Roy Schestowitz

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:03:32

• MIT Fusion Physicist Murdered in His Home ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/mit-nuclear-physicist-murdered    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:03:41

• Ancient cures and AI: WHO seeks evidence for traditional medicine ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/ancient-cures-and-ai-who-seeks-evidence-for-traditional-medicine    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:03:56

• Consuming this weird part of eggs can make your hair thicker — and reduce crow’s feet: study ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/12/17/health/consuming-this-weird-part-of-eggs-can-thicken-hair-and-reduce-wrinkles/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:04:09

• People Are Injecting Themselves With an Experimental New Weight Loss Drug ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/retatrutide-injections    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:04:24

• DHA reorganization left gaps in military health management ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/12/dha-reorganization-left-gaps-in-military-health-management/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:04:47

• Police start looking into doctors' "impossible" workloads in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/employment/17.12.2025-police-start-looking-into-doctors-impossible-workloads-in-latvia.a626743/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:05:14

• 'Flu epidemic strengthens across Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/17.12.2025-flu-epidemic-strengthens-across-latvia.a626863/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:05:25

• Eventual Rust in CPython https://lwn.net/Articles/1046933/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:12:44

• "Dictionaries are ubiquitous in Python code; they are the data structure of choice for a wide variety of tasks. But dictionaries are mutable, which makes them problematic for sharing data in concurrent code." https://lwn.net/Articles/1047238/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:13:24

• Disagreements over post-quantum encryption for TLS https://lwn.net/Articles/1048978/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:14:54

• The beginning of the 6.19 merge window https://lwn.net/Articles/1048869/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:16:52

• "just call him Fa---s - Alvind Fa---s. It's appropriate a term as any for the sc-mbag CEO." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kchgf6qt    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:31:29

• "don't worry there's a load of bad karma coming to take a sh-t on Alvind...." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kca2ddbp    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:31:55

• "Don’t they have to give the age distribution before people sign for severance to everyone 40 and up?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kca2ddbp    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:32:17

• "the same is also true about Glassdoor and Indeed and a few others. Nothing but scams from "so called" job recruitment boards and on-line job apps. Your mileage will vary but don't be afraid to stop any time someone asks for $$$ and your credit card number." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcpb0aa5    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:33:09

• "Linked-In Premium is a definite scam. You will pay money and get nothing back but a pack of lies as they take more and more money from your credit card. It's very difficult to stop the Linked-In subscription scam. This is the world we have created with McKinsey and H1B visas at IBM. and of course, AI."    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:33:22

• "FYI, the Randstad Risesmart package is no better than LinkedIn - nothing but another scam that leads you nowhere. The coaches are cr-p and IBM Careers leadership need to be horsewhipped for recommending these incompetent clowns."    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:33:42

• "I got an email from them about a week before my RA date and I never replied. I heard they are shysters and their reputation is cr@p It's who you know these days. Recruiters, and those ilk are the sc*m of the earth. LinkedIn is infested with them"    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:33:47

• Hair loss should be under greater national health insurance coverage: South Korean President Lee ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hair-loss-should-be-under-greater-national-health-insurance-coverage-south-korean-president    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:37:07

• Quirky stationery, red ginseng: What tourists in South Korea are buying these days ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/quirky-stationery-red-ginseng-what-tourists-in-south-korea-are-buying-these-days    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:37:20

• Coupang CEO faces legal action for skipping South Korean hearing on data breach ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coupang-ceo-fails-to-appear-at-south-korean-parliamentary-hearing-on-data-breach    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:37:56

• South Korea-Japan tunnel proposals re-emerge in Unification Church scandal ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-japan-tunnel-proposals-re-emerge-in-unification-church-scandal    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:38:16

• South Korean contractors on Taiwan submarines jailed for leaking documents ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-contractors-on-taiwan-submarines-jailed-for-leaking-documents    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:38:29

• South Koreans hunt for old LG air-conditioners after logos turn out to be pure gold ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreans-hunt-for-old-lg-air-conditioners-after-logos-turn-out-to-be-pure-gold    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:39:05

• Malaysian police recover car stolen with five-year-old girl inside ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-police-recover-car-stolen-with-five-year-old-girl-inside    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:39:16

• Cambodia, Thailand agree to attend ASEAN Foreign Ministers meet in KL: Malaysia’s PM Anwar ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-anwar-says-thailand-cambodia-keen-to-end-conflict    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:39:36

• Malaysian PM Anwar rules out possibility of general election in 2026, says ‘long way to go’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-pm-anwar-rules-out-possibility-of-general-election-in-2026-says-long-way-to-go    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:39:45

• On British Roads, Chinese Cars Are Racing Ahead ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/business/britain-china-cars-byd.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:40:34

• Dihydroxyacetone Man-Kim summit more likely in 2026, with Seoul still left in cold: Report ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/trump-kim-summit-more-likely-in-2026-with-seoul-still-left-in-cold-report    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:40:53

• Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-says-chinese-aircraft-carrier-sailed-through-taiwan-strait    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:41:05

• China’s Pooh-tin backs Hong Kong leader after deadly fire and Jimmy Lai verdict ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-xi-backs-hong-kong-leader-after-deadly-fire-jimmy-lai-verdict    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:41:24

• Japan visitor arrivals growth strong in November despite China travel warning ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-visitor-arrivals-growth-strong-in-november-despite-china-travel-warning    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:41:37

• China says Philippines distorted facts about incident near disputed atoll ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-philippines-distorted-facts-about-incident-near-disputed-atoll    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:41:45

• Man in China fired for taking frequent long toilet breaks, with one lasting 4 hours ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/man-in-china-fired-for-taking-frequent-long-toilet-breaks-with-one-lasting-4-hours    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:42:14

• Japan ‘always open’ to dialogue with China amid spat, says PM Takaichi ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/pm-takaichi-says-japan-always-open-to-dialogue-with-china-amid-spat    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:42:28

• China to impose anti-dumping duties on EU pork for 5 years ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/17/china-to-impose-anti-dumping-duties-on-eu-pork-for-5-years/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:42:53

• PM Takaichi says Japan ‘always open’ to dialogue with China despite row ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/17/pm-takaichi-says-japan-always-open-to-dialogue-with-china-despite-row/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:43:16

• Oil prices rise as Convicted Felon orders blockade of sanctioned tankers in and out of Venezuela ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251217-oil-prices-rise-as-trump-orders-blockade-of-sanctioned-tankers-in-and-out-of-venezuela    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:43:44

• Friends are stepping up for Taiwan. Its opposition is signalling retreat ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/friends-are-stepping-up-for-taiwan-its-opposition-is-signalling-retreat/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:44:11

• China’s deep difficulty: nuclear-submarine and ASW inferiority ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-deep-difficulty-nuclear-submarine-and-asw-inferiority/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:44:25

• Simple Supplement Combo Could Help Fight Deadly Brain Cancer ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/simple-supplement-combo-could-help-fight-deadly-brain-cancer    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:45:38

• Channel 4 News’ Cathy Newman and Esme Wren: Our investigative journalism is ‘more precious than ever’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/broadcast/channel-4-news-cathy-newman-and-esme-wren-our-investigative-journalism-is-more-precious-than-ever/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:46:15

• GB News apologises to Meghan Markle’s mother over false prison claim ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/gb-news-apologises-to-meghan-markles-mother-doria-ragland-for-false-prison-claim/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:46:49

• Musicians raise alarm over Hey Hi (AI) scammers ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-musicians-raise-alarm-over-ai-scammers    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:47:07

• China is developing an edge in satellite independent navigation ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/china-is-developing-an-edge-in-satellite-independent-navigation/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:47:49

• Fine-tune a RAG model with Feast and Kubeflow Trainer ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/17/fine-tune-rag-model-feast-kubeflow-trainer    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:49:28

• What's new in network observability 1.10 ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/17/whats-new-network-observability-110    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:49:38

• Fedora Community Blog: F43 FESCo Elections: Interview with Timothée Ravier (siosm/travier) ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/f43-fesco-elections-siosm/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:50:25

• Fedora Community Blog: F43 FESCo Elections: Interview with Daniel Mellado (dmellado) ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/f43-fesco-elections-dmellado/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:50:39

• Fedora Community Blog: F43 FESCo Elections: Interview with Kevin Fenzi (kevin/nirik) ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/f43-fesco-elections-kevin/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:50:51

• Fedora Community Blog: F43 FESCo Elections: Interview with Fabio Alessandro Locati (fale) ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/f43-fesco-elections-fale/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:51:08

• Fedora Community Blog: F43 FESCo Elections: Interview with Máirín Duffy (duffy/mizmo) ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/f43-fesco-elections-duffy/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:52:52

• IBM Staff Inside Fedora as Pusher of Slop ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/IBM_Staff_Inside_Fedora_as_Pusher_of_Slop.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:54:01

• An Anthropologist Made a Mammal 'Monogamy Scale'. Here's Where Humans Rank. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/an-anthropologist-made-a-mammal-monogamy-scale-heres-where-humans-rank    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:56:10

• The Arctic Just Sweltered Through Its Hottest Year on Record ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-arctic-just-sweltered-through-its-hottest-year-on-record    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:56:32

• NASA Completes Next-Gen Telescope, And It Could Soon Reveal Whether We're Alone ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-completes-next-gen-telescope-and-it-could-soon-reveal-whether-were-alone    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:56:39

• Choice of Tea or Coffee Could Influence Risk of Osteoporosis in Older Women ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/choice-of-tea-or-coffee-could-influence-risk-of-osteoporosis-in-older-women    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:56:50

• There Are Colors Missing From The Sun – And We Still Can't Fully Explain Why ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/there-are-colors-missing-from-the-sun-and-we-still-cant-fully-explain-why    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:56:58

• What’s for dinner? If it’s beef, it’ll cost you. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2025/1217/beef-prices-inflation-trump-antitrust    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:58:07

• What Are You Trying to Say? ☞ https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/16/What-Are-You-Trying-to-Say/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 05:59:05

• Introducing the Qt Task Tree Module, Part of Qt 6.11 ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-task-tree-coming-soon-in-qt-6.11    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:00:20

• Bernie Sanders calls for halt on Hey Hi (AI) data center construction ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/bernie-sanders-calls-for-halt-on-ai-data-center-construction-wants-to-ensure-that-the-technology-benefits-all-of-us-not-just-the-1-percent    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:00:53

• Drill Rapper Kay Flock Hit With 30-Year Prison Term; Judge Dismisses ‘Intellectual Disability’ Claims ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/16/drill-rapper-kay-flock-sentenced-2025/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:01:35

• Latvians less keen on talking to robots than their neighbours ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/17.12.2025-latvians-less-keen-on-talking-to-robots-than-their-neighbours.a626784/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:02:27

• What to know about Australia’s gun laws in the wake of Bondi Beach shooting ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/what-to-know-about-australias-gun-laws-in-the-wake-of-bondi-beach-shooting    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:02:41

• Australia’s New South Wales to pass emergency gun laws as funerals of Bondi attack victims begin ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/alleged-bondi-beach-gunman-to-be-charged-within-hours-australia-pm-says    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:02:53

• Australia’s gun laws riddled with loopholes and workarounds, say experts ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australias-gun-laws-riddled-with-loopholes-and-workarounds-experts-say    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:03:17

• The enemy within: New Zealand tightens laws against covert foreign influence ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/the-enemy-within-new-zealand-tightens-laws-against-covert-foreign-influence    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:03:42

• China Draws Iranian Ire Over UAE Islands Claim ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-china-uae-persian-gulf-islands/33625742.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:03:57

• US states sue administration over withheld electric vehicle program funds ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/us-states-sue-administration-over-withheld-electric-vehicle-program-funds/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:04:30

• Marilyn Manson Sexual Assault Case Dismissed Once Again Over Statute of Limitations Issues ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/16/marilyn-manson-sexual-assault-case-dismissed/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:04:53

• “I Guess They Used Hey Hi (AI) or Something”: Convicted Felon Says BillBC Journalists Deepfaked “Words in My Mouth, Literally” ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/trump-bbc-journalists-ai-deepfake    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:05:31

• OpenSSF Newsletter – December 2025 ☞ https://openssf.org/newsletter/2025/12/17/openssf-newsletter-december-2025/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:06:14

• CRA Implementation Resources from the European Commission ☞ https://openssf.org/policy/cra/2025/12/17/cra-implementation-resources-from-the-european-commission/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:06:33

• India summons Bangladesh envoy over security concerns in Dhaka ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-summons-bangladesh-envoy-over-security-concerns-in-dhaka    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:06:59

• Auto Parts Giant LKQ Confirms Oracle EBS Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/auto-parts-giant-lkq-confirms-oracle-ebs-breach/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:07:50

• Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/inside-an-ice-detention-center-detained-people-describe-severe-medical-neglect-harrowing-conditions    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:09:17

• Pluralistic: Happy Public Domain Day 2026! (17 Dec 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/17/boop-oop-a-doop/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:09:46

• Brett Wilson LLP now in trouble. Unpaid for recent work, now facing lawsuits from their own clients (Yanpolsky), who just replied to their defence so the case is going ahead https://caseboard.io/cases/e66c60e3-fc1b-425b-a733-2788bfe6ac37 they've had no 'defamation business' since July and even then only a case opened, no further action taken    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:40:29

• So of course workers are leaving (or being laid off).    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:40:46

• Karma. http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/22/Brett_Wilson_LLP_Has_Just_Again_Implicitly_Admitted_Breaching_C.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:41:15

• LinuxSecurity Founder Dave Wreski Quit Participating in the Slopfarm 10 Months Ago ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/LinuxSecurity_Founder_Dave_Wreski_Quit_Participating_in_the_Slo.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:41:38

• Linus Torvalds Seems to Have Aged Faster Since the Bullying by the 'CoC Brigade' (Enforced via 'Linux' Foundation, a GAFAM Front Group) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/Linus_Torvalds_Seems_to_Have_Aged_Faster_Since_the_Bullying_by_.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:41:44

• LinuxSecurity Founder Dave Wreski Quit Participating in the Slopfarm 10 Months Ago (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/LinuxSecurity_Founder_Dave_Wreski_Quit_Participating_in_the_Slo.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 06:41:58

• Canonical serving Microsoft ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/canonical-is-adding-net-10-support-for-ubuntu-24-04-higher/ https://techrights.org/o/2023/05/30/mark-shuttleworth-microsoft/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 07:39:10

• Alpine 3.23.2 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/alpine    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 07:39:37

• MODOS 0.9 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/modos    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 07:39:44

• RELIANOID 7.8.0 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/relianoid    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:25:01

• Linux Kernel Rust Code Sees Its First CVE Vulnerability ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/First-Linux-Rust-CVE    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:25:09

• Adding salt makes EVERYTHING more delicious and adding Rust always makes things secure    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:25:35

• Rust is magical pixie dust. Just add water and have faith. Trust Rust.    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:26:03

• "I contact my Congressional representatives twice a year regarding US citizens being displaced by H1B and L1 visa holders." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k93mbfcc    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:53:36

• Monster-catching RPG 'EvoCreo' arrives on PC on January 7, 2026 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/monster-catching-rpg-evocreo-arrives-on-pc-on-january-7-2026/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:54:56

• The Home Sweet Home update for Palworld with the ULTRAKILL crossover is out now | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/the-home-sweet-home-update-for-palworld-with-the-ultrakill-crossover-is-out-now/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:55:22

• Sweden ☛ https://thegrayzone.com/2025/12/17/julian-assange-sweden-nobel-venezuelas-machado/ | Source: The Gray Zone    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:56:11

• "Whales, Birds, and Killer Roads" ☛ https://therevelator.org/this-year-in-conservation-science-2025/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:56:27

• "Epstein's fortune came from scaring billionaires" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/16/epsteins-fortune-came-from-scaring-billionaires.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:58:21

• "MAGA's vow to never mock opponents' deaths immediately broken" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/15/magas-vow-to-never-mock-opponents-deaths-lasted-broken-at-first-opportunity.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:58:33

• "Desktop Linux Just Keeps Winning" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/desktop-linux-just-keeps-winning:1    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:58:44

• "Final Rob Reiner Interview: Trump, Spinal Tap, Misery, Princess Bride" https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/rob-reiner-final-interview-spinal-tap-1235485229/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:58:54

• "Hit piece?: Trump has 'alcoholic's personality,' chief of staff says in bombshell interview" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/trump-has-alcoholics-personality-chief-of-staff-says-in-bombshell-interview-998573619    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:59:07

• "This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even If the Fix Breaks the Law" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/16/0745203    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:59:17

• "Chat Control 2: Vad vi vet om förhandlingarna" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/12/17/chat-control-2-vad-vi-vet-om-forhandlingarna/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:59:26

• "The thing about chess | Seth's Blog" https://seths.blog/2025/12/the-thing-about-chess/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:59:38

• "Why Growth Matters" https://molodtsov.me/2025/12/why-growth-matters/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:59:48

• "The internet is furious over the Vanity Fair Trump cabinet portraits. But the photographer says the goal was “to reveal something more real” | Digital Camera World" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/the-internet-is-furious-over-the-vanity-fair-trump-cabinet-portraits-but-the-photographer-says-the-goal-was-to-reveal-something-more-real    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:00:04

• "How Rob Reiner Tipped the Balance Against Donald Trump" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/rob-reiner-donald-trump-princess-bride/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:00:16

• "A Huge Number of People Starved to Death After Elon Musk Cut USAID's Funding" https://futurism.com/future-society/people-starved-death-elon-musk-usaid    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:00:34

• "This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/what-presidential-panic-looks-like/685307/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:00:45

• Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl just got a huge free Stories Untold upgrade | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/stalker-2-heart-of-chornobyl-just-got-a-huge-free-stories-untold-upgrade/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:01:50

• Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II to release in Spring 2026 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/warhammer-40000-mechanicus-ii-to-release-in-spring-2026/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/warhammer-40000-mechanicus-ii-to-release-in-spring-2026/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:02:13

• "There are some spectacular works that are being freed on January 1: [...]" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/17/boop-oop-a-doop/#satisfaction-skank | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:03:28

• "On January 1, 2026, thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1925" ☛ https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2026/ | Source: Duke University    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:03:40

• "Virginia-based Operation Bluebird asked the US Patent and Trademark Office on 2 December to cancel X’s federal “Twitter” trademarks" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/x-moves-to-block-bid-to-revive-twitter-brand/275674/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:04:12

• "A week ago, Operation Bluebird announced that "after 12 months of quiet work," it had filed to claim the Twitter trademark." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/17/x_twitter_brand_lawsuit/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:04:27

• "C&D its victim into making a change, which itself only happens because the victim can’t afford to fight back. It sucks, but it’s reality." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/17/the-koozie-people-bullied-a-wooden-drink-sleeve-product-woodzie-into-a-name-change/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:04:46

• Open Fodder, an open source port of the classic Cannon Fodder v2.0 released | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/open-fodder-an-open-source-port-of-the-classic-cannon-fodder-v2-0-released/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/open-fodder-an-open-source-port-of-the-classic-cannon-fodder-v2-0-released/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:05:17

• MicroProse announce a revival of the retro Geoff Crammond Racing series | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/microprose-announce-a-revival-of-the-retro-geoff-crammond-racing-series/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/microprose-announce-a-revival-of-the-retro-geoff-crammond-racing-series/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:05:32

• Latest Steam Deck update will warn you if an Xbox controller needs upgrading | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/latest-steam-deck-update-will-warn-you-if-an-xbox-controller-needs-upgrading/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/latest-steam-deck-update-will-warn-you-if-an-xbox-controller-needs-upgrading/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:05:53

• Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/steam-replay-is-live-and-notes-only-14-of-playtime-spent-by-all-steam-users-was-for-2025-releases/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:06:11

• "Digital Streaming Platforms (DSPs) are not archives. They’re digital storefronts." ☛ https://flamedfury.com/posts/what-music-ownership-means-to-me/ | Source: Flamed Fury    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:07:20

• "When Verizon refused to unlock an iPhone purchased by Kansas resident Patrick Roach, he had no intention of giving up without a fight." ☛ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/verizon-refused-to-unlock-mans-iphone-so-he-sued-the-carrier-and-won/ | Source: Ars Technica    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:07:26

• "Shortly after that exchange, the language on the website was changed." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-12-17/fcc-deletes-reference-to-agency-independence-during-us-senate-hearing | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:09:12

• "Wednesday’s session caps a process that started in 2003, when the UN convened the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/18/wsis_20_plus_resolved/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:09:18

• "I studied at school until the 10th grade, but once I got married, they immediately pulled me out." ☛ https://oc-media.org/child-marriage-across-the-caucasus-why-laws-alone-arent-enough/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:09:43

• "The now-adopted amendments have become a subject of broad public debate within Georgian society, both among those living in the country and Georgians residing abroad." ☛ https://oc-media.org/georgian-parliament-passes-bill-banning-overseas-voting/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:09:52

• "The upside is that technology makes the fight for human rights possible on a more global scale, because we can see and connect our movements together; however, most tech that we use today is controlled by Big Tech." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/advancing-digital-rights-in-2026/ | Source: Tor    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:10:02

• "Iran is committing crimes against humanity through torture of prisoners, mass executions, international silencing, and restrictions" ☛ https://english.anf-news.com/women/women-s-organizations-call-for-action-against-violations-in-iran-82684 | Source: ANF News    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:10:14

• "I’m frustrated, and I’m angry at the state of accessibility on the web. I’m usually not much one for profanity, but I’m fucking pissed off" ☛ https://vale.rocks/posts/accessibility-importance | Source: Declan Chidlow    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:10:24

• "That is a perfectly reasonable statement. But the phrase “traditions and historic forms of government” should be examined. Which I will do in a moment. First, a word about “hectoring.”" ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/dictatorship-beware-excuses | Source: The Next Move    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:10:35

• "We can’t pay rent." ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2025/12/woman-standing-on-street-holding-sign.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:10:49

• "For the first time since its authorization for wear in the 1800s" ☛ https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2025/12/17/attention-ladies-you-can-now-wear-the-iconic-marine-corps-boat-cloak/ | Source: USMC    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:11:01

• "In Iran, a groom or his family usually pays a dowry, or "Mehrieh," to his wife. It often takes the form of gold coins, but it can also include cash, property and other items." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/iran-curbs-womens-rights-further-by-changing-dowry-law/a-75203300 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:11:15

• "A federal judge has rejected Sarah Palin's request for a third trial in her libel lawsuit against the New York Times" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/16/sarah-palins-eight-year-lawsuit-against-the-new-york-times-ends-again.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:11:35

• "Journalists and cultural figures began a three-day protest in Vilnius on Tuesday as Lithuania’s parliament moved to consider amendments that would make it easier to dismiss the head of the country’s public broadcaster, LRT" ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2777121/journalists-begin-3-day-protest-over-lrt-law-changes | Source: LRT    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:11:47

• "Here are some pieces that caught my eye, although you should go check out the full set." ☛ https://werd.io/nieman-labs-predictions-for-journalism-2026/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:11:57

• "Naturally, not everyone thought this was a good thing." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/if-chatbots-can-replace-writers-its-because-we-made-writing-replaceable/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:12:19

• "we’ve tracked 296 deliberate [Internet] shutdowns in 54 countries in 2024, and at least 244 more in 2025 so far." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/12/deliberate-internet-shutdowns.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:12:38

• "Yesterday, Rep. Harriet Hageman released her bill to repeal Section 230." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/17/section-230-faces-repeal-support-the-coverage-thats-been-getting-it-right-all-along/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:13:16

• "A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for conspiring to commit secession by “actively participating” in a Taiwan-based group that advocates Hong Kong independence." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/17/teenager-jailed-for-3-5-years-over-hong-kong-independence-group-involvement/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:13:27

• "We treat that story like a Palantir quirk, some weird exception from a weird company. It isn’t. It’s a preview." ☛ https://robertgreiner.com/the-most-expensive-wall-in-software/ | Source: Robert Greiner    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:14:33

• "As we reflect on the year that has passed, we would like to take the opportunity to give back to the world of Linux and Open Source." ☛ https://blog.zorin.com/2025/12/17/our-gift-to-the-open-source-ecosystem-this-holiday-season/ | Source: Zorin Group    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:15:00

• "The campaign’s website describes the abuse that elephants endure during training, and later, in their lives as riding elephants." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2025/1217/india-elephants-abuse-wildlife-sos | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:15:30

• "For years, Tesla has marketed its so-called "Autopilot" and "Full Self-Driving" software like a sci-fi dream that somehow skipped beta testing and ducked federal regulation." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/17/tesla-about-to-learn-californias-laws-are-real.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:15:58

• "In blog post “Quickpost: USB Electric Razor” I mention USB trigger boards." ☛ https://blog.didierstevens.com/2025/12/18/usb-trigger-boards/ | Source: Didier Stevens    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:17:09

• "Kwon’s Terra project unraveled in May 2022 in a $40 billion crash after the algorithmic stablecoin lost its dollar peg and ultimately went to zero." ☛ https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-98/ | Source: Molly White    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:17:18

• "US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is calling for a nationwide moratorium on datacenter construction" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/17/datacenter_ai_bernie_sanders/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:18:16

• "Fast forward a few years, and power density per rack increased to 15kW, 20kW, 30kW, or even 40kW (in the case of Nvidia H100-based racks)." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cooling/the-data-center-cooling-state-of-play-2025-liquid-cooling-is-on-the-rise-thermal-density-demands-skyrocket-in-ai-data-centers-and-tsmc-leads-with-direct-to-silicon-solutions | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:18:28

• "The site, which includes a 5MW solar park and a 5.9MWh battery energy storage system, will locally produce green hydrogen for trucks, port, and rail equipment, in addition to small ships operating through the Port of Walvis Bay." ☛ https://www.h2-view.com/story/plug-power-installs-5mw-electrolyser-in-namibia/2136032.article/ | Source: H2 View    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:18:50

• "The commission is also moving to an automatic enrollment system for customers who meet the requirements." ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/16/maine-expands-program-to-help-low-income-households-pay-electric-bills-amid-rising-costs/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:19:29

• "Then David is joined by Will Thomas, a professor at the Michigan Ross School of Business, to discuss Thomas’s paper “[Crytpocurrency] Kleptocracy.”" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2025/12/the-david-frum-show-will-thomas-crypto/685296/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:19:40

• "As Waymo glitches go, it’s pretty ironic: in a sense, attempts by law enforcement to jockey the crowd around in order to clear vehicle traffic are a perfect illustration of who gets the right-of-way in US cities." ☛ https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/waymo-parade-traffic | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:19:52

• "Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-12-17/trump-administration-moves-to-dismantle-leading-climate-weather-research-center | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:20:49

• "The annual report, released Tuesday, also notes the Arctic’s lowest maximum sea-ice extent and its wettest year on record." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/the-arctic-just-experienced-its-warmest-year-on-record/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:20:56

• "It is not often that members of Congress steer attention to others. But Khanna and Massie did just that." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/epstein-files-survivors/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:22:13

• "The new habeas petition claims “substantial new evidence has emerged” that shows Maxwell did not receive a fair trial." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-files-conviction-b2886642.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:22:20

• "I’ve said this a million times." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/rob-reiner-final-interview-spinal-tap-1235485229/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:23:11

• "It would appear that this was motivated by Islamic State ideology" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/australia-pm-says-islamic-state-ideology-drove-bondi-beach-shooters-1842630320 | Source: RTL    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:23:26

• "For the first time in history, Sub Sea Baby underwater drones blew up a Russian Project 636.3 Varshavyanka-class submarine" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/16/ukraine-claims-it-hit-russian-submarine-in-wartime-first-a91448 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:23:57

• "This Thursday and Friday, EU heads of state and government will meet to discuss and vote on this plan." ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/europes-battle-over-russias-blocked-assets-is-nearing-its-endgame/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:24:09

• "a game of cat and mouse" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-sanctions-envoy-choking-russia-revenues/33624740.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:24:54

• "The suspects were aged between 14 and 18 when they carried out the crimes, while the victims were as old as 20. The suspected crimes occurred between August and November of this year." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20200368?origin=rss | Source: YLE    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:25:17

• "To comply with these mandatory blocking requirements, ISPs in EU countries have indeed restricted access to the associated domain names." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/eu-ban-on-russian-war-propaganda-misfires-blocks-social-media-giants-pirate-iptv/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:25:29

• "The ban excludes anyone under 16 from a range of social media platforms, including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-12-teens-social-media-16s.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:25:40

• "would not have the money to sustain Ukraine economically and militarily into 2026 and on" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/12/17/2025/eu-to-decide-on-unlocking-frozen-russian-assets-to-aid-ukraine | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:25:53

• "The European Union has laid out a plan to use the frozen assets to harness €90 billion ($105 billion) for a loan to help Ukraine repel Moscow's forces" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251217-us-pressuring-eu-not-to-use-frozen-russian-assets-for-kyiv-ukraine-official-says | Source: France24    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:26:07

• "What does “about” mean here, exactly? Why less than two?" ☛ https://kellett.im/a/keeping-secrets |    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:26:52

• "He also suggests remedies: [...]" ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2025/12/17/shitting-us-not-2/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:27:02

• "The cruise line has updated its list of prohibited items, specifically banning smart glasses and similar wearable devices from public areas." ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/surveillance-at-sea-cruise-firm-bans-smart-glasses-to-curb-covert-recording | Source: Bitdefender    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:27:14

• "It’s not just Australia." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/17/when-the-internet-grew-up-and-locked-out-its-kids/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:27:34

• "Another year has come and gone, and with it, thousands of data breaches that affect millions of people." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/breachies-2025-worst-weirdest-most-impactful-data-breaches-year | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:27:52

• "TikTok not only tracks its users while they are using the TikTok app itself" ☛ https://noyb.eu/en/tiktok-unlawfully-tracks-your-shopping-habits-and-your-use-dating-apps | Source: NYOB    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:28:02

• "New research from Infoblox Threat Intel shows that parked domains – long treated as harmless and forgotten ad pages" ☛ https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-opinion/the-secret-life-of-parked-domains-the-internet%E2%80%99s-forgotten-real-estate-is-now-a-pressing-threat.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:32:22

• "Typosquatting is registering a package name that looks like a popular one" ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2025/12/17/typosquatting-in-package-managers.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:33:13

• "Following publication of our original article, GitHub reversed its decision." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/17/github_charge_dev_own_hardware/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:33:44

• Windows TCO: "According to the NMFTA’s 2026 Transportation Industry Cybersecurity Trends Report" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/nmfta-warns-of-surge-and-sophistication-of-cyber-enabled-cargo-theft/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:35:04

• Windows TCO: "The shift marks a turning point for industrial leaders. Cyber security is no longer a problem to delegate to IT." ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/why-the-factory-floor-is-now-a-prime-target-for-cybercriminals.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:35:11

• "The rough consensus of these spaces has been strongly in favor of the sort of centralized tech monopolies" ☛ https://soatok.blog/2025/12/17/the-revolution-will-not-make-the-hacker-news-front-page/ | Source: Dhole Moments    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:35:56

• "The biggest night in Hollywood will soon be streamed right next to Mr. Beast." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3014759/the-oscars-will-dump-abc-for-youtube.html | Source: PC World    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:36:06

• "The show, including red carpet coverage and behind-the-scenes access, will stream live on YouTube around the world, with U.S. viewers also able to watch via YouTube TV." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-12-17/oscars-move-youtube-abc | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:36:20

• "In the post, he called Billboard’s chart formula “outdated” and..." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/youtube-stop-submitting-data-billboard-charts-1235486500/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:36:55

• "They demanded true freedom … for their money. The manifestos were marketing pitches." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/17/the-resonant-computing-manifesto-same-ai-slop-same-ai-guys/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:37:13

• "The slow page load is due to the fact that unfortunately GoComics has put some anti-scraping technology in front of their website which makes it take longer for the aggregator to look for strips there." ☛ https://blog.kamens.us/2025/12/17/comics-aggregator-workaround-while-nancy-is-in-transition/ | Source: Jonathan Kamens    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:37:24

• "When a deepfake targeted him personally, Vaishnav Anand panicked. But when everything settled down, he turned that panic into purpose." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/why-17-year-old-built-ai-expose-deepfake-maps | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:37:32

• "As with other uses of genAI, this raises questions of copyright, some of which have already found their way to court." ☛ https://walledculture.org/how-genai-is-taking-true-fans-activity-and-creativity-to-the-next-level/ | Source: Walled Culture    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:37:47

• "We saw it on our phones. We ate it in our bowls. This year, “slop” was everywhere." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/merriam-websters-word-of-the-year-for-2025-is-slop-the-ai-generated-junk-that-fills-our-social-media-feeds-180987887/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:38:04

• "The Turing test, a long-established tool for measuring machine intelligence, gauges the point at which a text-generating machine can fool a human into thinking it’s not a robot." ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-year-in-ai-slop | Source: New Yorker    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:38:30

• "The whole thing unraveled quickly, according to local reporting." ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-surveillance-school-clarinet | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:38:44

• "It’s also making some great podcasts" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/joe-rogan-speechless-ai-podcasts | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:38:56

• "Even if you don’t trust the view count" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/liberals-democrats-ai-deepfakes | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:39:45

• "It's now late into 2025, and just over a year since I wrote my last post on Passkeys." ☛ https://fy.blackhats.net.au/blog/2025-12-17-yep-passkeys-still-have-problems/ | Source: William    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:40:19

• "Buttfield-Addison’s Kafkaesque situation has been covered by numerous sites" ☛ https://tidbits.com/2025/12/17/compromised-apple-gift-card-leads-to-apple-account-lockout/ | Source: TidBITS    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:40:34

• "The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a recently disclosed security flaw affecting multiple Fortinet network security and management platforms to its known exploited vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog" ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/critical-fortinet-flaws-under-active-attack | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:40:48

• "Google has reintroduced the ability for publishers to set different ad pricing on its products for the first time in more than six years." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/google-removes-unified-pricing-rules-that-hit-publisher-ad-yield-in-2019/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 09:40:57

• "A list of things I might dump in 2026: [...]" ☛ https://mark.hysted.com/things-i-might-dump-in-2026/ | Source: Mark Hysted    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:02:31

• "Even though McCalip's analysis already puts the kibosh on the financial side" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/new-calculator-helps-evaluate-the-economics-of-datacenters-in-space-running-the-numbers-on-orbital-computing-reveals-a-brutal-reality | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:03:08

• "I have been saying for a few years now how I wish there were a mechanical pencil that combined the heft and feel of a Rotring" ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/posts/new-mechanical-pencil | Source: Pete Brown    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:03:16

• "I think there are times failure should be the only option." ☛ https://jimmitchell.org/2025/12/16/failure/ | Source: Jim Mitchell    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:03:55

• windows tco https://yle.fi/a/7-10090244    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:04:58

• "... seems to serve no purpose other than distraction ..." https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/Microsoft_Lunduke_The_Problem_With_Some_Program_Project_is_That.shtml iophk: here would be the perfect paragraph to enumerate some of the items he distracts from (talking about the distraction without naming the targets only distracts)    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:06:44

• "The NIH has cut billions of dollars in research projects since President Donald Trump took office in January" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2025/12/former-nih-scientist-sues-trump-administration-claims-illegal-firing-over-research-cuts/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:07:33

• "Academic researchers become experts in their fields through years of hard work and dedication." ☛ https://www.the-scientist.com/scientists-share-insights-on-how-to-improve-academic-research-73861 | Source: LabX Media Group    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:07:43

• "One virtue I’ve come to value in writing is simplicity." ☛ https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/16/What-Are-You-Trying-to-Say/ | Source: Ben Congdon    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:08:17

• "The building is so low tech, it has the last remaining manually operated elevators in the city." ☛ https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2025/12/a-place-away-from-tech.html | Source: Computational Complexity    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:08:32

• "It's about the Times New Roman vs Calibri debate and how asinine basically all of it is, but it ends with this bit that I love: [...]" ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/times-new-roman-calibri-and-who-accessibility-is-for-hint-all-of-us/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:08:52

• "Like the best camera is the one you have with you, the best tool is the one you actually use, and sometimes that means grabbing a piece of junk that was destined for the trash." ☛ https://www.michaelgale.dev/blog/my-favourite-tool | Source: Michael Gale    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:09:59

• "Thus we come to the core of this declaration." ☛ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/12/an-appeal-from-united-federation-of.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:10:10

• "A major update is a new wideband-to-fullband bandwidth extension module." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/opus-1-6-audio-codec-released-with-96-khz-audio-and-ml-improvements/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:11:21

• "Much of the nation’s 911 call centers are still using legacy technology from the ‘60s and ‘70s." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/lawmakers-discuss-how-to-get-the-nation-transitioned-to-ng911/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:11:52

• "Opus 1.6 introduces an experimental wideband-to-fullband speech enhancer that was presented at WASPAA 2025." ☛ https://opus-codec.org/demo/opus-1.6/ |    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:12:02

• "If you use Django Admin as instructed, your site hosts the admin panel at /admin." ☛ https://marijkeluttekes.dev/blog/articles/2025/12/16/quick-tip-change-your-django-admin-endpoint/ | Source: Marijke Luttekes    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:14:03

• "In this post, we will explore how to use nnetsauce in R. [...]" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/12/finally-figured-out-a-way-to-port-python-packages-to-r-using-uv-and-reticulate-example-with-nnetsauce/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:14:12

• "The elves took on the project. And it wasn't too difficult. The class API didn't really change, it just expanded." ☛ https://perladvent.org/2025/2025-12-17.html | Source: Perl    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:15:58

• "How does it work? First, Frosty created a transpierce.conf config file for it" ☛ https://perladvent.org/2025/2025-12-18.html | Source: Perl    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:16:07

• "But if we want things to head for stable, we’re eventually going to want to decide on syntax." ☛ https://blog.yoshuawuyts.com/syntactic-musings-on-the-fallibility-effect/ | Source: Yoshua Wuyts    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:16:54

• "I’ve been told by a bunch of people that this was exactly correct, and almost an equal number telling me this is wrong. Git!" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/undo-a-git-commit-before-a-git-push/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:17:12

• "Sixteen days in, and I’ve been dancing around what many consider the fundamental compiler optimisation: inlining." ☛ https://xania.org/202512/17-inlining-the-ultimate-optimisation | Source: Matt Godbolt    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:17:23

• "It feels weird to write an Advent of Code retrospective a week before Christmas." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/advent-of-code-2025-retrospective/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:18:28

• "Armadillo is a powerful and expressive C++ template library for linear algebra and scientific computing." ☛ https://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/12/17/#rcpparmadillo_15.2.3-1 | Source: Dirk Eddelbuettel    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:18:52

• "This is a more thorough coverage of one of the topics that came up in my recent BSC25 talk "Assuming As Much As Possible"" ☛ https://azmr.uk/dyn/ |    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:19:01

• "As we reflect on 2025, it is clear that this has been a transformative year for the FreeBSD Project and the FreeBSD Foundation." ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/2025-a-year-of-advocacy-community-and-growth/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:25:18

• "Commence to popcorn." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/plasma-6-5-review.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:26:26

• Your Raspberry Pi Can Be a Real Desktop (If You Pick the Right OS) ☞ https://itsfoss.com/raspberry-pi-desktop-os/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:31:54

• Spack – multi-platform package manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/spack-multi-platform-package-manager/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:32:18

• qo – query JSON, CSV, and TSV files using SQL ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/qo-query-json-csv-tsv-files-sql/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:32:32

• FileSSH – TUI-based file explorer for SSH servers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/filessh-tui-based-file-explorer-ssh-servers/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:32:47

• Usenet Reborn – TUI client for Usenet enthusiasts ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/usenet-reborn-tui-client-usenet-enthusiasts/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:33:00

• ZStack – infrastructure as a service software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/zstack-infrastructure-service-software/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:33:24

• BOSGAME M6 HX370 Hey Hi (AI) PC running GNU/Linux – Power Consumption ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bosgame-m6-hx370-ai-pc-running-linux-power-consumption/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:33:34

• git-scope – TUI dashboard ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/git-scope-tui-dashboard/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:33:50

• Kdenlive 25.12.0 added New Welcome Dialog & Widget Docking System ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/kdenlive-welcom-widget-docking/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:34:12

• Microsoft Lunduke: The Problem With [Some Program/Project] is That It's "Gay" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/Microsoft_Lunduke_The_Problem_With_Some_Program_Project_is_That.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:38:43

• How To Install Uptime Kuma on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-uptime-kuma-almalinux-10/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:39:17

• forgit – utility for using git interactively ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/forgit-utility-for-using-git-interactively/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:40:11

• Bab – modern task runner ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bab-modern-task-runner/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:40:21

• lx – convert selected files into clean, consistent Markdown-fenced blocks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lx-convert-files-markdown-fenced-blocks/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:40:32

• 9 Best Free and Open Source Hard Disk Utilities for System Tweakers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/harddiskutilities/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:40:48

• Manage your Business with a Complete Software Solution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/businessprocessmanagement/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:41:16

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1050942/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:41:39

• "When I reflect back on what inspired me about free software 25 years ago, it was much more political than technical." ☛ https://wingolog.org/archives/2025/12/17/in-which-our-protagonist-dreams-of-laurels | Source: Andy Wingo    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:43:15

• "You own your phone, but someone else dictates its functions." ☛ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/your-digital-life-is-not-yours | Source: FSF    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:43:26

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:43:33

• "The culprit isn't the device itself but the invisible code running inside it, and the fight for control over that code is one of the most important battles for human rights in the twenty-first century."    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:43:57

• "Let me explain why I moved away from my previous generator, Eleventy (11ty, 11ty, three months later)." ☛ https://www.jmduke.com/posts/2026.html |    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:45:01

• "I’ve noticed that relying on ROWIDs for primary keys in Sqlite 3 tables can result in IDs being reused." ☛ https://lmika.org/2025/12/18/some-caution-on-using-rowids.html | Source: Leon Mika    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:45:21

• "I recently added domain exclusion lists and paywalled content filtering to Scour." ☛ https://emschwartz.me/short-circuiting-correlated-subqueries-in-sqlite/ | Source: Evan Schwartz    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:45:33

• "Anthony Enzor-DeMeo formally took over as CEO of Mozilla Corporation, outlining a strategy that places trust" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/mozilla-new-leadership-will-prioritize-transparent-ai-and-user-control/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:45:52

• "Headers I'm currently looking at include: [...]" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/FakeBrowsersAndHTTPHeaders | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:46:07

• "Hello again from the Thunderbird development team as we start to wind down for the holidays! Over the past several weeks" ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/12/thunderbird-monthly-development-digest-december-2025/ | Source: Thunderbird    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:46:39

• "The new version focuses primarily on fixes rather than new functionality." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/vlc-3-0-23-media-player-released-with-windows-fixes-and-security-updates/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:46:50

• "Hey wow I’m typing this from Emacs! For the first time in more than a decade I decided to see if my beloved Sublime Text" ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/12/properly-preparing-tea-while-shaving-a-yak/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:47:00

• "The first milestone came during the first half of 2025." ☛ https://blog.powerdns.com/powerdns-in-2025-new-products-and-two-milestone-anniversaries | Source: PowerDNS    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:47:25

• "Most people think they’ll be safe from most cyber security threats as long as they pay attention and follow certain rules" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3014583/leaving-your-phones-wi-fi-on-all-the-time-is-a-huge-risk-experts-warn.html | Source: PC World    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:47:50

• "These elements show that mobile devices have a large attack surface that multiple offensive actors strive to exploit" ☛ https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/uploads/CERTFR-2025-CTI-013.pdf |    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:48:02

• "As we round out the year at Raspberry Pi, we’re reflecting on the work we’ve done to become more sustainable." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/sustainable-solutions-a-year-in-review/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:48:18

• "For it to perform its new bartending job, Vitor rebuilt the robot." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/12/17/humanoid-robot-becomes-a-bartender/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:48:29

• "One of the most significant areas of progress continues to be Apple’s System Management Controller" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/asahi-linux-delivers-apple-silicon-gains-with-kernel-6-18/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:48:52

• [Old] "Earlier in the week, we reported on the barnstorming success Linux distro Zorin OS has had since the official end of support" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/gaming-first-linux-distro-delivers-a-petabyte-of-isos-in-one-month-as-users-avoid-forced-updates-to-windows-11-bazzite-distro-is-another-safe-haven-for-win-10-refugees | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:49:15

• "Every few months (or years), I get a bout of nostalgia, and I revisit my old DOS classics." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/games/reviving/dosbox-sound-midi.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:49:49

• "In system logs (and thus in anything that's expected to feed into them), an 'error' should mean that something is wrong and it needs to be fixed." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/ErrorsShouldRequireFixing | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:50:28

• "Modern CSS is freakin’ amazing. Widespread support for nesting, variables, :has, and :not has unlocked so much potential." ☛ https://danq.me/2025/12/17/modern-css-magic-with-has-and-not/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:50:43

• "it didn’t work." ☛ https://kerrick.blog/posts/2025/re-affordances-and-lean-css/ | Source: Kerrick Long    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:50:52

• "Forms were likely one of the reasons why browser vendors joined forces in the WHATWG in 2004." ☛ https://htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/18/ | Source: Markup from Hell    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:51:01

• "This is more for me to remember what I did, but it might be helpful for you too." ☛ https://briancallahan.net/blog/20251216.html | Source: Brian Callahan    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:51:14

• "I needed a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W for a research project I am doing with some graduate students. It needed to run FreeBSD and with 15.0-RELEASE having just been released and claiming support for the device, I figured now was a good time to pull the trigger on one."    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:51:23

• "This week we dig full force into some interesting listener questions." ☛ https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/471 | Source: The Ask Noah Show    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:52:05

• "When you are renting a physical dedicated server, this stuff seems no big deal." ☛ https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2025/12/17/eventually-a-simpler-more-local-website/ | Source: Positech Games    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:52:35

• "Marking 10 years of the European Astro Pi Challenge, inspiring young people to send Python code to run on the ISS." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/astro-pi-is-10-a-decade-of-your-code-in-space/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:52:57

• "To build on this foundation, Canonical has now extended its ESM (Expanded Security Maintenance) for ROS coverage to ROS Noetic content-sharing snaps." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/extending-ros-noetic-support-with-esm-enabled-content-snaps | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:53:18

• "Executing on this vision, we are eager to announce our first planned change to the next major version of RHEL" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/simplifying-red-hat-enterprise-linux-planning-removal-modularity-red-hat-enterprise-linux-11 | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:53:56

• "Behind the scenes" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/more-meets-eye-behind-scenes-red-hat-enterprise-linux-10-part-4 | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:54:03

• "Thankfully, just as containers solved development problems like portability and environment isolation for applications" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/run-containerized-ai-models-locally-ramalama | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:54:08

• "This is the fourth compilation of our tutorials and other related articles on Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat," which have been published here" ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2025/12/collection-of-ubuntu-2404-tutorials-part-iv-camera-tux-math-tux-typing-list-of-desktop-notes-debian-trixie-find-and-replace.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 15:55:49

• My first bootleg manga (that I returned) ☞ https://rubenerd.com/my-first-bootleg-manga-that-i-returned/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:00:11

• xenophobia ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/17/murder-of-10-year-old-tajik-boy-at-school-outside-moscow-sparks-international-outcry-xenophobia-fears | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:01:06

• Andy Wingo: in which our protagonist dreams of laurels ☞ https://wingolog.org/archives/2025/12/17/in-which-our-protagonist-dreams-of-laurels    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:01:41

• how to fix GrapheneOS Surveillance Giant Google Play Store and Surveillance Giant Google Maps stopped working after update (Pixel 7 Pro) (DF DFERH 01) ☞ https://dwaves.de/2025/12/17/how-to-fix-grapheneos-google-play-store-and-google-maps-stopped-working-after-update-pixel-7-pro-df-dferh-01/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:01:59

• Ruby 4.0.0 preview3 Released ☞ https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2025/12/18/ruby-4-0-0-preview3-released/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:02:21

• Kubernetes v1.35: Timbernetes (The World Tree Release) ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/12/17/kubernetes-v1-35-release/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:02:54

• Flatpak 1.16.2 Adds Reinstall Support for Bundle Installations ☞ https://linuxiac.com/flatpak-1-16-2-adds-reinstall-support-for-bundle-installations/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:03:23

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1508.jpg    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:08:34

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1858.jpg    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:08:44

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-12-18.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:09:22

• zf – fuzzy finder designed for filtering filepaths ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/zf-fuzzy-finder-filtering-filepaths/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:19:58

• Best Free and Open Source IaaS Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/iaas/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:20:09

• Linus Torvalds Seems to Have Aged Faster Since the Bullying by the 'CoC Brigade' (Enforced via 'Linux' Foundation, a GAFAM Front Group) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/Linus_Torvalds_Seems_to_Have_Aged_Faster_Since_the_Bullying_by_.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:20:19

• antiX 25-beta2 released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/antix    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:20:38

• Meet Armbian Imager, the Official Flashing Utility for Armbian Linux, Beta Out Now ☞ https://9to5linux.com/meet-armbian-imager-the-official-flashing-utility-for-armbian-linux-beta-out-now    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:21:37

• Flatpak 1.16.2 GNU/Linux App Sandboxing Framework Enables VA-API for defective chip maker Intel Xe GPUs ☞ https://9to5linux.com/flatpak-1-16-2-linux-app-sandboxing-framework-enables-va-api-for-intel-xe-gpus    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:22:08

• Mozilla Localization (L10N): Contributor Spotlight: Andika ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2025/12/18/contributor-spotlight-andika/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:29:42

• FSF Blogs: Your digital life isn't yours: The hidden battle for software freedom ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/your-digital-life-is-not-yours    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:30:35

• FSF Blogs: FSD meeting recap 2025-12-12 ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/fsd-recap-2025-12-12    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:30:50

• OpenShot 3.4: New Effects, Better Performance & LUT Support ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/openshot-3-4-released-with-lut-support    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:31:11

• Voyager 26.04-alpha3 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/voyager    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:31:25

• Mozilla’s New CEO Confirms Firefox Will Become an “AI Browser” ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/mozilla-new-ceo-firefox-ai-browser-strategy    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:31:58

• ASPI launches Australia’s first polar security program ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/aspi-launches-australias-first-polar-security-program/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:33:44

• Australia was a haven for generations of Jews. Now, they wonder about the future. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2025/1217/bondi-beach-shooters-australia-victims-suspects-gunman    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:33:57

• Prosecutor calls 2019 storming of Hong Kong legislature ‘unprecedented,’ as 7 appeal rioting sentences ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/18/prosecutor-calls-2019-storming-of-hong-kong-legislature-unprecedented-as-7-appeal-rioting-sentences/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:35:32

• Mexican Army deploys 720 troops, armored vehicles to protect Michoacán avocado industry ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexican-army-troops-vehicles-uruapan-avocado/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:37:15

• To curb violence in Nigeria, the US should offer Abuja carrots, not sticks ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/to-curb-violence-in-nigeria-the-us-should-offer-abuja-carrots-not-sticks/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:41:39

• Fake video announcing ‘coup in France’ sparks anger at the Élysée ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20251217-fake-video-announcing-coup-in-france-sparks-anger-at-the-%C3%A9lys%C3%A9e    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:42:36

• A Regional College's Enrollment Bet Worked. Or Did It? ☞ https://www.chronicle.com/article/webster-u-s-risky-bet    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:43:56

• House Dems call on OSC to review potential FEMA whistleblower retaliation ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2025/12/house-dems-call-on-osc-to-review-potential-fema-whistleblower-retaliation/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:44:47

• Toradex Luna SL1680 – A “Pro Consumer” Raspberry Pi lookalike based on Synaptics SL1680 Edge Hey Hi (AI) SoC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/18/toradex-luna-sl1680-a-pro-consumer-raspberry-pi-lookalike-based-on-synaptics-sl1680-edge-ai-soc/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:46:27

• France detains 22-year-old suspect over interior ministry cyberattack ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251217-france-detains-22-year-old-suspect-over-interior-ministry-cyberattack    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:46:55

• Too thin to buy? Why ultraslim phones from Samsung, Fashion Company Apple aren’t selling in South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/too-thin-to-buy-why-ultraslim-phones-from-samsung-apple-arent-selling-in-south-korea    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 16:54:43

• US Congress ends Assad-era Syria sanctions, opening door to investment ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251217-us-congress-ends-syria-sanctions    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:10:05

• KDE PIM Sprint in Paris ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2025/12/17/kde-pim-sprint-in-paris/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:14:34

• Australia to Crack Down on Hate Speech After Bondi Attack ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/australia-hate-speech-legislation.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:15:27

• Dihydroxyacetone Man insists on the US economy's strength in address to nation ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251218-live-trump-addresses-the-nation    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:17:59

• Element-by-Element: Federal Circuit Rejects Functional Equivalence in Car Seat War ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/12/element-functional-equivalence.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:18:51

• CAFC Dismisses EFF Appeal, Upholds Broad District Court Discretion on Motions for Permissive Intervention ☞ https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/12/17/cafc-dismisses-eff-appeal-upholds-broad-district-court-discretion-motions-for-permissive-intervention/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:21:42

• Federal Circuit Reverses Car Seat Patent Injunction, Grants New Trial on Willfulness ☞ https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/12/17/federal-circuit-reverses-car-seat-patent-injunction-grants-new-trial-willfulness/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:21:54

• "Over the years there have been a few CPUs designed to directly run a high-level programming language, the most common approach being to build a physical manifestation of a portable code virtual machine." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/designing-a-cpu-for-native-basic/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:22:36

• Protests over media freedom in Lithuania continue – here’s what you need to know ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2778336/protests-over-media-freedom-in-lithuania-continue-here-s-what-you-need-to-know    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:23:53

• Journeys in hosting 1/x — Precomputed SSH host keys ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/18/journeys-in-hosting-1-x-precomputed-ssh-host-keys/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:24:28

• Sam Thursfield: Status update, 17/12/2025 ☞ https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/status-update-17-12-2025/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:31:45

• Overcoming Cloud-Native Observability Challenges: Dealing With High Data Volume and Dynamic Environments ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/contributed-content/overcoming-cloud-native-observability-challenges-dealing-with-high-data-volume-and-dynamic-environments/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:32:45

• Becomingly differently social ☞ https://major.io/p/differently-social/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:43:15

• It Won't be Long Before Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Shuts Down Microsoft's Surveillance Arm LinkedIn (Already Subjected to Many Waves of Mass Layoffs, Offices Shut Down) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/It_Won_t_be_Long_Before_Microsoft_Shuts_Down_LinkedIn_Already_S.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:43:28

• For Hegseth, There Is One Boat Strike He Doesn’t Want the Public to See ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/politics/hegseth-boat-strike-video.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:43:46

• Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2025/12/senate-voting-on-901-billion-defense-bill-that-pushes-hegseth-for-boat-strike-video/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:44:18

• Warner Bros. rejects Paramount's bid, accuses it of "consistently misleading" shareholders ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251217-warner-bros-rejects-paramount-s-bid-accuses-it-of-consistently-misleading-shareholders    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:44:50

• MSCW restore defaults ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202512/mscw-restore-defaults.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:45:21

• Banner for December 2025 ☞ https://rubenerd.com/banner-for-december/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:45:44

• Driving a seamless Chromium experience on MediaTek SoCs ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/driving-a-seamless-chromium-experience-on-mediatek-socs.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:54:07

• FOSS Weekly #25.51: Pop OS 24.04 Release, Fresh Editor, eBPF Tools, Cinnamon 6.6, NTFSPlus and More GNU/Linux Stuff ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-51/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:56:47

• YouTube to Pull All Streaming Data From ‘Outdated’ Billboard Charts; Says Rankings Don’t ‘Reflect How Fans Engage with Music Today’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/17/youtube-pulling-streaming-data-billboard-charts/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:01:01

• "poetry to ‘discredit’ the military" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/17/russian-court-fines-anti-war-protester-for-using-vladimir-mayakovsky-s-avant-garde-poetry-to-discredit-the-military | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:01:23

• "Russia discloses direct war spending for the first time" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/12/17/russia-discloses-direct-war-spending-for-the-first-time-estimating-over-137-billion-in-2025 | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:01:40

• DOJ announces takedown of alleged laundering platform used by cybercriminal groups ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/michigan-e-note-crypto-exchange-takedown-ransomware-money-laundering-indictment/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:02:05

• Statement by President von der Leyen following the EU-Western Balkans Summit ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_3122    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:02:54

• EU leaders to meet for crunch summit on massive loan to Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251218-eu-leaders-to-meet-for-crunch-summit-on-massive-loan-to-ukraine    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:03:18

• E.U. Leaders Debate Plan for Ukraine Financed by Frozen Russian Assets ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/world/europe/russia-eu-ukraine-frozen-assets.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:04:25

• US 'pressuring' EU not to use frozen Russian assets for Kyiv, Ukraine official says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251217-us-pressuring-eu-not-to-use-frozen-russian-assets-for-kyiv-ukraine-official-says    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:04:37

• "calls European leaders ‘piglets’ for backing Kyiv" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/17/putin-vows-to-conquer-historic-lands-in-ukraine-calls-european-leaders-piglets-for-backing-kyiv | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:07:35

• "Remembering Alexey Okopny, the notorious ‘anti-extremism’ cop who became the face of Putin’s police state" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/18/remembering-alexey-okopny-the-notorious-anti-extremism-cop-who-became-the-face-of-putin-s-police-state | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:07:51

• Intel Alder Lake-N N100 powers modular x86 embedded platform with optional NFC interface ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/intel-alder-lake-n-n100-powers-modular-x86-embedded-platform-with-optional-nfc-interface/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:08:31

• The Public Has Spoken – Again: For a Second Time, Stakeholders Overwhelmingly Oppose Agency Proposals that Would Restrict Access to Inter Partes Review ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/12/17/the-public-has-spoken-again    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:09:17

• FLOSS Weekly Episode ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/floss-weekly-episode-859-openshot-simple-and-fast/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:11:07

• At least 22 dead in ethnic violence in western Democratic Republic of Congo ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/hrw-urges-action-after-intercommunal-massacre-in-drc/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:13:02

• Jonathan McDowell: 21 years of blogging ☞ https://www.earth.li/~noodles/blog/2025/12/21-years-of-blogging.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:14:05

• AI fake news: Macron slams Facebook (Farcebook) after false coup d’état video ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-ai-fake-news-macron-slams-facebook-after-false-coup-d-%C3%A9tat-video    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:14:22

• CAFC Upholds TTAB: BASIN BEVERAGE CO. Confusable With TAHOE BASIN, GREAT BASIN COFFEE, and NEW BASIN DISTILLING COMPANY ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/12/cafc-upholds-ttab-basin-beverage-co.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:15:04

• Step by Step Guide on How to Setup Redis Cache on Ghost (Unraid) ☞ https://www.blackmoreops.com/setup-redis-cache-on-ghost-unraid-complete-guide/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:17:45

• Bus carrying mineworkers pelted by stones in DR Congo ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20251217-bus-mineworkers-pelted-stones-artisanal-miners-dr-congo    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:18:27

• When Your Avian Intelligence Agrees a Little Too Much ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1107/when-your-avian-intelligence-agrees-a-little-too-much    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:19:17

• Hong Kong director says film was denied public screening on national security grounds ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/17/hong-kong-director-says-film-was-denied-public-screening-on-national-security-grounds/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:27:11

• Polar Bears May Be Evolving to Survive in a Warmer World ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/polar-bears-may-be-evolving-to-survive-in-a-warmer-world    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:27:33

• Maybe a Little Bit More Interesting React2Shell Exploit, (Wed, Dec 17th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32578    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:28:01

• Rayneo Air 3s Pro AR Glasses Review ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/rayneo-air-3s-pro-review/index.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:28:31

• Easier Than Nano! Fresh is a Fresh New Rust-based Terminal Editor for GNU/Linux ☞ https://itsfoss.com/fresh-terminal-text-editor/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:32:41

• Asahi Linux 6.18 progress report ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1050953/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:33:09

• Engineer turns E-ink tablet into computer monitor in GNU/Linux — perfect secondary reading screen to reduce eye strain over the network ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/engineer-turns-e-ink-tablet-into-computer-monitor-in-linux-perfect-secondary-reading-screen-to-reduce-eye-strain-over-network    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:33:24

• AI-designed GNU/Linux computer with 843 components boots on first attempt ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/dual-pcb-linux-computer-with-843-components-designed-by-ai-boots-on-first-attempt-project-speedrun-was-made-in-just-one-week-and-required-less-than-40-hours-of-human-work    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:33:39

• Mozilla Addons Blog: Presenting 2025 Firefox Extension Developer Award Recipients ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2025/12/17/presenting-2025-firefox-extension-developer-award-recipients/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:34:25

• The Secret Trial of the General Who Refused to Attack Tiananmen Square ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/world/asia/china-general-tiananmen-square.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:39:52

• Microsoft OSI talks about what it used to be (before becoming advocate for GPL violations on Microsoft's payroll) ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/top-open-source-licenses-in-2025    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:40:35

• Gaza struggles in winter conditions: Torrential rains kill 12 ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-gaza-struggles-in-winter-conditions-torrential-rains-kill-12    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:40:53

• Gaza struggles in winter conditions, with rains and sewage sparking deadly disease surge ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-gaza-struggles-in-winter-conditions-with-rains-and-sewage-sparking-deadly-disease-surge    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:41:04

• Fusion HAT+ Raspberry Pi expansion board targets motor and servo control with Hey Hi (AI) and LLMs ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/17/fusion-hat-raspberry-pi-expansion-board-targets-motor-and-servo-control-with-ai-and-llms/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:41:28

• A moment of calm, from Yosemite ☞ https://rubenerd.com/a-moment-of-calm-from-yosemite/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:42:29

• how to fix GrapheneOS Surveillance Giant Google Play Store and Surveillance Giant Google Maps stopped working after update (Pixel 7 Pro) ☞ https://dwaves.de/2025/12/17/how-to-fix-grapheneos-google-play-store-and-google-maps-stopped-working-after-update-pixel-7-pro/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:42:36

• Warner Bros board rejects takeover bid from Paramount, favours deal with DRM spreader Netflix ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/business/20251217-warner-bros-board-rejects-takeover-bid-from-paramount-favours-deal-with-netflix    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:42:59

• Warner Bros. Urges Shareholders to Reject Paramount Takeover Bid, Saying Ellisons ‘Misled’ Them ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/business/media/warner-bros-paramount-takeover-netflix.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:43:10

• How To Install Redis on Fedora 43 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-redis-fedora-43/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:43:35

• 🖼️ xkcd — Telescope Types #3182 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3182.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:51:34

• Chena Hot Spring Resort Stargazing Report gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20251217-0.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:52:04

• 🔤SpellBinding — BCIKNSU Wordo: PEONY gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-12-18.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:52:28

• "The main problem is that when you use the term "Zoom meeting" to mean "online meeting", you're giving too much power to Zoom, as if it's the only way of having a proper online meeting." gemini://nader.pm/dont-call-it-a-zoom-meeting/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:53:11

• Fake dynamic rendering site gemini://tilde.club/~silica/gemlog-en/2025-12-18_fake_dynamic_site.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 18:53:44

• Connectivity in a Digital Age gemini://authentico.dev/conversation/digital-connectivity-in-2025.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:02:36

• Follow Up: I really tried to understand "wokeness" gopher://redterminal.org:70/0/phlog/2025-12-18-Follow_Up_I_really_tried_to_understand_wokeness.txt    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:06:49

• 2025 Highlights gemini://spool-five.com/gemlog/2025-12-18_2025_review.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:08:25

• AI designs a Linux box in a week, and it boots first time https://fudzilla.com/news/ai/62232-ai-designs-a-linux-box-in-a-week-and-it-boots-first-time    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:16:26

• Cult? https://itsfoss.com/fresh-terminal-text-editor/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:16:46

• Turning this tiny laptop into a Linux work machine was one of the best decisions I've made https://www.zdnet.com/article/x-plus-storm-10-review/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:17:14

• Intel bins its open-source Gaudi user-space code https://fudzilla.com/news/62233-intel-bins-its-open-source-gaudi-user-space-code    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:17:42

• "Recently, [Greg Kroah-Hartman] proclaimed the joyous news on the Linux Kernel Mailing List that stable General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) support has finally been merged into the 6.19 Linux kernel." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/after-decades-linux-finally-gains-stable-gpib-support/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:18:08

• "I've used Linux for decades. Here are my go-to package managers and why." https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-favorite-linux-package-managers/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:18:38

• There's no such thing as a beginner Linux distro (and there never will be) https://www.howtogeek.com/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-beginner-linux-distro-and-there-never-will-be/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:18:54

• "Classic Linux tools are always there, but eBPF is the natural upgrade as it looks directly in the kernel. Once you start using these tools, it’s hard to imagine managing Linux systems without them." https://itsfoss.com/ebpf-sysadmin-tools/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:19:14

• React2Shell Vulnerability Actively Exploited to Deploy Linux Backdoors https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/react2shell-vulnerability-actively.html    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:19:35

• Windows is NOT "Linux" https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-wsl-works-for-me/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/The_Evolution_of_Microsoft_s_War_on_GNU_Linux.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:20:24

• "Most popular Linux desktop environments come with their own resource managers, but if you don't like those defaults, you can always install an alternative manager. You can also replace those full-fat GUI resource managers with a lightweight command-line-based alternative." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-linux-apps-let-you-monitor-system-resources-in-style/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:20:40

• "So, you've decided to use Linux for your studies? That's a great choice! Linux got me through four years of post-grad studies and it should serve you well. But, an operating system is only as good as the applications it can run." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-x-best-linux-apps-for-students/    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:21:04

• Slopfarm gone MAD? https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/top-links-953-the-fiscal-politics    

posted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:21:36