𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Saturday, April 22, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Sun 23 Apr 02:41:18 BST 2023 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/04/22/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmZjKTQkXEAPfBEY76e1SGVHsMwytpPPn1a8p7edRrF2LX QmdoYCxjao8GwYGeyKLdbrSRj8BjRWqcG7GWs3MEZqUTbC QmVfyaoN6BBrhg7UGMEZXNQB1uog2x7QLBu3AvJQEVNTmC QmdMbFQYAsqCzsRJVDVUALo8U2wSJ3EzSrGbnLinTas5zn QmU1238aDxmcNHuWgKtJJvFNG2H7URvz285aoQLDu9jt8r QmdzCbXKWnKDXjeBQ7Q4YoXFJgi5B9GkmtZ3JkJNkvxe2K QmXVTtYKBj7YYynimusrQVJhUSP3pfweuTEYSPcrhD2ASb QmVUT45ycsKRgi37kQLNiQNuCh7cuvozaw12yokkLJKB6L QmUSqzedHUcKwLvcEf9D3XCctMhAPyN4mNay8FKYAZkx4t QmVRuwEr1EKmtByWys7jARxX4mYTQ7LTTqA9ZdrqMttGYR QmVrcQmfEQYVJRLokWriUwoUTrBKxPtp8uxEaYrY5dFHJG QmaZKc4FiFz4h7QFc3KF64jMmtXbsHerkpNJoAY12ZC4XY QmfUadam9GijU4hb41M31LBESW7HZrreepetvGAKawDBT4 QmSW9FJDEiN7oEzt1iqhTLpC8jPbVaRWyV1ieH1zndNGcM QmUXGmSWZBU6qRWVXf26y2DBiCLvVfxKRAzafZDjN8EZxb Qmcu34r9DJuJH5mkMZYeG5soaWgi8BaqexYQwMx7Vv2APb QmNrkX2sAawgyubjCVjVRLjiSwJYToGQXdMnEoRTcy8GjR QmYxcFMe5vgLYfVxHFwQiR5wL8rMKxUVmbEZg9nD1YRjmr QmareZcZYJ7X5LnopoYKkNAZiPh21BtWv6APRwEPG8eUfV QmVTAqmSFnL2S5PCjgDDPmB4DnwNJYNAxqia6VrXKa5s22 QmbRrB3WabmpkzoFcTd7CEFvdz8fQtTuUncUD8LG1MGZQH ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ Erin Rose Glass: LibrePlanet 2023 Keynote Talk on Education and the Future of Software Freedom | Techrights ⦿ Sirius ’Open Source’ Declines to Comment on Fraud at Sirius ‘Open Source’ | Techrights ⦿ The ’Gulagboy’ Matthew Garrett is Once Again Defending Criminals | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Friday, April 21, 2023 | Techrights ⦿ LibrePlanet Talk About Getting Paid to Develop Free Software (and Whether That Should be Done) | Techrights ⦿ Holding Criminals Accountable — Part I — Sirius Crimes Reported to British Authorities, Formally Registered With References (Many Victims), Here’s What It Means and What Happens Next | Techrights ⦿ In Taiwan, Windows Shedding Off Share, GNU/Linux Gaining | Techrights ⦿ LibrePlanet Presentation on Trisquel GNU/Linux | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/erin-rose-glass-libreplanet-keynote/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/fraudsters-declining-to-comment/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/gulagboy-defending-criminals/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/irc-log-210423/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/paid-to-develop-freesw/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/sirius-reported-to-police/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/taiwan-gnu-linux-gains/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/trisquel-gnu-linux/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/openshot-3-1-1/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/tor-browser-12-5a5/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 69 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/erin-rose-glass-libreplanet-keynote/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/04/22/erin-rose-glass-libreplanet-keynote/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.22.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Erin_Rose_Glass:_LibrePlanet_2023_Keynote_Talk_on_Education_and_the_Future_of Software_Freedom⠀✐ Posted in Free/Libre_Software, FSF, Videos at 2:01 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link https://media.libreplanet.org/mgoblin_media/media_entries/2799/lp2023-jupiter- saturday-1225.webm Summary: The above LibrePlanet keynote talk was_uploaded_by_the_FSF 4.5 days ago (slides_here; PeerTube_link); From the official page: “As the political stakes of digital technology become increasingly apparent, it’s clear that an ethical approach to software use and development is more important than ever. While a number of organizations and advocates are doing important work to advance ethical forms of software practice, we continue to miss one of the key sites where software habits and expectations are reinforced and normalized at scale, that is, institutions of education. In this talk, I will discuss the inadvertent role higher education plays in teaching students to passively accept broad forms of digital surveillance and control through its use of popular educational technologies like learning management systems, word processing software, and test taking tools, and how this submission leads to the broader mass helplessness in the face of current technological struggles. Starting with my chance encounter with free software as a humanities graduate student, I will highlight a range of promising contemporary examples of experiments in higher education that push against exploitative trends in educational technology and expose students to the differentiating value and possibility of software freedom. As we chart the course of the future of software, these examples shine light on the importance of educational institutions in the struggle for software freedom and the urgent need for broader community support to help sustain and encourage these precarious endeavors.” Licence: CC_BY_SA_4.0 ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 124 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/fraudsters-declining-to-comment/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/04/22/fraudsters-declining-to-comment/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.22.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Sirius_‘Open_Source’_Declines_to_Comment_on_Fraud_at_Sirius_‘Open_Source’⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Free/Libre_Software at 1:08 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Arrest_-_Mark_Taylor_SiriUS:_I_steal_money_from_Sirius staff⦈_ Summary: The seriously rogue company, Sirius Open Source (it is not Open Source), has run out of time; with the doors closing and with evidence- gathering concluding, it’s time to face the music MY earlier_post hinted that this coming week, starting this weekend, we shall escalate a little, starting with a mini series about crimes of Sirius_‘Open Source’. These crimes started the very year I joined (2011), based on hard, verifiable (and already-verified) evidence. In parallel, special law-enforcing authorities in the UK shall be getting involved. Such involvement is imperative. The crime was committed by more than one person and several culprits are based in the United Kingdom. As the title suggests, as_before, none of the enablers and beneficiaries would speak about this. Their consistent approach boils down to hide, keep quiet, pretend not to exist. At this stage there is no other choice but to proceed with prosecution and arrest. Litigation isn’t necessary, just as you’d not sue a thief who broke into your house; you phone the police and report the crime. We’ve already gathered the evidence for almost everything. It just took time, but it spares cops the typical excuses/stalling. The Pension Regulator isn’t a cop; hence, it doesn’t deal with crimes. “Sirius management does not wish to talk about it. When the special crime units phone them all up they will be forced to talk.”As noted several days ago, we got formal (written) letters confirming our allegations. We no longer explore draining out NOW: Pensions (bank details for withdrawal or cheque for us to pick up with paperwork signed) because after months of insistent reminders the company finally_did_the_right_thing and followed_that_up_days_later. It’s just a blunder and a scandal that it took so long and involved them lying about half a dozen times (managers also). How many people out there, outside Sirius, are similarly scammed but aren’t aware of it. Probably a lot. Sirius management does not wish to talk about it. When the special crime units phone them all up they will be forced to talk. Those who will face or accept unpleasant consequences did it to themselves. 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The_‘Gulagboy’_Matthew_Garrett_is_Once_Again_Defending_Criminals⠀✐ Posted in Debian, Deception, Fraud at 6:46 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Sooner or later one cannot ignore a trend 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Judge:_'insulting'_Matthew_Garrett⦈_ Summary: The misogynistic troll who defends Microsoft’s serial strangler (he does not believe crime victims who are women), boasts_about_wanting_to_stab Debian_volunteers, and works on Microsoft’s agenda inside Linux (including trying to dethrone the founders of Linux and of GNU) has once again topped our expectations by siding with crimes of Sirius_‘Open_Source’ ⡆⠢⠢⠄⠀⠂⠆⠐⠢⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢃⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢸⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠛⢿⣿⡿⠛⠛⢻⡿⠟⠛⠿⣿⣿⠛⠻⣿⡟⠛⢣⣠⡟⠛⠛⠻⣿⣿⠛⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣀⠀⠙⠁⠀⢀⡞⠀⢀⣄⠀⠈⣿⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⣤⠀⠈⣿⠀⠀⣤⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⢋⣩⣭⡙⠟⢋⡙⢛⣛⠻⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡦⠀⠀⢀⣾⡇⠀⠸⠿⠃⠀⣿⠀⠀⠛⠁⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⠀⠀⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ 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Could OpenCollective be a path for sponsoring multiple development projects for teams of developers?” Licence: CC_BY_SA_4.0 ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 459 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/sirius-reported-to-police/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/04/22/sirius-reported-to-police/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.22.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Holding_Criminals_Accountable_—_Part_I_—_Sirius_Crimes_Reported_to_British Authorities,_Formally_Registered_With_References_(Many_Victims),_Here’s_What_It Means_and_What_Happens_Next⠀✐ Posted in Fraud, Free/Libre_Software at 3:38 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Series parts: 1. YOU ARE HERE ☞ Sirius Crimes Reported to British Authorities, Formally Registered With References (Many Victims), Here’s What It Means and What Happens Next 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Meme_on_crime:_The_secret_ingredient_is_crime.⦈_ Summary: Sirius is a good case study, especially for longtime insiders; Techrights investigates what it takes to deal with white-collar crime, starting with evidence-gathering to investigation and prosecution (maybe we’ll have some mugshots to share at the end) PENSION fraud seems rather common in the UK. Companies like pension providers profit from it. It seems to be happening routinely. So much so that it is a special category with loads of options. How many people in the UK report pension fraud each year? Probably a lot. The crimes of Sirius_‘Open_Source’ go beyond pension fraud, but we’ll focus on pensions here. Sirius isn’t so unique in this regard, but there are points to note. The CEO escaped the company last month, but people below processed the payslips with fake claims of pension payments adding up. These payslips were basically lies. The company, Sirius, offered us a pension that did not exist. This was done not just to me but also to my colleagues; there are similar letters sent to them too, with accompanying payslips to demonstrate the glaring anomaly. “Now the company is in hiding, without a physical office.”For over 5 years the company deducted money, for “pension” (arranged by Sirius, with alleged contributions of its own), but the money was not given to the pension provider, as formally confirmed by the pension provider itself (final response issued and challenged_a_week_ago). The company kept deducting for “pensions”, for another about 4 years, after it no longer even had any records with the pension provider (see letter). The company refused to talk about this, even when inquiries came from former staff a long time ago. Now the company is in hiding, without a physical office. The company’s CEO abruptly left last month (when all this was exposed and verified by the pension provider). “NDAs are legally dubious, especially where the D refers to disparagement rather than disclosure.”There are at least 3 people who participated in this embezzlement. It must be acted upon urgently as they may be hiding money and tampering with evidence. As we noted a day ago, there's_an_upcoming_series_about_the_deception as the company may have engaged in debt/tax dodge/bankruptcy. All those pertinent shells of the company can be connected to a secret deal with Bill Gates, signed with an NDA in 2019. They basically use a legal contract to hide potentially illegal deals. NDAs are legally dubious, especially where the D refers to disparagement rather than disclosure. I’ve had a lot of time to speak to other victims of this. “Mine is pretty much the same,” one of them said regarding the trail of documents. “So it looks like basically nothing ever got paid in to the Standard Life scheme and our contributions were never made from the start, they were just kept instead. I think the only way to get anything back would be to sue Sirius and/or wait for the police to investigate.” “Well, the police will find out there are too many victims to ignore.”The police is already investigating. “I have most of my payslips so I can prove I was making contributions,” said a former colleague, “have you already provided similar to the police?” Well, the police will find out there are too many victims to ignore. If you phone the police, as I have a few months ago, you quickly realise they don’t want to deal with such crime and instead ask you to report to Action Fraud. It won’t be cheap. It is based in the City of London and would likely progress very slowly as it’s not “strategic” or “high priority” to them. However, now that we have a lot more letters and many victims they cannot simply brush this aside. I’ve got more than just the payslips with me. With cooperation at Standard Life perhaps they can get a detailed list of all the victims and manage to get in touch with all of them. So what happens next? Stay tuned for Part II. █ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠈⠩⣔⢷⢰⢿⣎⠀⠐⠋⠉⡀⠺⠋⠁⠈⠄⠂⠑⠁⠀⠘⠛⠉⠸⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⢈⡑⠂⠀⠠⠲⢰⣿⡿⣧⡂⠀⠀⠉⠀⢸⢀⢄⢲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢰⣟⠢⣶⢄⣤⡀⣀⣀⢀⣠⡄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢴⠎⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠀⠔⠀⠤⠬⡿⣿⢾⡏⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⡻⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢚⢛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠰⠼⠇⠧⠸⣽⢿⡇⡿⣿⣸⢫⣿⣧⡏⣹⢻⡇⢰⡇⠀⡇⣾⢧⣤⡌⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠤⠀⠀⠀⢂⠀⠀⠀⠐⣡⣞⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⢲⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣾⣿⣿⣷⣦⡄⠀⠀⠀⢨⠉⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠁⠈⠉⠁⠈⠛⠚⠃⠛⠘⠿⠇⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢲⣆⢀⣭⡽⣿⣷⠿⢷⡤⠤⢤⣬⣿⣗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢃⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣰⡄⠐⢶⡾⣶⣌⣻⢭⡛⠟⠰⣿⣿⠛⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠘⠿⠿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⣠⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⠋⠄⠀⠀⠀⣉⣿⣋⣒⣚⣋⡀⢠⣿⣧⣬⡁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⣐⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣄⢹⣖⠒⠚⢳⣪⣿⣿⣯⠉⠉⢉⣾⣭⣿⡿⡇⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⢢⣿⣦⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠒⠀⠀⠸⠿⣿⣿⠠⠇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⡀⢸⣧⣽⣿⣿⣇⣀⠀⠀⣿⣷⣦⣄⠀⠈⠉⠻⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⠃⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⣬⡉⠀⠈⢸⣽⣿⣿⣿⠉⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⢿⡿⠿⠉⠻⣷⣤⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⣿⣿⠀⠀⣬⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣀⣸⣟⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢦⡹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠉⢉⣀⣉⠛⠉⣉⣉⠉⣉⣉⣉⡉⠉⣤⣤⣤⣶⣶⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠘⢿⢛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⢱⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡐⠒⠒⠛⢛⣿⣿⠀⠛⠟⠛⣚⣛⣛⣛⣃⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠿⠿⠋⠉⠉⢻⠟⠁⠀⠈⢻⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣶⣦⣤⣤⣴⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠴⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠆⠀⠀⢀⣿⠂⠀⠀⠒⠒⢚⠛⠛⢻⠛⠛⢻⢛⣛⢻⣿⡟⠛⠛⢻⣿⣶⣶⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠊⠘⠉⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⢛⣻⣿⢷ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⡇⠀⠀⢸⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠸⠀⠀⢸⢨⣭⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣗⣻⣿⣽⣿⠀⣧⣾⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠁⠀⠀⢈⡁⠹⣦⠸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢨⡯⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⢸⣿⡷⣼⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠉⠉⠉⣧⣶⢸⣿⠀⣿⢻⡏⣿⣿ ⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣀⣀⣠⣤⡱⡄⠸⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⢤⣀⢀⡰⠖⢸⣿⣇⢀⣀⣸⣿⣗⣗⣿⣿⡇⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣄⡄⣀⢀⡀⣀⠀⠀⣠⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⢿⡿⡏⢿⠃⠀⣆⣤⣿⣾⣘⣿⡀⣻⣤⣷⣿⡿ ⣿⣿⡋⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠀⠈⠉⠹⣤⡐⡀⢻⣷⠒⠒⠠⠞⢻⢺⡾⡿⠟⢻⣿⣿⡟⠑⠊⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⠟⠓⠃⠻⠷⠃⠘⠃⠓⠑⠃⠛⠘⠀⠐⠀⠀⠚⠘⠃⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣷⣾⣦⣶⣿⣍⣿⣿⣿⣷⡆⣿⡿⣿⣿⣇ ⠈⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣾⣿⣧⠀⠀⠴⣼⣻⡶⢸⣰⣾⣿⣿⡃⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⡇⡛ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣴⣤⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣷ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⠿⠟⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⢿⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 595 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/taiwan-gnu-linux-gains/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/04/22/taiwan-gnu-linux-gains/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.22.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ In_Taiwan,_Windows_Shedding_Off_Share,_GNU/Linux_Gaining⠀✐ Posted in Asia, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Windows at 8:36 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Since_COVID-19_broke_out_in_China: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GNU/Linux_1%_in_2019,_about_4%_by_now⦈_ National security will improve if or when Windows is eliminated altogether. Months ago GNU/Linux rose above 4%. Summary: The rate at which GNU/Linux is adopted in Taiwan is noteworthy; if those statistics are reliable enough, then from around 1% of desktops/laptops in 2019 GNU/Linux rose to about 4% by now ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣆⢿⢛⣝⢻⢛⣝⣿⡿⢻⡅⣽⢟⣋⡻⡟⣻⡛⣿⣿⠃⣾⣷⡌⡟⣛⣙⢿⢛⣝⢿⢛⣽⣟⣝⢿⢨⣽⢺⠛⣫⠻⡟⣯⡩⣿⣿⠸⢷⣟⢿⡟⡟⣫⣻⢉⣽⢛⣝⢻⢛⣝⢛⣝⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠸⠿⢋⣾⡰⠶⢾⠶⠎⣿⣤⡙⡇⠿⡜⠿⢃⡇⠻⠏⣿⣿⣆⠻⠿⢣⡇⠻⠟⣸⡰⠶⢾⢸⣿⠱⠖⢸⠸⢿⢸⠀⣿⡇⡇⠭⠼⣿⣿⠿⠗⣸⡜⣱⡷⠦⢹⡸⢿⡰⠶⢾⢸⣿⢸⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⣛⣡⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣡⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀⢿⡿⡀⣿⣛⡛⣿⢛⣻⢸⠟⡻⢛⡛⣟⣛⣿⣿⠰⣶⣾⠘⣛⢻⣟⣛⢻⡟⣛⡿⣛⠻⣿⣷⣶⢰⣞⣛⢻⡇⡟⣿⠻⡿⢻⣛⡛⣿⢛⡛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⡎⢡⡇⡏⠭⠄⣿⢸⣿⢠⡜⢇⠤⠤⣿⠿⣿⣿⠿⠶⢹⢸⣿⢸⠩⠥⢸⡇⣿⡇⠤⠤⣿⣿⣿⢸⡫⠥⢸⡇⣧⠁⣆⢃⡏⠭⠄⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢩⣭⡹⡿⣛⡋⣻⣿⣭⡍⡟⣭⡝⣏⢹⣿⣭⡝⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⡙⣿⢛⡻⡟⢛⣿⣯⣭⢹⢩⡍⣯⣭⢹⡭⠍⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡙⠿⣣⡜⠿⡇⢿⣿⠋⠴⢧⠻⢣⣿⢸⣿⠶⣢⣿⣯⣽⣿⣡⣥⢹⠸⢇⡇⣿⣿⡟⠵⢿⡸⢇⡟⠡⢿⠳⢆⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ 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gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/04/22/trisquel-gnu-linux/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.22.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ LibrePlanet_Presentation_on_Trisquel_GNU/Linux⠀✐ Posted in Free/Libre_Software, FSF, GNU/Linux at 2:07 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link https://media.libreplanet.org/mgoblin_media/media_entries/2826/lp2023-jupiter- sunday-1525.webm Summary: The above LibrePlanet talk by Rubén Rodríguez Pérez was_uploaded_by the_FSF a few days ago (slides_here; PeerTube_link); From the official page: “A recap of the progress and challenges of making Trisquel GNU/Linux 11 “Aramo”, adding support for ARM and Power architectures, keeping the console installer, packaging of key components, and more.” Licence: CC_BY_SA_4.0 ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 733 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.22.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ 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The company refreshed its Gazelle laptop in March, equipping new models with an Intel Core i9-13900H processor and NVIDIA RTX 3050 graphics. Now System76 has also launched new versions of its Adder WS, Serval WS, and Bonobo WS mobile workstation-class laptops with new models featuring Intel Core i9-13900HX processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series graphics. o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ 10,000_engineers_attend_Kubernetes conference,_definitely_know_what_it_is_*wink_wink*⠀⇛ They gave me a backpack that says “Kubernetes” on it and everything. So, it must be a real thing. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Sustainable_Computing_with_Kepler_(Podcast_#17_w/_Huamin Chen)⠀⇛ The Red Hat podcast series continues with our sixth guest, Huamin Chen, senior principal software engineer, office of the CTO at Red Hat. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Re:Role_|_Tech_Support,_Deconstructed⠀⇛ To some, working in technical support can seem equal parts stressful and mundane. 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It is an open- source, cross-platform solution compatible with various operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux. # ⚓ LinuxTechi ☛ How_to_Set_Proxy_Settings_for_APT_Command⠀⇛ In this guide, you will learn how to set proxy settings for the APT command in Ubuntu/Debian Linux distributions. A proxy server is an intermediary server that sits between a client system or end user requesting the resource and the resource itself. # ⚓ Steve Kemp ☛ Steve_Kemp:_Managing_header-spacing_in markdown/org-mode_files⠀⇛ It seems I’m having a theme recently on this blog, of making emacs-related posts. Here’s another. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Before_You_Sudo_Rm_-rf_/,_Take_Some Precautions⠀⇛ Maintaining or administering a computer system remotely is a common enough task these days, but it’s also something that can go sideways on you quickly if you aren’t careful. How many of us are guilty of executing a command, having it fail, and only then realizing that we weren’t connected to the correct computer at all? [Callan] occasionally has this issue as well, but in at least one instance, he deleted all of the contents of the wrong server by mistake. To avoid that mistake again, he uses color codes in the command line in a fairly unique way. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Adding_Empty_Directories_in_Your_Git Repository⠀⇛ Empty directories can serve as a useful organizational tool in software projects, especially when adhering to specific folder structures. However, Git, by design, does not track empty directories. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Removing_Single_Quotes_from_Filenames_in_Bash⠀⇛ Managing file names with special characters like single quotes (‘) can be tricky in Bash. This article will guide you through the process of removing single quotes from file names in a comprehensive and efficient manner, using Bash scripting. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Reversing_‘git_add’_Before_Commit:_A_Step-by- Step_Guide⠀⇛ As developers, we’ve all experienced the moment when we accidentally add a file to the staging area using “git add” and realize that we need to undo this action. Fortunately, Git provides an easy way to reverse this operation. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_MusicBrainz_Picard_on_Fedora_38⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install MusicBrainz Picard on Fedora 38. Are you tired of your music library being a complete mess? Do you have trouble finding the right songs or artists in your digital collection? MusicBrainz Picard might be the solution you need! # ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ How_To_Fix_‘Umount_Target_Is_Busy’_Error_in Linux⠀⇛ # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Use_ZIP_and_UNZIP_Command_to_Create, Extract_ZIP_File_in_Linux⠀⇛ Learn some common way to create and extract a zip file in Linux Definitely, you have used 7zip or Winrar to create a zip file in Windows, but here in Linux, you can use the zip command to create a compressed archive of files and directories. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_empty_large_files_in_Linux⠀⇛ Hello, friends. In this post, you will learn How to empty large files on Linux. Of course, we will use the easiest and fastest method, which is with the terminal. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_install_Chromium_web_browser_on_Linux⠀⇛ Learn how to install the Chromium Web Browser on Linux, a popular open-source alternative to Google Chrome. This guide provides detailed instructions for installing Chromium on different Linux distributions, ensuring a smooth browsing experience. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Fixing_repo_issues_by_resetting_your_Linux sources.list_file⠀⇛ Learn how to reset your sources.list file in Linux with our step-by-step guide. Discover why it’s important, what can cause corruption, and how to restore your repository configuration. # ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ What_Is_.bashrc_and_How_You_Can Customize_It⠀⇛ There are a number of hidden files tucked away in your home directory. # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ How_to_add_online_accounts_to_Ubuntu_23.04_(and_why you_should)⠀⇛ Canonical unleashed Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster), another fantastic release for both desktops and servers. The release date was April 20, 2023. I’ve been testing the daily build of Lunar and have found it to be one of the finest versions of Ubuntu yet. One of the things I’ve always appreciated about Ubuntu (and the GNOME desktop) is how easy it is to connect your cloud-based data with the desktop. Thanks to GNOME, the process of connecting Google, Nextcloud, Microsoft, MS Exchange, Last.fm, IMAP/ SMTP, and even Enterprise Login (Kerberos) are all made quite easy. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Linux_Server,_Wakey,_Wakey_|_Hackaday⠀⇛ We all know we should save energy and not leave computers on all the time. It is probably better for the computer, too. But when you operate a home server, it isn’t feasible to just turn it on when you want to use it and then turn it off again. Or is it? [Daniel] decided that was exactly what he wanted to do, and it was quite an adventure to get there. The trick is to use a Raspberry Pi — they don’t draw nearly the power a big computer does — to stay awake to facilitate the process. The Pi watches for ARP requests for the sleeping machine and replies on its behalf so that other network nodes can find the machine even when it isn’t on. The server itself detects if it is idle in a cron job. When it finds that there are no SSH or other service connections for a set period of time, it suspends the machine to RAM, putting it in a low- power mode. Waking a sleeping computer up over the network is a solved problem, and [Daniel] investigated several wake-on-lan solutions. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Merge_Multiple_PDFs_Into_One_Single File_on_Linux⠀⇛ PDF files are the ultimate in reliable document formatting and maintain their appearance across different devices and operating systems. But combining multiple PDFs into one larger document can be difficult and fiddly without a dedicated app. Here are the best ways to merge PDFs on Linux using the command line and through a graphical utility. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ 10_Things_to_Do_After_Installing_Ubuntu_23.04_ [With_Bonus_Tip]⠀⇛ Ubuntu 23.04 brings exciting new features such as GNOME 44, the latest Kernel 6.2, the latest outstanding features in Files and more. Before you head over to enjoy a new installation of Ubuntu, here’s an assorted list of customization tips which you can’t miss. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Dev_snapshot:_Godot_4.1_dev_1⠀⇛ Here be dragons! First development snapshot for the upcoming Godot Engine 4.1 is available to early adopters and adventurous types. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Air_Hockey_Solitaire⠀⇛ While air hockey is a fine amusement, it isn’t much fun if you can’t find someone to play against. Unless that is, you build a mini table with a robotic defender. [Vaib], [Nathan], and [Navish] can show you how. There is a video you can see below that shows two players using the table without the robot. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Manjaro_22.1_Talos_released_–_Releases_–_Manjaro_Linux Forum⠀⇛ The GNOME edition has received several updates to Gnome 43 series. This includes a lot of fixes and polish when Gnome 43 originally was released in September 2022. You can find the changes made to each point-release here: 43.1, 43.2, 43.3, 43.4, 43.5. Highlights of 43 release series is: It comes with a redesigned system status menu, which allows quickly changing commonly used settings. Settings which previously required digging into menus can now be changed with the click of button. The new design also makes it easy to see the status of your settings at a glance. # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Manjaro_22.1_‘Talos’_Brings_Latest_KDE_Plasma 5.27.4_to_Users⠀⇛ Among the plethora of Linux distributions available, Manjaro has been gaining popularity for its user-friendly interface, robust performance, and cutting-edge features. Based on Arch, the distro aims to provide a simple, sleek, and easy- to-use desktop environment. The just released, Manjaro 22.1, codenamed ‘Talos,’ brings many updates and improvements that focus on enhancing the desktop experience for users rather than introducing mere novelties. So, let’s see what’s new. o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ FreeBSD ☛ Celebrating_Earth_Day:_Tips_for_Running_a_Greener FreeBSD⠀⇛ Every year since 1970, Earth Day has focused the world’s attention on the need to act to protect our home. # ⚓ FreeBSD ☛ FreeBSD_Status_Report_First_Quarter_2023⠀⇛ We also provide some information about 13.2- RELEASE, which was postponed to the beginning of 2023Q2; but since this report is being published after the new version release, it is already available for installation. Users of RELEASE versions can now take advantage of many improvements such as better support for iwlwifi(4) driver or the new rtw88(4) driver, topics that have been covered in past status reports. o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ Dominique Leuenberger ☛ openSUSE_Tumbleweed_–_Review_of_the week_2023/16⠀⇛ Dear Tumbleweed users and hackers, It seems the holidays are over and people are submitting more things to Factory again. There were even days were I was almost running out of free staging projects (almost – I still had some spare). In total, we have published another round of 7 snapshots this week (0414…0420) The main changes released this week were: # Ruby 3.1 plus all ruby3.1-rubygem-* packages have been removed from Tumbleweed # zypper 1.14.60 / libzypp 17.31.10: support for x86-64-vX architecture packages # Mesa 23.0.2 # OpenLDAP 2.6.4 # python-setuptools 67.6.1 # libyui 4.5.1: changes in the way icons are loaded. In some cases, we’d seen the icon missing (boo#1210712) # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ Meeting_Today’s_Hybrid Infrastructure_Challenge⠀⇛ In today’s world of hybrid cloud IT, IT leaders need to deliver an on-premises development and application environment that takes advantage of cloud-native development technologies and styles. To address these challenges, Dell Technologies and SUSE are combining their hardware and software expertise to offer a set of tested and capable solutions. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ IBM_starts_renting_cloudy_bare_metal Linux_almost-mainframes⠀⇛ IBM has taken a longer-than-usual stride towards making its proprietary hardware platforms cloudier, by offering bare metal LinuxONE boxes in the big blue cloud. The LinuxONE servers use the same Telum processor IBM packs into its z16 mainframe but are designed solely to run Linux – Big Blue’s own z/OS is not allowed. But IBM promotes LinuxONE as offering just about the same level of hardware resilience as mainframes. The former typewriter champion also asserts that the LinuxOne architecture teamed with Telum trounces x86 for compute density and energy consumption. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ No_wizardry_needed_to_use_Ansible’s magic_variable_‘hostvars’⠀⇛ Get past the illusion of hostvars being difficult and begin using them in your playbooks, tasks, and roles. # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Remote_work:_3_pros_and_3_cons⠀⇛ As a remote worker since 2014, I learned how to work remotely before most of the rest of the world did. Through trial and error and a lot of time, I improved my ability to set asynchronous expectations, form lasting bonds with colleagues I saw in person only once a year, and make internal decisions about distributed team structures and meeting formats. I’ve experienced firsthand the benefits and challenges of operating remotely, such as hiring top talent from a global talent pool, leveraging the creative tensions that come with diverse perspectives, and boosting employee retention (which was likely due to the joy of designing work around your life rather than vice versa). Being aware of remote work’s promises and pitfalls will help you, as a business IT leader, create new strategies and processes to optimize your team’s own remote experience. # ⚓ Red_Hat_Survey_Surfaces_Cloud-Native_Cybersecurity Challenges [Ed: ContainerJournal has been hijacked by this nefarious group that's funded by Red Hat and now writes puff pieces about Red Hat, for Red Hat's site to cite as "press"]⠀⇛ o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_23.04_Official_Flavors_Released⠀⇛ # ⚓ Geeky Gadgets ☛ Ubuntu_23.04_Lunar_Lobster_released⠀⇛ The programmers and team at Canonical responsible for creating the Ubuntu operating system have announced the release of the new Ubuntu 23.04 OS code-named Lunar Lobster. # ⚓ Paul Thurrott ☛ Ubuntu_Desktop_23.04_Arrives_with_Azure_AD Authentication_–_Thurrott.com [Ed: Microsoftters are spinning Ubuntu as a Microsoft thing]⠀⇛ Canonical today announced the release of its latest flagship Linux distribution, Ubuntu Desktop 23.04, which features a new installer, Azure AD authentication, improved gaming performance, and more. “This Ubuntu milestone release demonstrates our progress in raising the bar for the enterprise developer desktops, thanks to our best-in-class Linux integration with Active Directory Domain Services and now Azure Active Directory”, Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth said. “Our expanded investment in Ubuntu gaming means your downtime is just as satisfying”. # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Ubuntu_Budgie_23.04_Release_Brings_in_a Refreshed_User_Experience⠀⇛ Ubuntu Budgie 23.04 brings in all the goodness of the latest Budgie desktop with several refinements. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Offline_voice_recognition_module_supports Arduino_programming,_custom_voice_commands⠀⇛ We’ve already covered inexpensive offline voice recognition modules based on US516P6 or TW-ASR ONE microcontrollers that allow people to add smarts to their projects without a network connection for improved privacy and lower latency. Those are great in theory, but at the time (April 2022) documentation was lacking or only in Chinese, and they were fairly hard to use based on some of the comments in my earlier posts. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ 11_Android_tricks_you_really_need_to_know_about⠀⇛ We show you how you use your Android phone to help you get more done, including limiting how often you use it per day, personalising your home screen with widgets and multitasking using split screen mode # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Google_issues_warning_to_billions_of_Android users_over_money-saver_setting_–_there’s_catch_that_makes_it controversial_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Future Publishing Limited ☛ Android_14_is_coming_to_the best_Samsung_phones_this_year._Is_yours_one_of_them?_|_T3⠀⇛ # ⚓ Nokia Power User ☛ Nokia_5.4_–_Nokia_3.4_receive_(Android 12_Build)_March_Security_update_2023_now_(Markets)_– Nokiapoweruser⠀⇛ # ⚓ Dignited ☛ OnePlus_7T_Android_12_Update_Woes_and_Rollback Guide_–_Dignited⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_Cyber_Resilience_Act_Threatens_Open_Source⠀⇛ Society and governments are struggling to adapt to a world full of cybersecurity threats. Case in point: the EU CRA — Cyber Resilience Act — is a proposal by the European Commission to enact legislation with a noble goal: protect consumers from cybercrime by having security baked in during design. Even if you don’t live in the EU, today’s global market ensures that if the European Parliament adopts this legislation, it will affect the products you buy and, possibly, the products you create. In a recent podcast, our own [Jonathan Bennett] and [Doc Searles] interview [Mike Milinkovich] from the Eclipse Foundation about the proposal and what they fear would be almost a death blow to open source software development. You can watch the podcast below. o ⚓ Dev Class ☛ Linux_Foundation_Europe_chief_warns_EU_bill_could fragment_open_source_–_and_load_risk_onto_devs⠀⇛ o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Ten Four Fox ☛ Cameron_Kaiser:_April_patch_set_for TenFourFox⠀⇛ As promised, there are new changesets to pick up in the TenFourFox tree. (If you’re new to rolling your own TenFourFox build, these instructions still generally apply.) I’ve tried to limit their scope so that people with a partial build can just pull the changes (git pull) and gmake -f client.mk build without having to “clobber” the tree (completely erase and start over). You’ll have to do that for the new ESR when that comes out in a couple months, but I’ll spare you that today. Most of these patches are security-related, including one that prevents naughty cookies which would affect us as well, though the rest are mostly crash- preventers and would require PowerPC-specific attacks to be exploitable. There is also an update to the ATSUI font blacklist. As always, if you find problematic fonts that need to be suppressed, post them to issue 566 or in the comments, but read this first. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ 10_Best_Apps_To_Learn_Code_for_Beginners⠀⇛ Even though there are plenty of books available, the best way to learn code is to practice. Hence, those pursuing a career in programming often prefer self-studying rather than only going after academic degrees. And as it’s the digital era, people love learning with digital resources such as mobile apps to learn code. # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ Powering_Your_Pi:_20_Best_Raspberry_Pi_OS⠀⇛ Raspberry Pi is the most popular SBC – Single-Board Computer around the world. It can do pretty much everything a desktop computer can do and is suitable for all ages keen to explore computing. Raspberry comes with all the software; you require for basic computing. # ⚓ Buttondown ☛ In_Defense_of_No-code(‘s_potential)⠀⇛ No-code/low-code is the new hypename for tools that help you Do Computer Stuff without needing (much) programming skills. There are lots of tools in this space, most targeted at businesses, many selling themselves with “you won’t need a software developer”. I think the first use of low-code was in 2011 but this kind of “rapid application development” goes at least as far back as Visual Basic_6.1 Many no-code tools are visual builders, which looks “easier” to nontechnical people.2 # ⚓ Qt ☛ A_Short_Guide_to_Qt_Quick_Effects⠀⇛ With the Qt_6.5_LTS_out_in_the_wild, it is a good time to write more about the Qt 6 and effects. Laszlo already wrote a blog post about post- processing_effects_in_Qt_6.5, focusing mostly on Qt Quick 3D, ExtendedSceneEnvironment and the general Qt effects story. This blog post gives a bit more details about the latest Qt Quick (2D) effects offerings. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ WebAssembly_removes_redundancies_in developing_browser-based_apps⠀⇛ Making its public debut in 2017, the WebAssembly open standard is designed to facilitate the execution of binary code on the web. For developers, Wasm brings benefits such as streamlining their workflow to remove areas of labor and material resource wastage. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Dogs_Who_Will_Never_Be_the_Same_After_a_DNA Test_Shatters_Their_Identity⠀⇛ Oscar discovered that he is Kevin Bacon’s fourth cousin twice removed. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_Simple_Reason_We_Make_The_Same_Mistakes Over_And_Over,_Even_if_We_Know_Better⠀⇛ Oopsy. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Stress_Biologically_Ages_Us,_But_New Research_Says_It_Could_Be_Reversible⠀⇛ There’s still hope. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Think_They’ve_Finally_Figured Out_How_a_Maya_Calendar_Works⠀⇛ A really long game. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Keeping_Hay_Fever_in_Check_May_Be_as_Easy as_Maintaining_These_Two_Microbiomes⠀⇛ This advice is nothing to sneeze at. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Discover_Gene_to_Base_a_Male Contraceptive_on_–_And_Have_Already_Patented_It⠀⇛ It’s only expressed in the testes. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_Current_Mass_Extinction_Is_Already_Far More_Dire_Than_We_Realized⠀⇛ There’s been a slight calculation error. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Woman_Spent_500_Days_Isolated_in_a_Cave_And It_Completely_Messed_With_Her_Sense_of_Time⠀⇛ It’s ‘me’ time. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_Single_Gene_Determines_Sex_in_Most Animals,_According_to_A_New_Analysis⠀⇛ But there are some interesting exceptions. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Senate_Probes_Top_Institutions_for_NAGPRA Failures⠀⇛ More than a dozen senators are pressing for the museums and universities that hold the most Native American remains to explain why they’ve failed for decades to return thousands of them to tribes as required by federal law. Members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and other senators singled out for scrutiny the five institutions identified in a recent ProPublica and NBC News investigation as having the largest collections of Indigenous remains — including powerful and prestigious universities with long legacies of delaying repatriation requests. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Secret_Recording_of_Alaska_Library_Official Judy_Eledge⠀⇛ Alaska governors and mayors have at various times appointed Judy Eledge to the state Board of Education, the Anchorage Health and Human Services Commission and the Alaska Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee. She stood at the side of Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a personal friend, on the night of his 2018 Republican primary victory. When it was time for the state to cast its Electoral College votes in the 2020 presidential election, Eledge was one of the three people representing Alaska. And in his annual State of the State speech earlier that year, Dunleavy asked her to stand for an ovation because she exemplified “the heart of Alaska.” # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Police_respond_to_armed_man having_mental_health_crisis_near_Mall_of_America⠀⇛ Authorities were able to contact the man’s family and learned he was in crisis and had access to firearms. He was not arrested and is not currently in custody. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Baltic,_Polish_politicians_to_meet_in_Latvia_next week⠀⇛ On Monday, April 23, the Latvian Saeima will host a meeting of the chairs of the European affairs commissions of the Baltic states and Polish parliaments. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Teachers’_union_ready_to_ask_for_Latvian_PM’s resignation⠀⇛ At a meeting of the Latvian Education and Science Workers’ Union (LIZDA) Council on Thursday, April 20, it was decided to request the resignation of Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš (New Unity), if the government adopts the current amendments to the rules related to the remuneration schedule of the new teachers, LIZDA said. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Government_adopts_teacher_wage_raise_schedule⠀⇛ As of September 1, teachers’ pay grade will increase, according to amendments to Cabinet regulations adopted at an extraordinary government meeting on April 21. The quality of these amendments is doubted by the Latvian Education and Science Workers’ Union (LIZDA), which has decided to launch a three-day strike on 24 April. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Seagate_Ships_First_30TB+_HAMR_Hard Drives⠀⇛ Seagate to recognize revenue shipments of 30TB+ HDD-based Exos Corvault systems this quarter. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Seagate_reports_quarterly_revenue_drop_and cost_cuts_amid_storage_market_slowdown⠀⇛ Seagate Technology Holdings plc, a major manufacturer of disk storage, today reported fiscal third-quarter revenues that slightly exceeded the low end of its guidance. In conjunction, the company announced a new restructuring initiative intended to reduce costs. ⚓ CNX Software ☛ AMD_Ryzen_Embedded_5000_processors_launched_for_networking applications⠀⇛ We first spotted the AMD Ryzen Embedded 5000 processors in a micro- ATX motherboard last August, but AMD has now only announced the availability the of Ryzen Embedded 5000 Series “Zen 3” processors designed for  “always on” networking firewalls, network-attached storage systems, and other security applications. ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Maxtang_ALN-10_–_An_Alder_Lake-N_mini-ITX_motherboard_for industrial_applications⠀⇛ Maxtang ALN-10 is an upcoming mini-ITX motherboard based on Alder Lake-N processors from the Processor N50 up to the Core i3-N305 SoC and specifically targetting industrial applications with a -20 to +60°C temperature range, six RS232/RS485 serial ports, and 12V to 19V DC input among other features. ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_High_Precision_ADC_That_You_Can_Understand!⠀⇛ ⚓ CNX Software ☛ HARDWARIO_CHESTER_–_A_configurable_Zephyr_OS_LPWAN_IoT_gateway with_LoRaWAN,_LTE_IoT,_GNSS_connectivity⠀⇛ HARDWARIO CHESTER platform is a configurable LPWAN IoT gateway whose main function is to connect as many devices and environments as possible to the Internet using connectivity such as LoRaWAN, LTE Cat M1, or NB-IoT, as well as GNSS for geolocation. ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_High_Precision_ADC_That_You_Can_Understand!⠀⇛ In a world where an analogue to digital converter is all too often an integrated peripheral buried inside a microcontroller, it’s easy to forget how simple these devices can be when built from first principles. An entry in our Op-Amp Challenge from [NNNI] demonstrates this perfectly, it’s a high resolution multi-slope ADC for instrumentation purposes, constructed using a mixture of op-amps, logic chips, and a Raspberry Pi Pico. Best of all, it’s easy to understand, so there’s little of that analogue mystique to worry about. ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Miniature_Concrete_Hoover_Dam_Is_Tiny_Engineering_Done_Right⠀⇛ Growing up, we got to play with all kinds of things in miniature. Cars, horses, little LEGO houses, the lot. What we didn’t get is a serious education with miniature-sized dams. This recreation of the glorious Hoover Dam from the [Creative Construction Channel] could change all that for the next generation. ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Solar_Protocol_Envisions_A_Solar-Powered_Web⠀⇛ The transition to low carbon energy is an important part of mitigating climate change, and the faster we can manage, the better. One project looking at how we could reduce the energy requirements of the web to more quickly adopt renewable energy is Solar Protocol. § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ ‘Wildly_problematic’:_Standing,_the_Supreme_Court,_and mifepristone⠀⇛ What does it mean to have endured clear and concrete harms? In recent decades, the Supreme Court had narrowed the definition of who had “standing” to bring a case. Then came this term. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Supreme_Court_rules_access_to_abortion_pill_to_continue – for_now⠀⇛ The Supreme Court on Friday preserved access to mifepristone, rejecting lower-court restrictions while the appeals process continues. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ We’re_Still_Getting_Our_Pandemic_Preparation_Horribly Wrong⠀⇛ When a single flame fell to the floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on March 25, 1911, it found the ideal conditions to spread: crowded rows of garment workers feverishly stitching flammable fabric in poorly ventilated rooms locked by managers to prevent theft. The fire worked with devastating efficiency; in just 18 minutes, 146 workers lay dead—some so badly burned that they could not be identified. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Not_Out_of_the_Woods_Yet’:_Supreme_Court_Maintains Abortion_Pill_Access—For_Now⠀⇛ In its first major abortion decision since reversing Roe v. Wade last year, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted the Biden administration’s request to continue allowing widespread access to the medication mifepristone while a legal battle plays out. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ Feed_the_World…⠀⇛ * ⚓ The Nation ☛ Do_Republicans_Love_Trump_More_Than_They_Hate_Abortion? We’re_Going_to_Find_Out.⠀⇛ I hate to say anything flattering about a lying, racist, misogynist authoritarian credibly accused of multiple sexual assaults. But Donald Trump occasionally has decent political instincts (as apart from moral ones). From the start of his first campaign, for instance, he promised not to cut Social Security and Medicare, seeing it as crucial to much of his elderly white base. And though during that campaign he recanted his earlier pro-choice stance, and even went so far as to say women should face “punishment” for having abortions, in this election cycle he’s warning Republicans that their growing extremism on the topic is a political loser. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ An_Extreme_Risk_of_Taking Ozempic:_Malnutrition⠀⇛ The diabetes medication has gained attention for its dramatic weight loss effects — but doctors worry that it can go too far. * ⚓ European Commission ☛ Pre-recorded_Opening_Remarks_by_Commissioner Stella_Kyriakides_to_the_high-level_event_on_loneliness_and_strengthening mental_health_in_the_EU_organised_by_the_Swedish_Presidency_of_the Council_of_the_EU⠀⇛ European Commission Speech Stockholm, 21 Apr 2023 Minister, Esteemed Guests, Colleagues, Friends, Over two thousand years ago, the Greek philosopher Aristotle observed that people are, by nature, social animals… * ⚓ Neritam ☛ 71%_Indians_can’t_afford_nutritious_food⠀⇛ Member of Parliament (MP) Syed Nasir Hussain has raised a few questions to Smriti Irani, Union minister for women and child development, based on a recent report by the Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment and Down To Earth. § Proprietary⠀➾ * ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Two-Thirds_of_Rural_Mail_Carriers_Are_Being_Hit_With A_Massive_Pay_Cut_Calculated_By_An_Algorithm⠀⇛ The newly-implemented Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS) slashed rural carrier pay despite a worker shortage. * ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ CYBER:_Thieves_are_Stealing_Cars_Using_Old_Nokia Phones⠀⇛ A bluetooth speaker or old phone hides simple electronics that can break into almost any car in the world. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ US_attorneys_general_are_calling_for_a_recall_of_Kia_and Hyundai_cars_because_they’re_too_easy_to_steal⠀⇛ The push to recall South Korean car brands Kia and Hyundai from the US market is gaining ground. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Pro-Russian_hackers_launched_an_attack_against_Europe’s_air- traffic_agency⠀⇛ A cyber attack launched by pro-Russian hackers on Europe’s air- traffic control agency has paralyzed air traffic employee operations. * ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ Microsoft_365_outage_blocks_access_to_web_apps_and services⠀⇛ Microsoft is investigating an ongoing outage blocking customers worldwide from accessing and using web apps like Excel Online and online services. § Linux Foundation⠀➾ * ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ Linux_Foundation_Announces_Launch_of_TLA+_Foundation⠀⇛ * ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ Linux_Foundation_launches_new_organization_to_maintain TLA+⠀⇛ * ⚓ Linux_Foundation_Announces_Launch_of_TLA+_Foundation⠀⇛ * ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ DENT_Network_Operating_System_Collaborates_with_OCP_to Integrate_Switch_Abstraction_Interface_(SAI)⠀⇛ § Security⠀➾ * ⚓ Diffoscope ☛ Reproducible_Builds_(diffoscope):_diffoscope_241 released⠀⇛ The diffoscope maintainers are pleased to announce the release of diffoscope version 241. This version includes the following changes: [...] * ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Modified_X_Trader_software_led_to_compromise_of_two critical_infrastructure_targets,_Symantec_says⠀⇛ Two targets in the energy sector are among the victims of a supply chain attack that is linked to North Korea and with a growing list of victims. * ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ MIT_and_Stanford_researchers_develop_operating system_with_one_major_promise:_Resisting_ransomware⠀⇛ Computer science researchers at MIT and Stanford are developing an operating system with built-in cybersecurity defenses. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Symantec:_North_Korean_3CX_Hackers_Also_Hit_Critical Infrastructure_Orgs⠀⇛ The North Korean hacking group behind the supply chain attack that hit 3CX also broke into two critical infrastructure organizations in the energy sector. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Abandoned_WordPress_Plugin_Abused_for_Backdoor Deployment [Ed: Not an issue in WordPress itself, misattributed for FUD's worth]⠀⇛ Attackers are installing the abandoned Eval PHP plugin on compromised WordPress sites to inject PHP code into web pages. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Capita_Confirms_Data_Breach_After_Ransomware_Group Offers_to_Sell_Stolen_Information⠀⇛ Capita finally confirmed that hackers stole data after the Black Basta ransomware group offered to sell information allegedly stolen from the company. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ House_Committee_Hears_Testimony_on_DC_Health_Data Breach⠀⇛ A top administrator with Washington’s health insurance exchange apologized to House members on Wednesday for the data breach that resulted in the disclosure of personal information for thousands of users. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Google_Cloud_Platform_Vulnerability_Led_to_Stealthy Account_Backdoors [Ed: Clown computingh adoption is, in its own right, a security/data breach]⠀⇛ A vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform allowed attackers to modify and hide OAuth applications to create a stealthy backdoor to any Google account. * ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Using_the_iPhone_Recovery_Key_to_Lock_Owners_Out_of Their_iPhones⠀⇛ This a good example of a security feature that can sometimes harm security: [...] * ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ 3CX_breach_linked_to_software_supply_chain_attack_on third_party⠀⇛ A successful breach of videoconferencing and business phone company 3CX Ltd. first reported last month was caused by a software supply chain attack on a third party… ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Optus_lawsuit_a_‘wake-up_call’_to_corporate_Australia⠀⇛ A class action against Optus over a massive data breach will ask the courts to put a price on Australians’ privacy and is expected to serve as a wake-up call to the corporate world. ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Hacking_Pickleball⠀⇛ My latest book, A_Hacker’s_Mind, has a lot of sports stories. Sports are filled with hacks, as players look for every possible advantage that doesn’t explicitly break the rules. Here’s an example from pickleball, which nicely explains the dilemma between hacking as a subversion and hacking as innovation: [...] ⚓ LinuxSecurity ☛ Remotely_Exploitable_Chromium_DoS,_Info_Disclosure_Vulns Fixed⠀⇛ Several high-impact remotely exploitable vulnerabilities were recently discovered in the popular Chromium free and open-source web browser. These issues could lead to the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service (DoS) attacks resulting in potentially exploitable crashes, or the disclosure of sensitive information. * § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Five_Eyes_Agencies_Issue_Cybersecurity_Guidance for_Smart_Cities [Ed: Smart Cities as euphemism for surveillance- intensive habitats which treat people like mice in a maze]⠀⇛ Five Eyes agencies have issued joint cybersecurity guidance and best practices for smart cities. o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Here’s_How_You_Can_Get_In_On_Facebook’s_$725 Million_Class_Action_Settlement⠀⇛ A new website allows anyone who had a Facebook account between May 2007 and December 2022 to file a claim against the company—and potentially get paid. o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Why_Your_Next_Video_Game_Will_Look_Like_a_Body Cam_Video_of_a_Police_Shooting⠀⇛ ‘Unrecord’ seems real not because it has better graphics than other games, but because it looks like the news. o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Israeli_Phone_Malware_Maker_QuaDream_Apparently_Ready To_Call_It_Quits_After_Suffering_A_Little_Negative_Press⠀⇛ QuaDream, an NSO-alike with links to Israeli intelligence services, first made international headlines last year. And for the worst reasons. An investigation found QuaDream (much like NSO Group) sold iPhone-targeting malware to human rights violators. These sales were given a layer of plausible deniability, handled by a Cyprus- based company on behalf of QuaDream as it collected paychecks from garbage governments around the world. o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Former_Moscow_police_major_arrested_in_connection_with Daria_Dugina’s_murder_—_Meduza⠀⇛ A Moscow court has arrested former police major Ivan Rybin on charges of violating privacy and abusing his authority. According to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, Russian law enforcement have linked his case to the murder of Daria Dugina, the daughter of Eurasianist philosopher Alexander Dugin. § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China’s_foreign_minister_warns_of_‘dangerous consequences’_of_criticising_Beijing_over_Taiwan⠀⇛ Criticising China over Taiwan will have dangerous consequences, Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Friday, as he insisted Beijing is a “growing force for peace and justice”. * ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuanian_medics_set_to_leave_for_Ukraine’s_Kharkiv_region⠀⇛ Three Lithuanian medics are leaving for Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on Friday and will work there for a month, the Vilnius- based NGO Blue/Yellow has told BNS. * ⚓ LRT ☛ Finland_seeks_other_trade_routes_due_to_threats_in_Baltics⠀⇛ Finnish industries are urging the government that is currently in the process of being formed to look into new trade routes besides the traditional Baltic Sea due to possible interference, disruptions and even conflicts linked to the security situation. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ Brazil_security_advisor_resigns_after_leaked_footage_shows participation_in_Brazilian_capital_riots⠀⇛ Brazilian Institutional Security Bureau executive Marcos Goncalves Dias Wednesday resigned following leaked footage of his participation in Brazil’s capital riots. * ⚓ LRT ☛ Fewer_cruise_ships_visit_Lithuania_due_to_war_in_Ukraine,_port rep_says⠀⇛ Cruise ship companies are bypassing the Baltic Sea this year due to the war in Ukraine, according to a representative of the Klaipėda Port. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_lawmakers_block_DC_police_reform_act⠀⇛ The US House of Representatives Wednesday voted 229-189 to pass a resolution disapproving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Reliability_of_police_testimony_called_into question_as_Hong_Kong_busker_denies_organising_prohibited_public gathering⠀⇛ The legal team representing a Hong Kong pro-democracy busker charged with organising a prohibited public gathering has cast doubt over the reliability of a police officer’s testimony. Oliver Ma, 24, appeared at Eastern Magistrates’ Court on Friday for the final day of his two-day trial over a street performance in Central two years ago. * ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ GEO_rallies_to_condemn_U-M_support_for_police_and militarization_on_and_off_campus⠀⇛ Around 50 people gathered on the University of Michigan Diag Thursday afternoon for a rally against police militarization on and off-campus organized by the Graduate Employees’ Organization. Before the rally, GEO protested at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site. * ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ 2_GEO_protesters_detained_and_released_in_police encounter_outside_Ann_Arbor_restaurant⠀⇛ This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. University of Michigan Police detained and released two protesters from the Graduate Employees’ Organization on a sidewalk in downtown Ann Arbor Thursday evening. GEO was picketing outside the restaurant where University President Santa Ono was dining. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Russian_War_Report:_Russia_cancels_Victory_Day parades_and_moves_“Immortal_Regiment”_marches_online⠀⇛ Russia continues ramping up its attacks in eastern Ukraine while canceling its Victory Day parade in areas bordering Russian-annexed Ukrainian territory. * ⚓ France24 ☛ NATO_chief_is_‘confident’_about_Ukraine’s_fresh_offensive⠀⇛ NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday he is “confident” that Ukraine is ready to make territorial gains against Russia, as Ukrainian armed forces prepare for a new offensive. Stoltenberg spoke from Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where 50 countries attended a meeting hosted by the United States on Friday to discuss coordinating further support for Ukraine. Read our blog to see how the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). * ⚓ NYPost ☛ Trump_says_he_scratched_‘made_in_South_Korea’_sticker_off Elton_John_CD_he_gave_to_Kim_Jong-un⠀⇛ Donald Trump handed the gag gift to the dictator — who he mockingly dubbed “Little Rocket Man” — during his presidency. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Mariupol_women’s_soccer_team_kicks_back_against_Russian occupation⠀⇛ A new women’s soccer team was formed in Kyiv, Ukraine, after Mariupol was destroyed and captured by Russian forces. Despite funding shortages and other challenges, the team aimed to remain in the top league and represent Mariupol as a proud Ukrainian city. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ What_Russia’s_war_in_Ukraine_shows_the_US_about hybrid_conflict_with_China⠀⇛ As China weighs whether to adjust its tactics to avoid Russia’s failures, the US can look to Ukraine’s and the West’s successes for lessons on how to counter Chinese aggression. * ⚓ The Strategist ☛ The_role_of_intelligence_in_Australian_statecraft⠀⇛ As Melissa Conley-Tyler and Benjamin Day have noted, ‘statecraft’ is increasingly the term of art when it comes to Australian policymaking—and, as Will Leben has observed, a welcome one. * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Frequent_shootings_put_US_mass_killings_on_a record_pace⠀⇛ The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings this year. In the last week, four people were fatally shot at a Sweet 16 party in Alabama, and a man shot and killed another four people in Maine. The carnage has taken 88 lives in 17 mass killings over 111 days. Only 2009 was marked by as many such tragedies in the same period of time. That’s according to a database maintained by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University. On average the data shows at least four people have died in mass killings once every six and 1/2 days this year. The numbers exclude perpetrator deaths. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Berlin_Rejects_Possibility_Of_Sending_German_Fighter_Jets_To Ukraine⠀⇛ German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius rejected the possibility of delivering German fighter jets to Ukraine at a meeting of Kyiv’s allies in Germany. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Chinese_defense_minister’s_Russian_trip_signals_closer cooperation_with_Moscow⠀⇛ Li Shangfu’s visit coincided with surprise drills by Russia’s Pacific Fleet. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Junta_offensive_in_Myanmar’s_Kachin_state_kills_10,_razes_1,000 homes⠀⇛ Fighting became so intense that the junta launched three airstrikes a day for six days. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ ‘I_am_Taiwanese’:_The_threat_of_war_from_Beijing strengthens_island’s_identity⠀⇛ By Amber Wang At a barbed-wire museum where political prisoners were once held, visitors lauded Taiwan’s modern-day democracy shaped by its own national identity on the island across from authoritarian China. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Pentagon_leaks?_Ukrainians_more_focused_on_must-win battle.⠀⇛ Ukrainian troops preparing for an important spring offensive are choosing to shrug off the Pentagon leaks story. In war, as in life, it’s perhaps best to focus on what you hope to control. * ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Homeland_Security_chief_Mayorkas_announces_90-day China_sprint_and_AI_task_force⠀⇛ The secretary of homeland security warned that China, AI, and cyber pose some of the biggest threats to the United States. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Satellite_Images_of_Sudan_Show_a_Large_Food_Market Burned_in_Darfur⠀⇛ A Times analysis of satellite imagery shows how a displaced persons camp lost a key source of food and supplies amid a fight for control of the country. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Pentagon_Speeds_Up_Tank_Timeline_for_Ukraine_but Resists_Calls_for_Jets⠀⇛ The U.S. will begin training Ukrainian troops on M1 Abrams tanks in the next few weeks, officials said, and combat-ready tanks could reach the battlefields by the fall. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Sudan’s_Paramilitary_Declares_72-Hour_Truce⠀⇛ Since Saturday, at least 413 Sudanese have been killed and 3,200 people injured. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Germany_Names_Panel_to_Investigate_1972_Munich Olympics_Attack⠀⇛ The commission’s creation stems in part from an agreement made last year to reassess German failures in handling the attack by Palestinian militants, which killed 11 Israeli athletes. * ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Gun_Capitalism:_How_Lobbyists_&_GOP_Fight_Regulation_& Push_Gun_Ownership_Despite_Deadly_Shootings⠀⇛ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Alec_Baldwin_Returns_to_‘Rust’_Set_as_Charges_He_Faced Are_Dropped⠀⇛ The actor is finishing the film in Montana, more than a year after a gun he was rehearsing with on set went off, killing its cinematographer. We discuss the U.S. gun violence epidemic with historian Andrew McKevitt, who says, “We ought to conceive of our gun problem as a problem of gun capitalism.” He covers the history of the proliferation of individual gun ownership since World War II in his forthcoming book, Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture & Control in Cold War America. McKevitt also discusses how the NRA and pro-gun lobby impedes progress on gun control through the implicit threat of “political violence.” ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Zumbrota_police_say_retired_officer’s_suicide_will be_attributed_to_PTSD_suffered_in_line_of_duty⠀⇛ “Gary fought a hard and courageous battle against PTSD attained in the line of duty,” the department wrote in a statement. ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Yemen:_Deadly_Stampede_at_Charity_Event_Illustrates Desperation_in_Nation_Devastated_by_Years_of_War⠀⇛ In Yemen, at least 79 people were killed and over 300 injured in a stampede on Wednesday in the capital city of Sana’a. The crowd crush began after armed Houthis fired into the air to control the crowd, striking electrical equipment and causing it to explode. The tragic deaths come as Yemen continues to face one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises following years of fighting between U.S.-backed Saudi forces and the Houthi rebels. While a ceasefire began a year ago, no agreement has been reached yet on making it permanent. We speak to Ali Jameel, the accountability and redress director of Mwatana for Human Rights, a group based in Yemen. ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Orbán_in_2008:_Ukraine_should_be_admitted_to_NATO_as_soon as_possible⠀⇛ ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Netanyahu_Picks_Self-Described_‘Racist’_May_Golan_as_Top Israeli_Diplomat_in_NY⠀⇛ Progressive and moderate Jews in the United States and Israel this week denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s nomination of far-right lawmaker May Golan—who once said she was “proud to be a racist”—as the country’s consul general in New York. ⚓ Meduza ☛ After_‘surprise_inspection,’_Russia_appoints_new_Pacific_Fleet commander_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Admiral Viktor Liina, previously the commander of the Russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet, has been appointed commander of the Pacific Fleet, TASS and RIA Novosti report. ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Warplane_‘Accidentally_Releases’_Bomb_Over_Belgorod,_Injuring Two_People⠀⇛ A Russian warplane “accidentally released” a bomb over the city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border late on April 20, causing an explosion and injuring two people, the Defense Ministry said. ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Suspends_Dairy_Products_From_Kyrgyzstan_After_Calls_In_Bishkek To_Drop_Cyrillic_Script⠀⇛ Russia has suspended the import of dairy products from Kyrgyzstan after the chairman of Kyrgyzstan’s National Commission for the State Language and Language Policies said his country is ready to start working on switching the Kyrgyz language from Cyrillic to a Latin- based alphabet. ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Activist_Released_From_Prison_After_Serving_Five_Years_In High-Profile_‘Network’_Case⠀⇛ A Russian activist has ben released from prison after serving more than five years in prison in the high-profile Set (Network) case that rights defenders and opposition activities have called “fabricated.” ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.K._Sanctions_Five_Russian_Nationals_Over_Jailing_Of_Kremlin_Critic Vladimir_Kara-Murza⠀⇛ The United Kingdom has sanctioned five Russians after the sentencing to 25 years in prison earlier this week of opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, a British-Russian dual national. ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kremlin_Says_It_Is_Monitoring_Reports_Of_Possible_Western_Export_Ban On_Russia⠀⇛ The Kremlin said on April 21 that it was monitoring reports of a possible ban on exports to Russia by Western countries and that any new sanctions would hit the global economy. ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Military_Chiefs_Say_Increasing_Ukraine’s_Air_Defense_Capability Most_Urgent_Critical_Task⠀⇛ Fortifying Ukraine’s air defense capability was the major theme of a meeting on April 21 of dozens of countries that have supported Kyiv in its fight against invading Russian forces and as it prepares to launch a spring counteroffensive. ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukrainian_Government_Estimates_Damages_Caused_By_Russian_Invasion_At $143.8_Billion⠀⇛ Damages caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are estimated at $143.8 billion, deputy chief of Ukraine’s Committee of National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, Yuriy Aristov, said on April 21. ⚓ RFERL ☛ Romania_To_Hold_Off_On_Ukrainian_Grain_Ban_For_Now⠀⇛ Romania says it will hold off on a ban on Ukrainian grain imports as it awaits a decision from the European Union on enforcing proposed measures aimed at easing a glut that has flooded Eastern Europe from Ukraine. ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Court_Extends_Pretrial_Detention_Of_Noted_Lawyer_Held_For Ukraine_War_Criticism⠀⇛ A court in Russia on April 20 prolonged until late July the pretrial detention of lawyer Dmitry Talantov, who was arrested in June 2022 on a charge of discrediting Russia’s armed forces. ⚓ RFA ☛ Junta_air_strike_in_Myanmar’s_Magway_kills_3,_injures_12⠀⇛ The bombing is the second this month on a National Unity Government village office. § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ * ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Secrecy_Versus_Truth⠀⇛ The arrest last week of 21-year-old air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira on charges of espionage has sparked a debate in the intelligence community and elsewhere about whether his behavior is criminal or heroic. * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Texas_School_Serves_Up_Magnificent_Redaction_Failure_To_Vice Journalist⠀⇛ Redaction isn’t terribly difficult to do correctly. And yet, it often seems to be beyond the grasp of government officials who really, really want to withhold information, but just can’t seem to do it. * ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ Unauthorized_Disclosure:_Eugene_Puryear⠀⇛ § Environment⠀➾ * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Chilean_President_Unveils_Plan_to_Slowly_Nationalize Lithium_Industry⠀⇛ Leftist Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Thursday announced plans to slowly nationalize the country’s lithium industry, aiming to take advantage of massive reserves of the metal, key to electric vehicle batteries and other technology, while protecting the environment. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ With_Climate_Indicators_‘Off_the_Charts,’_UN_Chief Calls_Policies_of_Rich_Nations_a_‘Death_Sentence’⠀⇛ The World Meteorological Organization warned Friday that climate change indicators are “off the charts,” one day after United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told officials from wealthy countries that their refusal to halt fossil fuel expansion amounts to a civilizational “death sentence” and pleaded with them to urgently decarbonize the global economy. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_American_West_Is_Running_Out_of_Water⠀⇛ * ⚓ The Nation ☛ New_York_Governor_Hochul_Appoints_a_Chevron_Lawyer_to_the State’s_Highest_Court⠀⇛ New York Governor Kathy Hochul has portrayed her appointee to the state’s high court, corporate attorney Caitlin Halligan, as some kind of progressive. In a brief statement after the state Senate approved Halligan for the Court of Appeals on April 19, Hochul said her pick “has advocated for tenants, for gun violence prevention, and for equal pay for the soccer players of the US Women’s National Team.” * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ UN_Chief_Calls_for_Accelerated_Climate_Action⠀⇛ “…our world has a major climate challenge before us…” * § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Tapping_Into_Warehouse_Roof_Solar_Potential_Could Power_Entire_US_Cities⠀⇛ Installing solar panels on the roofs of warehouses and distribution centers around the United States could generate enough clean electricity to power every household in every state’s most populous city, according to a report published Thursday by Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Climate_Group_Vows_to_Make_Sure_Biden Environmental_Justice_Office_Isn’t_‘Just_Performative’⠀⇛ Climate advocates who have centered environmental justice for decades on Friday said they will continue to fight “false solutions” to the climate crisis—and expressed hope that the newly announced White House Office of Environmental Justice will usher in a new era in which President Joe Biden ends his support for fossil fuel projects. o ⚓ Defence Web ☛ RDM_investing_R251_million_in_renewable_energy_in South_Africa⠀⇛ During the recent fifth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC), Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) committed to investing R251 million in the renewable energy sector in South Africa. o ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ ‘Softened’_mining_regulation_reform_advances to_Senate⠀⇛ The bill would still shorten the duration of mining concessions granted and be contingent on consults with local communities. * § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ o ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Reefs_and_rangelands_of_renewal⠀⇛ Superblooms and deep-water discoveries promote new bonds of appreciation as humanity confronts climate change. o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ African_Countries_Urged_to_Fight_Against_Rhino Poaching⠀⇛ The appeal comes in reaction to the recent shooting of four rhinos at the Khama Sanctuary in Botswana. o ⚓ RFA ☛ US_case_against_alleged_monkey_smuggler_is_‘attack_on Cambodia,’_his_lawyers_claim⠀⇛ Former Cambodian wildlife official makes his first court appearance since his November arrest in New York. o ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ New_Law_Aims_to_Save_Oysters_on_the_Mississippi Coast⠀⇛ Mississippi has pumped millions of dollars into its declining oyster industry, hoping to revive what was once a dominant trade. But in a nod to reality, the state is about to move in a decidedly different direction: scaling back government efforts and leasing to private industry water bottoms where oysters grow. o ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ ‘Ecocide’_of_300,000_bees_in_Campeche_prompts federal_investigation⠀⇛ The Senate called on federal and state ministries of agriculture and the environment to investigate those responsible for the mass bee death. * § Overpopulation⠀➾ o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_state_media_slams_Western_hype_of_its population_decline⠀⇛ Western media is using the topic to advocate decoupling, state broadcaster CCTV said. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Could_Peer_Influence_Be_a_Cause_of_the_Global Baby_Bust?⠀⇛ The decision to have or not have children isn’t made in isolation. o ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland’s_baby_bust_drops_to_new_low⠀⇛ A brief Covid baby boom appears to have subsided. o ⚓ YLE ☛ Ex_Kela_boss_floats_income_limits_for_child_benefit recipients⠀⇛ Elli Aaltonen suggests Finland could save half a billion euros by preventing high-income families from receiving the monthly child allowances. o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Finland:_Record_Low_Birth_Rate_In_2022⠀⇛ The country’s birth rate has not stopped falling for nearly a decade. o ⚓ JURIST ☛ Capitol_Territory_becomes_first_Australia_state_to provide_free_abortion_care⠀⇛ The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Thursday became the first Australian state to guarantee free abortion care. The new policy allows women living in the ACT to obtain abortion up to 16 weeks gestation. The ACT government noted that cost was a significant barrier to safe and legal abortions in the state. § Finance⠀➾ * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ India’s_anti-graft_Aam_Aadmi_Party_may_be_laid_low by_corruption_allegations:_Analysts⠀⇛ But the party is going ahead with plans to fight the May 10 elections in the state of Karnataka. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Oakland_A’s_Are_Moving_to_Vegas._Could_the_Yankees_Be Next?⠀⇛ Now that the Oakland Athletics, under the stewardship of Gap clothing heir John J. Fisher, have announced their intention to move to Las Vegas, it is time to ask Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, as well as state and city officials in Nevada and Las Vegas, a question: “Congrats, you have the A’s. Now how much to do want for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago Cubs? Sold as a bundle. What will it take? Ten billion dollars? What about $20 billion? Who wants to crack open some state pension funds and make a deal?” * ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ ‘This_economic_policy_has_not_led_to_Hungary_catching up,_but_rather_to_falling_behind_its_neighbors’_–_former_Central_Bank governor⠀⇛ * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Another_home_builder_goes_bust_as_industry struggles⠀⇛ >Another Victorian building company has gone bust, weeks after the collapse of one of Australia’s largest home builders, Porter Davis, and construction firm Lloyd Group. Award-winning builder Mahercorp announced it went into voluntary administration on Friday, affecting more than 700 homes, as the industry continues to struggle amid the cost of living crisis. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_Right_Embraces_Shareholder_Activism_in_War_on ‘Woke’_Capitalism⠀⇛ After years of criticizing progressives for shareholder activism focused on social justice and environmental concerns, right-wing groups and ideologues are embracing the same strategy themselves. * ⚓ ACLU ☛ Access_to_Housing_is_the_Civil_Rights_Issue_of_our_Time_ (Again)⠀⇛ In 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King left their single-family home in Atlanta’s Vine City neighborhood and moved into an apartment on Chicago’s west side. Their goal? To draw attention to the fight for equitable housing. * ⚓ France24 ☛ ‘Macron_resign!’:_French_president_struggles_to_move_on_from pension_controversy⠀⇛ French President Emmanuel Macron only just dodged another day of heckles and boos from opponents of the controversial pension reform. But a war of attrition aimed at the president and his government looks to have no sign of letting up, with pots and pans the weapons of choice. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ More_Americans_are_falling_behind_on_paying_down_debt⠀⇛ Thanks to a still-healthy job market, the finances of US households remain in good shape on the whole. But bank executives warn that more Americans are starting to fall behind on payments for debt from credit cards and auto loans. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Recession_fears_set_Asian_stocks_on_course_for drop⠀⇛ Asian stocks have slid toward their worst week in more than a month and oil has nursed losses while bonds bounce back as US data and earnings show signs of weakness. Overnight figures showed more Americans filing claims for jobless benefits and manufacturing activity in the mid-Atlantic region slumping to its lowest level… * ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ UMich_planning_to_withhold_pay_from_striking_GSIs⠀⇛ The University of Michigan administration is planning to withhold pay from non-working Graduate Student Instructors and Graduate Student Staff Assistants as the Graduate Employees’ Organization’s ongoing strike continues into its third week. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Clarence_Thomas’s_Friend_of_the_Court⠀⇛ Thomas claims that Harlan Crow’s extravagant gifts were tokens of friendship. Why do the Justices so often emphasize personal relationships? * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Twitter_Removes_‘Government-Funded’_Labels_From_NPR and_Other_Media_Accounts⠀⇛ NPR and public broadcasters in Canada, Australia and New Zealand had criticized the label as misleading. The CBC and NPR have suspended the use of their Twitter accounts in protest. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Argentine_President_Fernandez_Not_to_Seek_Re-Election⠀⇛ He suggested that primary elections be the mechanism through which “society selects the best men and women to represent us in the next general elections.” * ⚓ France24 ☛ Pope_loses_Twitter_blue_check_mark,_US_basketball_star LeBron_James_keeps_it⠀⇛ Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue check marks from user profiles, with famous people including pop icon Beyonce and Pope Francis losing their verified statuses. * ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ The_purge_of_Twitter’s_blue_checkmarks_has_begun⠀⇛ Today was the end of an era for many people when they discovered that Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk had finally made good on his promise to remove the platform’s blue checkmarks. ⚓ France24 ☛ Both_sides_of_the_Taiwan_Strait_belong_to_China,_says_FM_Qin⠀⇛ China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Friday that both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to China, and that it is right and proper for China to uphold its sovereignty. ⚓ France24 ☛ BuzzFeed_to_shut_down_Pulitzer-winning_news_division⠀⇛ Pulitzer Prize winning digital media company BuzzFeed will shut down its news division and cut another 15% of its staff across the company, adding to layoffs made earlier this year. ⚓ France24 ☛ UK_Deputy_Prime_Minister_Dominic_Raab_resigns_after_bullying investigation⠀⇛ UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab announced his resignation on Friday after bullying claims against him were upheld in a report, a fresh political shock for Britain’s Conservatives. ⚓ France24 ☛ Peru’s_ex-president_Toledo_surrenders_to_US_authorities_for extradition⠀⇛ Peruvian ex-president Alejandro Toledo surrendered to US authorities Friday, ahead of his expected extradition to Lima where he is accused of corruption and money laundering. ⚓ The Nation ☛ Organizing_Our_Way_Out_of_Tennessee’s_Democracy_Crisis⠀⇛ On Monday, March 27, a shooter opened fire at Nashville’s Covenant School, killing six, including three 9-year-olds. Most people have by now seen the heartbreaking coverage. As the country’s 15th mass school shooting, the horrific massacre at Covenant felt all too familiar to Tennesseans, if closer to home than before. ⚓ The Nation ☛ Why_Irish_Joe_Makes_British_Tories_Cry_Uncle_Sam⠀⇛ One of the easiest ways for an American president to bask in the warmth of a loving audience is to hop on a plane to Dublin. This is especially true if the commander in chief can claim, in however attenuated a form, some Irish ancestry. In June 1963, John F. Kennedy became the first sitting president to visit Ireland, where ecstatic crowds gathered as he toured Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, and the Kennedy auld sod in County Wexford. Kennedy called this Hibernian jaunt, which took place just a scant five months before his assassination, “the best four days of my life.” Following in the JFK’s footsteps, other presidents, notably Ronald Reagan in 1984 and Barack Obama in 2011, made Irish excursions that were rich in the rhetoric of homecoming. Reagan visited his ancestral home in Ballyporeen, Obama made a similar filiopietistic pilgrimage to Moneygall.1 ⚓ The Nation ☛ Having_Soros⠀⇛ ⚓ Meduza ☛ St._Petersburg_theater_cancels_‘Cyrano_de_Bergerac’_production_after audience_member_reports_19th-century_French_play_for_‘discrediting’_Russian army_—_Meduza⠀⇛ St. Petersburg’s Alexandrinsky Theater has canceled the April and May shows of “Cyrano de Bergerac,” a production of Edmond Rostand’s 19th- century play. ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Lying_Liar_George_Santos_Just_As_Wrong_About_Section_230_As_He_Is About_His_Own_Biography⠀⇛ Rep. George Santos remains a fascinating study in how far you can get if you have zero shame about just making shit up constantly. By now you must know his backstory (er… stories) and how basically nothing he seems to say checks out. ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_authorities_open_felony_‘justifying_terrorism’_case_against Doxa_news_editor_Maria_Menshikova_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Russian authorities have opened a felony case against Maria Menshikova, the head of the news department of the independent student media outlet Doxa, on charges that she publicly called for terrorism, the Telegram channel Baza reported on Friday. ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Giving_Away_the_Game,_Gaetz_Says_McCarthy_‘Picked_Up’_Far- Right’s_Debt_Ceiling_Plan⠀⇛ Far-right House Republicans are reportedly “thrilled” with the debt ceiling legislation that Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled earlier this week. ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Australia_unveils_direct_pathway_to_citizenship_for_New Zealanders⠀⇛ NZ citizens, living in Australia for more than four years, could apply for citizenship without becoming permanent residents first. § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ * ⚓ American Oversight ☛ News_Roundup:_Paying_Up_for_Election_Lies⠀⇛ * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Ukrainians_urge_greater_action_on_Russia propaganda⠀⇛ Ukrainian Australians have called on the federal government to step up efforts to counter Russian disinformation and propaganda on social media platforms. Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations co-chair Kateryna Argyrou told a parliamentary inquiry into foreign interference that Russian propaganda and violent threats online against Ukrainians had intensified since last year’s invasion of Ukraine. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Twitter_removes_labels_for_all_news_outlets, including_Chinese_state_media⠀⇛ Twitter appeared to have removed all labels from the accounts of news outlets and government organisations, including those for Chinese state media. * ⚓ American Oversight ☛ Records_Highlight_Corporations’_Renewed_Embrace_of Republican_AG_Group⠀⇛ * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Ben_Smith_Still_Doesn’t_Understand_He_Peddled_Likely Russian_Disinformation⠀⇛ In a piece reflecting on whether he it was right to publish the Christoper Steele dossier, Ben Smith seems blissfully ignorant of the likelihood that he was an unwitting mule for Russian disinformation. * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Glenn_Greenwald_Keeps_Bitching_about_a_Law_Requiring Notice_If_You’re_Funded_by_Russian_Spies⠀⇛ Glenn Greenwald teamed up with Tucker Carlson to falsely claim some socialists arrested earlier this week were arrested for their dissident activities rather than their hidden ties to Russian spies. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Dalai_Lama_stresses_Buddhism_basics_and_the_power_of_compassion at_religious_summit⠀⇛ The gathering was the Tibetan spiritual leader’s first public appearance since a controversial video. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ How_WhatsApp_upended_Middle_East_diplomacy—and_what the_US_can_learn_from_it⠀⇛ In WhatsApp’s encrypted channels, diplomats feel freer to form and participate in groups where they privately share resources, coordinate meetings, strategize with colleagues, create informal alliances, lobby for their country’s positions, and coordinate policy decisions. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Taiwanese_students_singing_mainland_Chinese_‘propaganda_song’ sparks_backlash⠀⇛ ‘We have always been one family,’ go the lyrics, echoing Beijing’s claim on the democratic island § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ NYPost ☛ Dems’_police-state_tactics_won’t_stop_reporters_like_Matt Taibbi⠀⇛ Now it appears these efforts to shield government censorship has come down to spelling. Indeed, if Delegate Plaskett has her way, that added “A” may prove the difference between a free press and authoritarianism. * ⚓ AntiWar ☛ A_Counter-Proposal:_RESTRICT_the_RESTRICTors⠀⇛ The RESTRICT Act – currently winding its way through Congress – would empower the US Commerce Department to “identify, deter, disrupt, prevent, prohibit, investigate and mitigate transactions” that “pose an undue or unacceptable risk to U.S. national security or the safety of US persons.” * ⚓ NCAC ☛ Claudia_Johnson_shares_thoughts_on_the_right_to_read⠀⇛ Claudia Johnson is a nationally recognized advocate for free speech and social justice, winner of the inaugural PEN/Newman’s Own First Amendment Award, for her “extraordinary efforts to restore banned literary classics to Florida classrooms”—and author of Stifled Laughter: One Woman’s Story About Fighting Censorship, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1994. [...] * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Performance_Of_Cyrano_De_Bergerac_Canceled_After_Complaint About_Discrediting_Of_Russian_Military⠀⇛ The Alexandrinsky Theater in St. Petersburg has canceled its April and May performances of Cyrano de Bergerac, according to an announcement on April 21 at the theater’s website. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Cinema_Manager_Fired_After_Actress_Attends_Screening Without_Hijab⠀⇛ The manager of an Iranian movie theater has been dismissed after a female actress, Pantea Bahram, attended a public screening of a production without observing the mandatory hijab law. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Jailed_Russian_Opposition_Politician_Yashin_Issues_‘Insurance Statement’_Ahead_Of_Transfer_To_Penal_Colony⠀⇛ Jailed Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison in December over his condemnation of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, has issued “an insurance statement” before his transfer to a penal colony to serve the sentence. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Adds_Japanese_NGO_To_Its_List_Of_Undesirable Organizations⠀⇛ Russia on April 21 added the Japanese NGO Union of Residents of Chishima and Habomai Islands to its registry of undesirable organizations, saying the group’s activities compromise Russia’s territorial integrity. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Father_Of_Russian_Girl_Who_Drew_Antiwar_Picture_Keeps_Parental Rights⠀⇛ Aleksei Moskalyov’s lawyer said authorities in the city of Yefremov have withdrawn their request to deprive him of his parental rights, saying Moskalyov’s daughter, who was briefly held in a Russian orphanage, is currently safe and lives with her mother, who had long been separated from Moskalyov. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ North_Carolina_Judge_Convicts_Journalists_Of ‘Trespassing’_While_Covering_Eviction_Of_Homeless_Encampment⠀⇛ A judge in North Carolina found two journalists with the Asheville Blade guilty of “trespassing” on Christmas in 2021 when they stayed in a public park to cover Asheville police as officers evicted a homeless encampment. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Junta_arrests_reporter,_celebrities_who_criticized_deadly_Myanmar military_airstrike⠀⇛ The four opposed the bombing in posts to social media and were charged with incitement. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Prosecutor_In_Belarus_Seeks_10_Years_In_Prison_For_Pratasevich, Whose_Plane_Was_Diverted_To_Minsk⠀⇛ The prosecution has asked Minsk court to convict and sentence Raman Pratasevich, a journalist who was detained in Belarus in 2021 after the commercial flight he was on was forced to land in Minsk, to 10 years in prison — less than half the maximum possible — on charges linked to his reporting. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Court_Issues_Arrest_Warrant_For_Investigative_Group Bellingcat_Researcher_Grozev⠀⇛ A court in Moscow on April 21 issued an arrest warrant for Christo Grozev, a Bulgarian investigative journalist with the Bellingcat group. The warrant was issued on a charge of allegedly crossing Russia’s border illegally In December. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Colombian_journalist_Rafael_Moreno:_Paying_the_ultimate price_for_the_truth⠀⇛ Rafael Moreno was a Colombian journalist who regularly exposed corruption and crime in his northern home region of Cordoba. On his Facebook page, Moreno tirelessly denounced embezzlement in public contracts and illegal resource extraction. But he paid the ultimate price for his reporting. Our Bogota correspondent Pascale Mariani travelled to the Cordoba region to pay tribute to him. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Thai_police,_Vietnamese_activists_gather_clues_on_blogger’s disappearance⠀⇛ Authorities in Thailand have contacted friends of dissident who may have been abducted. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_blasts_potential_US_investment_curbs_as ‘economic_coercion’⠀⇛ ‘This is naked economic coercion and technological bullying,’ said Chinese foreign ministry spokesman. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ British_Deputy_PM_Raab_Resigns_After_Bullying_Allegations⠀⇛ An investigation began in November 2022 after formal complaints about his bullying behavior when dealing with public officials. * ⚓ RFA ☛ North_Korean_escapees_learn_about_family_deaths_months_later⠀⇛ Pandemic and crackdown on Chinese cell phone brokers has created long periods of silence * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Reports_Say_Confrontations_Between_Iranian_Students,_Security Forces_Growing_Over_Hijab_Rules⠀⇛ Confrontations between university students and authorities over mandatory hijab regulations are reportedly on the rise following a monthslong crackdown over protests sparked by the September death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody for an alleged head scarf offense. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ How_Reading_The_Economist_Helped_Me_to_Stop_Worrying_About White_Supremacy⠀⇛ Donald Trump’s election kicked off a cottage industry explaining his popularity among the wrong sort of white people: you know, blue-collar racists. But when the data showed that, on average, Trump supporters were actually quite wealthy, much of the pundit class acted shocked. And when it became clear that half of college-educated white people voted for Trump in 2016—and nearly half in 2020—it barely made the news. * ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ North_Carolina_Judge_Convicts_Journalists_Of ‘Trespassing’_While_Covering_Eviction_Of_Homeless_Encampment⠀⇛ “In today’s bench trial of Blade journalists Veronica Coit and Matilda Bliss, judge Calvin Hill declared them guilty of trespassing, ignored freedom of press, openly sided with [Asheville Police Department’s] claim [that it] can order reporters off public land,” the Asheville Blade stated.Hill, according to the media organization, apparently contended that no evidence had been presented to show that Coit and Bliss were journalists. The prosecutor did not even take this position. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Supreme_Court_Has_Preserved_Access_to_the_Abortion Pill—Over_Alito’s_Salty_Objection⠀⇛ Two weeks after Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a nationwide ban on the abortion pill mifepristone—revoking the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the drug from 2000—the Supreme Court stayed the order, pending a full appeal on the merits of the case. The decision delays not only Kacsmaryk’s ruling, but also the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, which reinstated the 2000 FDA approval of the drug but banned a 2016 FDA update which extended usage of mifepristone from seven to 10 weeks. What that means is that abortion pills are legal, up to 10 weeks again, for now. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Kaepernick_to_Fund_Independent_Autopsy_for_Man_‘Eaten Alive’_by_Insects_in_Atlanta_Jail⠀⇛ Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump on Thursday said that former NFL quarterback and racial justice activist Colin Kaepernick will pay for an independent autopsy for Lashawn Thompson, a mentally ill man who died last September in a filthy, insect-infested cell in an overcrowded Atlanta jail. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ Want_to_Manufacture_Explosives?_Soon_You_Can_Hire Teenagers_to_Do_It.⠀⇛ This week, Iowa added to its bulging dossier of legislative infamy with a new bill to loosen restrictions on child labor in the state. The Iowa state Senate ratified SB 542, a wide- ranging measure that lowered age minimums and increased permissible hours for teen workers in most of the state’s labor-intensive enterprises, from meatpacking and manufacturing plants to restaurants and hotels to agriculture. The House is expected to endorse a modified version of the legislation soon, and Republican Governor Kim Reynolds is expected to sign it into law. § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Your_Gmail_Inbox_Is_Almost_Full⠀⇛ We noticed that marketing e-mails account for 85.4% of your Inbox. Click here to enroll in our expanded storage plan. * ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Biden_administration_wants_to_avoid_5G_mistakes_in race_to_beat_China_on_6G [Ed: 6G = hype + newer patents (monopolies)]⠀⇛ The White House seeks to shape next-generation telecommunications standards and technology before falling behind to Beijing. * ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ IT_Amendment_Rules,_2023_are_a_nightmare, dressed_like_a_fact_checking_daydream⠀⇛ The notified IT Amendment Rules, 2023 regulate online gaming and misinformation. They provide for the establishment of a fact check unit (“FCU”), by the Union government, to fact check online information related to the Union government. In this Public Brief, we analyse the hits and misses. § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ * ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Goodbye_to_Netflix_DVDs,_The_Last_Good_Tech Company⠀⇛ In a time before content and engagement metrics, there was the humble red envelope. * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Netflix_To_End_DVD_Rentals_As_Streaming_Fails_To_Live_Up_To Its_Full_Potential⠀⇛ Netflix executives this week announced that they would finally be putting their traditional DVD rental service out to pasture starting on September 25 after 25 years of little, red envelopes. From a blog post by Netflix co-CEO Ted Serandos’ intern: [...] * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Streaming_services_find_unlikely_outlet:_Big-screen_movie theaters⠀⇛ As streaming services grew and the pandemic kept people at home, the future of the movie theater industry was unclear. But Amazon and Apple are increasingly leaning into big-screen releases, and moviegoing is approaching pre-pandemic levels. * ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ Apple_to_allow_“sideloading”_in_iOS_17?⠀⇛ Is Apple being forced into it by new EU legislation? Will they allow sideloading outside of the EU? § Monopolies⠀➾ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Lyft_Will_Lay_Off_About_1,200_People_as_It_Looks_to Cut_Costs⠀⇛ The cuts come as the company tries to lower prices and remain competitive with Uber, its larger rival. * ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Lyft_reportedly_preparing_to_let_go_30%_of_workforce⠀⇛ Lyft Inc. is reportedly planning to let go 30% of its workforce, or about 1,200 employees, in a bid to halve its operating expenses. The Wall Street Journal reported the plan today, citing sources familiar with the matter. Lyft confirmed the upcoming round of layoffs but didn’t specify how many jobs will be cut. * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Optis_Wireless_4G/LTE_patent_reexam_granted⠀⇛ On April 13, 2023, six weeks after Unified filed_an_ex parte_reexamination, the USPTO granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S._Patent_9,137,830, owned and asserted by Optis Wireless Technology, LLC, an NPE and Brevet_Capital entity. * § Software Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ JUVE ☛ Netflix_and_Quinn_Emanuel_invalidate_important_DivX_patent at_EPO [Ed: EPO granted bogus software patents. Now they're being thrown out, as usual.]⠀⇛ The EPO Opposition Division has revoked EP 34 67 666 for having been subject to impermissible extension, which contravenes European Patent Convention Articles 123 (2) and (3). The patent protects streaming technology that allows computers to interpret data and display data visually as a video. * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Mandolin_Abruptly_Shuts_Down_After_Burning Through_$17_Million_in_3_Years⠀⇛ Livestreaming concert platform Mandolin shuts down after burning through $17 million in just under three years. After nearly three years, livestreaming concert platform Mandolin announced on April 17 that the company is shutting down its product and business operations. The company launched in 2020 after COVID-19 restrictions made physical touring impossible.  o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ GloRilla_Faces_Massive_Copyright Infringement_Lawsuit_Over_‘Tomorrow’⠀⇛ 23-year-old rising star GloRilla faces a copyright infringement lawsuit over ‘Tomorrow’ and the hit remix ‘Tomorrow 2.’ A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Louisiana Federal Court alleges that GloRilla’s hit songs “Tomorrow” and “Tomorrow 2” use unlicensed samples from a ’90s hip-hop track by the group Dog House Posse, “Street of Westbank.” o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Web3_Funding_Is_Cratering,_Data_Shows_— Potentially_Spelling_Trouble_for_Numerous_Music_Startups⠀⇛ Following 2022’s “crypto winter” and the collapse of FTX, Web3 funding reportedly cratered by 82 percent year over year during the opening quarter of 2023, and the downturn could potentially be impacting all manner of music plays.   o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Nintendo_Goes_To_War_With_YouTubers_Right_Before_New ‘Zelda’_Release⠀⇛ It’s no secret that Nintendo is extremely draconian when it comes to all things intellectual property concerning its assets. You can simply follow that backlink for a list of tons and tons of posts on Nintendo doing Nintendo things, which mostly amount to shutting down any use of its property, no matter how small, no matter whether fair use applies. o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Legit_Torrents_Shuts_Down_After_17_Years⠀⇛ After serving legal torrents for roughly 17 years, Legit Torrents is shutting down. The site hosted more than 5,000 legal torrents but, due to a combination of technical issues and a flourishing family, founder Dustin Montgomery decided that it was time to say goodbye. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Excellent_Hardware:_FingerWorks_TouchStream⠀⇛ Mostly of historical interest today, the FingerWorks TouchStream keyboard was revolutionary, with multitouch gestures, chording and zero force typing. # ⚓ Ryzen_Swap,_Motivation_Hacking,_and_Generative_Assistance⠀⇛ I don’t often get to go spelunking in the innards of my PC. Yesterday, however, I got the opportunity to do so. This is quite a Special Occasion nowadays with all the ongoing time pressures of work and family life. # § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ An_Earth_Day_rant_against_class_warfare environmentalism⠀⇛ Today is Earth Day, the 53rd one ever. It’s possibly the first one that I am actually consciously observing. Not that I’m really doing anything special (except, shortly, ranting into the smol void), but I didn’t just happen to hear by surprise about today being Earth Day, I knew it was coming in advance and was mentally ready for it to happen. # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Fish_Shell⠀⇛ If like me you spend a lot of time using a Linux terminal, give fish a try! Fish is to sh/bash/zsh as Gemini is to the web of the 90s; it adds modern touches without getting in the way. My favourite single feature is that it suggests from history as you type, not requiring a manual trigger like other shells. “Suggest as you type” is widely used in modern software because it’s unintrusive and helpful. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3721 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.22.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_22/04/2023:_Several_More_Ubuntu-Based_Releases,_Tor_Browser_12.5a5⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 7:39 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Server o Audiocasts/Shows o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o WINE_or_Emulation o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Education o Programming/Development # Python # Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh * Leftovers o Science o Education o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation 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 Monopolies # Trademarks * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Science # Programming * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ US_Public_Sector_regulatory_compliance_with_Ubuntu Pro_and_AWS_GovCloud⠀⇛ Co-authors: Massimiliano Gori , Product Manager, Canonical & Mark Thomas, Solutions Architect, AWS  Federal government organisations that either collect, store, share, transfer, or process sensitive data, as well as all federal agencies, their contractors, and service providers, are required to operate in high-security environments to ensure the safety of sensitive data such as Personally Identifiable Information or confidential information. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Perfect_order:_Delivering_the_right products_at_the_right_time_in_the_right_quantity⠀⇛ Within inventory management, perfect order refers to the ability to deliver the correct product to the customer, in the right quantity, at the right time, in the right condition, with the right documentation and at the right cost. Essentially, it means meeting customer demand without errors or delays to the highest degree possible. Inventory management encompasses procedures and processes that directly or indirectly affect the bottom line ordering, receiving, storing, tracking and accounting for all of the goods a business sells. It is a key element of supply chain management and is critical to any business that sells physical goods or is responsible for maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) supplies. To achieve perfect order, a company must have an efficient inventory management system that optimizes inventory levels, tracks inventory movement and ensures accurate order fulfillment. This involves balancing the cost of carrying inventory with the cost of stockouts and lost sales, as well as implementing processes and technologies that enable real-time inventory visibility and accurate demand forecasting. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ 2023-04-21_[Older]_How_to_install_Telegram_on_Linux_Lite 6.2⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-21_[Older]_How_to_install_Fedora_38.⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-20_[Older]_NVIDIA_on_Linux_is_WAY_BETTER_than everyone_says,_but…⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Fedora_38_overview_|_Welcome_to Freedom.⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-20_[Older]_From_Noob_To_Power_User_With_Manjaro KDE⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Is_The_Free_Software_Foundation_Still Important?⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-20_[Older]_How_to_install_WebStorm_on_Linux_Lite 6.2⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-20_[Older]_How_To_Upgrade_To_Fedora_38_From_Fedora 37.⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-19_[Older]_How_to_install_Ubuntu_Budgie_23.04⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-19_[Older]_How_to_install_GoLand_on_Linux_Lite 6.2⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-19_[Older]_uBlue_Linux:_Immutable_Fedora_With Batteries_Included⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-18_[Older]_Ubuntu_Budgie_23.04_overview_|_Embrace the_change⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-18_[Older]_PROTON_8.0_is_now_OUT_to_play_Windows games_on_Linux_#SHORT⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-18_[Older]_Solus_Linux_Returns_From_The_Distro Afterlife⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-18_[Older]_UBUNTU_23.04_&_all_flavors_review: Kubuntu,_Xubuntu,_Ubuntu_Budgie,_Ubuntu_Cinnamon,_Ubuntu MATE…⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-18_[Older]_How_to_install_Synfig_Studio_on_Linux Lite_6.2⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-17_[Older]_How_to_install_Kubuntu_23.04.⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-17_[Older]_The_fight_for_Free_Software_ain’t_over, so_why_has_the_Free_Software_Foundation_given_up?⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-17_[Older]_Clipboard:_Simple_Unified_Linux_Clipping Tool⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-17_[Older]_How_to_install_Skype_on_Linux_Lite_6.2⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-17_[Older]_Linux_Content_Creators_Coming_Together To_Help_XeroLinux_–_DT_LIVE!⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-17_[Older]_Hamonikr_6.0_Taebaek_Quick_Overview #shorts⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-16_[Older]_The_death_of_Solus?,_OpenAI_defamation suit,_EU_builds_its_own_Google:_Linux_&_Open_Source_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-16_[Older]_Installing_Linux_Software_Is_More Confusing_Than_Ever⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-16_[Older]_UPDATE:_Microsoft’s_Handheld_Mode_for Windows_will_NEVER_materialize|_Press_Steam_to_Start_Ep_4⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-04-16_[Older]_Build_Your_Own_Distro_With_Archiso⠀⇛ o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Alternatives_to_popular_CLI_tools:_watch⠀⇛ This article spotlights alternative tools to watch. The software featured here is free and open source. Please share in the Comments section below any other open source CLI tools that are alternatives to watch. We will then update this article. For alternatives to other popular CLI tools, read this article. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Browsing_the_Internet_Using_W3M_in_Linux⠀⇛ Is it possible to access “linuxtldr.com” or any other website from the Linux terminal? Yes, and you will also learn how to do it in this article. # ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Upgrade_to_Ubuntu_23.04_from_Ubuntu_22.10 [Step_by_Step_Guide]⠀⇛ Ubuntu 23.04 has been released! Besides installing from new .iso image, here’s a step by step guide shows how to upgrade from Ubuntu 22.10. NOTE: The Upgrade process may fail! So it’s HIGHLY recommended to backup your important data first!! # ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Ubuntu_23.04_“Lunar_Lobster”_is_Out! Kernel_6.2,_GNOME_44,_&_New_Installer⠀⇛ The Ubuntu Team announced the Ubuntu 23.04 yesterday! Ubuntu 23.04, code-name “Lunar Lobster”, is a short term release with 9-month support until January 2024. The release is powered by the latest Linux Kernel 6.2. The Ubuntu Kernel supports for building and running external kernel modules using Rust programming language. # ⚓ Manuel Matuzovic ☛ details/summary_inconsistencies⠀⇛ Scott O’Hara wrote a fantastic blog post about the details and summary elements last year. He explains that there are a lot of oddities and inconsistencies, and he backs his statements with detailed testing. To better understand the extent of these oddities and inconsistencies, I did my own testing (not as detailed as Scott’s), and here’s what I found: [...] # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ The_traditional_workaround_for stuck_NFS(v3)_locks⠀⇛ The most visible way for the server and clients to become de-synchronized is a stuck lock, where the server believes a client has a file locked but the client thinks it doesn’t. A file with a stuck lock can never be (re-)locked by any programs trying to do so, and it will normally stay that way until the reboot of either or both of the server or the client the server thinks has the file locked. As a result, working around these stuck locks has been a concern of NFS server system administrators for a long time and people have come up with a traditional brute force solution. (In informal conversation sysadmins may talk about ‘clearing’ a stuck lock this way, but we’re not really doing that; we’re working around it with brute force.) # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Setting_the_ARC_target_size_in_ZFS on_Linux_(as_of_ZoL_2.1)⠀⇛ However, raising the ARC target size will only have a meaningful effect if ZFS can actually use more memory. If the free memory situation is bad enough that memory_available_bytes is negative, your newly set ARC target size will pretty much immediately start shrinking, possibly significantly, and the ARC will have no chance to actually use much more extra memory. If available memory is positive but not very large, it may turn negative once the ARC’s actual size grows a bit more and then ZFS will shrink your recently-raised ARC target size back down, along with probably shrinking the ARC’s actual memory use. # ⚓ Earthly ☛ 10_Advanced_Git_Commands⠀⇛ However, over the years, Git has emerged as the standard tool for version control because of how powerful it is. So if you’re using Git on a regular basis, then you can vastly improve your workflow by learning some of these advanced features. In this article, I’ll discuss ten advanced Git commands every developer should know. # ⚓ Steve Kemp ☛ Managing_header-spacing_in_markdown/org-mode files⠀⇛ After going over my init file recently, making some changes, I noticed that the spacing was not at all consistent. So I figured “How hard could it be to recognize headers and insert/remove newlines before them?” # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Use_ZIP_and_UNZIP_Command_to_Create, Extract_ZIP_File_in_Linux⠀⇛ Let’s see how you can use the zip command to create a zip file, add a new file to an existing zip file, list zip file content without extracting it, delete the contents of zip, and encrypt zip with a password for added security. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Upgrade_to_Ubuntu_23.04_From_22.10_ (Kinetic_to_Lunar)⠀⇛ Ubuntu 23.04 was released on April 20, 2023, with the latest and greatest GNOME 44 desktop, Linux Kernel 6.2 and a good amount of new features. However, if you want to make the jump and want to upgrade to Ubuntu 23.04, here are the steps. o § WINE or Emulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Proton_8:_Wine_Rebase_and_Updated_Steam Runtime_on_Debian_11⠀⇛ Proton 8 is out! The wait has been fairly long, since Proton 7 was released more than a year ago. This follows the release of Wine 8.0 on January 23rd 2023 (first stable release of the branch 8). o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Roblox_intentionally_blocking_Linux_with Wine_in_their_new_update⠀⇛ It seems the days of using workarounds to play Roblox on Linux may be coming to an abrupt end, with the upcoming launch of their new client blocking Linux intentionally. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Flathub_app_store_for_Linux_and_Steam_Deck gets_overhauled⠀⇛ The redesign of the Flathub app store for Linux is now live, bringing with it a refreshed look along with showing verified developers and their apps. A much needed change that really does look a whole lot better. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Valve_improving_Mesa_graphics_drivers_on Linux_for_a_“secret”_game_(update:_Jedi_Survivor)⠀⇛ Update: Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais mentioned on Twitter it’s for the upcoming Star Wars Jedi Survivor. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Get_a_bunch_of_co-op_shooters_in_this latest_bundle⠀⇛ Time to team up with a few friends to take down zombies and aliens. Humble Bundle has a fun looking co-op shooter bundle. I’ll list each item available in the bundle along with expected compatibility on Steam Deck and Linux desktop. Noting if they’re Native Linux or ProtonDB ratings. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Dota_2:_The_New_Frontiers_Update_is_out_and it’s_huge⠀⇛ Dota 2: The New Frontiers Update might be one of the biggest updates to Valve’s free to play MOBA ever and it’s here now. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_Deck_hitting_retail_stores_in_Japan from_April_29th,_South_Korea_to_follow⠀⇛ Komodo announced today that they’re expanding the retail presence of the Steam Deck into Japan now, with South Korea to follow after. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Proton_Experimental_for_Steam_Deck_&_Linux upgraded_with_Proton_8⠀⇛ As expected after the recent big release of Proton 8, Valve has now also upgraded Proton Experimental which is now based on Proton 8 plus a whole bunch more. This is the extra special version of Proton, where Valve put in features and improvements before they’re ready to be rolled out to the majority of Windows games running on Steam Deck and Linux desktop. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Nate Graham ☛ This_week_in_KDE:_Stomping_all_the bugs⠀⇛ This week was a veritable fiesta of bugfixing, and we cut Plasma’s list of VHI priority bugs nearly in half! Lots of other apps got bug fixes, too. And finally, KDE’s volunteer contributors landed some great new features and UI improvements! * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ deepin_20.9_is_officially_released!⠀⇛ deepin operating system is a Linux distribution dedicated to providing beautiful, easy-to-use, and secure services to global users. It has consistently been one of the highest-ranked Linux distributions developed by a team from China. (Learn about Deepin’s international ranking.) The core goal of Deepin 20.9 version is to provide users with a stable system running version. This version does not integrate new system functions, but mainly focuses on fixing and optimizing stability issues present in the 20.8 version, in order to ensure system stability. Deepin 20.9 has upgraded its Qt version to 5.15.8, and updated applications such as log viewer, photo album, drawing board, and system software package manager. It has fixed many experience-affecting issues, further improving the user experience of the system. Welcome friends to try it out! o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ Ubuntu_Cinnamon_23.04_“Lunar_Lobster” Released!⠀⇛ I am so proud to announce Ubuntu Cinnamon’s first release as an official flavor – 23.04 Lunar Lobster! In our previous post, we discussed what will change now that we have reached flavor status. Thank you to everyone who has helped along the way! The 23.04 release is Ubuntu Cinnamon’s eighth release (I had to count). Here’s to another eight! # ⚓ Edubuntu_23.04_Released⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce the release of Edubuntu 23.04, codenamed “Lunar Lobster”. This has been a project of love for my husband Erich and myself and I am happy to see it back with the people where it belongs once again. This release will be supported for nine months (Until January 2025). # ⚓ Ubuntu_Unity_23.04⠀⇛ # ⚓ Ubuntu_Kylin_23.04_officially_released⠀⇛ On April 21, 2023, the Ubuntu Kylin team announced the release of Ubuntu Kylin open source operating system version 23.04. As a short term support release, Ubuntu Kylin 23.04 comes with Linux 6.2 kernel and Mesa 23.0 graphics driver by default, and is fully upgraded with a series of core system software and base libraries. This version is mainly used to provide a development and testing platform for developers, and you are welcome to download and use it. # ⚓ Voyager_23.04⠀⇛ I introduce you Voyager 23.04in final version. A 2 in 1 version with always the same idea, to unify the Gnome and Xfce desktops in a single distributionVoyager, à sélectionner à votre session. Le tout dans un style coloré complètement repensé pour ce duo, Gnome 44 desktop coupled with Xfce 4.18 desktop . With the promise finally realized, to have 2 unified systems Gnome and Xfce, light, fast, modern, fluid, secure and efficient in a hybrid environment for PC and Tablet. The 2 offices are quite distinct and their respective applications are for the most part invisible, for one or the other environment. This version is based on the Linux kernel 6.2 and the Ubuntu distribution “ Lunar Lobster ” with its novelties.Voyager 23.04 a été compressé en zstd au lieu de xv pour plus de rapidité en clé USB. 23.04 is an intermediate release with a 9-month update that prepares the future 5-year LTS – Long-term support – release that will arrive shortly for Gnome and Xfce. With integrated, options grouped in the Box Voyager like Conky Control , Effects , Repair ,Screencast, Switch Ubuntu , Wine development and Steam Gaming and Gnome extensions selected according to PC needs. A Special Gaming type GS profile has been created in xfce. With numerous Themes and Wallpapers and essential software . This release contains Software – Gnome Software, which was preferred over Ubuntu’s, to manage Deb, Snap and Flatpack packages together . firefox was installed in deb for better compatibility with gnome extensions and many other new features to discover like Scrcpy to have your smartphone screen on PC. As you can see, the new theme will be much sunnier than the old version for wanting to put color in the spotlight, but you will still have the possibility to change it with its many already integrated themes. # ⚓ Ubuntu_Budgie_23.04_Released! ⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce the release of the next version of our distro, the 23.04 release for both the desktop and Raspberry Pi4. This is a standard release supported for 9 months packed full of all sorts of new capabilities. If you want a well tested and longer term support then our 22.04.2 LTS version is supported for 3 years. # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release: Ubuntu_Cinnamon_23.04⠀⇛ # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release: Ubuntu_Studio_23.04⠀⇛ # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release: Xubuntu_23.04⠀⇛ # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release: Edubuntu_23.04⠀⇛ # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release: Ubuntu_Unity_23.04⠀⇛ # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release: Lubuntu_23.04⠀⇛ # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release: Ubuntu_Kylin_23.04⠀⇛ # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release: Voyager_Live_23.04⠀⇛ # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Distribution_Release: Ubuntu_MATE_23.04⠀⇛ # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Distribution_Release: Kubuntu_23.04⠀⇛ # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Distribution_Release: Ubuntu_23.04⠀⇛ # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Distribution_Release: Ubuntu_Budgie_23.04⠀⇛ o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ Testing_a_96-core_Ampere_Altra_Developer Platform⠀⇛ I somehow convinced Ampere/ADLINK to send me a workstation after my now years-long_frustrated attempts_at_getting_graphics_cards_working_on_the Raspberry_Pi. # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Gowin_Semi_introduces_Arora_V_138K_eval board⠀⇛ Gowin Semiconductors announced this week an evaluation board based on the GW5AT-138 FPGA series targeting communications, server imaging, automotive and other high-speed applications. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Olimex ☛ Neo6502-_Open_Source_Hardware_Modern_Retro Computer_Project⠀⇛ I will admit, I have a sentiment for retro computers. This is probably because my career in IT started many years ago with the Bulgarian Apple ] [ clone called IMKO2, later renamed to Pravetz 82. This is also one of the reasons Olimex stepped into the AgonLight production. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Sportskeeda ☛ How_do_you_screen_record_on_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Apps_crashing_on_your_Android_phone?_Google will_soon_prompt_you_to_update_them_–_PhoneArena⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ 10_more_fun,_niche,_weird_apps_for Android_(volume_2)_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ Giz China ☛ Top_5_Best_Android_Phones_to_Buy_in_2023_– Gizchina.com⠀⇛ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ 7_Best_Fax_Apps_To_Use_On_Your_Android_Phone⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_just_realizing_secret_Google_codeword gives_Android_users_free_internet_upgrade_–_type_it_into device_now_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ 10_ways_to_celebrate_Earth_Day_with_open source⠀⇛ Even though we strive to live every day like Earth Day here on Opensource.com, today is an especially good day to discover new ways to help the planet. Open source brings forth many possibilities for people from all areas and levels of technical expertise. There are open source tools anyone can use to explore nature’s magic, whether looking up at the night sky or down at the plants in your own backyard. Open source empowers web developers to build sustainability into their practice. Our readers love to rescue old computers with Linux, preventing them from piling up in landfills. Homeowners look to open source solutions for monitoring energy usage or installing EV stations. Opens source brings like-minded folks together to solve the world’s biggest problems, like hunger and climate change.  This Earth Day, take the time to reflect on how to incorporate open source into your sustainability habits.  o ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ The_future_of_the_sharing_business_model⠀⇛ Younger generations prioritize experiences over assets and quality over quantity in many areas of life, and technology has evolved to help fulfill their desires. That’s the position of Arun Sundararajan in his book The Sharing Economy: The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-Based Capitalism. According to Sundararajan, these young people do not want to be burdened with owning unneeded things. Notice these demand changes: With new technologies becoming available, this new lifestyle is becoming more achievable. It is a future in which peer-to-peer exchange becomes increasingly prevalent, and the crowd replaces the corporation at the center of capitalism. The sharing economy, as Sundrararajan defines it, is similar to Jeremy Rifkin’s Collaborative Commons, as described in The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, the Collaborative Commons, and the Eclipse of Capitalism. However you define it, these are growing communities aligned with the principles of open organizations. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Using_R_to_Develop_Solutions_for_Industrial Problems⠀⇛ Vincent Guyader talked to the R Consortium about his background with the R language, describing his acquisition of experience and skills in developing solutions to scientific and industrial problems. He also spoke about the founding of his company, ThinkR, and his role as organizer of R Addicts Paris. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Arduino_IDE_2.1_is_now_available!⠀⇛ The development of the Arduino IDE is made possible thanks to a passionate open source community, and to everyone supporting us with donations, purchases of original Arduino hardware, or Arduino Cloud subscriptions. # ⚓ Olimex ☛ AgonLight_Weekend_Programming_Challenge_–_ISSUE 1⠀⇛ Some of you probably remember the Weekend Programming Challenge we ran ten years ago! The code is still here. The idea behind it was for people to learn from each other’s solutions and have fun. To add a bit of competition, a small reward was awarded to the winner, usually a new Olimex board. We decided to resume this coding challenge for AgonLight. # ⚓ [Repeat] Rlang ☛ What’s_new_in_R_4.3.0?⠀⇛ In R, almost all of your data will be stored as a vector. Even if your vector holds a single value it is still considered to be a vector by R. This is unlike many other languages, and getting comfortable “thinking for the whole vector” can gain you efficiencies from several viewpoints. Your code will be more concise and it may even run quicker, when compared with an iterative approach to the same problem. # ⚓ Daniel Lemire ☛ Will_emerging_artificial_intelligence_boost research_productivity?⠀⇛ As people like Stonebraker have remarked, we have lost our way: people publish to get jobs and promotions, and no longer to advance science. the focus on peer-reviewed publications has more to do with a status competition between researchers and academics, than a genuine desire to advance science. The metrics have been gamed. Researchers, generally, no longer have customers: nobody uses the result of the work, except maybe other researchers. Peer-reviewed papers are getting increasingly boring # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ How_I_teach_Python_with_open_source tools⠀⇛ I love to teach Python. I start by beginning where the learner begins. My first question is, “How would you like to learn Python?” They usually answer, “What’s Python?” That’s when I give them some examples of websites built with Python they might already be familiar with. I also provide examples of using Python in data science, engineering, web development, and, most recently, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Most folks are intimidated when you try to introduce computer programming because their first efforts failed or someone told them programming is difficult. I show them a simple print statement that easily demonstrates how much the Python syntax is like the language they speak. # § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾ # ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ How_To_Install_And_Configure_Alacritty Terminal_Emulator_In_Linux⠀⇛ In this article, we will take a look at one of the popular terminal emulators named Alacritty and how to install Alacritty in various Linux distributions, and finally how to configure Alacritty terminal emulator to get the most of it. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Jay Little ☛ So_I_Went_a_Little_Viral_and_Survived⠀⇛ For starters, if you haven’t read my post “Low Code Software Development Is A Lie”, you should give it a go. The internet seemed to enjoy reading it for the most part. I generally don’t do any self-promotion of posts short of directly sending links to a few friends over Discord that I think might be interested in the topic. So at least one of my few dedicated readers (who presumably use the RSS feed to keep tabs on my content), posted it to Reddit and YCombinator. A riveting discussion was had by all. Note: I did not participate in any of the discussions as I had already spoken my piece on this topic. I just enjoyed reading what others had to say about it. So just how viral did I go? Well in big boy internet terms, not anything to write home about. But the initial surge was about a 100x increase in traffic on my site that quickly ramped down over the next few days. A week later, traffic is still elevated, but much closer to normal levels now. Here are the anonymized versions of the summaries so you can follow along Sans Crawlers and With Crawlers. Note: I will be referring exclusively to the “Sans Crawlers” version of the summary. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Computers Are Bad ☛ different_kinds_of_differential⠀⇛ The problem is that new ephemera are only produced hourly, and the orbits of satellites varies on a minute level too rapidly for hourly observations to keep up with. Additional latency in the upload process means that the ephemera transmitted by GPS satellites can be several hours old. The observations are somewhat limited in precision anyway, considering the incredible precision modern GPS receivers are capable of. So, variation in the actual orbit of satellites from the ephemera leads to ephemeris error in GPS fixes. Ephemeris error isn’t actually that big of a source of error, but it’s an interesting one so I wanted to talk about it anyway. Besides, it has introduced us to the term “assisted GPS” or “AGPS,” which is unrelated to but often confused with augmentation systems. Assisted GPS just refers to the use of an alternate data path, such as IP, to obtain the current GPS network information that receivers need to make a first fix. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ In_L.A._Schools,_Solidarity_Strike_Scores_Big for_Both_Unions⠀⇛ When Los Angeles educators joined school support staff on the picket lines last month, our solidarity strike helped them clinch a contract with a 30 percent raise. Riding that wave, yesterday educators reached a tentative agreement of our own, with a 21 percent raise, smaller classes, and improved staffing. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ HSE’s_transformation_into_a_Kremlin-controlled research_institute_Meduza_explains_how_the_war_has_changed Russia’s_most_liberal_university_—_Meduza⠀⇛ For over 30 years, the Higher School of Economics (HSE) was considered Russia’s most liberal university, home to the country’s best researchers and instructors. In recent years, HSE’s image as an independent university has rapidly crumbled. It began to dismiss employees for making political remarks and banned independent student media. HSE nonetheless remains an important research centre and a sought-after place of study for prospective students. Meduza’s special correspondent Margarita Liutova explains how one of Russia’s leading universities has changed since the start of the war and the role that Yaroslav Kuzminov, HSE’s founder and previous rector, has played in these changes. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ “I_know_you_are,_but_what_am_I?_John_Leake_and_Peter McCullough_vs._“conspiracy_theories”⠀⇛ I have argued that all antivaccine pseudoscience is based on variations of a conspiracy theory that I first dubbed in 2014 the “central conspiracy theory of the antivaccine movement.” Indeed, more than that, I’ve argued that all science denial is a form of conspiracy theory. Unsurprisingly, antivaxxers, quacks, and science deniers who rely on conspiracy theories to support their world view take umbrage at correctly being labeled as conspiracy theorists, to the point that I consider it almost a sine qua non of conspiracy theorists that they will defend their conspiracy theories as being about actual legitimate conspiracies and then engage in projection by accusing those pointing out their conspiracy theories of engaging in—you guessed it!—conspiratorial thinking and conspiracy theories. This brings us to an excellent example of just this phenomenon by John Leake and Dr. Peter McCullough in the form of a post on Dr. McCullough’s Substack by Leake entitled What Is A Conspiracy Theory? While this could be a fact-based description of how to differentiate a conspiracy theory from an actual conspiracy, the tagline (“Examining a pejorative label”) gives the game away. This is about portraying their conspiracy theories as actual conspiracies demonstrated by evidence. It’s all about projection. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ WHO_releases_largest_global_collection_of health_inequality_data⠀⇛ The World Health Organisation (WHO) today launched the Health Inequality Data Repository (HIDR), the most comprehensive global collection of publicly available disaggregated data and evidence on population health and its determinants. The repository allows for tracking health inequalities across population groups and over time, by breaking down data according to group characteristics, ranging from education level to ethnicity. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Why_the_pharmaceutical_industry_has_been_so_quiet on_mifepristone⠀⇛ The US Supreme Court is expected to make a decision soon on whether the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone more than 20 years ago should be revoked. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘A_Quick_Death_or_a_Slow_Death’:_Prisoners Choose_War_to_Get_Lifesaving_Drugs⠀⇛ An estimated 20 percent of Russia prisoner recruits are H.I.V. positive. To some, the front lines seemed less risky than prisons where they said they were denied effective treatments. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Radical_Experiment_in_Mental_Health_Care in_Belgium,_Tested_Over_Centuries⠀⇛ In the Belgian town of Geel, families have long taken in people with psychiatric conditions. Could this approach work elsewhere? o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ El País ☛ The_algorithm_has_reconciled_with_classical music⠀⇛ But the age of access was better suited to popular music because streaming platforms categorize music using very few attributes (or metadata): artist, album name and song title. These three attributes are enough to find a track by Rosalia or Beyoncé quickly, but not a specific recording of Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto. Dozens of performers have recorded this composition, and some more than once. A streaming music platform should at least allow searching by composer, composition, catalog number, movement and performers. # ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ How_do_you_decentralise_emergency_alerts?⠀⇛ Look, first off, it makes sense for organisations to put warning messages where their audience is likely to see it. No one sensible begrudges that. Twitter is a channel just as legitimate as radio, TV, or loudhailers in the street. The problem comes when that’s the only channel. # ⚓ Franz Dill ☛ Should_we_fear_the_Hyena_Code?⠀⇛ Stanford and MILA’s Hyena Hierarchy is a technology for relating items of data, be they words or pixels in a digital image. The technology can reach similar accuracy in benchmark AI tasks as the existing “gold standard” for large language models, the “attention” mechanism, but with as little as 100 times less compute power. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Tor ☛ New_Alpha_Release:_Tor_Browser_12.5a5_(Android, Windows,_macOS,_Linux)⠀⇛ Tor Browser 12.5a5 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This release updates Firefox 102.9.0esr, including bug fixes, stability improvements and important security updates. We also backported the Android- specific security updates from Firefox 112. # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Cisco_Releases_Security Advisories_for_Multiple_Products⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Drupal_Releases_Security_Advisory to_Address_Vulnerability_in_Drupal_Core⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Oracle_Releases_Security Updates⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_VMware_Releases_Security_Update for_Aria_Operations_for_Logs⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_CISA_and_Partners_Release Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Smart_Cities⠀⇛ # ⚓ Purism ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Purism_and_SLNT_Announce Partnership_to_Provide_Security_to_Mobile_Devices⠀⇛ # ⚓ SDx Central ☛ OpenSSF_give_supply_chain_security_a_boost with_SLSA_1.0[Ed: Linux Foundation puff pieces now from Sean Michael Kerner; monopolies and back doors are "security"...]⠀⇛ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_Small businesses_revealed_to_no_longer_prioritise_cyber_security measures⠀⇛ # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Cybersecurity_threat_level_remains_high_in Finland_–_targeted_attacks_on_the_rise⠀⇛ The threat level of cyber security has remained high, and the number of targeted cyber attacks in Finland has increased, according to a press release from Traficom. Finnish organizations are increasingly becoming targets of cyber attacks, and the nature of these attacks has changed. Specifically, the number of targeted attacks, in which the target organization is carefully selected, has increased. Despite this increase, Traficom and the Finnish Security Intelligence Service consider a society-wide cyber attack to be unlikely. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Here’s_How_You_Can_Get_In_On Facebook’s_$725_Million_Class_Action_Settlement⠀⇛ A new website is allowing Facebook users to claim their share of a $725 million settlement for a class action lawsuit against Facebook, or Meta. The lawsuit came in response to Meta revealing in 2018 that the data and personal information of around 87 million people was improperly accessed by the data consultation firm Cambridge Analytica—which was used by the Trump campaign. The litigation has been ongoing since 2018, and ended in December of last year with the settlement agreement. Meta denies that it violated any law. # ⚓ EFF ☛ Stop_This_Dangerous_Bill_That_Would_Normalize Face_Surveillance_in_California⠀⇛ EFF opposes this bill, along with more than 50 organizations including ACLU California Action. Together, we have called on the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee to stop it from moving forward. Join us in saying California should not normalize government use of face recognition technology. # ⚓ EFF ☛ The_STOP_CSAM_Act_Would_Put_Security_and_Free Speech_at_Risk⠀⇛ The bill is aimed at removing from the internet child sexual abuse material (CSAM), also known as child pornography. Existing law already requires online service providers who have actual knowledge of “apparent” CSAM on their platforms to report that content to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which is essentially a government entity.  NCMEC then forwards actionable reports to law enforcement agencies for investigation.   o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Moscow_court_‘arrests’_Ukraine_intelligence_chief Kyrylo_Budanov_in_absentia_—_Meduza⠀⇛ A Moscow district court has granted a motion to arrest in absentia the top Ukrainian military official Kyrylo Budanov, chief of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ US_B-1_Bombers_Drill_in_India_for_First_Time⠀⇛ The US has been increasing military cooperation with India as part of its strategy against China # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Just_a_simple_artilleryman,_knee-deep_in_shit’: Prigozhin_claims_Putin_spokesman_Peskov’s_son_served_in Wagner_Group_‘manning_an_Uragan’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Wagner Group founder Evgeny Prigozhin claims that the son of Putin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov served in the ranks of his “private military company.” # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Albania_cancels_visa-free_travel_for_Russian citizens_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russian citizens will now have to apply for a visa to travel to Albania, according to the Albanian Embassy in Russia. Previously, Russian citizens could visit visa-free from May until September and stay for up to 90 days. Now, citizens of the Russian Federation will have to apply for a visa all year round. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Red_Cross_Expresses_Alarm_Over_Detainee Health_at_Guantánamo_Bay⠀⇛ As the prisoners age, their physical and mental health needs are increasingly challenging, the leader of a visiting delegation said. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ YLE:_Russian_vessels_detected_mapping critical_infrastructure_in_Baltic_and_North_Sea⠀⇛ RUSSIAN civilian and military vessels have been detected mapping critical infrastructure targets in the Baltic Sea and North Sea, reveals an investigation carried out by the public broadcasting companies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. MOT, the team of investigative journalists at YLE, on Wednesday reported that suspicious vessels have been detected at least in the territorial waters of Denmark and Norway. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine’s_Allies_Are_Struggling_to_Deliver Key_Weapons⠀⇛ Documents that were among leaked classified military assessments of the war reveal the struggles of Western allies to fulfill their pledged deliveries of tanks and other weapons systems. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Canadian_Suspect_in_Paris_Synagogue Bombing_Is_Found_Guilty⠀⇛ The attack killed four and injured dozens. But decades of false leads, a lack of evidence and legal wrangling delayed a trial. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ No_Reprieve_in_Sudan_Even_for_Eid_Holiday as_General_Rejects_Calls_for_Cease-Fire⠀⇛ Gunfights in the capital, Khartoum, continued for a seventh day, despite pleas for a pause as the Muslim-majority nation marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Says_It_Will_Begin_Training_Ukraine on_Abrams_Tanks_Within_Weeks⠀⇛ The 31 M1 Abrams tanks promised by Washington could reach Ukraine by the fall, far sooner than expected, American officials say. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_We_Know_About_the_Fighting_in_Sudan⠀⇛ The strategically important country in northeastern Africa has been consumed by days of fighting between two military factions, and plans for a transition to a civilian-led democracy are now in shambles. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia_Accidentally_Bombs_Belgorod,_Its Own_City,_Injuring_3⠀⇛ A blast in Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border, was the result of “an accidental discharge of aviation ammunition,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Books_You_Can_Read_to_Understand_What’s Going_on_in_Sudan⠀⇛ For a deeper understanding of what’s going on, here’s what to read. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Pentagon_Aid_Package_to_Ukraine_Includes Old_M21_Anti-Tank_Mines⠀⇛ The M21 mines do not run afoul of international treaties. But unlike other mines the United States has given to Kyiv, they can be lethal indefinitely. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Russia’s_ailing_ruble takes_another_hit._What_happens_now?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Ukraine_updates:_Kyiv reports_Russian_drone_attacks⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Moscow_court_seeks_arrest_of Bellingcat_journalist_Christo_Grozev⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Russia_Court Orders_Arrest_in_Absentia_of_Bulgarian_Reporter_Grozev_-RIA⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Russian Troops_Fighting_in_Western_Bakhmut,_Wagner_Frets_Over_Ukraine Attack⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Breaking_up_with Russia_is_hard_for_many_Western_firms⠀⇛ # ⚓ NL Times ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Russia_mapping_offshore windfarms,_other_infrastructure_in_North_Sea:_MIVD⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_Rwanda’s_Kagame_defends Russia’s_presence_in_Africa⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_Ukraine’s_first_gold medalist_urges_Bach_to_ban_Russians⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-04-18_[Older]_Did_Russian_Officials Sting_Evan_Gershkovich?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-04-18_[Older]_The_US,_Russia,_and Ukraine:_75_Years_of_Hate_Propaganda⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-18_[Older]_Brazil_welcomes Russia’s_Lavrov_amid_US_criticism⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-18_[Older]_How_the_Russia_question is_dividing_world_sport⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-18_[Older]_Ukraine_updates:_Putin visits_Russian_troops_in_Kherson,_Luhansk⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-04-16_[Older]_Russian Hockey_Competition_Linked_to_War_in_Ukraine_Ending⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-15_[Older]_Tit_for_tat:_Russia freezes_accounts_of_German_Goethe_Instituts⠀⇛ # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Ukraine’s_President Zelensky_addresses_Mexico_lawmakers⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Will_the_West_Turn Ukraine_into_a_Nuclear_Battlefield?⠀⇛ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Pentagon_leaks?_Ukrainians more_focused_on_must-win_battle.⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_NATO_leaders_talk tanks,_ammo_and_support_for_Ukraine⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Ukraine_tightens_rules on_frontline_reporting⠀⇛ # ⚓ YLE ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_15th_aid_package:_Finland_sending Ukrainian_troops_training_gear⠀⇛ # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Denmark_to_send Leopard_2_tanks_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ # ⚓ NL Times ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Netherlands,_Denmark_will_buy 14_Leopard_2_tanks_for_Ukraine⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_Matt_Gaetz_forces Biden_to_reveal_how_many_U.S._troops_are_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: Germany_says_Patriots_delivered_to_Kyiv⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-04-18_[Older]_Economics_as_a_Weapon of_War:_Ukraine,_China_and_Beyond⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-17_[Older]_G7_foreign_ministers urge_unity_on_China,_Ukraine⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_Sudan_Must_Quickly Resolve_Internal_Security_Issue_to_Avoid_Collapse⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_The_Leaking_Republic: The_Pentagon’s_Take_on_Information_Security⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Fighting_Intensifies_in_Khartoum_as_Sudan Cease-Fires_Fail⠀⇛ With two generals vying for power, residents in the Sudanese capital said the violence had destroyed hospitals, airfields and homes, and left civilians caught in the crossfire. # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2023-04-17_[Older]_After_the_Ukraine Documents_Leak,_Mainstream_Media_Is_Missing_the_Story⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_U.S._Homeland_Security_opens investigation_into_St._Lawrence_River_deaths⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_China’s_new_security role_in_the_Middle_East_under_President_Xi_Jinping⠀⇛ o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Day_One_of_‘The_Big_One’:_Tens_of_Thousands Gear_Up_for_Mass_Climate_Rallies_in_UK⠀⇛ Thousands of climate advocates descended on London Friday for the first day of “The Big One,” a multi- day mass mobilization aimed at pressuring the United Kingdom’s government to stop approving new fossil fuel projects and accelerate the transition to renewable energy as key environmental indicators signal time is running short. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Can_You_Fight_for_Climate_Justice_Without Being_Antiwar?⠀⇛ Can organizations sincerely say they are leading the climate justice fight without also being unapologetically antiwar? Short answer–no. Here’s why. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Tufton_Street_Linked_Donors_Have_Given £630,000_to_the_Conservatives_Since_Sunak_Became_Prime Minister⠀⇛ The Conservative Party has received in excess of £600,000 since Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister from four board members at leading Tufton Street ‘think tanks’, a new DeSmog analysis shows. The data also shows that free market groups based in Tufton Street, Westminster, have retained significant influence in Sunak’s administration. More than half a dozen Tufton Street alumni currently serve as special advisers to the government, while seven ministers have appeared at events hosted by Tufton Street groups since Sunak became prime minister in October.  # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Spike_in_German_Finance_For_Gas_Export Projects_Harms_U.S._Gulf_Coast_Communities,_Report Finds⠀⇛ Deutsche Bank and other German lenders have poured finance into gas export terminals on the U.S. Gulf Coast since Russia invaded Ukraine, a report has found, sparking anger among residents who say the megaprojects are devastating their communities.  German banks lent 2.17 billion euros to U.S. gas export projects since the beginning of 2022, a sharp increase on the 1.86 billion euros in loans made during the 10 preceding years combined, according to underlying data used to produce the report by environmental groups Urgewald, Environmental Action Germany (DUH) and Andy Gheorghiu Consulting. The banks also underwrote 610 million euros of bonds for the projects from 2012-2021, the data showed. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ SpaceX’s_Starship_Kicked_Up_a_Dust Cloud,_Leaving_Texans_With_a_Mess⠀⇛ Residents of Port Isabel said that their city was covered in grime following SpaceX’s rocket launch on Thursday. The city said there was no “immediate concern for people’s health.” # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Chile_is_nationalizing_new_lithium production,_vowing_“no_more_mining_for_the_few”⠀⇛ Chilean president Gabriel Boric said he plans to nationalize the country’s lithium production in a nationally televised address on Thursday (April 20). # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Canada_Lands_Volkswagen_Battery Plant_With_Billions_in_Subsidies⠀⇛ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the assistance was needed to offset incentives offered by the United States. # ⚓ El País ☛ Germany_and_Finland:_Two_sides_of_the nuclear_power_coin_in_Europe⠀⇛ The start-up of the Finnish reactor was a rocky road: it was first scheduled to be completed in 2009 and cost $12 billion, three times more than the original estimate. With Finnish conservatives holding a firm grip on power, more nuclear power projects are expected. Petteri Orpo, the front-runner in the prime minister race, often says in campaign speeches that nuclear power should be “the cornerstone of Finnish energy policy.” # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Thousands_Flock_to_See_a_Rare_Total Solar_Eclipse_in_Australia⠀⇛ Tens of thousands descended on a tiny town in Western Australia, hundreds of miles from any city, to view a celestial spectacle. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Biggest,_Darkest_Sky_in Australia⠀⇛ Looking for darkness in Australia’s biggest state. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_Real_Way_to_Save_Animals?_Think More_Selfishly⠀⇛ Vaccines. Ozempic. Pacemakers. Painkillers. Modern wind turbines. Avocados. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ A_quarter_of_Danish_women_in_their 20s_could_go_childless_in_light_of_climate_concerns⠀⇛ One in four Danish women aged 20-30 say they are considering not having children due to concern about climate change, according to a study carried out by the think-tank Kraka with support from the consultancy firm Deloitte. # ⚓ [Old] The Conversation ☛ Why_Finland_is_the_happiest country_in_the_world_–_an_expert_explains⠀⇛ Finland comes out top, followed by Denmark and Iceland. Just why Finns are happier than others comes down to a number of factors including lower income inequality (most importantly, the difference between the highest paid and the lowest paid), high social support, freedom to make decisions, and low levels of corruption. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Finland:_Record_Low_Birth_Rate_In_2022⠀⇛ According to Statistics Finland, this decline is due to families opting not to have a second or third child. Finnish researchers say the declining fertility rate is related to cultural and social changes leading to higher standards for starting a family. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ How_workers_get_trapped_by_“bondage_fees”⠀⇛ Now, if you think about it for even a second, it’s obvious that there’s only one way that hiring a doorman through a staffing agency could be cheaper than just hiring the doorman: the staffing agency has to pay the doorman less. A lot less, because the staffing agency is making money here, too – so the doorman is splitting that lower payment with the agency. The staffing agencies are platforms – just like Facebook, Google, Apple, and Tiktok. They have end- users (apartment dwellers) and business customers (workers who staff apartments), and they intermediate between them, selling one to the other and making money on both sides. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Banks_aren’t_getting_free_money_anymore⠀⇛ Data: FactSet, company filings; Chart: Axios Visuals Regional banks are seeing declining deposits as people remember that banks should actually pay them interest on their money. Driving the news: Large regional banks reported_quarterly_results on Thursday — and declining deposits were a common theme. ⚓ Axios ☛ The_global_economy’s_slow-motion_reset⠀⇛ Over the last year, the world’s major central banks have tightened their policies more rapidly than has been seen in decades, ending_an era of ultra-low interest rates that had become a basic assumption across global commerce and finance. ⚓ Axios ☛ BuzzFeed_News_shutters_amid_digital_media_reckoning⠀⇛ The shuttering_of_BuzzFeed_News after years of painful layoffs and cutbacks represents the end of an era for the digital publishing industry. Why it matters: Companies like BuzzFeed, Vox Media and Vice Media that rapidly expanded and raised lots of cash at high valuations in the aughts are struggling in a dramatically different media landscape. ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_UK_Social_Security_Should_Guarantee_Adequate_Living Standard⠀⇛ § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ The Nation ☛ John_Fetterman’s_Triumphant_Return_to_the_Political Stage⠀⇛ John Fetterman is back in the US Senate, and his political instincts are as sharp as ever. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_Republican_Party_of_Death_Content_to_Let_Poverty Kill_at_Will⠀⇛ Kevin McCarthy has a keen new idea about what he thinks he can get out of Democrats in Congress in exchange for Republicans authorizing the government to pay the trillions in debt that Donald Trump racked up in his four years in office. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Audio_Reveals_Top_GOP_Lawyer’s_2024_Strategy:_Make_It Harder_for_College_Students_to_Vote⠀⇛ A longtime Republican lawyer who aided former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election told GOP donors that the party should be working to roll back voting on college campuses and other initiatives aimed at expanding ballot access, according to audio obtained by progressive journalist Lauren Windsor. * ⚓ MP_candidate_lists_reveal_lack_of_women’s_representation,_warns_rights group⠀⇛ The group estimates that only 117 female representatives will enter parliament, resulting in a proportion of women in parliament of 19.50 percent * ⚓ Armed_attack_on_AKP_office_in_Adana⠀⇛ President Erdoğan implicitly criticized his political opponents, whose parties have also recently experienced similar attacks, by stating that he was not seeking to gain any advantage from the incident, unlike some others. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Dominic_Raab,_U.K._Deputy_Prime_Minister,_Resigns_Amid Bullying_Scandal⠀⇛ The hard-line Brexiteer, one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s most loyal political allies, was found by an independent inquiry to have mistreated subordinates. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Hong_Kong_proposes_changing law_to_allow_appeals_against_High_Court_national_security_acquittals⠀⇛ * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ German_Legislator_Sends_Cops_To_Literally_Police_Twitter_For Porn⠀⇛ Germany’s awkward relationship with the internet continues. On one hand, the German government has told the EU government it’s not willing to follow orders that involve criminalizing encryption or mandating client-side scanning. * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Jane_Mayer_on_Justice_Clarence_Thomas⠀⇛ The staff writer discusses the latest ethical questions about the judge. Plus, the bipartisan effort to rein in Presidential military power; and the music writer Hanif Abdurraqib. * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Has_Black_Lives_Matter_Changed_the_World?⠀⇛ A new book makes the case for a more pragmatic anti-policing movement—one that seeks to build working-class solidarity across racial lines. * ⚓ Patrick Breyer ☛ Pirates:_New_EU_[cryptocurrency]_rules_will_harm_NGOs and_whistleblowers⠀⇛ Today, the European Parliament is expected to approve the results of the trilogue negotiations on new regulations for cryptocurrencies. Pirate Party Members of the European Parliament strongly oppose identification obligations included in the “Information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets” legislation, which will effectively abolish anonymous transactions in digital currencies without any threshold. This will negatively impact organisations that depend on anonymous donations, Pirates warn. They will oppose the legislation. * ⚓ Derek Sivers ☛ Why_I_let_go_of_my_U.S._citizenship⠀⇛ I forbid myself from anything too tempting or addicting. I keep no cookies in my home. To prevent myself from falling off the wagon, I strap myself to the mast. I was born in California, and lived the first forty years of my life in America. But I wanted to challenge myself to live in the rest of the world – to get to know it deeply – so that many countries would feel like home. It was a nice idea, but as soon as times abroad got a little tough, I’d move back to my comfort zone. America felt like an addiction. So I decided to ban myself from returning – to burn the ships. * ⚓ CBC ☛ Twitter_removes_‘government-funded_media’_tags,_blue_checks⠀⇛ The group chaired by CBC president Catherine Tait had said Twitter applied the label without warning to the accounts of CBC/Radio-Canada, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (known as ABC), the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Radio New Zealand (RNZ). * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Twitter_removes_labels_for_all_news_outlets, including_Chinese_state_media⠀⇛ The tags for other Chinese state media, such as Global Times, People’s Daily, Xinhua and CGTN, as well as for Russian state media, were also scrapped. The personal accounts of state-media journalists, including Global Times’ commentator Hu Xijin, were no longer labelled as China state-affiliated, too. Twitter is blocked in China, however many Chinese outlets, officials and journalists circumvent the block to use it. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Elon_Musk_paid_the_Twitter_Blue_fee_for_celebrities_like LeBron_James_and_Stephen_King [Ed: Taking something away, then pretending to give it back as a "gift"]⠀⇛ As Twitter’s legacy blue checks flickered out of existence, CEO Elon Musk personally paid for three celebrities (William Shatner, Stephen King, and LeBron James) to keep their verification. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_problem_with_Twitter’s_blue_checkmark_is_not_the_$8-a- month_cost⠀⇛ I used to pay for Twitter Blue. Back before Elon Musk took over, I coughed up $3 a month to Twitter for the luxury of some nice-to-have features. * § Misinformation/Disinformation/TikTok⠀➾ o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Fox’s_Settlement_With_Dominion_Shows_That_‘Lies Have_Consequences’⠀⇛ When was the last time you forked over nearly $800 million? o ⚓ NPR ☛ Twitter_once_muzzled_Russian_and_Chinese_state_propaganda. That’s_over_now⠀⇛ Musk’s stance of allowing Russian government posts to pop up freely on people’s feeds has now become company procedure. And it’s a radical departure from the so- called “shadow bans” — or in Twitter parlance “visibility filtering rules” — that were previously placed on those accounts. NPR has confirmed this was a deliberate decision from within the company. The previous guardrails on government accounts in Russia, China and Iran have now been removed, according to two former Twitter employees who spoke to NPR on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. o ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_TikTok’s_CEO_Breaks_Silence_After Brutal_Congressional_Hearing⠀⇛ o ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_‘Our_data_has_never_been_stored_in China,’_TikTok_CEO_tells_Ted_Talks [Ed: Straw man argument as it's the question of who can access it and there's more to privacy that's at risk here]⠀⇛ o ⚓ Engadget ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_TikTok_begins_removing_videos_with climate_change_misinformation⠀⇛ o ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_TikTok_Says_It’s_‘Never_Seen_This Type_of_Content_Trend’_After_Teen_Dies_From_Benadryl_Challenge⠀⇛ o ⚓ Vox ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_The_latest_TikTok_weight_loss_trend_is_… hacking_water?⠀⇛ o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_ByteDance_Is_Hiring_a_US- Based_‘Music_Strategist’_to_Oversee_TikTok,_Resso,_&_Others_— $300,000+_Salary_for_the_Right_Candidate [Ed: Who wants such a company to control more of culture?]⠀⇛ o ⚓ JURIST ☛ 2023-04-15_[Older]_Montana_legislature_passes_first Tiktok_ban_in_US⠀⇛ § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ RFA ☛ Vietnam_orders_media_to_scrub_all_content_about_prominent writer’s_death⠀⇛ Vietnam has ordered media outlets to remove news coverage about the death of literary critic and poet Dang Tien, and not to publish further reports about him because he was a member of a literature organization the government claims is anti- communist, sources in the country told Radio Free Asia. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Court_drops_custody_case_against_parents_of_sixth-grader_Masha Moskaleva,_whose_anti-war_drawing_sparked_backlash_from_Russian authorities_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Russian authorities have dropped the custody case against the parents of Masha Moskaleva, the Tula sixth-grader whose father was hit with charges of “discrediting” the Russian military after she drew an anti-war picture at school last year. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Anti-Corruption_Foundation:_Alexey_Navalny_on_trial_again, prosecution_to_seek_35-year_sentence_—_Meduza⠀⇛ On April 26, Moscow’s Basmanny court will hold the first hearing in a new case against the opposition politician and Anti-Corruption Foundation founder Alexey Navalny. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ Axios ☛ Lachlan_Murdoch_drops_defamation_suit_against_Aussie_website Crikey⠀⇛ Fox Corporation CEO_Lachlan_Murdoch has dropped his defamation lawsuit against Australian news website Crikey, his lawyer confirmed in a statement Thursday. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Moscow_court_orders_Bellingcat_investigator_Christo_Grozev’s arrest_in_absentia_—_Meduza⠀⇛ A Moscow district court has ordered the arrest in absentia of Bellingcat investigative journalist Christo Grozev in absentia, reports Mediazona.  * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ 1st_Amendment_Authorized_Assange’s_Possession_of Classified_Data⠀⇛ The Espionage Act, as it is applied to the WikiLeaks publisher or any other journalist, also violates basic norms of due process, argues Bruce Afran. * ⚓ CPJ ☛ Belarus_prosecutor_requests_lengthy_prison_terms_for_journalists Raman_Pratasevich,_Stsypan_Putsila,_and_Yan_Rudzik⠀⇛ The trial began on February 16, and authorities have filed more than 10 separate charges against each of the journalists, including organizing mass unrest, conspiracy to seize power, incitement to hatred, insulting the president, and creating an extremist group, according to news reports. The prosecutor also asked the journalists to pay a total of 30 million Belarusian rubles (US$11.9 million) in compensation for the damage inflicted on the country, according to media reports. * ⚓ NDTV ☛ BuzzFeed_To_Close_News_Operations⠀⇛ Mr Peretti said the company had come to the conclusion that it “can no longer continue to fund BuzzFeed News as a standalone organization.” He added that it would now concentrate its news output on its HuffPost website. * ⚓ New Statesman ☛ What_does_the_end_of_Twitter_mean_for_news_media?⠀⇛ They call it “the hellsite” for a reason. Over the years, Twitter has become synonymous with the spread of harmful ideas and misinformation – from anti-vax rhetoric to fake news. It has been a notorious catalyst for some of the most infamous events of the decade: Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, the Capitol Hill riots. Herein lies the paradox of the platform – it is the home of both news and fake news, mainstream media and misinformation. Frequented by politicians and journalists, it is known as the site where news often breaks first. Ironically, news and misinformation have long-thrived on Twitter in tandem. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ While_You_Were_Lighting_Up_on_4/20,_I’m_Serving_Decades_in Prison_for_Selling_Weed⠀⇛ I was sentenced in 1998 to 40 years in prison for selling marijuana. Even as it is decriminalized, I remain behind bars. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ The_Islamic_Republic_is_mobilizing_all_its_forces against_unveiled_Iranian_women,_but_they’re_pushing_back⠀⇛ In its latest statement on March 30, the Interior Ministry declared hijab as an unquestionable Sharia necessity and one of the fundamental and practical principles of the Islamic Republic. This statement underlines the fact that “there has not been, and will not be, any compromise nor leniency” by the regime in this matter. The ministry repeatedly portrayed the opposition to mandatory hijab as a plot by foreign adversaries of the regime and called upon all religious and cultural authorities, the judicial system, and even ordinary people to confront and take action against women who do not comply with the mandatory hijab in public. § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ Here’s_what_Zimbabwe’s_[Internet]_usage_looks_like, everything_from_capacity_to_consumption⠀⇛ There was a huge bump in 2021 when the pandemic hit and we all had to work, learn and play remotely. We consumed 113,858 Terabytes of data via our mobile phones in 2022. That’s close to 7GB per person that year, or just over 500MB per month per person. In terms of what we actually do on the [Internet], it is encouraging to see that Zimbabweans are uploading more and more content by the year. We are no longer just passive consumers. § Monopolies⠀➾ * ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Spotify_CEO_Daniel_Ek_Touches_Down_in_Washington to_Lobby_Against_“Apple’s_Stranglehold”⠀⇛ Apple is notorious for charging third-party app developers as much as 30 percent in fees for sales made through the App Store. Regulators have accused the company of engaging in “anti-steering” practices, preventing services like Spotify from informing iPhone and iPad users about services they can purchase outside the App Store, mainly when those services directly compete with Apple’s ecosystem. As a result, Ek is in Washington, D.C., this week to lobby lawmakers to pass a law preventing Apple from engaging in such behavior — a proposition floating around Congress since last year. The Open App Markets Act is a bipartisan bill sponsored by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). * § Trademarks⠀➾ o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTAB_Grants_Cancellation_for_Nonuse:_ULTRA_SUN Sunscreen_Was_Offered_For_Sale_But_Not_Sold_or_Transported_Before Critical_Date⠀⇛ The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark ULTRA SUN for “[c]osmetic sunscreen preparations; sunscreen creams; water resistant sunscreen, sunscreen preparations,” finding that the mark was not in use as of the deadline for filing Respondent Sun Precautions’ statement of use in the underlying application. The parties invoked the Board’s Accelerated Case Resolution procedure but, the Board observed, they “wasted the efficiencies of ACR, their own resources, and the Board’s resources” by, inter alia, filing multiple copies of documents and other cumulative evidence, and by litigating irrelevant facts and issues. Ultrasun_AG_v. Sun_Precautions,_Inc., Cancellation No. 92072352 (April 18, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Jonathan Hudis). § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ * § Personal⠀➾ o ⚓ Bright_Friday⠀⇛ It’s been a while since I’ve written here. Overall things are going well: I’m progressing in the Byzantine music program (we’re on break until after Bright Week), I’m still looking for work, and I’m considering going to study abroad for a year. o ⚓ hello_world_(again)⠀⇛ happy belated new year, 2023 can you believe it? oh look, it’s already April! o ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_ABGOPTS_Wordo:_REFIX⠀⇛ * § Technical⠀➾ o ⚓ Mojang_Makes_A_Good_Ban_Decision._People_Still_Upset.⠀⇛ Two hours ago as of writing this, the Youtube channel FitMC (better knowns as “the 2b2t news guy”) uploaded a video talking about how griefers were banned from Minecraft. o ⚓ Yretek_–_Wouldn’t_it_be_cool_to_run_python_in_your_browser?⠀⇛ Yes!, and that’s the premise of PyScript, an on- development tool to well, use Python as your javascript. Boy, was I excited about this alpha… But then, of course, this stuff works thanks to an interpreter of sorts, in old javascript. It would be cool if the browser would understand python instead, as many other cool things that have been added to the browsers making them fatter and fatter. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ [Older]_Comics_and_Graphic_Novels⠀⇛ Roche Limit and Saga both sounded good and seemed to be highly recommended so we’ll see. I’m really into Descender right now and there is a follow up series called Ascender too. Another comic that I picked up at my pal Andrew’s really cool coffee shop in Georgia is Rogue Planet. It’s a fun one too and I need to track down the last issue that I’m missing. A good tip I received from someone on the fediverse pointed me to thriftbooks.com. You can’t find everything you might be looking for there but there is a whole boatload of stuff they do have for very good prices. o § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Abstraction_is_great⠀⇛ Yesterday a colleague found a deadlock situation in my code. After I explained in broad terms the whole flow, they asked “what if …?” Indeed there was a possible deadlock. But afterwards they started trying to prove to me that the deadlock wasn’t possible because “we can see beforehand if we need to lock here”, and I had to tell them that “no, that’s not how that goes, because before we can check if we need to lock, we have first to update some internal state for which we need the lock”. They even made some message sequence diagrams to explain the circumstances. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. 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