Roy Schestowitz

• LibreOffice project and community recap: October 2025 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/10/31/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-october-2025/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:42:54

• Character.AI’s Teen Chatbot Crackdown + MElon Groks Wikipedia + 48 Hours Without Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/podcasts/characterais-teen-chatbot-crackdown-elon-musk-groks-wikipedia-48-hours-without-ai.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:43:27

• How Bad Is It?: Why an Antifascism Scholar Fled the Country ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/how-bad-is-it-why-an-antifascism-scholar-fled-the-country    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:44:38

• OpenSSF Newsletter – October 2025 ☞ https://openssf.org/newsletter/2025/10/29/openssf-newsletter-october-2025/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:45:14

• [Podcast] Greasing the wheels ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/10/30/podcast-greasing-the-wheels/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:45:38

• RSS, Not Algorithms: How Open Source Tech Can Reclaim Reliable News ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/10/rss-not-algorithms-how-open-source-tech-can-reclaim-reliable-news/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:46:16

• How to Run backdoored Windows Apps on GNU/Linux Using Bottles ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/10/how-to-run-windows-apps-on-linux-using-bottles/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:46:40

• Michigan lawmakers mull regulating kratom and ‘gas station heroin’ byproduct ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigan-lawmakers-mull-regulating-kratom-and-gas-station-heroin-byproduct/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:50:05

• Michigan open enrollment: Here’s how much health insurance rates are rising ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigan-open-enrollment-heres-how-much-health-insurance-rates-are-rising/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:50:13

• American Obesity Rates Are Now Falling, and It’s Almost Certainly Because of Ozempic ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/american-obesity-rate-ozempic    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:50:31

• Breast cancer screening does not hit targets in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/30.10.2025-breast-cancer-screening-does-not-hit-targets-in-latvia.a620399/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:50:43

• Study suggests one in five mothers suffer from postpartum depression in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/30.10.2025-study-suggests-one-in-five-mothers-suffer-from-postpartum-depression-in-latvia.a620452/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:50:50

• Daugavpils hospital short-staffed in cardiology ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/31.10.2025-daugavpils-hospital-short-staffed-in-cardiology.a620554/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:51:02

• South Korea investigates death of worker at London Bagel Museum over reported overwork ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-labour-ministry-investigates-death-of-worker-at-london-bagel-museum    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:51:35

• South Korea President Lee says global trade order at critical inflection point ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-lee-says-global-trade-order-at-critical-inflection-point    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:51:53

• APEC official says member countries working hard for consensus on trade ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/APEC-official-says-member-countries-working-hard-for-consensus-on-trade    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:52:10

• Malaysia considering linking school CCTVs with police for live monitoring ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-considering-linking-school-cctvs-with-police-for-live-monitoring    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:58:54

• Global appetite for Malaysian durian grows export, fruit planting projects ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/global-appetite-for-malaysian-durian-grows-export-fruit-planting-projects    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:59:06

• India seizes two endangered gibbons, one dead and one alive, in checked luggage at Mumbai airport ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-seizes-endangered-primates-found-in-checked-bag    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:59:22

• Malaysia hunts seven suspects after Singapore busts Cambodia scam ring ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-hunts-seven-suspects-after-singapore-busts-cambodia-scam-ring    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 02:59:36

• "Well, tonight it ends, one way or the other. Game 7 of the World Series starts (appropriately) at 7 Central." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/11-01.gmi    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:00:44

• "If you've read my thoughts on Halloween celebrations in the US, then my thoughts on Easter in the US won't come as much of a surprise: What's with all the rabbits, chickens, and "chocolate"?" gemini://envs.net/~kyeh/food/recipes/tsoureki.gmi    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:01:30

• "Yesterday, at the pharmacy here in Zürich, when we asked for a Covid shot, we were told that it was only available for people 65 and older or people at-risk. I asked whether this is a matter of who pays or whether this is a matter of the state making it illegal?" gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-11-01-covid    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:02:13

• "Perl recently reached rank 10 in the TIOBE index. That headline made me write this blog post as I was developing the Foostats script for simple analytics of my personal websites and Gemini capsules (e.g. `foo.zone`) and there were a couple of new features added to the Perl language over the last releases." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2025-11-02-perl-new-features-and-foostats.gmi    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:02:57

• "These are my personal takeaways after reading "The Pragmatic Programmer" by David Thomas and Andrew Hunt. Note that the book contains much more knowledge wisdom and that these notes only contain points I personally found worth writing down." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2023-03-16-the-pragmatic-programmer-book-notes.gmi    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:03:42

• "These are my personal book notes from Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga's "The Courage To Be Disliked". They are for me, but I hope they might be useful to you too." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2025-11-02-the-courage-to-be-disliked-book-notes.gmi    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:04:36

• "It’s just a redundant, safely idempotent extra press for no benefit or effect. It’s fine." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/traffic-lights    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:05:12

• "For the past few years, fewer and fewer kids have been showing up on our door step looking for candy. That doesn't stop Bunny from being opimistic and overbuying candy just in case scores of kids come by and get candy, least we get our house redecorated with eggs and toilet paper." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/10/31.1    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:05:50

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-11-02.gmi    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:06:35

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1812.jpg    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:07:03

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1462.jpg    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:07:07

• "I had downloaded this ISO in the past to install some virtual machines, and now used this again so I didn't have to download a new one." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/rfkill-on-debian-without-sbinrfkill.txt    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:08:33

• China’s Pause on Rare Earth Controls: What to Know ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/business/china-rare-earth-export-controls.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:15:26

• At summit, US and China declare ceasefire in trade war ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2025/1030/At-summit-US-and-China-declare-ceasefire-in-trade-war    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:16:06

• China and Japan join forces on typhoon research as climate warms ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-and-japan-join-forces-on-typhoon-research-as-climate-warms    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:16:27

• Even _political_ news coverage became SO shallow that it is, for the most part, worse than useless. Defunding of news had a major impact, terrorisation of newsrooms aside.    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:17:30

• Taiwan does not want China’s ‘one country, two systems’, says President Lai Ching-te ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-does-not-want-chinas-one-country-two-systems-president-lai-says    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:17:45

• Anthony Grey, Reuters journalist held captive in Mao’s China, dies at 87 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/Anthony-Grey-Reuters-journalist-held-captive-in-Maos-China-dies-at-87    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:18:22

• China sends its youngest astronaut to ‘Heavenly Palace’ space station ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-sends-its-youngest-astronaut-to-heavenly-palace-space-station    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:19:01

• North Korea says denuclearisation is unrealisable ‘pipe dream’ before China, South Korea summit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-says-denuclearisation-is-unrealisable-pipe-dream-before-china-south-korea-summit    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:19:12

• US and Japan move to loosen China’s rare earths grip — nations partner to build alternative pathways to power, resource independence ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-and-japan-move-to-pry-rare-earths-from-chinas-grip    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:19:32

• China deploys wind-powered underwater data center off Shanghai coast — $226 million project could top 24 megawatts, harnessing the cooling power of the sea ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cnina-deploys-wind-powered-underwater-data-center    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:19:49

• Nexperia conflict spills overseas as it halts exports to China ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nexperia-conflict-spills-overseas-as-it-halts-exports-to-china-german-automotive-manufacturers-slow-production-due-to-semiconductor-shortages-from-dutch-chipmaker    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:20:21

• China opens probe into Taiwanese lawmaker for ‘separatist activities’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/28/china-opens-probe-into-taiwanese-lawmaker-for-separatist-activities/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:20:46

• The Rust Programming Language Blog: Announcing Rust 1.91.0 ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/10/30/Rust-1.91.0/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:22:28

• Pomodoro With Super Powers: This GNU/Linux App Will Boost Your Productivity ☞ https://itsfoss.com/koncentro-app/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:23:00

• FOSS Weekly #25.44: KDE Plasma 6.5 and Fedora 43 Released, Ghostty Terminal, Nextcloud Over Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and Productivity App for GNU/Linux ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-44/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:23:16

• Here's How You Can Customize GNU/Linux Desktop for Halloween [Dot Files Included] ☞ https://itsfoss.com/hyprland-halloween-customization/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:23:32

• I Found Everything Search Engine Alternative for GNU/Linux Users ☞ https://itsfoss.com/fsearch/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:23:47

• KDE Plasma 6.5.1 Is Out to Fix Compatibility Issues with Older AMD GPUs ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-5-1-is-out-to-fix-compatibility-issues-with-older-amd-gpus    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:24:03

• Fedora GNU/Linux 43 Officially Released, Now Available for Download ☞ https://9to5linux.com/fedora-linux-43-officially-released-now-available-for-download    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:24:20

• Tor Browser 15.0 Anonymous Web Browser Is Out Based on Firefox 140 ESR Series ☞ https://9to5linux.com/tor-browser-15-0-anonymous-web-browser-is-out-based-on-firefox-140-esr-series    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:24:36

• Ubuntu 25.04 Users Can Now Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10, Here’s How ☞ https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-04-users-can-now-upgrade-to-ubuntu-25-10-heres-how    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:25:06

• Qt Creator 18 Open-Source IDE Released with Experimental Container Support ☞ https://9to5linux.com/qt-creator-18-open-source-ide-released-with-experimental-container-support    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:25:24

• LibreOffice 25.2.7 Is Out as the Last Update in the Series, Upgrade to LibreOffice 25.8 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-25-2-7-is-out-as-the-last-update-in-the-series-upgrade-to-libreoffice-25-8    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:25:38

• AerynOS 2025.10 Released with GNOME 49.1, KDE Plasma 6.5, and GNU libstdc++ ☞ https://9to5linux.com/aerynos-2025-10-released-with-gnome-49-1-kde-plasma-6-5-and-gnu-libstdc    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:25:54

• Kodi 21.3 Improves Blu-Ray Playback on Linux, Adds HDR Support on Xbox One ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kodi-21-3-improves-blu-ray-playback-on-linux-adds-hdr-support-on-xbox-one    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:26:09

• Kodi 22 “Piers” Gets HEIF/HEIC and FFmpeg 8 Support, Alpha 2 Out Now ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kodi-22-piers-gets-heif-heic-and-ffmpeg-8-support-alpha-2-out-now    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:26:23

• Shotcut 25.10 Video Editor Released with Screen Recording, Typewriter Text Effect ☞ https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-25-10-video-editor-released-with-screen-recording-typewriter-text-effect    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:26:39

• Ubuntu Blog: Canonical and NVIDIA BlueField-4: a foundation for zero-trust high performance infrastructure ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-and-nvidia-bluefield-4-a-foundation-for-zero-trust-high-performance-infrastructure    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:26:58

• Linux Plumbers Conference: Japan Visas need a longer processing time ☞ https://lpc.events/blog/current/index.php/2025/10/29/japan-visas-need-a-longer-processing-time/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:28:07

• Biometric bracelets for prisoners ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/biometric-bracelets-for-prisoners    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:29:08

• parallel @ Savannah: GNU Parallel 20251022 ('Goodall') released [stable] ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10824    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:29:32

• Ubuntu introduces architecture variants ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1044383/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:30:11

• Scarlett Gately Moore: A New Chapter: Career Transition Update ☞ https://www.scarlettgatelymoore.dev/a-new-chapter-career-transition-update/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:30:48

• A Colourful New Spotify Controller (and, Ahem) for GNOME Shell ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/gspotify-gnome-extension    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:31:28

• FFmpeg Receives $100K in Funding from India's FLOSS/fund Initiative ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/ffmpeg-receives-100k-funding/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:32:09

• Proton Launches Data Breach Observatory to Track Dark Web Activity in Real-Time ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/proton-data-breach-observatory/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:32:27

• "Component Abuse Challenge" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/31/2025-component-abuse-challenge-an-input-is-now-an-output/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:32:58

• "crushed PCs, bent SSDs, and an encrypted SD card from a camera that survived six kilometres under pressure, all sealed in titanium and silence." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/31/recovering-data-from-the-oceangate-depths/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:33:21

• Fedora 43 Has Finally Landed ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Fedora-43-Has-Finally-Landed    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:33:59

• NethSecurity 8.7.1 released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/nethsecurity    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:36:10

• AerynOS 2025.10 is out as well☞ https://distrowatch.com/aerynos    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:36:19

• How to collect memory-only filesystems on GNU/Linux systems, (Wed, Oct 29th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32432    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:36:50

• Calam 2025-11 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/calam    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:36:59

• umbrelOS 1.5.0-beta3 released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/umbrelos    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:37:07

• VailuxOS 1.5 is also released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/vailuxos    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:37:17

• Brain-Training App 'Reverses 10 Years' of Decline in a Key Brain System ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-training-app-reverses-10-years-of-decline-in-a-key-brain-system    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:37:49

• A Signal Hidden Deep in Your Brain Could Track Parkinson's Symptoms ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-signal-hidden-deep-in-your-brain-could-track-parkinsons-symptoms    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:38:01

• 44% of Halloween Injuries Stem From One Simple Cause ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/44-of-halloween-injuries-stem-from-one-simple-cause    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:38:11

• Scientists Identified a New Blood Group After a 50-Year Mystery ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identified-a-new-blood-group-after-a-50-year-mystery    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:38:19

• Physicists Just Ruled Out The Universe Being a Simulation ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-just-ruled-out-the-universe-being-a-simulation    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:38:31

• Astronomers Catch a Ring System Forming Around Chiron in Real Time ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-catch-a-ring-system-forming-around-chiron-in-real-time    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:39:00

• Red Spider Nebula Holds a Secret in Its Glowing Heart, JWST Reveals ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/red-spider-nebula-holds-a-secret-in-its-glowing-heart-jwst-reveals    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:39:08

• Deep Beneath The Pacific Ocean, Earth's Crust Is Tearing Itself Apart ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/deep-beneath-the-pacific-ocean-earths-crust-is-tearing-itself-apart    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:39:20

• Halloween Contact Lenses Can Cause Serious Harm to Your Eyes ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/halloween-contact-lenses-can-cause-serious-harm-to-your-eyes    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:39:40

• Oldest Air Ever Measured Found in Ice From 6 Million Years Ago ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/oldest-air-ever-measured-found-in-ice-from-6-million-years-ago    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:39:52

• Mark Carney and Doug Ford keep serving Big Landlords ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/mark-carney-and-doug-ford-keep-serving-big-landlords/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:40:31

• Portland Prepares for Invasion ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/portland-prepares-for-invasion    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:40:47

• Rust 1.91.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1044297/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:41:03

• Qt Creator 18 released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-creator-18-released    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:41:29

• 2D vs 2.5D vs 3D User Interfaces for Modern Device Design ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/2d-vs-25d-vs-3d-user-interfaces-embedded-devices    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:41:43

• Working Together for an Accessible and Safe Internet ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/10/working-together-for-an-accessible-and-safe-internet/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:42:20

• From Connectivity to Capability: Rethinking the Digital Divide ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/10/from-connectivity-to-capability-rethinking-the-digital-divide/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:42:35

• Tanzania rocked with post-election violence ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251031-tanzania-rocked-with-post-election-violence    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:42:55

• The Internet is Dying. We Can Still Stop It ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/internet-is-dying/ "Almost 50% of all internet traffic are non-human already. Unchecked, it could lead to a zombie internet."    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:43:18

• Redbird Capital chief issues plea to get £500m Telegraph purchase over line ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/redbird-capital-chief-issues-plea-to-get-500m-telegraph-purchase-over-line/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:44:16

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

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:44:27

• Mail on Sunday Bob Vylan ‘death to Israelis’ splash ‘not misleading’, IPSO says ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/mail-on-sunday-bob-vylan-death-to-israelis-ipso/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:45:04

• Good Morning Britain chief correspondent Richard Gaisford to step down ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/good-morning-britain-chief-correspondent-richard-gaisford-to-step-down/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:45:23

• Senior editorial staff and editors hit hard by Reach cutbacks ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/senior-editorial-staff-and-editors-hit-hard-by-reach-cutbacks/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:45:33

• How Anti-Cybercrime Laws Are Being Weaponized to Repress Journalism: Columbia Journalism Review ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/10/how-anti-cybercrime-laws-are-being-weaponized-to-repress-journalism-columbia-journalism-review/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:46:02

• Why Police Traffic Stops Are Dangerous and Ineffective ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/why-police-traffic-stops-are-dangerous-and-ineffective    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:46:50

• American Oversight Wins Appeal in Open Meetings Act Lawsuit Against Georgia State Election Board ☞ https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-wins-appeal-in-open-meetings-act-lawsuit-against-georgia-state-election-board/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:47:14

• Andy Wingo: wastrel, a profligate implementation of webassembly ☞ https://wingolog.org/archives/2025/10/30/wastrel-a-profligate-implementation-of-webassembly    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:47:42

• Unraid 7.2.0 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/unraid    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:48:19

• Besgnulinux 3-1 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/besgnulinux    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:48:25

• Ubuntu Studio: Upgrading from 25.04 to 25.10 ☞ https://ubuntustudio.org/2025/10/upgrading-from-25-04-to-25-10/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:49:05

• Slimbook OS 24-r110 is out☞ https://distrowatch.com/slimbookos    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:49:24

• KDE neon 20251030 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kdeneon    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:49:35

• ICANN report: DNS runs on FOSS ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1044064/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:51:36

• DMS (Docker Mail Server) on Raspberry PI: Open-Source Private Email Server ☞ https://peppe8o.com/dms-docker-mail-server-raspberry-pi/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:52:01

• Palm-sized PocketPD USB-C programmable power supply delivers up to 21V/5A output (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/30/palm-sized-pocketpd-usb-c-programmable-power-supply-pps-21v-5a-output/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:53:01

• Open-source security group pulls out of U.S. grant, citing DEI restrictions ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/python-software-foundation-rejects-federal-grant-funding-citing-dei-restrictions/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:54:08

• Prusa launches two new 3D printers, open source filament tags, and printable silicone at private event ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/prusa-launches-two-new-3d-printers-open-source-filament-tags-and-printable-silicone-at-private-event    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:54:33

• OpenSMTPD: Trivial Local Denial-of-Service via UNIX Domain Socket (CVE-2025-62875) ☞ https://security.opensuse.org/2025/10/31/opensmtpd-local-DoS.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 03:55:08

• Jeanine Pirro Covers Up The Insurrectionist’s Doxing Conspiracy ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/30/jeanine-pirro-covers-up-donald-trumps-doxing-conspiracy/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:03:51

• John Edwards dies aged 91: ‘One of the great writer reporters’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/obituaries/john-edwards-dies-aged-91-one-of-the-great-writer-reporters/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:04:22

• "OpenAI Restructures as For-Profit Company" = it LOSES a TON of money, wants to outsources these losses    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:04:59

• Former Proprietary Chaffbot Company Insider Says It’s Failed Its Users ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/former-openai-insider-failed-users    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:08:13

• New Law Would Prevent Minors From Using Hey Hi (AI) Chatbots ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/law-minors-ai-chatbots    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:08:32

• A New Paper Tested AI’s Ability to Do Actual Online Freelance Work, and the Results Are Damning ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/paper-tested-ai-online-freelance-work "I should hope this gives much more accurate impressions as to what's going on with Hey Hi (AI) capabilities."    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:09:11

• ICE Is Now Wandering the Streets, Scanning People’s Faces to Check If They’re Citizens ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ice-cbp-facial-recognition    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:09:25

• Thibault Martin: From VS Code to Helix ☞ https://ergaster.org/posts/2025/10/29-vscode-to-helix/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:10:28

• Rust People Promote backdoored Windows https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-1.91-Released    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:11:07

• Speeding up Javascript Test Time 1000x ☞ https://kevin.burke.dev/kevin/speed-javascript-tests-1000x/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:11:44

• ESP32JTAG – An open-source wireless JTAG and logic analyzer (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/31/esp32jtag-an-open-source-wireless-jtag-and-logic-analyzer/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:12:12

• FreeBSD 15.0-BETA4 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/freebsd    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:12:32

• Install 9front in vm-bhyve on FreeBSD ☞ https://box.matto.nl/install-9front-in-vmbhyve-on-freebsd.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:13:07

• FreeBSD Vendor Summit Happening Next Week — November 6–7, 2025 ☞ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-vendor-summit-happening-next-week-november-6-7-2025/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:13:33

• Why vLLM is the best choice for Hey Hi (AI) inference today ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/10/30/why-vllm-best-choice-ai-inference-today    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:15:51

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Vein - 2025-10-29 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-10-29-edition/index.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:16:11

• XLibre is rocketing ahead! ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202510/xlibre-is-rocketing-ahead.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:16:38

• Migrate SSH Keys from RSA to ed25519 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/migrate-ssh-keys-from-rsa-to-ed25519    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:17:54

• Creating an Automated PDF Conversion System on GNU/Linux with unoconv [In-depth Guide] ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/automated-pdf-conversion-system/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:18:16

• LHB GNU/Linux Digest #25.33: GNU/Linux Networking Course, GNU/Linux Practice Project, Distributed File System and More ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/25-33/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:18:31

• AerynOS 2025.10 ISO Brings GNOME 49, Plasma 6.5, and COSMIC Beta ☞ https://linuxiac.com/aerynos-2025-10-iso-brings-gnome-49-plasma-6-5-and-cosmic-beta/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:19:08

• EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.0.27 released ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202511/easyos-excalibur-series-version-7027-released.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:19:38

• Unraid 7.2 Lands with Responsive WebGUI, ZFS RAIDZ Expansion ☞ https://linuxiac.com/unraid-7-2-lands-with-responsive-webgui-zfs-raidz-expansion/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:20:23

• Microsoft on Microsoft, bias inherent in the data https://linuxiac.com/typescript-is-github-top-programming-language-for-2025/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:20:52

• Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1044222/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:21:20

• Git considers SHA-256, Rust, LLMs, and more https://lwn.net/Articles/1042172/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:22:21

• Explicit lazy imports for Python https://lwn.net/Articles/1041120/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:22:44

• A brief history of RubyGems.org https://lwn.net/Articles/1042131/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:23:05

• The RubyGems.org takeover https://lwn.net/Articles/1040778/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:23:18

• GNU/Linux man pages 6.16 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1044066/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:40:03

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1043983/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:40:15

• Fedora 43 is Out with Wayland-Only Desktop, GNOME 49, and GNU/Linux 6.17 ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-43-release/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:41:13

• How to Run Scripts and Commands at Login in Ubuntu 25.10 ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/how-to-autostart-apps-custom-scripts-ubuntu    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:42:10

• How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10 from 25.04 ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/how-to-upgrade-ubuntu-25-10    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:42:35

• How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10 from 25.04

  Learn how to upgrade Ubuntu 25.04 to Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' using Software Updater or the command line in this guide (with troubleshooting tips).

   

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:42:58

• How to Install GNOME 46 on Linux Mint 22.x ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-gnome-46-mint-22/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:43:34

• Michigan food banks brace for SNAP ‘crisis.’ How to get or give help ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-food-banks-brace-for-snap-crisis-how-to-get-or-give-help/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:44:15

• How to enable SSH on Debian 13 ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-enable-ssh-on-debian-13/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:44:32

• Notes from October 2025 ☞ https://evanhahn.com/notes-from-october-2025/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:44:56

• KDE Says X Users Are Nazis ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/kde-says-x-users-are-nazis    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:45:09

• KDE Spokesman Says "Lunduke is a Sneaky Little Nazi" ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/kde-spokesman-says-lunduke-is-a-sneaky    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:45:15

• Wikipedia Says They Will Not Comply With UK Ofcom Orders ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/wikipedia-says-they-will-not-comply    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:45:26

• SUSE Bets The Farm on AI-Powered GNU/Linux Administration ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/suse-bets-the-farm-on-ai-powered    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:45:33

• LibreOffice at LinuxDays 2025 in Prague ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/10/28/libreoffice-at-linuxdays-2025-in-prague/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:45:51

• The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 25.2.7 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/10/30/libreoffice-25-2-7/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:46:11

• ODF format security: encryption, signatures and metadata management ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/10/31/odf-format-security/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:46:23

• Tor Browser 15.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1044047/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:47:18

• Recommended Reading: The Trademark Reporter, September-October 2025 Issue ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/recommended-reading-trademark-reporter.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:47:51

• TTAB Denies Petition for Cancellation of FAT KATZ Registration for Failure to Prove Abandonment ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab-denies-petition-for-cancellation.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:48:28

• TTAB Denies Cancellation of "WHY PAY A LOT FOR STORAGE?" Registration, Rejecting Non-Ownership Claim ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab-denies-cancellation-of-why-pay-lot.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:48:56

• OpenAI Hit with Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Over Sora’s ‘Cameo’ Feature ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/29/openai-cameo-trademark-lawsuit/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:49:17

• OpenAI Loses Bid to Dismiss Multi-District Class Action Over Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Outputs ☞ https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/10/28/openai-loses-bid-dismiss-multi-district-class-action-chatgpt-outputs/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:49:55

• Fedora 43 KVM Hypervisor && bring CachyOS KDE Plasma 6.5.1 along with kernel to Arch GNU/Linux VM ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2025/10/fedora-43-kvm-hypervisor-bring-cachyos.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:51:23

• Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1044380/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:51:39

• Tumbleweed – Review of the weeks 2025/43 &44 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/10/tumbleweed-review-of-the-weeks-2025-43-44/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:52:35

• What’s new for Fedora Atomic Desktops in Fedora 43 ☞ https://tim.siosm.fr/blog/2025/10/29/fedora-atomic-desktops-43/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:53:36

• Surveillance Supporters Tout Police Audit Logs But They’re Not an Effective Check and Balance ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/police-audit-logs    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:54:02

• Emmanuel Kasper: Best Pick-up-and-play with a gamepad on Debian and other GNU/Linux distributions: SuperTux ☞ https://00formicapunk00.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/best-pick-up-and-play-with-a-gamepad-on-debian-and-other-linux-distributions-supertux/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:54:51

• Kiwi TCMS: Meet Kiwi TCMS at Open Source Experience'25 in Paris ☞ https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2025/10/29/meet-kiwi-tcms-at-open-source-experience25-in-paris/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:55:16

• Lobbying for monopolies ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/state-of-the-source-at-ato-2025-licensing-201 https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/11/All_Things_Open_is_Proprietary.shtml    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:56:08

• Microsoft lobbyists in "open" clothing ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/the-open-source-community-and-u-s-public-policy http://techrights.org/o/2020/09/27/osi-mostly-clearlydefined/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:56:59

• Mozilla Addons Blog: New Recommended Extensions arrived, thanks to our community curators ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2025/10/29/new-recommended-extensions-arrived-thanks-to-our-community-curators/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:57:32

• Universal Music Posts Modest Q3 2025 Recorded Streaming Growth Amid Ad-Supported Slip, Confirms New ‘Streaming 2.0’ Agreement With YouTube ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/30/universal-music-group-q3-2025-earnings/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:58:07

• Windows 11 videos demonstrating account and hardware requirements bypass ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/windows-11-videos-demonstrating-account-and-hardware-requirements-bypass-purged-from-youtube-platform-says-content-encourages-dangerous-or-illegal-activities-that-risk-serious-physical-harm-or-death    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:58:39

• TTAB Orders Cancellation of STORIES OF THE PROPHETS Registration, Finding it Merely Descriptive of Religious Books ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab-orders-cancellation-of-stories-of.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:59:02

• Try Invidious: "Making YouTube Work In The Netscape 4.5 Browser On Windows 98" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/31/making-youtube-work-in-the-netscape-4-5-browser-on-windows-98/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 04:59:38

• Aisuru Botnet Shifts from DDoS to Residential Proxies ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/10/aisuru-botnet-shifts-from-ddos-to-residential-proxies/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:00:19

• This Week in GNOME: #223 Spooky Updates ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/10/twig-223/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:03:30

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 44 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-44-2/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:04:11

• Kiwi TCMS: Brief history of Kiwi TCMS in France ☞ https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2025/10/28/brief-history-of-kiwi-tcms-in-france/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:05:11

• Sakura Pi RK3308B SBC offers RGB LCD interface, supports mainline GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/31/sakura-pi-rk3308b-sbc-offers-rgb-lcd-interface-supports-mainline-linux/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:05:59

• Will Kahn-Greene: Open Source Project Maintenance 2025 ☞ https://bluesock.org/~willkg/blog/dev/maintenance_2025.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:06:37

• Retro Inspired Optical and Floppy Drive Case ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2025/10/29/retro-inspired-optical-and-floppy-drive-case/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:07:17

• Hack Week Project Aims to Bridge YaST, Cockpit Gaps ☞ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/10/29/hw-project-aims-to-bridge-yast-cockpit-gaps/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:07:40

• Racist Influencers Using OpenAI’s Sora to Make it Look Like Poor People Are Selling Food Stamps for Cash ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/racist-sora-snap-welfare    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:14:29

• Character.AI to Ban Children Under 18 From Using Its Chatbots ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/technology/characterai-underage-users.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:15:19

• California’s take on a housing crisis: Aim for abundance, reap affordability ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2025/1031/housing-crisis-california-affordability    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:16:00

• France updates rape laws after Pelicot case. But is recognizing consent enough? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/1031/france-rape-sexual-assault-consent-law-pelicot    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:16:34

• Panda-mania: Singapore fans fly to China to see Le Le, others race to catch Hua Hua ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/panda-mania-chinas-national-treasure-draws-fans-locally-wins-soft-power-abroad    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:16:55

• NZXT hit with civil RICO suit in California over controversial PC rental biz — class-action lawsuit alleges PC Flex Program is a 'bait-and-switch-scheme' that included used and inferior hardware ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nzxt-and-flex-hit-with-rico-suit-in-california    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:17:49

• WD launches investigation into problems with its controversial SMR hard drives — same drives that got WD sued in 2021 now reporting failure rates due to 'fundamental' flaws ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/wd-launches-investigation-into-problems-with-its-smr-hard-drives-the-same-drives-that-got-wd-sued-in-2021-now-reporting-failure-rates-due-to-fundamental-flaws    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:18:43

• Georgia ruling party files lawsuit to ban opposition parties ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/georgia-ruling-party-files-lawsuit-to-ban-opposition-parties/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:19:13

• Federal appeals court resurrects West Virginia opioid lawsuit ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/federal-appeals-court-resurrects-west-virginia-opioid-lawsuit/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:19:54

• Rights group raises concern over Turkey proposed anti-LGBT laws ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/rights-group-raises-concern-over-turkey-proposed-anti-lgbt-laws/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:20:41

• Rights groups urge US states to repeal parental notification laws for abortions ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/rights-groups-urge-us-states-to-repeal-parental-notification-laws-for-abortions/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:21:04

• Fourth Wilus Wi-Fi patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/10/29/fourth-wilus-wi-fi-patent-challenged    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:22:02

• ISG Wi-Fi 6 patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/10/30/isg-wi-fi-6-patent-challenged    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:22:09

• Mimzi voice interaction patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/10/30/mimzi-voice-interaction-patent-challenged    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:22:32

• No end to Dana Farber’s SPC dispute with Dutch and French patent monopoly offices ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/no-end-to-dana-farber-spc-dispute-with-dutch-french-patent-offices/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:22:50

• Fake awards and advertising in exchange for payments; it is a form of misleading SPAM ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/juve-to-present-accolades-to-two-winners-for-patent-law-in-germany/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:23:38

• More fake awards ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/basf-takes-home-trophy-for-in-house-team-of-the-year-for-patent/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:24:26

• Fake rankings, fake ladders. Marketing disguised as "research". ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/top-litigation-firms-in-germany-2025/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:25:07

• More spam disguised as information ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/top-filing-firms-in-germany-2025/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:25:39

• Marketing pages ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/top-filing-and-litigation-firms-in-germany-2025/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:26:17

• US patent examiners’ new performance framework may break your budget https://www.iam-media.com/article/us-patent-examiners-new-performance-framework-may-break-your-budget    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:27:00

• Guest Post by Profs. Masur & Ouellette: Private Third-Party Sales as Prior Art ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/10/larrimore-ouellette-private.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:28:21

• National Security vs National Treatment: The USPTO’s Ongoing China Problem ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/10/national-security-treatment.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:28:37

• PTAB Responds to Director Squires with 101 Reversals ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/10/responds-director-reversals.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:28:53

• Step 1: Destroy IPR.  Step 2: ???  Step 3: Profit. ☞ https://patentprogress.org/2025/10/step-1-destroy-ipr-step-2-step-3-profit/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:29:17

• USPTO Restores Strict RPI Requirements for IPR Petitions ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/10/restores-requirements-petitions.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:29:31

• On brink of SNAP crisis, Michigan sends $4.5M to food banks. Will more follow? ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/on-brink-of-snap-crisis-michigan-sends-4-5m-to-food-banks-will-more-follow/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:30:25

• Federal workers stock food banks, as judges step in to ensure SNAP payments ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/federal-workers-stock-food-banks-as-judges-step-in-to-ensure-snap-payments/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:31:00

• Mozilla Privacy Blog: Pathways to a fairer digital world: Mozilla shares views on the EU Digital Fairness Act ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2025/10/31/pathways-to-a-fairer-digital-world-mozilla-shares-views-on-the-eu-digital-fairness-act/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:32:12

• Ultra Private Tor Browser's Last 32-bit Release ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/tor-browser-15-0-release/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:32:40

• Mozilla Privacy Blog: California’s Opt Me Out Act is a Win for Privacy ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2025/10/29/californias-opt-me-out-act-is-a-win-for-privacy/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:33:02

• From Playground to Database: child data in education ☞ http://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5696/playground-database-child-data-education    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:33:56

• U.S. Military Kills Four More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/us/politics/military-drug-boat-strikes.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:34:21

• U.N. Says Strikes on Boats Convicted Felon Claims Are Smuggling Drugs Are Illegal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/world/americas/un-us-military-boat-strikes.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:34:34

• SeaMonkey run non-root, setup-client simplified ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202510/seamonkey-run-non-root-setup-client-simplified.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:35:08

• A guide to the oc adm upgrade recommend command ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/10/30/guide-oc-adm-upgrade-recommend-command    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:36:22

• Bazzite Fall update released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1044246/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:36:58

• Major Labels Fire Back Against Udio’s Push to Dismiss Stream-Ripping Claim — As Suno Emphasizes the Newly Approved Yout v. RIAA Amicus Brief ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/28/suno-udio-majors-lawsuit-stream-ripping/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:41:07

• Drake Faces Class Action Lawsuit for ‘Glamorizing’ a ‘Deeply Fraudulent’ Gambling Platform ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/28/drake-lawsuit-gambling-app/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:41:39

• Drake v. UMG Round Two Is Underway — Rapper Officially Appeals ‘Not Like Us’ Lawsuit Dismissal ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/29/drake-not-like-us-appeal/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:42:16

• Country Singer Jameson Rodgers Sued After Throwing Beer Can From Stage, Causing ‘Severe’ Injury ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/29/jameson-rodgers-sued-beer-can/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:43:07

• SGAE v. Last Tour Royalties Dispute Shows Few Signs of Resolving — Society Doubles Down on Demand for $2.3 Million Eras Tour Payment ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/31/sgae-last-tour-dispute/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:43:30

• Holy smokes! ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/10/28/holy-smokes/ "The closer the collapse of the empire, the crazier its laws are, and the people must adapt."    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:43:58

• Terror Attacks Rise in Niger as Junta Focuses on Regime Security ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/10/terror-attacks-rise-in-niger-as-junta-focuses-on-regime-security/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:45:27

• In China Truce on Tariffs and Rare Earths, National Security Controls Are Bargaining Chip ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/us/politics/china-trump-trade-security-chips-minerals.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:46:05

• US and Malaysia boost security partnership in South China Sea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/us-and-malaysia-boost-security-partnership-in-south-china-sea    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:46:17

• Chinese and Japanese leaders meet to talk about rare earths, security ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-and-japanese-leaders-meet-to-talk-rare-earths-security    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:46:28

• OpenAI Atlas Browser Security Flaw Lets Hackers Attack ☞ https://www.datamation.com/security/openai-atlas-browser-security-flaw/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:46:45

• Security awareness: four pillars for staying safe online ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/security-awareness-four-pillars-for-staying-safe-online/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:47:50

• UN raises concerns about the level of violence in Cameroon post-election protests ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/un-raises-concerns-about-the-level-of-violence-in-cameroon-post-election-protests/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:48:28

• Hong Kong airport runway resumes operations after fatal plane crash ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/28/hong-kong-airport-runway-resumes-operations-after-fatal-plane-crash/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:48:56

• 5 arrested for manufacturing weapons during 2019 protests in Hong Kong ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/30/5-arrested-for-manufacturing-weapons-during-2019-protests-in-hong-kong/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:49:30

• 2 Hong Kong men held in custody after being charged with conspiring to incite others to riot in 2019 protests ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/30/2-hong-kong-men-held-in-custody-after-being-charged-with-conspiring-to-incite-others-to-riot-in-2019-protests/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:49:45

• Hong Kong security chief lambasts wanted activist for urging boycott of ‘patriots only’ legislative race ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/31/hong-kong-security-chief-lambasts-wanted-activist-for-urging-boycott-of-patriots-only-legislative-race/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:50:18

• Felipe Borges: Surveillance Giant Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit 2025 ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/feborges/gsoc-mentor-summit-2025/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:51:15

• Google Summer of Code 2025 Mentor Summit in Munich, Germany: travel notes ☞ http://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2025_mentor_summit    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 05:51:41

• 'We can't fill the void that America is leaving behind': EU foreign policy chief Kallas ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20251031-we-can-t-fill-the-void-that-america-is-leaving-behind-eu-foreign-policy-chief-kallas    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:32:16

• UN Security Council backs Moroccan plan for disputed Western Sahara ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251031-un-security-council-backs-moroccan-plan-for-disputed-western-sahara    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:32:30

• Opinion: Why Tanzania’s TV dinner election should concern us all ☞ https://defenceweb.co.za/african-news/opinion-why-tanzanias-tv-dinner-election-should-concern-us-all/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:33:23

• Government and industry must work together to secure America’s cyber future ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/defending-america-cybersecurity-national-security-private-sector-andrew-garbarino-op-ed/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:33:51

• Reaction isn’t enough. Nexperia case shows we must pre-empt China’s tech grabs ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/dutch-dispute-with-china-over-nexperia-shows-need-for-economic-security-rethink/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:34:37

• 10 Million Impacted by Conduent Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/millions-impacted-by-conduent-data-breach/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:35:13

• Japan Issues OT Security Guidance for Semiconductor Factories ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/japan-issues-ot-security-guidance-for-semiconductor-factories/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:35:33

• CISA Adds Exploited XWiki, VMware Flaws to KEV Catalog ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-adds-exploited-xwiki-vmware-flaws-to-kev-catalog/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:36:10

• Open VSX Downplays Impact From GlassWorm Campaign ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/open-vsx-downplays-impact-from-glassworm-campaign/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:36:25

• Dihydroxyacetone Man admin begins developing new cybersecurity strategy ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/10/trump-admin-begins-developing-new-cybersecurity-strategy/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:36:50

• PDR's Halloween Reader ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/blog/2025/10/halloween-reader-2025    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:37:18

• Twenty-five years on, advancing the Women, Peace, and Security agenda is more urgent than ever ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/advancing-the-women-peace-and-security-agenda-is-more-urgent-than-ever/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:52:13

• Violent protests erupt in Tanzania during disputed election ☞ https://defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/violent-protests-erupt-in-tanzania-during-disputed-election/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:53:44

• Raspberry Pi Users Should Not Miss This ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/all-things-raspberry-pi/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:56:50

• "Halloween is about tricks and treats, but who wouldn’t fancy a bit to drink with that? [John Sutley] decided to complete his Halloween party with a drink dispenser looking as though it was dumped by a backstreet laboratory." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/31/scared-for-a-drink/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:57:15

• Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 307 released ☞ https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-307-released/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 11:57:57

• Scam alert: Which? logo used for fake hearing aid adverts ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/scam-alert-which-logo-used-for-fake-hearing-aid-adverts-aEC4q0q5Qkn4    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:01:52

• Amazon to Cut 14,000 White-Collar Jobs ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/technology/amazon-layoffs.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:01:58

• Florida's Public Universities Should No Longer Hire Foreign Employees, DeSantis Says ☞ https://www.chronicle.com/article/floridas-public-universities-should-no-longer-hire-foreign-employees-desantis-says    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:02:24

• Amazon Denies That proprietary trap AWS Just Went Down Again After Mass Layoffs ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/amazon-aws-layoffs    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:02:42

• Amazon Tells Driver to Keep Delivering Packages Amid Raging Wildfire ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/amazon-ai-drivers-report    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:03:02

• Follow the Money: Chuck Grassley Doxes the Entire Far Right ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/30/follow-the-money-chuck-grassley-doxes-the-entire-far-right/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:03:41

• Public Knowledge Senior Vice President Harold Feld To Testify Before Senate Commerce Subcommittee on First Amendment Freedoms ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-senior-vice-president-harold-feld-to-testify-before-senate-commerce-subcommittee-on-first-amendment-freedoms/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:04:11

• Education and ChatGPT: Time to return to bad old days? ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/29/education-and-chatgpt-time-to-return-to-bad-old-days/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:05:42

• US federal court decertifies class action lawsuit against Fashion Company Apple ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/us-federal-court-decertifies-class-action-lawsuit-against-apple/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:11:12

• Apple’s iPhone revenue misses expectations ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/30/apples-iphone-revenue-misses-expectations-tim-cook-promises-immediate-turnaround/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:11:39

• NXP i.MX 952 processor supports local dimming for AI-enhanced automotive and industrial HMIs ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/28/nxp-i-mx-952-processor-supports-local-dimming-for-ai-automotive-and-industrial-hmis/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:12:03

• Evidence Supports Claim That Sudan Army Used Chlorine Gas Against RSF ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/10/evidence-supports-claim-that-sudan-army-used-chlorine-gas-against-rsf/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:12:32

• Windows TCO: CISA, NSA offer guidance to better protect Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Exchange Servers ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-nsa-microsoft-exchange-server-guidance/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:13:00

• Like trying to swim in sand    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:13:28

• Social Engineering People’s Credit Card Details ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/10/social-engineering-peoples-credit-card-details.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:13:49

• Graveyard Surprise (Halloween Special) ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1097/graveyard-surprise-halloween-special    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:14:09

• It’s Halloween Night, and New York Is Decked Out in All Its Gory Glory ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/nyregion/new-york-city-halloween-photos.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:14:25

• Why North Korea’s Kim had little need for photo-op with Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/why-north-koreas-kim-had-little-need-for-photo-op-with-trump    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:15:01

• ‘Opposition forces’ smearing Beijing’s warnings about ‘patriots only’ legislative race, leader John Lee says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/28/opposition-forces-smearing-beijings-warnings-about-patriots-only-legislative-race-leader-john-lee-says/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:16:08

• Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ Legislative Council: Tracking the opposition-free legislature in 4 charts ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/29/hong-kongs-patriots-only-legislative-council-tracking-the-opposition-free-legislature-in-4-charts/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:16:20

• Hong Kong activist Andrew Chiu first to be granted early release from prison in landmark subversion case ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/30/hong-kong-activist-andrew-chiu-first-to-be-granted-early-release-from-prison-in-landmark-subversion-case/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:16:36

• Macau independent news outlet announces closure following gov’t deregistration ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/31/macau-independent-news-outlet-announces-closure-following-govt-deregistration/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:16:55

• Sudan: What photos and videos can tell us about the El-Fasher massacres ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251031-sudan-photos-videos-el-fasher-massacres-rsf    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:17:15

• Animal Costumes from the 1862 Fairytale Ball of the Jung-München Artist’s Association ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/maskenfest    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:17:32

• Scientists Find Strange Lights in the Sky in Photographs Before First Satellites Were Launched, Clustered Around When Nuclear Weapons Were Tested ☞ https://futurism.com/space/vasco-palomar-lights-nuclear    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:18:03

• 'Why do chimneys remain standing while everything else is torn down?' ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/why-do-chimneys-remain-standing-while-everything-else-is-torn-down-313051    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:19:11

• A phishing with invisible characters in the subject line, (Tue, Oct 28th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32428    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:19:49

• X-Request-Purpose: Identifying "research" and bug bounty related scans, (Thu, Oct 30th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32436    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:20:36

• AUKUS ‘ambiguities’ will need to be worked through ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/aukus-ambiguities-will-need-to-be-worked-through/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:21:18

• "10 Cent Microcontroller" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/31/speech-synthesis-on-a-10-cent-microcontroller/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:22:06

• Will Paramount Cancel Jon Stewart? ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/will-paramount-cancel-jon-stewart    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:22:29

• Unauthorized Hey Hi (AI) Uploads Problem Persists on Spotify — Latest Victims Include Here We Go Magic, Speech Patterns, A Picture of Her, Weishan Liu, and Motograter ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/29/ai-uploads-spotify/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:23:14

• Debian 13 templates available ☞ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/10/30/debian-13-templates-available/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:30:41

• Seven stable kernels for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1043992/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:31:57

• "Vibecoding. What could possible go wrong?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/31/this-week-in-security-vibecoding-router-banning-and-remote-dynamic-dependencies/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:32:57

• Complete and TOTAL nonsense, just propaganda. Could say, family uses GOOGLE SEARCH to find page on how to cut costs. https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/grieving-family-uses-ai-chatbot-to-cut-hospital-bill-from-usd195-000-to-usd33-000-family-says-claude-highlighted-duplicative-charges-improper-coding-and-other-violations    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:34:31

• Why choosing open source tools; yet another argument ☞ https://toscalix.com/2025/10/28/why-choosing-open-source-tools-yet-another-argument/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:34:54

• Sculpt 25-10 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/sculpt    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:35:04

• US bailout helped Milei, but Argentines wary of ‘economic Monroe Doctrine’ ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2025/1030/trump-milei-argentina-bailout-monroe-doctrine    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:35:34

• Notes from RIPE 91 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/10/31/notes-from-ripe-91/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:36:23

• A solution to the concerns about the current RPKI Trust Anchor configuration ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/10/30/a-solution-to-the-concerns-about-the-current-rpki-trust-anchor-configuration/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:36:29

• Summary of feedback from the ICP-2 Review webinar of 21 October 2025 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/10/29/summary-of-feedback-from-the-icp-2-review-webinar-of-25-october-2025/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:36:49

• Upgrade to Fedora 43 from Fedora 42 Workstation (GUI and CLI) ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/upgrade-fedora-43-from-fedora-42/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:37:47

• Kiwi TCMS: Kiwi TCMS Enterprise 15.1.1-mt ☞ https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2025/10/30/kiwi-tcms-enterprise-1511-mt/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:38:20

• Jon Chiappetta: Finally Able to Insert a Proper Layer of Bi-Directional Multi-Threaded Set of Core Operations to the Highly-Modified OpenVPN Source Code! ☞ https://fossjon.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/finally-able-to-insert-a-proper-layer-of-bi-directional-multi-threaded-set-of-core-operations-to-the-highly-modified-openvpn-source-code/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:42:03

• Kushal Das: Not anymore a director at the PSF board ☞ https://kushaldas.in/posts/not-anymore-a-director-at-psf.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:42:51

• UPC is illegal; JUVE knows it, but it gets paid to promote this illegality and play along in advocating corruption ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/ona-patents-and-google-battle-it-out-at-dusseldorf-local-division/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:43:54

• Expanding access to XR: Surveillance Giant Google Cardboard comes to Monado ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2025/10/31/expanding-access-to-xr-bringing-google-cardboard-support-to-monado/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:44:18

• After a death and lawsuits, Character.AI will ban teens from speaking to its chatbots ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/29/death-lawsuits-character-ai-will-ban-teens-speaking-chatbots/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:45:31

• Inside the clown-native Hey Hi (AI) revolution: Red Hat, Surveillance Giant Google and the next wave of Kubernetes innovation ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/31/kubernetes-cloud-native-enterprise-ai-deployment-kubeconna/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:46:41

• Budget cuts incapacitate Austrian DPA: NGOs complaint to the EU Commission ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/budget-cuts-paralyse-austrian-dpa-ngos-complaint-eu-commission/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:48:27

• "Possibly the biggest privacy story of the year for Europeans and, by extension the rest of the world, has been ChatControl." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/01/chatcontrol-gets-coup-de-grace/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:48:55

• French Magazine Acknowledges Breaching Prince William and Catherine’s Privacy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/world/europe/william-catherine-paris-match-royals.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:50:06

• European Parliament and Council Directive on Privacy is Vanishing ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/29/European_Parliament_and_Council_Directive_on_Privacy_is_Vanishi.shtml    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 12:50:22

• Slop being promoted by Red Hat under IBM; this is bad https://aimmediahouse.com/leaders-opinion/llm-d-red-hats-tushar-katarki    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:04:41

• Not much but hype and plagiarism by Red Hat https://technologymagazine.com/news/red-hat-how-to-build-durable-ai-ready-enterprises    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:06:08

• TerraMaster launches defective chip maker Intel N150 NAS systems with 5GbE networking, Hey Hi (AI) photo recognition ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/29/terramaster-intel-n150-nas-systems-5gbe-networking-ai-photo-recognition-privacy-protection/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:11:15

• Rights group seeks accountability for US airstrike on Yemen migrant detention center ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/rights-group-seeks-accountability-for-us-airstrike-on-yemen-migrant-detention-center/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:12:17

• Two prisoners on hunger strike against ‘well-type’ prisons reportedly near death ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/two-prisoners-on-hunger-strike-against-well-type-prisons-reportedly-near-death-313019    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:12:35

• Chinese APT Exploits Unpatched backdoored Windows Flaw in Recent Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-apt-exploits-unpatched-windows-flaw-in-recent-attacks/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:13:23

• IBM Releases Its Smallest Hey Hi (AI) Models Yet (Available via Hugging Face) ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/ibm-granite-4-nano/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:13:41

• ActiveMQ Artemis or Apache Kafka? What you need to know ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/10/29/activemq-artemis-or-apache-kafka-what-you-need-know    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:14:11

• Dominion Harbor entity, Bunker Hill, second EV patent monopoly prior art found ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/10/29/dominion-harbor-entity-bunker-hill-second-ev-patent-prior-art-found http://techrights.org/wiki/Dominion_Harbor/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:14:53

• Qt for Android Automotive 6.8.5 is released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-for-android-automotive-6.8.5-is-released    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:15:18

• Offset bank accounts for mortgages ☞ https://rubenerd.com/offset-bank-accounts-for-mortgages/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:16:17

• A 64-bit PCI Adaptec SCSI card ☞ https://rubenerd.com/a-64-bit-pci-adaptec-scsi-card/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:18:04

• Launchpad News: Make fetch service opt-in ☞ https://blog.launchpad.net/general/make-fetch-service-opt-in    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:19:14

• Kodachi 9.0.1 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kodachi    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:19:29

• Hall of Fame updated, two new excellent sites at your service ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/greatest_sites.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:20:10

• Waveshare MK20 macro keyboard features twenty mechanical keys with 0.85-inch color LCD keycaps ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/29/waveshare-mk20-macro-keyboard-features-twenty-mechanical-keys-with-0-85-inch-color-lcd-keycaps/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:20:48

• "“stealth network” of 2,500 “hidden IP addresses."" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/meta-claims-downloaded-porn-at-center-of-ai-lawsuit-was-for-personal-use/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:22:15

• "If you wanted to get there, I wouldn't start from here." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/01/redistribution-vs-predistribution/#elbows-up-eurostack | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:22:34

• "Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says." ☛ https://www.404media.co/you-cant-refuse-to-be-scanned-by-ices-facial-recognition-app-dhs-document-says/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:23:01

• "After all, the primary purpose of the welfare state is to distribute income to nonworkers." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/11/redistribution-inequality-nordic-welfare-state/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:23:19

• "When did dinner stop being an occasion and become just another transaction?" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/11/delivery-takeout-restaurant-culture/684787/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:23:33

• "Maybe it was her implication: that as much as billionaires might donate to good causes, their very existence — and the pitiful taxes they pay — symbolize the world’s shameful and growing gap between the rich and the poor." ☛ https://futurism.com/science-energy/billie-eilish-mark-zuckerberg-greed | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:23:44

• "ICE agents were caught on video beating U.S. citizens in Evanston, Illinois." ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2025/11/01/federal-agent-punches-handcuff-man-face-video-illinois/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:24:13

• "How do you spot a journalist?" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-11-01/what-does-a-journalist-look-like-asking-for-the-city-attorney | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:24:34

• "A Tennessee man spent 37 days in jail for reposting a Facebook meme." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/10/31/tennessee-man-freed-after-month-in-jail-for-reposting-trump-meme.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:39:15

• "Sitting in the courtroom, I jotted some notes, a portion of which I’ll share now." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/dead-woman-walkingand-talking | Source: The Next Move    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:40:15

• "This case is bigger than one person or one incident." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/a-foreign-plot-a-test-of-american | Source: The Next Move    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:40:24

• A quote from Julian Andres Klode ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/1/debian/ | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:42:55

• "I plan to introduce hard Rust dependencies and Rust code into APT, no earlier than May 2026." ☛ https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2025/10/msg00285.html | Source: Debian    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:43:05

• "In a message to Debian’s dev mailing list, Julian Andres Klode, a long-time Debian developer and one of the primary maintainers of the APT package manager" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/debian-apt-package-manager-to-integrate-rust-code-by-may-2026/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:43:17

• "If you’re not careful, though, an acquistion inquiry will fractal into a long distracting back-and-forth." ☛ https://allenpike.com/2025/how-not-to-get-acquired | Source: Allen Pike    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:43:28

• "Many of the deals OpenAI has struck — with chipmakers, cloud computing companies and others — are strangely circular." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/31/technology/openai-fundraising-deals.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:53:19

• "Among the many humiliations of being American in the current moment is this" ☛ https://www.vox.com/culture/466858/lord-of-the-rings-conservatives-right-republicans-elon-musk-jd-vance-peter-thiel | Source: Vox    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:53:24

• "Others aren’t so sure." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-white-collar-layoffs | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:53:40

• "On a day when Facebook-parent Meta's share price plunged on the heels of disappointing quarterly earnings" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/ai-giants-turn-to-massive-debt-to-finance-tech-race/articleshow/125001182.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:54:02

• "The winners of the 2025 Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition have been announced by the Royal Meteorological Society" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/awards-and-competitions/this-spectacular-image-shows-a-rare-circular-rainbow-shot-with-the-dji-mavic-3-drone-and-it-just-earned-global-recognition | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:54:26

• "These days I have the opposite problem: people who don’t press at all, even when it’s unlit! Almost no-one seems to know that they need to actually press the traffic light button!" ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/traffic-lights | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:58:20

• "Recently, I’ve been running a little thought experiment when the urge to lash out at a driver (it’s usually a driver) comes over me." ☛ https://darthmall.net/2025/being-kind/ | Source: W Evan Sheehan    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:58:30

• "The 1,600-acre (about 6.5 square kilometers) site in Victoria County was chosen for its location" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/datacenter_biz_and_nuke_startup/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:58:44

• Vapauden merkit gemini://sampsa.smol.pub/vapauden-merkit    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 13:59:33

• 🔤SpellBinding — EHZMORI Wordo: FLASK gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-11-02.gmi    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 14:35:06

• 🔤SpellBinding — EHZMORI Wordo: FLASK gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-11-02.gmi    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 14:35:12

• ""The planet's vital signs are flashing red," the scientists wrote in their annual report on the state of the climate." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-10-humanity-path-climate-chaos-scientists.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 14:39:28

• "Trump administration’s emergency order to keep the huge J.H. Campbell coal plant on Lake Michigan operating past its planned retirement date" ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/11/01/trumps-order-to-keep-michigan-coal-plant-running-has-cost-80-million-so-far/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 14:39:46

• "seeking to protect or expand Medicare reimbursement for their products" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-white-house-ballroom-donors-b2856688.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 14:40:07

• "One of the most significant disclosures is a SAR filed on September 26, 2019, weeks after Epstein's death in a federal jail cell." ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/unsealed-court-documents-reveal-years-of-jeffrey-epstein-s-financial-links-to-wall-street-executives-9560100#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 14:40:22

• "podcaster Nick Fuentes" ☛ https://www.vox.com/politics/466905/the-gops-top-think-tank-just-defended-an-open-nazi | Source: Vox    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 14:42:36

• "deep concern." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/11/trump-architecture-ballroom-preservation-white-house/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 14:42:51

• "One of the surprising, at least to me, aspects of the Trump regime has been the large role played by Silicon Valley billionaires" ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/gilded-rage-talking-with-jacob-silverman | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 14:43:08

• "tries to entice more people" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-11-01/meta-opens-new-flagship-store-in-los-angeles-to-showcase-its-smartglasses | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 14:45:45

• "When receiving messages, things get trickier." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/31/when-ai-and-secure-chat-meet-users-deserve-strong-controls-over-how-they-interact/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 14:49:31

• "This video was removed either at Gordon’s request or because Lessin — or others at the Information — are scared to lose access." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/the-information-palantir/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 14:49:40

• "Though it is apparently satisfied with the outcome, Meta does not want even that level of scrutiny." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/us-tech-eu-lobbying/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 14:49:46

• "Criminals are increasingly using radio devices to extend the signals of car keys and unlock vehicles without their owners realizing." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2958813/why-you-should-wrap-your-car-keys-in-aluminum-foil.html | Source: PC World    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 14:50:04

• Social Control Media ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/social-media-fooled-by-ai-video-of-sky-stadium-for-saudi-2034-world-cup/articleshow/125008928.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 14:50:22

• "AI slop operates in a similar way: it prioritises fantasy over accuracy, surrealness over realism, vibes over substance." ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/society/2025/11/the-far-right-loves-ai-slop | Source: New Statesman    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:04:49

• "Where the fight goes next is anyone’s guess, but the eruption of discourse about food stamps has been influenced by a disruptive new force: generative AI" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/racist-sora-snap-welfare | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:04:56

• "The danger from artificial intelligence isn’t a Terminator-style robot uprising but tech capitalists using the technology to push their own interests." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/11/ai-inequality-algorithms-democracy-capitalism/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:05:03

• Humanity Needs Democratic Control of AI

  The danger from artificial intelligence isn’t a Terminator-style robot uprising but tech capitalists using the technology to push their own interests. Seizing control from them is the best way to ensure algorithmic technology serves the social good.

   

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:05:13

• "If nobody can understand what it does, it is not a tool" ☛ https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=176201519201281&w=2 | Source: Mailing list ARChives    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:05:28

• "Mine is pure operational dissatisfaction, linked to the use of an increasingly unusable OS — forget it!" ☛ https://mzll.it/2025/11/poor-by-default/ | Source: Luigi Mozzillo    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:05:58

• "For most of human history, a continuous eight-hour snooze was not the norm." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-used-to-sleep-twice-every-night-heres-why-it-vanished | Source: Science Alert    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:06:50

• "What I'm really lacking in 2026 is flexibility." ☛ https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/health-insurance-2025.html | Source: Chris O'Donnnell    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:07:07

• "For me, I’m going to continue my push away from social networks." ☛ https://bjhess.com/posts/no-socials-november | Source: Barry Hess    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:07:24

• "As integrated circuit features are getting smaller" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/american-startup-substrate-promises-2nm-class-chipmaking-with-particle-accelerators-at-a-tenth-of-the-cost-of-euv-x-ray-lithography-system-has-potential-to-surpass-asmls-euv-scanners | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:07:47

• "Imagine not talking to a single real person at a company until you meet your coworkers." ☛ https://blog.avas.space/ai-hiring/ | Source: Ava    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:08:16

• "researcher Thomas Schuster and his team at the California Institute of Technology" ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/science/us-finds-problems-quantum-computers-cant-crack | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:08:49

• "Quickstrom is a property-based testing tool for web applications, using QuickLTL for specifying the intended behavior." ☛ https://wickstrom.tech/2025-11-01-error-reporting-linear-temporal-logic.html | Source: Oskar Wickström    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:08:55

• "I really can't remember the last time we had a bunch of kids in cute costumes with friendly parents stop by the house on Halloween." ☛ https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/halloween-2025.html | Source: Chris O'Donnnell    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:09:20

• "As I have mentioned before, the experience of publishing my own site—as opposed to working in a newsroom—has inculcated in me a new appreciation for you, the people who read it." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/a-brief-biannual-update-on-the-publication | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:09:29

• "I reached the 100 published posts mark for the second year in a row this month. In addition to writing, I also got to talk quite a bit in various events so it was a very fun month." ☛ https://buttondown.com/juhis/archive/010-a-wonderful-october/ | Source: Buttondown LLC    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:09:38

• "We ended up with three kids showing up. In one group. At around 7:30 pm. At least we avoided carving a pumpkin this year, opting instead for my ceramic, pre-carved pumpkin." ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2025/10/31.1 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:09:52

• "In the long run, I think we’re going to see our circles of trust shrinking. That’s sad, it’s going to fracture networks we’ve been counting on for a long time and it’s going to be confusing since the defaults will be shifting. " ☛ https://seths.blog/2025/10/scams-at-scale/ | Source: Seth Godin    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:10:01

• "And then, after a conversation #dosgameclub on Afternet in which people were lamenting that there were not many good platform games in DOS" ☛ https://www.usebox.net/jjm/blog/learning-a-bit-of-vga/ | Source: Juan J Martínez    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:10:58

• "Wine 10.18 introduces Vulkan-based OpenGL memory mapping and fixes 30 bugs for better Windows app and game performance on Linux." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/wine-10-18-released-with-vulkan-based-opengl-mapping/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:11:05

• "Did you know that you can use tab stops in HTML?" ☛ https://medienbaecker.com/articles/tab-stops-on-the-web | Source: Thomas Günther    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:11:38

• "Text rendering is cursed. Anyone who has worked on text will tell you the same; whether it's about layout, bi-directional, shaping, Unicode" ☛ https://blog.pkh.me/p/47-text-rendering-and-effects-using-gpu-computed-distances.html |    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:11:44

• "I’ve whittled the list down to five different distributions." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/best-linux-distros-for-development/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:12:05

• "Starting with this update, Pacman now restricts system calls more tightly, leverages the NO_NEW_PRIVS flag to prevent privilege escalation, and offers fine-grained sandbox control through new configuration options in pacman.conf and on the command line." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/arch-pacman-7-1-package-manager-brings-stronger-signature-enforcement/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:13:08

• "Another important change is the integration of the Btrfs hook. Instead of manually installing Btrfs modules and binaries, Archinstall now relies on the dedicated Btrfs hook, which simplifies maintenance and aligns the installer more closely with Arch Linux’s upstream best practices." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/archinstall-3-0-12-brings-improved-bootloader-handling/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:13:17

• "NebiSoft has announced the release of NebiOS 10.0, a major new version of the project's general-purpose, Ubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution with a custom-built NebiOS Wayland compositor and various user interface enhancements. [...]" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12621 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:13:39

• "My strategy for evicting Google from my technological life includes running alternative operating systems on my cellphones." ☛ https://kevinboone.me/samsung-no-more-lineage.html | Source: Kevin Boone    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:14:22

• "If you are unfamiliar with use-package, it is a very convenient way to configure packages within Emacs." ☛ https://arjenwiersma.nl/posts/20251101-scratching-an-itch/ | Source: Arjen Wiersma    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:15:07

• "So here's something I created for mostly me, but maybe you too." ☛ https://sethmlarson.dev/rss-feed-for-nintendo-classics | Source: Seth Michael Larson    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:15:37

• "As I learned recently, modern versions of Firefox have two different techniques that try to defeat (unknown) tracking cookies." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/FirefoxCookieIsolationWays | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:15:54

• "The ICC confirmed the migration The Register, but a spokesperson declined to comment further." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/international_criminal_court_ditches_office/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:16:30

• "How to parse HOCON in Scala 3? How to use Circe for HOCON? How to work with multiple JSON codecs per data structure?" ☛ https://alexn.org/blog/2025/10/30/scala-3-hocon-parsing/?pk_campaign=rss | Source: Alexandru Nedelcu    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:16:57

• "Intended audience: Programming language designers and enthusiasts with some passing familiarity with effect systems." ☛ https://typesanitizer.com/blog/effects-convo.html |    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:17:03

• "while chatting with a few colleagues new to Go" ☛ https://rednafi.com/go/interface-segregation/ | Source: Redowan Delowar    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:17:19

• "China Submerges a Data Center in the Ocean to Conserve Water, is That Even a Good Idea?" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/10/30/0034203    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:18:32

• iophk: one hopes the ICC has become wise enough to know why to choose open standards for their file formats https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/international_criminal_court_ditches_office/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:18:50

• "Trump’s Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/us/politics/trumps-team-offers-to-keep-some-ballroom-donors-incognito.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:18:59

• "What If the Government Doesn’t Need to Be Shut Down?" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/10/trump-could-end-shutdown-congress-law/684782/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:19:07

• "Democrats must not cave in to Donald Trump" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/01/democrats-must-not-cave-in-to-donald-trump    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:19:21

• "Europe finally moves to ban Russian gas but potential loopholes remain" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/europe-finally-moves-to-ban-russian-gas-but-potential-loopholes-remain/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:19:34

• Completely twisting what RMS actually said about Minsky (he said she was made to look willing, not that she was willing) https://www.threads.com/@munchkinmom9/post/DQhqffZjltI/completely-different-story-from-virginia-in-her-book-i-believe-her https://www.threads.com/@csa122675/post/DQh35G4EbSc/the-fact-is-we-have-about-77-million-people-who-are-willing-to-ignore-this-nonse    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:22:47

• Hijacking "Linux" to push Microsoft https://windowsreport.com/microsoft-switches-azure-app-service-for-linux-to-ubuntu-for-new-runtimes/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:26:20

• ESWIN EBC7702 Mini-DTX motherboard offers EIC7702X RISC-V SoC, up to 64GB RAM, Ubuntu 24.04 support https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/30/eswin-ebc7702-mini-dtx-motherboard-offers-eic7702x-risc-v-soc-up-to-64gb-ram-ubuntu-24-04-support/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:27:16

• I Fixed Ubuntu's 5 Most Annoying Problems With These GNOME Extensions https://www.howtogeek.com/i-fixed-ubuntus-most-annoying-problems-with-these-gnome-extensions/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:27:42

• "Bolt talks the software behind its upcoming GPU; AI not mentioned once" https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/bolt-graphics-brings-its-risc-v-graphics-cards-to-ubuntu-summit-zeus-path-tracing-gpus-target-film-and-animation-industry    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:28:11

• Lilbits: AYANEO Phone, Ubuntu’s new architecture variants, and an Always On Display update for Android 17 https://liliputing.com/lilbits-ayaneo-phone-ubuntus-new-architecture-variants-and-an-always-on-display-update-for-android-17/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:28:27

• "While the vulnerability (tracked as CVE-2024-1086) was disclosed on January 31, 2024, as a use-after-free weakness in the netfilter: nf_tables kernel component and was fixed via a commit submitted in January 2024, it was first introduced by a decade-old commit in February 2014." https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-linux-privilege-escalation-flaw-now-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:30:52

• "As any carpenter will tell you, there's nothing more important than having the right tool for the job. But in Linux repositories, there are countless tools for all sorts of jobs. So what to use? Here are a few good apps I came across recently." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-october-31/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:31:24

• SUSE Brings Agentic SLOP into its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16 Operating System https://www.channele2e.com/news/suse-brings-agentic-ai-into-its-suse-linux-enterprise-server-16-operating-system    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:31:48

• Ximper GNU/Linux – Russian GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ximper-linux-russian-linux-distribution/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:33:33

• "This resource is available to download for $19 or for free with an annual TechRepublic Premium subscription — click here to learn more." https://www.techrepublic.com/resource-library/guide/manage-processes-linux/ for THIS??    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:34:09

• Old stuff recycled to FUD Linux while Microsoft servers are Swiss cheese https://securityaffairs.com/184076/security/old-linux-kernel-flaw-cve-2024-1086-resurfaces-in-ransomware-attacks.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:35:10

• "Oh, and of course we have Valve with SteamOS Linux with the Steam Deck using an AMD APU - it's not like Valve are going to stop all the driver upgrades any time soon either which benefits all Linux users." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/linux-users-have-no-reason-to-worry-about-recent-amd-gpu-driver-changes/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:35:29

• "Are you tired of Windows but feeling nervous about making the switch to Linux? Wondering if Linux is as good (or bad) as everyone says it is? Well, I’ve been dual-booting Linux and Windows for a decade now, and here are the main pros and cons you need to know about making the switch." https://www.howtogeek.com/pros-and-cons-of-switching-to-linux-from-windows/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:35:47

• The Linux gaming boom is real: 90% of Windows games now run on the platform https://www.gamereactor.eu/the-linux-gaming-boom-is-real-90-of-windows-games-now-run-on-the-platform-1626943/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:36:04

• "Apart from that, you should be fine as everything else works with the testing being done on Proton 10." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/dragon-quest-i-ii-hd-2d-remake-out-now-and-steam-deck-playable/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:37:14

• "The board comes with 512 MB of DDR3 memory, a microSD card slot, an optional 4 GB or 8 GB eMMC flash, an RGB LCD interface to connect an LCD, two USB-C ports (one host, one OTG), a WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2 module, and the usual 40-pin GPIO header." https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/31/sakura-pi-rk3308b-sbc-offers-rgb-lcd-interface-supports-mainline-linux/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:37:29

• The best Chrome browser isn’t Chrome, it’s Helium https://coywolf.com/news/productivity/the-best-chrome-browser-for-mac-windows-linux-isnt-chrome-its-helium/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:37:50

• "I'm hoping that we don't see it constantly break on Linux with Proton like we do fairly often with The Finals, and for it to just keep working like it is now as it's quite impressive. Again, it shows Linux can be an excellent platform for gaming - as long as developers don't actively block it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/the-extraction-shooter-arc-raiders-is-out-and-appears-to-work-on-linux/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:38:18

• Sloppy slop slop https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/30/suse-linux-enterprise-server-16-released/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:38:38

• "Forget pumpkin carving. This year, I carved out a haunted Hyprland setup straight from the underworld of Arch Linux 👻" https://itsfoss.com/hyprland-halloween-customization/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:39:23

• Microsoft transmits malware again https://www.itpro.com/security/cyber-attacks/hackers-are-using-these-malicious-npm-packages-to-target-developers-windows-macos-and-linux-systems-heres-how-to-stay-safe    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:41:27

• Lilbits: A new handheld Linux PC, Google opens up the Play Store (a little), Samsung’s web browser comes to PCs https://liliputing.com/lilbits-a-new-handheld-linux-pc-google-opens-up-the-play-store-a-little-samsungs-web-browser-comes-to-pcs/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:41:59

• North Korean POWs in Ukraine want to go to South Korea: Activist ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-pows-in-ukraine-want-to-go-to-south-korea-activist    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:42:25

• He Stayed in Belarus for His Imprisoned Wife. Now He’s Locked Up, Too. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/world/europe/belarus-political-prisoners-igor-ilyash-katsiaryna-andreyeva.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:42:36

• Sculpt OS – component-based desktop operating system ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sculpt-os-component-based-desktop-operating-system/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:43:37

• 15 Useful Free and Open Source DNS Clients ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/useful-free-open-source-dns-clients/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:43:56

• mod_dav – Apache Module for WebDAV ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mod_dav-apache-module/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:44:13

• Sushi shell – Bash clone shell ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sushi-shell-bash-clone-shell/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:44:29

• iophk: Perl is exceptionally useful when dealing with text, and the WWW is text. Sadly due to decades of m$ whisper campaigns few learn it nowadays even though up until a few years ago it was consider a non-negotiable skill needed for sysadmin too: https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2025-October/067919.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:45:05

• "Python is just so f-ing awkward even though there are so many useful modules for it these days."    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:45:09

• Circada – IRC client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/circada-irc-client/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:45:32

• Best GNU/Linux Distros for Development ☞ https://thenewstack.io/best-linux-distros-for-development/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:46:21

• Terminal Geeks Rejoice! Proton VPN's Long-Awaited GNU/Linux CLI is Finally Here ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/proton-vpn-linux-cli/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:46:54

• Kevin Fenzi: infra weeksly recap: late October 2025 ☞ https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2025/11/01/infra-weeksly-recap-late-october-2025/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:47:35

• mbake – Makefile formatter and linter ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mbake-makefile-formatter-linter/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:49:43

• Ikey Doherty Missing from AerynOS for Six Months ☞ https://linuxiac.com/ikey-doherty-missing-from-aerynos-for-six-months/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:50:12

• Debian’s APT Package Manager to Integrate Rust Code by May 2026 ☞ https://linuxiac.com/debian-apt-package-manager-to-integrate-rust-code-by-may-2026/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:50:50

• Arch’s Pacman 7.1 Package Manager Brings Stronger Signature Enforcement ☞ https://linuxiac.com/arch-pacman-7-1-package-manager-brings-stronger-signature-enforcement/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:51:29

• Wine 10.18 Released with Vulkan-Based OpenGL Mapping ☞ https://linuxiac.com/wine-10-18-released-with-vulkan-based-opengl-mapping/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:59:36

• Archinstall 3.0.12 Brings Improved Bootloader Handling ☞ https://linuxiac.com/archinstall-3-0-12-brings-improved-bootloader-handling/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 15:59:59

• Humans Used to Sleep Twice Every Night. Here's Why It Vanished. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-used-to-sleep-twice-every-night-heres-why-it-vanished    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:00:57

• AI Blamed for Tens of Thousands of White Collar Layoffs ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-white-collar-layoffs    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:01:44

• Mark Kapo-berg Visibly Upset When Billie Eilish Calls Out Greed of Billionaires ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/billie-eilish-mark-zuckerberg-greed    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:02:24

• Pluralistic: There's one thing EVERY government can do to shrink Big Tech (01 Nov 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/01/redistribution-vs-predistribution/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:02:38

• Simple design for a wheel-knuckle ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202511/simple-design-for-a-wheel-knuckle.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:02:59

• Emails popped off Gmail with SeaMonkey Mail ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202511/emails-popped-off-gmail-with-seamonkey-mail.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:06:02

• Injunctions aren’t helping data leaks ☞ https://rubenerd.com/injunctions-arent-helping-data-leaks/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:07:13

• CAP Implementation Workshop 2025 ☞ https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2025/11/01/cap-implementation-workshop-2025.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:08:01

• █████ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/feed/ ██████████████████████ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:56:36 +0000 ███████ Do something awesome! Join the Month of LibreOffice, November 2025    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:08:26

• "Over the next four weeks, hundreds of people around the world will collaborate to improve the software" ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/11/01/do-something-awesome-join-the-month-of-libreoffice-november-2025/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:08:49

• today priority is catching up: https://news.tuxmachines.org/browse/latest.shtml see bottom    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:41:04

• How To Install SNMP on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-snmp-opensuse/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:41:43

• How To Install FTP Server on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-ftp-server-debian-13/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:41:52

• How To Install SNMP on Fedora 43 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-snmp-fedora-43/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:42:03

• How To Configure SELinux on Fedora 43 ☞ https://idroot.us/configure-selinux-fedora-43/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:42:15

• Step by step guide on how to install yt-dlp on GNU/Linux backdoored Windows ☞ https://www.blackmoreops.com/step-by-step-guide-on-how-to-install-yt-dlp/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:42:35

• How to extract Kobo book and reading data from the KoboReader SQLite file with Beekeeper Studio ☞ https://www.reallinuxuser.com/how-to-extract-kobo-book-and-reading-data-from-the-koboreader-sqlite-file-with-beekeeper-studio/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:43:12

• Death becomes a growing business in ageing, lonely South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/death-becomes-a-growing-business-in-ageing-lonely-south-korea    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:43:50

• Second drug package washes ashore on South Korea in October ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/second-drug-package-washes-ashore-on-south-korea-in-october    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:44:14

• Eventually getting an Android phone ☞ https://rubenerd.com/eventually-getting-an-android-phone/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:44:55

• FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending October 31, 2025 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/11/foss-forces-top-five-articles-for-the-week-ending-october-31-2025/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:45:19

• "Arrow has introduced the AXC3000 Starter Kit, a compact FPGA development platform featuring the first production device from the Altera Agilex 3 family." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/axc3000-starter-kit-highlights-altera-agilex-3-fpga-with-hyperram-and-mipi-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:46:14

• "After unveiling the AICore AX-M1 earlier this year, Radxa has launched the new AICore DX-M1, a compact M.2 M Key AI acceleration module designed for energy-efficient inference at the edge." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/radxa-launches-aicore-dx-m1-edge-ai-accelerator-with-deepx-dx-m1-npu/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:46:25

• "DFRobot has introduced HUSKYLENS 2, a compact AI vision sensor for real-time visual recognition." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/huskylens-2-expands-edge-ai-vision-with-mcp-integration-and-yolo-model-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 16:46:38

• Review of Intel-based UP Hey Hi (AI) development kits – Part 1: Unboxing and first boot to Ubuntu Pro 24.04 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/11/01/review-of-intel-based-up-ai-development-kits-part-1-unboxing-and-first-boot-to-ubuntu-pro-24-04/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 17:24:03

• "This release also adds support for Turkish keyboards on Linux and support for HTTP Basic Authentication." https://9to5linux.com/kodi-21-3-improves-blu-ray-playback-on-linux-adds-hdr-support-on-xbox-one    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 17:30:06

• Linux Hits 3% On Steam's October 2025 Hardware Survey https://steamdeckhq.com/news/linux-hits-3-steam-october-2025-hardware-survey/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 17:42:26

• SJVN is openwashing Windows for Microsoft https://thenewstack.io/linux-microsoft-wsls-decade-long-journey-to-open-source/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 17:44:10

• Steam On Linux Gaming Finally Cracks 3% For October 2025 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Linux-Above-3P-Oct-2025    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 17:44:57

• Old and booster by a Microsoft media operative, Davey Winder https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/11/02/ongoing-ransomware-attacks-exploit-linux-vulnerability-cisa-warns/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 17:46:10

• General Motors Fire 300 CAD Engineers Via Microsoft Teams https://trak.in/stories/general-motors-fire-300-cad-engineers-via-microsoft-teams/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 18:12:52

• Egghead says microsoft will increase headcount, but temps and contractors aren't staff. They're replacing staff with scams. microsoft is a dying firm.    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 18:14:11

• "IBM now has 2-3 times as many employees in India as the US because IBM loves chasing offshore cheap labor thinking they can save their way to prosperity." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k8kzxz6m    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 18:30:04

• "IBM no longer has IT support. No longer has HR. What they do have are a bunch of horrific home grown chat bots built on watsonx that work as well as a flashlight with no batteries."    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 18:30:24

• Shotcut 25.10 added Text to Speech & Image/Video from HTML Support ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/11/shotcut-25-10-image-video-html/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:02:57

• Mexico’s week in review: US boat strikes escalate tensions as economy stumbles ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-week-in-review-us-boat-strikes-economy/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:38:10

• War Powers Law Does Not Apply to Convicted Felon’s Boat Strikes, Administration Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/us/politics/trump-boat-attacks-war-powers.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:38:16

• Mozilla Open Policy & Advocacy Blog: California’s Opt Me Out Act is a Win for Privacy ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2025/10/29/californias-opt-me-out-act-is-a-win-for-privacy/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:38:40

• Interview with Waze co-founder Uri Levine: the moment that sparked billion-dollar business ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2722506/interview-with-waze-co-founder-uri-levine-the-moment-that-sparked-billion-dollar-business    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:39:07

• "Simple Device Can Freeze Wi-Fi Camera Feeds" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/01/simple-device-can-freeze-wi-fi-camera-feeds/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:39:30

• unifont @ Savannah: Unifont 17.0.03 Released ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10825    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:39:55

• Arch Linux’s November 2025 ISO and Archinstall 3.0.12 Installer Are Out Now ☞ https://9to5linux.com/arch-linuxs-november-2025-iso-and-archinstall-3-0-12-installer-are-out-now    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:40:19

• Parabola GNU/Linux-libre: dovecot >= 2.4 requires manual intervention ☞ https://parabolagnulinux.org/news/dovecot-24-requires-manual-intervention/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:40:27

• Shanios 2025.11.01 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/shanios    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:40:44

• Dr.Parted 25.11 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/drparted    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:40:52

• Putin Brandishes Menacing Nuclear Weapons as Talks With U.S. Falter ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/world/europe/putin-trump-ukraine-russia-nuclear-weapons.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:41:28

• NebiOS 10.0 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/nebios    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:41:40

• Ukraine sends special forces to Pokrovsk as Moscow tightens grip ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251101-ukraine-sends-special-forces-to-pokrovsk-as-moscow-tightens-grip    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:41:51

• Ukraine says army holding out in Pokrovsk amid intensifying Russian offensive ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251101-ukraine-says-army-holding-out-in-pokrovsk-amid-intensifying-russian-offensive    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:42:03

• Russian Strikes Pound Ukraine As Kyiv Says It's Deployed Special Forces To Pokrovsk ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-mykolaiv-drone-strike-oil-pipeline/33578771.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:42:15

• Ukrainian Forces Say Holding On In Pokrovsk Amid Fierce Fighting ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/pokrovsk-syrskiy-ukraine-russia-special-forces/33578922.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:42:21

• Microsoft Lunduke: People Pointing Out I'm a Bigot is a Badge of Honour ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/01/Microsoft_Lunduke_People_Pointing_Out_I_m_a_Bigot_is_a_Badge_of.shtml    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:42:34

• No, Melon IMPRESSIONS are NOT "views" ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lunduke-journal-hits-129-million    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:43:00

• Chinese and British authorities are determining how to return 61,000 stolen Bitcoins worth $6.7 billion — seizure from 'Bitcoin Queen' leaves loose ends ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptomining/chinese-and-british-authorities-work-together-to-determine-how-to-return-61-000-stolen-bitcoins-worth-usd6-7-billion-victims-expected-to-have-hard-time-recouping-losses-despite-seizure    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:43:18

• Chicago, ICE, and the Lie of the American Pastoral ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/critics-notebook/chicago-ice-and-the-lie-of-the-american-pastoral    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:43:46

• An update to Open Trade Statistics to showcase Tabler and D3po ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/10/an-update-to-open-trade-statistics-to-showcase-tabler-and-d3po/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:46:36

• Of course, someone has to write imperative code to build reproducible data science pipelines. It doesn’t have to be you. ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/10/of-course-someone-has-to-write-imperative-code-to-build-reproducible-data-science-pipelines-it-doesnt-have-to-be-you/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:49:04

• R 4.5.1 – Batteries Included ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/10/r-4-5-1-batteries-included/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:49:22

• Steam Next Fest - October 2025 Recap ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/steam-next-fest-2025-oct/index.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:50:01

• ‘Naive to think Minsk doesn’t see it’: Budrys on Belarusian smuggling balloons ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2728123/naive-to-think-minsk-doesn-t-see-it-budrys-on-belarusian-smuggling-balloons    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:50:55

• Passengers in Lithuania face limited options as balloons ground flights ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2728238/passengers-in-lithuania-face-limited-options-as-balloons-ground-flights    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:51:03

• Lithuanian military ‘ready to shoot down balloons’, says president ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2728364/lithuanian-military-ready-to-shoot-down-balloons-says-president    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:51:14

• Lukashenko calls Lithuania’s border closure 'a mad affair', would apologise 'if guilty' ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2728313/lukashenko-calls-lithuania-s-border-closure-a-mad-affair-would-apologise-if-guilty    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:51:28

• Vilnius mayor proposes Lithuanian language training for city employees ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2728235/vilnius-mayor-proposes-lithuanian-language-training-for-city-employees    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:51:42

• Lithuanian president, NATO secretary general discuss Belarus ‘hybrid attack’ ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2729060/lithuanian-president-nato-secretary-general-discuss-belarus-hybrid-attack    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:51:49

• Lithuania to close border with Belarus for one month, with exceptions ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2729275/lithuania-to-close-border-with-belarus-for-one-month-with-exceptions    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:51:57

• Lithuanian Airports to pursue legal action over smuggling balloons from Belarus ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2730223/lithuanian-airports-to-pursue-legal-action-over-smuggling-balloons-from-belarus    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:52:13

• Poland delays reopening of Belarus border following Lithuania’s closure, says PM ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2730248/poland-delays-reopening-of-belarus-border-following-lithuania-s-closure-says-pm    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:52:23

• Lithuanian FM thanks Spain’s new ambassador for solidarity amid hybrid attacks ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2730377/lithuanian-fm-thanks-spain-s-new-ambassador-for-solidarity-amid-hybrid-attacks    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:52:38

• Vilnius Airport temporarily closes again over threat from smuggler balloons ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2730510/vilnius-airport-temporarily-closes-again-over-threat-from-smuggler-balloons    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:52:46

• LRT English Newsletter: Closing off from Belarus ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2730435/lrt-english-newsletter-closing-off-from-belarus    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:52:55

• Nausėda vows ‘all possible measures’ after another Belarusian balloon incident ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2731107/nauseda-vows-all-possible-measures-after-another-belarusian-balloon-incident    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:53:03

• Nearly 2,000 trucks stranded after Lithuania closes border with Belarus, industry says ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2731386/nearly-2-000-trucks-stranded-after-lithuania-closes-border-with-belarus-industry-says    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:53:18

• Lithuania closes border with Belarus ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/29.10.2025-lithuania-closes-border-with-belarus.a620311/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:53:26

• "quiet mobilization" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/31/russia-s-new-reservist-law-looks-like-another-quiet-mobilization | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:53:56

• "Gaussian Splats is a term you have likely come across, probably in relation to 3D scenery." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/10/31/learn-what-a-gaussian-splat-is-then-make-one/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:54:08

• Russian Singer, Jailed For Antiwar Songs, Gets More Jail Time For Explicit Lyric ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-musicians-jailed-naoko-stoptime-antiwar/33575580.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:54:16

• US Removes Pro-Russian Bosnian Serb Politician Milorad Dodik And Allies From Sanctions List ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-pro-russian-bosnian-serb-dodik-sanctions-list/33576314.html    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:54:24

• Lithuania could stop Russia's Kaliningrad transit scheme ‘to ensure security’ – FM ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2728076/lithuania-could-stop-russia-s-kaliningrad-transit-scheme-to-ensure-security-fm    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:54:40

• No evidence Russian jets violated Lithuanian airspace intentionally – official ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2728189/no-evidence-russian-jets-violated-lithuanian-airspace-intentionally-official    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:54:53

• Start-ups, Rheinmetall to supply kamikaze drones for German brigade in Lithuania ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2729215/start-ups-rheinmetall-to-supply-kamikaze-drones-for-german-brigade-in-lithuania    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:55:08

• Lithuanian Railways to halt transit of Lukoil products to Kaliningrad under US sanctions ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2731287/lithuanian-railways-to-halt-transit-of-lukoil-products-to-kaliningrad-under-us-sanctions    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:55:24

• Alleged Russian-linked hate attacks in France "are a double blow to those targeted" ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251031-alleged-russian-linked-hate-attacks-in-france-are-a-double-blow-to-those-targeted    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:55:36

• Ugandan military benefits from Russian equipment largesse ☞ https://defenceweb.co.za/land/land-land/ugandan-military-benefits-from-russian-equipment-largesse/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:55:47

• Ex-L3Harris exec pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/peter-williams-guilty-selling-zero-day-exploits-russian-broker-operation-zero/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:56:05

• The West needs to draw the line on Russian, Chinese grey-zone provocations ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-west-needs-to-draw-the-line-on-russian-chinese-grey-zone-provocations/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:56:38

• In Other News: WhatsApp Passkey-Encrypted Backups, Russia Targets Meduza Malware, New Mastercard Solution ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-whatsapp-passkey-encrypted-backups-russia-targets-meduza-malware-new-mastercard-solution/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:56:54

• 27 Sparkling Free and Open Source CLI GNU/Linux Time Trackers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/timetrackers/    

posted Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 19:57:12

• Man sentenced to 104 years’ jail in Malaysia for raping stepdaughters since 2020 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-man-sentenced-to-104-years-jail-for-raping-stepdaughters-since-2020    

posted Monday, November 03, 2025 at 03:19:32

• Burnt out with 52-hour weeks: 1 in 3 Malaysian care workers intend to leave job within 5 years ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/burnt-out-with-52-hour-weeks-1-in-3-malaysian-care-workers-intend-to-leave-job-within-5-years    

posted Monday, November 03, 2025 at 03:19:57