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Google News still returns results for the drug_addled_Nazi_that_Microsoft_hired and now tries to hide. No doubt, having him stab another employee was very embarrassing. This is just one example of how Microsoft can run damage control. As his case winds its way through the court system, people will increasingly wonder what kind of company hires people who self-admit to extensive drug usage and Nazi ideology, and then further admit that nobody on their team of 4, which costs the company over a million bucks, can figure out bugs in Azure, and have to resort to posting questions on Stack Exchange. The drug diary, which I also previously reported on, also shows that Cantrell’s behavior created an extremely toxic and harassing workplace. On numerous occasions, Cantrell says that in company meetings, he said Indians shouldn’t be allowed to work at Microsoft and that one person in particular “should have her green card revoked” for being Indian, admitted to soliciting prostitutes and getting STDs from them, and blogged extensively that tech companies who have Indian CEOs don’t have good products anymore. “I wonder if Bill Gates even uses Windows or if that Indian guy at Google even uses Google.” Almost all of the worst of his admissions in the diary were on his public Web site before the hiring. 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I’ve been thinking about this deeply for days, also in light of several news items about France and about the US pension promises being unsustainable. Are people meant to ever retire? Are people living to work? Or they do work to eventually live? (Hours after work or after they leave work altogether) “Why did the accounting people allow pension fraud to carry on for so long?”We have a lot more information in the pipeline, albeit we’re limited by what we can say at any one time. The reasons are explained in the video above as well. Why did the accounting people allow pension fraud to carry on for so long? Could they not refrain from collaborating. In fact, who does the accounting anyway? There might be an even more sinister scandal therein and we’re investigating the matter. Another question: can one actually withdraw a pension early? The state would say that’s possible, but companies lie their way or simply hide when the subject comes up (e..g. bank details specified or time for cheque to pick up with paperwork signed). The outcome of any hypothetical investigations into this turn out to be ugly. The pensions seem like a black hole. You can put money in, or >think you put money in, but you can never take anything out. “Everyone agrees that pension providers are very sensitive about their brand/ reputation (more so than banks).”Our approach here has been multifaceted; the goals and methods are many. Since we deal with an actual criminal matter, we cannot be ignored by pension providers, police etc. They cannot simply turn a blind eye. Everyone agrees that pension providers are very sensitive about their brand/reputation (more so than banks). There are several reasons for this, but those are beyond the scope of this post. As noted in the video above, many in the “tech” sector have a decent salary and thus pensions. Employers typically enroll staff as means of lock-in or “loyalty”. Millions of programmers and GNU/Linux engineers have been subjected to this, so it is on topic and very much relevant now that the media starts questioning the viability of pension systems (in the long run). Discussing the matter can compel them to double-check these things and, in general, it’ll help guard workers’ rights. The coming week should be interesting as we investigate along several separate lines. First, the accountancy. I wrote to them this weekend: Hi, I am writing to you as a person who recently resigned from your client, Sirius Corporation. You may or may not know this, but Sirius Corporation and a shell called Sirius Open Source Ltd. changed their company address to your address this past October. I confronted the company’s CEO in length over it (40-minute phonecall). He supplies a false address. The company claims to be based at your address. This CEO resigned only weeks ago. To make matter worse, the company committed serious pension fraud, as confirmed to me and ex-colleagues on April 11. We have formal letters from Standard Life to share with you. This is now a criminal matter and a serious issue that may unfold in months to come. It represents potential reputational harm to your firm. We expect the the person you’re dealing with might face extradition proceeding and prosecution for fraud, committed against many people for years. I can discuss this over the telephone with you. It’s an urgent matter. In addition, we’ll show what happens when you ask a pension provider to explain lies from many employees, including a manager. We’ll then show what happens when one asks for an “unauthorised” (but legal) withdrawal. “The coming week should be interesting as we investigate along several separate lines.”Finally, we can show what happens when trying to tackle criminals directly. Imagine the “big boss” pretending that he does not even exist; while he was stealing a lot of money from his staff in secret he worked out secret deals, eventually one with Bill Gates under an NDA. To be very clear, this is not about the money; this is not about “destroying Sirius” either but about holding criminals fully accountable and doing justice for the victims, of whom there are many (Standard Life actively obstructs inquiry into how many). The crime in this case was committed against GNU/Linux enthusiasts. It was committed by people who do not even using Linux but are recommending the Linux Foundation. Yes, that one! Remember that Linux Foundation is not for Linux. Linux is for Linux Foundation, but Linux Foundation is not for Linux but for Microsoft et al. It’s not a reciprocal relationship but an exploitative one. The same is true in Sirius. The company has oppressed and exploited people who actually use what the company uses in its marketing. “The bottom line is, the company engaged in fraud (we only found out this year) and its victims are many people who actually use GNU/Linux, unlike the perpetrators of the fraud.”For comparison’s sake, to paraphrase a friend, there’s the Linux Foundation, which has Microsoft staff on the BoD. In Sirius, the management staff does not use Linux. Then we have the Linux Foundation, whose director doesn’t even use Linux. Or Linux Foundation, which fails to protect the kernel from hostile code. In the case of Sirius, money was taken from Bill Gates in secret. We still cannot figure out what the NDA was meant to hide and why there was a relocation to Washington. Then we have the Linux Foundation, whose bureaucrats have higher salaries than key developers. Remember that Sirius paid its technical staff like 3 or 4 times below market standards (for this kind of job and working times). Compare this to the Linux Foundation, which has Linux-hostile board members. In Sirius, some managers just bullied the staff and oppressed people like it was a hobby The Linux Foundation, which advertises for its most hostile competitor, seems like an apt analogy here for many reasons. The bottom line is, the company engaged in fraud (we only found out this year) and its victims are many people who actually use GNU/Linux, unlike the perpetrators of the fraud. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 451 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.16.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_16/04/2023:_digiKam_8.0.0_and_PGroonga_3.0.0⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 8:45 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Graphics_Stack o Instructionals/Technical o WINE_or_Emulation o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Debian_Family o Devices/Embedded o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o SaaS/Back_End/Databases o Programming/Development # Python * Leftovers o Science o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Internet/Gemini * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Linux_Around_The_World:_USA_–_Hawaii⠀⇛ We cover user groups that are running in the US state of Hawaii. This article forms part of our Linux Around The World series. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ The_very_first_interview_about_Linux_with Linus_Torvalds_–_Oct_28,_1992⠀⇛ On October 28th, 1992, the first interview about Linux — with Linus Torvalds — was published in a small E-Mail newsletter. That newsletter, the aptly named “Linux News”, was written by Lars Wirzenius — a friend, colleague, and fellow student of Linus Torvalds’ at the University of Helsinki. o § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ Free Desktop ☛ mesa_23.1.0-rc1⠀⇛ Hello everyone, I'm happy to announce the start of a new release cycle with the first release candidate, 23.1.0-rc1. If you find any issues, please report them here: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/ new The next release candidate is expected in one week, on April 19th. Cheers, Eric o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Dan Langille ☛ What_runs_on_the_servers_at_home?⠀⇛ The last time I did this inventory was 2018. It is time for a refresh. # ⚓ Remy Van Elst ☛ OpenVMS_9.2_for_x86,_Getting_Started_part 2,_auto_boot,_licenses,_PAKs,_networking_and_SSH⠀⇛ This guide is a summarized / shorter version of the official installation guide. It is tailored for hobbyist usage using VirtualBox and helps you to get set up quickly. Please refer to the official documentation for any questions. The official documentation is targeted at VMWare ESXi, this guide is for VirtualBox. This guide is a follow up on part 1 of my guide. You should have an installed system in VirtualBox. Make sure you also have the license files (x86community-20240401.zip) from https:// sp.vmssoftware.com. # ⚓ Disassemble_all_ACPI_tables_on_your_system⠀⇛ $ for i in /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/*; do sudo iasl -p $PWD/$(echo $i | cut -d\/ -f6) $i && sudo chown $USER $(echo $i | cut -d\/ -f6); done The fact that Linux exposes the ACPI tables to the user via sysfs makes them a gold mine of valuable hardware information for low-level developers. Looping through each of them and disassembling them all makes them even more valuable. ⚓ Linux Cloud VPS ☛ How_to_Install_and_Secure_Redis_on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛ Redis (or remote dictionary server) is an open-source in-memory data store, NoSQL database that can be used primarily as an application cache or database. ⚓ Linux Host Support ☛ How_To_Install_Apache_Spark_on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we are going to explain in step-by-step detail how to install Apache Spark on AlmaLinux 9 OS. Apache Spark is an open- source unified analytics engine used for data processing large amounts of data. ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Install_a_LAMP_(Apache,_MySQL/MariaDB,_PHP)_Server_on Ubuntu⠀⇛ Installing LAMP on Ubuntu is simpler than you might think. Check the complete guide to know how you can easily install Apache, MySQL, and PHP on your Ubuntu machine and start building web applications in no time. ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_fix_the_“Read-Only_File_System”_error_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ If you’re an Ubuntu user and you’ve ever encountered the “Read-Only File System” error, you know how frustrating it can be. This error message usually occurs when the file system is set to read-only mode, which means that you cannot make any changes to the files or directories on your system. This can be a serious problem, especially if you need to write or edit files frequently. ⚓ How_to_install_Android_Studio_on_Debian_12_|_11_Linux⠀⇛ Developers can install their favorite Android Studio Flamingo IDE on Debian 12 Bookworm or 11 Bullseye using the terminal commands given here. Google’s team is behind the development of a popular IDE i.e Android Studio so that developers can create Android applications easily. ⚓ Setup_Snap_Store_in_Debian_12_Bookworm_Linux⠀⇛ To easily get a wide range of free and open-source software using the Snap Store GUI on Debian 12 Bookworm, here are the commands to install it using the terminal. ⚓ Steps_to_Reset_your_Root_Password_in_Debian_12_bookworm_Linux⠀⇛ Handling multiple Linux systems or once in a while, there might be chances of forgetting the root user password. If so, here is the article to reset the root password on Debian 12 Linux (bookworm) servers or desktops.    ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ MySQL_IF_ELSE_with_Concepts_and_Examples⠀⇛ Are you looking to harness the power of conditional logic in your MySQL queries? Look no further! In this article, we’ll explore the concepts of IF ELSE statements in MySQL, learn how to write them and dive into examples you can apply in your work. ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Yarn_on_Fedora_Linux⠀⇛ Yarn is a fast, reliable, and secure package manager for JavaScript designed to provide users with an efficient and seamless way to manage their project dependencies. Created as a response to the shortcomings of the npm package manager, Yarn has quickly gained popularity among developers for its innovative approach to dependency management. ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Switch_Git_Branch⠀⇛ Git, a powerful version control system, allows developers to manage their code effectively by creating and managing multiple branches within a repository. Branches provide a way to work on different features, bug fixes, or experimental code without affecting the main codebase. ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Node.js_on_Fedora_Linux⠀⇛ Node.js is a powerful, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that allows developers to build server-side applications using JavaScript. Initially released in 2009 by Ryan Dahl, Node.js has become an essential tool for developers across the globe, enabling them to create high-performance, scalable, and versatile applications. ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Calibre_on_Ubuntu_22.04_|_20.04⠀⇛ Calibre is a powerful and versatile open-source e-book management software that has been a game-changer for avid readers and e-book enthusiasts. Designed by Kovid Goyal, Calibre offers a one-stop solution to all your e-book needs, making it an essential tool for anyone with an extensive digital library. ⚓ Linux Cloud VPS ☛ How_to_Install_and_Secure_Redis_on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛ Redis (or remote dictionary server) is an open-source in-memory data store, NoSQL database that can be used primarily as an application cache or database. Redis stores its data in memory so that it can deliver unparalleled speed, reliability, and performance. ⚓ Linux.org ☛ LFCS_–_Setting_up_a_DHCP_Server⠀⇛ Most people may not deal directly with a Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) Server. Everyone will connect to the internet at times and their device is assigned an IP Address. A DHCP Server assigns the IP Addresses to devices connecting to the specific network. ⚓ LinuxTechi ☛ How_to_Configure_FreeIPA_Client_on_Ubuntu_22.04_/_20.04⠀⇛ FreeIPA is a powerful open-source identity management system that provides centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting services. In this post, we will walk through the steps to configure FreeIPA client on Ubuntu 22.04 / 20.04. ⚓ Docker_Management_Command_Cheat_Sheet⠀⇛ Docker management commands are used to manage Docker containers, images, networks, volumes, and much more. Using these commands, you can interact with the Docker daemon and run containers, build and push images, manage networks and volumes, and perform many other tasks. ⚓ Techtown ☛ Top_Keyboard_Shortcuts_for_Windows,_macOS,_and_Linux⠀⇛ Keyboard shortcuts can significantly increase your productivity by reducing the time spent navigating your computer and performing repetitive tasks. They allow you to access specific features, commands, or functions with just a few keystrokes, streamlining your workflow and enabling you to work more efficiently. ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ A_Step-by-Step_Guide_to_Secure_MySQL_Server_with_SSL/TLS⠀⇛ Ensuring secure connections to your MySQL databases is vital for protecting sensitive data and maintaining privacy. In this comprehensive guide, we will walk you through the process of configuring MySQL secure connections using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), helping you establish encrypted communication between clients and servers. ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Pre-populate_SFS_.png_and_.specs_files⠀⇛ The first time that you run ‘SFSget’, there is a delay of several minutes, while .png and .specs files are downloaded. These correspond to each SFS file available online and provide image and information in the GUI. A few people have asked if this delay could be shortened. Yes, it can. Those files go into /mnt/wkg/sfs, and now the ’3buildeasydistro’ script in woofQ will pre-populate that path with the .png and .specs files, so they don’t have to be downloaded. § WINE or Emulation⠀➾ * ⚓ Wine_development_release_8.6_is_now_available_for_Linux_FreeBSD_and macOS⠀⇛ The Wine development release 8.6 is now available. § Games⠀➾ * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ The_Last_of_Us_has_more_Steam_Deck_improvements_and lots_of_other_fixes⠀⇛ Fires continue to be put out by Naughty Dog and Iron Galaxy as they fix up The Last of Us, with a new patch landing with lots of fixes. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ MangoHud_performance_overlay_version_v0.6.9_is_out_now as_a_nice_update⠀⇛ It’s been a while since the last release but a nice update to the performance hud and benchmarking tool MangoHud is out now. This is the tool used for the performance stats on Steam Deck. * ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Top_4_New_Games_You_Can_Play_on_Linux_with_Proton_– April_2023_Edition⠀⇛ We are back with our usual monthly update! Boiling Steam looks at the latest data dumps from ProtonDB to give you a quick list of new games that work (pretty much? see ratings) perfectly with Proton since they were released… * ⚓ YLE ☛ WSJ:_Gaming_giant_Sega_to_buy_Angry_Birds_firm⠀⇛ Rovio confirmed on Saturday evening that it was in takeover talks with Japanese video game giant Sega. § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ * ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ LXQt_1.3_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_Wayland Improvements,_Bug_Fixes⠀⇛ LXQt 1.3 desktop environment is now available with various improvements to the file manager, panel, terminal, and image viewer. * § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ o ⚓ digiKam_8.0.0_is_released⠀⇛ After two years of development and bugs triage, and tests, the digiKam team is proud to present the new major version 8.0.0 of its open source digital photo manager. See below the list of most important features coming with this release. A huge Application as digiKam needs good documentation for end users, and is well written with plenty of screen- shots and screen-casts. We have been working many months to migrate and proof-read the old digiKam documentation based on DocBook format to a new architecture, more simple, easy to maintain, and translatable. After 20 years, we left the DocBook manual for the modern Sphinx/ ReStructuredText framework. This one is really a pleasure to use by documentation writers. § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ * § Debian Family⠀➾ o ⚓ Daniel Pocock ☛ Modern_Slavery_&_Debian_Open_Source⠀⇛ This is analogous to what we see in Debian and other large free software organizations, where the threat of public humiliations, in place of dismissal, has become a common way to exercise some form of coercive control over individual volunteers. [...] If we consent to work in exchange for recognition and if that recognition is deliberately and maliciously stolen from us then it is a worse outcome than if we were simply forced to work while being tied up in chains. o ⚓ Khochu_Zhit⠀⇛ Our project currently supports Trisquel_GNU/Linux 10 (nabia) & 11 (aramo), PureOS 10 (byzantium), Gnuinos chimaera, Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) & 22.04 (jammy), Debian 10 (buster) & 11 (bullseye), and Devuan GNU+Linux 4.0 (chimaera). Others can be supported to, please open an issue about it, although my focus is on FSDG-compliant distributions and their upstreams. * § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ o ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ ESP_Terminal_is_equipped_with_3.5”_Capacitive Touch_display_and_2MP_camera⠀⇛ The ESP Terminal from Elecrow is a handheld device based on the ESP32-S3-WROOM Wi-Fi + Bluetooth LE microcontroller. The compact device includes multiple terminal connectors for sensors and LiPo battery support. * § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ o ⚓ Winners_and_Losers:_Android_gets_a_space-saving_update_as_YouTube locks_SharePlay_behind_a_paywall⠀⇛ o ⚓ India Times ☛ Irctc:_IRCTC_has_a_‘warning’_for_all_Android smartphone_users_–_Times_of_India⠀⇛ o ⚓ Sportskeeda ☛ How_to_record_a_phone_call_on_Android_in_2023⠀⇛ o ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Indiedroid_Nova_is_a_Rockchip_RK3588S_SBC_with full-body_heatsink,_fan,_and_a_swappable_eMMC_flash_–_CNX Software⠀⇛ o ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Android_13_starts_rolling_out_for_2020′s_LG_Wing; it’s_the_last_system_update_for_LG’s_last_smartphone_–_PhoneArena⠀⇛ o ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ The_LG_Wing_is_finally_receiving_an_Android_13_update –_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛ § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ * ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Some_thoughts_on_OpenSSH_versus_SSH⠀⇛ When I started to write yesterday’s entry on how OpenSSH certificates aren’t X.509 certificates, I initially titled it as being about ‘SSH certificates’. This wouldn’t be unusual; Matthew Garrett’s article We need better support for SSH host certificates also uses ‘SSH’ here. I changed my entry’s title out of a sense of pickyness, because although OpenSSH is the dominant SSH implementation, it’s not the only one. Or maybe it is, depending on your perspective, or at least the only SSH that matters and so we might as well talk about ‘SSH certificates’. * ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ Wike_is_a_Wikipedia_Reader_for_Linux_Desktops⠀⇛ Wike is a GTK4/libadwaita Wikipedia reader for Linux. It’s sort of like a site-specific browser for Wikipedia but offers additional features and better integration than a standard browser tab can. * ⚓ The New Stack ☛ Walkthrough:_Bitwarden’s_New_Secrets_Manager⠀⇛ It was only a matter of time before a popular password manager, such as Bitwarden, would create a secrets manager… * § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ o ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PGroonga_3.0.0_–_Multilingual_fast_full_text search⠀⇛ Hi, PGroonga 3.0.0 has been released! NOTE: If you’re a PGroonga 1.Y.Z user, PGroonga 3.0.0 has an incompatible change! If you’re a PGroonga 2.Y.Z user, PGroonga 3.0.0 does NOT have an incompatible change. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇:-)⦈ See also release announce blog post: https://groonga.org/ en/blog/2023/04/13/pgroonga-3.0.0.html § About PGroonga PGroonga is a PostgreSQL extension that makes PostgreSQL fast full text search platform for all languages! It’s released under PostgreSQL license. o ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ DB_Doc_10.2_released⠀⇛ Yohz_Software has released DB_Doc_10.2, the PostgreSQL schema documentation tool, and is available for immediate download. * § Programming/Development⠀➾ o ⚓ Wrlach ☛ Neural_networks_mystify_me⠀⇛ Neural networks (there really there is nothing “neural” about them) are really not new: I remember hearing about that as an undergraduate in the early 2000s (and I think they were rather old hat even then). At the time, they were pretty much dismissed as a warmed-over model of behaviorism, unlikely to be useful anywhere except perhaps in a few simplistic applications. Based on what I saw at the time, I agreed and basically bought into the idea that computers are mainly useful as an adjunct to human processes, systems and intuition. o ⚓ Jason Swett ☛ What_a_flaky_test_is_and_why_they’re_hard_to_fix⠀⇛ The fact that the flakiness usually can’t be reproduced locally means that it’s harder to reproduce and diagnose the buggy behavior of the flaky tests. In addition to the fact that flaky tests often only flake on CI, the fact that flaky tests don’t fail consistently adds to the difficulty of fixing them. Despite these difficulties, I’ve developed some tactics and strategies for fixing flaky tests that consistently lead to success. In this post I’ll give a detailed account of how I fix flaky tests. o ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Validate_Date_String_in_PHP:_Exploring_Multiple Options⠀⇛ Date validation is an essential part of many web applications, as it ensures that users input correct and meaningful dates. PHP, a popular server-side scripting language, offers several functions to help developers validate date strings with ease. o ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ 12_Tips_to_Secure_Your_MySQL_Database_Server:_Best Practices_and_Techniques⠀⇛ Securing your MySQL database is vital to protect sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access. o ⚓ Spidermonkey_Development_Blog:_SpiderMonkey_Newsletter_(Firefox 112-113)⠀⇛ SpiderMonkey is the JavaScript engine used in Mozilla Firefox. This newsletter gives an overview of the JavaScript and WebAssembly work we’ve done as part of the Firefox 112 and 113 Nightly release cycles. o § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ James G ☛ CS193p⠀⇛ Flash forward years later and I found myself in love with programming, particularly Python and the web. CS193p was both exactly for what I was looking and not quite right for me at the same time: a demonstration of what was possible with programming, but that was missing the same allure that I found in Python later in my coding journey. § Leftovers⠀➾ * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Sufficiently_Advanced_Tech:_Has_Bugs⠀⇛ Arthur C. Clarke said that “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. He was a sci-fi writer, though, and not a security guy. Maybe it should read “Any sufficiently advanced tech has security flaws”. Because this is the story of breaking into a car through its headlight. * ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Even_Making_Trivial_Decisions_Can_Be_Draining,_But_You Can_Make_It_Easier⠀⇛ What to do? * § Science⠀➾ o ⚓ Mark Dominus ☛ I_liked_this_simple_calculus_exercise⠀⇛ A recent Math SE question asked for help computing the value of $$\int_0^{2000} e^{x/2-\left\lfloor x/ 2\right\rfloor}\; dx.\tag{$\star$}$$ Often when I see someone’s homework problems I exclaim “what blockhead TA assigned this?” But I think this is a really good exercise. Here’s why. o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ This_1,000-Year-Old_Stone_Tablet_May’ve_Been_a Maya_Sports_‘Scoreboard’⠀⇛ Who’s winning? * § Hardware⠀➾ o ⚓ Tedium ☛ Socket_To_Me:_Why_the_processor_socket,_an_important part_of_most_desktop_computers,_lost_its_upgrade_path_as_computers became_smaller_and_more_integrated.⠀⇛ The evidence is getting stronger by the day that our computers are becoming less upgradable, with more things soldered on, glued in, and screwed down than ever. Part of this is a side effect of our computers getting smaller, but part of it also is a direct result of the companies that make our computing devices getting more protective over who can open up a machine. One company, whose name rhymes with “map pull,” has even gained a reputation for removing once-common upgradability options like RAM and storage. Because who needs a 512GB SSD anyway? It’s with this in mind that I’d like to frame today’s Tedium around the processor socket, an important part of building a computer from scratch. Make sure you have your pins all lined up. — Ernie @ Tedium o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Tower_Records_in_Japan!⠀⇛ Seeing the No Music No Life merchandise and contemporary English music interspersed with K-Pop and Japanese virtual streamers… it was uncanny. o ⚓ Ben Congdon ☛ The_Soul_of_an_Old_Machine⠀⇛ I strongly considered keeping the old MBP as a momento of this now-closed chapter of my life, but ultimately decided on recycling it. One less piece of old hardware sitting around, and hopefully Apple actually is able to salvage some materials from it. o ⚓ Nelson Elhage ☛ Efficiency_trades_off_against_resiliency⠀⇛ What’s the “right” level of CPU utilization for a server? If you look at a monitoring dashboard from a well- designed and well-run service, what CPU utilization should we hope to see, averaged over a day or two? It’s a very general question, and it’s not clear it should have a single answer. That said, for a long time, I generally believed that higher is always better: we should aim for as close to 100% utilization as we can. Why? Well, anything less than 100% represents unused hardware capacity, which means we’re wasting resources. If a service isn’t maxing out its CPU, we could move it onto a smaller instance or run some additional work on that node. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Better_Laser_Cuts:_Know_Your_Kerf⠀⇛ The recent crop of laser cutters are nothing short of miraculous. For a few hundred dollars you can get a machine that can easily engrave and — subject to materials — cut well, too. [Nate] has been taking advantage of a laser to make boxes that join together using finger joinery. The problem is, the pieces have to fit exactly to get a good box. While setting dimensions in software is fine, you need to account for how much material the laser removes — something traditional woodworkers and machinists know as kerf. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Noninvasive_Sensors_For_Brain–Machine_Interfaces_Based On_Micropatterned_Epitaxial_Graphene⠀⇛ As fun as brain-computer interfaces (BCI) are, for the best results they tend to come with the major asterisk of requiring the cutting and lifting of a section of the skull in order to implant a Utah array or similar electrode system. A non-invasive alternative consists out of electrodes which are placed on the skin, yet at a reduced resolution. These electrodes are the subject of a recent experiment by [Shaikh Nayeem Faisal] and colleagues in ACS Applied NanoMaterials employing graphene-coated electrodes in an attempt to optimize their performance. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ 3D_Printed_Tool_Lets_You_Measure_Component_Reels Easily⠀⇛ Component reels are a highly-0ptimized packaging format. They deliver components to pick and place machines for effective high-speed assembly. As more of us get into working with SMD components, we’re exposed to them as well. [MG] wanted a way to easily measure tape from component reels, which is difficult because they’re often curled up. Thus, they whipped up a nifty little tool for the job. o ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ HDD_Sales_Crater,_Drop_35%_Year-over-Year⠀⇛ Unit shipments of nearline drives suffer the most in the first quarter as exascalers remain cautious. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Relive_The_Glory_Days_Of_Sun_Workstations⠀⇛ When the IBM PC first came out, it was little more than a toy. The serious people had Sun or Apollo workstations. These ran Unix, and had nice (for the day) displays and network connections. They were also expensive, especially considering what you got. But now, QEMU can let you relive the glory days of the old Sun workstations by booting SunOS 4 (AKA Solaris 1.1.2) on your PC today. [John Millikin] shows you how in step-by-step detail. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Real_Radar_Scope_CRT_Shows_Flights_Using_ADS-B⠀⇛ Real-time flight data used to be something that was only available to air traffic controllers, hunched over radar scopes in darkened rooms watching the comings and goings of flights as glowing phosphor traces on their screens. But that was then; now, flight tracking is as simple as pulling up a web page. But where’s the fun in that? * § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ o ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Supreme_Court_Temporarily_Blocks_Mifepristone Restrictions_in_a_Rare_Win_for_Abortion_Rights⠀⇛ The decision, issued Friday, delays a ruling from a federal appeals court and will allow abortion providers to continue providing the drug as usual for now. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Thailand,_Indonesia_readying_for_holidays- fuelled_spike_in_Covid-19_cases⠀⇛ Thailand is anticipating a spike following Songkran, while Indonesia is set to witness the biggest wave of travellers during Hari Raya Aidilfitri. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Boy’s_Suicide_in_Poland_Spurs_Backlash_Against State_Media_Tactics⠀⇛ A public radio station in the city of Szczecin is under fire for helping to identify a 15-year-old sex abuse victim, the son of a local opposition politician, who later killed himself. o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Cold_Temperatures_Seem_to_Have_a_Mysterious Effect_on_Longevity⠀⇛ This could be the secret. o ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ What_exactly_is_ghee,_and_why_do_people_love it?⠀⇛ Janet Blaser examines this ‘liquid gold’ that’s in Indian cuisine for centuries and has recently become the newest trendy health food. o ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Weed,_water_and_welfare:_the_week_at_the mañaneras⠀⇛ President López Obrador addressed marijuana licensing, water shortages, hospital improvements and more at the weekday morning pressers. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ As_Paper_Shows_Benefits_of_Expanded_Child_Tax Credit,_Sinema_Challenger_Gallego_Says_‘Bring_It_Back’⠀⇛ “Bring it back.” o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Kamala_Harris_rallies_as_high_court_eyes abortion_pill_rules⠀⇛ Vice President Kamala Harris is urging Americans to take action during “a critical point in our nation’s history” as thousands of people protested new limits to abortion rights in demonstrations across the country. The nationwide rallies come after the U.S. Supreme Court intervened Friday to delay rule changes that would have limited the way the abortion drug mifepristone could be used and dispensed, to give itself more time to review the matter more thoroughly. Harris made a surprise stop at a rally in Los Angeles on Saturday where she called the latest upheaval over abortion rights a further incursion by conservatives into myriad “fundamental rights.” o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘He_Needs_to_Be_Investigated’:_Abortion_Case Judge_Potentially_Hid_Law_Review_Article_From_Senate⠀⇛ Calls for an investigation into Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk mounted Saturday after The Washington Postrevealed that the U.S. judge behind a temporarily blocked ruling against an abortion medication may have taken his name off of a controversial law review article as he sought a nomination to the federal bench from then- President Donald Trump. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Australians_push_for_greater_flexibility_to work_from_home_after_Covid-19_transforms_workplace⠀⇛ Nation’s 150,000 federal civil servants are demanding unlimited work from home rights. o ⚓ James G ☛ Loneliness⠀⇛ Note: This post discusses loneliness. I’m okay. Let me say that again. I’m okay. I feel more connected than I have in a long time. With that said, if it weren’t for my friends being open about their experiences with loneliness — and the encouragement I received to talk about my feelings — I may not have written this essay. I hope my experience below is helpful to someone and conveys one key point: if you experience or have experienced loneliness, you are not the only one. Let my post below be a testament to that. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Eid_in_Indonesia:_E­-commerce_businesses continue_to_flourish_even_with_Covid-19_curbs_eased⠀⇛ But this year’s Lebaran shopping may be the last wave of pent-up demand after economic reopening. o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Blood_Test_For_a_Sugar_Molecule_May_Eventually Help_Early_Detection_of_Alzheimer’s⠀⇛ A new warning system. * § Proprietary⠀➾ o ⚓ Vox ☛ Is_Twitter_finally_dying?⠀⇛ So Twitter isn’t dead. But it’s getting there. If you’re on Twitter today, you’re likely experiencing an app that is more frequently broken, more random, and more unhinged. The site has seen a sustained uptick in outages and bugs. Many users are complaining about seeing more content in the new For You feed that they don’t want to see. There are active neo-Nazis on the platform. And just this week, NPR and PBS, two major news outlets with over 10 million combined followers, stopped using the platform, saying they had lost faith in Musk’s decision- making after he slapped a “government-funded media” label on the accounts. o ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_brief,_eventful_history_of_Twitter_under_Elon_Musk⠀⇛ Yesterday (April 14) marks one year since Elon Musk announced his offer to buy Twitter. And what an eventful year it was. First came some backpedaling by Musk, and legal challenges surrounding the acquisition. After the Musk era officially began, there were mass layoffs and changes to the platform… o ⚓ The Hill ☛ New_Twitter_settings_could_hinder_timely_storm warnings:_National_Weather_Service⠀⇛ The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning that Twitter’s limit on automated tweets could hinder its ability to post timely storm and other weather updates. The NWS Tsunami Warning Center and several other local NWS offices tweeted out posts alerting their followers that the platform’s new restrictions could prevent them from being able to post all updates about weather events that they normally would. o ⚓ Tom MacWright ☛ The_one_about_AI⠀⇛ I feel in the middle, as someone who writes prose and code on a regular basis but also helps guide companies, people, and do other sorts of founder stuff. All I’m saying is, whichever way it turns out, spare me in the revolution. o ⚓ Xe’s Blog ☛ Automuse:_A_System_for_Generating_Fiction_Novels⠀⇛ If you know of any AI/Machine Learning scientific journals or academic conferences, I have an academic paper version of this post available here. I would love to submit this paper to be formally published, but I’m not sure where to send it. o ⚓ Chris Ferris ☛ Pen_Testing_AWS⠀⇛ Thirteen pages later, I realized I didn’t write a blog post but a white paper. I was going to post it over at PrimeHarbor, along with a post on how to get an AWS PenTest, but then Nick Jones penned an excellent blog post On AWS Penetration Testing. o ⚓ Greece ☛ Cyber_gang_blackmails_Cypriot_university_to_pay_$100K [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ According to experts, the Medusa ransomware terminates crucial services and processes for Windows operating programs and penetrates file backup systems while targeting mail servers, database servers, and security software. o ⚓ Eric Hameleers ☛ Update_available_for_Chromium_112_to_address zero-day_exploit⠀⇛ Chromium, regular and un-googled. Two days ago on friday, Google released an out-of-cycle stable update. This 112.0.5615.121 update addresses and fixes a zero-day exploit (CVE-2023-2033) which is already actively abused. * § Security⠀➾ o § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Russia-pushed_UN_Cybercrime_Treaty_may rewrite_global_law._It’s_…_not_great⠀⇛ The UN Cybercrime Treaty, to the extent it gets adopted, is expected to define global norms for lawful surveillance and legal processes available to investigate and prosecute cybercriminals. And what has emerged so far contemplates [PDF] more than 30 new cybercrime offenses, with few concessions to free speech or human rights. This fifth negotiating session involves representatives from more than 100 member states trying to come up with draft chapters covering international cooperation, technical assistance, cybercrime prevention, implementation details and other provisions. * § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ o ⚓ RFERL ☛ ‘Leave_As_Soon_As_Possible’:_New_Conscription_Law_Raises Fresh_Fears_Of_Mobilization_At_Home_And_Abroad⠀⇛ The new April 14 law modifies Russia’s military service rules that previously required the in-person delivery of notices to conscripts and reservists who are called up for duty. Now, the notices issued by local military conscription offices will also be sent electronically and be considered valid from the moment they are put on a state portal for electronic services, known as Gosuslug. The law will also set up an electronic registry of all people required to serve and collect their personal data while creating a public list of all those who have been summoned for military service. Unlike in September, however, fleeing abroad is not as straightforward of a process as before, with the list of possible countries to receive Russian citizens shrinking. o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Sudan’s_army_and_rival_force_battle, killing_at_least_27⠀⇛ Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force have engaged in fierce fighting in the capital and elsewhere in country. A Sudanese doctor’s group says at least 27 people were killed and more than 180 wounded as the two forces battled Saturday with armored vehicles, machine guns and airstrikes. The fighting delivered a new blow to recent hopes of an eventual transition to democracy and it raised fears of a wider conflict as fighting continued into Saturday night. The clashes capped months of heightened tensions between the armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces group. Those tensions had delayed a deal with political parties to get the country back to its short-lived transition to democracy. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukrainian_Soldiers_Freeze_Sperm_as_a_Way_to_Defy Russia⠀⇛ Some Ukrainian soldiers are trying to ensure that even if they die in the war, their partner can still build a family. They also want to send Russia a message of defiance. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Death_Toll_From_Russian_Strike_in_Sloviansk, Ukraine,_Climbs⠀⇛ Rescuers were searching through rubble a day after the city of Sloviansk was struck as fighting raged in Bakhmut. o ⚓ France24 ☛ Death_toll_mounts_in_Sudan_as_army,_paramilitary_fight for_power⠀⇛ Fighting in the Sudanese capital raged into the early hours of Sunday after a day of deadly battles between paramilitaries and the regular army that left at least 56 people dead and nearly 600 wounded. o ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_rocket_launch_sends_debris_into_sea near_Taiwan,_Taipei_authorities_report⠀⇛ China said Sunday it had launched a satellite into orbit, with authorities in Taiwan saying rocket debris had fallen into the sea where Beijing announced a no-sail zone this week. Maritime authorities in China’s eastern Fujian province this week banned ships from an area north of Taiwan from 9:00 am (0100 GMT) to 3:00 pm o ⚓ JURIST ☛ Human_rights_groups_criticize_Iraq_decision_making Yazidi_sexual_violence_survivors_file_criminal_complaints_to receive_reparations⠀⇛ A group of NGOs including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International Friday released a joint statement criticizing the Iraqi government’s decision to require applicants for reparations under the Yazidi Survivors Law to file a criminal complaint. o ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_and_UK_target_Russian_oligarch_affiliates_in_latest round_of_sanctions⠀⇛ The US and UK governments last week unveiled a batch of sanctions against individuals and entities who have allegedly enabled Russian oligarchs on the UK’s designated sanctions list to access their external assets.  o ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ US_Arms_Industry_Planning_First_Taiwan_Trip_in_Four Years⠀⇛ When asked about the prospect of US companies jointly producing arms with Taiwan, a Biden administration official expressed support for the idea. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ G-7_to_discuss_‘common_and_concerted’ approach_to_China,_US_official_says⠀⇛ Foreign ministers from the world’s wealthiest nations are set to discuss China’s actions involving Taiwan. o ⚓ Convict_who_started_the_fire_at_Madımak_Hotel_in_Sivas_may_be released⠀⇛ The Constitutional Court ruled that Yunis Karataş who started the fire that caused the Sivas Massacre in 1993 has “committed a terror crime” but cannot be evaluated as a “terror convict” since the latter requires the presence of a definite terrorist organization. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ A_Path_to_Peace_in_Yemen⠀⇛ A delegation from Saudi Arabia has arrived in Yemen’s capital Sana’a alongside Omani negotiators with the aim of reaching a resolution to the protracted war in Yemen. This marks a major turning point in a conflict that began more than eight years ago and has been characterized as a stalemate between Yemen’s Houthis and a coalition of anti-Houthi forces backed and led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Zelensky_sanctions_Sergey_Shoigu’s_daughter,_several famous_athletes,_and_Yandex_—_Meduza⠀⇛ President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed two orders, which put into effect the recommendations of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, to sanction more than 400 individuals, as well as 241 companies, with connections to Russia. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ What’s_Needed_for_True_Peace_in_Yemen⠀⇛ The news that Saudi officials, who have been leading a bombing campaign in Yemen for eight years, met with the Houthi officials who control much of the country on April 9 to possibly renew a truce that ended in October is positive. But a renewed truce that does not address the harm that warring parties have caused to Yemen’s civilians will not be sustainable without accountability. o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Kazan_residents_report_audible_explosions_outside_city. Emergency_services_say_there_have_been_no_reports._—_Meduza⠀⇛ Residents of Kazan posted on social media about audible explosions in the area of a tank training ground, writes local publication Inkazan. Journalists for the outlet reported that a column of smoke was visible from the southern part of the city as well as from surrounding villages. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ War_would_bring_disaster_to_China_too,_says Taiwan_presidential_contender_William_Lai⠀⇛ Mr Lai says a war would have no winners. o ⚓ France24 ☛ Left_in_limbo:_Afghan_refugees_in_Albania⠀⇛ In August 2021, when the US hurriedly pulled out of Afghanistan, it organised an airlift to evacuate those who had worked with NATO forces and found themselves threatened by the Taliban. These evacuations became chaotic and not everyone made it out. Meanwhile, Washington insisted on security checks for the Afghans and asked third countries to take some of them in while their visa requests were processed. Albania is one of 27 countries that are now home to Afghan refugees. FRANCE 24′s Nadia Bletry and Thierry Trelluyer went to meet some of them and found that in many cases, their lives are still in limbo a year and a half later. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Wagner_Group_Head_Urges_Moscow_To_Wind_Down_War_In Ukraine⠀⇛ Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Kremlin-connected businessman who controls the Wagner mercenary group that is playing a leading role in the fighting in eastern Ukraine, has said that a long conflict in Ukraine could lead to the dissolution of Russia. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukraine,_Russia_Mark_Orthodox_Easter_With_Large_Prisoner Exchange⠀⇛ Russia and Ukraine completed a prisoner exchange that resulted in the return of 130 Ukrainian prisoners, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, wrote on Telegram on April 16. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Zelenskiy_Calls_For_Immediate_‘Security_Guarantees’_For Ukraine⠀⇛ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called for “effective security guarantees for Ukraine” immediately, even as rescue work continues following a Russian air strike in the Donetsk region city of Slovyansk that left at least 11 civilians dead. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Poland_Bans_Import_Of_Ukrainian_Grain,_Other_Produce_To Protect_Local_Farmers⠀⇛ Poland has banned the import of grain and other food items from Ukraine after farmers said their incomes were cut by the duty-free movement of large quantities of Ukrainian produce. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Hungary_Joins_Poland_in_Banning_Grain_Imports From_Ukraine⠀⇛ The move is a diplomatic setback for Kyiv, and further raises the stakes of negotiations to renew a deal on shipments via the Black Sea. o ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Polish_Ban_on_Ukrainian_Grain_and_Food Imports_to_Apply_to_Transit,_Says_Minister⠀⇛ A Polish ban on imports of Ukrainian grain and other food will also apply to the transit of these products through the country… o ⚓ France24 ☛ Poland_bans_Ukrainian_grain_imports_to_protect_local farmers⠀⇛ Poland on Saturday banned imports of grain and other food from Ukraine to protect local farmers, said the governing party’s leader. Earlier in the day, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the US should stop “encouraging war” in Ukraine “and start talking about peace” on the third day of his state visit to China. Follow our blog to see how the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT + 2). o ⚓ RFA ☛ Grassroots_efforts_in_border_areas_address_mental_anguish for_Myanmar_refugees⠀⇛ After escaping conflict, refugees face new anxieties in border areas, including risk of arrest o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Azerbaijani_Weightlifters_To_Boycott_Armenia-Hosted Championships_After_Flag_Incident⠀⇛ Officials in Baku say Azerbaijani athletes will boycott the European Weightlifting Championships in the Armenian capital of Yerevan and return home after an Azerbaijani flag was set afire by an apparent intruder at an opening ceremony late on April 14. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Fighting_Rages_In_Ukraine’s_Bakhmut_As_Death_Toll_In Slovyansk_Climbs_To_11⠀⇛ Intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces raged in the devastated town of Bakhmut on April 15 as the death toll from a Russian strike in nearby Slovyansk climbed to 11. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korea_fires_warning_shots_after_North’s boat_crosses_sea_border⠀⇛ The incursion came as tension flared over the North’s stepped up military activities in recent weeks. o ⚓ NYPost ☛ South_Korea_fires_warning_shots_after_North’s_boat crosses_sea_border⠀⇛ South Korea fired warning shots toward a North Korean vessel that crossed the maritime border on Saturday, South Korea’s military said a day after the incident which came amid recent tension over the North’s missile tests. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_launches_weather_satellite,_flights avoid_no-fly_zone_to_north_of_Taiwan⠀⇛ Taiwan’s defence ministry said some debris had fallen into the ‘warning zone’, but they did not affect the island’s territorial safety.  * § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ o ⚓ Salon ☛ American_prophet:_Nearing_the_end_of_his_life,_Daniel Ellsberg_can’t_be_confined_to_the_past⠀⇛ After working inside the U.S. war machinery as a military analyst employed by the RAND Corporation, Ellsberg became its highest-ranking operative to opt out, bravely throwing sand in its gears by revealing the top-secret Pentagon Papers, at risk of spending the rest of his life in prison. That 7,000-page study, an internal Defense Department history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, exposed lies about U.S. policies that had been told under four successive presidents. During the 52 years since then, Ellsberg has continually provided key information and cogent analysis of the pretexts for U.S. wars, and has also focused on what those wars have actually meant in human terms. * § Environment⠀➾ o § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ China_auto_show_highlights_intense electric_car_competition⠀⇛ Global and Chinese automakers plan to unveil more than a dozen new electric SUVs, sedans and muscle cars this week at the Shanghai auto show, their first full-scale sales event in four years in a market that its developing its own EVs, self- driving cars and other futuristic technology. Global automakers are competing to roll out appealing electric vehicles in the technology’s biggest, most crowded market after the ruling Communist Party invested billions of dollars in subsidies to buy an early lead in an emerging industry. They face intense competition from young but aggressive Chinese brands with fast-developing technology and lower prices. o § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Why_to_Be_a_Capitol_Hill_Citizen⠀⇛ Spring, the season of renewal, is here. The ants are diligently building their little symmetrical ant hills. The robins are in their nests occupied with posterity. And the anointed members of Congress, after a long recess, aka vacation, return to work on April 17th. The next day, April 18th is the deadline for filing taxes. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Indian_tigers_may_one_day_roar_in Cambodia’s_forests⠀⇛ India’s successful tiger conservation is leading it to work on a relocation project with Cambodia. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Fishing_nets_banned_to_protect_endangered_Saimaa_seal pups_in_Finnish_lake_district⠀⇛ The Saimaa ringed seal, which is only found in southeast Finland, is one of the world’s rarest seal species, and “remains on the verge of extinction” according to the WWF. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Archeologists_in_Italy_unearth_ancient_dolphin statuette⠀⇛ Ancient Romans controlled the city by around 275 B.C., renaming it Paestum from the Greek “Poseidonia,” in what had before been Magna Graecia. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Ancient_Mega-Fish_Was_a_Giant_Swimming Mouth_With_a_Tiny_Body⠀⇛ Terrifying. * § Finance⠀➾ o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Denmark_Distances_Itself_From_Adherence_to_ESG Criteria_With_Israeli_Arms_Deal⠀⇛ Denmark has in recent years made efforts to enhance its image as a champion of ESG and business ethics. In certain sectors this has been successful, not least in tech. But the country’s ongoing liaison with an Israeli arms dealer has brought into question its approach to ethics and human rights. o ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Be_a_Capitol_Hill_Citizen_on_Your_Congress⠀⇛ Congress should be viewed as a criminogenic enterprise. o ⚓ France24 ☛ Will_Turkey’s_inflation_crisis_damage_Erdogan’s_re- election_chances?⠀⇛ A month before Turkey goes to the polls on May 14, the country’s inflation crisis is a major campaign theme as the six main opposition parties rally around Kemal Kilicdaroglu to create the strongest challenge yet to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But analysts say discontent with Erdogan’s economic management will not automatically translate into votes for Kilicdaroglu – especially given the prominence of cultural issues in Turkish politics. o ⚓ Axios ☛ America_is_not_ready_for_retirement⠀⇛ After a tumultuous year in the markets, America’s preparedness for retirement has gotten shakier. By the numbers: More than half — 52% — of Americans are not on track to comfortably pay for their retirement,according to a new_report from Fidelity, the nation’s largest provider of 401(k) plans. o ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_releases_HK$3,000_in_first_phase of_consumption_vouchers_scheme⠀⇛ Hong Kong has released the first phase of this year’s consumption vouchers scheme, allowing residents to collect HK$3,000 in their digital payment accounts. o ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Fiscal_Insanity:_The_Government_Borrows_$6_Billion a_Day,_and_We’re_Stuck_with_the_Bill⠀⇛ John whitehead We’re not living the American dream. We’re living a financial nightmare. The US government is funding its existence with a credit card. o ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Reserve_Bank’s_close_April_decision_on show⠀⇛ The thinking behind the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to hold interest rates steady after 10 hikes in a row will be laid out in the board meeting minutes due this week. * § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Poland_temporarily_halts_Ukrainian_grain_imports_— Meduza⠀⇛ The government of Poland has decided to temporarily limit imports of grain and a variety of other food products from Ukraine, according to the Cabinet of Ministers’ website. o ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Problems_With_The_Standard_Story_Of_The Revolutionary_War_And_The_Constitution⠀⇛ The standard story is wrong about the causes of the Revolutionary War. The Founders Constitution doesn’t protect individual rights. o ⚓ France24 ☛ French_far-right_veteran_Jean-Marie_Le_Pen hospitalised_after_‘mild’_heart_attack⠀⇛ Jean-Marie Le Pen, the veteran leader of the far-right in France, suffered a “mild heart attack” and was taken to hospital on Saturday, a close source said. o ⚓ France24 ☛ Macron_signs_controversial_pension_reform_into_law_as unions_accuse_him_of_‘contempt’⠀⇛ French President Emmanuel Macron signed his unpopular pension reform into law on Saturday, prompting accusations from unions and the left that he was showing “contempt” for those behind a three-month protest movement. o ⚓ France24 ☛ Japanese_PM_Kishida_resumes_campaigning_following ‘smoke_bomb’_incident⠀⇛ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resumed campaigning on Saturday after being evacuated unharmed from the scene of an apparent “smoke bomb” blast. o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Saakashvili_answers_Navalny’s_letter_of_support,_calling him_Russia’s_future_president_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Mikheil Saakashvili responded to Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny, who called on the authorities of Georgia to release Saakashvili from prison for medical treatment. Saakashvili published his statement on Facebook. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Is_Elon_Musk_the_Worst_Businessman_in_the World?⠀⇛ Even billionaires get things wrong. But none more so than Elon Musk, who, a year after announcing his bid to buy Twitter, has squandered every opportunity he’s had to make the social-media company a success. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Biden_Should_Prioritize_the_Climate_Emergency, Not_LNG_Profits,_at_G7_Meeting⠀⇛ The G7 (Group of Seven) Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment is meeting today, bringing together the world’s seven wealthiest nations. The cost of the climate emergency that is once again tipping the scales out of favor for BIPOC communities—and especially women of color—should take precedence at the meeting, but this is unlikely. Instead, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) lobbyists are making LNG a major trade priority to increase their profits and prop up the fossil fuel industry. o ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Chris_Hedges:_Taking_Back_Our_Universities_From Corporate_Apparatchiks⠀⇛ American universities are appendages of the corporate state. Educators are increasingly poorly paid, denied benefits and job security while senior administrators pay themselves obscene salaries. o ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Jack_Teixeira:_Leak_Dumps_Don’t_Care_about_(the Story_You_Tell_about)_Motive⠀⇛ The Discord Leaks are a leak dump. They may have more in common with past leak dumps than a lot of past leak dump journalists would like to admit. o ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ OffG’s_Quick_Take:_The_Pentagon_“leaks”⠀⇛ The news the last few days so has been about the “leaked” Pentagon documents concerning the “special military operation” in Ukraine, and the apparent arrest of the young man responsible. o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Online_Gaming_Chats_Have_Long_Been_Spy_Risk_for US_Military⠀⇛ Step into a U.S. military recreation hall at a base almost anywhere in the world and you’re bound to see it: young troops immersed in the world of online games, using government-funded gaming machines or their own consoles. The enthusiasm military personnel have for gaming — and the risk that carries — is in the spotlight after Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, was charged with illegally taking and posting highly classified material in a geopolitical chat room on Discord, a social media platform that started as a hangout for gamers. o ⚓ NPR ☛ How_the_Boston_Marathon_bombings_changed_Twitter,_media_and how_we_process_tragedy⠀⇛ “Once I saw the photo I took, I was like, ‘People need to see this. People need to know what happened and what it looked like firsthand,’” he told NPR. “The only reason I chose Twitter was because I knew it would reach an audience that was craving information.” o ⚓ Salon ☛ “Fossil_fuels_are_natural_and_amazing,”_says_Rep. Marjorie_Taylor_Greene_in_a_rant_on_Twitter⠀⇛ In addition to causing harm to the environment, studies from Harvard University have proven that the use of fossil can “lead to early death, heart attacks, respiratory disorders, stroke and asthma.” o § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ When_the_Mad_Lead_the_Blind⠀⇛ Lear, Murdoch, Trump and America’s gerontocracy. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Fox_News_Is_on_Trial,_and_So_Are Falsehoods_About_2020⠀⇛ A jury in Delaware will be asked to weigh the limits of the First Amendment. Another question in the case is whether the network will pay a financial penalty for disseminating election lies. # ⚓ Axios ☛ America_braces_for_defamation_trial_between Dominion_and_Fox_News⠀⇛ Dominion_Voting_Systems tomorrow will square off in court against Fox_News, more than two years after filing a $1.6 billion defamation_suit accusing the network of knowingly airing disinformation about election fraud in the 2020 presidential contest. # ⚓ BBC ☛ The_‘ninjas’_fighting_climate_change_denial_on Twitter⠀⇛ The “ninjas” spotted claims going viral and responded to them with links to factual information – academic papers or scientific reports. “But after a couple of months, you realise you don’t make an impact because, for most of these people, facts are irrelevant,” Maria says. It was time to come up with new tactics. * § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Promising_Signs_for_Free_Speech_on_Campus⠀⇛ Universities are pushing back against attacks on academic freedom. * § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Blinken_Calls_On_Russia_To_Allow_Access_To_Detained_WSJ Journalist_Gershkovich⠀⇛ On April 10, the U.S. State Department designated Gershkovich as being “wrongfully detained” by Russia and called for his immediate release, following earlier appeals, including from U.S. President Joe Biden. International journalist organizations have also demanded Russia release Gershkovich. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Blinken_Calls_On_Russia_To_Allow_Access_To_Detained_WSJ Journalist_Gershkovich⠀⇛ U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken says U.S. consular officers have not been granted access to Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is currently detained in Russia. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Indian_gangster-turned-politician,_brother shot_dead_live_on_TV⠀⇛ The killers were posing as journalists, with one even carrying a television camera and another a microphone. o ⚓ NYPost ☛ Former_Indian_lawmaker,_his_brother_fatally_shot_live_on TV⠀⇛ Atiq Ahmad and his brother, Ashraf Ahmad, were under police escort on their way to a medical checkup at a hospital on Saturday night when three men posing as journalists targeted the two brothers. o ⚓ France24 ☛ Former_Indian_lawmaker_and_brother_shot_dead_on_live TV⠀⇛ A former Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges was shot dead along with his brother in a dramatic attack that was caught live on TV in northern India, officials said Sunday. * § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iran_Vows_Crackdown_On_People_Who_Promote_Removing_The Veil⠀⇛ People who encourage women to remove the hijab will be prosecuted in criminal courts and will have no right of appeal against any conviction, Iran’s deputy attorney general was quoted as saying on April 15. o ⚓ JURIST ☛ HRW:_Indonesian_authorities_should_drop_defamation charges_against_human_rights_defenders⠀⇛ Human Rights Watch (HRW) Friday stated that Indonesian authorities should not pursue criminal defamation charges against Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti, who are significant human rights defenders in Jakarta. The charges were brought against them based on a 2021 police report filed by Luhur Binsar Pandjaitan, a minister in the president’s cabinet. o ⚓ VOA News ☛ Iran_to_Crack_Down_on_People_Who_Promote_Removing Veil⠀⇛ Iranian police on Saturday installed cameras in public places to identify and penalize unveiled women, Iranian media reported. Police announced the plan last week. “The crime of promoting unveiling will be dealt with in the criminal court whose decisions are final and unappealable,” the semi-official Mehr News quoted deputy attorney general Ali Jamadi as saying. o ⚓ NPR ☛ The_Rutgers_University_faculty_strike_is_over,_for_now, after_a_deal_is_reached⠀⇛ The unions, representing some 9,000 staff and faculty workers, called for the strike on April 9 in what they said was a fight to secure equal pay, living wages, race and gender equity and salary hikes. o ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Stop_Cop_City_Movement_Embraces_National_Strategy_as Permit_Appeal_Is_Denied⠀⇛ Plaintiffs plan to appeal the decision to the DeKalb County Georgia Superior Court as the movement expands nationally. * § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Internet_Of_Washing_Machines_Solves_An_Annoyance⠀⇛ [Laurence Tratt]’s washing machine blew up, so he sprung for a brand new model with all the bells and whistles. Of course, these days, that means it has an Internet connection and an API. While we’re not quite convinced our washing machine actually needs such a thing, at least [Laurence] is making the most of it by creating an interface to the washer’s API that provides a handy countdown on the computer. o ⚓ RIPE ☛ The_Resilience_of_the_Internet_in_Ukraine_–_One_Year_On⠀⇛ In our earlier analysis of Ukraine back in March 2022, we looked at factors that contributed to the resilience of the country’s Internet since the outbreak of the war. A little over a year on, we draw on data from RIPE Atlas and RIPE RIS to investigate what has changed. o ⚓ Obligations_Hanging_Over_Me⠀⇛ It’s been a rather busy month since I last posted. Like most good plots, the plans I had for the month have not survived contact with the enemy. This will be the not entirely happy post for some of it, but there are good parts at the end. * § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Name-that-tune_game_Heardle_dropped_by Spotify_after_a_year [Ed: If Spotify even profitable? This has been a longstanding problem.]⠀⇛ Heardle, the name-that-tune game inspired by the Wordle craze, is being dropped by Spotify less than a year after the music-streaming giant acquired it. Spotify confirmed the move in a statement Saturday. Similar to what the New York Times-owned Wordle does with letters, Heardle plays fleeting moments of a song from the Spotify catalog and challenges users to see how quickly they can guess it. Users can then play the song on Spotify. The company acquired the game in July as a means of music discovery. But it said Saturday that it is going to focus on other ways of doing that. * § Monopolies⠀➾ o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Soundtrack_Loops_Teams_Up_with_Cherry Audio_for_Charitable_‘Humble_Bundle’_Initiative⠀⇛ Soundtrack Loops produces royalty-free samples, loops, and music for films, creative artists, beat makers, producers, DJs, and music lovers. The company recently announced a charitable partnership with Cherry Audio to create a donation-focused ‘Humble Bundle’. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ DMCA_Robocops_Give_20_Seconds_to_Comply, But_Can’t_Muster_a_Reply⠀⇛ It’s not unusual for anti-piracy companies to promote their takedown prowess based on their ability to send out millions of takedown notices every week. The problem, for some, is their deployment of autonomous robocops that give recipients 20 seconds to comply but can’t handle a complaint or muster a basic reply. § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ * § Personal⠀➾ o ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_FGTIORH_Wordo:_STOAT⠀⇛ * § Technical⠀➾ o § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ CAPCOM_changes⠀⇛ This month I am working on some substantial changes to the way the public CAPCOM instance hosted at gemini.circumlunar.space works. The “big picture” whereby each month CAPCOM selects 100 random feeds from all those it knows about to aggregate for that month will not change. Therefore most of the changes I’m about to describe will not become visible until May. However, there are some details worth knowing in advance because some people can act upon them now. In approximate order of excitingness… [...] I hope that in this way CAPCOM will start to respond to the natural ebb and flow of activity in Geminispace in an organic way without any manual attention from either me or from capsule authors. If a feed is permanently abandoned, CAPCOM won’t beat its head against that bad URL forever (as it no doubt has been for some dead feeds in recent years), but the feed will be migrated to the inactive list and stay there, so that it will not decrease the odds of actively updated feeds being sampled each month. Eventually, neither time nor bytes will be wasted checking on that feed. If somebody stops updating their capsule for somewhere between six and twelve months for whatever reason but then returns, CAPCOM will notice, set that feed aside for a while to give others more of a chance at exposure, but will then start regularly checking in on the newly active feed again after a modest delay. Even a hiatus of between one and two years will be recovered from with a delay which, while longer than some might consider ideal, is not longer than the hiatus itself. It is not a big problem that CAPCOM might take several months to realise that a previously inactive feed has come back to life; even if it noticed the return immediately, it could easily still take a few months before the feed happened to get sampled as one of the monthly 100. Naturally, feeds which maintain a regular and consistent posting schedule for years on end will remain in the active list for years on end and are likely to get sampled many times. Such a regular feed can still drop off the network for a month or so due to hardware failure or network outages without any lasting consequence. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2568 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.16.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_16/04/2023:_Many_Videos_and_Some_New_Distro_Releases⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 12:00 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Instructionals/Technical o Desktop_Environments/WMs * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o Devices/Embedded * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o GNU_Projects * Leftovers o Science o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Wildlife/Nature o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o TikTok_(Fentanylware) o Monopolies # Patents # Copyrights * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ 2023-04-15_Top_5_Best_Hyprland_Linux_Features⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-14_Kubuntu_23.04_overview_|_making_your_PC friendly⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-14_Microsoft’s_about_to_muscle_their_way_into_the handheld_PC_space_|_Steam_Deck_News_№_78⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-14_A_HUGE_Percentage_Of_The_Arch_Repos_Was_Packaged By_One_Man!⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-14_Ranking_Linux_Distributions_for_2023:_not_your average_tier_list!⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-14_How_to_install_Steam_on_Linux_Lite_6.2⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-13_[Older]_Rust_Foundation_Has_A_Serious_Trademark Problem⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-13_[Older]_Ubuntu_23.04_Lunar_Lobster:_12_EXCITING Improvements_and_Features_You_Can’t_Miss!_(+BONUS)⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-13_[Older]_How_to_install_Obsidian_on_Linux_Lite 6.2⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-12_[Older]_How_to_install_Krita_on_Linux_Lite_6.2⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-12_[Older]_How_to_install_Xubuntu_23.04.⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-12_[Older]_Kali_Linux_KDE_2023.1_Quick_Overview #shorts⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-12_[Older]_Hilarious_GNOME_Archive_Bug_Finally_Gets Addressed⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-12_[Older]_Peropesis_is_a_Linux_Distro_for_Living in_the_Command_Line⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-11_[Older]_PopOS_New_COSMIC_Desktop_Has_Me_Excited Again!⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-11_[Older]_Linux_Crash_Course_–_The_cut_Command⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-11_[Older]_Xubuntu_23.04_overview_|_elegance_and ease_of_use.⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-11_[Older]_How_to_install_LeoCAD_on_Linux_Lite 6.2⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-10_[Older]_Regata_OS_22.1.3_Quick_Overview #shorts⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-10_[Older]_Xenocara:_That_X11_Server_That_Isn’t Xorg⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-10_[Older]_Is_Solus_Dead?_(If_you_have_to_ask,_the answer’s_probably_YES!)⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-10_[Older]_How_to_install_Godot_game_engine_on Linux_Lite_6.2⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-10_[Older]_How_to_install_OpenMandriva_Lx_ROME 23.03.⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-09_[Older]_KDE_App_Theming_On_Other_Desktops_Is_A Mess⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-09_[Older]_Nintendo_eyeing_Denuvo_for_Zelda:_Tears of_the_Kingdom_as_they_crack_down_on_emulation⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-08_[Older]_Fedora_Linux_And_It’s_Bizarre_Release Names⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-08_[Older]_Why_Did_Fedora_Linux_Drop_Its_Wacky Release_Names?⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-08_[Older]_PopOS_COSMIC_progress,_Linux_Mint_theme changes,_System76_in_house_design:_Linux_&_Open_Source_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-08_[Older]_Three_Amazingly_Useful_Linux_Commands_ (cmp,_diff,_tput)⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-08_[Older]_Paper_Mario_on_Steam_Deck!_Friday_Night Livestream_with_Gardiner_and_Emily!⠀⇛ # ⚓ The TLLTS Podcast ☛ The_Linux_Link_Tech_Show_Episode_1000⠀⇛ Joel is dead to us. # ⚓ 2023-04-13_[Older]_Enterprise_Linux_Security_Episode_62_– Operation:_Cookie_Monster⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-12_[Older]_APPS_&_TOOLS_to_improve_LINUX_PRIVACY_& SECURITY⠀⇛ o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Sentry_with_Docker_on_Ubuntu 22.04⠀⇛ Sentry is a free and open-source error-tracking platform that monitors and fixes crashes in real- time. It allows software developers to see what matters, solve quicker, and learn continuously about their applications. # ⚓ Installing_Discord_App_on_Debian_12_BookWorm_Linux⠀⇛ Let’s discuss the commands that we can use on our Terminal to install the Discord app on Debian Linux such as Bookworm 12. Discord which was launched in 2015 is now used by millions of people to connect similar interest communities and share thoughts. # ⚓ Steps_to_Reset_your_Root_Password_in_Debian_12_Linux⠀⇛ Handling multiple Linux systems or once in a while, there might be chances of forgetting the root user password. If so, here is the article to reset the root password on Debian 12 Linux (bookworm) servers or desktops.  # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ 2023-04-13_[Older]_How_to_Extract_a_Single File_or_Directory_From_TAR_or_TAR.GZ⠀⇛ o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ LXQt_1.3_Desktop_Environment_Released,_Here’s What’s_New⠀⇛ LXQt is a highly lightweight, modular, fast desktop environment designed to be user-friendly and easy to use. It relies on the Qt toolkit and provides a highly customizable interface that allows users to tweak the look and feel of their desktop environment to their liking. One of the main advantages of LXQt is its meager system requirements. Because of this, it is suitable for older or low-specification computers, so it is an excellent choice for users looking to bring new life to their old machines. Just over five months after its previous LXQt 1.2 release, this lightweight desktop environment has pleased its users with the release of the brand-new LXQt 1.3. So, let’s see what’s new. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ 2023-04-15_8_Linux_Distros_That_Still_Support_32- Bit_Architecture⠀⇛ Want a reliable Linux distribution for your 32-bit system? These distros with 32-bit support will empower your older machine. o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ 4MLinux Blog ☛ 4MLinux_Releases:_4MLinux_42.0_STABLE released.⠀⇛ The status of the 4MLinux 42.0 series has been changed to STABLE. Edit your documents with LibreOffice 7.5.2 and GNOME Office (AbiWord 3.0.5, GIMP 2.10.34, Gnumeric 1.12.55), surf the Internet with Firefox 111.0 and Chromium 106.0.5249.91, send emails via Thunderbird 102.8.0, enjoy your music collection with Audacious 4.3, watch your favorite videos with VLC 3.0.18 and SMPlayer 22.7.0, play games powered by Mesa 22.2.3 and Wine 8.3. You can also setup the 4MLinux LAMP Server (Linux 6.1.10, Apache 2.4.56, MariaDB 10.6.12, PHP 5.6.40, PHP 7.4.33, and PHP 8.1.17.). Perl 5.36.0, Python 2.7.18, Python 3.10.8, and Ruby 3.1.3 are also available. # ⚓ EuroLinux ☛ EuroLinux_8.8_beta_released_|_EuroLinux⠀⇛ On April 13, we released EuroLinux version 8.8 beta. It is compatible with the latest version of Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 8.8 beta. It allows you to test technical innovations and compatibility with the upcoming EuroLinux 8.8. Version 8.8 beta includes new versions of developer software (LLVM 15, Rust 1.66, Go 1.19), SELinux policies update, kernel version 4.18.0-477, updates to containerization and virtualization tools. EuroLinux 8.8 beta also provides new software – the modules postgresql:15, nginx:1.22, jaxb:4 or swig: 4.1. It also includes packages for Python 3.11. # ⚓ Tiny_Core_Linux_14.0_released⠀⇛ Core v14.0 updates the linux kernel version to 6.1.2 glibc updated to 2.36, gcc updated to 12.2.0 See System Announcement in the support forum for detailed change log and update notes. # ⚓ TrueNAS ☛ [TrueNAS]_SCALE_22.12_Bluefin_Release_Notes⠀⇛ To download an .iso file for installing SCALE Bluefin, go to https://www.truenas.com/truenas- scale/ and click Download. Manual update files are also available at this location. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ CM4_based_computer_supports_PoE_and_RTC⠀⇛ EDATEC revealed yesterday a small embedded device with support for the Raspberry Pi CM4. The ED- IPC2010 comes in an aluminum alloy case and it includes an onboard encryption chip. The EDATEC is another industrial-grade device based on the Raspberry Pi CM4 similar to the IGN800 from Onlogic seen last year. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ Taler ☛ GNU_Taler_news:_GNU_Taler_v0.9.2_released⠀⇛ We are happy to announce the release of GNU Taler v0.9.2. # ⚓ GNU ☛ gnulib_@_Savannah:_Gnulib_helps_you_porting_to Android⠀⇛ An Android app has a UI written in Java, not on top of a C/C++ based GUI toolkit (GNOME, Qt, KDE, wxWidgets, …). Gnulib cannot help you porting this part of an application to Android. But when an application has a large part written in C, and you want to reuse this part in the Android app, Gnulib is useful. Recently, Android has been added to the list of portability targets of Gnulib. This means that most of the POSIX functionality that you might use in your application will compile and work fine also on Android. In particular, the work-in-progress port of GNU Emacs to Android uses Gnulib to its best. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ George Hosu ☛ The_Evolutionary_Narrative⠀⇛ It’s been noted many times before that suffering, from an evolutionary perspective, is a necessity of existing. It comes about as a result of our having expectations, narratives of ourselves and the world which we can’t break out of. These narratives are necessary, of course, because in an adaptive environment, once you stop having a narrative you die. We can even “validate” this hypothesis of sorts, there is a genetic condition that leads to humans being born without internal narratives. We know this from a few people that survive it into adulthood, usually in a very sheltered environment due to helicopter parents, because most humans born this way die within a few months or, at most, years. What we now refer to as “Hinduism” is an amalgamation of traditions that share a dichotomous past. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Rare_Glimpse_of_Alien_World_Revealed_in Planet-Hunting_Breakthrough⠀⇛ A new way to see exoplanets. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Experimental_Probiotic_May_Prevent_Organ Damage_From_Alcohol,_Scientists_Say⠀⇛ But it hasn’t been tested in humans yet. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Wonder_Material_Graphene_Just_Broke_Another Major_Record_in_Physics⠀⇛ This stuff is special. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Behold:_The_62,000-Mile-High_‘Plasma Waterfall’_That_Erupted_From_The_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Lightning_Bolt_Deposits_a_Strange_Mineral Never_Seen_on_Earth_Before⠀⇛ “We’ve never seen this exact material anywhere.” o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Sébastien Wilmet ☛ Sébastien_Wilmet:_Addictions⠀⇛ If we don’t say NO to all harmful things that surround us now, we’re going to enter what I call a New Middle-Age (a dystopia). Take care, don’t be afraid to be different (If you want to be someone, be yourself). If you want people to do something the healthy way, you must make the healthy way the easy way.Me – Corollary to a Traditional saying (replace “healthy way” by o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ 2023-04-14_[Older]_This_Week_in_Security: QueueJumper,_JS_VM2_Escape,_and_CAN_Hacking⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-13_[Older]_Juniper_Networks_Releases Security_Updates⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-13_[Older]_Shifting_the_Balance_of Cybersecurity_Risk:_Security-by-Design_and_Default_Principles [Ed: CISA does not value true security though, it has been working with the NSA for ages]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-04-11_[Older]_FTX’s_Cybersecurity_Was Hilariously_Bad⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-11_[Older]_Adobe_Releases_Security_Updates for_Multiple_Products⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-11_[Older]_Apple_Releases_Security_Updates for_Multiple_Products⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-11_[Older]_Microsoft_Releases_April_2023 Security_Updates⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-11_[Older]_Mozilla_Releases_Security Advisories_for_Multiple_Products⠀⇛ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ How_to_Use_IR_Blaster_as_TV_Remote_With_Alexa_and Google_Assistant_Controls [Ed: "Alexa and Google Assistant Controls" are basically listening devices or bugs or spy machines; don't let these things inside homes and, in fact, it's astounding no regulations were made to prohibit this]⠀⇛ An infra-red (IR) blaster (or universal smart remote) is an small device that helps you control any remote-operated device at your home. We will demonstrate how you can use an IR blaster to replace the physical remote that came with your TV/set-top box. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Zuckerberg’s_plan_to_open_Meta’s_Horizon Worlds_to_minors_is_facing_opposition⠀⇛ Pressure is mounting on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to abandon plans to open Horizon Worlds, the tech giant’s flagship virtual reality platform, to children aged between 13 and 17. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ China_Says_It_Won’t_To_Sell_Arms_To_Any_Party_In Ukraine_War⠀⇛ China won’t sell weapons to either side in the war in Ukraine, the country’s foreign minister said, responding to Western concerns that Beijing could provide military assistance to Russia. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Chechen_Court_Sentences_Man_To_Life_In_Prison_For Deadly_Attack_On_Russian_Riot_Police_In_2000⠀⇛ A man has been sentenced to life in prison in Chechnya for taking part in an attack in 2000 on Russian riot police in the North Caucasus region that left at least 40 law enforcement officers dead. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Reports:_Finnish_Embassy_in_Moscow_Receives_Letter Containing_Powder⠀⇛ Finland’s embassy in Moscow has received a letter containing an unknown powder and has reported the matter to the Russian authorities, Russian news agencies reported on April 14. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia’s_Pacific_Fleet_Put_On_High_Alert_For_Snap Drills⠀⇛ The entire Russian Pacific Fleet was put on high alert on April 14 for snap drills that will involve practice missile launches in a massive show of force amid the tensions with the West over the fighting in Ukraine. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-04-14_[Older]_Trudeau’s_Top Aide_Tight-Lipped_on_Chinese_Election_Meddling_in_Canada, Citing_Security⠀⇛ # ⚓ NL Times ☛ 2023-04-13_[Older]_Schiphol:_Security_lines_will be_more_manageable_in_April_&_May_compared_to_last_year⠀⇛ o § Environment⠀➾ # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ France24 ☛ ‘Horrific’_explosion_and_fire_kill_18,000 cows_at_Texas_dairy_farm⠀⇛ A “horrific” explosion and fire at a dairy farm in the southern US state of Texas killed about 18,000 head of cattle and injured one agricultural worker, authorities said on Thursday. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ We’ve_Been_Eating_a_Mighty_Prey_For 170,000_Years,_Says_New_Study:_Giant_Land_Snails⠀⇛ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Green_group_slams_Hong_Kong gov’t_plan_to_reclassify_New_Territories_sites_for easier_brownfield_development⠀⇛ The Hong Kong government’s plan to reclassify 16 farmland or greenbelt sites in the New Territories to allow open storage and other uses has been slammed by a green group. Greenpeace have criticised the spread of brownfield sites, which often refers to farmland polluted by industrial activity. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Oil_Workers_In_Restive_Kazakh_Town_Resume_Rallies Demanding_Jobs⠀⇛ About 100 oil workers have resumed protests in Kazakhstan’s volatile town of Zhanaozen to demand jobs after a similar protest they held in Astana was forcibly dispersed earlier this week and the demonstrators were sent home. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ 2023-04-15_[Older]_The_Problem_With_the Retirement_Age_Is_That_It’s_Too_High⠀⇛ # ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_share_of_VC_deals_that_are_done_in_Silicon Valley_is_at_an_all-time_low⠀⇛ The San Francisco Bay Area is the home of Apple, Google, and Meta, but its grip on the technology sector’s future is arguably weakening. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Hollywood_has_two_weeks_to_reach_a_union_deal_if it_wants_to_avoid_a_writers’_strike⠀⇛ Come May 1, film and TV scribes could put their pens down indefinitely. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ It’s_never_been_this_expensive_to_rent_in Manhattan⠀⇛ Spring has sprung in Manhattan, and so have rental prices. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_47:_‘Anti-gov’t’_tendency emerged_in_unofficial_primary_election,_democrat_admits⠀⇛ A former Hong Kong politician testifying against dozens of fellow democrats during the city’s largest national security case has admitted to a judge that an “anti-government” tendency emerged during the course of organising an unofficial primary election in 2020. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Half_of_Hongkongers_unable_to_name any_serving_lawmaker,_poll_finds⠀⇛ Half of Hongkongers have trouble naming even one member of the current term “patriots-only” Legislative Council, 15 months into their tenure, a poll has found. Hong Kong’s first “patriots-only” LegCo election took place in December following a Beijing-mandated overhaul of the electoral system that minimised the role of democrats. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Brazil’s_Lula_meets_Xi_in_Beijing after_lashing_out_at_US_dollar,_IMF⠀⇛ By Peter Catterall Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to forge closer ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting in Beijing on Friday, a day after he lashed out at the power of the US dollar and the IMF. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Morocco_appeals_court_raises_jail_terms_in_child rape_case_after_uproar⠀⇛ A Moroccan court has sharply increased the jail sentences handed down against three men convicted of “indecent assault” for the repeated rape of an 11-year-old girl in a case that sparked public outrage. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Religious_Scholar_Challenges_Khamenei_Over Hijab_Law⠀⇛ Iranian religious scholar Sedigheh Vasmaghi has challenged Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over the Islamic republic’s mandatory hijab law, holding him responsible for the “financial, physical, social, moral, psychological, and political” consequences of confronting opponents to the law. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Another_Former_Parliamentary_Candidate_Detained_In Kazakhstan_Amid_Crackdown⠀⇛ Opposition activist Madina Koketaeva, who unsuccessfully took part in March 19 parliamentary elections, has been detained in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, amid an ongoing crackdown over dissent following the balloting. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Sources_Say_U.S._Weighing_Sanctions_Targeting_Orban Allies_Amid_Worsening_Ties⠀⇛ Allies of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, including current and former officials, could soon face fresh U.S. sanctions for alleged corruption, sources told RFE/RL’s Hungarian Service, a possible further sign of worsening ties between Washington and Budapest. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Prominent_Iranian_Rights_Activist_Sentenced_To Seven_Years_For_Actions_‘Against_The_Regime’⠀⇛ Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee, a prominent Iranian civil rights activist, has been sentenced to seven years in prison and handed “additional punishments” by the Tehran Islamic Revolutionary Court for actions going “against the regime.” o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Belarusian_Journalist_Pratasevich_Faces_New Charge⠀⇛ Raman Pratasevich, a Belarusian journalist who was detained in Belarus in 2021 after the commercial flight he was on was forced to land in Minsk, has been handed a new felony charge and now faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ India_has_intensified_scrutiny_of_the_BBC following_its_Modi_documentary⠀⇛ India has brought a new case against the BBC for alleged violation of foreign exchange rules. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Albania_Won’t_Extradite_Russian_Woman_Detained_On Spying_Charges⠀⇛ A Russian woman arrested last August in Albania on spying charges will not be extradited to Russia, a court in Albania ruled on April 14. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_Supreme_Court_allows_challenges_against_two federal_agencies’_structure_to_proceed_in_federal_court⠀⇛ The US Supreme Court Friday issued a 9-0 opinion in Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, holding that separate legal challenges to the structure of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may proceed in federal court. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_Supreme_Court_temporarily_extends_the availability_of_abortion_drug_mifepristone⠀⇛ US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Friday issued an order extending a temporary block on a lower Texas federal judge’s decision to suspend the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the abortion drug mifepristone. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ Bill_C-11_Estimates_Revealed:_Internal Government_Documents_Show_No_Impact_on_Net_Employment,_Admit Streamers_Already_Invest_Millions_in_“Unofficial_Cancon”⠀⇛ The government’s support for Bill C-11 has often been framed on economic terms with Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez arguing that the bill will “create good jobs for Canadians in the cultural sector”. I’ve long maintained the government’s claims that the bill will generate billions of dollars in new money was massively exaggerated and that a far more likely scenario would be that the bill would simply lead to a reshuffling of existing expenditures. o § TikTok (Fentanylware)⠀➾ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-04-15_Montana_lawmakers_approve_ban_on Fentanylware_from_operating_within_state⠀⇛ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ 2023-04-14_Montana_close_to_becoming 1st_state_to_completely_ban_TikTok⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-04-14_Montana_Just_Passed_the_First_State TikTok_Ban⠀⇛ # ⚓ NL Times ☛ 2023-04-14_Dutch_PM_Rutte’s_VVD_quits_TikTok over_espionage_concerns⠀⇛ # ⚓ Engadget ☛ 2023-04-14_Montana_is_about_to_become_the_first state_to_ban_TikTok⠀⇛ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 2023-04-14_Influencer objects_to_potential_US_TikTok_ban_amidst_China_links_and data_security_concerns⠀⇛ # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ 2023-04-14_What’s_Behind_the_Bipartisan_Attack on_TikTok?⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ 2023-04-14_TikTok_Is_Too_Popular_to_Ban⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-04-14_TikTok_Ban_Gets_Final Approval_by_Montana’s_GOP_Legislature⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-04-14_Montana_Lawmakers Vote_to_Ban_TikTok_in_the_State⠀⇛ # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2023-04-11_[Older]_The_TikTok_Ban_Isn’t About_National_Security._It’s_About_the_Global_Dominance_of US_Tech.⠀⇛ # ⚓ NYPost ☛ 2023-04-10_[Older]_‘Squad’_member_Jamaal_Bowman hit_with_ethics_complaint_over_TikTok_use⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-04-08_[Older]_These_9_Members_of_Congress Are_Defending_TikTok_on_TikTok⠀⇛ # ⚓ France24 ☛ 2023-04-08_[Older]_How_to_check_images_on TikTok?⠀⇛ o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Overlapping_Ranges_in Claims_and_Prior_Art_Result_in_Invalidation_of_Patent on_Transdermal_Patch_for_Parkinson’s_Disease⠀⇛ UCB, Inc. v. Actavis Lab’ys UT, Inc., 2023 WL 2904757, — 4th —   (Fed. Cir. Apr. 12, 2023) Rotigotine is a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease. People with Parkinson’s disease experience significant gastrointestinal dysfunction, such as difficulty swallowing, which can frustrate the oral administration of drugs. However, the complications associated with oral treatment can be avoided by means of a transdermal patch that delivers the drug through the patient’s skin.  In order to cross the skin barrier, however, the drug must be in an “amorphous,” i.e., non- crystalline, form.  If the drug crystallizes in the patch, it will generally not be able to cross the skin barrier. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ 2023-04-14_[Older]_Snapchat_Inks UnitedMasters,_Buma/Stemra_Licensing_Deals,_Ends_SUISA Copyright_Dispute⠀⇛ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2023-04-10_[Older]_US_Copyright_Office issues_guidance_on_the_protection_of_AI-generated works⠀⇛ =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 3515 ➮ Generation completed at 02:41, i.e. 33 seconds to (re)generate ⟲