Roy Schestowitz

• waste of energy; physical media was more effective https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/amazons-new-armored-undersea-cable-is-fast-enough-to-stream-12-5-million-hd-films-simultaneously-between-the-us-and-ireland-fastnet-to-deliver-320-terabits-per-second-across-the-atlantic    

posted Thursday, November 06, 2025 at 23:36:24

• Amazon Demands That Hey Hi (AI) Browser Stop Automatically Shopping on Behalf of Users ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/amazon-perplexity-agent-ai    

posted Thursday, November 06, 2025 at 23:36:48

• Privileged Conversations | Nov. 2025 ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/privileged-conversations-nov-2025/    

posted Thursday, November 06, 2025 at 23:37:13

• "For some background information I've been interested in MUD/MOO servers for some time. Not so much playing games on them, but the technology and maybe "serious" applications." gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/dbane/gemlog/2025-11-06.gmi    

posted Thursday, November 06, 2025 at 23:45:34

• Hockey Coach Admits He’s Been Asking Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot for Advice After His Team Became the Worst in the League ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/calgary-flames-chatgpt-hockey    

posted Thursday, November 06, 2025 at 23:55:50

• Five Key Takeaways From the Supreme Court Tariff Argument ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/us/politics/supreme-court-tariff-takeaways.html    

posted Thursday, November 06, 2025 at 23:56:18

• Keeper of Forbidden Knowledge ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1099/keeper-of-forbidden-knowledge    

posted Thursday, November 06, 2025 at 23:56:43

• "Sorry, not understanding. What had to be delivered by Tuesday? Layoff notifications? So if one has NOT been notified in US and Canada as of Thursday, they are not impacted?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9bq9sw0    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 00:23:53

• "If you’re 68 working because you need the money then you’ve done a horrible job at saving and investing over the years…harsh but true" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9dn97rh "for fu--s sake retire grandpa. A 68 yr old in the age of AI where a 10yr old can build an app"    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 00:45:24

• Unihertz Titan 2 gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/stug/phlog/20251106.txt    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 00:47:09

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1467.jpg    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 00:47:28

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1817.jpg    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 00:47:35

• Hong Kong appeals court cuts sentences of 10 people jailed over 2019 university siege by up to 6 months ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/11/05/hong-kong-appeals-court-cuts-sentences-of-10-people-jailed-over-2019-university-siege-by-up-to-6-months/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:03:57

• Photographer Yıldız Çelik’s portraits of labor and life in 1980s now accessible online ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/photographer-yildiz-celiks-portraits-of-labor-and-life-in-1980s-now-accessible-online-313239    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:04:14

• Updates to Domainname Hey Hi (AI) (Wed, Nov 5th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32452    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:04:31

• Removing XSLT from Chromium ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1045161/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:05:42

• FuguIta 7.8 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/fuguita    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:05:53

• OCI Runtime Specification 1.3 adds FreeBSD ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1045125/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:06:35

• Your elected leaders: Yoshinobu Matsuzaki, APNIC EC Treasurer ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/11/05/your-elected-leaders-yoshinobu-matsuzaki-apnic-ec-treasurer/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:07:29

• A first look at the adoption of BGP-based DDoS scrubbing services: A five-year longitudinal analysis ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/11/05/a-first-look-at-the-adoption-of-bgp-based-ddos-scrubbing-services-a-five-year-longitudinal-analysis/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:07:36

• "You don’t know his situation. I know someone who’s 55 and was laid off twice in a 8 year period" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9dn97rh    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:48:15

• "The part I asked about. Many people would find it easier to laugh at your joke if they knew for sure the worst was over." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9bq9sw0    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:49:48

• "workforce rebalancing" is the new layoffs https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2025/11/06/ibm-layoffs-silicon-valley.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:51:18

• 75 removed https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/ibm-bay-area-layoffs-21143886.php    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:52:10

• This headline is a lie. IBM didn't say 1%, it said single-digit, it could be 5% or even 9%. https://www.moneycontrol.com/europe/?url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/technology/ibm-to-cut-2-700-jobs-as-experts-warn-more-tech-layoffs-loom-this-year-article-13656587.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:54:01

• They make the numbers SEEM small by focusing on only one office https://www.kron4.com/news/technology-ai/ibm-lays-off-bay-area-employees/amp/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:55:14

• "Take it all, even if it's small! I was RAed many years ago and I still treasure the rubbery coaster I snagged from an IBM conference room. In fact it's on my desk under a cup of tea as I write this. Thanks IBM!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9dhkdvt    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:56:39

• It looks like 3 staff is leaving brettwilson after it attacked techrights and tuxmachines. Openings of otherwise-occupied roles.    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:58:29

• "He left London with nothing." https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/06/Telling_Our_Story_as_Victims_of_Online_Abuse.shtml    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:58:58

• pgEdge Adds Ability to Distribute Postgres Across Multiple Kubernetes Clusters ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/features/pgedge-adds-ability-to-distribute-postgres-across-multiple-kubernetes-clusters/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:59:34

• The heavy toll of the US shutdown on low-income families in California ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251105-the-heavy-toll-of-the-us-shutdown-on-low-income-families-in-california    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 01:59:59

• Citizen Lab Researchers Sign Open Letter on Canada’s Hey Hi (AI) Strategy ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/11/citizen-lab-researchers-sign-open-letter-on-canadas-ai-strategy/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:00:35

• Patent trolls exploit a corrupt patent system on actual cocaine ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/npe-launches-us-patent-suits-against-bmw-in-munich/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:01:16

• SPAM/marketing disguised as information about patents ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/ones-to-watch-germany-2025-oliver-backer/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:02:52

• Niko Matsakis: Bikeshedding `Handle` and other follow-up thoughts ☞ https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2025/11/05/bikeshedding-handle/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:03:23

• Money well spent? https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/05/uk_defra_dept_spent_312m_window_10/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:05:32

• Vectrex Mini retro console shatters Kickstarter goal within minutes — it will now cost $173, up from $115 and $150, to secure yours. ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/vectrex-mini-retro-console-shatters-kickstarter-goal-within-minutes-it-will-now-cost-usd173-up-from-usd115-and-usd150-to-secure-yours    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:05:58

• Bluetooth 6.2 gets more responsive, improves security, USB communication, and testing capabilities ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/11/05/bluetooth-6-2-gets-more-responsive-improves-security-usb-communication-and-testing-capabilities/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:06:31

• Niko Matsakis: But then again...maybe alias? ☞ https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2025/11/05/maybe-alias/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:07:00

• First Amendment panelists discuss free speech, political polarization ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/11/05/first-amendment-panelists-free-speech/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:07:35

• It's Time to Bring Back GNOME Office (Hope You Remember It) ☞ https://itsfoss.com/gnome-office-revival/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:09:05

• Michael Meeks: 2025-11-04 Tuesday ☞ https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-11-04.html Michael Meeks: 2025-11-05 Wednesday ☞ https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-11-05.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:09:16

• MicrosoftLinux, moving up the stack now https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-appd-Flatpak-Dev    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:09:49

• Open Source at AGRITECHNICA 2025 ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/open-source-at-agritechnica-2025.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:10:11

• WCH BLE Analyzer Pro – A Bluetooth LE sniffer, analyzer, and debugging tool ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/11/05/wch-ble-analyzer-pro-a-bluetooth-le-sniffer-analyzer-and-debugging-tool/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:10:37

• CamThink NeoEyes NE301 – An ultra-low-power, STM32N6-based Edge Hey Hi (AI) camera ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/11/06/camthink-neoeyes-ne301-an-ultra-low-power-stm32n6-based-edge-ai-camera/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:10:54

• Istio Change Notes ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.28.x/announcing-1.28/change-notes/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:11:34

• Fentanylware (CheeTok) seeking to control Western pop culture https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/04/tiktok-awards-breakthrough-artist-nominees/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:12:36

• Seems FOSS: "Thankfully, there are ways to mitigate that confusion. One way is with the open-source Ticket Booth app that’s released under GPLv3+." ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/11/how-to-organize-your-streamers-with-ticket-booth/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:13:52

• ODF 1.4 Standard Set for Debut: Why This Is Important ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/11/odf-1-4-standard-set-for-debut-why-this-is-important/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:14:11

• Pluralistic: "Science Comics Computers: How Digital Hardware Works" (05 Nov 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/05/xor-xand-xnor-nand-nor/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:14:54

• Ruby And Its Neighbors: Smalltalk ☞ https://noelrappin.com/blog/2025/11/ruby-and-its-neighbors-smalltalk/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:15:36

• No, OUTSOURCING is NOT "critical for defence" https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/cloud-infrastructure-is-now-critical-for-defence/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:15:56

• Estonia FM urges China to join US, European pressure on Putin ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/estonia-fm-urges-china-to-join-us-european-pressure-on-putin    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:17:01

• Ukrainian Defence Minister pays a visit to Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/05.11.2025-ukrainian-defence-minister-pays-a-visit-to-latvia.a621287/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:17:10

• Why Ukraine is struggling to hold on to the ruined city of Pokrovsk ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251105-why-ukraine-struggling-to-hold-ruined-city-pokrovsk    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:17:19

• Ukraine war is in a "stalemate" due to slow European aid and US reluctance ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251105-ukraine-war-is-in-a-stalemate-due-to-slow-european-aid-and-us-reluctance    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:17:28

• VTubing on Fedora KDE 42 ☞ https://rabbitictranslator.com/vtubing/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:17:57

• Multi-cluster GitOps with the Argo CD Agent Technology Preview ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/multi-cluster-gitops-argo-cd-agent-openshift-gitops    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:18:18

• "admitting foreign students" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/11/05/studying-abroad-in-occupied-territory | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:18:35

• "Angelina Jolie tours war-torn Ukraine" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/11/05/as-angelina-jolie-tours-war-torn-ukraine-her-driver-is-arrested-and-drafted-into-the-army | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:18:46

• "plunder and violence" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/11/06/the-plunder-and-violence-unleashed-in-occupied-ukraine-has-reached-russia-s-own-towns | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:19:02

• A Harrowing Escape From the Drone-Infested Hellscape of Ukraine’s Front Lines ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/magazine/ukraine-russia-war-drones.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:19:08

• Paasto ja itse gemini://sampsa.smol.pub/paasto-ja-itse    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:23:52

• "who the fu-k works at 68. Ge-z who's ba--s do u lick" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9dn97rh    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:27:19

• "I got my reward the day I got laid off, I left my chewed bubble gum under the desk. Yes i told them!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9dhkdvt    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:27:46

• https://lists.gnu.org is down    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 02:28:13

• "Job cuts surge in worst October layoffs in 22 years. Here's why"    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 03:16:19

• "How about the fact I am working to help a family in need. No one thought of that in the above comments. And I feel blessed I can do that with the extra income." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9dn97rh    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 05:15:10

• "probably now you understand how it feels for all us men when the law allows women to take half of everything we earned ? Add to that child support if there is a kid involved. So yeah Noone cares about what your ex did. And hope you get laid off so all that feminism is wiped away" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9dn97rh    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 05:15:14

• "Everytime Indians get into management everything turns to shyte with mass layoffs and all sent to India." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9dw4fm1    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 05:17:00

• "Having the 'Cyber Thought Police' harass and humiliate your staff is counterproductive. Craig Taylor CEO of CyberHoot Security talks about humane behaviour-rewarding approaches to company cyber training." https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=54    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 06:22:26

• Direct MP3 link: https://cybershow.uk/media/episodes/cyberhoot.mp3    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 06:23:02

• https://lists.gnu.org now back online. Not much new in https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-11/index.html though.    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 06:31:02

• "Why stop at stationary? Boardroom swivel chair, anyone? Lol!!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9dhkdvt    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:10:02

• "Layoffs outside North America - Hi everyone, The mainstream media websites are mentioning global layoffs at IBM however from what I have seen so far it has only been US and Canada. Does anyone know if a next round is expected within this quarter for the rest of the Geos and Markets? Thanks" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9egpm45    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:11:33

• Steam Deck tweaked to fix delays with the screen-off downloads, and other Desktop Linux fixes recently | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/steam-deck-gets-a-tweak-to-fix-delays-with-the-screen-off-downloads-and-other-desktop-linux-fixes-recently/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:41:29

• The open source FOSDEM event for 2026 will have a Gaming and VR devroom | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/the-open-source-fosdem-event-for-2026-will-have-a-gaming-and-vr-devroom/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:41:52

• Luanti (formerly Minetest) joins up with Open Collective Europe for funding | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/luanti-formerly-minetest-joins-up-with-open-collective-europe-for-funding/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:43:02

• "My zero tolerance line in the sand in the age of AI" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/my-zero-tolerance-line-in-the-sand-in:6    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:43:41

• "Man who rammed his car into a crowd and screamed 'Allahu Akbar' is suspected of 'self-radicalisation', French minister reveals as two victims remain critical | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15264133/Man-rammed-car-crowd-screamed-Allahu-Akbar-suspected-self-radicalisation-French-minister-reveals-two-victims-remain-critical.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:43:51

• "Dick Cheney’s Legacy Is One of Brutal Carnage" https://jacobin.com/2025/11/cheney-war-terror-iraq-trump/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:44:00

• "Drahtbericht: Deutsche Diplomaten fordern undiplomatisch Chatkontrolle" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/drahtbericht-deutsche-diplomaten-fordern-undiplomatisch-chatkontrolle/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:44:13

• The Falconeer gets a huge Revolution Remaster upgrade but drops Native Linux for Proton | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/the-falconeer-gets-a-huge-revolution-remaster-upgrade-but-drops-native-linux-for-proton/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:44:33

• Get a bunch of Devil May Cry and Monster Hunter in two new Humble Bundles | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/get-a-bunch-of-devil-may-cry-and-monster-hunter-in-two-new-humble-bundles/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:45:26

• "Gaming on Linux with ARM64 is about to get more interesting, with the team at CodeWeavers announcing a new CrossOver Preview. They said this has been years in the making through different releases of Wine gradually adding more of what's been needed." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/codeweavers-launch-a-new-crossover-preview-adding-linux-arm64-support/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:46:22

• SteamOS 3.7.17 released with fixes for Baldur's Gate 3, OS Updates and Discover | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/steamos-3-7-17-released-with-fixes-for-baldurs-gate-3-os-updates-and-discover/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:47:10

• "Hiltzik: Trump ruins the great economy he inherited" https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-11-06/how-bad-is-trumps-economy-election-results-say-its-very-bad-and-getting-worse    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:48:58

• "The Constitution is clear when it comes to Trump's tariffs" https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-11-04/trumps-tariffs-supreme-court    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:49:09

• "Did Bill Gates really say we don't need to address climate change? | CBC Climate Change News" https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bill-gates-memo-climate-change-9.6967961 distracts from Gates' crimes http://techrights.org/o/2020/01/10/gates-sponsored-mit/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:49:33

• latimes did an expose about him before, now it does bill sez pieces https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-11-05/gates-backs-up-climate-memo-caltech see http://techrights.org/o/2019/12/21/police-report-bill-gates/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:50:15

• More wasted electricity: "Underpowered: how energy limits Europe’s AI future" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/11/06/underpowered-how-energy-limits-europes-ai-future/ HEY HI = Ponzi scheme, pure harm    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:50:41

• "Trump has an opportunity to unblock Ukraine’s EU accession in his meeting with Orbán" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/trump-has-an-opportunity-to-unblock-ukraines-eu-accession-in-his-meeting-with-orban/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:50:54

• Docker dude in Microsoft funded propaganda site https://thenewstack.io/the-reality-of-open-source-more-puppies-less-beer/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/15/Microsoft_is_a_Sponsor_of_The_New_Stack.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/08/Microsoft_sponsored_The_New_Stack_Publishing_Microsoft_Windows_.shtml    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:51:48

• Another Microsoft propaganda site pushing Ponzi scheme https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/11/06/1127579/ai-footprint/ http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/29/mit-technology-review-microsoft-spam/ http://techrights.org/o/2023/04/11/mit-technology-review-microsoft/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:52:51

• "Einigung rückt näher: EU-Rat könnte verpflichtende Chatkontrolle verwerfen" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/einigung-rueckt-naeher-eu-rat-koennte-verpflichtende-chatkontrolle-verwerfen/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:53:11

• "The United States Is Letting Its People Starve" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/snap-benefits-donald-trump/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:53:19

• "Dick Cheney Paved the Way for Donald Trump" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/dick-cheney-death-donald-trump-legacy/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:53:27

• So Microsoft admits HEY HI is... humans https://www.semafor.com/article/11/05/2025/microsoft-superintelligence-team-promises-to-keep-humans-in-charge http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/30/Microsoft_Isn_t_Laying_Off_Tens_of_Thousands_to_Invest_in_Slop_.shtml    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:54:10

• "Marine Corps to pay $15,000 bonuses to attract cyber, electronics recruits" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/pay-benefits/2025/11/marine-corps-to-pay-15000-bonuses-to-attract-cyber-electronics-recruits/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:54:19

• Self-harm: "GNOME Mutter Now "Completely Drops the Whole X11 Backend"" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/11/06/0331241 http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/05/It_Seems_Like_GNOME_IBM_Don_t_Like_Women_and_When_Budget_is_Lim.shtml    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:54:43

• "Column: Trump's tone-deaf displays are turning off voters" https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-11-06/trump-gatsby-party-election    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:54:55

• iophk: wrongly confuses illegal immigrants with asylum seekers https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/how-far-right-lie-that-asylum-seekers-are-criminals-and-sex-predators-is-taking-hold-in-britain-5391958    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:55:16

• "New Books" ☛ https://therevelator.org/inspirational-books-year-ahead/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:57:55

• "This is a lightly edited transcript." ☛ https://fair.org/home/trump-clearly-has-no-idea-what-hes-doing-when-it-comes-to-the-economy/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:58:28

• "Political Dissent" ☛ https://fair.org/home/conde-nast-paramount-cut-jobs-and-political-dissent/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 07:58:36

• VP of Product at Docker used to make games with Adobe Trash. Proprietary people. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldonovan2/details/experience/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:01:21

• Seems to be advancing the caught of bashing freedom https://thenewstack.io/author/michael-donovan/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:01:54

• "In a submission for the 2026 National Trade Estimate Report, Cloudflare warns the U.S. government that site blocking efforts cause widespread disruption" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/cloudflare-tells-u-s-govt-that-foreign-site-blocking-efforts-are-digital-trade-barriers/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:03:13

• "Denmark plans a new law granting citizens copyright over their own likeness to curb deepfakes and misuse of personal images." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/denmark-eyes-new-law-to-protect-citizens-from-ai-deepfakes/articleshow/125127922.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:03:40

• "If enacted, Danish citizens would get the copyright over their own likeness." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2025-11-06/denmark-eyes-new-law-to-protect-citizens-from-ai-deepfakes | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:03:51

• "The key goals of these events is allowing us to talk with confidence about the true open source nature of our work." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/web-engineering-celebrating-our-third-annual-hack-week | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:04:35

• "Since Debian maintains strict release cycles, older versions eventually move from active mirrors to dedicated archive storage." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/fix-apt-get-404-errors-debian/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:05:20

• "The project calls on participants to select an older game, analyze its data formats and underlying rules" ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/11/06/hw-project-aims-to-rebuild-classic-games/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:06:23

• "Learn about Somekone, a research-informed tool to help teachers explain how AI shapes social media data profiling and recommendations." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/how-ai-shapes-your-feed-an-explainable-social-media-simulator-for-the-classroom/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:06:35

• "Grinn has unveiled the GenioBoard, a compact single-board computer aimed at accelerating development of embedded and AI-enabled systems." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/grinn-genioboard-offers-mediatek-genio-700-som-dual-m-2-expansion-and-cra-ready-security/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:06:49

• "Kickstarter recently featured the PV PI, a solar charging HAT designed to power Raspberry Pi and other 5V single board computers from a 12V LiFePO4 battery." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/solar-powered-pv-pi-hat-delivers-continuous-off-grid-operation-for-raspberry-pi-projects/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:06:57

• "This is when I decided that if we’re in for a penny, we’re in for a pound. Permanent holiday lights. Could it be done?" ☛ https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/11/ive-upgraded-my-houses-holiday-lights-for-the-last-time/ | Source: Six Colors    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:07:19

• "Computers today are designed around engagement and surveillance business models rather than user needs. App stores are filled with adware. Operating systems prioritize data collection over user agency." ☛ https://radiant.computer/ |    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:07:26

• "Katz and Harrigan made this at a hackathon that Formlabs hosted, so they were able to take advantage of the available printers, resins, and in-house casting expert." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/11/06/3d-printing-a-stunning-silver-mechatronic-beetle-necklace/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:07:41

• "Those new gauges indicate fuel level and coolant temperature. They have moving needles and look like they’re analog, but they’re actually digitally controlled by Arduino boards." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/11/06/building-a-custom-arduino-controlled-analog-dashboard/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:07:56

• Software Patents ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/05/uspto-to-re-examine-recently-approved-nintendo-patent/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:08:35

• PenPot and KDE Plasma Coordination ☞ https://anditosan.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/penpot-and-kde-plasma-coordination/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:09:00

• Fixing Image Thumbnails Not Showing Up in GNOME Files on Fedora GNU/Linux ☞ https://itsfoss.com/image-thumbnails-missing-gnome/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:09:19

• Radxa Cubie A7Z Single Board Computer Running Linux: Introduction to the Series ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/radxa-cubie-a7z-single-board-computer-running-linux-introduction/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:09:40

• ONLYOFFICE DocSpace 3.5 released: upgraded editors, smarter sharing, and stronger control ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/onlyoffice-docspace-3-5-released/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:09:59

• "In other words, the GNOME project is finally closing one of the longest chapters in Linux desktop history. With the upcoming GNOME 50 release, scheduled for mid-march 2026, the desktop environment will officially drop support for the native X11 session, making Wayland the sole display system moving forward." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/gnome-50-ends-the-x11-era-after-decades/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:10:25

• "The team behind SQLite, a free and open-source self-contained relational database engine widely used in embedded systems and applications" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/sqlite-3-51-brings-new-jsonb-functions-and-better-performance/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:11:14

• "... released SQLite 3.51, with the headline change being the addition of jsonb_each() and jsonb_tree(), new functions that mirror existing JSON utilities but return data in the binary JSONB format for array and object types." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/sqlite-3-51-brings-new-jsonb-functions-and-better-performance/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:11:17

• AI Controversy Forces End of Mozilla’s Japanese SUMO Community ☞ https://linuxiac.com/ai-controversy-forces-end-of-mozilla-japanese-sumo-community/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 08:11:44

• "A central fact of enshittification is that the growth of quality-destroying, pocket-picking monopolists wasn't an accident, nor was it inevitable." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/06/vertical-blinds/#invest-dont-acquire | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:09:35

• "The Network Outage Reporting System, Disaster Information Reporting System, and Electronic Comment Filing System, along with certain other systems" ☛ https://insidetowers.com/most-fcc-functions-still-paused-during-government-shutdown/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:10:05

• "The vernissage was accompanied by a four-piece Kurdish music group" ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/jin-jiyan-azadi-exhibition-opens-in-nienburg-82092 | Source: ANF News    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:10:35

• "The hiring plan mandated that applicants for federal civil service jobs respond to four open-ended essay questions." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-11-06/unions-sue-over-trump-administrations-political-loyalty-hiring-plan | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:10:55

• "loyalty question" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2025/11/unions-sue-trump-administration-over-loyalty-question-added-to-federal-job-applications/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:11:07

• "Condé Nast abruptly fired four staffers who were among a group of more than a dozen employees who confronted the company’s head of human resources" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/11/06/2025/cond-nast-abruptly-fires-4-staffers-after-hr-confrontation | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:11:21

• "Sketchy as it may seem, Archive.today has become as legitimized as the Internet Archive." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/fbi-subpoena-archive-today/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:11:43

• "Those who report on such actions should let us know exactly who is behind them, because often it’s not Trump." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/whats-the-news-under-trump | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:12:04

• "It’s a silly, hollow game. With streaming growth saturated and executives all out of original ideas" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/06/larry-ellisons-cbs-acquisition-leads-to-mass-layoffs-as-bari-weiss-enjoys-10k-a-day-security-detail/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:12:17

• "Hackers using phishing tactics mock up messages so they appear to be from legitimate sources" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/newsletters/journalists-going-solo-on-substack-at-risk-from-hackers/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:12:32

• "All Arkansas schools are required to have library content challenge policies in place" ☛ https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/11/05/benton-public-schools-hide-books-from-students-after-parents-complaint-citing-two-arkansas-laws/ | Source: Arkansas Advocate    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:14:03

• "The American Library Association and the Unite Against Book Bans initiative" ☛ https://www.ala.org/news/2025/11/faith-libraries-campaign-will-combat-book-censorship-and-defend-religious-freedom | Source: American Library Association    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:14:15

• "investing in public digital infrastructure, such as city-owned broadband and community Wi-Fi." ☛ https://rebeccawilliams.info/mamdani-nyc-tech-agenda/ | Source: Rebecca Williams    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:16:43

• "The Los Angeles-based company also secured a $1.1 billion syndicated term loan led by J.P. Morgan, backed by cash flow from its parking operations." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/softbank-backed-metropolis-raises-1-6-billion-to-expand-beyond-ai-powered-parking-lots/articleshow/125134711.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:16:52

• "Now I'm not an economist and there are many arguments for and against socialism and capitalism, especially in their purest forms. I want to focus on the complexity of the economy." ☛ https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2025/11/the-complexity-argument-for-capitalism.html | Source: Computational Complexity    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:17:03

• "The free software movement and our principles came of age in the era of mailing lists and NNTP newsgroups." ☛ https://danielpocock.com/en/mailing-lists-vs-discourse-forums-open-source-community-or-commodity/ | Source: Daniel Pocock    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:17:13

• "They didn’t. Because law is not self-justifying; it breathes through the consent of the governed. And that consent is being withdrawn." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/twelve-citizens-and-the-social-contract | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:24:02

• "Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to approve Elon Musk’s staggering new pay package, in a move aimed at retaining the controversial CEO’s leadership during a time of great upheaval for the automaker." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/815892/tesla-shareholder-vote-elon-musk-pay-trillion-robot | Source: The Verge    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:24:23

• "On Thursday, Tesla shareholders approved an unprecedented $1 trillion pay package for CEO Elon Musk." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-shareholders-approve-musk-1-trillion-dollar-pay-package/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:24:45

• Economía Política del Capitalismo gemini://blg.hmd-tld.xyz/post/economia-politica-del-capitalismo.gmi    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:25:53

• "Of course, financial incentives are enormously powerful. But is their ability to motivate infinite? Would Mr. Musk not work as hard if he were offered, say, $100 billion or $1 billion? What about $1?" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/business/elon-musk-tesla-trillion-dollar.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:26:03

• "The act would also require employers to report on a quarterly basis how many people they hired related to AI and automation, how many jobs they decided not to fill thanks to AI" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/06/ai_job_cuts_senate_bill/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:26:28

• "Burry’s fund, Scion Asset Management, disclosed on Monday that it bought puts — bets that share prices will fall — on two stars of the AI wave: Nvidia (NVDA) and Palantir (PLTR)." ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/05/business/nvidia-palantir-michael-burry-stock | Source: CNN    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:26:44

• "Burry similarly made a long-term $1 billion bet from 2005 onwards against the US mortgage market, anticipating its collapse. His fund rose a whopping 489 percent when the market did subsequently fall apart in 2008." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/big-short-michael-burry-1-billion-ai-bubble | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:27:00

• Journalists going solo on Substack at risk from hackers ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/newsletters/journalists-going-solo-on-substack-at-risk-from-hackers/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:28:05

• "The researchers argue that while businesses can plough income back into future cloud resources on an ongoing basis, scientific projects can be finite" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/06/cloud_models_failing_scientists/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:28:45

• "In the blog post, Google mentions that there are several major challenges with the project" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2963032/google-wants-to-build-ai-data-centers-in-space-using-satellites.html | Source: PC World    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:29:20

• "Google plans to launch AI data centers into space by 2027." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/google-to-test-building-ai-data-centres-in-space/articleshow/125114928.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:29:28

• "Google is in advanced talks to lease land near the island’s airport to construct the data hub" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/google-ai-data-centre-indian-ocean-christmas-island/273849/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:29:42

• "It was a magnificent, unexpected, incredible, and almost-successful Series, the greatest I've ever watched, and thank goodness I was on the west coast for the 18-inning affair. Enough has been written about how close they were." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/11-06.gmi    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:30:18

• 🔤SpellBinding — DIPMNOL Wordo: JEWEL gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-11-07.gmi    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:30:52

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-11-07.gmi    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:31:21

• "Thelio Major is now running bazzite:nvidia. Just regular Bazzite; no custom modifications or builds. I don't intend to use it as a regular workstation, so no personalized software is installed." gemini://hyperreal.coffee/gemlog/2025-11-06-homelab-update-v20251030.gmi    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:32:08

• "My public stuff is on a Debian 13 VPS from netcup.de that resides in Manassas, Virginia, USA. From there, it can benefit from higher availability and uptime, easier snapshotting and backup of the entire VPS, IPv6, and it closes off an attack vector on my home network." gemini://hyperreal.coffee/gemlog/2025-11-06-homelab-update-v20251028.gmi    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:32:39

• "There is no final parting word in Gujarati. When we part, we say આવજો (aavjo) or હાલો મળ્યા (haalo malya). First one means "come soon" and the second means "we will meet soon." Gujarati language flat out refuses finality." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2730    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:33:25

• Café incómodo gemini://blg.hmd-tld.xyz/post/cafe-incomodo.gmi    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:33:45

• Montar en bici gemini://aperalesf.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-10-30_montar-en-bici.gmi    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:34:07

• Internet alternative gemini://aperalesf.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-10-23_internet-alternativo-y-crecimiento.gmi    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:34:29

• "With my developer work, my interest in personal software development reduced quite a lot and this capsule was suffering this tragedy. This place prosper when I like to work on technical stuff because it was meant like it." gemini://kodaro.it/gemlog/comic.gmi    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:35:03

• Future housing problems in Kentucky gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2025-11-07-phaus.txt    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:35:56

• "Due to several endangered fish in the Colorado River, we partner with other agencies to ensure that our sportfish stocking does not interfere with the recovery of native fish." ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51401075/fish-species-illegally-introduced-at-utah-reservoir-within-colorado-river-drainage | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:36:54

• "Nearly a decade after promising to withdraw millions in fossil fuel investments, the University of Massachusetts has stalled on its clean energy transition. What happened?" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/fossil-fuel-divestment-climate-change-2025/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:37:09

• "Now new research is highlighting the role the media plays in perpetuating this gap." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/climate-media-perception-gap/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:37:29

• "A 10% reduction at the listed airports would mean 3,300 canceled flights per day, according to Airports Council International-North America, the trade group for airports." ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/11/06/repub/here-are-airports-hit-by-the-faa-pullback-on-air-traffic-3300-flights-daily-to-be-canceled/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:37:42

• EVEN SLOPFARMS mention us now! "Drawing from sources like CNBC and Techrights, this deep dive explores the strategic rationale, employee impacts, and broader implications for the technology sector." www.webpronews.com/ibms-ai-pivot-thousands-cut-in-sweeping-layoffs-amid-tech-turmoil/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:39:24

• "In Canada, rumors of software division hits were confirmed, with Techrights noting patterns in severance that favor minimal payouts to minimize costs."    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:40:02

• "However, critics on Techrights argue that CEO Krishna is using AI buzzwords to mask commercial failures."    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:40:06

• "per comprehensive coverage from multiple sources including Techrights and CNBC."    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:40:11

• "Overall, fossil fuel producers own only 1.42% of global renewable energy projects, and those projects are responsible for but 0.1% of their total energy production." ☛ https://www.theenergymix.com/fossil-fuel-companies-say-they-support-the-energy-transition-new-numbers-suggest-otherwise/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:40:25

• "following a court filing in American Oversight’s lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the agency’s initial claim" ☛ https://americanoversight.org/dhs-admits-it-provided-erroneous-information-on-texts-of-noem-and-dhs-brass-hasnt-confirmed-it-followed-law/ | Source: American Oversight    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:41:20

• "Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-school-palo-alto-shut-down/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:41:35

• "NATO has now surpassed Russia in ammunition production" ☛ https://kyivindependent.com/nato-has-reversed-russias-edge-in-ammunition-production-rutte-says/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:42:07

• "The breach could expose sensitive government data and communications with House and Senate offices" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cbo-hack-foreign-actor-congress-b2860434.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:42:25

• "one of the most evil people to exist in modern history" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/further/to-the-long-hopeful-query-is-he-dead-yet-yes | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:43:00

• "laws "empowering" parents" ☛ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-06/prime-minister-says-social-media-ban-will-work/105978424 | Source: ABC    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:43:13

• “The incident is being investigated and work for the Congress continues. Like other government agencies and private sector entities, CBO occasionally faces threats to its network and continually monitors to address those threats.” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cbo-hack-foreign-actor-congress-b2860434.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:43:28

• "Economist Branko Milanovic is one of the sharpest critics of global inequality." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/11/neoliberalism-market-liberalism-globalization-milanovic/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:43:42

• "In this blog, we’ll dive into: [...]" ☛ https://lorbic.com/private-public-key-encryption/ | Source: Vikash Patel    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:44:27

• "for the "2 Billion Email Addresses" headline to be hyperbolic" ☛ https://www.troyhunt.com/2-billion-email-addresses-were-exposed-and-we-indexed-them-all-in-have-i-been-pwned/ | Source: Troy Hunt    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:44:34

• "An engineer named Harishankar N. got curious about his iLife A11 smart vacuum and discovered it was secretly mapping his home and sending that data to China." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/11/06/company-bricks-300-vacuum-when-owner-blocks-it-from-spying.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:54:23

• "Okay, but is it yours? Or is it a suction cup on a corporate tentacle? For some answers, here are Comet Data Privacy & Security FAQ’s." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2025/11/06/whos-your-agent/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:54:34

• "Memories.ai develops two pieces of technology: an encoder and the search infrastructure. Memories isn’t actually powering the image or video that you’d pull out or show your friends or family." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2959131/qualcomm-memories-ai-are-bringing-ai-photo-search-to-your-phone.html | Source: PC World    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:54:43

• "Given big sales force transformation is expected, this will be global latest in January." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9egpm45    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:55:35

• "What, another transformation? Ah, yes, must be a new year and need something new to talk about at SKO :-)"    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:55:48

• "how many IBM employees in India are impacted by this layoff ? 9000 or more ? That is how many are impacted with the current layoff in the US and Canada." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9ecvx5k    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:56:19

• "YouTube is unleashing a second wave of age-gating restrictions, and it is seriously angering some adult users on the platform." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/youtube-age-verification-hits-users-yet-again/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:58:22

• "More than one observer has characterized the NYPD as operating more like a US intelligence agency—at one point" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/welcome-to-mamdanis-surveillance-state/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:59:10

• "He said that Democrats were hypocritical for mandating additional driver assistance technologies when they didn’t have such technologies for their cars." ☛ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3877193/jacky-rosen-calls-bernie-moreno-a-little-creepy-tracking-vehicle-identification-numbers/ | Source: Washington Examiner    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:59:24

• "Would it surprise you that I got the VIN numbers of every one of my Democrat colleagues' vehicles and found that none of them bought any of the additional safety technologies on their cars?" ☛ https://news3lv.com/news/beyond-the-podium/nevada-jacky-rosen-accuses-us-senator-stalking-staff-collect-car-info-bernie-moreno-ohio-capitol-congress-shutdown-democratic-republican-party-politics |    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 10:59:36

• "EFF has, for many years, raised the alarm about the proliferation of stalkerware—commercially-available apps designed to be installed covertly on another person’s device and exfiltrate data from that device without their knowledge." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/eff-teams-av-comparatives-test-android-stalkerware-detection-major-antivirus-apps | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:05:54

• "Initially, investigators at the Queens district attorney’s office charged him as Carl Avinger." ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/courts-dont-know-mans-real-name | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:06:18

• "In reality Red Hat died the day IBM bought them, its just been a slow death over time." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/11/06/0331241#1423582    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:13:31

• "Democrats in US Congress ask Andrew to appear for questioning over Epstein links" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjrm87731mo iophk: Throwing numbnuts there under the bus to distract from His Billness and the others http://techrights.org/o/2019/12/21/police-report-bill-gates/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:20:55

• "If Arch ever explodes in popularity to the point where it looks like it will eclipse the RPM/Deb duopoly, no doubt they will spend much money to co-opt it as they did with the other two." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/11/06/0331241#1423582    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:22:02

• "The idea of OSS software being for techies, by techies falls apart when money is involved, as the money can drive the project in the direction the community does not particularly want it to go, or in some cases is openly hostile against the direction (e.g. systemd)."    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:22:07

• "The problem is you can't just ban any paid contributions to OSS, because (a) you can't confirm whether someone is being paid or not to contribute to the OSS project in the first place, and (b) as the cost of living keeps increasing, fewer and fewer people have the time and means to indulge in free contributions, meaning more and more OSS development is done under corporate payment and direction."    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:22:11

• Windows TCO ☛ https://nevadacurrent.com/briefs/state-says-no-ransom-paid-in-cyber-attack/ | Source: Nevada Current    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:22:38

• "Small businesses worldwide are being targeted by scammers using fake Google Maps reviews to extort money." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20251106-google-reviews-blackmail-targets-small-businesses-across-europe | Source: France24    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:23:40

• "PC gaming has long been pretty rough on Arm-based machines and blame has been thrown in every which direction for the state of things, with Arm saying it’s the responsibility of developers" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2964383/you-can-finally-play-fortnite-on-snapdragon-laptops.html | Source: PC World    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:23:49

• "For starters, six of the seven countries score well above their respective regional averages in the political rights component of the Freedom Index" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/gen-z-protests-have-spread-to-seven-countries-what-do-they-all-have-in-common/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:24:00

• "Chatbots fail most with current news stories that are moving fast. They’re also really prone to making up quotes." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/05/ai-gets-45-of-news-wrong-but-readers-still-trust-it/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:25:08

• "Cybersecurity vendors peddling nonsense isn’t new, but lately we have a new dimension — Generative AI. This has allowed vendors — and educators — to peddle cyberslop for profit." ☛ https://doublepulsar.com/cyberslop-meet-the-new-threat-actor-mit-and-safe-security-d250d19d02a4?gi=08cb9b4484ce | Source: Kevin Beaumont    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:25:16

• "Newsom said he supported the goal, but feared it would unintentionally bar minors from using AI tools and learning how to use technology safely" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-11-06/as-tech-lobbying-intensifies-california-politicians-make-concessions | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:25:35

• "A typical AI slop report will reference function names that don't exist in the codebase." ☛ https://devansh.bearblog.dev/ai-slop/ |    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:25:57

• "Every new model will be trained hard against all the benchmarks. There is no such thing as real world performance — there’s only benchmark numbers." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/06/oxford-pretends-ai-benchmarks-are-science-not-marketing/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:30:01

• "Massive institutional and financial buy-in is failing to conceal AI's character as an already-broken technology trying to fix a broken system." ☛ https://www.danmcquillan.org/eu_plus_abstract.html | Source: Dan McQuillan    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:30:18

• "Software agents and human action are not interchangeable." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/06/agents_of_misfortune_the_world/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:30:45

• "It’s the latest stupefying example of how AI has irreversibly transformed education, and undoubtedly for the worse." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/class-caught-cheating-apologizes | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:31:35

• "The vast bet on AI infrastructure assumes surging usage, yet multiple US surveys show adoption has actually declined since the summer" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/will-the-ai-bubble-burst-as-investors-grow-wary-of-returns/a-74636881 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:31:55

• "I’m not sure yet whether I’ll extend it further, but it does what I need for now. If you try it out and find bugs or have feature requests, please reach out." ☛ https://www.provos.org/p/ear-training/ | Source: Niels Provos    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:44:46

• "Nikkei, based in Tokyo, owns several newspapers, television stations, and media outlets, including the Financial Times." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/nikkei-suffers-breach-slack-compromise | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:45:01

• "Gootloader JavaScript malware, commonly used to deliver ransomware, is back in action after a period of reduced activity." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/06/gootloader_back_ransomware/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:45:27

• "The new attacks cause unpatched firewalls to continually reload, leading to denial-of-service conditions, and are the latest in a series of strikes against vulnerable devices that have been ongoing since May." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/06/cisco_firewall_ongoing_attacks/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:45:40

• "The local movement is going national. There’s now a website and an option to join a cohort from anywhere in the United States." ☛ https://www.vox.com/technology/467598/brick-month-offline-digital-detox | Source: Vox    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:46:10

• "I spent my last days at U.S.A.I.D. in meetings with our civil- and foreign-service leaders, thanking them." ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/the-shutdown-of-usaid-has-already-killed-hundreds-of-thousands | Source: New Yorker    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:46:29

• "Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act plans are facing devastating health care costs after Republicans failed to renew pandemic-era extended insurance tax credits." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/11/health-care-premiums-insurance-profits/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:46:51

• "The gallery group appeared to benefit from viewing the artworks." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/can-visiting-an-art-gallery-lower-your-stress-levels-and-improve-your-health-180987607/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:47:25

• "I can’t recommend The Silicon Underground blog highly enough if you’re interested in retrocomputers." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/dave-farquhar-discusses-the-compaq-portable/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:48:04

• "In 1994, my late father-in-law bought a new computer. That then brand new sparkling piece of hardware now is my 31 year old 80486 retro PC." ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/11/the-1994-ibm-pc-invoice/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:48:21

• "Companies in China have cornered about 92% of the state and local first-responder market, according to the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International, a trade association for the industry." ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/11/05/alabama-commission-weighs-security-concerns-law-enforcement-needs-around-drones/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:48:47

• "Those 3,040 retained students are more than seven times the 412 children held back in third grade two years ago." ☛ https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/05/3000-children-repeating-third-grade-under-new-indiana-literacy-requirement/ | Source: The Indiana Capital Chronicle    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:49:30

• "The stage is set for the 2nd edition of the TechnoMag’s Tech Convergence Fora (TCF)" ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/11/release-all-set-for-the-technomag-annual-tech-convergence-fora/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:49:37

• "That moment was only possible thanks to years of collaboration and consistent federal funding." ☛ https://fedscoop.com/trump-admin-cuts-science-research-ucla-op-ed/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:52:00

• "The phrase “favor composition over inheritance” has become one of those thought-terminating cliches in software design" ☛ https://www.sicpers.info/2025/11/when-did-people-favor-composition-over-inheritance/ | Source: SICP    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:52:18

• "This week in 1988, Cornell graduate student Robert Tappan Morris unleashed his eponymous worm upon the Internet." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/on-this-day-in-1988-the-morris-worm-slithered-out-and-sparked-a-new-era-in-cybersecurity-10-percent-of-the-internet-was-infected-within-24-hours | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:53:17

• "When it comes to email, I’m extremely anal. I’m a zero inbox kinda guy - my inbox is a place for emails to temporarily live before I deal with them. Once they’re dealt with, they either get archived or deleted." ☛ https://kevquirk.com/blog/archive-or-delete/ | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:53:29

• "As I approach 55, I've realized I've forgotten what it's like to see the world with the eyes of childlike curiosity." ☛ https://makoism.com/are-we-having-fun-yet/ | Source: Makoism    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:53:51

• La guerre que mènent les robots ascientifiques contre la solitude intellectuelle gemini://ploum.net/2025-11-07-solitude-intellectuelle.gmi    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:58:49

• "About a week ago, my mouse buttons failed, sometimes it click, but sometime it does nothing, so I decided to give mousekeys a try." gemini://tilde.club/~silica/gemlog-en/2025-11-07_mouse-keys.gmi    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 11:59:41

• "History shows the crimes of empire were later mirrored on European soil. Dehumanisation and militarised terror both seem normalised now." https://stallman.org/notes/current.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 12:06:43

• "I can feel it coming in the air tonight. Next quarter..." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9egpm45    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 12:53:31

• "IBM has been using the words "workforce re balancing" for years for layoffs, even decades." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9e05cat    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 12:53:50

• "They actually said LOW single digitS , which is more likely 2-4%. No matter what peoples lives affected." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9e0afe9    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 12:54:41

• "Most Internet standards are still written in prose and pseudocode, which is excellent for readability, but open to interpretation." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/11/07/bridging-the-gaps-between-protocol-specifications-and-practice/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 12:55:20

• "In this paper, we discuss the different roles that specifications play in the networking and formal methods communities." ☛ https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3706572 | Source: ACM    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 12:55:31

• "The Foreign Function & Memory (FFM) API, finalized in Java 22, promised to make such integrations with native code a lot easier." ☛ https://webtechie.be/post/2025-11-06-jfall-talk-ffmapi-on-raspberrypi/ | Source: Frank Delporte    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:00:21

• "The tview graphical monitoring application has been getting a lot of work lately." ☛ https://blog.mjbots.com/2025/11/06/tview-python-console/ | Source: Robotic Systems LLC    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:00:42

• "We settled on ggiraph as our interactive visualisation package for a new Shiny dashboard." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/11/faking-plotlys-y-unified-tooltip-in-ggiraph/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:01:22

• "a nonlinear dimensionality reduction technique" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/11/dimension-reduction/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:01:37

• "Graceful Internet Packages" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/11/graceful-internet-packages/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:01:51

• "We have been hard at work to bring the Swift toolchain to FreeBSD." ☛ https://forums.swift.org/t/swift-on-freebsd-preview/83064/1 | Source: Swift Programming Language    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:02:44

• "When people talk about computer vision, they usually think of OpenCV or deep neural networks like YOLO." ☛ https://zserge.com/posts/grayskull/ |    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:02:51

• "Data Privacy Day is an annual event organized by the Restena Foundation and the Digital Learning Hub – under the umbrella of Cybersecurity Luxembourg" ☛ https://edri.org/take-action/events/data-privacy-day-2/ | Source: EDRI    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:03:26

• "This year’s programme will address the full spectrum of policy and implementation challenges currently shaping the digital agenda: [...]" ☛ https://edri.org/take-action/events/eu-open-source-policy-summit-2026/ | Source: EDRI    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:03:50

• "Starting in 1984, Congress has been organized by the community and appreciates all kinds of participation." ☛ https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/infos/ | Source: CCC    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:04:01

• "Congress offers lectures and workshops and various events on a multitude of topics including (but not limited to) information technology" ☛ https://edri.org/take-action/events/39th-chaos-communication-congress-39c3/ | Source: EDRI    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:04:42

• "Not only that, but you’ll already know how to find out for yourself." ☛ https://remkusdevries.com/stop-asking-which-plugins-to-use/ | Source: Remkus de Vries    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:05:10

• "This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated threat actors to easily take over websites by resetting the password of any user, including administrators" ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/critical-site-takeover-flaw-400k-wordpress-sites | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:05:45

• "Debugging WordPress doesn’t have to feel like chaos. When things break, slow down, or act strangely, there’s always a reason, and usually, a breadcrumb trail leading to it." ☛ https://remkusdevries.com/wordpress-debugging-guide/ | Source: Remkus de Vries    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:05:58

• "The digital department speaks of a milestone after a tour de force that involved the migration of over 40,000 mailboxes with a total of well over 100 million emails and calendar entries." ☛ https://www.heise.de/en/news/Schleswig-Holstein-s-e-mail-systems-converted-to-open-source-10733737.html | Source: Heise    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:06:30

• "Alternatives like these might not be a good fit for some organizations, and I can imagine the expense and effort of a migration would dissuade many from even attempting it." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/schleswig-holstein-outlook-migration/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:06:46

• "Page has worked across PostgreSQL’s ecosystem since the late 1990s." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/reinventing-postgresql-for-the-next-generation-of-apps/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:07:09

• "Unfortunately, the home-screen widget still does not respect the system theme settings, despite the problem being raised six years ago." ☛ https://kevinboone.me/k9-mail-dark-widget.html | Source: Kevin Boone    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:08:14

• "Luckily I'm using PostgreSQL as my directory and store, so I can just leverage Postgres to work around this problem because the Stalwart expressions support a sql_query method." ☛ https://blog.feld.me/posts/2025/11/stalwart-wildcard-trusted-domains/ | Source: Feld    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:08:28

• "However, the conclusion I’ve reached is closest to Jana’s." ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/escaping-my-phone/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:09:46

• "The disclosure that attackers are probing the systems relied on to manage the delivery of safe drinking water to millions of households" ☛ https://www.fortra.com/blog/rising-tide-cyber-attacks-against-uk-water-sector | Source: Fortra LLC    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:10:37

• "I also listed a number of improvements that we had planned, and we made progress on most of them: [...]" ☛ https://blog.sebastianwick.net/posts/flatpak-happenings/ |    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:11:09

• "Red Hat’s Sebastian Wick has shared some interesting insights into Flatpak’s development following the 1.17 pre-release, an unstable version (the current stable is 1.16.1), marking the first update in six months and a strong return for this popular Linux sandboxing framework." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/flatpak-development-restarts-with-fresh-energy-and-clear-direction/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:11:43

• "Like many people, I have a few older Mac laptops around, and with Apple discontinuing support for older versions of macOS (and, eventually, for Intel machines altogether), it’s long been in my backlog to re-purpose them." ☛ https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2025/11/05/2200 | Source: Rui Carmo    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:12:00

• "KDE Gear 25.08.3 bugfix update brings fixes and improvements for Kdenlive crashes, Dolphin’s zoom handling, Okular stability, and Kate’s editor behavior" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kde-gear-25-08-3-apps-collection-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:13:23

• "The Mint team has just released its regular monthly newsletter. This time, we have some exciting updates to share with you. As we mentioned last month, the developers are working on a brand-new menu in Cinnamon — and it’s already getting some cool new features." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-cinnamon-menu-gets-new-layout-customization-options/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:13:45

• "Almost half a year after the previous 2.2 release, LXQt 2.3 has officially launched, bringing updates and improvements to this lightweight desktop environment powered by Qt." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/lxqt-2-3-desktop-environment-released-with-better-wayland-support/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:14:08

• "These knobs are also available directly in the installer for a while now." ☛ https://blog.feld.me/posts/2025/10/freebsd-desktop-users-beware-of-security-knobs/ | Source: Feld    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:14:33

• "Valve has introduced a new feature for its Linux-powered handheld gaming console, Steam Deck, that allows users to complete game and content downloads with the display turned off, significantly reducing power consumption during the process." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/steam-deck-adds-display-off-mode-for-low-power-downloads/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:15:27

• "It is incredibly powerful, and one could write quite the book (or several) explaining all the features and intricacies." ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/some-practical-examples-of-view-transitions-to-elevate-your-ui/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:17:17

• "the initial URL and the name derived from it sticks, and you get a file unhelpfully called 'tarball' (in this case)." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/CurlADownloadProblem | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:17:47

• "I take pride in hosting my blog on a 13-year old ThinkPad acting as a home server, but sometimes it’s kind of a pain." ☛ https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2025/11/06/ipv6-is-kill/ | Source: Herman Õunapuu    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:18:21

• "Beware of 'temporary' folders of any nature. Your Desktop and Downloads are temporary folders. Don't store things there. You'll lose them, or you'll be frustrated as you have to look for them." ☛ https://johnnydecimal.com/20-29-communication/22-blog/22.00.0163-tmp-is-bad/ | Source: Johnny Decimal    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:19:06

• "An Autonomous System (AS) can protect itself against DDoS attacks by rerouting incoming DDoS traffic through a ‘DDoS scrubber’, a process that is typically implemented using the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/11/05/a-first-look-at-the-adoption-of-bgp-based-ddos-scrubbing-services-a-five-year-longitudinal-analysis/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:20:45

• "The humble Digital Versatile Disc, DVD, has been with us since the 1990s, and while it may not offer the clarity of Blu-ray, it is cheap and plentiful." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/how-to-rip-your-dvds-with-handbrake-preserve-your-dvd-library-before-bit-rot-claims-another-victim | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:21:05

• "Thunderbolt on FreeBSD, ZFS on Illumos and Linux and FreeBSD, ZFS Compression, Home networking monitoring, LibreSSH and OpenSSH releases and more..." ☛ https://www.bsdnow.tv/636 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:22:35

• scx: Unauthenticated scx_loader D-Bus Service can lead to major Denial-of-Service ☞ https://*-security.opensuse.org/2025/11/06/scx-unauthorized-dbus.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:23:46

• Sahil Dhiman: Debconf25 Brest ☞ https://blog.sahilister.in/2025/11/debconf25-brest/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:24:46

• How To Install WoeUSB on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-woeusb-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:41:56

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

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:42:42

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

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:43:51

• How To Install LXQt Desktop on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-lxqt-desktop-debian-13/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:45:36

• "it's about time that workforce re-balancing applied to the IBM CEO, Comrade Alvind, and his executives, since he costs too much and so do the rest of the Executive Pipmunks. AI is much cheaper to run and more logical than Comrade Alvind will ever be." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9e05cat    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:57:16

• "about 10+ years ago, IBM Facility managers were giving away the furniture for FREE from IBM sites which were being closed down, to the moving companies. Employees were not given any chance to get the furniture. Those moving companies resold all the stuff for a fat profit. Then IBM management finally realized they could sell this stuff. LOL !" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9dhkdvt    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:58:00

• "So if it's small enough, help yourself. If the BCGs don't apply to corrupt and unethical IBM executives and managers, why should they apply to departing IBM employees ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9dhkdvt    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:58:04

• Can We Trust Rust? ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/can-we-trust-rust    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:59:01

• Fedora 41 approaching end of life ☞ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/11/05/fedora-41-approaching-end-of-life/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 13:59:23

• "Somehow [Boaztheostrich] found it so daunting he procrastinated his way into a AR voxel-based CAD app he calls “ABCCAD”, written in Godot for the Meta Quest 3." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/06/abccad-is-voxels-meets-legos-in-ar/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:00:28

• TTAB Orders Cancellation of EDGE GAMES Registration Due to Nonuse, Rejecting Founder's Testimony ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/11/ttab-orders-cancellation-of-edge-games.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:01:07

• Lithuania seeks to have 500 trucks return from Belarus via Šalčininkai crossing ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2737104/lithuania-seeks-to-have-500-trucks-return-from-belarus-via-salcininkai-crossing    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:01:22

• "Ex-policeman allegedly murders pageant queen in Russia’s Buryatia after failing to obtain refugee status in U.S." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/11/06/ex-policeman-murders-pageant-queen-in-russia-s-buryatia-after-failing-to-obtain-refugee-status-in-u-s | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:01:45

• Bookstores on Edge as Kremlin Sets Sights on Policing Books ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/world/europe/russia-bookstores-refuge-censorship.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:01:57

• Inside the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation, as transatlantic leaders work to displace Russian gas for good ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/inside-the-partnership-for-transatlantic-energy-cooperation-as-transatlantic-leaders-work-to-displace-russian-gas-for-good/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:02:23

• "Russian forces close in on Pokrovsk" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/11/06/russian-forces-close-in-on-pokrovsk | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:02:48

• "martial law" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/11/06/meduza-talks-to-analyst-balazs-jarabik-about-how-war-and-martial-law-are-reshaping-ukraine-s-political-landscape | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:03:04

• Angelina Jolie’s Driver in Ukraine Is Taken Away for the Draft ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/world/europe/angelina-jolie-ukraine-kherson.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:03:24

• "illegal Internet search." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/11/07/a-russian-medical-student-read-about-ukraine-s-azov-regiment-while-riding-the-bus-within-hours-federal-agents-arrested-him-for-an-illegal-internet-search | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:03:47

• Ukraine, Russia Trade Air Strikes Overnight On Key Infrastructure ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-war-ukraine-airstrike-civilian-infrastructure-casualties/33582933.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:03:55

• Pokrovsk could be most significant Russian capture in about two years ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251106-pokrovsk-could-be-most-significant-russian-capture-in-about-two-years    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:04:12

• ‘We must return to diplomacy’: IAEA's Grossi on Iran, Ukraine and his UN ambitions ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251106-we-must-return-to-diplomacy-rafael-grossi-on-iran-ukraine-and-his-un-ambitions-iaea-nuclear-international-atomic-energy-agency    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:04:22

• IAEA's Director General Grossi speaks on FRANCE 24 ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251106-iaea-s-director-general-grossi-speaks-on-france-24    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:13:05

• Learning the lessons from Ukraine’s fight against Russian cyber warfare ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/learning-the-lessons-from-ukraines-fight-against-russian-cyber-warfare/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:13:18

• Ukraine’s youth exodus highlights mounting demographic challenges ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraines-youth-exodus-highlights-mounting-demographic-challenges/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:13:29

• Next year's budget sees reduced support to Ukrainians in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/06.11.2025-next-years-budget-sees-reduced-support-to-ukrainians-in-latvia.a621427/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:13:36

• Commission welcomes political agreement on the Defence Mini-Omnibus and possibility of Ukraine's participation in European Defence Fund ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2614    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:13:51

• "person of the future" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/11/06/homo-putinus | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:14:21

• Russia Close to Its Biggest Capture of a Ukrainian City Since 2023 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/world/europe/ukraine-war-pokrovsk-frontline.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:14:31

• Taking Back Control Over Technology We Purchase (Study, Modify, Enhance, and More) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/06/Taking_Back_Control_Over_Technology_We_Purchase_Study_Modify_En.shtml    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:16:30

• Fleeing Putin’s draft: A Russian’s desperate jump from train and perils in Europe ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2737149/fleeing-putin-s-draft-a-russian-s-desperate-jump-from-train-and-perils-in-europe    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:16:44

• Marketing spam for what seems like software patents disguised as "AI" ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/plasseraud-bolsters-patent-practice-with-ai-expert-from-cabinet-netter/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:17:31

• Vladimir Putin’s endless nuclear threats are a sign of Russian weakness ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/vladimir-putins-endless-nuclear-threats-are-a-sign-of-russian-weakness/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:17:44

• Must-See Recordings Now Available ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/must-see-recordings-now-available All Things Open is Proprietary https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/11/All_Things_Open_is_Proprietary.shtml    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:19:23

• Jonathan Dowland: inert media, or the exploitation of attention ☞ https://jmtd.net/log/inert/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:20:49

• This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 624 ☞ https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2025/11/05/this-week-in-rust-624/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:21:46

• Our Look at Fedora 43 — With Screenshots, Elton John, and More! ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/11/our-look-at-fedora-43-with-screenshots-elton-john-and-more/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:22:12

• Satellite image of livestock in Sudan misinterpreted as mass graves ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20251106-satellite-image-of-livestock-in-sudan-misinterpreted-as-mass-graves    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:28:57

• Sexual Assault of the President Exposes Mexico’s Endemic Machismo ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/world/americas/mexico-sheinbaum-women-abuse.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:29:31

• "Imperfectionism" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/06/share-your-projects-imperfectionism/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:30:19

• ASIO’s step-up in warning frequency means we are less secure ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/asios-step-up-in-warning-frequency-means-we-are-less-secure/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:30:40

• “Backalog” ☞ https://rubenerd.com/backalog/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:31:40

• We have Nvidia snow ☞ https://rubenerd.com/we-have-nvidia-snow/ "Weirdly, this has never happened when booted into FreeBSD with the nvidia binary drivers there.    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:32:30

• Unboxing the new SilverStone FLP02 retro case ☞ https://rubenerd.com/unboxing-the-silverstone-flp02-retro-case/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:32:42

• Border Patrol Agents Replace Top Leadership at ICE Offices Despite Human Rights Violations ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/border-patrol-agents-replace-top-leadership-at-ice-offices-despite-human-rights-violations    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:33:02

• Ownership of Digital Content Is an Illusion—Unless You Self‑Host ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/digital-content-ownership-illusion/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:33:53

• Her Research Could Improve Training For Service Dogs ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/science/lost-science-hecht-service-dogs.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:41:40

• What Scientists Are Learning From Brain Organoids ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/science/brain-organoids-neurons.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:41:56

• Where You See a Fancy Fish, Engineers See Alan Turing’s Math ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/science/alan-turing-patterns-boxfish.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:42:05

• Lithuania’s new culture vicemin faces scrutiny over pseudoscience links and political ties ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2737093/lithuania-s-new-culture-vicemin-faces-scrutiny-over-pseudoscience-links-and-political-ties    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:42:13

• Canada Is About to Lose Its Status as Having Eliminated Measles ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/world/canada/canada-measles-elimination-measles.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:42:33

• What Convicted Felon’s New Drug Pricing Deal Means for People With Obesity ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/health/trump-obesity-drug-prices-explainer.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:42:46

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Announces Deal to Drop Obesity Drug Prices to as Little as $149 a Month ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/health/obesity-drug-prices-trump.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:42:58

• End the shutdown? That’ll point Congress back to Obamacare’s rising costs. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1106/shutdown-congress-obamacare-subsidies    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:43:24

• Cholera outbreak in Haiti sparks international concern ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/11/rights-group-raises-concern-over-cholera-outbreak-in-haiti/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:43:40

• El-Fasher: 'The final battle of the Darfur Genocide that began in 2003' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251106-el-fasher-the-final-battle-of-the-darfur-genocide-that-began-in-2003    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:43:54

• Migrant farm work has boomed in Michigan. The feds just cut workers’ pay ☞ https://bridgemi.com/business-watch/migrant-farm-work-has-boomed-in-michigan-the-feds-just-cut-workers-pay/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:44:16

• Women’s athletic health conference presents breakthrough research for female athletes. ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/11/05/womens-athletic-health-conference-presents-breakthrough-research-for-female-athletes/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:44:34

• Research Roundup: Accessing a healthier world through forests and fibers ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/11/06/research-roundup-accessing-a-healthier-world-through-forests-and-fibers/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:44:50

• Man Collapses During Oval Office Event on Drug Prices ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/pharma-exec-collapses-white-house-event-drug-prices    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:45:21

• One worker dead, six trapped after South Korea power plant incident ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/one-worker-dead-six-trapped-after-south-korea-power-plant-incident    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:45:52

• Boiler Tower at Power Plant in South Korea Collapses ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/world/asia/korea-boiler-tower-collapse.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:46:02

• South Korea deems building nuclear submarine at home ‘reasonable’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-deems-building-nuclear-submarine-at-home-reasonable    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:46:17

• Seven trapped after S. Korea power plant structure collapse ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/seven-trapped-after-s-korea-power-plant-structure-collapse    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:46:38

• South Korea officials question feasibility of building nuclear submarine in US shipyard ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-officials-question-feasibility-of-building-nuclear-submarine-in-us-shipyard    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:46:49

• Malaysian rapper Namewee drops new song while in remand in influencer’s death probe ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-rapper-namewee-drops-new-song-while-in-remand-in-influencers-death-probe    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:47:24

• Rights activists in Malaysia call for justice as High Court orders reparations for missing men ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/rights-activists-in-malaysia-call-for-justice-as-high-court-orders-reparations-for-missing-men    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:48:02

• China's vice premier urges end to trade barriers holding back green transition ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-vice-premier-urges-end-to-trade-barriers-holding-back-green-transition    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:49:19

• In China, Victims of Abuse Are Told to ‘Keep It in the Family’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/world/asia/china-domestic-violence-police.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:49:52

• Lula Hitches a Ride to the COP30 Climate Talks in a Chinese E.V. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/climate/lula-cop30-byd-electric-vehicle.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:50:15

• Restoring shared gain in world trade ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/1106/Restoring-shared-gain-in-world-trade    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:50:27

• Nepal searches for avalanche victims near border with China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/nepal-searches-for-avalanche-victims    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:50:51

• US govt committee slams Nvidia over shared campus with banned Huawei affiliate ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-govt-committee-slams-nvidia-over-shared-campus-with-banned-huawei-affiliate-says-china-has-been-in-nvidias-backyard-for-a-decade-literally    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:53:39

• "DIY Powerwall Blows Clouds" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/06/diy-powerwall-blows-clouds-competition-out-of-the-water/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:54:42

• "2025 Component Abuse Challenge" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/06/2025-component-abuse-challenge-overdriven-leds-outshine-the-sun/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:55:07

• 4 Malaysians arrested for trying to smuggle 86kg of cannabis buds worth $2.58m into UK ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/4-malaysians-arrested-for-trying-to-smuggle-86kg-cannabis-buds-worth-2-5m-into-britain    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:55:48

• Hong Thai inhaler not registered, banned in Malaysia, says Health Ministry ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/unregistered-hong-thai-inhaler-banned-in-malaysia-says-health-ministry    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:55:57

• Common Sweetener Could Damage Critical Brain Barrier, Risking Stroke ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/erythritol-sweetener-blood-brain-barrier-study    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:56:26

• workstations with backdoored Windows 2000 - glaring security weaknesses revealed in previous report ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/louvre-heist-reveals-glaring-security-weaknesses-previous-reports-say-museum-used-louvre-as-password-for-its-video-surveillance-still-has-workstations-with-windows-2000    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:57:34

• Cold Harbor: Eugenics, Epstein and Big Tech ☞ https://unlimitedhangout.com/2025/11/investigative-reports/cold-harbor-eugenics-epstein-and-big-tech/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:58:46

• You Will Le Cringe When You Hear the Louvre Video Surveillance System’s Actual Password ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/louvre-password    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 14:59:25

• Gary Benson: Terminal colours ☞ https://gbenson.net/terminal-colours/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:00:20

• 106: That Version of GRUB ☞ https://mwl.io/archives/24459    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:01:07

• Finance For Society Forum 2025 ☞ https://edri.org/take-action/events/finance-for-society-forum-2025/    

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

• European Young Innovators Festival ☞ https://edri.org/take-action/events/european-young-innovators-festival/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:02:45

• IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress ☞ https://edri.org/take-action/events/iapp-europe-data-protection-congress/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:03:10

• Workshops – Internet Rules: Understanding digital rights and policies in South and Southeast Asia ☞ https://edri.org/take-action/events/workshop-internet-rules-understanding-digital-rights-and-policies-in-south-and-southeast-asia/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:03:35

• Collective Redress and Digital Fairness Conference ☞ https://edri.org/take-action/events/collective-redress-and-digital-fairness-conference/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:03:57

• World Children’s Day: digital futures for children – children’s rights under pressure in the digital environment ☞ https://edri.org/take-action/events/world-childrens-day-digital-futures-for-children-childrens-rights-under-pressure-in-the-digital-environment/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:04:07

• International Digital Rights Days ☞ https://edri.org/take-action/events/international-digital-rights-days/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:04:44

• UN rights experts see potential war crimes in US strikes on vessels in Caribbean ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/11/un-rights-experts-call-us-strikes-on-vessels-potential-war-crimes/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:05:20

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Strikes Deal to Offer Americans GLP-1 Drugs for Much Cheaper ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/trump-deal-glp1-weight-loss-drug    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:05:44

• Simple Xcursor Creator and Selector is back ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202511/simple-xcursor-creator-and-selector-is-back.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:06:02

• "Component Abuse Challenge" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/06/2025-component-abuse-challenge-reverse-biasing-an-npn-bjt/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:06:46

• "Water-Cooled PS3" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/06/the-water-cooled-ps3-sony-never-made/ | Source: Hackaday    

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

• Just greenwashing ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20251106-china-focusing-on-solutions-to-combat-emissions-and-climate-change-analyst-says    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:08:17

• Arachnid Megacity Discovered in Cave May Be World's Largest Spider Web ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/arachnid-megacity-discovered-in-cave-may-be-worlds-largest-spider-web    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:08:44

• Scientists Found 2 Existing Drugs Can Reverse Alzheimer's Brain Damage in Mice ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/cancer-drugs-show-alzheimers-promise-in-mice    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:08:56

• Longevity Supplement 'Rejuvenates' Aging Immune Cells in Just 4 Weeks ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/longevity-supplement-rejuvenates-aging-immune-cells-in-just-4-weeks    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:09:05

• Massive New Map Reveals 300,000 Km of Ancient Roman Roads ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-new-map-reveals-300000-km-of-ancient-roman-roads    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:09:16

• Hidden Rhythms in Your Brain And Gut Share a Surprising Link ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/hidden-rhythms-in-your-brain-and-gut-share-a-surprising-link    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:09:36

• Dihydroxyacetone Man touts affordability while inflation rages across America on everything from food to furniture to cars ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/11/06/business/trump-touts-affordability-while-inflation-rages-across-america-on-everything-from-food-to-furniture-to-cars/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:10:11

• Affordability is an urgent and burning issue, Mr. President — Americans want action ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/11/06/opinion/affordability-is-an-urgent-and-burning-issue-mr-president-americans-want-action/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:10:22

• Proprietary Qt is hugging slop ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/ai-powered-translation-comes-to-qt-linguist    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:10:55

• How ‘The Office’ Memes Became the Language of the Internet ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/arts/television/the-office-memes-internet.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:11:22

• People Are Using Sora to Create Unbelievably Cursed Gender Reveals ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sora-openai-gender-reveal    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:12:48

• The Hey Hi (AI) Industry Can’t Profit Unless It Replaces Human Jobs, Warns Man Who Helped Create It ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-industry-geoffrey-hinton-automation    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:13:06

• They talk about patents here, not intellectual property ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/11/where-the-government-shutdown-is-affecting-intellectual-property/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:13:56

• Latvia has detected hundreds of sanctions violation cases, but few big ones ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/06.11.2025-latvia-has-detected-hundreds-of-sanctions-violation-cases-but-few-big-ones.a621402/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:14:07

• CERN PGDay 2026: Announcement and CfP ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/cern-pgday-2026-announcement-and-cfp-3164/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:14:58

• Researchers Hack Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Memories and Web Search Features ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/researchers-hack-chatgpt-memories-and-web-search-features/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:17:12

• Google’s biased Hey Hi (AI) accused me of rape — shut down its rampant lies ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/11/06/opinion/us-senator-marsha-blackburn-googles-biased-ai-accused-me-of-rape-shut-down-its-rampant-lies/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:18:09

• The People’s Oversight Hearing ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/the-peoples-oversight-hearing/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:19:34

• Mamdani’s Bob Dylan-Themed Ad Yanked After Universal Music Publishing Issues Takedown, Citing Dylan’s ‘Longstanding Policy’ of No Political Ads ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/05/bob-dylan-mamdani-ad-umg-pulled/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:20:14

• Brazil's contradictions : can COP 30 Summit host truly go green ? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20251106-brazil-s-contradictions-can-cop-30-summit-host-truly-go-green    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:20:34

• COP30: Host city Belem is 'at the heart of the issues' and a gateway to the Amazon ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20251106-cop30-host-city-belem-heart-of-the-issues-and-gateway-amazon    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:20:44

• COP30 U.N. Climate Talks Are Starting in Brazil. Here’s What to Know. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/climate/what-is-cop30-belem.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:20:54

• AAEON PICO-ARU4 “Arrow Lake” Pico-ITX SBC is powered by up to an defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra 7 255U processor ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/11/07/aaeon-pico-aru4-arrow-lake-pico-itx-sbc-is-powered-by-up-to-an-intel-core-ultra-7-255u-processor/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:21:24

• FreedomBox 2025-11-05 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/freedombox    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:21:40

• Unfinished infrastructure, wasted public funds: Colombia's 'white elephants' exposed ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20251106-colombia-white-elephants-unfinished-infrastructure-waste-public-funds-instagram    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:22:18

• Mastodon 4.5 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1045401/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:22:37

• "Dow Jones falls 300 points as AI [sic] stocks spark market fears"    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:24:37

• "The worst October layoffs data in 22 years is spearheading more losses in stocks"    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:24:59

• "Nasdaq plunge signals cooling AI [sic] rally as US layoffs surge"    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:25:26

• IBM bought, IBM killed. "So Cognos Ottawa/Riverside is now a total staff of 8 people." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9b4k29e    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:26:59

• "222 Markham/Warden - 196 Ottawa/Riverside + 19 remote jobs posted on the coffee shops at those locations." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k99tk75g    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:27:30

• Rigged Poker Games ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/11/rigged-poker-games.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:28:12

• KDE Gear 25.08.3 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.08.3/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:28:33

• Hong Kong influencer Joseph Lam granted bail in HK$1.6 billion JPEX crypto fraud case ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/11/06/hong-kong-influencer-joseph-lam-granted-bail-in-hk1-6-billion-jpex-crypto-fraud-case/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:28:56

• Unions sue Convicted Felon administration over ‘loyalty question’ added to federal job applications ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2025/11/unions-sue-trump-administration-over-loyalty-question-added-to-federal-job-applications/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:30:05

• Jury Awards $10 Million to Abigail Zwerner, Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/us/abby-zwerner-virginia-teacher-shooting-lawsuit.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:30:34

• Big Food’s Fight Against Kennedy Is Heating Up ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/health/rfk-big-food-companies-maha.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:30:51

• US federal lawsuit challenges race-based redistricting in California Proposition 50 ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/11/federal-lawsuit-challenges-race-based-redistricting-in-californias-proposition-50/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:31:18

• WMG-Owned 10K Projects Slapped With $4 Million Lawsuit Over Deal Gone Sour ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/05/wmg-10k-projects-lawsuit/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:32:10

• Spotify Accused of ‘Payola’ in Class Action Lawsuit Tied to Discovery Mode Recommendations ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/05/spotify-accused-of-payola-in-class-action-lawsuit/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:32:37

• Lydia Harris Moves to Revive Her Death Row Lawsuit, Files Proposed Amended Complaint and ‘Proof of Service Plan’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/06/lydia-harris-death-row-lawsuit/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:33:01

• Unlike Michigan, Indiana got tough on missing school. It’s already working ☞ https://bridgemi.com/talent-education/unlike-michigan-indiana-got-tough-on-missing-school-its-already-working/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:33:17

• Windows security update triggers BitLocker recovery in some systems — bug mostly impacts defective chip maker Intel PCs with Modern Standby support ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-security-update-triggers-bitlocker-recovery-in-some-systems-bug-mostly-impacts-intel-pcs-with-modern-standby-support    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:35:18

• SCOTUS dispatch: justices signal skepticism of Convicted Felon’s emergency tariffs ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/11/scotus-dispatch-justices-signals-skepticism-of-trumps-emergency-tariffs/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:35:44

• Section 314(d)’s Bar Holds: Federal Circuit Rejects Constitutional and APA Challenges to IPR Institution Denials ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/11/constitutional-challenges-institution.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:37:36

• CrossOver Brings Wine to GNU/Linux ARM64 With “Impressive” Results ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/crossover-wine-arm64-linux-preview    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:38:09

• KDE Gear 25.08.3 Is Out with More Bug Fixes, KDE Gear 25.12 Coming December 11th ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-08-3-is-out-with-more-bug-fixes-kde-gear-25-12-coming-december-11th    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:38:31

• Linux Mint Devs Introduce New System Administration & System Information Tools ☞ https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-devs-introduce-new-system-administration-system-information-tools    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:38:40

• FSF News: Announcing the winners of the FSF40 Photo Contest ☞ http://www.fsf.org/news/2025-photo-contest-winners    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:39:01

• KDE Gear 25.08.3 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://linuxiac.com/kde-gear-25-08-3-apps-collection-released/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:41:49

• Linux Mint’s Cinnamon Menu Gets New Layout Customization Options ☞ https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-cinnamon-menu-gets-new-layout-customization-options/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:41:57

• Monthly News – October 2025 ☞ https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4936    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:43:00

• EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.0.28 released ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202511/easyos-excalibur-series-version-7028-released.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:44:36

• Hong Kong director appeals for censorship office to ‘release’ film after approval delays ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/11/06/hong-kong-director-appeals-for-censorship-office-to-release-film-after-approval-delays/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:45:02

• Software Patent: IPVal entity Artax navigation patent monopoly found invalid ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/11/6/ipval-entity-artax-navigation-patent-found-invalid "The ’343 patent monopoly relates to advancements in navigational technology focusing on integrating both spatial and non-spatial information for mobile computing devices, such as laptops and smartphones."    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:45:36

• Master ZFS Clones: Safe Testing Without Risking Production Data ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/master-zfs-clones-safe-testing-without-risking-production-data    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:46:11

• Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1045352/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:52:06

• SonicWall pins attack on customer portal to undisclosed nation-state ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/sonicwall-customer-portal-nation-state-attack/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:52:27

• Agency that provides budget data to Congress hit with security incident ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/congressional-budget-office-cybersecurity-incident/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:52:40

• www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/steam-deck-gets-a-tweak-to-fix-delays-with-the-screen-off-downloads-and-other-desktop-linux-fixes-recently/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:54:23

• "I'm seriously happy to see this feature land, and it has been working really nicely in my testing when loading up both my Steam Decks with some more games." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/steam-deck-gets-a-tweak-to-fix-delays-with-the-screen-off-downloads-and-other-desktop-linux-fixes-recently/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:54:38

• "Gaming on Linux with ARM64 is about to get more interesting, with the team at CodeWeavers announcing a new CrossOver Preview. They said this has been years in the making through different releases of Wine gradually adding more of what's been needed." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/codeweavers-launch-a-new-crossover-preview-adding-linux-arm64-support/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:54:58

• "The Falconeer: Revolution Remaster is now available bringing a massive upgrade to the action-adventure game, but Linux gamers will now need to use Proton." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/the-falconeer-gets-a-huge-revolution-remaster-upgrade-but-drops-native-linux-for-proton/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:55:36

• Microsoft panics a bit, downplays the impact https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows/linux-gaming-just-crossed-3-percent-is-windows-in-trouble http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/02/Linux_gamers_on_Steam_finally_cross_over_the_3_mark.shtml    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 15:56:29

• IBM layoffs in Mexico also. "Mexico being hit" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9egpm45    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:09:41

• "It's like a circus watching the financial manipulation going on. They just rearrange chairs Titanic here." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9e05cat    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:10:09

• About Internet and Privacy gemini://kavka.wrote.re/post/about-internet-and-privacy-2025-11-07/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:11:14

• "Switzerland is slowly about to find out that you can't buy the climate with money." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-11-07-amoc-and-switzerland    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:11:48

• "The final straw was after failed upgrade, where Coolify refused to start up anymore. It seems that somehow I had lost the encryption keys that it uses to encrypt data at rest." gemini://agnos.is/posts/migrating-from-coolify-to-k3s.gmi    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:12:30

• "I thought about life, the universe, and everything for a bit and came to the conclusion that, unlike many previous years, I didn’t have any good reason to not hand out Halloween candy this year." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2025/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:13:31

• DHS Admits It Provided “Erroneous” Information on Texts of Noem and DHS Brass, Hasn’t Confirmed It Followed Law ☞ https://americanoversight.org/dhs-admits-it-provided-erroneous-information-on-texts-of-noem-and-dhs-brass-hasnt-confirmed-it-followed-law/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:14:57

• State-Sponsored Hackers Stole SonicWall Cloud Backups in Recent Attack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/state-sponsored-hackers-stole-sonicwall-cloud-backups-in-recent-attack/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:15:23

• Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Contact Center Appliance ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-critical-vulnerabilities-in-contact-center-appliance/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:15:32

• Automotive IT Firm Hyundai AutoEver Discloses Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/automotive-it-firm-hyundai-autoever-discloses-data-breach/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:15:51

• Nevada Ransomware Attack Started Months Before It Was Discovered, Per Report ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/nevada-ransomware-attack-started-months-before-it-was-discovered-per-report/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:16:06

• DeFi Protocol Balancer Starts Recovering Funds Stolen in $128 Million Heist ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/defi-protocol-balancer-starts-recovering-funds-stolen-in-128-million-heist/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:16:34

• WATCH: 'Guarding the Gate: Sanctions, Export Controls & Business Responsibilities' ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/video/06.11.2025-watch-guarding-the-gate-sanctions-export-controls-business-responsibilities.a621234/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:16:59

• Making Steam-Powered LEGO Machines ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/11/06/making-steam-powered-lego-machines/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:17:24

• COP30 Begins With U.S. Allies and Rivals Alike Calling for Action ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/climate/cop30-speeches-belem-brazil-climate.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:18:57

• Strawser | Inviting DeSantis to speak was easy. True free speech is hard. ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/11/06/strawser-inviting-desantis-to-speak-was-easy-true-free-speech-is-hard/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:19:31

• Speech by President von der Leyen at the opening of the COP30 General Plenary of Leaders ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_25_2626    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:20:39

• The Corporate Media Carries on With Patently Phony and Misleading Narrative About IBM's Mass Layoffs ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/06/The_Corporate_Media_Carries_on_With_Patently_Phony_and_Misleadi.shtml    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:21:19

• A budget for tanks, banks, and oil barons ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/a-budget-for-tanks-banks-and-oil-barons/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:21:47

• Rust's "Memory Safety" Talking Point Ought to be Discarded in Light of Fil-C (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/06/Rust_s_Memory_Safety_Talking_Point_Ought_to_be_Discarded_in_Lig.shtml    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:22:12

• Severe Service Degradation: OBS Unreliable/Unavailable ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2025/11/05/post-mortem//    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:23:06

• 2 Billion Email Addresses Were Exposed, and We Indexed Them All in Have I Been Pwned ☞ https://www.troyhunt.com/2-billion-email-addresses-were-exposed-and-we-indexed-them-all-in-have-i-been-pwned/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:23:40

• AgarimOS 20251106 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/agarimos    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:24:10

• EasyOS 7.0.28 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/easyos    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:24:17

• Clownflare openwashing some more this week. Proprietary spying = "open"?    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:24:51

• KDE neon 20251106 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kdeneon    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:25:24

• CachyOS Continues Delivering Leading Performance Over Ubuntu 25.10, Fedora Workstation 43 ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/review/cachyos-ubuntu-2510-f43    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:25:55

• Paradox: A Security Model for systemd ☞ http://www.montanalinux.org/video-security-model-for-systemd-202511.html    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:26:15

• analytics.usa.gov: Vista 11 Scarcely Used, GNU/Linux Increasingly Dominant (Microsoft Loses "Goodwill", Depletes Cash Equivalents, and Debt Soars) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/05/analytics_usa_gov_Vista_11_Scarcely_Used_GNU_Linux_Increasingly.shtml    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:26:23

• Luberri 25.2 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/luberri    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:26:30

• TUXEDO 20251106 is out as well☞ https://distrowatch.com/tuxedo    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:26:36

• Linux Mint is getting an improved Cinnamon menu and new troubleshooting tools ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-mint-is-getting-an-improved-cinnamon-menu-and-new-troubleshooting-tools/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:27:08

• 8 Best Free and Open Source Stock Tickers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-stock-tickers/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:28:05

• Freedesktop.org now hosts the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1045405/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:28:22

• Replacing journalism with clickbait or engagement is not the goal, is it? ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/broadcast/how-tiktok-inspired-the-new-york-times-vertical-video-strategy/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:29:23

• "Compared to the bloat-infested design of the Windows lineup, the Linux ecosystem may seem like a safe haven for folks who don’t want their OS afflicted with tons of intrusive “features” and non-essential services that run around the clock." https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-is-easily-the-most-bloated-linux-distro/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:30:01

• "The Linux Mint team showed off in its October blog post progress on the System Reports tool, which is being overhauled and renamed "System Information." The redesign is meant to assist with troubleshooting issues, which is easily one of the biggest pain points in switching to Linux." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-mint-is-making-it-easier-to-troubleshoot-problems/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:32:13

• "When making my move from Windows to Linux, I dodged the Terminal as much as humanly possible. I mean, why would I use it? It was big, it was scary, there were no installers to run or icons to double-click, and I had to type in what I wanted to do." https://www.xda-developers.com/please-stop-being-scared-of-linux-terminal/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:32:32

• CIQ Integrates Full NVIDIA AI Stack into Rocky Linux for Faster Deployment and Scaling https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/ciq-integrates-full-nvidia-ai-stack-into-rocky-linux-for-faster-deployment-and-scaling/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:32:49

• Set Up Talos Linux on Your Machine https://thenewstack.io/set-up-talos-linux-on-your-machine/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:33:46

• Open Source Talos Linux: Bringing Simplicity to Kubernetes https://thenewstack.io/open-source-talos-linux-bringing-simplicity-to-kubernetes/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:34:19

• Logging in as root on Linux? Here's why that disaster waiting to happen https://www.zdnet.com/article/logging-in-as-root-on-linux-heres-why-that-disaster-waiting-to-happen/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:34:46

• I turned this Windows mini PC into a Linux workstation and don't regret it - here's how https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-turned-this-windows-mini-pc-into-a-linux-workstation-and-dont-regret-it-heres-how/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:35:20

• "The XSI (XApp Symbolic Icons) project was introduced as well to replace the Adwaita symbolic icons in all the XApp, Cinnamon, and Mint projects." https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-devs-introduce-new-system-administration-system-information-tools    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:35:45

• Windows TCO https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/hackers-weaponize-windows-hyper-v-to.html http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/05/Windows_TCO_and_Blaming_Linux_for_Microsoft_s_Hyper_V_Proprieta.shtml    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:36:32

• Windows games on Linux just got better, thanks to CrossOver https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-games-on-linux-just-got-another-upgrade/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:36:54

• Please stop using these 7 deprecated Linux commands https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-using-these-deprecated-linux-commands/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:37:20

• "CrossOver, the Wine-based frontend for running Windows games and software on Linux and macOS, is now available for Linux ARM64 devices — albeit as a preview." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/crossover-wine-arm64-linux-preview    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:37:40

• This is my favorite network security app on Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/this-is-my-favorite-network-security-app-on-linux/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:37:59

• "Tiny problem but not good for the image of Fedora Linux, pun intended." https://itsfoss.com/image-thumbnails-missing-gnome/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:38:30

• "I once locked myself out of my files with a simple mistyped command. This was the first time I rendered my Linux installation unusable, and it was because I didn’t understand permissions." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-admin-once-you-know-these-permissions-commands/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:38:53

• "One of the most common uses for Linux is to breathe life back into old hardware. Yet certain desktop environments like KDE Plasma can still feel sluggish on aging hardware. The old laptop I pulled out of storage is a prime example, but here's what I did to speed it up." https://www.howtogeek.com/changing-these-kde-settings-made-my-linux-desktop-feel-faster/    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:39:36

• "The screen gnat is the mouse pointer, at best distracting as it's always there, in the way, at worst you click the trackpad by accident and then something happens in Brogue followed by "no, no, no, no, no!"" gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/11/07/screen-gnat-begone.gmi    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:46:48

• Firefox introduces Kit, the final nail in its rotting coffin    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:54:45

• Because the issue with Firefox was its logo??    

posted Friday, November 07, 2025 at 16:55:04