𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Saturday, September 16, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Sun 17 Sep 02:54:16 BST 2023 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/09/16/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmeryNavwPZxt2XqRC8WzQsxzm8Q2aJpPrHDJjt4MVx7j9 QmV1aDkYP6Y7Yv8Eg5mojpfKfRqGkjzLoJiut9uECHzXbF QmNRJcNP3MBmn7dGr91i3qjc8AouAjwSZWUmroRDLJDj2W QmR3skFpi5NU2DwodXGtVWF1yWK1pJNg7U4BHJZ26DXmJr QmNyZCmQoHYnCZYzsD7hZtwEa43PmCo6mPJQSvxSE2bjMR QmbHjgPAAcGNUG9Sej4vSKhK8DfUYokfFkXLdKwr1JtGJG QmdLsuRLzrwb58dZaSmJah6oCmNNZ6cW4ick4chqJmHjmY QmTNR3uqcbMYjPAbbHjBqyNJb3ib8kytQvdFnATzkBFVvo QmfCHrqMLfMsHXYnQeAvVuNYt91Zw2AmMJ5mx4RqsrWy3b QmR2rr1yXDANjQBEz2oGtd2UMgy9U37FHdjpUhPfAk7h5z QmWE6ucdKk9Q1pi6ce3ko9xPWd9Y4BjpLij3W7tJ5TMjG3 QmaoEDiALTYYZdaq3SQ86aQpMwUji1nqCeLbXAoszFRYvJ QmSTkZUY74BcgbgqS6JKwwNbVnbzY5uqwpgWtYonGJua8s QmXZcp3rXLYa24pYd7jUu6sPDrhziRCNCok875WLJTLysP QmUE7nd24kx2soZFbSYKDsb1ik1wpirFTRTBhDTj6w9sjh QmdKeWBhfnjgQLYU48wto7DdStpXsB5mE1yEEnWcxQ53vu QmfSnnTnjcAe3YvtRsVgAwUJfpcEk1dM5J5yjJLyv7MxqM QmQ16CkpxBbMzPZ6wZcuKBUcxH1RZ8uAEhcvdBsPRpVZe9 QmT3gTQRv33wEDtJveL8DiqiacGeRaxEbRFDUyVSJEAvDL QmTs9qcwghZPs5oBh9qzsu8a11T4s6xHrJjVNyk5miFy3X Qmdqd6mb8mj27qVvQZRR7sjshrXYYirWm9vRttLkNB5rW6 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ [Meme] Axe or Boomerang? | Techrights ⦿ statCounter: GNU/Linux Rockets Towards 5% in China While Windows Falls to 75% (More Than 10% Decline So Far This year) | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Friday, September 15, 2023 | Techrights ⦿ Fedora 40 Removing Version of WebkitGTK That Many Applications Need and Commentary on HTTP/2 and 3 | Techrights ⦿ Linus Torvalds Explains the GNU GPL to Charlie Rose | Techrights ⦿ Messing With ZRAM Again Because IBM Software is Barely Possible to Document and Changes if You Do | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2023/09/16/boomerang-effect/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/09/16/gnu-linux-china-2023/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/09/16/irc-log-150923/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/09/16/red-hat-webkitgtk/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/09/16/torvalds-on-gpl/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/09/16/zram-fun/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2023/09/16/hashnix-radio/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/09/16/ibm-and-canonical-pushing-wayland/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/09/16/kde-and-gnome-reports-2023/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/09/16/libadwaita-1-4/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 65 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/09/16/boomerang-effect/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/09/16/boomerang-effect/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 09.16.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ [Meme]_Axe_or_Boomerang?⠀✐ Posted in Site_News at 8:53 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz It backfired badly. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Coming_soon:_'Dr_axe'_exposed⦈_ Summary: Some time soon, possibly this weekend, we’ll show what extremists with ties_to_Microsoft and arrest records have attempted to do to Techrights ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣴⣾⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣉⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣄⢷⣾⣧⡹⡿⠟⠋⠉⠙⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡴⡖⢾⣿⡷⣤⣶⣶ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⢶⣜⣷⡹⣯⢻⡝⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣴⠶⠒⣀⣰⣴⠄⠊⠁⠁⠀⠈⠋⣠⣿⡿⠿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⣞⣗⡹⣧⣻⡎⠻⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⡾⠟⢉⡤⣤⡙⠛⠋⢠⡴⠂⠉⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠲⠦⣤⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⢰⣟⢗⡐⠭⣭⣻⢎⣫⣥⣶⣶⣶⣿⡿⣿⡿⢛⣡⡰⣾⣈⢿⡜⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣶⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣈⣉⣀⡀⠠⣶⣤⣤⣤⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣆⢿⣾⣧⡻⣮⡿⠄⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⣴⣶⡸⢿⣥⡝⣿⡬⠛⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣌⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⣋⢴⣦⣻⣷⡹⣧⢻⠝⠓⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡤⢀⣠⢲⣟⣷⢻⣎⢿⡜⠷⢋⡬⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣷⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣴⣶⠖⣠⣄⢾⡽⣧⢻⣟⣯⠷⠉⢵⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⠿⢵⡖⡹⣿⣧⡹⣧⢠⣝⣯⣤⣤⣭⣠⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠘⣷⡋⣬⢿⣽⠇⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠛⢋⡩⣶⢚⠃⡌⢿⣅⣽⢏⣫⣵⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⡿⠦⠀⣀⣀⣀⣘⣻⠿⣛⣁⣴⣶⣶⡜⠷⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⣠⣤⠘⣿⣧⡹⣯⣠⠀⠬⠩⠶⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⣿⠉⠁⠀⠀⠙⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣦⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⢿⡿⣟⣯⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣯⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡶⢆⣤⣦⡁⠸⣯⣷⡼⡯⠛⠫⠵⢾⣿⣶⡀⢀⢀⡀⠾⠂⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣤⣤⣄⣠⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣟⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣫⢷⡿⣧⣻⣞⢷⡀⠹⣋⣭⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⣀⣤⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣤⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣛⣽⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠛⠈⡈⢿⣼⡷⠛⣊⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⡿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠐⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣫⣵⡿⠛⠉⠈⠻⠟⢛⣩⣩⣤⣼⣶⡻⠉⠁⢈⣡⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣀⣩⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠗⠀⠚⠻⠿ ⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⡛⢿⢿⣻⣽⣾⣿⣿⡁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠫⠀⠁⠁⠉⣀⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⡦⠀ ⣿⣿⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⡛⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣤ ⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣷⣶⣦⣤⣄⣀⣀⣀⢀⣴⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣭⣤⣤⣬⣍⣉⣉⣀⠀⠀⣈⣿⣿⣧⣀⣀⣀⣀⠉⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣭⣍⣙⣛⣛⣉⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⢿⣛⣟⣛⣿⣿⡿⠄⠀⠀⢀⣀⠐⣈⡛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⡛⠛⠉⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⣀⡀⠈⠉⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤ ⣗⣲⣶⣿⣽⣿⣿⣛⣇⣝⣴⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⡶⣲⢒⣲⣲⣶⣼⣭⡿⢿⣽⠿⣧⣭⡔⢭⡉⢉⡉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠍⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⢉⠉⠉⠉⠐⠈⠉⠉⢉⠉⠉⡉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁ ⠛⣻⡾⢿⣿⣿⢷⡾⡟⣹⣭⣭⣵⣶⣶⣶⢝⣻⡻⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⡿⠿⠿⠛⠊⢋⡉⠁⠈⠉⠉⠠⠤⠠⠤⢄⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠀⣁⡁⠤⡄⠨⠭⠅⠜⢒⣒⣑⡂⡁⠀⠤⠤⠤⠤⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⡿⠿⢏⠛⡉⣩⣭⣵⢚⢻⣯⣯⣿⠯⠽⠿⠻⠍⠉⠩⠀⡁⣁⣉⣀⣀⣴⣤⣦⣿⣾⢶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣁⡀⠀⠈⠆⣰⣶⣂⡀⢠⣴⣦⣤⢴⣶⠿⣶⣿⡷⣤⢖⣷⣶⣶⡋⣀⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 121 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/09/16/gnu-linux-china-2023/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/09/16/gnu-linux-china-2023/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 09.16.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ statCounter:_GNU/Linux_Rockets_Towards_5%_in_China_While_Windows_Falls_to_75% (More_Than_10%_Decline_So_Far_This_year)⠀✐ Posted in Asia, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Windows at 7:45 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz As US-China relations deteriorate and sanctions are put in place 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Desktop_Operating_System_Market_Share_China⦈_ Summary: Diplomatic tensions between China and the United States grew this year; GNU/Linux also grew this year in China, from about 1% to over 4%, according_to_one_Web_survey which claims to assess logs of 3 million sites “No less than Bill Gates himself said in a recent Fortune article that Microsoft competes better against Linux in China when there’s piracy than when there isn’t. “So, Microsoft actively looks the other way as people pirate its software. 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Fedora 40 Removing Version of WebkitGTK That Many Applications Need. Fedora 40 will remove the oldest_of_three_builds of WebkitGTK. As of now, there’s a fairly large list of widely used software, at the bottom of this “change” page that needs this version. WebkitGTK is part of the GTK toolkit. Removing it basically means that part of the toolkit, which you told application developers would be available to them is gone. The stated reason: “Building three different package versions is slow, and Red Hat does not wish to do so anymore.” They also stated: “This is a slimmed-down version of the libsoup 3: Part Two change proposal that was previously rejected by FESCo. Instead of removing all packages that depend on libsoup 2, packages will only be removed if they depend on both libsoup 2 and also WebKitGTK. No effort will be made to remove libsoup 2 from the distribution (though an obsolete HTTP library is a major security risk and packages really ought to stop using it).” As to the part about it being slow, I’ve built WebkitGTK on my old 2016 laptop in minutes. As to the part about HTTP 1.1 being slow, bullshit. I still use HTTP 1.1 in SeaMonkey and it loads most sites as fast as other browsers. It turned out that after all that time saying that you needed to replace it, that come to find out, when you’re not blocking at the HTTP layer, you usually are blocking due to TCP itself. As HTTP/2 still runs on top of a single open TCP connection, you can get head- of-line blocking at that level if any TCP packets are delayed or fail to reach the other end of the connection. So now, and this standard isn’t even 8 years old, HTTP 1.1 is 26 years old and still very widely used, they plot HTTP/2’s demise because it wasn’t well- designed, and they say HTTP/3 won’t even use TCP at all. It will use UDP and construct its own transport layer (QUIC) and congestion control protocol on top of it. I’m sure they’ll get everything right this time! Only 36% of the top 10 million Web sites have HTTP/2 support as of July 2023, and that’s_actually_down_from_about_half_in_late_2022. I think we need to stop and ask why servers are turning this off and reverting to HTTP 1.1 before we continue with the propaganda. Regardless, libsoup 2 probably isn’t that big of a deal, in and of itself. Maybe by libsoup 14 you can finally be fast? Almost all Web browsers (everything except I think Lynx, SeaMonkey, and possibly a few others) have had HTTP/2 on for a while now, so why would sites start turning it off, I wonder? Anyone? Sites that don’t want to use TLS more or less have to use HTTP 1.1. Although the standard for HTTP/2 doesn’t mandate TLS, every browser that implements it does. So they will refuse to connect over HTTP/2 unless you also use TLS. This whole thing is part of a power grab by the TLS certificate cartel. The “Certificate Authorities”, and it’s an obvious plot to censor what people can even put on the Web in the future. At some point, if support on Web sites for HTTP/2 became universal, Google could just decide to drop HTTP 1.1 and then TLS would be mandatory. Some don’t seem to understand why Techrights has a self-signed certificate. Technically, THIS may not even work someday. Instead of a big scary screen that browsers use to scare your viewers away, the browser may just refuse to connect to the Web site at all without a cartel certificate. This is another reason to use simpler protocols that Google and Microsoft and various government three letter spy agencies don’t dictate. I look at Web resources on Gemini and Gopher all the time because it’s less painful once they’ve just been stripped back down of all this Web garbage and reformatted into text, and faster too, even through a proxy! In Gemini, users are encouraged to use self-signed certificates. Gopher doesn’t have them at all! I’m not doing onling banking with Gopher. Why do I need TLS? █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 495 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/09/16/torvalds-on-gpl/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/09/16/torvalds-on-gpl/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 09.16.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Linus_Torvalds_Explains_the_GNU_GPL_to_Charlie_Rose⠀✐ Posted in GPL, Interview, Kernel at 8:43 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/torvalds-charlie-rose.webm Summary: 22 years ago Mr._Torvalds_tried_to_explain_on_mainstream_television how_copyleft_worked_or_what_it_had_been_made_to_achieve (11:07 – 12:40 above); we’ve decided to make a copy of that ahead of GNU’s 40th_anniversary ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 526 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/09/16/zram-fun/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/09/16/zram-fun/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 09.16.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Messing_With_ZRAM_Again_Because_IBM_Software_is_Barely_Possible_to_Document and_Changes_if_You_Do⠀✐ Posted in GNU/Linux, Hardware, IBM, Red_Hat at 4:55 am by Guest Editorial Team Reprinted with permission from Ryan_Farmer. It turns out that when I was setting up Debian, I set up my “zram-generator” systemd configuration file wrong. systemd is Hell because they never commit themselves to the idea that once you learn how to do anything with it, it will stay working, most of its components are full of bugs and security vulnerabilities, and many things replace something that some other part of the operating system was already doing a lot better. I cringe every time I give it some new responsibility over my system, waiting for how it will go wrong. I would be using systemd-oomd to handle potential out-of-memory situations, but I’ve read so much about how it handles memory pressure bizarrely and worse than the kernel’s oom-killer, even with the Fedora defaults, that I figure I’ll just leave it alone unless it becomes “mandatory” at some point. I hear (on Reddit) that systemd-oomd does crazy shit, like, “There are 32 GB of RAM in this system. 12 GB are in use. 20 GB are free. Let’s go on a murder spree and shut down some Chrome tabs and LibreOffice with unsaved work!” ZRam is a compressed block device that you can use for a compressed swap file in memory. The idea isn’t a bad one, but IBM has made figuring out how to set it up unnecessarily painful because of course it is handled by systemd. You’d think setting up ZRam would be too simple for systemd to bring too much of its usual incompetence to, but nooooo. Today I actually looked at zramctl and it told me the compression type was lzo- rle, not zstd as I wanted (and was the default on openSUSE and I’m sure that’s what it said when I set it up on Debian and started the service). Whatever. Looking around the Web, I found that I needed the line compression-algorithm = zstd in my /etc/systemd/zram-generator.conf file. So I added it and rebooted, and checked sudo zramctl again and I had zstd compression. Yay! But when I was looking at the manpage for “zram-generator”, it said that the method by which to specify the fraction of the size of RAM to use was obsolete. zram-fraction = 1.00 does work, but it’s “obsolete”. So now it tells me that the “current” way to do the same thing is zram- size=ram/x, where ram is the amount of ram and x is the amount to divide by. So ram/2 would make the device half of RAM, ram/1 would make it all of your RAM, which is what I wanted. So now my file looks like this: # This config file enables a /dev/zram0 swap device with the following # properties: # * size: 50% of available RAM or 4GiB, whichever is less # * compression-algorithm: kernel default # # This device’s properties can be modified by adding options under the # `[zram0]` section, or disabled by removing the section header. # Additional zram devices can be created by appending new `[zramX]` # sections and setting the appropriate options for each device. # # See /usr/share/doc/systemd-zram-generator/zram-generator.conf.example # and/or zram-generator.conf(5) for a list of available options. [zram0] zram-size=ram/1 compression-algorithm = zstd I’m not exactly sure why IBM Red Hat keeps screwing around changing the way you do this. They make you memorize something only to make pointless changes to the way it’s done, but then the stupid thing doesn’t want to break existing setups, so they just say the old one is “obsolete”. $ sudo zramctl NAME ALGORITHM DISKSIZE DATA COMPR TOTAL STREAMS MOUNTPOINT /dev/zram0 zstd 15.4G 4K 64B 4K 8 [SWAP] At least this thing is finally set up right, I think. They never let you get too sure that you did it right or it wouldn’t be “modern”. As to the debate about zstd vs lzo-rle, they’re both decent choices. I can see the logic of defaulting to either one, depending on who you think your users are. If you have a multi-core x86 PC with lots of CPU performance to burn, zstd makes more sense because of higher compression ratios. If you have some little ARM system that you bought down at the Micro-Center and don’t want to overload it, but still do want to use ZRam, lzo-rle is a respectable choice. If anything, ZRam with zstd has_gotten_faster since the kernel developers have last updated the default and I suspect it deserves another look. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 670 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 09.16.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Gemini_Links_16/09/2023:_Practicing_Counting_in_Chinese_and_Hashnix_Radio⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 4:17 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal/Opinions o Technology_and_Free_Software # Internet/Gemini # Programming * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ Practicing_counting_in_chinese⠀⇛ When i was in china and surrounded by people speaking all sorts of different languages, i started a cruel experiment whenever anyone started counting in english, by saying unrelated numbers at the same time. The point of this experiment was to confirm that people will always fall back to counting in their native language. It was very unscientific but happened every time. My friend recently said that they might consider maths a sort of language of its own. In some ways i agree, but i think at least that something about the way that we develop mathematical or counting ability ties itself more firmly to our native language than other things. # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_ACKYTWR_Wordo:_BEADS⠀⇛ # ⚓ D&D_at_the_drop_of_a_hat⠀⇛ I can drop ‘em right into my ongoing campaign, plenty of stuff for them to do and explore there, and I have many ways of making characters that are all compatible up with the big 5e game down the line. From pregens or the Essentials Kit to something in the middle like Dungeonesque and if they’re really non-nerdy and just wanna dip their toes, I have my own “Searcher” class. I don’t use it if I think they are serious about getting into full D&D but it’s nice because it only has two stats and those are both derived straight up from level. So in short, if I think they’re future nerds I’ll use the Essentials Kit and if I think they’re pretty set in their non-nerd ways I’ll use my searcher class, and it’s no big deal if I guess wrong because it’s easy to switch over. o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ Ansible_no_more,_moved_all_services_to_containers.⠀⇛ As the title, I have abandoned Ansible in favor of containers. My setup still uses Terraform to deploy and configure Hetzner Cloud as always, but I have updated the cloud-init bootstrap to install Docker instead. I then deploy my infrastructure via Docker Compose. # ⚓ New_dumb_phone_at_last,_it_cost_£11.50_but_came_with_£10 credit.⠀⇛ I have been on the search for a true dumbphone for a long time now [0], the best I could achieve, without spending a small fortune, was running a Nokia 2.3 smartphone with a minimal launcher which I paid £60 for. # ⚓ Of_Unity,_childhood_and_making_games⠀⇛ As a child from the 90s living in a small city in Mexico, playing video games was something out of this world… from the future. Having an Arcade machine in the neighborhood, paying a few quarters, and enjoying 15 minutes of the latest game was amazing. I remember the release of Nintendo 64 with stunning 3D graphics, and having change to play for a few minutes in every store. Also, sound cards and 3D graphic cards were more accessible, so we could play in our family computers. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Hashnix_Radio⠀⇛ Hashnix Radio open mic is now available to gemini! You can find the announcement post in the link below, as well as the link to the radio stream + details. # ⚓ Hashnix.club_Open_Mic⠀⇛ Hashnix Radio Open Mic streaming is now available to the geminispace! There’s a gemini-compatible stream + the icecast details made availble via the links below. Feel free to use this subspace as a way to coordinate when you stream in, or take turns trading off with someone else requesting to stream, or even to see if anyone else is streaming or might want to join in on listening and broadcasting. # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ TDD_in_C_(make_is_all_you_need)⠀⇛ There are a few things I used to think I’d miss going back to C from a more “modern” programming language. Lately I’ve been writing a lot of C again and finding that not to be the case, either because I just don’t actually miss the language feature or because it’s nowhere near as hard to simulate or manually implement as I thought it would be. Take sum types (tagged unions) for instance. At it’s heart all that’s required to add some type safety to a union is to associate it with an enum tag. In C this can be as simple as stuffing an enum and a union into struct fields and providing functions to access them only after checking the tag field. One thing that I think languages like Rust, Go and Zig have put to the fore is including a nice test framework right at language level. Going back to C, I thought it might be even more beneficial to do test driven development than in “safer” languages, but the tooling doesn’t really exist out of the box. So on one of my recent scribbles I set out to see how hard it would be to do some TDD using just what you might have on any POSIX system – namely the compiler and POSIX make. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 861 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 09.16.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_16/09/2023:_IBM_and_Canonical_Pushing_Wayland⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 11:05 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux 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 Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Programming/Development # Python o Standards/Consortia * Leftovers o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Security # Privacy/Surveillance # Confidentiality o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Technology_and_Free_Software # Internet/Gemini * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ TecMint ☛ 7_Best_Calendar_Apps_for_Linux_Desktop_in_2023⠀⇛ Time is money, as goes an old saying, therefore you need to manage it very well. This then calls for proper planning of your daily schedule, future events, appointments, and several other daily activities. But you can’t keep all your plans in mind, I guess no, at least a few but not all. So you need to have certain things around you to always keep reminding you of what you want to do, the people you are hoping to meet, events you plan to attend, and many more. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ 16_Best_Markdown_Editors_for_Linux⠀⇛ For starters, Markdown is a simple and lightweight tool written in Perl, that enables users to write plain text format and convert it to valid HTML (or XHTML). It is an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text language and a software tool for text-to-HTML conversion. In this article, we shall review some of the best Markdown editors you can install and use on your Linux desktop. There are numerous Markdown editors you can find for Linux but here, we want to unveil possibly the best you may choose to work with. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Idiomdrottning ☛ My_email_setup⠀⇛ On the server side, it’s pretty vanilla. Postfix, Dovecot, SpamAssassin, WKD. On the client side, I use mbsync and notmuch and I have a ton of automatic filters via nmsync. # ⚓ Better Stack Inc ☛ 9_Ways_to_Improve_Log_Formatting_in Production⠀⇛ Before delving into some log formatting best practices, let’s take a closer look at some of the most prevalent log formats you’re likely to come across. # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ An_important_difference_between intern_and_make-symbol_in_GNU_Emacs_ELisp⠀⇛ Suppose, not hypothetically, that for some reason you’re trying to create a GNU Emacs ELisp macro that defines a function, and for your sins you don’t want to directly specify the name of your new function. In my case, I want to create a bunch of functions with names of the form ‘mh-visit- ’, which all use mh-visit-folder to visit the (N)MH folder ‘+inbox/’. Ordinary people using macros to create functions probably give the macro the full name of the new function, but here it’s less annoying if I can put it together in the macro. # ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Getting_WordPress_/_JetPack_Subscriber Counts_via_the_API…_the_hard_way⠀⇛ I want to be able to display something like “Join 1,234 subscribers and receive updates via email”. So, how do I get the subscriber count from the API? # ⚓ Chris ☛ Getting_Used_To_Microservices⠀⇛ TL;DR: My new employer has built their software as many separate services, communicating through well- defined networked interfaces. I have spent the past few years working on monoliths, so this takes some adjustment. # ⚓ Linux Cloud VPS ☛ How_to_Enable_Proxy_Settings_for_Yum Command_on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛ Sometimes the files that we need to download and access are not accessible directly on remote servers, and we need to configure a proxy so we can download them on our machine. That is why we need to configure Yum to use a proxy server. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Jay Little ☛ Unity_Killed_Modern_Proprietary_Gaming_For Me⠀⇛ As some of you undoubtedly have heard Unity, the company behind one of the most prolific game engines of our time called Unity Engine, recently announced some changes to their pricing. On the surface this may sound like quite a big nothing burger if you aren’t familiar with the process of how software is made, let me assure you: This announcement is rocking the entire gaming world. Note: This post is a follow-up to my 2019 post “My Modern Gaming Escape Plan”. If you haven’t read it or have gasp had the audacity to forget it over the last four years, I strongly advise you to read it (again) first. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Secret_underwater_Bees?_The_APICO_3.0 update_sounds_interesting⠀⇛ APICO is a really sweet game about saving and breeding Bees, and the free 3.0 update is now set for flight on September 26th with plenty of fun sounding additions. Taking ideas from real-life with a bit of fantasy mixed in, APICO blends together beekeeping, gardening, crafting and exploration into a cute relaxing gem. A portion of the proceeds from sales also goes towards bee conservation. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Murtop_is_a_retro_fusion_of_Dig_Dug_meets Bomberman⠀⇛ Dig Dug meets Bomberman? Yes that exists. Meet Murtop, a fast-paced arcade game packed with action, as if it was taken out directly from the 80s made with Godot Engine. The developer emailed in to mention it works perfectly on Linux desktop and Steam Deck! # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ qomp2_is_an_artful_reimagining_of_Pong_that looks_pretty_wild⠀⇛ A sequel to the qomp, a minimilist and supremely clever reimagining of Pong was not on my bingo card but here we are. Atari and Graphite Lab recently revealed qomp2. The first game in the series qomp was short but a damn fine experience, and actually one of my indie highlights from 2021 because it really was fun. So a proper full expansive follow- up sounds great to me. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Pier_of_the_Unknown_DLC_for_creature collector_‘Cassette_Beasts’_releases_October_4th⠀⇛ One of the best modern creature collectors released in recent years is Cassette Beasts, and it’s set to expand next month on October 4th with the Pier of the Unknown DLC. Cassette Beasts has Native Linux support and it is Steam Deck Verified, made with Godot Engine. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Cyberpunk_2077_gets_the_2.0_update_on September_21st⠀⇛ CD PROJEKT RED have now revealed the 2.0 update for Cyberpunk 2077 releases on September 21st, plus there’s a new cinematic trailer for Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty DLC that releases September 26th. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ Undeadly ☛ p2k23_Hackathon_Report:_Volker_Schlecht_ (volker@)_on_rust_and_erlang_progress⠀⇛ Having done that, I set out to run KDE for the first time on OpenBSD when testing rsadowski@’s amazing work on getting Plasma Desktop ported. While not exactly my cup of tea, it’s definitely a neat desktop experience, and the port feels right at home on OpenBSD. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Fedora_Linux_40_to_Offer_the_KDE_Plasma_6 Desktop_on_Wayland_and_Drop_X11_Session⠀⇛ As you probably know, the KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment is under heavy development these days. It will likely see the light of day sometime in early Spring 2024 with its Qt 6 and KDE Frameworks 6 porting. KDE Plasma 6 will be a massive update with major changes like full Wayland support. The Fedora Linux KDE Spin already defaults to the Plasma Wayland session, but users who have graphical issues with Wayland can switch to the X11 session with the current KDE Plasma 5.27 LTS offering. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ DaemonFC (Ryan Farmer) ☛ You_May_Get_“Failed_to_load signature:_Need_more_input”_Error_on_Debian_12_and_Other Distributions_With_LVFS._What_is_LVFS?⠀⇛ You May Get “Failed to load signature: Need more input” Error on Debian 12 and Other Distributions With LVFS. This problem occurs due to a signature mismatch issue with the “Linux Vendor Firmware Service” repository. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Ubuntu_23.10_(Mantic_Minotaur)_Is_Now_Powered by_Linux_Kernel_6.5⠀⇛ Development on Ubuntu 23.10 kicked off in late April this year, quickly after the release of Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) and it initially shipped with its Linux 6.2 kernel, which has already been backported last month to the long-term supported Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) series with the release of Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS. During the development cycle of Ubuntu 23.10, the development team upgraded the kernel to Linux 6.3, which was the default until today. The latest daily build ISO image from September 16th is powered by Linux kernel 6.5, which is also offered as an upgrade option for those who are already using Ubuntu 23.10. # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Ubuntu_23.10_to_Enable_Native_Wayland_Support by_Default_on_Its_Firefox_Snap⠀⇛ In an attempt to gather feedback from users and make Firefox’s native Wayland support ready for the masses ahead of the next Ubuntu LTS (Ubuntu 24.04) release, due out in April 2024, Canonical will enable Wayland support by default in the Firefox Snap web browser. In the latest Ubuntu release, the Firefox Snap defaults to the XWayland implementation when using Ubuntu’s Wayland session, but starting with the upcoming Ubuntu 23.10 release, due out on October 12th, 2023, the XWayland support will be replaced by Firefox’s native Wayland mode. # ⚓ Pi My Life Up ☛ How_to_List_Services_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Services are processes that run in the background, performing various tasks on your Ubuntu system. NGINX and Apache are some programs you might be familiar with that are often run as a service. We often create services within our Ubuntu guides to get the software to start at boot and run continually in the background. Knowing what services are currently set up is crucial to managing your system. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Librem_5_Linux_phone_gets_a_$300_price_cut, now_costs_$999_for_a_phone_with_2017_specs⠀⇛ The Purism Librem 5 is an unusual smartphone, because it’s made from a company that sells Linux hardware with an emphasis on privacy and security. It ships with a GNU/Linux distribution called PureOS, has hardware kill switches to disable the mic, cameras, and wireless hardware when you’re not using it. And it’s expensive: when the phone went up for pre-order in 2017, Purism was charging customers $599. But the company raised the price repeatedly and as of last week it was selling for $1,299. Now Purism has announced the first ever price cut for the Librem 5. It’s now available for $999. And that’s… still a lot of money to pay for a phone that has hardware that was mostly sourced in 2017 and software that still feels like a work in progress. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Pico_Keeps_Unicomp_Keyboards Clicking⠀⇛ Facing a discontinued crucial part, Unicomp pivoted and dropped the Raspberry Pi Pico into its range of keyboards. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ 3D-printed_parts_plus_Pico_power_make_for really_decent_headphones⠀⇛ The foam elements, tiny screws, and electronics are the only parts of Ploopy headphones that aren’t 3D- printed. Even the squiggly bendy headband piece which adjusts the size of the headphones is 3D- printed. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Practical_magnetic_switches_make_this_electronic chessboard_possible⠀⇛ An Arduino UNO R3 board monitors all 64 of those switches through a matrix similar to keyboard. When a player picks up a piece, the Arduino notes the square that changed states. Then, when the player puts down the piece, the Arduino records that square, too. It can then output PWM (pulse-width modulation) audio to an amplifier board that says, for example, “B7 to B6” using the Talkie library. # ⚓ [Repeat] Jeff Geerling ☛ 100_SBCs,_Python_Flask,_and_two NUCs_for_MrBeast⠀⇛ This blog post explores our architecture decisions. Watch the companion video for more of the overall experience and challenges implementing the architecture. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_‘Technoframes’_Blast_Custom Techno_Music_When_Touched⠀⇛ The Raspberry Pi has proven to be a unique choice for quite a few musicians over the years. Today, we’re sharing a custom performance put together by artist Max Björverud, who’s using a Raspberry Pi to power his interactive art display. The project is called Technoframes and features artwork that plays techno music when you touch any of the hands in the pictures. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Android Central ☛ Motorola’s_latest_budget_Android_phones make_their_European_debut_|_Android_Central⠀⇛ # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Asus_ZenBeam_L2_Portable_Projector_Has_4K_HDR, Android_TV_12⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Urgent_warning_for_Android_owners_to_turn_on little-known_Google_setting_and_delete_‘criminal’_apps immediately_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ The_Pixel_Tablet_is_the_best_Android tablet._Here’s_why._–_Android_Authority⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ New_services_aren’t_only_Twitter_replacements⠀⇛ Mastodon is a useful case study here. The system bears a superficial similarity to Twitter, but its architecture, lack of advertising, longer character limits, content warnings, optional search and RSS, and the ability to self-host yield a fundamentally different experience. I have many former Twitter friends in my Mastodon circles, but there are plenty of new people too that have sprung up without my active involvement. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Histograms_with_Two_or_More_Variables_in_R⠀⇛ Histograms are powerful tools for visualizing the distribution of a single variable, but what if you want to compare the distributions of two variables side by side? In this blog post, we’ll explore how to create a histogram of two variables in R, a popular programming language for data analysis and visualization. We’ll cover various scenarios, from basic histograms to more advanced techniques, and explain the code step by step in simple terms. So, grab your favorite dataset or generate some random data, and let’s dive into the world of dual-variable histograms! # ⚓ Daniel Xu ☛ Truthiness_in_C⠀⇛ This week someone mentioned that C supports casting from int to bool. That naturally triggered my curiosity – what does the generated code look like? First I think it’s important to point out most casts in C are “free”. “Free” in the sense that the compiler changes its internal understanding of an expression. But in actual assembly nothing really changes – registers don’t have types. (NB: architecture dependent) # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Insuring_that_my_URL_server and_client_programs_exit_after_problems⠀⇛ I recently wrote about my new simple system to open URLs on my desktop from remote machines, where a Python client (on the remote server) listens on a Unix domain socket for URLs that programs (like mail clients) want opened, and reports these URLs to the server on my desktop, which passes them to my browser. The server and client communicate over SSH; the server starts by SSH’ing to the remote machine and running the client. On my desktop, I run the server in a terminal window, because that’s the easy approach. # ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Using_Selenium_&_Chrome_to automatically_download_Blob_files⠀⇛ The Selenium WebDriver is a brilliant way to programmatically interact with websites. You can write little Python scripts which can click around inside browser windows and do “stuff”. o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ Apple_has_switched_from_its_Lightning connector_to_USB-C_—_we_explain_which_is_better_and_why_they did_it⠀⇛ After many years of designing and selling a variety of different cables to power and charge its devices, Apple has slowly switched to USB- C chargers for all of its products. The last device to swap is the iPhone, and it happened against Apple’s will. In October last year, the European Commission requested all phones and laptop producers switch to the USB-C connector (which had earlier been agreed on as a common standard). Apple could have chosen to ignore the request and stop selling in the EU, or to produce versions with USB-C for the European single market only. Instead, it chose to comply and follow the EU rules everywhere. The common charger for all devices is thus becoming a reality, at least until the world moves completely to wireless charging. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ ‘On_the_Internet,_Nobody_Knows_You’re_a_Dog:’_The_Web’s Most_Iconic_Cartoon_Is_for_Sale.⠀⇛ It’s hard to believe you could make an observation in the early days of such a significant technology that still feels poignant, let alone a joke that still makes people laugh after all that time. But in those seven words, Steiner’s dogs captured one of the key factors that makes the [Internet] so strange, and an element of what’s made the world wide web so significant. o ⚓ Benny Siegert ☛ Culture_is_about_the_small_things⠀⇛ In my opinion, this is especially true for US culture. People keep showing me pictures of outrageously bad pop tarts, and I don’t know what a normal one is supposed to look like. People assume that I know who the cartoon character in their avatar is. And so on. Europeans generally don’t know these things, as they are not available in their country. I assume it’s the same for Asian people. o ⚓ Chris Coyier ☛ More_Colorful_Texas_Sayings_Than_You_Can_Shake_a Stick_At⠀⇛ Some A+ journalism from Anne Dingus [sic] in TexasMonthly in… 1994. I think it’s smart for long-standing publications to make sure their old gold is properly published online. o ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ California_Targets_Smash-And-Grabs With_$267_Million_Program_Aimed_at_‘Brazen’_Store_Thefts⠀⇛ Officials from the California Highway Patrol and San Francisco and Los Angeles law enforcement agencies made the announcement Friday. It follows a string of brazen luxury store robberies in recent months, where dozens of individuals come into a store and begin stealing en masse. o ⚓ India Times ☛ ‘A_Clockwork_Orange’:_Exploration_of_free_will_and dystopia⠀⇛ 2.Exploration of Free Will: At its core, the novel is a philosophical exploration of the concept of free will. It raises profound questions about the nature of choice, moral agency, and the consequences of attempting to control or manipulate human behavior. These themes continue to be relevant and thought-provoking for readers of all backgrounds. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ LLM_Summary_of_My_Book_Beyond_Fear⠀⇛ Claude (Anthropic’s LLM) was given this prompt: Please summarize the themes and arguments of Bruce Schneier’s book Beyond Fear. I’m particularly interested in a taxonomy of his ethical arguments—please expand on that. Then lay out the most salient criticisms of the book. # ⚓ Vox ☛ 5_new_books_(and_one_very_old_one)_to_read_in_order to_understand_capitalism⠀⇛ The best way to understand capitalism is to live it. We have no choice. The second best way to understand it is to read about it. Below are five new-ish books, and one very old one, that I read while reporting the series. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Preserving_Floppy_Disks⠀⇛ Time is almost up for magnetic storage from the 80s and 90s. Various physical limitations in storage methods from this era are conspiring to slowly degrade the data stored on things like tape, floppy disks, and hard disk drives, and after several decades data may not be recoverable anymore. It’s always worth trying to back it up, though, especially if you have something on your hands like critical evidence or court records on a nearly 50- year-old floppy disk last written to in 1993 using a DEC PDP-11. # ⚓ Alan Pope ☛ Alan_Pope:_Backup_the_caravan⠀⇛ Second in my series of Tales_From_Tech_Support. Some stories from the past featuring broken computers and even more broken tech support operatives – mostly me. In the early 1990s I worked as a Technician at a local college. I would set-up and tear down experiments for students. I’d also have to look for ‘booby-traps’ they’d set for us. But that’s another story. I would sometimes get called upon to perform technical support for external organisations. I was young, full of hope, and had a sunny disposition. So I was always happy to help. This is one of those occasions. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Sexualized_Instagram_imagery_found_to affect_young_women’s_body_image⠀⇛ Viewing sexualized Instagram posts by online influencers increases the negative mood and body dissatisfaction of young female adults who view them, and promotes negative effects among viewers beyond striving for thinness and attractiveness. A new study by Flinders University researchers published in Body Image highlights the negative impact of sexualized images on social media and the need for enhanced regulation in relation to influencer advertising. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ R_U_OK_day_2023⠀⇛ Australia was abuzz with this year’s R U OK? campaign, billed to: inspire and empower everyone to meaningfully connect with the people around them and start a conversation with those in their world who may be struggling with life. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ Society for Scholarly Publshing ☛ The_Best_Explanation_I’ve Seen_for_How_Machine_Learning_Works⠀⇛ Thanks to a recent episode of QI, I am finally able to explain machine learning to people. The show included a visit from Matthew Scroggs, a Research Fellow in the Department of Mathematics at University College London. Scroggs demonstrated a MENACE machine (a classic researcher backronym, in this case standing for the Matchbox Educable Noughts And Crosses Engine). The original MENACE machine was built by Donald Michie, an AI researcher who had worked alongside Alan Turing during the War. # ⚓ Jamie Zawinski ☛ Fake_“AI”_coming_for_your_voter registrations⠀⇛ Voting rights activists sound alarms over private tool that could lead to cancelling voter registrations: [...] # ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ ‘Google,_Apple_app_stores_must_not onboard_illegal,_unsafe_apps’,_says_Union_minister_Rajeev Chandrasekhar⠀⇛ “Today both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store have many applications that are used by the Indians. We are tracking one set of applications which are loan applications…We have issued an advisory to both Google and Apple that they must not onboard unsafe applications or illegal applications”, the minister told news agency ANI. “It is our government’s objective and mission to keep the internet safe and trusted for all ‘digital nagriks’…We intend to have the earliest meeting with the RBI to make sure there is a whitelisting that means to make a norm of only allowing permitted loan applications on these two stores”, he added. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ MSN_Deletes_Plagiarized,_Incoherent_AI_Articles, Then_Continues_Cranking_Out_More⠀⇛ Now, while MSN has yet to respond to our initial request for comment, it appears to have taken down the offending article, alongside several other Race Track articles identified by Futurism. The deleted articles include a recent piece about Kevin Porter Jr’s arrest for domestic violence and another particularly egregious piece about “Corridor of Fame” football player “Pleasure Taylor,” likely a deeply confused reference to NFL Hall of Famer Joy Taylor. Despite MSN taking down the articles, Race Track is still publishing a barrage of barely intelligible gibberish — and MSN keeps syndicating them. Just an hour before press time, the shadowy publication published a story titled “7 Causes to Strive Golfing as a Scholar,” which appears to be a ripoff of a 2022 article put together by Golf Monthly. # § Windows TCO⠀➾ # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Casinos_Shut_Down_Amid_Hacker_Intrusions⠀⇛ On Monday, MGM Grand casinos across the US were forced to shut down after a mass cyberattack compromised the company’s computer systems, granting bad actors access to casino and hotel operations in “Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and Ohio,” a casino rep confirmed to the Associated Press on Tuesday. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Greater_Manchester_Police ransomware_attack_another_classic_demo_of_supply_chain challenges⠀⇛ Assistant Chief Constable Colin McFarlane of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said: “We are aware of a ransomware attack affecting a third-party supplier of various UK organizations, including GMP, which holds some information on those employed by GMP.” # ⚓ Manchester Evening News ☛ Greater_Manchester_Police victim_of_huge_hack_–_with_thousands_of_ID_badge details_stolen_–_latest_updates⠀⇛ It is understood it concerns thousands of ID badges, which contain the names and pictures of police officers. Two police sources confirmed the hack to the M.E.N. o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_UK_Government_Knows_How_Extreme_the Online_Safety_Bill_Is⠀⇛ The bill would empower the U.K. government, in certain situations, to demand that online platforms use government-approved software to search through all users’ photos, files, and messages, scanning for illegal content. Online services that don’t comply can be subject to extreme penalties, including criminal penalties. Such a backdoor scanning system can and will be exploited by bad actors. It will also produce false positives, leading to false accusations of child abuse that will have to be resolved. That’s why the OSB is incompatible with end-to-end encryption—and human rights. EFF has strongly opposed this bill from the start. # ⚓ India Times ☛ TikTok_fined_$370_million_over_handling of_children’s_data_in_Europe⠀⇛ TikTok has been fined €345 million ($370 million) for breaching privacy laws regarding the processing of children’s personal data in the European Union, its lead regulator in the bloc said on Friday. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ TikTok_Slapped_with_$368M_EU Fine_for_Mishandling_Children’s_Privacy⠀⇛ TikTok was fined $368 million by a European regulator that said the platform failed to protect children’s privacy, the latest issue to incur scrutiny amid increased global concern over TikTok and other social media platforms’ handling of users’ privacy. # ⚓ France24 ☛ EU_fines_TikTok_€345_million_over_child data_breaches⠀⇛ The Irish watchdog, which plays a key role in policing the EU’s strict General Data Protection Regulations, gave TikTok three months “to bring its processing into compliance” with its rules. The DPC in September 2021 began examining TikTok’s compliance with GDPR in relation to platform settings and personal data processing for users aged under 18 years old. # ⚓ BW Businessworld Media Pvt Ltd ☛ TikTok_Hit_With_$370 Mn_Fine_For_Breaching_EU_Child_Privacy_Laws⠀⇛ The breach in question spans from 31 July 2020, to 31 December 2020, with TikTok found guilty of multiple infringements of EU privacy regulations. As the DPC pointed out, one of the major infractions involved the default setting of accounts for users under the age of 16, which were automatically set to “public” during 2020. Additionally, TikTok failed to adequately verify whether individuals claiming to be a child’s parent or guardian through the “family pairing” feature were genuine guardians. # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ TikTok_Slapped_with_$367_Million_Fine_Over Bungled_Kids’_Data⠀⇛ TechCrunch reports that the EU found TikTok in violation of the Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) based on how it handles the data from accounts belonging to minors. The fine of €345 million, which is approximately $367 million at the time of writing, was issued to TikTok by the Irish Data Protection Commission. The regulators found TikTok guilty of violating two of the GDPR’s articles, including breaches of lawfulness, fairness, and transparency of data processing and the rights of the subject to receive communication of data handling. # ⚓ El País ☛ TikTok_is_hit_with_$368_million_fine_under Europe’s_strict_data_privacy_rules⠀⇛ The investigation found that the sign-up process for teen users resulted in settings that made their accounts public by default, allowing anyone to view and comment on their videos. Those default settings also posed a risk to children under 13 who gained access to the platform even though they’re not allowed. # § Confidentiality⠀➾ # ⚓ John Goerzen ☛ How_Gapped_is_Your_Air?⠀⇛ In this article, I’ll talk about the “high side” (the high-security or high-sensitivity systems) and the “low side” (the lower- sensitivity or general-purpose systems). For the sake of simplicity, I’ll assume the high side is a single machine, but it could as well be a whole network. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ TikTok_Says_Discovery_Isn’t Clicks—Click-Based_Attribution_Models_Fail_to_Capture_the Platform’s_Impact⠀⇛ TikTok’s role in the music industry for discovery can’t be understated, either. The TikTok-to-Spotify pipeline is a very real phenomenon that occurs when a song goes viral on the platform—with that success directly translating to a boost in Spotify streams. While the virality of a TikTok song can fade as trends move like ocean waves, the boost provided to Spotify streaming can have a much longer tail. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘A_Ticket_to_Disney’?_Politicians_Charge Millions_to_Send_Migrants_to_U.S.⠀⇛ Hundreds of thousands of migrants are now pouring through a sliver of jungle known as the Darién Gap, the only land route to the United States from South America, in a record tide that the Biden administration and the Colombian government have vowed to stop. But the windfall here at the edge of the continent is simply too big to pass up, and the entrepreneurs behind the migrant gold rush are not underground smugglers hiding from the authorities. They are politicians, prominent businessmen and elected leaders, now sending thousands of migrants toward the United States in plain sight each day — and charging millions of dollars a month for the privilege. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Muslim_Students’_Robes_Are_Latest_Fault Line_for_French_Identity⠀⇛ The government believes the role of education is to dissolve ethnic or religious identity in a shared commitment to the rights and responsibilities of French citizenship and so, as Mr. Attal put it, “you should not be able to distinguish or identify the students’ religion by looking at them.” # ⚓ New York Times ☛ An_Italian_Island_Reflects_Giorgia Meloni’s_Challenges_on_Migration⠀⇛ Most of the migrants landing in Italy this year set off across the Mediterranean from Tunisia, many in transit from other African countries. In July, in an agreement strongly supported by Ms. Meloni, the Tunisian government promised to tighten its sea borders and speed the returns of those who arrived illegally in Europe from Tunisia, in exchange for a hefty package of aid for its troubled economy. That money has yet to be disbursed. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Why_So_Many_Migrants_Are_Coming_to_New_York⠀⇛ I recently spoke by phone with Muzaffar Chishti, a senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute, and an expert on how immigration policies at the federal, state, and local levels intersect. During our conversation, which has been edited for length and clarity, we discussed why so many migrants have chosen to come to New York City specifically, why the Biden Administration cannot necessarily fulfill the Mayor’s requests, and how congressional inaction on immigration policy has exacerbated the problems that immigration hawks say they care about most. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Hunter_Biden_Is_Indicted_on_Gun_Charges_as House_GOP_Launch_Impeachment_Inquiry_into_Joe_Biden⠀⇛ For the first time in U.S. history, the Justice Department has criminally charged the child of a sitting president. Federal prosecutors have indicted President Biden’s son Hunter Biden on felony charges of illegally possessing a handgun and making false statements in order to obtain a revolver in 2018. Special counsel David Weiss brought the charges after a Trump-appointed federal judge in July rejected a deal that would have seen Hunter Biden plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax counts in order to avoid jail time. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and fines of up to $750,000. This comes as Republican lawmakers have opened an impeachment inquiry of President Biden. “Maybe this will become the norm … to impeach the president if the president is from the opposite party,” says Ryan Grim, D.C. bureau chief for The Intercept, who adds that Republican infighting is threatening House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership and likely to lead to a shutdown of the federal government. “It does seem like they are headed for a shutdown of their own making.” # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Apparently,_we’re_a_threat_to_the_Georgian people’_A_migration_policy_gap_leaves_deported Ukrainians_in_limbo_at_the_Russia–Georgia_border_— Meduza⠀⇛ o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Some_agencies_fall_behind_on_FOIA.gov interoperability_requirements⠀⇛ Many agencies have updated their public records systems in order to ensure their systems work with FOIA.gov, a requirement established in a 2019 White House memo, according to a recent FedScoop review of 2023 Chief FOIA Officer reports and subsequent inquiries sent to agencies. But others are still running into technical and logistical issues. The Secret Service and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have yet to meet these requirements, according to Wyn Hornbuckle, deputy director of the Department of Justice’s public affairs office. The DOJ, which tracks compliance with interoperability requirements, is also still catching up on the requirement. The agency says that all of its components should become interoperable within a matter of weeks. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ News AU ☛ Tyre_Extinguishers_target_Toorak_SUVs_as_part_of environmental_protest⠀⇛ “SUVs and 4x4s are a disaster for our climate. SUVs are the second-largest cause of the global rise in carbon dioxide emissions over the past decade – more than the entire aviation industry. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Al_Gore:_“Mistake”_to_think_big_oil,_gas_are_part of_a_climate_solution⠀⇛ Between the lines: The fossil fuel industry plans to continue to rely on fossil fuels as its core business, Gore argued. He blasted their talk of becoming more diverse energy players, or moving beyond their oil and gas divisions, as mere greenwashing and distraction. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Tipping_Point_Is_Now⠀⇛ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Meet_Two_NYU_Sunrise_Students_Who_Helped Push_NYU_To_Divest_From_Fossil_Fuels⠀⇛ New York University announced it plans to divest from fossil fuels in an August letter addressed to Sunrise NYU. We speak with co-founders of the campus climate group, Alicia Colomer and Dylan Wahbe, about the university finally divesting after decades of pressure from student advocates. “I would encourage every single student to get organized and join the movement,” says Wahbe, who says a broad coalition of student groups and university unions ultimately forced the board of trustees to move on this issue. “Stop the fossil fuel money from coming and polluting our universities in the first place so that universities can become real climate leaders,” says Colomer, who is also managing director of Fossil Free Research, which works to end the fossil fuel industry’s influence on higher education and climate research. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ 400_Climate_Scientists_Endorse_Call_to_Halt Fossil_Fuels_Ahead_of_Major_NYC_Climate_March⠀⇛ Ahead of a March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City on Sunday, some 400 scientists endorsed the demands of the march in an open letter to President Biden, blasting him for claiming he would “listen to the science” while his policies “fail to align with what the science tells us must happen to avert calamity.” We speak with Rose Abramoff, an Earth scientist and one of the signatories, who was arrested last week blocking construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. “We feel like the science has come to such a complete consensus and we just want fossil fuels to stop,” says Abramoff. “I wouldn’t feel the need to risk my job with activism, to risk felony level charges by locking myself to a pipeline drill if I felt like the voice of the scientific community was being properly heard.” # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ What_if_Public_Transit_Was Like_Uber?_A_Small_City_Ended_Its_Bus_Service_to_Find Out⠀⇛ Milton Barnes used to oversee packed subway stations in Washington, D.C., a far cry from the sparsely filled buses he drove after moving to Wilson, North Carolina, to care for his elderly parents. Although transit ridership plummeted almost everywhere due to the pandemic, it has been surging in Wilson since its September 2020 switch from a fixed- route system to an on-demand one powered by a smartphone app. “All day long I’m picking up people and dropping them off,” Barnes, 59, the only driver to work under both systems, said while driving his van on a typically busy morning. “When you’ve got door-to-door, corner-to- corner service, it’s going to be more popular.” # ⚓ YLE ☛ Stockmann_in_breach_of_consumer_protection_laws over_electric_car_ads,_Ombudsman_rules⠀⇛ In its ruling, the consumer ombudsman said the marketing of the offer was illegal because it gave a false impression of when the promotion would begin and also failed to specify the quantity of promotional products available. In addition, the office noted, Auto-Bon’s social media posts lacked any mention of the limited quantity of cars. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Tardy_trains:_Germany_pledges_major rail_network_upgrade⠀⇛ Germany’s Transport Ministry and the state- owned rail service provider Deutsche Bahn (DB) on Friday laid out plans for a major modernization of the country’s rail network, to be completed by 2030. The government in Berlin plans to make a total of €40 billion (roughly $42.5 billion) available, around one-third of that in the form of a capital injection for DB itself, for renovations in the next few years. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Oil_Lobby’s_Carbon_Capture_Solution_Hasn’t Consulted_Local_Nation,_Chief_Says⠀⇛ The leader of Cold Lake First Nations has revealed the initiator of a major carbon capture project in Northern Alberta has not consulted with local Indigenous communities. Chief Kelsey Jacko told an Edmonton crowd that the Pathways Alliance, a lobbying and marketing effort by Canada’s top oil sands producers, has neglected to consult his community on a massive carbon capture storage network project Pathways claims will be able to store 1,100 megatonnes of carbon dioxide. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Revealed:_How_Big_Dairy_Is_Milking_Net Zero⠀⇛ When Pathways to Dairy Net Zero (P2DNZ) made its debut ahead of the United Nations Food Systems Summit in 2021, it looked like the kind of group that could meet an important but largely neglected area of global climate response. Armed with a seat at the highest levels of food policy, and well-connected – to dairy producers, distributors, and scientists – the initiative described itself as a “growing movement” dedicated to “reducing dairy’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the next 30 years”. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Study_shows_replanting_logged forests_with_diverse_mixtures_of_seedlings_accelerates restoration⠀⇛ The experiment was set up by the University of Oxford’s Professor Andy Hector and colleagues over 20 years ago as part of the SE Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP). This assessed the recovery of 125 different plots in an area of logged tropical forest that were sown with different combinations of tree species. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ [Repeat] Securepairs ☛ Secure_Repairs_Statement_on_the California_Legislature’s_Passage_of_The_Right_to_Repair_Act⠀⇛ Secure Repairs (securepairs.org), an organization of cybersecurity and information technology professionals who support a legal right to repair, celebrates passage this week of California Senate Bill 244, the Right to Repair Act. Secure Repairs sends its thanks and congratulations to California state Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman as well as CalPIRG, iFixit, and the Repair Coalition, state consumer and environmental advocacy groups and the many residents and small business owners who testified in favor of SB 244 before California lawmakers. # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ Arm_Holdings_returns_to stock_market_with_spectacular_IPO_valued_at_over_$60 Billion⠀⇛ This noteworthy event marked the culmination of the largest initial public offering (IPO) of the year, raising an impressive $4.87 billion for its owner, SoftBank Group. Arm’s shares concluded Thursday’s trading session at a staggering $63 each, reflecting an astonishing climb of nearly 25 per cent from their initial price of $51 per share during the IPO. This meteoric rise in share price has been interpreted as a resounding vote of confidence in the company’s prospects, despite concerns about its exposure to various risks in the Chinese market. # ⚓ [Repeat] Daniel Pocock ☛ Software_in_the_Public_Interest_ (SPI)_&_Debian_obfuscated_structure_fooled_suicide_victim’s family:_the_ultimate_example_of_bad_faith⠀⇛ There have been a lot of accusations of bad faith thrown around recently. Has anybody stopped to check what bad faith actually means? What is the difference between bad faith and fraud? Fraud is often quite unambiguous, like the FSFE using the name of FSF to raise millions of euros in donations. Bad faith seems to be a gray area that can mean whatever you want it to mean. # ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ Cincinnatus⠀⇛ He became a legend to Romans — twice given unbounded power and twice relinquishing it as soon as he had fulfilled his duty. # ⚓ Insight Hungary ☛ European_Parliament_condemns_Hungarian Foreign_Minister_over_talks_with_Belarus⠀⇛ The European Parliament condemned Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó in a resolution for defying EU policy over talks with Belarus. The EP’s resolution details the crimes committed by the Lukashenka regime. MEPs condemn in the strongest possible terms “the ongoing unrestrained repression and systematic and widespread human rights violations by the Lukashenka regime, including numerous cases of ill-treatment and torture, as well as the total isolation and inadequate medical treatment of political prisoners and other politically persecuted persons, such as journalists, human rights defenders, independent trade unionists, and others”. The document also includes a line on Szijjártó: “We find the official visit of the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Minsk in February 2023 unfortunate, which contradicts the EU policy on Belarus, Russia, and the aggressive war against Ukraine.” # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Facebook’s_design_makes_it_unable to_control_misinformation,_research_suggests⠀⇛ The researchers found that, while Facebook expended significant effort to remove a lot of anti-vaccine content during the COVID-19 pandemic, overall engagement with anti- vaccine content did not decrease beyond prior trends—and, in some cases, even increased. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ [Repeat] Reason ☛ Quebec’s_Language_Restrictions_Limit Freedom_of_Expression⠀⇛ But strict linguistic regulation is counterproductive, especially if the goal is a happy and cohesive population. It would be impossible to regulate how 8.8 million Quebecers speak without engaging in some silly and strange battles. The government has tried to ban that favorite Montrealer greeting, “bonjour, hi,” including at private businesses. A British-themed restaurant in Montreal was cited for using the term fish and chips on its menu and hanging a “gents” sign on a bathroom door. A manager “opening a newly-renovated [Adidas] store spoke a few apologetic words in French—then switched entirely to ‘cooler’ English,” reported the Montreal Gazette, causing a huge stir. The provincial premier even denounced the episode in the National Assembly. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ This_Stop_Cop_City_Activist_Facing_RICO Charges_is_Shining_a_Light_on_Political_Repression⠀⇛ The RICO indictment focuses intensely on forest defenders, but the Stop Cop City movement has been much more than that. There have been solidarity protests in cities around the country, and a referendum campaign in Atlanta that’s got over 100,000 signatures. Why do you think the indictment ignores that mass movement while framing this as a fringe organization? # § Theocracy⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Iran_security_forces_heighten_presence_ahead of_1_year_anniversary_of_death_of_Mahsa_Amini⠀⇛ Ahead of the one year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities heightened their presence in cities across the country Friday in anticipation of protests. Saturday marks the anniversary of the death of Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in custody after Iranian morality police arrested her for “improper” hijab. Her death triggered nationwide demonstrations against the morality dress codes and the subsequent crackdown by authorities. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Proposed_hijab_penalties_in_Iran:_‘They can’t_prosecute_millions_of_women’⠀⇛ A new law is under discussion in the Iranian parliament that would increase the penalties for the improper wearing of hijab from the equivalent of 1 euro to 3,000 euros, and the maximum prison sentence from two months to 10 years. The proposed law has special measures for so-called “celebrities”, including the confiscation of 10 percent of their assets. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_grants_Mexico_journalist_asylum_after_15 years⠀⇛ The US granted Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez Soto asylum on Thursday after a 15-year battle. Gutiérrez Soto had to flee Mexico in 2008 after his critical reporting on the Mexican military drew negative attention from Mexican authorities. Since then, Gutiérrez Soto has fought to obtain safe asylum status in the US. # ⚓ CPJ ☛ Apple_warns_Latvia-based_journalists_about_possible hacker_attacks⠀⇛ “The growing reports of possible hacker attacks against at least three independent journalists based in Latvia are all the more worrying given the recent revelation that exiled Russian journalist Galina Timchenko’s phone was infected with Pegasus spyware,” said Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. “Latvian authorities must conduct a swift and transparent investigation into these allegations and ensure the digital and physical safety of journalists who are temporarily or permanently residing in the country.” # ⚓ CPJ ☛ Turkish_courts_keep_2_reporters_in_pretrial detention,_grant_bail_to_bodyguards_charged_with_attack_on_a journalist⠀⇛ On Thursday, September 14, the 2nd Tatvan Court of Penal Peace granted bail to Yücel Baysali and Engin Kaplan, two bodyguards of the mayor of the eastern city of Tatvan who were arrested on charges of attacking local journalist Sinan Aygül in June. # ⚓ CPJ ☛ Cameroon_governor_bans_The_Post_over_military_coup headline⠀⇛ Cameroonian authorities should immediately lift an indefinite ban against The Post newspaper in the Southwest Region and stop any retaliatory action against the privately owned media outlet and its staff, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ CPJ_calls_on_Latvian_authorities_to_investigate reports_of_journalists_under_state_surveillance_—_Meduza⠀⇛ o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ ANF News ☛ Amnesty:_One_year_after_uprising_in_Iran international_community_must_combat_impunity_for_crackdown⠀⇛ On the first anniversary of the ‘Jin Jiyan Azadi’ uprising in Iran, Amnesty International issued a statement saying that “the international community must pursue pathways for justice at the international level to address systemic impunity for Iranian officials responsible for hundreds of unlawful killings of protesters and widespread torture.” Amnesty underlined that “over the past year, Iranian authorities have committed a litany of crimes under international law to eradicate any challenge to their iron grip on power. These include hundreds of unlawful killings; the arbitrary execution of seven protesters; tens of thousands of arbitrary arrests; widespread torture, including rape of detainees; widespread harassment of victims’ families who call for truth and justice; and reprisals against women and girls who defy discriminatory compulsory veiling laws.” # ⚓ NPR ☛ In_Iran,_women’s_resistance_defies_state_clampdown_a year_after_Mahsa_Amini’s_death⠀⇛ It’s been a year since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, also known by her Kurdish first name Jina, died in the custody of Iranian morality police. Her death set off some of the most sweeping anti-government protests Iran has experienced in decades. Government security forces violently cracked down on the uprising, killing more than 500 people, detaining some 22,000 and executing several detained protesters, according to human rights experts and activists. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Stephen_King_blames_Bill_Maher_for_breaking_the Hollywood_writers’_strike⠀⇛ “This is exactly how strikes are broken,” he wrote in rebuke, sharing Maher’s statement. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) isn’t convinced that Maher can run the show without violating the rules of the union that he’s part of. The WGA called Maher’s decision to go back on the air “disappointing” and said the union “will be picketing this show.” # ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ How_unions_won_a_30%_raise_for_every_fast food_worker_in_California⠀⇛ But just as remarkable as the substance of this new law is the path it took – a path that runs through a new sensibility, a new vibe, that is more powerful than mere political or legal procedure. The story is masterfully told in The American Prospect by veteran labor writer Harold Meyerson: [...] # ⚓ [Old] Neritam ☛ How_the_FBI_Infiltrated_BLM_Protests⠀⇛ I can’t talk about sourcing for the recordings or the records, but what I can say is that what’s significant about this show is that it’s the first behind-the-scenes look at how the FBI infiltrated and investigated racial justice groups and the racial justice movement during the summer of 2020, which for two years now has always been an open question, which is: How did the FBI respond to the racial justice movement, given the context that the FBI had previously designated Black political activists as so-called Black identity extremists or anti-government extremists? # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ UAW_workers_launch_unprecedented_strike against_all_Big_Three_automakers⠀⇛ The strike came after the automakers scoffed at the union’s ambitious demands for increased wages, benefits and job protections for its members. With all three automakers reporting record or near- record profits, the union was trying to recapture many benefits they had been forced to give up more than a decade ago when the companies were cash starved and on the brink of bankruptcy. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ UAW_on_Strike:_In_Historic_Move,_Auto Workers_Target_All_Big_Three_Automakers_at_Once⠀⇛ For the first time in history, the United Auto Workers has launched a strike against the Big Three U.S. automakers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler — all at once. UAW President Shawn Fein announced targeted strikes at three facilities: a General Motors plant in Wentzville, Missouri; a Stellantis complex in Toledo, Ohio; and a Ford assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan. The action could grow to more locations in the coming days to ramp up pressure on the companies. “The members are fired up, and we’re ready and we’re united,” says electrician Marcelina Pedraza, a member of UAW Local 551 at a Ford assembly plant in Chicago. “This is an important moment in history for us to win back a lot of the things we’ve lost in these past few years.” As the three auto companies made a combined $21 billion in profits in the first six months of 2023, the UAW is looking to take back contract benefits they conceded in the 2008 financial crisis so manufacturers would not go bankrupt. “That partnership was a poison pill for workers. The UAW new leadership knows that,” says labor reporter Alex Press, who sees this strike as the labor movement “not just clawing back concessions, but going on the offensive.” # ⚓ The Nation ☛ 75_Percent_of_Americans_Side_With_Striking_UAW Members⠀⇛ But the automakers—which made a combined $21 billion in profits in the first six months of 2023 alone—claimed, as the Thursday expiration deadline for existing UAW contracts approached, that they could not afford to meet even the most reasonable, most basic demands of the workers. So, at midnight, UAW members joined picket lines outside selected GM, Ford, and Stellantis plants. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_Unique_Dignity_of_Women⠀⇛ It makes perfect sense, in a when-pigs-fly sort of way, that Concerned Women for America, a group that “promotes Biblical values and Constitutional principles” and declaims it’s “always abounding in the work of the Lord,” chose as keynote speaker for their summit a twice-impeached, thrice-married, multi-indicted, pussy-grabbing predator who’s been charged with sexual harassment and assault by over two dozen women, and found guilty of raping one. If we were them, we’d be concerned too. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Concerned_About_Your_OB-GYN_Visit?_Here’s What_You_Should_Know.⠀⇛ As journalists, we often talk to people about difficult things. We listen for themes and systemic issues that tie their stories together. Both of us have spent years hearing from those who say they were sexually assaulted — most recently dozens of women who told us about alleged misconduct by their Utah OB-GYN. These are not easy conversations to have, but they are important. They also teach us a lot about what women knew at the time of their appointments and what they wish they had known. “I wish I would have known that I could speak up, say that I am uncomfortable or just ask him to stop,” said Ashton Sorenson, who is one of more than 100 women who have come forward in various lawsuits to accuse the OB-GYN of sexual assault. “I wish I knew that I could ask for a nurse to be present. I wish I could have known that I could challenge and question a doctor even though he was in an authority position.” The doctor’s lawyer has declined an interview request but has said they believe the allegations “are without merit.” Next month, the Utah Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal in a civil case brought by his patients. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Alan Pope ☛ Alan_Pope:_95_bits_per_second⠀⇛ Feel free to skip this blog if you’re triggered by “Old man yells at cloud” or “Grandpa tells us about his childhood” style posts. This is the second in a row after a moan about my cellphone. A more lighthearted story will follow tomorrow, I promise. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Google_exec:_Microsoft_Teams_concession ‘too_little,_too_late’⠀⇛ Amit Zavery, vice president, general manager and head of platform at Google Cloud, who talked to us about this in June when he described Microsoft’s actions as a “software tax” customers are forced to pay, says things haven’t changed. “I was meeting many customers this week,” he told The Register, “quite a few CIOs and others, and they’re still facing the same issues in terms of exclusionary licensing practices from Microsoft. They can’t move their existing licenses, and they’re having to pay a penalty or a tax to Microsoft.” # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Publishers’_Lawsuit_Accuses_Libgen_of “Staggering”_Copyright_Infringement⠀⇛ According to a copyright lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York late Thursday, Libgen’s collection of infringing works now consists of over six million files. At least 20,000 of those files were published by plaintiffs Cengage Learning, Inc., Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC (d/b/a Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill LLC, and Pearson Education, Inc.) and distributed by Libgen without authorization. # ⚓ Bill Willingham ☛ Willingham_Sends_Fables_Into_the Public_Domain⠀⇛ 2) Philosophy: In the past decade or so, my thoughts on how to reform the trademark and copyright laws in this country (and others, I suppose) have undergone something of a radical transformation. The current laws are a mishmash of unethical backroom deals to keep trademarks and copyrights in the hands of large corporations, who can largely afford to buy the outcomes they want. In my template for radical reform of those laws I would like it if any IP [sic] is owned by its original creator for up to twenty years from the point of first publication, and then goes into the public domain for any and all to use. However, at any time before that twenty year span bleeds out, you the IP [sic] owner can sell it to another person or corporate entity, who can have exclusive use of it for up to a maximum of ten years. That’s it. Then it cannot be resold. It goes into the public domain. So then, at the most, any intellectual property can be kept for exclusive use for up to about thirty years, and no longer, without exception. # ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ Bill_Willingham_puts_his_graphic_novel series_“Fables”_into_the_public_domain⠀⇛ The DC that Willingham bargained with at the turn of the century isn’t the DC that he bargains with now. Back then, DC was still subject to a modicum of discipline from competition; its corporate owner’s shareholders had not yet acquired today’s appetite for meteoric returns on investment of the sort that can only be achieved through wage-theft and price-gouging. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Plex_Will_Block_Media_Servers_at Abuse_Prevalent_Hosting_Company⠀⇛ Millions of people use Plex as a platform to curate, organize, share and watch video content. The software can be used for perfectly legitimate purposes, but some also treat it as a piracy gateway. Yesterday, Plex informed users that it will no longer allow users to run servers at a hosting provider where lots of TOS violations occur. While copyright infringement isn’t specifically mentioned, the action appears anti-piracy focused. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Internet_Archive_Kicks_Off_Its_Appeal_Over Publishers_Attempt_To_Kill_The_Site⠀⇛ Back in March we were greatly dismayed by the the ruling in Hachette v. the Internet Archive over the legality of “controlled digital lending” and the Archive’s “Open Library.” It seemed clear that Judge John Koeltl did not understand some of the fundamentals of fair use (it also appeared that he went into their oral arguments with his decision made up, as he issued a 47-page ruling the very same week — which almost never happens). Koeltl’s analysis left a lot to be desired, as it really seemed to go against an awful lot of fair use precedent. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Artists_Who_Use_AI_In_Their_Work_Ask Congress_Not_To_Kill_AI⠀⇛ As the US government stumbles around to try to come up with an AI regulatory policy, it seems like they’re focused on trying every bad idea on for size. You may have heard how Senator Schumer just had the first of his AI Summits, including a bunch of big name folks, who probably are not the right people to be in that room. I mean, you had Elon Musk, who has been bitching and complaining about the administrative regulatory state for years… asking for an administrative regulatory agency to regulate all AI. It’s almost like he knows (from experience) that when he’s in a regulated industry, it wipes out much of the competition and opens up billions in contract dollars for himself. # ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ Generative_AI_and_Creativity:_New Considerations_Emerge_at_CC_Convenings⠀⇛ For many years, we at CC have been examining the interplay between copyright and generative AI, exploring ways in which this technology can foster creativity and better sharing, i.e. sharing that is inclusive, equitable, reciprocal, and sustainable — and it is through this lens that we strive to tackle some of the most critical questions regarding the potential of generative AI tools for creators, cultural heritage institutions, and the general public. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Three_Years_On⠀⇛ My website (spool-five.com) has now been online for three years. In the spirit of this anniversary, this is a quick look-back at some of the key points over that time. [...] At some point in the summer of 2020, early in my linux journey, I watched some Luke Smith videos. He inspired me to start my own website. He had some useful guides on things like getting a domain, self-hosting and syncing your site with rsync. I still like his philosophy around it and the general guide I would have followed from his videos is now available on landchad.net. I also had set up a mail server for the domain, using Luke Smith’s tools. This probably ran for a year or so. In retrospect, I do miss this, I am completely tied to gmail now for everything. # ⚓ USENET_el_Heroe_que_vuelve!⠀⇛ Hola! Happy Hacking to all hackers, DIY, Creators and tinkers out there. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2904 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 09.16.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_16/09/2023:_This_Week_in_KDE_and_GNOME⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 4:33 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Server o Audiocasts/Shows o Instructionals/Technical o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Open_Hardware/Modding * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers # Mozilla o Productivity_Software/LibreOffice/Calligra o Programming/Development * Leftovers o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Monopolies # Patents # Trademarks * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ Unicorn Media ☛ FOSS_Week_In_Review:_ZFS’s_Ubuntu_Return,_the Nigerian_Prince_Goes_AI,_Stolen_Passwords,_Torvalds_Does_Hutton, and_More⠀⇛ In this week’s roundup we look at ZFS’s return to Ubuntu as an install option (and why it was removed in the first place), how the Nigerian Prince is adopting AI for phishing, Linux Torvalds fabulous impersonation of E.F. Hutton, and more. o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Fermyon_Brings_Wasm_and_AI_Together_via_Serverless Framework⠀⇛ Fermyon’s Wasm PaaS now includes a serverless computing framework for invoking AI models. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_Blog:_How_a_real-time_kernel_reduces latency_in_telco_edge_clouds⠀⇛ Telco edge clouds are among the most popular and promising technologies with great potential to deliver performance improvements. An edge cloud is an infrastructure to run software located close to devices and end-users.  o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Tux Digital ☛ This_Week_in_Linux_233:_GNOME_Extension Breakage,_KDE_Plasma_6,_Manjaro_23,_SELinux_&_more_Linux news!⠀⇛ Welcome to This Week in Linux (233). On this week’s episode, KDE announced the release date for KDE Plasma 6. Manjaro Linux 23 has been released. Some extensions will be breaking in GNOME 45, a lot of them. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_Blog:_Ubuntu_AI_Podcast:_Episode_4⠀⇛ § The podcast Welcome to Ubuntu AI podcast! From fun experiments to enterprise projects, AI became the center of attention when it comes to innovation, digital transformation and optimisatation. Open source technologies democratised access to state of the art machine learning tools and opened doors for everyone ready to embark on their AI journey. Ubuntu AI will be your guide in the industry where community of like-minded people meet, to make an impact. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # § idroot⠀➾ # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Prometheus_on_Debian_12⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Prometheus on Debian 12. In today’s complex digital landscape, system monitoring is paramount. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Zabbix_on_Rocky_Linux_9⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Zabbix on Rocky Linux 9. For those of you who didn’t know, Zabbix, a renowned open- source monitoring solution, plays a pivotal role in maintaining the health and performance of your network infrastructure. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Pi-Hole_on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Pi-Hole on AlmaLinux 9. In an age where online advertisements and tracking scripts clutter our browsing experiences, Pi- Hole emerges as a savior. # ⚓ Linux Host Support ☛ How_to_Install_Akaunting_on_Ubuntu 22.04⠀⇛ Akaunting is a free and open-source software written in PHP using the Laravel framework and modern technologies such as VueJS, Tailwind, RESTful API and etc. The information is stored in MySQL database service, and for web servers, we can use Nginx, Apache, or LiteSpeed. # ⚓ Own HowTo ☛ How_to_install_Parsec_on_Debian_12⠀⇛ I tried installing Parsec on Debian 12 today, and it did not work at first because of missing dependencies error # ⚓ 5_Tools_to_Create_a_Bootable_USB_with_Multiple_Operating Systems⠀⇛ USB creator tools are essential when it comes to experiencing varying distributions in a live system without the stress of burning an image… # ⚓ Linux Cloud VPS ☛ How_to_Enable_Proxy_Settings_for_Yum Command_on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛ Yum is a package manager written in Python used for getting, installing, querying, and managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux RPM software packages. Sometimes the files that we need to download and access are not accessible directly on remote servers, and we need to configure a proxy so we can download them on our machine. # ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ You_can_Finally_Install_LibreOffice_7.6 via_PPA_in_Ubuntu⠀⇛ For best integration, the LibreOffice PPA is finally updated with the LibreOffice 7.6.x packages for Ubuntu. LibreOffice 7.6 was released almost one months ago. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Nate Graham ☛ This_week_in_KDE:_more_Plasma_6_dev⠀⇛ This week it was pretty much all Plasma 6 all the time. With the release date four and a half months away, work is kicking into high gear to make sure that we hit our deadline! Made even more cursor responsiveness improvements for the Plasma Wayland session! The cursor is really very responsive now # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ This Week in GNOME ☛ This_Week_in_GNOME_(Felix Häcker):_#113_Numerous_Updates⠀⇛ Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from September 08 to September 15. # ⚓ Georges Basile Stavracas Neto ☛ Georges_Basile Stavracas_Neto:_Extending_the_month_to_infinity⠀⇛ I’d like to share some recent developments in GNOME Calendar that got some people really excited about: the infinitely scrolling month view. § The Now Before GNOME 45, Calendar offers two views – week and month – as well as a sidebar with a list of events. The headerbar offers controls to navigate back and forth in time. The effect of these controls depends on the current view: if you’re in the week view, going forward in time moves you a week ahead; in the month view, it moves you a month. Both views have evolved to be strictly about their respective time ranges. That means the month view, for example, strictly deals with the current month. Days from other months that sneak into the view are not interactive, and it doesn’t show events on them. This has been a long-standing feature request in GNOME Calendar. # ⚓ Sam_Thursfield:_Status_update,_15/09/2023⠀⇛ Musically this has been a fun month. One of my favourite things about living in Galicia is that ska-punk never went out of fashion here and you can legitimately go to a festival by the sea and watch Ska-P. Unexpectedly brilliant and chaotic live show. I saw an interview recently where Angelo Moore of Fishbone was asked by a puppet what his favourite music is, and he answered: “I like … I like the Looney Tunes music”. Same energy. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Remi Collet ☛ Remi_Collet:_New_ARM_builder_for_2023,_2024… from_ETES_GmbH⠀⇛ § Architecture ARM 64-bit is a RISC family processor. As an old Unix user (on 68000, PA-RISC, PowerPC…) I’m a big fan of these architectures and a bit sad by the CISC (Intel/MD) domination. But the wheel is turning. ARM can be fast, cheap, and use less energy. Remember they are used to power your smartphone. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Daniel Pocock ☛ Daniel_Pocock:_Software_in_the_Public Interest_(SPI)_&_Debian_obfuscated_structure_fooled_suicide victim’s_family:_the_ultimate_example_of_bad_faith⠀⇛ There have been a lot of accusations of bad faith thrown around recently. Has anybody stopped to check what bad faith actually means? What is the difference between bad faith and fraud? Fraud is often quite unambiguous, like the FSFE_using_the name_of_FSF_to_raise_millions_of_euros_in donations. Bad faith seems to be a gray area that can mean whatever you want it to mean. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ 100_SBCs,_Python_Flask,_and_two_NUCs_for MrBeast⠀⇛ If you haven’t already, watch How_I_almost_broke MrBeast’s_1-100_video, which provides context for this blog post. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Thunderbird ☛ Mozilla_Thunderbird:_Thunderbird_for Android_/_K-9_Mail:_August_2023_Progress_Report⠀⇛ August was a relatively calm month for the K- 9 Mail team, with many taking well-deserved summer vacations and attending our first Mozilla_All-Hands_event. Despite the quieter pace, we managed to hit a significant milestone on our journey to Thunderbird for Android: the beta release of our new account setup interface. § Beta Release with New Account Setup: We Want Your Feedback! We’re thrilled to announce that we rolled out a beta version featuring the new account setup UI. This has been a long-awaited feature, and even though the team was partially on vacation, we managed to get it out for user testing. The initial feedback has been encouraging, and we’re eager to hear your thoughts. o § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ # ⚓ LibreOffice_Conference_2023_in_Bucharest⠀⇛ LibreOffice Conference 2023 will be hosted by the Universitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie Politehnica București, Facultatea de Automatică și Calculatoare (National University of Science and Technology, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Faculty of Automation and Computer Science) at the PRECIS building from Wednesday 20 September to Saturday 23 Septembe. # ⚓ LibreOffice_and_Google_Summer_of_Code_2023:_The_results⠀⇛ This year, LibreOffice was once again a mentoring organization in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC), a global program focused on bringing more student developers into free and open source software development. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Advanced_Git_Log:_Filtering_and_Custom Formatting⠀⇛ To filter and custom format these Git log histories use the options like “–decorate” and “–oneline”. See the guide for more options and practical examples. # ⚓ The_Servo_Blog:_This_month_in_Servo:_upcoming_events,_new browser_UI,_and_more!⠀⇛ While our WebGPU support is still very much experimental (–pref dom.webgpu.enabled), it now passes over 5000 more tests in the Conformance Test Suite, after an upgrade from wgpu 0.6 (2020) to 0.16 (2023) and the addition of GPUSupportedFeatures. A few WebGPU demos now run too, notably those that don’t require changing the width or height on the fly, such as the Conway’s Game of Life built in Your first WebGPU app. # ⚓ Xe’s Blog ☛ Making_NixOS_modules_for_fun_and_(hopefully) profit⠀⇛ Cadey> There was an A/V glitch with the recording, my slides were intended to be black and white, but they somehow came out as purple and green. This couldn’t be fixed even when trying several HDMI cables. If this becomes an issue I may re-record this talk in my home studio. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Flooding_death_toll_soars_to_11,300_in Libya’s_coastal_city_of_Derna,_aid_group_says⠀⇛ The Libyan Red Crescent says that the death toll from floods in the eastern Libyan city of Derna has soared to 11,300. The Secretary General of the aid group says a further 10,100 people are reported missing in the coastal city. Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding in many eastern towns, but the worst-hit was Derna. Residents said they heard loud explosions Sunday night when dams outside the city collapsed. Health authorities previously put the death toll in Derna at 5,500. The storm also killed about 170 people elsewhere in the country. o ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Flooding_death_toll_soars_to_11,300_in Libya’s_coastal_city_of_Derna,_aid_group_says⠀⇛ The Libyan Red Crescent says that the death toll from floods in the eastern Libyan city of Derna has soared to 11,300. The Secretary General of the aid group says a further 10,100 people are reported missing in the coastal city. Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding in many eastern towns, but the worst-hit was Derna. Residents said they heard loud explosions Sunday night when dams outside the city collapsed. Health authorities previously put the death toll in Derna at 5,500. The storm also killed about 170 people elsewhere in the country. o ⚓ Criticism_arises_over_exclusion_of_Kurdish_in_e-prescription system⠀⇛ The system used by healthcare professionals is now available in five additional languages besides Turkish. MPs question why Kurdish is not among them. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ China’s_1.5_Exaflops_Supercomputer Chases_Gordon_Bell_Prize_–_Again⠀⇛ The Association for Computing Machinery has just put out the finalists for the Gordon Bell Prize award that will be given out at the SC23 supercomputing conference in Denver, and as you might expect, some of the biggest iron assembled in the world are driving the advanced applications that have their eyes on the prize. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ China_Calls_On_UN_To_Pay_Attention_To_Japan’s Water_Dumping⠀⇛ On August 24, Japan began dumping water contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Aggressive_Cancer_Cells_Transformed_Into Healthy_Cells_in_Breakthrough⠀⇛ New hope to treat a cruel disease. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Nurses_from_40_States_Will_be_Eligible_To_Practice in_Pennsylvania⠀⇛ On September 5, the Keystone State is removing a big barrier to health care. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Monday’s_papers:_Threat_of_unemployment,_teen_mental health_decline_and_growing_Finns⠀⇛ Will Finns keep getting taller? # ⚓ YLE ☛ Nursing_union_slams_government_for_delaying_key healthcare_reform⠀⇛ SuPer says the proposed four-year postponement of a law amendment endangers patient safety and undermines efforts to recruit new workers to the healthcare sector. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ ST_Picks:_Years_after_Taipei_stabbing, mental_health_awareness_still_lacking⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ True_Crimes_of_Asia:_Years_after_Taipei subway_stabbing_spree,_mental_health_awareness_still lacking⠀⇛ There is still a perennial stigma around mental illnesses in Taiwan. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ More_Screen_Time_Linked_to_Delayed Development_in_Babies,_Study_Finds⠀⇛ One-year-olds exposed to more than four hours of screen time a day experienced developmental delays in communication and problem-solving skills at ages 2 and 4, according to a new study # ⚓ Axios ☛ Medical_debt_is_squeezing_millions_of_middle-class Americans,_report_says⠀⇛ Data: Third_Way; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Middle-class Americans are the most likely to be saddled with medical debt, with nearly 1 in 4 — or roughly 17 million people — having unpaid medical bills, according to_a_reportshared first with Axios from center-left think tank Third Way. Driving the news:Middle-income Americans, who earn $50,000-$100,000 a year, are more likely than those with lower incomes to seek care but don’t qualify for Medicaid or charity care to help pay for it. ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Isolating_mpox_patients_at_public_hospitals ‘necessary’_and_in_line_with_WHO_advice,_Hong_Kong_gov’t_says⠀⇛ Hong Kong’s strategy of isolating mpox patients in public hospitals is “in line with the recommendations from the World Health Organization” (WHO) and “necessary” to safeguard public health, the government has said. The comments were made by a government spokesperson on Friday afternoon in a statement issued in response to media reports on isolation procedures. ⚓ University of Michigan ☛ President’s_award_winners_focus_on_global_health, student_travel⠀⇛ Jody Lori of the School of Nursing and Katie Lopez of the School of Social Work are this year’s recipients of the President’s Award for Distinguished Service in International Education. ⚓ Reason ☛ N.Y._Court_Categorically_Authorizes_Video_Proceedings_in_Mandatory Mental_Treatment_Cases⠀⇛ From Judge Gerard Neri (N.Y. Onondaga County trial court), decided July 26, in In the Matter of St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center v. ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Blood_Protein_Might_Explain_Why_Exercise_Keeps_Our_Brains Young⠀⇛ “Messengers of brain health.” ⚓ New York Times ☛ Middle-Aged_Adults_Are_Binge_Drinking_and_Using_Marijuana_at Record_Levels⠀⇛ More than one-quarter of people aged 30 to 50 binge drink, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health ⚓ NYPost ☛ New_York_State_Department_releases_guidance_after_3_dead_from_flesh- eating_bacteria_in_New_York,_Connecticut⠀⇛ The state Department of Public Health said that there are three people known to have been infected with the Vibrio vulnificus bacteria. ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Smoking_Weed_By_the_Book:_Germany’s_Awkward_Path_To_Legalizing Cannabis⠀⇛ The German government originally had ambitious plans for lifting its prohibition on the consumption of cannabis. But concerns about health and crime are growing and little more is expected now than a legalization light. ⚓ New York Times ☛ To_Fix_Health_Care,_We_Need_to_Look_Beyond_Medicine⠀⇛ We can start by expanding access to care, but we also need to look beyond medicine and address harmful behaviors and poverty. ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “Watershed_Moment”:_Montana_Rules_Youth_Have_Constitutional Right_to_Healthy_Climate⠀⇛ In a landmark climate case, a judge in Montana has ruled in favor of a group of young people who had sued the state for violating their constitutional rights as it pushed policies that encouraged the use of fossil fuels. In her decision, Montana Judge Kathy Seeley wrote, “Plaintiffs have a fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment, which includes climate.” We speak with plaintiff Olivia Vesovich about the historic ruling, which she calls “the most life-changing news that I’ve ever heard.” “It’s a real watershed moment,” adds Julia Olson, chief legal counsel and executive director of Our Children’s Trust, a not-for-profit law firm representing the 16 youth plaintiffs between ages 5 and 22. “There’s going to be huge ripple effects as other courts start stepping up and doing their role in our democracy to be a check on the other branches of government.” ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Choate_Director_Replaced_as_New_Report_Says_Abuse_Hasn’t Stopped⠀⇛ State officials this week named a new leader of Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center amid a drumbeat of criticism and investigations into abuse and poor care at the southern Illinois facility. Bryant Davis, who served as Choate’s top administrator since 2014, has been replaced by Stephany Hoehner, who has worked as a project manager at the facility since March, according to an email to staff on Monday obtained by reporters. ⚓ ‘Eris’_variant_of_the_Coronavirus_detected_in_9_individuals⠀⇛ “In an examination conducted at our Reference Laboratory, we detected the Eris variant in 9 individuals. They have had foreign contact and are from the same province. We will continue with our current precautions in our daily lives,” announced the Health Minister. ⚓ European Commission ☛ COVID-19:_Commission_authorises_second_adapted_vaccine for_Member_States’_autumn_vaccination_campaigns [Ed: The European Commission working for American companies (patent cartel) whose track record when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines is appalling; they never bothered doing proper clinical trials or even testing the boosters of humans. They openly admit they never checked "efficacy", they just released it to billions of people, fingers crossed.]⠀⇛ European Commission Press release Brussels, 15 Sep 2023 The Commission has authorised the Spikevax XBB.1.5-adapted COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Moderna. ⚓ Reason ☛ Aaron_Kheriaty:_Will_COVID_Restrictions_Persist_Indefinitely_in Schools?⠀⇛ Aaron Kheriaty, author of The New Abnormal, examines the persistent COVID mandates for K-12 schools, college campuses, and health care settings. ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ University_sees_first_increase_In_enrollment_since pandemic⠀⇛ The university saw an increase in fall semester enrollment for the first time in two years, according to 15-day enrollment numbers released Tuesday. The document reported 25,283 students attend the Kent campus this semester, which is an 0.82% increase from the previous fall. § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ * ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Win+L_is_the_most_cursed_Windows_11 shortcut_combo⠀⇛ Professional social media hell is just a keyboard combo away. * ⚓ Bloomberg ☛ Unity_Technologies_Destroys_Its_Goodwill_With_Developers⠀⇛ This has been a banner year for once-beloved brands crushing their own value. At Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., newish CEO David Zaslav inexplicably removed the HBO from HBO Max, confounding users. Elon Musk’s destruction of Twitter is too depressing to think about. And this week, Unity Technologies Inc. CEO John Riccitiello zapped any remaining customer goodwill for his company with the disastrous rollout of a widely reviled new policy. Unity is the company behind a suite of tools and technology, called the Unity Engine, that helps people make video games. It has long enjoyed a reputation for being user friendly and well suited for independent developers — especially in contrast to its chief rival, Unreal Engine, which tends to be a better fit for bigger, more expensive games. The long list of games developed on Unity includes indie hits like Among Us, Hollow Knight and Cuphead. § Security⠀➾ * § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ o ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Ireland’s_privacy_regulator_fines_TikTok_€345M for_breaching_GDPR⠀⇛ Ireland’s privacy regulator today issued a fine of €345 million, or $367 million, to TikTok after finding that the company had breached the European Union’s GDPR regulation. TikTok has more than 130 million users in the EU. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, or DPC, leads oversight of the company’s privacy practices within the bloc. o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ TikTok_Slapped_with_$368M_EU_Fine_for Mishandling_Children’s_Privacy⠀⇛ TikTok was fined $368 million by a European regulator that said the platform failed to protect children’s privacy, the latest issue to incur scrutiny amid increased global concern over TikTok and other social media platforms’ handling of users’ privacy. o ⚓ France24 ☛ EU_fines_TikTok_€345_million_over_child_data breaches⠀⇛ A European Union regulator hit Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok with a 345-million-euro fine over child data breaches on Friday, in the bloc’s latest salvo against the business practices of tech titans. § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ * ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Humiliation_vs._Self-Respect:_The_Untold_Story_of_the_Abuse of_Palestinian_Women_in_Hebron⠀⇛ The humiliation of Palestinian women by Israeli soldiers in the occupied city of Al-Khalil (Hebron) on July 10 was not the first such episode. Sadly, it will not be the last. * § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ o ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Cynkin_interviewed_by_VOA_on_recent_Putin-Kim summit⠀⇛ On September 12, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Thomas Cynkin was quoted in VOA Korea for his insights on the recent Putin-Kim summit. o ⚓ France24 ☛ North_Korea’s_Kim_Jong_Un_inspects_nuclear-capable bombers_during_Russia_visit⠀⇛ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected Russian nuclear-capable bombers and other warplanes in Russia’s Far East on Saturday as he continued a trip that has sparked Western concerns about an arms alliance that could fuel Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. o ⚓ RFA ☛ Kim-Putin_military_cooperation_may_pose_potential_setback for_China⠀⇛ Allies’ enhanced security ties could work against Beijing’s expansionist drive, experts say. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Putin,_Lukashenka_Discuss_Bilateral_Ties,_Meeting_With North_Korean_Leader⠀⇛ Authoritarian Belarusian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on September 15 in the resort city of Sochi for talks on bilateral ties and integration within the so-called union state amid their international isolation over the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Putin_and_Kim’s_Embrace_May_Place_Xi_in_a_Bind⠀⇛ Closer ties between Russia and North Korea could weaken Beijing’s leverage over both countries and set back China’s efforts to stabilize its ties with the West. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Trip_to_Ukraine_Clarified_the_Stakes._And They’re_Huge.⠀⇛ Ukraine is a game-changer for the West, rivaling the importance of German unification, and the European Union is the key. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Kim_Jong-un_Inspects_Russian_Military⠀⇛ Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, toured a fighter jet factory, as Russia’s president sought to cast himself as the champion of an anti-U.S. alliance in a meeting with another authoritarian. o ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_officially_designates_Wagner_Group_as_terrorist organization⠀⇛ The UK announced Friday that it had officially proscribed the Wagner Group as a terrorist organization, making it an offense to “belong, or profess to belong, to a proscribed organisation in the UK or overseas.” o ⚓ European Commission ☛ Following_the_expiry_of_the_restrictive measures_on_Ukrainian_exports_of_grain_and_other_foodstuff_to_the EU,_Ukraine_agrees_to_introduce_measures_to_avoid_a_renewed_surge in_EU_imports⠀⇛ European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 Sep 2023 The European Commission has analysed the data related to the impact of the exports of 4 categories of agricultural products on the EU market. o ⚓ France24 ☛ UNESCO_puts_Kyiv_and_Lviv_historical_sites_on_‘in danger’_list⠀⇛ The UN’s World Heritage Committee on Friday placed two major historical sites in the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Lviv on its ‘in danger’ list. Earlier, Ukraine’s armed forces said they had retaken the village of Andriivka near the key frontline city of Bakhmut, a day after claims it had been “liberated” were dubbed premature. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). o ⚓ RFERL ☛ EU_Lets_Ukrainian_Grain_Ban_Expire,_Even_As_Countries Threaten_To_Pass_Their_Own⠀⇛ The European Union on September 15 decided not to renew a ban on Ukrainian food heading to nearby countries that have complained that an influx of agricultural products from the war-torn nation has hurt their farmers. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Diplomat_Says_It’s_‘Too_Early’_To_Rule_Out Significant_Gains_For_Ukraine’s_Counteroffensive⠀⇛ The U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has said it is “too early” to rule out the possibility that Kyiv’s counteroffensive against Russian forces will achieve “significant gains.” o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukraine_Plans_Big_Rise_In_Defense_Spending_In_2024_Draft Budget⠀⇛ Ukraine’s government approved on September 15 a draft budget for next year, planning for higher defense spending and counting on continued Western financial support to cover the expected deficit. o ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Visiting_with_Ukrainian_Sappers:_A_Sea_of_Explosives 1,000_Kilometers_Long⠀⇛ Russian troops have transformed the fighting front into what is likely the largest minefield in the world. Ukrainian sappers are making but slow progress through this sea of death. But they haven’t lost their optimism. o ⚓ Spiegel ☛ U.S._Military_Analyst:_“Russia_Doesn’t_Have_a_Good Strategy_for_Winning_the_War”⠀⇛ In an interview, American military analyst Michael Kofman says he believes Ukrainian troops have a realistic chance of a breakthrough in their counteroffensive, assuming they don’t run out of ammunition. o ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Restrictions_on_Russian-registered_cars_entering Finland_to_take_effect⠀⇛ Finland is tightening its borders as new regulations regarding the entry of Russian-registered vehicles come into force. Beginning at midnight between September 15 and 16, only EU citizens permanently residing in Russia, their family members, diplomats and those entering for humanitarian reasons will be allowed to bring Russian- registered personal vehicles into Finland. This measure comes as a direct response to the sanctions imposed due to Russia’s aggressive actions against Ukraine. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_to_Support_Ukraine_Beyond_the_Next Election⠀⇛ Open discussion is essential to shoring up support for the country from Congress and the American public. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘We_Are_Accidentally_Alive’:_A_Muslim_Cleric Reflects_on_His_War_Experience⠀⇛ Said Ismahilov fled Russians in eastern Ukraine and then fled the suburb of Bucha when the war began. Once the mufti of Ukraine, he is now a medic on the front line. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Zelensky_to_Meet_With_Biden_in_Washington_Next Week⠀⇛ The Ukrainian leader will go from an appearance at the United Nations General Assembly to the capital to meet with President Biden and members of Congress. o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Extradited_Russian_Hacker_Behind_‘NLBrute’ Malware_Pleads_Guilty⠀⇛ Russian hacker Dariy Pankov has pleaded guilty to computer fraud and now faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. o ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Stronger_US-Azerbaijan_ties_can_help_counter Russia_and_Iran⠀⇛ Azerbaijan and the United States share a set of strategic interests that may only grow in the coming years. o ⚓ LRT ☛ President_strips_Russian_ice_dancer_Drobiazko_of_Lithuanian citizenship⠀⇛ Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda on Friday signed a decree on stripping Russian ice dancer Margarita Drobiazko of her Lithuanian citizenship granted by way of exception. o ⚓ LRT ☛ LRT_English_Newsletter:_Baltics_ban_Russian_cars⠀⇛ LRT English Newsletter – September 15, 2023. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Ambassador_To_Russia_Visits_Jailed_Wall_Street Journal_Reporter⠀⇛ U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy has met with imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, the envoy’s fourth such visit since the American journalist was detained in March on espionage charges he denies. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Figure_Skater_Drobiazko_Loses_Lithuanian_Citizenship_Over Event_In_Russia⠀⇛ Moscow-born figure skater Margarita Drobiazko has lost her Lithuanian citizenship over her participation in an event in Russia in August 2022. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Finland_Joins_Baltic_States_In_Banning_Entry_Of_Russian- Registered_Vehicles⠀⇛ Finland said on September 15 that all vehicles with Russian license plates will be banned from entering the country as of September 16. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Central_Bank_Hikes_Rates_To_13_Percent,_Issues Hawkish_Guidance⠀⇛ Russia’s central bank raised its key interest rate by 100 basis points to 13 percent on September 15, jacking up the cost of borrowing for the third meeting in succession in response to a weak ruble and other persistent inflationary pressures. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Voting-Rights_Group_Leader’s_Detention_Appeal Rejected⠀⇛ A Moscow court on September 15 rejected an appeal filed by the co-chairman of the Golos movement, Grigory Melkonyants, against his pretrial arrest. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Jails_Man_Over_‘Treasonous’_Smuggling_Of_Missile Parts_To_U.S.⠀⇛ A Russian man has been convicted of treason and jailed for 12 1/2 years for sending missile components to the United States, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on September 15. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea’s_Kim_views_Russian_nuclear- capable_bombers,_hypersonic_missiles⠀⇛ September 16, 2023 11:38 AM Mr Shoigu showed Mr Kim three strategic bombers – the Tu- 160, Tu-95 and Tu-22M3. o ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland_bans_entry_of_Russian-registered_cars_from_midnight Friday⠀⇛ Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania closed their borders to Russian-registered cars earlier this week. o ⚓ YLE ☛ Two_Finnish_companies_added_to_Russia_sanctions_list⠀⇛ The list drawn up by the US Department of the Treasury noted that the Finnish firms had shipped a ”wide variety of electronics” into Russia. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ European_Countries_to_Keep_Some_Missile Sanctions_on_Iran⠀⇛ U.N. sanctions are set to expire in October, as part of the 2015 nuclear deal. Other nations, including Russia, will be free to buy Iranian missiles and drones. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Ambassador_to_Russia_Visits_Jailed_WSJ Reporter_Evan_Gershkovich⠀⇛ ‘He remains strong and is keeping up with the news,’ the American diplomat said. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Belarusian_Supreme_Court_Labels_Respected_Investigative Center_As_‘Extremist’⠀⇛ The Belarusian Prosecutor-General’s Office said on September 15 that the country’s Supreme Court has recognized the Belarusian Investigative Center (BRTs) as an “extremist organization.” § Finance⠀➾ * ⚓ Reason ☛ Don’t_Let_the_Government-Shutdown_Charade_Distract_You_From the_Debt_Crisis⠀⇛ America’s biggest fiscal challenge lies in the unchecked growth of federal health care and old-age entitlement programs. * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Jennifer_Egan_on_a_Solution_for_Homelessness⠀⇛ We could house most of the homeless, if we had the will. Also: Naomi Klein on what a case of mistaken identity says about our fragile society; and listening to Taylor Swift in prison. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ France24 ☛ G77+China_summit_in_Cuba_seeks_to_strengthen_voice_of ‘global_South’⠀⇛ The G77+China, a group of developing and emerging countries representing 80 percent of the global population, gathers Friday in Cuba seeking to promote a “new economic world order” amid warnings of growing polarization. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Major_Australian_lender_shuts_Hong_Kong_office⠀⇛ National Australia Bank (NAB), a major lender in the Asia- Pacific region, announced on Thursday its decision to pull out from Hong Kong, leaving Shanghai as its last operational base in China. NAB is the second major Australian financial institution to be leaving the Chinese financial hub this year, following the exit in June of Westpac… * ⚓ RFA ☛ The_long_arm_of_Chinese_law_is_getting_longer_in_Southeast_Asia⠀⇛ How selective will China be in targeting crime groups in cross- border law enforcement? * ⚓ RFA ☛ Among_Uyghurs,_China_aims_to_‘meld_Islam_with_Confucianism’⠀⇛ Chinese officials meet to further plan to ‘Sinicize Islam’ and bind Muslims in China even closer to the state. * ⚓ RFA ☛ China_bars_Tibetans_from_attending_Buddhist_Kalachakra_sermon⠀⇛ More than 100,000 devotees have gathered for the teaching by a prominent lama. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Indo-Pacific_commander:_US_military_to_seek_access_to_more Philippine_bases⠀⇛ Under the EDCA pact, U.S. forces already have access to nine bases in the Southeast Asian country. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Senate_finance_committee_approves_Taiwan_tax_bill⠀⇛ The bill will end the practice of ‘double taxation’ for people and companies working in both the US and Taiwan. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ US_Treasury_official_visits_Hong_Kong_in_bid_to deepen_ties_with_China⠀⇛ September 15, 2023 10:35 AM U.S. Treasury official Brent Neiman visited Hong Kong on Thursday, the highest ranking Treasury official to visit the financial hub since 2019, U.S. authorities said, as Washington aims to deepen ties with Beijing despite rising tensions. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Senate_Committee_Backs_Bill_to_Deepen_U.S._Economic Ties_With_Taiwan⠀⇛ Legislation to end double taxation between Taiwan and the United States is intended to spur semiconductor investment but is likely to rankle U.S. relations with China. * ⚓ The Strategist ☛ The_five-domains_update⠀⇛ Sea state North Korea has launched its first submarine able to fire nuclear-armed missiles. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Hypocritical?_Christening_of_new_North_Korean_submarine_raises eyebrows⠀⇛ In a country that cracks down on superstitions, the ceremony is seen as ‘two-faced.’ * ⚓ RFA ☛ Increasingly_isolated,_Myanmar_reestablishes_ties_with_North Korea⠀⇛ Move is act of ‘desperation’ for regime, anti-junta activists say. * ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Intercepted_Audio_Appears_to_Show_U.S._Pilots Training_to_Bomb_North_Korean_‘VIP’⠀⇛ A HAM radio enthusiast living near a U.S. air base uploaded the 31-minute clip, which they captured in 2017. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ ACLU ☛ On_the_Frontlines_of_the_Fight_Against_Classroom_Censorship⠀⇛ When Anthony Crawford was in junior high school, he was kicked out of his AP History class one February after he asked the teacher when the class would learn about Black History Month. “My question made the teacher uncomfortable. I remember his face turning red. He said, ‘You’re not going to disrupt my class, so please step out.’ So I tossed the books on the floor and left the class.” Crawford never forgot the incident. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Matt_Hancock_scores_complaint_victory_versus_Mirror over_‘Matt’s_finished’_story⠀⇛ Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has had an accuracy complaint against the Daily Mirror upheld after it reported that he had called off his search for a celebrity agent. Press regulator IPSO ruled that the Mirror was wrong to present two articles based on an anonymous single source as fact. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Mum_in_South_Korean_found_guilty_of_stalking daughter,_sentenced_to_6_months’_jail⠀⇛ The harassment involved 306 text messages and 111 phone calls. * ⚓ Reason ☛ Review:_Alphabet_Boys_Explores_Federal_Cops’_Manufactured Crimes⠀⇛ A new podcast asks whether federal agents are catching bad guys or creating them. * ⚓ University of Michigan ☛ Nadya_Tolokonnikova_speaks_on_transforming political_rage_into_activism⠀⇛ Hundreds of community members, students and staff gathered at the Michigan Theater Thursday evening to hear Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova discuss her self-directed film, Putin’s Ashes. § Monopolies⠀➾ * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ JUVE ☛ Huawei_and_Xiaomi_agree_on_global_cross-licensing_deal [Ed: Two companies controlled by the same regime pool together low- quality patents, so that a company does not (de facto) sue itself for patent infringement]⠀⇛ The two Chinese mobile communications giants have come to a cross-licensing agreement regarding their patents. Huawei announced the deal on Wednesday. The companies have not revealed the details of the agreement. * § Trademarks⠀➾ o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTAB_Finds_Polishing_Disc_Configuration_Non- Functional_but_Lacking_Acquired_Distinctiveness⠀⇛ Applicant Buff and Shine cruised past a Section 2(e)(5) functionality refusal but failed to garner the Section 2 (f) checkered flag in its attempt to register the product configuration shown below as a trademark for “machine parts, namely, polishing discs for rotary machines, random-orbit machines, and other surface preparation machines for vehicles.” In_re_Buff_and_Shine Manufacturing,_Inc., Serial No. 88737597 (September 12, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Thomas W. Wellington). ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 4322 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 09.16.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_16/09/2023:_Libadwaita_1.4_and_Wine_8.16⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 4:17 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Server o Kernel_Space o Graphics_Stack o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o WINE_or_Emulation o Desktop_Environments/WMs # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_/_Red_Hat_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Devices/Embedded * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o SaaS/Back_End/Databases o GNU_Projects o Programming/Development # Rust * Leftovers o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Linux_Foundation o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Patents * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Technology_and_Free_Software # Internet/Gemini * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ The Hindu ☛ A_teenager’s_passion_for_open-source_operating systems⠀⇛ Rudra Saraswat, who turns 14 later this month, is among the youngest participants in the ongoing ‘DebConf 23’, India’s first Debian conference, at Infopark with around 350 participants from across the world. Rudra, based in Bengaluru, is in his own words, a tech nerd, “who loves to develop for Linux”. He maintains a home lab and uses Ubuntu, a Linux-based open source operating system. He said he was an official Ubuntu member and creator and project leader of Ubuntu Unity, Ubuntu Web, UbuntuEd, Gamebuntu, and other projects. Being a tech nerd does not prevent him from finding time for his hobbies. He is a tabla graduate and loves to swim and play lawn tennis and snooker. He said on the sidelines of ‘DebConf23’ that he would like to continue with studies in computer science. o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ PR Web ☛ CIQ_Begins_Rollout_of_Ascender_Infrastructure Automation_Installers_for_All_Kubernetes_Platforms,_Offering ‘Zero_to_Automation’_in_Minutes⠀⇛ Ascender, now available for turnkey deployment with Kubernetes as a cost-effective, well supported platform for infrastructure automation at scale. RENO, Nev., Sept. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — CIQ, the company building the next generation of software infrastructure for enterprises running performance- intensive workloads atop Rocky Linux, today is making available its Ascender enterprise infrastructure automation platform installer. This marks the launch of the CIQ rollout of Ascender installers for all Kubernetes-based platforms. # ⚓ Heavy_Networking_699:_Connecting_Multicloud_Kubernetes Clusters_With_Virtual_Application_Networks⠀⇛ Virtual Application Networks, or VANs, are today’s Heavy Networking topic. Our guest is Ted Ross, an open source developer and motive force behind the Skupper.io project. Skupper creates VANs largely in the context of multi-cluster Kubernetes. That is, install Skupper in multiple K8s clusters, do a little plumbing, and you’ve built a Virtual Application Network that’s conceptually like a VLAN or VPN, except that all the magic is happening up at layer 7. # ⚓ Top_9_Microservices_Design_Patterns⠀⇛ There are several microservices design patterns, each with its unique characteristics and use cases. Here are nine to consider. # ⚓ InfoQ ☛ Grafana_Beyla_Provides_Auto-Instrumented Observability_through_eBPF⠀⇛ Grafana has released Grafana Beyla, an open-source eBPF auto-instrumentation tool for application observability. Beyla is able to report span information and RED metrics (Rate-Errors-Duration) for both Linux HTTP/S and gRPC services. This is accomplished without having to make code modifications for inserting probes. # ⚓ Exploring_Alternatives_to_Synology:_Your_Comprehensive Guide⠀⇛ As someone who’s spent a good amount of time exploring various network-attached storage (NAS) solutions, I’ve developed a particular fondness for Synology. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Intel_Is_Working_on_Battlemage_and_Lunar Lake_GPU_Enablement_in_Linux⠀⇛ A new report has confirmed that Intel has begun work developing Linux graphics drivers for its next-gen graphics card lineup codenamed Battlemage. o § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ Mike_Blumenkrantz:_Happy_Birthday⠀⇛ § But Not Mine If you’re reading, thanks for everything. § Glamorous I planned to blog about it a while ago, but then I didn’t and news sites have since broken the news: Zink from Mesa main can run finally xservers. Yes, it’s true. For the first time ever, you can install Mesa (from git) and use zink (with environment variables) to run your entire system (unless you’re on_Intel). But what was so challenging about getting this to work? The answer won’t surprise you. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Medevel ☛ Top_9_Open_Source_WordPress_Alternatives,_and_Why you_may_consider_migrating.⠀⇛ Migrating from WordPress? Here are the top 10 alternatives. # ⚓ Medevel ☛ 27_Free_and_Open-source_Instagram_Scrapping Solutions_and_Media_Downloaders⠀⇛ Instagram scraping, also known as Instagram data scraping, refers to the process of extracting data from Instagram. It involves using automated tools or scripts to gather information from Instagram profiles, posts, comments, hashtags, and other relevant data points. # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 8_Essential_Free_and_Open_Source_Linux Classroom_Tools⠀⇛ The software featured in this article offers indispensable ways to help manage a computer-based classroom. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Installing_WPS_Office_on_Linux_(a_free_MS_Office alternative)⠀⇛ WPS Office is an office suite software program that is available on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. It was developed by the Chinese company Kingsoft Corporation in Zhuhai. # ⚓ How_to_Install_Scratch_on_Linux_for_Fun_Coding_Adventures⠀⇛ Scratch is an amazing visual programming language and online community aimed at teaching coding concepts and terminology to children and beginners in a fun and interactive way. # ⚓ Installing_OnlyOffice_on_Linux:_Your_Microsoft_Office Alternative⠀⇛ OnlyOffice stands out as a leading Linux alternative to Microsoft Office, offering a very similar interface, so if you are migrating from a Windows to Linux environment, then this will suit you better than LibreOffice. It provides a range of office productivity tools for creating, # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ How_to_List_Linux_Services_With_systemctl?⠀⇛ systemctl is a powerful service management tool under systemd for Linux distributions. By services, we mean a resource or unit, such as a software application that runs in the background without your intervention. These are also called daemons. # ⚓ Linux Journal ☛ Safeguarding_Linux_Landscapes:_Backup_and Restore_Strategies⠀⇛ In the dynamic world of Linux environments, safeguarding data stands paramount. Whether for personal use or maneuvering through server settings, understanding the depth of backup and restore strategies can be a game-changer. This article unfurls the multifaceted avenues of Linux backup and restore strategies, touching upon the necessity to have a fortified plan and how it keeps the data landscape secure and retrievable in Linux operating systems. Understanding Linux File System Before delving into the intricacies of backup and restore strategies, it’s vital to understand the Linux file system. Linux supports several file systems such as ext4, XFS, and Btrfs, each boasting unique features that govern how data is stored and retrieved. Appreciating the nuances of these file systems can significantly influence your backup and restore strategy, rendering it more robust and suited to your specific needs. Backup Strategies Protection starts with a proper backup strategy. Let’s explore various backup avenues available in Linux environments. § Manual Backup # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_Do_You_Delete_Private_Browsing_Data_on Linux?⠀⇛ Using incognito mode on your browser doesn’t guarantee you complete privacy. Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and other entities can still find out what websites you visited in a private browsing session. Fortunately, it’s easy to delete private browsing data on Linux and prevent others from viewing your browsing history. But first, it’s important to learn whether or not you should trust your browser’s incognito mode. o § WINE or Emulation⠀➾ # ⚓ WINE Project (Official) ☛ WineHQ_–_Wine_Announcement_–_The Wine_development_release_8.16_is_now_available.⠀⇛ The Wine development release 8.16 is now available. What's new in this release: - Beginnings of a DirectMusic revival. - Many fixes and improvements in the regression tests. - Various bug fixes. The source is available at: https://dl.winehq.org/wine/source/8.x/wine- 8.16.tar.xz Binary packages for various distributions will be available from: https://www.winehq.org/download You will find documentation on https:// www.winehq.org/documentation You can also get the current source directly from the git repository. Check https://www.winehq.org/git for details. Wine is available thanks to the work of many people. See the file AUTHORS in the distribution for the complete list. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ GNOME ☛ Alice_Mikhaylenko:_Libadwaita_1.4⠀⇛ It’s that time of year again, so let’s look at what’s new. § New Adaptive Widgets I’ve already talked about them in my_last blog_post, so I won’t go into details this time. § Breakpoints Libadwaita 1.4 introduces a breakpoint system, allowing to change UI in arbitrary ways depending on the window size. Breakpoints can be used with AdwWindow, AdwApplicationWindow, or with AdwBreakpointBin if you need more control. Breakpoints can be used in a fully declarative way from UI files, for example: [...] * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ Dominique Leuenberger ☛ openSUSE_Tumbleweed_–_Review_of_the weeks_2023/36_&_37⠀⇛ Dear Tumbleweed users and hackers, Due to my contributing to different things last Friday, I had to skip the weekly review (again) and thus will have to span two weeks again this time. As Tumbleweed rests in the capable hands of Ana, this is not an issue: Tumbleweed keeps on rolling without me being present after all. Just as we expect it to be. During the last two weeks, we have released 9 snapshots (0901, 0902, 0904, 0906, 0908, 0910, 0911, 0912, and 0913). o § Fedora / Red Hat / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Remi Collet ☛ Remi_Collet:_PHP_version_8.1.24RC1_and 8.2.11RC1⠀⇛ Release Candidate versions are available in testing repository for Fedora and Enterprise Linux (RHEL / CentOS / Alma / Rocky and other clones) to allow more people to test them. They are available as Software Collections, for a parallel installation, perfect solution for such tests, and also as base packages. RPM of PHP version 8.2.11RC1 are available RPM of PHP version 8.1.24RC1 are available # ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_CPE_Weekly_update_– Week_37_2023⠀⇛ This is a weekly report from the CPE (Community Platform Engineering) Team. If you have any questions or feedback, please respond to this report or contact us on #redhat-cpe channel on libera.chat. # ⚓ Fedora Magazine ☛ Fedora_Magazine:_Quick_Fedora_shirt update_and_sale_of_last_stock_with_the_old_logo⠀⇛ There are some updates on Fedora_shirts_and sweatshirts. Two years after the announcement of the current Fedora logo, we decided to clear our stock of shirts with the old logo. Soon our shirts will only be made and stocked with the new Fedora logo. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Deploy_containerized_applications_with Red_Hat_Insights_Edge_Management_and_Podman⠀⇛ Red Hat Enterprise Linux’s edge management capabilities are now built into Red Hat Insights to help organizations more securely manage and scale deployments at the edge. The benefits of zero-touch provisioning, system health visibility, and quick security remediations are available from a single interface. Most importantly, RHEL edge hosts are built using rpm-ostree, which enables you to treat your host OS updates like any mobile phone. Podman is a powerful container engine that provides everything needed to run containers and groups of containers, known as pods. Podman’s origins are derived from the Docker project and strive for compatibility and architectural simplicity. Podman will enable you to install applications on your edge device in a stable, repeatable manner, like on a mobile phone. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ DISA_STIG_for_Red_Hat_OpenShift_is_now available⠀⇛ To help government agencies and regulated industries embrace cloud-native innovation at scale while enhancing their security posture, we are pleased to announce the publication of the Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for Red Hat OpenShift 4. The guide is available for download at the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Exchange. As containers continue to grow in adoption, the number of vulnerabilities and regulatory concerns has increased exponentially. According to Red Hat’s 2023 State of Kubernetes Security Report, 67% of respondents report they have had to slow down cloud-native adoption due to security concerns. However, the need for rigorous security measures and compliance controls doesn’t mean organizations need to place digital transformation efforts on hold. # ⚓ Navigating_telecom’s_shift_to_cloud-native_architectures⠀⇛ As the telecom industry experiences a shift from conventional frameworks to cloud-based architectures, we explore the implications of the cloud-native paradigm. Blake Shiver, vice president of global cloud partners at Red Hat, joins us to demystify what ‘cloud-native’ means for telecommunications players. Unravel the complexities, understand the benefits, and discover why this transition is more than just a technological trend. # ⚓ Welcome_to_the_new_Ansible_Community_Forum⠀⇛ We are announcing the launch of Ansible Community Forum, a place for Ansible users to ask questions, developers to discuss projects in the ecosystem, and the whole Ansible community to gather and connect through sharing ideas, events, and more! o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Linux_Mint_Debian_Edition_(LMDE)_6:_Best_New Features⠀⇛ LMDE 6 – the latest Linux Mint Debian edition instalment is currently undergoing BETA testing. Things look stable. This release is much-awaited because Debian 12 “Bookworm” was a blockbuster release. And with that, you have the best of Linux Mint 21.2. Let’s have a look at the new features. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Sparkfun_launches_cheaper_no-code “DataLogger_IoT”_board_compatible_with_Qwiic_modules⠀⇛ Last May, SparkFun introduced the “Datalogger IoT – 9DoF” no-code platform with support for over 50 Qwiic sensor modules and a built-in 9-axis IMU sensor and magnetometer. Taking into consideration that some users may not make use of the built-in sensors, the company decided to launch a cheaper version called the “DataLogger IoT” that can still get data from Qwiic sensor and GPS modules without any programming thanks to the “no-code” Arduino firmware preloaded on the ESP32-WROOM-32E module. # ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ DD-WRT_vs._Tomato_vs._OpenWRT:_Which Router_Firmware_Is_the_Best?⠀⇛ Choosing a custom router firmware can be daunting. There are several options that are recommended all over the Internet, and the documentation on the actual process of installing the firmware tends to be sparse. Throw in the terms and acronyms that get tossed around, and before long, you’re happy to stick with your router’s stock firmware. It doesn’t need to be that difficult. Each of the three major open-source firmware – DD-WRT, Tomato, and OpenWRT – has its own strengths and weaknesses that make it ideal for one situation or another. You’ll need to consider which features you need for your network and whether your router is even supported by the firmware. # ⚓ Purism ☛ PureBoot_28_–_Upstreaming_and_Upscaling⠀⇛ We have released PureBoot 28 with many improvements, particularly for high resolution displays.  Prior-generation devices like Librem Mini v1 and Librem 15v4 improved as well. Update now using our update instructions! In addition, we have been working to upstream PureBoot’s functionality back into Heads. # ⚓ Is_the_Fairphone_5_the_most_sustainable_phone_in_the world?⠀⇛ After two years of designing and prototyping and endless development meetings, I am immensely proud to finally unveil to the world the brand new Fairphone 5. The team at Fairphone has spent countless hours to bring our latest flagship to life, making it faster, thinner, but more importantly, fairer in every way possible. # ⚓ Celebrating_10_Years_of_Fairphone⠀⇛ Ten years ago, they said fairer phones were impossible. Well, look at us now! In this decade, our community grew from 25.000 to over 400.000 – and we’ve already done so much together. But there are still so many people we want to reach out to. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ PostgreSQL_16_Released_with_Notable Improvements⠀⇛ PostgreSQL 16 open-source RDBMS improves performance, logical replication, monitoring, and access control. o § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ GNU_Health:_Caminos_Cruzados_and_GNU_Solidario_join_forces in_healthcare_for_Gambia_with_GNU_Health⠀⇛ We’re very happy to announce that “Caminos cruzados”, a Spanish non-for-profit organization, has signed an agreement with GNU Solidario to implement GNU Health in health institutions from Gambia. María Eugenia Ramos, president of the organization traveled to Gran Canaria to meet with Luis Falcón, president of GNU Solidario to formalize the agreement and to plan the next actions in the Gambia. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Patrick_Cloke:_Celery_architecture breakdown⠀⇛ The Celery_project, which is often used Python library to run “background tasks” for synchronous web frameworks, describes itself as: Celery is a simple, flexible, and reliable distributed system to process vast amounts of messages , while providing operations with the tools required to maintain such a system. # ⚓ Volker Krause ☛ Countering_string_bloat_(addendum)⠀⇛ As last weeks post on countering_string_bloat has triggered some interest (and a few misunderstandings) here are a few more details on that topic. Nevertheless this isn’t going to be a comprehensive discussion of string handling in Qt (and was never meant to be), there’s plenty of posts and talks on that subject already out there if you want to dig deeper. # ⚓ Qt ☛ Qt_Insight_1.4_Released⠀⇛ Qt Insight 1.4 release is now available.  # § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Coding_in_Rust?_Here’s_a_New_IDE_by JetBrains⠀⇛ After recently announcing that IntelliJ-based IDEs will support the Wayland display server protocol, JetBrains has unveiled a new IDE for Rust Developers. Called the “RustRover”, it aims to be a feature-packed standalone Rust IDE that is set to receive regular updates, quick support, and an “out-of-the-box experience”. Allow me to show you what it has to offer. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Fanless_embedded_system_leverages_Hailo-8_AI engine⠀⇛ The E310-10EHI is an embedded platform designed to be used as an inference system and built around Elkhart Lake Atom, Celeron and Pentium processors. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Intel_N100_mini_PC_offers_eight_USB_ports, NVMe_and_SATA_storage⠀⇛ We’ve already written about many mini PCs powered by the Intel Processor N100 SoC and other SKUs part of the Alder Lake N-series family, but the HUNSN BM34 is a bit different as it offers eight USB ports, with two USB 3.0 and six USB 2.0 ports that should remove the need for an external USB hub for most use cases. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Foxconn_Reportedly_Paying_Huawei_Workers More_than_iPhone_Builders⠀⇛ Reports suggest that as Foxconn builds Huawei Mate 60 Pro and Apple iPhone handsets, it’s paying more for Huawei’s phones at its Shenzhen plant. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Apple_moves_to_update_iPhone_12_in_France to_address_radiation_issue⠀⇛ Apple Inc. said today that it will update software on the iPhone 12 in France to address an issue discovered by the country’s government that it may emit high levels of electromagnetic radiation. At the same time, other countries in the European Union have signaled investigations into the phone’s emissions. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ We’re_back!_Here’s_what_happened⠀⇛ Microsoft servers, which play a crucial role in hosting our news websites, faced a widespread outage across Eastern Canada & the U.S. This unexpected disruption began in the early morning hours and affected our ability to deliver the latest local news to you. o § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ Fujitsu_and_the_Linux_Foundation_launch_Fujitsu’s_automated machine_learning_and_AI_fairness_technologies_as_Linux Foundation_hosted_open_source_projects⠀⇛ Japan’s leading developer of new AI technologies Fujitsu accelerates its commitment to open source innovation with new projects hosted in LF AI & Data # ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ Fujitsu_and_the_Linux Foundation_launch_Fujitsu’s_automated_machine_learning_and_AI fairness_technologies_as_Linux_Foundation_hosted_open_source projects ⠀⇛ Fujitsu Limited and the Linux Foundation today marked the official launch of Fujitsu’s automated machine learning and AI fairness technologies as open source software (OSS) ahead of Open Source Summit Europe 2023, running in Bilbao, Spain, from September 19-21, 2023. The two projects will offer users access to software that automatically generates code for new machine learning models, as well as a technology that addresses latent biases in training data. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ In_Other_News:_China_Blames_NSA_for_Hack, AI_Jailbreaks,_Netography_Spin-Off⠀⇛ Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: China blames NSA for a cyberattack, AI jailbreaks, and Netography spin-off. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ MGM_Hackers_Broadening_Targets, Monetization_Strategies [Ed: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ The financially motivated UNC3944 group that hacked MGM has hit at least 100 organizations, mainly in the US and Canada. # ⚓ YLE ☛ MS_report:_North_Korea_hacked_Finnish_defence industries [Ed: Microsoft is the problem, not the expert, and this is a redirection with political slant. Why does Yle help Microsoft lie about or distract from its own incompetence?]⠀⇛ The report noted that North Korea’s cyber intelligence units have targeted defence companies in Brazil, the Czech Republic, Italy, Norway, Poland, and Finland. # ⚓ APT36_Using_Customized_Malware_to_Attack_Indian_Government Linux_and_Windows_Servers⠀⇛ The Program class’s dosome() method displays a distraction decoy PDF from the .NET binary’s resources, designed to mislead the user into thinking an error occurred. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Personal_information_of_thousands_of Sanford_Health_patients_potentially_compromised⠀⇛ Note that DMS Health Technologies first disclosed this breach on June 16, 2023 on its website and it was reported in the media then. At that time, they disclosed on behalf of Avera Health and stated that 1,500 were affected. # ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ Caesars_Entertainment_confirms_ransom payment,_customer_data_theft⠀⇛ Caesars Entertainment, self-described as the largest U.S. casino chain with the most extensive loyalty program in the industry, says it paid a ransom to avoid the online leak of customer data stolen in a recent cyberattack. Caesars discovered on September 7th that the attackers stole its loyalty program database, which stores driver’s license numbers and social security numbers for many customers. “We are still investigating the extent of any additional personal or otherwise sensitive information contained in the files acquired by the unauthorized actor,” says an 8-K form filed by Caesars with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. # ⚓ The Defense Post ☛ Colombia_Reports_Cyberattack_With_Impact Across_Latin_America⠀⇛ Colombia has reported a massive cyberattack affecting dozens of government websites and impacting countries across Latin America. Local media said Thursday that key websites — such as the justice, health, and culture ministries as well as several hospitals — had been affected by a ransomware attack. The presidency said in a statement Wednesday the attack had targeted the US-owned company IFX Networks, which provides web hosting services to 17 countries in the Americas. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Colombia_Reports_Cyberattack_With_Impact Across_Latin_America⠀⇛ Additional coverage at Segu-Info, who report that the attack may be the work of RansomHouse. A screencap of what is alleged to be the ransom note to IFX Networks is included in their report… # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ California_Settles_With_Google_Over Location_Privacy_Practices_for_$93_Million⠀⇛ Search giant Google has agreed to a $93 million settlement with the state of California over its location-privacy practices. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ California_passes_first-in-the- nation_data_broker_deletion_tool⠀⇛ Lawmakers in California are continuing to speed ahead of the federal government in writing legislation to address privacy concerns. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ California_AG_announces_$93M_settlement_with Google_over_collection_of_users’_location_data⠀⇛ California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $93 million settlement with Google, Inc. on Thursday in a lawsuit over the company’s location tracking practices. T # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ California_stays_ahead_on_state privacy_protection⠀⇛ California has become the latest state to enact a special law regulating how consumers can remove themselves from data brokers. The Delete Act was passed this week and it’s now up to Governor Gavin Newsom to sign it into law. # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ On_Technologies_for_Automatic_Facial Recognition⠀⇛ Interesting article on technologies that will automatically identify people: With technology like that on Mr. Leyvand’s head, Facebook could prevent users from ever forgetting a colleague’s name, give a reminder at a cocktail party that an acquaintance had kids to ask about or help find someone at a crowded conference. However, six years later, the company now known as Meta has not released a version of that product and Mr. Leyvand has departed for Apple to work on its Vision Pro augmented reality glasses. The technology is here. Maybe the implementation is still dorky, but that will change. The social implications will be enormous… o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ France24 ☛ Spanish_torture_victim_from_Franco_era_testifies in_court_for_first_time⠀⇛ For the first time since Francisco Franco’s death in 1975, a man who says he was detained and tortured by the dictator’s regime testified before a Spanish court on Friday. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Farm_attacks_and_murders_under_the Parliamentary_microscope⠀⇛ Continuing attacks – and murders – of farmers and their workers was under the spotlight in the National Assembly (NA) this week with a motion for an ad hoc committee to investigate these specific crimes debated. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Central_Asian_Leaders_Address_Water_Challenges, Security_At_Summit_In_Tajikistan⠀⇛ Calls to share scarce water resources and cooperate on security issues featured heavily in a two-day summit of the five Central Asian leaders that wrapped up in Dushanbe on September 15. # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Nordic-Baltic_8_countries_talk_security_in Rīga⠀⇛ On September 14, the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting of the directors of security policy departments from the Nordic countries and Baltic States (Nordic-Baltic Eight, NB8), who had gathered to discuss topical issues of regional security, NATO and the European Union, the ministry said in a release. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Guyana’s_president_pushes_for_‘self- sufficiency’_and_a_‘balanced’_approach_to_climate_talks⠀⇛ Guyanese President Irfaan Ali outlined his country’s ambitious agenda for reducing food and energy insecurity in the Caribbean region. # ⚓ Internet Society ☛ Could_Tuvalu_Sink_Twice?⠀⇛ Tuvalu is sinking. It’s slowly but steadily being swallowed by the Pacific Ocean and will most likely be uninhabitable by 2100. Although there is a campaign to save Tuvalu from disappearing under the ocean water and to preserve its cultural legacy in the digital world… # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Google_Feature_Blamed_for_Retool Breach_That_Led_to_Cryptocurrency_Firm_Hacks⠀⇛ A recently introduced Google account sync feature has been blamed after sophisticated hackers attacked 27 cryptocurrency firms via Retool. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ California_Sues_Oil_Giants,_Claiming Decades_of_Deception⠀⇛ Launching one of the most prominent climate lawsuits in the nation, the state claims Exxon, Shell, BP and others misled the public and seeks creation of a special fund to pay for recovery. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Tedium ☛ The_Cash_Machine_Is_Blue_And_Green⠀⇛ Selling people on the idea of a machine that spits out money was obviously not easy. But then a freak weather event happened, and everything began to click. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania’s_FM_launches_London_embassy_audit_over funds_misuse⠀⇛ Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has launched an audit into the use of representation funds at the Embassy in London after receiving additional information about possible misconduct by two diplomats – Ambassador to the UK Eitvydas Bajarūnas and Ambassador to NATO Deividas Matulionis. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Video_appears_to_show_Rep._Lauren Boebert_vaping_at_‘Beetlejuice’_show_before_she_was_ejected⠀⇛ Surveillance video from a Denver theater appears to show Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert vaping during a “Beetlejuice” musical play. That’s the one thing she denied doing while acknowledging this week that she had been kicked out for being disruptive. Boebert and another guest were escorted from the play Sunday after audience members accused two guests of vaping, singing, using phones and causing a disturbance.  Boebert’s campaign manager confirmed her ejection but denied the allegations of vaping. Boebert is running for reelection in a western Colorado congressional district. She has built a national profile with a combative style that has grabbed media headlines. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Special_Counsel_Obtained_32_Private Messages_From_Trump’s_Twitter_Account⠀⇛ Newly unsealed court papers shed additional light on a legal fight whose existence was revealed last month. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Big_wins_for_organized_labor_and progressive_causes_as_California_lawmakers_wrap_for_the year⠀⇛ California lawmakers have finished their work for 2023. The Legislature sent hundreds of bills to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has the next month to decide which to sign into law. Labor unions have had a string of big victories this year. Lawmakers agreed to give health care workers a $25 minimum wage. Fast food workers got a $20 minimum wage increase. And lawmakers voted to make workers who have been on strike for at least two weeks eligible for unemployment benefits. That could benefit striking actors, writers and hotel workers in Southern California. Lawmakers also passed the nation’s most sweeping emissions disclosure law on big businesses. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Workers_strike_at_all_3_Detroit automakers,_a_new_tactic_to_squeeze_companies_for_better pay⠀⇛ Nearly one in 10 of America’s unionized auto workers went on strike Friday at Detroit’s three automakers. They are seeking higher wages in an era of big profits, and as the industry makes a costly switch from gas guzzlers to electric vehicles. By striking simultaneously at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, the United Auto Workers union is trying to inflict maximum pain. The strikes were limited to three assembly plants in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri. Union President Shawn Fain says more plants will be added if the companies don’t deliver better contracts. The workers are seeking 36% higher wages over four years. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ UAW_Announces_Start_of_Strike_at_Big_Three_US Automakers⠀⇛ “This is our generation’s defining moment. The money is there, the cause is righteous, the world is watching,” UAW President Fain said. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Historic_auto_worker_strike_hits_all_three Detroit_automakers⠀⇛ Thousands of auto workers walked out at midnight Friday after contract negotiations failed to make progress. The limited strike, which currently affects three Midwest assembly plants, is the first to affect all three Detroit automakers simultaneously. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.A.W._Starts_Strike_Small,_but Repercussions_Could_Prove_Far-Reaching⠀⇛ The union targeted three factories: one run by General Motors, one by Ford and one by Stellantis. Prolonged walkouts could hurt the U.S. economy and President Biden. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_Defends_Striking_Autoworkers:_They Deserve_a_‘Fair_Share’⠀⇛ White House aides believe the battle between the car companies and their workers underscores many of the president’s policy positions. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Spirited_Start_to_the_U.A.W._Strike_at_a Ford_Plant_Near_Detroit⠀⇛ Union members at one of three factories chosen for a first wave of walkouts voiced determination to win substantial pay gains in their next contract. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_the_Autoworkers_Strike,_One_Side_Has the_Higher_Ground⠀⇛ The United Auto Workers have leverage and a solid case that’s likely to win them public favor. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Mexico’s_auto_industry_braces_for impact_of_US_auto_workers_strike⠀⇛ The strike, which began in the U.S. ton Friday, will cause slowdowns and supply chain disruptions on both sides of the border. # ⚓ France24 ☛ About_13,000_US_auto_workers_go_on_strike seeking_better_wages_and_benefits⠀⇛ About 13,000 U.S. auto workers stopped making vehicles and went on strike Friday after their leaders couldn’t bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Teachers_in_Lithuania_stage_warning_strike⠀⇛ Teachers in some schools across Lithuania are staging a two-hour warning strike on Friday. # ⚓ LRT ☛ After_warning_strike,_Lithuanian_teachers_plan_larger walkout⠀⇛ Following Friday’s warning strike, the Lithuanian Education Employees’ Trade Union (LŠDPS) is sticking to plans to organise a long-term strike and a teachers’ march in late September. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Toronto_film_fest:_Big-screen_gems,_absent movie_stars⠀⇛ Monitor movie critic Peter Rainer navigates the Toronto film festival – and an industry still dealing with dual strikes – and is rewarded with a top-notch cinematic passport. # ⚓ Demonstration_in_Ankara_by_Sputnik_strikers⠀⇛ Mahir Bağış, the TGS Ankara Branch president said during the demonstration, “We will know we are not alone as long as you do not provide interviews or statements to Sputnik during the strike.” # ⚓ France24 ☛ Proposed_hijab_penalties_in_Iran:_‘They_can’t prosecute_millions_of_women’⠀⇛ One year ago this Saturday, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for wearing her hijab “improperly”. Her death led to massive anti-regime protests, known by their now-iconic slogan: “Woman, Life, Freedom”. The Observers team has been in regular contact with dozens of women across Iran over the past 12 months. Many of them have told us that it has become the “new normal” for millions of women in Iran to go out in public with their hair uncovered. But with a new law under discussion that would massively increase the penalties for hijab-related offenses, how long will these new freedoms last? # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Judge:_Sexual_harassment_lawsuit against_California_treasurer_by_employee_she_fired_can_go_to trial⠀⇛ A judge has ruled that a civil lawsuit against California Treasurer Fiona Ma by a high-ranking former employee who alleges that Ma made sexual advances toward her before firing her can go to trial. Judith Blackwell alleged sexual harassment, racial discrimination and wrongful termination in the lawsuit, which she filed in July 2021. Ma says the allegations by the former head of the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee are without merit. A judge on Thursday denied Ma’s motion to dismiss the case entirely. But the judge did throw out the lawsuit’s allegations of racial discrimination and wrongful termination, saying Ma presented evidence Blackwell’s firing was based on job performance. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Hanoi_fire_that_killed_56_draws_attention_to_lax safety_standards_in_Vietnam⠀⇛ Many small apartments in big cities have virtually no fire protection equipment. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Too_Many_Sites⠀⇛ I’m trying to come up with a plan to harmonize all my sites. There are way too many installs on too many machines spread out over vendors and sites. A general clean-up is really needed. Right now I have a couple of sites that are self- hosted (they run on a old machine in my office), a VPS at Linode and a couple of VPSes at DigitalOcean. I also have a couple of sites run via github pages. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ Reason ☛ The_DOJ’s_Antitrust_Lawsuit_Against_Google_Is_a Loser_for_Consumers⠀⇛ Despite years of Google primacy over Microsoft Bing, usage of Bing has more than doubled over the past three years and continues to grow. # ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ U.S._v._Google:_They_Pay_How_Much_To_Be the_Default_Search_Engine?!_Recapping_Week_One [Ed: Well, Public Knowledge must disclose it has Microsoft inside its Board. People are rarely forced to use Google for search. Unlike those PCs you must get with Windows and pay Microsoft for.]⠀⇛ Search engine defaults seem to be pretty important when it comes to dominating the search engine market — and quite expensive as well. # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ JUVE ☛ Alpina_and_Torggler_&_Hofmann_win_first_UPC hearing_at_Vienna_local_division [Ed: UPC is illegal, but JUVE is paid to lie about it and to promote the illegal; this is an ongoing corruption of the media, trying to fool politicians into attacking constitutions and violating conventions]⠀⇛ In keeping with the traditional Viennese coffeehouse culture and the famous coffee speciality Wiener Melange, the first hearing at the Unified Patent Court’s local division in Vienna revolved around a patent protecting a technology for milk frothers. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ ew’s_FlightLog:_ROOPHLOCH_—_preparations⠀⇛ In the past I have admired the creativity of participants, e.g. using a chain of several retro devices to get the bytes transported all the way to modern day network, or using a ham radio link or something such. Now my problem is not to come up with fancy ideas, but rather to get something going before the end of this years September, really. # ⚓ ROOPHLOCH_—_connection_test⠀⇛ I’m sitting in the garden right now. My trusty Acer is connected via a Telekom “Speedstick LTE”. I can roam the internet some — needless to say, LTE is not available or the signal to weak. But I have established a G2 connection, it seems. WLAN? You might ask. Well, I could switch the router on. Sure, but its off unless explicitly needed. Just curiously asking “iwlist scan” spits out a dozen WLAN access points in the neighborhood. The days of quiet, that I have experienced when we moved here, seem to be gone. # ⚓ ROOPHLOCH_—_Fancy_Ideas?⠀⇛ So, the “connection test” entry made it to ew.srht.site and Antenna, yay! Thank’s ~solderpunk, you made me try something new. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. 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