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Creepy_Uncle_Bill‘s Certified Lab_Garbage Has Still_Not Recovered. Today, Brown still has the same talking points—environment, health, animal welfare—but fewer people seem to be listening. Instead, there’s only one question on the minds of financial analysts and business journalists: Can Beyond Meat actually make money? Brown has had plenty of time to think about the dynamic. “When you’re doing well, they make you seem like you have the Midas touch,” he says, speaking in a hotel room in Midtown Manhattan last week. “When you’re struggling, it’s the opposite. You just have to be comfortable with both.” It’s rougher out there than it was during the plant meat glory days. High food prices have caused shoppers to forgo expensive meat alternatives, while cooling hypeandhigh interest rates have tightened the spigot of venture capitalthat fuels the industry’s smaller players. More_than_a_dozen_startups in the space have folded in recent months. Beyond Meat, the O.G. that started it all, has fared particularly badly in some ways, especially compared to its biggest rival, Redwood City, Calif.-based Impossible Foods (it helps though, that Impossible is a private company, which means it can keep its financials close to the chest). -Time Magazine So hiding from investors because there’s no requirement to tell the public how bad things are getting in your industry means you do well, I guess? LOL “There are all_these_bills that say it’s got to be called, basically, lab garbage to be sold. They don’t want us to use the beef label.” -Creepy Uncle Bill Gates 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Bill_Gates_and_Jeffrey_Epstein⦈_ “Hey kid, do you spit or swallow……………the LAB GARBAGE?“ Beyond Beef never recovered from the initial hype and the cheap debt, which is what sustained most of the bullshit “startups” which go bankrupt as soon as the Federal Reserve ends the gravy train. Along the way, there were some truly bizarre stories about the company, like their_CFO_biting_a_man’s_nose. I guess that’s what happens when you’ve been eating Beyond Beef for a while… Creepy Uncle gambled and lost. Nobody wants fake beef that tastes like shit unless they’re some sort of a demented pervert. Hell, it takes a bigger demented pervert to eat this crap than someone who would pal around with Jeff Epstein looking for a “Nobel Prize”. I tried the stuff one time simply out of morbid curiosity and because Walmart ordered a bunch it couldn’t sell and it turned out to free plus rebate money between the closeout and iBotta. So I pocketed the cash and the Beyond Beef all ended up in the garbage can. I tried to make a recipe out of it (a chili recipe that is always so delicious that I must have seconds) and it ruined it with this fake and nasty “off taste”. I ended up throwing the whole thing out. Fake meat can never beat cow. And of course Creepy Uncle doesn’t eat this shit. His favorite food is REAL hamburger. He tries to steal from everyone else what he demands for himself, like End-to- End encryption, real food, and personal transportation. Have you ever seen Creepy Uncle on the bus with his “sweater” and “reading list” and “Casio watch” and every other “everyman” puff piece he’s paid for in the fake news media? No. Bill Gates had four private jets and chose to fly on the LOLITA Express with Epstein. There was a time when it was easier to keep a lid on the fraudulent career of Creepy Uncle Bill, the womanizing, the associations with (and maybe more) with a convicted mass pedophile, and so on, where I thought Bill Gates was a visionary. It was easier to control and keep a lid on information in the 90s. Now he has what’s left of the mass media (which is propaganda, agitation, and advertising) working 24 hours a day covering up his crimes, talking about nonsense and puffery, and printing articles insisting that everyone who criticizes him is some sort of a nutcase. It works well enough if you never scratch below the surface. The plan with the “lab garbage” (saying the quiet_part_out_loud) was, essentially, “You get the peasants used to eating this stuff, which is saltier and less nutritious than meat, then once you get them off the meat, you switch them to bugs.”. There are thousands of articles in the “mainstream” about how people “should” eat bugs. I didn’t climb to the top of the goddamned food chain as an apex predator, so I can eat goddamn bugs and fake meat and ride the bus and give up coffee. Store clerk: “Sir, what are you doing?” *when Ron throws a piece of veggie bacon in the trash* Ron: “I’m making sure that nobody ever has to eat this.” […] “Veganism is the sad result of a morally corrupt mind. Reconsider your life.” -Ron Swanson, Parks & Recreation Ron was the best character on that show. He reminded me of, like, almost a parody of me in so many ways. █ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢰⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣔⣶⣶⣶⣴⣶⣲⣶⣔⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡷⣷⣷⣽⣹⡾⣎⡖⢸⡟⣿⢾⣿⠄⠀ ⠀⠀⢠⡄⣤⡅⢠⣤⣄⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⡇⣯⡷⡄⣼⠩⣿⡇⠀⣶⣶⣖⠀⠠⢞⣿⡱⣪⣿⡇⠀⡧⢬⠷⡣⣘⣷⡳⡷⡏⡆⠀⢼⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⣀⢀⣀⡀⠀⡀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠉⠉⠁⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⢀⢀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⣀⢀⣀⡀⣀⠀⠀⠀⢀⢀⢀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡆⠀⠀⡀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠘⠘⠚⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠛⠘⠛⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠂⠀⠀⠀⠘⠘⠛⠛⠃⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠛⠛⠛⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⣶⣶⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 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#techrights 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇HTML5 logs⦈ (full IRC log as HTML) IRC log for #techrights  QmZ7hsV8LHRFECX8fwdwVZdZJep4GL9MJwzJoNfp9MrwaN (full IRC log 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇text logs⦈ as plain/ASCII text) 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇IPFS logo⦈ § Bulletin for Yesterday⠀➾ Local_copy | CID (IPFS): Qmf3QVyPA8xsQqXgQeE5Tw2LE7vuKa1Y9spx36dsNNUSsB ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 427 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/08/03/linux-com-dupes/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/08/03/linux-com-dupes/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.03.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ For_the_Second_Time_in_a_Few_Weeks_Linux.com_Posts_Duplicates_in_an_Otherwise Mostly_Dead_Site_That_Just_Links_to_LF_Press_Releases_(Sales)⠀✐ Posted in Deception, GNU/Linux at 11:12 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz How hard can it be to not post a duplicate? 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Wasmcon_dupe⦈_ The site nowadays posts maybe 2-3 ‘posts’ a week and they’re all just links to the Linux_Foundation site. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇andrewb_at_linux.com⦈_ Mr. Promixa again, the grifter_that_posts_a_link for $2,500,000 a year? 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Wasmcom_linux.com⦈_ Notice the number of views more than a day later. Maybe they posted this a second time hoping that another handful of people will go to the Web site which lacks an RSS feed and runs_proprietary_software. Summary: Linux.com has become a dump of embarrassing quality and no real “content”; they even post duplicates (dupes) to an audience of a few dozen after the Linux Foundation, run_by_Linux-hostile_people, conspired against GNU/ Linux users, firing all the authors and editors (this site was once a very thriving site — a resource for GNU/Linux users, not irrelevant press releases for openwashing/ making the Web proprietary ) ⠀⢰⣶⡶⣒⣶⣒⠶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶ ⠀⢸⠁⣾⡿⠟⣿⣷⠸⣿⠻⢿⣦⢀⠙⢫⣾⢟⡟⢻⣷⡝⢣⣾⠟⠙⠿⣷⣽⢱⣾⣿⡟⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⠿⣿⢿⢿⣿⣿⢿⠿⠿⡿⡿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⢿⡿⡿⡿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⢸⣄⡻⣿⣷⣾⡿⠰⠿⠾⠿⠛⢈⣰⣮⡻⠦⠭⠽⢟⣵⣎⡻⠧⠤⠼⢟⣽⣜⡻⠧⠤⠼⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠯⠶⠶⠼⠴⠬⠿⠧⠿⠭⠷⠭⠬⠮⠦⠿⠼⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣾⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⢿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⠿⠿ ⠀⢸⡿⡿⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣧⣤⣄ ⠀⢸⣧⣦⣤⣬⣤⣥⣼⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠘⠛⠻⠿⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣶⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠛⠿ ⠀⢘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠤⠰⠶⠶⠶⠆⠸⣇⠀⢠⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠃⠘⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⢟⣿⣿⠉⠉⢹⣯⢩⣛⣟⢹⢻⠟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣤⣤⣄⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣾⣿⣾⣶⣷⣾⣾⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠃ ⠀⢸⣿⢿⣿⣿⠻⠻⢻⣿⢿⠻⡟⠿⡿⡿⣿⢿⡿⡟⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣂⡀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣴⣶⣼⣿⣼⣼⣧⣤⣿⣼⣼⣤⣦⣧⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⠿⠿⣿⠿⠿⠟⠁ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⢿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣮⣿⣿⣸⣿⣸⡿⣟⣻⡟⣽⣿⣗⣺⣷⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⢝⣿⣿⠘⠚⢸⣿⡿⢿⡟⢿⣻⣯⣯⢽⢿⣍⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢡⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 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and 8.1 to Firefox ESR. As I pointed out the other day, Firefox Extended Support Release is the least shitty way to deal with Firefox. It gets rid of all of the constant new buggy code that almost always implements something hideous that they’ve copied from GULAG CRASH. Eventually, you’ll still get bumped to a new ESR that rolls the last 12 or 13 “Rapid Release” versions worth of feature changes, at once, but overall, there’s going to be a lot less drama in your life because ESR just gets backported security and crash fixes and otherwise doesn’t “roll”. Modern software sort of implies that there will be some crappy always-broken rolling release that always causes some problem you hadn’t planned on. So while this change will be new for some Windows users, nobody should wait until their OS is out of support. They should just grab ESR. (And switch to Linux. But that’s not the main focus here.) Most Linux distributions where they value security, stability, and predictable software behavior, want nothing to do with Firefox’s Rapid Release channel, and it’s clear why. Mozilla_posted_an_FAQ about Firefox and Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, so I thought I’d take it and add MY answers. “Why has Firefox ended support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 users?“ Firefox ended support because they’re stack full of Microsoft toadies. Supporting these versions of Windows would be trivial, they just don’t want to do it. Hardly anything of value has changed since these operating systems had their last feature packs added. There are still some people making variants of Firefox and Pale Moon (a Firefox fork) for Windows XP for crying out loud, and that was released 22 years ago this month. Granted that much has changed since XP and these browsers are not very stable due to the fact that the XP kernel is EXTREMELY old and things like multi- process programs were barely even something Windows was capable of then, but the fact is that people still make browsers for it and it’s 22 years old and hasn’t been touched by Microsoft, even for a security update, since 2014 (or 2019 if you used the WEPOS hack). Will switching to a different browser keep me protected? That depends on what you mean by “protected”. If you’re on an unsupported version of Windows, you’re in even more danger than a supported version of Windows, which itself is still quite susceptible to malware infestations. However, if you mean is there a supported browser you can switch to, then there are several still out there. When Firefox ESR support ends, it’s quite possible you could get away with browsing on Pale Moon or a fork of it for a while longer. Can I still browse safely with Firefox Windows 7, 8 and 8.1? Absolutely not. It’s Windows, it’s worse than Windows. It’s unsupported Windows. Anti-virus software is a big fat joke. Switch to Linux and keep using a supported operating system and new versions of Firefox (or Chrome, or anything else for that matter). Don’t wait to get cut off entirely. How can I get the newest features of Firefox? Mozilla says you can “upgrade” to Windows 10 or later, but honestly, every computer that came with a version of Windows doesn’t run the next version very well. This is because Windows is hideously bloated and inefficient, and that gets worse with time. When your computer is getting up there with age, it makes how terrible the latest version of Windows is painfully obvious because you have not thrown a computer that’s ten times faster than your last one at it lately. It’s very sad that Mozilla doesn’t even mention Linux, which will almost certainly be acceptably fast, maybe even faster than your unsupported version of Windows. But Mozilla takes Microsoft influence-peddling money and wouldn’t dare say “Boo!’ to them at this point. They also claim to be opposed to Google’s new Total Web DRM (“Web Environment Integrity”), but they went ahead and implemented the last DRM, Widevine, which was not even arguably open, and put it on people’s computers without asking. Fundamentally all of the same arguments applied to Widevine and Mozilla caved after token opposition. Like appeasing Hitler and expecting that he will stop at Austria and Poland. It’s very clear why Mozilla (thoroughly corrupted) is not telling people to switch to a secure Linux OS that is receiving new browser and OS updates. Mozilla points out that if you put Windows 10 on your computer, you can keep your Firefox settings and stuff, but that’s also true if you change the OS to Linux and sign back into Sync. Your bookmarks, passwords, extensions, and most of your settings will just be there too. It’s clear that Mozilla is giving people bad advice. Windows “upgrades” just take the same fundamentally broken, ill-designed, inefficient, security disaster, and push the Doomsday Clock back another couple years. In only 1.5 years, you’ll lose support for Windows 10 again, so it’s like a Snooz-Alarm with a lot of work and risk of data loss for such a brief respite. Many computers can run for more than a decade and a half with Linux and still browse the Web with the latest software. Maybe not so pleasant at the end, but it can be done. With Windows and Mac, you maybe get 5 if you’re lucky. It’s hilarious when you’re a Linux user and see Apple customers throwing all their expensive shit out every 2-3 years. That seems like an awful lot of work and shuffling things around and money just to see all of the newest desktop icons. What could you be doing with all of that money besides getting another gussied up Chromebook? █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 780 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/08/03/opensource-com-2-months-ago/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/08/03/opensource-com-2-months-ago/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.03.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ 2_Months_Ago_IBM_Said_OpenSource.com_Would_be_Back⠀✐ Posted in IBM, Red_Hat at 11:25 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Coming Real Soon From IBM: OpenSource.com! 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇OpenSource.com_2_months_ago⦈_ Of course Open Source dot com (OpenSource.com) will be back any day now, thanks to IBM. And FSF_will_soon_tell_us what the IBM move regarding RHEL source code means to the GPL. Of course Baker’s_Mozilla will imminently issue a condemnation of "Web Environment_Integrity" any day now. 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Benoît_Battistelli and António Campinos intentionally lowered quality to make more money and push lots of European_software_patents under false_pretenses. “Save the EPO from financialisation.”“The term “production” as the EPO uses it has a false and misleading definition,” one reader told us, citing the post from_Wilming. I decided to belatedly do a video about it, after days of unprecedented_disruption_in_IRC. Save the EPO from financialisation. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 913 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/08/03/plagiarism-as-a-service/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/08/03/plagiarism-as-a-service/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.03.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Microsoft’s_Marketing_Outreach_for_Its_Plagiarism_Disservice_Devolves_or Morphs_Into_Shameless_SPAM⠀✐ Posted in Law, Microsoft at 7:46 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 167bd0e9358b67c31ac82646e34b49f3 CoPilot SPAM Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/github-abuse-pushed-to-orgs.webm Summary: Plagiarism-as-a-service is marketed by Microsoft and by Microsoft’s marketing_drones in a pushy and spammy kind of way; the company must be desperate to actually make some money out of GitHub (it’s bleeding to death with many layoffs) UNDER the guise of (misnomer) “HEY HI” (AI) Microsoft markets a token-spewing monster that boils down to plagiarism of computer code, including copyleft- licensed stuff. The video above explains a story that was passed to us by a reader, albeit it starts with an explanation of why we didn’t do many videos this past week (instead we unmasked Matthew_J_Garrett, who had used about 10 sockpuppets in IRC since last autumn). The short story is, Microsoft is now sending a bunch of spam (SPAM!) E-mails to many unwanting or unconsenting parties, trying to push them to proprietary code editors and then charge them over $200 per year to help them engage in plagiarism while the legal basis is still_the_subject_of_a_class_action lawsuit. “Microsoft is a pathetic excuse for a “company”; having engaged in plenty of plagiarism itself, it now tries to profit from facilitation of others doing the same.”“Note that college students and employees are being encouraged to pursue plagiarism in their coding,” the reader told us. “(Also that UNIX lists are being spammed with Microsoft shit.)” As noted in the video above, GitHub lacks a business model. It loses_a_lot_of money_and_had_at_least_two_rounds_of_layoffs_so_far_this_year. So now they are selling plagiarism as a “premium”. People who are gullible enough to use such disservices can get sued over code which they did not even realise was plagiarised (neither attribution nor licensing information is attached to such code). Microsoft is a pathetic excuse for a “company”; having engaged in plenty of plagiarism itself, it now tries to profit from facilitation of others doing the same. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 983 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.03.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Gemini_Links_03/08/2023:_Illusionary_Democracy_and_All_Things_Illegal⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 4:19 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Personal/Opinions * Politics_and_World_Events * Technology_and_Free_Software o Internet/Gemini * § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ o ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_AIMNTUY_Wordo:_RETRO⠀⇛ o ⚓ Appenzell⠀⇛ OK, so what’s the deal with Appenzell? We already heard that their history is related to St. Gallen. You need to look at the map of St. Gallen: Appenzell is completely surrounded by St. Gallen. Appenzell is mountainous. St. Gallen rules over the lands by the Bodensee to the north, the wide Rhine valley to the east, and the Thur valley to the south. o ⚓ Zürich⠀⇛ I’ve lived in the Canton of Zürich for 30 years. When I was 18, my father and my stepmum left for Indonesia for two years and when they came back I didn’t want to be there so I moved out when I was twenty or so, to Zürich, to live in shared apartments like many other students did. And then I just never went back to Aargau. o ⚓ St._Gallen⠀⇛ St. Gallen is an abbey with a famous library. It’s really very nice. Apparently it was founded by an Irish missionary. This dude was 612; the monastery was founded by St. Othmar in 720; the Magyars attacked in 926 and subsequent years. The books were moved to its books were removed to Reichenau to keep them safe. To quote Wikipedia: “Not all the books were returned.” Just saying. o ⚓ Aargau⠀⇛ A few days ago I started reading up on the Swiss cantons, creating a post on fedi based on those Wikipedia articles. I’m reposting these posts on the blog because they’re starting to grow on my. * § Politics and World Events⠀➾ o ⚓ Illusionary_Democracy⠀⇛ There’s so much to unpack here that I’ve been struggling to formulate a single coherent post on the topic, so I’m going to ignore 95% of the problem and just go for something about which I feel on thoroughly safe ground. * § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ o ⚓ All_Things_Illegal⠀⇛ It is a logical fallacy to assume that since the State is evil, _all_ laws it enforces are likewise, evil. However, _many_ laws are in fact, are fruits of the poisoned tree. While I will focus on the US, many of the issues mentioned apply universally. o § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Rebuilding_my_gopher_server⠀⇛ So here’s something not to do: don’t blindly flail at a system upgrade on your server! A couple of nights ago, I decided to upgrade gopher.visiblink.ca. It runs Raspberry Pi OS on a Pi Zero W. Raspberry Pi OS is based on Debian and the /etc/apt/sources.list file uses the same codenames as Debian. So, without going to the Raspberry Pi OS homepage to check on the latest version, I just assumed that it was Debian 12 “Bookworm” and went ahead with the regular steps toward a dist-upgrade. It turns out that the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS is Debian 11 “Bullseye.” Ouch. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1120 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.03.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_03/08/2023:_LibreOffice_7.6_RC2_and_Azure_Breached⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 4:23 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Kernel_Space o Graphics_Stack o Instructionals/Technical o Games * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o PCLinuxOS/Mageia/Mandriva/OpenMandriva_Family 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 Events o Productivity_Software/LibreOffice/Calligra o Programming/Development # Perl_/_Raku # Rust * Leftovers o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Patents # Trademarks * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ The BSD Now Podcast ☛ BSDNow_518:_Unix_Edition_Zero⠀⇛ A Guide to Problem-Solving for Software Developers with Examples, making 20% time work, Long Live Netbooks, OpenBSD Router on Sg105w… o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_6.4.8⠀⇛ I'm announcing the release of the 6.4.8 kernel. All users of the 6.4 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 6.4.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/ git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-6.4.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/ linux-s... thanks, greg k-h # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_6.1.43⠀⇛ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.15.124⠀⇛ # ⚓ Neowin ☛ Linus_Torvalds_seems_frustrated_with_AMD_Ryzen fTPM_bugs_and_issues,_suggests_disabling⠀⇛ AMD’s fTPM had been causing stuttering and freezing issues first on Windows, and then on Linux too. As such, Linux boss Linus Torvalds has now suggested disabling fTPM entirely on Ryzen. o § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ New_ideas_using_Wayland_Input_Methods⠀⇛ Input Methods are a way of allowing third parties programs to manipulate text in text input boxes in applications. The two traditional uses of this are on-screen keyboards like one has on a mobile phone, and Chinese, Japanese and Korean (CJK) input where a keyboard doesn’t map directly to the text we want to see on screen. It’s a lot more than merely injecting keys; the input method needs to have an awareness of the text cursor and the ability to manipulate whole words and sentences at a time. This is extremely important for the CJK way of typing where multiple keyboard keys are used to compose a single character. It’s also important for virtual keyboards that have advanced features like auto- completion and spell-checking words. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Fix_SSH_Permission_Denied_Publickey⠀⇛ Secure Shell (SSH) is an essential tool for establishing encrypted and secure remote connections. It ensures data confidentiality and integrity during communication over an insecure network. However, when attempting to connect to a remote server using SSH, you may encounter the dreaded “SSH Permission Denied (Publickey)” error. # ⚓ 2023-07-26_[Older]_How_to_Fix_NGINX_“worker_connections_are not_enough”_Error⠀⇛ # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Zabbix_on_Debian_12⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Zabbix on Debian 12. Monitoring and managing IT infrastructure is crucial for businesses and organizations to ensure seamless operations and optimal performance. Zabbix, an open-source monitoring solution, offers a powerful platform to monitor various components of your infrastructure. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Ruby_on_Rails_on_Debian_12⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Ruby on Rails on Debian 12. For those of you who didn’t know, Ruby on Rails, often referred to as Rails, is a powerful and elegant web application framework that facilitates the development of robust and dynamic websites and applications. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_pgAdmin_on_Debian_12⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install pgAdmin on Debian 12. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ mv_Command_in_Linux_with_Examples⠀⇛ Navigating through a Linux system requires frequent manipulation of files and directories, whether that’s moving them to a new location, renaming them, or both. One of the most commonly used commands for such tasks is the ‘mv’ command in Linux. # ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ GNU_Emacs_29.1_Released!_How_to_Install in_Ubuntu_22.04_via_PPA⠀⇛ GNU Emacs text editor released version 29.1 few days ago. Here’s how to install it in current Ubuntu releases. According to the release note. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ pwd_Command_in_Linux_with_Examples⠀⇛ In a Linux environment, understanding your location within the directory structure is fundamental. A central command that aids this task is the ‘pwd’ command in Linux, an abbreviation for ‘print working directory’. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ rm_Command_in_Linux_with_Examples⠀⇛ The rm command in Linux, a powerful tool for removing files and directories, is an integral part of any Linux user’s toolkit. Despite its seeming simplicity, it offers impressive versatility for both straightforward and complex tasks. # ⚓ OSNote ☛ How_to_Install_WordPress_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ This tutorial describes how to install and configure WordPress 5 on Ubuntu 18.04 with Apache as the web server and MySQL as the database and secure the website with a Let’s encrypt SSL certificate. WordPress is the most widely used CMS and Blog platform on the internet and powers about 32% of all websites worldwide. # ⚓ Own HowTo ☛ How_to_install_VLC_Player_on_Debian_12⠀⇛ Vlc is a free and open source player that you can use on Linux to watch videos or listen to music. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Install_Apache_&_PHP-FPM_on_Debian_12/ 11⠀⇛ Apache is one of the most popular open-source web servers available. It’s incredibly powerful, capable of serving a high number of requests per second. PHP-FPM is an efficient method used to deliver PHP content on high-traffic servers. When combined, they can efficiently serve dynamic PHP applications. # ⚓ Vitux ☛ How_to_Install_Shopware_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Shopware Community Edition is a free, open-source, highly flexible, powerful, and customizable software solution that allows you to quickly and easily create an online shop. It is built on PHP with Symfony and Zend components and uses MariaDB to store its data. # ⚓ Vitux ☛ How_to_Install_and_Use_MongoDB_on_Debian⠀⇛ In this guide, you will install MongoDB NoSQL Database on a Debian 11 server and also learn some of MongoDB operations, the basic CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) in MongoDB. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_GlusterFS_on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛ GlusterFS or Gluster File System, is a free and open-source distributed file system developed by RedHat. In this guide, we’ll take you through the installation process of GlusterFS Cluster on AlmaLinux 9 servers. You will set up high- availability file system storage using GlusterFS on AlmaLinux 9 servers. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Laravel_on_Debian_12⠀⇛ Laravel is a web application framework based on PHP for building enterprise web applications. In this guide, we’ll show you how to install Laravel step- by-step on Debian 12, so you can get started with the Laravel project. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_InfluxDB_on_CentOS_8⠀⇛ InfluxDB is an open-source and time series database developed by InfluxData. It is written in Go and designed to handle high write and query loads. This tutorial will explain how to install InfluxDB on CentOS 8. # ⚓ Linux Journal ☛ Organizing_Secure_Document_Collaboration: How_to_Install_ONLYOFFICE_DocSpace_Server_on_Linux⠀⇛ Nowadays, online document collaboration is a must for everyone. You definitely need to co-edit numerous docs with your teammates as well as work on office files with various external users, almost everyday. Keeping this in mind, the open-source project ONLYOFFICE released the DocSpace solution which allows connecting people and files and levels up document collaboration. Let’s discover its features and installation options. # ⚓ Complete_Guide_to_Install_Android_Studio_on_Linux⠀⇛ Android Studio, the official Google integrated development environment (IDE) for Android app development, is a widely used tool among developers for its robust capabilities in creating, testing, and debugging Android applications. # ⚓ Git_rebase_interaction:_Unleashing_advanced_editing_and squashing_power⠀⇛ Git is a distributed version control system that allows multiple developers to work on a project simultaneously without overwriting each other’s changes. It provides features for tracking changes, reverting to previous states, and creating branches for isolated changes. # ⚓ Git_rebase_in_action:_real_world_examples_and_use_cases⠀⇛ Git is a distributed version control system that allows multiple developers to work on a project simultaneously. It is widely used for its capability to manage code changes across various branches and for its ability to track historical changes. Overview of Git Rebase One of Git’s powerful features is “rebase”. # ⚓ Common_Git_rebase_mistakes_and_how_to_avoid_them⠀⇛ Git is a distributed version control system that allows multiple people to work on a project simultaneously without overwriting each other’s changes. One of the most powerful, yet often misused features of Git is the rebase command. Git rebase is a command that integrates changes from one branch into another. # ⚓ A_Beginner’s_Guide_to_Git_Rebase:_Simplifying_Your_Version Control_Workflow⠀⇛ Version control is a system that records changes to a file or set of files over time so that you can recall specific versions later. # ⚓ Git_Rebase_vs._Git_Merge:_Choosing_the_right_version control_strategy⠀⇛ Git is an open-source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. It allows multiple people to work on the same codebase simultaneously, without overwriting each other’s changes. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ New_Steam_Games_with_Native_Linux_Clients with_BattlegroupVR,_Moondrop,_and_Stone_Story_RPG_–_2023-08- 02_Edition⠀⇛ Between 2023-07-26 and 2023-08-02 there were 33 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. # ⚓ Proton_8.0-3_has_been_released⠀⇛  Valve has just published Proton 8.0-3 as the newest version of this Wine-based software that powers Steam Play for running Windows games on Linux. # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Linux_Rising:_Steam_Usage_Surpasses_macOS_for Gaming⠀⇛ We have reached a nice little milestone in the adoption of Linux on Steam. Over the years, gaming on Linux has consistently risen thanks to the introduction of the likes of Wine, Proton, and SteamPlay. Like always, Steam recently released the survey results for the month of July 2023, and we were glad to see that Linux’s market share had deviated upwards in comparison to previous months. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ AMD_Radeon_RX_7900_XTX_Debuts_in_Steam Hardware_Survey_at_Position_93⠀⇛ AMD’s Radeon RX 7900 XTX has finally surfaced in the Steam Hardware Survey at position 93, with 0.17% market share. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § PCLinuxOS/Mageia/Mandriva/OpenMandriva Family⠀➾ # ⚓ PCLOS Official ☛ Thunderbird_updated_to_115.1.0⠀⇛ The famous email client continues to improve with an update to Thunderbird 115.1.0 and is now available in the PCLinuxOS Software repository. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ 3_reasons_to_drop_Docker_for_Podman [Ed: Red Hat enticing people tom embrace vendor lock-in]⠀⇛ Many think of Podman to be a replacement for Docker (if they have heard of Podman at all). But, this is not the case, as Podman is another option that provides better security and developer features. Podman is a cloud-native, daemonless tool that helps developers manage their Linux containers. Podman is all about security, but also minimizing the friction between your local development environment and production. # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ VMware_Antrea_is_now_Generally_Available_on OpenShift⠀⇛ The VMware_Antrea_Operator, a network cluster operator for deploying Antrea as the default cluster network in Red Hat OpenShift, is now certified_and_available as a container network interface (CNI) plug-in and can be deployed on OpenShift 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, and 4.12. The container network interface (CNI) badge represents a distinct classification in the Red Hat OpenShift certification ecosystem and is reserved for networking solutions that integrate with OpenShift via a CNI plug-in. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ How_to_run_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_9.2 on_Azure_confidential_virtual_machines [Ed: Red Hat in bed with Microsoft, promoting back doors and spying]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Fedora_Infrastructure_Status:_Copr_isn’t_able_to_allocate s390x_builders⠀⇛ This outage impacts s390x builds in Fedora Coprfrontend o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Sparky GNU/Linux ☛ Sparky_unstable_repo_deactivated⠀⇛ Due to misunderstanding of purpose of Sparky ‘unstable’ repo by many Sparky users, specially new ones, the Sparky unstable repo have been deactivated. Sparky unstable repo features Sparky builds of Linux kernel only, but some of you can think that packages from Sparky unstable repo in Sparky stable, oldstable or testing line can damage your systems. I already received a few messages about that. They can’t, cause there are only kernel packages only, as I said before… o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Ubuntu_22.04_LTS_Is_Now_Powered_by_Linux_Kernel 6.2_from_Ubuntu_23.04⠀⇛ On August 10th, 2023, Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS will arrive (if everything goes according to plan) as the third point release in the Jammy Jellyfish series and it will ship with a newer kernel, namely Linux 6.2, from the Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) interim release. But it looks like Canonical has already promoted the Linux 6.2 HWE kernel to existing Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS users. So, if you’re running Jammy Jellyfish and you update your installation by running the sudo apt update and sudo apt full-upgrade command in the Terminal app, you’ll receive the Linux 6.2 kernel. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ Unleashing_An_Open_Source_Torrent_On CPUs_And_AI_Engines⠀⇛ When you combine the forces of open source and the wide and deep semiconductor experience of legendary chip architect Jim Keller, something interesting is bound to happen. # ⚓ Linux On Mobile ☛ 2023-07-23_[Older]_Weekly_GNU-like_Mobile Linux_Update_(29/2023):_WebRTC_with_video_in_Capyloon_and emergency_calls_in_Phosh⠀⇛ o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Guide ☛ One_of_the_best_Google_Pixel_features_could be_coming_to_all_Android_phones_|_Tom’s_Guide⠀⇛ # ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ Google_Chrome_for_Android_gets_exciting new_features;_Will_make_Google_Searches_more_convenient_| Tech_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ Giz China ☛ A_Guide_to_Installing_Android_Auto_Games_on Your_Smartphone⠀⇛ # ⚓ Oppo_Pad_Air_vs_Honor_Pad_8:_Which_cheap_Android_tablet_is best?⠀⇛ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ How_To_Access_APN_Settings_On_Your_Android Phone⠀⇛ # ⚓ Discord_‘AMOLED_mode’_broken_or_not_working_on_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Motorola_Edge+_2022_gets_Android_13_Update_in_US_and Canada⠀⇛ # ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Samsung_is_facing_problems_with_Galaxy_S23 Android_14_beta_rollout_–_PhoneArena⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Gboard_rolling_out_Resize_to_better_customize the_Android_keyboard ⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Most_apps_on_Android_foldables_don’t_need_the folding_screen⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ FOSS_Weekly_#23.31:_EasyOS_Distro,_New_GNOME Features,_Compiz_and_More⠀⇛ GNOME’s proposed new features, MX Linux and ZorinOS releases, Compiz demystified and other regular elements. o § Events⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC) ☛ Linux_Plumbers Conference:_Linux_Plumbers_Refereed_Track_–_Upcoming_Deadline –_August_6,_2023⠀⇛ August is now upon us, and the deadline for refereed track submissions is August 6, which is right around the corner. We have already received some excellent submissions, for which we gratefully thank our submitters! For those thinking about submitting, please polish off your ideas, and point your browsers at the call-for-proposals_page. o § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ # ⚓ LibreOffice_7.6_RC2_is_available_for_testing⠀⇛ LibreOffice 7.6 will be released as final in mid- August 2023 (check the Release Plan), with LibreOffice 7.6 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) the forth pre-release since the development of version 7.6 started in mid December, 2022. Since the previous release, LibreOffice 7.6 RC 1, 100 commits have been submitted to the code repository and 62 issues got fixed. Check the release notes to find the new features included in this version of LibreOffice. LibreOffice 7.6 RC2 can be downloaded for Linux, macOS and Windows, and it will replace the standard version. In case you find any problem in this pre-release, please report it in Bugzilla (you just need a legit email account in order to create a new account). # ⚓ TDF’s_Membership_Committee_announces_a_new_membership management_system:_Proteus⠀⇛ The Membership Committee (MC) at The Document Foundation is responsible for managing membership applications and renewals. The primary objective of their task is to carefully evaluate applications from individuals who want to become members of TDF. # ⚓ James_Just_James:_One_minute_hacks:_Saving_time_inserting images_in_Libreoffice⠀⇛ You’ve probably used libreoffice. You opened a document, and proceeded to insert an image into the text. It wiggles all over and never rests where you want it to. The solution: You most likely want the “anchor as character” option. Right-click on the newly inserted image, go to the Anchor menu item, and choose As Character. You will have to do this for each image you insert which is annoying… o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # § Perl / Raku⠀➾ # ⚓ Perl ☛ 2023-07-30_[Older]_No_One_Is_Immune_to_Abuse⠀⇛ # ⚓ Perl ☛ 2023-07-27_[Older]_Perl_Weekly_Challenge_227: Roman_Maths⠀⇛ # ⚓ Perl ☛ 2023-07-27_[Older]_More_prototype_play: Dispatch::Fu⠀⇛ # ⚓ Perl ☛ 2023-07-26_[Older]_Perl_Weekly_Challenge_227: Friday_13th⠀⇛ # § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ Rust Weekly Updates ☛ This_Week_In_Rust:_This_Week_in Rust_506⠀⇛ Hello and welcome to another issue of This Week in Rust! * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Building_A_MiniPET_Is_Better_With_Friends⠀⇛ [Taylor and Amy] love taking on retro computer projects. This week they’re building a MiniPET from Tynemouth and The Future is 8 Bit.  It’s a pretty awesome kit which sadly isn’t available anymore. Taylor bought one of the last ones as part of a charity sale at the 2023 Vintage Computer Festival Southwest. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hackaday_Prize_2023:_Tilting_Mechanical_Panels Make_A_Beautiful_Display⠀⇛ Mechanical displays use a variety of different methods to represent data with physical objects, and [AIRPOCKET]’s Mechanical Display aims to be a platform anyone can use. Each “pixel” in this display is a panel of some kind, and different effects can be had by moving individual panels to different angles. Not only can images be represented, but the patterns of the movements themselves can be beautiful as well. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ GL.iNet_Puli_AX_(GL-XE3000)_WiFi_6_&_5G router_integrates_a_6,400_mAh_battery⠀⇛ GL.iNet Puli AX (also known as GL-XE3000) is a WiFi 6 and 5G cellular router with an integrated 6,400 mAh battery and running a fork of OpenWrt 21.02 on a MediaTek Filogic 820 dual-core Arm Cortex-A53 router SoC. If the design looks familiar it’s because it’s based on the same platform as the GL.iNet Spitz AX 2.5GbE, WiFi 6 and 5G cellular router that we reviewed last May, except the new Puli AX model comes with a 6,400 mAh which makes it even more convenient as a travel router.. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ CrowView_adds_a_14-inch_portable_monitor_to your_laptop_for_$115_and_up_(Crowdfunding)⠀⇛ Elecrow CrowView is a lightweight 14-inch portable monitor designed to be attached to your laptop adding a secondary monitor to it through a clamping structure that works with laptops having a 13-inch to 16.5-inch display. We’ve seen this type of laptop monitor extension for years, and you’ll find various models on Amazon. But the Elecrow is now offering the CrowView at a significantly lower price than competitors especially if you pledge $114.90 for the super early bird reward on Kickstarter. The regular price ($179) can still be interesting as in this price range you’d usually get an 11-inch or 12-inch display. # ⚓ Hectic Geek ☛ Unpacking_the_Debate:_Why_are_Chromebooks_So Bad,_or_Are_They?⠀⇛ Chromebooks are unique creatures in the vast jungle of laptops. These devices have carved out their space from the collaboration between Google and leading hardware manufacturers. But what exactly are they, and what makes them tick? # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ ATX_bracket_for_the_Cooler_Master_NR200P⠀⇛ The Cooler Master NR200 and NR200P are fun mini-ITX cases that support SFX power supplies by default. I’ve since moved to a Fractal Ridge, but I’m repurposing mine for a friend. I remembered reading it supported ATX power supplies with the removal of a top fan too, but I couldn’t figure out how. Cooler_Master:_ATX_Power_Supply_Bracket Turns out, Cooler Master makes a bracket that mounts in the front of the case that looks, a little something, like this: [...] o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korea_recommends_masks_in_crowded places_as_Covid-19_cases_spike⠀⇛ July 26 saw 57,220 cases, the first time in 6 months that the caseload exceeded 50,000. # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-07-24_[Older]_Top_medical_experts_call_for national_inquiry_into_Canada’s_COVID-19_‘failures’⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-07-25_[Older]_Health_Canada_says_Calgary_clinic charging_membership_fees_runs_contrary_to_Canada_Health_Act⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-07-24_[Older]_Deaths_Soared_17%_for_Young_Adults_in Just_Four_Years⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-07-25_[Older]_UK_Statistics:_Deaths_Remain_Very_High in_2023⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ New_York_Covid_Cases_Are_Rising_Slightly, Officials_Warn⠀⇛ A small uptick in Covid cases has led to more hospitalizations, but the numbers, about 800 statewide, are still far below previous waves. # ⚓ NL Times ☛ 2023-07-25_[Older]_Apple_growers_demand_use_of pesticides_to_combat_beetle_infestations⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Amid_Signs_of_a_Covid_Uptick,_Researchers Brace_for_the_‘New_Normal’⠀⇛ Infections remain very low, despite signs of a slight increase. Now, experts are looking for clues to what living with the coronavirus will be like this winter and beyond. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ ‘Former_fattie’_Rory_Robertson_ups_the ante_on_Sydney_Uni’s_connections_with_Big_Sugar⠀⇛ Economist Rory Robertson has been waging war on Big Sugar and Sydney University for more than a decade. Rory’s campaign has taken a sudden turn over recent days. James F Sice reports.  Warning to Big Sugar and friends: Rory Robertson has stopped being polite. That’s not to say you won’t be getting his long emails, full of jibes, questions and copied en masse to Sydney University academics, the ABC, most MPs, leading scientists and medical journals and, well, anyone else who needs to know about the big “diabetes fraud”. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ FDA_Approves_First_Daily_Over-the-Counter Birth_Control_Pill⠀⇛ The Conversation On July 13, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a drugmaker’s application for the first daily over-the-counter birth control pill for people seeking to prevent pregnancy. # ⚓ 2023-07-24_[Older]_Drug_prices_soar_by_30.5%_in_Turkey after_presidential_decree⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Jubilee_Justice_Regenerative_Farming:_Tackling Racism_With_Rice⠀⇛ How do you nurture the soil, feed hungry bodies, and heal hurt people and places in these stressed- out times? In Central Louisiana, on five acres of what was once a cotton plantation called “Hard Times,” a network of Black farmers is leading an experiment in rice-growing, regeneration and repair. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-07-26_[Older]_Cigna_Health Giant_Accused_of_Improperly_Rejecting_Thousands_of_Patient Claims_Using_an_Algorithm⠀⇛ o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Microsoft_Catches_Russian_Government Hackers_Phishing_with_Teams_Chat_App [Ed: No, Microsoft is at fault, not Russia. Stop portraying the culprit as the expert. Political spin with complicity from the media.]⠀⇛ Microsoft says a Russian government-linked hacking group is using its Microsoft Teams chat app to phish for credentials at targeted organizations. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Tenable_claim:_Microsoft_sat_on_critical_Azure flaw_for_more_than_90_days⠀⇛ Yoran said the bank he had referred to was still vulnerable more than four months after the Azure flaw had been reported. “And, to the best of our knowledge, they [the bank] still have no idea they are at risk and therefore can’t make an informed decision about compensating controls and other risk mitigating actions,” he explained. “Microsoft claims that they will fix the issue by the end of September, four months after we notified them. That’s grossly irresponsible, if not blatantly negligent. We know about the issue, Microsoft knows about the issue, and hopefully threat actors don’t.” Yoran said cloud providers had supported the shared responsibility model for a long time. “That model is irretrievably broken if your cloud vendor doesn’t notify you of issues as they arise and apply fixes openly,” he said. “What you hear from Microsoft is ‘just trust us’, but what you get back is very little transparency and a culture of toxic obfuscation. “How can a CISO, board of directors or executive team believe that Microsoft will do the right thing given the fact [of the ] patterns and current behaviours? Microsoft’s track record puts us all at risk. And it’s even worse than we thought.” Contacted for comment, a Microsoft spokesperson told iTWire: “We appreciate the collaboration with the security community to responsibly disclose product issues. “We follow an extensive process involving a thorough investigation, update development for all versions of affected products, and compatibility testing among other operating systems and applications. # ⚓ Ars Technica ☛ Microsoft_comes_under_blistering_criticism for_“grossly_irresponsible”_security⠀⇛ Microsoft has once again come under blistering criticism for the security practices of Azure… # ⚓ Google ☛ MTE_As_Implemented,_Part_1:_Implementation Testing⠀⇛ Through mid-2022 and early 2023, Project Zero had access to pre-production hardware implementing this instruction set extension to evaluate the security properties of the implementation. In particular, we’re interested in whether it’s possible to use this instruction set extension to implement effective security mitigations, or whether its use is limited to debugging/fault detection purposes. # ⚓ Google ☛ MTE_As_Implemented,_Part_2:_Mitigation_Case Studies⠀⇛ In order to understand the “additional difficulty” that attackers will face in writing exploits that can bypass MTE based mitigations, we need to consider carefully the context in which the attacker finds themself. # ⚓ Google ☛ MTE_As_Implemented,_Part_3:_The_Kernel⠀⇛ # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ The_return_of_FPM2⠀⇛ Ever since KeePassXC got builtin and in the tray in EasyOS, I have had reservations about it. FPM2, Figaro’s Password Manager v2 is tiny in comparison, about 1/100 the size, yet has adequate functionality and is simpler to use. Up until now, Easy has FPM2 version 0.79. Today have compiled version 0.90, which has superior encryption. Here is the website: [...] # ⚓ Security Week ☛ New_hVNC_macOS_Malware_Advertised_on_Hacker Forum⠀⇛ A new macOS-targeting hVNC malware family is being advertised on a prominent cybercrime forum. # ⚓ Impact_of_Freenom_halting_registrations_on_cybercrime⠀⇛ Freenom, which offers free domain names in .tk and several other ccTLDs, is being sued by Meta for ignoring abuse complaints. Freenom subsequently paused new domain registrations in March 2023. # ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ Hackers_can_abuse_Microsoft_Office executables_to_download_malware⠀⇛ # ⚓ Ars Technica ☛ Microsoft_accidentally_leaks_internal utility_for_testing_new_Windows_11_features_|_Ars_Technica⠀⇛ StagingTool is a lot like a widely used third-party utility called ViVeTool. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ NYPost ☛ One-star_Google_review_of_Florida_business helps_lead_to_arrest_in_fatal_hit-and-run⠀⇛ When an investigator punched the name into Google, a revealing clue emerged. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Meta_falls_in_line_with_EU_directives_on targeted_advertising⠀⇛ Facebook parent Meta has changed its data processing rules for those living in the European Union, European Economic Area and Switzerland, saying it would from now on seek consent for targeted advertising. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ How_to_Ignore_4.5_Million_Deaths⠀⇛ A review of Norman Solomon’s War Made Invisible. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Niger’s_military_ruler_warns_against foreign_meddling,_urges_population_to_defend_the_country⠀⇛ Niger’s new military ruler has lashed out at neighboring countries and the international community in a nationally televised speech, and he is calling on the population to be ready to defend the nation. In one of few addresses to the West African country since seizing power from the democratically elected president a week ago, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani warned late Wednesday against foreign meddling and military intervention against the coup. Earlier, a fourth French military evacuation flight left Niger with a load of civilians. Defense officials of the regional West African bloc ECOWAS met in the Nigerian capital to discuss how to respond to the coup. ECOWAS is threatening to use force to restore Niger’s president to power. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Brazil:_at_least_44_killed_in_a_week_of_deadly police_operations_across_three_states⠀⇛ Nine people were killed Wednesday in a police operation targeting criminal gangs in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said, the latest in a week of security force raids that have left at least 44 dead across Brazil. # ⚓ Breach Media ☛ 2023-07-25_[Older]_Canada_funneled_arms_to Saudis_during_Yemen_war_via_opaque_U.S._program⠀⇛ # ⚓ France24 ☛ Myanmar’s_ousted_leader_Suu_Kyi_has_some_of_her prison_sentences_reduced⠀⇛ Jailed Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been pardoned in five criminal cases, although she still faces 14 others, state media said Tuesday. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Hunting_the_Military_Extremist⠀⇛ How Disturbed Is the U.S. Military? # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ House_Passes_$886_Billion_National_Defense Authorization_Act⠀⇛ The bill narrowly passed in a vote of 219-210 due to a partisan divide over amendments included by Republicans. # § War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Ukrainian_soldiers’_children_at_a_summer camp_in_Latvia⠀⇛ To rest for a week from the horrors of war and the feelings of insecurity about the parents who have gone to the front, a summer camp organized by the Namejs Foundation for the children of Ukrainian soldiers is taking place, Latvian Television reported on August 3. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Conflict_in_Ukraine_tests_NATO’s borders⠀⇛ While the conflict in Ukraine is mostly concentrated in the east along the country’s border with Russia, the borders of NATO members to Ukraine’s north and west are increasingly being tested. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Transforming_Ukraine_into_a European_energy_hub⠀⇛ In this issue brief, Global Energy Center experts explore the potential for Ukraine’s energy sector to strengthen European energy security and decarbonization objectives. The brief explores how Ukraine can reform its energy sector to attract investment and create new revenue streams, and how transatlantic partners in government and the private sector can support Ukraine’s clean energy transformation. # ⚓ France24 ☛ France_may_soon_overtake_Russia_as_the world’s_No._2_arms_exporter⠀⇛ Reports of new deals to sell French arms to India and Qatar are just the latest sign that France’s defence industry is gaining pace. The news comes as Russian arms exports decline in the wake of the war in Ukraine, leading to speculation that France could soon take its place as the world’s second-largest weapons exporter after the United States. # ⚓ France24 ☛ 🔴_Live:_‘Almost_15′_drones_downed_over Kyiv,_according_to_Ukrainian_officials⠀⇛ Almost 15 drones were downed during an overnight attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said early on Thursday, in the second strike on the capital in as many days. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Several_Wounded_In_Russian_Shelling_Of Kherson_Cathedral,_Trolleybus;_Kyiv_Attacked_With Drones⠀⇛ Several people were wounded, one of them seriously, in the Russian shelling of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, local authorities said on August 3, shortly after Russia launched a fresh wave of drone attacks on Kyiv for the second day in a row. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Research_Finds_‘Disturbing_Campaign’_To Force_Ukrainians_To_Become_Russian_Citizens⠀⇛ Ukrainians living in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine are being forced to assume Russian citizenship or face harsh retaliation, including possible deportation to Russia, U.S.-backed research published on August 2 said. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Europe_Does_Not_Offer_Solutions_to Ukrainian_War:_Pope_Francis⠀⇛ He also recalled that the European Union “has the purpose of promoting peace, its values and the well-being of its peoples.” # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukraine_Hopes_To_Hold_Peace_Summit_This Autumn⠀⇛ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on August 2 that he hoped a Ukraine “peace summit” could be held this autumn and that this week’s talks in Saudi Arabia were a stepping stone toward that goal. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ The_Ukrainian_Counteroffensive_Is_Not an_Action_Movie⠀⇛ The summer of drones and trenches drags on, but hopeful signs are emerging. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Vladimir_Putin_and_the_Parable_of_the ‘Cornered_Rat’⠀⇛ We may be getting the moral of the Russian leader’s childhood story all wrong. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ How_the_Wagner_Group_Became_Too_Powerful for_Putin_to_Punish⠀⇛ Joshua Yaffa discusses the private military unit that used uncommonly brutal tactics in the war against Ukraine. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia-Ukraine_War:_In_Urgent_Need of_Ammunition,_Ukraine_Speeds_Its_Own_Production⠀⇛ The country’s once-mighty defense industry has been ramping up, but the supply needed for Kyiv’s counteroffensive is vast. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Conflict_in_Ukraine:_Putin_&_Zelensky Dig_In_for_Long_War_Amid_Nuclear_Risks,_Global_Food Disruption⠀⇛ Nearly a year and a half after Russia invaded Ukraine, we speak with defense and international affairs expert Rajan Menon about the state of the war and prospects for peace. “The difficulty is that neither side, neither Ukraine nor Russia, feels that it is losing the war,” says Menon, director of the Grand Strategy program at Defense Priorities and a senior research scholar at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies. “We are liable to see this war continue for several months, if not more than that.” Menon is the author of several books, including Conflict in Ukraine: The Unwinding of the Post-Cold War Order, and recently visited Ukraine. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukrainians_Shun_a_Church_Seen_as_a Kremlin_Tool⠀⇛ The village parishioners’ decision to oust their priest reflects a broader push within Ukraine to reduce the influence of an Orthodox church that answers to Moscow. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘The_next_stage_will_be_scaling’:_Zelensky advisor_Mykhailo_Podolyak_explains_what_Kyiv_thinks about_the_drone_attacks_on_Moscow_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Over the past week, the office towers of Moscow City, a major commercial development in the Russian capital, have been attacked by drones twice. The Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula has seen 16 drone attacks just in the last month. While Kyiv strives to distance itself from incidents like these, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested that “war is gradually returning to Russian territory and its symbolic centers and military bases.” Meduza’s correspondent Elizaveta Antonova spoke with Zelensky advisor Mykhailo Podolyak about Kyiv’s perspective on who is targeting objects within Russia and what future developments this might herald. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Under_Fire_and_Understaffed: Doctors⠀⇛ Positioned close to the front lines, temporary medical posts are a critical lifeline for the constant inflow of soldiers hurt in the counteroffensive. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ A_simple_and_elegant_scheme_Billionaires Deripaska,_Mikhelson,_and_Gutseriev_all_provide financial_incentives_for_Russia’s_contract_soldiers going_to_Ukraine_—_Meduza⠀⇛ A number of industrial companies owned by Russian billionaire oligarchs Oleg Deripaska, Leonid Mikhelson, Sergey Gordeev, and Mikhail Gutseriev are involved in a scheme for providing financial incentives to contract soldiers willing to take part in the Ukraine war. Maria Zholobova and Anastasia Korotkova, investigative journalists working for the independent news outlet iStories, spoke with contract servicemen (called “volunteers” by the Russian authorities), as well as military recruiters, whose phone numbers link them to corporations like Deripaska’s Rusal, Mikhelson’s Novatek, and other industrial giants. Here’s the gist of their investigation, just released by iStories. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Baltic_states_will_‘desynchronize’ electricity_links_to_Russia_by_February_2025⠀⇛ Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš confirmed joint plans by the Baltic states August 3 to cut links to the Russian and Belarusian electricity grids, which have been in place since the Soviet occupation era. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Some_140_Lithuanian_companies_continue_working in_Russia⠀⇛ Some 140 Lithuanian companies continue operating in Russia, according to data gathered by Lithuania’s business daily Verslo Žinios and Estonia’s Aripaev and Delovyje Vedomosti newspapers. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Criminal_Case_Opened_Against_Leader_Of Libertarian_Party_Of_Russia⠀⇛ Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against Mikhail Svetov, the leader of the Libertarian Party of Russia, for allegedly rehabilitating Nazism. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Russian_President_to_Visit_Türkiye⠀⇛ The parties have not yet agreed on dates. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Two_drone_attacks_in_Moscow_this_week. Who_is_behind_them?⠀⇛ Moscow is sweeping up after two recent drone strikes. On Sunday and Tuesday, drones shot down by the Russian military blew out part of a floor of windows on a high-rise building and sent glass cascading to the streets below. There were no fatalities. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_authorities_issue_weapons_to territorial_defense_forces_in_Belgorod_region_— Meduza⠀⇛ The Russian authorities have issued weapons to members of territorial defense units in the Belgorod region, state media reported Wednesday. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Mercedes_driver_rams_gate_in_front_of Russian_Embassy_in_Moldova_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Chişinău police have arrested a man who crashed a Mercedes into the gate of the Russian Embassy in Moldova, the country’s Interior Ministry reported on Wednesday. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Prosecuted_army_serviceman_escapes_onto_Ufa highway,_threatens_law_enforcement_with_hand_grenade_— Meduza⠀⇛ A Russian serviceman prosecuted for leaving a military base without permission has escaped from custody in Ufa. Brandishing a hand grenade, he demands the detectives close the criminal case against him. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Iceland’s_diplomat_to_work_at_Lithuanian Embassy_in_Kyiv⠀⇛ As Iceland decided to send a representative to Kyiv, Lithuania will provide them with a workplace and all the necessary facilities at its embassy, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ The_aftermath_of_the_Crimean_bridge explosion_Video_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Kremlin_says_it’s_‘aware_of_how_insidious the_Kyiv_regime_is,’_referring_to_explosion_on_Crimean bridge_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says that that all relevant services and agencies are ready for possible new attacks after the explosion on the Crimean bridge. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Kremlin_announces_‘de_facto_termination’_of grain_deal_—_Meduza⠀⇛ According to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, the grain deal has been de facto terminated as of July 17. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ A_new_Black_Sea_natural_gas project_could_be_a_game_changer_for_the_region—and_a challenge_for_Putin⠀⇛ Romania’s efforts to develop Black Sea gas can weaken Moscow’s influence. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Turkmenistan_Airlines_Suspends_Flights_To Moscow_Due_To_‘Situation_In_Airspace’⠀⇛ Turkmenistan Airlines has suspended flights from Ashgabat to Moscow due what it called “a situation in Moscow’s airspace,” an apparent reference to recent drone attacks in the capital. # ⚓ [Older] Meduza ☛ Man_arrested_after_throwing_Molotov cocktail_at_Lenin_Mausoleum_—_Meduza⠀⇛ On the evening of July 17, a man threw a Molotov cocktail at Lenin’s Mausoleum on Red Square in Moscow, according to Telegram channels Baza and Shot. The arsonist was arrested by the police. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ RFA ☛ Mass_rescue,_evacuations_underway_as_torrential_rains flood_northern_China⠀⇛ Officials say 20 have died and nearly a million have been evacuated in two northern provinces, Beijing suburbs. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ A_roundabout_approach_to_climate_change⠀⇛ Global responses to water security reveal the possibilities of progress forged by unity, trust, and environmental renewal. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Ride_sharing_and_autonomous_vehicles cause_traffic⠀⇛ Having largely lost the debate over whether cars are a good thing in urban areas, car- centric planners have been trying to figure out how to continue incorporating them in new and innovative ways. Hyperloops! Massive road tunnels were the in vogue approach from the 1990s. City and state governments have poured billions into digging and covering up their traffic problems, rather than solving them with investment in public transport. Alan does a great video about this in the context of the Boston Big Dig, though it could as easily apply to all the recent road works in Sydney as well. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China’s_energy_security_push drives_up_fossil_fuel_approvals:_Research⠀⇛ Between 2000 and 2022, China has built enough coal-fired capacity to power the entire European Union. # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2023-07-29_[Older]_Don’t_Blow_Up_a Pipeline⠀⇛ o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Qualcomm_Stock_Slips_By_7%_Amid_Likely_Job_Cuts_in_Slowing Smartphone_Market⠀⇛ Chip major Qualcomm’s shares fell about 7 per cent after it provided a gloomy outlook for its fiscal Q4, warning of an ongoing slump in smartphone sales and likely job cuts. In a US securities filing as it announced results for its fiscal third quarter ended June 25, the company said “while we are in the process of developing our plans, we currently expect these actions to consist largely of workforce reductions, and in connection with any such actions we would expect to incur significant additional restructuring charge”. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-07-28_[Older]_The_Fix_For_Failure: Banks_Should_Sell_Their_Services,_Not_Gamble_With_Your Money⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-07-27_[Older]_U.S._regulators_want_banks_to_set aside_more_cash_to_guard_against_risks._Banks_aren’t_happy [Ed: The banking system is collapsing; the national debt is misused to hide it]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-07-26_[Older]_US:_British_billionaire Joe_Lewis_accused_of_insider_trading [Ed: Lots of them do this with complete impunity; they never get punished, so they do it again and again]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-07-28_[Older]_German_economy stagnates_in_second_quarter⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-07-27_[Older]_US_Regulators to_Unveil_Plan_for_Banks_to_Build_Cash_Reserves [Ed: Those banks don't even have the money they claim to have, let alone reserves; it's a giant Ponzi scheme]⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-07-27_[Older]_Turkey’s_Central_Bank_raises_year-end inflation_forecast_from_22%_to_58%⠀⇛ # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ More_Brits_than_ever_say_Brexit_wrong choice:_survey⠀⇛ The proportion of Brits who say Brexit was a mistake has hit a record high, a survey from pollsters YouGov shows. With few economic benefits to show for the June 2016 vote to leave the European Union, 57 per cent of Brits said the decision to leave the European Union in 2016 was the wrong one, compared with 32 per cent who thought it was correct. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Rental_rises_tipped_to_slow_as_housing market_cools_off⠀⇛ The red-hot rental market has already started to cool and there’s further sign of relief over the horizon for struggling tenants. Renters in many suburbs have endured double-digit growth in rents as demand for housing outstrips supply. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ How_Harlan_Crow_Cut_His_Taxes_With_Clarence Thomas_Cruises⠀⇛ For months, Harlan Crow and members of Congress have been engaged in a fight over whether the billionaire needs to divulge details about his gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, including globe-trotting trips aboard his 162-foot yacht, the Michaela Rose. Crow’s lawyer argues that Congress has no authority to probe the GOP donor’s generosity and that doing so violates a constitutional separation of powers between Congress and the Supreme Court. # ⚓ Forbes ☛ 2023_Layoff_Tracker:_FedEx_Cuts_Hundreds_Of_Jobs⠀⇛ FedEx announced plans this week to slash 280 jobs at a facility in Texas, the nationwide delivery giant’s latest in a series of cuts as employers continue to reduce their headcounts well into 2023 amid lingering recession fears (see Forbes’ layoff tracker from the first quarter here). # ⚓ Rumors:_Broadcom_Planning_VMware_Layoffs_As_$61B_Deal Closure_Looms⠀⇛ Rumors started circulating this week that VMware layoffs are in the works. Insider, which requires a subscription, first reported the news, calling the affected number of people “huge.” Apparently, Broadcom will enact a large number of VMware layoffs once it closes the pending $61 billion acquisition. Other outlets then picked up the scoop, though few details are available. Broadcom did not respond to Channel Futures’ request for comment. The reports indicate the VMware layoffs could come as soon as the end of this month once both companies release their latest earnings. The cuts supposedly would target non-engineers. Meanwhile, the possibility of VMware layoffs looms as the redacted version of Broadcom’s recent filing with U.K. regulators has come to light. The Competition and Market Authority last month gave provisional approval to the Broadcom-VMware pairing. Not long after, Broadcom’s legal filing from May hit the internet. # ⚓ Salesforce_layoffs:_Company_announces_more_job_cuts⠀⇛ o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ TikTok_Rival_Triller_Plans_a_Direct Listing_on_the_New_York_Stock_Exchange⠀⇛ TikTok rival Triller plans a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange amid compounded financial woes. Short-form video app and TikTok rival Triller plans to sell its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange through a direct listing, according to the company’s S-1 filing released Wednesday, August 2. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘She_wants_to_shake_hands_with_the_whole_region’: How_Sardana_Avksentieva,_once_Russia’s_most_popular_mayor, could_pose_problems_for_the_country’s_ruling_party_in Yakutia’s_upcoming_elections_—_Meduza⠀⇛ In 2018, the eastern Siberian city of Yakutsk elected its first female mayor, Sardana Avksentieva, just five weeks after she entered the race. . # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_university_to_offer_open_source investigation_course_taught_by_analysts_from_pro-war_Telegram channel_Rybar_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Moscow’s Synergy University announced Wednesday that it will begin offering a course on OSINT (open-source intelligence) investigations in September. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Is_YouTube_Bad_for_Us?⠀⇛ Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook at 1 p.m. Eastern this Thursday for a discussion with director Alex Winter about his new documentary The YouTube Effect. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Trump’s_First_Amendment_defense_in_Jan._6_case_is shaky,_experts_say⠀⇛ Former President Trump’s legal team says he’s been indicted for actions that are protected by the First Amendment — and that the First Amendment will ultimately exonerate him. Reality check: Many legal experts say_that’s_not true, and not really the point. =================================================== Driving the news: “There’s nothing that’s more protected under the First Amendment than political speech,” Trump attorney John Lauro said_on CNNshortly after special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment was unsealed. # “Donald Trump had every right to advocate for his position … now his advocacy is being criminalized,” Lauro said. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Patrick_Lawrence:_Reading_the_Mess_the Democrats_Have_Made⠀⇛ At writing, we are 16 months and five days from the 2024 presidential election. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ For_$8_a_month,_you_can_pretend_like_you_never paid_for_Twitter⠀⇛ If you paid for Twitter Blue and now regret it because of the blue badge that adorns your profile, Twitter built a nifty new feature for you. The $8- a-month premium subscription service now lets you hide the blue checkmark you get when you subscribe. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ The_company_formerly_known_as_Twitter_will now_allow_people_to_hide_their_blue_checkmarks⠀⇛ X Corp., formerly Twitter Inc., announced today that if users so choose, they can hide what they might now feel are their embarrassing checkmarks. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ So_What_Do_We_Call_Twitter_Now_Anyway?⠀⇛ With Elon Musk’s rebranding of the app, is Twitter’s name really retired? What about tweets? We unravel the terminology puzzle. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-07-25_[Older]_Germany’s_conservatives flirt_with_far-right_populism⠀⇛ # ⚓ France24 ☛ Sextapes_scandal_reveals_the_‘double_life’_of Iran’s_ultra-conservative_authorities⠀⇛ Social networks in Iran have been awash with compromising footage featuring several well-known ultra-conservative officials engaging in homosexual activities. While homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, the Iranian regime has attempted to deny the videos and cover up the scandals. We spoke to a former religious authority who says authorities are trying to “save face” by refuting the wave of videos. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-07-22_[Older]_Hitler’s_cultural accomplices:_Wagner,_Speer_and_Bechstein⠀⇛ # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-07-28_[Older]_Cutting_Through Canada’s_War_Propaganda⠀⇛ o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_authorities_classify_case_against_pro-war blogger_and_former_FSB_officer_Igor_Strelkov_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russian state investigators have classified the felony case against Telegram blogger and former Federal Security Service (FSB) officer Igor Strelkov, who was charged with extremism last month, his lawyer told the outlet RBC on Wednesday. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia’s_Investigative_Committee_opens_criminal case_on_‘rehabilitating_Nazism’_against_libertarian politician_Mikhail_Svetov_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case on “rehabilitating nazism” against libertarian politician and leader of the Civil Society movement Mikhail Svetov, sources told state news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Moscow_Attacks_Wagner_Chief’s_Secret Weapon:_His_Ability_to_Post⠀⇛ Prigozhin was a constant poster, but he’s barely been online since his aborted mutiny. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Moscow_Court_Extends_Pretrial_Detention_Of_Theater Director_Berkovich⠀⇛ A Moscow court on June 30 extended pretrial detention until at least September 10 of theater director Yevgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriichuk, who were arrested last month on charges of “justification of terrorism” in production of the play Finist — The Brave Falcon. # ⚓ ANF News ☛ 2023-07-27_[Older]_Over_137,000_web_addresses blocked_in_Turkey_in_2022⠀⇛ # ⚓ Reason ☛ UVA_Dean_of_Students_‘Purposefully_Tampered’_With Investigations_Into_Student’s_Speech,_Lawsuit_Claims⠀⇛ UVA found “insufficient evidence” to conclude that Morgan Bettinger called protesters “good speed bumps.” They punished her anyway. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Backpage_Founder,_Alt-Weekly_Entrepreneur,_and Free_Speech_Warrior_James_Larkin_Has_Died⠀⇛ Larkin, 74, took his own life on Monday, just a little over a week before he was slated to stand trial for his role in running the web-classifieds platform Backpage. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Art_of_Telling_Forbidden_Stories_in China⠀⇛ Many writers are looking for ways to capture the everyday realities that the government keeps hidden — sometimes at their own peril. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-07-24_[Older]_‘Oppenheimer’_sex_scene sparks_outrage_in_India⠀⇛ o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Australia_trading_Assange’s_liberty_for_close_US ties:_claim⠀⇛ NSW Greens Senator David Shoebridge sharply criticised the Labor Government for Assange’s plight, saying: “The real reason Julian Assange is still in jail is that, whether it’s Prime Minister [Anthony] Albanese or Prime Minister [Scott] Morrison, Australian leaders are willing to trade a citizen’s liberty, their right to speak truth to power, for a close and unquestioning bear hug from a US president. “They say truth is the first victim of war and, in the case of Julian Assange, that’s a truth the whole world is seeing. I’m standing in this chamber today with my colleagues echoing the concerns of millions of Australians who can see what is happening to Julian Assange is an outrageous attack on journalism and on the truth.” {loadposition sam08}Assange is still being held in the UK’s Belmarsh maximum security jail as he awaits the outcome of a second appeal to the UK High Court against an extradition order. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ RAJARs:_Talkradio_and_GB_News_Radio_grow_as other_speech_stations_slump⠀⇛ RAJARs for Q2 2023 show a mixed bag for news and current affairs-based stations. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Reason ☛ When_the_Hollywood_Strike_Is_Over,_What_Will_be Left?⠀⇛ Between A.I. and TikTok, the actors and writers will be returning to a changed industry. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Consultancy_workplace_culture_‘not perfect’:_EY_chief⠀⇛ Executives at consultancy firm EY have conceded its workplace culture is “not perfect”, as politicians zero in on problems in the industry. EY’s Oceania chief executive David Larocca says a review of the company’s culture will be made public shortly after it is finalised at the end of July. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Wall⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-07-28_[Older]_What_happened_after_their_photo was_used_for_an_anti-LGBTQ_campaign?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Naked Capitalism ☛ Delivery_Workers_File_Wage_Theft Complaints_Against_DoorDash_|_naked_capitalism⠀⇛ DoorDash behaves badly via selective non-compliance with a new law setting pay rules for food delivery workers. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Internet Society ☛ Why_Internet_Resilience_Matters⠀⇛ The Internet Resilience Index (IRI) tracks open- source Internet resiliency metrics to support the development of policies and infrastructure to improve Internet resilience everywhere. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-07-25_[Older]_Spotify_raises_prices_by_up_to_$2 in_Canada_and_other_countries [Ed: Spotify is deep in debt and losing money. The road to nowhere.]⠀⇛ o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-07-29_[Older]_Shein_is_trying_to_take_on_Amazon. Some_say_it_should_be_cleaning_up_its_act,_instead⠀⇛ # ⚓ Engadget ☛ 2023-07-27_[Older]_Microsoft_faces_an_EU antitrust_probe_over_its_bundling_of_Teams⠀⇛ # ⚓ Engadget ☛ 2023-07-28_[Older]_Twitter’s_rebrand_to_X_is causing_scam_alerts_on_Microsoft_Edge [Ed: Edge itself is a scam. It sends all of the users' passwords to Microsoft, for one thing...]⠀⇛ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Overlapping_Patent Doctrines:_Eligibility_versus_Enablement⠀⇛ As I was reading the Federal Circuit’s nonprecedential decision in Realtime Data v. Array Networks, I noted the court’s repeated statements about how the broad functional claims lacked support in the specification.  # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2023-07-26_[Older]_Board_of_Appeal_poised_on the_brink_of_a_referral_on_description_amendments_(T 56/21) [Ed: Board of Appeal as lapdog of the corrupt regime in EPOnia, unable to rule independently for nearly a decade already]⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-07-24_[Older]_Broad_Files_Opening_Brief_and Cross-Appeal_in_CRISPR_Interference [Ed: CRISPR should never be patented; it's insane that is is even being considered]⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-07-24_[Older]_IPO_Webinar_on_Mid-Year_Case_Law Review⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-07-24_[Older]_USPTO_to_Hold_TC_2600_Customer Partnership_Meeting⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-07-24_[Older]_Webinar_on_Recent_Developments_in AIA_Trial_Practice⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-07-26_[Older]_Amici_Support_Reversal_of_PTAB Decision_in_CRISPR_Interference [Ed: No such patents should exist at all; grotesque lobbying for monopolies on lie itself]⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-07-28_[Older]_United_Therapeutics_Corp._v. Liquidia_Technologies,_Inc._(Fed._Cir._2023)⠀⇛ # ⚓ Florian Müller ☛ 2023-07-27_[Older]_U.S._government steps_up_resistance_to_proposed_EU_SEP_Regulation: USPTO_director_Vidal_voices_concerns_at_Senate_hearing, announces_‘all-of-government_approach_…_data-driven_by feedback’ [Ed: Vidal worked for Microsoft; that she now heads the USPTO reveals who controls the patent system and who for]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Florian Müller ☛ 2023-07-28_[Older]_Nokia_v._OPPO ruling_shows_how_UK_courts_would_deal_with_EUIPO-led FRAND_determination_proceedings:_commitments_to_be bound_wouldn’t_count [Ed: EUIPO is another manifestation of corruption in the EU and this FRAND ploy is a corporate push]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Florian Müller ☛ 2023-07-28_[Older]_UK_FRAND_judgment contains_revelation_casting_EVEN_MORE_doubt_on_Mannheim court’s_treatment_of_OPPO:_anti-Chinese_judicial_bias? [Ed: FRAND is a misnomer; it's about patents that ought not exist at all, for many reasons]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Florian Müller ☛ 2023-07-29_[Older]_Instead_of messing_up_standard-essential_patent_licensing,_EU institutions_need_to_take_their_time_and_obtain_advice from_their_legal_services_on_fundamental_rights,_access to_justice,_comity [Ed: Microsoft_Florian is pushing Microsoft’s agenda again]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-07-26_[Older]_Apple_Patent_Shows_Off_a Modular_Laptop_With_Attachable_Turntable⠀⇛ # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2023-07-24_[Older]_3D_bottle_trade_mark distinctive_but_rejected_on_functionality_grounds⠀⇛ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3330 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.03.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Leftover_Links_03/08/2023:_Tor_Browser_12.5.2_and_LF_Misportrayed_as ‘Linux’⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 10:34 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Science o Education 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 # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Copyrights * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Adafruit_Editorial_Standards⠀⇛ tl;dr: Adafruit publishes a wide range of writing and video content, including interviews and reporting on the maker market and the wider technology world. This document is intended as a guide to best practices that Adafruit uses, as well as an outline of the ethical standards Adafruit aspires to. While Adafruit is not an independent journalistic institution, Adafruit strives to be a fair, informative, and positive voice within the community. o ⚓ Futurism ☛ Trolls_Immediately_Steal_Twitter_CEO’s_Handle_After “X”_Name_Change⠀⇛ Amid the X launch, Yaccarino, who formerly went by @lindayaccs on the social media site, changed her handle to @lindayaX. Clever! But in the shuffle, it seems that no one at the company thought it might be a good idea to make her former username unavailable. Unsurprisingly, as caught by Gizmodo, a troll swooped in almost immediately to take Yaccarino’s old handle and transform it into a parody account. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Kalman_Filters_Without_The_Math⠀⇛ If you program using values that represent anything in the real world, you have probably at least heard of the Kalman filter. The filter allows you to take multiple value estimates and process them into a better estimate. For example, if you have a robot that has an idea of where it is via GPS, dead reckoning, and an optical system, Kalman filter can help you better estimate your true position even though all of those sources have some error or noise. As you might expect, a lot of math is involved, but [Pravesh] has an excellent intuitive treatment based around code that even has a collaborative Jupyter notebook for you to follow along. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_Simplest_Curve_Tracer_Ever⠀⇛ To a lot of us, curve tracing seems to be one of those black magic things that only the true wizards understand. But as [DiodeGoneWild] explains, curve tracing really isn’t all that complicated, and it doesn’t even require specialized test instruments — just a transformer, a couple of resistors, and pretty much whatever oscilloscope you can lay your hands on. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Society for Scholarly Publshing ☛ Guest_Post_—_Academia’s Versatility_Demand:_Examining_the_Pressure_on_Researchers_to Master_Diverse_Skills⠀⇛ The academic world demands nothing short of excellence, with an unyielding pressure to produce innovative and impactful research outcomes. A growing body of evidence indicates that academic and commercial research suffer from systemic issues that can have far-reaching consequences on researchers, including stress, burnout, and various emotional and physical health challenges. These can have a detrimental effect on the individual researcher, the quality of their research output, and the overall working environment. These challenges are even more pronounced for non-native speakers of English. Non-native English speakers who published an English-language paper report having to overcome much greater hurdles than their native English-speaking counterparts. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Gadget_Review:_Mokin_USB-C_Docking_Station_ (+_Linux_information)⠀⇛ The Ethernet maxed out my 500Mbps Internet connection. I was able to quickly transfer files from between the SD card and the drives. All the USB gadgets I plugged in worked. Again, super boring – which is just what I wanted. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Axios ☛ How_heat_hits_America’s_hungry⠀⇛ Some Americans are being hit harder than others by the extreme_heat_wave baking swaths of the country because they can’t get enough to eat or drink. # ⚓ New Statesman ☛ The_psychological_trauma_of_reading_the news⠀⇛ But is compulsively checking the news the cause of our anxiety or a symptom of it? There’s some evidence to suggest the latter. The more anxious people are about something, the more inclined they are to seek out information about it, which sets off a vicious cycle because the more news they read, the more anxious they become. This pattern has been studied in Florida among people bracing themselves for Hurricane Irma in 2017. Those who spent more time reading or watching the news beforehand were more likely to believe that they would suffer post-traumatic stress as a result of the storm, which became a self-fulfilling prophecy. Similarly, at the beginning of the pandemic, research in Germany proved what every doom-scroller understands instinctively: the more frequently you check the news, the more time you spend reading and the more sources you consult, the more likely you are to feel depressed and anxious. Negative news can also cause us to catastrophise our personal worries. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Threat_of_Nuclear_Catastrophe_Is_“Great_And Growing”,_Medical_Journals_Warn⠀⇛ More than 100 medical journals across the world issued a rare joint call on Thursday for urgent action to eliminate nuclear weapons, warning that the threat of nuclear catastrophe was “great and growing”. The call comes with Russia repeatedly issuing thinly veiled warnings that Moscow could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, as well as repeated North Korean missile tests and stalling efforts towards non-proliferation. An editorial published in numerous medical journals called on health professionals worldwide to alert citizens and leaders about “the major danger to public health” posed by nuclear weapons. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Brain_Activity_as_a_Toddler_May_Predict_IQ at_Age_18,_Decades-Long_Study_Finds⠀⇛ Comparing the cognitive abilities of fostered and institutionalized children with those who grew up in home care, researchers found institutionalized children had relatively lower IQs at 18 years of age. In this latest research, scientists found a relationship between brain wave patterns and those IQ scores in the same data. # ⚓ It’s_time_to_classify_plastics_as_persistent, bioaccumulative_and_toxic_pollutants⠀⇛ In a new Viewpoint published in Environmental Science & Technology the researchers argue categorizing plastics, including micro- and nano- sized particles as PBT pollutants would give governments the tools they need to better manage plastic production, use and recycling. “We need to wake up the world and understand the risks of these pollutants,” says University of British Columbia (UBC) ocean researcher Dr. Juan José Alava, lead author of the paper that includes researchers from Canada, the United States, Europe, South America and Asia. # ⚓ Becker’s Hospital Review ☛ VA_committee_chair_calls_Cerner EHR_rollout_a_‘nightmare’⠀⇛ In 2018, the VA’s EHR costs were initially projected to be $10 billion over 10 years but have grown to $50.8 billion over 28 years. These upticks have caused some lawmakers to want to shut down the project. There have been several bills introduced to end the program as issues with the EHR system continue. According to the publication, the VA’s Cerner EHR system led to the deaths of four patients, and it has suffered outages at facilities that have implemented it. “It has been a nightmare,” House Veterans’ Affairs Chair Mike Bost, R-Ill., told the publication. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Playing_instruments,_musical_talent?_Psh, this_is_the_2020s_–_Meta_has_models_for_that_now⠀⇛ As generative AI models that take written prompts and turn them into images or more text continue to mature, computer scientists are looking into making other forms of media using machine learning. Audio is difficult for AI systems, especially music, since the software has to learn to produce coherent patterns over a number of minutes and be creative enough to generating something catchy or pleasant to listen to. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Chatbots_sometimes_make_things_up,_not everyone_thinks_AI’s_hallucination_problem_is_fixable⠀⇛ Spend enough time with ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots and it doesn’t take long for them to spout falsehoods. Described as hallucination, confabulation or just plain making things up, it’s now a problem for every business, organization and high school student trying to get a generative AI system to compose documents and get work done. Some are using it on tasks with the potential for high-stakes consequences, from psychotherapy to researching and writing legal briefs. # ⚓ The Record ☛ Ivanti_warns_of_second_vulnerability_used_in attacks_on_Norway_gov’t⠀⇛ “A vulnerability has been discovered in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), formerly known as MobileIron Core. This vulnerability impacts all supported versions – releases 11.10, 11.9 and 11.8. Older versions/releases are also at risk. This vulnerability is different from CVE-2023-35078, released on July 23,” the company said. “As of now we are only aware of the same limited number of customers impacted by CVE-2023-35078 as being impacted by CVE-2023-35081.” The advisory says the vulnerability allows a threat actor to take a variety of actions on a victim device and can be used in conjunction with the first bug to bypass administrator authentication. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Meta_says_it’ll_ask_Euro_peeps_nicely before_hitting_them_with_personalized_ads⠀⇛ So-called behavioral advertising has repeatedly landed the Facebook and Oculus giant in hot water with privacy watchdogs in Europe. While the Instagram parent continues to argue that these types of ads — and the way the platform processes people’s data for generating advertising personalized to their interests and background — is legal under GDPR, on Tuesday Meta said it will adjust this practice. # § Windows TCO⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Ivanti_Zero-Day_Exploited_by_APT Since_at_Least_April_in_Norwegian_Government_Attack⠀⇛ The recently patched zero-day vulnerability affecting Ivanti’s Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) product has been exploited by an advanced persistent threat (APT) group since at least April 2023. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Tenable_CEO_accuses_Microsoft_of negligence_in_addressing_security_flaw⠀⇛ His harsh public critique of Microsoft — a relatively rare event for a high-profile corporate figure in cybersecurity — follows criticism from lawmakers and researchers alike after a recent cyberattack affecting U.S. government officials resulted from a Microsoft security lapse. As the CEO of Tenable, a firm that helps companies understand and mitigate their cybersecurity vulnerabilities, Yoran said he works with hundreds of companies every year to disclose and patch vulnerabilities. Microsoft, he said, consistently fails to proactively and professionally address vulnerabilities in their products. “In Microsoft’s case you have a culture which denies the criticality of vulnerabilities,” Yoran told CyberScoop in an interview. # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ New_SEC_Rules_around_Cybersecurity Incident_Disclosures⠀⇛ The US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules around the disclosure of cybersecurity incidents. There are two basic rules: [...] # ⚓ Engadget ☛ SEC:_Public_companies_must_report cyberattacks_within_four_days⠀⇛ In a move to prevent public companies from delaying news about cyberattacks, the US Security and Exchange Commission has set a four-day deadline to disclose “material cybersecurity incidents.” A US attorney general could potentially delay that disclosure if doing so would lead to “substantial risk to national security or public safety.” Otherwise, the rules will serve as a stiff new guidepost — albeit, one that’s slightly less restrictive than the EU’s GDPR cyberattack deadline of just three days. The news comes after Microsoft was criticized by security experts for taking weeks to confirm an attack against Outlook and other online services. “We really have no way to measure the impact [of the attack] if Microsoft doesn’t provide that info,” Jake Williams, a cybersecurity researcher and former NSA hacker, told the AP in June. o § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ Microsoft,_Linux_licences_evince_emerging_best_practices_in licensing_AI_technologies [Ed: Complete propaganda. Also does not distinguish between LF and Linux. IAM, the EPO's propaganda rag, posting complete nonsense. They don't even know what "Linux" is.]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Apple_joins_alliance_with_Adobe,_Linux,_and_more_to_support Pixar’s_OpenUSD_for_3D_scene_technology [Ed: No connection to Linux, and moreover this title conflates LF with "Linux"]⠀⇛ Apple teams up with industry leaders to enhance OpenUSD, Pixar’s 3D scene technology. The Alliance for OpenUSD aims to standardise the 3D ecosystem, enabling efficient 3D project development across industries. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Google_AMP_Abused_in_Phishing_Attacks_Aimed at_Enterprise_Users⠀⇛ Threat actors are using Google AMP URLs in phishing campaigns as a new detection evasion tactic. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Firefox_116_Patches_High-Severity Vulnerabilities [Ed: Microsoft Windows TCO]⠀⇛ Firefox 116 was released with patches for 14 CVEs, including nine high-severity vulnerabilities, some of which can lead to remote code execution or sandbox escapes. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Socket_Scores_$20M_as_Investors_Bet_on Software_Supply_Chain_Security_Startups⠀⇛ San Francisco startup Socket raises $20 million as investors continue to bet on companies in the open source software security category. # ⚓ Microsoft_says_Russia-linked_hackers_behind_dozens_of_Teams phishing_attacks [Ed: Microsoft gets cracked again, tries to blame "Russia", as usual (not its own shoddy products)]⠀⇛ A Russian government-linked hacking group took aim at dozens of global organizations with a campaign to steal login credentials by engaging users in Microsoft Teams chats pretending to be from technical support, Microsoft researchers said on Wednesday. These “highly targeted” social engineering attacks have affected “fewer than 40 unique global organizations” since late May, Microsoft researchers said in a blog, adding that the company was investigating. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Project_Zero_on_Arm_MTE⠀⇛ Google’s Project Zero has spent some time studying the Arm memory tagging extension (MTE), support for which was merged into the 5.10 kernel, and posted the results… # ⚓ Google ☛ Summary:_MTE_As_Implemented⠀⇛ In mid-2022, Project Zero was provided with access to pre-production hardware implementing the ARM MTE specification. This blog post series is based on that review, and includes general conclusions about the effectiveness of MTE as implemented, specifically in the context of preventing the exploitation of memory-safety vulnerabilities. Despite its limitations, MTE is still by far the most promising path forward for improving C/C++ software security in 2023. The ability of MTE to detect memory corruption exploitation at the first dangerous access provides a significant improvement in diagnostic and potential security effectiveness. In comparison, most other proposed approaches rely on blocking later stages in the exploitation process, for example various hardware-assisted CFI approaches which aim to block invalid control-flow transfers. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Wednesday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (bouncycastle), Fedora (firefox), Red Hat (cjose, curl, iperf3, kernel, kernel-rt, kpatch-patch, libeconf, libxml2, mod_auth_openidc:2.3, openssh, and python-requests), SUSE (firefox, jtidy, libredwg, openssl, salt, SUSE Manager Client Tools, and SUSE Manager Salt Bundle), and Ubuntu (firefox). # ⚓ Ahram Online ☛ Authorities_dealt_with_leak_of_data_for_2 million_Egyptian_patients:_Health_minister⠀⇛ Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel- Ghaffar confirmed that the security agencies have dealt with the leak of the personal data of 2 million Egyptian patients which are being sold online. In statements to the local news website Cairo 24, Abdel-Ghaffar said the leak occurred two months ago, stressing that the authorities will take all necessary measures to protect the privacy of patients. The leak was first reported on 23 July by Falcon Feeds, a cyber security firm that tracks data breaches on the dark web. # ⚓ NITDA_warns_of_cyber-attack_on_Nigerian_government infrastructure [Ed: In today's Orwellian media "cyber-attack" just means breach, getting cracked. It's a euphemism and symptom of using Microsoft.]⠀⇛ The National Information Technology Development Agency (NIDTA) has alerted the public of the activities of cyber criminals targeting important digital infrastructure in the country. This was disclosed via a press statement signed by the head of corporate affairs and external relations Mrs. Hadiza Umar this afternoon. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ The Record ☛ Section_702_surveillance_powers necessary,_but_FBI_access_needs_limits,_panel_says⠀⇛ Section 702 allows the National Security Agency to capture emails, text messages and other digital information about foreigners without a warrant. Sometimes information from within the U.S. is collected, like when a resident communicates with a known target overseas. The FBI can access that data for operations like counterintelligence programs. The board emphasized that the three previously identified incidents of “intentional misconduct” by FBI personnel are “from among millions of FBI queries of Section 702 information and FBI has addressed the incidents appropriately.” Those incidents — and privacy concerns in general — have prompted Republican and Democratic lawmakers to push back against the Biden administration’s efforts to reauthorize the program. # ⚓ Wired ☛ US_Spies_Are_Lobbying_Congress_to_Save_a Phone_Surveillance_‘Loophole’⠀⇛ “Americans of all political stripes know their Constitutional rights shouldn’t disappear in the digital age,” Wyden says, adding that there is a “deep well of support” for enshrining protections against commercial data grabs by the government “into black- letter law.” The extent to which the NSA in particular uses data brokers to obtain location and web- browsing data is unclear, though the agency has previously acknowledged using data from “commercial” sources in connection with cyber defense. Regardless, the NSA’s lawyers have authored extensive guidelines for acquiring commercially available data, particularly when it belongs to US companies or individuals. Some of the rules prescribed by the agency’s lawyers remain classified. # ⚓ [Old] Wired ☛ The_US_Is_Openly_Stockpiling_Dirt_on All_Its_Citizens⠀⇛ The size and scope of the government effort to accumulate data revealing the minute details of Americans’ lives are described soberly and at length by the director’s own panel of experts in a newly declassified report. Haines had first tasked her advisers in late 2021 with untangling a web of secretive business arrangements between commercial data brokers and US intelligence community members. What that report ended up saying constitutes a nightmare scenario for privacy defenders. # ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ Forcing_your_computer_to_rat_you_out⠀⇛ But even if no one is looking to destroy your life or kill you and your family, there are plenty of good reasons to present different facets of your identity to different people. No one talks to their lover, their boss and their toddler in exactly the same way, or reveals the same facts about their lives to those people. Maintaining different facets to your identity is normal and healthy – and the opposite, presenting the same face to everyone in your life, is a wildly terrible way to live. None of this is controversial among social scientists, nor is it hard to grasp. But Zuckerberg stubbornly stuck to this anonymity-breeds-incivility doctrine, even as dictators used the fact that Facebook forced dissidents to use their real names to retain power through the threat (and reality) of arrest and torture: [...] # ⚓ David Revoy ☛ Deleting_Twitter_and_Reddit_account⠀⇛ But when a friend told me yesterday that it was a good thing I had left Twitter early, I felt bad that I still had that dormant account. I deleted it as soon as I got home.😺 And then today, someone reminded me in the comments about my Reddit account. I deleted it as well. # ⚓ Tor ☛ New_Release:_Tor_Browser_12.5.2⠀⇛ This release updates Firefox to 102.14.0esr, including bug fixes, stability improvements and important security updates. We also backported the Android-specific security updates from Firefox 116. # ⚓ Papers Please ☛ Challenges_to_mandatory_facial recognition_for_air_travel⠀⇛ [US Senator Jeff Merkley films the signage and what happens when he opts out of facial recognition at the TSA checkpoint at Reagan National Airport]Attempts by airlines, airports, and government agencies to make facial recognition mandatory for air travel, while pretending that it is “optional” or based on “consent”, are being challenged in both the United States and the European Union. In the US, the Transportation Security Administration continues to tell Congress and the public that it is “testing” facial recognition and that mug shots are optional for air travel. But Senators continue to question whether, as the TSA claims, this is really a “field demonstration” or actually a phased rollout,  and whether, “Providing this information is voluntary.” # ⚓ EFF ☛ UN_Cybercrime_Convention_Negotiations_Enter Final_Phase_With_Troubling_Surveillance_Powers_Still_on the_Table⠀⇛ As one of the last negotiating sessions to finalize the UN Cybercrime Convention approaches, it’s important to remember that the outcome and implications of the international talks go well beyond the UN meeting rooms in Vienna and New York. Representatives from over 140 countries around the globe with widely divergent law enforcement practices, including Iran, Russia,  Saudi Arabia, China, Brazil, Chile, Switzerland, New Zealand, Kenya, Germany, Canada, the U.S., Peru, and Uruguay, have met over the last year to push their positions on what the draft convention should say about across border police powers, access to private data, judicial oversight of prosecutorial practices, and other thorny issues. As we noted in Part I of this post about the zero draft of the draft convention now on the table, the final text will result in the rewriting of criminal and surveillance laws around the world, as Member States work into their legal frameworks the agreed upon requirements, authorizations, and protections. Millions of people, including those often in the crosshairs of governments for defending human rights and advocating for free expression, will be affected. That’s why we and our international allies have been fighting for users to ensure the draft convention includes robust human rights protections. Going into the sixth negotiating session, which begins August 21 in New York, the outcome of the talks remains uncertain. A variety of issues are still unresolved, and the finalization of the intricate text faces approaching deadlines. The foundational principle of the negotiations—“nothing is agreed until everything is agreed upon”—underscores the complexity and delicate nature of these discussions. Every element of the draft convention is interrelated, and the resolution of one aspect hinges on the consonance of all other areas of the text. # ⚓ EFF ☛ Facebook_Apparently_Will_Ask_for_Consent_Before Showing_Behavioral_Ads_to_Some_Users⠀⇛ This is, of course, not Meta’s choice. They sidestepped the GDPR using Terms of Service trickery for as long as they could. Later, Meta bypassed legal constraints by arguing that the personalization of content and advertising was necessary to provide an agreed-upon service to users. When this became untenable, they circumvented the consent requirement by asserting that the company had a legitimate interest in showing targeted ads. While we welcome this shift, the company deserves few accolades But as they write in today’s announcement, recent court interpretations of the GDPR, as well as the incoming Digital Markets Act (DMA), have forced their hand.  # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ NSA_Asks_Congress_To_Not_Block_Federal Agencies_From_Collecting_Location_Data_Without_A Warrant⠀⇛ For several years, the government was able to route around the Fourth Amendment by turning cell service providers into proxy tracking devices. Thanks to the Third Party Doctrine, location data generated by cell phones wasn’t given an expectation of privacy. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ Senegal_suspends_Tik_Tok,_of_all_apps._We’ve been_there_our_Senegalese_friends⠀⇛ Today we are talking about the Senegalese government blocking access to Tik Tok, of all apps. That’s a crazy sentence right there. The ridiculous app with the dance [sic] videos is somehow a threat to the stability of Senegal. Um, okay. There has to be more to the story. Let’s track back to how they got there. # ⚓ ANF News ☛ KCK:_We_will_hold_those_responsible_for_the Yazidi_genocide_to_account⠀⇛ “Nine years ago, the IS [Islamic State] committed a genocide against the Yazidi people in Shengal [Sinjar]. The Yazidis themselves define this as the 74th genocide committed against them. Regrettably, thousands of Yazidis lost their lives or were taken captive, thus suffering unimaginably. We would like to once again honor the memory of those who lost their lives during the genocide and express that we share the pain of the Yazidi people. With great disgust we condemn the fascist IS gangs, these enemies of humanity, as well as their collaborators who committed the genocide. We would also like to renew our promise that as the Kurdish Freedom Movement we will stand by the people of Shengal in general and by the Yazidi people until the end. We will hold all those responsible for the suffering and the genocide to account. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Armenians_of_Artsakh:_An_Indigenous Nation_Targeted_by_Genocidal_Regional_Powers⠀⇛ Since 12 December 2022, Azerbaijan and its ally, Turkey, have blockaded the Armenian Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in an attempt to possess the region by forcing the Armenians to flee their native land. This blockade of the 120,000 Armenian Christians is reaching a critical juncture. Food and medicine are running out, and starvation is beginning to set in. Currently, there is no fuel — which has led to a complete transportation shutdown. The Armenians of Artsakh are thus being forced into submission to Azerbaijan through a policy of starvation. Luis Moreno Ocampo, the founding prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has called the ongoing Azeri blockade against Artsakh “Armenian genocide 2023.” Azerbaijan has a long history of ethnic cleansing Artsakh’s indigenous Armenian population. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Trump’s_Threat_to_Democracy_Is_Now Systemic⠀⇛ The most telling measure of that dynamic inside the GOP is that Trump remains the party’s central figure. Each time GOP voters and leaders have had the opportunity to move away from him—whether in the shock immediately after January 6, or the widespread disappointment over the poor performance of his handpicked candidates during the 2022 election—the party has sped past the off-ramp. # ⚓ The Economist ☛ Ukraine’s_latest_weapons_in_its_war_with Russia:_3D-printed_bombs⠀⇛ Improvised munitions are not a direct replacement for the factory-made sort. But they have advantages. For one thing, they are cheap. Emanuel Zmudzinski, a Wild Bees volunteer in Lodz, Poland, makes the components—a nose cone, body and tail fin—for a 27cm-tall model called the Big Egg for less than €3.50 ($3.85), not including the explosive contents, on a 3D printer that cost around $1,200. With no need to retool production lines, candy bombs can be readily produced in different sizes. That helps drone operators make the best use of a given model’s payload capacity. # ⚓ The Economist ☛ Fanatics_and_putschists_are_creating_failed states_in_west_Africa⠀⇛ The toppling of Mr Bazoum, who assumed office in 2021 in Niger’s first ever democratic transfer of power, has triggered an unprecedented crisis. The immediate worry is that it may ignite a regional war. Even if that danger is averted in the next few days, the putsch will almost certainly deal a crushing blow to efforts to fight the world’s most dangerous jihadist insurgency, which has claimed tens of thousands of lives in the three core countries in the Sahel: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. # ⚓ RTL ☛ Still_no_answers_three_years_after_Beirut_mega- explosion⠀⇛ One of history’s biggest non-nuclear explosions rocked Beirut on August 4, 2020, destroying swathes of the Lebanese capital, killing more than 220 people and injuring at least 6,500. Three years on, the probe into the traumatic disaster caused by a huge pile of poorly-stored fertiliser remains bogged down in legal and political wrangling, to the dismay of victims’ families. # ⚓ Newsweek ☛ Trump’s_Former_AG_Shoots_Down_‘Free_Speech’ Defense_of_Ex-President⠀⇛ “I really don’t think that’s a valid argument,” he said. “As the indictment says, they’re not attacking his First Amendment right. He can say whatever he wants. He can even lie. He can even tell people that the election was stolen when he knew better.” “But that does not protect you from entering into a conspiracy,” he continued. “All conspiracies involve speech, and all fraud involves speech. So, you know, free speech doesn’t give you the right to engage in a fraudulent conspiracy.” # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Can_unauthorized_immigrants_legally_drive? More_states_say_yes.⠀⇛ Advocates have long made a safety argument – that the absence of a license hasn’t kept unauthorized immigrants off the road, so it’s better to have them certified. At the same time, some other states are home to powerful opposition to the idea of allowing these licenses, arguing they reward illegal immigration and could undermine national security. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Military.com_Op-Ed_Calls_for_Military_Draft⠀⇛ “The fastest and most effective way to resolve this recruiting crisis is to change how we recruit,” wrote Joe Plenzler, a retired Marine lieutenant colonel. Plenzler called for something in between an all-volunteer force and a fully conscripted force. The US draft was abolished in 1973 after years of conscripted Americans being killed in the Vietnam War. “We should have our military recruiters sign up new troops for 11 months out of the year, and then have the Selective Service draft the delta between the military’s needs and the total number recruited,” he wrote. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Pence_blasts_Trump_and_“crackpot_lawyers”_advising him_on_Jan._6⠀⇛ Pence shot back Wednesday: “The American people deserve to know that President Trump and his advisers didn’t just ask me to pause. They asked me to reject votes, return votes, essentially to overturn the election.” # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Taipan_crash_search_crew_find_human remains,_debris⠀⇛ Unidentified human remains have been found in the search for four army crew who are presumed dead following a helicopter crash off the Queensland coast. A MRH-90 Taipan chopper crashed off the north Queensland coast during the multinational Exercise Talisman Sabre last week. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Niger:_The_Ethnic_and_Economic_Background_of_the Conflict⠀⇛ Niger, like many other African countries, is poverty-stricken: poor but rich in uranium. It is a landlocked country that lies in the Sahel, the arid region south of the Sahara that has faced growing insecurity amid the worsening effects of climate change. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Israel’s_Mossad_chief_secretly_visited_D.C._to discuss_Biden’s_Saudi_initiative⠀⇛ Mossad director David Barnea secretly visited Washingtonnearly two weeks ago for talks with senior White_House and CIA officials about the Biden administration’s efforts to reach an agreement_with_Saudi_Arabia that would include normalization between the kingdom and Israel, two U.S. sources told Axios. # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ How_Swedish_Love_for_the_US_Turned Deadly_–_Dispatches_from_Project_Censored:_On_Media_and Politics⠀⇛ And I don’t just mean, oh we love the Brad Pitt movies and the whimsical images of Sunset Blvd (which by the way is way less whimsical in real life). No, I mean that Swedes really love the whole propagandized packaged-with-a-bloody-bow-on-top United States. There are more than a few cowboy- themed bars and restaurants in Stockholm. Hell, there’s even a TGI Friday’s. Some stores aim to peddle only American goods, which ultimately means they sell pop-tarts and peanut butter. Younger Swedes will adopt US slang, folding it into their Swedish sentences as awkwardly as one might try to fit a TGI Friday’s into a cobblestone and tree- lined promenade. They love Obama and hate Trump. And they will look on in disbelief as I slide out my soapbox and pull at their lofty misconceptions through a depressively realistic listing of all the American ills: no free healthcare, no free daycare, no vacation time (even unpaid), no free college, income inequality worse than imperial Rome, starvation wage jobs, absurd rent and housing prices, and the largest and most violent imperialist military the world has ever seen. # § War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ U.S._Senate_approves_EUR_200m_for_Baltic defense⠀⇛ The United States Senate, adopting a bill on defense spending for 2024, has approved the allocation of 228 million US dollars, or 208 million euros, for the strengthening of security cooperation with Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, the Latvian Ministry of Defense confirmed August 1. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Australian_MPs_Blast_Blinken_Over_Assange⠀⇛ The MPs called the U.S. secretary of state’s remarks that Julian Assange threatened U.S. national security “nonsense” and said the U.S. is only bent on revenge, reports Joe Lauria. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Truthdig ☛ For_the_Midwest,_There’s_No_Easy_Way_Out_of_This Year’s_Drought⠀⇛ “When you dump a huge amount of water onto a surface, even if you’re dumping it onto soil, there’s only so much the soil can absorb,” he said. The rest runs off, meaning a local watershed is capturing only a fraction of all of the rain that fell, Ford said. He points to the St. Louis region as an example, which is close to the anniversary of historic rainfall last year. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Floods_Test_China’s_Disaster- Response_Systems_as_Emergency_Level_Raised⠀⇛ The floods have spread since Typhoon Doksuri swept into southern China on Friday. The remnants of the typhoon have started drifting into northeast China after breaking a 140-year rainfall record in Beijing and dumping more than a year’s rain in Hebei province earlier this week. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_denies_using_‘wrecking tactics’_to_obstruct_G20_climate_discussions⠀⇛ The Chennai meeting came days after energy ministers from the group — which represents more than 80 percent of global GDP and CO2 emissions — failed to agree on a roadmap to cut fossil fuels from the global energy mix during talks in Goa. That was seen as a blow to mitigation efforts, even as climate experts blame record global temperatures for exacerbating floods, storms and heatwaves. Major oil producers fear the impact of drastic mitigation on their economies, and Russia and Saudi Arabia were blamed for the lack of progress in Goa. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Wildfires:_How_will_the_tourism_industry cope?⠀⇛ Images of tourists fleeing from fires on the Greek island of Rhodesand wildfires raging out of control in Sicily have dominated the headlines in European media, raising questions about whether the Mediterranean regon will remain a popular destination for summer vacations. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ ‘CO2_is_Life’:_TalkTV_Presenter_Andre_Walker_Hosts YouTube_Show_That_Spreads_Climate_Science_Denial⠀⇛ A TalkTV presenter co-hosts a YouTube show with the leader of a climate science denial group, on which he has called climate change a “paganistic religion” and said rising CO2 emissions will make the world “more green”.  Andre Walker is a regular presenter at TalkTV – the channel launched by News UK in April 2022 – hosting several current affairs shows a week, including prime time fixtures “That Was the Woke that Was” and “Saturday Night Talkaway”.  # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Chris Hannah ☛ Solo_Train_Journeys⠀⇛ When I think about why this might be the case, the word that immediately comes to mind is “slow”. But that’s not quite the exact reason. I think it’s because the experience of a long train journey is that it feels slow. Not as in it feels like it’s taking too long, instead, it feels slow because the journey is more relaxed. This may be just me. But when I get on a train, whether I’m trying to get somewhere urgently like a morning commute or a long journey where there isn’t really any rush, it’s like I’ve given myself an allocated amount of time to do whatever I want. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Many_Iranians_Blame_Creaky_Power Grid_and_Gas_Shortage_for_Sudden_Holiday⠀⇛ Iran simply does not have enough natural gas, or a strong enough power grid, to keep all the lights on despite sitting on the second- largest reserves of natural [sic] gas in the world. And, as skeptical residents pointed out, much of Iran experiences blistering heat every year, especially in the south, which has already endured debilitating temperatures this summer. # ⚓ Trail Of Bits ☛ A_mistake_in_the_bulletproofs_paper could_have_led_to_the_theft_of_millions_of_dollars⠀⇛ This is not the first instance of this vulnerability; last year we disclosed a series of these same types of issues, which we dubbed Frozen Heart vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities, as we detailed in our earlier blog series, resulted from a mistake in the original bulletproofs paper. The mistake was in the paper for over four years before it was corrected last year in response to our disclosure. Since posting that blog series, Trail of Bits has continued research with Paul Grubbs (University of Michigan) and Quang Dao (Carnegie Mellon University) to review more codebases and proof systems for this issue, resulting in a paper recently accepted for publication at IEEE S&P 2023. The vulnerability in Incognito Chain was identified during this research. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Eesti Rahvusringhääling ☛ Tree_disease_that_has_wiped out_Kadriorg_elms_is_spreading_across_Estonia⠀⇛ Dutch elm disease (DED) is a fungal disease caused by a member of the sac fungi (Ascomycota) affecting elm trees, and is spread by elm bark beetles. “They hibernate beneath the foliage of dying or diseased trees until the temperature is appropriate,” Jürisoo said. The first symptom of infection is usually an upper branch of the tree starting to wither and yellow in summer. “But nobody is concerned if a few branches dry up.” This morbidity then spreads throughout the tree, with further dieback. Eventually, the roots die, starved of nutrients from the leaves. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Midwife_Arrested,_Abortion_Clinic Shut_As_Authorities_Implement_Plan_To_Boost Population⠀⇛ In 2021, Iranian authorities approved new legislation that imposes further restrictions on abortions, bans the free distribution of contraceptives by the public health-care system, and provides added state benefits to families with more children. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ State,_Federal_Laws_Do_Little_to_Protect Homeowners_in_Real_Estate_Deals⠀⇛ As soon as Lisa Casteel learned her 78-year-old mother had agreed to sell her Kansas City home to a “We Buy Ugly Houses” franchise for far below its market value, she contacted the buyer to halt the deal. In her letter to the company, she invoked a Kansas state law that grants three days to cancel certain sales agreements. She believed it would protect her mother and any other vulnerable homeowners entangled by questionable real estate deals. Her mother had no other place to live and had recently been showing signs of dementia, she said. # ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ HackerOne_lays_off_12%_workforce_as_‘one-time event’⠀⇛ HackerOne, a widely known bug bounty and penetration testing platform, is cutting up to 12% of its workforce as the global economic slowdown continues to impact the tech community. The San Francisco-based startup announced its layoffs on Wednesday, TechCrunch learned and confirmed with the startup. The decision will impact the startup’s employees worldwide, including those in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Netherlands and other countries, HackerOne CEO Marten Mickos said in an email to employees, which was also posted to the company’s blog. “This comes as disappointing news, as we’ve all built strong connections with our fellow Hackeronies. These actions are necessary to be successful long-term,” said Mickos. “We’ve designed this reduction in force as a one-time event. We don’t claim to have perfect visibility into our future financial performance or the macroeconomic climate, but we unequivocally wanted to take a single action and move forward with confidence.” # ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ Salesforce_Cuts_More_Jobs_After_10%_Reduction Earlier_This_Year⠀⇛ Sales and customer success employees were let go in Ireland Wednesday, “as part of an ongoing effort to ensure we always have the right resources in place,” a spokesperson said. The cuts are separate from the companywide reduction announced in January, the spokesperson said. About 50 roles were impacted. Salesforce’s plans for reducing headcount by about 8,000 people by the end of fiscal 2024 are the company’s largest ever. The spokesperson declined to comment on whether any other countries or divisions will see additional headcount reductions. # ⚓ The_Subplot_|_Tech_traumas,_Leeds_offices,_lucky_losers⠀⇛ Let’s not get this out of proportion. According to the most-used list of tech job layoffs, so far this year about 11,500 have gone in the UK, all but about 500 in London, the rest in Birmingham, Bristol, and Edinburgh. # ⚓ Fandom Inc ☛ The_Callisto_Protocol_Dev_Striking_Distance Studios_Lays_Off_More_Than_30_Staff⠀⇛ The developer behind The Callisto Protocol, Striking Distance Studios, has laid off 32 employees from its staff. Questions began after several LinkedIn posts appeared, and the layoffs were later confirmed by the studio. In a statement to IGN, Striking Distance Studios said, “Striking Distance Studios and KRAFTON have implemented strategic changes that realign the studio’s priorities to better position its current and future projects for success.” The developer continued, “Unfortunately, these changes have impacted 32 employees. Honoring the invaluable contributions of each departing team member with material support in the form of outplacement services and meaningful severance packages is our top priority during this difficult moment.” o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ The_Lose-Lose-Lose-Lose_Bill_C-18_Outcome: Meta_Blocking_News_Links_on_Facebook_and_Instagram_in Canada⠀⇛ For months, supporters of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, assured the government that Meta and Google were bluffing when they warned that a bill based on mandated payments for links was unworkable and they would comply with it by removing links to news from their platforms. However, what has been readily apparent for months became reality yesterday: Meta is now actively blocking news links and sharing on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. The announcement does not reference Threads, but it would not surprise if news links are ultimately blocked on that platform as well. The company says that the blocking will take several weeks to fully roll out to all users, suggesting that it has learned from the over- blocking mistakes made in Australia and is proceeding more cautiously in Canada. By the end of the month, the world’s largest social media platform will become a news desert in Canada, with links to all news – both Canadian and foreign – blocked on the platform. # ⚓ EDRI ☛ Regulating_Big_Tech_in_Europe_with_the_Digital Services_Act_&_Digital_Markets_Act⠀⇛ As the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets the global standards for data protection law around the world, the DSA and DMA are arguably the most important pieces of digital legislation on regulating platforms in the last years. regulating platforms (the eCommerce Directive). The DSA has been called the “constitution for the [Internet],” while the DMA represents the European landmark attempt to rein in digital market abuses. EDRi has been working extensively alongside European Union (EU) policymakers in both regulations to ensure a human rights-centric regulation and reaffirm the open [Internet] as a public good. This includes the implementation and enforceability of both pieces of legislation. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Uber’s_finance_chief_to_exit_in_January_next year⠀⇛ # ⚓ Dear_Director_Easterly,_Attorney_General_Garland_and_Chair Khan:_[...] [PDF]⠀⇛ I write to request that your agencies take action to hold Microsoft responsible for its negligent cybersecurity practices, which enabled a successful Chinese espionage campaign against the United States government. # ⚓ The Record ☛ Senator_calls_on_DOJ_to_investigate_alleged China_hack_of_Microsoft_cloud_tools⠀⇛ In a letter published on Thursday and first reported by the Wall Street Journal, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) asked the Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to investigate whether the security practices of Microsoft allowed alleged Chinese government hackers to breach the email accounts of several officials – including U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia Daniel Kritenbrink — ahead of their trip to China last month. “Government emails were stolen because Microsoft committed another error,” Wyden said. “Holding Microsoft responsible for its negligence will require a whole-of-government effort.” # ⚓ The Scotsman ☛ Rishi_Sunak’s_embrace_of_US_Republican_voter suppression_tactics_and_culture_wars_is_a_threat_to_UK democracy_–_Henry_McLeish⠀⇛ They said this kind of assault on democracy in America couldn’t happen. But it did. The idea Donald Trump would become president in 2016 was laughed at. It couldn’t happen in America. But it did. Brexit, an act of insanity, happened! Electors voted for all of this. Democracy is complex, fragile, and vulnerable and progressives are often complacent in its defence and sometimes compliant in its undoing. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Will_Zambia’s_Debt_Restructuring_Set_a Precedent?⠀⇛ Many see this agreement as a change in China’s lending policy. The Chinese may be incorporating some aspects of Russia’s notion of the Global South, which promotes an economic future that relaxes basic notions of trade liberalism. # ⚓ India Times ☛ ‘Necessary_in_the_interest_of_justice’: Allahabad_HC_allows_ASI_survey_of_Gyanvapi_mosque_complex_in Varanasi⠀⇛ Previously, the Allahabad High Court instructed the ASI not to begin the survey of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, as the matter was still under hearing after the Supreme Court postponed a detailed scientific survey by the ASI until 5 pm on July 26. The purpose of the survey was to determine if the mosque, located adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple, was built on top of a temple. The court was responding to a plea against a district court order that directed the ASI to conduct the controversial survey. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ News_is_second_most_popular_type_of social_media_video_–_Ofcom⠀⇛ Last year, news was the third most popular type of content viewed, behind how-to videos and videos from the general public. Although news is up by four percentage points in the 2023 report, news had previously topped the list in 2021. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Reason ☛ Journal_of_Free_Speech_Law:_“The_‘Constitutional’ Rise_of_Chinese_Speech_Imperialism,”_by_Prof._Ge_Chen⠀⇛ Just published, through our normal blind review process. # ⚓ Truthdig ☛ Russian_Government_Imprisons_Anti-war_Socialist Boris_Kagarlitsky⠀⇛ Kagarlitsky’s arrest is a politically-motivated attack against one of the most vocal critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It is also part of a broader campaign to clamp down on anti-war dissidents in Russia. As part of building its case against him, Federal Security Service (FSB) agents raided and interrogated at least three others associated with Rabkor (Worker Correspondent), an online leftist media platform Kagarlitsky edits. # ⚓ La Prensa Latina ☛ Another_Quran_burning_scheduled_to_be staged_in_Stockholm⠀⇛ The organizer has stated that her goal is to show that religion [sic] is also part of politics. # ⚓ Greece ☛ Turkish_staff_member_at_Sweden’s_consulate_in western_Turkey_shot,_seriously_wounded⠀⇛ The ministry said it would not comment further “on the threat to the diplomatic service or what security measures are being taken, as this risks counteracting the purpose of the measures.” Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc condemned the attack in a post on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Jim_Larkin,_Backpage_Exec,_Dies_By_Suicide_A Week_Before_His_Trial⠀⇛ Some unfortunate news. AZ Central reported yesterday that James Larkin, who was a free speech pioneer who built an alt-weekly newspaper empire, and then spun out the controversial classifieds ads site Backpage, died by suicide, one week before his latest trial. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Netflix_Defeats_Spurious_‘Slumlord_Millionaire’ Lawsuit⠀⇛ The gears of justice turn slowly, but they do turn. Late last year we discussed a delightful gentleman named Roland Macher, who goes by “Spanky”, because of course he does. Spanky was a restaurant owner and real estate businessman who found himself in prison for over 2 years because paying your taxes is hard or annoying or something. Either way, he didn’t do it. In jail, he wrote a book about how others should do business and called it Slumlord Millionaire. Some time after that, Netflix released a series called Dirty Money, focusing on bad people doing bad business. One episode that centered on possible real life replicant Jared Kushner was also titled Slumlord Millionaire. And because of that, Spanky sued, representing himself. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ ANF News ☛ Journalists_Shafiei_and_Sultanbeigi_sentenced_to four_years_in_prison_in_Iran⠀⇛ In Iran, two journalists have been sentenced to several years in prison for their reporting on the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî” revolt. A revolutionary court in Tehran sentenced Nasim Sultanbeigi and Saeedeh Shafiei to four years in prison, said the Shargh newspaper, citing family members. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ ‘All_is_not_lost’_for_UK_local_news publishers,_says_Enders_report⠀⇛ Citing the “mind-boggling” scale of local media traffic in the UK, the report’s authors claimed that there is a path to sustainable revenue models, but that it will require a “transformation” from “its manufacturing past… to its digital service era”. And the report also predicted that “industrial print” will enter “its final phase” in the next three to five years – meaning media businesses will have no choice but to transform themselves into digital outfits. # ⚓ Site36 ☛ New_raids_in_Germany_because_of_Indymedia: Suspects_allegedly_uploaded_an_archive_of_Linksunten⠀⇛ Police in Baden-Württemberg have struck a new blow against old suspects. The public prosecutor’s office wants to investigate who put the archive of the website, which was banned in 2017, online. Freiburg police on Wednesday carried out house searches at the homes of five people suspected of continuing to run Indymedia Linksunten. The website, popular with leftists, was banned by then- Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière (CDU) on August 25, 2017. The occasion was the G20 summit in Hamburg that same year. According to the minister, the [Internet] platform played a significant role in the militant protests in the city. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Haitians,_weary_of_gang violence,_protest_the_kidnapping_of_an_American_nurse_and_her daughter⠀⇛ Hundreds of Haitians have marched through the capital, Port-au-Prince, in protest at the reported abduction of an American nurse and her daughter. Alix Dorsainvil was working for El Roi Haiti, a nonprofit Christian ministry, when she and her daughter were seized by gunmen on Thursday, the organization said. El Roi Haiti, which runs a school and ministry in Port-au-Prince, said the two were taken from its campus. Witnesses said armed men burst into the clinic where she was working and seized her. Dorsainvil disappeared on the same day that the U.S. State Department issued a “do not travel advisory” in the country and ordered nonemergency personnel to leave Haiti amid growing security concerns. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_federal_judge_temporarily_blocks_Idaho_ban_on out-of-state_abortion_referrals⠀⇛ A US federal judge ruled on Monday that Idaho cannot enforce a ban on out-of-state abortion referrals, saying that such a prohibition would violate doctors’ First Amendment right to free speech. The block on enforcement will remain in effect while a lawsuit challenging a March letter from Idaho’s Attorney General Raúl Labrador continues. # ⚓ Digital First Media ☛ Dangerous_lead_levels_detected_in City_of_Wayne_water⠀⇛ “It is a reminder that unfortunately, in too many communities, there is still lead in service lines,” El-Sayed said. “The main thing I’m hoping folks understand is that for pregnant people or children, we recommend people only drink tap water if it’s been run through a lead filter and that’s why we’re passing those filters out.” There is no safe level of lead in drinking water.” # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ Around_97%_of_women entrepreneurs_affected_by_gender_bias_in_funding⠀⇛ The survey highlighted gender bias in the business world as 97 per cent of the founders interviewed acknowledged that they were treated differently from their male counterparts. Most women founders interviewed have rated their funding experience as average, giving it a four out of 10. # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ Indian-origin_man_fired_by US_company_for_speaking_to_dying_relative_in_Hindi⠀⇛ A 78-year-old Indian-American, Anil Varshney, has filed a lawsuit against a US firm, claiming that he was fired for speaking to his dying relative over a phone call in Hindi. The lawsuit has been filed against Parsons Corporation and also mentions US Defense Secretary Llyod J. Austin. It needs to be noted that Varshney had been working for the firm since 2002 and had even received accolades for his work. # ⚓ India Times ☛ ‘Indian-American_engineer_fired_for_talking with_dying_relative_in_Hindi’⠀⇛ The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of Alabama, claims that Varshney’s video call with his brother-in-law took place in an empty cubicle at the Huntsville office, lasting only about two minutes. However, Parsons accused him of committing a security violation by using the Facetime application at a classified worksite, leading to his termination. Varshney maintains that there was no policy prohibiting such calls, and he was wrongfully targeted. Furthermore, the lawsuit asserts that this unjust termination had significant consequences, as it blacklisted him from future work with the United States Missile Defense Agency. Varshney had been associated with the federal agency since 2002 and continued his employment at Parsons alongside it until 2022, achieving what the lawsuit describes as the American Dream. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Federal_Judge_Frees_‘Terrorism’_Suspects_While Calling_Out_The_FBI_For_Its_Entrapment-Esque_Tactics⠀⇛ For years, we’ve pointed out that the FBI is more interested in easy wins than actually securing the nation. And for years, the FBI has maddeningly refused to take our harsh criticism into consideration. It has done its own thing, because of course it has. Who could possibly stop it? A mass violators of rights both domestic and foreign isn’t going to stop doing what it likes to do just because these actions are wrong. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Global_Militaries_Worry_Elon_Musk_Is_Too_Erratic To_Manage_Starlink_Competently⠀⇛ While Elon Musk’s Starlink low Earth orbit (LEO) broadband technology is too expensive and capacity- constrained to seriously put a dent in US broadband problems, it’s helpful in low connectivity situations like disasters, select parts of rural America, or the war in Ukraine. But Musk’s growing power over the fledgling LEO satellite sector has started to worry global military leaders, according to the New York Times. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Free Software Foundation ☛ “Web_Environment_Integrity”_is an_all-out_attack_on_the_free_Internet⠀⇛ Using a free browser is now more important than ever. We’ve written recently on this topic, but the issue we wrote about there was minor compared to the gross injustice Google is now attempting to force down the throats of web users around the world. The so-called “Web Environment Integrity” (WEI) is the worst stunt we’ve seen from them in some time. Beginning its life as an innocuous, if worrying, policy document posted to Microsoft GitHub, Google has now fast-tracked its development into their Chromium browser. At its current rate of progress, WEI will be upon us in no time. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Google’s_Plan_To_DRM_The_Web_Goes_Against Everything_Google_Once_Stood_For⠀⇛ The grand old enshittification curve strikes again. Remember, as stated by Cory Doctorow, the process of enshittification entails these steps: o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ Cory_Doctorow’s_New_Book_On_Beating_Big_Tech_At_Its_Own Game⠀⇛ Cory Doctorow, author, digital rights advocate, and co-editor of the blog Boing Boing, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for his next book, called The Internet Con: How To Seize the Means of Computation. “The book presents an array of policy solutions aimed at dismantling the monopolistic power of Big Tech, making the internet a more open and user-focused space,” writes Boing Boing’s Mark Frauenfelder. “Key among these solutions is the concept of interoperability, which would allow users to take their apps, data, and content with them when they decide to leave a service, thus reducing the power of tech platforms.” # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Microsoft_concession:_You_can_run_our wares_in_AWS_virtual_desktop_under_‘revised_policy’⠀⇛ Microsoft is making a minor concession that allows customers with specific licenses to run Office wares in an AWS cloud – a week after Europe’s competition regulators decided to officially probe its biz policies and practices. The licensing tweak, first noticed by analyst Directions on Microsoft (DoM), in part reverses a licensing change made in 2019 that meant customers with perpetual licenses would need to buy fresh licenses to run those applications on AWS, Google Cloud or Alibaba infrastructure. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Jim Nielsen ☛ Knowledge_Laundering⠀⇛ I was reading Baldur’s recent piece about the transition taking place in open source — which I took notes on — and this excerpt talking about large language models (LLMs) stood out to me: Why give somebody credit for the lines of code you’ve adapted for your own project when you can get a language model to whitewash it and let you claim it as your own? # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Bungie_Targets_‘Ring-1′_Destiny_2 Cheat_Defendants_From_U.S._to_Australia⠀⇛ “The days of Destiny 2 cheaters being free to engage in a wholesale assault on the Destiny 2 game and its community without fear of consequences are over.” That’s Bungie’s opening gambit in a brand-new lawsuit filed in a U.S. court this week. Alleging copyright infringement, DMCA violations, and civil RICO violations, among others, the complaint targets up to 50 developers, marketers, customer support staff, and sellers of Destiny 2 cheating software, Ring-1. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ 9anime_Rebrands_to_AniWave_Citing Legal_Troubles⠀⇛ 9anime.to, one of the world’s largest piracy sites, has suddenly rebranded to Aniwave.to. The unexpected change comes as a surprise to the streaming portal’s millions of users. According to the operators, the switch is motivated by site-blocking efforts and DMCA issues, but could there be more to the story? # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Meta_Begins_The_Process_Of_Ending_News Links_In_Canada⠀⇛ This is not a surprise, because the company made it clear it planned to do exactly this, but Meta has now begun the process of stopping links to news sources from appearing in Canada, something that Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez insisted would never happen. The company says it will take a few weeks to roll out fully, but in the meantime, Meta explains what this will actually look like. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 5351 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.03.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_03/08/2023:_Asahi_Linux_and_Linux_Mint_Debian_Edition_(LMDE)_6_Plans⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 10:28 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Kernel_Space o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o BSD o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers # Mozilla o Education o GNU_Projects o Licensing_/_Legal o Openness/Sharing/Collaboration # Open_Data o Programming/Development * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackster ☛ Balazs’_Impressive_Handheld_Linux_Terminal_Features_an Ortholinear_Keyboard_and_Custom_Character_Set_–_Hackster.io⠀⇛ Semi-pseudonymous “hobby-hopping person” Balazs has built an impressive portable Linux handheld, featuring a custom ortholinear keyboard and a full-color display with custom character set — primarily designed “to play around with the Linux command line,” its creator says. “I started learning electronics and Python with a Raspberry Pi 4 as a hobby last year and daydreamed a lot about turning the Pi 4 into a handled computer,” Balazs explains of the project’s origins. “I just couldn’t figure it out how to get it compact enough to make it actually comfortable to hold. After some online window- shopping I stumbled upon the NanoPi Neo Air and impulse- bought it without knowing what to do with it.” o ⚓ LWN ☛ A_discussion_on_Linux_in_space_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ There was something of a space theme that pervaded the Embedded Linux Conference (ELC) portion of the 2023 Embedded Open Source Summit (EOSS), which is an umbrella event for various sub-conferences related to embedded open-source development. That may partly be because one of the organizers of EOSS (and ELC), Tim Bird, described himself as “a bit of a space junkie”; he made that observation during a panel session that he led on embedded Linux in space. Bird and four panelists discussed various aspects of the use of Linux in space- related systems, including where it has been used, the characteristics and challenges of aerospace deployments, certification of Linux for aerospace use, and more. The panelists in the room were Lenka Třísková, a lecturer and researcher at the Technical University of Liberec (which is in near Prague, Czechia, as was where the conference was held), who is also the main technical advisor for the Linux4Space project, and David VomLehn, who is the lead flight-software engineer at Astra. VomLehn gave a keynote about Linux in space (YouTube video) earlier in the conference. They were joined by two remote participants, both on the US west coast, thus joining the session at a pretty early hour for them: Steven VanderLeest, chief technologist for Boeing Linux, and Rob Bocchino, from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). o ⚓ Unix Men ☛ Open-Source_Server_Operating_Systems:_Examples_and Advantages⠀⇛ In recent years, open-source server operating systems have gained popularity due to their many benefits. These collaborative and transparent operating systems offer a number of benefits that make them an attractive choice for server environments.  Open-source operating systems operate under the belief that collaboration and shared knowledge result in more robust, customizable, and secure software. The collective effort of developers and the open nature of the codebase contribute to the continuous improvement and evolution of open-source operating systems. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Randomness_for_kmalloc()⠀⇛ The kernel’s address-space layout randomization is intended to make life harder for attackers by changing the placement of kernel text and data at each boot. With this randomization, an attacker cannot know ahead of time where a vulnerable target will be found on any given system. There are techniques, though, that can be effective without knowing precisely where a given object is stored. As a way of hardening systems against such attacks, the kernel will be gaining yet another form of randomization. “Heap spraying” attempts to fill the target system’s heap with known data; it generally works by allocating large amounts of memory and filling it with the data of interest. A successful attack can fill much of the heap with a known pattern. If the target system can then be convinced to dereference an invalid pointer into the heap, chances are good that the access will land on attacker-controlled data. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Exceptions_in_BPF⠀⇛ The BPF virtual machine in the kernel has been steadily gaining new features for years, many of which add capabilities that C programmers do not ordinarily have. So, from one point of view, it was only a matter of time before BPF gained support for exceptions. As it turns out, though, this “exceptions” feature is aimed at a specific use case, and its use in most programs will be truly exceptional. Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi posted the BPF exceptions patch set on July 13. The API presented to BPF programs is simple, taking the form of two kfuncs. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Much_ado_about_SBAT⠀⇛ Sometimes, the shortest patches lead to the longest threads; for a case in point, see this three-line change posted by Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito. The purpose of this change is to improve the security of locked-down systems by adding a “revocation number” to the kernel image. But, as the discussion revealed, both the cost and the value of this feature are seen differently across the kernel- development community. # ⚓ LWN ☛ A_status_update_for_U-Boot⠀⇛ The U-Boot “universal boot loader” is used extensively in the embedded-Linux world. At the 2023 Embedded Open Source Summit (EOSS), Simon Glass gave a presentation (slides, YouTube video) on the status of the project, with a focus on new features added over the last several years. He also wanted to talk about complexity in the firmware world, which he believes is increasing, and how U- Boot can help manage that complexity. The talk was something of a grab bag of ideas and changes throughout the increasingly large footprint of the project. # ⚓ Unicorn Media ☛ Six_Years_In,_Maintainer_Darrick_Wong_Says ‘Goodbye’_to_XFS⠀⇛ Yesterday Darrick Wong, the maintainer of the XFS file-system, announced in a patch series that he is calling it quits… For nearly 12 years Wong’s day job has been as a self-proclaimed “kernel hacker” at Oracle, where many of his duties have revolved around XFS, a high-performance 64-bit journaling file system created by Silicon Graphics in 1993. Before that, he spent eight years at IBM as an “open sourcer,” where he, “Wrote kernel code, mostly.” o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 8_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Linux_Software for_DJs⠀⇛ If you’re starting out as a DJ, you’ll probably want to try free software, as proprietary solutions can be very expensive. Fortunately, Linux has some useful software for music production. The chart below offers our rating for the software. Mixxx truly stands out from the crowd, it’s an awesome open source application with powerful features, great design, and good support. Use Mixxx to perform with MIDI and HID controllers, CD players, vinyl turntables or even just your computer’s keyboard and mouse. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ TecMint ☛ 20_Command_Line_Tools_to_Monitor_Linux Performance⠀⇛ Being a System or Network administrator tasked with monitoring and debugging Linux system performance problems on a daily basis is an immensely challenging responsibility. It demands unwavering dedication, a profound understanding of Linux systems, and a constant commitment to ensuring optimal performance and reliability. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ YTP-DL:_The_Easiest_Way_to_Download_Songs_from YouTube_Videos⠀⇛ We all love listening to music whether it’s in the gym, at work, or outside, music is part of our life. Everyone has their own music collection and undoubtedly everyone likes to expand it. While there are streaming services such as Spotify, many people still like downloading their own music and organizing their albums and playlists. # ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ How_To_Find_All_Sudo_Users_In_Linux⠀⇛ As a Linux administrator, you must know how to add, delete and grant sudo privileges to users. Sometimes, you may give temporary sudo access to regular users for specific tasks like software installation or administrative work. Over the time, you might forget to revoke the sudo privileges. To ensure security, it’s a good practice to periodically check for super users with sudo access on your Linux system. If you find any forgotten or unnecessary sudo access, you can simply revoke them. This brief guide explains how to find all sudo users in Linux and Unix-like operating systems. # ⚓ Gadget Bridge ☛ How_to_run_Ubuntu_on_your_Android_device?⠀⇛ If you have an old Android phone or tablet lying around, one of the most interesting and fun things you can do is run Linux on it. Linux is one of the most versatile operating systems around, and it doesn’t take a lot of effort to run it on an Android device. You can pick from a bunch of Linux distros to use on your phone. Today, we show you how to run Ubuntu on your Android device. # ⚓ TuMFatig ☛ Multiboot_Microsoft_Windows,_OpenBSD_and Slackware_Linux⠀⇛ I got a refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 and I’m not really happy with how the fan is managed by OpenBSD. Plus, the ThinkPad A485 running Windows for $WORK has been freezing quite a few times recently. So I decided I could try using a single ThinkPad for both $WORK and $HOME using different Operating Systems. I recently loved Slackware Linux again and wished I could use it too on that machine. # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ The_Prometheus_host_agent’s_metrics for_systemd_unit_restarts⠀⇛ I recently wrote about how systemd’s auto-restart of units can hide problems, where we discovered this was hiding failures of the Prometheus host agent itself. This raises the question of how and if we can monitor for this sort of thing happening with our Prometheus setup. The answer turns out to be more or less yes. # ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ How_To_Restrict_Sudo_Users_To_Run_Specific Authorized_Commands_In_Linux⠀⇛ The sudo command allows users to run commands with root privileges. This can be a powerful tool, but it can also be a security risk if not used carefully. One way to mitigate this risk is to allow sudo users to run particular authorized commands. In this guide, we will show you how to restrict sudo users to run specific commands with sudo privileges in Linux. We will also show you how to revert sudoers file back to the original configuration. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Deceive_Inc._quickly_became_a_favourite multiplayer_game⠀⇛ Deceive Inc. from Sweet Bandits Studios and Tripwire Presents released back in March and it recently became Steam Deck Verified. After playing quite a few hours, it quickly became a favourite on desktop Linux and Steam Deck. Note: Gamesight provided my key. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Get_Disco_Elysium_and_Chivalry_2_in_Humble Choice⠀⇛ The latest Humble Choice is out so here’s a run- down over what compatibility to expect on Steam Deck and desktop Linux. Humble Choice is a monthly curated selection of games, and if you stick around with it long enough you get a Humble Store discount too. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ The_top_Steam_Deck_games_for_July_2023_has DAVE_THE_DIVER_number_1⠀⇛ Valve has revealed the most played Steam Deck games for July 2023, showing that Vampire Survivors has now been firmly knocked down a few places. DAVE THE DIVER is now the number 1! # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Ubisoft_Connect_broke_again_but_Valve_fixed it_in_Proton_Experimental⠀⇛ Launchers. Gotta love ‘em right? Major publishers just love to make Steam Deck and Linux gaming that little bit more difficult. Ubisoft Connect broke again but Valve is here to save the day. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_desktop_and_Steam_Deck_get_a_fresh stable_update⠀⇛ Valve has released another big stable update to the Steam client for desktop and Steam Deck. So here’s a run over what’s new and changed. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Linux_overtakes_macOS_users_on_Steam_thanks to_Steam_Deck⠀⇛ Well it finally happened. According to the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey for July 2023 we can see that Linux users have overtaken macOS. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Lightweight_Linux_Distributions_to_Give_Your_Old_PC_New_Life_– The_Tech_Edvocate⠀⇛ If you have an old computer or laptop that’s struggling to keep up with modern operating systems, fear not. There are several lightweight Linux distributions available that can breathe new life into your aging hardware. Lightweight Linux distributions are designed to be fast, efficient, and lightweight, making them ideal for older computers with less powerful hardware. These distributions use less system resources and RAM, which means they run faster than traditional operating systems on older hardware. o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Jenny’s_Daily_Drivers:_FreeBSD_13.2_|_Hackaday⠀⇛ Last month I started a series in which I try out different operating systems with the aim of using them for my everyday work, and my pick was Slackware 15, the latest version of the first Linux distro I tried back in the mid 1990s. I’ll be back with more Linux-based operating systems in due course, but the whole point of this series is to roam as far and wide as possible and try every reasonable OS I can. Thus today I’m making the obvious first sideways step and trying a BSD-based operating system. These are uncharted waters for me and there was a substantial choice to be made as to which one, so after reading around the subject I settled on FreeBSD as it seemed the most accessible. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Asahi_Linux_to_become_a_Fedora_remix_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ The Asahi Linux project, which is working to create a Linux distribution for Apple hardware, has announced that its new “flagship” distribution will be based on Fedora Linux. # ⚓ Our_new_flagship_distro:_Fedora_Asahi_Remix_–_Asahi_Linux⠀⇛ You’ve all been waiting for it, many of you have guessed, and now, as announced at Flock To Fedora, it’s time to make it official: The new Asahi Linux flagship distribution will be Fedora Asahi Remix! We’re confident that this new flagship will get us much closer to our goal of a polished Linux experience on Apple Silicon, and we hope you will enjoy using it as much as we’re enjoying working on it. We’re still working out the kinks and making things even better, so we are not quite ready to call this a release yet. We aim to officially release the Fedora Asahi Remix by the end of August 2023. Look forward to many new features, machine support, and more! # ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ Apple_Silicon_Linux_Support_Levels_Up_with Fedora_Asahi_Remix⠀⇛ Later this month their own, new flagship distro will be released based on Fedora. They say Fedora Asahi Remix (to give it its official name) will bring them “closer to [the] goal of a polished Linux experience on Apple Silicon”. However, the announcement of this distro will not detract from or dilute down the broader aim of the Asahi project – which is to bring full Linux support to Apple Silicon machines regardless of distribution. # ⚓ Beta News ☛ Fedora_Linux_comes_to_Apple_Silicon_Mac computers⠀⇛ In a fascinating turn of events at the Flock conference today, it was announced that Fedora Linux is set to be made available on Apple Silicon Mac computers. This development is the result of a close collaboration with the Fedora Asahi Special Interest Group (SIG) and the Asahi Linux project. The outcome, known as Fedora Asahi Remix, promises to deliver an optimized experience for both Workstation and Server use-cases on Apple Silicon machines. The Asahi Linux project has further revealed that the Fedora Asahi Remix will serve as its new flagship distribution. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ CentOS_Linux_and_CentOS_Stream:_What’s_the difference⠀⇛ We are going to take you on a journey into the heart of one of the most popular and well-respected Linux distributions – CentOS. Specifically, we will draw a detailed comparison between CentOS Stream and CentOS Linux, shedding light on their functionalities, distinct features, as well as their pros and cons. CentOS Linux is a free and open-source, community- supported computing platform that derives its roots from the sources of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). It offers a stable, secure, and high- performance execution environment for a variety of applications, such as servers, desktops, and cloud infrastructures. One of the aspects I love about CentOS Linux is its robust stability. It’s designed for those who prioritize a rock-solid system over the latest features. CentOS Linux, however, was put to an end in 2021, with CentOS 8 being the last of its kind. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Red_Hat_Insights_Compliance:_Introducing new_customization_options_for_policies⠀⇛ Maintaining compliance to cybersecurity standards can be a daunting task, but you can mitigate that by using Red Hat Insights. With the latest feature update, the Red Hat Insights Compliance reporting service now allows you to edit the rules in your policies to meet your organization’s requirements, giving you visibility and control over your servers. Red Hat Insights is a managed service, included with every Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) subscription, that continuously analyzes platforms and applications to help you manage your hybrid cloud environment. Red Hat Insights uses predictive analytics and deep domain expertise to reduce the time required to perform complex operational tasks from hours to minutes. This includes identifying security and performance risks, tracking licenses and managing costs. # ⚓ insideHPC ☛ CIQ_Names_5_New_VPs⠀⇛ CIQ, a company building software infrastructure for enterprises running data-intensive workloads atop the Rocky Linux enterprise Linux distribution — has expanded its leadership team, announcing today the addition of five seasoned veterans who bring not only deep experience and passion for the technology industry but also a wealth of expertise in their respective professional domains. [...] “CIQ has had a very productive and eventful first half of 2023 and is fully committed to bringing new levels of value to our customers and the open source community; to that end, it is a pleasure to be able to continue expanding and growing the team,” said Gregory Kurtzer, founder and CEO of CIQ. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Debian_Brasil:_Debian_Brazil_at_Campus_Party_Brazil_2023⠀⇛ Another edition of Campus_Party_Brasil took place in the city of São Paulo between the 25th and 30th of July 2023. One more time the Debian Brazil Community was present. During the days in the available space, we carry out some activities: – Gifts for attends (stickers, cups, lanyards); – Workshop on how to contribute to the translation team; – Workshop on packaging; – Key signing party; – Information about the project; o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Linux_Mint_Charts_Course_for_LMDE_6_& Wayland⠀⇛ In a much-awaited announcement for Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE), the team has unveiled the commencement of work on LMDE 6, the upcoming version of their Debian-based distribution. Codenamed “Faye,” this release is set to build upon the solid foundation of its predecessors (LMDE 5) while incorporating the exciting features and improvements introduced in Linux Mint 21.2. Linux Mint and LMDE users have reason to anticipate this release, as it promises to refine the user experience further and bring cutting-edge functionality to the forefront. # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Linux_Mint_21.3_Arrives_December_+_New_Edge ISO_Planned⠀⇛ We don’t have a codename for the release (though we do have one of the upcoming Debian-based version of Linux Mint: ‘Faye’) but we do have some loose info about what to (not) expect. “We’ve got many exciting ideas, I’m sure some of the cool new features we have in mind will be implemented, but we want to prioritize some long- term aspects and dedicate some of our time to them,” writes Linux Mint lead Clement Lefebvre. “We want to update our ISO production tools and fix secureboot. We also want to spend time on studying the pros and cons of Wayland and to assess the work needed in its potential adoption,” he adds. # ⚓ Beta News ☛ Linux_Mint_Debian_Edition_6_‘Faye’_enters development_and_Ubuntu-based_Linux_Mint_21.3_is_due_on Christmas⠀⇛ According to a new blog post, development is officially underway for the latest version of the Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 6. Code-named “Faye,” the upcoming version of the Debian-based operating system is set to bring over all features and changes present in Linux Mint 21.2. With that said, there isn’t a set release date for LMDE 6 yet, as the developers are focusing on stability and completeness over speed. Once the base is ready, they intend to add more features, possibly bridging the current functionality gap between Linux Mint and LMDE. Simultaneously, the Linux Mint team is planning to release an EDGE ISO for Linux Mint 21.2. This ISO is expected to feature a 6.2 kernel, promising easier booting of Mint on brand new hardware, potentially enhancing user experience and broadening hardware compatibility. # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ MX_Linux_23_is_Now_Available_Based_on_Debian 12,_Featuring_a_New_Logo⠀⇛ MX Linux is a Debian-based distro that focuses on providing an elegant and efficient desktop experience. Not to forget, MX Linux is also a systemd-free distro. The last major release was MX Linux 21, which was a long time ago. Luckily, a new release has been introduced that promises quite a few improvements. Let’s look at all the refinements with MX Linux 23, codenamed Libretto. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ Why_I’m_switching_to_Home_Assistant⠀⇛ After two-and-a-half years of primarily using HomeKit, now called Apple Home, I think it’s time for a change in my smart home. Prior to settling on Apple’s platform, I used Google Home for a while. And before that, I was a Samsung SmartThings user. Moving forward, I think it’s time to transition to Home Assistant for several reasons. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Olimex ☛ ESP32-SBC-FabGL_How_to_work_with_the_expander module_I2C_from_FabGL_library_and_apps⠀⇛ In this post I will show you how you can work with the I2C from the PC Emulator application and read Nunchuk position and buttons QBASIC and TURBO PASCAL 7.0 # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Desktop_steel_marbles_mood_lamp⠀⇛ This build falls firmly into the category of “I don’t know what it is or why I want it but I need it.” Twiddle the steel marbles (sounds nicer than “ball bearings”), and curate your own desktop disco according to your mood. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ My_Commodore_16_keyboard_is_fixed!⠀⇛ The replacement stem arrived, so over the weekend I set about finally fixing this keyboard. The VIC-20, C64, and C16 all share the same keyboard mechanisms, despite having subtly different layouts. This is very fortunate for C16 owners, as those other machines sold in huge quantities. Sourcing replacement parts for the Plus/4 and C128 are much more difficult. # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Fanless_Thin_Client_supports_4x_DP…⠀⇛ Radeus Labs launched today a fanless Thin Client based on a low-power processor from the AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000 Series. Additionally, the device offers dual Gigabit ports and it can also be configured with multiple operating systems including Redhat, Ubuntu, Windows among others.  # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Do_more_with_Vulcanexus_snaps;_your_all-in-one_ROS 2_toolset⠀⇛ A surprise is awaiting all ROS developers in the Snap Store with the release of the Vulcanexus tool kit. They are one command away from getting eProsimas’ new contribution to the robotics community. From monitoring the performance of ROS 2 networks to integrating microcontrollers into ROS 2, Vulcanexus snaps offer developers easy and personalised development of robotic applications.  # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Open-Source_Firmware_For_Soldering_Irons⠀⇛ For most of us, the first soldering iron we pick up to start working on electronics has essentially no features at all. Being little more than resistive heaters plugged straight into the wall with perhaps a changeable tip, there’s not really even a need for a power switch. But doing anything more specialized than through-hole PCB construction often requires a soldering iron with a little more finesse, though. Plenty of “smart” soldering irons are available for specialized soldering needs now, and some are supported by the open-source IronOS as well. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Get_MOST_Into_Your_Pi⠀⇛ When looking the modify a passenger vehicle, the Controller Area Network (CAN) bus is a pretty easy target. In modern vehicles it has access to most of the on-board systems — everything from the climate control to the instrument cluster and often even the throttle, braking, and steering systems. With as versatile as the CAN bus is, though, it’s not the right tool for every job. There’s also the Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) bus which is increasingly found in automotive systems to handle multimedia such as streaming music to the stereo. To access that system you’ll need to approach it slightly differently as [Rhys] demonstrates. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Phone Apps ☛ New_Apps_of_LinuxPhoneApps.org,_Q2/2023: 15_New_Apps,_Packaging_Info_and_Tooling_Improvements⠀⇛ It’s already August, so let’s have a late look at the changes that happened in the second quarter of 2023! * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Kev Quirk ☛ Running_a_Social_Platform_as_Someone_Who_Dislikes Them⠀⇛ Basil is right; I do struggle with the irony of running a social platform, yet being increasingly disenfranchised with the whole thing. o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Turning_off_the_sidebar_of Firefox’s_built_in_PDF_viewer⠀⇛ Apparently this behavior may actually be something that defaults to whatever the PDF asks for (also, also). I run into this routinely because a lot of academic papers in PDF form trigger this Firefox behavior (for whatever reason), which is possibly some default inherited through LaTeX or some other common scientific PDF creator. # ⚓ Daniel Stenberg ☛ curl_write-out_to_files⠀⇛ The curl option –write-out is one of my personal favorites and offers users an excitingly powerful way to output information from a transfer. Over time, it has been extended to provide more and more features. # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ DaemonFC (Ryan Farmer) ☛ A_Revised_FAQ_For_Mozilla Firefox_Users_on_Windows_7,_8,_and_8.1_Outlining_Why Mozilla_Abandons_Them.⠀⇛ So while this change will be new for some Windows users, nobody should wait until their OS is out of support. They should just grab ESR. (And switch to Linux. But that’s not the main focus here.) Most Linux distributions where they value security, stability, and predictable software behavior, want nothing to do with Firefox’s Rapid Release channel, and it’s clear why. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ CC_Open_Education_Platform_Activities 2023⠀⇛ In February and March, the CC Open Education Platform community voted on five winning ideas to advance open education globally. Five project teams, spanning Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, Italy, Malaysia, Ukraine, South Africa, and the USA have received CC Open Education funds. The CC Open Education Platform also funded ongoing global community work supporting the UNESCO Recommendation on OER. We are delighted to share updates about the projects now underway. CC lauds all of the open education community efforts, and we look forward to sharing additional highlights at the end of this year. o § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ Unicorn Media ☛ Back_to_Back_Gnu_Releases:_GnuCOBOL_3.2_& Emacs_29.1⠀⇛ They’ve been busy beavers over at Gnu, with the announcement of new releases for two Gnu projects. One is Emacs, the text editor that was partly born out of the brain of Gnu’s founder, Richard Stallman — which I guess makes it 100% Gnu. The other project, GnuCOBOL, is lesser known, while at the same time being more important these days than some people might think. o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾ # ⚓ Tedium ☛ A_Dylanesque_Negotiating_Strategy⠀⇛ There has to be a science to it, right? But what I’ve seen from the recent deals OpenAI has made with the Associated Press and major newspaper publishers makes me think they just suck at negotiation. The AP’s OpenAI deal does not list a price. A deal with a consortium of local newspapers calls their deal a $5 million investment. And the best that anyone seems to have gotten from any of these agreements, honestly, is AP getting OpenAI to pledge to pay them more if someone manages to negotiate better than they did. With a bar that low, maybe someone will cross it. o § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾ # § Open Data⠀➾ # ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ Data_Versioning⠀⇛ The idea of version control for data has existed for decades. Countless startups and products have tried to tackle the problem, but nothing has come close to success. Why? Is the idea flawed? o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Rlang ☛ The_unlist()_Function_in_R⠀⇛ Hey fellow R enthusiasts! Today, we’re diving deep into the incredible world of R programming to explore the often-overlooked but extremely handy unlist() function. If you’ve ever found yourself dealing with complex nested lists or vectors, this little gem can be a lifesaver. The unlist() function is like a magician that simplifies your data structures, making them more manageable and easier to work with. Let’s unlock its magic together! # ⚓ GNU ☛ GNU_Coding_Standards⠀⇛ The GNU Coding Standards were written by Richard Stallman and other GNU Project volunteers. Their purpose is to make the GNU system clean, consistent, and easy to install. This document can also be read as a guide to writing portable, robust and reliable programs. It focuses on programs written in C, but many of the rules and principles are useful even if you write in another programming language. The rules often state reasons for writing in a certain way. # ⚓ Earthly ☛ 9_Platfrom_Engineers’_Mistakes⠀⇛ Platform engineering is an essential function in modern software development that is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining platforms that support the organization’s applications and services. A platform engineer’s role is to ensure that the platform is scalable, reliable, and secure, while also optimizing performance and minimizing downtime. However, like any other profession, platform engineers are prone to making mistakes that can negatively impact the system’s stability and performance. This article delves into nine common mistakes made by platform engineers and provides practical insights on how to avoid them. Key areas of focus include performance optimization, version control, security best practices, disaster recovery planning, automation, testing, keeping up with updates, documentation, and monitoring. The goal is to empower platform engineers with the knowledge and tools needed to enhance the efficiency and reliability of their platforms. # ⚓ Herman Õunapuu ☛ My_experience_at_the_k-space_hackerspace hackathon⠀⇛ k-space is a hackerspace in Tallinn, Estonia, and they organized a hackathon recently. Unlike in most hackathons, in this one you could whatever you like with no expectations about building a business or coming up with an MVP, just come on down to the space and start working on your passion projects! # ⚓ James G ☛ How_I,_Spy_Works_(My_60_Minute_Website)⠀⇛ During the “Build a Website in an Hour” meetup last weekend, I worked on a project that I named I, Spy: The coolest game on the web. [^1] The game is like the familiar I, Spy, with two twists: (i) the game is digital, and; (ii) you guess with photos instead of words. Each day, a prompt and an image are chosen. For example, the prompt could be a photo of a cat, with the label “cat.” Players are invited to take a photo (or upload a photo). This photo is compared to the prompt photo. If the player’s photo is close to the daily prompt, the app says “Warmer”; otherwise, the app says “Colder”. A “Warmer” label means you are getting closer to photographing the object in the day’s prompt. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 6444 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.03.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Gemini_Links_03/08/2023:_Switching_to_AwesomeWM⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 3:30 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal/Opinions o Technology_and_Free_Software * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ Lost_ast_Vath_updates⠀⇛ Updated the Ocean Fishing guide with the new Othard routes. Also added a reference page for the shards that have and haven’t been rejoined. # ⚓ Illegalism⠀⇛ Crime: an act in violation of the law. Whether the act is a conscious defiance of morals and authority, or the realization of frustrated desires, the criminal rejects the acceptable roles offered him or her in favor of creating a new self- defined one. Though this doesn’t always lead to a rejection of the dominant forces of the society involved, rampant and blatant disregard of the law is a sign of a society in deterioration and usually leads to a complete breakdown of the social order. When a society is dependent upon the exploitation and subjugation of its citizens, the subversion of the social order by the defiant actions of those same people against the forces of law and order offers them their purely symbolic civil disobedience nor black market sub-economies threatened the status quo. Civil disobedience merely reinforces the roles of rulers and ruled, while black markets need the continued existence of the state to limit competition and provide the infrastructure which supports both above and underground economics — mainly currency. Rather than military conflict with the nation/states or rampant terroristic campaigns against the “enemy” population, people who wish to create a revolutionary situation according to the realization of an expansive libratory existence would take into consideration the example of the illegalists. # ⚓ What_is_Ideology?⠀⇛ There certainly can be genuine confusions over the meaning of the word ideology since the word has been used for many purposes entailing quite different meanings. However, when I (and other anti-ideological anarchists) criticize ideology, it is **always** from a specifically critical, anarchist perspective rooted in both the skeptical individualist-anarchist philosophy of Max Stirner (especially his master work, translated into English as **The Ego and Its Own**) and the Marxist conception of ideology, especially as it was developed by members of the Frankfurt School (Max Horkheimer, Theodor Adorno and others) in their version of critical theory. Although Stirner did not use the word “ideology”, he developed a fundamentally important critique of alienation which crucially encompasses a critique of alienated and alienating theory. For Stirner theory can either be employed to express the subjective aims of its creator or it can be allowed to subordinate and control the person employing it. In the frst instance theory facilitates the fulfillment of one’s most important desires, assisting people in analyzing and clarifying their aims, the relative importance of particular aims and desires, and the best means for achieving the overall configuration of projects that is one’s life in the world. The alternative (what has now most often come to be called “ideological”) use of theory involves the adoption of theories constructed around abstract, externally-conceived subjectivities (god, state, capital, anarchism, primitivism, etc.) to which one feels in some way obliged to subordinate her or his own aims, desires and life. # ⚓ Anarchism_—_Nudism,_Naturism⠀⇛ Anarchism and the different Naturist views have always been related. This relationship was quite important at the end of the 1920s. The linking role played by the ‘Sol y Vida’ group was very important . The goal of this group was to take trips and enjoy the open air. The Naturist athenaeum, ‘Ecléctico’, in Barcelona, was the base from which the activities of the group were launched. First ‘Etica’ and then ‘Iniciales’, which began in 1929, were the publications of the group, which lasted until the Spanish Civil War. We must be aware that the naturist ideas expressed in them matched the desires that the libertarian youth had of breaking up with the conventions of the bourgeoisie of the time. That is what a young worker explained in a letter to ‘Iniciales’ He writes it under the odd pseudonym of ‘silvestre del campo’, (wild man in the country). “I find great pleasure in being naked in the woods, bathed in light and air, two natural elements we cannot do without. By shunning the humble garment of an exploited person, (garments which, in my opinion, are the result of all the laws devised to make our lives bitter), we feel there no others left but just the natural laws. Clothes mean slavery for some and tyranny for others. Only the naked man who rebels against all norms, stands for anarchism, devoid of the prejudices of outfit imposed by our money-oriented society.” # ⚓ Book_Review:_It’s_OK_To_Be_Angry_About_Capitalism⠀⇛ Bernie Sanders. **It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism**. With John Nichols (New York: Crown, 2023). o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ I_switched_to_AwesomeWM⠀⇛ A few month ago an update of Artix Linux broke my QTile setup on my laptop and on my desktop. I couldn’t get the slightest clue what was wrong and even a reinstall didn’t fix the problem which was suggested on some forum. QTile is written in python. I didn’t worry about it in the past, but as some of you might know: python breaks. On my journey for a new window manager I tried AwesomeWM for the first time. And I liked it right from the beginning! I’m not very good at desktop ricing and this surely isn’t something for r/ unixporn but here’s a screenshot… # ⚓ New_DNS_Docs⠀⇛ Some notes on how DNS works and also how to setup a minimal authoritative DNS server on OpenBSD, just enough to be dangerous. # ⚓ Orc_camp_mechanics⠀⇛ Both Springmill and Poleveney are small hamlets with 10–40 humans. So first, about these traps. I said: In the middle of this forest between Springmill and Hillmarva lies the orc camp of Muzdoc, on a small rise, surrounded by a hedge maze of junipers. Narrow trails lead through the junipers up to the gate. What I didn’t say was that this approach was protected by the spiked pit traps. The party wanted to ambush some orcs so I asked them if any party members had experience as hunters or monster hunters. Yes, two of the elves have no background, yet, so their player said one of them was a monster tracker who had wanted to see some more adventure and do some actual hunting. Sure, I said. Anaya knows how the deer travel through the forest, where they like to cross the stream, where one would lie down to hunt deer. And so the party decided to lie in wait a bit further up. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 6665 ➮ Generation completed at 02:42, i.e. 94 seconds to (re)generate ⟲