lawmakers Push Back On Convicted Felon's Russia Policy, Vow Support For Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-lawmakers-trump-russia-policy-ukraine-bipartisan-pushback/33883500.html    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:24:59

  • “Witkoff should step down” says Ukraine Committee Chief ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20261024-witkoff-should-step-down-says-ukraine-committee-chief    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:25:17

  • Estonia passes the presidency of the Baltic Assembly to Lithuania ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/24.10.2026-estonia-passes-the-presidency-of-the-baltic-assembly-to-lithuania.a668941/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:25:33

  • We Investigated Character.AI and Found a Horror Show. Now It’s Bankrupt. ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/character-ai-horror-show-bankrupt    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:27:43

  • Behind the Scenes, Meta’s Board Is Battling With Mark Kapo-berg Over His Out-of-Control Hey Hi (AI) Spending ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-board-zuckerberg-ai-spending-compensation https://thenextweb.com/news/tech-giants-hidden-off-balance-sheet-debt-ai    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:28:14

  • A New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full War ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/us/politics/trump-netanyahu-iran-new-phase-of-war.html    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:28:38

  • List of Vim forks ☞ https://evanhahn.com/list-of-vim-forks/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:29:33

  • Scientists May Have Discovered Why Men's Prostates Enlarge With Age ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-discovered-why-mens-prostates-enlarge-with-age    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:31:15

  • Uranium Waste From This Aussie Mine Was Safely Locked Away, But Microbes Had Other Plans ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/uranium-waste-from-this-aussie-mine-was-safely-locked-away-but-microbes-had-other-plans    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:31:31

  • Common Liver Disease May Actually Have 5 Distinct Types With Different Health Risks ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/common-liver-disease-may-actually-have-5-distinct-types-with-different-health-risks    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:31:52

  • As Water Crisis Continues, Backup Water Supply in The Colorado River Basin Is Also Drying Up ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/as-water-crisis-continues-backup-water-supply-in-the-colorado-river-basin-is-also-drying-up    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:32:16

  • Miniature Ball Lightning Created in a Lab Could Help Solve a Centuries-Old Mystery ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/miniature-ball-lightning-created-in-a-lab-could-help-solve-a-centuries-old-mystery    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:32:42

  • Both Low And High Testosterone Seem to Be Linked to an Irregular Heartbeat, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/both-low-and-high-testosterone-seem-to-be-linked-to-an-irregular-heartbeat-study-finds    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:32:57

  • Malaysians want to ditch Indonesian goods, but will this make polluters pay for the haze? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysians-want-to-ditch-indonesian-goods-but-will-this-make-polluters-pay-for-the-haze    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:34:36

  • Want to escape the haze in Malaysia? Here are some clean air havens you can visit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/want-to-escape-the-haze-in-malaysia-here-are-some-clean-air-havens-you-can-visit    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:35:01

  • Haze in Malaysia: All Johor schools to reopen on Oct 26 as conditions improve ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/haze-in-malaysia-all-johor-schools-to-reopen-on-oct-26-as-conditions-improve    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:35:14

  • Malaysia seizes 5,801 squishy toys nationwide over safety compliance mark ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-seizes-5801-squishy-toys-nationwide-over-safety-compliance-mark    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:35:28

  • Smell of smoke, sting of insults: Malaysians target Indonesia with boycott of goods over haze ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysians-want-to-ditch-indonesian-goods-but-will-this-make-polluters-pay-for-the-haze    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:35:38

  • Someone Ran a Chemical Analysis of Bodega Retatrutide and Dear Lord ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/chemical-analysis-bodega-retatrutide-peptides    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:35:56

  • North Korea’s Kim Jong Un returns from China after war memorial visit: State media ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-returns-from-china-after-war-memorial-visit-state-media-says    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:37:03

  • This is the only Linux distro that's worth running on your smartphone https://www.howtogeek.com/this-is-the-only-linux-distro-thats-worth-running-on-your-smartphone/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:48:27

  • Android works better with Linux when you install these 4 apps https://www.howtogeek.com/android-works-better-with-linux-when-you-install-these-4-apps/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:49:22

  • "One of the most frequently asked questions of Linux folks is "what's the best lightweight distro for an old PC?" The Reg FOSS desk's current answer is Raspberry Pi Desktop." https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/24/raspberry-pi-desktop-proves-old-pcs-arent-past-it/5304676    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:49:44

  • Morningdew Media releases MorningDAW, a FREE DAW for macOS, Windows, and Linux https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2026/10/24/morningdew-media-releases-morningdaw-a-free-daw-for-macos-windows-and-linux/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:50:19

  • "This gaming-focused Linux distribution has a few cool tricks up its sleeve, including X Mode." https://www.zdnet.com/tech/cobaltx-bazzite-linux-gaming-distro/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:50:45

  • These Linux distros claim to be open source, but they're barely even close https://www.howtogeek.com/these-linux-distros-claim-to-be-open-source-but-theyre-barely-evenclose/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:51:02

  • "SparkyOS is a novel distro from the folks behind SparkyLinux: it's a version of Arch that can you can use without installing it at all." https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/23/sparkyos-lightweight-general-purpose-arch-on-a-pendrive/5304984    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 14:51:45

  • Man Utd’s Coach is Done https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/man-utds-coach-is-done/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 15:36:51

  • IBM "Bob says debt is only a problem if you plan to pay it back." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5h1ex0s    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 15:58:54

  • "You need to understand that IBM is all about costs. Cost lowering is job one if you are in management. Do layoffs impact costs? You bet they do, so layoffs are always in the picture. NOTE layoffs usually involve business operations that IBM is withdrawing from, OR offshoring. If you are in a high cost country, you should definitely expect layoffs."    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 15:59:09

  • "That's the sort of PIP that is actually related to your performance. The other is the kind where they want to lay you off but not pay severance...the timing of those is the timing of the desired layoff." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5b291zw    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 15:59:37

  • "In the US separation usually follows swiftly after an unsuccessful PIP." "Yes usually same day within minutes. It’s brutal especially to those who did not deserve or warrant a PIP"    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 16:00:08

  • "Following the link in the OPs post yields this: "This Post is from a suspended account. Learn more" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5bjqv3b    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 16:01:34

  • "what happened to the 6 other replies ? Censored again ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5bjqv3b    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 16:01:39

  • "all the great/competent managers in my group left voluntarily or were laid off. all the ones that survived the cut are worthless -- one couldn't spell the names of her subordinates, fill out forms, or use tools she was pushing us to adopt; another would take credit for my ideas or wisdom i shared without giving credit."    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 16:02:34

  • "our director kept pushing the return-to-office mandate but himself wouldn't go to the office or attend meetings he set, and he's rarely seen online." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz3fj1w7    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 16:02:41

  • Microsoft chaos https://www.eurogamer.net/the-coalition-gears-of-war-e-day-worried-layoffs-no-bonus    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 16:12:37

  • "no longer a guarantee of continuity at the company. In fact, some members of The Coalition fear being fired." https://www.eteknix.com/gears-of-war-e-day-earns-strong-reviews-but-the-coalition-developers-fear-layoffs/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 16:13:40

  • Plagiarism or slop or both? https://gnnhd.tv/news/56774/microsoft-shuts-down-its-beloved-maker-space    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 16:16:30

  • We Are All Human Beings https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/we-are-all-human-beings/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 16:53:14

  • End of Summer Time (BST) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/end-of-summer-time-bst/    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 17:00:44

  • It's not an irreversible harm if alternatives to slop-ware still exist    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 17:52:15

  • "[flagged]" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50226261    

posted Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 18:49:17
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