𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Thursday, April 14, 2022
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⦿ Tackling EPO Propaganda and Lawlessness: Part 1 | Techrights
⦿ [Meme] Kangaroos in Ukraine | Techrights
⦿ IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 | Techrights
⦿ OBS Studio on KDE neon | Techrights
⦿ Tackling EPO Propaganda and Lawlessness: Part 2 | Techrights
䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login):
http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/epo-propaganda-and-lawlessness/#comments
http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/european-putin-office/#comments
http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/irc-log-130422/#comments
http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/obs-studio-on-kde-neon/#comments
http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/spurning-science/#comments
䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised):
http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/against-legacy-support/#comments
http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/krita-5-0-5/#comments
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(ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/epo-propaganda-and-lawlessness/#comments
Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/04/14/epo-propaganda-and-lawlessness/
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✐ Tackling_EPO_Propaganda_and_Lawlessness:_Part_1⠀✐
Posted in Deception, Europe, Patents at 8:03 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Video_download_link | md5sum 5741e152564dce8ec665f1f30e17a01e
Back on Track
Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0
http://techrights.org/videos/site-strategy-2022.webm
Summary: After several days of ‘firefighting’ against one technical disaster or
another we're_back_to_normal; this coming weekend we intend to tackle a lot of
misleading ‘journalism’ and outright ‘fake news’ (issued to spread lies, by
intention)
THE above video wasn’t meant to be one of two parts. We’re back to tackling EPO
lies and we’re going to use not only videos but also screenshots with
annotations (as we did extensively this past weekend).
“Huge litigation companies and multinationals like this status quo, but let’s
make it untenable for them. Let’s bring back patent sanity.”The video above
reminds people that in light of the fact that António_Campinos is just another
Benoît_Battistelli with approval rates no better than Battistelli’s there a
pressing need to participate in the EPO’s staff survey. We expect that to show
0% approval rate for Campinos (it was 3% the last time).
We’ve come a long way since battling European_software_patents. We’ve shown
that the EPO is inherently corrupt and redemption will only be possible by mass
action. Huge litigation companies and multinationals like this status quo, but
let’s make it untenable for them. Let’s bring back patent sanity. █
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✐ [Meme]_Kangaroos_in_Ukraine⠀✐
Posted in Europe, Patents at 8:56 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇EPO supports justice just like Putin does⦈
EPO is liability
Summary: EPO management found the courage — or the audacity rather — to pretend
to be a benevolent force for peace and justice when in reality it’s a malignant
cancer full of corruption and prevalent, unrelenting law-breaking
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Gemini_version_available_♊︎
✐ IRC_Proceedings:_Wednesday,_April_13,_2022⠀✐
Posted in IRC_Logs at 2:46 am by Needs Sunlight
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Gemini_version_available_♊︎
✐ OBS_Studio_on_KDE_neon⠀✐
Posted in Free/Libre_Software, GNU/Linux, KDE, Site_News at 12:17 pm by Dr. Roy
Schestowitz
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Testing OBS
Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0
http://techrights.org/videos/testing-new-setup.webm
Summary: We’re going to try more advanced video recording software that does
more things at once and does not result in a dire need for editing (as that
would be extremely time-consuming)
THREE weeks ago I installed this cutting-edge_KDE-based_distribution on a new,
low-end machine and today I installed OBS_Studio on it. People had been telling
me for over a year to give it a try (it does streaming, too) and I sort of
regret not trying it earlier. I’ll still use the old format, sometimes, but for
some kinds of videos this new setup is clearly better. It just needs more
refining and fine-tuning. The above one-minute video is just a test. OBS Studio
handles multiple sound sources, multiple screens, and multiple cameras
simultaneously. It does a lot of other things I’ve not tried yet. That’ll take
time to learn. One upside is that the size of videos will be vastly reduced. █
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✐ Tackling_EPO_Propaganda_and_Lawlessness:_Part_2⠀✐
Posted in Deception, Europe, Patents at 9:53 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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EPO Politics
Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0
http://techrights.org/videos/epo-site-politcs.webm
Summary: The EPO has spurned science and has chosen politics as a smokescreen
instead, mostly as a cover for the operations being designed to promote the
interests of multinational monopolists and their patent litigation
representatives
IN Part_1 we urged EPO staff to participate in the staff survey. The deadline
is tomorrow. It’s important that the public — especially EPO stakeholders —
will know Benoît_Battistelli‘s friend António_Campinos is a disaster for the
Office. The media won’t cover the survey’s outcome (maybe a blog or two will
mention it). But it will reaffirm a longstanding claim. The EPO is floundering;
it cheapens itself (patent quality; quality of recruits; non-compliance with
the law) in an effort to fake_'success'…
“This is a systematic eradication of the Rule of Law.”As shown in the above
video, this week’s postings in the EPO.org site [1, 2, 3] (warning: epo.org
link) are white-washing or hand-washing fluff with a hypocritical political
flavour. It’s an alarming slant. Campinos wants_several_more_millions_of_euros,
so he’s appealing for political figures to endorse an extension of his term.
This serial violator of the law now poses as friend of Ukraine and he seems to
be deprecating the EPO in a number of ways — all for the benefit of rich and
powerful special interests, not science (not Europe’s, either). This is a
systematic eradication of the Rule of Law.
This coming weekend we’ll be doing a lot more coverage about this subject. █
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Distributions
o Devices/Embedded
* Free_Software/Open_Source
* Leftovers
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾
# ⚓ Razer-designed_Linux_laptop_targets_AI_developers_with
deep-learning_emphasis⠀⇛
Razer is primarily known for its gaming PCs and
peripherals, but the company has also been known to
dip its toes into the productivity space from time
to time. The Razer x Lambda Tensorbook announced
Tuesday sees Razer stepping even further out of its
comfort zone. Made in collaboration with Lambda,
the Linux-based clamshell focuses on deep-learning
development.
Lambda, which has been around since 2012, is a
deep-learning infrastructure provider used by the
US Department of Defense and “97 percent of the top
research universities in the US,” according to the
company’s announcement. Lambda’s offerings include
GPU clusters, servers, workstations, and cloud
instances that train neural networks for various
use cases, including self-driving cars, cancer
detection, and drug discovery.
o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾
# ⚓ A_Platform_for_Maintainers⠀⇛
Tidelift co-founders Jeremy Katz and Luis Villa
join Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb on this episode
of FLOSS Weekly to discuss how maintainers should
be paid. You might think the answer would be
different for every codebase, but not if there’s a
platform for doing it.
# ⚓ The_Linux_Link_Tech_Show_Episode_949⠀⇛
# ⚓ Bad_Voltage_3×44:_The_Loch_Dustbinness_Monster⠀⇛
Stuart Langridge, Jono Bacon, and special guest
star Alan Pope present Bad Voltage, in which
intelligence is artificial, snaps are un-ned, and
art is what you make it
# ⚓ BSD_Now_450:_Unix_Tool_Writing⠀⇛
The ideas that made Unix, hints for writing Unix
tools, cron best practices, three different sorts
of filesystem errors, LibreSSL 3.5.1 released,
taskwarrior to manage tasks, and more.
# ⚓ Video ☛ A_dock,_a_charging_cradle,_and_more!_3D_printing
your_Steam_Deck_accessories!_–_Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ Video ☛ Emacs_Has_Builtin_Chat_🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇:)⦈
Those_Other_IDEs_Don’t_🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇:(⦈__–_Invidious⠀⇛
o § Kernel Space⠀➾
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.17.3⠀⇛
I'm announcing the release of the 5.17.3 kernel.
All users of the 5.17 kernel series must upgrade.
The updated 5.17.y git tree can be found at:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/
stable/linux-stable.git linux-5.17.y
and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web
browser:
https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/
linux-s...
thanks,
greg k-h
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.16.20⠀⇛
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.15.34⠀⇛
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.10.111⠀⇛
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 7_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Text-Based_Git
Clients⠀⇛

Git is an open source distributed version control
system which was originally designed by Linus
Torvalds, the creator of Linux, in 2005 for Linux
kernel development. This control system is widely
used by the open source community, handling small
to extremely large projects with an emphasis on
speed and efficiency, but maintaining flexibility,
scalability, and guaranteeing data integrity.
Git is one of a number of open source revision
control systems available for Linux. Other popular
tools in this field include Subversion, Bazaar,
Mercurial, Monotone, CVS, and SVN. However, Git is
frequently regarded by many developers to be the
finest version control tool available.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_FileRun_Storage_Sync_on
AlmaLinux_8⠀⇛
FileRun is a free, open-source, and self-hosted
file share and sync application written in PHP.
Learn to install FileRun on AlmaLinux 8 here.
# ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ How_to_Make_LibreOffice_Look_Like_Microsoft
Office⠀⇛
If you’re a longtime Microsoft Office user, you
might find trying out LibreOffice difficult because
of the foreign interface. To make things more
comfortable, you can give LibreOffice a look that’s
similar to MS Office with a few simple tweaks.
# ⚓ How_to_Install_Yclas_on_Debian_11_–_RoseHosting⠀⇛
Yclas (formally known as Open Classifieds) is a
free, powerful, open-source web platform that
allows users to easily create and build
classifieds, advertisements, and listings sites.
Let’s begin with the installation.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Git_on_Rocky_Linux_8_–_idroot⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
Git on Rocky Linux 8. For those of you who didn’t
know, Git is a free and open-source distributed
version control system designed to handle
everything from small to very large projects with
speed and efficiency. Git is designed for
developers that need a pretty straightforward
version control system. It helps with managing
large projects efficiently. Git repositories are
hosted on sites like GitHub and Bitbucket.
This article assumes you have at least basic
knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and
most importantly, you host your site on your own
VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes
you are running in the root account, if not you may
need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root
privileges. I will show you the step-by-step
installation of Git on Rocky Linux. 8.
# ⚓ Julia Evans ☛ A_list_of_new(ish)_command_line_tools⠀⇛
I got a bunch of replies with tools I hadn’t heard
of, so I thought I’d make a list here. A lot of
people also pointed at the modern-unix list.
# ⚓ Buttondown ☛ You_can_automate_more_than_you_think⠀⇛
But I didn’t automate that to save time, I
automated it to save focus. I need to think to
write out my whole address. I don’t need to think
at all to type ;adr. I don’t need to burn any of my
limited focus on something menial anymore. It
matters even more when automating something I don’t
know by heart, like my Zoom URL or my EIN. Then it
takes focus to find it and then copy it over.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Remmina_Remote_Desktop_on
Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛
Remmina is a remote desktop client written in GTK+,
aiming to be useful for system administrators and
travelers who need to work with many remote
computers in front of either large monitors or tiny
netbooks. It supports the following protocols: RDP,
VNC, NX, XDMCP, and SSH. Among its features are
Multi-Monitor support, Tabbed sessions, port
forwarding, proxy support, and easy access to
typical applications like Firefox or LibreOffice.
Remmina also has a robust plugin system that can be
used to extend its functionality.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Steam_Launcher_on_Ubuntu
22.04_LTS⠀⇛
Steam is a video game cross-platform that Valve
created. It was launched as a standalone software
client in September 2003 as a way for Valve to
provide automatic updates for their games and
expanded to include games from third-party
publishers and now boasts a library filled with
thousands if not tens of thousands of games across
all gaming consoles.
In the following tutorial, you will learn how to
install Steam Launcher on your Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Jammy Jellyfish desktop using the command line
terminal and APT package manager utilizing the
standard default Ubuntu repository or importing the
official steam repository, which you can then
install the stable branch, or for users that want
to see the next version release of Steam’s
launcher, you can install the beta branch.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Vuze_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛
Vuze is a great way to download torrents without
pesky ads or delays. It’s fast, free, and multi-
platform! Plus, it has tons of features that will
make your life easier when downloading – like
searching through all kinds of files just by typing
what you’re looking for in the search bar on
desktop sites; creating bundles from multiple seeds
with one click (so no need anymore waiting around),
speech recognition capabilities so reading out loud
while processing info simultaneously…the list goes.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Flatpak_on_Linux_Mint_20
LTS⠀⇛
Flatpak is a tool for deploying and managing
software packages on the Linux operating system. It
provides an isolated environment where users can
run applications without affecting other parts of
their computers.
With Flatpaks, installing an application is like
pulling it into your local repository. Links have
then generated that point from the right places in
Filesystem to where you can find these files–these
hard links will be efficient for disk space since
they’re simple compared with doing things through
traditional methods.
Most Linux Mint users know that the distribution
focuses on stability over newer features,
especially once the LTS has aged after its initial
release with packages being frozen. For example,
you may want to install the latest version of an
application such as Discord, VLC, Spotify, or Linux
Mint does not have the application together, making
often third-party package managers use it as a
backup.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Telegram_on_Ubuntu_22.04
LTS⠀⇛
Telegram is a free, cross-platform messaging app
with end-to-end encryption. It’s famous for
providing video calling and other missing features
from Facebook or Twitter – one of its main
attractions! The application also has no ties
whatsoever between them (the big social media
companies), meaning you can be sure your data won’t
go unnoticed by anyone else besides whom it belongs
too; this makes telegram more secure than ever
before because there isn’t anything giving away how
much information we share on our phones every day.
In the following tutorial, you will learn to
install the Telegram Messenger on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Jammy Jellyfish using three methods: apt package
manager, flatpak package manager, and snapcraft
package manager, with some tips for maintaining or
removing popular messenger software in the future.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Element_Matrix_Client_on
Debian_11_Bullseye⠀⇛
Element is a free and open-source software instant
messaging client implementing the Matrix protocol.
It supports end-to-end encryption, groups, and
sharing of files between users on this platform! If
you’re looking for an open-source, encrypted
messaging client that offers group chats and file-
sharing functions, then Element is one of the best
options.
In the following tutorial, you will learn how to
Install Riot Desktop or better known as Element
now, on Debian 11 Bullseye using the command line
terminal to import the Riot or better known as
Element.io official repository and gpg key and
install the desktop chat client editor, along with
how to maintain and remove the software if required
in the future.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Bottles_on_Ubuntu_22.04
LTS⠀⇛
Bottles is a free and open-source application that
simplifies creating “prefixes” of wine similar to
those on Windows operating systems. The tagline for
the software is “Run Windows in a Bottle.” Bottles
work with “prefixes” of wine that imitate the file
system hierarchy of the Windows operating system
and can be used for storing software meant only
compatible with this platform.
Another feature of using Bottles is supporting a
large set of Windows video games on Linux. Once
installed, you can gain immediate access to game
stores (e.g., Epic Games Store, EA Launcher,
Battle.net, etc.)
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Firefox_Next,_Quantum_on
Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛
Mozilla Firefox is a free and open-source web
browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation.
Firefox utilizes the Gecko rendering engine to
display web pages, which implements current and
future anticipated web formats and standards.
For the most part, Firefox is often up to date with
the latest stable release on Ubuntu-based desktops;
however, non-stable builds such as Next which is
the beta build, or Quantum, which is the Nightly
build, can give you the chance to test the new
features or test your websites before the browser
version hits the stable repository.
In the tutorial, you will learn how to add and
install the beta and nightly build for Firefox
using a PPA maintained by the Mozilla team on
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish using the command
line terminal, along with how to remove and restore
the standard version of Firefox if required.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Persepolis_on_Ubuntu_22.04
LTS⠀⇛
Persepolis is a download manager and GUI for ARIA 2
written in Python. It can be used on any operating
system that supports Python, including Linux/BSDs,
macOS & Microsoft Windows! While Ubuntu users may
be familiar with similar software such as the uGET
download manager, the Persepolis download manager
is a great lightweight alternative that is actively
developed.
In the following tutorial, you will learn how to
install the latest version of the Persepolis on
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish using a
recommended Launchpad PPA repository by the
Persepolis Download Manager team to provide the
most up-to-date version using the command line
terminal.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Kdenlive_on_Ubuntu_22.04
LTS⠀⇛
Kdenlive is a free video editing open-source
software part of the KDE Projects. The video
editing software is based on the MLT Framework,
KDE, and Qt. The project was started by Jason Wood
in 2002 and is now maintained by a small team of
developers. With Kdenlive 15.04.0 in 2015, it
became part of the official KDE Projects and
accepts many audio and video formats, allowing you
to add effects, transitions, and render into the
format of your choice.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_KeePassXC_on_Ubuntu_22.04
LTS⠀⇛
KeePassXC is an application that can be used by
anyone who wants to have a high level of security
for their data. The cross-platform feature can be
used on any computer, and the light interface makes
it easy to use. Additionally, the application is
published under the GNU General Public License
terms, which means that it is open source and free
to download and use.
In the following tutorial, you will learn how to
install KeePassXC on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy
Jellyfish using three installations method of APT,
Flatpak, and Snap using the command line terminal,
along with some tips on maintaining the software
into the future.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_VSCodium_on_Ubuntu_22.04
LTS⠀⇛
VSCodium is a fork of Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Editor modified to have full open-source access.
The source code for this product can be found on
GitHub, where it is licensed under the MIT license
and, therefore, will always remain free as long you
don’t mind installing extra features via plugins or
extensions from third parties like Telemetry
transmitting your browsing habits across networks
without permission.
In the following tutorial, you will learn how to
install VSCodium on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy
Jellyfish. The tutorial will use the command line
terminal with complete steps to install the
official repository and tips on updating and
removing the IDE securely and adequately.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_install_Mega_Client_on_Ubuntu_Server
20.04⠀⇛
Many people don’t know about Mega, which is a cloud
storage service based in New Zealand. One of its
main attractions is that we get 20Gb for free when
we sign up, and it has great support for Linux. So
in this post, you will learn how to install Mega
Client on Ubuntu Server 20.04.
# ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_Jump_Force_Mugen_2_on_a
Chromebook⠀⇛
Today we are looking at how to install Jump Force
Mugen 2 on a Chromebook. Please follow the video/
audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the
process step by step and use the commands below.
# ⚓ How_to_Install_Java_on_Linux_Mint_20.3⠀⇛
Java is one of the most important programming
languages ever created. And it is still very
popular even though good solutions have been
created, such as Rust, Python, and others. Knowing
how to install it is basic to work with the
language, but if you add to this a robust operating
system like Linux Mint, then you can have an ideal
combination. That’s why we’ve prepared the
following post, so you can install Java on Linux
Mint 20.3.
# ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ How_to_Install_Docker_on_AlmaLinux_/_Rocky
Linux⠀⇛
This article will guide you step-by-step through
the recommended and most efficient way to install
Docker on AlmaLinux 8 or Rocky Linux 8.
Docker is a popular open-source platform for
developing, deploying, running, and shipping
applications using containers. They are similar to
virtual machines and aid in separating applications
from the system.
It is now simple to create an application, package
it with all of its dependencies inside a container,
and deliver it anywhere.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_UVdesk_Helpdesk_on_AlmaLinux_8_–
idroot⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
UVdesk Helpdesk on AlmaLinux 8. For those of you
who didn’t know, UVdesk is one such open-source
helpdesk ticketing system that you can rely on as
you continue to build your business. UVdesk offers
SaaS-based and helpdesk solutions to easier the
overall support process to deliver the best
customer service such as email piping,
knowledgebase, Mailbox, E-commerce, and
Multichannel Integration.
This article assumes you have at least basic
knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and
most importantly, you host your site on your own
VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes
you are running in the root account, if not you may
need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root
privileges. I will show you the step-by-step
installation of the UVdesk Helpdesk on an AlmaLinux
8. You can follow the same instructions for CentOS
and Rocky Linux.
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Lumencraft_blends_top-down_shooting,_Tower
Defense_and_a_destructible_environment_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛
Lumencraft is a brand new release from developer
2Dynamic Games that is going to suck up far too
much of my time, and might be a new favourite run
blast through on my Steam Deck. Note: personal
purchase.
Blending together a Tower Defense game, with a top-
down shooter and destructible environments, it has
all the makings to be the next indie hit and I get
a slight Deep Rock Galactic vibe from it too.
Blasting through the tutorial and then some of the
first sandbox map, well over an hour vanished in
the blink of an eye — that’s the kind of game I
like to see.
# ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Godot_Engine_–_Godot_Showcase_–_Lumencraft
developer_talks_about_his_experience⠀⇛
Welcome to another Godot showcase interview! This
time, we interviewed Leszek Nowak from
2DynamicGames about their latest release
Lumencraft.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ No_Man’s_Sky_got_a_huge_‘Outlaws’_update
and_works_well_on_Steam_Deck_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛
No Man’s Sky, a Steam Deck Verified title that also
works great on Linux desktops with Steam Play
Proton recently got another massive free update.
Hello Games have well and truly shown how to
recover from a rough launch, it’s now such a
completely different game.
Quite a lot is new with this update adding in the
likes of overhauled space combat, a new pirate
underworld, a new solar ship class (the first new
ship class in a long time), you can hire wingmen,
smuggle around naughty goods, there’s new and more
impressive explosions, pirate raids, frigate fleets
that will fly overhead, an overhaul to warp and
engine effects of all frigates and freighters, in-
atmosphere combat and much more.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Google_detail_more_on_how_Steam_on_Chrome
OS_works_with_Linux⠀⇛
Want to get more info behind the scenes on how
Steam for Chrome OS works? It uses Linux but it’s a
little bit complicated and Google has put out the
first in a series of blog posts to talk more about
it.
The good news of course for normal Linux desktop
fans, is that developers will need to ensure their
games work on Linux directly. Either through a
Native build, which should work out of the box, or
ensuring and testing their Windows builds with
Proton. Although, Steam Play Proton is not turned
on by default for Chrome OS as there’s various
issues right now.
How does it work then? Through the magic of virtual
machines! Using work they’ve done in the past with
Crostini, an already existing way to run normal
Linux apps on Chrome OS and “Chrome OS’s own
virtual machine monitor (VMM), crosvm”. They say
running Steam and games in a container like this
“provides another layer of security above normal
Linux systems” that’s used for Crostini, Android,
and Parallels.
# ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Linux_Gaming_Central:_it’s_Live,_Check_it
Out!_–_Boiling_Steam⠀⇛
It’s been a few weeks already that our now former
colleague, Mark Dougherty, has decided to venture
on a solo mission to create his own Linux dedicated
website, called Linux Gaming Central. Now that the
site has quite a few articles (and a logo) under
its belt, it’s a good time to feature what you can
find on it.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ A_compact_DIY_controller_for_gaming_or_robotics_|
Arduino_Blog⠀⇛
Some of the best projects are the ones that take an
already-existing product and recreate it from the
ground up using easily accessible components.
Jithin Sanal set out to do just this by designing
and building a USB controller that can be used for
a variety of tasks.
The joystick is based around the Nano RP2040
Connect, which means that it not only contains a
powerful dual-core Arm microcontroller, but also an
accelerometer, gyroscope, an RGB LED, and a
microphone. The ample amounts of memory and flash
can enable small machine learning models to run as
well for more advanced processing of motion/input
data. Apart from the Arduino, the controller houses
a pair of potentiometers, a two-axis joystick, and
four buttons that act similar to a D-pad.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ The_8_Best_Free_Flatpak_Games_Available_on
Linux⠀⇛

Looking to get stuck into some great, free Linux-
friendly games? We’ve got the list for you. Let’s
dive in.
If you’re looking for a way to maximize and
simplify your Linux gaming experience, Flatpak
games are the way to go.
With simple, straightforward installation and no
need for extra configuration, today’s free Flatpak
games are changing the Linux gaming landscape. Here
are eight of the best ones.
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾
# ⚓ LoadingMessage_component_for_Kirigami⠀⇛
Someday after using some KDE apps I noticed
that the loading screens weren’t consistent,
each app was implementing its own solution so
I created this LoadingPlaceholder component
for Kirigami.
This component will replace the various non-
standard implementations previously found in
many applications, therefore improving our
consistency!
Just wanted to share this little component,
less than 70 lines of code can already
improve our platform so much, every little
contribution matters.
o § Distributions⠀➾
# § BSD⠀➾
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ OpenSSH_Moves_to_Prevent_‘Capture
Now,_Decrypt_Later’_Attacks⠀⇛
Security experts warn that advanced threat
actors are already stealing and storing
encrypted data for a future when quantum
computers are capable of cracking all known
encryption algorithms and the latest moves by
OpenSSH is meant to proactively address these
risks.
According to notes published alongside the
release of OpenSSH 9.0, the open-source group
will now use the hybrid Streamlined NTRU
Prime + x25519 key exchange method by
default, a move that includes a backstop
against future discoveries of flaws in the
NTRU algorithm.
# § IBM/Red Hat/Fedora⠀➾
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ 5_Reasons_Why_Fedora_Feels_Like_the_New
Ubuntu⠀⇛
In the mid-2000s, an upstart Linux
distribution became both the most exciting
and the most popular version around: Ubuntu.
But around two decades later, much of the
excitement has gone away. The Ubuntu of today
doesn’t have the same spirit as the Ubuntu of
yore. Now a different distro is drawing
people for many of the same reasons Ubuntu
did in the past, a distro that is ironically
a year older: Fedora.
Is Fedora the new Ubuntu? Here are five
reasons the answer is increasingly yes.
# ⚓ [COPR]_Why_my_patches_are_missing_from_custom_build⠀⇛
Custom build script in COPR is a versatile.
With a couple sed commands, you can modify
Fedora SPEC files and port it to RHEL/CentOS
Stream with a little effort.
However, when I was porting the keepassxc-
2.7.X a few days ago, COPR keeps complaining
xcb.patch is missing. While I myself does not
need the patch for Wayland, I am curious why
other packages are fine but not this one.
# ⚓ Ben_Cotton:_Balancing_advancement_and_legacy⠀⇛
Later today, I’ll submit a contentious Change
proposal to the Fedora Engineering Steering
Committee. Several contributors proposed
deprecating support for legacy BIOS starting
in Fedora Linux 37. The feedback on the
mailing list thread and in social media
is…let’s call it “mixed”.
The bulk of the objections distill down to: I
have old hardware and it should still work.
Indeed, when proprietary operating systems
vendors (both in the PC and mobile spaces)
embrace varying forms of planned
obsolescence, open source operating systems
can allow users to continue using the
hardware they own. Why shouldn’t it continue
to be supported?
Nothing comes for free. Maintaining legacy
support requires work. Bugs need fixes.
Existing code can hamper the addition of new
features. Even in a community-driven project,
time is not unlimited. It’s hard to ask
people to keep supporting software that
they’re no longer interested in.
# ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Artificial_intelligence_(AI):
7_roles_to_prioritize_now [Ed: “The Great Resignation
may be a myth or reality” says a collapsing company.
They keep pushing this misleading spin or myth to blame
the workers for getting laid off.⠀⇛
The Great Resignation may be a myth or
reality, depending upon your viewpoint. But
one thing is clear: The labor shortage is
real.
But it is likely not due to a decline in the
participation rate. According to the Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the post-pandemic
labor force participation rate has not
declined dramatically. In fact, the core ages
of the workforce, 25-54, saw a dip at the
onset of the pandemic that was mild compared
to other age groups – especially workers 55+.
# ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ The_power_of_collaborative_public
health_intelligence_from_publicly_available_sources_and
open_source_software_to_fight_a_pandemic_–_EIOS⠀⇛
In late 2019, as the news media reports about
an unknown respiratory disease began to
increase it would have been nearly impossible
to predict how the following year would play
out. Yet, a global collaboration between
various public health stakeholders supported
by a technological solution for global
collaborative detection of threats to public
health, their verification and assessment of
risks was already in place, led by the World
Health Organization (WHO).
# § Debian Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_RcppRedis
0.2.1:_Maintenance⠀⇛
A month after the major release 0.2.0
bringing pub/sub and other goodies to our
RcppRedis package, a new version 0.2.1
arrived on CRAN yesterday. RcppRedis is one
of several packages connecting R to the
fabulous Redis in-memory datastructure store
(and much more). RcppRedis does not pretend
to be feature complete, but it may do some
things faster than the other interfaces, and
also offers an optional coupling with
MessagePack binary (de)serialization via
RcppMsgPack. The package has carried
production loads for several years now.
This release updated the rredis suggestion by
adding an Additional_repositories entry as
Bryan decided to retire the rredis package.
You can still install it via install.packages
(“rredis”) by setting the addtional repo, for
example repos=c(“https://ghrr.github.io/
drat”, getOption(“repos”)) as documented in
package and at our ghrr drat repo.
# ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_drat_0.2.3_on
CRAN:_Arm_M1_Support⠀⇛
A new minor release of drat arrived on CRAN
today. drat stands for drat R Archive
Template, and helps with easy-to-create and
easy-to-use repositories for R packages.
Since its inception in early 2015 it has
found widespread adoption among R users
because repositories with marked releases is
the better way to distribute code. See below
for a few custom reference examples.
Because for once it really is as your mother
told you: Friends don’t let friends install
random git commit snapshots. Properly rolled-
up releases it is. Just how CRAN shows us: a
model that has demonstrated for two-plus
decades how to do this. And you can too: drat
is easy to use, documented by six vignettes
and just works. Detailed information about
drat is at its documentation site.
# ⚓ The Anarcat ☛ Antoine_Beaupré:_Tuning_my_wifi_radios
–_anarcat⠀⇛
After listening to an episode of the 2.5
admins podcast, I realized there was some
sort of low-hanging fruit I could pick to
better tune my WiFi at home. You see, I’m
kind of a fraud in WiFi: I only started a
WiFi mesh in Montreal (now defunct), I don’t
really know how any of that stuff works. So I
was surprised to hear one of the podcast host
say “it’s all about airtime” and “you want to
reduce the power on your access points”
(APs). It seemed like sound advice: better
bandwidth means less time on air, means less
collisions, less latency, and less power also
means less collisions. Worth a try, right?
# ⚓ uni Toronto ☛ Mangling_your_distribution_version_in
your_Apt_sources_for_fun_and_profit⠀⇛
Much of this is obvious; the bit that may not
be is that ‘focal’ is the code name for
Ubuntu 20.04. Every sources.list line needs
to say what distribution release it’s for,
and it had better be right, which is to say
it had better match the distribution release
you’re actually running.
# § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Ubuntu_Budgie_22.04_LTS_–_New_Features_and_Release
Details⠀⇛
summary of new features, package updates in
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04 LTS which releases soon.
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Best_Raspberry_Pi_Projects_|_Tom’s
Hardware⠀⇛
Spring is here, the flowers are blooming and the
makers are tinkering. It’s been an exciting month
in the Raspberry Pi community and choosing projects
to feature is never easy. That said, we’re giving
ten Pi projects another chance to shine this month
and have plenty to inspire everyone from novice
creators to the most experienced developer.
These projects are some of the best around and
we’ll be sure to share all of the juicy details
about how they work and what you’ll need to make
them at home, if you can. You don’t always need the
best Raspberry Pi accessories and HATs to make an
incredible project but they sure can help add a
variety of features to your creation.
# ⚓ FOSSLife ☛ Top_Raspberry_Pi_Projects⠀⇛
# § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ This_time_for_real_getting_started_with_using_that
Palm_IIIxe⠀⇛
Interpilot is a program that replaces some of
the keys in the Intl keyboard tab and adds a
“7″ key (written from the upper dash) to
Graffiti and to the keyboard, that when
superceding a character alters it to become
its “AltGr” counterpart (\u017c from z,
\u017a from x, …). See the previous post for
links.
As I wrote in the previous post, I couldn’t
find downloads for Interpilot’s successor
PiLoc, so that’s why I went with it.
Interpilot ships with a demonstration product
registration code “democode” by default and I
don’t have a proper one so I keep being
annoyed with a dialog titled “Reminder”
saying “Your Interpilot is not registered”
and “Dismiss” that sometimes comes up
extremely often.
The most recent versions of Interpilot, as I
remember them from the past, are said to work
with specifically version 1.2 of the Palm
Keyboard driver.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Arming_With_An_OS⠀⇛
We see tons of projects with the infamous
“Blue Pill” STM32 boards. They are cheap and
plentiful and have a lot of great features,
or at least they were before the chip
shortage. I recently picked up a “Black
Pill”, which is very similar but has an even
more powerful processor. For a few bucks, you
get an ARM CPU that can run at 100 MHz (but
with USB, probably 96 MHz). There’s 512 kB of
flash and 128 kB of RAM. There’s a USB type C
port, and even a button and an LED onboard.
The thing fits on a breadboard and you can
program it with a cheap STLink dongle which
costs about $10.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ 2022_Sci-Fi_Contest:_A_Hand-Following
Robot,_Powered_By_Arduino⠀⇛
If there’s one thing audiences love in sci-
fi, it’s a cute robot companion that follows
the heroes around. If you want one of your
own, starting with this build from [mircemk]
could be just the ticket.
# ⚓ Tobias Mädel ☛ In_a_pinch:_Flashing_a_PC_BIOS_with_an
ESP32⠀⇛
I reluctantly connected an ESP32 to a
breadboard and wired the SPI flash IC to the
ESP’s hardware SPI peripheral. Thankfully,
the fantastic SPIMemory Arduino library by
@Marzogh exists.
Using the SPIMemory library, I implemented a
very simple Arduino program, which would
erase the whole flash, read 4096 bytes from
the UART, write them to a flash page and
repeat this for the whole 8MiB.
# ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Make_a_chord_keyboard_with_Raspberry
Pi_Pico_and_CircuitPython⠀⇛
We’re going to make a USB keyboard you can
use to enter text quickly and unobtrusively,
even in the dark. The keyboard has a key for
each finger, and you type by pressing down
’chords’ – combinations of different keys.
There are lights in the keys to help you
learn the combinations for each letter and a
teaching game you can use to practice your
typing skills. You can plug it into a USB
port on a computer and use it as you would
any other keyboard.
# § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ GO Media ☛ How_to_Stop_Octo_Malware_From_Remotely
Accessing_Your_Android⠀⇛
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ The_10_Best_Android_Apps_to_Track_the
Movies_and_Shows_You’ve_Watched⠀⇛
# ⚓ TechRadar ☛ Proton_launches_a_privacy-first
alternative_to_Google_Calendar_for_Android_|
TechRadar⠀⇛
# ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Lenovo_Legion_Y700_8.8_inch_Android
gaming_tablet_now_available_globally_(sort_of)_–
Liliputing⠀⇛
# ⚓ Giz China ☛ Ulefone_Power_Armor_14_Pro_with_Android
12_–_a_whole_new_experience_–_Gizchina.com⠀⇛
# ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_12_QPR3_Beta_2_feedback_survey
opens_for_Pixel_–_9to5Google⠀⇛
# ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Android_12_reaches_the_Motorola_Moto
G200_in_Europe_–_NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Authority ☛ Android_overheating_issues_are
widespread_and_likely_to_get_worse_–_Android
Authority⠀⇛
# ⚓ Gadgets Now ☛ 21_smartphones_running_the_latest
version_of_Android_out_of_the_box_|_Gadgets_Now⠀⇛
# ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Motorola_seeding_stable_Android_12_to
Moto_G200_–_comments⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ Android_12_Features_Offered_By
The_Ulefone_Power_Armor_14_Pro:_Video⠀⇛
# ⚓ India Times ☛ Oppo_Reno_7_Lite_5G_with_Android_12,
Snapdragon_695_SoC_launched_–_Times_of_India⠀⇛
# ⚓ NVIDIA_Shield_TV_Plex_and_other_apps_not_working
after_Android_11_update⠀⇛
# ⚓ How_To_Download_Mod_Apk_For_Your_Android_Phone.??⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ What_To_Expect_From_An_Android
VPN⠀⇛
o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
# § FSF⠀➾
# ⚓ FSF ☛ LibrePlanet_workshop_–_April_25_–_Installing
Ourselves_into_LibrePlanet⠀⇛
A further description, including information
on how to register, is forthcoming.
# ⚓ FSF ☛ LibrePlanet_workshop_–_May_02_–_Translators_and
free_software,_a_practical_introduction_to_OmegaT⠀⇛
# ⚓ FSF ☛ LibrePlanet_workshop_–_May_16_–_Software
localization_(translation)_of_web-based_projects⠀⇛
# ⚓ FSF ☛ LibrePlanet_workshop_–_May_09_–_IRCNow:_Of_the
Users,_By_the_Users,_For_the_Users⠀⇛
# § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ I_do_not_know_what_to_think_of_GitLab⠀⇛
The CI is probably one of the best things
with GitLab which I also really enjoyed using
on the self-hosted instances. I therefore
looked forward to using CIs on my private
repositories. But before running CI, GitLab
wants to verify my identify by giving them my
credit card information. The CI is still free
to use, but I really do not like giving them
my credit card information as I believe such
information should stay always-offline (or
rarely-only in some and well-though-through
cases). I could also self-host a runner,
which I also did on the universities GitLab
on a university server. But this would also
make the CI not-free as I currently do not
have a suitable server for that. Well, I
guess I have to live without CI for now.
[...]
Search unusable
Yesterday I wanted to integrate GitLab into
mastersearch. But I figured out that the
search was pretty much unusable, only
returning some matching results. This is
because only projects from paid accounts are
indexed, which pretty much removes the
majority of projects from the search.
Therefore, I find GitLab search pretty much
unusable and not worth the time integrating
into mastersearch. There is also a issue open
for that, lets see when this will be fixed.
# ⚓ Qt_6.3_Released_with_Improved_Wayland_Support,_Quick
Compilers_+_More⠀⇛
Lars Knoll announced the release of Qt 6.3
with many new improvements to this vital
development tool for user interfaces.
Qt 6.3 is the third point release of the Qt
6.0 series that brings many new features, bug
fixes and underlying performance
improvements.
# ⚓ Looking_for_Qt_support?_Get_in_touch!_|_Mardy⠀⇛
Following The Qt Company’s decision to
withdraw support for the Russian market,
KDAB’s geolocation block of its website and
Upwork stopping its operations in Russia,
there’s a likely need of Qt support in the
country.
[...]
Whether you are a company or a Qt expert with
some free time to spare and you’d like to
work with me, you are very welcome to drop me
a line. We can try to find a solution for
those companies who need Qt support, and
create a network of professionals who can
commit to do some Qt work.
# ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ My_favorite_build_options_for_Go_|
Opensource.com⠀⇛
One of the most gratifying parts of learning
a new programming language is finally running
an executable and getting the desired output.
When I discovered the programming language
Go, I started by reading some sample programs
to get acquainted with the syntax, then wrote
small test programs. Over time, this approach
helped me get familiar with compiling and
building the program.
The build options available for Go provide
ways to gain more control over the build
process. They can also provide additional
information to help break the process into
smaller parts. In this article, I will
demonstrate some of the options I have used.
Note: I am using the terms build and compile
to mean the same thing.
# ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ A_guide_to_JVM_parameters_for_Java
developers_|_Opensource.com⠀⇛
When you write source code, you’re writing
code for humans to read. Computers can’t
execute source code until the code is
compiled into machine language, a generic
term referring to any number of languages
required by a specific machine. Normally, if
you compile code on Linux, it runs on Linux,
and if you compile code on Windows, it runs
on Windows, and so on. However, Java is
different. It doesn’t target an actual
machine. It targets something called the Java
Virtual Machine (JVM), and so it can run on
any machine.
# ⚓ Earthly ☛ Watch_People_Doing_the_Thing⠀⇛
I’ve learned so much from watching other
people code. It’s never a thing I’m
specifically trying to learn. It’s more like
someone is walking me through a problem, and
they do something I didn’t know could be
done. Maybe they just have a low friction way
to exploratory test some set of services,
where I could only test things by deploying
to staging, or they use some shortcut I
didn’t know about, and I have to ask them how
they did that.
# ⚓ Fred Herbert ☛ Errors_are_constructed,_not
discovered⠀⇛
Over a year ago, I left the role of software
engineering* behind to become a site
reliability engineer* at Honeycomb.io. Since
then, I’ve been writing a bunch of blog posts
over there rather than over here, including
the following: [...]
# ⚓ Geeks For Geeks ☛ Sum_of_nodes_within_K_distance_from
target⠀⇛
Given a binary tree, a target node and a
positive integer K on it, the task is to find
the sum of all nodes within distance K from
the target node (including the value of the
target node in the sum).
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Does_Your_Programmer_Know_How_Fast_You
Were_Going?⠀⇛
News reports were everywhere that an
autonomous taxi operated by a company called
Cruise was driving through San Francisco with
no headlights. The local constabulary tried
to stop the vehicle and were a bit thrown
that there was no driver. Then the car moved
beyond an intersection and pulled over,
further bemusing the officers.
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Portland_Timbers_Deny_a_Cover-Up._Fans_Demand
the_Truth.⠀⇛
When Madison Shanley took the mic to sing the national
anthem ahead of the Portland Timbers’ April 3 match
against the LA Galaxy, she wore a red shirt emblazoned
with the phrase “YOU KNEW” in white letters, an allusion
to the club’s front office being informed about—but
failing to properly act on—serious charges of sexual
misconduct against former Portland Thorns coach Paul
Riley and allegations of domestic violence against
Timbers player Andy Polo. For those unfamiliar with the
latter case, in February, Génessis Alarcón, Polo’s ex-
partner, went public with allegations that Polo had
physically attacked her and that the Timbers tried to
cover it up. “He pulled my hair. I fell to the floor,”
the mother of Polo’s children said on a Peruvian TV show.
“He slapped me in the face and gave me a black eye.”
o ⚓ The Nation ☛ What_J.D._Vance_Doesn’t_Know_About_France⠀⇛
Ohio US Senate candidate J.D. Vance took time out from
trivializing Russia’s murderous assault on Ukraine last
week to comment on the presidential election in France.
o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Three-Way_Split_of_French_Politics⠀⇛
Emmanuel Macron (La République en Marche, LREM) and
Marine Le Pen (Rassemblement National, RN) have made it
into the second round – in the same order as five years
ago, making it the second time the duel will take place.
The last and only time this happened in France was when
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing (RPR) twice faced off against
François Mitterrand (Socialist Party), first in 1974,
when the right-wing candidate won and then again in 1981,
when the socialist candidate triumphed.
Such stability is largely linked to the main candidates’
clout. Already in the game five years ago, Macron and
Le Pen have been able to retain a loyal electoral base.
Over the past weeks new voters have rallied around them,
prioritising a so-called strategic vote (“vote utile”)
over partisan considerations.
o ⚓ Bike_vs_Bus_1-0⠀⇛
Two bus routes go that way: line 1 halts at every bus
stop from here to campus, and runs along the route that
takes it through the town centre. Line 72 is a direct bus
that runs a few times to uni in the morning and a few
times from uni in the afternoon. It takes all the stops
on this side of town, but then takes a route around the
town centre and skips all stops after that until it
reaches campus.
Line 1 usually takes about 30 to 35 minutes from here to
uni. Line 72 typically takes 18 to 22 or something like
that.
o ⚓ a_better_system_for_filetypes⠀⇛
both have various issues, one being that many file
formats are known by multiple names. MIME is also often
overly lengthy, and also names things strangly. for
example, the default type for the whole system is
“application/octet-stream”.
o § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ New Scientist ☛ AI_strips_out_city_noise_to_improve
earthquake_monitoring_systems⠀⇛
A deep learning algorithm can remove city noise
from earthquake monitoring tools, potentially
making it easier to pinpoint when and where a
tremor occurs.
# ⚓ Asia Times ☛ Japan_cosmic_cleanup_firm_is_part_of_space
arms_race⠀⇛
Astroscale, Japan’s space debris removal company,
claims to have carried out “the world’s first
commercial mission to prove the core technologies
necessary for space debris docking and removal.”
Comprising two satellites tied together – one
designed to remove debris from orbit and one to
simulate a piece of debris – it was launched from
the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in March
2021. The “test capture” demonstration was
completed in August 2021.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Federal_Spending_on_Charter
Schools_Needs_Reform⠀⇛
With conflicts raging over masks, books, and
curriculums in the nation’s public schools, you’d
be forgiven for missing a noteworthy new proposal
from the U.S. Department of Education.
# ⚓ [Old] Atlassian ☛ What_is_Parkinson’s_Law_and_why_is_it
sabotaging_your_productivity?⠀⇛
Let’s look at an updated example. You and your team
have two weeks to complete a relatively simple bug
fix. Realistically, it should only take a few
hours.
But because you know you have more than enough time
at your disposal, the project grows in scope. While
you’re looking into that bug, you decide to check
into a few related issues, as well. That prompts
questions about what’s causing those issues in the
first place. While those diversions may ultimately
prove to be useful, they don’t get you any closer
to achieving your object of handling the bug fix.
Ultimately, the thing that should’ve really been a
simple undertaking becomes something that actually
requires the two weeks to complete. That’s
Parkinson’s Law in action.
# ⚓ How_to_Use_Parkinson’s_Law_to_Get_More_Done_in_Less_Time⠀⇛
How to Use Parkinson’s Law to Get More Done in Less
TimeParkinson’s Law—the amount of work expands to
fill the time available for its completion—means
that if you give yourself a week to complete a two-
hour task, then (psychologically speaking) the task
will increase in complexity and become more
daunting so as to fill that week[2]. It may not
even fill the extra time with more work, but just
stress and tension about having to get it done.
# ⚓ Times Higher Education ☛ Pressure_to_pass_mediocre_students
forced_me_out_of_academia⠀⇛
At their best, small non-elite colleges can spur
innovative ideas and foster great minds, but too
often they compromise standards and dilute the
value of a degree by producing underqualified
graduates.
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Nixie_Spectrum_Display_Has_Seven_Bands⠀⇛
A spectrum visualizer is always a fun project, but
we really liked [Yannick99]’s take on it since it
uses seven IN-13 Nixie tubes for the display. The
tubes, of course, need high voltage so part of the
project is a high voltage power supply. The
spectrum part is a little more ordinary using an op
amp and an MSGEQ7 filter IC.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Home_Made_Stirling_Engines_From_Expedient
Materials⠀⇛
Many of us have read about Stirling engines,
engines which form mechanical heat pumps and derive
motion from the expansion and contraction of a body
of air. A very few readers may have built one, but
for many they remain one of those projects we’d
rather like to try but never quite have the
inclination. The YouTube channel of [Geral Na
Prática] should provide plenty of vicarious
enjoyment then, with the construction of a range of
Stirling engines from commonly available materials.
We have Coke cans, PVC pipe, and nebuliser
cartridges forming pistons and cylinders, with wire
wool serving as a regenerative heat store. The
latest video is below the break, an amazing 10-
cylinder rotary device.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Reducing_Warping_In_Metal_3D_Prints⠀⇛
We are used to dealing with warping when printing
with thermoplastics like ABS, but metal printers
suffer from this problem, too. The University of
Michigan has a new technology, SmartScan, that
promises to reduce this problem. You can see a
video about the technique, below.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ Orac ☛ The_Great_Barrington_Declaration_(GBD)_strikes_back
again⠀⇛
I first wrote about the Great Barrington
Declaration (GBD) not long after it was first
published, way back during a time that now seems
like ancient history, October 2020. At the time, I
likened the GBD to similar “declarations” and
petitions issued by other science deniers, such as
HIV/AIDS deniers and climate science deniers,
because “magnified minority” documents like this
are designed to provide a patina of apparent
scientific legitimacy to their antiscience
declarations. Science deniers accomplish this by
recruiting useful idiots in the form of scientists
who are true believers in the declaration (in this
case the GBD) write the declaration and then
enticing physicians and scientists, the vast
majority of whom have little or no expertise in the
relevant scientific fields, sign the document, the
more the better. The result is a document that
other believers can cite as evidence for scientific
support for their views. Basically, the GBD, and
other documents like it, follow a script that was
first pioneered by tobacco companies trying to show
that their products were not causing cancer and all
sorts of other health problems.
o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾
# § Proprietary⠀➾
# ⚓ Proprietary_Worlds_and_Open_Alternatives⠀⇛
I’ve been an active Play-By-e-Mail role
player for many years, pretty much
exclusively in the Star Trek fan scene. We
usually call our games “sims” or
“simulations” and they take place on Star
Trek ships or stations. Some games organise
themselves in fleets, where several
simulations help each other recruit and
administrate resources like mailing lists and
websites.
Most of the sims I’ve been on have had a
disclaimer at the footer on their website
saying something like “Star Trek is owned by
Paramount. This is a fan site. No
infringement intended.”
They rely on the good faith of Paramount
Pictures and a kind interpretation of the
fair use clause of American copyright law. I
consider the need for this faith in a
corporation a sad state of affairs. As long
as this is the case the entire Star Trek sim
community is in danger of being entirely shut
down by a whim from a faraway legal
department.
# ⚓ CISA ☛ Microsoft_Releases_Advisory_to_Address
Critical_Remote_Code_Execution_Vulnerability_(CVE-2022-
26809)_|_CISA⠀⇛
Microsoft has released an advisory to address
CVE-2022-26809, a critical remote code
execution vulnerability in Remote Procedure
Call Runtime Library. A remote,
unauthenticated attacker could exploit this
vulnerability to take control of an affected
system.
# ⚓ The Verge ☛ Ukraine_says_it_stopped_a_Russian
cyberattack_on_its_power_grid⠀⇛
This attempted attack involved a wide variety
of malware, according to ESET, including the
recently discovered CaddyWiper. ESET also
found a new piece of malware, which it calls
Industroyer2. The original Industroyer was
used in a successful 2016 cyberattack that
cut off power in parts of Kyiv, according to
the security firm, probably by the same group
behind this month’s foiled attack.
Industroyer isn’t widely used by [crackers] —
ESET notes that it’s only seen it used twice
(earlier this month and in 2016), which
implies that it’s written for very specific
uses.
# ⚓ USCERT ☛ APT_Actors_Target_ICS/SCADA_Devices⠀⇛
CISA, the Department of Energy (DOE), the
National Security Agency (NSA), and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have
released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory
(CSA), warning that certain advanced
persistent threat (APT) actors have exhibited
the capability to gain full system access to
multiple industrial control system (ICS)/
supervisory control and data acquisition
(SCADA) devices using custom-made tools.
# ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ Microsoft_Patch_Tuesday,_April
2022_Edition⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Record ☛ Researchers_find_new_malware_variant
after_stopping_attack_on_Ukrainian_energy_provider
[iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛
In an explainer on the situation, ESET said
it also saw the attackers use several other
destructive malware families including
CaddyWiper, ORCSHRED, SOLOSHRED and
AWFULSHRED.
# ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ Why_So_Many_Outages?⠀⇛
For some customers, JIRA and some other
Atlassian products have been down for an
entire week. Some are reporting that
Atlassian is saying that it could be another
2 weeks until the products are back up and
running. Chalk that up worse than Roblox’s 3
day outage back in October 2021. Why so many
outages?
# ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Fortnite_Developer_Epic_Games
Draws_$1_Billion_Investment_From_Sony_Group_Amid
Metaverse_Concert_Rush⠀⇛
Sony Group Corporation’s billion-dollar
investment in the Harmonix owner Epic Games
arrives one year after the Japanese company
fronted $200 million for a different Epic
funding round yet. And while this April of
2021 raise brought with it a $28.7 billion
equity valuation, today’s round (which also
includes a $1 billion contribution from The
Lego Group owner KIRKBI) came with a post-
money valuation of $31.5 billion.
(Significantly, Sony previously came up with
$250 million for a 2020 round from Epic
Games, which was then valued at a
comparatively modest $17.3 billion.)
Regarding Epic’s plans for this newest
capital influx, founder and CEO Tim Sweeney
emphasized the perceived potential (for both
players and brands) of building an all-
encompassing metaverse social platform.
# ⚓ Frederic Cambus ☛ File_transfers_via_the_parallel
port_on_DOS_using_LapLink⠀⇛
Surprisingly, there is very little history
available online about the DOS versions of
LapLink, and I’m not sure when its parallel
cable was actually introduced. The “LapLink
cable” Wikipedia page mentions 1983, but that
seems strange, as LapLink 2.15 from 1987 does
not have any way to configure the software
for using a parallel port cable. LapLink 3.00
from 1989 does.
For the purpose of this article, I decided to
use the latest DOS version available, which
appears to be LapLink 5.00, released in 1993.
It comes with an improved UI using redefined
characters including cute files and folder
icons, along with some subtle animations.
I’ve been using the standard color theme.
# ⚓ USCERT ☛ CISA_Adds_10_Known_Exploited_Vulnerabilities
to_Catalog [Ed: Microsoft, Microsoft, Adobe, Adobe,
Adobe, Adobe, Adobe, Adobe, Kaseya (Windows)...]⠀⇛
CISA has added 10 new vulnerabilities to its
Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog,
based on evidence of active exploitation.
These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent
attack vector for malicious cyber actors and
pose significant risk to the federal
enterprise. Note: to view the newly added
vulnerabilities in the catalog, click on the
arrow on the of the “Date Added to Catalog”
column, which will sort by descending dates.
# § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾
# § Privatisation/Privateering⠀➾
# § Linux Foundation⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux_Foundation,_Google_Launch
Kubernetes-Based_Nephio_Project [Ed:
Now a puff piece in Spamnil's site]⠀⇛
Nephio aims to deliver
carrier-grade, simple,
open, Kubernetes-based
cloud native intent
automation and common
automation templates that
materially simplify the
deployment and management
of multi-vendor cloud
infrastructure and network
functions across large
scale edge deployments.
# ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ The_Linux_Foundation
Announces_1st_Round_of_Keynote
Speakers_for_Open_Source_Summit_North
America_2022⠀⇛
The Linux Foundation, the
nonprofit organization
enabling mass innovation
through open source, today
announced the first round
of keynote speakers taking
the stage at Open Source
Summit North America, June
21-24, in Austin, TX and
virtually.
# ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ The
Linux_Foundation_Announces_1st_Round
of_Keynotes_Speakers_for_Open_Source
Summit_North_America_2022⠀⇛
# § Security⠀➾
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ Papers Please ☛ Facial_recognition
signage_at_new_Sea-Tac_terminal_flunks
legal_test⠀⇛
For several years the Identity
Project has been engaging with
the Port of Seattle over its
expansion of automated facial
recognition to track travelers at
Sea-Tac Airport.
Today we made yet another
(virtual) visit to the Port of
Seattle Commission to give the
following comments (PDF) on the
latest test of the new
International Arrivals facility
at Sea-Tac, scheduled to open
next week:
Comments of the Identity Project
to the Port of Seattle Commission
for the Commission meeting of
April 12, 2022, re: signage for
travelers about the collection of
facial images at the
International Arrivals Facility
at Sea-Tac Airport
# ⚓ PIA ☛ How_to_File_Taxes_Online_Securely
in_2022⠀⇛
Most people file online, making
this month a virtual playground
for cybercriminals trying to
steal your identity or financial
info. Tax season is frustrating
enough—don’t let a cybercrook
turn it into a living nightmare.
# ⚓ The Verge ☛ Mark_Zuckerberg’s_augmented
reality⠀⇛
Zuckerberg calls AR goggles a
“holy grail” device that will
“redefine our relationship with
technology,” akin to the
introduction of smartphones.
During the special effect-laden
video announcing Facebook’s
corporate rebrand to Meta last
October, they acted as the
connective tissue for his
metaverse pitch, letting people
play games and work with virtual
humans Star Trek-style. At one
point, Zuckerberg wore them while
fencing with a hologram. “Don’t
be scared to stab,” his virtual
sparring partner quipped.
o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Defending_Ukraine’s_Draft_Dodgers⠀⇛
These young people of draft age all told me they
were fleeing their country to avoid being drafted
to fight in a war against their countrymen in
eastern Ukraine, a majority Russian region of
Ukraine. “I have nothing against those people in
Donbas,” one young man told me, “and I don’t want
to be forced to kill them and get killed myself.”
They had all gone to Finland because of short-term
agricultural work visas available to people willing
to pick blueberries, which cover the forest floor
above the Arctic Circle at that time of summer.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Russia_vs._Ukraine:_No_Vaccine_For_War
Fever⠀⇛
Students of war psychology are familiar with a
process in which public opinion moves by stages
from a position of indifference or opposition to a
war to one of passionate partisanship and active
involvement in the military struggle. A key
element in this movement is the accusation that a
hostile power is committing war crimes and
atrocities against civilians – particularly women
and children.
The accusations often contain a dose of truth,
since most wars are far more indiscriminate than
“surgical” in their effects. There is no doubt
that Russian activities in Ukraine have taken too
many civilian lives. But war crimes charges tend
also to be exaggerated. The United States entered
World War I in 1917 on the heels of reports that
the German invaders of Belgium were butchering
babies while German U-boats sank ships filled with
innocent passengers. (In fact, the Allies were
attempting to starve Germany into submission by
blockading European ports, and the doomed liner
Luisitania was carrying a large cargo of weapons
bound for Britain.)
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Why_Not_Joint_War_Crimes_Trials?⠀⇛
There is nothing wrong with that. When government
officials or military personnel engage in war
crimes, they should be prosecuted.
What’s weird though is that you don’t read any
calls in the U.S. mainstream press for criminal
prosecutions of U.S. officials and U.S. military
personnel for war crimes committed with respect to
the U.S. invasions and long-term occupations of
Afghanistan and Iraq, including the bombings of
many wedding parties in which brides, grooms,
bridal assistants, parents, brothers, sisters,
relatives, and friends were killed or maimed.
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Nonstop_Corporate_News_on_Ukraine_Is_Fueling
Support_for_Unchecked_US_Militarism⠀⇛
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ US_Wages_Financial_War_on_Russia⠀⇛
The latest developments, including: – How US
declared financial war on Russia – The US Dollar as
a weapon – How 9/11 gave the US government power to
wage financial war – Key architects of US/EU
financial war – Russia’s debt default – Turkish
drones in Ukraine – The truth of Bucha’s atrocities
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Learning_the_Wrong_Lessons_from_Ukraine⠀⇛
NATO didn’t add Ukraine, which was attacked.
Therefore every country or at least lots of them
should be added to NATO.
Russia has a bad government. Therefore it should be
overthrown.
# ⚓ FAIR ☛ Selling_Albright_as_a_‘Feminist_Icon’:_Was_the_Price
Worth_It?⠀⇛
Most coverage failed to levy any criticism at all
of Albright’s actions in government, despite her
presiding over a critical turning point in the
American Empire. For the foreign policy
establishment, the ’90s under Albright solidified
the US self-image as the “indispensable nation,”
ready and able to impose its will on the world, a
position with repercussions that still echo today.
Instead of critically exploring this legacy,
corporate media opted for celebration and
mythmaking.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Pentagon_Convenes_Top_US_Weapons_Makers_to
Increase_Supply_for_Ukraine_War⠀⇛
The Pentagon on Wednesday is set to convene a
classified meeting of some of the largest arms
makers in the U.S.—from Lockheed Martin to
Raytheon—as the Biden administration looks to ramp
up weapons shipments to Ukraine, even as critics
warn that continuing to pump advanced military
equipment into the war zone could prolong the
deadly conflict.
“It is within Putin’s power to wind down this war,
but what NATO does matters as well.”
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Campaigners_Warn_Against_Bringing_Back_US
Nukes_to_UK_Soil⠀⇛
Disarmament campaigners warned Wednesday of “a
further undermining of prospects for global peace”
following reports suggesting an air force base in
the U.K. is once again going to be storing U.S.
nuclear weapons.
The development, said Kate Hudson, general
secretary of the London-based Campaign for Nuclear
Disarmament, would again make Britain “a forward
nuclear base for the U.S. in Europe.”
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Leftist_Argument_for_Not_Paying_Your
Taxes⠀⇛
Every April, as income-tax returns come due, I
think about the day 30 years ago when I opened my
rented mailbox and saw a business card resting
inside. Its first line read, innocently enough,
“United States Treasury.” It was the second
line—“Internal Revenue Service”—that took my breath
away. That card belonged to an IRS revenue agent
and scrawled across it in blue ink was the message:
“Call me.”
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ NY_Gov._Candidate_Jumaane_Williams_on_Mass
Shooting:_More_Police_Won’t_Solve_Gun_Violence⠀⇛
After a gunman opened fire on a subway train during
morning rush hour Tuesday, with 10 people shot and
another 13 injured, we speak with New York City
public advocate and gubernatorial candidate Jumaane
Williams, who says “the answer to the gun violence
problem cannot be solely sending police,” adding
that New York must respond with a comprehensive
plan to beef up social services and programs. He
also speaks about the resignation of Lieutenant
Governor Brian Benjamin — who was arrested on
bribery charges — and recent news that disgraced
former Governor Andrew Cuomo may run in the
November election.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Mali’s_Violent,_Authoritarian_Turn⠀⇛
On March 27, as herders converged upon the central
Malian village of Moura (population: 10,000) for
the weekly Sunday livestock market, helicopters
carrying Malian soldiers accompanied by men
believed to belong to the Kremlin-linked Wagner
Group flew in and started firing. They sealed shut
the exits to the village and raked their way
through it in a counterterrorism operation that
lasted for five days and left between 200 and 400
people dead. Human Rights Watch deemed it “the
worst single atrocity reported in Mali’s decade-
long armed conflict.” Armed actors have
proliferated in Mali since separatist northern
militants rebelled in 2011, only to be sidelined by
an Al Qaeda affiliate. The Malian army, in a
statement describing the same event, claimed to
have neutralized 203 terrorists in a manner
consistent with international law. Eyewitnesses,
however, described indiscriminate killing and
targeting based on ethnic appearance or dress.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Ceasefire_for_Ukraine_Now!⠀⇛
As Russia pulls its forces back to concentrate them
in the Dombas eastern region of Ukraine, those of
us who oppose Russia’s invasion, as well as NATO’s
problematic actions in the years leading up to it,
must call for an immediate ceasefire and serious
diplomacy for a negotiated end to this disastrous
war.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Russia’s_Success_in_Syria’s_Civil_War
Doesn’t_Mean_Much_for_Its_Chances_in_Vast,_United_Ukraine⠀⇛
The new appointee is General Alexander Dvornikov,
who was sent to Syria in September 2015 when Russia
intervened directly in the war to stop a rebel
offensive backed by Saudi Arabia which was making
ground against the forces of President Bashar al-
Assad.
Russian air support for the Syrian army was of
crucial assistance for the Assad government and
continues to this day with 182 Russian air strikes
since the start of April according to the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Dr._Cornel_West:_Philosophy_in_Our_Time_of
Imperial_Decay⠀⇛
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Biden_Answers_Zelenskyy’s_Plea_to_‘Arm
Ukraine_Now’_With_$800_Million_in_Weapons⠀⇛
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced an
even-larger-than-expected $800 million military aid
package for Ukraine, which has been under attack by
Russian forces since late February.
The package—which comes despite fears from anti-war
voices that such weapons transfers will just
further fuel the conflict—expands the type of
weaponry the United States is sending to Ukraine.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Price_tag_protest_St._Petersburg_artist_faces
prison_time_for_spreading_information_about_civilian_deaths
in_besieged_Mariupol⠀⇛
On Wednesday, April 13, a district court in St.
Petersburg jailed artist Sasha Skochilenko until
May 31, pending trial on charges of spreading
“knowingly false information” about the Russian
military’s invasion of Ukraine.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘They’re_trying_to_assimilate_us’:_Ukrainian
civilians_deported_to_Russia_describe_forced_evacuations_and
‘filtration_camps’⠀⇛
On March 18, Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gordon
published a video message addressed to Ukrainians
living in territories occupied or surrounded by
Russian troops. He warned that there are “two types
of humanitarian corridors” — those organized by
Ukraine and those organized by Russia, and he urged
people not to use the latter.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ The_hunt_for_‘antimilitarism’:_Leaked_documents
indicate_that_Russia’s_federal_censor_has_been_monitoring_the
Internet_for_peace_activism_since_at_least_2020⠀⇛
In early March, the nonprofit whistleblower site
Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets)
published hyperlinks to a large data leak from the
office of Russia’s federal censor, Roskomnadzor
(RKN), in the Republic of Bashkortostan. With help
from colleagues at The Intercept, Meduza downloaded
and indexed hundreds of gigabytes of these data and
learned that RKN started monitoring protest
sentiment back in 2020, sharing daily reports with
various government agencies (including the national
security apparatus) about “the destabilization of
Russian society.”
# ⚓ [Old] Modern Diplomacy ☛ The_development_of_warfare
cyberspace_in_the_United_States⠀⇛
As a concept for integrating cyberwarfare systems,
the US Cyber Command created the Joint Cyber
Operations Architecture (JCWA) to guide
cyberwarfare acquisition and investment decisions,
with the aim of enabling cyber forces to execute
command and control decisions, as well as training
in having access – through a unified platform – to
the broad tasks of the system. Since 2021 the US
military has continued to use the JCWA as a guide
and rely on various services to develop and improve
cyberwarfare systems and tools.
# ⚓ [Old] Modern Diplomacy ☛ The_development_of_warfare
cyberspace_in_the_United_States,_part_2⠀⇛
In August 2021 the US Defense Information Systems
Agency (DISA) awarded to the cybersecurity firm
Forescout-Active Defense for the Enterprise of
Things a 115 million US dollar contract to promote
a zero-trust security model. Also known as zero-
trust architecture (ZTA), zero-trust network
architecture (ZTNA) or perimeter-less security, it
describes an approach to designing and deploying IT
systems. The main concept behind the zero-trust
security model is “never trust, always verify,”
which means that devices should not be trusted by
default, even if they are connected to an
authorized network such as a corporate LAN and even
if they were checked and verified before.
# ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ The_development_of_warfare_cyberspace_in
the_United_States,_part_3⠀⇛
The US Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center, in
collaboration with Texas-based Southwest Research
Institute (SwRI), has developed a new Intrusion
Detection System (IDS) to protect military ground
vehicles from cyberattacks for more connected and
automated self-propelled vehicle networks so as to
achieve cyber resilience. The new IDS technology
uses algorithms and fingerprints to detect
anomalies in the communication systems embedded in
ground combat vehicles. System algorithms will
transmit information via the Controller Area
Network (CAN) protocol to identify unknown or
invalid nodes connected to the vehicle’s network.
# ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ The_development_of_warfare_cyberspace_in
the_United_States,_part_4⠀⇛
The Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) has
created a new capability matrix for ABMS, which
includes six categories: 1. security processing; 2.
connectivity; 3. data management; 4. applications;
5. sensor integration; 6. integrated effects. The
Air Force plans to use more contracted tools to
leverage commercial technologies, infrastructure
and proven applications to get ABMS off the ground
in a secure military digital network environment.
NATO is developing new cloud technologies to
establish technical standards in the field and
ensure interoperability among Member States. The
current cloud technology project that has attracted
much attention is the Firefly system, developed by
French company Thales. The system will deploy
NATO’s first deployable scenario-level defence
cloud capability and enable its own forces to
receive, analyse and transmit data between static
headquarters and in real time across theatres of
operation. Firefly uses an all-in-one system
architecture, including application management, IT
networking and security, and hence it represents a
holistic approach to deployable command and control
resources for the Atlantic Alliance.
# ⚓ SANS ☛ How_is_Ukrainian_internet_holding_up_during_the
Russian_invasion?⠀⇛
Nevertheless, there don’t seem to be much
“objective” data available that would either
support or invalidate these reports besides a BGP-
level view of prefixes announced by different
Ukrainian ISPs, which is provided by some internet
monitoring tools (this, however, can’t tell us much
about actual reachability of individual internet-
connected systems).
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine_Says_It_Thwarted_a_Sophisticated
Russian_Cyberattack_on_Its_Power_Grid⠀⇛
The attack was scheduled to begin on the evening of
April 8 as civilians returned home from work,
Ukrainian officials said, and could have made it
impossible for them to go about their daily lives
or gain access to information about the war. The
breach targeted several electrical substations in
the country, and had it been successful, it would
have deprived roughly two million people of
electricity and made it difficult to restore power.
In recent weeks, American officials have warned
that Russia could try to expand its cyberwarfare —
perhaps even by disrupting American pipelines and
electric grids in retaliation for the sanctions
that the United States has imposed on Moscow.
# ⚓ India Times ☛ Allah,_Army_and_America:_Who_dictates
Pakistan’s_politics⠀⇛
But thanks to these three As, no prime minister in
Pakistan has been able to complete his full term.
Imran was no exception. In fact, he also became the
first PM in the country’s history to be removed
through a no-confidence vote.
# ⚓ Medforth ☛ Austria:_Acquaintance_of_the_Islamist
Schwedenplatz_attacker_brought_to_court_–_He_sold,_among
other_things,_mugs_and_chocolate_decorated_with_IS_emblems⠀⇛
The trial is explosive because the accused had
contact with the later Vienna attacker via chat
groups. He is one of the twelve men who were
arrested immediately after the terrorist attack in
Vienna. So far, no evidence of a concrete
contribution to the crime by the 24-year-old
community service worker could be found.
# ⚓ VOA News ☛ Islamic_State_‘Beatle’_Case_Goes_to_Jury_in
Virginia⠀⇛
Elsheikh, who was stripped of his citizenship by
Britain, is charged with the murders of American
journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and
relief workers Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig.
o § Environment⠀➾
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Constitutional_Betrayal_in_Montana⠀⇛
To make a long and complex story much shorter,
Montana allocates water rights based on
the Doctrine of Prior Appropriation — which means
those who divert water from rivers, lakes, and
streams for beneficial uses have rights to the
water that are prioritized as “first in time, first
in right.” Simply put, those who claimed their
rights first have “senior” rights to the “junior”
rights that were claimed later.
It’s no secret that Montana’s rivers, like most of
the West, are over-appropriated — meaning more
water rights have been claimed than there is water
in the river. During the severe drought that
gripped the state last year and has worsened this
year, the senior water rights holders can “put a
call” on their rights and legally require upstream
junior users to cease diversion until the senior
rights are fulfilled.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ 84%_of_US_Teens_Back_Urgent_Climate_Action
to_Save_Future_Generations:_Poll⠀⇛
A new poll reveals widespread concern among U.S.
teens for the climate, with a strong majority
saying that action is needed now to save planet
Earth.
Conducted by The Harris Poll for the National 4-
H Council and first reported by Axios, the national
survey of 1,500 13-19-year-olds reveals most youth
have already witnessed environmental changes and
expect a changed environment to impact their lives
in the years to come.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Protecting_Our_Environment?_ Not!⠀⇛
In short, we are killing our earth’s environments
and ecosystems and threatening the very existence
of present and future generations. And, our leaders
are allowing this degradation to take place.
Worse, they are encouraging it.
Keep in mind that pursuant to Article III, section
3 of Montana’s Constitution, every legislative,
executive, judicial and ministerial official in
this State takes an oath (i.e., their appeal to God
to witness the truth) to, among other things,
support, protect and defend our Constitution.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Life_Imitates_Art_in_UK_Climate_Activist’s
‘Don’t_Look_Up’_TV_Interview⠀⇛
The deeply condescending treatment endured by a
British climate activist during a Tuesday
television interview bore what many observers are
calling an eerie resemblance to a scene from the
dystopian Netflix film Don’t Look Up.
“The budget for Don’t Look Up was $75 million.
Turns out, they could have saved all of that money
by just playing this interview.”
# § Energy⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Scientists_Glue_Hands_to_UK_Business
Dept._Demanding_End_to_‘Fossil_Fuel_Madness’⠀⇛
Over two dozen scientists on Wednesday glued
scientific papers and their own hands to the
windows of a U.K. government building in
London to demand an end to fossil fuels.
“Releasing reports is no longer enough. We
must take actions they cannot ignore.”
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_Future_Of_Energy_Storage_On_Both_Sides
Of_The_Meter⠀⇛
That energy storage is a hot topic is hardly
a surprise to anyone these days. Even so,
energy storage can take a lot of different
forms, some of which are more relevant to the
utility provider (like grid-level storage),
while others are relevant to business and
home owners (e.g. whole-house storage), and
yet other technologies live in this tense
zone between utility and personal interest,
such as (electric) vehicle-to-grid.
# ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Biomass_Industry_Pushes_Back_Against
Europe’s_Plans_To_Protect_Woodlands⠀⇛
A powerful US biomass lobby group is pushing
for a raft of changes that would weaken
European renewable energy rules geared to
better protect biodiversity and tackle
climate change, DeSmog can reveal.
Leaked documents shared with DeSmog show that
Yorkshire wood-burning power plant Drax is at
the heart of the effort to water down EU
sustainability criteria.
# ⚓ Computer World ☛ Following_US_moves,_UK_looks_to
regulate_[cryptocurrency],_create_government_token⠀⇛
Following efforts by the US and others to
address cryptocurrency standards, UK
officials this week said they want Britain to
lead the world and create their own
government-backed digital token for
international trade.
# ⚓ The Independent UK ☛ Tesla_to_power_bitcoin_mine_with
solar_energy⠀⇛
Tesla solar panels and Megapack batteries are
being deployed in Texas in order to mine
bitcoin with 100 per cent renewable energy.
The electric car maker partnered with
payments firm Block and blockchain firm
Blockstream to build a 3.8 megawatt (MW)
facility that will begin operations later
this year.
# § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
# ⚓ The Revelator ☛ What_It’s_Like_to_Study_Endangered
Killer_Whales⠀⇛
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Brazil’s_Lula_Vows_to_End_Illegal
Mining_on_Indigenous_Lands⠀⇛
Indigenous activists on Tuesday welcomed a
promise from leftist Brazilian presidential
candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to
immediately revoke far-right President Jair
Bolsonaro’s policies, including laws that
opponents say facilitate the destruction and
exploitation of native lands.
“Nobody is going to tamper with Indigenous
land without your agreement.”
# § Overpopulation⠀➾
# ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ The_Privatization_of_Water_Is_a
Threat_to_Global_Health⠀⇛
Yet the privatization of water is expanding
across the globe, and with devastating
effects: waste dumping in the Global South,
sewage leakages into water bodies supplying
poorer communities, and ongoing shortages —
all during the greatest climate crisis humans
have ever seen. Fresh water supplies are
drying up rapidly, with climate change as a
driving force behind the rising sea levels
and altered physical borders. Meanwhile,
water demand is expected to increase by 55
percent by the year 2050 — made particularly
alarming at a time of worldwide water
shortages due to the increased demand for
water and sanitation services during the
pandemic. Service providers require a
continuous supply of chemicals needed for
water and wastewater testing and treatment,
posing challenges in countries where
wastewater treatment remains limited. In Arab
countries such as Yemen, water stress has
risen, owing to increased allocation of water
resources to the agriculture sector to offset
lower food exports by food-producing
countries.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ Scoop:_White_House_eyes_water_security
strategy⠀⇛
Why it matters: Climate change, border
conflicts, cyber threats and inefficient
agricultural practices threaten humanity’s
future supply. External conflicts over water
pose a threat to national security, as well
as international relations.
A proposed White House action plan would link
global water security with national security
for the first time.
# ⚓ VOA News ☛ South_Sudan_Facing_its_Worst_Food_Crisis
on_Record⠀⇛
The United Nations warns a record 7.74
million people, or two-thirds of South
Sudan’s population, are likely to face hunger
during this year’s lean season between May
and July. This is the dangerous period
between planting and harvesting when food
stocks are at their lowest.
Among the millions at risk of hunger are an
estimated 87,000 people who will face
catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity
during the lean period.
A U.N. analysis of the food situation in
South Sudan released last week warns many of
these people will likely die of starvation.
# ⚓ PBS ☛ As_California_gets_its_final_winter_rains,
drought_is_setting_up_a_water_battle⠀⇛
The state’s rainy season typically ends April
1, and for Fukada and his team, who manage
water distribution to 230 farms in Tulare
County, it’s shaping up to be an even more
challenging year than the last few.
Snowpack in the mountains melts in spring and
runs down canals into the Valley. But a snow
survey conducted by the Department of Water
Resources on April 1 – when the snow is often
at its highest – showed levels at Phillips
Station in the Sierra Nevada had “plummeted”
to 38 percent of the annual average since the
start of the year.
# ⚓ Wired ☛ A_Farmer’s_Quest_to_Beat_California’s_Waves
of_Drought_and_Deluge⠀⇛
The real success story, though, lay in the
ground beneath Terranova. In a typical year,
that’s where most of the farm’s water comes
from. Cameron and his neighbors do not hold
rights to any nearby river, or to the
supplies piped in through government
projects; they either buy from people who do
or, more often, pump what they need out of
the aquifers. A system of natural
subterranean reservoirs stretches beneath the
San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys, which
together form the Central Valley. The region
is pincushioned with more than 100,000 wells.
People and businesses have pumped out so much
water that whole towns sink into the hollows.
While Terranova stood firm, its aquifer was
in trouble. Cameron and his neighbors had
taxed the ground so heavily over the years
that there was a 230-foot-deep dry zone, or
“cone of depression,” in the water table
beneath the ranch. But after the 2017 flood,
after the last of the rain and snowmelt had
trickled down into the aquifer, the water
level rose 40 feet. Cameron swore that when
the next flood came, he would be ready to
gulp down even more.
Cameron didn’t come up with the idea of using
floodwater to refill aquifers, but he did
earn a reputation as the godfather of the
practice. In a valley dotted with ponds and
basins built for the sole purpose of holding
extra water as it percolates down into the
ground, he was the first farmer foolhardy
enough to experiment on his own harvest. His
work earned him state and county prizes for
innovation. In 2018 he was appointed
president of California’s agriculture board.
He thought—hoped—that on-farm recharge might
become one piece of the future-proofing
necessary to save the country’s most
productive agricultural region from near-
certain death.
# ⚓ RTL ☛ International_agencies_call_for_urgent_aid_to
address_food_insecurity⠀⇛
Major international organizations issued an
appeal Wednesday for urgent measures to deal
with rising food insecurity in poor
countries, including financing to support
farmers and increase food supplies. The
Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Western
sanctions on Moscow, have sent energy and
food prices soaring in recent weeks, while
rising natural gas prices also have impacted
fertilizer production, which in turn hurts
farmers.
o § Finance⠀➾
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Kyrsten_Sinema_Assures_Corporate_Donors_She’ll
Protect_Their_Tax_Breaks⠀⇛
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Russian_Sanctions,_Corporate
Profits,_and_the_Globalized_Economic_Pain_of_the_Ukraine
War⠀⇛
Russia’s catastrophic attempt to gain re-entry into
the league of great powers, after its re-entry into
capitalism reduced the country to a raw materials
supplier to stronger economies, calls to mind
Kalecki’s remark about the fascist promise to
humiliated nations after the First World War, that
‘roads to glory lead to war.’ In the violence into
which this latest ‘road to glory’ has descended, it
is sometimes forgotten that Russia may possess the
largest army in Europe (and possibly in the world,
depending on how much weight is given to reserve
soldiers). But economically it has not recovered
from the loss of the peripheral republics of the
old Soviet Union, and the ‘shock therapy’ of
economic liberalization after the Russian
government abandoned socialism. The World Bank
estimates that Russia now is merely the 11th
largest economy in the world, not only after the
United States, China, and Japan, the European
behemoths of Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and
Germany, but also the ‘emerging markets’ of India
and South Korea.
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Warren_&_Chu_Call_Out_IRS_Auditors_for_Targeting
Households_Making_$25K_or_Less⠀⇛
# ⚓ WhatsApp⠀⇛
Secret IRS files reveal the top US income-earners
and how their tax rates vary more than their
incomes. Tech titans, hedge fund managers and heirs
dominate the list, while the likes of Taylor Swift
and LeBron James didn’t even make the top 400.
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ America’s_Top_15_Earners_and_What_They_Reveal
About_the_U.S._Tax_System⠀⇛
Periodically, we get a glimpse into the financial
lives of the ultrarich. A pro athlete signs a huge
contract, a tech CEO sells a boatload of shares in
their company, or a billionaire heir unloads a
Manhattan penthouse. Based on these nuggets of
information, the media speculates as to how much
income the rich might bring in every year. But
nobody actually knows.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Still_Terrible:_Intuit_Hit_By_FTC_Lawsuit_Over
Deceptive_‘Free_Tax_Filing’_Advertising_Practices⠀⇛
It must be tax season, because here we are yet
again talking about Intuit and the company’s
skullduggery when it comes to offers for “free” tax
filing. You can go back and look at the plethora of
posts we have done on all of this. The quick
summary for you is that Intuit has deceptively
advertised “free to file” programs for those it
later says don’t qualify for free filing once the
customer is nearly done inputting tax information,
and that Intuit has had a long history of doing
everything possible to hide the actual free options
available to consumers in order to instead milk
money from low-income taxpayers and military
veterans. Notably, Intuit participated in the IRS’
free filing program, though the IRS actually
announced plans to cut out the third parties in
part because of Intuit’s bullshit practices.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Warren,_Chu_Say_IRS_Must_‘Take_On_Wealthy
Tax_Cheats’_and_Stop_Targeting_the_Poor⠀⇛
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Judy Chu on
Wednesday demanded that the Internal Revenue
Service halt its disproportionate targeting of low-
income Americans and instead focus its attention
and resources on “wealthy tax cheats.”
“Lower-income Americans are audited by the IRS at
five times the rate of everyone else.”
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ McConnell_Pins_Inflation_on_Biden,_But_Has_Raked
In_$1.2M_From_Corporate_Donors⠀⇛
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Corporate_Profiteers_Are_Driving_Inflation._It
Hurts_Poorer_Countries_Most.⠀⇛
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Prices_Soar_as_Corporate_Profiteers_&
Speculators_Drive_Inflation;_It_Hurts_the_Developing_World
Most⠀⇛
The U.S. Labor Department said Tuesday inflation in
the United States rose to 8.5% in March — the
highest in four decades. Meanwhile, Oxfam is
warning over 260 million people around the world
could be pushed into extreme poverty by the end of
year due to the pandemic and rising energy and food
costs. For more on the growing inflation crisis, we
speak with economist Jayati Ghosh, who says prices
of essentials are soaring much higher than can be
explained by oil prices and supply shortages alone,
because of what she calls “feverish speculation” in
financial markets and corporate profiteering. She
also speaks about how the Global South sees the
West’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
as deeply hypocritical when compared to the growing
humanitarian crises in places like Yemen and
Afghanistan, and calls on the International
Monetary Fund to reverse practices of pushing
austerity in less wealthy countries and instead
focus on massive public spending to combat
existential crises like inflation and climate
change. Her recent article is titled “Putin’s War
Is Damaging the Developing World.”
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Keep_Fighting’:_Schumer_‘Making_Progress’
on_Canceling_Student_Debt⠀⇛
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday
urged debt relief campaigners to keep pushing
President Joe Biden to broadly wipe out student
debt, saying he’s talked extensively with the White
House about debt cancellation for millions of
Americans via executive action.
The New York Democrat said he and other advocates
on Capitol Hill are “making progress” in convincing
the president to cancel at least $50,000 per
borrower, which Biden could direct Education
Secretary Miguel Cardona to do instead of relying
on Congress to pass legislation.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Secret_IRS_Files_Reveal_Super-Low_Tax_Rates
of_Super-Wealthy_Americans⠀⇛
ProPublica’s latest exposé of inequitable
taxation shows that the 400 most lavishly paid
people in the U.S. don’t pay the highest income tax
rates—a finding that progressives say demonstrates
the need to overhaul the nation’s tax code and make
the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share.
“Because our tax code favors wealth over work,
billionaire money managers can pay lower rates than
affluent doctors, lawyers, and manufacturers.”
# ⚓ NPR ☛ Credit_firm_TransUnion_used_deceptive_marketing_and
‘dark_patterns,’_lawsuit_alleges⠀⇛
The federal regulator that oversees consumer
finance is suing TransUnion, one of the top credit-
reporting agencies in the U.S., for deceptive
marketing practices and using “dark patterns” on
its website to trick consumers into signing up for
recurring charges.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
filed the complaint in federal court on Tuesday,
accusing the company, two of its subsidiaries and
former executive John T. Danaher of violating a
2017 settlement agreement over similar claims.
# ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ House-flipping_algorithms_are
coming_to_your_neighborhood—_despite_the_losses⠀⇛
His dream home was not owned by a person but by a
tech company. Zillow, the US’s largest real estate
listings site, had begun buying up homes in 2018,
predicting it could create a “one-click nirvana”
for purchasing real estate. It estimated returns of
$20 billion a year. Zillow Offers, its “instant
buying” business, followed startups like Opendoor
and Offerpad, which had pioneered “iBuying,” the
so-called “high-tech flipping” model, which uses
data systems to price houses and investor cash to
buy them before fixing them up and selling them.
o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Law’s_Limits:_The_Passage_of_the
Antilynching_Bill⠀⇛
Such instruments were drafted with an express
purpose of targeting that nastily cruel weapon of
choice for white insecurity and supremacy. Nearing
the end of March this year, US President Joe Biden
signed into law the Emmett Till Antilynching Act,
its name taken from the teenager murdered in 1955
by a mob for supposedly flirting with a white
woman. In being designated a hate crime, those
responsible for its infliction, resulting in either
death or injury, can face up to three decades in
prison in addition to time for other charges.
Lynching had a defining role of keeping Black
Americans in their place, a vigilante method of
control that received more than a little bit of
support from local policing authorities. It
symbolised the fangs and threat of Jim Crow and its
sheer durability, initially justified as a form of
popular sovereignty in the face of tardy justice.
Such a form of terror was seminal in compelling the
migration of millions of Black Americans from the
Southern States to the north and enforcing
insidious racial hierarchies.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Case_Against_the_GQP_is_Worse_Than_You
Think⠀⇛
Currently Russian leader Vladimir Putin is
demonstrating one version of this; he is calling
his invasion of Ukraine, massacre of civilians, and
wanton disregard for human rights (that some are
calling genocide) a “special operation.”
His ability to control Russian propagandizing media
and punish truth-telling are weapons every bit as
dangerous as the munitions exploding in civilian
apartments, children’s schools, and community
hospitals.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Paul_Krugman,_China,_mRNA_Vaccines,_and
Right-Wing_Populism⠀⇛
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Zelensky_is_in_a_Hurry;_Justice_Isn’t⠀⇛
Why not?
The above actions are punitive. They hold Russia
accountable for what they are doing and have done.
But the punitive measures have not changed
behavior, as if sending a child to bed without
supper will change her behavior the next time at
the table. “How many times have I told you to…?” is
a repeated refrain from frustrated parents who
ratchet up the punishment with little results.
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Mark_Meadows_Removed_From_North_Carolina_Voter
Roll_Amid_Voting_Fraud_Inquiry⠀⇛
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_The_US_Supreme_Court_Has_a_Very
Serious_Clarence_Thomas_Problem⠀⇛
As I have written before, the U.S. Supreme Court is
facing a crisis of legitimacy driven by a growing
public perception that the court is a political
institution dominated by conservative activists
masquerading as impartial guardians of the
Constitution.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Nina_Is_a_Real_Leader_Who_Fights’:_Sanders
Endorses_Turner_for_Congress⠀⇛
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday endorsed progressive
firebrand Nina Turner’s campaign for the U.S. House
seat in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District, calling
her a “real leader who fights for higher wages,
Medicare for All, and affordable prescription
drugs.”
“Nina knows the job is more than just voting the
right way. It’s about leadership.”
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_The_GOP_Has_Gone_Bull-Goose
Bonkers,_But_Where_Are_the_Democrats?⠀⇛
I think we can now say the obvious: The Republican
Party has gone bull-goose bonkers. Its leaders have
turned the once-proud GOP brand into an
unprincipled gaggle of corporate profiteers,
hatemongers and screwball conspiracy theorists.
They’re so far-out that the Hubble Space Telescope
can’t find them!
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Progressive_Summer_Lee_Nabs_25-Point_Lead
Over_Corporate_Lawyer_in_US_House_Primary:_Poll⠀⇛
With just over a month to go until Pennsylvania’s
primary election, progressive state Rep. Summer Lee
holds a 25-point lead over her two Democratic
opponents in the race to succeed Rep. Mike Doyle in
the 12th Congressional District.
“It’s clear the voters of PA-12 are fired up and
ready to send a working-class champion from their
community to Washington, D.C.”
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Corporate_Lawyer_Running_for_Congress_in
Pennsylvania⠀⇛
Steve Irwin, a Pittsburgh attorney and the
establishment favorite in a high-profile Democratic
primary in Pennsylvania, has spent much of his
career defending corporations and their interests
in court. For a decade, he led the Labor and
Employment division of Leech Tishman, a law firm
that provides union-busting services and describes
itself as being “predominantly management-side.”
Before joining Leech Tishman, filings show, Irwin
defended corporations against wage and
discrimination complaints, and represented
companies against Disability Act lawsuits.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Has_Neoliberalism_Really_Come_to_an_End?⠀⇛
The term “neoliberalism” is often used to condemn
an array of economic policies associated with such
ideas as deregulation, trickle-down economics,
austerity, free markets, free trade, and free
enterprise. As a political movement, neoliberalism
is seen as experiencing its breakthrough 40 years
ago with the election into office of Ronald Reagan
and Margaret Thatcher. And since the 2007–08
financial crisis, an explosion of academic work and
political activism has been devoted to explaining
how neoliberalism is fundamentally to blame for the
massive growth in inequality.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Autocrats_Like_Trump,_Putin,_and
Le_Pen_Exploit_Failures_of_Neoliberalism⠀⇛
A bit over 40 years ago the UK and the United
States—followed within a few years by most of the
rest of western Europe—embarked on a radical
experiment in governance and economics.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_WaPo_Gives_Bigots_Platform_to
Control_Narrative_on_Sexual_Politics_in_Schools⠀⇛
As the GOP pushes—and passes—broad laws to prohibit
books, discussions or mental health services on
issues of gender identity or sexual orientation,
under the absurd guise of preventing sexual abuse,
the Washington Post is laying out a welcome mat for
the party’s anti-LGBTQ+ agenda.
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ New_York_Increases_Funding_of_Mental_Health
Care_for_Kids,_Including_Cash_Governor_Says_Will_Reopen
Hospital_Beds⠀⇛
Mental health programs for children and adolescents
will get a major infusion of funds in New York
state’s new $220 billion budget, which passed
Saturday after contentious negotiations over
criminal justice issues.
Legislators approved significant reimbursement rate
increases for community-based mental health
programs, as well as bonuses for frontline workers.
The budget also includes $10 million to address
staffing and capacity shortages at state-run
psychiatric hospitals, though it does not earmark
funds to reopen beds that were shut down under a
“Transformation Plan” rolled out by former Gov.
Andrew Cuomo. A measure proposed by the state
Senate that would have committed New York to
restore 200 state-run beds died in budget
negotiations.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Replacing_Zhirinovsky_As_the_Kremlin_considers
replacements_to_lead_Russia’s_right-wing_‘opposition,’_some
strategists_want_to_ditch_the_party_altogether⠀⇛
With the death of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the Kremlin
seeks someone to replace him as the leader of the
political party LDPR, the nation’s loyalist right-
wing alternative to United Russia. At the moment,
the main candidate for Zhirinovsky’s role appears
to be LDPR’s acting leader in the State Duma,
Leonid Slutsky (the same politician whom multiple
women journalists have accused of sexual
harassment). Meanwhile, sources told Meduza special
correspondent Andrey Pertsev that the Putin
administration is considering a gradual “disposal”
of the party altogether.
# ⚓ The Verge ☛ California_governor_has_been_interfering_in
Activision_Blizzard_lawsuit⠀⇛
While the DFEH’s attempts to block the settlement
didn’t seem to be motivated by the settlement’s
size (or relative lack thereof), it did seem to
want to pursue harsher penalties than the EEOC
proposed. Now with the DFEH’s top two lawyers gone,
allegedly at the behest of the California governor,
it seems like political forces (who could have a
vested interest in Activision’s board or even
Microsoft’s) have decided Activision Blizzard has
properly atoned. In an email to The Verge, DFEH
deputy communication director Fahizah Alim said,
“DFEH does not comment on personnel matters. DFEH
will continue to vigorously enforce California’s
civil rights and fair housing laws.”
# ⚓ ABC ☛ Why_So_Many_Conservatives_Are_Talking_About
‘Grooming’_All_Of_A_Sudden⠀⇛
Except there’s no mention of grooming in the law.
Instead, it prohibits “classroom instruction by
school personnel or third parties on sexual
orientation or gender identity” in kindergarten
through third grade, “or in a manner that is not
age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for
students in accordance with state standards.”
So if casting those who oppose this law as “pro-
grooming” is not rooted in evidence, what is it
rooted in? In part, it’s a dog whistle to the
party’s most extreme, conspiracy-minded base. The
foundation of the QAnon conspiracy theory is that
there is a mass, secret, underground ring of
Satanic pedophiles whose members consist of
Democratic leaders and Hollywood elites. Painting
anyone who opposes Florida’s law (i.e., mainly
Democrats) as being pro-grooming fits neatly into
that narrative and winks at QAnon adherents without
requiring politicians on the right to actually
endorse the outlandish theory.
# ⚓ “Pure_Islam”_is_anything_but_peaceful⠀⇛
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman recently
spoke with The Atlantic about his views on
religion, politics, and economics. The heir to the
Saudi throne emphasized Islam as the fundamental
foundation of the state, denounced Islamist
extremism, and insisted that he aims at returning
Saudi Arabia “back to pure Islam.”
The interview is important for several reasons. The
crown prince (often known by his initials, MBS) is
arguably among the most powerful and influential
Muslims of our day, and Saudi Arabia is the most
cherished place on the planet for billions of
Muslims. It is the heartland of Islam, where
Muhammad presumably lived and preached. Moreover,
Saudi Arabia is the epicenter of Sunni Islam—a
version commonly followed by more than 85 percent
of Muslims worldwide.
# ⚓ Internet Society ☛ Routing_Security_Goes_to_Washington⠀⇛
A month ago, the United States Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) published a “Notice
of Inquiry” (NOI) around a subject close to our
hearts: secure Internet routing. In this NOI, the
FCC asked a series of questions to the public about
how data is routed around the Internet, and what
kinds of security controls, standards, and efforts
exist to protect those routes. (Note that the FCC
is not proposing regulations currently, just asking
for more information.)
We worked with our community to submit comments in
this proceeding. We’ll describe the high notes
here.
# ⚓ Raw Story ☛ Veterans_and_lawmakers_blast_‘idiot’_Marjorie
Taylor_Greene_for_saying_joining_US_military_is_‘throwing
your_life_away’⠀⇛
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene disparaged the
1.33 million active-duty U.S. Department of Defense
members, including the 481,254 active-duty U.S.
Army members by declaring that joining America’s
Armed Forces is “like throwing your life away.”
o § Misinformation/Disinformation⠀➾
# ⚓ EFF ☛ Civil_Liberties_Groups_Urge_Social_Media_Platforms_to
Better_Protect_Free_Flow_of_Information_in_Crisis_Zones⠀⇛
“As a global community of civil society actors, we
do not demand a one-size-fits-all approach to
responding to human rights crises,” the groups said
in the statement. “What we are asking platforms to
do is to invest more time and effort in improving
their operations now, not when unfolding violence
gets into the media spotlight and it is often
already too late to act.”
It has become increasingly clear that platforms
have followed the same playbook in Ukraine as they
have elsewhere: surface-level or extractive
relationships with civil society; insufficient
support for local language and lack of
understanding of context; and responsiveness to
media pressure, not civil society pressure or human
rights concerns. The Russian invasion of 2022 was a
re-escalation of events that began in 2014, and
platforms should have been better prepared.
The statement issued Wednesday calls upon platforms
to be better prepared going forward, and urges them
to address structural inequalities in how they
treat different countries, markets, and regions.
Specifically, the statement calls upon platforms to
provide:
# ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ How_TikTok_is_being_used_as_propaganda
machinery_during_war_time⠀⇛
A study conducted by News Guard analysts reported
that when a new searcher looked up information
about the war, TikTok search results were rampant
with false information in its top 20 results. By
the time they kept scrolling the feed, it gave
miscellaneous information which was hard to sort as
reliable or unreliable – thereby potentially making
it more challenging for users to access the
reliable information about the war.
Social media has largely affected how people,
governments and institutions react to the Russia-
Ukraine war and has played a major role in shaping
public opinion. There have been quite a few
instances in which videos on TikTok were proven to
be fake: [...]
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Fact_check:_How_to_spot_a_fake_military
success_story_in_Russia-Ukraine_war⠀⇛
In wartime, supporters of one side or another share
“military success” videos of combat footage, often
set to music. Besides the moral and ethical issues
of spreading such explicitly violent content, there
is another problem: Often such videos show military
footage from completely different conflicts. This
DW fact check examines one example from the ongoing
Russia-Ukraine war to see how it stands up to the
claims made by the account that posted it. We will
also share the methods and tools we used to verify
the footage used.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._and_Ukrainian_Groups_Pierce_Putin’s
Propaganda_Bubble⠀⇛
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a U.S.-funded but
independent news organization founded decades ago,
is trying to push its broadcasts deeper into
Russia. Its Russian-language articles are published
on copies of its websites called “mirrors,” which
Russian censors seek out in a high-stakes game of
whack-a-mole. Audience numbers have surged during
the war despite the censorship.
American organizations are also promoting the use
of software that allows Russian citizens to leap
over the nascent firewall erected by the Kremlin to
control internet access.
o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
# ⚓ Former_professor_says_too_many_college_students_are_self-
censoring⠀⇛
Former Brown University professor and current
president of Heterodox Academy John Tomasi is
hoping to see that direction change. He says the
academy’s latest national survey, the Campus
Expression Survey, shows that 65% of students self-
censor in the attempt to avoid offending others
with their opinions.
# ⚓ Euractive ☛ Digital_Brief:_DSA_fourth_trilogue,_DMA
diverging_views,_France’s_fine_for_Googl⠀⇛
EU co-legislators agreed ‘in principle’ on a ban on
adverts targeting minors and utilising sensitive
data, in the DSA. The EU Council accepted this
inclusion in the text as part of the broader
package deal on the Digital Markets Act. Still, the
proposed compromised text revealed by EURACTIV left
the Parliament and NGOs unsatisfied as the part on
sensitive data merely referred to the GDPR.
Moreover, the Council’s text included these
provisions in the recitals, whereas lawmakers want
it in an article. The European Commission offered
to draft a new compromise. Still, Parliament’s
leading negotiator Christel Schaldemose slammed the
EU executive’s previous text as unsatisfactory and
put it on MEPs to come up with a proposal possibly
as soon as next week.
Schaldemose got through her proposal on recommender
systems, but everything else was sent back to the
technical level, including dark patterns. The part
on risk assessment got blocked, and the Commission
is now working on a new compromise. Although the
waiver system will likely get killed in the end,
centre-right MEPs are standing in asking for
exemptions for SMEs, even though left-to-centre
lawmakers are actually closer to the Council
position than theirs. In terms of supervisory fees,
the Commission estimated it would total around €20
or €30 million, which seems to suggest €1 million
per very large online platform since 20/30 VLOPs
are expected in total. The crisis management
mechanism will include a sunset close as a
safeguard against what was considered excessive
executive power by the European Commission. No
technical meeting has been scheduled for next week
(plenary) or the following one (green week). The
most likely date for the next trilogue seems to be
27 April, but it is yet to be confirmed.
# ⚓ Broadband Breakfast ☛ Reforming_Section_230_Won’t_Help_With
Content_Moderation,_Event_Hears⠀⇛
Reforming Section 230 won’t help with content
moderation on online platforms, observers said
Monday.
“If we’re going to have some content moderation
standards, the government is going to be, usually,
the worst person to do it,” said Chris Cox, a
member of the board of directors at tech lobbyist
Net Choice and a former Congressman.
o § Freedom of Information/Freedom of the Press⠀➾
# ⚓ DiEM25 ☛ Julian_Assange_has_been_imprisoned_in_British
Guantanamo_for_three_years._It’s_a_crime_against_us_all⠀⇛
The UK and US governments rightly express outrage
over reports of war crimes in Ukraine. Yet while
doing so, they make an example of Assange for
revealing, with definitive proof, their own war
crimes. While the media decries the spread of
disinformation and attacks against journalists,
most stay silent as an actual journalist slowly
dying in prison for doing his duty of informing the
public.
# ⚓ VOA News ☛ Journalists_Arrested_While_Covering_Prison
Scuffle_in_Somaliland⠀⇛
Police in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region
arrested at least seven journalists Wednesday,
including a VOA reporter, as they covered a prison
scuffle in the region’s capital, Hargeisa.
VOA Somali stringer Sagal Mustafe Hassan was freed
after a short detention, but the other journalists
remained in custody at Hargeisa’s central police
station.
Among the journalists arrested were BBC reporter
Hassan Gallaydh, local MM TV journalist Mohamed
Ilig and Ahmed Mohamud Yusuf of Saab TV.
o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ The_Movement_to_Defund_and_Abolish_Immigration
Jails_Is_Winning_Major_Victories⠀⇛
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Dehumanizing_and_Cynical_Stunt’:_Texas_Bus
Drops_Off_Migrants_Outside_Fox_News_HQ_in_DC⠀⇛
Appalled human rights defenders condemned
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday
after the first bus of migrants he sent from the
U.S.-Mexico border to the nation’s capital arrived
outside an office building that houses Fox News,
which quickly provided glowing coverage of the far-
right official’s latest effort to demonize
immigrants.
“Of course Greg Abbott ordered the bus with
migrants on it to show up in front of Fox News
headquarters here in D.C.,” Aaron Reichlin-Melnick,
senior policy counsel at the American Immigration
Council, wrote on social media. “It’s an incredibly
dehumanizing and cynical stunt.”
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Ancient_Dreams:_“I_Am_A_Citizen_Of_The
World”⠀⇛
A startling revolutionary intrusion in ancient
times that shifts our attention beyond the local
and parochial—a “Greek male refuses the invitation
to define himself by lineage, city, social class,
even free birth, even gender. He insists on
defining himself in terms of a characteristic that
he shares with all other human beings, male and
female, Greek and non-Greek, slave and free. And by
calling himself not simply a dweller in the world
but a citizen of the world, Diogenes suggests, as
well, the possibility of a politics, or an approach
to politics, that focuses on the humanity we share
rather than the marks of local origin, status,
class, and gender that divide us. It is the first
step on the road that leads to Kant’s idea of the
‘kingdom of ends,’ a virtual polity of moral
aspiration that unites all rational beings
(although Diogenes, more inclusive, does not limit
the community to the ‘rational’), and to Kant’s
vision of a cosmopolitan politics that will join
all humanity under laws given not by convention and
class but by free moral choice” (p.2). Kant, the
cosmopolitan visionary, never travelled more than
thirty miles from his home, yet he dreamt of world
entirely peaceful.
A lengthy quotation: but it corrals the elemental
features of the cosmopolitan vision of one
humanity; it follows that this moral vision might
engender a cosmopolitan politics and a world
organization beyond competing and warring nation-
states. James Ingram (Radical cosmopolitics: the
ethics and politics of democratic universalism
(2013) puts it this way: “Cosmopolitics is an
attempt to realize the importance of
universalism—to grasp the human world as one and
ourselves, to at least some extent, is connected
to, and therefore at least to some degree
responsible for, all of it. Cosmopolitics, as I
will use the term, is the attempt to act
politically in the world on the basis of this
understanding” (p. 24). The Stanford Encyclopedia
of Philosophy entry on “World government” (2012)
defines world government as “the idea of all
humankind united under one common political
authority. Arguably, it has not existed so far in
human history, yet proposals for a unified global
political authority have existed since ancient
times—in the ambition of kings, popes and emperors,
and the dreams of poets and philosophers” (p. 1).
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Republicans_Refuse_to_Name_Courthouse_After
Black_Judge_in_Overtly_Racist_Move⠀⇛
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ 200_Starbucks_&_Counting:_Barista_Jaz
Brisack_Says_Union_Busting_Can’t_Stop_Worker_Solidarity⠀⇛
We speak with Starbucks Workers United organizer
and barista Jaz Brisack on the growing Starbucks
union drive that has swept across 30 U.S. states
since she helped successfully organize the first
U.S. unionized location in Buffalo, New York, last
December. Starbucks Workers United has now
successfully unionized over a dozen Starbucks
shops, and about 200 stores have filed for union
elections, covering 5,000 workers in 30 states.
This all comes despite an aggressive union-busting
campaign from the Starbucks Corporation that
includes firing pro-union workers and forcing
employees to attend anti-union meetings — a
practice the National Labor Relations Board’s
general counsel has argued is illegal under federal
law. Meanwhile, the NLRB says it’s planning to
formally accuse Starbucks of illegally firing a
group of seven employees who were fighting to
unionize their Starbucks store in Memphis,
Tennessee. Brisack also talks about Amazon’s first
union in Staten Island, New York, saying the move
“shows we as workers and as the labor movement can
take on 15 baristas in a tiny Starbucks or 8,000
workers in an Amazon warehouse as long as we are
standing together.”
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Supreme_Court_Justice⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Growing_Up_Queer_in_a_Small_Town⠀⇛
Coming of age in a rural, conservative-leaning town
of 500 is in itself no easy feat. Growing up queer
in such an environment is much harder. Supporting
queer youth, regardless of one’s own political and
religious beliefs, is crucial.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Eleventh_Circuit_Strips_Immunity_From_Deputy_Who
Saved_A_War_Vet_From_Self-Harm_By_Breaking_His_Neck⠀⇛
One of the many symptoms of the many, deep-rooted,
law enforcement sicknesses is how often officers
decide to “help” people by harming them. That’s why
some cities have chosen to redirect mental health
issues to mental health professionals, rather than
to armed officers who view anything they can’t
immediately address with yelling and pointing of
weapons as a threat that must be violently subdued.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Big_Telecom_Astroturfers_Smear_FCC_Nom_Gigi_Sohn
In_Arizona⠀⇛
For years, we’ve noted how one of the greasier
lobbying tactics in telecom is the co-opting of
civil rights groups to provide the illusion of
broad support for what’s often awful policy.
# ⚓ Police_blast_Disney_music_to_stop_YouTuber_from_filming
them_in_California,_video_shows⠀⇛
The loud music woke up Santa Ana City Councilman
Jonathan Ryan Hernandez, among other neighbors, the
video shows.
An officer is seen in the video telling Hernandez
they were playing the music because the person
recording them wasn’t allowing them to conduct
their investigation.
When Hernandez asks officers again about the music,
the officer says “because he will get copyright
infringement,” the video shows.
# ⚓ NPR ☛ Over_50_gig_workers_were_killed_on_the_job._Their
families_are_footing_the_bills⠀⇛
Lewis was one of more than 50 gig workers killed
while driving for companies like Lyft, Uber and
DoorDash since 2017, according to a new report from
the advocacy group Gig Workers Rising.
And while it is hard to know what companies could
have done to prevent the deaths, the worker
advocates say there was a lack of support in the
aftermath of the killings.
# ⚓ BIA Net ☛ ‘Illegal_demonstration’_charges_against_40_women
over_Women’s_Day_events⠀⇛
Forty women who were detained on Women’s Day have
been indicted for “attending an illegal
demonstration unarmed and not dispersing despite a
warning.”
The women were battered and detained near Kadıköy
Pier, where they went to cross the city’s European
side by ferry to attend the Feminist Night March in
Taksim.
# ⚓ ABC ☛ Video:_Michigan_cop_on_Black_man’s_back,_fatally_shot
him⠀⇛
Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, speaking
on behalf of Lyoya’s family, on Wednesday called
for the officer in the shooting to be fired and
prosecuted.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Civil_Rights_Groups_Demand_Justice_for
Unarmed_Black_Man_Killed_by_Michigan_Cop⠀⇛
Civil rights groups on Wednesday responded to the
release of video footage showing a Grand Rapids,
Michigan police officer fatally shooting unarmed
26-year-old Black motorist Patrick Lyoya earlier
this month by condemning what they called excessive
use of force and demanding the killer be identified
and brought to justice.
“An unregistered license plate should not be a
death sentence.”
o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Canadian_Gov’t_Latest_To_Decide_US_Tech
Companies_Should_Be_Punished_For_Sending_Web_Traffic_To
Canadian_Websites⠀⇛
Here we go again. It’s a plan that almost never
works but one that legislators and the special
interest groups pushing for it continue to believe
will shower them with untold riches from billion
dollar tech companies that they blame for the
destruction of local content creation.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ New_York_Times_Editors_Still_Don’t_Understand
How_Twitter_Or_The_Internet_Work⠀⇛
On any given day you can find a stellar array of
phenomenal reporting in the pages of the New York
Times. On any other day you can also find a
rotating crop of terrible gibberish, from COVID
coverage that large swaths of the medical community
say borders on journalistic malpractice, to
numerous examples of “view from nowhere” reporting
that often normalizes and amplifies authoritarian
rhetoric and its harms.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ And_Now_The_Copia_Institute_Tells_The_Fifth
Circuit_That_Texas_Doesn’t_Get_To_Regulate_The_Internet
Either⠀⇛
As Mike noted the other day, state after state has
been playing “fuck around and find out” with all
sorts of bills that fundamentally interfere with
the First Amendment and Section 230. So far Florida
has already wasted over $700k in taxpayer dollars
trying to defend their indefensibly censorial law.
And now Texas is setting fire to the public
treasury as well, as it appeals the injunction of
their stupid attempt to control what people can say
on the Internet.
# ⚓ It’s_been_long_gone,_like_fifteen_years_long_gone._Why_are
you_still_asking?⠀⇛
About a month ago, I was checking my webserver logs
when I noticed mutiple requests to pages that have
long been marked as gone. The webserver has been
returning HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol)
status code 410 Gone [1], in some cases, for over
fifteen years! At first I was annoyed—why are these
webbots still requesting pages I’ve marked as gone?
But then I started thinking about it—if I were
writing a webbot to scan web pages, what would I do
if I got a “gone” status? Well, I’d delete any
references to said page, for sure. But when what if
I came across the link on another page? I don’t
have the link (because I deleted it earlier) so
let’s add it to scan. Lather, rinse, repeat.
So there’s a page or pages out there that are still
linking to the pages that are long gone. And upong
further investigation, I found the pages—my own
site!
Sigh.
# ⚓ Just_an_observation,_nothing_more⠀⇛
As I’ve been cleaning up blog entries [1] (the
first few years also have some pretty bad
formatting issues) I’ve noticed something—I used to
write a lot more back then. I think part of that is
that the whole “blogging” thing was new, and after
twenty-plus years, I’ve covered quite a bit of
material. There have been multiple instances w
# ⚓ Can_someone_explain_to_me_why_this_happens?⠀⇛
And it’s not like it’s a single web robot making
these requests—no! It’s *three different web
robots!*
o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾
# ⚓ Computer World ☛ More_than_half_of_PCs_can’t_upgrade_to
Windows_11_—_report⠀⇛
Data released today by IT asset management platform
provider Lansweeper indicates that upgrades to
Windows 11 have almost tripled over the past three
months, but the overall adoption rate remains
miniscule.
The survey of more than 10 million Microsoft
devices by Lansweeper’s PC management software
showed 1.44% now run Windows 11, an increase from
the 0.52% of PCs that ran the OS in January.
# ⚓ Final_Result_of_Netflix,_Inc.’s_Voluntary_Recommended
Public_Tender_Offer_for_All_Outstanding_Shares_and_Stock
Options_in_Next_Games_Corporation;_Netflix,_Inc._Completes
the_Tender_Offer_and_Commences_a_Subsequent_Offer_Period⠀⇛
The Offeror will announce the preliminary
percentage of the Shares validly tendered during
the Subsequent Offer Period on or about April 29,
2022 and the final percentage on or about May 3,
2022. The offer price will be paid to each
shareholder who has validly accepted, and not
validly withdrawn, the Tender Offer during the
Subsequent Offer Period in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, on or
about May 4, 2022. The offer price will be paid in
accordance with the payment procedures described in
the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer. The
actual time of receipt of the payment to each
shareholder will depend on the schedules for
payment transactions between financial institutions
and the agreements, if any, between the shareholder
and its account operator, custodian or nominee.
# ⚓ YLE ☛ Netflix_to_take_over_Finnish_gaming_company⠀⇛
Netflix is set to acquire Finnish gaming company
Next Games. The streaming giant’s takeover bid has
been accepted by shareholders who hold a 94 percent
stake in Next Games.
Netflix’s share in the company would rise to 94.5
percent when taking stock options into account. The
agreement allows for the remaining shareholders to
accept the offer at a later stage.
o § Monopolies⠀➾
# ⚓ Reuters ☛ Microsoft’s_cloud_business_targeted_by_EU
antitrust_regulators⠀⇛
The company found itself on the EU competition
enforcer’s radar again after German software
provider NextCloud, France’s OVHcloud (OVH.PA) and
two other companies filed complaints about
Microsoft’s cloud practices.
“The Commission has information that Microsoft may
be using its potentially dominant position in
certain software markets to foreclose competition
regarding certain cloud computing services,” the
questionnaire said.
# ⚓ Broadband Breakfast ☛ Apple_CEO_Against_App_Legislation,
Russian_Cyberattack_Thwarted,_European_Telecoms_Exit_Russia⠀⇛
Cook was talking about the Open Markets Act, which
would forbid app stores with more than 50 million
domestic users from requiring app developers from
using in-app payment options controlled by the
application store owner — in this case, Apple.
# § Patents⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Rich_Nations,_Big_Pharma_Still
Blocking_‘Early_Exit’_From_Pandemic:_Experts⠀⇛
In a scathing letter on Wednesday, more than
300 public health experts, academics, labor
leaders, and activists accused rich countries
of denying the world an “early exit” from the
coronavirus pandemic by continuing to
stonewall efforts to expand vaccine
production and distribution in low-income
nations.
Addressed to South African President Cyril
Ramaphosa and Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, the new letter calls on the two leaders
to reject a recently leaked compromise
proposal that departs dramatically from South
Africa and India’s popular original plan to
waive coronavirus-related patents for the
duration of the pandemic.
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Health_Experts:_COVID_Vaccine_Inequity_Is
Still_Endangering_Millions_of_Lives⠀⇛
# § Copyrights⠀➾
# ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ U.S._Copyright_Office_Launches
New_Copyright_Claims_Board_Website⠀⇛
The website will serve as a gateway to the
CCB before the full opening of the board to
users of copyrighted materials later this
spring. The U.S. Copyright Office says the
website is dedicated to helping everyone
understand the mission and processes behind
the Copyright Claims Board. Once the CCB
starts hearing claims later this year, the
website will be the primary location for
information about filing and responding to
claims, opting out of a proceeding, and
accessing the CCB’s handbook.
# ⚓ Variety ☛ Vice_Media_Group_Names_Rich_Santiago_as
SVP,_Brand_Strategy_and_Creative_Experience_
(EXCLUSIVE)⠀⇛
Brand executive Rich Santiago has joined Vice
Media Group as senior vice president of brand
strategy and creative experience, Variety has
learned exclusively. He will report to Nadja
Bellan-White, Global Chief Marketing Officer,
VICE Media Group, who announced the news on
Wednesday.
Santiago joins the company from Meta
(formerly Facebook), and will partner with
Vice’s existing creative and editorial teams.
# ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ The_Encyclopedia_of_Light_–
The_Public_Domain_Review⠀⇛
All writing elides, to a greater or lesser
degree, the way it came to be what you read.
How many times did I start that last
sentence? Five times. But four of them are no
more. Had I penned those words in ink,
however, scribbling away on a sheet of paper,
traces of each false start would remain, and
you would see my thinking in a way that,
reading me now, you do not. Composition in
digital media has, in this way, made for a
special kind of frictionless world of
sublated erasures, deleted deletions, and
endless, invisible recompositions. In the
affecting work of sensory history that
follows, Peter Schmidt uses the
“strikethrough” as a kind of shadow-writing:
his “Encyclopedia of Light” reveals little
dark threads of undoing — marks of the second
thought that endlessly cancels the first. We
write, now, of course, with light, looking at
glowing screens. But it is a strangeness of
our monitors that we erase what we have
written with still more light: a blinking
cursor, backing over the words. What is
Goethe supposed to have said upon his
deathbed? Mehr Licht! More light! And he was
erased. What follows, too, reaches for light
— but the light will not be grasped.
# ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Manga_Pirates_Warned_That_Kadokawa
Seeks_Their_Identities_From_YouTube⠀⇛
Japanese publishing giant Kadokawa is known
for aggressively responding to copyright
infringers. The company is currently engaged
in a massive lawsuit against Cloudflare and
court documents filed in the United States
show that Kadokawa is also prepared to go
after smaller players, in this case seven
people who uploaded manga to YouTube.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Josh_Hawley_May_Be_A_Terrible_Human_Being_
(And_Senator),_But_He_Still_Gets_Fair_Use_Rights⠀⇛
Josh Hawley sucks. I disagree with him on
about just about everything. And I am
appalled by his support of the rioters who
invaded the Capitol Building on January 6,
2021. It’s disappointing and shameful that a
United States Senator would endorse a riot,
especially a riot intended to challenge the
indisputably legitimate election of the
President of the United States. But the First
Amendment says Hawley is entitled to his
opinion, and he’s entitled to express it. And
he’s entitled to quote other people to make
his point.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Distributions
o Devices/Embedded
* Free_Software/Open_Source
* Leftovers
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Star_Labs_‘Byte’_announced_as_their_first
Mini_PC_powered_by_AMD_Ryzen_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛
Looking for a small desktop that has great Linux
support? Star Labs just announced the Byte, and it
looks to be a pretty mighty little unit. It might
be a Mini PC but nothing it does in mini. Starting
at £663, this AMD Ryzen powered unit won’t take up
much room but it will give you plenty.
You get a choice of firmware to load it up with
too, with it supporting coreboot+EDKII or American
Megatrends+EDKII, if you prefer to have a device
that’s more open — you can!
# ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Star_Labs_Unveil_Their_First_AMD-Powered_Mini
Linux_PC_with_Coreboot_Support⠀⇛
Meet Byte Mk I, the first generation mini PC from
Star Labs, which are well known for their nice
Linux laptops. Byte Mk I is equipped with an AMD
Ryzen 7 5800U Octo-Core processor with AMD Radeon
graphics and up to 4.4GHz clock speed, supports up
to 64GB 3200MHz of memory, as well as up to 6TB of
fast SSD storage.
But what makes Byte Mk I versatile is the many
ports it comes with to allow you to connect
everything you need to set up your home office.
# ⚓ The Verge ☛ Razer’s_first_Linux_laptop_is_here,_but_it’s
not_for_gamers⠀⇛
It’s been a decade since Razer shipped its first
Blade laptop, and they’ve all come with Windows.
That isn’t quite changing today — but a company
called Lambda is now putting Ubuntu on a souped-up
version of last year’s Razer Blade 15 Advanced with
Razer’s full blessing, with the aim of selling it
to machine learning and artificial intelligence
researchers.
It’s called the Razer x Lambda Tensorbook, and the
$3,500 machine is absolutely identical to a high-
end version of last year’s laptop in most ways.
It’s got an 11th-gen Intel Core i7 CPU, Nvidia RTX
3080 Max-Q graphics and 64GB of RAM underneath a
15.6-inch 165Hz 1440p display, all powered by a
80Wh battery inside an identically sized and shaped
4.45-pound chassis. It’s also got the same speedy
I/O, including two Thunderbolt 4 ports, three USB
3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, a UHS-III SD card reader
and both Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2.
# ⚓ Razer_and_Lambda_team_up_for_‘Tensorbook’_portable
workstation⠀⇛
# ⚓ Digital Trends ☛ Lambda’s_machine_learning_laptop_is_a
Razer_in_disguise⠀⇛
# ⚓ Enterprise Talk ☛ Lambda_and_Razer_Launch_Laptop_for
Developing_Deep-Learning_Applications⠀⇛
# ⚓ Razer’s_First_Linux_Laptop_Is_Here,_But_It’s_Not_For
Gamers⠀⇛
# ⚓ Razer_&_Lambda_Tensorbook_create_laptop_dedicated_to
machine_learning⠀⇛
# ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Lambda_and_Razer’s_Tensorbook_is_a_souped-up
laptop_for_Deep_Learning⠀⇛
# ⚓ TechSpot ☛ Razer_and_Lambda_made_a_Linux_laptop_for_machine
learning⠀⇛
# ⚓ WCCF Tech ☛ Lambda_Labs_&_Razer_create_the_Lambda
Tensorbook,_a_laptop_dedicated_for_machine_learning⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ AI_hardware,_PC_gaming_rig_maker_partner
on_powerful_AI/ML_laptop⠀⇛
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Razer_and_Lambda’s_Linux_Laptop_for
Machine_Learning_Sure_Is_Pretty⠀⇛
o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾
# ⚓ Video ☛ Kubuntu_22.04_LTS_overview_|_making_your_PC
friendly_–_Invidious⠀⇛
In this video, I am going to show an overview of
Kubuntu 22.04 LTS and some of the applications pre-
installed.
# ⚓ Why_I_don’t_use_Squarespace_or_WordPress⠀⇛
There are better options, but let’s review where
these common solutions fall short and what I do to
fix them.
# ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Linux_Action_News_236⠀⇛
SUSE has a skunkworks distro in development, the
transition Debian is struggling with, and some
long-awaited improvements to Raspberry Pi OS.
# ⚓ Video ☛ Do_Ubuntu’s_Snap_Deserve_So_Much_Negativity?_–
Invidious⠀⇛
Whenever you talk about Linux snaps there’s always
people that have a problem with them but why do
people hate snaps much and do they deserve the
negativity
# ⚓ Video ☛ Fedora_drops_old_BIOS,_Nvidia_opens_up,_and_Steam
on_Chrome_OS_–_Linux_and_Open_Source_news_–_Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ MX_Linux_21.1⠀⇛
Today we are looking at MX Linux 21.1. It comes
with XFCE 4.16, based on Debian 11, Linux kernel
5.10, and uses about 900MB – 1.3GB of ram when
idling. Enjoy!
# ⚓ Video ☛ MX_Linux_21.1_Run_Through_–_Invidious⠀⇛
In this video, we are looking at MX Linux 21.1.
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ 12_Best_Vim_Plugins_To_Install_In_Your_Terminal_(2022)_–
DekiSoft⠀⇛
Vim is a text editor with its roots deep in UNIX.
It was developed back in 1991 and still maintains
an avid community of users and developers from
around the globe. Not only due to the fact that
many are trying to figure out how to exit it.
However awesome it is, it can still come across as
being dull or missing features when compared to
others such as Neovim. This is where any of these
12 best Vim plugins will come in handy from our
list below.
# ⚓ Links_2.26_Minimal_Web_Browser_Brings_DNS_Over_HTTPS_and
WebP_Support⠀⇛
A list of new features and enhancements of Links
2.6 which is a minimal web browser supporting both
graphical and console mode.
# ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Ambient_Sound_Player_‘Blanket’_Looks
Better_with_GTK4_&_libadwaita_Port_|_UbuntuHandbook⠀⇛
Want to play some nature sounds or ambient noise on
Linux? Blanket is a really good choice with a
stylish user interface.
As far as know, there are 2 good open-source
applications in Linux for playing ambient sounds.
They are ‘Blanket‘ who has a good design on its UI,
and ‘Anoise‘ which has many more cool sounds but
looks ugly.
For Ubuntu 22.04, Fedora 36 or Arch Linux user with
GNOME 42, Blanket looks more native because of the
dark mode support and GTK4 + libadwaita port.
# ⚓ Medevel ☛ FitoTrack_is_an_outstanding_open-source_sport_and
exercise_app⠀⇛
FitoTrack is a mobile app for logging and viewing
your workouts. Whether you’re running, cycling or
hiking, it will show you the most important
information, with detailed charts and statistics.
It is open-source and completely ad-free.
[...]
The app is an open-source as it’s released under
the GPL-3.0 License.
# ⚓ Reproducible_Builds:_Supporter_spotlight:_Amateur_Radio
Digital_Communications_(ARDC)⠀⇛
The Reproducible Builds project relies on several
projects, supporters and sponsors for financial
support, but they are also valued as ambassadors
who spread the word about the project and the work
that we do.
This is the third instalment in a series featuring
the projects, companies and individuals who support
the Reproducible Builds project. If you are a
supporter of the Reproducible Builds project (of
whatever size) and would like to be featured here,
please let get in touch with us at
contact@reproducible-builds.org.
# ⚓ jmtd_→_log_→_hledger⠀⇛
This year I’ve decided to bite the bullet and
properly try out hledger for personal accounting.
It seems I need to commit to it properly if I’m to
figure out whether it will work for me or not.
Up until now I’d been strictly separating my
finances into two buckets: family and personal. I’d
been using GNUCash for a couple of years for my
personal finances, initially to evaluate it for use
for the family, but I had not managed to adopt it
for that.
I set up a new git repository to track the ledger
file, as well as a notes.txt “diary” that documents
my planning around its structure and how to use it,
and a import.txt which documents what account data
I have imported and confirmed that the resulting
balances match those reported on monthly
statements.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ 15_Practical_Examples_of_Rsync_Command_in
Linux⠀⇛
The Rsync command allows us to transfer and sync
files over an SSH connection or a local machine
across different directories and machines. If you
ever need to backup your directory or sync the
data, the Rsync is one of the best tools for
backing up the system. Using the Rsync is a lot
more efficient than just copying files because
Rsync only copies what is different.
For instance, if you’re trying to backup 1000
photos, the Rsync will only choose those specific
files that are either new or different since the
last backup. And also, if you’re copying data and
lose the network connection and re-run the Rsync
command, it would know where it left off and
wouldn’t have to start over.
As a Linux sysadmin, you must know some major and
practical examples of Rsync commands in Linux to
make your experience smoother.
# ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Generate_Helm_charts_for_your_Java_application
using_JKube,_Part_1_|_Red_Hat_Developer⠀⇛
Tools provided with Kubernetes continually make it
easier for Java developers to build applications,
store them in registries, and deploy images. This
article looks at Helm charts, the fundamental tool
for building applications on Kubernetes and the Red
Hat OpenShift cloud service, together with Eclipse
JKube, which is available as a Kubernetes Maven or
Gradle plugin.
# ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ Get_to_know_the_Linux_hosts_file_and_how_to
use_it_|_TechRepublic⠀⇛
If you’re new to Linux, there’s a very handy file
you’ll want to learn about right away. Jack Wallen
introduces you to the hosts file and how to add
entries to it.
# ⚓ Kernel_Panic:_3_reasons_why_it_happens_on_Linux_–
LinuxStoney⠀⇛
Today’s operating systems are stable enough that we
don’t have to deal with serious bugs. However, that
does not mean that from time to time, we use the
operating system that we use, we encounter
different problems that not only block the PC, but
also force it to restart. We are talking, for
example, about the mythical blue screen of Windows,
or its equivalent in Linux, the Kernel Panic .
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Laravel_on_AlmaLinux_8_–_idroot⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
Laravel on AlmaLinux 8. For those of you who didn’t
know, Laravel is a PHP web application framework
with expressive, elegant syntax. It has a refined,
simple, and readable syntax for developing modern,
robust and powerful applications from the ground
up. Laravel offers powerful features including,
Artisan, MVC Architecture, Object-relational
mapping, Template Engine, Unit-Testing, and
Database Migration System.
This article assumes you have at least basic
knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and
most importantly, you host your site on your own
VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes
you are running in the root account, if not you may
need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root
privileges. I will show you the step-by-step
installation of the Laravel PHP Framework on
AlmaLinux 8. You can follow the same instructions
for CentOS and Rocky Linux.
# ⚓ Bash_command_to_convert_IP_addresses_into_their_\”reverse\”
form_Using_awk,_echo⠀⇛
# ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_VeadoTube_mini_on_a
Chromebook⠀⇛
Today we are looking at how to install VeadoTube
mini on a Chromebook. Please follow the video/audio
guide as a tutorial where we explain the process
step by step and use the commands below.
# ⚓ Citizix ☛ How_to_install_Apache_Kafka_on_Rocky_Linux_or
AlmaLinux8_–_Citizix⠀⇛
Apache Kafka is a distributed event store and
stream-processing platform. It is an open-source
system developed by the Apache Software Foundation
written in Java and Scala. The project aims to
provide a unified, high-throughput, low-latency
platform for handling real-time data feeds
It is an open-source distributed event streaming
platform used by thousands of companies for high-
performance data pipelines, streaming analytics,
data integration, and mission-critical
applications.
# ⚓ Vitux ☛ How_to_set_up_NTP_Server_and_Client_on_Debian_11_–
VITUX⠀⇛
NTP stands for Network Time Protocol. It is a
protocol or service used to synchronize the clock
of your client computers with the clock of a
server. The server’s clock is also synchronized
with the Internet.
In this article, I’ll show you how to set up an NTP
server in your environment and synchronize the
clock with the client machines. I have run all the
commands and procedures on my Debian 11 machines.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_Gwenview_on_Ubuntu_20.04⠀⇛
Gwenview is an image viewer for Unix-like systems
(including Linux) and is released as part of the
KDE Applications bundle. The current maintainer is
Aurélien Gâteau. The word “Gwen” means “white” in
the Breton language and is commonly used as a first
name.
Gwenview is a fast and easy-to-use basic image
viewer. It shows images in a full-screen slideshow
view and making simple adjustments, such as
rotating or cropping images.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_FlareGet_on_Ubuntu_20.04⠀⇛
FlareGet is a popular open-source internet download
manager and accelerator for Linux systems. It has
some great features such as browser integration and
threading.
It supports Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 , Mac OS X
10.7+ and almost all 32 and 64 bit Debian, RPM and
Pacman based Linux Distributions. The supported
Linux Distributions include Ubuntu, Fedora,
Mandriva, OpenSuse, LinuxMint, Arch Linux, Chakra
Linux.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_Okular_on_Ubuntu_20.04⠀⇛
So in this guide, we will show you how to install
Okular on ubuntu systems.
Okular is a multiplatform document viewer developed
by the KDE community and based on Qt and KDE
Frameworks libraries. It is distributed as part of
the KDE Applications bundle.
Also Okular is a universal document viewer
developed by KDE. Okular allows you to read PDF
documents, comics, and EPub books, browse images,
visualize Markdown documents, and much more.
# ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ How_to_deploy_a_TeamSpeak_server_on_Ubuntu
20.04⠀⇛
Many companies opt to go with the likes of Slack.
But what if you’d rather keep all of that
communication in-house? After all, it’s inevitable
that sensitive information is going to be passed
around, from employee to employee. When that
happens, you might not want that information to be
bandied about on a third-party service.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ Setup_Bonita,_A_Business_Process_Management
Server.⠀⇛
An open-source business process management, and low
code development platform.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Firefox_ESR_on_Ubuntu_20.04_LTS_–
idroot⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
Firefox ESR on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For those of you
who didn’t know, Firefox ESR (Firefox Extended
Support Release) is an official version of Firefox
for the enterprise. It comes with the latest
security and stability fixes but not with the
latest features. This ESR Firefox builds are
intended for organizations like universities,
governments, businesses, and much more.
This article assumes you have at least basic
knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and
most importantly, you host your site on your own
VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes
you are running in the root account, if not you may
need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root
privileges. I will show you the step-by-step
installation of the Firefox ESR browser on Ubuntu
20.04 (Focal Fossa). You can follow the same
instructions for Ubuntu 18.04, 16.04, and any other
Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Python_on_Rocky_Linux_8_–_idroot⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
Python on Rocky Linux 8. For those of you who
didn’t know, Python is one of the most popular
high-level languages, focusing on high-level and
object-oriented applications. Generally, Python is
used in automation, scripting, data analysis,
machine learning, back-end development, handling
big data, and performing complex mathematics.
Python has been around since the late 1980s and
continues to be one of the most popular languages
in use today.
This article assumes you have at least basic
knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and
most importantly, you host your site on your own
VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes
you are running in the root account, if not you may
need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root
privileges. I will show you the step-by-step
installation of the Python Programming Language on
Rocky Linux. 8.
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Change_TimeZone_in_Azure_App_Service_–
TecAdmin⠀⇛
TimeZone plays an important role for time crucial
applications. In that case, you must have to set a
proper timezone for the running operating system.
One of our users asked about setting up the
Timezone in Azure App Services.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to set the
Timezone for an application running on Azure App
Services. All the screenshots of this tutorial are
made for Windows-based Azure App Service.
# ⚓ Quick_Snap_Cheat_Sheet_for_Ubuntu_–_blackMORE_Ops⠀⇛
Snaps are app packages for desktop, cloud and IoT
that are easy to install, secure, cross‐platform
and dependency‐free. Snaps are discoverable and
installable from the Snap Store, the app store for
Linux with an audience of millions. This post is a
quick snap cheat sheet for Ubuntu that contains the
commonly used snap commands, fixes for common snapd
service error that I faced and fixed. Hope it helps
someone.
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Yes,_the_Steam_Deck_will_eventually_get_Ray
Tracing,_once_the_AMD_GPU_driver_matures_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛
There’s been a lot of talk lately about Ray Tracing
and the Steam Deck, especially after the recent
Digital Foundry video but there’s a few things that
need to be cleared up.
As a reminder: the Steam Deck runs Linux,
specifically it’s SteamOS “Holo” based on Arch
Linux. Right now, Ray Tracing is supported on Linux
both for Native Linux titles and Windows title
through Proton. NVIDIA has supported Native Vulkan
Ray Tracing a long time now, and DirectX Ray
Tracing (DXR) is getting into shape too with VKD3D-
Proton (that translates Direct3D 12 to Vulkan)
version 2.5 that was released back in October 2021
mentioning “DXR 1.0 support is more or less feature
complete” and “DXR 1.1 is now experimentally
exposed”.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Soldat_2_gets_completely_overhauled_in_a
new_update_out_now_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛
Do you remember the classic multiplayer shooter
Soldat? Well, it continues living on with the
original now being open source and the sequel just
got completely remade.
Soldat 2 entered Early Access in September 2020 but
it seems it didn’t quite hit the marks players
wanted, and failed to find much of an audience.
Transhuman Design never gave up on it, and as it
turned out they were hard at work to overhaul
everything. This huge revamp is out now!
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Play_Worms_2_on_Linux_with_the_Worms_2_Plus
patch_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛
Worms, a game I grew up with playing on the Amiga,
it’s an absolute classic and some modern versions
just don’t have the same charm. Thankfully, Worms 2
can be played easily on Linux (and Windows) thanks
to Worms 2 Plus.
Originally released back in 1997, it’s obviously
quite dated now. Getting it running on modern
systems can be quite a hassle but that’s where
Worms 2 Plus comes in. The developer emailed in
about it, as they’ve made sure that it nicely works
with Wine too and the installer “automatically
configures the game for Wine” they tell me, and
this is a perfect way for Wine to shine.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Screeps:_Arena_is_an_online_RTS_for
programming_fans_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛
Do you love programming? How about real-time
strategy games? Check out the new Native Linux
release of Screeps: Arena. This is the second game
in the series, with the first being Screeps: World
that was released back in 2016 and gained a
positive rating (and still has players too).
While Screeps: World was a persistent MMO, Screeps:
Arena brings things down to be more like a
traditional RTS that might end up appealing to a
much wider variety of players. It’s online only and
PvP, where your scripts fight off against others
autonomously. Actually sounds quite fun, if you
enjoying writing a few lines first.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Valve_updates_Portal_to_improve_Steam_Deck
performance_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛
Valve sure do give a lot of love to their games
(okay, most, I hear the rumbling of TF2 fans in the
background) and a new update has rolled out for the
original Portal to help the Steam Deck.
Portal is one of the titles that Valve updated with
DXVK-Native, which allows the classic to run using
Vulkan instead of OpenGL, an update for this title
I somehow missed from back in late February. They
did the same for Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and the
Half-Life 2 series. The problem with DXVK for both
Native Linux titles and Windows games in Proton, is
that it can stutter while it builds up a shader
cache.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Online_co-op_shooter_GTFO_adds_‘partial’
Steam_Deck_support_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛
GTFO, the scary online co-op shooter from 10
Chambers recently had another update, and with it
the developers claim they added in “partial”
support for the Steam Deck.
What is it? “GTFO is an extreme cooperative horror
shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to
explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy,
and teamwork are necessary to survive in your
deadly, underground prison. Work together or die
together” — according to the developer.
A title that already ran reasonably well on Linux
desktops with Proton. For the Steam Deck though
it’s currently rated as “Playable”, and when I
quizzed them a little more one of their team said
it works better now with the “virtual keyboard,
among some other things” as they work to make it
Verified. Small steps but certainly better than
nothing.
# ⚓ Its FOSS ☛ Google_Shares_Plan_to_Make_Steam_Work_on_Chrome
OS_with_Linux⠀⇛

Yes, Steam will be coming to Chrome OS soon.
Thanks to Linux for making that possible. But how?
Let’s find out.
Google recently announced that they are working on
Steam for Chrome OS Alpha.
Now, in a new blog post, Google revealed that they
would be sharing more technical details on how
they’re making it possible or its progress for
developers and users.
It looks like we have some significant information
on how Linux helps enable Steam for Chrome OS
users. Let me briefly explain what it is all about.
# ⚓ Infra⠀⇛
Infra is the kind of game that you’d think
shouldn’t exist, but I’m glad it does.
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# ⚓ Best_12_Xfce_Themes_Collection_For_Linux_Distros_To_Try_in
2022_–_DekiSoft⠀⇛
In the world of Linux theming and customization,
Xfce is a huge aspect. You can search for yourself
as well that no other operating system offers such
a kind of flexibility for customizing the desktop.
Each environment is best for customizing the look
of this system. This is no exception; instead, it
has a huge library of themes and big community
support. Such designs are being developed for your
desktop. It is easy to install and customize the 10
best Xfce themes for Linux we have listed below.
# ⚓ Top_10_Best_GTK_Themes_For_Ubuntu_Linux_(2022_Collection)_–
DekiSoft⠀⇛
You can get hundreds of beautiful themes which are
available for download and use on websites such as
DeviantArt. But! Have you ever tried the best GTK
themes we have for Ubuntu and other Linux
distributions?
It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount
of choice there is on offer. This post will help
you to make an informed decision and a style that
suits you.
You have landed at the right place to know about
the most gorgeous, attractive, and visually
striking.
Yes!! We are talking about the Ubuntu Themes that
you want to screenshot and show off as well. At
least, we are proud to show off our desktops and
how colourful they look.
# § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾
# ⚓ Krita ☛ Krita_5.0.5_released⠀⇛

Today we release Krita 5.0.5, probably the
last release before Krita 5.1.0 comes out,
hopefully in June. Note on the numbering: you
didn’t miss 5.0.3 and 5.0.4. Some stores, if
they think a certain package isn’t good
enough, insist you upload a package with an
increased version number, and that happened
twice with 5.0.2…
Anyway, we worked hard and fixed a bunch of
things!
# § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾
# ⚓ Updates_on_Boatswain_–_Georges_Stavracas⠀⇛
Since I wrote the announcement of Boatswain,
things have progressed quite a lot. As I
prepare for the 1.0 release, more features
and bugfixes get in, and it’s getting
dangerously close to achieving all features I
personally want from it.
Stream Deck Mini & Original (v1)
Thanks to a generous Stream Deck Mini
donation, I managed to fix a couple of bugs
in the HID code that controls is. It is now
able to upload icons to buttons, and properly
fetch the serial number of the device.
Later on, a kind individual helped testing
and debugging the Stream Deck Original (v1)
code. I only have a 2nd generation Original,
and the HID protocol changed significantly
between them, so this testing was invaluable.
There were another couple of bugs specific to
Original v1 fixed in no time after they were
reported.
Because Stream Deck Original (v2), XL, and
MK.2 seem to share the same HID protocol, I’m
cautiously confident that they all should be
fine.
o § Distributions⠀➾
# § New Releases⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ MX_Linux_Verison_21.1_“Wildflower”
Now_Available⠀⇛
MX Linux is a desktop distribution that shuns
systemd and opts to go with the older
SysVInit initialization system. As it has in
the past, MX Linux offers versions with Xfce,
KDE Plasma, and MX-fluxbox. This distribution
eschews flash for simplicity and offers 32-
bit versions for the Xfce and Fluxbox
releases, and 64-bit versions for all three
desktops.
This new release is based on Debian 11.3,
ships with the 5.16 Advanced Hardware Support
kernel and has plenty of updated
applications, the usual bug fixes, and an
improved installer. One pleasant surprise to
be found in MX Linux 21.1 is the mx-samba-
config tool for the simplified setup of
Samba/CIFS shares.
# § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾
# ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Micro
5.2_is_Generally_Available⠀⇛

Today, we are proud to announce the release
of SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 – a
lightweight and secure operating system built
for containerized and virtualized workloads.
This latest release of SLE Micro is a
stabilization and consolidation release
geared towards improving usability and
reliability.
SLE Micro can be used as a single-node
container host, Kubernetes cluster node,
single-node KVM virtualization host or in
public cloud. Since it is built to scale,
customers can incorporate SLE Micro into
their digital transformation plans – whether
at the edge or supporting edge deployments
with mainframes – in a way that allows them
to transition workload designs from
monolithic to microservices, at their own
pace. They can start with container workloads
or virtualize their current legacy workloads,
then move to containerized workloads when
they are ready, with no change in the
underlying system platform.
# ⚓ LWN ☛ A_hint_on_the_future_direction_of_SUSE_Linux
Enterprise⠀⇛
SUSE has begun to discuss its plans for the
next version of SUSE Linux Enterprise on the
openSUSE lists. It appears that there will be
some significant changes.
# ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Opens_Its
Development_Model_to_the_Public⠀⇛
SUSE is beginning the development of an
“Adaptable Linux Platform” (ALP) that is
expected to be the successor to SUSE Linux
Enterprise 15.
SUSE Linux is one of the oldest Linux
distributions out there – its first version
appeared in 1994. It is widely popular among
Linux users with its two free and open-source
flavors – openSUSE Leap and openSUSE
Tumbleweed.
In addition, SUSE offers a paid version of
its distro called SUSE Linux Enterprise
(SLE). It is available in several editions,
the most popular being:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is
designed for use in mainframes, servers, and
workstations, offering enterprise solutions
to large corporations.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) is
designed to help businesses access various
applications and collaboration tools to
improve employees’ productivity.
# § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Install_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS_on_Your
PC_or_Laptop
⠀⇛
Whether you’re trying Linux for the first
time or simply want a reliable alternative to
Windows, Ubuntu is a great choice.
It offers a functional desktop thanks to the
GNOME desktop environment, a collection of
excellent open source productivity tools
(including LibreOffice), and gets regular
security updates. Installation is similar to
putting Windows on a computer, but it’s smart
to know what choices you’re going to face.
Here’s how to install Ubuntu on a PC.
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Join_Canonical_at_SmartNICs_Summit_2022_|
Ubuntu⠀⇛
SmartNICs, the programmable network adapters
that make data center networking, security
and storage efficient, scalable and modular,
have started to play a significant role in
the industry. Canonical believes that
SmartNICs are an integral part of cloud
infrastructure and we work with partners to
integrate our cutting-edge products, such as
Ubuntu, Snaps, Snapstore, MAAS, Openstack,
and MicroK8s with their products to deliver
value to the customers and the industry.
Join Canonical at the first SmartNICs Summit
in San Jose, California from April 26 to 28
to connect with engineers and managers who
are interested in this field.
# ⚓ Discover_all_the_news_of_the_new_Ubuntu_22.04_–
LinuxStoney⠀⇛
Ubuntu is one of the best Linux distributions
that we can find on the net. This is an
excellent gateway for all those users who
have not tried any Linux distribution before,
and a robust, stable system that is faithful
to the Linux philosophy for those who are
more demanding. Canonical, the company
responsible for the development of this OS,
usually releases two (controversial) updates
a year for this distro. And now it is the
turn of the first update of 2022: discover
the new Ubuntu 22.04 “Jammy Jellyfish” .
Every 6 months, Canonical releases a new
version of Ubuntu in which, in general, it
usually updates its packages and includes a
new Kernel. These updates have a general
support of 9 months, which requires, yes or
yes, to update the system at least twice a
year. Unless we choose to install an LTS
version. These stand out for having a 5-year
support, and Canonical releases a new LTS
every 2 years. That is, after three normal
updates, the fourth is back to LTS.
After the release of Ubuntu 20.04, the last
LTS to date, three updates of this distro
have already arrived: 20.10, 21.04 and 21.10.
Therefore, the new version 22.04 is once
again an LTS. It is time to update our
systems again.
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Canonical_at_Dell_Technologies_World_2022⠀⇛
Dell Technologies World is the premier event
for technologists; it’s where the best minds
gather to celebrate technology, business, and
innovation.
We’re excited to share that we’ll be at the
Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas from May
2–5.
Together with Dell Technologies, we deliver
world-leading Open Source solutions and
services that capitalize on the benefits of
Open Source built upon Dell’s hardened
infrastructure – a joint offering that is
based on a long-term strategic Alliance.
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Private_shared_memory_support_for_snaps_|
Ubuntu⠀⇛
At first glance, the title of this article
may sound like an oxymoron. However, what it
highlights is the introduction of a rather
useful feature that will enable a far more
robust and elegant handling of the /dev/shm
implementation inside the snap sandbox. This
will make snap development easier, more
secure, and reduce potential bugs in browser-
like apps.
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ e-con_Systems_and_Qualcomm_launch_ready-to-
deploy_edge_AI_vision_kit⠀⇛
Early this month, the strategic partnership between
e-con Systems and Qualcomm launched a ready-to-
deploy AI vision kit targeted for applications that
require powerful vision computing, machine learning
and wireless connectivity. The edge AI vision kit
consists of the e-con’s Sony STARVIS IMX415 and the
Qualcomm QCS610 processor.
The qSmartAI80_CUQ610 vision kit incorporates the
Qualcomm® QCS610 System on Chip designed to deliver
high performance without sacrificing thermal
efficiency. The QCS610 SoC integrates a powerful
image signal processor (ISP), a Qualcomm-based
Artificial Intelligence Engine and customizable
CPU, GPU and DSP to meet AI performance
requirements.
# § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ Great_Scott!_Learn_how_to_drive_flux
capacitor-style_LEDs_|_Arduino_Blog⠀⇛
The flux capacitor is one of the most iconic
movie props of all time. Part of that is due
to its plot purpose in the Back to the Future
franchise, but its fame is also because it
looked so futuristic when the first movie hit
theaters in 1985. LEDs were still relatively
new in the public consciousness at the time
and the animated LED effects in the prop flux
capacitor were attention getting. If you want
to reproduce that effect, element14 Presents’
Derek Brodeur has a video showing you have to
drive flux capacitor-style LEDs with an
Arduino.
The experienced among you know that this
effect is possible to achieve with discrete
components, which is likely how the original
prop worked. But it is easier to reproduce
the “animation” using a modern
microcontroller like the Microchip ATmega4809
found on the Nano Every board. By driving
each LED via PWM (pulse-width modulation),
you can control its brightness. PWM works by
very quickly modulating power to LED, with
proportion of “on” time resulting in
perceived brightness.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ This_biofloc_monitoring_system_is_an
innovative_device_to_help_with_aquaculture_|_Arduino
Blog⠀⇛
With the Earth’s population still on track to
increase by another two billion people by the
year 2050, finding ways to feed them without
causing grave harm to the environment is a
top priority. Currently, fish is one of the
most widely consumed foods in the world, and
a new technology called biofloc helps provide
both a food source and environmental
stabilizer to fishponds without the need for
dangerous chemicals/processes.
As part of element14’s Just Encase Design
Challenge, Md. Khairul Taifur had the idea to
create a device that could sit within a pond
and report detailed telemetry for
environmental markers, as well as correct
minor water quality issues via the use of a
heater and water pump. His system is based
around a MKR WAN 1300, which is responsible
for collecting data from each sensor and then
sending it to the cloud with its onboard
LoRaWAN module. To make the system
independent from an external power source,
Taifur included a small 5V solar panel, power
management board, and rechargeable battery
pack.
# § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ What_You_Need_to_Try_GrapheneOS,_the
Privacy-Focused_Android_ROM⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ The_best_fishing_apps_on_Android_in
2022⠀⇛
# ⚓ How_to_stop_location_tracking_on_Android⠀⇛
# ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Android_12_and_One_UI_4.1_update_lands_on
the_Galaxy_A32_5G_–_SamMobile⠀⇛
# ⚓ 5_Great_Square_Enix_Games_for_Android_–_Phandroid⠀⇛
# ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Xiaomi_OLED_Vision_Smart_TV_to
launch_with_Android_TV_11_and_Dolby_Vision_IQ_–
NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛
# ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Subaru_adopts_wireless_Android_Auto_and
CarPlay_for_2023_–_9to5Google⠀⇛
# ⚓ Top_8_Best_Android_UI_in_2022_–_Beautiful_Launchers
and_Skins⠀⇛
We can customize the home screen of our phone
with help of various methods, but what about
the overall user interface? You shall be
having different options to put a stamp on
your smartphone with the 8 best Android UI
varying from minimalistic skins and launchers
to completely transforming the experience.
With this get a complete makeover like
changing the look and feel with various icons
and themes to adding in new functions like
search assistants and smart folders. Android
look might be evolving every now and then but
don’t worry as there is more than one
launcher for your android smartphone device.
o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
# ⚓ Thoughts_dereferenced_from_the_scratchpad_noise._|_Open
Source_Firmware_on_TigerLake_platforms_–_part_1⠀⇛
If somebody would tell 7 years ago that Intel will
support open source firmware, he would be laughed
at instantly. If we recall time, like 15 years ago
where the datasheets were more open and were
sufficient to write open source firmware, today it
is not possible. Silicon vendors are hiding the
intellectual property contained in the processors.
It would seem like the open source firmware is
doomed, but…
Thankfully there are companies and Intel employees
that try to make impact and change this situation.
For example Google supporting the coreboot project
on their Chromebooks encourage Intel to release the
Firmware Support Package (FSP). The FSP is a
bundled silicon initialization code in a binary
form with well documented interface and
configuration options. It simplifies new hardware
enabling and reduces cost of overall firmware
development. While it doesn’t solve all problems
and sometimes causes issues, kudos should go to
Intel for supporting the open source firmware.
Special credits should go to the open source
firmware community members from Intel: Nathaniel
DeSimone, Vincent Zimmer, Brian Richardson and
Isaac Oram.
# ⚓ Extreme Tech ☛ Open_Source_BIOS_Runs_on_Alder_Lake
Motherboard_for_the_First_Time⠀⇛
# § Web Browsers⠀➾
# § Mozilla⠀➾
# ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Data@Mozilla:_This_Week_in_Glean:
What_Flips_Your_Bit? [Ed: While Mozilla pretends
to be an ethical company it spies on Firefox
users, outsources the work to proprietary
Microsoft jail]⠀⇛
The idea of “soft-errors”, particularly
“single-event upsets” often comes up
when we have strange errors in
telemetry. Single-event upsets are
defined as: “a change of state caused
by one single ionizing particle (ions,
electrons, photons…) striking a
sensitive node in a micro-electronic
device, such as in a microprocessor,
semiconductor memory, or power
transistors. The state change is a
result of the free charge created by
ionization in or close to an important
node of a logic element (e.g. memory
“bit”)”. And what exactly causes these
single-event upsets? Well, from the
same Wikipedia article: “Terrestrial
SEU arise due to cosmic particles
colliding with atoms in the atmosphere,
creating cascades or showers of
neutrons and protons, which in turn may
interact with electronic circuits”. In
other words, energy from space can
affect your computer and turn a 1 into
a 0 or vice versa.
# ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Mozilla_partners_with_the_Center_for
Humane_Technology_–_Mozilla_Hacks_–_the_Web
developer_blog⠀⇛
We’re pleased to announce that we have
partnered with the Center for Humane
Technology, a nonprofit organization
that radically reimagines the digital
infrastructure. Its mission is to drive
a comprehensive shift toward humane
technology that supports the collective
well-being, democracy and shared
information environment. Many of you
may remember the Center for Humane Tech
from the Netflix documentary ‘Social
Dilemma’, solidifying the saying “If
you’re not paying for the product, then
you are the product”. The Social
Dilemma, is all about the dark side of
technology, focusing on the individual
and societal impact of algorithms.
It’s no surprise that this decision to
partner was a no brainer and supports
our efforts for a safe and open web
that is accessible and joyful for all.
Many people do not understand how AI
and algorithms regularly touch our
lives and feel powerless in the face of
these systems. We are dedicated to
making sure the public understands that
we can and must have a say in when
machines are used to make important
decisions – and shape how those
decisions are made.
# ⚓ My_ninth_year_working_at_Mozilla_–_Alex
Gibson⠀⇛
April 15th marks my ninth year working
for Mozilla! Last year’s mozillaversary
post was a bit of a stop gap. Truth be
told, I just didn’t have the energy to
write about what I had been doing at
work given all the unrest that was
happening in the world. This year,
despite the world still being in
ongoing states of WTF, I’m going to try
and talk a bit more about what I’ve
been keeping my brain busy with at
work.
# ⚓ This_Week_In_Rust:_This_Week_in_Rust_438⠀⇛
# § FSFE⠀➾
# ⚓ FSFE ☛ Free_Software_should_be_included_in_the_EU
Declaration_of_Digital_Rights_and_Principles⠀⇛
On 26 January 2022, the European Commission
presented its proposal for the EU Declaration
on Digital Rights and Principles which will
serve as a reference point in the future and
as a common EU vision of our digital rights.
The declaration is now being discussed in the
European Parliament and Council, and Free
Software should become part of it.
Built on the Berlin and Tallinn declarations,
this proposal aims to lay the groundwork for
a consistent framework that will serve as a
guideline and a reference point for the
ongoing and future digital transformation of
Europe. These aforementioned declarations
already refer to Free Software (“Open Source”
in their text) when it comes to digital
sovereignty and interoperability, while they
also demand more use of “Open Source” and
strengthening the requirement for its use.
# ⚓ What_is_Free_Software_(Open_Source)?_Software_freedom
explained_in_less_than_three_minutes!_–_FSFE-Tube⠀⇛
# ⚓ FOSSLife ☛ Free_Software_Explained_in_3_Minutes⠀⇛
Free Software guarantees you the essential
four freedoms to use, study, share, and
improve the software.
This video from Free Software Foundation
Europe (FSFE) explains the four freedoms and
what they mean in less than three minutes.
o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾
# ⚓ Gemtext_and_Image⠀⇛
One of the most noticeable things about Gemini is
that it is text-based. Sure, it can support images
but, depending on the client, these are mostly left
‘hidden’. Gemini gains a lot of its ‘identity’ from
this emphasis on text. One of the first things
you’ll notice if you compare an average web page
and a page on Gemini is that one is filled with
images and highly ‘visual’, while the other is just
a wall of text.
Does this mean, then, that gemtext is somehow anti-
image? That it is some new, iconoclastic medium
which attempts to break free from the ‘seduction’
of images on the web? In some ways, yes, but in my
experience browsing Gemini, it’s not as simple as
that.
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ Thomas_Vander_Stichele:_Draft_emails_from_Google_Docs [Ed:
Outsourcing very private things to such a company is a bad idea,
always.]⠀⇛
In the ever more vertical company that Google is
becoming, it is even more important to collaborate on
some of your communication – more people want to
contribute to the message and get it right, and more
thought needs to be given to the ever wider audience
you’re sending mails to.
o ⚓ Peter ‘CzP’ Czanik ☛ Phishing_and_spear_phishing:_report
everything!⠀⇛
After 30 years of using the Internet and trying many
communication formats, e-mail is still my favorite.
However, e-mail has many problems. Spam is just annoying,
but phishing and especially, spear phishing attacks can
also be dangerous. A recent security training, and a
Twitter thread I started about it, changed my mind
completely about how I treat these harmful e-mails.
o ⚓ Mkf’s_Gemlog_—_Palm_m100_battery_connectors_repair,_right_after
joining_the_PalmDB_Discord_server⠀⇛
o ⚓ I’m_on_Easter_Break⠀⇛
I’m on Easter Break. I was hanging on last term and
getting grouchy, browsing for alternative jobs in my
breaks and arguing with managers about workload, so I
needed the rest. I’ve been looking into ways to cut five
hours a week from work to have more family time – I’m
back in the classroom Tuesday, so I’ll see how well that
goes. Karl Von Clausewitz said no battle plan survives
first contact with the enemy, but you have to have a
plan.
o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾
# § Proprietary⠀➾
# ⚓ MakeTech Easier ☛ More_Users_Sticking_with_Windows_XP
than_Upgrading_to_Windows_11 [Ed: Wait till they find
out GNU/Linux distros are technically miles ahead of
all versions of Windows Vista, including "11"]⠀⇛
As the old saying goes, “If it ain’t broke,
don’t fix it.” That seems to be the words to
live by for many PC users. Not only do they
not jump to upgrade to new Windows versions,
but some also don’t do it several times over.
A recent study showed that more users still
use Windows XP than Windows 11.
# § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾
# § Privatisation/Privateering⠀➾
# § Linux Foundation⠀➾
# ⚓ Market Screener ☛ Rapid7_:_Kate
Stewart_on_Open-Source_Projects_at
the_Linux_Foundation⠀⇛
In this episode of Security
Nation, Jen and Tod chat
with Kate Stewart, VP of
Dependable Embedded Systems
at the Linux Foundation,
about the open-source
security projects she’s
working on, including the
Zephyr project. They chat
about strategies for
dealing with bugs and
vulnerabilities in today’s
complex tech landscape,
including the much talked-
about software bill of
materials (SBOM), so we can
reap the benefits of open
source while avoiding the
downsides as much as
possible.
# ⚓ Linux_Foundation,_Google_Cloud
launch_Nephio_to_automate_5G_edge
sites_|_Fierce_Wireless⠀⇛
The Linux Foundation
partnered with Google Cloud
and others to create a new
open source project called
Nephio.
# ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ Software_for_Open
Networking_in_the_Cloud_(SONiC)_Moves
to_the_Linux_Foundation⠀⇛
# ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ Open
Source_Networks_in_Action:_How
leading_telcos_are_harnessing_the
power_of_LF_Networking_–_Linux
Foundation⠀⇛
Now in its fifth year as an
umbrella organization, LF
Networking (LFN) and its
projects enable
organizations across the
globe to more quickly and
effectively achieve digital
transformation via the
community’s shared
development efforts. This
includes companies of all
sizes and types that rely
on LFN’s breadth of
commercially-ready
ecosystem offerings, all
based on open source
innovation spearheaded
within the LF Networking
community.
As mature LFN projects,
ONAP (Open Network
Automation Platform) and
OpenDaylight are currently
deployed as critical
components in networks
around the globe. Below is
a sampling of specific case
studies currently
implemented in the real-
world that are allowing
organizations to transform
their networks.
# ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ A
Rarity_in_Open_Source [Ed: Reputation
laundering of Zemlin et al, unrelated
to Linux]⠀⇛
About 3 ½ years ago, Sanath
Kumar Ramesh and his wife
welcomed their son, Raghav,
into the world. Like any
new parents, he immediately
became their everything.
And, as new parents do,
they threw him a 1st
birthday bash where many of
their friends and family
were meeting Raghav for the
first time.
# ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ T-
Mobile_joins_the_Zephyr_Project_as
Platinum_Member_–_Linux_Foundation⠀⇛
Today, the Zephyr® Project
announced that T-Mobile has
joined as a Platinum
member, leveraging the
Real-Time Operating System
(RTOS) to power its new
Developer Kit, which gives
innovators fast and easy
access to build on T-
Mobile’s network. The
Zephyr Project is an open
source project at the Linux
Foundation that builds a
safe, secure and flexible
RTOS for resource-
constrained devices. T-
Mobile is the first
wireless carrier to join
the project.
“As a leader in the
industry and our first
telecom member, T-Mobile
brings a unique perspective
and expertise to the Zephyr
ecosystem,” said Kate
Stewart, Vice President of
Dependable Embedded Systems
at The Linux Foundation.
“Zephyr’s existing wireless
capabilities (Bluetooth Low
Energy, Wi-Fi, and
802.15.4), coupled with
DevEdge, T-Mobile’s new
developer platform, will
unleash innovators to
create new solutions for
the connected future.”
# ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛
Software_for_Open_Networking_in_the
Cloud_(SONiC)_Moves_to_the_Linux
Foundation_–_Linux_Foundation⠀⇛
Today, the Linux
Foundation, the nonprofit
organization enabling mass
innovation through open
source, announced the
Software for Open
Networking in the Cloud
(SONiC, an open source
networking operating
system), is now part of the
Linux Foundation. The Linux
Foundation provides a venue
for continued ecosystem,
developer growth and
diversity, as well as
collaboration across the
open source networking
stack.
“We are pleased to welcome
SONiC to the Linux
Foundation family of open
networking projects,” said
Arpit Joshipura, general
manager, Networking, Edge,
and IoT, the Linux
Foundation. “SONiC is a
leader in open source data
center NOS deployments, and
we’re looking forward to
growing its developer
community.”
# § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Industrial_Control_System
Malware_Discovered [Ed: Microsoft Windows TCO]⠀⇛
The Department of Energy, CISA, the
FBI, and the NSA jointly issued an
advisory describing a sophisticated
piece of malware called Pipedream
that’s designed to attack a wide range
of industrial control systems.
# ⚓ Google ☛ Project_Zero:_CVE-2021-1782,_an_iOS
in-the-wild_vulnerability_in_vouchers⠀⇛
This blog post is my analysis of a
vulnerability exploited in the wild and
patched in early 2021. Like the writeup
published last week looking at an ASN.1
parser bug, this blog post is based on
the notes I took as I was analyzing the
patch and trying to understand the XNU
vouchers subsystem. I hope that this
writeup serves as the missing
documentation for how some of the
internals of the voucher subsystem
works and its quirks which lead to this
vulnerability.
# ⚓ AccessNow ☛ Updates:_Digital_rights_in_the
Russia-Ukraine_conflict:_April_14,_2022:
Cyberattacks_on_Ukraine_continue [Ed: The
Ukrainian public now paying the FULL price for
Windows (Microsoft)]⠀⇛
WIRED reported that Russia’s Sandworm
hacking group recently attempted a
third blackout in Ukraine, years after
its historic cyberattacks on the
Ukrainian power grid in 2015 and 2016.
Malware, inserted in the IT system of a
high-voltage electrical substation in
Ukraine months ago, was due to be
activated late on April 8. The attack
could have left two million people
living in the region without energy.
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Thursday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛
Security updates have been issued by
Debian (lrzip), Fedora (community-
mysql, expat, firefox, kernel, mingw-
openjpeg2, nss, and openjpeg2), Mageia
(ceph, subversion, and webkit2),
openSUSE (chromium), Oracle (httpd:
2.4), Red Hat (kpatch-patch), Slackware
(ruby), SUSE (kernel and netatalk), and
Ubuntu (gzip and xz-utils).
# ⚓ CISA ☛ Cisco_Releases_Security_Updates_for
Multiple_Products_|_CISA⠀⇛
Cisco has released security updates to
address vulnerabilities in multiple
Cisco products. An attacker could
exploit some of these vulnerabilities
to take control of an affected system.
o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
# ⚓ Quick_thoughts_on_Lemmy⠀⇛
I’ll jot down some quick thoughts on Lemmy, a
Reddit-like service for the Fediverse. When it
first was announced a few years ago, I thought
“yeah, right, it has a really long way to go” and
instead of helping I just sorted it under
“vaporware”. But now it’s becoming usable♥.
It’s centralized, and federated.
Every community is tightly tied to one server
(while there are several servers, each have their
own communities). So there’s not a lot you gain
compared to something like a lobste.rs server or a
Discourse server or a mailing list or other
traditional forum softwares and bulletin boards.
Each community is still centralized. (And you also
get to keep some of the simplicity of that
approach, but only some, because this is still Fedi
in all its clunky glory.)
Unlike Discourse, you can post from an account from
another server (sort of like with Open ID back in
the blog era). This means from other Lemmy servers
but also from other ActivityPub implementations.
(It’s a “subset with extensions” so you might have
to square peg it a bit.) You can also then receive
replies and notifications on that home server,
which is convenient and cozy. (On the other hand,
some of these forum servers have mailing list modes
which are convenient and cozy in their own way.)
It is also similar to Guppe in many ways. You can
follow communities and it boosts posts from those
communities into your timeline, and you can post to
the community too. Compared to Guppe, there is
moderation and group ownership, and there’s an
optional Reddit-like web frontend. One way I like
to use it is to browse the web frontend and then
when I wanna reply, I dig up the post via Fedi and
reply from there. A few extra hoops, but then I’ll
see any replies from the comforts of my own home.
o § Monopolies⠀➾
# ⚓ The Hill ☛ Hillicon_Valley_—_Groups_push_tech_to_step_up_on
crises [Ed: Experiments in digital oppression, disguised as
companies (often subsidised_at_taxpayers’_expense_to_believe
the_taxpayers)]⠀⇛
Tech companies are facing more pressure to ensure
people in crisis zones have access to critical
information.
Meanwhile, e-cigarette company Juul settled a
Washington state lawsuit over advertising to
underaged people that will require the company to
halt most social media promotions.
This is Hillicon Valley, detailing all you need to
know about tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to
Silicon Valley.
# ⚓ Facebook’s_Ukraine-Russia_Moderation_Double_Standard⠀⇛
AN UNPRECEDENTED SPREE of policy changes and
carveouts aimed at protecting Ukrainian civilians
from Facebook’s censorship systems has earned
praise from human rights groups and free expression
advocates. But a new open letter addressed to
Facebook and its social media rivals questions why
these companies seem to care far more about some
attempts to resist foreign invasion than others.
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine,
Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook and Instagram,
rapidly changed its typically strict speech rules
in order to exempt a variety of posts that would
have otherwise been deleted for violating the
company’s prohibition against hate speech and
violent incitement.
Internal Meta materials reviewed by The Intercept
show that in early March the company temporarily
enacted an exception to its hate speech policy
permitting Facebook and Instagram users in Ukraine
to call for the “explicit removal [of] Russians
from Ukraine and Belarus,” posts that would have
otherwise been deleted for violating the company’s
ban on calling for the “exclusion or segregation”
of people based on their national origin. The rule
change, previously reported by the New York Times,
was part of a broader package of carveouts that
included a rare dispensation to call for the death
of Russian President Vladimir Putin, use
dehumanizing language against Russian soldiers, and
praise the notorious Azov Battalion of the
Ukrainian National Guard, previously banned from
the platform due to its neo-Nazi ideology.
# § Patents⠀➾
# § Software Patents⠀➾
# ⚓ Open Source Initiative ☛ Let’s_get_open_source
voices_heard_by_the_EU_on_standards_essential
patents [Ed: Software patents article in OSI
site... by Simon Phipps, for a change]⠀⇛
Now is a crucial time for the open
source community to respond to the
consultation launched by the European
Commission on standards essential
patents (SEPs). The Commission is
proposing the creation of a new
framework governing their use. Since
this has been directed at the existing
SEP-reliant industries where open
source is less common, we want to be
sure the voices of the open source
community are heard in this public
consultation.
It’s easy to misunderstand SEPs as
implying that patents are essential to
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predictability and efficiency. In some
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SEPs – patents known to be inherent to
implementation of a standard – to users
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# ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ *Ostentatio_Genitalium*_in
Renaissance_Art_–_The_Public_Domain_Review⠀⇛
Ostentatio genitalium (the display of the
genitals) refers to disparate traditions in
Renaissance visual culture of attributing
formal, thematic, and theological
significance to the penis of Jesus. That
these images seem to have been created in
good faith, with pious intentions, mystifies
art historians, and many refuse to recognize
the category as noteworthy or distinct from
the nudity of angels and putti. Yet, as
examples accrue, the conspicuous attention
lent to Christ’s phallus cannot escape even
the most disinterested gaze. “It is no
exaggeration to say that this has probably
been the most taboo topic in Christian
thought for two thousand years”, writes
Stephen Sapp. In contrast to classical
sculptural conventions, which — with
exceptions like certain herma and statues of
satyrs — often showcase male genitalia in a
state of flaccid modesty (akin to
Michelangelo’s Risen Christ), these
Renaissance images shock us because they are
so frequently ithyphallic: Christ has risen,
but not in the way we have come to expect.
Beginning around 1260 and enjoying widespread
employment before finally tapering off in the
seventeenth-century, ostentatio genitalium
reversed a Byzantine tendency to depict
Christ as sexless, his missing organs covered
by flat, diaphanous veils. This was a symbol
of purity and perfection, following from
Augustinian notions that untimely erections
are reminders of Adam’s “sin of
disobedience”. Yet in the ostentatio
genitalium tradition the opposite seems true:
it is the visual virility of Christ that
affirms his divinity. The natural question to
ask, after blinking our eyes, would be why?
How do practitioners of a religion, whose
seven heavenly virtues include prudence and
temperance, decide to venerate, for
centuries, an apparently prurient vision of
their savior?
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