Roy Schestowitz

• Russia Restricts FaceTime, Its Latest Step in Controlling Online Communications https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-12-04/russia-restricts-facetime-its-latest-step-in-controlling-online-communications    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:17:31

• journalists tied to Navalny https://www.dw.com/en/russia-appeal-rejected-for-journalists-tied-to-navalny/a-75019836    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:17:58

• Russia’s repression record https://cpj.org/2025/12/russias-repression-record/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:20:07

• Website Task Flowchart https://xkcd.com/3175/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:27:03

• Inverted Catenaries https://xkcd.com/3176/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:27:18

• Chessboard Alignment https://xkcd.com/3177/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:27:34

• Bomb Threat on TikTok Video in Texas https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/texas/articles/2025-12-02/federal-prosecutors-say-afghan-national-made-bomb-threat-on-tiktok-video-in-texas    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:28:35

• TikTok Videos Mislead On Epilepsy Care, Experts Say https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-12-08/tiktok-videos-mislead-on-epilepsy-care-experts-say    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:29:37

• How to install Ultramarine Linux 43 https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=iq1kdZxFTl4    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:31:22

• Zorin OS 18 Core Quick Overview https://www.yewtu.be/shorts/m9oiisIm5QM    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:32:03

• How To Find Help with Linux https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=UPuVSjPND44    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:32:40

• CachyOS 251129 overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=ORYtKXfMeKk    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:32:53

• Is Linux at 11%? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=iKzJAgDopVI    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:33:35

• 2 Years Later The PCSX2 Wayland Saga Concludes https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=C8Wdtl2rCkY    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:33:53

• Why Is Everyone Obsessed With Arch Linux https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=RJrwhXytDeA    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:34:14

• Norris squeaks in 🏎🏁🏆 gemini://freeshell.de/f1/2025-12-09_Norris_squeaks_in.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:35:54

• "In 1925 they had wind-up gramophones. I like the low-tech nature of a gramophone. The sound isn't great, but you've traded that for simplicity. You don't leave it on all day: you play a song or two, then you do something else. Music is more of an event." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2025-12-09_Christina_s_questions_for_December.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:36:59

• "Many people would think that we are going towards 1984 as we speak. However, I do not believe entirely that our society will go only to that direction." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2754    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:38:33

• ( A reflection and Future of ) LQ’s account of the end gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2755    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:39:26

• "they might as well change the name from Confluent to Conf _u_c_k-e-d" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kby7g8nk    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:58:44

• "well if IBM is paying $11B for it, then that means it's market value is only about $1B" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kby7g8nk    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 00:59:15

• Some boosters of slop REALLY hate this page https://www.stallman.org/chatgpt.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 01:05:36

• “Idiots can be defeated but they never admit it.” — Richard Stallman    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 01:05:51

• Quebec YouTuber harassed by Chinese government https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-youtuber-harrassed-9.7001718    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 01:08:00

• My Linux system booted twice as fast after removing these pointless services https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-system-booted-twice-as-fast-after-removing-services/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 01:08:27

• Can you “copyright” a person? http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/guest-post-deepfakes-can-you-copyright.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 01:08:59

• YouTube, aka the Biggest Platform on Earth, Has Deleted All My Albums https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/05/youtube-aka-the-biggest-platform-on-earth-has-deleted-all-my-albums/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 01:10:02

• YouTuber Kurt Caz Accused of Using AI to Depict Oxford Street as 'Dangerous' to Appeal to Far-Right https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/youtuber-kurt-caz-accused-using-ai-depict-oxford-street-dangerous-appeal-far-right-1760130    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 01:10:52

• Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (49/2025): Modal boats https://linmob.net/weekly-update-49-2025/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 01:15:05

• New Jolla Phone Now Available for Pre-Order as an Independent Linux Phone https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/12/07/0523228/new-jolla-phone-now-available-for-pre-order-as-an-independent-linux-phone    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 01:15:30

• Steam On Linux Hits An All-Time High In November https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/12/02/0525221/steam-on-linux-hits-an-all-time-high-in-november    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 01:16:09

• Always was the case... https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/12/01/0218201/linux-kernel-618-officially-released    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 01:17:12

• America has a new clash of civilizations — with European liberals https://www.vox.com/politics/471443/trump-national-security-strategy-europe    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 01:19:40

• "Don't we always frame technology this way? As an "arms race". To be "competitive"? A competition for what? To be the first to drown in our own waste? Doesn't this disppointment serve us right, for being greedy, envious, unoriginal imitators?" https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/racket/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 03:07:31

• "Technology as spiralling mass hysteria has the unsettling potential to draw even rational sceptics like myself into disaffection. One must not merely reject duff technology, but also those other people who have been hypnotised and now see anyone reluctant to join them as a threat." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/racket/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 03:07:59

• Unless you have a hype fetish, we'd not recommend the latest book from Schneier. But more on that in the future after reading everything.    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 04:09:54

• "We're losing the universities, it's that simple. To a good approximation we've already lost the spirit of the university, as a place of free-thinking enquiry, disputation and intellectual honesty. What remains is buildings, brands and "digitalized" slop." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/racket/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:13:09

• "Would anyone argue that it's naive to suppose the universities value knowledge? Would anyone say "of course the universities would throw teaching and research under a bus to flatter the faux 'progress' of the tech oligarchs"? There are no "whistleblowers" in academia because the criminal disassembly is happening in public view."    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:13:39

• "When all the articles in what are effectively mainstream professional forums denounce higher education, complaining that teaching is in precipitous decline, that students no longer value college education, that research is fraudulent, and when the only upbeat prose comes from paid puff-pieces by Edutech companies, everyone knows something's gone wonky."    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:14:17

• "The smart ones got out long before me. I held-out like the loyal soldier, desperately clinging to hope that higher education would turn around and my patient defence of human values would be vindicated. In the end it is only the students who hold any power."    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:14:45

• "I tried to militate my students by giving them all "A grades" to point out that the assessment regime, amidst inhuman automation, cheapskate cuts to student support, widespread cheating and abject hypocrisy of the faculty, made the whole course a sham. It made them happy, but bless them, they were all too timid and disorganised to really use that cue to mount an effective protest. The students at Staffs seem to have a bit more chutzpah."    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:15:17

• "I tried to militate my students by giving them all "A grades" to point out that the assessment regime, amidst inhuman automation, cheapskate cuts to student support, widespread cheating and abject hypocrisy of the faculty, made the whole course a sham. It made them happy, but bless them, they were all too timid and disorganised to really use that cue to mount an effective protest."    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:15:32

• "The students at Staffs seem to have a bit more chutzpah."    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:15:37

• "So I say with a torn heart but great confidence that the problem at Staffordshire is quite typical, and has nothing to do with "AI". It's that higher education has become intellectually and morally bankrupt. It would be unfair to single out Staffordshire, a mere symptom of deep systemic decay."    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:16:11

• "UK university education is now little more than an extractive racket, having abandoned its social principles. Capitalists took the engine of Enlightenment and turned it into a cheap jingle-jangle money machine."    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:16:17

• Case in point http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/23/Microsoft_Studies_Again_Leon_Musolff_is_Writing_Papers_With_Mic.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:16:33

• MONEY THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE!! :) "Microsoft commits $17.5 bn investment in India"    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:19:30

• And "the media" repeats the lie. As "media" would...    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:19:48

• And notice the "POINT FIVE". Why 17? Why 17.5? Who made up this number? The media is a JOKE.    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:20:33

• They should have said 175 billion. "The media" would TOTALLY GO ALONG WITH IT! ;-)    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:21:15

• 11 months later.... 30,000 LAYOFFS, no "AI" investment (datacentres SHUT DOWN!) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/05/No_Microsoft_Does_Not_Invest_80B_in_Hey_Hi_AI_It_s_Just_Full_of.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:21:54

• But "the media".. Ka-ching! Ka-ching! Ka-ching! Ka-ching! Keep on spreading lies for Nadella and Bill Epsteingate https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:22:35

• By uploading court documents, SLAPPMatt now shows his own utter hypocrisy or worse. Because Techrights did not upload court documents.    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:23:58

• But people do dumb things when they go "off the rails".    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 05:24:26

• Home of Microsoft https://www.geekwire.com/2025/seattle-tech-job-postings-remain-far-below-pre-pandemic-levels/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:14:05

• At least Seattle has a large needle to pop this huge bubble    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:14:30

• Harry Potter commits $17.5 bn investment in India    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:15:01

• Gandalf commits $17.5 bn investment in unicorns    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:15:25

• JK Rowling commits $17.5 bn investment in Microsoft    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:15:47

• Techrights commits $17.5 bn investment in Techrights (circular funding)    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:16:05

• Satya Nadella (elaborate scammer) commits $17.5 bn investment in press releases showing him shaking hands with Modimir, who does manly kisses with Putin as recently as weeks ago    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:17:03

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:17:40

• Corporate commits $17.5 bn investment in fake news about Microsoft and Satya NaTata    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:17:45

• Because who values facts anymore? https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/The_Year_of_the_New_Dark_Age.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:18:05

• "WHY DON'T PEOPLE TRUST THE MEDIA?" asks media before publishing the next 'article', which is sponsored BY THE COMPANY IT IS ABOUT! https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/13/Forbes_Already_Stopped_Being_a_News_Sites_Now_It_s_a_Spam_and_P.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:19:06

• Zemlin articles, bought by Zemlin himself http://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:19:34

• "Microsoft today pushed updates to fix at least 56 security flaws in its Windows operating systems and supported software. This final Patch Tuesday of 2025 tackles one zero-day bug that is already being exploited, as well as two publicly disclosed vulnerabilities." ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/12/microsoft-patch-tuesday-december-2025-edition/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:50:59

• "Indeed, cartoons and caricatures played an important if under-reported role in the   election campaign." ☛ https://fair.org/home/with-turban-or-hammer-and-sickle-cartoonists-tried-to-make-you-fear-mamdani/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:51:25

• Capitalism's Destruction Of The Press And Media System ☛ https://thedissenter.org/report-calls-attention-to-capitalisms-destruction-of-the-press-and-media-system/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:52:23

• "Chat Control 2: Nu börjar förhandlingarna" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/12/08/chat-control-2-nu-borjar-forhandlingarna/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:53:02

• "How Donald Trump's New AI Rule Will Affect US and You" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-donald-trumps-new-ai-rule-will-affect-us-you-1761431    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:53:14

• "Bill Gates-backed methane pyrolysis firm Modern Hydrogen has ‘shut down’ | Technology | H2 View" https://www.h2-view.com/story/bill-gates-backed-methane-pyrolysis-firm-modern-hydrogen-has-shut-down/2135663.article/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:53:25

• "Schweiz: Palantir-Software hat verheerende Risiken" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/schweiz-palantir-software-hat-verheerende-risiken/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:53:36

• "Navy pilot who took out 4 Soviet jets may get the Medal of Honor" https://taskandpurpose.com/history/medal-of-honor-royce-williams-ndaa/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:53:47

• "Why the US military wants to change how it uses artillery" https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/us-military-new-tube-artillery/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:53:58

• "Trump Promises to Block Any State-Specific Slop Rules" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/08/trump-block-ai-specific-state-laws/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:54:11

• "Trump’s Terrifying New Security Doctrine Turns Canada into a Target | The Walrus" https://thewalrus.ca/trumps-terrifying-new-security-doctrine-turns-allies-into-targets/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:54:21

• "Germany news: Berlin rejects US criticism of Europe" https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-berlin-rejects-us-criticism-of-europe/live-75060190    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:54:32

• "EU's Costa: US must not interfere in Europe's politics" https://www.dw.com/en/eus-costa-us-must-not-interfere-in-europes-politics/a-75058229    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:54:42

• "Goodbye communism" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/12/08/goodbye-communism/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:54:53

• "Trump confronts the EU with its greatest fear: Political interference from its biggest ally" https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-08/trump-confronts-the-eu-with-its-greatest-fear-political-interference-from-its-biggest-ally.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:55:04

• "Automakers think it should be criminal to access your own car's data - DMCA fail" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/automakers-think-it-should-be-criminal:8    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:55:17

• "The Decline of the Software Drafter? | Ben Congdon" https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/08/The-Decline-of-the-Software-Drafter/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:55:26

• "Trump wins his peace prize from Fifa – any chance of a VAR review?" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/trump-peace-prize-fifa-world-cup https://techrights.org/o/2015/06/03/fifa-and-epo/index.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:55:48

• "Trump’s Attack on Immigrants Will Redefine What It Means To Be American" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/trumps-attack-on-immigrants-will    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:56:01

• "Linux Foundation announces Agentic AI Foundation joined by Anthropic, OpenAI, Block" https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/09/linux-foundation-announces-agentic-ai-foundation-joined-anthropic-openai-block/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:56:47

• "Linux Foundation founds Agentic AI Foundation" https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/linux_foundation_agentic_ai_foundation/ how much did Zemlin PAY for these puff pieces?    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:57:09

• "Citizenship Ceremonies Are Being Disrupted By Trump’s Latest Wave Of Bigoted Cruelty" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/09/citizenship-ceremonies-are-being-disrupted-by-trumps-latest-wave-of-bigoted-cruelty/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 06:57:22

• "Linux" Foundation now bribed to lobby for a Ponzi scheme. How very sad and disappointing. Zemlin orchestrates pyramid schemes, just like his wife. https://techrights.org/n/2024/03/17/Jim_Zemlin_Says_Linux_Foundation_Should_Combat_Fraud_Together_W.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:04:18

• "In 2025, we rolled out one update after another, all aimed at making your browsing better — with more flow, speed, choice, and control over your information and experience." ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-2025-updates/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:09:46

• "Whenever you open Firefox, we want it to feel like it speaks your language and matches your style." ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-146/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:09:56

• "When we log out of the session or the session times out after being idle for quite some time, the SIGHUP signal is send to the pseudo-terminal and all the jobs that have been run on that terminal" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/keep-remote-ssh-sessions-running-after-disconnection/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:10:20

• Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 49: One More to Go! | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/building-a-retro-linux-gaming-computer-part-49-one-more-to-go/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:11:05

• "This is what Valve's Proton is originally based on, and so eventually next year we'll see Proton 11 too" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/windows-compatibility-layer-wine-11-gets-a-first-release-candidate/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:12:06

• GE-Proton 10-26 released with FEX included, improvements for DLSS and game fixes | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/ge-proton-10-26-released-with-fex-included-improvements-for-dlss-and-game-fixes/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:13:24

• Red Hat selling hype and buzzwords rather than core stuff ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-red-hat-openshift-ai-simplifies-trust-and-compliance | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:14:30

• Marketing metrics ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-measuring-business-impact-dashboard-and-analytics | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:14:57

• "Indonesia has a special place in the history of the summit: [...]" ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/12/09/opensuse-asia-summit-2026-return-to-yogyakarta/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:16:09

• "About 5.6 million websites presently have added OpenAI's GPTBot to the disallow list in their robots.txt file" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/08/publishers_say_no_ai_scrapers/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:16:59

• "Perplexity has violated the protections that intellectual property law provides for The Times’s expressive, original journalism, which includes everything from news to opinion, culture to business, cooking to games, and shopping recommendations to sports" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/new-york-times-sues-perplexity-ai-over-copyright-infringement/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:17:16

• "AI Overviews and AI Mode by Google is based on web publishers’ content without appropriate compensation for that, and without the possibility for publishers to refuse without losing access to Google Search" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/09/eu-will-investigate-google-uses-online-content-ai-training/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:17:53

• "This effectively authorizes the use of copyrighted works for AI training and should ultimately benefit creators and AI companies." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/eu-report-distills-ai-training-lessons-from-napster-piracy-era-dont-sue-license/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:18:27

• "Goonswarm Games are shutting down after Running With Scissors cancelled POSTAL: Bullet Paradise due to the use of generative AI" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/postal-bullet-paradise-gets-cancelled-over-generative-ai-with-goonswarm-games-shutting-down/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:19:18

• Framework greatly expand their open source event and Linux distribution sponsorships | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/framework-greatly-expand-their-open-source-event-and-linux-distribution-sponsorships/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:20:03

• Team Fortress 2 Classic becomes Team Fortress 2 Classified and arrives January 30 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/team-fortress-2-classic-becomes-team-fortress-2-classified-and-arrives-january-30/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:21:05

• "Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, thinks Netflix’s deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery will likely get derailed by federal antitrust cops, he told Burgess Everett." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/12/09/2025/senator-has-grave-doubts-about-netflix-wbd-deal | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:21:31

• "If allowed to consummate, the Netflix-WBD merger will substantially decrease competition in the U.S. [subscription video on demand market]" ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/netflix-hit-with-antitrust-suit-over-plan-to-acquire-warner-bros/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:21:46

• Hytale will run on Linux PCs via Flatpak but Steam Deck will require more work | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/hytale-will-run-on-linux-pcs-via-flatpak-but-steam-deck-will-require-more-work/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:22:22

• Discord gets improvements for video on Linux PCs and Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/discord-gets-improvements-for-video-on-linux-pcs-and-steam-deck/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:26:22

• Classic roguelike top-down shooter Nuclear Throne major update 100 out now | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/classic-roguelike-top-down-shooter-nuclear-throne-major-update-100-out-now/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:27:34

• War Thunder is getting infantry combat | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/war-thunder-is-getting-infantry-combat/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/war-thunder-is-getting-infantry-combat/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:27:58

• "I suspect the real reason is Netflix is trying to make it more difficult for users to share their Netflix streaming services on their mobile phones while at other peoples’ homes" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/08/netflix-makes-itself-less-useful-removes-casting-with-no-explanation/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:28:40

• "Over the weekend, I stumbled upon the How to quit Spotify 🔗 post that was making the rounds, which shared a journey of figuring out which platform to move to..." ☛ https://www.crucialtracks.org/quitting-spotify-ethics-and-pay-per-stream/?ref=tiv.today |    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:28:49

• "Some of these streaming services pays artists better than others, but none of them pays artists well." ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/posts/all-music-streaming-services-are-bad | Source: Pete Brown    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:29:03

• "Imagine walking out to your car, pressing the start button, and getting absolutely nothing. No crank, no lights on the dash, nothing." ☛ https://www.autoblog.com/news/all-of-russias-porsches-were-bricked-by-a-mysterious-satellite-outage | Source: Arena Media Brands LLC    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:29:19

• "Porsche HQ was unable to help or diagnose the nature of the problem. It's understood that systems like VTS are operated by local Porsche subsidiaries or dealer networks." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/porsche_bricked_russia/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:29:40

• "Curley filed the lawsuit in March 2022 with attorneys from Stowell & Friedman, Ltd., Ben Crump Law and Sani Law." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/black-google-workers-one-step-closer-to-50-million-settlement-in-discrimination-lawsuit/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:31:54

• "Since the war didn't miraculously end, I kept on organizing, locally and nationally." ☛ https://louplummer.lol/fbi-watchlist/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:32:05

• "But the implication of this is clear." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/09/doj-withheld-proof-they-knew-their-assault-of-lamonica-mciver-was-bad-before-they-charged-her/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:32:15

• "If you can use a native HTML element HTML or attribute with the semantics and behavior you require already built in, instead of re-purposing an element and adding an ARIA role" ☛ https://htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/10/ | Source: Markup from Hell    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:32:43

• "In some cases, the disparity is so grotesque it defies belief. For example: [...]" ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/want-to-know-the-real-problem-with | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:33:14

• "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has published a request for information for private-sector contractors to launch a round-the-clock social media monitoring program." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/09/how-ices-plan-to-monitor-social-media-threatens-not-just-privacy-but-civic-participation/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:37:08

• "All journalists must be allowed to work freely without fear of imprisonment" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/12/algeria-upholds-7-year-sentence-for-french-journalist-convicts-2-others/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:38:11

• "former contributors" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/forbes-cuts-up-to-dozens-of-contributing-writers/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 07:56:20

• "In its annual report, the Paris-based media freedom group said the total number of journalists killed reached 67 globally this year, up from 66 killed in 2024." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/rsf-says-israel-killed-highest-number-of-journalists-again-this-year-1903433847 | Source: RTL    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:18:25

• "In its annual round-up for 2025, RSF says that 67 reporters had been killed, 503 detained, 135 missing, and 20 held hostage as of December 1." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/rsf-2025-press-freedom-report-journalsits-jailed-killed-crackdown/33618493.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:18:36

• "The headache began with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that President Trump signed into law back in July." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/onlyfans-puts-irs-awkward-spotlight-over-trump-tax-perk-agents-decide-which-kinky-tips-stay-1761368 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:19:23

• "trouble making" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/12/hong-kong-arrests-commentator-summons-international-media-over-deadly-fire/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:19:37

• "This policy censors non-censors for not doing the thing that the White House and MAGA folks are actively doing every day." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/08/your-job-was-stopping-csam-trump-says-no-visa-for-you/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:22:10

• "The American Library Association (ALA) expressed disappointment and concern following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a lower court ruling from the Fifth Circuit to stand." ☛ https://www.ala.org/news/2025/12/american-library-association-responds-supreme-courts-refusal-hear-little-v-llano | Source: American Library Association    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:22:23

• "TikTok and other social media platforms are hosting AI-generated deepfake videos of doctors whose words have been manipulated to help sell supplements and spread health misinformation." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/05/ai-deepfakes-of-real-doctors-spreading-health-misinformation-on-social-media | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:24:40

• "The doctor will see you now. Alas, it’s not a real one. And the outcome is decidedly unhealthy." ☛ https://www.eweek.com/news/ai-deepfakes-real-doctors/ | Source: EWeek    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:24:51

• "The doctor will see you now. Alas, it’s not a real one. And the outcome is decidedly unhealthy." ☛ https://www.eweek.com/news/ai-deepfakes-real-doctors/ | Source: EWeek    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:25:01

• "Among those being impersonated was Professor David Taylor-Robinson, a children’s public health doctor from the University of Liverpool." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/deepfake-ai-doctor-expert-tiktok-google-b2879189.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:25:07

• "hundreds vilified the woman as a criminal — some with explicit racism" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/technology/ai-slop-sora-social-media.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:25:29

• "Instead, digital tycoons and demagogues “flood the zone” with BS for a reason." ☛ https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2025/12/08/We-Fight-Disinformation/ | Source: The Tyee    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:25:42

• "Two competing arguments are making the rounds. The first is by a neurosurgeon in the New York Times." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/12/ai-vs-human-drivers.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:25:57

• "The UK understands that Russia is behind some of the most robust online misinformation networks in operation, such as the Doppelgänger campaign." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/uk_europe_russia_information/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:26:42

• "the attack is overt, and the interference unapologetic." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/12/09/2025/europe-voices-anger-over-us-security-strategy | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:27:36

• "Intel will explore manufacturing some chips in India’s first fab after forming an alliance with Indian mega-corp Tata." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/intel_tata_india_semiconductor_alliance/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:27:48

• "Even before the deal was finalized, Paramount and/or the Trump administration had begun seeding complaints in Republican-friendly media that the bidding process was unfair to Larry Ellison and CBS/Paramount" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/08/paramount-with-jared-kushner-and-saudi-help-launches-108-billion-hostile-takeover-bid-for-warner-brothers/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:28:06

• "Both Daphne and I have criticized attempts by EU officials to abuse the DSA in pursuit of censorship." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/08/elons-crying-censorship-over-an-eu-fine-that-has-nothing-to-do-with-censorship/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:28:32

• "This judgment must be the start of a broader wave of enforcement that finally compels platforms to take responsibility for the harm they inflict on people, communities, and democratic institutions." ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/eu-stands-up-to-big-tech-with-e120-million-fine-to-x/ | Source: EDRI    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:28:55

• "The First Amendment still applies, of course. Anyone should feel free to believe anything they want as long as it does not involve physically harming or threatening others." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/12/08/as-disgraceful-rhetoric-spreads-kansas-republican-leaders-whitewash-intolerance-within-their-ranks/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:29:17

• "Netflix had emerged victorious on Friday from a weeks-long bidding war with Paramount and Comcast, securing a $72-billion equity deal for Warner Bros Discovery’s TV, film studios and streaming assets." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/paramount-launches-108-billion-counteroffer-for-warner-bros/275383/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:29:33

• "Trump and right wing media outlets like the Wall Street Journal are desperately trying to pretend this is going to be a neutral process: [...]" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/09/weird-king-trump-says-hell-decide-which-media-giant-can-buy-warner-brothers/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:30:17

• "Atari’s biggest year was 1982, when it earned $320 million on $2 billion in sales. But it ended on a very sour note." ☛ https://dfarq.homeip.net/ataris-earnings-miss-in-december-1982/ | Source: David L Farquhar    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:30:41

• "But during the dotcom boom, Red Hat wasn’t the strongest performing Linux startup." ☛ https://dfarq.homeip.net/va-linux-the-biggest-dotcom-ipo/ | Source: David L Farquhar    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:35:39

• "Gates and his pal Paul Allen tricked another programmer into selling them the rights to DOS, which they sold to IBM, setting Microsoft on the path to be one of the most profitable businesses in human history." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/09/temporarily-embarrassed-founders/#solidarity-beats-scarcity | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:36:13

• "AI adoption varies by seniority, with 87% of executives using it on the job, compared with 57% of managers and 27% of employees." ☛ http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2025/12/barnums-law-of-ceos.html | Source: Antipope    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:36:26

• "After the unsurprising news that defacto former Apple executive John Giannandrea would infacto be leaving the company" ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3004511/apples-not-going-to-be-missing-all-these-executives.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:37:01

• "dubbed himself Secretary of War" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/841219/google-gemini-us-military-ai-platform-genai-mil | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:37:25

• "The APNIC Elected Leaders series celebrates the journeys and contributions of individuals who have stepped up to serve in volunteer leadership roles, helping to advance Internet operations across the Asia Pacific region." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/10/your-elected-leaders-roopinder-singh-perhar-apnic-ec-secretary/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:37:44

• "According to reporting from The New York Times, male owners got an average of 4.3 vocalizations (meows, purrs, or chirps) during the first 100 seconds of getting through the door" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/cats-meow-more-than-twice-as-much-at-men-and-we-can-only-guess-why | Source: Science Alert    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:38:25

• "The problem stems from how grids operate: Grid operators can't expand networks without lengthy regulatory approval" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/08/uptime_institute_datacenter_grid/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:38:46

• "Some members of SE Enterprise specialised in hacking databases to identify wealthy cryptocurrency investors." ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/california-man-admits-role-in-263-million-cryptocurrency-theft-that-funded-lavish-lifestyle | Source: Bitdefender    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:39:01

• "Today in Tedium: It’s not often discussed, but one form of transportation can inspire another. Think about it." ☛ https://tedium.co/2025/12/09/shipping-container-history/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:39:20

• "The Interior Department issued the “wind ban” in response to the presidential memorandum issued on the first day of President Trump’s term." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/court-rules-trump-administrations-wind-ban-is-illegal | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:39:36

• "And lithium isn’t just powering our devices, it’s powering a future in clean energy." ☛ https://www.vox.com/videos/471066/why-we-need-so-much-lithium | Source: Vox    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:39:57

• "When pro-Russia hacktivist groups target our infrastructure, the FBI will use all available tools to expose their activity and hold them accountable." https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2025/12/when-pro-russia-hacktivist-groups.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:41:34

• Total War: MEDIEVAL III announced by Creative Assembly | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/total-war-medieval-iii-announced-by-creative-assembly/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/total-war-medieval-iii-announced-by-creative-assembly/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:42:08

• Proton Experimental brings fixes for ARC Raiders, The Finals and various other games | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-arc-raiders-the-finals-and-various-other-games/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:42:40

• Overwatch 2 with Season 20 has some very annoying crash-bugs on Linux / SteamOS | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/overwatch-2-with-season-20-has-some-very-annoying-crash-bugs-on-linux-steamos/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:44:15

• "Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics are non-financial information used by stakeholders — particularly investors — to assess a company’s sustainability and ethical impact." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/sustainable-solutions-our-environmental-social-and-governance-metrics/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:48:34

• "Reporting from Fallujah, Jacobin documents how US-made weapons laced with toxic metals and depleted uranium have turned cities razed by war into biohazards." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/12/fallujah-gaza-weapons-cancers-birth-defects/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:48:53

• "Chinese mitten crabs are known to burrow into dikes, levees or stream banks which can increase erosion and damage flood control and water supply systems." ☛ https://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/2025/12/tiny-invasive-crab-causing-big-alarm-for-wildlife-officials.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:49:20

• "The delicate lattice of Louisiana’s coastline has been steadily retreating for generations." ☛ https://www.lonestarlive.com/native-american-news/2025/12/louisiana-is-shrinking-some-tribes-are-fighting-to-protect-whats-left-of-their-communities.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:49:37

• "Organizations endorsing the letter collectively represent millions of citizens across all 50 US states, the group claims." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/datacenter_pause_congress_help/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:50:01

• "We, the undersigned organizations collectively representing millions of people in all 50 states, call on you to support a national moratorium on the approval and construction of new data centers." ☛ https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/National-Data-Center-Moratorium.pdf |    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:50:27

• "Herbicide drift is internationally recognized as a problem for native species and closely tracked across Europe" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whats-killing-these-oak-trees-in-the-midwest-conservationists-believe-drifting-herbicides-are-to-blame-180987817/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:50:43

• "Seven scientists and three former EPA officials tell The Associated Press that this is misleading and harmful." ☛ https://www.twincities.com/2025/12/09/climate-epa-webpages/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:51:02

• "The records, however, reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s influence over state government. In fact, all but about 200 of the pages are entirely blacked out" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/08/texas-gov-greg-abbott-was-ordered-to-release-some-of-his-emails-with-elon-musk-most-are-blacked-out/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:51:43

• "Well, it's difficult to say, because we don't have a good metric for it." ☛ https://thelibre.news/is-linux-market-share-going-stonks-or-not-stonks/ | Source: LibreNews    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:51:54

• "The law compels the U.S. Department of Justice to release nearly all investigative files in the government’s case against Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges." ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/12/09/repub/epstein-co-conspirator-grand-jury-records-to-be-unsealed-in-new-york-under-court-order/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:53:07

• Overpopulation ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydro-power/new-plan-for-colorado-river-is-still-murky-as-states-pass-by-early-deadline/ | Source: Renewable Energy World    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:53:41

• "What is the Australian social media ban, who and what services does it cover" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/australian-social-media-ban-takes-effect/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:54:25

• "Young Australians under 16 must now come to grips with the new reality of being unable to have an account on some social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/australian-children-now-banned-from-social-media-these-countries-may-be-next | Source: Science Alert    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:55:20

• "Mr. Haidt calls the legislation “a game-changer.” Malaysia recently announced it will follow suit. Denmark is looking to restrict social platforms until age 15." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/2025/1209/australia-social-media-ban-teens | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:55:36

• "Ahead of Australia's law requiring social media platforms to block people under 16 taking effect on Wednesday, a U.S. congressional committee said it wants Inman Grant to testify" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-09/australia-social-media-watchdog-sees-common-cause-with-us-as-age-ban-begins | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:55:56

• KDE Plasma 6.5.4, Bugfix Release for December ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.5.4/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:56:25

• "The release adds updated translations and a long list of targeted fixes. Discover receives several corrections to its Flatpak handling, improving installation management, notifier behavior, and support on aarch64 systems. Headless update scenarios are also addressed, and UI actions now behave consistently across desktop and mobile interfaces." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-5-4-improves-stability-with-december-bugfix-update/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:57:02

• "The fact that teenagers occasionally find a way to have a drink doesn’t diminish the value of having a clear, national standard" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/australian_social_media_ban/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:57:34

• "Unenforceable" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/why-tiktok-ban-may-unenforceable-britain-beyond-1761753 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:59:14

• "The release adds updated translations and a long list of targeted fixes. Discover receives several corrections to its Flatpak handling, improving installation management, notifier behavior, and support on aarch64 systems." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-5-4-improves-stability-with-december-bugfix-update/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 08:59:43

• "Headless update scenarios are also addressed, and UI actions now behave consistently across desktop and mobile interfaces."    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:00:05

• "The November 21 theft destroyed transmission lines, an AM tuning unit, an iso-coupler, and both stations’ transmitters." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/copper-theft-causes-catastrophic-tower-damage-knocks-two-stations-off-air/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:00:24

• "It’s unclear why a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience or current role in the government was provided an opportunity to speak with the acting director of FEMA." ☛ https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/conspiracy-theorist-election-denier-fema-gregg-phillips | Source: Marisa Kabas    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:04:44

• "Elon Musk is not happy with the EU fining his X platform and is currently on a tweet rampage complaining about it." ☛ https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2025/12/9/fixing-europe/ | Source: Armin Ronacher    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:05:19

• "There’s a short window of opportunity over the next few years where people in the US can turn this around." ☛ https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/but-i-worry/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:05:40

• "Although casting a blank protest ballot or not voting is legal, encouraging others to do either is unlawful." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/07/patriots-only-poll-4-arrests-over-social-media-comments-allegedly-urging-election-boycott-or-invalid-ballots/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:09:43

• "The document, not yet public, is due to be presented at the Conference of Interior Ministers taking place in Bremen from December 3 to 5." ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2766329/germany-s-in-the-crosshairs-of-russian-operations-and-moscow-shows-no-hesitation-to-kill | Source: LRT    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:10:21

• "But buried in one of the reports is another concern: that the arrival of readily accessible Wi-Fi onboard ships is reducing crews’ commitment to professional excellence." ☛ https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/12/09/is-carrier-wi-fi-distracting-sailors-jet-mishap-probe-raises-concerns/ | Source: US Navy Times    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:22:00

• "The technology I was pitching to my wife was, of course, MeshCore." ☛ https://mtlynch.io/first-impressions-of-meshcore/ | Source: Michael Lynch    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:22:24

• "It’s hard to overstate how important this was. Obtaining and installing the security certificates needed to secure a website used to be fairly expensive and a really annoying process." ☛ https://werd.io/10-years-of-lets-encrypt-certificates/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:22:40

• "According to their stats the amount of Firefox traffic protected by HTTPS doubled from 39% at the start of 2016 to ~80% today. I think it's difficult to over-estimate the impact Let's Encrypt has had on the security of the web." ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/10/lets-encrypt/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:22:56

• "Rant ahead: I hate TLS “Inspection” software with a burning passion and I wish we collectively as an industry would just knock it the fuck off and stop pretending it’s some great security benefit" ☛ https://www.markround.com/blog/2025/12/09/stop-breaking-tls/ | Source: Mark Dastmalchi-Round    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:23:10

• "404 Media is making a print zine about the surveillance tactics used by ICE, and the ways people are resisting this technology." ☛ https://www.404media.co/404-media-is-making-a-zine/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:23:34

• "The claim that digital ID is needed to enforce immigration policy is simply false: migrants in the UK are already subjected to an extensive digital ID regime through the eVisa system" ☛ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/digital-id-org-warns-of-mission-creep/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:23:51

• "Age-verification laws may sound straightforward to some: protect young people online by making everyone prove their age." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/10-not-so-hidden-dangers-age-verification | Source: EFF    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:24:06

• "Could I set up a burner or a Google Phone dropbox? Sure. But consider that my total income from Apple Books is so minuscule that I didn’t even put it on last year’s graph." ☛ https://mwl.io/archives/24504 | Source: MWL    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:25:19

• "The battle over “chat control” and the confidentiality of our communications has long since become the defining question regarding the relationship between the state and the citizen in the digital age." ☛ https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/digital-house-arrest-how-the-eu-wants-to-disempower-families/ | Source: Patrick Breyer    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:26:27

• "The widow of slain Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi has filed a legal complaint in a French court alleging that Saudi Arabia deployed spyware to snoop on her devices before her spouse was murdered." ☛ https://therecord.media/khashoggi-widow-legal-complaint-filed-alleging-saudi-government-spyware | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:26:49

• "Fair Source is a movement parallel to Open Source that we started last year." ☛ https://openpath.quest/2025/fizzy-should-be-fair-source/ | Source: Chad Whitacre    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:27:39

• "Dwindling ransomware payments from 2023 to 2024 is a positive sign, but it’s too early to celebrate the shift as an enduring decline." ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/ransomware-payments-decline-2024-fincen/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:28:24

• "FinCEN’s new Financial Trend Analysis report shows that more than $2.1 billion was paid to ransomware groups between 2022 and 2024, with $1.1 billion paid in 2023 alone." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-payments-surpassed-4-5-billion-us-treasury/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:28:34

• "The plan worked, more or less" ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/if-you-quit-social-media-will-you-read-more-books | Source: New Yorker    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:28:58

• "In a later post, he noted that the EC had not run an ad since 2021 and that the exploit had since been patched. The Register asked the EC to comment, but has yet to receive a response." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/08/x_european_commission_ad/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:29:26

• "McLaren, her sister and their friends reported the account to Snapchat dozens of times, but received no response." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/09/youth-movement-digital-justice-spreading-across-europe | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:31:16

• "What Swift’s defenders didn’t realize, however, was that they were pushing back against a false narrative that had been seeded and amplified by a small network of inauthentic social accounts." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swifts-social-media-campaign-life-of-a-showgirl-1235480646/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:31:28

• "When X reduces the reach of a government entity as an act of retaliation for a regulatory action" ☛ https://werd.io/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:37:30

• "Why would the carny do this? Because once this poor bastard took possession of the giant teddybear, he was obliged to conspicuously lug it around the CNE midway in the blazing, muggy August heat." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/08/giant-teddybears/#more-12118 | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:37:46

• "Maybe we peaked with Myspace. Maybe I'm nostalgic." ☛ https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2025/building-my-myspace | Source: Cory Dransfeldt    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:37:59

• "The reality of the Fascintern isn't in doubt." ☛ https://berjon.com/fascintern-media/ | Source: Robin Berjon    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:38:54

• "If this story strikes you as extreme and implausible, here’s what you should know: replace “heroin” with “social media,” and this is a description of actual events." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/america-has-become-a-digital-narco | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:41:10

• "can bypass traditional controls and create new risks like sensitive data leakage, erroneous agentic transactions, and abuse of credentials." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/ai-browsers-too-risky-gartner-warns/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:43:27

• "Allowing error-prone AI models to browse the web without human intervention is dangerous, because the software can ingest content" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/google_fortifies_chrome_ai_with/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:43:40

• "In any of these stunts, there will inevitably be claims of teleoperation" ☛ https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/robot-attacks-ceo | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:43:57

• "Papers he has put out in the past two years cover subjects such as using AI to locate nomadic pastoralists in sub-Saharan Africa" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/06/ai-research-papers | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:44:14

• "Part of the problem is that AI research has surged in popularity." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-research-papers-slop | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:44:35

• [Old] "Bots now account for nearly half of all internet traffic globally, with so-called “bad bots” responsible for a third." ☛ https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2024/04/16/yes-the-bots-really-are-taking-over-the-internet/ | Source: Forbes    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:45:46

• "Google told me that it is not generating the headlines, and that it’s pulling the text directly from Instagram." ☛ https://www.404media.co/instagram-is-generating-inaccurate-seo-bait-for-your-posts/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:45:57

• "Synthetic media, including AI-generated deepfake audio and video, has been increasingly leveraged by criminals, scammers and spies to deceive individuals and businesses." ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/url-coalition-cybersecurity-insurance-coverage-deepfakes-reputational-harm/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:46:07

• "Public AI systems are important for at least two reasons. First, their mission is to serve the public interest, rather than focusing on profit maximization." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/09/public-ai-built-on-open-source-is-the-way-forward-in-the-eu/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:46:22

• "The Air Force wants a cloud-based, AI-powered “digital sandbox” as a hub to generate and run wargames at speeds of up 10,000 times faster than real time" ☛ https://www.airforcetimes.com/air/2025/12/09/us-air-force-wants-ai-to-power-high-speed-wargaming/ | Source: Air Force Times    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:46:37

• "Another year, another magisterial chunk of software history from Nina Kalinina: On recreating the lost SDK for a 42-year-old operating system: VisiCorp Visi On." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/08/visi_on_deep_dive/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:47:33

• "Barts Health NHS Trust has confirmed that the data breach at Barts Health was carried out by the Russian-speaking Cl0p ransomware group, which exploited a vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/barts-health-data-breach-cl0p-ransomware/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:47:45

• "The discovery of some hand-labelled CD-R media containing MacOS 7.6 and 8.0 for CHRP opens up some intriguing possibilities for fans of the pre-OS X MacOS releases on hardware that doesn't officially support it…" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/08/classic_macos_for_nonapple_powerpc/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:47:56

• "Substack charges nothing upfront. They take 10% when subscribers pay for your content. Most creators price monthly subscriptions between $5-20." ☛ https://greycoder.com/substack-how-to-start-a-newsletter-you-actually-own/ | Source: GreyCoder    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:48:42

• "The Apple IIGS was a 16-bit Apple II that was mostly backwards compatible with the older models. It had a WDC 65C816 microprocessor, a 16-bit version of the 6502, running at 2.8 MHz." ☛ https://dfarq.homeip.net/apple-iigs-released-september-1986/ | Source: David L Farquhar    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:49:06

• [Old] "IBM hard drives were great, until 75GXP model, and to a lesser degree, the 60 GXP model. IBM drives were fast." ☛ https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-death-star-that-killed-ibms-hard-drive-business/ | Source: David L Farquhar    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:50:05

• "A typical American college graduate can read at about 250 words per minute, at least if the material isn't too challenging." ☛ https://computer.rip/2025-12-08-speed-reading.html | Source: J B Crawford    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:50:27

• "I felt like this for quite some time, as I only became a father when I was 32 years old." ☛ https://codeandculture.uk/when-adulthood-actually-arrives/ |    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:50:42

• "Valdez and his colleagues noticed that many researchers, especially those in supervisory roles, “felt like they owned or possessed certain topics or ideas, and they’re like" ☛ https://www.the-scientist.com/the-gollum-effect-44-percent-of-scientists-report-territorial-research-experiences-73832 | Source: LabX Media Group    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:51:19

• "In this note I elaborate the proof of a claim regarding Cayley graphs of symmetric groups with transpositions as generators" ☛ https://susam.net/triangle-free-cayley-graph.html | Source: SusamPal    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:51:37

• "I’m posting this one again after visiting and reading J’s post Sunday Sadness in which she talks about how we all cope differently with grief over the holidays." ☛ https://alexwolfe.ca/life-after-death/ | Source: Alexandra Wolfe    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:52:13

• "Think about the word station." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2025/12/09/where-has-all-the-interest-gone/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:52:30

• "Probably not a popular thing to say today. The zeitgeisty thing to say is that we should all log off and live terrible cottagecore solarpunk lives raising chickens and being mindful." ☛ https://borretti.me/article/i-wish-people-were-more-public | Source: Fernando Borretti    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:52:43

• "Despite its critical importance to online business, web performance is still fighting for attention from key stakeholders." ☛ https://calendar.perfplanet.com/2025/the-inconvenient-truth-how-web-performance-case-studies-undermine-our-relationship-with-business/ | Source: Web Performance Calendar    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:52:56

• "A “fuck off contact page” is what a company throws together when they actually don’t want anyone to contact them at all." ☛ https://www.nicchan.me/blog/the-f-off-contact-page/ |    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:53:21

• "Do you see any role for asymmetrical error? Can one framework simply be wrong - not a difference to be harmonized, not a tension to be held, but an actual mistake about reality?" ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-beautiful-release | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:54:00

• "Search Engine Optimization (SEO) isn’t new. It’s been a cornerstone of website strategy for decades, helping brands compete for visibility online." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/09/seo-still-matters-building-blocks-for-the-future-of-content-discoverability/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:54:13

• Data@Mozilla: Incident Report: A compiler bug and JSON ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2025/12/09/incident-report-a-compiler-bug-and-json/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:55:04

• "The above video shows Noki’s journey from concept to working prototype." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/this-scratch-built-period-correct-design-portable-commodore-64-is-a-love-letter-to-an-alternate-commodore-history-nokis-cleverly-designed-homage-to-the-era-merges-commodore-apple-and-raspberry-pi | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:57:28

• "To mark Arduino’s 20th anniversary, the IEEE Student Branch at the University of Padua organized a special competition that challenged students to push the boundaries of what’s possible." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/12/09/university-of-padua-students-celebrate-arduinos-20th-anniversary-with-innovative-projects/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:57:41

• "In this case, Fryar decided to forego the Sanyo’s control electronics altogether. He replaced those with an Arduino UNO R4 WiFi board, a DHT11 temperature sensor, and a Kasa smart plug" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/12/10/fixing-the-garage-fridge-with-an-arduino-controller/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:58:21

• "All that being said, I’m as surprised as anyone that the Index 01, Pebble’s latest gadget, caught my interest." ☛ https://heydingus.net/blog/2025/12/im-not-a-ring-guy-but%E2%80%A6 | Source: Jarrod Blundy    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:58:38

• "Early microprocessors were very slow when operating with floating-point numbers. But in 1980, Intel introduced the 8087 floating-point coprocessor, performing floating-point operations up to 100 times faster." ☛ https://www.righto.com/2025/12/8087-stack-circuitry.html | Source: Ken Shirriff    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:59:02

• "This sounds good, but I don’t want another device. I try to do this with my Apple Watch, but it doesn’t work as well as I’d like." ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/12/09/pebble-index/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 09:59:59

• "The ring houses a button, a microphone, Bluetooth hardware, local storage, and a long-life silver-oxide battery that lasts for years." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/pebble-index-01-arrives-as-a-private-open-source-voice-capture-ring/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:00:10

• "By stripping the right to repair language, Congress has left the military in its current position: overly dependent on defense contractors’ “authorized technicians” for repairs." ☛ https://pirg.org/media-center/statement-congress-strips-bipartisan-military-right-to-repair-provisions-from-defense-bill/ | Source: PIRG    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:00:52

• "published Monday, right-to-repair advocates at the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) pointed out in a press release." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/us_military_right_to_repair_stripped/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:01:08

• "The Senate’s provision requiring contractors to provide the military with detailed repair and maintenance instructions was dropped from the bill as well." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2025/12/congress-quietly-strips-right-to-repair-provisions-from-2026-ndaa-despite-wide-support/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:01:25

• "An interesting, if flawed, first entry from the Qualcomm / Arduino stable." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/arduino-uno-q-review | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:01:37

• Calibrating for buzzwords and plagiarism ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/09/your-ai-agents-evolved-modernize-llama-stack-agents-migrating-responses-api    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:03:51

• Semantic anomaly detection in log files with Cordon ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/09/semantic-anomaly-detection-log-files-cordon    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:04:21

• More hype, more buzz ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/09/advancing-low-bit-quantization-llms-autoround-x-llm-compressor    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:05:23

• Integrate OpenShift Gateway API with OpenShift Service Mesh ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/09/integrate-openshift-gateway-api-openshift-service-mesh    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:06:44

• "Perhaps the best-known collection of mistaken ideas about networks is the eight fallacies of distributed computing." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/08/21-years-and-counting-of-eight-fallacies-of-distributed-computing/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:09:11

• "This guide will explore one of the easiest methods for determining the exact Pi model you are running, without physically inspecting it." ☛ https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-model-terminal/ | Source: Pi My Life Up    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:09:28

• "The rejected DNS queries we're seeing so far are a mixture of three types of queries." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/DNSServerLingeringTraffic | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:09:42

• "The new runtime/secret package lets you run a function in secret mode." ☛ https://antonz.org/accepted/runtime-secret/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:15:35

• "Since writing this page years ago, I've become a bit better at using the Terminal.1 I just realised how simple it is to move to a Johnny.Decimal folder. Here's how." ☛ https://johnnydecimal.com/20-29-communication/22-blog/22.00.0172-terminal-tricks/ | Source: Johnny Decimal    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:18:14

• "30 years! It’s hard to believe, but it was in December 1995 (i.e., 30 years ago) that I went freelance, giving up a stable corporate paycheck" ☛ https://lerner.co.il/2025/12/08/30-things-ive-learned-from-30-years-in-business/ | Source: Reuven Lerner    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:18:50

• "I use the pypcode package which offers lifters from binary to Ghidra Pcode." ☛ https://www.philipzucker.com/asm_verify4/ | Source: Philip Zucker    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:19:02

• "The key insight is simple: modern web applications need more than request-response." ☛ https://perladvent.org/2025/2025-12-10.html | Source: Perl    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:19:31

• "The LGPIO library is a popular C library that helps Linux computers communicate with GPIO pins like those on your Raspberry Pi." ☛ https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-install-lgpio/ | Source: Pi My Life Up    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:19:47

• "I use a Nix-based cross-compilation environment. The upstream SDK V2 images use a statically-compiled system (no glibc available), so to build for it you need to build static binaries." ☛ https://danieldk.eu/Milk-V-Duo-256M | Source: Daniël de Kok    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:19:57

• "Not long after I published the article on programming the Z-machine using plain Inform 6 with no standard library, someone let me know I might like the Dialog language." ☛ https://entropicthoughts.com/advent-of-code-in-dialog | Source: Chris    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:20:07

• "Number 9, turn me on dead man! And... grids again." ☛ https://yordi.me/advent-of-code-2025-day-9/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:20:21

• "What is sickening about the threads that runs through Sand Creek, My Lai, and the supposed drug boat strikes, is the inherent racism and coordinated cruelty." ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/09/repub/american-soldiers-have-long-faced-unlawful-orders-they-need-courage-and-our-support-to-resist/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:21:36

• "If you “buy” Writebook today for $0, the download does not include a license file" ☛ https://kerrick.blog/posts/2025/did-37signals-just-accidentally-make-writebook-open-source/ | Source: Kerrick Long    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:21:44

• "This year's Free Software Awards recipients are Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, and Govdirectory." ☛ https://www.fsf.org/news/2024-free-software-awards-winners | Source: FSF    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:22:41

• "As a company that began with a mission to empower people by making computing accessible, it’s no surprise that we view our technical documentation as an important part of our products" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-new-documentation-team-and-a-new-documentation-process/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:23:22

• "ROSCon 2025 took place from October 27–29 in Singapore, drawing approximately 1,000 attendees from 52 countries." ☛ https://rosindustrial.org/news/2025/12/9/one-attendees-observations-from-roscon-2025 | Source: ROS Industrial    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:23:31

• Fahrplan - 39C3 ☛ https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2025/fahrplan/ | Source: CCC    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:23:41

• "Tor Browser 15.0.3 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1503/ | Source: Tor    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:24:44

• "On macOS, Firefox enables a dedicated GPU process by default, isolating WebGPU, WebGL, and WebRender. This change prevents full-browser crashes from graphics faults, instead restarting the GPU process transparently to maintain session stability." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/firefox-146-web-browser-now-available-for-download/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:24:52

• "For some time now I’ve been thinking about how our RSS1 feeds homogenize the web." ☛ https://darthmall.net/2025/attenuating-web/ | Source: W Evan Sheehan    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:25:42

• "For a while, I have had an idea for Artemis – the calm web reader I maintain – to have a page that shows your feed and feed settings on the same page." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/12/09/two-panel-reader-settings-page | Source: James G    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:25:49

• "Even for something as simple as consuming news, RSS beats the alternatives. As Molly White wrote earlier this year: [...]" ☛ https://werd.io/why-rss-matters/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:25:58

• "Ventoy, the popular multi-boot utility for creating bootable USB drives from ISO files, has just released a brand-new version, 1.1.08. The standout change in this version is support for FreeBSD 15.0, extending Ventoy’s already broad compatibility across Linux, BSD, Windows, and various utility images." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/ventoy-1-1-08-adds-support-for-freebsd-15-0/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:26:41

• "This blog post covers some of the insights gained by the community members who participated, and what made this training different." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/09/learning-that-shapes-the-internet-highlights-from-apnic-60-academy-training/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:27:39

• "libxml2 is the de facto standard XML and HTML parsing library in the open-source world." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/libxml2-becomes-officially-unmaintained/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:28:09

• "On the new features side, the update introduces UI-based configuration of a preferred OpenPGP keyserver, giving users clearer control over where their public keys are fetched and published." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/thunderbird-146-brings-openpgp-keyserver-settings/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:28:35

• "Alongside this, Thunderbird migrates all existing logins to modern AES-based cryptography, improving security without requiring user action."    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:28:48

• "Three months after the 7.3 release, PeerTube, a decentralized video hosting platform developed as a free and open-source alternative to centralized services, rolled out version 8.0." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/peertube-8-0-brings-a-modern-video-player-and-team-channel-management/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:29:37

• 'The new Lucide player theme introduces a cleaner, more modern look, replacing bold icons with lighter, unobtrusive elements that highlight the video itself."    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:30:00

• "Recently we partnered with OSTIF, the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund, and 7ASecurity to perform a full security audit of Thunderbird Send." ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/12/thunderbird-send-security-audit-with-ostif-and-7asecurity/ | Source: Thunderbird    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:30:25

• "Just a few days ago, we reported on Jolla’s push for a new Linux phone, which needed at least 2,000 pre-orders to move forward. Now, only days later, there’s good news: interest in the device has surpassed all expectations." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/jolla-community-linux-phone-surpasses-its-funding-goal/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:31:32

• "Manjaro has pushed the first stable-branch update in the upcoming “Anh-Linh” cycle, serving as a preview of the 25.1 release and introducing major changes to the desktop, kernel, and system components. However, the team is issuing a warning to users: do not update yet."    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:33:38

• "The reason is that several parts of the update require manual intervention, and in some cases, applying them without preparation may break existing systems (more on this below)." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/manjaro-25-1-preview-released-but-users-are-urged-not-to-update-yet/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:33:49

• "Now on to the results. You might want to click on the picture to enlarge it, because it’s small" ☛ https://boilingsteam.com/now-cachy-os-is-eating-arch-linux-lunch/index.html | Source: Boiling Steam    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:34:30

• "[...] About a week ago the FreeBSD project published version 15.0 of its operating system." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20251208 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:36:04

• "AerynOS, an atomic-update-based (not to be confused with immutability) still-in-development Linux distro currently in alpha, has shared its latest project update for December 2025" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/aerynos-delivers-december-updates-with-new-alpha-iso/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:36:12

• "I spent a lot of time on distractions recently, so I was a little surprised to find myself wanting to get back to working on that Godot game." ☛ https://lmika.org/2025/12/08/devlog-godot-project-level-and.html | Source: Leon Mika    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:37:02

• Ubuntu 26.04 Will Look More Like Vanilla GNOME Shell ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ubuntu-26-04-yaru-theme-gnome-shell-changes    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:39:23

• Ubuntu Blog: Canonical to distribute AMD ROCm AI/ML and HPC libraries in Ubuntu ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-amd-rocm-ai-ml-hpc-libraries    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:39:53

• mgrep – semantically grep everything ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mgrep-semantically-grep-everything/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:41:12

• clipbox – clipboard manager for Wayland ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/clipbox-clipboard-manager-wayland/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:41:20

• Regex TUI – test and visualize regular expressions in real-time ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/regex-tui-test-visualize-regular-expressions-real-time/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:41:40

• NATMap – TCP/UDP port mapping for full-cone NAT ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/natmap-tcp-udp-port-mapping/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:41:48

• kapp – simple deployment tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kapp-simple-deployment-tool/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:41:55

• Mint – programming language for the front-end web ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mint-programming-language-front-end-web/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:42:17

• kcaldav – simple, safe, and minimal CalDAV server ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kcaldav-simple-safe-minimal-caldav-server/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:42:25

• 7 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Web Caches ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/webcaches/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:42:40

• Fortress – file explorer with git niceties ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/fortress-file-explorer-git-niceties/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:42:53

• 9 Best Free and Open Source Functions-as-a-Service ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-faas/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:43:36

• prmt – ultra-fast, customizable shell prompt generator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/prmt-ultra-fast-customizable-shell-prompt-generator/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:43:53

• MangoWC – Wayland compositor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mangowc-wayland-compositor/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:44:02

• "This week Steve puts his Debian powered Christmas tree up. He walks us through enterprise deployment and the failures of Firefox enterprise, and Noah builds a Raspberry Pi powered piano!" ☛ https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/470 | Source: The Ask Noah Show    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:45:05

• "I chose differently: I separated the constraints across two devices." ☛ https://joshblais.com/blog/laptops-dont-matter/ | Source: Joshua Blais    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:45:29

• The Decline of the Software Drafter? ☞ https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/08/The-Decline-of-the-Software-Drafter/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:48:18

• 'Lessons in joyful mathematics' with French mathematician Cédric Villani ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20251209-lessons-in-joyful-mathematics-with-french-mathematician-c%C3%A9dric-villani    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:52:05

• In the Himalayas, local ‘astro-ambassadors’ help protect India’s first dark-sky reserve ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2025/1209/astrology-ambassadors-Ladakh-India    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:52:20

• All 187,460 Miles of Road That Led to Rome, Mapped ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/science/archaeology-roman-empire-roads.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:52:37

• For Real, a Natural History of Misinformation ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/science/evolution-fish-misinformation.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:52:53

• Bird Flu Is Suspected After Vulture Carcasses Sat Rotting Outside Ohio School ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/us/dead-vultures-bird-flu-ohio.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:53:30

• This Bowl Has One Hundred Grams of Protein ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/this-bowl-has-one-hundred-grams-of-protein    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:53:51

• My energy drink habit nearly killed me — what happened when my body finally crashed ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/12/09/health/how-8-energy-drinks-a-day-devastated-a-healthy-man-in-his-50s/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:54:11

• Social Media Is Absolutely Nuking Children’s Brains, New Research Finds ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/social-media-children-adhd    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:54:38

• Scientists Find That Dosing Men With Antidepressants Can Cut Down on Domestic Violence ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/australia-antidepressants-domestic-violence    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:55:08

• Flu epidemic officially begins in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/09.12.2025-flu-epidemic-officially-begins-in-latvia.a625597/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:59:27

• With Cheap Tickets and Lax Etiquette, a Theater Builds an Older Fan Base ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/world/asia/skorea-aging-movies.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:00:33

• 15 South Koreans, two Chinese arrested over alleged call-centre scam in Thailand ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/15-south-koreans-two-chinese-arrested-over-alleged-call-centre-scam-in-thailand    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:00:51

• South Korea’s president begins move back to historic Blue House ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-president-begins-move-back-to-historic-blue-house    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:01:29

• French man facing death in Malaysia drug trial to hear fate soon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/french-man-facing-death-in-malaysia-drug-trial-to-hear-fate-soon    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:03:55

• The Second ‘China Shock’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/world/china-trade-asia-gaza-thailand-cambodia.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:04:10

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Eases Limits on Nvidia Exports to China at ‘Critical Moment’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/business/china-gains-trump-nvidia-chips.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:04:40

• Japan threatening China militarily, Wang Yi tells German foreign minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-threatening-us-militarily-china-foreign-minister-tells-german-counterpart    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:04:58

• China’s Li Qiang criticises tariffs as record trade surplus irks export markets ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-li-says-tariff-consequences-increasingly-evident    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:05:49

• China executes former Huarong senior executive for $202m graft ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-executes-former-official-of-huarong-offshore-finance-unit-for-graft    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:06:03

• China’s climate balancing act: Mixed signals over coal undercut clean energy drive ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-climate-balancing-act-mixed-signals-over-coal-undercut-clean-energy-drive    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:06:28

• Malaysian Mandopop fans turn to Malay in resistance against China’s ‘yellow cows’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-mandopop-fans-turn-to-malay-language-in-resistance-against-china-yellow-cows    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:06:57

• China releases audio to say it notified Japan of drill in radar incident ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-releases-audio-to-say-it-notified-japan-of-drill-in-radar-incident    

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

• Osaka tourism endures heavy hit as China-Japan tension simmers ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/osaka-tourism-endures-heavy-hit-as-china-japan-tension-simmers    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:07:45

• Lithuania will not meet China’s conditions on Taiwanese office – president’s adviser ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2770228/lithuania-will-not-meet-china-s-conditions-on-taiwanese-office-president-s-adviser    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:08:19

• China executes former senior banker for taking $156m bribes ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/09/china-executes-former-senior-banker-for-taking-156m-bribes/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:08:54

• U.S. China hawks say Convicted Felon approved Nvidia chip sales to China will supercharge its military ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251209-u-s-china-hawks-say-trump-approved-nvidia-chip-sales-to-china-will-supercharge-its-military    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:09:33

• Thunderbird 146 Introduces Configuration UI for Setting Up OpenPGP Keyservers ☞ https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-146-introduces-configuration-ui-for-setting-up-openpgp-keyservers    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:12:14

• AerynOS 2025.12 Released with GNOME 49.2, Mesa 25.3, and KDE Plasma 6.5.4 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/aerynos-2025-12-released-with-gnome-49-2-mesa-25-3-and-kde-plasma-6-5-4    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:12:22

• KDE Plasma 6.5.4 Desktop Environment Released with Numerous Bug Fixes ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-5-4-desktop-environment-released-with-numerous-bug-fixes    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:14:40

• Firefox 147 Promises Support for the XDG Base Directory Specification, Beta Out Now ☞ https://9to5linux.com/firefox-147-promises-support-for-the-xdg-base-directory-specification-beta-out-now    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:14:47

• Parrot 7.0 Beta Ethical Hacking Distro Switches to KDE Plasma as Default Desktop ☞ https://9to5linux.com/parrot-7-0-beta-ethical-hacking-distro-switches-to-kde-plasma-as-default-desktop    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:16:26

• Canonical to Package and Distribute AMD ROCm within Ubuntu’s Repositories ☞ https://9to5linux.com/canonical-to-package-and-distribute-amd-rocm-within-ubuntus-repositories    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:16:35

• DHH & Open Source ☞ https://alirezahayati.com/2025/12/dhh-open-source/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:18:51

• FSF News: Free Software Awards winners announced: Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, Govdirectory ☞ http://www.fsf.org/news/2024-free-software-awards-winners    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:19:03

• PyCharm 2025.3 Released with New LSP Tools & Claude Hey Hi (AI) Support ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/pycharm-2025-3-released-with-new-lsp-tools-claude-ai-support/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:19:45

• IntelliJ IDEA 2025.3 Released with Command Completion & Claude Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/intellij-idea-2025-3-command-completion/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:19:54

• Pronouncing “southern” ☞ https://rubenerd.com/pronouncing-southern/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:20:25

• X Sues Over Open Source “Exfiltration” ☞ https://heathermeeker.com/2025/12/09/x-sues-over-open-source-exfiltration/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:25:12

• Warner Bros fight heats up with $108 billion hostile bid from Paramount ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251209-warner-bros-fight-heats-up-with-108-billion-hostile-bid-from-paramount    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:25:41

• Warner Bros fight heats up: Convicted Felon's son-in-law is key player in takeover battle ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251209-warner-bros-fight-heats-up-trump-s-son-in-law-is-key-player-in-takeover-battle    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:25:52

• Recovering a Botched FreeBSD 14 Upgrade ☞ https://euroquis.nl/freebsd/2025/12/09/freebsd-upgrade.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:26:31

• Death strikes stranded evacuees in isolated Sumatra shelters ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/death-strikes-stranded-evacuees-in-isolated-sumatra-shelters    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:27:54

• A History of U.S. Military Action in Latin America ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/us/politics/military-history-latin-america-strikes.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:28:08

• Firefox Developer Experience: Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 146 ☞ https://fxdx.dev/firefox-webdriver-newsletter-146/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:29:11

• Calibre Now Lets You Chat About Your E-Books Using Local Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/calibre-lm-studio-support/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:29:42

• "Zelensky’s postwar future" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/09/the-pressure-had-become-too-intense-journalist-simon-shuster-on-trump-s-peace-deal-yermak-s-ouster-and-zelensky-s-postwar-future | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:30:07

• "family ties to Kadyrov" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/09/chechen-woman-found-dead-in-armenia-had-family-ties-to-kadyrov | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:30:23

• Lithuania Declares National Emergency Over Suspicious Balloons From Belarus ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/world/europe/lithuania-belarus-balloons-emergency.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:30:43

• Belarus Accused Of Sabotaging Lithuanian Airspace As EU Moves Toward New Sanctions ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-lithuania-balloon-incursions-eu-sanctions/33617577.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:30:58

• Lithuania’s govt declares nationwide emergency over smuggler balloons from Belarus ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2770083/lithuania-s-govt-declares-nationwide-emergency-over-smuggler-balloons-from-belarus    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:31:13

• Lithuania to consider freezing Belarusian assets over smuggler balloon crisis – president ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2770145/lithuania-to-consider-freezing-belarusian-assets-over-smuggler-balloon-crisis-president    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:31:33

• Customs says Belarus holding 185 Lithuanian trucks, far fewer than industry claims ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2770311/customs-says-belarus-holding-185-lithuanian-trucks-far-fewer-than-industry-claims    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:31:49

• USCO Leadership Battle Rages On: Government Says Shira Perlmutter ‘Was Lawfully Removed As Register of Copyrights—Either by Mr. Blanche or by the President’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/09/shira-perlmutter-copyright-office-lawsuit/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:32:15

• How on Earth i9s the hiring of one person news? Follow the money (of JUVE sponsors) ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/marks-clerk-grows-ip-offering-with-potter-clarkson-partner/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:33:05

• There Is No “Commercial” Open Source – Only Open Source ☞ https://toscalix.com/2025/12/09/there-is-no-commercial-open-source-only-open-source/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:33:25

• VETEMENTS AG Files Reply to USPTO's Certiorari Opposition: TTABlog Asks, What About the Perception of 99 Percent of American Purchasers as to Genericness? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/12/vetements-ag-files-reply-to-usptos.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:36:44

• New Study Suggests Nick Fuentes's X Account Propped Up by Foreign Bots ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/new-study-suggests-nick-fuentess    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:37:59

• Through the Lens of Liberty: The ACLU’s Year in Photos ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/through-the-lens-of-liberty-the-aclus-year-in-photos    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:38:24

• Theme selector ☞ https://macwright.com/2025/12/09/theme-selector.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:39:03

• Modern Commodore 64 cartridge loaders ☞ https://rubenerd.com/commodore-64-cartridges/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:40:33

• Europe to investigate Surveillance Giant Google over use of publisher content for Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/european-commission-google-ai-investigation/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:40:57

• Now CachyOS is Eating Arch Linux' Lunch ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/now-cachy-os-is-eating-arch-linux-lunch/index.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:41:19

• Destination Linux 445: Linus Tech Tips Explodes Linux: Our Reaction & The 2025 Gift Guide ☞ https://destinationlinux.net/445    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:42:20

• AerynOS Delivers December Updates With New Alpha ISO ☞ https://linuxiac.com/aerynos-delivers-december-updates-with-new-alpha-iso/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:42:42

• Enumerate DNS Records from the Command Line with dnsrecon ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/enumerate-dns-records-dnsrecon/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:42:59

• Firefox 146 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1049771/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:43:21

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1049769/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:44:01

• 5 Signs You Have Become a GNU/Linux Power User ☞ https://itsfoss.com/linux-power-user-signs/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:44:26

• Linux CVEs, more than you ever wanted to know ☞ http://www.kroah.com/log/blog/2025/12/08/linux-cves-more-than-you-ever-wanted-to-know/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:45:07

• Linux kernel version numbers ☞ http://www.kroah.com/log/blog/2025/12/09/linux-kernel-version-numbers/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:45:14

• VirtualBox, OVA import and E_INVALIDARG 0x80070057 error ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/virtualbox-ova-export-import.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:45:51

• Firefox 146.0 added Native Wayland Fractional Scaling Support ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/firefox-146-0-native-wayland-fractional-scaling/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:46:11

• Solus GNU/Linux 4.8 Features Removes Python 2 ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Solus-Linux-4.8-Features-Removes-Python-2    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:47:43

• Two New Distros Adopt Enlightenment ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Two-New-Distros-Adopt-Enlightenment    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:47:54

• 'Linux' Foundation now pushing Hey Hi (AI) FRAUD ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Foundation-Agentic-AI http://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:52:22

• And also Bill Gates (Jeffrey Epstein stuff, underage sex). Zemlin is a sick, greedy lackey.    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:52:49

• AerynOS 2025.12 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/aerynos    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:54:42

• CentOS 10-20251209 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/centos    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:54:51

• Firefox 146 Brings Full Fractional Scaling Support on Wayland ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/firefox-146-release-linux-fractional-scaling-support    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:55:14

• Univention 5.2-4 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/univention    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:55:22

• Talos 1.12.0-rc0 is also out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/talos    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:55:31

• 30 Reasons I ❤️ KDE Plasma ☞ https://blog.broulik.de/2025/12/30-reasons-i-love-kde-plasma/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:56:29

• "corruption scandal" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/10/duma-speaker-warns-putin-about-europe-s-ai-minister-corruption-scandal-unaware-it-was-croatian-satire | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:00:59

• Europe’s choice: Fund Ukraine now or pay a far higher price if Russia wins ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/europes-choice-fund-ukraine-now-or-pay-a-far-higher-price-if-russia-wins/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:01:30

• Putin’s India visit reveals New Delhi’s complicated strategy ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/putins-india-visit-reveals-new-delhis-complicated-strategy/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:01:42

• This Company Uses Lab-Grown Human Neurons for Energy-efficient Computing ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/finalspark/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:03:43

• Mercenary recruitment suspects granted bail ☞ https://defenceweb.co.za/security/human-security/mercenary-recruitment-suspects-granted-bail/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:19:00

• Zelensky says ready to hold Ukraine elections ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251209-zelensky-says-ready-to-hold-ukraine-elections    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:19:12

• Lithuanian president’s adviser hails US security strategy despite differences on Ukraine ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2770104/lithuanian-president-s-adviser-hails-us-security-strategy-despite-differences-on-ukraine    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:19:25

• Zelenskyy Open To Wartime Elections In Ukraine If US, Allies Can Guarantee Security ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-wartime-elections-ukraine-us-guarantees-security/33618546.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:19:36

• Zelenskyy Rejects Land Concessions As Europe Reiterates 'Ironclad' Support For Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelenskyy-peace-plan/33617982.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:20:03

• 4 Russian Soldiers Sentenced For Killing Of American Fighting For Moscow In Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-soldiers-sentenced-death-us-born-bentley-ukraine/33616294.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:20:17

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Calls Europe ‘Decaying’ and Suggests ‘Size Will Win’ in Ukraine War ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/us/politics/trump-europe-decaying-weak-ukraine.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:20:32

• Ukraine Could Be ‘Ready for Elections,’ Zelensky Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/world/europe/zelensky-ukraine-russia-elections.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:21:04

• The Territorial Sticking Point Between Russia and Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/world/europe/ukraine-maps-russia-territory.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:21:21

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Pressures Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/briefing/trump-ukraine-wall-street-ai-bubble.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:21:32

• Another Front in the War in Ukraine: Who Gets to Claim a Famed Artist? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/world/europe/ukraine-malevich-artist.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:22:00

• Russia Damaged Protective Dome Around Chernobyl, Can No Longer Contain Radiation ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/protective-dome-chernobyl-contain-radiation    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:22:20

• Europe 'already formidable enough to deter any aggression even without the United States' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251209-europe-already-formidable-enough-to-deter-any-aggression-even-without-the-united-states    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:22:34

• Russian bombers join Chinese air patrol near Japan as Tokyo-Beijing tie strains ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russian-bombers-join-chinese-air-patrol-near-japan-as-tokyo-beijing-tie-strains    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:23:09

• Top Indian arms makers held rare meetings in Russia on potential joint ventures, sources say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/top-indian-arms-makers-held-rare-meetings-in-russia-on-potential-joint-ventures-sources-say    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:23:20

• Russian bombers join Chinese air patrol near Japan as Tokyo-Beijing tie strains ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/russian-bombers-join-chinese-air-patrol-near-japan-as-tokyo-beijing-tie-strains    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:23:34

• South Korea scrambles jets as Chinese, Russia warplanes approach ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-scrambles-fighter-jets-as-chinese-russian-warplanes-enter-air-defence-zone    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:23:51

• Linux Matters: Grummaging Gophers & Gods ☞ https://linuxmatters.sh/70/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:24:27

• "The One With The C64 Keyboard" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/09/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-c64-keyboard/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:31:36

• "Making Glasses That Detect Smartglasses" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/09/making-glasses-that-detect-smartglasses/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:31:55

• Half of UK freelance journalists report being offered less than 10p a word ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/freelance-journalists-pay-survey-2025/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:32:28

• Basically a SLOPFARM :) https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-future-editor-launches-ai-powered-cycling-news-website/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:32:55

• Taffy Brodesser-Akner's take on the Jewish American family saga ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/arts24/20251209-taffy-brodesser-akner-s-take-on-the-jewish-american-family-saga    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:33:38

• Retracted: The Monsanto-Backed Paper That Told Us Roundup Was Safe ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/retracted-the-monsanto-backed-paper-that-told-us-roundup-was-safe    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:33:56

• Twin-Rotor Motor ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/09/a-deep-drive-deep-dive-into-a-twin-rotor-motor/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:37:40

• G4 IMac Becomes A Monitor With A MagSafe Secret ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/09/g4-imac-becomes-a-monitor-with-a-magsafe-secret/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:37:50

• Black Hole 'UFO' Caught at Critical Moment in Scientific First ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/black-hole-ufo-caught-at-critical-moment-in-scientific-first    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:38:19

• Rock Used as Doorstop For Decades Revealed to Be Worth Over $1 Million ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/rock-used-as-doorstop-for-decades-revealed-to-be-worth-over-1-million    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:38:31

• We Finally Know Why Roman Concrete Has Survived For Nearly 2,000 Years ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-why-roman-concrete-has-survived-for-nearly-2000-years    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:38:45

• Cats Meow More Than Twice as Much at Men, And We Can Only Guess Why ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/cats-meow-more-than-twice-as-much-at-men-and-we-can-only-guess-why    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:39:03

• Massive Study Reveals Where Gout Comes From, And It's Not What We Thought ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-study-reveals-where-gout-comes-from-and-its-not-what-we-thought    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:39:17

• If You Quit Social Media, Will You Read More Books? ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/if-you-quit-social-media-will-you-read-more-books    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:41:41

• Why the UN’s Next Decision on Internet Governance Matters for Everyone ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/12/why-the-uns-next-decision-on-internet-governance-matters-for-everyone/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:42:26

• Grok Will Now Give Tesla Drivers Directions ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/grok-tesla-directions    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:44:34

• McDonald’s Pulls Down AI-Generated Holiday Ad After Deluge of Mockery ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mcdonalds-ai-generated-commercial    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:44:52

• Grok, Now Built Into Teslas for Navigation, Says It Would Run Over a Billion Children to Avoid Hitting MElon ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/grok-run-over-children-save-musk    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:45:23

• Details Emerge on Scam Altman’s Panic Sweats ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/details-emerge-sam-altman-panic    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:45:48

• Stupidity in GNOME ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/jrahmatzadeh/2025/12/06/ai-and-gnome-shell-extensions/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:47:08

• 7.3-inch full color e-paper wooden photo frame is designed for the Raspberry Pi Zero ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/09/7-3-inch-full-color-e-paper-wooden-photo-frame-is-designed-for-the-raspberry-pi-zero/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:48:48

• FlashESP is an all-in-one web-based tool for ESP32/ESP8266 Arduino development and firmware flashing ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/09/flashesp-is-an-all-in-one-web-based-tool-for-esp32-esp8266-arduino-development-and-firmware-flashing/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:50:46

• Adobe Patches Nearly 140 Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-nearly-140-vulnerabilities/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:51:13

• data04: moving data01/bacula/volumes over ☞ https://dan.langille.org/2025/12/09/data04-moving-data01-bacula-volumes-over/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:52:23

• creating a raidz2 from 8x 4TB devices – here. we. go. ☞ https://dan.langille.org/2025/12/09/creating-a-raidz2-from-8x-4tb-devices-here-we-go/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:52:32

• Michael Catanzaro: Significant Drag and Drop Vulnerability in WebKitGTK ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2025/12/09/significant-drag-and-drop-vulnerability-in-webkitgtk/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:52:58

• CSSOM – CSS parser ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cssom-css-parser/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:53:55

• CSScomb – coding style formatter for CSS ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/csscomb-coding-style-formatter-css/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:54:08

• SUSE Boosts EU Data Sovereignty Portfolio With Evroc Sovereign Cloud Deal ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/12/suse-boosts-eu-data-sovereignty-portfolio-with-evroc-sovereign-cloud-deal/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:55:50

• Akademy 2025 in Berlin ☞ https://blog.bshah.in/2025/12/09/akademy-2025-in-berlin-germany/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:56:19

• MagQuest ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/09/magquest-measuring-earths-magnetic-field-with-space-based-quantum-sensors/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:57:22

• Australia now bans social control media for teens under 16. Will other countries follow? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/2025/1209/australia-social-media-ban-teens    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:57:51

• Alternative social control media apps surge as Australia teen ban starts ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/alternative-social-media-apps-surge-as-australia-teen-ban-starts    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:58:11

• Pluralistic: Big Tech joins the race to build the world's heaviest airplane (09 Dec 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/09/temporarily-embarrassed-founders/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:58:25

• Remarks by Commissioner Várhelyi on the reinforcement of controls on products imported into the EU ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_25_2987    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 12:59:03

• Canada’s Big Banks are a ‘culprit’ driving housing prices out of control ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/canadas-big-banks-are-a-culprit-driving-housing-prices-out-of-control/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:01:13

• France faces pivotal budget vote amid deep political divisions ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251209-france-faces-pivotal-budget-vote-amid-deep-political-divisions    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:01:22

• Change at the top of Luminor bank ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/09.12.2025-change-at-the-top-of-luminor-bank.a625641/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:01:30

• Mimzi voice interaction patent monopoly challenge instituted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/12/8/mimzi-voice-interaction-patent-challenge-instituted    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:03:18

• Making room to creating a raidz2 from 8x 4TB devices – here. we. go. ☞ https://dan.langille.org/2025/12/09/making-room-to-creating-a-raidz2-from-8x-4tb-devices-here-we-go/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:04:01

• NYC Chipotle customer allegedly ‘bit into a rodent’ inside burrito bowl ordered through DoorDash: lawsuit ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/12/09/us-news/customer-allegedly-bit-into-a-rodent-in-burrito-bowl-from-nyc-chipotle-lawsuit/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:04:41

• Nobel Peace Prize for Venezuela’s María Corina Machado Draws Criticism ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/world/americas/nobel-prize-venezuela.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:04:58

• Dihydroxyacetone Man and Europe’s Far Right ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/world/trump-us-europe-australia-social-media.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:06:04

• Europe, Too, Is Worth Fighting For ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/opinion/national-security-strategy-us-europe.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:06:16

• White Man’s Burden: Convicted Felon Is Failing Six of Ten Metrics on His Own Open Book Test ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/09/white-mans-burden-trump-is-failing-six-of-ten-metrics-on-his-own-open-book-test/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:06:45

• Six Pakistani soldiers killed in militant attack, sources say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/six-pakistani-soldiers-killed-in-militant-attack-sources-say    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:06:55

• UN troubled by Hong Kong clampdown after fire ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/un-troubled-by-hong-kong-clampdown-after-fire    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:07:15

• President: EU enlargement is Europe’s key geopolitical tool to ensure peace ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2770216/president-eu-enlargement-is-europe-s-key-geopolitical-tool-to-ensure-peace    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:07:27

• Rights group urges China, Hong Kong to respect press freedom over latest fire incident ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/rights-group-urges-china-hong-kong-to-respect-press-freedom-over-latest-fire-incident/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:07:50

• Political commentator remanded in custody after being charged with revealing details of nat. sec probe ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/09/political-commentator-remanded-in-custody-after-being-charged-with-revealing-details-of-nat-sec-probe/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:08:22

• French PM and Socialists raise the stakes ahead of key social security budget vote ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251209-french-pm-and-socialists-raise-the-stakes-ahead-of-key-social-security-budget-vote    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:09:01

• France: Make-or-break vote for 2026 budget ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251209-france-make-or-break-vote-for-2026-budget    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:09:14

• France’s National Assembly approves social security budget in victory for Prime Minister Lecornu ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251209-french-prime-minister-lecornu-faces-high-stakes-social-security-vote    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:09:25

• New ‘Broadside’ Botnet Poses Risk to Shipping Companies ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-broadside-botnet-poses-risk-to-shipping-companies/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:17:45

• React2Shell Attacks Linked to North Korean [Cr]ackers ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/react2shell-attacks-linked-to-north-korean-hackers/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:19:19

• Australia's social control media ban for under-16s takes effect in world first ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251209-australia-social-media-ban-under-16s-takes-effect-in-world-first    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:20:02

• The 2024 Free Software Awards winners ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1049822/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:20:22

• Public Knowledge, National Digital Inclusion Alliance Launch Nationwide Program To Shape America’s Digital Future ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-national-digital-inclusion-alliance-launch-nationwide-program-to-shape-americas-digital-future/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:21:32

• Connectivity Policy Corps: Building Policy With Community ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/connectivity-policy-corps-building-policy-with-community/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:22:04

• Why the Minority Party Matters for Independent Agencies ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/why-the-minority-party-matters-for-independent-agencies/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:22:14

• This Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub script claims to wipe all of backdoored Windows 11's Hey Hi (AI) features in seconds ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/this-github-script-claims-to-wipe-all-of-windows-11s-ai-features-in-seconds-removewindowsai-can-disable-every-single-ai-feature-in-the-os-from-copilot-to-recall-and-more    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:22:57

• Microsoft’s last Patch Tuesday of 2025 addresses 57 defects, including one zero-day ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-december-2025/ new back doors ready to install then http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:23:29

• Microsoft Patches 57 Vulnerabilities, Three Zero-Days ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-57-vulnerabilities-three-zero-days/ new holes available, INSTALL BOW. http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:24:05

• Hong Kong grapples with mental health crisis after Tai Po inferno ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-grapples-with-mental-health-crisis-after-tai-po-inferno    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:24:50

• RSF’s Parallel Government Threatens Peace ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/12/rsfs-parallel-government-threatens-peace/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rsfs-parallel-government-threatens-peace    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:25:37

• ‘Planting to preserve our dignity’: Gaza farmers remain cut off from their land ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20251209-gaza-farmers-cut-off-land-israel-yellow-line    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:26:08

• Families of deadly Tai Po fire victims begin providing DNA samples ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/09/families-of-deadly-tai-po-fire-victims-begin-providing-dna-samples/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:26:33

• Microsoft Patch Tuesday December 2025, (Tue, Dec 9th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32550    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:27:39

• Back to the Dawn Review: Another Gem for 2025 ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/back-to-the-dawn-review/index.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:27:56

• Super Simple Deadbuggable Bluetooth Chip ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/09/super-simple-deadbuggable-bluetooth-chip/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:28:35

• One Attendees Observations from ROSCon 2025 ☞ https://rosindustrial.org/news/2025/12/9/one-attendees-observations-from-roscon-2025    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:28:59

• JD Vance savagely claps back at trolls claiming photo shows him yelling at wife Usha inside restaurant ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/12/09/us-news/jd-vance-claps-back-at-image-of-him-yelling-at-his-wife-usha/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:29:51

• PR move, spam to distract from breaches and other failings ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-names-new-operating-cisos-in-strategic-move-to-strengthen-cyber-defense/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:30:32

• US Posts $10 Million Bounty for Iranian Hackers ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/us-posts-10-million-bounty-for-iranian-hackers/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:31:28

• Study finds Lithuanian teens smoke and drink less, prescription drug misuse on the rise ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2765361/study-finds-lithuanian-teens-smoke-and-drink-less-prescription-drug-misuse-on-the-rise    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:31:48

• This $69 gaming handheld runs Linux and Android, but there's a big catch https://www.androidauthority.com/abxylute-e1-announcement-3623567/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:50:59

• dtSearch® Adds Linux ARM64 Build to Engine, Making x64 and ARM64 Now Available for Windows, macOS and Linux; Document Filters Enhance JSON and CSV Support https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dtsearch-adds-linux-arm64-build-to-engine-making-x64-and-arm64-now-available-for-windows-macos-and-linux-document-filters-enhance-json-and-csv-support-302635717.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:53:39

• Abxylute's $70 Retro Gaming Handheld Runs Android And Linux https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/abxylutes-usd70-retro-gaming-handheld-runs-android-and-linux    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:54:27

• Discord Update Brings Improvements for Video Streaming on Steam Deck https://steamdeckhq.com/news/discord-improves-linux-video-encoding/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:55:45

• "The X Plus Storm 10 laptop flies through demanding tasks and runs Linux seamlessly." https://www.zdnet.com/article/x-plus-storm-10-laptop-review/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:56:38

• LF bribes make their way into the mouth of Torvalds. This article is written by an LF operative. https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-ai-tool-maintaining-linux-code/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:57:42

• "Firefox 146 is rolling out, bringing a major, long-awaited display improvement for users running Linux with the Wayland compositor. The newest build now natively supports fractional scaling on Linux" https://www.howtogeek.com/firefox-is-getting-a-long-awaited-display-upgrade-on-linux-pcs/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:58:06

• No tracking, no Google: Jolla’s new Linux phone promises true privacy for Europeans https://cybernews.com/privacy/finnish-jolla-launches-new-linux-phone/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:58:24

• Slop "is devouring RAM worldwide, causing shortages for boards like PCs and single board computers (SBC)" https://blog.adafruit.com/2025/12/09/icymi-python-on-microcontrollers-newsletter-dram-shortages-affect-board-pricing-new-linux-switching-from-arduino-and-more-circuitpython-python-micropython-raspberry_pi/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 13:59:51

• Valve Steam Machine HDMI 2.1 Support Limited by Linux Driver Challenges https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/valve-steam-machine-hdmi-2-1-support-limited-by-linux-driver-challenges/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 14:00:27

• Warning! Engineered Linux Malware Can Bypass Next-Gen Anti-Virus Solutions https://www.opensourceforu.com/2025/12/warning-engineered-linux-malware-can-bypass-next-gen-anti-virus-solutions/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 14:01:39

• Update | Abxylute unveils E1 retro game console running Android and Linux with a 3.5-inch 640x480 LCD https://www.notebookcheck.net/Abxylute-unveils-E1-retro-game-console-running-Android-and-Linux-with-a-3-5-inch-640x480-LCD-Rockchip-RK3566-SoC-2-GB-RAM-32-GB-storage-and-microSD-slot.1181272.0.html    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 14:02:23

• "NVMe solid state disk drives have become inexpensive unless you want the very largest sizes. But how do you get the most out of one? There are two basic strategies: you can use the drive as a fast drive for things you use a lot, or you can use it to cache a slower drive." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/08/linux-fu-the-ssd-super-cache/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 14:02:56

• He is wrong https://hothardware.com/news/linus-torvalds-defends-windows-bsods http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/05/Windows_Blue_Screen_of_Death_is_a_Windows_Issue_Not_a_Hardware_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 14:03:50

• He posts "AI" nonsense on the payroll of the pyramid scheme. https://thenewstack.io/linux-foundation-leader-were-not-in-an-ai-bubble/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 14:05:26

• "We've all heard this saying a thousand times. Yet there's another saying that I find even more useful in our modern times. It staves off the fear of missing out (though we may be human with our psychologies being exploited for profit), from the thief of joy that is comparison." gemini://beyond-mundanity.com/thousand_li_journey.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 14:11:54

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-12-10.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 14:12:18

• L’autocomplétion de nos intentions # L’autocomplétion de nos intentions    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 14:12:41

• "i just got a framework 12 laptop, so i could give my framework 13 to my brother. the 12 is slightly smaller, with a bunch of hardware design improvements, a slower cpu, and a touchscreen. i loved the netbook i used years ago and the framework 12 reminds me a little more of that." gemini://xoc3.io/blog/2025-12-10    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 14:13:32

• "Over the last two months, I took a ground training course to become a private pilot." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2025/202512/20251209-the-e6-b.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 14:15:31

• "This is where I ran into an obstacle at the workbench. My experiments were in the audio frequency range — the last network I set up being resonant at 5.3 Khz." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20251209-0.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 14:16:23

• The Art Of Chilling gemini://beyond-mundanity.com/art_of_chilling.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 14:16:56

• "Last night, unable to sleep, I stepped out onto the balcony of my Melbourne apartment. For a few moments, there was blissful, mesmerising peace." gemini://aps1.de/log/sleepless2025.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 14:17:36

• Probably made by chatbot: Father of Free Software RMS: Don't Treat ChatGPT as Intelligent, It's Just a Nonsense Generator https://news.aibase.com/news/23558    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 14:27:15

• Aplicaciones y servicios por defecto de 2025 gemini://sl1200.dystopic.world/art/defaults2025.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 17:45:03

• Moving Away From Content Management Systems (CMSs) and Flocking to Static Site Generators (SSGs) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Moving_Away_From_Content_Management_Systems_CMSs_and_Flocking_t.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 17:45:33

• IBM is Laying Off Workers in India (While Spending a Fortune Buying a Company for Buzzwords, a Box-Ticking Exercise) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/IBM_is_Laying_Off_Workers_in_India_While_Spending_a_Fortune_Buy.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 17:45:54

• EPO People Power - Part II - Talking About Corruption https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/EPO_People_Power_Part_II_Talking_About_Corruption.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 17:46:10

• Gemini Links 10/12/2025: "Thousand Mile Journey" and The Art Of Chilling https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Gemini_Links_10_12_2025_Thousand_Mile_Journey_and_The_Art_Of_Ch.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 17:48:07

• Datacentre Maintenance Done http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/10/Datacentre_Maintenance_Done.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 17:56:48

• Site of GNU/Linux "Ultimate Edition" Still Seems Cracked (Weeks Already) http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/10/Site_of_GNU_Linux_Ultimate_Edition_Still_Seems_Cracked_Weeks_Al.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 18:49:05

• For New PCs and for Old (or Retro) PCs the Increased Cost of System Memory Benefits GNU/Linux and BSDs https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/For_New_PCs_and_for_Old_or_Retro_PCs_the_Increased_Cost_of_Syst.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 18:50:24

• Like Clickfraud Spamnil (Swapnil Bhartiya) But for Hate Mongering: What Twitter Has Become https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Like_Clickfraud_Spamnil_Swapnil_Bhartiya_But_for_Hate_Mongering.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 18:50:40

• "Amazon to invest USD 35 billion in India by 2030 to boost AI, exports and jobs"... so they took the lie from Nadella, doubled the figure, and the "media" just parrots the lie now    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 18:52:57

• It's not even media, it's trash made up of words    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 18:53:12

• GNU/Linux Rises in Thailand While Microsoft Windows Falls http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/10/GNU_Linux_Rises_in_Thailand_While_Microsoft_Windows_Falls.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 19:07:04

• Appealing a Judgement http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/10/Appealing_a_Judgement.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 19:26:23

• Keeping Up the Pressure on EPO Management https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Keeping_Up_the_Pressure_on_EPO_Management.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 19:36:28

• Maintaining the Routine of Curation, Activism, and Journalism http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/10/Maintaining_the_Routine_of_Curation_Activism_and_Journalism.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 19:59:34

• Five Years in Gemini Protocol https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Five_Years_in_Gemini_Protocol.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 20:20:39

• Growing Interest in Gemini Protocol http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/10/Growing_Interest_in_Gemini_Protocol.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 20:20:52

• Microsoft won’t fix .NET RCE bug affecting slew of enterprise apps, researchers say https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/10/microsoft_wont_fix_net_rce/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 20:32:54

• Microsoft reports 7.8-rated zero day, plus 56 more in December Patch Tuesday https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/december_2025_patch_tuesday/    

posted Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 20:33:33