𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Friday, June 16, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Sat 17 Jun 02:41:00 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/2023/06/16/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmX2VFCGCawxbCCUo2h1FKvHmTmxLRFAdDLmVDjFaZoLpw QmZvsFGYejJBRSfHJCJnfiQSAYT7vSYedcFM42LEMExSWJ Qmb9Xu74tUcPjn3QGo5Fa3AwL3ztbkpEBnKFQZLo52iezG QmfRee4g2eUJ1bSuzF43wq39KNtfrFY8yoMStiZawbg6Yy QmSuhsieojQeGih3gkSZPmVjZEEXjEMkAfqPeayF5neUu4 Qmd7SnTCKdRk6z5fGiMR5m9PSXaMAqxaggGeXGRG7qpq2Z QmXgYbZi532xVNhDLj3CwBGXcgr7iwcqm9khzt2M5sKvZ9 QmUk6CTCzRFbbBrbBmQf52Utx7xRQyCr1Gw3bZdCzrwd3c QmeZtWf5QtxG29S1aPZtAVad8jYYKbyZyf1n5x1H3fatT2 QmVTV8EttepakgPQZr5g2pDVKEkHunL5aXJXVq1gvqueRD QmV8xUuDoNYH8QVuX741oRW2EBCXavnMq6CM952N8PvDxU Qmeen883ygmQMHbp93hmHemdGxVyMFxA4S53EVjPiTWthi QmVNZn5iUAX3aPAv7HkWkFu62pfUrdMpir2azRzEovePS6 QmPFUHRdtmHpE4Xv4jkqvqQNM1a6no5H9G1YEt2Gvzxec8 Qmant3zp3heMe62vMAH53HjdZtBRr2cAjjgfp9qmFcwtHa QmUTVkvVBnRMgRNw5nHQhBMThzzVCc47dwA4SrqQuc982D QmcZbfP8dvpkTpUyJUVYKdHL6swtNo7WWN85RqPGaMHwhQ QmWBGQqZ4Jz95dLe9RNobqwN83vwgnBVTt3FLZ16PhtwBd QmRNgfMHUPhvtoQxtPkY9N9mUiqenbwM6Qn6jGnr9DxsqW QmULKvdAgewdAzGe22EQPmsD3uf44ifZk587Suzux2M78x QmbU6uy7eb2ejuEjVCuS75qW5mk5yiMguUF1wcaQYbVFBo ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ Government Contracting/Collaboration With the Private Sector is Neither an Excuse Nor Cover for Defrauding Workers | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Thursday, June 15, 2023 | Techrights ⦿ After Microsoft GitHub Sells (Shuts Down) Key Offices LinkedIn Does the Same | Techrights ⦿ Self-Hosting of Videos is the Way Forward | Techrights ⦿ The Name Linux Misused by People Who Never Even Used It | Techrights ⦿ The Real Linux Foundation - Part 10: An ’International’ Collaboration Organisation (for ‘International’ Projects) Where 90% of the Money is Spent in the United States | Techrights ⦿ Police Out of Control (or Oversight) – Part 9: Waiting for Godot | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2023/06/16/government-defrauding-workers-via-contractors/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/06/16/irc-log-150623/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/06/16/microsoft-linkedin-closing-offices/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/06/16/self-hosting-of-videos/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/06/16/the-name-linux-misused-by-people-who-never-even-used-it/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/06/16/the-spendings-of-linux-foundation-by-country/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/06/16/waiting-for-godot/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2023/06/16/citus-11-3-released/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/06/16/kdenlive-23-04-2/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/06/16/privacy-in-gemini-revisited/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/06/16/reddit-alternatives/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 68 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/06/16/government-defrauding-workers-via-contractors/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/06/16/government-defrauding-workers-via-contractors/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.16.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Government_Contracting/Collaboration_With_the_Private_Sector_is_Neither_an Excuse_Nor_Cover_for_Defrauding_Workers⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Finance, Fraud, Free/Libre_Software at 8:00 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 25143997fa3602ec8a0eb4b96c0ea757 Complaining to the Government About Government Contractor Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/sirius-and-the-uk-government.webm Summary: The accountability for crimes of Sirius_‘Open_Source’ will require government intervention, i.e. law enforcement and courts’ involvement; based on what we’ve witnessed so far, the British government would rather ignore crimes that involve its frequent contractor for Free software projects THIS tenth part of the series is primarily a video. It talks about the government connections at Sirius ‘Open Source’. Not only the police ignores the matter; we’ve also shown that HMRC is looking the other way and later this month we’ll show the reaction from agencies that gave the contracts. Here are the parts of the series that ended on Friday. 1. New_Series:_The_End_of_Sirius_Open_Source 2. Sirius_Open_Source_Cannot_Retain_Staff_and_Clients_(Many_of_the_Remaining Ones_Leave_the_Company) 3. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_3:_Action_Fraud_and_Reports of_Sirius_Fraud 4. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_4:_The_Pokémon_Village_of Sirius_‘Open_Source’_and_British_Government 5. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_5:_What’s_Left_of_the_Company is_a_Skeleton_Crew_(While_Police_is_Dragging_Its_Heels) 6. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_6:_This_Scandal_Has_Become_a Lot_Bigger_Than_Sirius_‘Open_Source’ 7. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_7:_Six_Months_After_Sirius ‘Open_Source’_Gave_the_Victims_of_Its_Crimes_a_Chance_to_‘Cool_Off’ 8. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_8:_Working_as_Contractor_for the_Public_Sector_While_Defrauding_and_Stealing_From_Staff 9. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_9:_Waiting_for_Godot Next week is important because we’ll see whether British police also ignores Members of Parliament, who are understandably upset about this impunity. 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As promised in the video above, here’s the full set of installments: (the parts are divided based on related aspects or “themes”) 1. New_Series:_Why_People_Everywhere_Should_Quit_YouTube 2. YouTube’s_New_Management:_Time’s_Up,_Start_Paying_and_Watch_Ads,_Don’t Use_Free_Software 3. Why_You_Should_Quit_YouTube_–_Part_3:_Google_Exploits_Creators,_It’ll_Get Even_Worse 4. Why_You_Should_Quit_YouTube_–_Part_4:_Financial_Crunch_Time 5. Why_You_Should_Quit_YouTube_–_Part_5:_The_Real_Enemy_Has_Become_Sanity_of Users 6. Why_You_Should_Quit_YouTube_–_Part_6:_The_‘Audiences’_as_the_Enemies_of YouTube 7. Why_You_Should_Quit_YouTube_–_Part_7:_The_‘Creators’_as_the_Enemies_of YouTube 8. Why_You_Should_Quit_YouTube_–_Part_8:_YouTube,_Google,_and_Alphabet_as the_West’s_Political_Opportunists_and_Enemies_of_Public_Health 9. Why_You_Should_Quit_YouTube_–_Part_9:_Name_Your_Poison As noted in the video at the top, it should not be controversial to state that self-hosting one’s videos is the way to go. Even if there’s a learning curve and it may not be cheap, in the long run it’ll be a worthy investment. YouTube is quickly changing and fast becoming one of the worst options, for reasons we’ve covered throughout the week. If you know somebody who still uploads videos to YouTube, consider asking (politely) for the same videos to be uploaded somewhere else as well. Most creators can bear the cost. Very few people in the world regularly release videos that are watched by millions. 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Here are the 10 parts of that series: (towards the end we focus on the contractors, which are also the focus of the video above) 1. New_Series:_Inside_the_Real_Linux_Foundation 2. What_the_2022_Tax_Filing_(From_7_Months_Ago,_for_Tax_Year_2021)_Teaches Us_About_the_Linux_Foundation 3. The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_3:_How_It_Splits_Into_Subgroups, Including_New_Ones 4. The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_4:_How_the_Foundation_Makes_Its_Money 5. The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_5:_The_Annual_Cost_of_the_Office_Has Jumped_to_Almost_8_Million_Dollars_for_Just_261_Employees_(About_$30,000 Per_Employee_Per_Year) 6. The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_6:_Raising_Money_From_Monopolies,_Living Extravagant_Lifestyles,_Crushing_Software_Communities 7. The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_7:_Giving_Large_Contracts_to_Former Staff_(Yes,_Corruption_and_Graft) 8. The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_8:_Example_of_Outsourcing_to_Contractors (Likely_Without_Tender/Bidding) 9. The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_9:_Use_of_Contractors_Soared_From_12_to 29_in_Just_Three_Years,_Value_of_Contracts_Has_Gone_Up_by_a_Lot 10. The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_10:_An_‘International’_Collaboration Organisation_(for_‘International’_Projects)_Where_90%_of_the_Money_is Spent_in_the_United_States We hope more people will recognise the Linux Foundation for what it really is rather that what it hopes people will think of it. The Linux Foundation is a front group for mostly proprietary companies and it is outsourcing projects primarily to Microsoft GitHub, which is also proprietary. The main purpose of the Linux Foundation is to enrich people who run the Linux Foundation, i.e. people don’t use Linux (or barely use it). They only ‘use’ (misuse) Linux as a brand. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 527 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/06/16/the-spendings-of-linux-foundation-by-country/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/06/16/the-spendings-of-linux-foundation-by-country/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.16.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_10:_An_‘International’_Collaboration Organisation_(for_‘International’_Projects)_Where_90%_of_the_Money_is_Spent_in the_United_States⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Free/Libre_Software, GNU/Linux, Kernel at 12:45 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Series parts: 1. New_Series:_Inside_the_Real_Linux_Foundation 2. What_the_2022_Tax_Filing_(From_7_Months_Ago,_for_Tax_Year_2021)_Teaches Us_About_the_Linux_Foundation 3. The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_3:_How_It_Splits_Into_Subgroups, Including_New_Ones 4. The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_4:_How_the_Foundation_Makes_Its_Money 5. The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_5:_The_Annual_Cost_of_the_Office_Has Jumped_to_Almost_8_Million_Dollars_for_Just_261_Employees_(About_$30,000 Per_Employee_Per_Year) 6. The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_6:_Raising_Money_From_Monopolies,_Living Extravagant_Lifestyles,_Crushing_Software_Communities 7. The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_7:_Giving_Large_Contracts_to_Former Staff_(Yes,_Corruption_and_Graft) 8. The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_8:_Example_of_Outsourcing_to_Contractors (Likely_Without_Tender/Bidding) 9. The_Real_Linux_Foundation_–_Part_9:_Use_of_Contractors_Soared_From_12_to 29_in_Just_Three_Years,_Value_of_Contracts_Has_Gone_Up_by_a_Lot 10. YOU ARE HERE ☞ An ‘International’ Collaboration Organisation (for ‘International’ Projects) Where 90% of the Money is Spent in the United States 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇The_spendings_of_Linux_Foundation_by_country⦈_ Summary: The Linux_Foundation is not an international body by any stretch of imagination; it devotes only 0.375% of its annual budgets to Central and South American countries while almost all of its money is spent in the US, increasingly via dubious_contractors (probably no-bid_contracts for friends, former_staff etc.) THE Linux Foundation (LF) is not what it seems or what it may sound like. The name is highly misleading. Consider its_latest_announcements; notice they have nothing to do with Linux. As of 7 months ago the LF describes itself as follows (the lack of spaces, which has been an issue for several years already, is their issue): “THE LINUX FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE OPEN SOURCE ECOSYSTEMS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE, EVENTS, TRAINING, AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS TO PROGRESS OPEN INNOVATION. WORKING TOGETHER WITH ITS MEMBERS AND COMMUNITIES OFOPEN [sic] SOURCE ENGINEERS, THE LINUX FOUNDATION AND ITS PROJECTS FORM THEMOST [sic] AMBITIOUS AND SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENT IN THE CREATION OF SHAREDTECHNOLOGY.” [sic] “Central and South America, the majority of the 1.002 billion (as of 2016) people in the Americas, get just half a million from those piles of cash.”Maybe one day they will even fix the typos by adding the missing spaces (after about half a decade of typos in the FRONT PAGE of IRS Form 990; this_typo-fest started_in_2019_and_hasn't_been_corrected_since_then). Either way, as the screenshot above shows (page 4 of Schedule D (Form 990)), hardly any of the money of the LF reaches places outside the US. Asia and Australia get less than $4,000,000, Europe gets about $5,000,000, and Canada about $4,000,000. The rest are negligible and the sum total is $14,149,186, i.e. about 10% of contributions and grants ($139,476,668). How very… ‘international’. Central and South America, the majority of the 1.002 billion (as of 2016) people in the Americas, get just half a million from those piles of cash. $375,921 + $147,345 = $523,266. That’s 0.375163823099% of $139,476,668. The_LF's_"Latin_America"_event_is_controlled_by_Microsoft. 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New_Series:_The_End_of_Sirius_Open_Source 2. Sirius_Open_Source_Cannot_Retain_Staff_and_Clients_(Many_of_the_Remaining Ones_Leave_the_Company) 3. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_3:_Action_Fraud_and_Reports of_Sirius_Fraud 4. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_4:_The_Pokémon_Village_of Sirius_‘Open_Source’_and_British_Government 5. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_5:_What’s_Left_of_the_Company is_a_Skeleton_Crew_(While_Police_is_Dragging_Its_Heels) 6. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_6:_This_Scandal_Has_Become_a Lot_Bigger_Than_Sirius_‘Open_Source’ 7. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_7:_Six_Months_After_Sirius ‘Open_Source’_Gave_the_Victims_of_Its_Crimes_a_Chance_to_‘Cool_Off’ 8. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_8:_Working_as_Contractor_for the_Public_Sector_While_Defrauding_and_Stealing_From_Staff 9. YOU ARE HERE ☞ Waiting for Godot 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Waiting_for_Godot:_Let's_report_fraud_by_Sirius;_To_people overseen_by_Sirius_clients⦈_ Summary: Today we conclude this week’s series, which explained how Sirius isn’t just funded by the British government but is also protected by the British government; HMRC is not responding to fraud reports (sent_exactly_4_weeks_ago) and Action Fraud, overseen by a client of Sirius (since 2013), does not seem to have even opened the Pension Fraud complaint (it sent a template response after exactly 4 weeks*) WHEN we finally reach Tuesday or Wednesday (next week) it will be 4 weeks since my Member of Parliament contacted Action Fraud regarding the pension_fraud complaint that Action Fraud is ignoring. Action Fraud has still not bothered responding to her. I’m not the sole victim of this fraud. Former colleagues were robbed as well (a lot of money was covertly stolen). For the time being we’re closing this series and will post another further update/s anew. This isn’t the end. This is only the beginning of a rather_broad_political_scandal. Can one trust a government to regulate itself or its contractors? Can one complain to a government about abuse against its own workers? This in many ways resembles the EPO scandals. The EPO even invented its own Ombuds office or “EPO’s Ombuds service”, created and controlled by those who spent over a decade committing crimes at the EPO. Such “Ombuds” is farcical; it’s an exercise in optics [1, 2, 3] (giving people out there the mere illusion of accountability). “The EPO even invented its own Ombuds office or “EPO’s Ombuds service”, created and controlled by those who spent over a decade committing crimes at the EPO.”Gaslighting and/or self-induced defeatism (learned helplessness) is a potent weapon leveraged against the impatient and unmotivated. We’re neither impatient nor unmotivated, so this will carry on and on until a resolution is found and the perpetrators of the crime are arrested. █ _____ * Out of business hours on a weekend. 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Its goal is to be faster and simpler than other implementations like IPSec and OpenVPN. # ⚓ Citizix ☛ How_to_run_yugabytedb_in_docker_and_docker- compose⠀⇛ YugabyteDB is a PostgreSQL-compatible Open-Source Distributed SQL database. It adds horizontal scalability to applications built for PostgreSQL. It offers all the benefits of a typical relational database (e.g. SQL, strong consistency, ACID transactions) with the advantages of a globally- distributed auto-sharded database system (e.g., NoSQL document databases). # ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ How_To_Encrypt_A_Drive_In_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ Last Updated on June 15, 2023 by itsubuntu Step by step to encrypt a drive in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS In this tutorial post,we will show you the step by step guide to encrypt a drive in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS after the installation of the Ubuntu in your Laptop or Desktop. # ⚓ Linux Host Support ☛ How_to_Install_ProcessWire_CMS_on Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install ProcessWire CMS on Ubuntu 22.04 OS. ProcessWire is a free, open-source content management system written in PHP. It offers many features such as jQuery-styled API, scaling, templates, multi languages, drag-and-drop page lists, and many more that are largely used for developing websites and applications. # ⚓ How_to_install_default_Ubuntu_22.04’s_desktop environment?⠀⇛ Those who are using Ubuntu 22.04 Server Linux and want to install its default Ubuntu Desktop environment then here are the step to follow: Ubuntu 22.04 which is also known as Jammy JellyFish is the long-term version and successor of Ubuntu 20.04. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Okular_on_Linux_Mint_21/20⠀⇛ If you’re a Linux Mint user in the market for a multifunctional, cross-platform document viewer, look no further than Okular. Created as a part of the KDE project, Okular combines a rich suite of features and a wide range of supported formats, setting it apart from a simple document viewer. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Kdenlive_on_Linux_Mint_21/ 20⠀⇛ Kdenlive, standing for KDE Non-Linear Video Editor, is a sophisticated software that has proven its mettle in the realm of video editing. Utilizing the Qt and KDE frameworks, Kdenlive benefits from the power and flexibility of the open-source community. # ⚓ RoseHosting ☛ How_to_Install_XWiki_on_Debian_11⠀⇛ In this blog post, we are going to explain to you in step-by-step detail how to install XWiki on Debian… # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Joplin_on_Linux_Mint_21/20⠀⇛ In the ever-evolving world of technology, keeping track of ideas, reminders, and digital content can become a daunting task. Enter Joplin, a versatile, open-source application for note-taking and to-do management. With Joplin, your digital notes are secured, organized, and easily accessible, revolutionizing your productivity landscape. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Install_Microsoft_Edge_Browser_in Ubuntu_and_Other_Linux [Ed: This is malware that steals all your passwords without consent. Do not even install it.]⠀⇛ This guide explains the steps required to install Microsoft Edge Browser in Ubuntu and Other Linux. We explain both graphical and CLI / command line methods. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ The_brains_behind_the_books:_Amrita Sakthivel⠀⇛ This article is part of a series of articles focusing on SUSE Documentation and the minds that create the manuals, guides, quick starts, best practices and many more helpful documents. # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ Harnessing_the_Power_of_Kubernetes- native_API_Management_with_Traefik_Hub_and_Rancher_Prime⠀⇛ As digital transformation accelerates at an unprecedented pace, several design patterns and architectural choices have emerged to keep up with the rapid change. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_to_use_Ansible_to_create_a_VM_on_Azure [Ed: Red Hat keeps promoting Microsoft's proprietary spyware instead of competing against that]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Jonathan Dowland ☛ Jonathan_Dowland:_containers_as_first- class_network_citizens⠀⇛ I’ve moved to having containers be first-class citizens on my home network, so any local machine (laptop, phone,tablet) can communicate directly with them all, but they’re not (by default) exposed to the wider Internet. Here’s why, and how. After I_moved_containers_from_docker_to_Podman_and systemd, it became much more convenient to run web apps on my home_server, but the default approach to networking (each container gets an address on a private network between the host server and containers) meant tedious work (maintaining and reconfiguring a HTTP reverse proxy) to make them reachable by other devices. A more attractive arrangement would be if each container received an IP from the range used by my home LAN, and were automatically addressable from any device on it. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Station_P2S_mini-PC_offers_support_for_PoE and_4G_LTE⠀⇛ The Station P2S, a compact and versatile mini PC that runs on the 64-bit RK3568 SoC. Moreover, the new mini PC offers flexible storage options and it supports dual GbE LAN, dual-band Wi-Fi, and 4G LTE network compatibility. The new Station P2S comes in a similar form-factor and it’s powered by the same processor as its predecessor (Station P2) launched in 2021. In terms of OSes supported, the Station P2S supports Android 11.0, Ubuntu 18.04, Linux + QT, and Station OS, providing flexibility for different application requirements. The product page of the previous Station P2 indicates that it supports Armbian Linux so the new version might also support it in the future. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ The Independent UK ☛ Police_warn_about_dangerous_emergency setting_on_Android_phones_|_The_Independent⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Samsung’s_first_Android_14_beta_could_launch in_late_July⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Google_warns_Android_users_over_‘red_flags’_that dangerous_apps_are_hiding_on_your_phone_–_delete_them_now_| The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_just_realizing_Android_button_stops ‘vampire_battery_drain’_in_seconds_–_everyone_should_try_it_| The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Check_your_Android_device_now_for_‘costly password_mistake’_that_gives_hackers_easy_access_to_your phone_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Beware:_These_Android_apps_are_working_as spying_agents,_stealing_data_from_users’_devices_|_TOI Original_–_Times_of_India_Videos⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Android_is_in_trouble_because_specs_are_not sexy_anymore_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ How_to_create_dynamic_Emoji_Wallpapers_with Android_14_Beta⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ YouTube_Tells_Open-Source_Privacy_Software ‘Invidious’_to_Shut_Down⠀⇛ Invidious lets users browse YouTube without being tracked. Its developers say they won’t make changes until they have to. o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PostgreSQL_Conference_Europe_2023_Call_for Papers⠀⇛ PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2023 will take place in Prague, Czechia, on December 12–15, 2023. Our Call for Papers is now open. We are accepting proposals for talks in English. Each session will last 45 minutes, and may be on any topic related to PostgreSQL. The submission deadline is September the 1st 23:59:59 CEST. Selected speakers will be notified before September 28th, 2023. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Create_Users_in_PostgreSQL⠀⇛ When managing a PostgreSQL database, the process of creating and managing users is a fundamental task. This article will cover everything from creating a basic user to creating a superuser, as well as setting passwords, permissions, and more. # ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ CloudNativePG_1.20.1,_1.19.3_and_1.18.5 Released!⠀⇛ The CloudNativePG Community has released a new update for the supported 1.20, 1.19 and 1.18 versions of the CloudNativePG Operator. Versions 1.20.1, 1.19.3 and 1.18.5 are patch releases containing a few bug fixes and minor enhancements, including: [..] # ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PL/Java_1.6.5_released⠀⇛ 1.6.5 is the latest PL/Java release, bringing functions, triggers, aggregates, types, operators, etc. in Java to PostgreSQL (15 back to 9.5). PL/ Java 1.6.5 will build and operate with Java versions 9 through (so far) 20. It need not operate with the same Java version used to build it, and can run application code ranging from pre-Java- 9 legacy code, to code using the latest features of the Java version present at run time. 1.6.5 adds support for PostgreSQL 15, fixes several bugs, and will now permit methods declared on interfaces as well as on classes. More on some selected changes may be found below. # ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ Citus_11.3_Released!⠀⇛ § Tenant monitoring in Citus 11.3 Now you can monitor the tenants of your multi- tenant SaaS application. Use citus_stat_tenants to quickly locate the noisy neighbor in your cluster. Also in 11.3, execute shard moves in parallel from different co-location groups, and MERGE between co- located, distributed tables. Plus improved metadata syncing for very large numbers of tables. Read Marco’s_blog_post for all the info. Or if you’re more interested in the code you can check out the Citus_database_GitHub_repo (feel free to give the project a star to show support :).) o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Andy_Wingo:_parallel_futures_in_mobile_application development⠀⇛ Good morning, hackers. Today I’d like to pick up my series on mobile application development. To recap, we looked at: # Ionic/Capacitor, which makes mobile app development more like web app development; # React_Native, a flavor of React that renders to platform-native UI components rather than the Web, with ahead-of-time compilation of JavaScript; # NativeScript, which exposes all platform capabilities directly to JavaScript and lets users layer their preferred framework on top; # Flutter, which bypasses the platform’s native UI components to render directly using the GPU, and uses Dart instead of JavaScript/ TypeScript; and # Ark, which is Flutter-like in its rendering, but programmed via a dialect of TypeScript, with its own multi-tier compilation and distribution pipeline. Taking a step back, with the exception of Ark which has a special relationship to HarmonyOS and Huawei, these frameworks are all layers on top of what is provided by Android or iOS. Why would you do that? # ⚓ Thunderbird ☛ Mozilla_Thunderbird:_Thunderbird_for_Android /_K-9_Mail:_May_2023_Progress_Report⠀⇛ As announced in the progress report for the previous_month, in May we mostly worked on a new account setup experience. To learn more about that and what else has happened in the world of K- 9 Mail as it evolves to Thunderbird For Android, read on. [This month’s progress report was co-written by cketti and Wolf] § The Revamped Account Setup UI In our continued efforts to enhance the user experience, we have redesigned the account setup UI. This is the first point of contact for our users and we wanted to ensure it is as intuitive and straightforward as possible. We integrate Thunderbird’s_Autoconfiguration for seamless email account setup, start the transition of our app’s UI from XML Android layouts to Jetpack_Compose, and adopt Atomic_Design_principles for a cohesive, intuitive design. At the heart of this transformation is the integration of Thunderbird Autoconfig. This system enables automatic configuration of most email accounts, simplifying the user experience by making the connection to email servers effortless. Users only need to enter their email address and the server settings are obtained via multiple methods. They can be sourced from a central database (ISPDB), retrieved directly from ISPs through a configuration server, drawn from provided configuration files. In cases where these methods are unsuccessful, the configuration is derived from common server names. If all else fails, manual configuration is always available. With this powerful tool, setting up an email account becomes a breeze. Our redesigned account setup UI has been written using Jetpack Compose. Although XML layouts have long been the standard for building Android UIs, the Android ecosystem is transitioning towards Jetpack Compose as the new norm. This declarative UI toolkit has enabled us to build UIs more efficiently, with less boilerplate code and reduced likelihood of bugs. Jetpack Compose defines UI elements as composable functions written in Kotlin code. This results in more intuitive, expressive, and readable components and promotes the reuse of UI components, streamlining the UI design process. This aligns well with the implementation of our new design system. # ⚓ John Goerzen ☛ John_Goerzen:_Using_git-annex_for_Data Archiving⠀⇛ In my recent post_about_data_archiving to removable media, I laid out the difference between backing up and archiving, and also said I’d evaluate git-annex and dar. This post evaluates git-annex. The next will look at dar, and then I’ll make a comparison post. What is git-annex? * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Raising_voices_on_video_calls⠀⇛ I’ve been fascinated by this global shift towards mass remote work since Covid, and how we’ve adapted to video conferencing calls being a normal, routine, and expected part of so many of our lives. I wrote back in 2020 about a study that indicated that video calls place a higher cognitive overhead on participants than phone calls, and that we don’t deal with latency well. I’ve witnessed the horror of one where Zoom’s mute button didn’t work, and others have responded with glee when a video conferencing service (pardon, product!) goes down. They’ve even changed the perception of work. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Hired_to_steal_‘em_all:_Man_in_Japan_arrested for_stealing_1,500_Pokemon_cards_worth_$11k⠀⇛ Japan has been hit by a crime spree involving Pokemon cards, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Iran’s_‘Quantum’_Computer_is_Apparently Powered_by_an_Arm_Development_Board⠀⇛ Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced Iran had deployed quantum computers to aid in its military operations. But the “Quantum Processing Unit” displayed to grand fanfarre was just an ARM-based, Amazon-available development board. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Reason ☛ Congress_Had_Questions_About_the_CDC_Stifling Dissent._Rochelle_Walensky_Refused_To_Answer.⠀⇛ Plus: Court using anti-pornography software to track a criminal defendant, $25 million verdict against Starbucks over fired employee, and more… o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ CISA_Order_Highlights_Persistent_Risk at_Network_Edge⠀⇛ The U.S. government agency in charge of improving the nation’s cybersecurity posture is ordering all federal agencies to take new measures to restrict access to Internet-exposed networking equipment. The directive comes amid a surge in attacks targeting previously unknown vulnerabilities in widely used security and networking appliances. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ CISA,_NSA_Share_Guidance_on_Hardening Baseboard_Management_Controllers [Ed: They are both proponents of back doors rather than security]⠀⇛ CISA and the NSA have published new guidance to help organizations harden baseboard management controllers (BMCs). # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Barracuda_Zero-Day_Attacks_Attributed_to Chinese_Cyberespionage_Group⠀⇛ Attacks exploiting the Barracuda zero-day CVE-2023- 2868 have been linked to a Chinese cyberespionage group that has targeted government and other organizations. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Fake_Security_Researcher_Accounts_Pushing Malware_Disguised_as_Zero-Day_Exploits⠀⇛ Fake security researcher accounts seen distributing malware disguised as Chrome, Signal, WhatsApp, Discord and Exchange zero-day exploits. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ US_Organizations_Paid_$91_Million_to LockBit_Ransomware_Gang [Ed: Microsoft Windows TCO]⠀⇛ LockBit ransomware operators launched 1,700 attacks in the US and received roughly $91 million in ransom payments. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Russian_man_arrested_for_alleged involvement_with_LockBit_ransomware_gang [Ed: Microsoft Windows TCO]⠀⇛ A Russian national has been arrested in Arizona on charges alleging that he was involved in multiple LockBit ransomware attacks against victims in the U.S., Asia, Europe and Africa. The LockBit ransomware gang, which first emerged in 2020, operates on a ransomware-as-a-service model where affiliates use already developed ransomware to execute attacks. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Energy_Department_among_federal agencies_breached_by_Russian_ransomware_gang [Ed: Microsoft Windows TCO]⠀⇛ U.S. officials say the Department of Energy is among a small number of federal agencies compromised in a Russian cyber-extortion gang’s global hack of a file-transfer program popular with corporations and governments. They say the impact is not expected to be great. Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told reporters that the hacking campaign was short, opportunistic and caught quickly. A senior CISA official said neither the U.S. military nor intelligence community was affected. Known victims to date include Louisiana’s Office of Motor Vehicles and Oregon’s Department of Transportation. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Cl0p_gang_claimed_to_have_hit_many_US_agencies through_MOVEit_flaw⠀⇛ The TV outlet said the US Department of Energy was among those hit but a CISA spokesperson did not offer any comments when asked who was responsible and how many agencies had been affected. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Clop_MOVEit_hacking_victims_now_include Department_of_Energy_facilities⠀⇛ The number of victims targeted by the Clop ransomware gang’s targeting of a critical vulnerability in Progress Software Corp.’s MOVEit file transfer software continues to grow, with the revelation today that the victims now include several U.S. government agencies. # ⚓ The_Top_21_Open-Source_Tools_for_Securing_Your_Linux_Server [Ed: Old, but just updated]⠀⇛ Over the years, I have come across many blogs that claim Linux is impenetrable by security attackers too many times to count. While it is # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Law_firm_HWL_Ebsworth_in_a_world_of_pain_after Alphv_attack⠀⇛ It is more than somewhat ironical that HWL Ebsworth, the Australian law firm that is reeling after a ransomware attack that led to massive data theft, has a slogan on its_website saying, “We’re not your typical law firm”. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ La Quadature Du Net ☛ Op-ed:_ʻEncryption_protects_our rights,_privacy_is_not_a_crimeʼ⠀⇛ This op-ed follows the publication of our article ʻCriminalization of encryption: the 8 december caseʼ. It has been signed by more than 130 individuals and organisations. The full list of signatories is available here. It has been published yesterday on the website of the newspaper Le Monde. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_to_Claim_Google_Class_Action Privacy_Settlement_Money⠀⇛ As part of a legal settlement, Google agreed to pay $23 million to users who clicked on a search link from 2006 to 2013. Individual payments are estimated to be less than $8. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Hoping_to_Avert_Nuclear_Crisis,_U.S._Seeks Informal_Agreement_With_Iran⠀⇛ The talks reflect a resumption of diplomacy between the United States and Iran after the collapse of negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iran’s_Revolutionary_Guards_Say_Two_Members_Die_In Iranian_Kurdistan⠀⇛ The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says two of its members have died in separate incidents in Iranian Kurdistan amid clashes in the region. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Rebranded_Saudi_crown_prince_meets_Macron_as rights_groups_decry_‘hypocrisy’⠀⇛ Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday at the start of a visit aimed at boosting bilateral ties and the oil kingdom’s standing in the international community. But human rights groups warn that the Saudi’s gain is France’s loss on an increasingly divided global stage. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Utopia_is_not_on_the_agenda’_Political_scientist Graeme_Robertson_on_the_Russian_opposition,_why_it_attracts ‘disagreeable’_people,_and_how_to_turn_them_into_a_coalition —_Meduza⠀⇛ Russia has succumbed to authoritarianism: the existing regime has effectively outlawed the country’s political opposition. Its key figures are now in prison or else looking for ways to continue their work from abroad. Meanwhile, the debate about whether Russia’s disparate opposition forces should sacrifice their differences for the sake of building a coalition has become a central question of Russian political life in exile. Graeme Robertson has studied the dynamics of protest and opposition activity in Russian for the past two decades. His most recent book is “Putin v. The People,” published by Yale University Press in 2019. In conversation with Meduza’s special correspondent Margarita Liutova, Robertson spoke about what can and cannot be achieved by an exiled opposition, why opposition is comprised of “disagreeable people,” and what it takes to unite them in a coalition. His remarks have been condensed and edited for clarity. # § War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Again_Presses_UN_Security_Council_On Nord_Stream_Blast_Inquiry⠀⇛ Russia again told the UN Security Council that it wants an international investigation into explosions last September on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Zelensky’s_office:_Ukraine’s counteroffensive_has_not_yet_begun_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the president of Ukraine, has said that Ukraine’s counteroffensive has not yet begun and that Ukrainian troops’ offensive operations are currently aimed at identifying weaknesses in the Russian army. Russian president Vladimir Putin said on June 9 that the counteroffensive had started. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Vienna_Summit:_Anti-War_Activists_From 32_Countries_Call_For_Diplomacy_to_End_Ukraine_War⠀⇛ During the weekend of June 10-11 in Vienna, Austria, over 300 people representing peace organizations from 32 countries came together for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine to demand an end to the fighting. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Another_Act_of_Terror._How_the_Media_Do_PR for_Biden_and_Zelensky⠀⇛ The hypocrisy gets starker by the day. The same western media that strains to warn of the dangers of disinformation – at least when it comes to rivals on social media – barely bothers to conceal its own role in purveying disinformation in the Ukraine war. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Bipartisan_Ukrainian_Adjustment_Act Introduced_in_Congress⠀⇛ The bill would grant permanent residency rights to many thousands of Ukrainians who have entered the US since 2014. But its exact scope is unclear. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ US-China_lessons_from_Ukraine: Fueling_more_dangerous_Taiwan_tensions⠀⇛ The lessons that Washington and Beijing appear to be learning from Russia’s war against Ukraine could set the stage for a crisis over Taiwan in the next few years. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Russian_War_Report:_Anti-Ukrainian counteroffensive_narratives_fail_to_go_viral⠀⇛ As the Ukrainian counteroffensive continues in Ukraine’s south and east, false narratives calling it unsuccessful fail to gain traction on Twitter. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Give_Africa’s_peace_delegation_for Ukraine_a_chance⠀⇛ The African presidents aiming to bring an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine can be a part of the solution to a global problem rather than sit on the sidelines of geopolitics as collateral victims. # ⚓ France24 ☛ 🔴_Live:_African_leaders_visit_Ukraine_in self-proclaimed_bid_to_broker_peace⠀⇛ African leaders are expected in Ukraine on Friday in a self-professed bid to broker peace between Kyiv and Moscow, despite three presidents dropping out and Ukraine’s counteroffensive overshadowing the mission. Kyiv claims it has retaken 100 square kilometres in the past few days, and there are reports of fierce fighting in parts of eastern Donbas. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Measures_under_way_to_stabilise_‘serious’ situation_at_Zaporizhzhia_plant,_IAEA_chief_says⠀⇛ UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi has said a “number of measures” are being taken to ensure security at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant in southern Ukraine following a breach in the nearby Kakhovka dam last week. Grossi’s visit to the nuclear plant comes as Ukrainian forces intercepted one cruise missile and 20 explosive drones launched by Russia in its latest nighttime attack. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Video_shows_Mexican_cartel_with_a_working AT4_rocket_launcher?_Here’s_what_we_know⠀⇛ A video widely shared on social media in late May shows a man, wearing a bulletproof vest marked with the logo of a Mexican cartel, carrying a weapon that looks like an AT4 anti-tank rocket launcher. The Russian ambassador to Mexico joined in the debate about the video on Twitter, hypothesising that the weapon was likely sent to Ukraine by the West and that the cartel had bought it on the black market. We investigated this video. # ⚓ France24 ☛ South_African_ties_to_Russia_shadow Ukraine_peace_mission⠀⇛ South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a delegation of African leaders on a peace mission to Ukraine and Russia this week amid attempts to assuage Western concerns that South Africa is siding with Russia in the conflict despite its proclaimed neutrality – which has Ramaphosa doing a round of diplomatic damage control. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Russia_court_begins_criminal_trial_against Ukraine’s_Azov_battalion⠀⇛ A Russian court began hearing the case against more than 20 Ukrainian soldiers from the Azov battalion, seized in May 2022 from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. The members of the Azov battalion—including eight women—face charges of involvement with a terrorist organization and participating in action to overthrow Russian authorities. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Let’s_send_signal_to_Putin_from_Vilnius_by inviting_Ukraine_to_join_–_interview_with_former_NATO chief_Rasmussen⠀⇛ Former NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen (2009-2014), who is currently advising Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, insists that Kyiv must be offered an invitation to become a NATO member at next month’s summit in Vilnius. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Trial_Of_22_Members_Of_Ukraine’s_Azov Regiment_Begins_In_Russia⠀⇛ The trial of 22 Ukrainian members of the Azov Battalion, who are accused of terrorist activities against Russia, began on June 15 in a military court in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Four_Lithuanian_dentists_head_to_Ukraine’s Kharkiv⠀⇛ Four Lithuanian dentists are heading to Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, Blue/Yellow, a Vilnius-based NGO raising funds for Ukraine, said on Thursday. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Baltics_and_Poland_pile_pressure_for_Ukraine’s NATO_membership_–_NYT⠀⇛ The Baltic states and Poland are pushing their NATO allies to provide Ukraine with a pathway to membership, according to the New York Times. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Launches_Missile,_Drone_Strikes_On Ukraine_After_Air_Raid_Alert_Declared_In_South⠀⇛ Russia launched deadly missile and drone strikes over the previous day, the Ukrainian military reported early on June 16 after an air raid alert was declared shortly after midnight in Mykolayiv and the neighboring Kherson region. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Legislation_Reintroduced_In_U.S._Congress Aims_To_Use_Frozen_Russian_Assets_To_Assist_Ukraine⠀⇛ Legislation that would provide additional assistance to Ukraine by tapping into Russian assets frozen in the United States has been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Putin_Targets_Development_of_Russia’s Relations_With_Africa⠀⇛ On June 17, the Russian president will receive a delegation of leaders from several African countries to discuss their peace initiative on the Ukrainian conflict. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Reports_Say_CIA_Warned_Ukraine_Not_To Sabotage_Nord_Stream_Pipeline_Prior_To_Blasts⠀⇛ The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency reportedly warned Ukraine not to sabotage the Nord Stream undersea gas pipelines last year after receiving a tip from the Netherlands’ intelligence agency that a plot was under way. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ ‘Vital’_For_Switzerland_To_Allow_Reexport_Of Weapons_To_Ukraine,_Says_Zelenskiy⠀⇛ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Switzerland to allow the reexport of war materiel to Ukraine, saying the move would be vital in combating the Russian invasion. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Ukraine’s_Counter-Offensive,_and_What Comes_After⠀⇛ Zelensky has mounted a major effort to take back territory seized by the Russians. But he’ll have to do more than prevail on the battlefield. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Too_close_for_comfort:_Australia_blocks Russian_embassy_construction⠀⇛ Australia’s Parliament has blocked the construction of a new Russian embassy that would be closer to the Parliament House. Australia, which has been a generous donor of aid to Ukraine, cited security concerns as reasons for passing the legislation. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ NATO_Defense_Chiefs_Vow_to_Stand_by Ukraine⠀⇛ U.S. officials urge patience, describing a long, bloody, difficult fight. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine_Counteroffensive_Is_Grueling and_Costly_but_Promising,_U.S._Says⠀⇛ American and Ukrainian defense officials said the fight to dislodge dug-in Russian forces occupying southeastern Ukraine was expected to be brutal. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Retaking_Villages_Leaves_Ukrainian Troops_Exposed_and_Diving_for_Cover⠀⇛ The Ukrainian counteroffensive has enjoyed some early successes, but with every step forward, the soldiers are increasingly exposed to Russian firepower. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ A_fourth_heat_wave_could_hit_Mexico_as soon_as_July,_say_scientists⠀⇛ The heatwave gripping most of Mexico is unlikely to end soon – with a fourth wave expected in July, say climate scientists at UNAM. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Who_should_fund_clean_energy?_IEA_calls on_rich_nations.⠀⇛ The International Energy Agency said that affluent nations must regain trust by financing clean energy in developing countries. In poorer nations, the implementation of net-zero goals faces significant financial hurdles. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Intel_Lands_US_Energy_Department Funding_for_2kW_Cooling_Tech⠀⇛ Intel has a big customer for its two-phase immersion cooling technology integrating coral structures and vapor chambers – the U.S. Department of Energy # ⚓ Breach Media ☛ Lobbyists_run_today’s_NDP—and_they’re warping_the_party’s_politics⠀⇛ In Alberta’s election, the NDP’s campaign was stacked with operatives who lobby for coal, banks, and big tech # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Minister:_Latvian_agriculture_is_facing_an emergency_due_to_drought⠀⇛ Latvia is not far from announcing an emergency in agriculture due to drought, Minister of Agriculture Didzis Šmits (United List) said in an interview with Latvian Radio on June 15. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Tehran_Residents_Report_Further_Water_Issues Despite_Government_Claims_Of_Fix⠀⇛ Residents of Tehran are reporting a fifth consecutive day of water cuts despite government claims that a shortage, which last year sparked demonstrations in many areas of the country, had been resolved. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Crown_cops_$20m_fine_for_‘improper’ casino_tax_claims⠀⇛ Crown has been slapped with a $20 million fine for failing to pay its fair share of Victoria’s casino tax. Victoria’s royal commission into Crown Melbourne found the casino giant improperly claimed tax deductions by including the costs of certain promotional activities as amounts paid out as winnings. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Greedflation:_a_reminder_of_the obvious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Stocks_slip_as_ECB_hikes_rates_after hawkish_Fed_pause⠀⇛ World stocks have slipped from 18-month peaks and the US dollar pushed higher as traders watched the European Central Bank push through an eighth straight interest rate hike and signal that more could be on the way. The ECB’s move lifted interest rates to a two- decade high of 3.5 per cent.  # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Here’s_a_fix_for_the_housing_crisis_– end_the_great_Airbnb_tax_rort⠀⇛ At the heart of the nation’s housing crisis is a tax rort that sees thousands of liveable homes left unoccupied, Tim Evans reports. The worst housing crisis in living memory is being fuelled by Airbnb owners, and other holiday rental groups, inappropriately or perhaps wrongfully claiming 100 per cent of running costs on properties that are actually rented for a fraction of the year. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Mixed_response_to_big_spending_SA budget⠀⇛ Unions have called it thoughtful and responsible but the business community is disappointed in South Australia’s big spending budget that focused on housing, health and hip-pocket relief. The Labor government still expects to return the state’s finance to surplus in the next financial year despite allocating $474 million for housing assistance, an extra $2.3 billion to health and $471m for cost-of-living support. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ American_Millennials_and_GenZers_feel_wealthier than_Boomers⠀⇛ For many years, American Millennials, the generation born between 1981 and 1996, have been the butt of the economy’s joke. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Bank_windfall_profit_tax_may_weaken_Lithuania’s reputation_–_IMF⠀⇛ The temporary levy on windfall profits of Lithuania’s banks introduced a month ago may weaken its reputation as a stable country, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Trials_of_Donald_Trump_and_Aaron_Burr: Three_Similarities_and_Two_Differences⠀⇛ Only three holders of the top executive offices in the country, the presidency and the vice presidency, have ever been tried in federal court. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ VIDEO:_State_Dept._Spokesperson_Matt_Miller Avoids_Commenting_on_USAID_Funding_of_Research_That_Could Have_Triggered_COVID_Pandemic⠀⇛ The British Sunday Times ran a piece fingering China using anonymous State Department sources, without noting that the State Department and USAID may themselves be culpable. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ A_foray_nobody_asked_for_How_Russia’s ultranationalist_LDPR_party_tried_and_failed_to_make_arms dealer_Viktor_Bout_a_serious_political_figure_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Late last year, the right-wing nationalist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) held an “all- Russian convention” that featured an unexpected guest: arms dealer Viktor Bout, who had returned to Russia from the U.S. after being swapped for American basketball star Brittney Griner in a prisoner exchange just days earlier. On the convention stage, Bout was given a party membership card by Leonid Slutsky, who became head of the party after the death of Vladimir Zhirinovsky. In the months since then, Viktor Bout has been traveling to regions of the country that are slated to elect new lawmakers this year, ostensibly to stump for his party’s candidates. But the LDPR has been unable to decide why and to what extent the party needs Viktor Bout, while the ex-con himself has been unable to turn his storied past into political influence. Meduza special correspondent Andrey Pertsev explains why the “merchant of death” has failed to thrive in the world of Russian party politics. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Former_senator_accuses_Van_of inappropriate_touching⠀⇛ Only a day after independent senator Lidia Thorpe accused Senator David Van of sexual assault, former senator Amanda Stoker has accused him of inappropriately touching her. The fresh allegation was made public on the same day Senator Van was dumped from the opposition party room following allegations made by Senator Thorpe in parliament. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ More_allegations_brought_against_David Van:_Dutton⠀⇛ Further allegations of inappropriate conduct have been raised against Senator David Van after two female parliamentarians accused him of improper sexual behaviour. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he had raised an additional allegation with Senator Van in making the decision to expel him from the Liberal party room. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Voice_would_be_nothing_but_window dressing:_Thorpe⠀⇛ Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe has strongly opposed the upcoming voice referendum, telling parliament the proposed body would be window dressing. As the upper house continued debate on the Indigenous voice, the independent senator said the voice would not adequately address issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, instead urging the government to implement a treaty. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Here’s_Why_Cornel_West_Switched_To_Green_Party In_Presidential_Campaign_(w/_Chris_Hedges)⠀⇛ Progressive activist and academic Cornel West grabbed headlines recently when he announced he would be running for President under the People’s Party banner. Now West has had a change of heart and will instead be running for the nomination of the Green Party. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Dodson_sends_heartfelt_message_urging for_voice⠀⇛ Reconciliation advocate and senator Pat Dodson has urged detractors to get behind the Indigenous voice, saying the referendum would acknowledge injustices. The WA Labor senator, who is currently on medical leave and unable to attend parliament to debate the voice referendum, sent a message that was read in the Senate by Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Thursday. # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Scathing_report_finds_Boris Johnson_deliberately_misled_UK_Parliament_over_‘partygate’⠀⇛ A committee of lawmakers has harshly rebuked former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. In a report issued on Thursday, the House of Commons Privileges Committee said Johnson lied to Parliament about lockdown-flouting parties and was complicit in a campaign to intimidate those investigating his conduct during the coronavirus pandemic. The committee found Johnson’s actions were such a flagrant violation of the rules that they warranted a 90-day suspension from Parliament. That sanction would have been more than enough to trigger a by- election that could have cost Johnson his seat in Parliament. But the former prime minister avoided that ignominy by resigning last week after the committee gave him advance notice of its findings. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_Privileges_Committee_finds_former_PM_Boris Johnson_‘deliberately_misled’_Parliament⠀⇛ The UK Parliamentary Privileges Committee released its report Thursday into Boris Johnson’s alleged breaching of parliamentary rules. Johnson is accused of violating Covid-19 lockdown restrictions throughout 2020 and 2021 and lying to Parliament about these violations. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Boris_Johnson_Misled_Parliament_Over_Covid Lockdown_Parties,_Report_Says⠀⇛ The report offered a damning verdict on Boris Johnson, the former British prime minister, who quit Parliament last week. # ⚓ Axios ☛ 11_years_after_DACA_launched,_dreamer_protection_is up_to_the_courts⠀⇛ Data: U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Homeland Security. Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals More than 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children have grown up across the country even as their protection under an Obama-era_program is threatened_by_the_courts. ⚓ New York Times ☛ Judge_Orders_Lawyers_in_Trump_Case_to_Start_Getting_Security Clearances⠀⇛ Judge Aileen Cannon gave the defense team until Tuesday to begin the process, underscoring how classified information will be fundamental to the trial. ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_ex-president_Trump_pleads_not_guilty_to_37_federal_criminal charges_in_classified_documents_case⠀⇛ Former US president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 37 criminal charges in a Miami, Florida federal court. Trump faces federal criminal charges including willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, corruptly concealing a document or record, concealing a document in a federal investigation, scheme to conceal [...] ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Jack_Smith’s_Backup_Option⠀⇛ Donald Trump was indicted in Florida. Could he also face charges in New Jersey? ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Trump_Can’t_Bluster_His_Way_Through_Court⠀⇛ A courtroom is an inhospitable place for the former president’s efforts to define his own reality. ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Battle_Over_Presidential_Records,_from_Nixon_to_Trump⠀⇛ Jill Lepore discusses the history of White House papers and returns to a perennial question: Is Trump worse than what we have seen before? ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Philippines_steps_up_cybersecurity_to_combat_online_child abuse⠀⇛ In the Philippines, poverty has driven a surge in online sexual abuse against children. However, cybersecurity experts at the country’s largest telecommunications firm are working tirelessly to prevent access to exploitative images of children online. ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_47:_Civic_Party_had_no_unified_stance_on using_veto_against_all_gov’t_bills,_ex-district_councillor_tells_court⠀⇛ The recently wound down Civic Party did not have a “unified party stance” on vetoing all government bills as a bargaining chip to push for the five demands advocated during the 2019 extradition bill protests and unrest, an ex-party member charged in a high-profile national security case has told the court. § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ TikTok,_Shein_and_Other_Companies_Distance_Themselves From_China⠀⇛ Companies are moving headquarters and factories outside the country and cleaving off their Chinese businesses. It’s not clear the strategy will work. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Matt_Taibbi:_First_Roger_Waters,_Now_This:_Germany_Places American_C.J._Hopkins_Under_Investigation⠀⇛ An American playwright faces jail for two vanished tweets. Q&A with the author about his ugly present, and our probable future. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Prosecutor_Seeks_Lengthy_Prison_Term_For_Mother_Of_Chechen Opposition_Bloggers⠀⇛ The prosecutor in a high-profile trial in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Chechnya has asked a court in Grozny to sentence Zarema Musayeva, the jailed mother of three self- exiled outspoken Chechen opposition activists, to 5 1/2 years in prison for fraud and assaulting a law enforcement officer, charges that critics call politically motivated. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Chris_Hedges_Report:_The_‘Stop_Cop_City’_Domestic_Terror Charges_Echo_Past_Repression_of_Environmental_Activists⠀⇛ The use of domestic terrorism charges against the environmental and animal liberation movements set important precedents for the repression Atlanta’s ‘Stop Cop City’ movement faces today. * ⚓ ACLU ☛ Protecting_the_Indian_Child_Welfare_Act_at_the_State_Level⠀⇛ The Supreme Court issued a landmark victory for tribal sovereignty by rejecting all the constitutional challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in Brackeen_v._Haaland, requiring state courts to make active efforts to protect Native children and keep_Native_families_together. Congress passed ICWA in 1978 to address the nationwide crisis of state child welfare agencies tearing Native children from their families and placing them in non-Native homes, in an attempt to force Native children to assimilate and adopt white cultural norms. Since 1978, 14 states have passed their own state ICWA laws to strengthen the implementation of all aspects of the Indian Child Welfare Act. Now that the Supreme Court has reaffirmed ICWA, it is time for states to take action and pass their own state laws building on the protections in the federal law. The map below shows where states have already enacted such state laws. § Monopolies⠀➾ * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Recitation_of_a_Previously Unappreciated_Mechanism_of_Action_Does_Not_Overcome_Prima_Facie Obviousness_of_Drug_Combination⠀⇛ A prima facie obvious combination of prior art chemical compounds can sometimes be deemed nonobvious if the result of the combination is sufficiently surprising, such as when a combination of pharmaceutical active ingredients results in an unexpected synergy. See, e.g., Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH v. Glenmark Pharms. Inc., USA, 748 F.3d 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2014).  In a recent Federal Circuit decision, In re Couvaras, Judge Lourie (writing for a unanimous panel) explains the important distinction between unexpected results in a pharmaceutical combination product as opposed to the mere recitation of an unexpected mechanism of action. The case is an appeal of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision affirming an Examiner’s rejection of the claims at issue as obvious.  A representative claim recites: [...] * § Trademarks⠀➾ o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTABlog_Test:_How_Did_These_Three_Appeals_from Section_2(d)_Refusals_Turn_Out?⠀⇛ By my count, the TTAB has affirmed about 84% of the Section 2(d) refusals it has reviewed on appeal this year. How do you think these latest three appeals came out? Results will be found in the first comment. In_re_Nanjing_Linkwifi_Network_Technology_Co.,_Ltd., Serial No. 79223580 (June 9, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Deputy Chief Judge Mark A. Thurmon ). [Refusal to register WIFI MASTER KEY for “computer software for searching for wireless internet connectivity, wirelessly connecting to the internet, and sharing access to wireless internet connectivity,” wireless broadcasting; message sending; providing access to databases; computer aided transmission of messages and images; providing user access to global computer networks, software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for searching for wireless internet connectivity” and “wireless broadcasting; message sending; providing access to databases; computer aided transmission of messages and images; providing user access to global computer networks” [WIFI disclaimed], in view of the registered certification marks WI-FI, in standard form, and WIFI in the design form shown below, for “Computer hardware and peripherals, namely, wireless local area networking products.” o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTAB_Issues_a_“Final_Pretrial_Conference_Assignment Order”_in_Red_Bull_Opposition⠀⇛ As discussed in a March TTABlog post [here], the TTAB has implemented a pilot program for holding a Final Pretrial Conference in selected cases. The Board will focus on cases with large or unwieldy records, “overly contentious” proceedings, and cases in which the parties or counsel are unfamiliar with TTAB practice. The parties will be required to file a detailed Final Joint Pretrial Order setting forth the issues, witnesses, exhibits, objections, etc., etc. * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ NZ_jails_men_who_helped_run_pirating_website Megaupload⠀⇛ Two men who helped run the once wildly popular pirating website Megaupload have each been sentenced by a New Zealand court to more than two years in prison. The sentencing of Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk ended an 11-year legal battle by the men to avoid extradition to the United States on more serious charges that included racketeering. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2452 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.16.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_16/06/2023:_30th_Birthday_of_FreeBSD_and_Kdenlive_23.04.2⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 10:47 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o BSD o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Licensing_/_Legal o Openness/Sharing/Collaboration # Open_Access/Content o Programming/Development # Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Linux_Foundation o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Copyrights * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ Arcan ☛ The_quest_for_a_secure_and_accessible_desktop⠀⇛ This article is an overview of accessibility and security efforts in Arcan “the desktop engine”: past, present and those just around the corner. It is not the great and detailed one I had planned, merely a tribute, presented in order to assist ongoing conversations elsewhere. Because of this the critique of other models is omitted but not forgotten, as is the firey speech about why UI toolkits need to “just fucking die already!” as well as the one of how strapping a walled garden handsfree to your face hardly augments your reality as much as it might “deglove” your brain — but it is all related. What should be said about the state of things though is that I strongly disagree with the entire premise of some default “works for me”, a set of trapdoor features (repeatedly pressing shift is not a cue to modal dialog a ‘do you want to enable sticky keys?’ in someone’s face) and a soup of accessibility measures hidden in a setting menu somewhere. I consider it, at most, a poor form of ableism. Due to the topic at hand this post will be text only. Short-links to the sections and their summaries are as follows: [...] o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Beebom ☛ 6_Best_Linux_PDF_Editors_You_Should_Use_in_2023_| Beebom⠀⇛ People who edit PDFs regularly or students who juggle between documents would know that editing PDFs is one of the most essential tasks you expect to carry out on an operating system. If you use Linux, you needn’t worry, as there are lots of PDF editors you can use. Here are the 6 best PDF editors on Linux. These PDF editors for Linux that we have listed below come with an array of functionalities that will help you in editing PDFs seamlessly. # ⚓ Etcher_–_A_Modern_USB_and_SD_Card_Image_Writer_Tool⠀⇛ If you have been like me looking for alternative image burners to use in Linux apart from the ones commonly mentioned then, here is an easy-to-use and also stylish application for you and yes, those are the exact words to describe this application called Etcher. Etcher, also known as balenaEtcher is an open- source and cross-platform software used for creating bootable USB drives or even Micro SD cards. # ⚓ 10_Steps_to_Browse_Internet_Anonymously_and_Securely⠀⇛ To browse the Internet securely entails going about your daily Interneting affairs without your data getting into the hands of agents who want to use it for non-beneficial purposes e.g. identity theft and tailored malware. To browse web anonymously entails that your data is just not secure, but that your data is not traceable to you. As a typical user, everything that you do online is tracked. Now, there are various reasons why you might be fine with your data being tracked as well as reasons why you might not be fine with it. # ⚓ 13_Free_Proxy_Servers_for_Anonymous_Web_Browsing⠀⇛ Proxy Servers act as an intermediate level between you and the internet. They are used to provide different types of security, functions, and privacy. One can choose a proxy server depending on the need of the individual or the company’s policy. As the name suggests Proxy means substitute. When you visit any website, your IP address gets recorded. To avoid or hide the IP address, one can choose to show a substitute IP address by using a proxy server. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ The_evaporation_of_lots_of_.ga domains⠀⇛ The .ga top level domain (TLD) is the country code TLD (ccTLD) for Gabon. For many years, .ga domain registration was handled by Freenom, which allowed people to register domains in .ga for free, had lots of bad people set up .ga domains, and finally got sued by Meta (aka Facebook) and closed down .ga registration. In the wake of all of this, Gabon decided to take .ga back from Freenom and run it itself (press release (PDF), also some commentary). As part of taking .ga back, Gabon removed quite a lot of previously registered .ga domain names. # ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Just_use_QWERTY!⠀⇛ The QWERTY layout is, I grant you, an illogical mess. I’m happy to hear your arguments that Dvorak is the one true way. Or that Colemak is several percent faster. But QWERTY is a standard now. Everyone uses it on their laptops and phones. It is used everywhere. Except, it turns out, streaming services. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_View_and_Flush_DNS_Cache_on_Linux⠀⇛ When you access a website using its domain name, your system sends a request to a DNS server to get the IP address for that domain. This domain-IP address pair is saved in the DNS cache for later use so you don’t have to send requests to the DNS server every time to make a connection. But sometimes, the local DNS cache gets corrupted and causes HTTP errors. Fortunately, flushing and rebuilding the DNS cache on a Linux computer is straightforward. Here’s how to do it. # ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ A_Beginners_Guide_To_Cron_Jobs⠀⇛ Cron is one of the most useful utility that you can find in any Linux and Unix-like operating system. Cron is used to schedule commands at a specific time. These scheduled commands or tasks are known as “Cron Jobs”. Cron is generally used for running scheduled backups, monitoring disk space, deleting files (for example log files) periodically which are no longer required, running system maintenance tasks and a lot more. In this Cron jobs tutorial, we will see the basic usage of Cron Jobs in Linux with examples. # ⚓ Linux Cloud VPS ☛ How_To_Install_OpenNMS_on_Debian_11_| LinuxCloudVPS_Blog⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we are going to explain to you in step-by-step detail how to install OpenNMS on Debian 11 OS. # ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ How_to_Unstage_Files_in_Git⠀⇛ It is essential for commit message to line up with changes. What if you accidentally staged a file that was not intended for current commit? o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ SNES_JRPG_inspired_game_Alterium_Shift arrives_July_6th⠀⇛ Inspired by SNES classics, the JRPG styled Alterium Shift plans to have an Early Access release land on July 6th and it’s looking good. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ AMD_reveals_initial_open_source_openSIL code_to_replace_AGESA_Firmware⠀⇛ AMD is moving even further into open source, with their plans to have openSIL replace AGESA for their processors and they’ve now put up the initial open source code on GitHub. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ PAYDAY_2_devs_to_ensure_it_works_with Proton_on_Linux_and_Steam_Deck⠀⇛ You may have seen the news recently that Overkill decided to stop supporting and updating their Native Linux build of PAYDAY 2. Well, they’re now saying they will ensure it works with Proton. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_gets_overhauled_with_new_overlay, Steam_Deck_big_stable_update⠀⇛ Valve has now released the latest big update to the Steam client, which brings with it various UI updates and the new in-game Steam Overlay. This is the update they announced back in April, with it being promoted from Beta to Stable. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # ⚓ System76 ☛ COSMIC_DE:_Tiling_redesign_and_libcosmic rebasing⠀⇛ It’s June, swimming pools are open, and System76 engineers have been swimming through our starry new desktop environment for another month now. While our COSMIC team builds out new features and functions, they’re also tackling areas to improve their workflow — putting COSMIC on the fast track to its first alpha release when it’s ready! Code is being revisited and condensed for better performance, and completed pieces are being revised with numerous fixes. The cosmic-comp compositor supports rotated displays now. Piece-by-piece, it’s becoming a happier workflow for the team! Tne piece in particular put some pep in the engineers’ steps this month: Tiling. # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Kdenlive ☛ Kdenlive_23.04.2_released⠀⇛ Kdenlive 23.04.2 brings several bug fixes and enhancements to improve the stability of Timelines Sequences. Among the bug fixes, we addressed a freeze that occurred when encountering a duplicate sequence, sequence creation from selection, and re-enabling of sequence thumbnails. Other notable fixes include addressing problems with dragging clips in the timeline causing out-of-view scrolling, a crash when pasting subtitles in a timeline sequence without subtitles and timeline focus problems. Furthermore, there are enhancements to our subtitling engines Vosk and Whisper and resolved issues related to project archiving, subtitle file display, motion tracker, color wheel resetting issue and scaled rendering. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Happy_30th_birthday_to_FreeBSD!⠀⇛ FreeBSD has opened so many doors for me in my career, and in my personal life. The OS has made me a better system administrator (even for penguins), and taught me more about UNIX than I ever learned at university. I’ve been humbled meeting so many of the people involved in its creation at various BSD events over the years. o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ Mesa,_systemd,_Gear,_Frameworks_update_in Tumbleweed⠀⇛ Frequent snapshots of openSUSE’s rolling release Tumbleweed brought KDE enthusiasts freshly made software this week. KDE Gear and KDE Frameworks were released in two of the past four snapshots. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_to_automate_VM_creation_on_Azure_with_Ansible CLI [Ed: IBM/Red Hat is once again shilling Microsoft's proprietary spyware; it doesn't seem like the company has any real grasp of the community, the clients, and supplicants]⠀⇛ In this article, we will demonstrate how to use the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform command-line interface (CLI) to create a virtual machine on Microsoft Azure. We will walk you through the steps required to get started with Ansible Automation Platform and Azure, including setting up the necessary resources and creating a VM using the Azure module and Ansible Automation Platform. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Unix Men ☛ The_Best_Desktop_Environments_for_Debian_Linux⠀⇛ Desktop Environments (DEs) are to Linux distros what clothes are to people. They are bundles of GUI components, such as toolbars and icons, that give a Linux distro its look and feel. But just like you don’t wear skinny jeans on a hike, using a basic DE like Xfce on a machine with a powerful processor doesn’t make sense. We’ve shortlisted the best desktop environments for Debian machines to help you find the right match. # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ SparkyLinux_7.0_“Orion_Belt”_Officially Released_Based_on_Debian_12_“Bookworm”⠀⇛ Based on the recently released Debian 12 “Bookworm” operating system series and synced with its repositories as of July 15th, 2023, SparkyLinux 7.0 ships with the same long-term supported Linux 6.1 LTS kernel series, but it also allows users to install newer kernels for better hardware support, such as the latest Linux 6.3 kernel. As expected, this release comes with updated desktop environments for all supported editions. These include KDE Plasma 5.27 LTS, Xfce 4.18, MATE 1.26, and LXQt 1.2.0. The Openbox 3.6.1 window manager is used on the MinimalGUI edition for those who want to fully configure their installations. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Helix_511_fanless_industrial_embedded computer_features_Intel_Celeron_7305_up_to_Core_i7-12800HL CPU⠀⇛ OnLogic Helix 511 edge computer features an Intel Alder Lake processor from Celeron 7305 up to a Core i7-12800HL CPU with up to 64GB DDR5, M.2 SATA or NVMe storage and designed for use in manufacturing, automation, energy management, and other edge and IoT applications. The fanless industrial embedded computer also comes with two 2.5GbE ports, support up to four independent displays via DisplayPort and Thunderbolt 4 connectors, is equipped with six USB 3.2 ports, as well as optional digital I/O or serial ports for expansion. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ KDE,_Ubuntu,_and_a_Million_Reasons_Why_Snaps_are Important:_Akademy_2023_|_Ubuntu⠀⇛ In a month, KDE is kicking off their annual conference, KDE Akademy. Thanks to support from the University of Macedonia, this year’s conference will occur in Thessaloniki, Greece, from July 15–21st. It is a great opportunity to learn more about KDE and how this stellar desktop environment is used across many different Linux distributions, as well as discuss future plans. Ubuntu features KDE in two official flavors, Kubuntu and Ubuntu Studio, giving users a customizable, powerful, but also simple desktop. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ ROS_architectures_with_snaps_|_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Choosing the right architecture can be hard, but we want to help. In this blog, we’ll look at different architectures and their pros and cons. We’ll also show you how to apply the chosen architecture to a mobile robot software stack with three essential apps. With this blogpost, we will see the different ROS architectures with snaps. ROS apps are generally designed to be modular. However, once the app is ready to deploy, this modularity may not be needed… o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Semi Engineering ☛ An_Energy_Efficient,_Linux-Capable_RISC- V_Host_Platform_Designed_For_The_Seamless_Plug-In_And_Control Of_Domain-Specific_Accelerators⠀⇛ A technical paper titled “Cheshire: A Lightweight, Linux-Capable RISC-V Host Platform for Domain- Specific Accelerator Plug-In” was published by researchers at ETH Zurich and University of Bologna. # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Wallystech_unveils_router_board_with_Wi-Fi_7 support⠀⇛ This month, Wallystech introduced a router board powered by the Qualcomm IPQ9574 to deliver Wi-Fi 7 connectivity. The DR9574 includes up to 6x LAN ports (2x 10GbE + 4x 1GbE) and multiple M.2 slots for expansion. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Security_Expert_Defeats_Lenovo_Laptop_BIOS Password_With_a_Screwdriver⠀⇛ New Zealand-based cyber security experts at CyberCX have detailed and demonstrated an alarmingly simple way to consistently access older BIOS-locked laptops. In the linked blog post, and video demo, an exec at the firm detailed how to short some EEPROM chip pins with a simple screwdriver to access a fully-unlocked BIOS. Then all it took was a quick poke around the BIOS settings screen to disable any BIOS password altogether. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ This_Arduino_reads_punch_cards_for_cloud computing⠀⇛ You already know that computers store and interpret data in binary: ones and zeroes. There are many, many ways to store binary data, because it works with anything that can maintain at least two states. In the early days of computing, punch cards were common. They were paper cards with a grid of points. A hole at any of those points could represent either a one or zero (depending on the system), while the lack of a hole would represent the opposite. To bring old and new together, Nino Ivanov built an Arduino punch card reader for cloud computing. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Scoreboard_Tracks_Real-Time Baseball_Scores⠀⇛ With so many APIs available this day and age, the possibilities are seemingly endless when it comes to what you can tap into with a Raspberry Pi. From using AI to power your creations with ChatGPT to using Amazon’s API to create a custom Alexa device, there’s just so much you can use. Today, we’ve got an awesome project to share created by Clayton from Design Build Make who’s using an API to pull baseball scores for a custom desktop scoreboard that tracks his favorite team—the Cardinals. # ⚓ Olimex ☛ ESP32-C6-EVB_is_Open_Source_Hardware_board_with WiFi6,_Bluetooth_5(LE)_and_Zigbee_Four_relays_and_Four_opto- isolated_inputs⠀⇛ ESP32-C6 is Espressif’s first Wi-Fi 6 (IEEE 802.11ax) SoC integrating 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5 (LE) and the 802.15.4 low-rate wireless personal area network (LR-WPAN) protocol which is the basis for the Zigbee, ISA100.11a, WirelessHART, MiWi, 6LoWPAN, Thread and SNAP specifications. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hack_Club_Grants_Encourage_Open_Source_PCB Designs_By_Teens⠀⇛ [Hack Club] is a nonprofit network of coder and maker clubs for teenage high school students around the world. With an impressive reach boasting clubs in about 400 schools, they serve approximately 10,000 students. Their OnBoard program asserts, “Circuit boards are magical. You design one, we’ll print it!” # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Iran’s_Military_Quantum_Claim:_It’s_Only_99.4% Ridiculous⠀⇛ When Iran recently announced a quantum processing algorithm (Google translation) that would help its military to detect water surface disturbances, the instant response from Western media was one of ridicule, based on the displayed hardware. The hardware in question was the Digilent ZedBoard Zynq-7000 hybrid SoC/FPGA development board, which can be yours for less than $600. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Sign_up_to_the_Astro_Pi_newsletter⠀⇛ Young people coded 15,000 programs to show the ISS astronauts colourful images of animals and plants and remind them of home in this year’s Astro Pi Mission Zero. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Remy Van Elst ☛ My_24_year_old_HP_Jornada_can_do_things your_modern_iPhone_still_can’t_do!⠀⇛ I like to tinker with old hardware. The DEC PDP- 8 is my favorite retro computer and Office 2003 is the best version ever released IMHO. One of my other favorite retro devices is the HP Jornada 720. A small handheld PC (smaller than a netbook) running Windows CE or in my case, Linux. It has a decent keyboard, CFL backlit screen, 32 MB of RAM (!), a compact Flash card for storage and a stylus for the resistive touchscreen. Oh and I got a 10Mbit PCMCIA network card, but wireless cards are also still available. It might be old, released in 1999, but can do one thing your modern iPhone can’t. # ⚓ Google_Pixel_4a_echo_during_calls_with_earphones_after Android_13⠀⇛ # ⚓ Moto_Edge_30_Ultra_users_want_refunds_due_to_Android_13 update_delay⠀⇛ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ ESP32_WiFi_Color_Display_Kit_Grande_is_a soldering_kit_with_a_3.5-inch_touchscreen_display_–_CNX Software⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Make_the_Lock_Screen_Notifications_on Android_More_Private⠀⇛ # ⚓ Tom’s Guide ☛ How_to_sync_Fitbit_with_an_Android_phone_| Tom’s_Guide⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ I’m_a_security_expert_–_my_three_tips_will_help you_protect_your_Android_and_avoid_costly_bank-drain_mistakes |_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_just_realizing_‘super_saver’_Android button_stops_your_money_disappearing_–_press_it_right_now_| The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Check_your_Android_device_now_for_three_battery- draining_apps_you_need_to_delete_for_free_‘speed_and_charge boost’_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Google_Pixel,_Samsung_owners_report_missing contacts_on_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Check_the_Call_History_for_One_Contact on_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Nokia_T21:_HMD_Global_finally_releases Android_12_tablet_in_US_with_launch_bundle_– NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ Digital Trends ☛ The_Nothing_Phone_2_needs_4_things_to_be_a killer_Android_phone_|_Digital_Trends⠀⇛ # ⚓ Wired ☛ OnePlus_Nord_N30_5G_Review:_A_Fine_Android_Phone_| WIRED⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Millions_of_Android_owners_warned_of_22_bank- raiding_‘stalkerware’_phone_apps_–_check_yours_now_to_avoid disaster_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechRadar ☛ Update_your_phone_now_to_get_the_latest_major fix_for_Android_Auto_|_TechRadar⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechRadar ☛ Nokia_is_introducing_a_novel_new_way_to_make your_Android_phone_faster_|_TechRadar⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ EDRI ☛ European_citizens_demand_router_freedom⠀⇛ A pan-European survey, run by the Free Software Foundation Europe, has collected information from more than 1600 end-users and highlighted several obstacles to Router Freedom, such as lack of freedom of choice, provider lock-in and promotion of equipment running exclusively proprietary software. o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾ # ⚓ David Rosenthal ☛ Code_Isn’t_Law:_An_Analogy⠀⇛ Eisenberg claims that he found an open door, passed through, took valuable property that did not belong to him, and left. Arguing that because the door functioned as specified it was legal for him to take the property isn’t going to be an effective defense. o § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾ # § Open Access/Content⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Open_Access_Makes_Research_More_Widely Cited,_Helping_Spread_Knowledge⠀⇛ What this means in practice is that for the general public open access articles are even more beneficial than those published in traditional titles, since they frequently turn up as Wikipedia sources that can be consulted directly. They are also advantageous for the researchers who write them, since their work is more likely to be cited on the widely-read and influential Wikipedia than if the papers were not open access. As the research notes, this effect is even more pronounced for “articles with low citation counts” – basically, academic work that may be important but is rather obscure. This new paper provides yet another compelling reason why researchers should be publishing their work as open access as a matter of course: out of pure self interest. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Chris ☛ Tindall_On_Software_Delays⠀⇛ Now think about the date of that memo: 1966! This was before the nato Software Engineering conferences in 1968 and 1969, which means the term software engineering was not yet invented. Yet this person seemingly knew more about software development in 1966 than most managers of software product development companies do today. These are not new ideas, and sometimes it baffles me that they are not more widely known. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Introduction_to_Linear_Regression_in_R:_Analyzing the_mtcars_Dataset_with_lm()⠀⇛ The lm() function in R is used for fitting linear regression models. It stands for “linear model,” and it allows you to analyze the relationship between variables and make predictions based on the data. Let’s dive into the parameters of the lm() function: [...] # § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾ # ⚓ Earthly ☛ chown:_Changing_File_and_Directory_File_in Linux⠀⇛ The chown command, which stands for “change owner”, has been the de facto tool in the Unix operating system for changing the owner of a file or directory. During the 1990s, as Linux was being developed, many Unix commands were ported over to the new operating system, including chown. Understanding file and directory ownership is important for managing and securing a Linux system. Proper ownership ensures that only authorized users have access to sensitive files and directories, and can help prevent data breaches and security vulnerabilities. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ MWL ☛ “New_products_RSS_Feed”_on_my_ebookstore⠀⇛ Today, in “minor tasks completed:” The front page of tiltedwindmillpress.com now has a link to get notifications of new products via RSS. This will show you everything. Sponsorships. Tech books. Short stories. If I must destroy and recreate a product, it’ll appear. When I release something new that requires me to destroy and recreate a bundle, like adding a title to Total Mastery, you’ll see the new bundle. o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Paul_Schrader’s_Unlikely_Optimism⠀⇛ The premise of Paul Schrader’s Master Gardener is, on paper, a provocation: A reformed white supremacist, living a secluded life in witness protection after flipping on his crew, falls in love with a young biracial woman during a period of shared crisis. The man in question, Narvel Roth (Joel Edgerton), toils away as a horticulturist employed by the estate of a wealthy, childless dowager, Mrs. Haverhill (Sigourney Weaver). His steadfast commitment to her land, and to the diurnal rhythms of gardening, helps him preserve order in his own life after spending much of it dedicated to death. In Narvel’s eyes, it’s an act of penance to give back to the earth with the same hands he previously used to poison it. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_Fake_Moon_Landing_Quarantine⠀⇛ We aren’t much into theories denying the moon landing around here, but [Dagomar Degroot], an associate professor at Georgetown University, asserts that the Apollo 11 quarantine efforts were bogus. Realistically, we think today that the chance of infection from the moon, of all places, is low. So claiming it was successful is like paying for a service that prevents elephants from falling through your chimney. Sure, it worked — there hasn’t been a single elephant! # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Ferrofluid_Drum_Synth_Dances_To_The_Beat⠀⇛ [Love Hultén]’s work often incorporates reactive sound elements, and his Ferrofluid drum synth is no exception. Sadly there are no real build details but have no fear: we’ve gathered plenty of DIY insights when it comes to ferrofluid-based projects. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ CER ☛ Broadening_Participation_in_Computing_by_Moving_Away from_Computer_Science:_Information,_Arts,_Humanities,_and Sciences_offer_better_models_for_#CSforAll⠀⇛ The argument I’m making is that computer science as a field has become more narrow over time. I wrote a CACM Blog Post last month where I provided several definitions of computer science: “Education is always changing: We need to define CS to keep the good stuff.” The earliest definitions of computer science described it as something to be taught to everyone, a critical literacy for 21st century citizenry, and touching on many different aspects of modern life. (I tell the story of those early definitions in this blog post.) More modern computer science definitions are much more narrow. # ⚓ Chris Coyier ☛ Practical_SVG_Gone_Wild⠀⇛ I screenshot my book being there just for posterity. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ New_Wearable_Detects_Imminent_Vocal_Fatigue⠀⇛ “The show must go on,” so they say. These days, whether you’re an opera singer, a teacher, or just someone with a lot of video meetings, you rely on your voice to work. But what if your voice is under threat? Work it too hard, or for too long, and you might find that it suddenly lets you down. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Retrotechtacular:_Circuit_Potting,_And_PCBs_The Hard_Way⠀⇛ There was a time when the very idea of building a complex circuit with the intention of destroying it would have been anathema to any electrical engineer. The work put into designing a circuit, procuring the components, and assembling it, generally with point-to-point wiring and an extravagant amount of manual labor, only to blow it up? Heresy! # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Light_Meets_Movement_With_A_Minimum_Of_Parts⠀⇛ We often say that hardware hacking has never been easier, thanks in large part to low-cost modular components, powerful microcontrollers, and highly capable open source tools. But we can sometimes forget that what’s “easy” for the tinkerer that reads datasheets for fun isn’t always so straightforward for everyone else. Which is why it’s so refreshing to see projects like this LED chandelier from [MakerMan]. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ NHTSA_Has_Been_Asleep_On_Self-Driving Fatalities,_But_Had_The_Time_To_Help_Automakers_Derail_MA’s Popular_‘Right_To_Repair’_Law⠀⇛ The auto industry has spent several years trying to dismantle efforts in Massachusetts to make auto repair more affordable and convenient. And they just got help from US auto safety regulators. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ This_May_Not_Take_as_Long_as_You_Think_It Will⠀⇛ Or this column will take 50 minutes because your kid will text you midway through reading it and you’ll mindlessly toggle to another tab on your browser, then remember the email you were supposed to send first thing this morning. You’ll stop to collect the DoorDash, which didn’t actually come in 12 minutes but instead materialized in 22, just as you’d settled into a Zoom meeting. The laundry, on the other hand, will be ready in 12 minutes. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ LinkedIn_Sells_Off_Silicon_Valley_Office_as_Falling Valuations_Spread_to_Tech-Concentrated_Hub⠀⇛ Social media giant LinkedIn may have landed a buyer for an office building near its Silicon Valley headquarters, but the price tag underscores dwindling valuations and a depressed sales climate that has now spread to the tech-concentrated area. The Microsoft-owned company sold its property at 880-888 W. Maude Ave. for $23 million, according to documents filed with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office, slightly above the $22.4 million that LinkedIn paid for the Sunnyvale, California, building in late 2015. The deal shakes out to about $562 per square foot for the nearly 41,000-square- foot property, less than half what other high-end Silicon Valley office transactions have commanded in recent years. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Amazon_confirms_it_locked_Microsoft engineer_out_of_his_Echo_gear_over_false_claim⠀⇛ “This wasn’t just a simple inconvenience, though,” he wrote. “I have a smart home, and my primary means of interfacing with all the devices and automations is through Amazon Echo devices via Alexa. This incident left me with a house full of unresponsive devices, a silent Alexa, and a lot of questions.” Jackson’s smart home wasn’t entirely non-functional during this period. Most of his smart home gear, he said, is self-hosted locally, via Apple HomeKit, and not tied to an Amazon cloud service. He could still interact with some devices through Apple’s Siri assistant software. Jackson attributes the suspension of his Amazon account – which controls his Echo hardware and Alexa software – to an Amazon driver misinterpreting an automated Eufy doorbell audio message. # § Windows TCO⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ XSS_Vulnerabilities_in_Azure_Led_to Unauthorized_Access_to_User_Sessions⠀⇛ Two cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Azure Bastion and Azure Container Registry (ACR) could have led to unauthorized access to user sessions, data tampering, and service disruptions, cloud security firm Orca warns. # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Energy_Department_among federal_agencies_breached_by_Russian_ransomware_gang [Ed: Microsoft, not Russia, is the problem here. They need secure systems without back doors.]⠀⇛ U.S. officials say the Department of Energy is among a small number of federal agencies compromised in a Russian cyber-extortion gang’s global hack of a file-transfer program popular with corporations and governments. They say the impact is not expected to be great. Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told reporters that the hacking campaign was short, opportunistic and caught quickly. A senior CISA official said neither the U.S. military nor intelligence community was affected. Known victims to date include Louisiana’s Office of Motor Vehicles and Oregon’s Department of Transportation. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Agencies_Breached_in Cyberattack_by_Russian_Ransomware_Group [Ed: Microsoft Windows TCO]⠀⇛ The top U.S. cybersecurity agency said it did not have evidence that the group was acting in coordination with the Russian government. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Russian_national_arrested_in Arizona,_charged_for_alleged_role_in_LockBit_ransomware attacks⠀⇛ LockBit, which emerged in January 2020, was the most active ransomware variant in 2022 in terms of victims claimed on the group’s data leak site, U.S. cybersecurity officials said in a June 14 advisory. Known LockBit attacks accounted for 16% of state, local, tribal and tribunal government ransomware attacks reported in the U.S. in 2022, as well as roughly 20% of known government ransomware attacks in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, the advisory said. Since January 2020 the group is associated with approximately $91 million in ransoms paid in the U.S., the advisory said. o § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ Business Wire ☛ Linux_Foundation_and_IOWN_Global_Forum_to Collaborate_for_Future_Smart_Connected_World⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux_Foundation_partners_with_Iown_Global_Forum,_elects ZTE’s_Wei_as_chairman_of_AI_&_Data⠀⇛ The Linux Foundation (LF) has announced a new global partnership with the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network Global Forum (Iown Global Forum) to work together on integrating LF software into Iown’s platform. The shared aim is to develop a collaborative infrastructure that enables higher performance, low latency and energy efficiency to meet growing data delivery demands, said the partners. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Hacker News ☛ Chinese_Hackers_Exploit_VMware_Zero-Day_to Backdoor_Windows_and_Linux_Systems [Ed: The issue here is proprietary software with bug doors, not "China" or "Linux"]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ Chinese_hackers_use_DNS-over-HTTPS_for Linux_malware_communication [Ed: DNS-over-HTTPS was never about security but about outsourcing people's DNS lookups worldwide to surveillance companies like ClownFlare in the United States]⠀⇛ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Thursday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (webkit2gtk), Fedora (python-django-filter and qt), Mageia (cups, firefox/nss, httpie, thunderbird, and webkit2), Red Hat (.NET 6.0, .NET 7.0, c-ares, firefox, jenkins and jenkins-2-plugins, nodejs, nodejs:18, python3, python3.11, python3.9, and thunderbird), Scientific Linux (firefox and thunderbird), SUSE (frr, opensc, python3, and rekor), and Ubuntu (c-ares, glib2.0, libcap2, linux-intel-iotg-5.15, pano13, and requests). # ⚓ EXCLUSIVE_–_City_of_Augusta,_GA:_this_is_perhaps_one_of_the largest_government_data_thefts_in_recent_years_in_U.S. [Ed: Microsoft TCO]⠀⇛ We recall that a total of 34,004 documents stolen from the city’s servers, in addition to several hundreds of e-mails present in the e-mail accounts of 12 employees of the Municipality and those present in the 6 Outlook backups. # ⚓ The Washington Post ☛ Court_unseals_long-awaited_election security_reports [Ed: Windows does not belong in voting machines, ever]⠀⇛ Another report by research nonprofit MITRE — which Dominion Voting Systems brought on to evaluate the Halderman report — downplayed the seriousness of the vulnerabilities, concluding that they were “operationally infeasible.” # ⚓ TechTarget ☛ State_governments_among_victims_of_MoveIT Transfer_breach [Ed: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri state governments are among a growing list of organizations attacked via a critical flaw in Progress Software’s MoveIT Transfer product. Progress Software on May 31 detailed an SQL injection bug in its managed file transfer (MFT) software MoveIt Transfer. Progress urged customers to immediately apply mitigations for the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-34362, while it worked on a patch, which was released later that day. But as security vendors reported soon after, the critical bug was already under active exploitation in the wild. A wave of organizations have disclosed data breaches in the wake of CVE-2023-34362 coming to light. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Russian_National_Arrested_and_Charged_with Conspiring_to_Commit_LockBit_Ransomware_Attacks_Against_U.S. and_Foreign_Businesses [Ed: Instead of going after Microsoft for the back doors they go after someone who may have taken advantage of these because of the nationality]⠀⇛ The Justice Department today announced charges against a Russian national for his involvement in deploying numerous LockBit ransomware and other cyberattacks against victim computer systems in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Africa. # ⚓ Fortune ☛ Google_claims_it_caught_China_government_hackers redhanded_breaking_into_hundreds_of_networks_around_the_world [Ed: The problem here is Microsoft, not China]⠀⇛ “This is the broadest cyber espionage campaign known to be conducted by a China-nexus threat actor since the mass exploitation of Microsoft Exchange in early 2021,” Charles Carmakal, Mandiant’s chief technical officer, said in a emailed statement. That hack compromised tens of thousands of computers globally. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Snooping_in_Medical_Records_by_Hospital Security_Guards_Leads_to_$240,000_HIPAA_Settlement⠀⇛ In May 2018, OCR initiated an investigation of Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital following the receipt of a breach notification report, stating that 23 security guards working in the hospital’s emergency department used their login credentials to access patient medical records maintained in Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital’s electronic medical record system without a job-related purpose. The information accessed included names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, addresses, certain notes related to treatment, and insurance information. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ EDRI ☛ Snowden_revelations:_ten_years_on⠀⇛ Speculation about the potential use of sweeping powers to grab databases and add backdoors in US law had been growing, while governments denied their abuse. ORG Advisory Councillor Caspar Bowden, a longstanding UK privacy advocate, had begun an international tour to explain their potential for abuse, and ask why exactly the American National Security Agency (NSA) was building vast data centres in the Nevada desert. Two days later, at ORGCon, Caspar delivered his long-prepared lecture on the topic to a packed room: he was no longer making educated guesses. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ BearID:_Face_recognition_for_brown bears⠀⇛ BearID is the kind of engaging project that everyone loves: using face-recognition technology, it helps work out how many individual bears live in an area and monitors their movement and health. Identifying brown bears (Ursus arctos) they already know about allows the project team to develop and refine animal face-recognition techniques that can then be applied to other species. # ⚓ Gannett ☛ Detroit’s_new_ban_on_cashless_businesses: What_to_know⠀⇛ “The ban is really going to protect the rights of the least of us. The poor, the low- income, the senior citizens, the youth, the homeless, and people like me who still like to use cash,” Whitfield-Calloway said in a statement. Here’s what to know about the new ordinance: [...] # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ After_Push_Back_From_EU_Members,_EU Commission_Drops_Anti-Encryption_Wording_From_CSA Bill⠀⇛ Well, here’s some welcome news! It appears the EU Commission may have learned something from the less-than-wholehearted support it received following the introduction of its CSA (Child Sexual Abuse) bill. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Czech_President_Petr_Pavel_calls_for surveillance_of_Russian_immigrants_abroad,_cites_WWII- era_internment_of_Japanese_Americans_as_precedent_— Meduza⠀⇛ Secret services in Western countries should increase their surveillance of Russian citizens living abroad, said Czech Republic’s President Petr Pavel in an extensive interview with Radio Free Europe. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ TikTok_Plans_to_Pump_Billions_Into Indonesia_&_Southeast_Asia_Over_the_Next_Few_Years⠀⇛ TikTok revealed on Thursday that it would invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia over the next few years, securing its foothold in the area amid intensifying scrutiny over its data security in the West and elsewhere. The region is one of TikTok’s biggest markets in terms of sheer user numbers, with a collective population of 630 million — half of whom are under 30 — generating more than 325 million monthly visitors to the app. But TikTok has yet to translate that large user base into a significant e-commerce revenue source in the region, as it faces fierce competition with bigger rivals like Sea’s Shopee, Alibaba’s Lazada, and GoTo’s Tokopedia. # ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ Nicaragua_rebuilds_–_five_years_after_US- funded_terror_was_defeated⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia-China_Bond_Is_Closely_Watched,_and Fraught⠀⇛ The shows of bonhomie between the two leaders reflect the bond between Russia and China, which could become more fraught as Russian dependence deepens. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ IAEA_Chief_Arrives_at_the_Zaporizhzhia Nuclear_Plant_to_Assess_Safety⠀⇛ Rafael Mariano Grossi, the head of the United Nations’ atomic agency, is investigating conditions at the plant, which is held by Russian forces. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ NATO_Sees_No_Change_in_Russia’s_Nuclear Posture_After_Lukashenko’s_Claims⠀⇛ The move described by the leader of Belarus would be another sign of worsening relations between Moscow and the West. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Massive_NATO_Air_Force_Drill_Disrupting_Passenger Flights⠀⇛ “It is not Russia that is a threat to Europe, but the United States, because it sees domination of the Eurasian continent as a prerequisite for its global dominance,” a security expert said. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Sudan’s_Healthcare_on_Brink_Amid_Fighting_& Targeted_Attacks_on_Medical_Workers,_Hospitals_Worldwide⠀⇛ Fighting between rival military factions in Sudan targeting medical facilities has left the country’s healthcare system on the verge of collapse. With a limited amount of power, water and medical supplies, and doctors fleeing the country for safety, less than a third of hospitals in the country’s conflict zones remain open. Calling this situation a calamity, Dr. Khidir Dalouk, advocacy director of the Sudanese American Physicians Association, joins the show to share the perspective of healthcare workers in the country. “We, as physicians, have sworn an oath to treat and take care of civilians and military, whether it’s in peace or it’s in war.” # § War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Australia_Rules_Not_To_Allow_Russia_To_Build New_Embassy_Near_Parliament⠀⇛ Australian lawmakers passed legislation on June 15 banning Russia from constructing its new embassy near parliament following intelligence service warnings about possible security threats. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Another_Sukhoi_Jet_Makes_Emergency_Landing_In Russia,_Second_In_Two_Days⠀⇛ A Russian Sukhoi Superjet-100 (SS-100) plane with 54 passengers aboard made an emergency landing in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on June 15 after the air-conditioning system malfunctioned. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ A_Revival_of_Russia-Latin_America_Relations -Tatiana_Mashkova⠀⇛ A free trade agreement with the countries of the region would strengthen Russia’s position in international trade. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Investigates_Boris_Yeltsin_Museum_For ‘Foreign_Agent’_Activity⠀⇛ Russia’s Justice Ministry has started investigating a museum dedicated to the late President Boris Yeltsin for possible activity as a “foreign agent,” stated-owned agency RIA reported. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Putin’s_War_Hits_Close_to_Home⠀⇛ Russia has faced a series of recent attacks, but, in the absence of public space, military losses are personal tragedies, not collective experiences. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “The_New_Cold_War:_The_United_States, Russia,_and_China”:_Gilbert_Achcar_on_Ukraine_War_& More⠀⇛ Belarus says Russia has begun transferring tactical nuclear weapons to the former Soviet state, which shares a nearly 700-mile border with Ukraine, escalating the risk of a nuclear confrontation in Europe. Meanwhile, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has urged allies to “dig deep” to provide more arms and ammunition to help Ukraine as it launches its counteroffensive against Russia. The Ukraine conflict has intensified the “new Cold War” between the United States and its allies, on one side, and Russia and China, on the other, says Gilbert Achcar, professor of international relations at SOAS University of London. He pegs the start of this new geopolitical standoff to the Kosovo War in 1999, which NATO entered without U.N. approval and over the objections of Russia and China. He says the United States had a “window of opportunity” in the 1990s to reshape the world for more cooperation and multilateralism. “Instead of going for peaceful options, options leading to a long- term peace in international relations and enhancing the role of the United Nations, it made the opposite choices,” including the expansion of NATO, says Achcar. His new book is titled The New Cold War: The United States, Russia, and China from Kosovo to Ukraine. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Crimean_occupation_authorities_report_nine drones_downed_overnight_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Nine drones were destroyed or disarmed over Crimea on Wednesday night, the peninsula’s Moscow-installed head, Sergey Aksenov, reported on Telegram. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ One_Russian_missile_and_21_drones_shot_down in_overnight_strike_on_Kryvyi_Rih_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Russian military launched a new strike on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih the night before June 15, using Kh-101 and Kh-555 missiles, as well as Iranian Shahed drones. Tu-95 strategic bombers executed four missile launches from the Caspian. One of the missiles had been shot down. The others hit industrial facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region of southeastern Ukraine. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Shebekino_district_resident_complaints_of Russian_soldiers_trespassing_and_stealing_from_locals_— Meduza⠀⇛ A Shebekino resident writing under the name Natalia Chemerchenko complained to Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov on social media Thursday that Russian soldiers in the town of Novaya Tavolzhanka have been behaving “disgracefully” and “stealing personal things and property” from local residents’ homes. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Article_about_Russian_billionaire_Oleg Deripaska_taking_350_children_from_Bakhmut_‘under_his wing’_briefly_appears_on_his_website_before_vanishing_— Meduza⠀⇛ An article appeared on the website of Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska on Tuesday that said the businessman’s foundation, “Volnoe Delo,” had “taken patronage” over children who had been transported to Russia from Bakhmut. The post has since been removed from the site, but a copy remains on the Internet Archive. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ A_History_of_Ceasefires_&_Peace_in Ukraine⠀⇛ Forty eight ceasefires between 1946 and 1997 — while often ignored — offer guidance on how to end the killing. Since history shows it takes a long time to end a war, Ann Wright says the process must start now. o § Environment⠀➾ # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Letter:_Dominion_Energy_Defends_Its Record⠀⇛ A senior executive at Dominion Energy responds to a critique of the company’s influence over Virginia politics. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Amid_soaring_energy_demand,_Vietnam_eyes transition_to_renewables⠀⇛ Vietnam has released a long-awaited energy plan that aims to transition the country to renewables while meeting soaring demand. However, continued reliance on fossil fuels, experts warn, could make it hard for the country to meet its ambitious goals. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Louisiana_Communities_Already_Vulnerable_to the_Climate_Crisis_Worry_That_the_Expansion_of_the_LNG Export_Industry_Could_Be_Catastrophic⠀⇛ Plaquemines Parish residents Mark and Barb Comeaux take little comfort in NOAA’s predictions of a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season this year. They live in Plaquemines Parish a few hundred feet from a massive liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal being built by Venture Global and the Gator Express pipeline, which will transport natural gas under high pressure to the facility.   “There is only one road leading in and out so if there is a problem at the facility or with the pipeline we will be stuck,” Mark told me on May 25 while we watched pipeline being built in wetlands from the deck of his brother’s porch, located across a small bayou from his home.  # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Industry_Pivoted_from_‘Blue_Hydrogen’_to ‘Clean_Hydrogen’_at_Edmonton_Expo⠀⇛ If there was a common theme at the second annual Canadian Hydrogen Convention, held in Edmonton Alberta this spring, it was the hydrogen industry’s effort to move away from “blue hydrogen” and other color-coded descriptions.  According to numerous panelists representing Canada’s hydrogen industry, referring to blue, green, or gray hydrogen is now passé. More inclusive language, such as “clean hydrogen” and “low carbon hydrogen” are the new terms industry prefers. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Energy_secretary_Granholm_says she_failed_to_reveal_stock_holdings;_GOP_calls_for investigation⠀⇛ A senior Republican on the Senate Energy panel is calling for an investigation of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, after she told the committee she mistakenly provided false information about her family’s stock holdings in testimony earlier this year. Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso asked the Energy Department’s inspector general to investigate Granholm after she sent a letter to the committee revealing she owned financial stocks as recently as May. That contradicts testimony she gave to the panel in April. Granholm also said her husband, Daniel Mulhern, owned previously undisclosed stock in Ford Motor Co., a key player in the Biden administration’s efforts to boost sales of electric vehicles. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “A_Carbon_Bomb”:_Kumi_Naidoo_on_Fight to_Stop_Construction_of_EACOP,_Proposed_Pipeline_in East_Africa⠀⇛ The proposed 900-mile East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which would carry crude oil from Uganda south to neighboring Tanzania before being exported to refineries in the Netherlands, is facing continued resistance from climate activists around the world. Protesters disrupted the annual shareholder meeting of potential EACOP lender Standard Bank in Johannesburg Monday. Among them was our guest Kumi Naidoo, the former head of Greenpeace International and Amnesty International. Naidoo was forcibly removed from the building during the peaceful protest. “It’s extraction at its worst — it’s colonial,” Naidoo says of the pipeline. We speak to him about stemming climate change at its source by cutting off the flow of capital to carbon-polluting projects. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ How_the_World_Bank_Group_Is_Enabling the_Deaths_of_Endangered_Chimps⠀⇛ Several times a day, Hassanatou Bah scans for threats along the river’s edge near her village in northwest Guinea. The once-mundane chore of fetching water has become a territorial tug of war with an increasingly frightening foe: chimpanzees. Some days, she’s seen them hurl rocks from trees. Other times, they throw clusters of leaves containing nests of biting weaver ants. # ⚓ The Revelator ☛ A_Wolverine_Feasts_—_on_Fish?⠀⇛ o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Oregon_jury:_PacifiCorp_must_pay punitive_damages_for_fires,_plus_award_that_could_reach billions⠀⇛ A jury in Oregon says the electric utility PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for causing devastating wildfires in 2020. That’s on top of an earlier verdict already expected to amount to billions of dollars. The decision Wednesday came two days after the jurors found PacifiCorp liable for the fires and said it must pay for damage to property as well as emotional distress. The jury awarded more than $70 million to 17 homeowners named as plaintiffs in the case. Damages for a broader class involving the owners of nearly 2,500 other properties will be determined later. PacifiCorp said it would appeal. The company is owned by billionaire Warren Buffett’s Omaha, Nebraska-based investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Push_to_stop_‘arms_race’_in_federal election_spending⠀⇛ Influential donors with deep pockets are having an effect on Australian politics as a report finds election spending has reached record highs.  Analysis by the Centre for Public Integrity, an independent think tank, found election spending had increased by almost 85 per cent in the past two decades. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ William_Spriggs_Was_the_Economist_Who_Fought for_the_Entire_Working_Class⠀⇛ Economists often talk about the role labor unions play in transforming workplaces and society, but rare is the economic scholar who has actually led a union local during a period of intense, and ultimately transformational, struggle. William Spriggs, the assistant secretary of labor in the Obama administration and former chief economist for the AFL-CIO, who died last week at age 68, was such an economist and such a leader. # ⚓ Number_of_Americans_filing_for_jobless_claims_is_elevated for_second_straight_week_–_Hartford_Courant⠀⇛ # ⚓ Business Standard ☛ Oracle_lays_off_hundreds_of_employees at_its_health_unit_Cerner:_Report⠀⇛ American software company Oracle on Thursday laid off hundreds of employees, rescinded job offers and cut back open positions within its health unit Cerner, the Insider reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. The company had acquired electronic medical records firm Cerner for $28.3 billion, its biggest ever deal, in December last year. According to the report, the layoffs were largely due to Cerner’s challenging work with the US Department of Veterans Affairs, which hired Cerner to replace its homemade medical records with Cerner’s technology. The laid-off employees will receive severance pay equal to four weeks, one additional week for every year of service and a payout of vacation days, the report added. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ DOJ_Asks_Judge_To_Block_Backpage_From_Talking About_Legal_Ads,_First_Amendment,_Section_230⠀⇛ The DOJ must not have much confidence in its case against Backpage executives Michael Lacey and James Larkin. This prosecution is now more than a half- decade old and the government still hasn’t found a way to lock up the many Backpage employees and founders it arrested. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ EU_passes_draft_law_restricting_uses_of_artificial intelligence⠀⇛ To do so, the proposed act categorizes AI applications based on risk. Applications that pose an unacceptable risk will be prohibited, including those that violate fundamental rights, employ manipulative or exploitive techniques, and engage in social scoring. High-risk applications, such as resume-scanning tools and other technologies that may introduce undue bias, will be subject to mandatory requirements and an ex-ante conformity assessment. Applications that pose a low or minimal risk, however, will still be permitted without limitations. The proposed bill was accompanied by annexes that further clarify the types of applications intended for capture in each risk category. # ⚓ EDRI ☛ Open_Letter:_Make_vulnerability_disclosure_in_the Cyber_Resilience_Act_more_secure,_not_less⠀⇛ We, the undersigned organisations, write to express our concern with vulnerability disclosure requirements under the proposed Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The CRA’s objective to encourage software publishers to patch vulnerabilities and report cyber incidents is salutary. However, the CRA’s mandatory disclosure of unmitigated vulnerabilities will undermine the security of digital products and the individuals who use them. The CRA would require organisations to disclose software vulnerabilities to government agencies within 24 hours of exploitation. # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ Foreign_Internet_Streaming_Services_Warn CRTC_Its_Bill_C-11_Regulations_May_Lead_to_Blocked_Content_or Services_in_Canada⠀⇛ The Bill C-11 process featured a marked divide on the implications for consumer choice. While Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez claimed it would lead to increased choice (a claim he re-iterated this week in Banff), critics of the bill argued that the opposite was true, namely that the bill would likely lead to fewer services entering the Canadian market or streamers reducing content choices. The net effect – contrary to government claims – would be to impact what Canadians could watch. With the CRTC’s Bill C-11 consultations now underway, foreign streamers are warning that they may block services from Canada or reduce the scope of their content libraries due to the regulatory requirements or burden. This notably includes mainstream streamers such as PBS and niche services such as AMC’s ALLWAYSBLK. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Google_claims_it_caught_China_government_ [intruders]_redhanded_breaking_into_hundreds_of_networks around_the_world⠀⇛ Suspected state-backed Chinese hackers used a security hole in a popular email security appliance to break into the networks of hundreds of public and private sector organizations globally, nearly a third of them government agencies including foreign ministries, the cybersecurity firm Mandiant said Thursday. # ⚓ Fortune ☛ Google_claims_it_caught_China_government_ [intruders]_redhanded_breaking_into_hundreds_of_networks around_the_world⠀⇛ In a blog post Thursday, Google-owned Mandiant expressed “high confidence” that the group exploiting a software vulnerability in Barracuda Networks’ Email Security Gateway was engaged in “espionage activity in support of the People’s Republic of China.” It said the activity began as early as October. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Damage_Silvio_Berlusconi_(1936–2023) Leaves_Behind⠀⇛ Silvio Berlusconi, former prime minister of Italy, media mogul, and owner of the AC Milan soccer team, died in a hospital bed in Milan at the age of 86 on Monday. It is not easy to capture the mix of political and cultural ingredients that brought this central figure of contemporary Italian history to power and allowed him to mold the world in his favor for decades. There’s a risk of reducing his career to a swirl of folklore, corruption, and media manipulation—though, given his perennial sordidness (remember the bunga bunga sex parties?), of course they play an important part in this story. But considering the laudatory words following his death from journalists and politicians from across the political sphere, casting him as a cunning strategist, the greater risk is failing to account for the damage that Berlusconi has left behind him. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Italy_bids_farewell_to_former_PM_and_billionaire tycoon_Silvio_Berlusconi⠀⇛ Silvio Berlusconi was honored Wednesday with a state funeral in Milan’s Duomo cathedral and a day of national mourning, as his legacy — positive or negative — was being hotly debated among Italians. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Wisconsin_GOP_May_Push_Out_State’s_Top Election_Official⠀⇛ Meagan Wolfe’s tenure as Wisconsin’s election administrator began without controversy. Members of the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission chose her in 2018, and the state Senate unanimously confirmed her appointment. That was before Wisconsin became a hotbed of conspiracy theories that the 2020 election had been stolen from Donald Trump, before election officials across the country saw their lives upended by threats and half-truths. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ FT_reports_Putin_issued_secret_decree_to_buy Western_assets_at_‘significant_discount’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Vladimir Putin has instructed lawmakers to draft legislation that would give the state priority rights to purchase the assets of Western companies who leave the Russian market at a “significant discount,” The Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing a secret presidential decree. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Gen_Z_news_consumers_don’t_(and won’t)_visit_publisher_websites⠀⇛ Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Rasmus Kleis Nielsen said: “Whether or not legacy media feel they have completed their initial digital transformation from print, or broadcast- focused, to digitally focused brands with a compelling news website and app, they now face a continual transformation of digital as generations come of age who eschew direct discovery for all but the most appealing brands.” # ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ Google_makes_millions_on_paid_abortion disinformation⠀⇛ But the declining quality of Google Search isn’t merely a function of chatbot overload. For many years, Google’s local business listings have been terrible. Anyone who’s tried to find a handyman, a locksmith, an emergency tow, or other small businessperson has discovered that Google is worse than useless for this. Try to search for that locksmith on the corner that you pass every day? You won’t find them – but you will find a fake locksmith service that will dispatch an unqualified, fumble-fingered guy with a drill and a knockoff lock, who will drill out your lock, replace it with one made of bubblegum and spit, and charge you 400% the going rate (and then maybe come back to rob you): [...] o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Spotify_says_distributor_removed ‘Glory_to_Hong_Kong’_from_platform,_as_gov’t_seeks_to_ban_all forms_of_protest_song⠀⇛ Pro-democracy protest anthem Glory to Hong Kong was removed from Spotify by the distributor, the streaming platform told HKFP, as the government seeks to ban all forms of the song and its derivatives. T # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Veteran_Russian_Rocker_Grebenshchikov_Fined_For Discrediting_Armed_Forces⠀⇛ A Moscow court on June 15 ordered veteran Russian rock musician Boris Grebenshchikov, who currently resides outside of Russia, to pay a fine of 50,000 rubles ($600) for discrediting Russia’s armed forces. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Journal_of_Free_Speech_Law:_“Content_Moderation_in Practice,”_by_Laura_Edelson⠀⇛ Just published as part of the symposium on Media and Society After Technological Disruption, edited by Profs. Justin “Gus” Hurwitz & Kyle Langvardt. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_authorities_investigating_Yeltsin_Center for_possible_‘foreign_agent_activity’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Russian Justice Ministry is investigating the Yeltsin Center, a cultural and education institution in Yekaterinburg, for engaging in possible “foreign agent” activity, Deputy Justice Minister Oleg Sviridenko announced on Thursday. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Craig Murray ☛ Assange:_An_Unholy_Masquerade_of_Tyranny Disguised_as_Justice⠀⇛ There has never existed any government so evil and repugnant that it has been unable to find lawyers, and particularly judges, to do its bidding. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Bridge Michigan ☛ University_of_Michigan_probed_on_claim_it falsified_student_grades⠀⇛ Union members, who routinely grade the work of undergraduate students, chose not to submit grades while they were on strike. The union contends the university instead submitted student grades that do not accurately reflect the work students completed during the semester. GEO spokesperson Amir Fleischmann told Bridge on Wednesday he estimates there are hundreds of instances where a graduate student instructor was the sole instructor of a class and, once they went on strike, students were then given straight A’s by other university employees. [...] Fleischmann said the union’s complaint included testimonials from graduate student instructors who had “grades entered on their behalf without their permission and that don’t reflect the progress or the learning that their students did over their course of the term,” as well as messages from administrators that discuss grading during the strike. He said the complaint included letters from department chairs who say they were pressured by upper administration “to get grades in by any means necessary” and messages from administrators that say they are “empowering non instructional staff to input grades” and that students will be getting grades that don’t reflect their course progress. # ⚓ DaemonFC (Ryan Farmer) ☛ No_Partial_Unemployment_While Walmart_Cuts_Hours,_Says_IDES⠀⇛ We went down to the Illinois Department of “Employment Security”, where everyone goes when they’re unemployed…no irony there…. They told us that my spouse would have to be cut lower than 24 hours a week to qualify for any unemployment based on his work at Walmart. Things haven’t gotten THAT bad yet, but we at least have an account and can file from home quickly now if things get that bad. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Native_American_Families_Broken_Up_Despite Federal_Law_Meant_to_Keep_Them_Together⠀⇛ When Cheyenne Hinojosa saw her husband, Jose, and her mother charging through the doors at the gas station where she worked, she assumed something terrible had happened. In Jose’s hands was a stack of papers — the latest legal filing in Hinojosa’s long-running child protective services case regarding her then-3-year-old daughter. In 2018, not long after Hinojosa’s daughter turned one year old, a South Dakota Department of Social Services caseworker had come to Hinojosa’s home in Huron and taken her away. Two years later, a county judge terminated Hinojosa’s parental rights, an act so permanent that in the legal world it’s considered the death penalty of child welfare cases. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ When_the_Media_Gets_It_Wrong:_The_EU Parliament_Actually_Said_No_to_Forcing_Websites_to_Pay_ISPs⠀⇛ However, those press reports are wrong. The Parliament voted to reject the ISPs’ proposal. That’s because the Parliament voted to amend the original recommendation by adding the phrase “without prejudice to net neutrality,” leaving the final text to read: “The European Parliament … calls for the establishment of a policy framework where large traffic generators contribute fairly to the adequate funding of telecom networks without prejudice to net neutrality.” (para. 44) # ⚓ Diginomica ☛ The_rise_of_the_microgrid_–_building_the electrical_internet⠀⇛ The modern power grid was built long before solar energy was even imagined. Today it proves a major bottleneck to adopting renewable power sources. Recent efforts to enable open source software (OSS) microgrids and digitizing electrical infrastructure IT might help. It’s generally recognized that gigawatts of new solar and wind will have to come online for the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals. But despite tremendous progress in producing new solar panels, businesses now face delays of up to fifteen years to connect renewable power sources. One big bottleneck is reliably connecting new power sources to the national electrical grid, created before small-scale power sources were even practical. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Hawley,_Blumenthal_Team_Up_To_Push_Nonsensical AI/230_Bill⠀⇛ There are some questions about whether or not Section 230 protects AI companies from being liable for the output from their generative AI tools. Matt Perrault published a thought-provoking piece arguing that 230 probably does not protect generative AI companies. Jess Miers, writing here at Techdirt, argued the opposite point of view (which I found convincing). Somewhat surprisingly, Senator Ron Wyden and former Rep. Chris Cox, the authors of 230 have agreed with Perrault’s argument. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ The_Patent_Troll_Lobby_Set_Up_An_AI-Powered Comment_Creator_To_Support_Its_Bad_Patent_Policy⠀⇛ You may recall that, back during the last net neutrality open comment period, the FCC’s comment system was overrun by millions of faked comments, including from many dead people. Not surprisingly, it was eventually determined that legacy broadband companies funded the fake comment submissions, which they felt they needed to do because actual activists were actually effective in getting the public to speak out in favor of net neutrality. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Music_Publishers_File_(Somewhat_Weak) Copyright_Lawsuit_Against_Twitter⠀⇛ To be honest, I’m somewhat amazed that more copyright lawsuits haven’t been filed against Twitter yet. There have been multiple reports of how the company’s DMCA takedown response systems have been broken/ignored since Musk took over. Without looking for it, I’ve seen full length high def movies show up in my Twitter feed (including movies still in theaters). # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Twitter_is_facing_a_copyright_infringement bill_worth_$250_million⠀⇛ Twitter is accused of monetizing tweets with music that hasn’t been paid for or licensed appropriately. Even after receiving copyright notices, Twitter allegedly takes weeks or months to take them down, increasing its monetization prospects. The site doesn’t take strict action against infringers, according to the complaint. At most, it temporarily suspends accounts, but there’s no real risk of termination, the lawsuit says. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Music_bosses_go_after_Twitter’s unlicensed_soundtrack_to_the_tune_of_$250M⠀⇛ At the heart of the lawsuit is the fact that Twitter has no licensing agreement in place with any of the artists or their reps – unlike YouTube or TikTok. The lawsuit claims that X Corp thus profits from “copyright infringement, at the expense of music creators, to whom Twitter pays nothing,” and that the engagement with the music clips is helping the company drive up its own advertising sales, Twitter’s main source of revenues. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Music_Companies_Sue_Twitter_Over_Mass Copyright_Infringement⠀⇛ A group of major music publishers has sued Twitter for “breeding” massive copyright infringement. In a complaint filed at a federal court in Nashville, the companies accuse the Elon Musk-owned social media platform of failing to terminate accounts of repeat offenders, while profiting from piracy. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Former_Megaupload_Executives Sentenced_to_2.5_Years_in_Prison⠀⇛ After signing a plea deal in 2022 to avoid extradition to the United States, former Megaupload coders Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk have been sentenced in New Zealand. The High Court in Auckland handed down prison sentences of 31 and 30 months respectively. Both had faced up to 10 years behind bars but guilty pleas, cooperation and rehabilitation all played a part in reducing their sentences. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 4805 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.16.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Gemini_Links_16/06/2023:_OpenKuBSD,_s/FreeBSD,_and_Privacy_in_Gemini Revisited⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 8:14 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal/Opinions o Technology_and_Free_Software # Internet/Gemini * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ Magic_cookies⠀⇛ I made the cookies mostly as written (3 cups of oats for 3 bananas) and added cinnamon and craisins for fun. This sure did produce things that are more or less the texture of oatmeal cookies – good enough for me, anyway, and definitely worth not going through the trouble of making real cookies. They’re not dry at all! # ⚓ craving_change⠀⇛ I recently feel in need of a substantial daily routine change. The type of change that isn’t just “I wanna read more books” or “I wanna do more for my hobby” or “I will move my workout to the mornings now”. The type of change that is more fundamental, when nothing is solid; you are free, you are improvising, you are making it up as you go. Basically, I miss the shift in energy and daily life when something unexpected happens to you that shakes your life up completely. A big move, being kicked out, all your possessions being destroyed, a breakup, a close death, being fired – something like that. Obviously, I want none of that happening to me! But I miss what happens after such things. # ⚓ in_public⠀⇛ Sometimes, when I am in public and watch what happens around me, I notice how much it is controlled by a specific group of people. Mind you, this is the experience of someone in the middle of Europe who walks and takes public transport a lot, and enjoys walking in forests and parks and goes shopping by foot in city centers, and went to public school, a trade school and university. [...] But the street and tram isn’t the only type of public. There’s schools as well, playgrounds, and all that. And that takes me back to when boys also controlled the school experience. o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenKuBSD_progress_report⠀⇛ # ⚓ OpenKuBSD_progress_report⠀⇛ Here is a summary of my progress for writing OpenKuBSD. So far, I’ve had a few blockers but I’ve been able to find solutions, more or less simple and nice, but overall I’m really excited about how the project is turning out. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ s/FreeBSD⠀⇛ I was hoping that someone would start a FreeBSD subspace here. I just installed 13.2 onto real hardware for the first time in a while. FreeBSD used to be my everyday OS for a few years, and while I had my reasons for walking away I have to say I did miss it. # ⚓ Friday_link_roundup:_June_16,_2023⠀⇛ I think it would be fun to try running my own instance for private use, but I’m not sure I understand exactly how to launch gmcapsule. My brain hasn’t been working at full capacity the last couple of weeks, though. So I’ll just leave these here for Future Me to take a look at. # ⚓ Privacy_in_Gemini_Revisited⠀⇛ Last week Morgan prompted some discussion about identity in Gemini,^ with a proposal for protocol-wide identification and verification that a username corresponds to the same person across multiple capsules. In short, Morgan proposed a central (though not necessarily centralized) identity service in Gemini. The issue cuts to the heart of a key question in Gemini, and indeed in any public space: how can one verify that someone is who he claims to be? If two accounts on two different capsules use the same name, can one be sure they are owned by the same person? =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 4960 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.16.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Gemini_Links_16/06/2023:_Reddit_Alternatives⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 10:36 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Personal/Opinions * Science * Technology_and_Free_Software o Internet/Gemini o Programming * § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ o ⚓ Rage_Against_the_Machine_–_Rage_Against_the_Machine⠀⇛ This was probably the first album I recognized as “perfect”. In high school my friend gave me basically the entire RATM discography in a 4 CD multi-case and would listen to these on repeat at night. And I realized that their debut album was perfect. This is literally another album, like our first entry, where I could skip re- listening and just do a write up from memory. This album is melted into my brain. o ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_EHORSWY_Wordo:_ACHOO⠀⇛ o ⚓ The_cat⠀⇛ There’s been a cat that pops in every night around my neck of the woods (or burbs I should say). Used to show up every once in awhile on the cameras, so we started putting out some food for him. Now he visits pretty consistently. It’s a small thing, but the little wanderer gives me something to look forward to every morning. I glance at the night’s events, blurry eyed having just awoken, to see if he showed. o ⚓ How_did_Friday_get_here_so_quickly?⠀⇛ Our house is scheduled to be taken over by younger boys tonight. The mom of the related one will be “adulting the room”. * § Science⠀➾ o ⚓ Re:_ew0k:_The_Planet_Doesn’t_Need_Polar_Bears⠀⇛ You have me suddenly seeing the phrase “give a fuck” as a version of “attend”: as in “pay attention”. And I must admit being more than a little intrigued considering a link between “fucking” and “attending”. o ⚓ toki_pona_lessons_on_Gemini_–_“Words_and_meaning:_Semantic Fields”⠀⇛ Semantic Field: One of the ways language can construct meaning; it operates by assigning each word a broad concept that can be narrowed down by using other words. o ⚓ Gemini_–_Modifier_phrases:_The_particle_“pi”⠀⇛ pi: Particle that indicates the beginning of a modifier phrase One can use phrases as modifiers for a head noun instead of single content words. * § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Planning_PWS_Hardware⠀⇛ It has been a dream of mine to create my own personal weather station (PWS). I’ve been working on this project for over 6 years now. Due to school and scope creep: I have not been able to complete this project. This time will be different. I have a plan. This plan has been split up into two parts: hardware and software. In previous iterations, I have developed hardware and software at the same time without a clear plan, which I believe is part of the reason why it has taken me so long. With this semester is almost over, I have done a bit of planning so I can hit the ground running with this project. I want to have the hardware installed as soon as reasonably possible so that I can start work on the software remotely. o ⚓ My_Perfect_Homelab_—_An_Antithesis⠀⇛ After reading about the new homelab subspace on BBS, it’s time to write a little about my ideas of the perfect homelab, which I wanted to do for a long time. [...] My devices don’t need to directly interact with each other, and for the few cases where they do, Bluetooth works fine. This also includes audio streaming. Obviously, I don’t transfer much data between them. I’ve had this situation for three years, but then needed to have a wired Internet connection for remote work during and after COVID-19 to improve latency. While my connection is now much better than before, my LTE Internet speed was okay for ordinary web browsing and the occassional download and cloud sync. o ⚓ Word_bricks⠀⇛ Slowly awakening. Chilly. Wife slowly arising. So much of my morning involves avoiding having to listen to her go on and on on topics uninteresting to me – which, of course, is likely what you think of what I post. o § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Huh?_🙃⠀⇛ Someone’s post on Gemini had been badly translated from HTML to gemtext. There were HTML tags displayed. So I sent email to alert the person. But I got an automated reply saying my email was rejected because… it contained HTML. # ⚓ Reinventing_search⠀⇛ We don’t work on Fridays. My wife went to have lunch with a friend and I have the balcony doors open. The kids from the school yard across the street are running and screaming like they always do. I’m sure there are some that are quiet and just stand or sit. They disappear. Maybe that’s what they’d like to do. I don’t remember school fondly. People feel like search is going down the drain. No wonder! People have been complaining for a while, now. When Reddit was good, people said it was better to search Google than to search Reddit. Then Google started to show search results in conversations including Reddit. Stack Exchange had terrible search, but using Google and just looking for Stack Exchange results was great. People started noticing. Sadly, all the relevant links I can find are on Reddit and people are currently on strike. # ⚓ Reddit_alternatives⠀⇛ Where are the RPG alternatives to Reddit? Edit this page or leave a comment if you know. Also, feel free to copy, edit and repost. This information wants to be shared. 😄 If there’s one thing I learned from Google+ disappearing, it’s that people need to be prepared for alternatives. The list here shows the raw URLs, too. The Lemmy instances on lemmy.ml and lemm.ee are not the same. o § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Why_will_likely_never_use_AI_programming_tools⠀⇛ If I didn’t, I still wouldn’t use it due to the ethical/copyright issues, but I don’t even have to think that far: I just like writing code. Why would I give something I like to a robot? =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 5196 ➮ Generation completed at 02:42, i.e. 72 seconds to (re)generate ⟲