𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Tuesday, July 18, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Wed 19 Jul 02:41:15 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/2023/07/18/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmeNoHJkarTENUDHE3tyzk5Uw87Ezhnh5bscpLEmYcfkG3 QmQNqcXVdpFC7Dy1DDQNn6VG8aNg8SYE5D3tagLkWN6VNc QmNcDtLguMnK6g2P9hYgUDXrhhkWJauNyaAHHFFDBBEXiT QmXEv7xmL12nNzPyzyX1xntQdGhbhi2NHbGMiM8QGRqe2X Qmd2N8zDJWjp1k8G8TZ9qkezZ3tVCy71nCH2uyEyqhvqKk 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http://techrights.org/2023/07/18/understanding-how-the-linux-foundation-really-operates-looking-beyond-the-name-and-marketing/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2023/07/18/akademy-2023-2/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/07/18/meson-1-2/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/07/18/tech-illiteracy/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 67 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/07/18/epo-german-efficiency/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/18/epo-german-efficiency/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 07.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ [Meme]_German_Efficiency⠀✐ Posted in Europe, Patents at 11:27 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇I'll_smoke_out_expensive_examiners;_Danke,_Battistelli⦈_ Summary: Now that EPO management openly_attacks_and_smears_its_own_staff it’s hard not to feel like the objective is to destroy what the EPO stood for (for nearly 50 years) ⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⡉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠙⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣭⣭⣀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⢿⡟⣛⠛⠉⠩⠉⠁⡀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣯⠉⠉⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢰⠘⠄⣿⣀⣆⣤⣦⣼⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣸⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠋⠀⡄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⡅⠀⠰⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⢧⡀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⠃⠀⠀⣀⣴⣶⡄⣆⡈⢻⡿⠋⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣶⡶⠷⢿⠛⡟⠋⠉⡍⠰⢐⠠⢒⢉⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣾⣷⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣦⣦⣠⠀⠀⠀⣀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⡯⠤⠾⠟⠟⡛⠋⡉⠍⠄⢰⠨⡇⢱⣈⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⡟⣷⣶⣷⣤⣠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠺⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⢠⣾⣿⠿⠛⠋⣩⠄⠈⣹⡇⠱⢈⣀⣆⣠⣤⣦⣴⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⡗⡛⣿⣿⣿⣟⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠹⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠀⠀⢰⣿⠟⠀⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠟⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠋⣠⡾⢿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣶⣶⣶⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣶⣿⡷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⠋⠀⣼⣿⣷⣾⣶⣶⣞⠻⢛⠉⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⡷⠋⠁⠀⠀⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡄⠀⠀⠹⣿⠟⠀⠈⠓⢄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠙⠛⠋⠁⣠⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣉⣉⣀⡀⡄⠁⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 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Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/epo-scrutiny-german-official.webm Summary: The German government played a considerable role in EPO abuses, not just tolerated them, not to mention how it is replacing patent courts with kangaroo courts that are illegal and unconstitutional (but are plaintiff- friendly and obscenely_industry-connected, i.e. they presume junk patents have merit); is there any hope of redemption left? THE status of the EPO is not good. Stakeholders, such as prolific patent applicants, are dissatisfied. Benoît_Battistelli and António_Campinos crushed the Rule of Law to basically grant as many patents as possible. Who exactly is served by low-quality, invalid, non-compliant (w.r.t. the European Patent Convention) junk patents, including software_patents? “It became akin to organised (white-collar) crime where even the overseeing authorities are complicit.”Aside from legal challenges by patent examiners we’re seeing some profound attitudinal changes, not limited to stakeholders complaining but also changes_in_the_German_government's_attitude. One can hope for substantial remedial actions, but they would have to be so wide-ranging and deep that perhaps every single person in the EPO’s management must be removed, along with the enablers at EUIPO and the EU/EC at large. There are ‘moles’. Well-connected and coordinated corruption of this scale is difficult to tackle. It can take decades to solve (or dissolve). It became akin to organised (white-collar) crime where even the overseeing authorities are complicit. As the video above notes, they love blaming “the far-right”. But they selectively assess their own actions. Bad governments cause people to turn to extreme “alternatives”. 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This was quite broad and it_hasn't_stopped. 2 hours ago: Microsoft’s_latest_layoffs_hit_more_than_1,000_employees_and_bring big_changes_to_sales_and_customer_service_teams,_insiders_say 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Microsoft's_latest_layoffs_hit_more_than_1,000_employees_and bring_big_changes_to_sales_and_customer_service_teams,_insiders_say⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Microsoft_laid_off_more_than_1,000_employees_over_the_past week,_primarily_in_customer_service_and_sales_roles,_people_familiar_with_the changes_told_Insider._The_cuts_go_beyond_the_10,000_layoffs_Microsoft_indicated it_was_planning_earlier_this_year,_according_to_these_people._They_asked_not_to be_identified_discussing_sensitive_matters.⦈_ Summary: A report published just over 2 hours ago confirms what we’ve been repeatedly saying this past week. To quote: “Microsoft laid off more than 1,000 employees over the past week, primarily in customer service and sales roles, people familiar with the changes told Insider. [...] They asked not to be identified discussing sensitive matters.” As Ryan has just put it in IRC: “Windows is a remaining value product. The thing was built shoddily a long time ago and expanded with ticky tacky throughout the years. It’s not surprising you’d be cutting sales and evangelism jobs when the people who are buying more licenses are dwindling and were using it all along anyway and now need it to run legacy applications.” ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣯⣽⣯⣿⣮⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡏⢋⠉⢟⡟⣟⢻⡿⢛⡏⣟⣽⡿⡏⢛⡏⢿⣛⢻⢹⣿⡟⡻⣟⢻⡏⣟⢻⢙⠏⢹⡟⣛⠛⣻⣻⣟⣟⡏⣻⠛⣟⢻⡏⡟⡝⢫⡋⣽⣟⣻⡛⠛⡛⠹⡛⡻⣟⡛⣟⡛⡿⡟⢛⣟⢻⣟⢻⡛⣟⠛⡟⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⡿⣿⣿⢿⡿⡿⣿⢿⡿⣿⢿⡿⡿⡿⡿⣿⡿⣿⢿⠿⣿⢿⣿⡿⡿⣿⣿⣿⢿⢿⣿⣿⢿⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡿⣿⢿⡿⡿⣿⢿⣷⢿⣿⣿⢿⢿⣿⠿⡿⣿⡿⣿⡿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣧⣽⣧⣽⣯⣥⣷⣤⣿⣴⣥⣦⣧⣽⣮⣬⣿⣬⣥⣧⣦⣧⣽⣥⣧⣼⣥⣷⣽⣤⣧⣧⣯⣽⣧⣼⣤⣼⣧⣼⣤⣼⣧⣿⣬⣦⣾⣮⣤⣧⣤⣿⣤⣼⣿⣤⣿⣼⣴⣥⣦⣧⣧⣿⣤⣧⣴⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠟⠛⠉⠉⠉⢩⣿⣽⣿⣿⡏⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠙⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ 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you’re going to commit a white-collar crime, make sure you’re in London. The cops might even protect you from your victims. What’s the point having a law when the police refuses to enforce it, even when many people are negatively impacted by the law-breaking? If a government contractor can assault staff while cops stand idly, what does that say about the cops? (See meme) Summary: It has now been a fortnight since we got contacted by the City of London Police (we’re victims of a very serious crime). If cops were to receive a scorecard, it would say an “F”; they don’t give a “F” about victims of crimes, especially when those crimes implicate their friends (as perpetrators), so the matter is already being escalated ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢋⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣓⠀⠛⠟⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣄⠀⠈⠙⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢡⣤⣤⠀⣟⣛⠛⡤⠄⠉⠭⠅⠛⢩⠯⠉⠠⠄⠀⢐⣂⠈⠛⢿⣟⠏⠃⠠⠈⠉⠋⠉ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠒⠀⣀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠂⠁⠀⢰⠉⠉⠀⠤⡀⠀⣀⣀⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⠿⠀⠀⠿⣿⠏⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⡀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠠⣀⠄⠀⠀⠐⠆⠀⠀⠀⠘⠿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⠟⣻⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⣤⢠⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⠆⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⣠⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⢾⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⠉⡍⢻⠉⣏⠉⣉⡉⡏⣱⡴⠉⠉⢿⠉⣹⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⠀⡗⢺⠀⣿⠀⡟⡇⢠⡇⡇⠀⠀⢸⠀⡽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠷⠀⣀⡀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣘⣦⠤⢺⣤⡛⣤⣃⣣⠼⣁⣙⠦⣴⣻⣤⣃⠀⣀⠀⣀⡀⢀⣀⡀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⢸⠀⣿⠁⡄⢹⠀⠃⢸⠀⡄⢹⠁⡄⢹⠀⠃⢸⣼⠀⡄⢹⠁⡄⢹⠀⣿⠀⡏⢠⠈⡇⢠⡜ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⠀⠿⠀⡇⢸⠀⡀⢸⠀⠇⢸⠀⡇⢸⠀⡄⢸⣿⠀⡶⢾⠀⠇⢸⠀⢿⠀⡇⢸⠛⡇⠰⢞ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⠃⠀⠀⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠘⠒⣲⠓⣶⠛⠒⠓⠚⠒⠒⠊⠓⠒⣛⣒⣓⡚⠈⠒⠃⠈⠒⠒⠛⠒⠚⠶⠛⠒⠚⠑⠒⠊ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠈⠙⠛⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣿⣷⣶⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠈⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⠀⠈⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⢿⡿⠿⠿⣿⠿⢿⠿⢿⠿⠿⡿⠿⢿⣿⠿⡿⠿⡿⢿⡿⠿⢿⡿⠿⠿⡷⢤⠤⠤⡭⠿⣿⠿⠿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⢰⣀⡇⠀⠆⢸⠀⢸⠀⠸⠀⠀⡇⠰⢾⣿⠀⠇⢀⡇⢸⠀⢰⣀⣷⠀⢰⡇⢸⠀⠀⠇⠀⣇⠀⠦⣼⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⢤⣀⣀⡀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠸⠉⡇⠀⡆⢸⠀⢸⠀⡄⠀⠀⡇⠰⢾⣿⡄⠀⢸⡇⢸⠀⠸⠉⣿⠀⢸⡇⢸⠀⢀⢠⠀⡏⠁⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⣶⣿⣿⣂⣀⣸⡓⣶ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣾⣷⣶⣷⣾⣶⣾⣶⣷⣷⣶⣷⣶⣾⣿⣷⣶⢾⣷⣾⣷⣶⣾⠿⠖⢚⡷⣾⣶⣾⣾⣶⣿⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣹⣿⣿⣟⣺ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠯⠟⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⡇⠿⠟⠟⠉⢉⣡⣴⣶⣦⣄⣀⡈⠈⢿⣿⡃⠀⠈⠙⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣈⣉⣛⣻⢛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣂⣥⣤⣤⣤⣭⣤⣴⣶⣿⣿⣿⣭⣽⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 513 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/07/18/uefi-restricted-boot-is-monopoly/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/18/uefi-restricted-boot-is-monopoly/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 07.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ The_Argument_for_UEFI_Restricted_Boot_is_Dead⠀✐ Posted in Deception, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Security, Windows at 7:35 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum ccc46e19c6698f24b1a7024160a14a66 Users Should Trust Themselves, Not Microsoft Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/trust-outsourced-to-microsoft-nsa.webm Summary: UEFI “Restricted Boot” (not “Secure” Boot) is — and was all along — about protecting the Windows monopoly; those who spouted out lies in support of Restricted Boot are just Microsoft shills (they always were) THE other day in IRC the subject of UEFI “Restricted_Boot” came_up_again. 'Gulagboy' continues to defend Microsoft’s interests (he never stopped) and he’s assaulting a lot more than just GNU/Linux users. “The ludicrous idea of protecting us…from us… by putting Microsoft in charge of everything never made sense at all.”The latest on this matter (UEFI_‘Security’ is_Totally_Hopeless,_Even_a_Paradox) showed how the UEFI malware circulating nowadays serves to prove that “Restricted Boot” was never about security. Basically we won the argument on this “trust” fallacy and it goes beyond firmwares (it’s the same with http/s, sigStore (applications) and other things). The ludicrous idea of protecting us…from us… by putting Microsoft in charge of everything never made sense at all. In fact, misplacing trust and letting Microsoft control GNU/Linux and BSD is something worthy of The Onion. As someone put it yesterday, the “Restricted Boot” signing was never about security as the public and the politicians think of it, but instead about job security and market lock-in for Microsofters. Or, as I put it yesterday in IRC, the purpose of ‘secure’ boot, all along, was to shun GNU/Linux and BSD; now people realise it’s not security and won’t treat its proponent as security people. They never were. They’ re just Microsoft shills, hailed by other Microsoft shills, even convicted criminals. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 574 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/07/18/understanding-how-the-linux-foundation-really-operates-looking-beyond-the-name-and-marketing/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/18/understanding-how-the-linux-foundation-really-operates-looking-beyond-the-name-and-marketing/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 07.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Understanding_How_the_Linux_Foundation_Really_Operates_(Looking_Beyond_the Name_and_Marketing)⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Free/Libre_Software, GNU/Linux, Marketing, Microsoft at 10:47 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum bd972399612fc04ecc135e0218758234 Proxima Systems et al Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/lf-contractor-in-focus.webm Summary: In an endeavour to better understand a tax-exempt organisation that’s a misnomer we “follow the money” and decipher who’s running it THE Linux_Foundation is a pseudo-non-profit that falsely claims to support Linux among_other_things. A very tiny portion of its budget is actually devoted to Linux, so it is just piggybacking the powerful brand. Microsoft is among the biggest clients, with the_highest_number_of_people_in_the_Board. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Jim Zemlin Kubernetes⦈ We recently took a look at the top contractor of the Foundation, which is conspicuously_small (there are companies with the same name that are vastly bigger) but receives an obscene amount of money. It does not even appear to have an office. So what exactly goes on at this foundation and is anyone really checking? Does the IRS scrutinise any of this? Are there auditors? Is there any oversight, except by the board which is stacked by corrupt companies, especially proprietary vendors? If not, then the community needs to study what we’re dealing with here and who it is fronting for. It controls far too many events and imposes_on_them_a_Code_of_Censorship. It basically monopolises the dialogue, tilting it all in favour of very large corporations. █ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⢻⡅⢳⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠒⠀⠐⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠆⠹⡄⠀⠶⠶⠦⠀⠀⠀⣠⠴⠚⢉⠑⠢⢄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡼⠀⢠⡴⢺⠲⣤⠆⢸⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⣀⡀⢀⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠇⢀⣼⠼⣏⡿⢼⣆⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡾⠇⢸⡏⠁⢸⠉⡇⢸⡧⠤⠀⣶⠀⠰⣶⣚⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠳⡀⠈⣳⠧⠵⡊⠀⡰⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⡈⠉⠁⠈⠁⠀⠈⠀⠉⠀⠉⠉⠀⠈⠉⠀⠈⠉⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣢⣤⣤⣤⣤⣮⣠⣴⣄⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢶⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⣠⣶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡅⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⢨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⡀⡀⠠⣼⢱⣦⡤⣤⣤⣴⣾⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢰⣿⣿⣦⣄⣀⣀⣀⣠⣿⣧⣤⣴⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣍⢂⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠻⢟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣷⣄⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡤⢁⣴⣤⣤⢃⣠⡄⠀⠉⠁⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠛⠋⠛⠻⠛⠛⠛⠛⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣠⣿⣿⡼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⡢⢄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡿⠉⠛⢧⠙⠿⣷⡽⠷⠌⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⢿⣿⡉⠹⢏⠁⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠈⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠁⠀⠀⠛⠂⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 649 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 07.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_18/07/2023:_Akademy_2023_Videos_and_Debian_Brainwashing⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 4:45 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family 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 * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Monopolies # Patents # Copyrights * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_launches_its_first_open-source desktop_operating_system_as_it_moves_to_cut_use_of_US_tech⠀⇛ The project is Beijing’s latest move to build greater self-sufficiency amid tech sanctions by US. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ The New Stack ☛ View_the_Resource_Usage_of_Your_Docker Containers⠀⇛ What happens when you have a number of Docker containers running and something goes awry? Do you panic and stop o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Best_Steam_Deck_Games_Released_in_the_Past Week_with_Shogun_Showdown,_Smushi_Come_Home_and_Tokyo_Warfare Turbo_–_2023-07-16_Edition⠀⇛ Between 2023-07-09 and 2023-07-16 there were 98 new games validated for the Steam Deck. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_II_game_engine fheroes2_v1.0.6_out_now⠀⇛ fheroes2 continues to improve the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II, with a new release available now with plenty of tweaks and improvements. This is a cross-platform game engine designed to reproduce the original game but with many improvements to gameplay, graphics, AI, wide-screen support, bug fixes and UI improvements. Giving another classic game another fresh life on modern platforms. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ LEGO_Bricktales_gets_a_free_Summer_content update⠀⇛ LEGO Bricktales is a sweet little building adventure from ClockStone and Thunderful Publishing, one with Native Linux support and it’s Steam Deck Verified. A new free update is out now. Much like the previous Easter update, this is a themed upgrade for Summer. If you missed it they also previously updated the game to use Vulkan on Linux and they added in some UI scaling too! # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Dave_the_Diver_is_a_big_beautiful_blue gem⠀⇛ I’ve been playing through a game called Dave the Diver released on 28 Jun, 2023 from developer MINTROCKET. It seems to have taken Steam by storm with over 36,000 user reviews (and quickly growing!) giving it an overwhelmingly positive rating. After picking up a copy for myself and playing it, I can see why people love it so much. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Exoprimal_from_Capcom_tested_on_Steam_Deck and_desktop_Linux⠀⇛ Capcom has now released Exoprimal, an online team- based shooter and thanks to Fanatical, I was able to take a look. Plus I have an extra discount on it for you. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Nate Graham ☛ No_TWiK_post_this_week⠀⇛ No time; Akademy_2023 has eaten up everyone’s schedule! It promises to be an enjoyable and useful conference, so I’m sure there will be lots to talk about next week. See you then! # ⚓ KDE Videos ☛ Akademy_2023_–_Room_1_–_7/15/2023,_8:46: 38_AM⠀⇛ Akademy is the annual world summit of KDE, one of the largest Free Software communities in the world. It is a free, non-commercial event organized by the KDE Community. # ⚓ KDE Videos ☛ Akademy_2023_–_Room_1_–_7/16/2023,_8:45: 36_AM⠀⇛ # ⚓ KDE Videos ☛ Akademy_2023_–_Room_2_–_7/16/2023,_9:09: 49_AM⠀⇛ # ⚓ KDE Videos ☛ Akademy_2023_–_Room_1_–_7/16/2023,_8:34: 44_AM⠀⇛ # ⚓ KDE Videos ☛ Akademy_2023_–_Room_1_–_7/16/2023,_1:34: 50_PM⠀⇛ Akademy is the annual world summit of KDE, one of the largest Free Software communities in the world. It is a free, non-commercial event organized by the KDE Community. # ⚓ KDE Videos ☛ Akademy_2023_–_Room_2_–_7/16/2023,_10: 40:07_AM⠀⇛ Akademy is the annual world summit of KDE, one of the largest Free Software communities in the world. It is a free, non-commercial event organized by the KDE Community. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Slashdot ☛ Red_Hat’s_Decision_Prompts_Outrage_and_Sympathy, Called_‘Necessary’_and_‘Embarrassing’ [Ed: This neglects to point out that SiliconANGLE takes bribes from Red Hat to spam and to lie]⠀⇛ o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Daniel Pocock ☛ Cult_brainwashing:_Charles_Manson,_Andrew Cater_&_Debian_family_fallacy⠀⇛ The idea that people care for each other is total nonsense. I’ve been doing voluntary projects with free software for just as long as Cater. The earliest record I could find in Debian is from 1998, bug #18511. Despite more than 20 years of voluntary work, Cater and others attacked my family and I ruthlessly at a time when I lost two family members. Upon seeing his words about “family”, I couldn’t help thinking about the similarities between the problems of Debian culture and the Manson Family, simply referred to as the Family, the infamous cult that used brainwashing to prep their followers for celebrity murders. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ You_Can_Now_Upgrade_Linux_Mint_21.1_to_Linux Mint_21.2,_Here’s_How⠀⇛ Linux Mint 21.2 “Victoria” arrived over the weekend as the latest stable Linux Mint release featuring the Cinnamon 5.8 desktop environment, improvements to many of the official Linux Mint apps, as well as up-to-date packages from the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS repositories. Linux Mint 21.2 uses the same package base as Linux Mint 21.1 “Vera”, which means that you can easily upgrade your existing installations without downloading the new ISO images. But, before proceeding with the upgrade process, make sure you have a recent backup of your most important files, just in case. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Let’s_all_celebrate_#MagPiMonday⠀⇛ It’s super easy. Just tag us in a photo, video, or text post sharing what you’ve been up to with Raspberry Pi recently. It doesn’t have to be the finished product; you can post a pencil drawing of what you’re hoping to build, or a photo of a very janky shoebox prototype that will eventually become an eight-legged, laser-firing robot. We believe in you. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Introducing_the_Nano_ESP32:_THAT’S_I(o)T!⠀⇛ Create your first – or your next – IoT project with the new Arduino Nano ESP32. The latest addition to our wide range of tiny boards with mighty features pairs the accessibility and flexibility of the Arduino ecosystem with the potential of the low- power ESP32-S3 system-on-a-chip microcontroller. This means you can keep the familiar Nano form factor (just 45×18 mm!), get all the support you need – via documentation or our vibrant community – and master MicroPython in no time. # ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ Plan_for_death_at_the_start_of_building your_connected_device⠀⇛ In the case of VanMoof, a rival connected e-bike company has created an app that will purportedly unlock the VanMoof bikes and provide some functionality. But relying on a competitor to hack together some software to control a device made by another vendor and hoping that, as a user, you can download your security key from the VanMoof servers, before those servers are shut down, is not an ideal scenario. # ⚓ Data Swamp ☛ Old_Computer_Challenge_v3:_postmortem⠀⇛ Hi! I’ve not been very communicative about my week during the Old Computer Challenge v3, the reason is that I failed it. Time for a postmortem (analysis of what happened) to understand the failure! For the context, the last time I was using a restricted hardware was for the first edition of the challenge two years ago. Last year challenge was about reducing Internet connectivity. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Arduino_Co-Founder_Will_Take_Your Questions_Live_on_the_Pi_Cast⠀⇛ As well as being the co-founder of the Arduino project, Banzi is also its chairman and CTO since 2004. Banzi has also worked as an interaction designer, educator and open source hardware advocate. Banzi has worked as a consultant for clients such as: Prada, Artemide, Persol, Whirlpool, V&A Museum and Adidas. We’ll be asking Banzi all about the meteoric rise of the Arduino project, from the earliest boards all the way to its latest incarnation, the R4 Uno range. We’ll also have a selection of Arduino boards to talk about as we move through the story. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ 5_Things_You_Need_To_Check_On_Your_Android Phone_Before_Traveling⠀⇛ # ⚓ Giz China ☛ How_to_Optimize_Android_Phone_–_7_Tips_for Improving_Performance_–_Gizchina.com⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_Share_Your_Android_Phone_or_Tablet_with_Multiple Users_|_nextpit⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_unlock_clearer_sound_on_an_Android_with_these amazing_audio-enhancing_features_|_Fox_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Lenovo_Legion_Y700_(2023)_brings_better_specs to_the_8.8_inch_Android_gaming_tablet_–_Liliputing⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_Auto_Google_Maps_bug_causes_navigation to_continue⠀⇛ # ⚓ Chrome_for_Android_‘white_screen_flash_(flickering)_or_pop- up’_bug⠀⇛ # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ What_is_Google_Go_on_Android?⠀⇛ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Android_or_iOS?_Here’s_what_Instagram_has_to say_on_which_is_better_–_Times_of_India⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Samsung_is_testing_Galaxy_S21’s_Android_14_One UI_6.0_firmware⠀⇛ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ The_Best_Android_Apps_For_Retraining_Your_Brain In_2023⠀⇛ # ⚓ Purism ☛ Free_Yourself_from_Surveillance_Capitalism_with the_Liberty_Phone⠀⇛ Surveillance Capitalism has led to internet centralization and is the reason why monopolistic tech giants that include Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta (Facebook) control access to the internet while dominating internet commerce and trade. Internet centralization has led to cyber- enslavement and consumer exploitation where these tech giants have monetized every aspect of their paying customer’s life through predatory surveillance and data mining business practices rooted in Surveillance Capitalism. Google, Apple, and Microsoft enable app developers from around the world to monitor, track, and data mine the operating system end user posing massive privacy, security, and safety threats to the end user. For example, this means that every time you use your smartphone, tablet PC, connected product, SmartTV, connected vehicle, or PC, Google, Apple, Microsoft, plus their app developer partners make money 24×7/365 days a year regardless if you are an adult, teen, child, or business end user. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ LibreBoot ☛ GNU_forked_Libreboot?⠀⇛ They forked Libreboot, due to disagreement with Libreboot’s Binary Blob Reduction Policy. This is a pragmatic policy, enacted in November 2022, to increase the number of coreboot users by increasing the amount of hardware supported in Libreboot. Libreboot’s Freedom Status page describes in great detail, how that policy is implemented – the last few Libreboot releases have vastly expanded the list of hardware supported, which you can read here. o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾ # ⚓ The Drone Girl ☛ New_York_drone_hub_brings_in_European drone_law_expert_for_support_—_here’s_why⠀⇛ These days, GENIUS NY is considered the largest drone and robotics accelerator program in the world. It vets startup ideas and offers funds to the most promising based on viability of business models. But GENIUS NY has also promised to provide more support than just money by way of ‘end-to-end’ help, including simply offering up office space at The Tech Garde (that’s CenterState CEO’s incubator in downtown Syracuse), as well as the benefit of ultra-close proximity to New York’s Griffiss International Airport, one of just seven FAA- designated UAS test sites in the United States. New York is also the site of the UTM Pilot Program Phase 2, and has been the site of other drone testing projects including drone parachutes. o § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾ # § Open Access/Content⠀➾ # ⚓ Guest_Post_—_Peer_Review_Week_2023_to_Focus_on_Peer Review_and_the_Future_of_Publishing⠀⇛ It’s an unsettling time in what has been, for more than 350 years, a remarkably stable undertaking, with changes taking place in how research is conducted, the rise of Open Access (OA) and open science, the evolution of big data, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and more. Even the transition from analog to digital publishing represented more of a change of venue than a fundamental shift in the business models, norms, or values that have always sustained and guided scholarly publishing. As we consider how to meet the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities of this moment in our industry, it makes sense also to reconsider how we manage peer review selection, how we gather expert feedback, and how we honor and reward reviewers. How can we make peer review easier and more fulfilling for reviewers, more efficient and effective for editors and publishers, and more trustworthy for everyone? How can we distribute the rewards and responsibilities of peer review more equitably? It is imperative for stakeholders across the whole scholarly ecosystem to work together proactively to ensure that peer review keeps up with the evolving publishing landscape and remains our most powerful tool for evaluating the rigor, credibility, and interest of scholarly research. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Quantum_Computing_On_A_Commodore_64_In_200_Lines Of_BASIC⠀⇛ The term ‘quantum computer’ gets usually tossed around in the context of hyper-advanced, state-of- the-art computing devices, but much as how a 19th century mechanical computer, a discrete computer created from individual transistors, and a human being are all computers, the important quantifier is how fast and accurate the system is at the task, whether classical or quantum computing. This is demonstrated succinctly by [Davide ‘dakk’ Gessa] with 200 lines of BASIC code on a Commodore 64, implementing a range of quantum gates. # ⚓ Qt ☛ Qt_Insight_1.3_Released⠀⇛ We are happy to announce the Qt Insight 1.3 release. # ⚓ Qt ☛ Commercial_LTS_Qt_6.2.9_Released⠀⇛ We have released Qt 6.2.9 LTS for commercial license holders today. As a patch release, Qt 6.2.9 does not add any new functionality but provides bug fixes and other improvements. # ⚓ Qt ☛ VxWorks_for_Qt_5.15.14_Released⠀⇛ The release is a  source code release made on top of the Qt 5.15.14 LTS Commercial release. # ⚓ Qt ☛ Qt_Contributor_Summit_2023_–_Venue,_Registration,_and More⠀⇛ # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Finding_Duplicate_Values_in_a_Data_Frame_in_R:_A Guide_Using_Base_R_and_dplyr⠀⇛ In data analysis and programming, it’s common to encounter situations where you need to identify duplicate values within a dataset. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced programmer, knowing how to find duplicate values is a fundamental skill. In this blog post, we will explore two different approaches to accomplish this task using base R functions and the dplyr package in R. By the end, you’ll have a clear understanding of how to detect and manage duplicate values in your own datasets. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ Programmer_vs_System_Administrator:_Which_Career Path_is_Right_for_You⠀⇛ Careers in the technology space and broad and diverse and require different sets of skills. Programming and Systems Administration are two occupations that stand out and you are likely to find professionals in these fields in almost every company. The rising demand for programming and administration skills has opened doors to freelancers who bridge the gap and work for companies seeking experts in the same field. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ “What_do_you_want_me_to_do?”⠀⇛ While sitting at a lobby coffee shop this morning (shocking!), I saw a delivery worker arrive with a package. After failing to receive any acknowledgement from the downstairs intercom, he whipped out his phone and had a lengthy call with the recipient. I’m paraphrasing, but it went like this: I’m downstairs with your package. Uh huh. Yes. Can I deliver it? Yes? Where to? Okay, but are you here? Do you want me to leave it here? No? Okay, can you buzz me up then? No, I’m downstairs. The address on the package. I can come up, or leave it here, which one? o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ A_number_from_A_Million_Random_Digits⠀⇛ This comes from line 2,530 in the legendary book A Million Random Digits, with 100,000 Normal Deviates: 1.049 o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ CER ☛ What_Humanities_Scholars_Want_Students_To_Know_About the_Internet:_Alternative_Paths_for_Alternative_Endpoints⠀⇛ Her list explains a huge part of the Web, but was completely orthogonal to what I was thinking about teaching. She wasn’t asking me to teach tools. She wanted me to teach fundamental concepts. She wanted students to have understanding about a set of technologies and ideas, and the students really didn’t need IP addresses and packets to understand them. The important insight for me was that the computing that she was asking for was a reasonable set, but different from what we normally teach. These are advanced CS ideas in most undergraduate programs, typically coming after a lot of data structures and algorithms. From her perspective, these were fundamental ideas. She didn’t see the need for the stuff we normally teach first. # ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Why_you_should_attend_the_University_of Luck⠀⇛ Most top flight universities around the world have the same problem. They have space for 100 students on a specific course. 15,000 apply. How do they select the best-of-the-best-of-the-best? My answer is – they don’t. They should ignore extra-curricular activities (that tend to bias against poorer students with less free time). Ignore admission essays (which aren’t read, can be creepily voyeuristic, and are probably copy-and-pasted). Ignore relevant experience (which, again, can be bought). Ignore whether someone’s parents went to the school. Ignore skin colour, religion, sex, gender, credit- score, disability, and everything else2. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Monitor_One_–_A_customizable_cellular_IoT gateway_for_industrial_equipment_monitoring⠀⇛ Particle’s Monitor One Developer Edition is a customizable cellular IoT gateway for monitoring industrial equipment packaged in an IP67 rugged enclosure with reference firmware, and suitable for rapid prototyping with support for a range of I/Os and sensors, and even a prototyping area for to solder your own circuitry. Like the company’s earlier Tracker One asset tracker, the Monitor One is based on the Tracker SoM with a Nordic Semi nRF52840 Arm Cortex-M4 wireless SoC for Bluetooth connectivity, a Quectel LTE Cat M1 (North America) or Cat 1 with 3G and 2G fallback (EMEA), u-blox Neo-M8U GNSS module, and an ESP32 for WiFi location support. The new customizable cellular IoT gateway still integrates with the Particle IoT PaaS (Platform as a Service), and the company also provides developer tools. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Troubleshooting_my_Am386SX’s_RAM_issues⠀⇛ Last month I talked about getting a gorgeous Tseng ET4000AX ISA graphics card for my recently-fixed Am386SX motherboard. I was looking forward to seeing Windows 3.0 [sic] in 256-colour goodness for the first time since our childhood PC, and maybe even GEM. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Quantum_Computing_Qubit_Entanglement Record_Broken_at_51⠀⇛ Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have managed to entangle a record 51 qubits. More importantly, the qubits weren’t just entangled in pairs, but as a single system, a required step on the road to more useful quantum computing. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Semiconductor_Struggle⠀⇛ The U.S. and China are engaged in a great-power struggle, and chips are part of the fight. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘An_Act_of_War’:_Inside_America’s_Silicon Blockade_Against_China⠀⇛ The Biden administration thinks it can preserve America’s technological primacy by cutting China off from advanced computer chips. Could the plan backfire? o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Racism_towards_American_patients_of_African descent_drives_disparities_in_maternal_mortality,_UN_report reveals⠀⇛ A UN report published this month found that racism from health care providers is likely contributing to higher rates of pregnancy-related deaths among people of African descent in North and South America. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Nearly_one_fourth_of_China’s_young_people_report mental_health_problems⠀⇛ Depression in China isn’t just an individual issue, but involves collective trauma, sufferers say. # ⚓ Ali Reza Hayati ☛ Managed_and_controlled_sleep:_an experiment⠀⇛ I’m not gonna achieve anything from this experiment, I’m just curious to see what happens if instead of eight hours straight, we sleep for two hours, four times a day. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ Teleport ☛ Simplify_Teleport⠀⇛ For this month’s newsletter, I’m going to cover a range of things you can do to simplify your Teleport deployment, so you can spend less time maintaining Teleport and more time enjoying the summer! # ⚓ The Verge ☛ The_birth_of_id_Software⠀⇛ In the space of about one second, at the age of almost 23, I had glimpsed my future, my colleagues’ future, and the future of PC gaming, and that future was phenomenal. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Future_of_AI_Is_War⠀⇛ A world in which machines governed by artificial intelligence (AI) systematically replace human beings in most business, industrial, and professional functions is horrifying to imagine. After all, as prominent computer scientists have been warning us, AI-governed systems are prone to critical errors and inexplicable “hallucinations,” resulting in potentially catastrophic outcomes. But there’s an even more dangerous scenario imaginable from the proliferation of superintelligent machines: the possibility that those nonhuman entities could end up fighting one another, obliterating all human life in the process. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ A_Voicebot_Just_Left_Me_Speechless⠀⇛ But a world in which the bots can understand and speak my name, and yours, is also an eerie one. ElevenLabs is the same voice-cloning tech that has been used to make believable deepfakes—of a rude Taylor Swift, of Joe Rogan and Ben Shapiro debating Ratatouille, of Emma Watson reading a section of Mein Kampf. An AI scam pretending to be someone you know is far more believable when the voice on the other end can say your name just as your relatives do. # ⚓ Dark Reading ☛ Microsoft_‘Logging_Tax’_Hinders_Incident Response,_Experts_Warn⠀⇛ A recent email compromise by Chinese APT group Storm-0558 highlights a lack of access to security logging by many Microsoft 365 license holders, prompting calls from researchers to abolish it. # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ Barts_Health_NHS_Trust_faces ransomware_threats_from_Russian_organisation_BlackCat [Ed: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ According to BlackCat, these documents contain personally identifiable information of both employees and clinicians associated with the Trust, including National Insurance Numbers (referred to as Social Security Numbers by the organisation). In addition to personal data, the documents are claimed to contain financial information such as client documentation, credit card details, financial reports, accounting and loan data, as well as insurance agreements. # ⚓ Mirror UK ☛ Elon_Musk_admits_Twitter_is_50%_down_in advertising_revenue_and_drowning_in_debt⠀⇛ Elon Musk admitted Twitter has lost half of its advertising revenue. In a reply to a tweet offering business advice, Musk tweeted Saturday, “We’re still negative cash flow, due to (about a) 50% drop in advertising revenue plus heavy debt load.” “Need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else,” he concluded. # ⚓ India Today ☛ Amazon_fires_more_employees,_says_layoffs will_help_improve_business⠀⇛ A “small number” of employees from the Amazon Pharmacy division have been fired by the company, Amazon confirmed to the media. Here are all the details. # ⚓ Heartfelt_Plea_on_LinkedIn:_Former_Microsoft_Employee’s Emotional_Job_Appeal⠀⇛ o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ SANS ☛ Analysis_Method_for_Custom_Encoding,_(Wed,_Jul_5th) [Ed: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ In diary entry “Deobfuscating_a_VBS_Script_With Custom_Encoding“, I decoded a reader submitted VBS script with custom encoding of the payload. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Monday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (gpac, iperf3, kanboard, kernel, and pypdf2), Fedora (ghostscript), SUSE (bind, bouncycastle, ghostscript, go1.19, go1.20, installation-images, kernel, mariadb, MozillaFirefox, MozillaFirefox- branding-SLE, php74, poppler, and python-Django), and Ubuntu (cups, linux-oem-6.1, and ruby2.3, ruby2.5, ruby2.7, ruby3.0, ruby3.1). # ⚓ City_of_Odessa_dealing_with_data_breach⠀⇛ According to the City of Odessa, mayor Joven was advised that the city dealt with a serious data breach. It was discovered that accounts assigned to a terminated high-ranking employee have been recently accessed, and sensitive information was transferred. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Two_California_plastic_surgery_practices suffer_cyberattacks_and_embarrassing_patient_data_leaks⠀⇛ On June 21, BlackCat (AlphV) threat actors added Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery to their leak site. “We have lots of PII and PHI, including a lot of pictures of patients that they would not want out there,” the listing read. “It be in your best interest to reach out before we release all data. Leak to follow if no contact made.” On July 8, that text was replaced with a different message: “Dr. David Kim and Dr. Eugene Kim does not care about patient privacy. Only fill they pockets with money,” BlackCat claimed in their usual insulting manner. # ⚓ No_Need_to_Hack_When_It’s_Leaking,_Monday_edition:_Dating App_That_Claims_50_Million_Users_Suffered_a_Data_Breach⠀⇛ A majority of the records referred to an application called 419 Dating – Chat & Flirt. However, inside the database, I also saw information related to other dating apps called Meet You – Local Dating App by Enjoy Social App, and Speed Dating App For American by MyCircle Network Corp. The presence of what appeared to be logos and development files pertaining to these apps in the same database may be suggestive of the likelihood that all three dating apps are owned or developed by the same company using different names. There were also documents related to a couple of location-tracking applications found in the database, though we can’t assure they are related in any way to 419 Dating due to the lack of information available online that the companies are connected. According to multiple listings of software download sites, 419 Dating – Chat & Flirt is developed by a Chinese company called SILING APP (also visible in the web archive). I immediately sent a responsible disclosure notice and although the database was quickly secured no one ever replied. The app used to be available on the Google Play Store but was removed shortly after my notification. However, the app is still available on many other websites. Per its own advertisement campaign, the 419 Dating app claims to have 50 million users worldwide. The database appears to contain a massive number of user records that include customer names, account numbers, emails, passwords, and more. In total, the database contained more than 600 compressed server logs. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Systemd Free ☛ Anonymity_and_corporate_FOSS⠀⇛ Q: But why is there such hectic push to acquire either personal identities (through phone verification or electronic payment) or a corporate/legal-identity before you are able to publish? In the past, you could participate in movement activities and hand leaflets out, or newspapers, or just sheets of paper with an essay, nobody asked your id, and unless state agencies recorded your picture and identified you, you remained anonymous within a crowd. Except for military regimes most “democratic constitutions” protected the right to free speech. # ⚓ NYOB ☛ Norwegian_DPA_temporarily_bans_behavioral advertising_on_Facebook_and_Instagram⠀⇛ Following a CJEU ruling that declared Meta/ Facebook’s GDPR approach largely illegal, the Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) is the first national data protection authority declaring behavioral advertising on the company’s platforms Facebook and Instagram illegal. Datatilsynet imposes a temporary ban for the usage of said approach by Meta. noyb welcomes this decision as a first important step and hopes that other DPAs will follow. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Meta_fined_by_Norway_regulator Datatilsynet_over_data_privacy_breaches⠀⇛ Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms will be fined one million crowns ($100,000) per day over privacy breaches unless it takes remedial action, Norway’s data protection authority said on Monday, in a move that could have wider European implications. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ Finland’s_Neoliberal_and_Far-Right Alliance_Is_a_Sign_of_Things_to_Come_in_Europe⠀⇛ Junnila is not the only controversial politician in his party. Many other Finns Party MPs have been convicted of ethnic agitation. The party’s ideological leader Jussi Halla-aho, now the speaker of the Parliament of Finland, once wrote about his desire for foreigners to rape several left-wing and liberal female politicians. The new finance minister — Finns Party leader Riikka Purra — got her start in politics by commenting on Halla-aho’s online guestbook in 2008, making a bevy of racist statements about immigrants. Still, it is not the Finns that are in the driver’s seat. They are an accessory to this government, playing second fiddle to bring neoliberalism and austerity to a new level, a local variation of a model that is being replicated across Europe. # ⚓ Bridge Michigan ☛ Opinion_|_The_case_against_allowing internet_voting_in_Michigan⠀⇛ The Michigan House is likely to vote soon to expand the use of [Internet] voting, sometimes called electronic ballot return, in future Michigan elections. It might sound like a great way to expand voter access, but internet voting is extremely risky. Election experts deeply familiar with the many aspects of election security expressed significant concerns when the House introduced this legislation. [...] Michigan elections must remain free, fair, and accountable. HB4210 will not help. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Trump_and_Allies_Forge_Plans_to_Increase Presidential_Power_in_2025⠀⇛ The strategy in talking openly about such “paradigm-shifting ideas” before the election, Mr. Vought said, is to “plant a flag” — both to shift the debate and to later be able to claim a mandate. He said he was delighted to see few of Mr. Trump’s Republican primary rivals defend the norm of Justice Department independence after the former president openly attacked it. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Once_seen_as_‘conservative,’_FBI_now_faces attacks_from_the_GOP⠀⇛ Trust in the FBI has been plummeting among Republicans during the Trump era, as voters increasingly see institutions – including law enforcement – as being weaponized for political purposes. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ UN_official:_Africa_is_‘key_battleground_for terrorism’⠀⇛ These incidents are just some of the most recent terrorist attacks committed by groups linked to al- Qaida and the Islamic State group (IS) around Sub- Saharan Africa, which counterterrorism experts say is now the world’s terrorism hot spot. Half of the victims killed by terrorist violence last year were in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Terrorism in Africa was among the subjects broached during a recent high-level U.N. conference of heads of counterterrorism agencies, including those from Interpol, the international criminal police agency; Qatar; the United States; and Google’s senior manager for strategic intelligence. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “The_Doomsday_Machine”:_Confessions_of Daniel_Ellsberg,_Former_Nuclear_War_Planner⠀⇛ As we remember Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who died in June, we look at how he was also a lifelong anti-nuclear activist, stemming from his time working as a nuclear planner for the U.S. government. In December 2017, he joined us to discuss his memoir, The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. “This was an actual war plan for how we would use the existing weapons,” he noted, “many of which I had seen already that time.” # ⚓ France24 ☛ Sudan_fighting_sparks_communications_blackout_in Khartoum,_disease_outbreaks⠀⇛ War-torn Sudan’s capital experienced a communications blackout for several hours on Friday, residents said, as the army and paramilitary forces waged intense battles across Khartoum and humanitarian groups warned of worsening crises. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Sudan_on_the_brink_of_civil_war_as_millions flee_to_neighbor_states⠀⇛ Conflict continues in Sudan after tensions between the military and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded into open fighting in April. Around 3.1 million people have fled, and the United Nations fears the fighting become a “full-scale civil war.” # ⚓ France24 ☛ Recent_French_riots_boost_support_for_far right’s_anti-immigration_rhetoric⠀⇛ Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth of discontent roiling poor neighborhoods — and given a new platform to the increasingly emboldened far right. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ The_disturbing_evolution_of_China’s foreign_policy⠀⇛ The international community has recently been rocked by the Hong Kong government’s chilling decision to place bounties on eight exiled activists, two of whom are currently residing in Australia. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_think_tank_director_charged_with_acting_as agent_of_China⠀⇛ The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced on Monday that it was charging Gal Luft, the co-director of a US think tank, with acting as an unregistered agent of China, arms trafficking and sanctions violations. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Blinken,_Wang_Yi_meet_on_ASEAN_sidelines_in_Jakarta⠀⇛ New signs of tension emerge as the two powers continue to negotiate a resumption of communications. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_executes_kindergarten_teacher_for poisoning_pre-schoolers,_killing_one_child⠀⇛ Wang Yun killed one child and injuring 24 others by poisoning their porridge with sodium nitrite in 2019. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Philippines_greenlights_Barbie_film screening,_to_blur_dashes_in_South_China_Sea_map⠀⇛ It said the contentious map does not depict Beijing’s nine-dash line claim over the South China Sea. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Taiwan_says_Chinese_air_force,_navy staged_mass_drill_to_island’s_south⠀⇛ July 12, 2023 10:20 AM China has, over the past three years, regularly sent warplanes into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ China_Urges_the_Cessation_of_Hostilities_in Sudan⠀⇛ “China hopes that the United Nations and international partners will support the efforts of regional organizations and cooperate with them…” # ⚓ France24 ☛ Modi_gets_a_Bastille_Day_red_carpet,_but_China can_rain_on_the_geostrategic_parade⠀⇛ India’s promise as a counterweight to China in the Indo-Pacific led French President Emmanuel Macron to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi as guest of honour at the July 14 Bastille Day military parade. But does India have the will and means to deliver? # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ The_lessons_of_New_Zealand’s_China diplomacy⠀⇛ It wasn’t that long ago that Australian and New Zealand prime ministers were falling over themselves to run trade missions to the People’s Republic of China. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Senegalese_opponent_charged_over_verbal_attack on_President_Macky_Sall⠀⇛ A Senegalese opposition politician was on Tuesday charged with committing an offence against the president, his lawyer said, in a case over recent comments he made about President Macky Sall. # ⚓ RFA ☛ China_conducts_a_100-day_‘strike_hard’_campaign against_Uyghurs⠀⇛ The crackdown coincides with the anniversary of 2009 ethnic violence. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ China_Doesn’t_Want_to_Compete._It_Wants_to Win.⠀⇛ A recent flurry of diplomatic talks shouldn’t be taken to mean that Beijing is looking for compromise with Washington. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korea_asks_China_to_play ‘constructive_role’_against_North’s_threats⠀⇛ It is a common interest of Seoul and Beijing for North Korea to stop provocations and return to dialogue. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China’s_Wang_Yi_urges_stable_ties_with India_as_military_tensions_simmer⠀⇛ India and China share a 3,800km frontier, and fought a brief but bloody war over it in 1962. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ How_China_and_Chinese_Mafias_Overseas_Protect Each_Other’s_Interests⠀⇛ PRATO, Italy — On a rainy June afternoon, six Chinese mobsters hurried across the plaza of a drab apartment complex near the medieval gates of this Tuscan textile capital. Their targets, two gang rivals in their early 20s, were eating in a small Chinese diner. Drawing machetes, the attackers stormed in. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Solomon_Islands_leader_feels_he’s_‘back_home’_amid weeklong_visit_to_China⠀⇛ China, Solomon Islands signed 9 agreements including for police cooperation and aviation. # ⚓ RFA ☛ US,_Australia_call_for_China-Solomons_police_pact_to be_made_public⠀⇛ Solomon Islands-China relations have blossomed since the Pacific island country cut ties with Taiwan. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ High_examples_for_peace_on_the_high_seas⠀⇛ China’s violent taking of islands in the South China Sea has pushed nations in the region to start settling their own maritime disputes. Their example of building trust might wear off on Beijing. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Dalai_Lama_says_Chinese_officials_want_to_contact_him over_Tibet_issues⠀⇛ China protested the Tibetan spiritual leader’s meeting with a U.S. delegation in New Delhi. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kosovo_Buys_Turkish_Bayraktar_Drones⠀⇛ Kosovo has bought a batch of Turkish-made Bayraktar drones, Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on July 16 as the Balkan country faces unrest in the north where ethnic Serbs refuse to recognize Pristina authorities. # § War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ LRT ☛ Baltic_Sea_becomes_a_NATO_lake_–_what_does_it mean?⠀⇛ Now that Turkey has dropped its opposition, the path is clear for Sweden to join NATO. What are the expectations on both sides regarding Swedish membership of the Western military alliance? o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Site36 ☛ German_Whistleblower_Protection_Act:_Police officers_should_report_violations_themselves⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ US_Watchdog_Validates_Whistleblower_Claims Against_Agriculture_Department’s_Largest_Research_Facility⠀⇛ o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ US_climate_envoy_John_Kerry_heads_to China_to_restart_environmental_talks⠀⇛ US climate envoy John Kerry will head to China on Sunday to meet with his counterpart Xie Zhenhua and restart stalled talks between the world’s two biggest emitters of planet-warming gases. Kerry’s trip to China — his third as President Joe Biden’s climate emissary — follows weeks of record-setting summer heat that scientists say is […] # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ A_new_energy_pact_for_Africa⠀⇛ Many people associate technologies like solar and wind power with efforts to tackle climate change. But for the world’s most vulnerable populations, they are much more than a clean-energy solution. # ⚓ France24 ☛ US_special_envoy_John_Kerry_in_China_to_restart stalled_climate_talks⠀⇛ US special envoy for climate John Kerry arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a three-day visit aimed at renewing bilateral cooperation on climate change between the world’s two biggest polluters. His trip follows on the heels of two other high-profile visits by US officials in recent weeks after years of tension between Beijing and Washington. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ As_Climate_Shocks_Multiply,_Designers_Seek Holy_Grail:_Disaster-Proof_Homes⠀⇛ The homebuilding industry has been slow to adopt changes that can better protect against extreme weather. Some architects are showing what’s possible. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ US,_China_envoys_strive_to_revive climate_diplomacy⠀⇛ The two sides aimed to rebuild trust following a suspension in talks in 2022. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Dangerous_heat_wave_spreads_across_southern_U.S.⠀⇛ A dangerous, historic heat_wave that was expected to peak Sunday across_the_Southwest is spreading across southern U.S. states, with no major cool down in sight for many areas. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Heavy_rain_in_southern_Japan_leaves_up to_six_people_dead,_three_missing⠀⇛ Japan has been hit by unusually heavy rain, raising fears of the pace of climate change. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Climate_Disasters_Daily?_Welcome_to_the ‘New_Normal.’⠀⇛ Around the United States, dangerous floods, heat and storms are happening more frequently. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Flooding_in_Vermont_has_surpassed_levels_seen during_Hurricane_Irene_in_2011,_officials_say⠀⇛ Severe_storms sweeping the U.S. Northeast disrupted flights and caused catastrophic flooding that officials in Vermont said Monday had surpassed levels experienced by the remnants of the deadly 2011 Hurricane_Irene, which washed away homes and roads. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Smelter_granted_new_five-year licence⠀⇛ The Nystar smelter at Port Pirie has been granted a new operating licence with stricter environmental conditions. The Environment Protection Authority says the five- year licence until June 2028 will allow the company to demonstrate its long-term commitment and investment in reducing lead emissions. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Heatwaves_scorch_parts_of_three_continents, threaten_to_top_record_temperatures⠀⇛ Scorching weather gripped three continents on Sunday, whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple temperature records as the dire consequences of global warming take shape. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Discover_Ancient_Traces_of_The Oldest_Glaciers_Ever_Found⠀⇛ A lost world hidden under South Africa. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia_to_undertake_ambitious_wind_energy projects_in_coming_years⠀⇛ If the private developers and also the state really implement the current plans for the coming years in setting up wind parks, the operation of such generators could produce electricity for more than half of Latvia, Latvian Radio reported on July 17. # ⚓ France24 ☛ EU,_Tunisia_sign_‘partnership’_accord_on migration,_economy_and_renewable_energy⠀⇛ The European Union and Tunisia on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding for a “strategic and comprehensive partnership” on irregular migration, economic development and renewable energy. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ US_working_with_India_on_platform to_speed_its_energy_transition:_Yellen⠀⇛ They will develop an investment platform to lower the cost of capital and increase private investment. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_New_Job_for_Electric_Vehicles: Powering_Homes_During_Blackouts⠀⇛ Some energy experts say battery-powered vehicles will increasingly help keep the lights on and support electric grids, rather than straining them. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ How_cities_can_drive_the_energy transition_in_the_Western_Hemisphere⠀⇛ Expanding access to critical minerals and increasing manufacturing capacity is at the top of the Biden administration’s decarbonization agenda. ayors, who have shown their ability to deliver on domestic investment projects, have begun exploring opportunities for international collaboration. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ International_Atomic_Energy_Agency_chief meets_South_Korea_legislators_amid_Fukushima_discharge plan_protests⠀⇛ Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi faced questions from South Korean legislators at a Seoul forum on Sunday over his decision to endorse Japan’s proposal to discharge water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. # ⚓ Bankless Times ☛ LBRY_Closes_Doors_After_$111K Securities_Fraud_Fine⠀⇛ According to SEC, the company raised $12.2 million illegally from LBC sales Users could post and watch videos on Odysee using the LBRY protocol # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ This_Blind_Fish_Lives_in_Darkness, But_Somehow_It_Can_Still_Perceive_Light⠀⇛ Some have even lost their eyes entirely. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Canada’s_record-breaking_wildfires_burned more_than_10_million_hectares_this_year⠀⇛ Canadian wildfires have burned more than 10 million hectares (24.7 million acres) this year, a record-breaking figure that has surpassed scientists’ most pessimistic predictions, government data showed Saturday. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Mozambican_Accused_in_$2_Billion ‘Tuna’_Scandal_Is_Extradited_to_New_York⠀⇛ Manuel Chang, the former finance minister of Mozambique, is at the center of a scandal that roped in American investors. # ⚓ The Toronto Star ☛ The_Toronto_Zoo_wants_you_to_stop showing_the_gorillas_your_cellphone._Here’s_why⠀⇛ “Great apes and other primates too have been shown to understand the correspondence between a 2D digital image and a real thing in the world, so they can understand and make that cognitive link. So I think that’s kind of why images and videos are interesting to them the same way they are to us,” Martin says. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Why_China’s_Young_People_Are_Not Getting_Married⠀⇛ Marriages in China are at a record low. Recent political and economic turmoil have added another reason to postpone tying the knot. # ⚓ New Statesman ☛ The_two-child_benefit_cap_makes_the future_a_luxury⠀⇛ A social model dependent on importing hundreds of thousands of people a year is not sustainable, both because of public attitudes and this country’s stubborn refusal to build housing, infrastructure, or any of the other essential supports of a growing population. Nor is it ethical to maintain a system that relies on there always being poorer nations whose skilled professionals and most mobile workers we can skim off to top up the Exchequer and keep British public services ticking over. We need a comprehensive overhaul of the way the tax system handles children – and one that goes much farther than just abolishing the welfare cap. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Average_five-year_mortgage_rate_rises_above_6%_– what_can_borrowers_do_now?⠀⇛ It’s a grim milestone for first-time buyers and remortgagers, but lower rates can still be found # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Home_builder_Bentley_Homes_slides_into liquidation⠀⇛ Another Victorian home builder has slid into liquidation, leaving clients and creditors in the lurch. Timothy Holden of insolvency firm Crouch Amirbeaggi was on Friday appointed as the liquidator for Melbourne-based Bentley Homes. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ PwC_sells_government_arm_amid questions_over_conflict⠀⇛ PwC has offloaded its embattled government consultancy arm, but questions remain around the firm’s conflict of interest. The under-fire organisation has agreed to the $1 sale to private equity firm Allegro Funds to pave the way for the transfer of 1750 employees to the new buyer in the wake of its tax scandal. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ 55_Years_After_the_Launch_of_the_Poor_People’s Campaign,_Taking_Stock_of_Interlocking_Injustices⠀⇛ New fact sheets by the Poor People’s Campaign and the Institute for Policy Studies reveal disturbing data on systemic racism, poverty and inequality, ecological devastation, and militarism in every U.S. state. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ New_Economic_Initiatives_in_Kenya⠀⇛ The East African nation’s economy will expand by 5.0% in 2023. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Looming_U.S._Investment_Restrictions_on China_Threaten_Diplomatic_Outreach⠀⇛ Any such restrictions are expected to anger Beijing and will be the first test of the new channels of communication that the world’s two largest economies are trying to restore. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ EDRI ☛ All_eyes_on_EU:_Will_Europe’s_AI_legislation_protect people’s_rights?⠀⇛ Up for debate over the next months will be the limits for police’s use of surveillance technology, how far people affected can challenge the use of AI, and how far companies should play a role in deciding the reach of this legislation. As we watch the painful and infuriating consequences of unchecked police power in France, we cannot ignore the descent into a state of heightened surveillance and violence enacted by police. # ⚓ Myth_–_Nobody_Wants_to_Work⠀⇛ Lots of places pushing that $15/hr minimum wage, some already have it. Target lead the charge bumping to $15/hr in 2017 and now starting wage goes up to $24/hr. I’m sure there are other companies upset I didn’t toot their horn here, but you need to understand, Target tried to be “college kid cool” and pay well. If you can start at more than $18/hr with just a high school education, you didn’t do bad. Unless you are willing to go into “the trades” where you do a lot more labor without air conditioning, $24/hr plus some form of health insurance is about the best you can hope for. I’m told they’ve hired from within their store ranks for people to be Web developers and other IT roles at corporate. The shit companies sit around chanting “Nobody wants to work.” They just don’t finish the phrase “Nobody wants to work for us because we are a shit company paying shit wages.” I have written about The Minimum Wage Debate many times. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Open_Democracy_editor_and_CEO_Peter Geoghegan_steps_down⠀⇛ He is replaced as CEO by former managing director Satbir Singh. # ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Abu_Dhabi_Secrets:_How_Qatar_Seeks_to_Leverage Its_Influence_in_Europe⠀⇛ The United Arab Emirates and Qatar are battling for influence in Europe. A data leak has revealed how Abu Dhabi has sought to discredit its rival with the help of a private intelligence company in Switzerland – an effort that extends into Germany. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ African_tech_workers_press_global_social_media giants_for_better_conditions⠀⇛ African content moderators urge tech giants to provide adequate mental health care and fair pay in recognition of their grueling but vital role. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ National_World_journalists_pass_no confidence_vote_in_chairman_David_Montgomery⠀⇛ Unionised staff said they urged shareholders to “intervene as a matter of urgency”. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Lessons_From_the_Catastrophic_Failure_of_the Metaverse⠀⇛ There was a time, not so long ago, when every major architect on this planet was “building” in the Metaverse, the brand name for the open-world virtual reality platform and associated projects under the aegis of Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta. Last year, some staggering names such as Zaha Hadid Architects, Grimshaw, Farshid Moussavi, and, of course, the Bjarke Ingels Group pledged to create “virtual cities,” virtual “offices,” and equally vague sounding “social spaces” to be funded with cryptocurrency and supplied with art (NFTs). The eagerness to latch onto whatever the newest trend the increasingly desperate and failure-prone tech industry dished out was so palpable that even real- life developers like hotel chain CitizenM and brands like Jose Cuervo got involved and threw what one presumes is a whole lot of actual money at the enterprise. The rush to move into virtual real estate was a full-on frenzy. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Excessive_trust_in_political knowledge_increases_on_social_media⠀⇛ The increasing prevalence of social media has led many Finns to gain more confidence in their political knowledge. This trend may be attributed to the online platforms that provide an environment where individuals can easily find affirmation for their beliefs without necessarily improving their level of political literacy. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Chinese_state_media_is_pumping_out_bad_news about_US,_Britain⠀⇛ Grim reports come amid steady exodus of middle class Chinese fleeing the country o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ ANF News ☛ Thousands_of_activists_arrested_across_Iran since_the_beginning_of_the_year⠀⇛ Since the beginning of the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” actions that started after the murder of Jîna Amini in Iran, the arrests continue. At least a thousand activists have been arrested since the beginning of 2023. It was announced that 513 of those detained were Kurds and the others were Baloch. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Lawsuits_Have_Become_the_Weapon_of_Choice Against_Activists⠀⇛ SLAPPs don’t usually win in court, but that’s not what they’re intended to do. Instead, they set out to threaten activists and drain the financial resources of social movements. They often unfold as years-long wars of attrition, where corporations and governments with disproportionately large resources grind down the financial, emotional, and legal capacities of activists. The threat of such a suit—typically brought against individuals or groups that confront powerful people or institutions—discourages free speech and association, chilling democracy itself. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Campus_Right’s_Long_War_on_Free_Speech⠀⇛ Overseeing the birth of YAF were two defenders of McCarthyism and the stamping out of free speech: Buckley himself and his protégé M. Stanton Evans, author of YAF’s credo, “The Sharon Statement.” Buckley first came to public attention as the disgruntled Yale graduate who warned in God and Man at Yale (1951) of the evils that higher education poses for Christian lovers of the free market. In that book, he called for discarding the “superstition” of academic freedom so the academy could be purged of dangerous voices (by which he meant Keynesian economists and atheists). Buckley’s second book, cowritten with his brother-in-law L. Brent Bozell, was a defense of McCarthyism, McCarthy and His Enemies (1954). Evans was, like many of the younger writers who gravitated toward National Review, a mini-Buckley: a Yale alumni made dizzy by worries of subversion in academia and the government. He would go on write Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s Enemies (2007). (Ann Coulter blurbed it as the “greatest book since the Bible.”) # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Iran_Steps_Up_Policing_of_Women_Who_Defy Strict_Dress_Code⠀⇛ Iran is once again deploying police officers on the streets to enforce its conservative dress code for women, which many have flouted since the protest movement that rattled the country began last fall, according to state news media and social media posts. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Iran_authorities_announce_morality_police_campaign forcing_women_to_wear_hijab⠀⇛ The 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested by the Tehran police on September 14, 2022 for wearing an “improper” hijab and died after two days in custody. The incident sparked protests in major cities throughout the country, which lasted for months and only died down earlier this year following a major crackdown. At least 469 people have been killed during the protests. # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ Iran’s_morality_police returns_despite_protests_against_hijab_rules⠀⇛ The Iranian regime has taken all sorts of measures to quell the protests. Thousands have been detained and hundreds have been killed in the last few months, but the regime has refused to bow down. Iran’s supreme leader blamed the United States and Israel for the protests and added that the “riots” were “engineered” by Iran’s enemies. “I say clearly that these riots and the insecurity were engineered by America and the occupying, false Zionist regime [Israel], as well as their paid agents, with the help of some traitorous Iranians abroad,” he said last year. But the supreme leader did not care to back his claims with some evidence. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Iran’s_morality_police_resume_patrols_after_lull following_death_of_Mahsa_Amini⠀⇛ Several Iranian celebrities joined the protests, including prominent directors and actors from the country’s celebrated film industry. Several Iranian actresses were detained after appearing in public without the hijab or expressing support for the protests. In a recent case, actress Azadeh Samadi was barred from social media and ordered by a court to seek psychological treatment for “antisocial personality disorder” after appearing at a funeral two months ago wearing a cap on her head. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Why_is_Iran_reintroducing_its_‘morality police’?⠀⇛ In September last year, the 22-year-old Kurdish womanMahsa Jina Aminidied in hospital three days after being arrested by the “morality police” for wearing her hijab incorrectly. Her death, allegedly caused by maltreatment, sparked nationwide protests that shook the country for months. The authorities’ violent response resulted in the deaths of hundreds. Many women refused to give in and increasing numbers dared to appear in public without covering their heads. In December, officials claimed that the “morality police” had been disbanded. But recently there have been reports of its return by several journalists and social media users in the Iranian capital Tehran, and also other cities. On Sunday, a video began circulating on social media that captures the moment when dozens of passers-by intervened to prevent “morality police” officers from arresting three women in the northern city of Rasht. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Why_the_Remote-Work_Debate_Stays_So_Heated⠀⇛ Nick Bloom, a Stanford economics professor who studies remote work, told me that “research and evidence are slowly catching up” to the work-from- home debate. In five years, he predicted, the topic will be less controversial. Bloom and two colleagues, Jose Maria Barrero and Steven J. Davis, published a working paper earlier this month that collects some of the existing work-from-home research, pulling both from their own work and from other papers. One interesting finding is that although fully remote work has been correlated with a drop in productivity, hybrid work (which occurs widely in white-collar fields such as tech and business services) was not linked to any productivity loss—and could actually help with recruitment and retention. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ The_Businessmen_Broke_Hollywood:_And_now they_don’t_want_to_pay_their_employees.⠀⇛ Our two unions have not been on strike together since 1960. The writers’ pickets at shooting locations had already shut down an estimated 80 percent of productions. Now SAG’s strike rules dictate that actors not only can’t shoot or do voice-over work for productions; they also cannot attend red carpets or promote any Motion Picture Association projects—something that was already a challenge, given that the writers’ strike had shut down the nighttime talk shows that were such a staple of the press circuit. Much like the writers, actors are looking for increases in their residual pay—compensation that’s akin to royalty checks—once-reliable income that has all but vanished in the pivot to streaming. Actors are also seeking protections against artificial intelligence using their voice and image. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ As_Iraq_Tries_to_Chill_Critics,_Its_Newest Target_Is Social_Media⠀⇛ New regulations on “degrading content” are part of a broader campaign to silence independent voices. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Booking_a_hotel_room_for_the_Asian_Games?_Local police_will_be_watching_you.⠀⇛ Facial recognition cameras are installed in guest room doors, a notice warns guests. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Beijing_mulls_ban_on_commercial_ads_on_public_buses in_Tiananmen_Square⠀⇛ Goal seems to be to avoid tainting purity of communist monuments with commercialism # ⚓ RFA ☛ Doxxing_campaign_targeting_Hong_Kong_protesters_had China_links:_report⠀⇛ Campaign exposing personal information on 2,000 protesters was ‘designed to avoid attribution.’ # ⚓ Reason ☛ My_New_Article_on_Legislative_Restrictions_on Classroom_Speech⠀⇛ I am pleased to see that my latest article on the efforts of state legislatures to restrict what ideas professors can endorse in the classroom has now been published. “Professorial Speech, the First Amendment, and Legislative Restrictions on Classroom Discussions” appears in the latest issue of the Wake Forest Law Review. # ⚓ Reason ☛ A_Win_for_the_First_Amendment,_and_a_Loss_for Partisans_Who_Want_to_Weaponize_Censorship⠀⇛ One thing is clear about Missouri v. Biden: The decision cannot be understood by viewing it through a polarized lens. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Jean_Carroll’s_Libel_Lawsuit_Against_Donald_Trump for_His_2019_Statements_Can_Go_Forward⠀⇛ From Judge Lewis Kaplan’s opinion today in Carroll v. Trump (S.D.N.Y.): This is a defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll against President Donald Trump, as he then was, for statements Mr. Trump made in June 2019 shortly after Ms. Carroll publicly accused him of sexual assault. In those statements, Mr. Trump denied Ms.… # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Dyson_exploitation_libel_claim_versus_C4 News_heard_at_Court_of_Appeal⠀⇛ Sir James Dyson himself is no longer pursuing the case after a judge ruled his claim out. # ⚓ Reason ☛ 10th_Cir._Narrowly_Reads_“Injury_Litigated_Against Would_Be_Incurred”_Basis_for_Pseudonymous_Litigation⠀⇛ The court concludes that this justification doesn’t generally let plaintiffs sue pseudonymously in libel or disclosure of private facts that seek damages. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Hong_Kong_man_jailed_for_‘insulting’_China_and Hong_Kong_flag⠀⇛ A Hong Kong court sentenced a man on Friday to 18 days in jail for “insulting” the national flag and regional flag, according to Hong Kong Free Press. The man, Yung Ching-man, was charged with one count of desecrating the Chinese national flag and one count of insulting the regional flag. [...] The National Flag and National Emblem Ordinance was amended in 2021. The charge against Yung is based on the amendment for insulting the national flag by misuse. That amendment also stipulates the correct display and use of the national flag and national emblem. It was enacted by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress in October 2020. The amendment could not take effect in Hong Kong directly, but is put into effect by local legislation pursuant to the Hong Kong Basic Law. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_security_law_Article_23 would_target_‘modern-day_espionage’_and_‘[Internet] loopholes,’_security_chief_says⠀⇛ Article 23 of the Basic Law stipulates that the government shall enact laws on its own to prohibit acts of treason, secession, sedition and subversion against Beijing. Its legislation failed in 2003 following mass protests and it was not tabled again until after the onset of the separate, Beijing- imposed security law in 2020. Pro-democracy advocates fear it could have a negative effect on civil liberties. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Hong_Kong_Journalist’s_Association:_‘Press_freedom index_hits_new_low’⠀⇛ Hong Kong’s press freedom score dropped four times in four consecutive years, said the Hong Kong Journalist’s Association Friday when releasing its Press Freedom Index for 2023. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Mexico_journalist_killed_amid_spate_of_anti-news media_violence⠀⇛ Despite repeated violence against journalists, the Mexican police were investigating without taking into account their journalistic backgrounds, as RSF observed. # ⚓ CPJ ☛ Burkina_Faso_suspends_third_French_media_outlet_in under_8_months⠀⇛ Burkinabè authorities should immediately reverse the suspension of French television news channel La Chaîne Info (LCI) and stop censoring local and foreign media coverage of the jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso and the Sahel region, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ Unionize_the_Postdocs⠀⇛ There is much at stake in this fight. Postdocs bring in billions of dollars in grants to universities, and the potential of our research outputs is worth even more. Yet a staggering 94.8 percent of us report that low pay negatively affects our personal and professional lives. Postdoc scholars often leave our positions after years of having been asked to sacrifice too much in terms of low pay, impacts on our mental health, and delays in starting a family. Individual researchers suffer on account of poor conditions for postdocs and the resulting retention crisis — and so does the public, which depends on the work that we do. Making postdoc jobs sustainable is in the common interest, as our work is critical to solving the biggest problems our society faces, like climate change and global pandemics. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ St._Louis_Police_ID_Man_Who_Died After_an_Officer_Shocked_Him_With_a_Taser⠀⇛ The same officer then applied what’s known as a “drive stun,” which involves placing the Taser directly on the skin, police said. # ⚓ NPR ☛ Iran’s_morality_police_return_in_a_new_campaign_to impose_Islamic_dress_on_women⠀⇛ On Sunday, Gen. Saeed Montazerolmahdi, a police spokesman, said the morality police would resume notifying and then detaining women not wearing hijab in public. In Tehran, the men and women of the morality police could be seen patrolling the streets in marked vans. # ⚓ IDA ☛ Arkaroola_Wilderness_Sanctuary_becomes_South Australia’s_first_International_Dark_Sky_Sanctuary⠀⇛ Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary comprises over 63,000 hectares of conservation land in the Flinders Ranges and Outback of South Australia. It is significant for the Adnyamathanha people, whose cultural connections to the land remain strong and vibrant, with stories that relate directly to the landscape. It is one of Australia’s outstanding geological “hotspots”, with a rich biodiversity recognized by the Arkaroola Protection Act 2012. Established in the rugged, arid mountain environment in 1968 by Dr. Reg Sprigg and his wife, Griselda, their aim was for tourism activities to promote and support ongoing conservation, education, and research. # ⚓ NBC ☛ Actors_vs._AI:_Strike_brings_focus_to_emerging_use_of advanced_tech⠀⇛ Artificial intelligence tools that mimic humans have in recent years become far more effective in creating images and text — and more common. Technology that replicates individuals’ faces and voices is becoming more prominent in Hollywood. Chatbots like ChatGPT, which can convincingly reproduce human writing, have surged in popularity since late last year. But they also have clear shortcomings: the bots often get basic facts wrong and are derivative when asked to write creative works. The actors’ concerns highlight a broader anxiety among entertainers and people in many other creative professions. Many fear that, without strict regulation, their work will be replicated and remixed by artificial intelligence tools, and that such a transformation will both cut their control over their work and hurt their ability to earn a living. # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Tracking_Down_a_Suspect_through_Cell_Phone Records⠀⇛ What’s interesting to think about is what happens when this kind of thing becomes cheap and easy: when it can all be done through easily accessible databases, or even when an AI can do the sorting and make the inferences automatically. Cheaper digital forensics means more digital forensics, and we’ll start seeing this kind of thing for even routine crimes. That’s going to change things. # ⚓ CNN ☛ Burner_phones._Pizza_crust._DNA_on_burlap._A_New_York architect_was_charged_with_killing_3_women_in_Gilgo_Beach serial_killings_cold_case⠀⇛ The case was broken open thanks to cell phone data, credit card bills and DNA testing, which ultimately led them to arrest Heuermann, 59, authorities said. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Iran’s_morality_police_resume_patrols_after_lull following_death_of_Mahsa_Amini⠀⇛ Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked nationwide protests. # ⚓ Reason ☛ No_Pseudonymity_or_Sealing_in_College_Student’s Race_Discrimination_Lawsuit⠀⇛ A federal court rejects plaintiff’s arguments “that sealing … is required because she is being ‘slandered and libeled’ and ‘[m]aking [her] information public would magnify the effects of [defendants'] wrongdoing’ rather than right those wrongs.” # ⚓ RFA ☛ NBA_star_says_he_was_dumped_for_China_criticism⠀⇛ Former No. 3 draft pick tells Congress his support for Uyghurs and Tibetans threatened the NBA’s profits. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Three_Uyghur_groups_receive_grants_from_Elie_Wiesel Foundation⠀⇛ The grants aim to help shed light on China’s genocide of Uyghurs, foundation head says. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Hong_Kong_police_question_family_of_exiled_activist Nathan_Law⠀⇛ City’s chief vows to hunt down wanted overseas activists, likens them to ‘rats crossing the street.’ o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Euro_monopoly_cops_to_probe_Microsoft_for slipping_Teams_into_Office⠀⇛ The latest case, which the Financial Times says will go under the spotlight imminently, pertains to Microsoft injecting Teams into its online Office suite in 2017. Rival Slack lodged a complaint with the EU in 2020, griping that the Windows giant was “force installing [Teams] for millions, blocking its removal, and hiding the true cost to enterprise customers.” # ⚓ India Times ☛ Microsoft_granted_two-month_pause_of_UK appeal_over_Activision_deal⠀⇛ The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled on Monday that the full hearing of Microsoft’s appeal, which was due to begin on July 28, should be adjourned. # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Essential_Elements_Test for_Reissues_Patents⠀⇛ Just in time for my early August floating trip down in the Ozarks, the Federal Circuit has affirmed the USPTO’s rejections of Float’N’Grill’s proposed reissue claims.  The problem: the reissue claims omit an “essential element” of the original invention in violation of 35 U.S.C. 251. The case here is quite similar to the maligned essential elements test of Gentry Gallery, but relies upon the reissue statute rather than the written description requirement of Section 112(a). Float’N’Grill’s US 9,771,132 covers a floating grill. In patent lingo, we call this a “floating apparatus with grill supports” to allow grilling while floating in water. The disclosed embodiment uses magnets to removably secure the grill to the grill supports, and the original claims required a plurality of magnets.  # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ NPR ☛ Thousands_of_authors_urge_AI_companies_to_stop using_work_without_permission⠀⇛ “It says it’s not fair to use our stuff in your AI without permission or payment,” said Mary Rasenberger, CEO of The Author’s Guild. The non-profit writers’ advocacy organization created the letter, and sent it out to the AI companies on Monday. “So please start compensating us and talking to us.” Rasenberger said the guild is trying to get these companies to settle without suing them. # ⚓ Business Insider ☛ Generative_AI_tools_are_quickly ‘running_out_of_text’_to_train_themselves_on,_UC Berkeley_professor_warns⠀⇛ Several lawsuits filed against OpenAI in the past few weeks allege the company used datasets containing personal data and copyrighted materials to train ChatGPT. Among the biggest was a 157-page lawsuit filed by 16 unnamed plaintiffs, who claim OpenAI used sensitive data such as private conversations and medical records. The latest legal challenge, presented by lawyers for comedian Sarah Silverman and two additional authors, accused OpenAI of copyright infringement due to ChatGPT’s ability to write up accurate summaries of their work. Two additional authors, Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in late June that makes similar allegations. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3196 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 07.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_18/07/2023:_Meson_1.2_and_More_Microsoft_Layoffs,_Amazon_Layoffs⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 8:39 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Graphics_Stack o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Content_Management_Systems_(CMS) o GNU_Projects o Programming/Development * Leftovers o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Linux_Foundation o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Wildlife/Nature o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Patents # Trademarks # Copyrights * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Linux_has_nearly_half_of_the_desktop_OS_Linux market⠀⇛ Linux is now a little more than three 3 per cent of the desktop OS market, excluding the just over four per cent that is ChromeOS. Which is also Linux, but the wrong kind of Linux. Web server statistics aggregator Statcounter announced last week that as of June 2023, Linux accounts for 3 per cent of desktop operating system use. However, this is still surpassed by ChromeOS, which means that desktop Linux has less than half of the desktop Linux market. If you feel that this is a bit weird, we agree with you. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ MakuluLinux_4K_Text_to_Image_Generator_!⠀⇛ After a lot of work, a lot of testing and some downtime and then a lot more work and many sleepless nights and then a lot more work… Our 4K A.I Text to Image generator is ready for use. It is currently only available to our Patreon Members of rank tier “Major” and above. # ⚓ Destination_Linux_332:_The_Swiss_Army_Knife_of_Linux Distros⠀⇛ FULL SHOW NOTES ►► https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/ destination-linux/dl-332/ # ⚓ Tux Digital ☛ Destination_Linux_332:_The_Swiss_Army_Knife of_Linux_Distros⠀⇛ This week’s episode of Destination Linux, we’re putting the BlendOS immutable operating system to the test. # ⚓ Late_Night_Linux_–_Episode_238⠀⇛ Canonical takes control of LXD and it’s a little bit messy, Fedora might implement opt-out telemetry, and Félim sneaks in a mini KDE Korner. Plus more fallout from the RHEL source code restriction drama including surprising moves from SUSE and Oracle, and a sensible submissive solution from Alma. o § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ NVIDIA_535.86.05_Linux_Graphics_Driver_Improves Wayland_Support,_Fixes_Bugs⠀⇛ NVIDIA 535.86.05 is here a little over a month after the NVIDIA 535.54.03 release to further improve Wayland support by addressing a video memory leak that occurred when turning off a connected monitor when using certain Wayland compositors. This release also improves support for OpenGL and Vulkan apps by addressing a bug that caused excessive memory consumption when switching to a virtual console from X when these apps were running, as well as a bug that caused corruption and a regression causing a system hang when running certain Vulkan apps with sync-to-vblank enabled. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Neowin ☛ Blender_3.6.1⠀⇛ Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation. Through it’s open architecture, Blender provides cross-platform interoperability, extensibility, an incredibly small footprint, and a tightly integrated workflow. Blender is one of the most popular Open Source 3D graphics application in the world. # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ VirtualBox_7.0.10_Released_with_Initial_Support for_Linux_Kernels_6.4_and_6.5⠀⇛ Coming three months after VirtualBox 7.0.8, the new release adds initial support for the Linux 6.4 kernel series for both guests and hosts, initial support for the upcoming Linux 6.5 kernel series only for hosts, initial support for Indirect Branch Tracking for hosts, and initial support for both Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 kernels for guests and hosts. Also for Linux Guest Additions, the VirtualBox 7.0.10 release introduces general improvements in the installer area, fixes an issue when the reloading of the vboxvideo module caused a kernel panic in some guest machines, and fixes an issue when kernel modules were rebuilt during each boot when guests without X11 installed. # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 8_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Linux_Desktop Genome_Browsers⠀⇛ There are numerous tools to browse genomes. While there’s considerable overlap in functionality, each software offers unique features or data. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Telegram_on_Pop!_OS⠀⇛ Telegram—a name widely recognized within the sphere of modern digital communication. Lauded for its security measures, open-source status, and user- friendly interface, Telegram has become a top choice for those in search of a versatile communication platform. . # ⚓ APNIC ☛ Adding_ZONEMD_protections_to_the_root_zone⠀⇛ Guest Post: The new record type will add an additional layer of cryptographic security to ensure the reliability of root zone data. # ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ How_To_Install_Grub_Customizer_On_Ubuntu 22.04_LTS_And_Linux_Distros⠀⇛ Last Updated on July 17, 2023 by Prabha How To Install Grub Customizer On Ubuntu 22.04 LTS And Linux Distros. Grub Customizer is a software package that allows the user to customize the Grub boot menu. # ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ How_To_Install_Canon_Printer_Driver_In_Ubuntu 22.04_LTS⠀⇛ Last Updated on July 17, 2023 by Prabha How To Install Canon Printer Driver In Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Canon Printer is one of the most widely used printers right now. Due to its increasing usage, Canon started to provide support for Linux users too. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_compare_two_directories_in_Linux terminal⠀⇛ When managing files and directories in a Linux environment, you may sometimes need to compare two directories for various reasons such as checking differences in files, syncing directories, or verifying backups. Linux provides powerful utilities like ‘diff’ and ‘rsync’ to help with this task. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_check_your_Fedora_version_via_GUI_and command_Line⠀⇛ Fedora, being one of the most popular Linux distributions, sees regular updates and versions released by its developer community. As a user, it’s important to keep track of the version you’re using, be it for software compatibility, troubleshooting, or simply staying updated with the latest features. Fortunately, Fedora offers easy ways to check your system’s version, both through the graphical user interface (GUI) and the command line. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_install_missing_ifconfig_command_on Linux⠀⇛ In the Linux world, the ‘ifconfig’ command is a tried-and-true utility for network interface configuration, used by many to display or manipulate network interface parameters. However, with the advent of more modern tools like ‘ip’, ‘ifconfig’ might not come pre-installed on some Linux distributions, leaving some users perplexed when they try to use it. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Cockpit_on_Debian_12/11/10⠀⇛ In the realm of server management, Cockpit has emerged as a game-changer. This user-friendly, open-source software offers a tangible solution for sysadmins, developers, and even tech-savvy individuals to manage and monitor servers. Some noteworthy features include: Cockpit presents many advantages, especially when compared with other server management tools. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_find_PID_and_PPID_in_Linux⠀⇛ In Linux, every process that runs on your system is assigned a unique Process ID (PID), and it’s associated with a Parent Process ID (PPID) that identifies the process that started it. Understanding these concepts and knowing how to retrieve these IDs can significantly aid in effective process management, from monitoring system activities to debugging issues. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Discord_on_Pop!_OS⠀⇛ Discord has earned its badge as the “Swiss Army Knife” of gaming and streaming chat clients. It excels in versatility, allowing users to connect, collaborate, and coordinate with ease, while also offering a myriad of additional features. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Linux_File_Timestamps:_How_to_use_atime,_mtime, and_ctime⠀⇛ In the world of Linux, understanding file timestamps is crucial for effective file management. Every file in a Linux system has three timestamps associated with it: atime (Access), mtime (Modify), and ctime (Change). These timestamps offer valuable information about when a file was last accessed, modified, or changed. However, their roles and differences can sometimes be confusing. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_7-Zip_on_Pop!_OS⠀⇛ 7-Zip, a prodigious name in the realm of file archiving, stands tall with its extensive feature set and superior performance. This powerful software tool is open-source, granting developers and enthusiasts access to its core, fostering a constant cycle of innovation and refinement. # ⚓ Installation_of_Node.js_on_Linux_for_Newbies⠀⇛ Node.js is quite popular among developers and Linux users. The capability of providing JavaScript functionalities outside the web browser using Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine opens the door for many possibilities. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_RubyMine_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install RubyMine on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, RubyMine is a powerful integrated development environment (IDE) specifically designed for Ruby and Ruby on Rails applications. # ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ Fix_“Updating_from_such_a_repository_can’t_be done_securely”_Error_In_Linux⠀⇛ How to fix the “Updating from such a repository can’t be done securely” error in Linux You might have encountered this error while trying to run the apt update or the apt upgrade command. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Delete/Disable_Swapfile_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ In Ubuntu, as in other Linux distributions, the swap file is an essential component of the system’s memory management. It acts as a virtual memory layer, allowing the system to utilize hard disk space as a form of RAM when physical memory is full. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Using_Fallocate_command_to_create_specific_size files⠀⇛ In Linux, managing files and directories is a daily task. Occasionally, you may need to create files of a particular size for various reasons, such as testing disk usage, simulating file sizes for applications, or even benchmarking storage performance. The ‘fallocate’ command is a built-in Linux utility designed for this purpose, and it can efficiently create files of a specific size. # ⚓ How_To_Install_Debian_12_Bookworm⠀⇛ Hey Debian Users, are you looking for a comprehensive guide for installing the latest stable version of Debian 12? # ⚓ How_to_Upgrade_From_Debian_11_to_Debian_12⠀⇛ This blog will unfold the journey of upgrading your already installed Debian 11 to Debian 12 (codenamed “Bookworm”). # ⚓ How_to_Install_Graylog_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Wondering, how to install Graylog on your Ubuntu 22.04 or Ubuntu 20.04? # ⚓ How_to_Install_Pure-FTPd_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Now that you landed on this guide, I assume that you want to install the Pure-FTPd server on Ubuntu 22.04 or Ubuntu 20.04. # ⚓ How_to_Install_VNC_Server_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Sometimes, the goal is to not only access the terminal of a server from another machine but to gain full control… # ⚓ Exploring_Information_Gathering_with_Maltego:_A Comprehensive_Guide⠀⇛ Familiar with Maltego Kali Linux Welcome you, I am glad you are here continue reading my notes on Penetration Testing Tutorial… # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ Step-by-Step_Guide_Installing openSUSE_Leap_on_your_virtualized_environment⠀⇛ Introduction openSUSE Leap is a robust and reliable Linux distribution, built from the same source code used to build SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) making it binary compatible with one of the most trusted operating systems to run mission critical workloads. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ A_declarative_approach_to_Linux_networking_with Netplan⠀⇛ Linux networking can be confusing due to the wide range of technology stacks and tools in use, in addition to the complexity of the surrounding network environment. The configuration of bridges, bonds, VRFs or routes can be done programmatically, declaratively, manually or with automated with tools like ifupdown, ifupdown2, ifupdown-ng, iproute2, NetworkManager, systemd-networkd and others. Each of these tools use different formats and locations to store their configuration files. Netplan, a utility for easily configuring networking on a Linux system, is designed to unify and standardise how administrators interact with these underlying technologies. Starting from a YAML description of the required network interfaces and what each should be configured to do, Netplan will generate all the necessary configuration for your chosen tool. In this article, we will provide an overview of how Ubuntu uses Netplan to manage Linux networking in a unified way. By creating a common interface across two disparate technology stacks, IT administrators benefit from a unified experience across both desktops and servers whilst retaining the unique advantages of the underlying tech. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Google_Chrome_114_Display_Broken_with_Skia, Shader_in_Linux_[Fixed]⠀⇛ After the Google Chrome 114 update in May, many users reported graphics and display issues in rendering many websites. That includes Chrome’s own settings and other native windows. Here’s how to fix it. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Upgrade_to_Linux_Mint_21.2_from_21.1_[Complete Guide]⠀⇛ Linux Mint 21.2 “Victoria” is recently released with the latest packages and updates. If you are running Linux Mint 21.1, here’s how you can upgrade to this latest version. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ My_Report_From_Akademy_2023⠀⇛ As mentioned previously on this blog, I took a break from my vacations for the past couple of days. I attended Akademy_2023 over the week-end and I’m now typing this during my trip back home. [...] § Keynote: Libre Space Foundation – Empowering Open-Source Space Technologies We started the day with a nice keynote about the Libre Space Foundation. It was very interesting and inspiring to see how open source can go into space. The project started in 2011 and despite all the regulation required they managed to get their first satellite in orbit in 2017. This is not a small feat. Of course, everything they produce is free and reusable by others. It was nice to touch upon some of their more specific constraints which impact quite a bit the cycles for producing software and hardware. § KDE Goals – a review and plans going forward This was followed by a session about the KDE Goals. All three current community goals were covered. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ New_Containers_and_VMs_sub-category_in_forum⠀⇛ Traffic in the EasyOS section of the Puppy Forum has increased, looks like time to create sub-categories. Well, for now just the one. I asked rockedge (Erik), who hosts the forum, if there could be a new “Containers and VMs” sub-category under “EasyOS” and he has done it, moving many existing threads into the new sub-category: [...] o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ New_tuning_guide:_Optimizing_Linux for_AMD_EPYC™_9004_Series_Processors⠀⇛ EPYC is AMD’s flagship mainstream server microprocessors and supports 1-way and 2-way multiprocessing. The first generation was originally announced back in May 2017: At time being, it replaced the previous Opteron server family with the introduction of the Zen microarchitecture for the mainstream market. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Biztech_site_claims_Red_Hat_source_code_move_has majority_support [Ed: This is a lie from SiliconAngle. And SiliconAngle is taking bribes from Red Hat/IBM. Lies for money, also SPAM for money.]⠀⇛ However, some of the companies he cited as offering support to Red Hat have little connection to open source, like Josh Amishav, founder and chief executive of the data breach monitoring firm, Breachsense. Another company, venture capital firm, TSVC Management, was also quoted, with its general partner Spencer Greene attempting to play down the importance of the GNU Project as it was founded 40 years ago. # ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ AlmaLinux_Will_No_Longer_Aim_for_1:1_RHEL Compatibility⠀⇛ In lieu of what IBM/Red Hat has done with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source, distributions like AlmaLinux have been forced to make changes to how they build their operating systems. # ⚓ Fedora Magazine ☛ Fedora_Magazine:_Packit_–_how_to_trigger jobs_manually⠀⇛ Packit is an open-source project aiming to ease the integration of your project with Fedora Linux, CentOS Stream, and other distributions. Projects that use Packit usually build RPM packages. This article will introduce new features. The new user onboarding process is available here. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Sparky GNU/Linux ☛ Sparky_2023.07⠀⇛ This is the July update of Sparky rolling iso images which works on Linux kernel 6.3, and provides updated packages from Debian ‘trixie’ and Sparky ‘sisters’ testing repos. # ⚓ Ben_Hutchings:_FOSS_activity_in_June_2023⠀⇛ I uploaded sgt-puzzles to unstable. This brought in the new upstream version previously in experimental. I incorporated an updated German translation from Helge Kreutzmann, and made translation updates less tricky to do. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Unicorn Media ☛ Linux_Mint_21.2_‘Victoria’_Released_in_All Three_Flavors⠀⇛ On Sunday Linux Mint announced the release of Linux Mint 21.2 across all three of its mainstream editions. Like other releases in the 21.x series, this release will be supported until 2027. # ⚓ Ubuntu Fridge ☛ The_Fridge:_Ubuntu_Weekly_Newsletter_Issue 796⠀⇛ The full version of this issue is available here. # ⚓ Ubuntu News ☛ Ubuntu_Weekly_Newsletter_Issue_796⠀⇛ Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 796 for the week of July 9 – 15, 2023. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Adapter_Board_Expands_The_Pi_Zero⠀⇛ The standard Raspberry Pi computers have been in short supply for a while now, so much so that people are going to great lengths to find replacements. Whether it’s migrating to alternative single-board computers or finding clones of the Pi that are “close enough”, there are solutions out there. This method of building a full-size Raspberry Pi with all of the bells and whistles using the much-less-in-demand Pi Zero also stands out as a clever solution. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Discussing_The_Finer_Points_Of_Space-Worthy Software⠀⇛ At the dawn of the Space Race, when computers were something that took up whole rooms, satellites and probes had to rely on analog electronics to read from their various sensors and transmit the resulting data to the ground. But it wasn’t long before humanity’s space ambitions outgrew these early systems, which lead to vast advancements in space-bound digital computers in support of NASA’s Gemini and Apollo programs. Today, building a spacecraft without an onboard computer (or even multiple redundant computers) is unheard of. Even the smallest of CubeSats is likely running Linux on a multi-core system. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ TechRadar ☛ Android_users_are_being_tricked_into_installing malicious_browser_apps_–_here’s_how_to_stay_safe_| TechRadar⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gizmo China ☛ Samsung_Galaxy_A05_spotted_on_Wi-Fi_Alliance with_Android_13_and_dual-band_support⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Central ☛ This_Android_handheld_is_about_to_turn into_an_Oculus_Quest_|_Android_Central⠀⇛ # ⚓ Top_10_Ways_to_Fix_Bluetooth_Keeps_Disconnecting_on_Android –_Guiding_Tech⠀⇛ # ⚓ Geeky Gadgets ☛ How_to_fix_your_Android_phone_when_it_won’t connect_to_WiFi_–_Geeky_Gadgets⠀⇛ # ⚓ Dignited ☛ Common_Android_Features_Missing_on_Google_Pixel Phones_–_Dignited⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gadget Bridge ☛ Top_3_ways_to_use_your_Android_smartphone as_a_modem⠀⇛ # ⚓ Future Publishing Limited ☛ Leaked_Xiaomi_14_specs_could reveal_a_killer_Android_phone_|_T3⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Content Management Systems (CMS)⠀➾ # ⚓ Kiwi_TCMS:_OffSec_has_chosen_Kiwi_TCMS⠀⇛ OffSec is an American international company working in information security, penetration testing and digital forensics. Operating from around 2007, the company has created multiple open source projects, advanced security courses, the ExploitDB vulnerability database, and the popular Kali Linux. It has recently released the Kali Purple platform, a dedicated platform for cyber defence analysts and a platform for security services. # ⚓ Shirish_Agarwal:_WordPress_Cookies,_Debdelta,_RISC, Manipur,_Libraries_in_Kerala.⠀⇛ One of the most irritating things about WordPress is whenever I start a firefox session, WordPress asks for cookie selection. I make my choices but it’s not persistent. The next session the same thing happens again. It does keep my identity but for some unknown reason doesn’t respect the Cookie selection. I usually use Firefox ESR (102.13.0esr- 1) on Testing. Also, for more than a week I have found debdelta not working as it should. To give a brief history, the idea of debdelta is to save bandwidth, whether it 100 kbps or 1 mbit or whatever, the moment you give debdelta-upgrade it will try to see if there is a delta of the debs that you want to upgrade. The sequence is as follows or at least that is what I do – o § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ GIMP_Dev_Release_Completes_GTK3_Port,_Adds Headerbar_Option⠀⇛ Though not stable (i.e. expect bugs) this release gives us our best look yet at how what the stable GIMP 3.0 release will comprise of when it’s released later this year (a release candidate of GIMP 3.0 draws close, for those interested). First up, devs say GIMP’s GTK3 port is now “officially done”. If you’ve paid any attention to GIMP’s development efforts in the past few years you’ll know that porting the app to GTK3 has been a real fear. For devs, it must be such a relief to see all those blood (not literal, I hope), sweat, and tears pay off. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ GNU ☛ GNU_Shepherd_0.10.2_released⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce the GNU Shepherd version 0.10.2, a bug-fix release of the new 0.10.x series, representing 28 commits over 7 weeks. The 0.10.x series is a major overhaul towards 1.0, addressing shortcomings and providing new features that help comprehend system state. # ⚓ Meson_1.2⠀⇛ Added support for the Metrowerks Embedded ARM and Metrowerks Embedded PowerPC toolchains (https:// www.nxp.com/docs/en/reference-manual/ CWMCUKINCMPREF.pdf). * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Pavolia_Reine_discusses_her_3D_debut⠀⇛ Aside from derailing her into talking about pancakes for a few minutes (cough), I asked if she’d been nervous, and if so she’d hid it well. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Remote_Code_Execution_On_An_Oscilloscope⠀⇛ There are a huge number of products available in the modern world that come with network connectivity now, when perhaps they might be better off with out it. Kitchen appliances like refrigerators are the classic example, but things like lightbulbs, toys, thermostats, and door locks can all be found with some sort of Internet connectivity. Perhaps for the worse, too, if the security of these devices isn’t taken seriously, as they can all be vectors for attacks. Even things like this Rigol oscilloscope and its companion web app can be targets. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ GLASNOST_Is_A_Computer_That_Makes_Transparency_A Priority⠀⇛ We live in a world where most of us take the transistor for granted. Within arm’s length of most people reading this, there are likely over ten billion of them sending electrons in every direction. But the transistor was not the first technology to come around to make the computer a possibility, but if you go to the lengths of building something with an alternative, like this vacuum tube computer, you may appreciate them just a tiny bit more. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ “Whole_body_scans”:_Back_from_the_grave_and_ready_to party⠀⇛ It just struck me the other day that, in less than a year and a half, I will have been at this blogging thing for two whole decades. I’ve been writing for SBM for over fifteen and a half years, having started my first blog more than three years before that and having been active on Usenet countering quackery and antivaccine pseudoscience for five or six years before that. (Yes, I’ve been at this in one form or another since the late 1990s.) I was reminded by a recent spate of laudatory (or at least very unskeptical) stories about Neko Health last week touting their “lofty promise of preventative healthcare via full-body scans backed by AI software” of the very first time that I actually put my then relatively recent turn to combatting dubious medicine into action with respect to a medical fad that had been going on for quite some time, that of whole body scans for preventative healthcare. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Positive_Covid_Milestone [Ed: This is untrue in the UK; number of deaths still vastly above averages.]⠀⇛ In a sign that the pandemic really is over, the total number of Americans dying each day is no longer historically abnormal. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ In_Hawaii,_can_breadfruit’s_resurgence_bring food_security?⠀⇛ Diane Ragone’s research and promotion of a long- ignored Hawaiian staple has, quite literally, born fruit – with big implications for food security. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ Microsoft_Exchange_Online_hit_by_new outage_blocking_emails⠀⇛ o § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ Estonian_Tech_Agency_and Open_Voice_Network_Team_to_Demonstrate_Voice Interoperability⠀⇛ The Information Systems Authority of the Government of Estonia (RIA) and the Open Voice Network (OVON), an open source association of the Linux Foundation, today announced an agreement to test and demonstrate interoperability of voice assistants across different technological platforms – a first for the voice industry. The demonstration will use specifications developed by the Open Voice Network, and allow users of the Estonia RIA’s new citizen assistant for government services, Bürokratt, to connect to and directly interact with third-party voice assistants and independent digital services. RIA leaders expect this, in time, to enable service providers and citizens/users to enjoy wide-ranging, standardized, and secure communications between agents and solutions. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Embracing_Consolidation_and_Squashing Silos⠀⇛ While silos pose significant dangers to an enterprise’s cybersecurity posture, consolidation serves as a powerful solution to overcome these risks, offering improved visibility, efficiency, incident response capabilities, and risk management. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Owner_of_Cybercrime_Website_BreachForums Pleads_Guilty⠀⇛ Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the owner of the infamous cybercrime website BreachForums, has pleaded guilty in a US court. # ⚓ Tech Times ☛ SOHO_Router-Targeting_Botnet_AVrecon Infiltrates_More_Than_70,000_Devices_in_20_Countries:_How Dangerous_Is_This_Malware_Strain? [Ed: They try to twist this as a "linux" issue rather than SOHO issue]⠀⇛ A stealthy Linux malware called AVrecon has been infecting over 70,000 small office/home office (SOHO) routers, creating a botnet primarily aimed at stealing bandwidth and operating as a hidden residential proxy service. # ⚓ What_You_Need_to_Know_about_Open-Source_Software_Supply Chain_Security⠀⇛ Whenever you buy something, you receive the product of a massive collaboration, not just one company. That shirt started as raw materials at cotton farms that passed through logistics providers to get to manufacturers, who sent it through more trucking companies to land at a retailer. Just as physical products pass through this supply chain, so does software. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ MOVEit_Hack:_Number_of_Impacted Organizations_Exceeds_340⠀⇛ The number of entities impacted by the MOVEit hack — either directly or indirectly — reportedly exceeds 340 organizations and 18 million individuals. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Exploitation_of_ColdFusion_Vulnerability Reported_as_Adobe_Patches_Another_Critical_Flaw⠀⇛ Adobe patches critical code execution vulnerability in ColdFusion for which a proof-of-concept (PoC) blog exists. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Fortescue_Metals_admits_it_suffered_breach,_Cl0p claims_credit⠀⇛ “Importantly, our investigations showed that this information was not confidential in nature. “We notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre of the incident, and our internal investigation and remediation actions are now complete.” Cl0P did not provide any further details about the quantum of data stolen, if any. It is unclear whether Cl0p attacked Fortescue through the secure managed file transfer software MOVEit Transfer or through some other vector. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Google_virus_database_VirusTotal_leaks_subscriber information:_report⠀⇛ The magazine said confidential information from the German Federal Office for Information Security or BSI had also been uploaded to the database. Der Spiegel said it had verified that the names on the leaked list were authentic. “Twenty accounts alone lead to the Cyber Command of the USA, part of the American military and a hub for offensive and defensive hacking operations,” the report said. # ⚓ Kali_Linux_and_Man-in-the-Middle_Attacks:_Empowering Ethical_Hackers⠀⇛ Man in the middle attack is the most popular and dangerous attack in Local Area Network. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Massachusetts_Prepares_To_Ban_The Collection_And_Abuse_Of_Cell_Phone_Location_Data⠀⇛ For more than a decade now, app makers, phone makers, wireless companies — and pretty much everybody else — has been collecting and monetizing your daily movement habits. There’s genuinely no reason most of these companies (like, say, your light bulb maker) need this information, but because the U.S. is too corrupt to pass a real privacy law, they collect it and sell access to it because they can. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Meta’s_Threads_Didn’t_Launch_In_The_EU:_Is That_Showing_The_Failure_Or_Success_Of_The_Digital Markets_Act?⠀⇛ As you almost certainly know, earlier this month, Meta released Threads, its Twitter- like microblogging service. There are rumors that the company rushed the launch, pushing it up a few weeks to try to capitalize on the latest nonsense at Twitter. And, it seemed to work (to some extent) in that the company was able to quickly scale to 100 million signups in just a few days. Of course, it had help. This was all piggybacked on the Instagram social graph, which has over 2 billion users. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Mali:_Attack_on_the_MINUSMA_Convoy⠀⇛ The representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Mali confirmed that the firm commitment of the mission to the Malian people remains the same: it aims to achieve peace, security, and reconciliation, as it has been doing for ten years. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Chad:_New_Insurgent_Raid_Causes_Death⠀⇛ Since the sudden death of its president, Idriss Déby in 2021, Chad has fallen into a deep crisis, which in turn has jeopardized security in a region that was already suffering the effects of interethnic warfare. # § War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_Kremlin_has_seized_control_of_Carlsberg and_Danone’s_Russian_subsidiaries⠀⇛ The Kremlin meant business when it threatened to seize the Russian operations of foreign companies in retaliation for sanctions linked to its war in Ukraine. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Wagner’s_arrival_in_Belarus_‘does_not fundamentally_change’_Lithuania’s_security,_officials say⠀⇛ The arrival of Wagner mercenaries in Belarus does not fundamentally change the security situation in the region, assures the Lithuanian defence minister. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Russia_halts_landmark_deal that_allowed_Ukraine_to_export_grain_at_time_of_growing hunger⠀⇛ Russia has halted a breakthrough wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed people into poverty. A Kremlin spokesman announced Monday that Russia would suspend the Black Sea Grain Initiative until its demands to get its own agricultural shipments to the world are met. While Russia has complained that restrictions on shipping and insurance have hampered its agricultural exports, it has been shipping record amounts of wheat. It’s the end of an accord that the U.N. and Turkey brokered to allow food to leave the Black Sea region after Russia invaded its neighbor. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Would_Ukraine’s_Formal_Membership_in_NATO Really_Matter?⠀⇛ During the prelude to the NATO summit in Vilnius, there was extensive speculation about whether Ukraine would be given a clear path to membership in the alliance, with a specific timeline. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ NATO_Isn’t_Defending_Ukraine._It’s_Stabbing It_in_the_Back⠀⇛ The NATO summit in Lithuania this week served only to underscore the utter hypocrisy of western leaders in pursuing their proxy war in Ukraine to “weaken” Russia and oust its president, Vladimir Putin. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Kroenig_and_Ashford_debate_the potential_of_NATO_membership_for_Ukraine⠀⇛ On July 14, Foreign Policy published its biweekly “It’s Debatable” column featuring Scowcroft Center Vice President and Senior Director Matthew Kroenig and Emma Ashford assessing the latest news in international affairs. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Russia_just_quit_a_grain_deal critical_to_global_food_supply._What_happens_now?⠀⇛ The last ship under the UN- and Turkey- brokered deal to export grain and fertilizer from Ukraine by sea has left Odesa. Atlantic Council experts explain what to expect next. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Charai_in_the_National_Interest: Sweden’s_NATO_Accession_Limits_Putin’s_Options⠀⇛ The Western powers are now more united with the Baltic nations than ever before. After months of diplomatic delays, Sweden can now join NATO—a genuine triumph for the Biden administration. This development has enormous geostrategic implications for the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Ahmed Charai is a Moroccan publisher and an Atlantic Council Board Director. # ⚓ France24 ☛ 🔴_Live:_Odesa_port_facilities_damaged_by Russian_strike,_says_Ukraine⠀⇛ A Russian overnight strike damaged port infrastructure facilities in Ukraine’s Odesa, Kyiv’s military said on Tuesday, hours after Moscow refused to extend a deal to allow grain export from the region. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Deported_Ukrainian_children_return_from Russia_–_to_a_slow_recovery⠀⇛ Thousands of children were kidnapped and deported to Russia shortly after Moscow invaded Ukraine last year. Some are returning home to Ukraine, where they are given counselling and therapy sessions to deal with their harrowing war experiences. FRANCE 24 met a group of repatriated children who have been reunited with their Ukrainian guardians and relatives. # ⚓ France24 ☛ EU_holds_Latin_America_summit_amid divisions_over_trade_and_Ukraine⠀⇛ The European Union hosted Latin American and Caribbean leaders Monday at a long-awaited summit to soothe strained ties, but found themselves divided over how to address Russia’s war in Ukraine. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Russia_pulls_out_of_Black_Sea_grain_deal; key_Crimea_bridge_targeted_for_second_time⠀⇛ Russia on Monday halted a breakthrough wartime deal on Monday that allowed grain to flow from Ukrainian ports to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, where hunger is a growing threat. Western leaders and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres quickly denounced the move. Overnight from Sunday to Monday, explosions attributed to Ukraine damaged the Kerch bridge, which links southern Russia with occupied Crimea. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Bank_of_Lithuania_raises_€100,000_for_Ukraine via_commemorative_coin⠀⇛ The Bank of Lithuania raised 105,600 euros for Ukraine by selling commemorative coins and last week transferred the money to a special account opened by the Ukrainian national bank. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukraine_Under_Fresh_Russian_Drone_Attack_As Moscow_Claims_It_Thwarted_Ukrainian_Strikes_On_Crimea⠀⇛ Russia launched a fresh wave of drone strikes early on July 18 on southern Ukraine, damaging infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Odesa, regional officials and the military reported, as Moscow said it repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on the illegally annexed region of Crimea. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Biden_To_Discuss_War_In_Ukraine_With_Vatican Envoy⠀⇛ U.S. President Joe Biden will host a Vatican envoy to discuss the war in Ukraine, the White House said on July 17. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Activists_Say_Third_Group_Of_Russia’s_Wagner Mercenaries_Has_Entered_Belarus⠀⇛ A third group of mercenaries from Russia’s private Wagner group has arrived in the eastern Mahilyou region of Belarus, the Belaruski Hajun group said on July 17. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Türkiye’s_Erdogan_Seeks_to_Salvage_Ukraine Grain_Deal⠀⇛ “Despite the statement made today, I believe that Russian president wants the continuation of this humanitarian bridge,” Erdogan said. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Moscow_Blames_Ukraine_For_Deadly_Attack_On Crimea_Bridge,_Vows_To_Repair_It⠀⇛ Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said damage caused to a major rail and road bridge linking Russia with the Crimean Peninsula will be completely repaired by November 1, while President Vladimir Putin vowed “a response” to the attack, which killed two people. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Russia_Condemns_New_Attack_on_Crimean Bridge⠀⇛ Russian diplomat Zakharova said the attack was carried out by Ukraine with the support of the U.S. and the United Kingdom. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Cluster_bombs:_Putin_warns_retaliation for_US-armed_Ukraine⠀⇛ After the United States delivered cluster bombs to support Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Russian President Vladimir Putin, amid intensifying fighting, threatened retaliation if Ukraine uses them. The bombs have been condemned for their threat to civilians. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia_Stops_Ukraine_Grain_Deal, Shaking_World_Food_Markets⠀⇛ Moscow, which has repeatedly complained that the U.N.-brokered agreement is one-sided in Ukraine’s favor, said it could return to the deal if its demands were met. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Here’s_how_Russia’s_halted_grain_deal could_impact_the_world⠀⇛ Russia has halted a wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. As hunger is already a growing problem in these regions, the move poses further challenges to global food security. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Explosions_Damage_Crimea_Bridge_as Russia_Blames_Ukraine_for_Attack⠀⇛ Russia accused Ukraine of hitting the Kerch Strait Bridge for the second time in 10 months, saying that two maritime drones had struck the bridge, an essential supply line for Russian troops. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia_Ends_Participation_in_Black Sea_Grain_Deal⠀⇛ The Kremlin terminated an agreement that had allowed Ukraine to export its grain by sea despite a wartime blockade, a deal seen as essential to keeping global food prices stable. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Highway_out_of_Crimea_sees_heavy_traffic after_bridge_explosion_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The highway between Crimea and Ukraine’s Kherson region saw heavy congestion on Monday after an early morning explosion caused part of the bridge linking the peninsula to Russia to collapse. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘The_same_ones_were_used_on_Sevastopol_three months_ago’_What_a_source_close_to_Ukraine’s_Defense Ministry_told_Meduza_about_the_latest_Crimea_bridge attack_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The July 17 Crimea bridge explosion was a joint operation between the Ukrainian Security Service and the Ukrainian Navy, according to a source close to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate who spoke to Meduza on condition of anonymity. This was previously reported by the Ukrainian outlets Ukrainska Pravda and RBC Ukraine. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ US_Soldiers_Don’t_Belong_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ So how many American soldiers fight in Ukraine? The Biden bunch is careful not to reveal or refer to their presence, mercenary or otherwise, but the question keeps coming to mind. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukrainian_media_reports_attack_on_Crimea bridge_carried_out_with_help_of_naval_drones_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The attack on the Crimean bridge was a special operation of Ukraine’s Armed Forces (AFU) and the Naval Forces of Ukraine, report Ukrainian Pravda and RBC Ukraine, citing sources in Ukraine’s security services. According to the source, naval drones aided in the attack on the bridge. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_We_Know_About_the_Crimea_Bridge Attack⠀⇛ Monday’s strike was the second in less than a year to target the Kerch Strait Bridge, which holds strategic and symbolic importance for Russia. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Current_War_Collides_With_the Past:_How_World_War_II_Endures_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ World War II has been an ideological battlefield in today’s war in Ukraine, and it is cropping up on the actual battlefield as well. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Zelensky_says_Ukraine_is_willing_to_extend Black_Sea_grain_deal_without_Russia_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Kyiv can continue exporting grain through the Black Sea corridor, despite Russia’s purported withdrawal from the grain deal. The statement, which came during an interview with African journalists, was shared on Facebook by his press secretary Serhii Nykyforov. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Far_From_the_Front,_They_Stand_in Honor_of_Ukraine⠀⇛ The city of Chernivtsi in western Ukraine has been spared the mayhem of the Russian invasion. But like other towns in the region, it is doing its part, and has become, in effect, a back office of the war effort. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Activists_say_Wagner_convoy_spotted_in_Belarus, Vilnius_official_says_‘border_is_calm’⠀⇛ Videos posted on social media show Wagner troops being escorted by the Belarusian police, the New York Times reported on Sunday. Satellite images also show increased activity at the tent camp that may host the group following its short-lived mutiny in Russia. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Baltics_unable_to_decouple_from_Russian_power grid_sooner,_official_says⠀⇛ Despite the push from Vilnius to speed up the decoupling from the Russian-controlled power grid, the Baltic states will not be able to leave the network next year and ahead of schedule. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Su-25_Military_Jet_Crashes_Into_Sea Of_Azov_After_Possible_Engine_Malfunction⠀⇛ An Su-25 military jet crashed into the Azov Sea in the southwestern region of Krasnodar Krai on July 17 while performing a training flight near the city of Yeisk, officials in Russia’s South Military District said, adding that the incident might have been caused by an engine malfunction. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Leader_Of_Communist_Opposition_In_Moldova’s Transdniester_Found_Dead⠀⇛ The chief of the opposition Communist Party in Moldova’s breakaway Transdniester region, Oleg Horjan, was killed at home on July 16, the leader of the Russian Communist Party, Gennady Zyuganov, said. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Controversial_Bust_Of_Russian_Ruler_Ivan_The Terrible_Unveiled_In_Astrakhan⠀⇛ Pro-Kremlin activists in the city of Astrakhan have unveiled a bust of Tsar Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, on private land after the city’s administration refused to locate it on a public site. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Two_Finnish_gas_tankers_perpetually_circling the_Baltic_Sea⠀⇛ The vessels carrying Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) cannot dock in a Finnish port because the gas must be maintained at a temperature of -163 degrees Celsius. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Wagner_Convoy_Arrives_at_Camp_in Belarus⠀⇛ The troop movements are the private company’s biggest — and most public — showing since its failed rebellion in Russia last month. # ⚓ Erdoğan_remains_optimistic_for_renewal_of_grain_deal despite_Russia’s_objection⠀⇛ While Moscow has informed the parties of the deal about its objections, President Erdoğan expressed hope that he and Putin may solve the issue. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia’s_Embassy_in_Washington_is enmeshed_in_a_different_kind_of_war.⠀⇛ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukrainian_Forces_Report_Gains_As_Offensive_In Zaporizhzhya_Region_Carries_On⠀⇛ Ukrainian forces are continuing their offensive in the Melitopol and Berdyansk areas of the southern Zaporizhzhya region while recapturing some territory in the eastern region of Donetsk, the Ukrainian military said early on July 17. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukrainian_Filmmaker_Oleh_Sentsov_Says_He_Was Wounded_While_Fighting_Russian_Troops⠀⇛ Noted Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov says he was wounded by shrapnel while fighting alongside Ukrainian armed forces against Russian occupying troops in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya region. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Britain_Sanctions_14_Russian_Officials Involved_In_Forced_Relocation_Of_Ukrainian_Children⠀⇛ Britain has sanctioned 14 Russian officials, including two government ministers, for what it says is their role in Russia’s forced relocation of tens of thousands of Ukrainian children since the start of Moscow’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February last year. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘These_things_used_to_shock_us’_The_Kerch bridge_explosion_through_the_eyes_of_Crimea_residents and_Russian_tourists_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Early on the morning of July 17, an explosion hit the Crimean Bridge (also known as the Kerch Bridge), killing a married couple from Russia’s Belgorod region and injuring their 14-year-old daughter. Moscow blamed the “Kyiv regime” for the attack, and the Russian Investigative Committee has opened a terrorism case concerning the blast. Bereg, an independent journalists’ cooperative, spoke with tourists who were on or near the bridge at the moment of the explosion and asked local residents what they think about the attack. With Bereg’s permission, Meduza has translated their responses. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_promises_‘an_answer_from_Russia’_at open_meeting_about_Crimea_bridge_blast_—_Meduza⠀⇛ President of Russia Vladimir Putin held an open meeting with ministers and regional governors about the early-morning explosion on the bridge linking the occupied Crimean peninsula to Russia. The meeting was broadcast on state-owned television news network Russia 24 and on the Kremlin’s dedicated channel. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Wagner_Group_fighters_announce_closure_of organization’s_main_base_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Wagner Group’s main base is closing down, a Telegram channel linked to the paramilitary group reported on Monday. The channel posted a video of the Russian and Wagner Group flags being lowered at the base, which is located in Russia’s Krasnodar region. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ The_Pentagon’s_Stunning_Negligence_With Sensitive_Email⠀⇛ o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Extinction_Rebellion_Co-Founder_Goes_on_Trial_for Breaking_Window⠀⇛ Gail Bradbrook, a co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, went on trial in west London on Monday for breaking a window at the Department of Transport in October, 2019. Bradbrook has previously pleaded not guilty to a charge of criminal damage for using a hammer and woodworking tool to crack the building’s glass frontage, which the prosecution valued at £27,500. # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ Attorneys_General_in_Five_States_Choose Fossil_Fuel_Money_Over_Constituents_–_Validated_Independent News⠀⇛ For example, the attorney general of Texas, Ken Paxton, has declared his opposition to the “radical climate change movement.” As AG, Paxton has repeatedly sued the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). For instance, in 2021 he joined other state AGs in a lawsuit that challenged the EPA’s authority to curb power plant carbon emissions. Although the Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia v. EPA upheld the agency’s authority to regulate emissions under the Clean Air Act, the decision significantly constrained its ability to do so. As Negin reported, “Paxton’s constituents are suffering from heat, drought, flooding, hurricanes, and wildfires, all exacerbated by climate change.” But the Texas AG has received more than $3.9 million in campaign donations from the oil and gas industry since 2002, according to OpenSecrets. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ The Revelator ☛ The_Great_Plains:_Bringing_Back_an ‘American_Serengeti’⠀⇛ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “The_Heat_Will_Kill_You_First”: Rolling_Stone’s_Jeff_Goodell_on_Life_and_Death_on_a Scorched_Planet⠀⇛ The world is in the grips of a dangerous heat wave that has sent temperatures skyrocketing to deadly levels throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas. Unless urgent action is taken to reduce carbon emissions, the United Nations says, Earth could pass a temperature threshold in the next decade when climate disasters are too extreme to adapt to. We speak with longtime climate journalist Jeff Goodell, author of the new book, The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet, about how the climate crisis is raising temperatures, the toll such heat can have on the human body, and how “heat is the primary driver for this climate transformation we are undergoing right now,” fueling natural disasters such as floods, wildfires and more. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Axios ☛ Young_Americans_blame_SCOTUS,_GOP_for_unforgiven student_loan_debt⠀⇛ Data: The Generation Lab; Chart: Axios Visuals Young Americans are piling the blame for their student_debt_balances on conservatives, according to a poll by Generation Lab provided exclusively to Axios. Why it matters:The high court’s recent decisions_on_education, including student loans and affirmative_action, could drive young_voters to the polls. ⚓ Axios ☛ Life_is_about_to_get_much_more_expensive_for_millions_of_families⠀⇛ Several pandemic-era_safety_net_programs will be coming to an end at roughly the same time this fall, creating a major economic squeeze for millions of families. Why it matters:Scores of Americans will soon start facing bigger bills for student_loan_payments, child_care, health_care and food, deepening the impact of years of inflation. ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ Bengaluru_CEO_gets_3000_resumes_in_two_days,_expresses concern_on_Indian_job_market⠀⇛ A Bengaluru based Chief Executive Officer (CEO) expressed shock after he received a whopping 3,000 resumes within two days for job openings in his private firm. He also expressed concern about the job market in India, which is currently facing the heat of layoffs in major companies. ⚓ The Wrap ☛ Cameo_Layoffs_Leave_Video_App_With_Fewer_Than_50_Employees⠀⇛ Cameo, the company behind the eponymous video-commissioning app, has undergone another round of layoffs, dropping the headcount of the startup to fewer than 50 employees. The move was described as a finance-related decision in an all-hands company meeting on Tuesday. This round of layoffs was said to ax “at least” 80 people, according to a pair of former employees involved in the layoffs who spoke with The Information. Cameo had around 400 employees before layoffs began in 2022. A representative for Cameo did not refute the details of the aforementioned report when responding to TheWrap’s request for comment. They provided a statement from the company’s CEO, Steven Galanis. ⚓ Firstpost ☛ Amazon_lays_off_more_people_and_inadvertently_unveils_new strategy_to_mass_fire_employees⠀⇛ ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Global_inflation_expectations_remain_high_despite_central bank_interventions⠀⇛ Despite significant hikes in major interest rates by global central banks, inflation expectations continue to remain high across the world, according to the Economic Experts Survey (EES) for Q2 2023 conducted by the ifo Institute and the Swiss Economic Policy Institute. Although a mild decline in the anticipated inflation rate has been observed over the last three quarters, the change has been marginal, and the current average inflation expectation for 2023 stays at 7%. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Elon_Starts_Bribing_His_Biggest_Fans_As_He_Admits_The Company_Is_Still_Burning_Cash_(Despite_His_Earlier_Claims_To_The Contrary)⠀⇛ It seems to anger certain Elon Musk fans every time I mention it, but pre-Elon Twitter was generally doing okay. Not great. Not terrible. Just okay. It wasn’t printing cash like Meta or Google, but it had been steadily increasing revenue and was profitable in 16 of the previous 20 quarters before Elon took over. There was a big paper loss in the 2nd quarter of 2020 due to a single noncash deferred tax asset, and many people see that giant loss and mistakenly think it showed the company was deep in the hole. However, you can tell it was nothing given that most analysts basically ignored that single big loss and focused on the underlying advertising and user numbers. * ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Viral_TikTok_NPC_Streamer_Pinkydoll_Doesn’t_Care What_You_Think⠀⇛ “They love me. I ain’t gon lie it feel amazing to have all the attention and getting pay at the same time.” * ⚓ Axios ☛ House_to_vote_on_pro-Israel_measure_following_top_progressive Jayapal’s_comments⠀⇛ House Republicans are planning a vote this week on a resolution denouncing anti-semitism and defending Israel, Axios has learned. Why it matters:It is a direct response to comments from Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila_Jayapal (D- Wash.) over the weekend calling Israel a “racist” state. * § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ o ⚓ NYPost ☛ White_House_rips_‘vile’_RFK_Jr._comments_COVID-19_was ‘ethnically_targeted’_to_spare_Jews,_Chinese⠀⇛ “The claims made on that tape is false. It is vile. And they put our they put our fellow Americans in danger,” Jean-Pierre told a reporter who asked during the daily White House press briefing if Kennedy’s comments had any place in the Democratic Party. o ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Watchdog_calls_for_House_committee_to uninvite_RFK_Jr._after_his_comments_are_blasted_as_antisemitic⠀⇛ A Democratic watchdog group has asked a U.S. House committee to rescind an invitation to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the Democratic presidential candidate was filmed falsely suggesting COVID-19 could have been “ethnically targeted” to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people. The Congressional Integrity Project sent a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, after the comments prompted accusations of antisemitism and racism. Jordan said through a spokesperson he will move forward with the hearing despite disagreeing with Kennedy’s comments. Kennedy said that his words were twisted and that he never suggested COVID-19 was targeted to spare Jews. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.’s_Relatives_Condemn_His Comments_About_Covid⠀⇛ His sister Kerry Kennedy criticized his remarks, and his brother Joseph Kennedy II said “they play on antisemitic myths and stoke mistrust of the Chinese.” o ⚓ Tech Times ☛ Experts_Warn_of_AI-Generated_Misinformation_in_2024 US_Election_Campaigns⠀⇛ As the 2024 US Presidential election approaches, digital information integrity experts are warning about the growing usage of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated material that might confuse or mislead voters. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ JURIST ☛ China_launches_another_online_rumor_crackdown⠀⇛ Chinese Communist Party-owned media outlet Renminwang reported Monday that the Chinese Ministry of Public Security began another week of promoting its operation to target online rumors and encourage rational commenting on the internet. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ Project Censored ☛ The_Importance_of_Independent_Media_and_Critical Media_Literacy_Education_in_a_Democratic_Society_–_The_Project_Censored Show⠀⇛ The Importance of Independent Media and Critical Media Literacy Education * ⚓ Craig Murray ☛ How_the_Establishment_Works_Part_2⠀⇛ This article will feature senior judges I have blogged about before, and explain how I expect the Assange case will be finally stitched up for extradition. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_gov’t_watchdog_rejects_complaint_over handling_of_unexplained_media_ban_at_press_event⠀⇛ The Hong Kong government’s watchdog has found no evidence of maladministration by the Information Services Department (ISD), following an investigation into how the government PR wing handled unexplained media bans at an April press event. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Complain_about_Hong_Kong_if_you_must,_but_our plight_has_nothing_to_do_with_German history⠀⇛ An anonymous but outspoken netizen recently dubbed the Hong Kong police, or perhaps just the national security specialists, our Gestapo-po. This seems very unfair. It is commonplace that some languages spring into use in particular circumstances. Discussions of music can hardly avoid Italian. The writers of restaurant menus instinctively reach for their French. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ EFF ☛ Ecuador’s_Judicial_System_Must_Reaffirm_Ola_Bini’s_Innocence_In the_Face_of_Prosecutor’s_Office_Appeal⠀⇛ As we previously wrote, the January ruling set a crucial precedent. It was the first time an Ecuadorian court analyzed the issue of unauthorized access to a computer system, an act classified as an offense under Article 234 of Ecuador’s criminal code. Most importantly, the court resisted setting an expansive interpretation of what constitutes unauthorized access of computer systems, a move that could have seriously endangered the beneficial work of security researchers and the vital role they play for our privacy and security across information systems. The acquittal sentence makes three important facts clear. First, the evidence the prosecution presented was essentially unrelated to the charge of unauthorized access and did not prove the alleged criminal facts. Second, the only piece of evidence that was possibly related, the image of a telnet session showing a connection to a National Telecommunications Corporation (CNT) router, was not proof of criminal activity. And third, the prosecution didn’t present any evidence to prove the required threshold of malicious intent—necessary for the crime of unauthorized access. In short, the court refused to convict Bini based on stereotyped views of security experts intended to stoke fear that he was a danger to the public and state security. The alleged evidence presented to the court was mainly unrelated to the criminal offense levied against Bini. His visits to Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, his internet service contract, the amount of computer equipment he owned, and translations of private conversations held with various contacts through different messaging applications, were related to a strategy of fear mongering around a “hacker panic,” not evidence of a crime. * ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Top_U.N._Human_Rights_Official_&_Fmr._Swedish_FM_on Palestine,_Sudan_&_U.S._Cluster_Bombs_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ On Friday, July 14, Amy Goodman moderated a wide-ranging panel on human rights in Venice, Italy, to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The panel’s speakers included United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström and Eamon Gilmore, the European Union special representative for human rights. They discussed the U.S. sending cluster bombs to Ukraine, the war in Sudan, Palestine, as well as the role of civil society and the media in elevating human rights issues. * ⚓ EFF ☛ EFF_Poker_Tournament_at_DEF_CON_31_♠️⠀⇛ Take a break from hacking the Gibson to face off with your competition at the tables—all while benefiting EFF! Your buy-in is paired with a donation to support EFF’s mission to protect online privacy and free expression for all. Play for money, and the future of the web! Seating is limited, so reserve your spot today. § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ Meduza ☛ The_Kremlin’s_new_buyers_for_Yandex_Putin’s_domestic_policy czar_hopes_to_engineer_a_sale_that_would_further_consolidate_the_state’s control_over_Russia’s_Internet_industry_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Kremlin’s domestic policy czar, First Deputy Chief of Staff Sergey Kiriyenko, is advocating a new plan to sell off tech giant Yandex’s remaining Russian assets, journalists at Meduza and The Bell have learned. Kiriyenko’s plan would transfer the enterprises to a consortium of businessmen with known ties to Yuri Kovalchuk, the billionaire known as “Vladimir Putin’s personal banker,” consolidating his control over the commanding heights of the Russian Internet and expanding the Kremlin’s influence over the industry. As Meduza and The Bell reported last month, the Yandex deal’s future became uncertain after the company’s board of directors opposed selling off the assets to individuals under Western sanctions, even though Vladimir Putin personally approved the list of buyers.  § Monopolies⠀➾ * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ JUVE ☛ EPO_upholds_Compugen_patent_for_immunotherapy_cancer treatment [Ed: JUVE, a sponsored propagandist of illegal agenda (pushing for illegal patent 'court'), on the corrupt EPO upholding its own decisions]⠀⇛ The European Patent Office has had a busy few months. One of the office’s most recent opposition decisions, which relates to a patent for a new cancer treatment, has gone in favour of the patent holder, Compugen. o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Vision_Works_IP_automotive_patent_challenged⠀⇛ On July 14, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S._Patent_8,437,935, owned and asserted by Vision Works IP Corp., an NPE. The ’935 patent generally relates to a vehicle monitoring system for turning off an idling engine. o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ $2,000_for_Jeffrey_M._Gross_entity, Gametronics,_signal_control_patent_prior_art⠀⇛ A new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, was added seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent_8,614,667, owned by Gametronics, an NPE and entity of Jeffrey M. Gross. * § Trademarks⠀➾ o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Trader_Joe’s_Joins_List_Of_Companies_Combatting_Unions Via_Trademark_Bullying⠀⇛ Grocery chain Trader Joe’s is not a complete stranger to Techdirt’s pages, and not for good reasons. The company, in the past, has shown itself to be perfectly willing to abuse trademark law to stop anything it doesn’t like, such as a man reselling its goods across borders where the company has no stores (perfectly legal) or someone setting up a site selling parody goods that tangentially reference its branding (also legal). But now Trader Joe’s has joined a small club of companies that has tried to use trademark law to bully its own employee’s union. * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ US_Court:_When_IPTV_Pirates_Reap_Profit,_CDN Attracts_Pirates_&_Profits⠀⇛ UK-based CDN company DataCamp has failed in its bid to have a $32.5 million lawsuit dismissed in the United States. According to a memorandum and opinion published July 14, plaintiff DISH Network has established a causal relationship between infringing IPTV services and the company’s profits. When the IPTV services profited, that attracted more pirates to DataCamp, the court found. o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Court_Orders_File-Sharing_Service_to_Pay_$46,000 Piracy_Damages_For_User_Upload⠀⇛ A Prague court has ordered Czech file-sharing and hosting site Ulož.to to pay $46,000 in damages to local movie distributor CineMart. The file-sharing platform stood accused of unjust enrichment after one of its users uploaded a pirated film without permission. Uloz’s parent company describes the judgment as absurd and says it will appeal the decision. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 5421 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 07.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_18/07/2023:_Free_Speech_and_Tech_Illiteracy⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 8:32 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal/Opinions o Politics_and_World_Events o Technology_and_Free_Software # Internet/Gemini # Software_Releases/Announcements # Programming * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_CELRTUV_Wordo:_SOLER⠀⇛ # ⚓ Some_unnamable_juice.⠀⇛ My old dad knew some things. Not so much about any one thing, but he could take the measure of whatever came. If you brought something broken, or someone’s name, or what you heard, you’d know he’d have a place for it. Not the details, but a slot. He’d move through this world grounded in what he knew. And enough bones to hang and carry whatever he found. Most of the old folks I knew was like that. And I wonder now, what he’d make of what I got to steer through now. I have this early memory, of when I was small. Back then there was barely any of the Olds come in yet, although they was something he could reckon with. But this one day, I go to fetch dad to come around. I’d found one of his dogs dead on the lower field, just laying there in the dust with the flies, its head about all gone. We go along the fence and find this jelly lump creature about two foot long, heaving along and trailing blood behind. So my dad puts a boot on it, and it bursts out this blue- colored bile as it dies. It’s running down that wind-parched dirt, some unnameable juice, but it don’t run like blood or anything, it pulses with a rhythm. Like it’s its own thing. Never saw nothing like it. # ⚓ Consent⠀⇛ Informed consent is the core pluralist value. The populist core value is tradition. Sometimes flimsy-ass traditions that are only a few decades old, sometimes ancient granite boots stomping a human face forever. So in the mind of a populist, the pluralist ethic might seem like a mess of contradictions. We protest when Iran forces hijabs and when France forbids them. We protest islamophobia but support LGBT which many imams speak out against. In the minds of our foes we seem like flickering candles unable to make up our minds, unable to wrangle our minds to fit their beloved hobgoblin of consistenc # ⚓ So_it’s_been_a_month,_huh?⠀⇛ The Tomatos are just now turning ripe. They’re very small — a bit bigger than cherry tomatos — which wasn’t expected but they’re tasty. Need to do better research what kind of tomato seed to buy. Oops. I’ve already harvested two batches of gherkins and pickled them. All in all around half a kilo of them. This is surprisingly little considering it is seven plants. It’s too early to tell how the pickling turned out, they’re still in the basement fermenting or whatever you call this :). The potatos will soon be ripe I think, so will the chillis and the onions. o § Politics and World Events⠀➾ # ⚓ The_ebb_tide⠀⇛ There is an aforism, “a rising tide lifts all boats”, made popular by a speechwriter in the JFK administration who snarfed it from the regional New England Council in the early sixties. It’s been used to promote pretty messed up economic policies that benefit the richest of the richest, and completely ignoring the ever-widening wealth gap, under the guise of “what are you complaining about? Even though the wealth gaps are the biggest they’ve ever been and the billionares can buy and sell forty thousand Versailles palaces per minute, you’re still better of than a Whitechapel streetrat in the 19th century, aren’t you?” There’s also a really good music album by Mire Kay that’s named after that phrase. One of my favorite records, coincidentally. It doesn’t seem like a political record as far as I can tell. It is a poetic and dangerously convincing phrase even though the underlying political sentiment is all kinds of messed up. # ⚓ Populism⠀⇛ It’s weird how the shift from workers vs owners to pluralists vs populists has been presented as this new phenomenon by commentators like Norris and Inglehart, the latter arguing that it’s because of how the new generation has new values. # ⚓ Doomers_over_the_line⠀⇛ For me, there are two kind of sharp dividing lines when it comes to doomerism (and people do one or the other or both, they’re independent). One is when people use it to shut down others. The difference between “I need a break from thinking about this” vs “you need to give up! You need to stop trying!”. The latter is what’s not OK. # ⚓ Free_Speech⠀⇛ I hesitated to even write this, but it needs said. I did tone it down just a bit, in the interest of legitimate dialogue. o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ Old_Computer_Challenge_V3⠀⇛ I only learn about the challenge on the first day. Hopefully I have the perfect challenger for this task: my trusty Acer Aspire One from 2009. Equipped with an Intel Atom clocking at 1.6GHz, 1Gib of RAM and a 250Gb hard drive, it barely needed any limitation to fit in the challenge. I grab it from the shelf, blow the dust out of it and powers it. Without much surprise, it boots into the 5 years old Void Linux I had setup and forgot about. I plug it in to reflow it with some juice, and ends the day. # ⚓ Melody_Chop_Shop⠀⇛ “Composing with Constraints” exercise 9 has one chop a given melody into segments of equal length and presumably to reorder those segments as you see fit, possibly randomly. Musikalisches Würfelspiel was popular a few years ago. With a computer one might imagine software that splits music into suitable segments, and now you have two problems: the original exercise, and new software to write. Worse, not all MIDI is suitable to segmentation; there may be zero “dtime” events associated with either a previous or the next note, and the next note event could appear before the previous note event. Perhaps there is a control change for the next note, and then a “note_off” event for some prior “note_on” event. Most MIDI is not like this, though tracks that have long sustains (“note_on” without a corresponding or very late “note_off”) will also be a problem for a simple segmentation process that only considers “note_on” events. Still, you can try arbitrary MIDI files or normalize them first so that shuffled stray events do not cause problems. # ⚓ How-to_install_Alpine_Linux_in_full_ram_with_persistency⠀⇛ In this guide, I’d like to share with you how to install Alpine Linux, so it runs entirely from RAM, but using its built-in tool to handle persistency. Perfect setup for a NAS or router, so you don’t waste a disk for the system, and this can even be used for a workstation. # ⚓ Tech_illiteracy⠀⇛ My parents were born around the 60s. They were fortunate enough to witness some of the most revolutionary technological miracles, and remember living without them. For example, did you know before mircowave popcorn was invented people just took the kernels and put them in brown paper lunch bags and put that in microwaves. Anyways, a story my mom likes to tell me about regarding computers is this: “When I was a kid they brought in a computer to my school and gathered everyone around to see it. An old terminal style with a keyboard. It probably weighed a hundred pounds. The presenter said “In the future everything will be done with one of these!” And the entire classroom laughed at them, “Yeah right!” we all said in disbelief”. # ⚓ How_Much_Space_Is_Saved_By_Using_Tabs_In_Code?⠀⇛ One of the arguments for using tabs over spaces as a coding style is that tabs use less disc space than, well… spaces. It’s obvious that it does use less space. One tab character can represent what multiple space characters do, and the size of a tab and space character are identical. People argue about the degree of difference it makes. Most people just guess. Either saying “it’s too small of a degree to matter” or “I guess it would be this much smaller”. I could not find any actual tests outside of a few toy examples. So today I decided to do my own test and get a real estimate. # ⚓ Old_Computer_Challenge_2023_retrospective⠀⇛ I didn’t manage to write up my experiences every day, so I’m going to do a recap today. Overall, there’s not much to say; going to the smol computer made me postpone some things that weren’t urgent, but had to be done on the web of *B▲b𝑦ƚøn*, but didn’t otherwise affect my computing very much. I used my phone more than I expected or intended to. # ⚓ What’s_on_My_Phone_2023⠀⇛ It’s been a while since I’ve done something like this. Here’s a list of Android apps I use often on my Pixel 4 running GrapheneOS. It’s not a complete list at all, instead I’ve tried to focus on unique apps that you’re less likely to have heard of before. Hopefully you find something useful! # ⚓ Sliding_under_the_door_before_ew0k_slams_it_temporarily shut⠀⇛ Maybe my faculties are failing, but Bubble seems too “link busy” to me. I stare at a page there, and it feels as though I have too much screen scanning to do to accomplish what I want. But I suppose practice would perfect that. # ⚓ Changing_How_I_Consume_Visual_Content⠀⇛ Something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately is how I can be a more conscientious and ethical consumer of visual content, specifically movies and television. This isn’t my first foray into trying to be a more ethical consumer. I recently quit using Spotify for music consumption, and so far it’s been a rather rewarding and transformative experience. My consumption habits were completely changed by dropping Spotify and all for the better. Television and movies will be more difficult though. I watch a lot of TV and it’s almost all through streamers. I figure I would lay out some of my thoughts as I try and put together a plan to wean myself off the big streamers almost entirely. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Re:_Re:_Free_Speech⠀⇛ I have been sitting on this post, unwritten, stewing around in my head for a while now. Given the recent woke gemidrama, I thought now as good a time as any to finally write this up. # ⚓ My_Gemini_Retrospective⠀⇛ In my mind, browsing Geminispace or Gopherspace is the internet equivalent of de Certeau’s idea of walking in the city. The veteran geminaut knows the best way from capsule A to capsule B, gems like a games and shortcuts like aggregators. The veteran geminaut navigates deliberately and mindfully, and this is an empowering experience that allows people to pursue their interests, find adjucent topics of interest and exchange ideas with like-minded people, without fear of tracking or ads that gently bend and push one’s stream of consciousness. Gemini allows people to talk to the void without FOMO and without expecting “coins” such as “likes” in return, and that is very liberating once you get used to it. Gemini is a good lesson for people who believe that work is never “done” and deny the “perma” in “permacomputing”. My most influential and inspiring teachers taught me that there’s always something I can do when I’m done with my current task: if you don’t see anything to do or improve, you’re probably not looking: you’re a lazy bum, incompetent, or both. When I was younger, confidence in my ability to fix and improve things made me a calm and productive person. Gemini helped me realize that this hunt for problems and solution made me stressed: my attempt to restore what I preceived as lost harmony in the world, helped me find peace and win this silly zero sum game. Writing my own Gemini client taught me that the work can be “done” if you decide so, and I feel more peaceful knowing that my primary content retrieval tool won’t change. # ⚓ Help!_The_antenna_on_my_textie_talkie_is_broke!⠀⇛ Fortunately I’ve been sufficiently busy of late for Antenna’s downtime to make me too impoli.. I mean despondent. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇;-)⦈ I also went cold turkey on alcohol and pot, not to mention not having any cigarettes after a weekend smoking a lot with my brother (basically the only time I ever do anymore). # ⚓ the_internet_feels_like_it’s_dying⠀⇛ I am grateful today that I have access to some smaller, more niche parts of the web. I am glad that I have a computer and feel comfortable using it. I think if I was raised on smartphones and tablets alone and just used to a few specific apps (and at worst, a functioning and optimized mobile browser view), I would feel very, very lonely and locked out right now without an account on the big socials. They’d be all I know and used to have access to. Now, they don’t have to be, but it still sucks to be anyone online right now. A few days ago, and again today, I wanted to check up on a music artist I enjoy. I don’t have any accounts at Twitter, Instagram, or Tiktok. I try to check their Twitter on my phone – login screen. I close it. It presents me with viral tweets, but not the profile I wanted to see. I try it on my laptop. Sometimes, they make a difference between desktop and smartphone. Not this time. # § Software Releases/Announcements⠀➾ # ⚓ ANTENNA_DOWNTIME_TOMORROW_AS_WELL⠀⇛ Renovating takes more time than it should… # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Web_API_Articles⠀⇛ From time to time I need to work with web APIs. These normally allow computers to communicate online. But, it might be necessary for people to work with APIs to connect a business to a new service or to automate tasks. Below are some articles that I found helpful while learning about APIs. # ⚓ Reading_log⠀⇛ Added [Gila2023], which presents “zip-zip trees”, which claim to offer the balanced depth of a treap or binary search tree that has been constructed with uniform random insertions, while being strongly history independent. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 5918 ➮ Generation completed at 02:42, i.e. 89 seconds to (re)generate ⟲