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䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised):
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http://techrights.org/2022/11/15/gnunet-0-18-1/#comments
http://techrights.org/2022/11/15/release-of-fedora-37/#comments
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* GNU/Linux
o Server
o Audiocasts/Shows
o Instructionals/Technical
o Desktop_Environments/WMs
# K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
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o Personal
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# Internet/Gemini
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ You_Can_Now_Buy_the_StarFighter_4K_Linux_Laptop_from
Star_Labs⠀⇛
Star Labs is teasing us with a 4K Linux laptop for a few
months now, but, after some trial and error, the company
finally decided to allow customers to choose between two
display options. As such, you can now buy the StarFighter
laptop with either a 4K display or a QHD one.
But there’s a catch as the 4K (3840×2400) display is the
default option in the standard offer, but has a 60Hz
refresh rate with an 8W power consumption, while the QHD
(2560×1600) option features a 165Hz refresh rate and
costs more than the 4K model, yet it has a 3.2W power
consumption. The good news is that both of them are true
matte displays with a highly requested 16:10 aspect
ratio.
o § Server⠀➾
# ⚓ Istio_/_Announcing_Istio_1.15.1⠀⇛
This release contains bug fixes to improve
robustness.
This release note describes what is different
between Istio 1.15.0 and Istio 1.15.1.
# ⚓ Istio_/_Announcing_Istio_1.16⠀⇛
We are pleased to announce the release of Istio
1.16!
This is the fourth Istio release of 2022. We would
like to thank the entire Istio community for
helping to get Istio 1.16.0 published. Special
thanks are due to the release managers Daniel
Hawton from Solo.io, Ziyang Xiao from Intel, and
Tong Li from IBM. As always, our gratitude goes to
Test & Release WG lead Eric Van Norman (IBM) for
his help and guidance.
# ⚓ Istio_/_Istio_1.16.0_Change_Notes⠀⇛
These notices describe functionality that will be
removed in a future release according to Istio’s
deprecation policy. Please consider upgrading your
environment to remove the deprecated functionality.
# ⚓ Istio_/_Istio_1.16_Upgrade_Notes⠀⇛
When you upgrade from Istio 1.15.x to Istio 1.16.0,
you need to consider the changes on this page.
These notes detail the changes which purposefully
break backwards compatibility with Istio 1.15.0.
The notes also mention changes which preserve
backwards compatibility while introducing new
behavior. Changes are only included if the new
behavior would be unexpected to a user of Istio
1.15.x. Users upgrading from 1.14.x to Istio 1.16.0
should also reference the 1.15 change logs.
o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾
# ⚓ Video ☛ Linux_Is_Becoming_More_Mainstream_*Reaction*_–
Invidious⠀⇛
Well we have two of the bigger Linux YouTubers
talking about Linux going more to the Mainstream
audience.
# ⚓ Video ☛ Ubuntu_22.10_Quick_overview_#shorts_–_Invidious⠀⇛
A Quick Overview of Ubuntu 22.10
# ⚓ Video ☛ Forced_Auto_Updating_Linux_Snaps_Coming_To_An_End!
–_Invidious⠀⇛
For the entire life of the ubuntu snap packages
they have forced users to do automatic updating but
finally Canonical has decided to fix them and make
them a little bit more usable
# ⚓ Video ☛ Vim_Macros,_Easy_to_Understand_Tutorial_–
Invidious⠀⇛
In this video I explain how to record and play back
Vim macros. Vim macros are a collection of
keystrokes that you can save into registers then
play back in Vim.
# ⚓ Video ☛ Linux-ception_–_Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ Video ☛ This_Mistake_Can_Break_Your_Computer_–_Invidious⠀⇛
It is extremely dangerous to use rm like this in
Bash because of various reasons but mainly this one
# ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_XeroLinux_2022.09._–_Invidious⠀⇛
In this video, I am going to show how to install
XeroLinux 2022.09
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ How_To_Install_And_Use_PhpMyAdmin_On_Rocky_Linux_|
LinuxTeck⠀⇛
This article will explain how to install and use
PhpMyAdmin on Rocky Linux. PhpMyAdmin is the best
tool for handling databases like MySQL and MariaDB
over the web rather than using them on the command
line. Multi-database management can be accomplished
with a single software package. With a few clicks,
you can create, delete, export, and import
databases using a GUI environment. It is a free and
open-source application written in PHP that
communicates with a remote MySQL server. This tool
is commonly used by developers and system
administrators to manage databases in both
development and production environments, especially
among web hosting companies.
# ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ Wrike_Keyboard_Shortcuts_Cheatsheet_–
Make_Tech_Easier⠀⇛
Wrike is a popular and beneficial project
management program. It helps teams share files,
collaborate, manage tasks, and more. If you’re
using it regularly, you can increase productivity
by learning a few Wrike keyboard shortcuts for
faster navigation.
# ⚓ Linux Host Support ☛ 10_Useful_cron_Commands_in_Linux_With
Examples_|_LinuxHostSupport⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will explain ten useful cron
commands in Linux with examples.
The cron command is used for scheduling tasks to be
executed in a specific period, like a month, day,
hour, minute, or even seconds. The cron uses a
table of tabs called crontabs which have a list of
commands that need to be executed with their times
respectively. These cron commands are used by
system administrators mostly, to make their work
easier and be sure not to forget to execute
something during a specific period of their work.
In this tutorial, we are going to use Ubuntu 20.04,
but you can choose any Linux distro you want. Let’s
get started!
# ⚓ nixCraft ☛ Find_APT_packages_occupy_the_most_space_on
Debian/Ubuntu⠀⇛
Are you running out of disk space on your Debian or
Ubuntu Linux? Do you want to know which installed
Debian or Ubuntu packages occupy the most disk
space? There are many ways to find out this info.
In this quick tip, you will learn about listing apt
or apt-get installed packages that occupy the most
space using the command-line options.
To find APT packages that occupy the most disk
space on Debian/Ubuntu Linux, sort the installed
packages by size, and output the largest ones, use
the dpigs command.
# ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Drupal_CMS_with_Nginx_on_Rocky
Linux_8⠀⇛
Drupal is a free and open-source web content
management system written in PHP and distributed
under GNU General Public License.
# ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Akaunting_with_Apache_and
Let’s_Encrypt_SSL_on_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛
Akaunting is an open-source and self-hosted
accounting software application for small
businesses and freelancers.
# ⚓ Vitux ☛ How_to_Install_AnyDesk_on_Rocky_Linux_–_VITUX⠀⇛
AnyDesk is a remote desktop application software
that is available for all Linux users.
# ⚓ Linux Cloud VPS ☛ 5_Most_Used_alias_Commands_in_Linux_With
Examples_|_LinuxCloudVPS_Blog⠀⇛
This tutorial will show you the five most used
alias commands in Linux with examples.
Sometimes we need to reference some command using
it with a shortcut. These commands with shortcuts
defined in Linux are called aliases. Aliases are
used to replace long commands in order for the user
to avoid spelling errors. Some administrators or
regular users are using aliases because they are
used to executing some commands with their own
Linux language words that have been used over the
years.
In this tutorial, we are going to use the latest
Ubuntu 22.04 distribution. You can choose any Linux
distro you want. Let’s get started!
# ⚓ NextGenTips ☛ How_to_create_a_Custom_User_in_Django_–
NextGenTips⠀⇛
Django comes with good authentication, which uses a
username and password, but sometimes one is
unsatisfied with what Django offers. You might want
to change the way users login into your system,
such as using email and password, here you will
have to create a custom user model to gather for
your needs.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Track_Your_Screen_Time_on_Linux_With
ActivityWatch⠀⇛
Monitoring your on-screen activity is extremely
easy with ActivityWatch, an open-source time-
tracking app for Linux.
It’s easy to spend hours sitting in front of a
screen without knowing where the time went. You
only have 24 hours to spend each day, and you can
either choose to spend your time working on
important tasks or wasting it on unnecessary
activities.
Fortunately, tracking your screen time on Linux to
identify activities that might be causing you to
lose focus is effortless. Perhaps you want to
monitor your kid’s activity on the internet and
need an effective tool that can do that for you.
ActivityWatch is an open-source app that helps you
check your screen time on Linux.
# ⚓ OSNote ☛ How_to_Install_UrBackup_on_Ubuntu_22.04_–_OSNote⠀⇛
Keeping backup regularly on the live server is a
very challenging task for a system administrator.
It helps the user or an administrator to recover
the data in case of system failure and even data
loss. For that purpose, various free backup tools
are available to maintain the backup of your system
regularly. UrBackup is one of the most commonly
used client/server backup tools that support
various file formats images as well as system file
backups. Users can install this tool on both
Windows and Linux operating systems. The adaptable
feature of the UrBackup tool is that it does not
interrupt the current working of a system while the
target system is running and creates a backup in a
parallel way.
We will learn in this guide how to install the
UrBackup server on an Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 20.04
system.
# ⚓ OSNote ☛ How_to_Install_OpenLiteSpeed_web_server_on_Debian
11_–_OSNote⠀⇛
penLiteSpeed is an open-source HTTP server with a
similar feature set to Apache, but builds on more
recent technologies.
It is the only product in the marketplace which
provides an affordable software license that allows
commercial use of their product.
OpenLiteSpeed is powered by the extremely fast
LiteSpeed Web Server, which excels in both
performance and stability – it’s up to 20 times
faster than Apache when serving static files.
# ⚓ Kifarunix ☛ Setup_NTP_Client_using_Chrony_on_Rocky/Oracle
Linux_–_kifarunix.com⠀⇛
In this tutorial, you will learn setup NTP client
using Chrony on Rocky/Oracle Linux.
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾
# ⚓ Kdenlive ☛ Kdenlive_Café_and_Beta_testing_–
Kdenlive⠀⇛
Join us tonight at 8PM UTC for our first
Kdenlive Café of the year. Besides the usual
community feedback, we’ll be sharing news
about the fundraiser, 22.12 release and the
roadmap for future versions.
Today we also release the 22.12 BETA, please
give it a spin and let us know if you
encounter any issues.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ Most_Stable_Linux_Distros:_8_Versions_of_Linux_We
Recommend⠀⇛
It’s important to note where the term “stable” comes from
when applied to a Linux OS or distro. In short, thousands
of variations of Linux OSs cater to users’ specific
needs. Some, like Debian, are more basic; others, like
Ubuntu and Arch Linux, build off existing ones; while
still others, Linux Mint, act as forks-of-
forks—derivations of already established OS.
To ensure compliance, we need a Linux distribution that
is well-supported and documented by the Linux community.
Here are some of the best options available that fulfill
these criteria. These distributions are known to be
stable, have good repositories, are regularly updated,
are user-friendly, and have been around for some time.
o § New Releases⠀➾
# ⚓ BackBox_Linux_8_released!_–_BackBox.org_Blog⠀⇛
The BackBox Team is happy to announce the new major
release of BackBox Linux, version 8 codename
“Sara”.
As usual, this major release includes many updates.
These include new kernel, updated tools and some
structural changes with a focus on maintaining
stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾
# ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ Elastic,_Scalable,_and_Efficient
High-Performance_Computing_With_Ampere®_Altra,_Altra_Max_and
SUSE_Linux_Enterprise⠀⇛
For those of us interested in high-performance,
high-throughput or AI/ML, this is a special week.
SC22 is finally here and its message of HPC
accelerates resonates more than ever.
A key SC22 message is “Leveraging HPC, skilled
minds employ innovative technologies to respond to
the call – driven by data, simulating
possibilities, and unlocking new solutions”. In
this blog, I would like to add another component:
cost effectiveness measured in terms of efficiency,
scalability, elasticity as well as overall
sustainability.
This blog article shows how Ampere Computing with
its Altra® family of processors combined with the
SUSE software stack can yields a modern, open
source, supported environment capable of analyzing
the growing volumes of data needed by today’s high-
performance environment while doing so in an
elastic, scalable and efficient manner.
o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾
# ⚓ Beta News ☛ Download_Fedora_37_Linux_distro_now⠀⇛
Last month, the Linux community was rocked by a
critical OpenSSL vulnerability. Because of the
severity of the vulnerability, Fedora 37 was
delayed by its developers. While Fedora users were
disappointed by the delay, it was obviously the
right move.
At the time, the developers said they were
targeting November 15 for the official Fedora 37
release. Well, folks, that date is today and Fedora
37 is here. While this version of the operating
system is chock full of changes and improvements
(such as the GNOME 43 desktop environment), the
most exciting aspect is Raspberry Pi 4 support.
Full release notes can be found here.
“As usual, Fedora Workstation features the latest
GNOME release. GNOME 43 includes a new device
security panel in Settings, providing the user with
information about the security of hardware and
firmware on the system. Building on the previous
release, more core GNOME apps have been ported to
the latest version of the GTK toolkit, providing
improved performance and a modern look,” explains
Matthew Miller, Fedora project leader.
# ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ AlmaLinux_8.7_is_Now_Available_–_Linux
Magazine⠀⇛
The developers of AlmaLinux have released the
latest version of the OS, named Stone Smilodon, to
the general public.
The newest release of AlmaLinux, version 8.7, is
now available to the general public. This release
is a 1:1 binary-compatible replacement for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 8.7 and features plenty of changes
and updates.
One of the big changes comes in the ability to
build custom images with custom /boot mount point
partitions and sizes. As well, the latest release
includes important security updates, such as all
Network Security Service (NSS) libraries have
increased the minimum key size for all RSA
operations from 128 to 1023 bits. Other updates
include, scap-security-guide is now better aligned
with Defence Information Systems Agency technical
guides content; a new package, xmlstarlet, which
can parse, transform, query, validate, and edit XML
files; Ruby 3.1, Mercurial 6.2, and Node.js 18.
# ⚓ EuroLinux ☛ EuroLinux_8.7_released_|_EuroLinux⠀⇛
On November 15, 2022, we released version 8.7 of
the EuroLinux operating system. It is compatible
with the latest upstream version. This release
focuses on updating containerization solutions and
enhancing system security. Among other things, NSS
database support for RSA keys below 1023-bit has
been removed and the SCAP Security Guide rules have
been updated. Popular compiler stacks for C/C++, Go
and Rust languages have also been updated.
At the beginning of the article we will describe
the technical advantages and new capabilities of
the EuroLinux ecosystem. Then we will present the
links to the release notes documents along with the
jumpstart documentation.
# ⚓ Tor_0.4.7.11_is_ready⠀⇛
Today I built and pushed the Tor RPM(s) for
0.4.7.11. Please make sure that you upgrade your
relays and bridges. I have the updated package for
Fedora 37 too (which also released today).
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Orange_Pi_5_SBC_Is_Available_for_Pre-order,
Prices_Start_at_$60⠀⇛
Orange Pi 5, powered by the Rockchip RK3588S, is
four times faster than its predecessor, Orange Pi 4
LTS. Shipments begin in December.
Single Board Computers (SBC) have been widely used
among Linux users, self-hosting enthusiasts, and
home automation hobbyists.
For years, Shenzhen Xunlong Software Co., the
company behind Orange Pi devices, has been
developing products that compete directly with the
popular Raspberry Pi devices.
As expected, they continue to evolve with each new
version, with the new Orange Pi 5 offering
significant improvements over its predecessor. So,
let’s look at what the new device has to provide.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Lilbits:_Pine64’s_RISC-V_computer_coming_soon,
MediaTek_still_plans_to_power_Windows_PCs…_eventually_–
Liliputing⠀⇛
The Star64 is a single-board computer aimed at
developers and early adopters who want to get their
hands on a system with a RISC-V processor that
offers reasonably fast performance. Pine64 first
announced the board this summer, and now the
company has revealed that it’s on track to go on
sale next month.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ This_strange_exoskeleton_glove_enables_VR_force
feedback_|_Arduino_Blog⠀⇛
We’re currently seeing something of a technological
blitzkrieg as corporations and engineers attempt to
solve the problem of tactility in virtual reality
(VR). Modern VR headsets provide quite realistic
visual and auditory immersion, but that immersion
falls apart when users find themselves unable to
physically interact with virtual objects. Developed
by a team of National Chengchi University
researchers, ELAXO is an Arduino-controlled
exoskeleton glove that enables complex force
feedback for VR applications.
ELAXO looks unwieldy — it is like an exoskeleton
glove made up of 3D-printed struts and joints. In
the demonstrated setup, ELAXO mounts to the user’s
wrist and has force feedback structures attached to
their thumb and first two fingers. Each finger
receives four servo motors, four small DC motors,
and one larger DC motor. Those motors attach to
joints to create on-demand physical resistance to
movement.
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾
# § Mozilla⠀➾
# ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Significant_Improvements_for_Screen_Readers
Now_in_Nightly_Firefox_–_Mozilla_Accessibility⠀⇛
A couple of months ago, we shared an update
on our Cache the World project, covering the
ongoing re-write of the Firefox accessibility
engine. The project aims to improve Firefox’s
overall performance for users of assistive
technologies (ATs) like screen readers and to
reduce crashes and hangs. It will also make
the accessibility engine easier to maintain
and simplify adding new features going
forward.
In our last post, we provided instructions
for enabling the new engine in Firefox
Nightly by changing an experimental setting
and encouraged adventurous Windows OS users
to opt in and try it out. Thanks to your
testing and feedback, and further work by the
engineering team, the new Firefox
accessibility engine is now solid enough that
we have enabled it for all Firefox Nightly
users, starting with the Nightly build on
November 15th (id: 20221115095444 or newer).
Unless you’ve changed Firefox’s update
settings, it will attempt to automatically
update twice per day, but you can perhaps
speed that up by manually checking for
updates. To do that, navigate to the Firefox
menu, then to Help, and then to About
Nightly. Alternatively, open the Help menu
from the Windows menu bar and choose About
Nightly. That will do an update check; if an
update is available Firefox will download it.
After a restart to finish the update, Firefox
will be using the new accessibility engine.
# ⚓ Mozilla ☛ 4_ways_a_Firefox_account_comes_in_handy⠀⇛
Even people who are very online can use some
help navigating the internet – from keeping
credit card details safe when online shopping
to generating a password when one simply
doesn’t have any more passwords in them.
Using Firefox as your main browser helps take
care of that. Want to level up? With a
Firefox account, you can take advantage of
the following features whether you’re using
your desktop device, tablet or your phone.
o § FSF⠀➾
# ⚓ LibreBoot ☛ Long_live_Libreboot!⠀⇛
The former osboot project, started by the same
founder as Libreboot, Leah Rowe, has today shut
down; the osboot website now automatically
redirects, via HTTP 301, to the libreboot website.
[...]
Since 2020, Libreboot (and osboot) have both been
through several reboots, forking off each other
other to keep in sync. It was starting to become
too much of a burden, which is the main reason the
merger took place.
On November 14th, I (Leah Rowe) literally diffed
all of Libreboot since the last reboot (of the
Libreboot repository) and checked each one against
osboot, adding whatever was missing from that in
osboot. This then put the osboot project in sync
with Libreboot, but in line with osboot and with
the additional boards (plus scripts and so on) in
osboot, compared to Libreboot pre-merge.
# ⚓ LibreBoot ☛ Binary_blob_minimalisation_policy [Ed: Last
updated 15 November 2022]⠀⇛
In the beginning Libreboot intentionally de-blobbed
coreboot, which is to say that it did not include
binary blobs. Coreboot, on the other hand, requires
binary blobs on most systems that it has support
for. Libreboot’s entirely “free” version of
coreboot consequently supported fewer mainboards.
# ⚓ FSF ☛ Sourceware_infrastructure_–_A_presentation_and
community_Q-A⠀⇛
This event will be an opportunity for the community
to get more information about the current and
ongoing plans for the Sourceware infrastructure,
and ask questions. The public meeting will be
hosted on BigBlueButton and made available to the
wider free software community via livestream.
# ⚓ FSF ☛ Free_Software_Directory_meeting_on_IRC:_Friday,
November_18,_starting_at_12:00_EST_(17:00_UTC)⠀⇛
Join the FSF and friends on Friday, November 18,
from 12:00 to 15:00 EST (17:00 to 20:00 UTC) to
help improve the Free Software Directory.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ Daniel Stenberg ☛ connection_filters_in_curl_|
daniel.haxx.se⠀⇛
We keep adding features and we do improvements at a
rather high pace. So much that we actually rarely
do a release without introducing something new.
To be able to add features and to keep changing
curl and making sure that it keeps up with the
world around it and that it provides the features
and the abilities that a world of Internet
transfers needs, we need to make sure that the
internals are written correctly. And by correctly,
I mean in a way that allows us to extend and change
curl when we want to – that doesn’t break the ABIs
nor the tests.
# § Perl / Raku⠀➾
# ⚓ Perl ☛ Perl_Weekly_Challenge_191:_Twice_Largest_and
Cute_List⠀⇛
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o § Linux Foundation⠀➾
# ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ Linux_Foundation_Europe_Announces_Project
Sylva_to_Create_Open_Source_Telco_Cloud_Software_Framework_to
Complement_Open_Networking_Momentum⠀⇛
# ⚓ Slashdot ☛ LF_Europe’s_Project_Sylva_Wants_To_Create_an
Open_Source_Telco_Cloud_Stack [Ed: Puff pieces for an
American_corporate_lobby_operating_inside_Europe, misusing
the_word_“Linux”]⠀⇛
# ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ LF_Europe’s_Project_Sylva_wants_to_create_an
open_source_telco_cloud_stack_•_TechCrunch [Ed: A "Big
Telecom" front group]⠀⇛
The Linux Foundation Europe (LF Europe) — the
recently launched European offshoot of the open
source Linux Foundation — today announced the
launch of Project Sylva, which aims to create an
open source telco cloud framework for European
telcos and vendors. This is the first project
hosted by LF Europe and is a good example of what
the organization is trying to achieve.
# ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ Announcing_Availability_of
MLflow_2.0 [Ed: 'Linux' Foundation writing announcements for
Facebook after selling two board seats to Facebook; this is a
front group of monopolies, whose purpose is openwashing]⠀⇛
# ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ SONiC_Welcomes_Marvell_as
Premier_Member_to_Further_Open-Source_Network_Operating
System [Ed: 'Linux' Foundation acting as a front group for
Microsoft (SONiC) and issuing press releases for Microsoft]⠀⇛
# ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ SONiC_Welcomes_Marvell_as_Premier_Member_to
Further_Open-Source_Network_Operating_System⠀⇛
# ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ Emerson_Joins_LF_Edge_as_Premier_Member,
Helps_Shepherd_Fourth_Industrial_Revolution⠀⇛
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Tuesday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛
Security updates have been issued by Fedora (kernel
and webkit2gtk3), Red Hat (dhcp, dovecot, flac,
freetype, fribidi, frr, gimp, grafana, guestfs-
tools, httpd, kernel-rt, libtirpc, mingw-gcc,
mingw-glib2, pcs, php, protobuf, python3.9, qemu-
kvm, redis, speex, and swtpm), SUSE (chromium,
containerized-data-importer, jhead, kubevirt stack,
nodejs14, nodejs16, python-Werkzeug, and xen), and
Ubuntu (golang-1.13, nginx, and vim).
# ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Edge_security_for_sysadmins:_6_issues_to
watch_|_Enable_Sysadmin⠀⇛
Edge computing can make your cloud snappier and
more efficient, but it requires attention to keep
your data and connections secure.
# ⚓ CISA ☛ CISA_Releases_One_Industrial_Control_Systems
Advisory_|_CISA⠀⇛
CISA released one Industrial Control Systems (ICS)
advisory on November 15, 2022. This advisory
provides timely information about current security
issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding
ICS.
# ⚓ CISA ☛ Mitsubishi_Electric_GT_SoftGOT2000_|_CISA⠀⇛
If an attacker sends a specially crafted
certificate, then this vulnerability could allow an
attacker to execute malicious OS commands.
# ⚓ WordPress ☛ WordPress_6.1.1_Maintenance_Release⠀⇛
This minor release features 29 bug fixes in Core
and 21 bug fixes for the block editor. WordPress
6.1.1 is a short-cycle maintenance release. You can
review a summary of the key updates in this release
by reading the RC1 announcement.
The next major release will be version 6.2 planned
for 2023.
If you have sites that support automatic background
updates, the update process will begin
automatically.
You can download WordPress 6.1.1 from
WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard,
click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”.
For more information, check out the version 6.1.1
HelpHub documentation page.
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ iTWire_–_Google_pays_out_US$391.5m_to
settle_privacy_case_in_US⠀⇛
Google has settled a case over location
tracking brought by 40 attorneys-general in
the US, paying US$391.5 million (A$578.95
million) in what is claimed to be the biggest
multi-state attorney-general privacy
settlement in the US.
Pennsylvania attorney-general Josh Shapiro
said in a statement announcing the settlement
on Monday: “Right now, consumers are beholden
to Google’s promise that Big Tech knows
what’s best for users’ data.
“Google’s impact on the lives of everyday
Americans is pervasive – they have a
responsibility to consumers to ensure that
the data they collect is only obtained with
express consent from the user.”
The lawsuit was filed in 2018 after an
article by the Associated Press noted that
the check-box for “Location History” could
not control location history across an entire
Google account. The article also pointed out
that many features associated with location-
tracking were controlled by a second check-
box with the name “Web & App Activity.”
o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
# ⚓ Daniel Pocock ☛ Victoria,_Prince_Alfred_&_2026_Commonwealth
Games_petition⠀⇛
In checking, I found one major error. Abrash and
Wikipedia both assert Prince Alfred and Maria first
met in 1868 and they both assert that she was
fifteen. Yet her fifteenth birthday was in October
1868. Therefore, is the month wrong, did they meet
one summer later in 1869 or did Abrash miscalculate
her age?
There are a wide range of sources about the
evolution of the Russian dynasty and they all point
to 1868, when the girl was even younger, only
fourteen. The British records appear to be more
concerned with the family’s privacy and only
identify the date of the marriage some years later.
Around the same time, the Japanese Emporer teen
Meiji was married. The birthdate of his wife was
officially revised to make her closer to Meiji’s
age. Misogyny and monarchy hand-in-hand.
There are many records of Prince Alfred being on an
extended tour of the far east and the pacific in
1869. Therefore, it doesn’t seem to be possible
that they met when she was fifteen. This reinforces
the idea that Abrash was right about the year 1868
but wrong about her age.
o § Monopolies⠀➾
# § Patents⠀➾
# ⚓ With_frivolous_NPE_patent_suits_clogging_courts,
counsel’s_diligence_and_ethics_suffer_–_Patent
Progress⠀⇛
U.S. patent litigation is big business.
Billion-dollar judgments, readily available
litigation financing, and favorable venues
and lax filing standards…
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal⠀➾
# ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_AILOTVY_Wordo:_PASHA⠀⇛
# ⚓ Star_Log_2022-11-15_Morning_(Fairbanks,_AK,_US)⠀⇛
God gave us some clear skies early this morning
around 1:30am AKST. The quarter moon was not too
bright, so I was able to get in a good early-
morning stargazing session before it got cloudy
again around 3am. I focused on two objects: one was
the Pleiades, and the other was that interesting
group of stars around λ Ori (Meissa) at the head of
the Orion constellation.
o § Politics⠀➾
# ⚓ Cap_vs_Tax⠀⇛
Obviously free allotment based on production, or
even worse, “grandfathering” based on historical
pollution, is a cruel joke and the EU severely
messed up that day. 🤦🏻♀️
It’s free money for the richest. Do not want.
That might’ve been humanity’s greatest mistake. In
the name of fighting climate change we gave the
fossil industry a handout. What a mess. Fossil
lobby and bribed politicians are gonna be the
richest creeps on the cinder.
Economists wanted a cap that was auctioned out,
instead. Much better.
o § Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ A_Grab_Bag_of_Thoughts_(formerly_Saayaa_Spacelog)⠀⇛
I bought my first mechanical keyboard! It’s a
Keychron C1 and I absolutely love. It looks like
the keyboards I used to use when I was younger but
with a modern touch. I didn’t want to spend a lot
on my first keyboard so I focused on finding one
without RGB. It was quite difficult finding models
that didn’t have it which I found surprising.
Eventually I found Keychron and their RGB-free
model. It was reasonably priced I received it
within a week. I’m currently using it to type out
this post and I feel like an absolute boss. I went
with the Ten Keyless (TKL) size and it’s been
pretty easy adjusting to not having the number pad.
I’m actually pleasantly surprised by how much more
room I have on my desk now.
# ⚓ Move_from_Dehydrated_to_Apache⠀⇛
First, comment the call to dehydrated in “/etc/
cron.weekly/dehydrated”. I’m not removing it just
yet.
# /home/alex/src/dehydrated/dehydrated -c
Go through the sites in “/etc/apache2/sites-
enabled/” and comment the settings of SSL file
locations: SSLCertificateFile,
SSLCertificateKeyFile, SSLCertificateChainFile.
Create a managed domain by setting MDomain to all
the domains you want managed together. These are
basically the domains I had in “/etc/dehydrated/
domains.txt”. Each line with one domain or more
turns into a MDomain setting with one domain or
more.
# § Internet/Gemini⠀➾
# ⚓ Re:_Gemini_and_the_Golden_Age_of_Air_Travel⠀⇛
This idea of having a community that is open,
but only to those who are going to give
thoughtful interaction is something that has
been eluding human beings for a long time.
Consider the Roman republic. The Roman
version of democracy gave voice to the people
in their governance. However, “the people”
were only those members of society who were
native to Rome, male, and wealthy. This was
also an example of a barrier to entry which
is bad. It’s also basically the same mistake
that the US founding fathers repeated.
Going back to Rob’s post and example of the
golden age of air travel. The barrier of high
cost might have had the desirable results
that airline passengers were well treated,
and in return were polite and plleasant
customers. But I tend to think that requiring
wealth as a barrier to entry is actually much
worse than technical competence. Technical
competence is at least something that a
person can realistically hope to achieve on
their own effort. I’m not arguing that it is
the best measure of a person’s merit, because
it isn’t.
# ⚓ Re:_Gemini_and_the_Golden_Age_of_Air_Travel⠀⇛
As I’ve said again and again…
Having a small community is good.
Having the barrier to entry be technical
competence is bad.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Server
o Audiocasts/Shows
o Applications
o Instructionals/Technical
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o SUSE/OpenSUSE
o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family
o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o SaaS/Back_End/Databases
o Productivity_Software/LibreOffice/Calligra
o GNU_Projects
o Programming/Development
# Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh
* Leftovers
o Hardware
o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
o Security
# Privacy/Surveillance
o Environment
# Energy
o Finance
o Censorship/Free_Speech
o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality
o Monopolies
* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Personal
o Technical
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o § Server⠀➾
# ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ Testing_The_Mettle_Of_The_Top
Supercomputing_Iron_On_Earth⠀⇛
There are 179 supercomputers on the Top500 list
that use one or another form of accelerator to do
the bulk of their calculations, and of these, there
are 84 machines that use Nvidia’s “Volta” V100
GPUs, 64 that use Nvidia’s “Ampere” A100 GPUs.
There is a single machine using Nvidia’s “Hopper”
H100 GPUs, and that is the “Henri” system at the
Flatiron Institute in New York City. The Henri
machine is built by Lenovo using its ThinkSystem
SR670 V2 servers with a pair of 32-core Ice Lake
Xeon SP-8362 Platinum processors and a quad of H100
GPUs with 80 GB of HBM3 memory. The Henri nodes are
linked by 200 Gb/sec HDR InfiniBand from Nvidia,
and the machine has a total of 5,920 CPUs and SMs
and a peak performance of 5.42 petaflops and a
sustained performance of 2.04 petaflops. That is
only a 37.6 percent computation efficiency, which
is raising our eyebrows a bit, but the machine only
used 31.3 kilowatts and thus delivers 65.1
gigaflops per watt. That’s a smidgen better than
the Frontier development system (which has lower
Slingshot overhead than the actual Frontier
machine) and quite a bit better than Frontier
itself.
[...]
For years and years, we have been complaining that
the middle and some of the bottom of the Top500
list is dominated by telcos, service providers, and
clouds who run Linpack tests on portions of their
infrastructure to give their OEMs and nationalities
a boost on the list. We do not expect this to
change, and it warps the list in ways that distort
the true HPC market.
o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾
# ⚓ Video ☛ LibreOffice_Overview_–_Invidious⠀⇛
Today we cover a broad range of the features in
LibreOffice. Personally I use this for my books,
but it has full features for using the application
as a full replacement for Microsoft Office.
# ⚓ Late_Night_Linux_–_Episode_203_–_Late_Night_Linux⠀⇛
Some great discoveries including traffic shaping,
USB over IP, speech to text, and a funny Firefox
extension. Plus Graham talks to Ken VanDine, the
engineering manager for Ubuntu Desktop.
# ⚓ Video ☛ In_2038_Every_Legacy_Linux_–_BSD_System_Breaks_–
Invidious⠀⇛
Much like Y2K, the 2038 problem is another one of
those bizarre issues that will finally catch up to
us and this time it’s effecting every Unix system,
whether we’re talking about Linux, BSD variants,
MacOS or game consoles because of a simple number
storing time.
# ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_the_Opera_browser_on_Linux_Mint_21_–
Invidious⠀⇛
In this video, we are looking at how to install the
Opera browser on Linux Mint 21.
# ⚓ Video ☛ Woah…..Elon_Musk_fires_a_Twitter_developer_live_on
Twitter!_–_Invidious⠀⇛
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Best_Notepad++_Replacement_for_Ubuntu_and
Other_Linux⠀⇛
Here are five real Notepad++ replacement(s) for
Ubuntu and other Linux distros.
The most common application which you could find in
Linux is notepad or text editor. There are so many
notepad, note-taking and basic editors out there,
that its difficult to choose from.
That being said, if you are a Windows user/
developer and recently migrated to Linux, you might
be looking for a replacement for the popular text
editor – Notepad++. Since this application
officially provides only Windows setup (exe), here
in this article, we give you its real alternatives.
These five apps are the latest worthy alternatives
to Notepad++ in Linux distributions.
# ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ OpenShot:_A_Simple_and_Powerful_Video_Editor
for_Linux⠀⇛
If you’re starting out in video editing, you may be
wondering what software to use. There are many paid
professional options like Avid and Adobe Premier.
However, if you only need an editor for common uses
like YouTube videos, there’s no need to spend money
on these programs. Instead, there are quite a few
free and open source video editors that will fit
your needs, such as Kdenlive, Pitivi, Flowblade,
OpenShot, and much more. In this article, we’ll
focus on the OpenShot video editor.
# ⚓ CubicleNate ☛ Lingot_|_Musical_Instrument_Tuner_on_openSUSE
–_CubicleNate’s_Techpad⠀⇛
I like to dabble around in playing instruments, I
am, by no means, a musician but doing a little
noodling around from time to time can be quite
gratifying. In my younger years, I did enjoy
playing more than one instrument, today, I am
taking on some new challenges, nothing crazy, I
just happen to want to play the bass guitar. There
is something almost indescribably satisfying when
you can actually play the notes in the sequence and
tempo that you intend.
In order to be able to play the bass guitar, I had
to tune the thing. I am sure that there are
countless apps for any of the major mobile
platforms but mobile platforms are not exactly my
favorite to use. I much, much prefer the warm
comforts of openSUSE Linux and the application that
really caught my eye was Lingot. Unfortunately it
wasn’t available in a Snap, Flatpak or AppImage but
was available in the openSUSE repositories.
Amusingly, Lingot is another one of those infamous
open source application “backronyms” names, Lingot
Is Not a Guitar-Only Tuner. One of the fun things
about open source applications is the lighthearted
nature in software development. Open Source, never
stop being you!
# ⚓ Daniel Aleksandersen ☛ Sync_issues_finally_drove_me_away
from_the_Joplin_note-taking_app_|_Ctrl_blog⠀⇛
My note-taking app of choice for the last three
years has been Joplin, an open-source note-taker
for Android, Linux, MacOS, and Windows. As I
discussed in my app review, the desktop app is
good, but the Android app has some issues. In the
last year, updates to the app have brought along
more issues. I can no longer rely on it, and the
time has come for me to migrate away from the
Joplin app.
# ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ pfind_and_pfilesearch_fixes⠀⇛
# ⚓ ZDNet ☛ Linux_app_equivalents_for_those_interested_in
making_the_jump_|_ZDNET⠀⇛
I do remember, back in the early 2000s, that
finding sufficient apps on Linux was a bit of a
challenge. Sure, there were some equivalents, but
they were so early on in development that they
sometimes couldn’t help me get to where I needed to
be without considerable work.
Consider this: I worked in an organization that was
pretty much all MS Office.
In fact, I was the only person there who was not
using MS Office. Needless to say, using Star Office
was problematic. I had to bend and twist formatting
and templates to make it work, and it barely did at
that. I was told if I didn’t start using MS Office,
there would be penalties.
Fortunately, that was a metaphorical lifetime ago.
Today, things are quite different and there are
plenty of apps available to the Linux operating
system, apps that are 100% capable of helping you
be productive, creative, and effective, no matter
what it is you are doing.
Let’s take a look at some of those app equivalents
that you might not be aware of (and some that you
may).
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Monit_on_Ubuntu_22.10_|
22.04_|_20.04⠀⇛
Monit is an open-source utility program that
manages and monitors resources and services on
Linux systems such as Ubuntu. Some services and
resources managed by Monit are CPU usage, memory
usage, server uptime, network connections, and
server application services. The monitoring manager
ensures that all running services are always
healthy by restarting services that stop or
encounter operating errors. These errors can be
caused by many things, such as a power outage or a
service crash Monit can help prevent downtime and
keep your system running smoothly by monitoring and
managing these resources.
In the following tutorial, you will learn how to
install Monit on Ubuntu 22.10, 22.04, and 20.04
using the version direct from Ubuntu’s repository
and how to configure Monit to be accessible from
your browser using the command line terminal.
# ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Rubenerd:_Querying_TXT_records_with_drill
(1)⠀⇛
In today’s installment of things you already know,
unless you don’t, this is how you look up a TXT
domain record with drill(1) on FreeBSD:
$ drill $DOMAIN txt
You’d think that I’d get that order right one of
these days.
# ⚓ CubicleNate ☛ OctoPrint_Pause_and_Resume_Settings_for_the
Ender3_–_CubicleNate’s_Techpad⠀⇛
This isn’t anything particularly earth shattering
here, the point here is to make a kind of
“CubicleNate bookmark” for me and to be openly
criticized by those that know more than me on this
subject. The problem I had was pausing and resuming
properly using OctoPrint on my Ender3 Printer. I
messed up more than one print by trying to do it
and I really think this should be the default
behavior but here we are.
# ⚓ H2S Media ☛ How_to_Install_and_use_Ansible_on_Ubuntu_20.04
LTS_–_Linux_Shout⠀⇛
Learn how to install and configure Ansible on
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Linux to automate administrator
tasks for a group of servers from a single system.
If you have to manage multiple Linux servers then
manually configuring and installing software on
each of them is not only a time-consuming but also
a labor-intensive task. Thus, Automation or
orchestration is used in such environments.
# ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_Knative broker_GA_enhances_Kafka_on_OpenShift
Serverless_|_Red_Hat_Developer⠀⇛
Apache Kafka is greatly enhanced by the Knative
broker, which reduces overhead for message
delivery. Red Hat OpenShift has its own Knative
implementation, introduced as a Tech Preview
earlier this year. Our Knative implementation has
reached General Availability now with the 1.25
release of Red Hat Openshift Serverless.
# ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Install_Chrony_NTP_to_Synchronize_Time_in
Linux⠀⇛
The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol used
to synchronize computer system clocks automatically
over a network. The machine can have the system
clock use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) rather
than local time.
Maintaining accurate time on Linux systems,
especially servers is an important task for many
reasons. For example, in a networked environment,
accurate timekeeping is required for accurate
timestamps in packets and system logs for root-
cause analysis, determining when problems occurred,
and finding correlations.
# ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ How_to_Flush_DNS_in_Linux⠀⇛
Is your internet browsing experience slow on your
Linux device, or are the websites you’re visiting
outdated or the wrong website altogether?
# ⚓ Network World ☛ Looking_at_user_login_time_with_the_ac
command_|_Network_World⠀⇛
The ac command can provide very useful summaries of
how much time users spend logged into a Linux
system. It gets its data from the wtmp file.
# ⚓ Libre_Office_Draw,_set_up_unit_measurement_and_ratio_for
technical_drawings⠀⇛
If you want to create some basic 2D plans, Libre
Office draw does a pretty good job and is quite
easy to pick up and use. I use LibreOffice Draw
myself to plan out some of my own small woodworking
projects.
# ⚓ uni Toronto ☛ How_Linux_swap_files_(and_swap_partitions)
find_where_to_read_and_write⠀⇛
The kernel has two ways to build these swap extents
for a swap file. First, a filesystem may support an
explicit way of obtaining these swap mappings
through a swap_activate method it provides. How
these functions work depends; the ext4 one uses a
generic ‘iomap’ system with an ext4-specific
callback (cf fs/ext4/inode.c), while the NFS code
basically pretends that the NFS swap file is a
block device, creating a single file-wide direct
mapping (see nfs_swap_activate() in fs/nfs/file.c).
Second, for filesystems that don’t have specific
support, the kernel will go through every block in
the file and attempt to map it to a disk block,
then identify contiguous runs of blocks and merge
them together in a single extent (see bmap() in fs/
inode.c and generic_swapfile_activate() in mm/
page_io.c). This only works if the filesystem can
map file blocks to disk blocks for you, which not
all filesystems can. Presumably it’s potentially
rather slow, especially for large swap files. I
believe that most filesystems that expect (and
want) to be used for swap have their own fast
swap_activate function because of this.
# ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ How_to_Install_GNOME_Desktop_Environment_in
Linux_Mint_–_It’s_FOSS⠀⇛
Linux Mint is an excellent Linux distribution,
especially for beginners.
I like that it stays on the familiar Ubuntu/Debian
front and yet it does several things better than
Ubuntu. One of them is that it doesn’t push Snaps
down my throat.
However, I am not a fan of the Cinnamon desktop as
I never really liked the Windows XP or 7’s default
setup either.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Jami_on_Ubuntu_22.10_|_22.04
|_20.04⠀⇛
Jami is a powerful and secure peer-to-peer
communication solution that offers voice, video,
and chat capabilities. It is being developed by
Savoir-faire Linux, a Canadian company specializing
in free software. The ancestor of Jami is SFLphone,
a portable SIP/AIX software phone also developed by
Savoir-faire Linux. Jami retains most of the audio
and SIP capabilities of SFLphone but adds many new
features and improvements. For example, Jami
introduces a decentralized network that allows
users to communicate directly with each other
without the need for central servers. This provides
more secure and private communication, as there is
no centralized point of failure or control. In
addition, Jami includes support for multiple
platforms and devices, making it accessible to
everyone.
The following tutorial will teach you how to
install Jami on Ubuntu 22.10, 22.04, 20.04 Linux
desktops with APT, Snap, or Flatpak method using
the command line terminal and instructions on how
to update and remove the software in the future if
required.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_install_CloudPanel_on_Ubuntu_22.04?⠀⇛
With the quick install option for WordPress, you
get the latest WordPress Version installed and
configured. All without sacrificing server security
thanks to the quick firewall configuration. Plus,
can add another layer of security with Two-Factor
Authentication for secure CloudPanel login.
Moreover, you can install Let’s Encrypt SSL
certificates in one click for free. So, this setup
makes it easy.
One of the best features of CloudPanel is that it i
# ⚓ Kifarunix ☛ Easy_way_to_Test_Internet_Speed_on_Linux
Terminal_–_kifarunix.com⠀⇛
# ⚓ AddictiveTips ☛ How_to_install_and_use_Telegram_on_a
Chromebook⠀⇛
Telegram is one of the most popular chat services
out there. You’re in luck if you own a Chromebook
and want to use the native Telegram app rather than
the web interface. You can get the Telegram app
working on your Chromebook in several ways. This
guide will show you how to set up the Android
Telegram and native Linux Telegram apps.
# ⚓ Linux Nightly ☛ How_to_Install_WhatsApp_on_Ubuntu_22.04_–
Linux_Nightly⠀⇛
WhatsApp is a free messaging application used by
over a billion people worldwide. WhatsApp provides
secure, reliable voice and video calls that can be
made locally or internationally with a Wi-Fi or
cellular data connection. WhatsApp is available for
multiple devices, like computers, tablets, and
phones.
Though there doesn’t exist a download link for
Linux on the WhatsApp website, it’s still possible
to install WhatsApp on Ubuntu. In this tutorial,
you’ll learn two methods of installing WhatsApp on
Ubuntu.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_AnyDesk_on_Ubuntu_22.10_|
22.04_|_20.04⠀⇛
AnyDesk is a cross-platform software that provides
secure remote access for file transfer or VPN
features. It also works well as another tool in
professionals’ arsenal when they need more control
over what’s going on in their machine than what is
available through other means.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Plex_Media_Server_on_Ubuntu
22.10_|_22.04_|_20.04⠀⇛
Plex Media Server is a widely used software to
store all your digital media content and access it
via various client applications. It is popular
among users for its ability to store TV Shows and
Movie Libraries and share content with friends and
family members. Plex Media Server has continuously
grown in popularity and now supports many
platforms. Some of the most popular client
applications for accessing content from a Plex
Media Server include NVIDIA Shield, Roku, Mobile
App, and many more. The software organizes your
files and content into categories, making it easy
to find and use. In addition, the Plex Media Server
provides security and privacy features that allow
you to control who can access your content and
when. The Plex Media Server is a great way to store
and share digital media content.
In the following tutorial, you will learn how to
install Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 22.10, 22.04,
and 20.04 Linux LTS by securely importing the GPG
key and official Plex repository and some tips on
basic sets creating a reverse proxy with Nginx for
users that wish to access Nginx remotely, this is
not required for internal home networks.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Flameshot_on_Ubuntu_22.10_|
22.04_|_20.04⠀⇛
Anyone who has used Ubuntu will know that it comes
with a great screenshot tool called Flameshot. This
tool is simple to use and offers a range of
features that make taking screenshots easier and
faster. For example, you can capture the entire
screen or just a specific area, and you can also
capture screenshots of windowed applications. In
addition, Flameshot offers several editing features
that can annotate or highlight portions of the
screenshot. Overall, Flameshot is a valuable tool
for anyone who needs to take screenshots regularly.
In the following tutorial, you will learn how to
install Flameshot on Ubuntu 22.10, 22.04, and 20.04
Linux with cli commands using two methods, APT or
Flatpak/Flathub, using the command line terminal.
For most users, I would always recommend installing
the version from Ubuntu’s repository first. For
users that prefer Flatpaks and more frequently
updated applications, use the Flathub source.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o ⚓ ZDNet ☛ Deepin_23_Preview_shows_the_Linux_distribution_has_plenty
to_offer_|_ZDNET⠀⇛
Once upon a time, Deepin Linux was heralded as the single
most beautiful Linux distribution on the market. And it
was. There was a certain polish the UI had that others
couldn’t match. The funny thing about competition is that
it breeds innovation.
o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾
# ⚓ Earthly ☛ Can_Rancher_Help_You_Better_Manage_Kubernetes?_–
Earthly_Blog⠀⇛
Recently, multi-cloud and hybrid cloud deployments
have gained significant traction as they let you
optimize costs, increase scalability, improve
agility, and achieve greater operational
resilience. However, with these deployment
strategies, managing different Kubernetes clusters
with multiple tools and dashboards can be a
challenge; Rancher can help you seamlessly manage
such deployments at scale.
This article will explore the features and
capabilities of Rancher, an open source Cloud
Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) certified
Kubernetes distribution designed to make it easy to
deploy, manage, and monitor multi-cluster
environments from a centralized UI. Here, you’ll
learn about Rancher and the different deployment
options it provides, and understand the aspects
that make it unique.
o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Canonical_at_AWS_re:Invent_2022_|_Ubuntu⠀⇛
AWS re:Invent is a learning conference hosted by
Amazon Web Services for the global cloud computing
community. The in-person event features keynote
announcements, training and certification
opportunities, access to technical sessions, and so
much more.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux On Mobile ☛ LINMOB.net_–_Weekly_GNU-like_Mobile_Linux
Update_(45/2022):_Phosh_0.22.0_and_Voice_Controlled_Sxmo⠀⇛
Also: Guides to updating u-boot and getting
Waydroid running on the Librem 5, FOSDEM 2023 FOSS
on mobile devices devroom CfP, the Juno Tablet on
video, and improvements to Sailfish OS on the
PinePhone Pro!
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾
# ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PostgreSQL:_Pyrseas_0.10.0_is_now_available⠀⇛
The main aim of this release was converting to
Psycopg 3. Thanks to Daniele Varrazzo for his
assistance. In addition, we have removed the
depedency on pgdbconn and no longer support Python
2.x. Postgres releases from PG 10 to PG 15 are
supported.
# ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PostgreSQL:_temBoard_8.0_:_Unified
authentication,_PostgreSQL_15⠀⇛
temBoard allows you to manage and monitor your
PostgreSQL fleet.
Dalibo announce the immediate availability of
temBoard 8.0. This new major release review
authentication between interface and agents, brings
new features, and renews the foundations of the
project. Follow carefuly upgrade guide for a
reliable migration.
o § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾
# ⚓ Document Foundation ☛ LibreOffice_and_blockchain:_What_cool
things_are_possible?_–_The_Document_Foundation_Blog⠀⇛
As you’re no doubt aware, LibreOffice is free and
open source software, which means that anyone can
delve into the code behind it, study how it works,
and adapt it for their needs. And we’ve seen many
examples of this, with LibreOffice’s core engine
being adapted by the ecosystem to work on mobile
devices and in web browsers, for instance.
Meanwhile, blockchain is technology that provides a
distributed ledger, made up of growing list of
records (blocks), that are securely linked together
using cryptography. The most famous (or sometimes
infamous!) example of blockchain technology is
cryptocurrencies (eg Bitcoin), but it can also be
used in many other ways such as in smart contracts,
authentication and games.
# ⚓ Second_edition_of_Designing_with_LibreOffice_available_for
free_download_–_Taming_LibreOffice⠀⇛
The first edition was published in 2016, and was
downloaded over thirty-five thousand times. Michael
Meeks, one of the co-founders of LibreOffice,
described the first edition as “an outstanding
contribution to help people bring the full power of
LibreOffice into their document.” Similarly, free
software author and journalist Carla Schroder
wrote, “Designing With LibreOffice teaches
everything you need to know about document
production…. suitable for beginners to wizened old
pros, who will probably discover things about
LibreOffice that they didn’t know.”
o § GNU Projects⠀➾
# ⚓ GNUnet ☛ GNUnet_0.18.1⠀⇛
This is a bugfix release for gnunet 0.18.0.
# ⚓ GNUnet ☛ NGI_Zero_Entrust:_“GNS_to_DNS_Migration_and_Zone
Management”⠀⇛
We are happy to announce that we have successfully
aquired funding for further GNS development and
polishing!
# ⚓ GNUnet ☛ GNU’s_framework_for_secure_p2p_networking⠀⇛
This is mostly a bugfix release for libgnunetchat
0.1.0. But it will also update the build process of
libgnunetchat to use GNU Automake and it will
ensure compatibility with latest changes in GNUnet
0.18.0.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_to_categorize_C_programs_by_behavior_|_Red
Hat_Developer⠀⇛
Most of us who write C and C++ code intuitively
understand why some programs might behave
differently when compiled with different compilers
or different compiler options, or when running
under particular conditions. We’re also aware of
the dangers of undefined behavior and usually try
to avoid it in our code. But not all of us
appreciate the many useful (and often unavoidable)
aspects of undefined behavior. This article
explains the kinds of behavior the C standard uses
to categorize programs and their subtle, sometimes
unexpected, impacts on compilers, libraries, other
standards, and programmers themselves.
Programmers are rarely familiar with the subtle
nuances of undefined behavior. Nor do programmers
pay as close attention to the other kinds of
behavior that C programs are subject to, or when
that behavior might occur. In our discussions, we
often use terms like “valid code” or “correct
program” without having a shared understanding of
their meanings.
I’m sometimes surprised that not even expert
programmers, including C committee members, always
agree on what the terms mean. Some don’t know why
the basic categorizations of program behavior were
introduced into C in the first place, or their
purpose.
# ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ LLMs_for_Code⠀⇛
I’ve always found training models on code to be
interesting – there’s large amounts of structured
data and text is a fairly simple input/output
interface that can be automatically be checked for
syntax correctness.
# ⚓ Adriaan de Groot ☛ 80/20_Refactoring_|_[bobulate]⠀⇛
I have found a new bugbear. Something to be
creatively annoyed about. I’m going to call it 80/
20 refactoring, to express the idea that a
refactoring is started, but then not finished.
Probably because doing all of the edge cases in a
refactoring is hard.
# ⚓ Jussi Pakkanen ☛ Nibble_Stew:_If_you_don’t_tolerate_it_in
new_code_you_should_not_tolerate_it_in_old_code_either⠀⇛
Let’s assume that you are working on a code base
and notice that it has some minor issue. For
argument’s sake we’ll say that it has some self
written functionality and that the language’s
standard library has added identical functionality
recently. Let’s further assume that that said
implementation behaves exactly the same as the self
written one. At this point you might decide to
clean up the code base, make it use the stdlib
implementation and delete the custom code. This
seems like a nice cleanup so you then file merge
request to get the thing changed.
[...]
Getting blocked like this is a bit unfortunate, but
these things happen. The important thing, however,
is that all these are solid technical reason for
not doing the cleanup (or at least not do it
immediately). Things get bad when you get blocked
by some other reason, such by your reviewer asking
“why are you even doing this at all”. This is a
reasonable question, so let’s examine it in detail.
Suppose that instead of submitting a cleanup commit
you are instead submitting a piece of completely
new functionality. In this MR you have chosen to
reimplement a piece of standard library code (for
no actual gain, just because you were not aware of
its existence). The review comment that you should
get is “You are reimplementing stdlib
functionality, delete that code here and use the
standard library instead”. This is a valid review
comment and something that should be heeded.
The weird thing here is that this is in a way the
exact same change, but it is either not acceptable
or absolutely necessary depending on whether parts
of the code are already inside your repo or not.
This is weird and should not be the case, but human
beings are strangely irrational and their “value
functions” are highly asymmetric. This can lead to
lots of review fighting if one person really wants
to fix the issue whereas some other one does not
see the value in it. The only real solution is to
have a policy on this, specifically that submitting
a change that fixes an issue that would be
unacceptable in new code is, by itself, a
sufficient reason to do the work but not to merge
it without technical review. This shifts the
discussion from “should this be done at all” to
“what are the technical risks and merits of this
change”, which is the way reviews should be done.
# § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾
# ⚓ Video ☛ AWK_Delimiters_–_Invidious⠀⇛
awk is a great tool that can help with all
sorts of parsing, processing and summarizing
cleartext data.
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ A_plea_to_people_making_howto_and_informational_videos:_Give_us_a
transcript!:_Dissociated_Press⠀⇛
Video content is here to stay. As a text-based person
with a face for radio, I’ve come to grips with it. But
that doesn’t mean video alone gets it done.
If you’re producing video content, please also share a
transcript of the video. I realize some people love
video, and that’s fine – but it’s not that much harder to
include a transcript and it’s much more inclusive and
potentially more effective.
[...]
Note that this isn’t limited to external content. If
you’re doing internal comms? Provide a transcript too. If
it’s worth doing any kind of video, it’s worth doing a
transcript.
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ AMD_unveils_low-cost_Artix_UltraScale+_AU7P
FPGA_and_Zynq_UltraScale+_ZU3T_MPSoC_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛
AMD has added two new low-cost, low-power members
to its UltraScale+ family with the Artix
UltraScale+ AU7P FPGA and the Zynq UltraScale+ ZU3T
MPSoC.
Both devices are manufactured with the 16nm FinFET
process and offer entry points to the transceiver-
based UltraScale+ family with features such as high
I/O-to-logic density, UltraRAM, DSP, and more.
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Matter_compatible_ESP-ZeroCode_modules
enable_plug-and-play_automation_solutions_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛
Espressif Systems has just announced the Matter-
compatible ESP-ZeroCode modules with Wi-Fi and/or
Thread (802.15.4) wireless connectivity that are
designed as plug-and-play solutions for LED lights,
outlets, switches, dimmers, relays, fans, and other
lighting and electrical devices.
I was only recently introduced to no-code
programming in a recent post by Ninephon Kongangkab
explaining how to use SenseCraft firmware for no-
code programming on Wio Terminal. Basically,
there’s no need to know Arduino, MicroPython, or
any programming language, as the user just has to
press a few buttons to configure an IoT device to
meet his/her requirements. With the ESP-ZeroCode
modules, Espressif offers something similar using
several of their ESP32 chips.
# ⚓ Andrew Hutchings ☛ Acorn_RiscPC:_Restoration_Part_1_–
LinuxJedi’s_/dev/null⠀⇛
After my recent restoration work for the Acorn
Archimedes A3010 I thought I should try something
in that range that is a little beefier. The RiscPC
is one of the last machines in the Archimedes range
and has some interesting features such as the
capability of installing a 486 CPU co-processor to
run DOS and Windows software.
[...]
As you can see, it looks like it has been kept in a
garage or somewhere similar. The plastics are going
to need quite a bit of cleaning and the keyboard is
missing a key. I might clean the keyboard up and
obtain the missing key, or replace the whole thing.
The keyboard is essentially an Acorn branded
standard PS/2 keyboard.
As Dave from the EEVBlog would say “Don’t plug it
in, take it apart”. I dare not turn it on at this
stage without seeing what is inside. RiscPCs have a
battery inside them, so I’m expecting some leakage.
The machine is incredibly easy to disassemble, the
case has two long pegs plastic which you unlock and
pull out, then the lid just lifts off.
# ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Physicists_Got_a_Quantum_Computer_to_Work_by
Blasting_It_With_the_Fibonacci_Sequence⠀⇛
An experiment involving a Fibonacci pattern of
laser pulses apparently yielded a new state of
matter.
# ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ Sapphire_Rapids_Xeon_SPs_Plus_HBM_Offer
Big_Performance_Boost⠀⇛
If there is one bright spot in the Xeon SP server
chip line from Intel, it is the version of the
“Sapphire Rapids” Xeon SP processor that has HBM
memory welded to it. These chips make a strong case
for adding at least some HBM memory – or something
that looks and feels like it – to compute complexes
that are working on HPC and AI workloads that are
memory bandwidth bound and therefore cannot – and
do not – squeeze every bit of performance out of
the CPUs they run on.
As we previously reported, this future Sapphire
Rapids HBM processor will be sold by Intel under
the Max Series brand, as will the “Ponte Vecchio”
GPU formerly know by the Xe HPC brand. The way
Intel sees it, and speaking very generally of
course, HPC and AI workloads fall into roughly
three buckets. About 50 percent of them are compute
bound, about 30 percent are memory bandwidth bound,
and the remaining 20 percent are a combination of
the two. Workloads that are bound by memory
bandwidth include weather modeling, seismic
processing and reservoir modeling in the oil and
gas industry, and AI training. Compute bound
workloads include molecular dynamics, protein
sequencing, and anything crunching dense linear
algebra equations. Risk modeling in the financial
services sector is in the middle of these two
extremes, and both crash simulation and
computational fluid dynamics, like risk modeling,
like CPU frequency over CPU throughput and are
either more or less sensitive to memory bandwidth
(crash simulation less so than CFD).
Addressing these distinctions across workloads
means having different kinds of compute and memory
in different mixes to optimize for different
workloads. And that, in a nutshell, is why Intel
has to have GPUs with HBM, CPUs with DRAM, and CPUs
with HBM in its lineup.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ DaemonFC (Ryan Farmer) ☛ My_spouse_has_COVID,_and_I’m
worried_for_him._(And_that_I’m_probably_going_to_be_next.)_
(And_another_Lake_County_Health_Department_story.)_|
BaronHK’s_Rants⠀⇛
My spouse told me he didn’t feel well today, and
started coughing, and was running a fever, so I ran
a couple quick COVID tests that I had left over
from when the feds were handing them out in the
mail.
I ran an Abbott BinaxNow first, and when the double
line showed up REALLY fast, I said “SHIT, uhhh….Bad
test?” (hey, even I’m entitled to drift off into
wishful thinking now and then), and grabbed an
iHealth test and ran that, and that one showed
double lines (positive) as well.
[...]
6 months later, we got “first booster” and about 5
weeks ago, got “Omicron booster”, and we still have
COVID in our house, obviously, and my spouse is off
work all week, and now I’m just waiting to see if I
get it too.
So this is lovely, isn’t it?
It might have been worse without the vaccines, but
Mom will just jump on this as “proof” that the
vaccines “don’t work at all”, because “splitting”
is a hallmark of the personality of both my
parents.
# ⚓ The Wire ☛ Pharma_Company_Distributed_Rs_1,000_Crore
Freebies_to_Prescribe_Dolo_650_Mg_Tablets,_SC_Told⠀⇛
The petition alleged that to ensure a higher profit
margin, the company manufacturing Dolo tablets
distributed freebies to doctors to prescribe the
650 mg drug.
# ⚓ Eli_Lilly_Stock_Takes_A_Dip_After_Verified_Twitter_Imposter
Says_Insulin_Is_Free_|_HuffPost_UK_Tech⠀⇛
Eli Lilly’s stock dipped Friday morning after
someone paid $8 to verify a Twitter handle
resembling that of the pharmaceutical giant and
posted: “We are excited to announce insulin is free
now.”
Insulin, of course, is not free. In the U.S., one
study released this summer found that the high
price of the lifesaving drug puts an extreme
financial burden on about 14% of the 7 million
Americans who need it regularly.
The prank appears to have served to highlight this
harsh reality, prompting backlash from people who
use Twitter. Other insulin manufacturers, Sanofi
and Novo Nordisk, also saw their stocks take a dip.
The Eli Lilly imposter verified the handle
@EliLillyandCo, taking advantage of Twitter’s new
rules governing who gets to have a verified
account. The company’s real handle is @LillyPad.
# ⚓ John Gruber ☛ Daring_Fireball:_Eli_Lilly_Stock_Dipped_After
a_Verified_Twitter_Imposter_Claimed_Insulin_Would_Now_Be
Free⠀⇛
There are, like, a thousand interesting stories
about Twitter under Elon Musk’s ownership, and this
is just one. But there are several interesting
angles to just this one story:
# ⚓ A_‘food_park’_that_could_heighten_hunger⠀⇛
People in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district,
battling the proposed dumping of 50,000 litres of
polluted water from a mega aqua food park into the
Gonteru drain every day, find they are fighting the
state as well
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ Computing UK ☛ Canada_detains_Russian_national_over_LockBit
attacks [Ed: Microsoft Windows TCO, but Microsoft-friendly
publishers try to paint this in political terms instead]⠀⇛
A dual Russian-Canadian national has been taken
into custody in Canada, on suspicion of playing a
role in the LockBit ransomware attacks that have
targeted vital infrastructure and industrial groups
across the world since 2020.
# ⚓ TechTarget ☛ 5_Essential_Programming_Languages_for
Cybersecurity_Pros_|_TechTarget⠀⇛
Coding is an essential skill across almost every
technological discipline today, and cybersecurity
is no exception. Cybersecurity professionals must
understand coding concepts in order to correctly
interpret the activity of malicious actors on their
networks, and they must be able to write code to
perform their own work more efficiently and
effectively. While not every cybersecurity job
explicitly includes coding skills as a job
requirement, it’s hard to imagine any cybersecurity
career that wouldn’t benefit from the ability to
knock out at least a few lines of code every once
in a while.
# ⚓ Fudzilla ☛ Intel_and_AMD-based_platforms_can_update_Arc
firmware⠀⇛
Linux developers are not so fortunate. According to
developer Richard Hughes updating the firmware on
Arc GPUs appears to be handled by the Intel
Management Engine, a small microcontroller that is
only included in PCs with Intel processors. Hughes
ran into a problem with IBM’s POWER CPU
architecture, but it seems to make firmware updates
impossible on any non-Intel platform, including
those based on AMD or Arm CPUs.
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ iTWire_–_Medibank_data_linked_off_same_forum_on
which_Optus_data_was_leaked⠀⇛
Ransomware generally attacks only systems running
Microsoft’s Windows operating system.
# ⚓ USCERT ☛ CISA_Has_Added_One_Known_Exploited_Vulnerability
to_Catalog [Ed: Such a generic headline. This is 100% about
Microsoft and 100% about Windows.]⠀⇛
CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known
Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on
evidence of active exploitation. This type of
vulnerability is 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 in the “Date Added to Catalog” column, which
will sort by descending dates.
# ⚓ Critical_Local_Privilege_Escalation_Vulnerability_in_Linux
kernel._Patch_immediately⠀⇛
The local privilege escalation vulnerability in the
Linux Kernel was reported by Redhat, and its CVE
code is 2022-3977. The problem is that the most
recent Linux kernel upstream contains a use-after-
free vulnerability called mctp sk unhash that may
be exploited to elevate privileges to root. When a
program tries to utilize memory that has been
released or no longer assigned to it after it has
been given to another application, it is known as a
use-after-free vulnerability. In cyber attack
situations, this might result in arbitrary code
execution or provide an attacker access to remote
code execution capabilities. It can also cause
crashes and unintentional data overwriting.
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ Hacker News ☛ Google_to_Pay_$391_Million_Privacy_Fine
for_Secretly_Tracking_Users’_Location⠀⇛
Internet giant Google has agreed to pay a
record $391.5 million to settle with 40
states in the U.S. over charges the company
misled users about the collection of personal
location data.
“Google misled its users into thinking they
had turned off location tracking in their
account settings, when, in fact, Google
continued to collect their location
information,” Oregon Attorney General Ellen
Rosenblum said Monday.
“For years Google has prioritized profit over
their users’ privacy. They have been crafty
and deceptive,” Rosenblum stated.
The investigation was sparked by a 2018
report from the Associated Press that
revealed Google was continuing to track
users’ locations on Android and iOS even when
users turned off “location history” in their
account settings, effectively undermining the
privacy controls.
o § Environment⠀➾
# § Energy⠀➾
# ⚓ Reuters ☛ [Old]_France_tweaks_rules_to_keep_nuclear
plants_running_during_heatwave_|_Reuters⠀⇛
o § Finance⠀➾
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Elon_Musk_is_in_a_bind,_not_just_with
Twitter,_it’s_Tesla_too_–_Michael_West⠀⇛
Twitter raider and Tesla founder Elon Musk might
not be the world’s richest man for long. What’s the
scam?
The scam is debt, or “leverage” as they call it in
financial markets. Neither Tesla or Twitter make
much of a profit. Both have enormous debt and Musk
has to service that debt as interest rates rise
while trying to work out how to monetise both
companies.
The incredible success of Tesla meanwhile is about
to be sorely tested. This is a company that has yet
to face competition but the established car makers
in Europe, Japan, Korea and China are about to hit
the market for electric cars, with all their
distribution, marketing and engineering expertise.
In the words of Australia’s top auto journalist,
John Cadogan, “Tesla is doomed“.
Meanwhile, Musk’s Twitter foray has already cost
him billions after he forked out $US44bn to buy it
with other people’s money then discovered just how
fragile is the online ecosystem. He sacked
thousands to get costs down and whacked an $8
charge on Twitter’s “blue tick” users which
hilariously led to pranksters buying blue ticks,
impersonating the likes of drug company Eli Lilly
and weapons maker Lockheed Martin, wiping billions
off their share prices.
o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
# ⚓ Big_Tech:_Not_Only_Market_But_Also_Knowledge_and
Information_Gatekeepers⠀⇛
At the end of July, Microsoft and Google’s parent
company, Alphabet, presented their latest and
relatively disappointing economic results blaming
it on the macroeconomic distress. What may have
gone unnoticed is that both companies referred to
their clouds as the main engines of growth. The
cloud was also responsible for Amazon’s better-
than-expected quarterly results.
The cloud refers to computing services, including
software, hardware, and platforms offered as
services through the Internet instead of running
locally on individual computers. By 2025, 45% of
the world’s data storage will be on the cloud. We
are constantly storing information and accessing
online applications through the cloud.
o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
# ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ The_Law_Bytes_Podcast,_Episode_146:_Axel
Bruns_on_What_the_Australian_Experience_Teaches_About_the
Prospect_of_Facebook_Blocking_News_Sharing_in_Response_to
Bill_C-18_–_Michael_Geist⠀⇛
As Bill C-18 heads to clause-by-clause review later
this week, the prospect that Facebook could block
news sharing on its platform in Canada in response
has attracted the ire of politicians and concerns
from media outlets that rely on social media as
part of their business model. But is this a bluff
or, having just laid off 11,000 employees, an
accurate reflection of where the company stands on
the value of news on its platform given current
economic realities?
Axel Bruns is a Professor of Communication and
Media Studies at QUT Digital Media Research Centre,
Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane,
Australia, who has written about the Australian
News Media Bargaining Code and the effects of the
Facebook news sharing blocking in 2021. He joins
the Law Bytes podcast to discuss the Australian
experience in an effort to answer the question of
whether Facebook is bluffing or if news sharing on
the platform in Canada is placed at risk should
Bill C-18 become law.
# ⚓ Jim Nielsen ☛ Verified_Personal_Website_–_Jim_Nielsen’s
Blog⠀⇛
Max did a funny thing where he verified his
personal website. (He also official-ified it, as
there appears to be a difference between the two —
at least at the time of this writing, who knows
that could change…)
o § Monopolies⠀➾
# ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ Tech_a_la_carte⠀⇛
“Oblique Strategies” is Brian Eno and Peter
Schmidt’s deck of 100+ cards, each with a sentence
of gnomic advice. They inspired Roxy Music, David
Bowie, Talking Heads and Devo. My favorite? “Be the
first person to not do something that no one else
has ever not done before.”
Why that one? Because it challenges us to imagine
how something that we perceive as unitary and
indivisible might be decomposed into smaller units.
It’s a challenge to the notion that one must “take
the bad with the good.” What if we could just get
rid of “the bad?”
Back in 1998, John Kelsey and Bruce Schneier
proposed the “Street Performer Protocol” as a means
of funding nonrivalrous, nonexcludable projects –
that is, things that can be infinitely reproduced
at effectively no cost, and whose reproduction
can’t be easily prevented: things like software and
digital books, music, and videos.
[...]
How did we get rid of pop-ups? It wasn’t by banning
them – it was by blocking them. Browser vendors
sought out competitive advantages by adding pop-up
blocking to their offerings: first Opera, then
Mozilla, and, finally, Internet Explorer.
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal⠀➾
# ⚓ You’re_no_private_eye.⠀⇛
I knew that dame was trouble as soon as she walked
through the door. Probably because she broke the
doorknob off when she came in off the sidewalk.
Although, the maintenance problems at 734 Angler
Street were not her fault. That I’ll grant her.
“Ma’am. Ma’am, you’ll need to climb up and around
the edge of the Buddha,” I told her, gesturing
towards the large bronzed statue between us, which
occupied most of the room. I knew about the 10-
foot-wide Buddha in that office before I leased it.
But the rent was low, and there was enough room for
my desk in the corner. Round statues in rectangular
rooms. That’s just the way things worked in that
hard-boiled town, back then.
o § Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Itanium_History_Roundup⠀⇛
Last week was the birthday of the final[1] Itanium
chip released – the Poulson microarchitecture. I
remember its release on 8 Nov 2012. I also remember
reading the manual a few months prior and being
underwhelmed. Some of the early materials released
about the Poulson microarchitecture – and heavily
boosted by a certain someone on RWT’s forums, as
well as by David Kanter himself – caused me to
expect a significant boost in across-the-board
performance that would finally propel IPF into
competitiveness with Power, and earn its place at
the top of Intel’s product lineup while ensuring a
long future.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Applications
o Instructionals/Technical
o WINE_or_Emulation
o Games
o Desktop_Environments/WMs
# GNOME_Desktop/GTK
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o BSD
o Arch_Family
o Red_Hat_‘Community’_and_Corporate_Puff_Pieces
o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family
o Open_Hardware/Modding
o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers
# Mozilla
o SaaS/Back_End/Databases
o FSFE
o Programming/Development
# Python
o Standards/Consortia
* Leftovers
o Science
o Education
o Hardware
o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
o Proprietary
o Security
# Privacy/Surveillance
o Defence/Aggression
o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting
o Environment
# Energy
# Wildlife/Nature
o Finance
o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
o Censorship/Free_Speech
o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press
o Civil_Rights/Policing
o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality
o Monopolies
# Patents
# Copyrights
* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Personal
o Technical
# Announcements
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Higole_Gole1_R:_Mini-PC_arrives_on_Kickstarter
with_a_built-in_display_and_HDMI_2.1_connectivity_–
NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛
Higole has brought another unusual mini-PC to market.
This time, the company has introduced the Gole1 R, a
Rockchip RK3588-based device that has a 5.5-inch built-in
display for running Android 12, Linux or Ubuntu.
o ⚓ FOSSLife ☛ Frontier_Supercomputer_Still_No._1_on_TOP500 [Ed: This
neglects to mention that they all run GNU/Linux]⠀⇛
With an HPL score of 0.442 EFlop/s, the Fugaku system
installed at the RIKEN Center for Computational Science
in Kobe, Japan still holds the #2 spot.
o ⚓ Linux_Format_296⠀⇛
Protect your browser privacy! Using Firefox, a bevvy of
clever plugins and discovering the tricks and techniques
used to track you we beat the trackers, stop the snoopers
and stay safe online! We fire up the latest Tor 12 for
complete online safety and explore Google Manifest v3.
PLUS: Explore Ubuntu 22.10, terminal screencasting,
advanced desktop search, automate installs with Ansible,
safely delete and recover files, vector drawing packages,
the future of 3D printing and loads more!
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 5_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Text-Based
Mastodon_Clients_–_LinuxLinks⠀⇛
Mastodon is a free and open source microblogging
platform similar to Twitter, but with user privacy
and decentralization in mind. It’s one of many
protocols that interacts with the Fediverse of
protocols like Pleroma, GNU Social, and others.
Unlike Twitter, Mastodon is not one social network.
Getting started with Mastodon can be confusing for
newcomers. Mastodon is a federated service. This
means its similar to email. You can create an email
account with many different providers. And that’s
the same with Mastodon. The service lets you sign
up to one of many sites that run Mastodon software,
called instances. A user can communicate with other
Mastodon users on different instances. The
instances are themed – many by country, city, or
interest.
Signup to Mastodon is simple. Just supply a
username, email address and password and you’re
set.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Video ☛ Manage_Date_–_Time_on_Linux_Servers_–_Invidious⠀⇛
In this video, we cover how to manage date and time
on your Linux Server using timedatectl command. The
timedatectl utility is used to display server time
details, view, list, and change the timezone.
Please enjoy the video and if you have any
questions, leave a comment below. My goal is to
expand the Linux community.
# ⚓ H2S Media ☛ How_to_Install_ClickHouse_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS
Linux_–_Linux_Shout⠀⇛
ClickHouse can easily be installed on Ubuntu 22.04
Linux for getting column-oriented DBMS (columnar
database management system). It is developed by
Yandex, a popular technology company for online
analytical processing (OLAP).
This DBMS is used to generate analytic reports in
real-time for non-aggregated data and has the
capability to generate reports from petabytes of
raw data without any significant latency. It uses
SQL queries.
# ⚓ Kifarunix ☛ Easily_Configure_NTP_Server_on_Rocky/Oracle
Linux_–_kifarunix.com⠀⇛
In this guide, you will learn how to easily
configure NTP Server on Rocky/Oracle Linux.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Ruby_on_Rails_on_Rocky_Linux_9_–
idroot⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
Ruby on Rails on Rocky Linux 9. For those of you
who didn’t know, Ruby on Rails is a web-app
framework that includes everything needed to create
database-backed web applications according to the
Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern. With the
complexity of modern web applications, Rails makes
web development easier with the pre-built structure
for development, providing all the required tools
to build an app.
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 Ruby on Rails on Rocky Linux. 9.
# ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ How_to_Improve_Gaming_Performance_Using
GameMode_in_Linux_–_Make_Tech_Easier⠀⇛
Linux is a great platform for gaming, but it can
sometimes be challenging to get the best
performance out of your games. This is where
GameMode, a tool that allows you to optimize your
system for gaming, comes in. Here we show you how
to install and use GameMode to improve gaming
performance in Linux.
# ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Completely_Turn_Off_Automatic_Updates_of
Snap_Apps_in_Ubuntu_|_UbuntuHandbook⠀⇛
Ubuntu finally added support for disabling
automatic updates for snap applications, though
it’s currently considered experimental at the
moment of writing.
As you may know, Snap is an universal package
format runs in sandbox. It’s developed by
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, as a
competitor to Flatpak.
The pre-installed Firefox in Ubuntu 22.04+, and
Ubuntu Software in Ubuntu 20.04+ are Snap
applications. And there are lots of apps in Ubuntu
Software available as Snap, including Chromium
browser, Skype, and more.
By default, Snap apps automatically update to the
newest version. Though, user can delay or specify
when to perform updates. It was impossible to
completely disable automatic updates due to
security issue.
# ⚓ Manuel Matuzovic ☛ Day_36:_:has()_and_pseudo-elements⠀⇛
According to the spec, that’s because Pseudo-
elements are generally excluded from :has() because
many of them exist conditionally, based on the
styling of their ancestors, so allowing these to be
queried by :has() would introduce cycles..
For the sake of completeness, of course :has()
works with pseudo-classes.
# ⚓ APNIC ☛ Extended_DNS_error_support_for_Unbound⠀⇛
Unbound 1.16.0 adds support for Extended DNS Errors
(EDEs) as codified in RFC 8914. While EDE was
already supported in NLnet Labs’ Name Server Daemon
(NSD) since version 4.3.6 was released in April of
2021, as with most things in a resolver, EDE
support took more time to implement.
EDEs are EDNS options that enrich a DNS response
with an error code that tells you what the error
was, and can even include human-readable text
specifying what went wrong exactly.
# ⚓ NextGenTips ☛ How_to_install_and_configure_Coder_on_GCP_–
NextGenTips⠀⇛
By building on top of common development interfaces
and infrastructure tools such as Terraform, Coder
aims to make the process of provisioning and
accessing remote workspaces approachable for
organizations. Coder workspaces are represented
with Terraform.
# ⚓ how_to_install_NVIDIA_drivers_on_Fedora_37_Hybrid⠀⇛
how to install NVIDIA proprietary drivers on Fedora
37 with Hybrid Switchable Graphics [Intel + Nvidia
GeForce]
# ⚓ Getting_started_with_CircuitPython_on_Fedora_–_nullr0ute’s
blog⠀⇛
One of my little maker projects has a need for a
battery powered micro controller, some DIY to clean
up some old equipment and some basic HW design.
Ultimately I’d like to be able to integrate it as a
fun thing into home automation possibly even using
Matter. More on the project for another post.
To move things forward and actually be able to play
with LEDs and buttons rather than doing a board
port I decided to use the standard firmware. I
looked through my collection of micro controllers
and found a FeatherS2, it’s based on the ESP-32-S2
MCU with WiFi in a Adafruit Feather form factor
with builtin LiPo charger circuit, a USB-
C interface, an onboard RGB LED and runs
CircuitPython.
Next up I needed to get a development environment
up and running on Fedora, batteries and other HW
bits can come later. First step was to work out how
to getting it running the latest CircuitPython. On
the CircuitPython page for the FeatherS2 there’s
two firmware, one for boot and USB and then
CircuitPython itself.
# ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Upgrade_to_Fedora_37_from_Fedora_36
Workstation_(GUI_and_CLI_Method)⠀⇛
Fedora 37 release is finally out after a series of
delays. This iconic release brings stunning GNOME
43, the latest Kernel 6.0, KDE Plasma 5.26, Wayland
updates and more. You can read my guide on Fedora
37 features on this page.
If you’re trying to upgrade to Fedora 37 from
Fedora 36, here are the recommended steps you
should follow.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Nessus_Security_Scanner_on_Ubuntu
22.04_LTS_–_idroot⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
Nessus Security Scanner on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For
those of you who didn’t know, Nessus is an open-
source network vulnerability scanner for
vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.
It gives you malware detection, scanning of
embedded devices, configurations auditing, control
systems auditing, and compliance checks among other
features. Also, Nessus is available in multiple
types of versions, including the Nessus Essentials
the free vulnerability scanner, and Nessus
professional for professional pentester.
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 Nessus Security Scanner on
Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish). You can follow the
same instructions for Ubuntu 22.04 and any other
Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint,
Elementary OS, Pop!_OS, and more as well.
# ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Install_Notepad++_in_Ubuntu_and_Other
Linux⠀⇛
This quick beginner’s guide will help you to
install Notepad++ in Ubuntu and Fedora.
Notepad++ is a very popular free developer-friendly
text editor and is primarily popular in Windows
systems. However, you can easily install this in
Linux systems thanks to snap.
# ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Install_PostgreSQL_and_pgAdmin4_on_Linux
Mint_21/20⠀⇛
pgAdmin is an open-source feature-rich, frontend
management tool that allows you to easily
administer and manage your PostgreSQL relational
database from a web browser.
It provides an easy-to-use user interface that
simplifies the creation and monitoring of databases
and database objects. PgAdmin 4 is an improvement
of the earlier pgAdmin tool and is available for
Linux, Windows, macOS systems, and even a Docker
container.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to install
PostgreSQL with pgAdmin4 on Linux Mint 21 and Linux
Mint 20.
# ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ My_favorite_tricks_for_navigating_the
Linux_terminal_faster_|_Opensource.com⠀⇛
One of the advantages of working in a terminal is
that it’s faster than most other interfaces. Thanks
to the GNU Readline library and the built-in syntax
of shells like Bash and Zsh, there are several ways
to make your interactions with the command line
even faster. Here are five ways to make the most of
your time in the terminal.
[...]
It’s not uncommon to misspell commands. You might
be used to using the Backspace key on the keyboard
to delete characters in the backward direction and
the Delete button to delete them in the forward
direction. You can also do this task more
efficiently and easily with some helpful keyboard
shortcuts.
Instead of deleting commands character by
character, you can delete everything from the
current cursor position to the beginning of the
line or the end.
o § WINE or Emulation⠀➾
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Windows_compatibility_layer_Wine_7.21_is
out_now⠀⇛
Another fresh development release of Wine, the
Windows compatibility layer has been released.
Version 7.21 is out now. This is part of Steam Play
Proton, which allows you to play tons of Windows
games on Steam Deck and Linux desktops. Once a year
they make a big new stable release, and eventually
Proton updates to it too.
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ GOG_has_a_‘Cozy_Autumn_Sale’_along_with
‘Czech_and_Slovak_Games_Week’⠀⇛
GOG are back again with some more big themed deals,
this time around they’re doing a Cozy Autumn Sale
along with a Czech and Slovak Games Week.
# ⚓ It’s_Not_Just_You:_NYC_Has_a_Serious_Dungeon_Master
Shortage⠀⇛
Briefly, for the uninitiated: In D&D a group of
players collaboratively play out a story in a world
created by a Dungeon Master or pre-written source
material, rolling dice to simulate chance as their
characters travel through the game and encounter
various challenges—like the aforementioned wyverns.
Characters are assigned specific abilities, and a
complex set of rules, arbitrated and enforced by
the Dungeon Master, standardize the game. Typically
the DM spot would be determined by seniority of
experience with D&D or other role-playing games—the
person who’d played the longest would run the game.
Alternately, it would be the person in the friend
group who is the best with logistics and plan-
wrangling. Back in the day, game shops would have
physical bulletin boards featuring players or DMs
looking to pair up.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Humble_Choice_for_November_2022_has_some
good_looking_picks⠀⇛
A little late on this but Humble Choice has a fresh
set of games to pick for November 2022, so here’s
what to expect from them on Linux desktop and Steam
Deck. I’ll list their Steam Deck rating, note any
Native Linux builds and use the ProtonDB rating.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Salt_and_Sanctuary_gets_Cloud_Saves_and_OSK
support_for_Steam_Deck⠀⇛
Salt and Sanctuary has seen an update recently
which brings with it Cloud Saves, along with better
Steam Deck support. The update initially landed for
the Windows version, but it has now been put into
the Linux and macOS versions too.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Rhythm_Doctor_now_has_Native_Linux_support
in_the_latest_update⠀⇛
After originally improving Rhythm Doctor for the
Steam Deck earlier this year, they’ve now decided
to do Native Linux support with it available now.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ shapez_2_an_automation,_management_&
factory-building_game_announced⠀⇛
For fans of games like Factorio, the original
shapez was a pretty fun take on the automation and
factory-building genre and it’s getting a bigger
follow-up with shapez 2. It will include Native
Linux support once again too.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Relaxing_beekeeping_sim_APICO_2.0_is_out
with_new_NPCs,_Butterflies_and_lots_more⠀⇛
APICO is a wonderful little gem about keeping the
bees safe, and they just launched a massive 2.0
update with more planned to come. In their
announcement, they said that while the 1.0 release
was a “finished game” there’s still plenty they
want to add. This 2.0 update is part of a series of
updates planned, as they want to go Terraria and
Minecraft style with content upgrades.
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾
# ⚓ TuxPhones ☛ GNOME_Shell_is_one_step_closer_to_Linux
phones⠀⇛
Our first post ever on this website was about
the GNOME Project “getting ready” to adapt
their environment to the growing demand of
responsive, mobile-friendly Linux devices.
That was back in 2019, before libhandy (Gtk
mobile library) was considered stable, and
when Librem 5s and PinePhones were less than
a clear mockup on their engineers’ desk. One
year later, the first concepts of a tablet-
friendly GNOME Shell were released, which
would then see its first realization in the
major GNOME 40 update from 2021.
Six months ago, I was at the Linux App Summit
(LAS) 2022 when I had the opportunity to see
one of the very first experiments of a
responsive, mobile-friendly GNOME Shell
experience, from its developer Jonas “verdre”
Dreßler.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § BSD⠀➾
# ⚓ MWL ☛ Fediverse_Servers,_plus_mac_portacl_on_FreeBSD⠀⇛
One of my business mantras is “control your
platform.” If you build your business around a site
like Facebook, they can de-prioritize you and
disappear you. Twitter’s implosion served as a
fierce reminder of that, so I’m blogging more here.
o § Arch Family⠀➾
# ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ You_Can_Now_Install_Unity_7.6_Desktop_on_Arch
Linux⠀⇛
Unity Desktop is a classic desktop environment
built by Canonical and was a part of Ubuntu from
2010 to 2017 but dropped in favor of GNOME.
And, we thought it was killed forever. But it made
a comeback.
Earlier this year, a revamped version of Unity was
released after a long 6-year period since its last
update in May 2016.
The development was spearheaded by a young
developer Rudra Saraswat, who is also the creator
of Ubuntu Unity, an official flavor of Ubuntu now.
o § Red Hat ‘Community’ and Corporate Puff Pieces⠀➾
# ⚓ Fedora Magazine ☛ Announcing_Fedora_Linux_37_–_Fedora
Magazine⠀⇛
Today I’m excited to share the results of the hard
work of thousands of Fedora Project contributors:
the Fedora Linux 37 release is here! Let’s see what
the latest release brings you. As always, you
should make sure your system is fully up-to-date
before upgrading from a previous release. Can’t
wait to get started? Download while you read!
New editions
Fedora Editions are flagship offerings targeted at
a particular “market”. With Fedora Linux 37, we’re
adding two new Editions. Fedora CoreOS is the
successor to what you may remember as Atomic Host.
Drawing from Project Atomic and the original CoreOS
work, it provides an automatic update mechanism
geared toward hosting container-based workloads.
With atomic updates and easy rollback, it adds
peace of mind to your infrastructure.
Fedora Cloud is also back as an Edition. The Cloud
Working Group has seen a resurgence in activity.
Cloud provides a great Fedora base to run in your
favorite public or private cloud. AMIs will be
available in the AWS Marketplace later this week
and community channels are available now. Check the
website for images in other cloud providers or for
your own cloud!
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Fedora_37_released_[LWN.net]⠀⇛
Version 37 of the Fedora family of distributions
has been released, a few weeks later than
originally intended.
# ⚓ Fedora Magazine ☛ [Older]_What’s_new_in_Fedora_Workstation
37_–_Fedora_Magazine⠀⇛
Fedora Workstation 37 is the latest version of the
Fedora Project’s desktop operating system, made by
a worldwide community dedicated to pushing forward
innovation in open source. This article describes
some of the new user-facing features in Fedora
Workstation 37. Upgrade today from GNOME Software,
or by using dnf system-upgrade in your favourite
terminal emulator!
# ⚓ Download_Fedora_Workstation⠀⇛
We’re so glad you’ve decided to give Fedora
Workstation a try. We know you’ll love it.
# ⚓ Fedora_Linux_37_est_sortie_!_–_Dans_les_entrailles_du
Libre⠀⇛
En ce mardi 15 novembre, les utilisateurs du Projet
Fedora seront ravis d’apprendre la disponibilité de
la version Fedora Linux 37.
# ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ 10_Things_to_do_after_Installing_Fedora_37
Workstation_[With_Bonus]⠀⇛
We are presenting our traditional Fedora release
article – “10 Things to Do After Installing Fedora
37”, with post-install tweaks.
This post-install guide is primarily for Fedora 37
workstation edition. These tips are not ideal. But
it should be a good starting for all types of
Fedora user base. Here are the ten things you can
do after installing Fedora 37 Workstation Edition
(GNOME).
# ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Fedora_37_Upgrade_Adds_GNOME_43_and_Two_New
Flagship_Editions⠀⇛
The long-awaited release of Fedora 37 is here.
If you’re new to the Linux world, Fedora is the
upstream for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. While Fedora
aims to be as stable as possible, it’s more about
adding bleeding-edge features and technologies.
Fedora 37 release may not be the most impressive,
but it has a few interesting things to offer.
[...]
The new Mesa graphics drivers and the Linux kernel
bring the much-needed features to support the
Raspberry Pi 4 including accelerated graphics.
Improved support for the Raspberry Pi 3 series and
the Zero 2 W is also confirmed.
Even though Linux Kernel 6.0 is out now, the
release includes Linux Kernel 5.19 by default. You
can expect to get Linux Kernel 6.0 soon enough.
# ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Fedora_37_Is_Here,_CoreOS_and_Cloud_Become
Official_Editions⠀⇛
Powered by Linux kernel 6.0, the just-released
Fedora 37 gives its users the latest GNOME 43 and
Raspberry Pi 4 support.
Red Hat’s community Linux distro Fedora version 37
rolled out in beta on September 13, 2022, and
today, two months later, it is officially released
and available for download.
However, this only went with what has now become
the norm for Fedora releases, postponing the
initially announced date. So, after two delays
caused by a discovered OpenSSL vulnerability,
Fedora 37 is finally here .
While the emphasis remains on a desktop PC with
cutting-edge everything, this release focuses on an
updated desktop experience and improving support.
Let’s have a look at what’s new.
# ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Fedora_37_is_Officially_Released._This_is
What’s_New⠀⇛
After a series of delays, Fedora 37 is finally
here. It has been an eventful few days since its
beta release because several items blocked its
release. A few bugs and the critical OpenSSL bug
eventually postponed its release for 15 days.
But it’s finally here; you can download it from the
official website (links at the end of this page).
Before that, here is a quick recap of the new
features.
# ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Fedora_Linux_37_Released_with_Linux_6.0,_GNOME
43,_and_Official_Raspberry_Pi_4_Support⠀⇛
Fedora Linux 37 is one of the most anticipated GNU/
Linux distro releases of the year and it doesn’t
disappoint fans. It’s powered by the latest and
greatest Linux 6.0 kernel and uses the latest GNOME
43 desktop environment by default for its Fedora
Workstation flagship edition.
The ISOs come with Linux kernel 6.0.7 by default,
but the latest Linux 6.0.8 kernel is already
available as an update. Also included are the most
recent Mesa 22.2 graphics stack and PipeWire 0.3.60
multimedia backend.
# ⚓ Scrub_gently:_On_data_scrubbing_in_a_community_survey._–_/
home/jwf/⠀⇛
The point of this is that especially in larger
communities, it is worth noting negative and
harmful responses and not totally ignoring them.
Communities that organize in more decentralized
ways will always have supporters, users, and
contributors from both the core and the periphery.
The core project membership may not interact or
engage often with the periphery often, so there can
be a blind spot to parts of the project that
identify with the community but are a few degrees
removed from the inner ring of the project
community.
Noting whether something is indicative of a larger
pattern is important. If your community has a ton
of jerks, you need to know that your community is
full of jerks so that you don’t waste time
persuading people otherwise, when the lived
experience is very different.
In the original conversation with the CHAOSS
Project team, this data scrubbing question emerged
in the process of running the survey instead of
after the data collection concluded. The survey
later closed and our data manager confirmed that
the flagged response from earlier was the only one
of its kind. As a group, we then felt more
confident in discarding that one outlier as an
anomaly since the survey was open to the general
public.
# ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ What_do_you_do_with_community_metrics?⠀⇛
In my previous article, I provided an overview of
possible community health metrics. I look at what
you can do with those metrics in this article.
You’ll see several examples from different
communities, some of which you may be familiar
with.
[...]
I’ll start with the “new contributors and
contributions” metric, which measures developers
joining and leaving a community. I can measure this
by seeing which developers made a commit during a
specific period. Someone who shows up for the first
time joined. Someone who hasn’t contributed for a
while has probably left.
It is natural for developers to leave a project.
Maybe they change jobs, have a change in
priorities, or have personal reasons for reducing
their open source engagement. It is important for
the health of an open source project to attract new
developers to continue the work.
# ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Machine_learning:_4_adoption
challenges_and_how_to_beat_them⠀⇛
In the first quarter of 2022, global funding to
artificial intelligence (AI) startups reached $15.1
billion, according to CB Insights’ State of AI
report. However, machine learning (ML) algorithms
can lead to counterproductive results when deployed
without reason.
Here are four common challenges that companies
implementing ML-based systems may encounter, along
with some expert tips to maximize the impact of
algorithms while avoiding missteps.
# ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Digital_transformation:_Don’t_be_a
follower⠀⇛
There’s a big difference between taking on a
digital transformation initiative and making it
succeed. Unfortunately, many companies don’t see
the fruits of their labor. According to a Boston
Consulting Group study, 70 percent of digital
transformations fall short of their objectives.
When that happens, there are grave consequences
related to time, money, and organizational effort.
That’s in addition to falling behind competitors in
innovation, customer engagement, and technology,
among other areas.
o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Canonical_announces_new_enterprise-grade_Ubuntu
images_designed_for_Intel_IoT_platforms⠀⇛
Canonical announced today the availability of new
enterprise-grade Ubuntu images designed for next-
gen Intel IoT platforms. Purpose-built for
industrial environments and use cases, the latest
Ubuntu images on Intel hardware deliver the
performance, safety, and end-to-end security
enterprises expect from the most widely used
Operating System (OS) among professional developers
with latest Intel technologies pre-enabled and
available .
The industrial-grade images are available for both
Desktop and Server Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and 22.04 LTS.
New images will be announced soon for Ubuntu Core
20 and 22. Intel and Canonical will jointly provide
enterprise-class hardware and software support,
ensuring product longevity. Long-term maintenance
for 10 years, from security updates to the base OS
and critical software packages to its
infrastructure components, will enable device
manufacturers to concentrate their efforts and
redirect resources towards value-add activities.
Industrial innovators shipping embedded Linux in
production can develop and debug their software
quickly and easily with their preferred tools on
Ubuntu workstations before building and seamlessly
deploying to the target Intel hardware running
Ubuntu.
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Hold_your_horses,_I_mean_snaps!_New_feature_lets
you_stop_snap_updates,_for_as_long_as_you_need_|_Ubuntu⠀⇛
One of the core aspects of the snap ecosystem is
the built-in, robust auto-update mechanism.
Whenever there is a snap update available in the
Snap Store, the snapd service will apply it,
keeping your software patched and up to date. Most
of the time, this works great. In some scenarios,
though, this may not be what the user wants or
expects.
For instance, you may not want an application to
update while you’re running it and using it. We’ve
all witnessed the arguably funny situations where
someone’s laptop performs a system update just as
they’re about to present to a large audience at a
conference. You could be on a metered connection,
or your organization has a strict test-before-
update policy. While there are workarounds for how
to effectively manage snap refreshes, they don’t
fully provide the required level of control. A new
refresh hold feature, available in the snapd edge
channel, now resolves this long-outstanding
conundrum.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Pico_Logs_Rolling_Blackouts⠀⇛
It keeps track of when the blackouts start by
logging an entry on an e-paper display which
ensures data can be seen whether or not the power
is currently on. It also logs when the blackout has
ended so you can see the duration of the power
outage. You can see the last few blackouts on the
log, not just the most recent entry to get an idea
of what the schedule has been like.
# ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Beret⠀⇛
The beret has two modes. When ‘idle’, the beret’s
LEDs light up around it with ever cycling
animations at random intervals. With a phone
connected to the wireless LAN on Pico W, Sean was
able to control the lights from the web browser.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Single_Board_Computer_From_A_TV⠀⇛
It is an annoyance for some members of our
community, that it has become almost impossible to
buy a TV that’s not a so-called “smart” TV. These
units contain a computer as well as the display,
and it boots into a locked-down OS with a user
interface and a load of streaming apps. Can
anything be done with them other than what their
manufacturers intended? [Nina Kalinina] has managed
it, taking the mainboard from a discarded LCD TV
and liberating the ARM Linux board within.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Samsung_Galaxy_M52_5G_and_Galaxy_XCover6_Pro
receive_Android_13-based_One_UI_5.0_stable_update_–
GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛
# ⚓ Nokia_5.3_Android_12_update_bricking_some_units_and_other
issues⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ 10_simple_ways_to_protect_your_Android
apps_against_cyber-attacks⠀⇛
# ⚓ Computer World ☛ The_ultimate_guide_to_Android_contacts
management_|_Computerworld⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ How_to_like_text_messages_on_your_Android
phone⠀⇛
# ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ How_to_Turn_Off_an_Android_Phone⠀⇛
# ⚓ Mirror UK ☛ All_Android_users_warned_to_delete_app_right
now_–_it_steals_your_banking_login_–_Mirror_Online⠀⇛
# ⚓ India Times ☛ Google_Health_Connect:_Google_launches_Health
Connect_in_beta_version_to_securely_share_fitness_data_across
Android_devices_–_The_Economic_Times⠀⇛
# ⚓ Sportskeeda ☛ PUBG_Mobile_2.3_update_direct_APK_download
link_for�Android⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ 10_simple_ways_to_protect_your_Android
apps_against_cyber-attacks⠀⇛
# ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Galaxy_M52_5G_Android_13_update,_along_with_One
UI_5.0,_released_–_SamMobile⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android_14_update_tracker:_Here’s_everything_we_know_so_far
[Cont._updated]_–_PiunikaWeb⠀⇛
# ⚓ WCCF Tech ☛ Android_14_Will_Enable_Predictive_Back_Gesture
to_Work_Inside_Apps⠀⇛
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o ⚓ Kodi Foundation ☛ Kodi_“Nexus”_Beta_1⠀⇛
As always, thanks go out to all contributors for their
work. We are nearing 4,000 commits since v19 “Matrix” was
first released on February 19th 2021. For everyone that
has contributed, both those in Team Kodi, and all other
developers that choose to roll up their sleeves and fix
an issue – thank you. Everyone appreciates you for making
Kodi better.
We also want to thank all those users who provide endless
support on the forums, we appreciate you, and all the
support anyone provides to our users.
o ⚓ Peter ‘CzP’ Czanik ☛ Sudo_and_syslog-ng_news_on_Mastodon⠀⇛
From now on, as I want to reach as many as possible, you
can also read sudo and syslog-ng news from me on
Mastodon. You can find my account at:
https://fosstodon.org/@PCzanik
Mastodon is a decentralized network of servers. I chose a
server called “Fosstodon” as it is focused on open source
software. Some of the projects I participate in are
already there: BastilleBSD and openSUSE. As usual, next
to my usual syslog-ng and sudo posts, you will also
sometimes hear from me about OpenPOWER and ARM with some
occasional photos from my hiking trips 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽
⦇:-)⦈
Note: I plan to keep using Twitter as my main
communications platform for sudo & syslog-ng. However,
some of my most active followers, who liked, commented
and retweeted my tweets regularly, left Twitter for
Mastodon. I want to make sure that I can keep them
updated about syslog-ng and sudo, and reach readers who
are not available on Twitter.
o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾
# § Mozilla⠀➾
# ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Firefox_107_Is_Now_Available_for_Download
with_Power_Profiling_on_Linux_PCs_with_Intel_CPUs⠀⇛
The biggest change in Firefox 107 appears to
be support for power profiling on Linux and
Mac systems with Intel CPUs. This feature was
already supported on Windows 11 and Apple M1
Macs since Firefox 104, but now it’s also
available for Intel processors used in Linux/
Mac desktop and laptop machines.
The Firefox power profiler lets you visualize
performance data recorded from web browsers,
which may come in handy if you’re using a
laptop and you are concerned about battery
life and want to extend it by avoiding
websites that consume lots of CPU usage.
# ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Mozilla_Firefox_107_is_Now_Available_to
Download⠀⇛
Firefox 107 carries a relatively small
change-set but there are a few interesting
things in the mix.
On the Linux side, Firefox 107 adds power
profiling support for Linux systems using
Intel CPUs. Firefox already supported this
feature on Windows 11 and Apple Silicon.
While I am able to run power profiling using
the browser in Firefox 106, CPU usage is not
detailed in the report — presumably seeing
the graphs is what’s new.
o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾
# ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PostgreSQL:_FOSDEM_PGDay_and_PostgreSQL
Devroom_2023_–_Call_for_Papers⠀⇛
FOSDEM PGDay 2023 is a one day conference that will
be held ahead of the main FOSDEM event in Brussels,
Belgium, on February 3rd, 2023. This will be a one-
day PostgreSQL focused event with a single track of
talks. This conference day will be for-charge with
a registration of 50€, and will be held at the
Renaissance Brussels Hotel. Registration is
required to attend and since we have a limited
number of seats available for this event, we urge
everybody to register as soon as possible once
open.
PostgreSQL Europe will also have our regular
devroom at the main FOSDEM event during the weekend
on Sunday 5th February. This day will, of course,
continue to be free of charge and open to all
FOSDEM attendees. No registration is required to
attend this day.
# ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PostgreSQL:_Pgpool-II_4.4_beta1_is_now
released.⠀⇛
Pgpool Global Development Group is pleased to
announce the availability of Pgpool-II 4.4 beta1.
This is not intended to be used in production but
is close to the release version. So users are
encouraged to test it out.
o § FSFE⠀➾
# ⚓ FSFE ☛ FSFE_wins_EU_Datathon_+++_YH4F_winners_and_new_round
+++_No_to_chat_control [Ed: FSFE is celebrating child labour
(unpair work, underage)]⠀⇛
After a year of coding and evaluation, the Youth
Hacking 4 Freedom competition came to an end,
giving us amazing projects. Over a hundred people
coming from 25 countries registered for the
competition, making it a truly pan-European event.
The six winning programs offer sign language
transcription, a smart table robot, a personal
assistant, a music tutorial, file sharing, and a
homework manager. All Free Software.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ James Sinclair ☛ What’s_So_Great_About_Functional
Programming_Anyway?⠀⇛
Still, one has to wonder. There must be a reason
these zealots are so excited. In my personal
experience, it’s wasn’t the lazy, incompetent
programmers who developed an interest functional
programming.1 Instead, the most intelligent coders
I knew tended to take it up; the people most
passionate about writing good code. (Though, they
did tend towards the boffin end of the spectrum.)
And this raises the question: What are they so
excited about?
# ⚓ Codeberg_is_moving_…_and_what_this_means_to_you⠀⇛
TL;DR: Codeberg might suffer from decreased
performance, and smaller downtimes from Monday (Nov
14) to Wednesday (Nov 16). Final migration will
require a short period of planned downtime on
Wednesday.
# ⚓ Simon Ser ☛ Status_update,_November_2022_·_emersion⠀⇛
Last Friday we’ve shipped wlroots 0.16! This long-
overdue release is the fruit of 10 months worth of
work from 46 contributors. It includes many
improvements, especially around new protocol
support, the scene-graph API and the Vulkan
renderer. See the release notes for more details!
With the new release freshly delivered, we’re
already working on the next one. I’ve been
continuing my work on the Vulkan renderer: the
patch to stop blocking while the GPU is rendering
is almost ready to be merged. I’ve even fixed a
Vulkan-ValidationLayers bug along the way. I’ve
also investigated color management and ICC profiles
a bit more, and have a better idea of what we need
to lay down the first pieces of the puzzle.
I’ve reached a new milestone for wlroots-rs: the
example can now display a red screen! I’ve cleaned
up my work and properly exposed the API in a
package. I’m still not super happy about the way
the compositor state is handled, if you have
suggestions please let me know!
I’ve released libdrm 2.4.114 with new helpers to
allocate DRM dumb buffers. Up until now this is
something developers had to hand-roll themselves
with raw IOCTLs, hopefully this addition can help
newcomers and improve type safety. I’ve also
released Pixman 0.42.0 with a constified API for
regions and work by Manuel Stoeckl to fix bugs
discovered via the wlroots Pixman renderer and port
demos to GTK3.
# ⚓ StarFive_Releases_StarFive_StarStudio_IDE,_which_supports
both_Linux_and_Baremetal_Development⠀⇛
Late last year, StarFive Technology released
“StarFive Dubhe Linux Software Development Kit
(SDK)”, which is based on the Yocto Project. It
provides a flexible toolset and development
environment that supports global collaborations
among embedded device developers, allowing them to
share technologies, software stacks,
configurations, and best practices used to create
tailored Linux images. To ensure the best out-of-
box customer experience, a Yocto-extensible SDK
(eSDK) is also included. The eSDK eliminates the
need to download large packages of Yocto. As such,
customers will be able to recompile the entire
system in a much shorter timeframe with just a few
simple steps.
# ⚓ Aral Balkan ☛ Installing_Helix_Editor_Language_Servers⠀⇛
Helix Editor using the Bash Language Server to show
the symbols in the script included in this post.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Pretty_Petite_Picolibc_Powers_Processors⠀⇛
Many times when someone tells you that language X
is “better” at something they really mean that it
has better built-in libraries for that task. Java
is a great example. The language isn’t all that
different from C++ outside of garbage collection
and multiple inheritance, but the standard
libraries are super powerful, especially for
networking. Even C relies on a library to provide
a lot of functions people think of as part of the
language — printf, for example. That’s not really
part of the C language, but just part of the
standard library. When you are writing for a tiny
processor, the choice of library is critical and
[Keith Packard] offers you one choice: picolibc.
# ⚓ Qt ☛ Qt_6.4.1_Released⠀⇛
I am proud to announce that we have released Qt
6.4.1 today.
# ⚓ GCC ☛ GCC_13.0.0_Status_Report_(2022-11-14),_Stage_3_in
effect_now⠀⇛
The GCC development branch which will become GCC 13
is now in
bugfixing mode (Stage 3) until the end of Jan 15th.
As usual the first weeks of Stage 3 are used to
feature patches
posted late during Stage 1. At some point
unreviewed features
need to be postponed for the next Stage 1.
# § Python⠀➾
# ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Install_Python_in_RHEL_and_Debian
Systems [Ed: New update]⠀⇛
Several top universities around the globe use
Python to introduce students to programming.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT), the University of Texas at Arlington,
and Stanford are only a few examples of
institutions that use this language
extensively.
o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾
# ⚓ International Business Times ☛ Bengaluru_auto_unions’
‘Namma_Yatri’_app_is_live:_All_you_need_to_know⠀⇛
It was launched on the occasion of Kannada
Rajyotsava, in the backdrop of controversy
regarding Uber, Ola and Rapido overcharging
customers. Uber India had also stated that it is
mulling limiting the auto services in some parts of
Bengaluru due to the Karnataka high court’s
decision to cap commissions at 10%. The Namma Yatri
app aims to fill the gap in the market now.
“We don’t want any middlemen. We want to provide a
good service to the customers. We want them to
avail our services with trust and this is how we
can also benefit from the initiative,” ARDU general
secretary TM Rudramurthy was quoted as saying.
# ⚓ [Old] India Times ☛ Bengaluru’s_auto_war_goes_high_tech_as
2_unions_to_launch_apps_soon⠀⇛
Two autorickshaw unions will roll out their own
apps in the days to come. Peace Auto Union’s app
Rook will be launched on November 9 while
Autorickshaw Drivers Union rolled out the beta
version of its Android app Namma Yatri on October
15.
Unhappy with the functioning of app-based
aggregators, two autorickshaw unions in the city
are tapping technology to take on the firms and
compete with one another. The unions will roll out
their own apps in the days to come.
Peace Auto Union’s app Rook will be launched on
November 9, which is observed as autorickshaw day
by state drivers on the occasion of Kannada actor
Shankar Nag’s birthday. Autorickshaw Drivers Union
(ARDU) rolled out the beta version of its Android
app Namma Yatri on October 15. It will be formally
operationalised in a couple of weeks.
# ⚓ [Old] Deccan Herald ☛ Amid_concerns,_Bengaluru_auto
drivers’_own_ride-hailing_app_goes_live_on_November_1⠀⇛
Autorickshaw Drivers’ Union (ARDU), which is behind
Namma Yatri, hopes the app will beat mobility
behemoths Uber and Ola at their own game.
# ⚓ [Old] Deccan Herald ☛ Why_open_mobility_network_could_fix
Bengaluru’s_ride_aggregator_monopoly⠀⇛
However, he pointed out that the true potential of
the ecosystem goes far beyond mobility. The open-
source Beckn protocol, for example, allows the
creation of decentralised networks that can cover
more than taxi services.
While the global movement is led by Open Mobility
Foundation, the Foundation for Interoperability in
Digital Economy (earlier known as Beckn Foundation)
is pushing for a seamless digital commerce era in
India to remove the intermediaries manipulating
prices and services. Mobility is one among sectors
like retail, agri commerce, logistics, supply chain
and skills.
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ What_Was_Humanity’s_First_Cultural_Revolution?⠀⇛
But this raises the question: Is this nothing more than a
utopian vision? Can we pinpoint a time in our
evolutionary trajectory when we wandered from the path of
empathy, of compassion and respect for one another and
for all forms of life? Or are we nihilistically the
victims of our own natural tendencies, and must we
continue to live reckless lifestyles, no matter the
outcome?
Studying human prehistory enables people to see the world
through a long-term lens—across which we can discern
tendencies and patterns that can only be identified over
time. By adopting an evolutionary outlook, it becomes
possible to explain when, how, and why specific human
traits and behaviors emerged.
o ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Chris_Hedges:_The_Good_Priest⠀⇛
Father Michael Doyle, who died on November 8 at his
parish house in Camden, New Jersey, infused his
Christianity with his goodness. That goodness showed us
what it means to live a life of faith.
o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ A_Grotesque,_Ceremonial_Observance⠀⇛
No surprise, then, that the occasion of commemorations
are now filled with the anticipation for another war
waged by the enfeebled of thought. There is the
horrendous bloody unfolding of the Ukraine conflict, but
other powers would also like to engage in a vicious
confrontation in other theatres, from Taiwan to the
Antarctic.
The authorities will wheel out (sometimes literally),
past warriors who refer, somewhat obliquely, to lessons
they have not quite learned themselves. Australian
soldier Daniel Keighran, who made a number of tours to
the Middle East including Afghanistan and Iraq, is
something of a poster boy of flashy ignorance, with all
the necessary capital to exploit on such networks as
Sky. “I should be dead for my actions, I know that but
today, Remembrance Day here I am in Brisbane at the
Shrine of Remembrance I encourage everyone to pause and
reflect and remember.”
o ⚓ The Nation ☛ An_Entire_System⠀⇛
Early in Ian McEwan’s new novel, Lessons, an 11-year-old
Roland Baines witnesses a terrible traffic accident as he
and his father stroll through the streets of mid-20th-
century London. Seeing the alacrity with which the
onlookers—men who “had been in the war and knew what to
do”—come to the victims’ aid, he is overwhelmed by a
sudden wave of gratitude. As an ambulance carries away a
man who might be fatally injured, young Roland is moved
to tears by the idea that he lives in a society supported
by “an entire system, just below the surface of everyday
life, watchfully waiting, ready with all its knowledge
and skill to come and help, embedded within a greater
network of kindness…. It would embrace and contain him
kindly, justly, and nothing bad, really bad, could happen
to him or to anyone, or not for long.”
o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Going_on_Offense_After_a_Defensive
Victory⠀⇛
o ⚓ David Revoy ☛ Enjoying_the_Trip_–_David_Revoy⠀⇛
Hey, slowly but surely I’m continuing my
experimentations. I filled many pages on my brainstorming
(a libreoffice draw multipage ODG file) and I’m starting
to get a better picture of where I’m going. I still need
a little bit of time to train certain missing skills, or
skills I’m unsure I can get.
In fact, it’s easy to write something like “leave more
brush stroke at a early step” in a brainstorming, but
harder to have a workflow that leave interesting looking
early brush stroke. It’s all about that type of
exploration.
I’m very near the completion of my research. I even
already have a new full storyboard for Pepper&Carrot
episode 38 that includes all the changes I want to
perform. So, on this last set of test, I try to enjoy the
trip, and I used my favorite test temporary metaphor
characters to storytell that.
o § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ The_Circle_of_Fifths⠀⇛
The circle of fifths is a beautiful thing,
fundamental to music theory.
Sound is vibrations in air. Start with some note on
the piano. Then play another note that vibrates 3/
2 times as fast. Do this 12 times. Since (3/2)¹² ≈
128 = 2⁷
when you’re done your note vibrates about 2⁷ times
as fast as when you started!
# ⚓ Quanta Magazine ☛ Cryptography’s_Future_Will_Be_Quantum-
Safe._Here’s_How_It_Will_Work.⠀⇛
Earlier this year, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology revealed four finalists in
its search for a post-quantum cryptography
standard. Three of them use “lattice cryptography”
— a scheme inspired by lattices, regular
arrangements of dots in space.
Lattice cryptography and other post-quantum
possibilities differ from current standards in
crucial ways. But they all rely on mathematical
asymmetry. The security of many current
cryptography systems is based on multiplication and
factoring: Any computer can quickly multiply two
numbers, but it could take centuries to factor a
cryptographically large number into its prime
constituents. That asymmetry makes secrets easy to
encode but hard to decode.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ 48,000_Unionized_University_of_California
Academic_Workers_Launch_‘Historic’_Strike⠀⇛
Around 48,000 unionized academic workers at every
University of California campus on Monday began
what’s being called “the largest higher education
strike in U.S. history” as they demand a living
wage and better benefits and working conditions.
“We are overworked and underpaid, and we are fed
up.”
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Japanese_Government_Invests_$500_Million
in_New_Chipmaking_Venture⠀⇛
The government of Japan has announced that it will
invest ¥70 billion ($500 million) in a new venture
to produce advanced microchips. This latest effort
by the government is part of an attempt to reassert
Japan as a leading maker of bleeding-edge
semiconductor products. However, the announcement,
first reported by Reuters, describes this as an
‘initial’ investment, suggesting that the Japanese
government could put more money on the table in the
coming years.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ LEGO_Race_Car_Simulator_Is_Like_A_Mechanical
Arcade_Game⠀⇛
We’ve all played some variant of that simple old
racing video game. It’s the one that involves
swerving around cars in front without crashing, as
the pace steadily increases further. [Dr. Engine]
has recreated that very game in the physical world,
with the help of LEGO Technic.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Automatic_Lens_Cover_Helps_Cameras_Cover_Space
Launches⠀⇛
Shooting space launches often requires the use of
remote cameras for safety reasons. However, that
means there’s no photographer on hand to wipe
lenses down if they happen to get condensation from
the prevailing weather conditions. [Michael Baylor]
was having issues with atmospheric moisture
interfering with his launch shots, so built a
custom automatic lens cap to help solve the issue.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ ColecoVision_Barn_Find_Gets_Wireless_Makeover⠀⇛
Few things are more satisfying than finding an old,
forgotten piece of technology somewhere and
bringing it back to life. And while it’s great to
see a rare sports car or an Apollo Flight Computer
being restored, even not-very-successful game
consoles from the 1980s can make for some great
repair stories. Just look at how [Discreet Mayor]
describes his restoration and modification efforts
on a ColecoVision that he literally found in a
barn.
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Partaker_J6412_is_a_fanless_network
appliance/mini_PC_with_3x_2.5GbE,_3x_video_outputs_–_CNX
Software⠀⇛
We wrote about the low-cost T8-Pro Celeron N5095
mini PC with three HDMI outputs and two Gigabit
Ethernet ports last week, but if you’d prefer a
model with 2.5GbE networking instead, the Partaker
J6412 might be a better, albeit costlier option,
with still three displays support (2xDP, 1xHDMI),
and three 2.5GbE ports.
# ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Rackmount_Network_Appliance_integrates_Xeon
1700_processors⠀⇛
Aaeon released today a 1U rackmount network
appliance based on the ICE-Lake-D LCC processors
from Intel. The FWS-7541 features dual DDR4 SO-DIMM
slots, 12x GbE LAN ports, 1x M.2 3052 slot, 1x M.2
2230 slot and other optional peripherals.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ ABC ☛ Legalized_mushrooms,_psychedelics_approved_by
Colorado_voters⠀⇛
Colorado has become the second state to
decriminalize and legalize recreational
psychedelics.
Voters passed a ballot initiative during last
week’s election that will make it legal for adults
to purchase and use dimethyltryptamine (DMT),
ibogaine, mescaline (excluding peyote), and
psilocybin. Nearly 1.2 million voters, roughly 53%
of the total vote, approved Prop 122, according to
state election results.
# ⚓ Science News ☛ Why_daylight_saving_time_just_isn’t_healthy,
according_to_science⠀⇛
From a health perspective, if he had to rank
permanent daylight saving time, permanent standard
time or our current practice of biannual clock
changing, Wright says, “I think the answer is
incredibly clear.” Permanent standard time is
healthiest for humans, he says. In his view,
permanent daylight saving time ranks last.
# ⚓ The Conversation ☛ Honeybee_lifespan_could_be_half_what_it
was_50_years_ago_–_new_study⠀⇛
A new paper shows how the lifespan of the adult
honeybee appears to have shrunk by nearly 50% in
the past 50 years. The European Red List for Bees
suggests nearly one in ten species of wild bees are
facing extinction. Imagine how we would react if
human lifespans halved. The equivalent would be if
the average woman in the UK was living to 41
instead of 82 years old.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ California_Doctors_Sue_Over_Covid_‘gag
bill’⠀⇛
AB 2098—the California law signed on September 30
that takes a first stab at curtailing doctors who
spread Covid misinformation––went to the courts
this week after a Koch-funded right-wing litigation
group, the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA),
filed a complaint and motion to stop the law from
going into effect. The NCLA is representing five
California-board certified doctors in Høeg, et al.
v. Newsom, et al. who are suing the state’s medical
board members as well as Governor Gavin Newsom and
California Attorney General Rob Bonta. In an NCLA
press release, one of the plaintiffs writes that AB
2098 is “unconstitutional,” amounting to a “gag
order” on physicians.
In California, recent efforts to legislate
scientific truth have proven complicated. This new
lawsuit is the anti-vaccine movement’s latest
effort to protect doctors who disseminate false
information about Covid. Just this week, the Center
for Media and Democracy reported that the NCLA also
recently become involved in another lawsuit, in
which signatories of the Great Barrington
Declaration––an influential letter released in
October 2020 that argued governments should forgo
large-scale public health precautions––are suing
members of the Biden administration over their
efforts to combat online misinformation.
# ⚓ BBC ☛ BMA_chief_warns_Scotland’s_GPs_are_at_‘tipping_point’
–_BBC_News⠀⇛
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Conservative_Governance_has_Undermined_U.S.
Life_Expectancy⠀⇛
Funded by a grant from the U.S. National Institute
on Aging and prepared by a group of U.S. and
Canadian researchers, the study found a close
relationship, in the period from 1999 to 2019,
between the mortality rates of Americans between 20
and 64 years of age and the conservative or liberal
control of their state governments.
Specifically, the study concluded that a state’s
liberal policies promoting gun safety,
environmental protections, labor rights (e.g.,
minimum wage and paid leave), progressive taxation,
and tobacco control lowered mortality rates. By
contrast, a state’s conservative policies in these
areas increased a state’s death rate. Thus, in
2019, life expectancy in conservative Mississippi
stood at 74.4 years; in liberal Hawaii, at 80.9
years.
# ⚓ Why_is_being_an_apostate_such_a_big_part_of_COVID-19
contrarian_narratives?⠀⇛
Recently, I was taking my turn supervising the
surgical skills lab for the interns in the
residency program in which I’m faculty. It was a
practice session for knot tying, suturing, and
using the simulators to practice basic laparoscopic
skills, as the course was nearing its end and the
final examinations are coming up. I happened to be
talking with some of the interns as they practiced
or took breaks, and somehow the topic of medical
misinformation and antivaccine physicians came up.
As I’ve noted a number of times among my colleagues
and trainees, one intern was surprised at how many
physicians have been promoting antivax
disinformation and COVID-19 quackery since the
pandemic hit. As I am wont to do, I pointed out
that we’ve always had these “contrarian” doctors in
our profession’s midst who view themselves as
apostates; it’s just that most of our colleagues
didn’t notice or pay attention to them. Many didn’t
believe they existed—or thought our complaints
about them were exaggerated—and as a result there
has been little impetus in our profession to do
anything about them, a task that specialty boards
and state medical boards have historically been
depressingly lax about. Indeed, it’s a topic that
I’ve written about almost as long as I’ve been
blogging, and way back in 2008 a friend and fellow
blogger, Dr. Val Jones, even coined a term for
doctors who didn’t pay much attention to medical
pseudoscience, the “shruggie“. I noted that no one
who paid attention to these issues before the
pandemic has been particularly surprised to see how
many quacks and antivaxxers are in our midst.
Indeed, some of these interactions are why of late
I’ve been stepping back a bit and writing more and
more about my views regarding why and how
physicians ostensibly trained in science-based
medicine break bad and use their credentials to
attack the science-based regulation of medicine,
viewing it as “thoughtcrime” and “censorship.”
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Private_Equity_Is_Quietly_Taking_Over_Health
Care_—_and_Making_It_More_Expensive⠀⇛
o § Proprietary⠀➾
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ RealPage_Accused_of_Colluding_With_Landlords
to_Increase_Rents⠀⇛
A Texas-based real estate tech company is facing a
new barrage of questions about whether its software
is helping landlords coordinate rental pricing in
violation of antitrust laws.
Seventeen Democratic members of the U.S. House of
Representatives sent a letter Monday to the
Department of Justice and the Federal Trade
Commission asking the agencies to investigate
RealPage’s rent-setting software. In an Oct. 15
story, ProPublica detailed how RealPage’s pricing
algorithm uses competitor data to suggest new
prices daily for available apartments.
# ⚓ Ghacks ☛ Amazon_is_shutting_down_Amazon_Drive_at_the_end_of
2023⠀⇛
In the email, Amazon informs Drive customers that
support for uploading new files will be disabled on
January 31, 2023. Customers who use Amazon Drive
may continue to access files uploaded prior to that
date, but the option to add new files or change
existing ones is no longer available after January
31, 2023.
Amazon Drive customers have until December 31, 2023
to access their files and download them to their
devices. After December 31, 2023, access to Amazon
Drive is cut off for all customers.
# ⚓ Hacker News ☛ Researchers_Say_China_State-backed_Hackers
Breached_a_Digital_Certificate_Authority [Ed: This seems to
be all about Microsoft Windows (Hannotog and Sagerunex) but
dishonestly disguised as a "China" problem; also demonstrates
the limits of CAs as a shallow security model]⠀⇛
# ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Ransomware_gangs_shift_tactics,_making
crimes_harder_to_track [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛
Ransomware gangs increasingly use their own or
stolen computer code, moving away from a leasing
model that made their activities easier to monitor,
new research shows.
# ⚓ Los Angeles Times ☛ Ransomware_gangs_shift_tactics,_making
crimes_harder_to_track [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a
victim’s computers. The attackers then demand a
ransom payment to unlock them. Ransomware payments
have skyrocketed in recent years, U.S. government
data show, as many groups have adopted a type of
double extortion. In addition to encrypting files
and demanding money, they also are stealing private
troves of data and threatening to release it if
their demands aren’t met.
The Treasury Department said that U.S. financial
institutions reported nearly $1.2 billion in likely
ransomware-related payments in 2021, usually in
response to breaches originating with Russian
criminal groups.
The payments more than doubled from 2020,
underscoring the pernicious damage that ransomware
continues to wreak on the private sector.
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Increase_in_data_attacks_put_Aussies_at_‘higher
risk’_of_Black_Friday_scams⠀⇛
Email and collaboration cyber security provider
Mimecast says that recent data from its threat
research team has revealed that social media
platforms, as well as delivery businesses and
services, are most likely to be attacked or
impersonated this year.
# ⚓ India Times ☛ Russian_software_disguised_as_American_finds
its_way_into_US._Army,_CDC_apps⠀⇛
According to company documents publicly filed in
Russia and reviewed by Reuters, Pushwoosh is
headquartered in the Siberian town of Novosibirsk,
where it is registered as a software company that
also carries out data processing. It employs around
40 people and reported revenue of 143,270,000
rubles ($2.4 mln) last year. Pushwoosh is
registered with the Russian government to pay taxes
in Russia.
On social media and in US regulatory filings,
however, it presents itself as a US company, based
at various times in California, Maryland and
Washington, D.C., Reuters found.
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Thomson_Reuters_to_acquire_tax_software
maker_SurePrep_for_$500M⠀⇛
The acquisition values SurePrep at $500 million.
Thomson Reuters plans to finance the acquisition in
cash and expects to receive a tax benefit worth
about $60 million as part of the transaction.
According to the companies, the transaction is set
to close in the first quarter of 2023.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Generating_Two-Factor_Authentication_Codes_With
A_Commodore_64⠀⇛
If you’ve used a corporate VPN or an online-banking
system in the past fifteen years or so, chances are
you’ve got a few of those little authenticator key
fobs lying around, still displaying a new code
every 30 seconds. Today such one-time codes are
typically sent to you by text message or generated
by a dedicated smartphone app, which is convenient
but a bit boring. If you miss having a dedicated
piece of hardware for your login codes, then we’ve
got good news for you: [Cameron Kaiser] has managed
to turn a Commodore SX-64 into a two-factor
authenticator. Unlike a key fob that’s one gadget
you’re not likely to lose, and any thief would
probably need to spend quite some time figuring out
how to operate it.
o § Security⠀➾
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ Even_if_you’re_paying_for_the_product,
you’re_still_the_product⠀⇛
There’s something oddly comforting about the
idea that “if you’re not paying for the
product, you’re the product,” namely, the
corollary: “If you can afford to pay for a
product, you won’t be the product.” But it’s
bullshit. Companies don’t make you the
product because you don’t pay – they make you
the product because you can’t stop them.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Google_Agrees_to_$392_Million
Privacy_Settlement_With_40_States⠀⇛
The attorneys general said that the agreement
was the biggest [Internet] privacy settlement
by U.S. states. It capped a four-year
investigation into the [Internet] search
giant’s practices from 2014-2020, which the
attorneys general said violated the states’
consumer protection laws.
Google said it had already corrected some of
the practices mentioned in the settlement.
“Consistent with improvements we’ve made in
recent years, we have settled this
investigation which was based on outdated
product policies that we changed years ago,”
said José Castañeda, a spokesman for the
company.
# ⚓ AccessNow ☛ Pegasus_victims_sue_NSO_in_Thailand:_It’s
time_for_spyware_accountability_–_Access_Now⠀⇛
Companies like NSO Group facilitate human
rights abuses — it is time they are held
accountable for how their invasive spyware
like Pegasus is used. Access Now supports a
civil lawsuit filed today in Thailand against
Israeli spyware company, NSO Group, for
violating the rights, including privacy, of
eight people whose phones were infected by
Pegasus. This is the first lawsuit that the
company is facing in Southeast Asia.
“Companies that peddle their products to
actors seeking to invade the privacy of
people, target them for harassment, and
threaten their security must be stopped,”
said Dhevy Sivaprakasam, Access Now’s Asia
Pacific Policy Counsel. “Pegasus victims
deserve judicial protection. Thai law allows
them to claim damages for this Pegasus hack,
and a ruling against NSO Group will send a
strong message from the judiciary that
fundamental rights are respected, and civic
space will be protected in Thailand.”
Earlier this year, Thai organizations,
Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw) and
DigitalReach, supported by forensic research
from Canadian Citizen Lab, released a report
documenting Pegasus infections in the devices
of 35 victims — including 24 activists,
mostly students from the pro-democracy youth
movements, who have been critical of the
government and the monarchy. Five members of
the political opposition, three academics and
three human rights defenders were also
identified as victims.
o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Report_Shows_Colorado_Cop_Buried_Body_Cam
Footage_Of_Officers_Brutalizing_73-Year-Old_Dementia
Sufferer⠀⇛
Loveland, Colorado has a police problem. The
problem isn’t that there are too few, or that
they’re being underfunded. The problem is the ones
they already have — the ones that keep getting
sued.
# ⚓ ABC ☛ Suspected_people_smugglers_open_fire_at_police_in
Hungary⠀⇛
Police said 21 migrants who claimed Syrian
citizenship were found in the van following the
chase, and that the two suspects will be charged
with people smuggling and violence against an
official.
# ⚓ Frontpage Magazine ☛ See_No_Islam,_Hear_No_Islam:_A
significant_omission_in_an_otherwise_good_book.⠀⇛
In France, for example, Muslims commit almost all
of the violent crimes and constitute almost 80 % of
the prison population. According to Hugh
Fitzgerald, “[Muslim migrants] are creating a
parallel society, hostile to French authorities and
contemptuous of the non-Muslim French.”
In response to the Muslim crime wave, Didier
Lallement, the recently-retired head of the Pari
police has written a book warning of social
breakdown and civil war. He’s not alone. Pierre
Brochand, the country’s former top intelligence
director has also warned of civil war due to mass
immigration. Moreover, in 2021 about 1,000 active
servicemen and women, including twenty retired
generals signed an open letter to the government
warning of civil war due to “religious extremism”
(i.e., Islamism.)
# ⚓ Barrons ☛ Afghan_Supreme_Leader_Orders_Full_Implementation
Of_Islamic_Law⠀⇛
Afghanistan’s supreme leader has ordered judges to
fully implement aspects of Islamic law that include
public executions, stonings and floggings, and the
amputation of limbs for thieves, the Taliban’s
chief spokesman said.
Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted late Sunday that the
“obligatory” command by Hibatullah Akhundzada came
after the secretive leader met with a group of
judges.
# ⚓ Birmingham Live ☛ Muslim_cops_label_counter_terrorism
policing_‘Islamophobic’⠀⇛
NAMP is now publicly calling for an update of
policing and counter terrorism terminology, with
Islamist replaced by ‘anti-western extremism’ or
something similar. It has also raised concerns
about the disproportionate number of Muslims being
referred to the counter terrorism programme – with
the West Midlands among the highest.
# ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Hungarian_far_right_MP_dreams_of_Hungary
and_Poland_sharing_a_border⠀⇛
# ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Russian_spy_chief’s_son_has_a_Budapest
address_–_in_a_property_owned_by_an_old_friend_of_Orbán’s
chief_of_staff⠀⇛
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ The_state_of_liberated_Kherson_As_residents
celebrate,_Ukrainian_authorities_begin_work_to_restore_basic
services_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The Ukrainian authorities in the liberated part of
the Kherson region have announced “stabilization
measures” that are slated to last “several weeks.”
The measures will include a curfew from 5:00 p.m.
to 8:00 a.m. and police inspections of the newly
liberated territory for remaining Russian soldiers.
The first day after Ukrainian forces reclaimed the
territory, however, there was no curfew; Kherson
residents celebrated the victory with soldiers from
the Ukrainian Armed Forces until late into the
night. Police have also begun documenting evidence
of war crimes committed by the Russian army (400
cases were recorded on the first day).
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Kremlin_Press_Secretary_Peskov_on_Zelensky’s_visit
to_Kherson:_‘You_know_that_territory_is_part_of_the_Russian
Federation’_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov declined to
comment on the news that Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky visited liberated Kherson on
Monday.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Zelensky_reports_evidence_of_hundreds_of_war
crimes_found_in_liberated_Kherson_region_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Evidence of more than 400 war crimes has been
documented since Russian troops retreated from
Ukraine’s Kherson region last week, according to
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The
president said law enforcement officers have
uncovered numerous bodies of both civilians and
soldiers.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ RBC:_Demand_for_private_bunkers_soars_in_Russia_—
Meduza⠀⇛
Demand for private bunkers capable of withstanding
artillery shells, mortar attacks, and blast waves
sharply increased after Russia launched its full-
scale war in Ukraine, and again after Vladimir
Putin’s September mobilization announcement,
according to the news outlet RBC.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_A_Vicious_and_Divisive_War_When
We_Should_All_Be_Battling_a_Common_Enemy⠀⇛
Washington’s vaunted “rules-based international
order” has undergone a stress test following
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and here’s the news so
far: it hasn’t held up well. In fact, the disparate
reactions to Vladimir Putin’s war have only
highlighted stark global divisions, which reflect
the unequal distribution of wealth and power. Such
divisions have made it even harder for a multitude
of sovereign states to find the minimal common
ground needed to tackle the biggest global
problems, especially climate change.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_spox_‘can_neither_confirm_nor_deny’_Russia-
U.S._talks_in_Ankara_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Representatives from Russia and the U.S. are
holding talks in Ankara on Monday, according to the
Russian news outlet Kommersant.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_oligarch_and_Wagner_PMC_founder_Evgeny
Prigozhin_suggests_U.S._is_responsible_for_Russian_defector’s
filmed_murder_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Russian oligarch Evgeny Prigozhin has asked Russian
Attorney General Igor Krasnov to investigate the
circumstances surrounding the murder of Yevgeny
Nuzhin, a former prisoner and Wagner PMC mercenary
who was summarily executed as a “traitor.”
Prigozhin’s statement was published by his company
Concord.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ EU_sanctions_eight_people_suspected_of_involvement
in_Navalny_poisoning_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The Council of the European Union has imposed
sanctions against eight people suspected of
participating in the poisoning of opposition
politician Alexey Navalny in August 2020.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ UN_General_Assembly_adopts_resolution_for_Russian
reparations_to_Ukraine_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution to
hold Russia financially responsible for invading
Ukraine.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_awards_Heroic_Mother_title_to_Medni
Kadyrova,_mother_of_Ramzan_Kadyrov’s_14_children_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The Soviet-era “Heroic Mother” award is back as an
official state award in Russia.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘What_if_he_had_come_from_Ukraine?’_How_a_small-
town_Russian_priest_denounced_a_parishioner_for_calling_the
war_‘aggressive’_—_Meduza⠀⇛
On October 12, former Usolye-Sibirskoye City Duma
deputy Sergey Uglyanitsa was charged with inciting
hatred against the Russian military, the police,
and Vladimir Putin himself. Uglyanitsa soon learned
that his “crime” consisted of comments and posts
he’d made months earlier on social media — and that
he’d only caught the authorities’ attention because
the priest at his church of 10 years had reported
him to the Russian FSB based on a single
conversation. Both the deputy and the priest spoke
to journalists from the independent Russian outlet
Mediazona about the case. In English, Meduza
summarizes what they learned.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Mid-Term_Elections_And_American_Foreign
Policy⠀⇛
First of all, the mid-terms will affect Biden’s
agenda for Ukraine, particularly the ability to
continue the current pace of military assistance to
President Volodymyr Zelensky. Since the war began
nearly nine months ago, the Biden administration
has authorized and the Congress has approved more
than $60 billion in aid to Ukraine. McCarthy has
already stated that a Republican-led House would be
unwilling to approve “blank check” assistance to
Ukraine. Three of the leading Republican
supporters of military assistance to Ukraine—Rob
Portman (OH), Richard Burr (NC), and Ben Sasse
(NE)—are leaving the Senate, and the Republican
leadership in 2023 will be far more concerned with
beating up the Biden administration over the
withdrawal from Afghanistan than with challenging
the Russian occupation of Ukraine.
The mainstream media as well as the
British Economist believe that Russia needs to
suffer a decisive defeat in Ukraine so that
Vladimir Putin’s failure is unambiguous, but it is
already obvious—even to some Russian politicians
and oligarchs—that Moscow has failed miserably.
Continuing the war could lead to an expanded
conflict that involves the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO), particularly the United
States, and could lead to the use of tactical
nuclear weapons. If Ukraine suffers greater
economic losses, then there is great risk to the
kind of democracy that Zelensky and his colleagues
say they want to create. Greater conflict will
also test the patience of West and East European
states that will have to get through the winter
with limited access to Russian oil and natural gas.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Anti-Russian_Paranoia⠀⇛
For example, last July the Justice Department
secured an indictment against a Russian citizen
named Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov who heads up an
organization based in Moscow named Anti-
Globalization Movement of Russia, which allegedly
receives funds from the Russian government.
The charge? Assistant Attorney General Matthew G.
Olsen declared, “Ionov allegedly orchestrated a
brazen influence campaign, turning U.S. political
groups and U.S. citizens into instruments of the
Russian government.”
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘The_siren_was_sounding,_but_I_had_no_instinct_for
flight.’_Ukrainians_speak_of_their_wartime_memories,_trauma,
and_how_the_invasion_has_changed_their_ways_of_being_human._—
Meduza⠀⇛
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 7_Things_You_Can_Do_to_Stop_the_War_in
Ukraine⠀⇛
For every Ukrainian battlefield victory, there is
Russian retaliation as the conflict threatens to
engulf Europe in a regional conflict or world war
with direct combat between the two most heavily
armed nuclear countries: Russia and the United
States.
Meanwhile, an estimated 100-million Americans,
almost a third of the country, are steeped in
medical debt; 34-million, or 10 percent, are food
insecure; over 30-million lack access to clean
drinking water due to contamination from sewage,
uranium mining and industrial carcinogens.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Fighting_a_War_on_the_Wrong_Planet⠀⇛
In fact, it’s now reasonable to ask whether an
international community connected by a consensus of
norms and rules, and capable of acting in concert
against the direst threats to humankind, exists.
Sadly, if the responses to the war in Ukraine are
the standard by which we’re judging, things don’t
look good.
The Myth of Universality
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Reed/Inhofe_Amendment_Would_Open
Floodgates_for_War_Profiteers⠀⇛
If the powerful leaders of the Senate Armed
Services Committee, Senators Jack Reed (D) and Jim
Inhofe (R), have their way, Congress will soon
invoke wartime emergency powers to build up even
greater stockpiles of Pentagon weapons. The
amendment is supposedly designed to facilitate
replenishing the weapons the United States has sent
to Ukraine, but a look at the wish list
contemplated in this amendment reveals a different
story.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Fresh_Call_to_Impeach_Clarence_Thomas_After
Latest_Ruling_on_Jan._6_Insurrection⠀⇛
A long-standing call for U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Clarence Thomas to face impeachment proceedings was
renewed Monday after the right-wing judge indicated
in an unsigned dissent that he would have blocked
enforcement of the House January 6 panel’s subpoena
for the communications records of Arizona
Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward.
The House committee investigating the deadly
January 6 insurrection “is seeking Ward’s records
related to her role in former President Donald
Trump’s effort to steal the 2020 election as a fake
elector casting ballots in the Electoral College
for Trump,” HuffPost reported.
o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾
# ⚓ Locally_shot_film_focuses_on_whistleblower’s_origin_story:
Emilia_Jones_playes_Reality_Winner,_who_exposed_Russian
interference_in_U.S._election⠀⇛
# ⚓ [Old] Variety ☛ Emilia_Jones_to_Star_in_‘Winner’_as
Whistleblower_Who_Exposed_Russia’s_Interference_in_2016
Election⠀⇛
Winner, a former U.S. Air Force member and NSA
contractor, served in prison after she leaked an
intelligence report about Russian interference in
the 2016 presidential election. Her five and a half
years behind bars is the longest sentence ever
given to someone charged under the Espionage Act
for leaking a government document.
# ⚓ [Old] The Guardian UK ☛ Reality_Winner_finds_Trump’s_Mar-a-
Lago_documents_case_‘incredibly_ironic’⠀⇛
While working as a national security contractor in
Fort Gordon, Georgia, in 2017, Winner printed out a
document that detailed how Russian military
officials [broken] into at least one supplier of
voting software and attempted to breach at least
100 local election systems during the 2016
election.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ “Subpoenas”_Served_on_U.S._Weapons
Manufacturers⠀⇛
What is it like to be so ashamed of the company for
whom you work that you cannot bring yourself to
admit you work there? Ashamed of the products they
manufacture, the innocent people those products
kill, the hundreds of billions of dollars of public
taxpayer money squandered in a gluttonous pursuit
of profits?
This is life as seen on November 10th, 2022, at
Raytheon Technologies in Arlington, VA. Members and
supporters of the Merchants of Death War Crimes
Tribunal, a public tribunal, served “subpoenas” on
four United States weapons manufacturers charging
them with War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity,
Theft, and Bribery.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ US_Labor_Agency’s_Top_Lawyer_Fights_Corporate
Spying_That_Discourages_Whistleblowers⠀⇛
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The top lawyer
for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in
the United States has come out strongly against
workplace surveillance and management technology
that may be used to disrupt union organizing and
discourage whistleblower complaints. Jennifer
Abruzzo, who is general counsel for the NLRB, wrote
a memo in […]
o § Environment⠀➾
# ⚓ ABC ☛ Cocoa_farmers_fear_climate_change_lowering_crop
production⠀⇛
But this year Saleyo says the rains have become
unpredictable, and he fears his crop could be yet
another victim of climate change.
“When it should have rained, it didn’t, it didn’t
rain,” Saleyo said as he inspected the ripeness of
one of his cocoa pods. “It’s raining now, but its
already too late.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Rich,_Polluting_Nations_Must_Pay_Up⠀⇛
Climate change is a global problem that requires
cooperation between all nations. That’s why today
more than 30 newspapers and media organizations in
more than 20 countries have taken a common view
about what needs to be done. Time is running out.
Rather than getting out of fossil fuels and into
clean energy, many wealthy nations are reinvesting
in oil and gas, failing to cut emissions fast
enough, and haggling over the aid they are prepared
to send to poor countries. All this while the
planet hurtles toward the point of no return—where
climate chaos becomes irreversible.
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Greenpeace:_As_Egypt_Hosts_COP27,_Country’s
Agricultural_Sector_Ravaged_by_Impact_of_Climate_Crisis⠀⇛
As the U.N. climate conference takes place in Sharm
el-Sheikh, Egypt, we look at the effects of the
climate crisis for the host country, such as rising
temperatures and sea levels in the Nile Delta.
Ahmed El Droubi, Greenpeace regional campaign
manager for the Middle East and North Africa, says
“the most significantly impacted sector in Egypt is
definitely the agricultural sector.” Egyptians are
calling for wealthy nations to be held accountable
for causing the bulk of the climate crisis, only to
be met with “temporary solutions that do not
address the core of the climate crisis,” he adds.
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Groups_Protest_Against_Repression_and_Climate
Inaction_at_COP27_Summit_in_Egypt⠀⇛
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_The_Gendered_Injustice_of_Climate
Change:_Why_Women’s_Rights_Matter_at_COP27⠀⇛
This has been a year of climate catastrophes for
every corner of the globe. From floods in Pakistan
and Nigeria to the worst droughts on record across
the Horn of Africa, no one on the planet is
insulated against our rapidly worsening climate.
Among the most disproportionately affected are
women and girls. Yet their story is all too often
just a footnote in the news.
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “No_Climate_Justice_Without_Human_Rights”:
Groups_Protest_Inaction,_Repression_at_U.N._Summit_in_Egypt⠀⇛
Democracy Now! is in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where
the COP27 U.N. climate conference has entered its
second week amid protests against the host
government’s repression and world leaders’ inaction
on the climate crisis. We speak with Asad Rehman,
executive director of War on Want and lead
spokesperson for the Climate Justice Coalition, who
risked arrest to participate in a climate justice
protest along with hundreds of others in Egypt on
Saturday. “You can’t have the very people burning
the planet sitting here and pretending to be
drafting the solutions to it, and that’s exactly
what’s happening in these climate negotiations,”
says Rehman. He says imprisoned Egyptian British
activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah is “part and parcel of
our struggle,” as calls to free El-Fattah continue
after he sent proof of life in a letter for the
first time since beginning a full hunger and water
strike last week. We also speak with Nigerian
environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey, who says the
perception that this is an African COP is “a big
misnomer,” as the African delegates feel largely
excluded.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Amazon_Rainforest_Crisis_Report_at_COP27⠀⇛
Commercialization of the Amazon Rainforest is
rampant in a pattern of ignorance amidst reckless
abandon with a level of stupidity that’s nearly
beyond comprehension, as the iconic nature reserve
has been pushed to the edge of ruin. It is hard to
believe that pure ignorance and greed could wreck
the world’s most critical asset, but it is
happening, way too rapidly.
According to the WWF report, 35% of the Amazon
rainforest is either totally lost or highly
degraded. (Source: Living Amazon Report 2022, World
Wildlife Fund publication, November 8, 2022)
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_New_Report_Highlights_Serious
Gender_Gaps_in_G20_Countries’_Climate_Policy⠀⇛
A growing body of research continues to firmly
establish that greater gender equity leads to
better climate outcomes. For example, a one unit
increase in a country’s score on the Women’s
Political Empowerment Index demonstrates an 11.5%
decrease in the country’s carbon emissions.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Climate_Actions_Like_Throwing_Soup_at_Art
Dampen_Support_for_Cause:_Survey⠀⇛
In the wake of high-profile climate protests that
target priceless works of art or block streets and
other public infrastructure, researchers at the
University of Pennsylvania on Monday published a
survey showing such actions broadly decrease
support for addressing the climate emergency.
Shawn Patterson Jr. and Michael E. Mann of the
University of Pennsylvania Center for Science,
Sustainability, and the Media wondered if acts like
last month’s soup-splashing of Vincent van Gogh’s
famous glass-protected painting Sunflowers in
London by Just Stop Oil activists helped or
hindered the cause of boosting support for climate
action.
# ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Solving_climate_change_would_be_the
moonshot_of_our_times⠀⇛
# § Energy⠀➾
# ⚓ International Business Times ☛ US_authorities
discover_bitcoins_worth_more_than_£3_billion_stashed
away_in_popcorn_tin⠀⇛
The bitcoins were stolen by 32-year-old James
Zhong from the dark web. The police found the
stash hidden in a popcorn tin at his house in
Gainesville, Georgia. Zhong had successfully
managed to steal more than 50,000 bitcoins,
worth £2.9 billion, from the dark web
marketplace Silk Road.
# ⚓ ABC ☛ [Cryptocurrency]_trading_site_FTX_under_federal
investigation_amid_bankruptcy⠀⇛
At issue, the sources said, is whether FTX
violated securities laws when it reportedly
gave customer funds to Alameda Research, the
trading firm of FTX founder Sam Bankman-
Fried.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Solar_Revolution—Not_‘Dash_for
Gas’—Best_Course_for_Africa’s_Economic_Future:
Analysis⠀⇛
A new analysis released Monday details why
nations across Africa would be wise to set
their sights on massive investments in
renewable solar energy and avoid the pitfalls
of the so-called “Dash for Gas” paradigm that
would staddle economies with stranded assets,
waste billions in costly fossil fuel
infrastructure, and increase financial
instability over the coming years.
The new Carbon Tracker report—titled African
Sun: Why Solar Not Gas Offers Continent the
Best Economic Opportunity in the
Transition—argues that a rejection of dirty
fossil fuels in favor of renewables means
that “electricity will be the backbone of
Africa’s economic future, with solar leading
the way.”
# ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ It’s_official:_a_new_energy
ministry_is_to_be_established,_Palkovics_has_resigned⠀⇛
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Ukraine_War_Is_Driving_“a_Gold_Rush_to_New
Fossil_Fuel_Infrastructure”⠀⇛
# § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
# ⚓ The Revelator ☛ Outdoor_Afro:_Celebrating_Black_Joy
in_Nature⠀⇛
# ⚓ Science News ☛ Sharks_face_rising_odds_of_extinction
even_as_other_big_fish_populations_recover⠀⇛
After decades of population declines, the
future is looking brighter for several tuna
and billfish species, such as southern
bluefin tuna, black marlins and swordfish,
thanks to years of successful fisheries
management and conservation actions. But some
sharks that live in these fishes’ open water
habitats are still in trouble, new research
suggests.
o § Finance⠀➾
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Letter_from_London:_Waterloo_Sunset⠀⇛
To many of its younger population, London once
again feels like the musical capital of the world,
but this does not make living here right now a
breeze. That’s because music has so much of
society’s heavy lifting to do these days — it has
to soothe people, educate, destroy, elevate, act as
trusted therapy for the liberally overwrought. In
defiance of the great beasts like Spotify and their
relentless grab at what always feels like other
people’s profit, it’s as though music is simply
with us to defy us all to stop listening to it.
Because my daughter and son are both hard-working
musicians I can at least say I feel its vibrant
imperative every day. Remember, their generation
inherited Brexit. Many of them were not old enough
to vote at the time. Along came the pandemic next
and all it bestowed. And now we have the Bank of
England warning of the longest recession in 100
years. And yet still they rise to the microphone or
instrument or Ableton software every day and give
it some. Frankly, I am not even sure one or two
people could survive without their music. There are
some genuine casualties even with it. I know one
super-talented young musician working so hard at
getting back to where he was after a difficult
period of time in his life. Indeed we shook hands
outside the local hospital the other day. I am
positively gunning for him.
Just Brexit alone constitutes a mash-up of problems
here. Brexit-related travel restrictions are so
badly haemorrhaging jobs in the sector that change
is now essential. An example of just how utterly
friendless the situation is for those bravely
setting out on a career path in music today, or
even just simply wanting to play a series of small
dates in Europe, was at its clearest only a few
weeks ago when a group of music experts were
invited to a hearing at the House of Lords. This
was to present a freshly formulated prediction list
on the impact of new touring rules for musicians
and crews in Europe since Brexit. Not an especially
disastrous number of MPs turned up, but not one of
them was a Conservative. In short, the majority
party — admittedly in a field famed for protest and
not overflowing with Tory voters — revealed their
hand as basically unbothered. This is particularly
frustrating because all musicians want is for
government to sit down and work in a positive
manner with the EU to get restrictions removed.
‘Like most things Brexit-related there is huge
denial going on,’ said a friend and exceptional
figure in the music business to me privately last
week. ‘The government pretend there are no problems
— so do nothing — while the people affected battle
like mad to solve them.’ What is worse, they had
been led to believe this was all in the bag.
Musicians as a result are sick and tired of being
played like stringless guitars when they know full
well that the UK in 2019 received an income of
roughly £5.8bn from the music industry. You might
have thought a government besotted with financial
gain over expressions of human creative skill might
have rallied to such figures, especially during our
new economic crisis.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Warren_Says_Debt_Ceiling_Should_Be
Abolished_to_End_GOP_Threat_to_‘Blow_Up_the_Economy’⠀⇛
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Sunday said congressional
Democrats should use the upcoming lame-duck session
to eliminate the U.S. debt ceiling for good,
warning that leaving the borrowing limit intact
gives Republicans an opening to hold the economy
hostage.
“I’d get rid of the debt ceiling altogether,”
Warren (D-Mass.) told NBC’s Chuck Todd, arguing
that the arbitrary limit “serves no function except
to create leverage for people who are willing to
blow up the economy.”
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Abolish_the_Debt_Ceiling_So_GOP_Can’t_Hold
Economy_Hostage,_Says_Senator_Warren⠀⇛
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ How_Title_Lenders_Trap_Georgia_Residents_in
Debt⠀⇛
When Robert Ball turned 63, he was looking forward
to retirement in his wife’s hometown of Savannah,
Georgia. The couple had a comfortable house with a
lush garden, the certainty of his pension and the
hope of spending more time with their
grandchildren.
That dream shattered when Ball’s wife, Gloria Ball,
developed severe health problems. They faced huge
medical bills, yet their bank refused to refinance
their mortgage. Left with few options for raising
cash, Robert Ball drove to TitleMax, a business
that prospers in Georgia’s banking deserts and
lends money at terms that would be illegal for
other financial institutions. “I was desperate” for
quick cash, Ball said. “They welcome folk like me.”
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Former_Chief_of_Staff:_Trump_Wanted_to_Use_IRS
to_Get_Back_at_Political_Enemies⠀⇛
o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ It’s_Not_Anyone_In_The_Senate’s_Job_To_Save
Twitter_From_Elon_Musk⠀⇛
Look, by now it’s pretty clear that Elon Musk is
deeply, deeply in above his head at Twitter, in
ways that could have some pretty significant legal
consequences. Even so, it’s still not the job of
politicians to make decisions for him. He is free
to destroy the company (and a good chunk of his
fortune) on his own. Yet, for whatever reason,
senators from both parties feel the need to weigh
in.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Elon_Musk’s_Twitter_Moderation_Flags_Article
About_Elon_Musk’s_Twitter_As_Dangerous⠀⇛
Spaceboy Elon Musk promised the Twitter he was
pretty much sued into purchasing would bring an end
to all the free speech violations he claimed were
happening every day under its liberal overlords.
But being an edgelord troll rarely converts into
competent management. Musk is speedrunning the
moderation learning curve. But he is also
discovering there are no God codes available to
make the moderation game easier.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Money_From_Nothing:_Sam_Bankman-Fried’s_Crypto
Shakedown⠀⇛
As the overlapping dramas of the 2022 midterms and
Elon Musk’s catastrophic acquisition of Twitter
unspooled, America also witnessed the breaching of
a new benchmark in the financial world: the
largest-scale overnight destruction of personal
wealth in modern history. In early November, Samuel
Bankman-Fried, who presided over the lavishly
capitalized crypto currency exchange FTX, saw his
$15.6 billion net worth plummet to zero after a
protracted run on the service’s holdings revealed
lethal levels of debt exposure. By November 11, FTX
had filed for bankruptcy, after the unceremonious
collapse of an 11th-hour deal for the rival crypto
platform Binance to acquire the company.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Elon_Musk’s_Takeover_of_Twitter
Is_More_Problematic_Than_You_Think⠀⇛
The world is burning and Ukraine is trudging into a
winter of war. Prices are spiralling and the NHS is
limping. The US and Brazil have held the line
against fascism, just, while Italy has fallen to
the far right. Watching the disastrous takeover of
Twitter by the world’s richest bam can feel a
little frivolous. So what if it becomes a rich
boy’s toy? It often felt like that anyway.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Why_the_War_in_Ukraine_Is_a_True_Act_of
Madness⠀⇛
Rajan Menon, only recently back from Ukraine, lays
out just why that war qualifies right now as a true
act of madness on Planet Earth.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Midterms_Are_Proof_the_Dems_Need_to_Fire
Their_Corporate-Conflicted_Political_Consultants⠀⇛
The mid-term congressional elections are over, but
the counting in some very close races continues,
which extends the time for determining the margins
of control over the Senate and the House. What is
known is that the Red Wave predicted by pollsters
and trumpeted by the New York Times and other media
[…]
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Welcoming_New_Members,_Progressive_Caucus
Vows_to_‘Double_Down’_on_Bold_Agenda⠀⇛
The Congressional Progressive Caucus welcomed
around a dozen newly elected members to its ranks
on Sunday after bold candidates across the
country—from Summer Lee in Pennsylvania to Greg
Casar in Texas—delivered midterm wins that helped
the Democratic Party stave off the widely predicted
GOP “red wave.”
Buoyed by strong youth turnout, a majority of the
candidates that the CPC’s campaign arm endorsed for
the November 8 contests emerged victorious last
week, an outcome that will push the progressive
bloc’s membership above 100 in the 118th Congress.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Election_2022_Grandest_Victors?⠀⇛
Another Election Day, another sigh of relief — from
America’s deepest pockets.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Blinken,_Sullivan_Don’t_Agree_With_Milley’s
Push_for_Diplomacy_on_Ukraine_War⠀⇛
CNN reports the State Department is on the
‘opposite side of the pole’ as Milley, who says now
is a good time for peace talks.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Trump_is_Still_the_Demon_King_of_US
Politics⠀⇛
Democrats successfully characterised the “Make
America Great Again” (Maga), Trump-dominated
Republicans as a threat to democracy in the eyes of
many voters. Not for nothing did the Democratic
Party funnel money in some cases to the primary
campaigns of extreme Maga supporters to ensure that
they became the Republican candidates. But they
could probably have saved themselves the money,
because the Trumpian version of the Republican
Party has put down deep roots.
The Republicans may have the worst of all possible
worlds: a Trump too powerful to displace as party
leader because he has the support of party
activists; but, come election day, a leader who
alienates more voters than he attracts, and is
becoming an in-house political Jonah, ensuring the
Republicans’ continued under-performance in future
elections.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Democrats_Didn’t_Win,_They_Simply_Held_the
Line⠀⇛
It happened because masses of people cast ballots,
defying long-standing historical trends of low
midterm turnout. Voters almost matched the high
turnout of the 2018 elections when outrage over
Donald Trump’s first two years in office pushed
Congress into the hands of Democrats. Stung by
their opposition’s showing and by Trump’s
reelection loss two years later, Republicans ramped
up voter suppression efforts, hoping to blunt the
impact of an increasingly young, diverse, and
enthusiastic electorate.
Liberal-leaning voters showed up to the polls
during this latest midterm election largely in
response to the overturning of abortion rights, but
also to stave off right-wing extremism.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Election_2022’s_Grandest_Victors?⠀⇛
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Democrats_Have_Just_Weeks_to_Avoid_Labor_Board
Funding_“Catastrophe,”_Union_Says⠀⇛
# ⚓ Hollywood Reporter ☛ Elon_Musk’s_Mass_Twitter_Layoffs_Spur
Legal_Headaches⠀⇛
Then, of course, there’s his $44 billion
investment. Musk — who brought on outside backers
including Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, VC fund
Sequoia Capital and cryptocurrency exchange
Binance; convinced current equity holders Jack
Dorsey and Prince Alwaleed bin Talal to retain
their stakes in the company; and took out more than
$13 billion in loans to fund his takeover — says
the company is hemorrhaging money.
# ⚓ NBC ☛ Elon_Musk_appears_to_fire_software_engineer_who
argued_with_him_on_Twitter⠀⇛
The apparent public firing adds to what has already
been a tumultuous run for Musk since he took
control of the company late last month. He has laid
off large chunks of the company’s workforce,
overseen the chaotic rollout-rollback-rollout-
rollback of the platform’s new paid verification
service and sparred with critics.
# ⚓ NBC ☛ Many_spoof_accounts_on_Twitter_were_clearly_fake._It
shouldn’t_put_Musk’s_mind_at_ease.⠀⇛
Misinformation is also everywhere, and bad actors
are sophisticated at crafting it to make it seem
authentic and help it go viral. Easy access to
verification certainly helps with that goal. A 2018
study found that fake news spread faster than
accurate reporting on Twitter from 2006 to 2017 —
especially about political topics. The reason is
that fake news is designed to seem new and elicit
strong emotional reactions.
# ⚓ NBC ☛ Twitter_cuts_a_large_number_of_contract_workers
without_giving_internal_teams_a_heads_up⠀⇛
An estimated 4,400 of its 5,500 contract workers
were cut, according to the tech news publication
Platformer, which first reported the cuts. CNBC has
not confirmed the total number.
Some of Twitter’s contract workers were based
overseas in India, among other locations. Full-time
employees, who asked to remain unnamed because they
were not authorized to speak on behalf of Twitter,
said they had no internal notice before contractors
they were collaborating with were let go.
Twitter has dismissed all of its internal
communications team, according to the employees.
They cracked bitter jokes that media outlets
covering the company are now filling the role of
internal communications.
# ⚓ Variety ☛ Amazon_Set_to_Lay_Off_10,000_Employees_(Report)⠀⇛
Citing anonymous sources, the Times reported that
the layoffs will be concentrated on Amazon’s
devices group, including the Alexa voice assistant,
along with its retail and HR groups. The job cuts —
which would be the largest in Amazon’s history —
would represent about 3% of corporate headcount.
The layoffs would represent less than 1% of
Amazon’s total employee base of more than 1.5
million, mostly comprised of hourly workers.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Amazon_Is_Said_to_Plan_to_Lay_Off
Thousands_of_Employees⠀⇛
The number of layoffs remains fluid and is likely
to roll out team by team rather than all at once as
each business finishes plans, one person said. But
if it stays around 10,000, it would represent
roughly 3 percent of Amazon’s corporate employees
and less than 1 percent of its global work force of
more than 1.5 million, which is primarily composed
of hourly workers.
# ⚓ The Hill ☛ Amazon_plans_to_lay_off_10,000_people:_report⠀⇛
The reported layoffs would affect at least 3
percent of the company’s corporate workforce and
less than 1 percent of its global workforce, which
is around 1.5 million employees.
# ⚓ Deccan Herald ☛ If_you_want_to_know_how_dangerous_Elon_Musk
is,_look_outside_America⠀⇛
Nowhere is that clearer than in India, where before
Musk’s acquisition, Twitter had been fighting a
legal battle to protect its users from government
censorship. The real question now is if Musk’s
commitment to “free speech” extends beyond
conservatives in America and to the billions of
people in the Global South who rely on the Internet
for open communication.
Last month, Freedom House released its annual
report on freedom on the Internet. Allie Funk, one
of the researchers who wrote the report, told me
that while much of the focus has been on countries
like China, which overtly restricts access to huge
swaths of the Internet, the real war over the
future of Internet freedom is being waged in what
she called “swing states,” big, fragile democracies
like India.
The winning side will not be decided in Silicon
Valley or Beijing, the two poles around which
debate over free expression on the Internet have
largely orbited. It will be the actions of
governments in capitals like Abuja, Jakarta,
Ankara, Brasília and New Delhi. Across the world,
countries are putting in place frameworks that on
their face seem designed to combat online abuse and
misinformation but are largely used to stifle
dissent or enable abuse of the enemies of those in
power.
# ⚓ Midwest Communications ☛ Trump_fights_Twitter_ban_at_U.S.
appeals_court⠀⇛
Lawyers for Trump, a Republican, told the San
Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
in a filing that the ban from Twitter marked
“overtly partisan censorship” and was “contrary to
First Amendment principles deeply rooted in
American history and law.”
# ⚓ The Washington Times ☛ Trump_legal_team_revives_Twitter
litigation:_‘Crackpot_ideas_sometimes_turn_out_to_be_true’⠀⇛
The legal brief filed in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals compares social media platforms
censoring users to the condemnation of astronomer
Galileo Galilei nearly 400 years ago for believing
the earth was not at the center of the universe.
# ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ Twitter’s_potential_collapse_could
wipe_out_vast_records_of_recent_human_history⠀⇛
But experts are worried that if Elon Musk tanks the
company, these rich seams of media and conversation
could be lost forever. Given his admission to
employees in a November 10 call that Twitter could
face bankruptcy, it’s a real and present risk.
# ⚓ Kev Quirk ☛ Is_Twitter_Done_Yet?⠀⇛
So what, right? What does that have to do with me?
Well, I run one of the largest tech-focussed
Mastodon instances on the fediverse. So for the
last couple weeks we have been absolutely battered
with Twitter migrants.
BTW, this is a good thing. I love that our little
community is growing in both population and topics
being discussed, but it has been really hard work
keeping up with the folks coming over.
# ⚓ The Telegraph UK ☛ Qatar_has_won…_let_the_sportswashing
commence⠀⇛
Qatar is a World Cup conceived of by some of the
wealthiest men in the world, and made a reality by
some of its poorest people. All powerful empires
have been built on cheap labour, in many cases,
including Britain’s, enslaved or coerced. No-one
forced the workers to come to Qatar, of course, but
needs must. This is the 2022 variant on a theme as
old as life itself. It is there in the vast
stadiums, shiny metro, airport-sized media centre.
You see it in the eyes of the hotel lobby security
guard, thousands of miles from home, or in those of
the labourers on the back of the flat-bed truck,
after a day grafting in the heat.
The mistreatment of a vast imported labour force,
the proverbial bulldozer driven through the
football calendar, the corruption of Fifa and the
bonfire of its reputation for a generation at
least. All this was considered worth it by certain
people to get to where we are now, although what
that was can be hard to remember.
# ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ To_win_the_[Internet],_the_Pentagon’s
info_ops_need_more_humanity_and_a_dash_of_absurdity⠀⇛
What Graphika and SIO revealed about CENTCOM’s
apparent five-year campaign represented something
of an “I told you so” moment for students of U.S.
counterinfluence and counter-disinformation
efforts. As Ambassador Dan Fried and Dr. Alina
Polyakova warned in their sweeping report on
disinformation from 2020, “We must not become them
to fight them.” By embracing tactics of obfuscation
and inorganic amplification, countries such as the
United States risk undermining “the values that
democracies seek to defend, creating a moral
equivalence (one that would bolster the cynical
arguments of Russian propagandists about democracy
being mere fraud),” Fried and Polyakova argued.
In their view, there’s another, more practical
reason for Western states to avoid covert
information operations: “If the history of the Cold
War is any guide, democracies are no good at
disinformation.”
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Trump_Lawyers_Hit_With_Sanctions_For_Filing
Stupid_Lawsuit_Alleging_Clinton_Rigged_The_Election_She
Lost⠀⇛
About 18 months after he lost the 2020 election,
Election Conspiracist in Chief Donald Trump sued
Hillary Clinton and dozens of other Democrats over
the election he had won nearly six years earlier.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Georgia_Isn’t_Just_Gravy⠀⇛
On Saturday night, news outlets declared the Nevada
senatorial race for incumbent Catherine Cortez
Masto, a victory ensuring that the Democrats will
retain control of the Senate. The House remains
unsettled, but even if the Republicans win that
chamber, they will have so narrow a margin as to be
unable to achieve much (or, more accurately, to do
much damage).
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_proposes_revoking_citizenship_for
‘discrediting’_or_‘disinformation’_about_Russian_army_—
Meduza⠀⇛
Vladimir Putin has submitted proposed amendments to
a law on Russian citizenship to the Russian State
Duma, Russian state media reported on Monday. The
new legislation would expand the list of reasons
for which a person with acquired (rather than
birthright) Russian citizenship can lose that
citizenship.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Multiple_sources_report_Sergey_Lavrov_hospitalized
in_Bali._Russian_Foreign_Ministry_spox_calls_claims_‘fake
news.’_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Citing unnamed Indonesian officials, The Associated
Press reported Monday that Russian Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov was hospitalized after arriving in
Bali for the 2022 G20 Summit.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Democratic_Leaders_Rebuked_for_Abandoning
Oregon’s_McLeod-Skinner⠀⇛
Progressives are criticizing Democratic leaders for
withholding support from Jamie McLeod-Skinner, a
left-leaning candidate for Oregon’s 5th
Congressional District whose close loss to her
millionaire Republican opponent, Lori Chavez-
DeRemer, could cost the party a chance to retain
control of the U.S. House.
“This seat could have made the majority, but the
national Democratic PACs walked away and left Jamie
to twist in the wind,” Working Families Party
national campaigns director Joe Dinkin said Monday
in a statement. “The GOP knew it was competitive
and their spending showed it. WFP did its best to
fill the gap.”
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Emirates_Has_Spent_$154_Million_on_Lobbying_in
US_Since_2016,_Illegally_Influenced_US_Politics⠀⇛
The intrepid John Hudson at the Washington
Post reports that the US National Intelligence
Council has produced a secret report detailing the
ways in which the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has
intervened in US politics, sometimes in ways that
appear to be illegal and to shade over […]
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Biden_&_Xi_Meet_in_Bali;_Could_This_Help
Cool_U.S.-China_Tensions_&_Reduce_Risk_of_a_Military_Clash?⠀⇛
For the first time since taking office, President
Biden met in person with Chinese President Xi
Jinping Monday in Bali, Indonesia. We discuss how
the meeting might affect rising tensions over
Taiwan, where Nancy Pelosi visited earlier this
year, and concerns over China’s human rights
violations. The goals of the meeting should be “for
the two leaders to find a way to cool those
tensions down and to find ways to reduce the risk
of a military clash arising in the Pacific,” says
Michael Klare, defense correspondent at The Nation.
As Chinese military drills near Taiwan threaten
instability in the region, “the question is what’s
the best way to deter China from doing anything,”
says Orville Schell, director of the Center on
U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Let’s_Hear_It_for_Justice_Sam_Alito!⠀⇛
It was Alito who led the charge to finally
accomplish what the vast majority of male
Republican members of Congress and state
legislatures across the country have been dreaming
of doing for almost half a century: overturning the
Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade precedent barring states
from outlawing a woman’s right to abortion and to
control her own body’s reproductive system.
Alito, who wrote the legal opinion justifying the
6-3 decision he made along his five radical right-
wing Federalist Society justices on the bench — all
guilty of lying in their confirmation hearings
testimony by many claiming that they viewed Roe v.
Wade as “settled law,” wrote that, “”It is time to
heed the Constitution and return the issue of
abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Perils_of_Being_a_Foreign
Correspondents_During_Election-Time⠀⇛
I was thinking sympathetically about these
pressures on my colleagues in Washington this week
as they had to give definitive opinions about the
outcome of the midterm elections while the most
important races were still in the balance.
I used to get some silent amusement when I was in
Washington as a correspondent on hearing
distinguished incoming colleagues from Europe tell
me grandly how their editor back home had told them
to avoid getting bogged down by day-to-day news
coverage and take a longer view about what was
going on in America. But Washington does not do
“long term”, and I suspected that within weeks my
friend would most likely be calling me up to cancel
our lunch at the last minute because his or her
editors were demanding a quick 1,000 words on the
latest twist in the Monica Lewinsky affair or some
other Washington melodrama.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Feral_GOP⠀⇛
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Georgia_GOP_Bars_Saturday_Early_Voting_Before
Crucial_Senate_Runoff⠀⇛
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Some_of_the_Most_Rabidly_Anti-Trans_Politicians
Won_Reelection_in_the_Midterms⠀⇛
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Elections_Matter,_But_What_We_Do_Between_Them
Matters_Even_More⠀⇛
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Trump_Accused_of_‘Brazen’_Campaign_Finance
Violation_a_Day_Before_Expected_2024_Launch⠀⇛
A day ahead of his expected 2024 announcement,
former President Donald Trump on Monday was hit
with a campaign finance complaint that accuses him
of unlawfully transferring a “colossal sum” of
money from his leadership PAC to a super PAC that
spent millions on this year’s midterms—and is
positioned to spend millions more on Trump’s
presidential bid.
The Campaign Legal Center (CLC), the watchdog
organization that filed the complaint, alleges that
Trump “directed the transfer” of $20 million last
month from the cash-flush leadership PAC Save
America to Make America Great Again, Inc., which
dumped nearly $12 million into the midterm
elections to boost Trump-friendly candidates.
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Republicans_Are_Ripping_Each_Other_Apart_Over
2022_Election_Losses⠀⇛
# ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ It_took_almost_five_days_for_the
Hungarian_government_to_confirm_a_minister’s_resignation⠀⇛
o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
# ⚓ VOA News ☛ Artemisia_Gentileschi’s_1616_Nude_to_Be
Digitally_Unveiled⠀⇛
Art restorers in the Italian city of Florence have
begun a six-month project to clean and virtually
“unveil” a long-censored nude painting by Artemisia
Gentileschi, one of the most prominent women in the
history of Italian art.
Swirling veils and drapery were added to the
“Allegory of Inclination” some 70 years after
Gentileschi painted the life-size female nude,
believed to be a self-portrait, in 1616.
# ⚓ Daily Times ☛ Pakistani_movies_banned_since_1959⠀⇛
The practice of censorship has long been a source
of controversy in Pakistani filmmaking.
It is safe to say that censorship and political
repression have severely harmed Pakistan’s film
industry. Here, we are noting down a list of
‘Pakistani’ movies that couldn’t make it to the big
screen in Pakistan throughout history.
# ⚓ India ☛ ‘Will_Fix_Ideology,_Beat_Him_to_Coma’:_In_Viral
Video,_Hyd_Student_Thrashed_Over_‘Comment_on_Prophet’⠀⇛
As per the police report, a copy of which has been
extracted by News18.com, they pushed and mishandled
the student by “punching him on face, slapping him,
kicking him on the abdominal areas, touched his
genitals and forced him to eat certain chemicals
and powders. One student, named Reva (3rd Year BBA
Student, IBS Hyderabad) even attempted to put his
genetics into his mouth. They further tried to torn
his clothes, make him naked, and kept beating him
one after the other with a slogan “beat him till he
dies”. His video and images were widely surfaced
among college student groups and he was the subject
of mockery now and he have bruises all over his
face, his bones are aching and he have swollen eyes
sockets and nose.”
# ⚓ Scoop Media ☛ Counter-protest,_Not_Censorship,_Should_Be
First_Port_Of_Call_For_Auckland_Feminists⠀⇛
The Auckland Feminist Action’s plan to hold a
counter-protest outside the venues of Jordan
Peterson’s speaking tour should be the primary, not
backup, response to his speech. Auckland and
Christchurch Councils must reject calls to deny
Peterson the use of public venues, says Jonthan
Ayling, spokesperson for the Free Speech Union.
“Calling for the cancellation of a speaking tour,
rather than engaging with its content and
combatting it with better ideas is no way to ensure
those ideas can be properly tested. If Peterson’s
ideas are as toxic as his opponents say, then it
should be no problem for them to let his views be
publicly beaten with better speech.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_Culture_Ministry_bans_‘Famine’_documentary
from_theaters_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The Russian Ministry of Culture has revoked the
screening license issued to “Famine,” a documentary
made by Alexander Alrkhangelsky, Maxim Kurnikov,
and Tatiana Sorokina.
o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
# ⚓ Jerusalem Post ☛ Hundreds_of_UK_journalists,_activists
threatened_by_Iran_–_report⠀⇛
One letter, sent by police to a London-based
journalist, warned that Iranians had been lured
back to countries near Iran and then abducted by
the Iranian government and sentenced to death. It
also warned that the Iranian government has been
seen to “direct physical attacks against dissidents
in Europe.”
# ⚓ India Times ☛ NDTV_shares_hit_5%_upper_circuit_as_SEBI
approves_Adani_Group’s_open_offer⠀⇛
The statement on the market watchdog’s website
suggested that Gautam Adani-led conglomerate’s open
offer received the Sebi go-ahead Monday. The
company has revised the open offer launch date to
November 22 and the same shall close on December 5.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukrainian_authorities_revoke_CNN_and_Sky_News
journalists’_accreditation_for_reporting_from_liberated
Kherson_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Multiple journalists from foreign news
organizations have lost their media accreditations
in Ukraine for violating government rules on
reporting in combat zones, the Ukrainian Armed
Forces’ General Staff reported on Monday.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ A_Father_Fights_for_His_Son_&_What’s_Left_of
Democracy⠀⇛
The film Ithaka, about the quest of Julian
Assange’s father to save his son, made its U.S.
premiere on Sunday in New York City. It is reviewed
by Joe Lauria.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_journalist_fined_for_‘discrediting_the
army’_by_using_the_word_‘front’_—_Meduza⠀⇛
A Russian court has charged Timofey Yefremov,
deputy editor-in-chief of the news site
Yakutia.info, with “discrediting the Russian army”
for a comment he made in an interview with the
television channel Dozhd about women in Yakutsk who
protested against the war in Ukraine on September
25.
# ⚓ Project Censored ☛ Critical_Media_Literacy_Education_is_a
Peaceful_Means_to_Humanitarian_Ends_–_The_Project_Censored
Show⠀⇛
o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
# ⚓ VOA News ☛ Iranian_Azeri_Activist_on_Hunger_Strike_at_Evin
Prison_Is_Hospitalized⠀⇛
A well-known Iranian Azeri blogger and activist who
was hospitalized over the weekend was in stable
condition, Iran officials said Monday, although his
family and the international community are
concerned.
Hossein Ronaghi, who was arrested September 24, is
one of dozens of prominent rights activists,
journalists and lawyers who have been arrested amid
Iran’s crackdown on protests that were ignited by
the death of Mahsa Amini.
# ⚓ BBC ☛ Melika_Balali:_I_got_threats_from_Iran_for_wrestling
in_Scotland⠀⇛
Melika Balali protested against the forced wearing
of the hijab on the winner’s platform of a the
British Wrestling Championships in June.
The 22-year-old said her family has since cut
contact with her.
# ⚓ Dawn Media ☛ Taliban_ban_Afghan_women_from_gyms_and_public
baths⠀⇛
Small groups of women have staged frequent flash
protests in Kabul and other major cities, risking
the wrath of Taliban officials who have beaten and
detained them.
Earlier this month, the United Nations voiced
concern after the Taliban disrupted a press
conference in the capital, submitting female
participants to body searches and detaining the
event organiser and several others.
# ⚓ India Today ☛ ‘Everything_is_restricted’:_Iranian_cleric
supports_protest_against_country’s_Islamic_regime⠀⇛
“We do not have freedom in the Islamic Republic,”
he retorted. “Where is the freedom? Where is the
freedom of the press? Where is the freedom of
expression? Everything is censored. Everything is
restricted,” Abdolhamid was quoted as saying by the
Independent.
The majority of people in Iran have objections, and
therefore, regime leaders should listen to them,
urged Abdolhamid.
# ⚓ ME Forum ☛ The_Jihad_._._._on_Dogs⠀⇛
The tweet was accompanied by a picture of what
appeared to be Palestinians beating or striking to
death a dog with sticks. Such barbaric behavior for
what is otherwise considered in the USA as “man’s
best friend” is not uncommon in the Muslim world.
# ⚓ Barrons ☛ Macron_Meets_Iranian_Women_Activists,_Hails
‘Revolution’⠀⇛
Macron last month said France “stands by” the
protesters in Iran and expressed his “admiration”
for women and youths demonstrating in the country,
while condemning what he called “repression” by the
authorities.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ UN_Human_Rights_Council_Asked_To_Hold_Special
Session_On_Iran⠀⇛
[...] In a letter addressed to the council
president, the German and Icelandic ambassadors to
the UN in Geneva requested “a special session…to
address the deteriorating human rights situation in
the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially with
respect to women and children.” [...]
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Doctors_Finally_Join_the_Labor_Movement⠀⇛
Despite the horrible working conditions of
residency (which can include 80 workweeks, 28-hour
shifts, verbal abuse, or a maternity leave limited
to a single week), doctors haven’t historically
been big lifters in the labor movement. For
Montefiore residents, this is the furthest any
unionization effort has gone in decades. But if
doctors at Montefiore and more broadly embrace the
opportunity to tell a different story about who we
are, we could contribute to one of the most
important labor struggles of the coming year.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Let’s_Hear_It_for_Justice_Sam_Alito,
America’s_Robed_Ayatollah!⠀⇛
It was Alito who led the charge to finally
accomplish what the vast majority of male
Republican members of Congress and state
legislatures across the country have been dreaming
of doing for almost half a century: overturning the
Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade precedent barring states
from outlawing a woman’s right to abortion and to
control her own body’s reproductive system.
Alito, who wrote the legal opinion justifying the
6-3 decision he made along his five radical right-
wing Federalist Society justices on the bench — all
guilty of lying in their confirmation hearings
testimony by many claiming that they viewed Roe v.
Wade as “settled law,” wrote that, “”It is time to
heed the Constitution and return the issue of
abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ For_Lula’s_Victory_to_Matter:_A_Proposal
for_a_Unified_Palestinian_Foreign_Policy⠀⇛
Lula has proven, throughout the years, to be a
genuine friend of Palestine and Arab countries.
For example, in 2010, as a president, he spoke of
his dream of seeing “an independent and free
Palestine” during a visit to the occupied West
Bank. He also refused to visit the grave of
Theodor Herzl, the father of Israel’s Zionist
ideology. Instead, he visited Yasser Arafat’s tomb
in Ramallah.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Israel’s_Religious_Terrorists⠀⇛
No one should be surprised to find Benjamin
Netanyahu back as prime minister of Israel, with
decisive support from far-right religious
extremists. With the recent election, the religious
bloc called Religious Zionism put Netanyahu’s Likud
party comfortably over the top in the Knesset and
now, as a leading member of the governing
coalition, it is strongly positioned to pursue its
volatile agenda aimed at reclaiming Israel as a
Jewish state.
Among things that might follow, based on their
leaders’ public statements, are the deportation of
“disloyal” Palestinian citizens, legal challenges
to Palestinian-owned buildings in the West Bank,
restrictions on access to Al-Aqsa–the Temple Mount
in Jerusalem sacred to both Jews and
Palestinians–and massive changes in Israel’s legal
system pertaining to the selection of judges and
the authority of the Supreme Court to overrule laws
on constitutional grounds.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Seeking_a_Vaccine_Against_Meanness_and
Hate⠀⇛
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ The_Global_Threat_of_Rogue_Diplomacy⠀⇛
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Honorary_Consuls_Accused_of_Crimes_Get
Diplomatic_Protections⠀⇛
After jetting into the capital of Ghana, the
international arms broker who called himself
“Excellence” greeted his buyers at the Golden Tulip
hotel and proposed a secret sale: millions of
dollars in missiles and grenades for use against
American forces.
“Who else knows I’m with Hezbollah?” Faouzi Jaber
asked as night fell on the four-star hotel with a
life-sized sculpture of a giraffe in the lobby.
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Hundreds_of_Honorary_Consuls_Involved_in
Criminal_Cases_or_controversies,_ProPublica_and_ICIJ
Investigation_of_Diplomats_Finds⠀⇛
A first-of-its-kind global investigation by
ProPublica and the International Consortium of
Investigative Journalists identified at least 500
current and former honorary consuls who have been
accused of crimes or embroiled in controversy,
including those convicted of serious offenses or
caught exploiting their status for personal gain.
The problem dates back decades, yet few governments
have publicly called for reforms to the largely
unregulated system of international diplomacy.
Here are snapshots of prominent honorary consuls
whose personal, business or diplomatic activities
have drawn scrutiny, in some cases from the highest
levels of government.
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Key_Findings_From_the_“Shadow_Diplomats”
Investigation⠀⇛
“Shadow Diplomats” is a first-of-its-kind
investigation of a largely unregulated and under-
the-radar system of international diplomacy that
allows volunteer diplomats working from their home
countries to represent the interests of other
nations.
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ About_the_“Shadow_Diplomats”_Investigation⠀⇛
“Shadow Diplomats” marks the first collaboration
between ProPublica and the International Consortium
of Investigative Journalists. One hundred and sixty
journalists from 46 countries joined the reporting.
The investigation shines light on one of the least-
examined roles in international diplomacy: the
honorary consul. These volunteer diplomats work
from their home countries to promote the interests
of foreign governments, typically in places without
an embassy or consulate.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Proof_of_Life,_At_Last’:_Jailed_Egyptian
Political_Prisoner_Alaa_Abd_El_Fattah_Writes_to_His_Mother⠀⇛
Relatives of Alaa Abd El Fattah said Monday that
they’ve received proof in the form of a letter that
the jailed, hunger-striking Egyptian-British
dissident is alive.
“I’m so relieved. We just got a note from prison to
my mother, Alaa is alive, he says he’s drinking
water again.”
# ⚓ The Economist ☛ Who_is_Alaa_Abd_el-Fattah?⠀⇛
GYPT’S GOVERNMENT had hoped that COP27, a big un
climate conference taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh,
would be a chance to polish its image. Instead it
has drawn attention to Egypt’s dismal human-rights
record. Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British-Egyptian
activist, is the most high-profile of the country’s
estimated 65,000 political prisoners. He was jailed
most recently in 2019 for alleged offences ranging
from joining a terrorist group to spreading false
news on social media. He has been on hunger strike
for more than 200 days. Since Sunday, when climate
talks began, he has also refused water.
Campaigners, celebrities and world leaders have
called for his release. Who is Alaa Abd el-Fattah?
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_pop_star_and_war_supporter_Polina
Gagarina’s_Almaty_concert_cancelled_after_backlash_from_local
residents_—_Meduza⠀⇛
A concert by Russian singer Polina Gagarina that
was to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on February
14, has been canceled after backlash from local
residents due to the pop star’s support for the
war, Kazakhstani news site Arbat.media reported on
Monday.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_Presidential_Human_Rights_Council_members
ask_Investigative_Committee_to_investigate_video_allegedly
showing_Wagner_defector’s_murder_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Multiple members of Russia’s Presidential Human
Rights Council has asked Federal Investigative
Committee Head Alexander Bastrykin to investigate
the circumstances surrounding a video that
allegedly shows the murder of former prisoner and
Wagner PMC recruit Yevgeny Nuzhin.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Sports_Activism:_The_Next_Episode⠀⇛
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ When_Connie_Comes_Marching_Home⠀⇛
From “The Fields of Golden Grain”
Connie was the devoutly Catholic draftsman son of a
semi-prestigious but down-on- his-luck, alcohol-
challenged architect in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He
was the older and beloved brother of my then ten-
year-old mother Jane, who was known as “Bugs”
(because of her bulging eyes as a baby) to her
family.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Pipeline_Funneling_US_Deportees_to_Haitian
Prison⠀⇛
It was the mundane pleasures that Patrick Julney
missed the most: a cold glass of water out of the
refrigerator; a warm handshake with a friend on the
street; the unique comfort of a familiar bed; a
plate of chicken and waffles.1
o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ After_Decades_Of_Dysfunction,_The_FCC_Finally
Shores_Up_Terrible_Broadband_Mapping⠀⇛
Despite a lot of political lip service paid toward
bridging the digital divide, U.S. policymakers
still don’t fully know where broadband is or isn’t
available in the U.S. They have some well-informed
notions, but outside analysts have long made it
clear that the maps the government uses to shape
policy and award subsidies are often an idiotic
hallucination (plug your address into their current
map if you need evidence).
# ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ Public_Knowledge_Joins_24_Groups_Urging
Congress_To_Extend_FCC’s_Auction_Authority_Using_Balanced
Approach_–_Public_Knowledge⠀⇛
Today, Public Knowledge joined 24 public interest
and civil society groups, schools, and libraries in
a letter urging Senate Commerce Committee Chair
Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member Roger Wicker
(R-MS), and other members of Congress to renew the
Federal Communication Commission’s spectrum auction
authority in a way that promotes a vibrant, diverse
wireless ecosystem. The groups argue that taking a
“balanced approach” will “allow innovators, local
anchor institutions, and technology companies – not
just incumbent wireless providers – to access the
spectrum they need to serve the American public.”
The following is an excerpt from the letter:
“Congress has extended the FCC’s authority to
auction spectrum until December 16 of this year.
Congress should renew a further extension of the
Commission’s authority that does not prioritize
exclusive use licensed spectrum over unlicensed or
shared spectrum models. Limiting the Commission’s
auction authority in a manner that only allows the
FCC to provide licensed spectrum access to mid-band
spectrum for exclusive use is shortsighted. It
would gift spectrum to a highly concentrated
industry whose neglect of Tribal lands and rural
communities is only now being remedied by the
widespread deployment of Citizens Broadband Radio
Service (CBRS) shared spectrum. Indeed, failing to
provide more mid-band spectrum for CBRS-like
sharing and for next generation Wi-Fi would further
entrench incumbents by eliminating spectrum access
for the incumbent carriers’ most successful
competitors. It would choke innovation in the
fastest growing and most innovative segment of the
wireless economy – private 5G networks.
o § Monopolies⠀➾
# ⚓ CCIA ☛ U.S._Merger_Enforcement_Experiments_Could
Significantly_Harm_Innovation_and_the_Start-up_Ecosystem_–
Disruptive_Competition_Project⠀⇛
Recently the U.S. federal antitrust enforcement
agencies have been considering novel and creative
approaches in their review of transactions that
traditionally would not have triggered close
antitrust review. Start-up acquisitions, in
particular, have been receiving extensive scrutiny
from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the
Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice
(DOJ). One of the tools the U.S. agencies have
deployed in their merger review is an ever-
narrowing relevant market analysis. However, as FTC
Commissioner Christine Wilson’s study underscores,
the trend toward drawing ever-narrower relevant
markets has significantly altered traditional
antitrust rules and changed the merger review
standards that have been applied in the U.S. for
decades. A key example as to how the agencies are
further experimenting with redrawing merger
enforcement is the FTC’s recent lawsuit attempting
to block Meta’s acquisition of Within, the company
behind the virtual reality (VR) fitness app
Supernatural.
In a move completely at odds with decades of
federal merger policy and precedent, the FTC is
challenging Meta’s acquisition of Within after
overruling agency staff’s recommendation not to
block the deal. In this case, the FTC doesn’t seem
to be following its own merger enforcement
principles reflected in its 2021 OECD submission on
potential and nascent competition issues; in fact,
as former FTC Chair William Kovacic put it, the
Meta/Within FTC challenge is “deliberately
experimental.” The FTC’s lawsuit is based on the
unsubstantiated assumption that “the Acquisition is
presumed likely to create or enhance market power
and is presumptively unlawful.” Beyond the
unsubstantiated assumption in this matter, blocking
start-up acquisitions under rigid presumptions of
competitive harm and narrow market definitions
could lead to significant unintended consequences
and real harm to the start-up ecosystem,
innovation, and the U.S. economy.
# § Patents⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Amid_Eli_Lilly-Twitter_Fiasco,_Groups
Call_for_End_to_Insulin_Price_Gouging⠀⇛
Dozens of progressive advocacy groups marked
World Diabetes Day on Monday by urging
Congress to pass legislation that would
ensure people in the United States have
access to the insulin on which their survival
depends and prevent Big Pharma from price
gouging on the lifesaving medicine.
In a letter addressed to Senate and House
leaders, Public Citizen, T1International, and
more than 50 other organizations wrote:
“World Diabetes Day marks the birthday of
Frederick Banting, who discovered insulin and
famously sold its patent for $1 and stated,
‘Insulin does not belong to me, it belongs to
the world.’ Despite its discovery more than
100 years ago and the generosity of Banting
and the co-inventors, many people living in
the United States still struggle to afford
access to the insulin they need.”
# § Copyrights⠀➾
# ⚓ International Business Times ☛ DeviantArt_releases
new_AI_system_that_threatens_works_of_all_artists_in
their_community⠀⇛
Another artist warned others in the
community, “Fellow artists: Deviantart isn’t
only allowing AI to use your art by default,
but you ALSO have to submit a form to opt-out
of it. BEFORE YOU DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT, if you
planned to do so, I suggest you use Redact to
mass delete your posts.”
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Shady_Roanoke_Landlord_Files_Spurious
Copyright_Suit_Against_Netflix_Over_Show_Title_Names⠀⇛
Meet Roland “Spanky” Macher. Spanky, a name
by which I really must insist on calling him
throughout this post, was a restaurant owner
and real estate businessman before going to
prison for 30 months for failing to pay his
taxes and lying to the bankruptcy court.
While in prison, he crafted his a how-to-
business opus, which he titled “Slumlord
Millionaire,” the title being an homage to
the movie Slumdog Millionaire, except focused
I guess on how to be a real estate douche.
That book was self-published.
# ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ Floating_Phantoms:_A._G.
Mayer’s_*Medusae_of_the_World*_(1910)_–_The_Public
Domain_Review⠀⇛
While Haeckel turns jellyfish into baroque
spectacles of color and flowing form, Mayer’s
medusae are more sober, their tentacles
subdued, their umbellate bells transparent.
# ⚓ Walled Culture ☛ V_Live,_the_largest_archive_of_K-pop
live_streams,_will_soon_be_V_Dead:_what_happens_to_all
that_culture?_–_Walled_Culture⠀⇛
When people speak of culture, and preserving
it, they usually mean the works of recognised
artistic giants like Shakespeare, Leonardo Da
Vinci, Charlie Chaplin, and Miles Davis. They
rarely mean things like live streams of
Korean pop music, generally known as K-pop.
And yet K-pop is undoubtedly an expression –
some would say a particularly vibrant
expression – of a characteristic modern
culture.
# ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Rojadirecta_Operator_is_Personally
Liable_for_Sports_Piracy,_Supreme_Court_Rules⠀⇛
The operator of popular sports streaming site
Rojadirecta is personally liable for
copyright infringement, Spain’s Supreme Court
has ruled. Rojadirecta is already outlawed in
Spain and with this verdict in hand, sports
rightsholder Mediapro will seek hundreds of
millions of euros in damages.
# ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Pirate_TV_Box_&_Kodi_Wizard_Seller
Who_Made_£2.3m_Gets_30_Months_in_Prison⠀⇛
A UK man who generated more than £2.3 million
selling piracy-configured Android devices has
been sentenced to 30 months in prison. More
than eight years ago and over the space of
just a few months, Halton Powell’s
‘Droidsticks’ brand and associated Kodi add-
on package were known all over the UK. After
ignoring many obvious warnings, his eventual
arrest was no surprise.
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal⠀➾
# ⚓ What’s_the_point_of_scrolls?⠀⇛
I’m writing this mostly for my own sake since I’ve
had a hard time remembering who can use scrolls and
maybe this time the mental model will stick.
Scrolls (and if you use the widespread, and by me
much beloved and appreciated, house rule that you
can also use other small items like bells, potions,
snap-twigs, jars etc, it doesn’t have to be a roll
of paper although that’s OG awesome too) are good
because…
o § Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Almost_an_Embedded_Itanium:_ST200⠀⇛
During the period immediately before and
immediately after the release of the “Merced”
Itanium, HP and ST Micro had a close partnership
around a new, programmer-friendly embedded CPU
called ST200. While neither party ever emphasized
the connection, ST200 has an undeniable similarity
to Itanium, and one could probably make a strong
case for it being an EPIC processor.
# ⚓ Gemini_and_the_Golden_Age_of_Air_Travel⠀⇛
In the 1970 archetypical disaster movie “Airport”,
a Boeing 707 undertakes an international flight
from Chicago to Rome. One scene shows a passenger
on the flight complaining to a stewardess about a
stale snack, and he comments bitterly that his
ticket cost him $474 US dollars. That amount is
equivalent to approximately $3500 in 2022 dollars.
Today, even in our inflation-ridden economy, a
flight from Chicago to Rome can be purchased for
under $500–an 85% drop in price.
In 1939, Pan American World Airways offered a
comparable service from New York to Marseilles,
France, via Azores and Portugal. That trip cost
$675 in those days, or a staggering $13000 in
today’s dollars. Iberia and Lufthansa now offer the
same flight for $700.
# ⚓ Disussing_FOSS_copying_proprietary_alternatives⠀⇛
In order for FOSS to garner market share, it needs
to provide the end users with mostly the same
features as their proprietary competitors. This can
end up in libre software adding “anti-features”,
such as typing indicators.
A more recent example is Signal adding stories.
They mentioned it was one of the most requested
features, many refusing to move from WhatsApp
because the lack of the aforementioned feature.
Signal ended up in adding them, you can easily
disable them in settings if you dislike them, like
I. It’s debatable whether they could’ve spent their
resources better.
# § Announcements⠀➾
# ⚓ Imv_–_a_neat_image_viewer⠀⇛
I’ve been a long time user of both Sxiv and
Feh, great image viewers for tiling window
managers.
Sxiv has been discontinued, its development
is resumed in a fork called Nsxiv, while Feh
is actively maintained and packs more
features such as wallpaper setting. I’ve
recently found out about Imv[1], it’s similar
to both of the aforementioned programs, but
it works on both X11 and Wayland, while
having similar features such as keybinding
and supporting animated GIFs, SVGs, RAW
formats and proprietary formats such as PSD
(use a FOSS alternative if you can). If you
switch in between an X11 instance and
Wayland, it can be useful to have a program
that does the job in both environments.
# ⚓ Offpunk_1.7 :_Offpunk_and_Sourcehut⠀⇛
Releasing Offpunk 1.7 today which fixes a
handful of crashes and brings some nice
features:
1. Autocompletion on your list names with
“add”, “move” and “list” command. This is
really useful if, like me, you are playing
with 20 different lists.
2. In Gemini and Gopher, plain text links are
added to the list of links of the page. This
is really useful with Gopher posts where the
culture is to add a bunch of links at the end
of the post with a number. After reading a
post, simply press “enter” (keep the command
empty) to see the list of links in that post,
including in Gopher.
3. Added a configurable “search” command
which, by default, uses kennedy.gemi.dev.
4. Added a configurable “wikipedia” (or “w”)
command which, by default, uses
vault.transjovian.org. Also added shortcuts
for English, French and Spanish: “wen”, “wfr”
and “wes”.
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