𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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⦿ Azure Has Layoffs Again, Microsoft Still Cutting | Techrights
⦿ The Inside(r) Story of ISO ’Certification’ Mills | Techrights
⦿ IRC Proceedings: Monday, January 23, 2023 | Techrights
⦿ [Meme] Medical Data Sovereignty | Techrights
⦿ The ISO Delusion: Sirius Open Wash Ltd. and Medical Data/Projects at Risk/Peril | Techrights
䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login):
http://techrights.org/2023/01/24/azure-layoffs-in-2023/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/01/24/certification-mills/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/01/24/irc-log-230123/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/01/24/medical-data-sovereignty/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/01/24/national-health-service-and-iso/#comments
䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised):
http://techrights.org/2023/01/24/fsf-bolsters-copyleft/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/01/24/gstreamer-1-22/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/01/24/tails-5-9/#comments
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✐ Azure_Has_Layoffs_Again,_Microsoft_Still_Cutting⠀✐
Posted in Microsoft at 11:20 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
As noted_elsewhere:
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Azure_layoffs_in_2023⦈_
Summary: Even supposed ‘growth’ areas at Microsoft are being_culled (this
growth is faked, it is a lie)
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✐ The_Inside(r)Story_of_ISO‘Certification’_Mills⠀✐
Posted in Deception, Free/Libre_Software, ISO at 12:22 am by Dr. Roy
Schestowitz
Video_download_link | md5sum cc29a588d814b375a666bda5d567b58f
What Sirius Teaches Us About ISO
Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0
http://techrights.org/videos/sirius-and-iso-blunders.webm
Summary: Based on my experiences inside Sirius_‘Open_Source’ — as I was there
for nearly 12 years — I finally tell what I’ve witnessed about ISO
certification processes (see ISO_wiki for prior experiences)
Sirius ‘Open Source’ taught me a whole bunch of things; some were valuable
technical skills, but many were negative experiences that I can finally explain
out in the open, expressing in words various ideas that I formed (or
formulated) years ago.
“If more people understood the business model of ISO, maybe there would be no
ISO anymore.”The above video concerns ISO and it is relatively long because it
covers two parts instead of just one, starting with background and proceeding
to real-life examples in the form of redacted E-mails.
The conclusion I reached years ago is that ISO is somewhat of a scam. It
creates a barrier that mostly protects monopoly and it makes a lot of money by
giving worthless papers, essentially turning managerial ‘religion’ into a fat
cash cow. If more people understood the business model of ISO, maybe there
would be no ISO anymore. █
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✐ IRC_Proceedings:_Monday,_January_23,_2023⠀✐
Posted in IRC_Logs at 2:04 am by Needs Sunlight
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✐ [Meme]_Medical_Data_Sovereignty⠀✐
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States⦈_
Summary: What happens when your_medical_records/data_are_accessible to a
company based abroad after a mysterious NDA with the Gates_Foundation? The
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) does not mind.
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Schestowitz
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification process
means almost nothing. It’s just a glorified brand. Deep inside many people and
organisations know it.
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Dilbert_on_ISO⦈_
Dilbert_on_ISO_9000_Certification_in_1996 (there_are_also_21_for_ISO_9001)
Summary: Sirius_‘Open_Source’ was good at gloating about “ISO” as in ISO
certification (see our ISO_wiki to understand what ISO truly is; ISO
certification needs to be more widely condemned and exposed) while signing all
sorts of dodgy deals and lying to clients (some, like the Gates_Foundation,
were never mentioned because of a mysterious NDA); security and privacy were
systematically neglected and some qualified as criminal negligence (with fines/
penalties likely an applicable liability if caught/reported)
THE past few days were spent explaining ISO certification in relation to
Sirius. The next few days will be spent giving an example or a sub-set of
examples of how Sirius handled sensitive data. It probably hasn’t improved at
all since I left last month.
For some essential background, Sirius_Open_Source_Inc. (not SIRIUS_CORPORATION
LIMITED) was grabbing Gates Foundation money back in 2019 — all this while
registering in the US for this “first US client”, letting Windows users who
adore surveillance get involved in decision-making while outsourcing more and
more of what’s left of the company to dubious companies with NSA connections.
“While I’m not going to report this as a former insider, I do wish to explain
what’s at stake here, at least as a cautionary tale.”The problem here is that
Sirius had British clients with their clients’ data on the systems. Some was
medical data. What does the law say about access from another country and why
was Google (American company) getting/drowning in legal hot waters for
involvement in the NHS?
What’s more, it’s not clear if ISO 9001 certifiation allows personal computers
at home, purchased and maintained by staff along with many other uses and
applications, to be used as work machines (deemed “Secure”? Really???).
Remember that, as we noted repeatedly in the past, the managers never bothered
supplying the staff with anything; the company does not even provide a chair
and a desk, as already explained in length here (mostly back in December). Did
that pass muster at ISO’s cash register (ISO just wants the money)?
“ISO doesn’t care; it has no quality control of its own; its workers are like
corporate staff and they might not even care anyway; they got the money, and
that’s what’s important to ISO.”Well, maybe in the ISO forms the company can
pretend that those computers were supplied by the company to staff when in fact
the staff receives almost nothing from the company except a very old phone
(Cisco-branded, Ethernet only; maybe 2 decades old).
While I’m not going to report this as a former insider, I do wish to explain
what’s at stake here, at least as a cautionary tale. ISO doesn’t care; it has
no quality control of its own; its workers are like corporate staff and they
might not even care anyway; they got the money, and that’s what’s important to
ISO. Many questions remain, e.g. which actual shell was the certification for?
Do they realise they deal with a hydra or a polymorphous entity here (some of
its shells are based in another continent, without actual boundaries within the
company)? Even the pension schemes seem to be struggling to keep track and they
need to be lectured on how the company splits and then illegally compels staff
to sign papers without legal advice (nor proper understanding), as we noted
here before. It was covered a lot roughly one week ago.
“To be clear, NHS was not a client, except indirectly (contractors).”And sure,
many lessons are to to be learned outside the company, too. If regulators could
find E-mails, they would not struggle to see incriminating stuff (we plan to
add examples to the wiki), including NHS medical data “oopsies” (admission on
the record, too), even for people do not consent to data sharing. ISO probably
doesn’t care. As we said several times already, ISO only cares about money.
With ‘anonymisation’ not working, accidents aside, there’s a big scandal
brewing under the surface, but then again the privatisation of the NHS would
likely misplace the blame. The media has several examples of known incidents
and it’s a very big deal because the NHS has been pushing towards it, moreover
offering to send some of this data abroad.
To be clear, NHS was not a client, except indirectly (contractors). But if
someone wishes to find some major scandal/blunder, we welcome further
investigation, i.e. people can do what ISO ‘cannot’ do because it would
discredit ISO.
“There are 2 problems to track,” an associate noted, “one is the scam of the
ISO 9000 certification. The other is the destruction_of_ISO_as_an_organisation
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# ⚓ Tux Digital ☛ 309:_SCALE_Interview_with_Ilan_Rabinovitch_–
Destination_Linux_–_TuxDigital⠀⇛
This week’s episode of Destination Linux, we’re
going to interview the SCALE Conference Chairperson
Ilan. Then we discuss the latest beta release of
KDE Plasma with Plasma 5.27. Plus, we have our
tips/tricks and software picks. All this and more
coming up right now on Destination Linux to keep
those penguins marching!
# ⚓ Video ☛ SparkyLinux_2023.01_–_Invidious⠀⇛
In This Video We Are Looking At The 2023.01 version
has been announced from the development series of
the Debian GNU /Linux based Polish distribution
SparkyLinux.
# ⚓ Video ☛ NixOS:_Containerized_and_Immutable_–_Invidious⠀⇛
Today we look at NixOS to see that it is quite
different from other Linux distros. This follows
the immutable principles, meaning that the core of
the operating system is protected from any writing.
All packages are isolated from all others and
include their own dependancies.
# ⚓ Video ☛ Liven_Up_Your_Linux_Terminal_With_This_Simple_App_–
Invidious⠀⇛
Have you ever thought your linux terminal was too
depressing, have you ever wanted to start your day
with an inspirational quote, well Please the todo
list app is here to do exactly that.
# ⚓ Video ☛ Apple_Has_Begun_Scanning_Users_Files_EVEN_WITH
iCloud_TURNED_OFF_–_Invidious⠀⇛
In this video I discuss how several news medias
have announced that Apple will no longer pursue
scanning peoples iCloud accounts for CCAM and a
blog post that appears to be showing that Apple is
indeed scanning local filesystems on Mac OS without
users consent (iCloud and analytics turned off)
# ⚓ Video ☛ Freespire_9.0_With_Xfce_4.18,_Based_on_Xubuntu
22.04_LTS⠀⇛
In This Video We Are Looking At Freespire 9.0,
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution based on the Debian
operating system. Xubuntu is an operating system
that is based on Ubuntu, but using the Xfce desktop
environment instead of GNOME.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Run_Kuma_Uptime_Robot_Using_PM2_on_CentOS
9/RockyLinux_9/AlmaLinux9⠀⇛
Uptime-Kuma is a self-hosted monitoring tool
similar to “Uptime Robot”. It’s a great open-source
alternative to uptime robot. It’s very lightweight
and fast, the UI is nice and modern.
# ⚓ Video ☛ How_I_Use_My_Linux_Computer_–_DT_LIVE!_–
Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Configure_DHCP_Server_on_Rocky_Linux_9_–
idroot⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to configure
DHCP server on Rocky Linux 9. For those of you who
didn’t know, a DHCP server is a network protocol
that assigns an IP address and other network
configurations to the devices automatically, it
works by sending and receiving DHCP messages
between devices and the DHCP server, DHCP server
maintains a pool of IP addresses and assigns them
to devices, DHCP servers can be configured to
assign an IP address based on device MAC address,
it also can provide additional information to
devices using DHCP options.
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 and configure the DHCP server on Rocky
Linux. 9.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Skype_on_Rocky_Linux_9 [Ed: This
is Microsoft spyware for wiretapping; try something like
Mumble instead]⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
Skype on Rocky Linux 9. For those of you who didn’t
know, Skype is a commercial telecommunications
software that specializes in videotelephony,
conferencing, and voice calls using VoIP
technology. Skype also offers additional features
such as screen sharing, file transfer, and the
ability to call landlines and mobile phones with a
paid subscription. It is available for a wide range
of devices, including Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS,
and Android.
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 Skype voice-over-IP messenger on
Rocky Linux. 9.
# ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ How_to_Install_and_Configure_PipeWire_in
Linux_–_Make_Tech_Easier⠀⇛
Since it came to the scene in 2017, PipeWire saw
itself as a powerful contender to replace
PulseAudio, but it still had a lot of kinks to work
out with its stability. Now that it has gained a
strong reputation as a more established audio
service for Linux many years later, users are now
getting curious on whether the upgrade to PipeWire
is really worth it. In this article, we’ll give you
the most updated information on PipeWire’s merits
versus PulseAudio and show you how to install it
properly in your system should you choose to do so.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Install_and_Configure_SELinux_on
Ubuntu⠀⇛
You can improve the security of your Linux system
by installing and implementing SELinux. This
provides an extra layer of protection by isolating
applications on the system and securing the host.
By default, Ubuntu uses AppArmor, another Mandatory
Access Control system. To make your Linux system
more secure, you can make use of SELinux instead.
Let’s see how you can install and configure SELinux
on Ubuntu using a few basic Linux commands.
# ⚓ Kifarunix ☛ How_to_Reduce_or_Shrink_Physical_Volume_in
Linux_–_kifarunix.com⠀⇛
How do I shrink physical volume in Linux? In this
tutorial, you will learn how to reduce or shrink
Physical Volume in Linux. In a Linux system, a hard
drive,
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Use_the_ip_Command_to_Manage_Networks
in_Linux⠀⇛
The most fundamental part of Linux administration
and troubleshooting is to check the IP
configuration of a system to make sure the system
has a valid IP and is accessible on the local
network.
The ip command in Linux is a powerful tool that not
only displays the current IP address of a system
but also allows you to view and manage the current
configuration of network interfaces, IP addresses,
routes, and ARP tables.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Enable_Bluetooth_on_a_Google_Stadia
Controller⠀⇛
If you bought a Google Stadia controller and joined
the cloud gaming platform, you probably know that
it is now retired. Subscribers were informed in the
final quarter of 2022 of the impending demise of
Google Stadia, and refunds processed.
Google Stadia closed on January 18th, 2023,
potentially leaving many wireless game controllers
locked to an unavailable server. However, Google
sensibly avoided a potential PR storm by releasing
a Bluetooth update for the devices.
# ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_to_generate_code_using_Fabric8_Kubernetes
Client_|_Red_Hat_Developer⠀⇛
Learn how to generate code using tools provided by
Fabric8 Kubernetes Client, including Fabric8 CRD
Generator and Fabric8 Java Generator. (Part 4 of 5)
# ⚓ ZDNet ☛ How_to_get_started_with_Git_on_Linux_|_ZDNET⠀⇛
If you’ve begun your journey as a developer,
chances are pretty good you’ll need to know how to
use Git. Here’s an introductory guide that walks
you through the basics on Linux.
# ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_Nobara_Project_37_–_Invidious⠀⇛
In this video, I am going to show how to install
Nobara Project 37
# ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_mGBA_0.10.0_on_a
Chromebook⠀⇛
Today we are looking at how to install mGBA 0.10.0
on a Chromebook. Please follow the video/audio
guide as a tutorial where we explain the process
step by step and use the commands below.
# ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_WebStorm_on_KDE_Neon_–_Invidious⠀⇛
In this video, we are looking at how to install
WebStorm on KDE Neon.
# ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_Sublime_Text_on_a
Chromebook⠀⇛
Today we are looking at how to install Sublime Text
on a Chromebook.
If you have any questions, please contact us via a
Rumble comment and we would be happy to assist you!
Please use the video as a visual guide, and the
commands and links below to install it on your
Chromebook.
o § WINE or Emulation⠀➾
# ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Wine_8.0_Compatibility_Layer_Is_Out_Now_for
Running_Windows_Apps_on_Linux⠀⇛
The biggest change in the Wine 8.0 is the
completion of the conversion to PE format, which
took more than four years. This allows the
developers to build all of Wine’s modules in the PE
format, which offers many great features like copy
protection, support for 32-bit apps on 64-bit
systems, Windows debuggers, x86 apps on ARM
systems, and more.
This major change in Wine 8.0 also comes with a
special syscall dispatcher that’s used for PE to
Unix transitions to minimize the performance impact
of the new architecture, especially for the OpenGL
and Vulkan libraries. So, as you can imagine, this
is a huge milestone for Linux gaming.
# ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Wine_8.0_Released_–_And_Plenty_of_Improvements
Are_Included_–_OMG!_Ubuntu!⠀⇛
Developers have just uncorked a brand new release
of Wine, the open source compatibility layer that
allows Windows apps to run on Linux.
A substantial update, Wine 8.0 is distilled from a
year’s worth of active development (roughly 8,600
changes in total). From that, a wealth of
improvements are provided across every part of the
Wine experience, from app compatibility, though to
performance, and a nicer looking UI.
If you sample the fortnightly dev releases of Wine
nothing you will be familiar with, and already
benefitting from the bulk of “what’s new” in this
update. Most users, however, will be coming to the
new release afresh.
Notable highlights in Wine 8.0 include the
completion of PE conversion, meaning all modules
can be built in PE format. Wine devs say this work
is an important milestone towards supporting “copy
protection, 32-bit applications on 64-bit hosts,
Windows debuggers, x86 applications on ARM”, and
more.
# ⚓ WINE Project (Official) ☛ WineHQ_–_Wine_Announcement_–_The
Wine_team_is_proud_to_announce_that_the_stable_release_Wine
8.0⠀⇛
The Wine team is proud to announce that the stable
release Wine 8.0
is now available.
This release represents a year of development
effort and over 8,600
individual changes. It contains a large number of
improvements that
are listed in the release notes below. The main
achievement is the
completion of the conversion to PE format.
The source is available at:
https://dl.winehq.org/wine/source/8.0/wine-
8.0.tar.xz
Binary packages for various distributions will be
available from:
https://www.winehq.org/download
You will find documentation on https://
www.winehq.org/documentation
You can also get the current source directly from
the git
repository. Check https://www.winehq.org/git for
details.
Wine is available thanks to the work of many
people. See the file
AUTHORS in the distribution for the complete list.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ Wine_8.0_Boosts_Linux_Gaming,_32-Bit_App
Support⠀⇛
The developers of Wine have announced version 8.0
of the Linux Windows compatibility layer. The new
version boosts support for 32-bit Windows apps on
64-bit machines as well as 3D graphics
acceleration.
# ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Wine_8.0_released_with_better_support_for
running_Windows_apps_on_Linux_(or_other_operating_systems)_–
Liliputing⠀⇛
Wine is a free and open source compatibility layer
that makes it possible to run some Windows
applications on computers running Linux, FreeBSD,
or some other operating systems. It’s also the
foundation for the Proton software that Valve uses
to allow Steam Deck users to play Windows games on
the Linux-powered handheld.
# ⚓ Beta News ☛ Wine_8.0_lets_you_run_Windows_apps_on_Linux_and
Microsoft_should_be_terrified⠀⇛
Back in the day, people often scoffed at the idea
of switching to a Linux-based operating system due
to a lack of software. While that is still true for
some people — especially business users — it is
less of a concern these days since so many things
are done through the web browser. For many
consumers, just having the Google Chrome browser
on, say, Ubuntu, is more than enough to accomplish
all of their wants and needs. Not to mention, there
are many quality Linux apps like GIMP and DaVinci
Resolve.
But OK, lets say you really want to use a Linux-
based operating system, but there’s some Windows-
only software that you absolutely cannot live
without. Thankfully, you may still be able to ditch
Windows and upgrade to something like Freespire or
MX Linux. How? Thanks to the excellent Wine! This
compatibility layer can sometimes enable you to run
certain Windows software on Linux. Today, version
8.0 is released, and Microsoft should be very
worried.
# ⚓ Wine_Reviews_:_Wine_stable_release_8.0_is_now_available_for
Linux_FreeBSD_and_macOS⠀⇛
The Wine team is proud to announce that the stable
release Wine 8.0 is now available.
This release represents a year of development
effort and over 8,600 individual changes. It
contains a large number of improvements that are
listed in the release notes below. The main
achievement is the completion of the conversion to
PE format.
The source is available now. Binary packages are in
the process of being built, and will appear soon at
their respective download locations.
# ⚓ Windows_Compatiblity_Layer_Wine_8.0_Stable_Released_–_Linux
Uprising_Blog⠀⇛
Wine 8.0 has been released after being in
development for a year. This release includes over
8600 changes, the main highlights being the
completion of the conversion to PE format, and work
on WoW64 support which will allow running 32bit
Windows applications without installing 32bit
libraries.
# ⚓ LWN ☛ WINE_8.0_released_[LWN.net]⠀⇛
Version 8.0 of the WINE Windows compatibility layer
has been released. The headline feature appears to
be the conversion to PE (“portable executable”)
modules…
# ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ DXVK_2.1_Released_with_HDR_Support,_Shader
Compilation_Improvements⠀⇛
The biggest new feature in the DXVK 2.1 release is
HDR support. HDR can be enabled for games on
systems supporting HDR10 color spaces by setting
the DXVK_HDR=1 environment variable or by setting
the dxgi.enableHDR = True option in DXVK’s
configuration file.
However, as no major Linux desktop environment
currently supports HDR, users need a Gamescope
session with the –hdr-enabled option enabled. Also,
HDR support is only supported with the open-source
AMDGPU graphics driver and some kernel patches from
the Josh Ashton‘s branch.
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾
# ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ New_Video_Gives_Early_Look_at_GNOME
Shell_for_Mobile_Devices_–_OMG!_Linux⠀⇛
Last year GNOME developers landed a grant
from the German government to help fund work
on adapting GNOME Shell to mobile devices.
Though much of that effort is in (active)
development, it appears to be going well.
You don’t have to take my word for it, mind –
you can see for yourself.
Endless OS‘ Cassidy James Blaede recently
shared a 27-minute hands-on video. In it, he
demonstrates how GNOME Shell for mobile
looks, works, and performs at present.
We’re talking the full run of typical tasks
here: opening apps, closing apps, switching
apps, getting notifications, taking
screenshots, changing wi-fi network, dealing
with an especially needy on-screen keyboard —
the works.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § New Releases⠀➾
# ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Freespire_9.0_Brings_Xfce_4.18,_OnlyOffice_Is
the_Default_Now⠀⇛
Let me start with some history for those unfamiliar
with what Freespire is. Freespire’s roots lead back
to Lindows, an easy-to-use Linux-based operating
system with excellent Wine integration and easy
application support. However, the distro was
renamed Linspire after a Microsoft lawsuit.
Then, Freespire derived from Linspire as a free
desktop-oriented Ubuntu-based Linux distro powered
by Xfce, composed mostly of free and open-source
software. Nowadays, the project is sponsored by
Linspire, a commercial desktop-oriented Linux
distro owned by PC OpenSystems LLC.
Yesterday, the Freespire development team announced
the release of the brand-new Freespire 9.0, so
let’s take a brief look at it.
o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾
# ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ openSUSE_Simplifies_Codec_Installation⠀⇛
The openSUSE Project was inspired by Fedora’s
efforts to make Cisco’s OpenH264 codecs and FDK AAC
available to its users that members reached out to
Cisco’s open-source team to do the same for its
user base.
An obstacle to overcome is the current limitation
for free redistribution of the codecs is 100,000
users, so board member Neal Gompa openSUSE’s Leap
release manager Lubos Kocman proposed a way to
simplify the codec installation in openSUSE.
The codec library, which supports H.264 encoding
and decoding, is suitable for real-time-application
use like WebRTC. The simplification of the
installation will make out-of-the-box use much
easier for openSUSE users.
o § Debian Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Tails_5.9_Fixes_Numerous_Bugs_and_Enhances
Security_Measures⠀⇛
Tails 5.9 mainly focuses on bug fixes from the
previous release and comes with updated versions of
the Tor software.
Tails is a privacy and strongly security-focused
Linux distribution designed to be run on a live USB
drive, allowing users to boot the operating system
on any computer while leaving no trace of their
activity on the host computer.
The distro routes all internet traffic through the
Tor network, providing a high level of anonymity
and including a wide range of privacy and security
tools such as the PGP email client, the Electrum
Bitcoin wallet, and the VeraCrypt disk encryption
software.
Yesterday, the Tails Project announced the general
availability of Tails 5.9 with yet another dose of
novelties and bug fixes. So, let’s have a look at
them.
# ⚓ Neowin ☛ Tails_5.9_arrives_with_an_apology_from_the
developers_–_Neowin⠀⇛
Tails 5.9 has been released with an apology from
the developers behind the project. They said that
Tails 5.8 users had been affected “badly” by issues
but they’ve now addressed most of them in this
update. To be fair, the 5.8 update was one of the
largest since the project began, so it’s not
surprising, with so many moving parts, that issues
were detected.
# ⚓ New_Debian_Developers_and_Maintainers_(November_and
December_2022)⠀⇛
The following contributors got their Debian
Developer accounts in the last two months:
Dennis Braun (snd)
Raúl Benencia (rul)
The following contributors were added as Debian
Maintainers in the last two months:
Gioele Barabucci
Agathe Porte
Braulio Henrique Marques Souto
Matthias Geiger
Alper Nebi Yasak
Fabian Grünbichler
Lance Lin
Congratulations!
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ ECE4760_rp2040_DMA_machine⠀⇛
DMA uses memory controllers separate from the CPU
to accelerate data movment between memory
locations, or between peripherials and memory. The
RP2040 has 12 DMA channels which can stream an
agregate of over 100 megabytes/sec without
affecting CPU performance, in many cases. There are
a huge number of options available to set up a DMA
transfer. You can think of a DMA channel controller
as a separate, programmable, processor with the
main job of moving data. Memory on the rp2040 is
arranged as a bus matrix with separate memory bus
control masters for each ARM core and for the DMA
system, and several memory bus targets accessed by
the masters. Each bus target can be accessed on
each machine cycle.
Here we use the DMA subsystem to produce a complete
computing system, independent of the main ARM cpus.
The DMA machine makes use of memory-copy ability,
transport_triggered operations, and self-modifying
code. The code consists of a sequence of DMA block
descriptors stored in an array. The implemented
operations are Turing Complete, and run at about
the speed of an Arduino. About 8 million DMA
blocks/second can be fetched/executed. There is a
history of using only memory-moves to build a
general cpu. In 2013 Stephen Dolan published x86
mov is Turing-Complete describing an example of a
one-opcode machine. The paper Run-DMA by Michael
Rushanan and Stephen Checkoway shows how to do this
with one version (Raspbery Pi 2) of ARM DMA. The
DMA system on the RP2040 has more transport-
triggered functions and is a little easier to
build. Joseph Primmer and I built a DMA processor
using the Microchip PIC32 DMA system. Addition and
branching had to be based on table-lookup. See DMA
Weird machine.
# ⚓ Adafruit ☛ Stadia_controller_Bluetooth_Mode⠀⇛
The Google Stadia controller is a favorite, even
with Stadia being shut down days ago. There are
instructions from Google on switching the
controller from WiFi to Bluetooth mode to game on
other devices.
# ⚓ Hackster ☛ ∀2_Retro_Computing’s_RP2040-Powered_Analog_Adds
a_VGA_Output,_Wi-Fi_Connectivity_to_Your_Apple_II_–
Hackster.io⠀⇛
Vintage computing start-up ∀2 Retro Computing has
launched a shiny new video card designed for the
classic Apple II family of eight-bit microcomputers
— powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico, mounted above a
surprisingly thin add-in board.
“Extending the great work of Mark Aikens,” ∀2 Retro
Computing’s David Kuder explains, referring to the
earlier AppleII-VGA add-in card, “the ∀2 Analog is
a VGA video solution for your Apple II computer.
We’ve added support for 16-Color 140×192 and
Monochrome 560×192 ‘Double-HiRes,’ 80×48 ‘Double-
LoRes,’ and 80 column modes for Apple IIe
computers.”
# ⚓ Adafruit ☛ Porting_Doom_just_got_easier_with_doomgeneric⠀⇛
The work is under a GNU General Public License
v2.0.
# ⚓ The_Newbie’s_Guide_to_Programming_an_ESP32_on_the_Arduino
IDE_–_IoT_Tech_Trends⠀⇛
Did you know that you can program other boards on
the Arduino IDE? If you’re in need of a 3.3V logic
microcontroller platform but can’t use PlatformIO,
this one’s the guide for you!
With an ESP32, you can power 3.3V TFT displays,
low-power sensors, and cheap camera modules that
would otherwise break on an Arduino’s 5V circuits.
# ⚓ Adafruit ☛ Self-soldering_circuits⠀⇛
Carl Bugeja designs circuit boards with a low-
resistance copper layer which is used to pass
current to heat the board and reflow the top
surface mount components on top.
# ⚓ Ken Shirriff ☛ Reverse-engineering_the_conditional_jump
circuitry_in_the_8086_processor⠀⇛
Intel introduced the 8086 microprocessor in 1978
and it had a huge influence on computing. I’m
reverse-engineering the 8086 by examining the
circuitry on its silicon die and in this blog post
I take a look at how conditional jumps are
implemented. Conditional jumps are an important
part of any instruction set, changing the flow of
execution based on a condition. Although this
instruction may seem simple, it involves many parts
of the CPU: the 8086 uses microcode along with
special-purpose condition logic.
[...]
The 8086 die under a microscope, with main
functional blocks labeled. This photo shows the
chip’s single metal layer; the polysilicon and
silicon are underneath. Click on this image (or any
other) for a larger version.
[...]
The 8086 uses a hybrid approach: although the 8086
uses microcode, much of the instruction
functionality is implemented with gate logic. This
approach removed duplication from the microcode and
kept the microcode small enough for 1978
technology. In a sense, the microcode is
parameterized. For instance, the microcode can
specify a generic Arithmetic/Logic Unit (ALU)
operation, and the gate logic determines from the
instruction which ALU (Arithmetic/Logic Unit)
operation to perform. More relevant to this blog
post, the microcode can specify a generic
conditional test and the gate logic determines
which condition to use. Although this made the
8086′s gate logic more complicated, the tradeoff
was worthwhile.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Arduino_Is_Out_To_(Rocket)_Launch⠀⇛
It looks like an ordinary toolbox, but when you
open up the Arduino Launch Control System, you’ll
find a safe method for triggering model rocket
launches. The system uses two separate power
supplies. Both must be on for a successful launch
and one requires a key. To trigger a 10-second
countdown, the operator must hold down two buttons.
Releasing either button will stop the countdown.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ Unlocking_the_potential_of_Android_for
Bitcoin_traders⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Sun ☛ Alert_issued_to_millions_of_Android_users_over
danger_‘AI_attack’_you_must_avoid_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_only_just_realizing_there’s_an_Android
feature_that_keeps_your_most_important_details_as_close_as
possible_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛
# ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Motorola_Moto_E13_previewed_with_Android
13_(Go_Edition)_in_three_colours_–_NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛
# ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Unlocked_Galaxy_A51_gets_the_last_Android
update_in_the_USA_–_SamMobile⠀⇛
# ⚓ Pocket Lint ☛ How_to_forward_an_SMS_text_message_on_an
Android_phone⠀⇛
# ⚓ This_New_Android_API_Could_Pinpoint_the_Locations_of
Bluetooth_Devices_/_Digital_Information_World⠀⇛
# ⚓ One_of_My_Favorite_Features_Coming_Soon_to_Android_Phones⠀⇛
# ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Fast_Pair_will_set_up_new_Android_phones,
starting_with_Galaxy_S23⠀⇛
# ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Android_14′s_tight_security_to_block_you_from
downloading_outdated_apps_–_SamMobile⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android_14_to_tackle_malware_by_blocking_older_apps⠀⇛
# ⚓ Evening Standard UK ☛ Android_14_to_block_thousands_of
outdated_or_malicious_apps_|_Evening_Standard⠀⇛
# ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Google_to_phase_out_legacy_apps_with_Android_14
to_improve_security_–_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛
# ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Android_14_will_block_apps_made_for_older
versions_of_the_OS,_effectively_limiting_sideloading_–
PhoneArena⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_14_may_not_let_you_install
outdated_apps_anymore⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ LTE_model_of_Samsung’s_Galaxy_A13_gets
Android_13_in_the_US⠀⇛
# ⚓ 5.2%_of_Android_Devices_Have_Now_Upgraded_to_Android_13_/
Digital_Information_World⠀⇛
# ⚓ Nokia Power User ☛ Nokia_3.4_–_Nokia_5.4_receiving_new
Android_12_build_&_December_Security_update_2022_now_–
Nokiapoweruser⠀⇛
# ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Razer_Kishi_V2_for_Android_now_supports_games
that_use_touchscreen_controls_only_–_PhoneArena⠀⇛
# ⚓ Future Publishing Limited ☛ Motorola’s_new_cheap_Android
phone_features_a_staggeringly_good_spec_sheet_|_T3⠀⇛
# ⚓ Tom’s Guide ☛ Android_Auto’s_redesign_may_be_ready_—_but
there’s_a_weird_catch_|_Tom’s_Guide⠀⇛
# ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ You_can_no_longer_turn_off_wireless_Android
Auto⠀⇛
# ⚓ The_Best_Android_Flight_Simulator⠀⇛
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ Android_Phone_Not_Receiving_Calls?_Here_Are_9
Fixes_to_Try⠀⇛
# ⚓ India Times ☛ Explained:_What_is_BharOS;_how_is_it
different_from_Android_and_more_–_Times_of_India⠀⇛
# ⚓ Google ☛ Chrome_Releases:_Chrome_for_Android_Update⠀⇛
Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 109
(109.0.5414.117/.118) for Android: it’ll become
available on Google Play over the next few days.
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o ⚓ TDF_position_on_EU’s_proposed_Cyber_Resilience_Act [Ed: OSI,
which is bribed by and controlled by Microsoft, has too much
influence in TDF, and by extension in LibreOffice. Italo Vignoli is
connected to both and the statement from Simon Phipps resembles
this.]⠀⇛
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) sets out a number of
cybersecurity and vulnerability management requirements
for manufacturers (Annex I) and will require products to
be accompanied by information and instructions for users
(Annex II). Software vendors will also be required to
conduct a risk assessment and produce technical
documentation (Annex V) to demonstrate compliance.
Currently, the text implies that if a developer or
supplier derives commercial benefit from OSS, it would be
subject to the Cyber Resilience Act. It even implies, in
relation to the distribution of software, that open
source producers or developers could be held liable if
their open source projects are used commercially.
If the Cyber Resilience Act becomes EU law without
clarification, the impact on several European-based open
source projects, such as products based on LibreOffice
technology, could have devastating (unintended)
consequences.
o ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Update_your_edge_devices_with_this_open_source
bootloader⠀⇛
Making updates to edge and embedded systems has
historically been a painful process. Often, this involves
working with multiple microcontrollers from different
brands with different capabilities. Usually, each has its
own custom bootloader, so it can be updated each board,
one by one, with a specific firmware.
Another common issue is updating the system without
physical access to the board.
Luos has developed an open source generic bootloader that
addresses these issues by updating all the boards of your
system through one connection to your device and without
requiring physical access to the other boards. It can
work for every microcontroller unit (MCU) covered by the
Luos library. It allows for flexibility and adaptability
in edge and embedded systems development, making managing
and updating distributed systems easier. This article
explains how the Luos bootloader works.
o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Listening_To_A_Flashlight_—_Lunar_Flashlight⠀⇛
If you’ve been looking for a practical example of using
GNU Radio, you should check out [Daniel Estévez’s] work
on decoding telemetry captured from the Lunar Flashlight
cubesat. The cubesat is having some trouble, but the data
in question was a recording from the day after launch. We
aren’t sure what it would take to eavesdrop on it live,
but the 3-minute recording is from a 20-meter antenna at
8.4 GHz.
o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾
# § Chromium⠀➾
# ⚓ Google ☛ Chrome_Releases:_Dev_Channel_Update_for
ChromeOS_/_ChromeOS_Flex⠀⇛
The Dev channel is being updated to OS
version: 15320.0.0, Browser version:
111.0.5544.0 for most ChromeOS devices.
# ⚓ Google ☛ Chrome_Releases:_Stable_Channel_Update_for
Desktop⠀⇛
The Stable channel has been updated to
109.0.5414.119 for Mac and Linux and
109.0.5414.119/.120 for Windows, which will
roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full
list of changes in this build is available in
the log.
# ⚓ Google ☛ Chrome_Releases:_Extended_Stable_Channel
Update_for_Desktop⠀⇛
The Extended Stable channel has been updated
to 108.0.5359.215 for Windows and Mac which
will roll out over the coming days/weeks.
o § FSF⠀➾
# ⚓ FSF ☛ FSF_board_adopts_updated_by-laws_to_protect
copyleft⠀⇛
The board of the Free Software Foundation (FSF)
today announced it has adopted updated bylaws for
the nonprofit effective Feb. 1, 2023.
The update to the by-laws most importantly enacts a
strengthened approval process for drafting and
publishing licenses by the FSF. It also formalizes
the union staff seat that was introduced on March
21, 2021, and makes various minor improvements to
the text. This is part of the preparations for the
process of expanding the board.
FSF president Geoffrey Knauth said: “These are the
first changes to the bylaws in twenty years and
constitute an important step to strengthen and
modernize our governance as we prepare to expand
the board in the months ahead.”
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# § Python⠀➾
# ⚓ Video ☛ Python_Loops_Can_Do_This?_#programming
#coding_#python_–_Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ Video ☛ Sum_Numbers_In_Python_The_Easy_Way_#python
#programming_#coding_–_Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ Video ☛ Python_string_replace_is_really_simple
#programming_#coding_#python_–_Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ Video ☛ Get_rid_of_duplicate_elements_in_a_list
QUICKLY_in_Python_#coding_#programming_#python_–
Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ Video ☛ Get_the_largest_and_smallest_number_from_a
list_in_Python?_#coding_#programming_#coding_–
Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ Video ☛ Using_a_string_like_an_integer_in_Python?
#coding_#programming_#python_–_Invidious⠀⇛
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Three_Short_Poems⠀⇛
The beings after the Anthropocene will be formed of
inorganic matter they will be not unfeeling they will
study us the way we study the natural world they will
have libraries and zoos stocked with us
those following them will be made of cloud
o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_General_with_the_Mercedes_Medal⠀⇛
A few years after the Vietnam War, a war in which I,
along with a few million others, were war resisters, a
relative drew a caricature of a general adorned with
medals, one of which was a baby dripping with blood and
hanging from a ribbon on his chest. The artist screwed up
a bit and also hung a ribbon around the general’s neck
that mistakenly depicted a Mercedes symbol rather than a
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) peace symbol. The
artist may have thought of the My Lai massacre in the
drawing, as that was the most publicized massacre of
scores of massacres in Southeast Asia and particularly in
Vietnam. Cambodia would soon outpace Vietnam in mass
murder as the Khmer Rouge took control of the nation.
While most would have picked up the error, a Mercedes
represents the kind of ostentatious consumerism that most
in the peace movement, at least in the late 1960s and
early 1970s, would have immediately noticed. Once a
person knows how to pay attention critically, then all
kinds of hypocrisy becomes apparent. We now live in a
society where all kinds of hypocrisy and mayhem are not
universally apparent, but adored.
Art aside, the following comment I made in response to
a New York Times article reporting that the US had warmed
to providing more arms to Ukraine (“U.S. Warms to Helping
Ukraine Target Crimea,” January 18, 2023) for use in the
Crimea was removed from the Times comments about that
article. “Just about now the US needs to be promoting an
off ramp from this awful war, not fanning the flames of
more war.”
o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ An_Ancient_Recipe_for_Social_Success⠀⇛
New evidence and understandings about the structure of
successful early societies across Asia, Africa, and the
Western Hemisphere are sweeping away the popular
assumption that early societies tended toward autocracy
and despotism.
Archaeology has a more valuable story to tell: Collective
action and localized economic production are a recipe for
sustainability and broader well-being. The Mesoamerican
city of Monte Albán, which was a major regional urban
center for 1,300 years, is a shining example. It is a
powerful case study that early investments in public
infrastructure and goods foster longer-term
sustainability.
o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Finding_Our_Center_in_Moral_Courage_and
Compassion⠀⇛
So much of what I write in this journal is about the deep
and heavy challenges facing our world. I want to share a
few thoughts about what keeps me going through all this,
in hopes that they will be helpful to you, my dear
readers.
First, there is a thought from Buddhist psychology that
if there is too much of one thing, deliberately add in
the opposite. Now consider the word discouragement.
That’s easy to feel these days, and it’s a hindrance to
getting stuff done. Within that word is its own opposite,
courage. That’s a quality we think too little about
nowadays. But it is vital. We need a certain moral
courage to confront the realities of the day. That is the
balancing element that overcomes discouragement.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘We_Won!’_UIC_Faculty_Suspend_Strike_After
Notching_Salary_Boosts_in_Tentative_Deal⠀⇛
Faculty members at the University of Illinois
Chicago suspended their strike on Sunday after
reaching a tentative deal with school
administrators that includes minimum salary
increases for both tenure-track and non-tenure-
track staff.
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_Tale_Of_The_Final_EVGA_GPU_Overclocking
Record⠀⇛
It’s not news that EVGA is getting out of the GPU
card game, after a ‘little falling out’ with
Nvidia. It’s sad news nonetheless, as this
enthusiastic band of hardware hackers has a solid
following in certain overclocking and custom PC
circles. The Games Nexus gang decided to fly over
to meet up with the EVGA team in Zhonghe, Taiwan,
and follow them around a bit as they tried for one
last overclocking record on the latest (unreleased,
GTX4090-based) GPU card. As you will note early on
in the video, things didn’t go smoothly, with their
hand-lapped GPU burning out the PCB after a small
setup error.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Smart_Bike_Suspension_Tunes_Your_Ride_On_The
Fly⠀⇛
Riding a bike is a pretty simple affair, but like
with many things, technology marches on and adds
complications. Where once all you had to worry
about was pumping the cranks and shifting the
gears, now a lot of bikes have front suspensions
that need to be adjusted for different riding
conditions. Great for efficiency and ride comfort,
but a little tough to accomplish while you’re
underway.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Bend_It_Like_A_Carpenter⠀⇛
We’ve always known, in theory, there are ways to
bend wood, but weren’t really clear on how it
worked. Now that we’ve seen [Totally Handy]’s
recent video, we’ve learned a number of tricks to
pull it off. Could we do any of them? Probably not,
any more than watching someone solder under a
microscope means you could do it yourself with no
practice. But it sure made us want to try!
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ DIY_Custom_Earplugs_For_Pennies_Per_Pair⠀⇛
Hearing is one of our most precious senses, and yet
many take their hearing for granted, exposing
themselves to loud noises that do lasting damage.
[Jonathan Levi] of The Next Level does no such
thing, at least not anymore. He’s even gone so far
as to have custom acrylic earplugs made, which he
carried around for two years, finally had them
tweaked to be perfect, and promptly lost them.
Rather than shell out another $150-$200 for another
pair, [Jonathan] decided to see if he could make
some himself.
# ⚓ More_people_keep_going_for_dumbphones⠀⇛
The Quest for a Dumber Phone describes the growing
movement of people who believe we benefit as
individuals and a collective by unplugging from
internet-enabled technology, because “it physically
makes a difference in our lives when we are
tethered, in our eyesight and the way we feel.”
Almost always, of course, the goal is not to give
up “the internet” but only the smartphone. And it’s
easier than it may seem.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ Should_You_Compress_Your_OS_Drive_to_Save
Disk_Space?⠀⇛
Compressing the operating system drive is a way to
save space on a computer’s hard drive. By reducing
the size of files, more storage space becomes
available. Since the OS drive often contains
software packed with repeating assets, config
files, and code, people have theorized that
compressing the OS drive may free up significant
amounts of space. And with transparent compression
file systems available, users can seamlessly use
their files without manually compressing and
decompressing them.
[...]
As for PCs using Linux, they may use the Brfts file
system for their OS compression. Brfts is supported
by several popular Linux distros such as Arch
Linux, Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, Manjaro, and Red
Hat.
Linux servers may use the ZFS file system, which is
supported by Fedora, Debian, and Cent OS.
If you’ve been using Linux for a while, you should
be able to compress your OS drive with relative
ease. Although some Linux distros support NTFS,
they can read and write data without the ability to
change permissions.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ In_Fox_News_Opinion_Piece,_Sanders_Takes
Aim_at_Big_Pharma_Greed⠀⇛
“Today, millions of Americans are making the
unacceptable choice between feeding their families
or buying the medicine they need. Seniors from
Vermont to Alaska are forced to split pills in half
and many have died because they did not have enough
money to fill their prescriptions.”
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ We_Are_Not_Going_Gently⠀⇛
On Sunday, women across America marched to declare
“We Will Never Stop Fighting” after a cabal of
(mostly male) Christian extremists stripped them of
bodily autonomy and equality under the law. As the
post-Roe landscape veers ever further dystopian,
activists are moving past Roe’s “medical
patriarchy” to “write ourselves back into the
Constitution.” Also reality: A network of
clinicians are fighting decades of bloody
propaganda with images of just what an abortion
removes. Hint: not an “innocent baby.”
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘We_Can’t_Back_Down’:_Congresswomen_Share
Their_Abortion_Stories_on_Roe_Anniversary⠀⇛
As thousands of people gathered at pro-choice
rallies across the United States, multiple
congresswomen marked the 50th anniversary of Roe v.
Wade on Sunday by sharing their own experiences
with abortion care and renewing calls to protect
reproductive rights in the wake of the U.S. Supreme
Court reversing its landmark ruling.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ More_Than_7_in_10_Democrats_Back
Government-Run_Universal_Healthcare:_Poll⠀⇛
A new poll released by Gallup on Monday offered the
latest evidence that Democratic leaders who
continue to fight the progressive push for Medicare
for All are out of touch with their own party, as
more than 7 in 10 Democratic voters support a
government-run healthcare system in which every
American could participate and receive high-
quality, free care.
# ⚓ Video ☛ I_WILL_NOT_GO_TO_RESTAURANTS_IN_2023._–_Invidious⠀⇛
I am totally purging my daily life from all use of
restaurants. Call it a New Year’s Resolution. I
can’t even go to a restaurant without feeling
ripped off at this point, so I am rejecting the
modernity of restaurants and embracing the
tradition of picnicking.
# ⚓ Video ☛ Mangement_after_vaccination_with_Dr._Cohen⠀⇛
Working as a family doctor, Dr. Cohen has been
consulted by a group of patients with new and
unusual presentations. In this first video we learn
that he assesses and treats them each as an
individual, with good results.
o § Linux Foundation⠀➾
# ⚓ Increasing_5G_Quality_of_Experience_(QoE)_Using_SONiC_and
Open_Packet_Broker [Ed: Linux Foundation is promoting
Microsoft again, in_a_domain_called_Linux.com; Linux
Foundation: join the Linux Foundation today (i.e. pay us
money) to oppress or attack Linux from the inside, or distort
the narrative for openwashing]⠀⇛
# ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ Why_We_Need_Open_Source
Mentorship_Programs_at_the_Linux_Foundation [Ed: While the
Linux Foundation keeps monetising FUD it is pretending to be
for "social justice" (distracting from its class war or
corporate occupation)]⠀⇛
Mentorship programs in open source are critical for
the growth and development of the open source
community, and the LFX Mentorship program is no
exception. The program’s participants find it so
valuable that a whopping 99% of the graduates felt
the program to be beneficial, and 47% said it
helped them get a job.
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ CISA ☛ CISA_Releases_Protecting_Our_Future:_Partnering_to
Safeguard_K–12_organizations_from_Cybersecurity_Threats_|
CISA⠀⇛
Today, CISA released Protecting Our Future:
Partnering to Safeguard K–12 organizations from
Cybersecurity Threats. The report provides
recommendations and resources to help K-12 schools
and school districts address systemic cybersecurity
risk. It also provides insight into the current
threat landscape specific to the K-12 community and
offers simple steps school leaders can take to
strengthen their cybersecurity efforts.
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Tuesday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛
Security updates have been issued by Debian (kernel
and spip), Fedora (kernel), Mageia (chromium-
browser-stable, docker, firefox, jpegoptim,
nautilus, net-snmp, phoronix-test-suite, php, php-
smarty, samba, sdl2, sudo, tor, viewvc, vim,
virtualbox, and x11-server), Red Hat (bash, curl,
dbus, expat, firefox, go-toolset, golang, java-
1.8.0-openjdk, java-17-openjdk, kernel, kernel-rt,
kpatch-patch, libreoffice, libtasn1, libtiff,
libxml2, libXpm, nodejs, nodejs-nodemon, pcs,
postgresql-jdbc, sqlite, sssd, sudo, systemd, and
usbguard), Scientific Linux (firefox, java-11-
openjdk, and sudo), SUSE (freeradius-server,
python-mechanize, and upx), and Ubuntu (exuberant-
ctags, haproxy, ruby2.5, ruby3.0, and wheel).
# ⚓ LWN ☛ A_security_audit_of_Git_[LWN.net]⠀⇛
The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund has
announced the completion of a security audit of the
Git source.
# ⚓ The_Audit_of_Git_is_Complete!_–_OSTIF.org⠀⇛
Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) is
thrilled to announce the results of a security
audit and threat model for git. Git is the world’s
most widely used version control system, and it
underpins not only open source, but the vast
majority of public and private software development
today. To say that git is infrastructure is an
understatement, it reaches nearly every corner of
software development and touches nearly every
product that has software in one way or another.
# ⚓ CISA ☛ CISA_Releases_Two_Industrial_Control_Systems
Advisories_|_CISA⠀⇛
CISA released two Industrial Control Systems (ICS)
advisories on January 24, 2023.These advisories
provide timely information about current security
issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding
ICS.
# ⚓ CISA ☛ Apple_Releases_Security_Updates_for_Multiple
Products _|_CISA⠀⇛
Apple has released security updates to address
vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker
could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take
control of an affected device.
# ⚓ Techstrong Group ☛ A_DevSecOps_Process_for_Node.js_Projects
–_DevOps.com⠀⇛
Node.js is an open source development platform for
running JavaScript code on the server side. Node is
useful for developing applications that require a
persistent browser-server connection and is often
used for real-time applications such as chat,
social applications, or news feeds.
# ⚓ An_IBM_Hacker_Breaks_Down_High-Profile_Attacks⠀⇛
Incidents like the Rockstar and Uber hacks should
serve as a warning to all CISOs. Proper security
must consider the role info-hungry actors and
audiences can play when dealing with sensitive
information and intellectual property.
Stephanie Carruthers, Chief People Hacker for the
X‑Force Red team at IBM Security, broke down how
the incident at Uber happened and what helps
prevent these types of attacks.
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ US_Airline_Leaves_No_Fly_List_Details
Accessible_On_The_Open_Web⠀⇛
The nation is no longer secure.
# § Confidentiality⠀➾
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ T-Mobile_Hacked_For_The_Eighth_Time_In
Five_Years⠀⇛
T-Mobile hasn’t been what you’d call
competent when it comes to protecting its
customers’ data. The company has now
been hacked numerous times just since 2018,
with hackers at one point going so far as
to publicly ridicule the company’s lousy
security practices.
o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ When_Good_Refugees_Turn_Bad⠀⇛
When the first Russian forces began entering
Ukrainian territory in February 2022, the instant
reaction from Europe, the UK, Canada and Australia,
was one of open commitment to Ukraine’s refugees.
The relentless human trains heading westwards were
initially embraced by Poles, whose history with
Ukraine is, at best, tense and sketchy.
Across Europe, walls came down in dispensation for
this new type of refugee, tolerated and tolerable
by the populists and the border security types, all
summed up by comments from the Bulgarian Prime
minister Kiril Petkov, who declared the fleeing
Ukrainians “intelligent” and “educated people”.
They were certainly “Europeans” and were not like
the “refugee wave we have been used to”, the sort
packed with individuals with “unclear pasts [and]
who could have been even terrorists.” For a time,
governments could distract attention from brutal
border policies directed against swarthier
irregular arrivals.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ World_War_Three_isn’t_Coming._We’ve_Been
Living_it_All_Our_Lives.⠀⇛
If I mention the date February 24, 2022 to you,
you’ll likely note it as the day on which Russian
forces invaded Ukraine. Whether that date will
remain carved in stone in your memory probably
depends on where things go from here, nearly a year
later, with the war in what looks like stalemate
but all sides continually threatening escalation
and promising resolution.
Humans tend to latch onto this or that “date which
will live in infamy,” as FDR dubbed December 7,
1941 — the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor, which brought the US fully into World War
Two.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ 160_Lawyers_Push_Biden_to_Take_Cuba_Off
State_Sponsors_of_Terrorism_List⠀⇛
A group of 160 mostly American lawyers on Friday
urged President Joe Biden to remove Cuba from the
U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism list, a
designation acknowledged as meritless and
politically motivated by critics and proponents of
the policy alike.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Biden’s_Foreign_Policy_at_2⠀⇛
Halfway through his first term in office, President
Biden generally gets high marks for his foreign
policy from the national security commentariat. Of
course, he enjoys a cheap grace for not being
Donald Trump and for surrounding himself with
certified members of the “Blob.”
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘This_Is_a_National_Emergency’:_Dems_Push
for_Assault_Weapons_Ban_Amid_String_of_Massacres⠀⇛
A gunman killed at least seven people in the small
California city of Half Moon Bay on Monday, the
second mass shooting in the state in three days and
one of nearly 40 that have occurred since the start
of the new year—a rolling epidemic of violence that
Congress has repeatedly met with inaction or
inadequate compromises with gun lobby-backed
Republicans.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ “He_Didn’t_Deserve_to_Die,_But…”_Writes
Pompeo_of_Dismembered_Journalist⠀⇛
The widow of murdered Washington Post journalist
Jamal Khashoggi on Monday denounced former U.S.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his comments
about her husband in Pompeo’s upcoming memoir, in
which he questions Khashoggi’s journalism
credentials and his allegiances.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Has_the_Peace_Movement_Kept_Up_With_the
Times?⠀⇛
I like to sing and what I like best is to do so at
the top of my lungs when I’m all alone. Last
summer, taking a walk through the corn fields in
New York’s Hudson River Valley with no one around
but the barn swallows, I found myself belting out a
medley of tunes about peace from my long-ago,
summer-camp years. That was the late 1950s, when
the miseries of World War II were still relatively
fresh, the UN looked like a promising development,
and folk music was just oh-so-cool.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Did_Washington_Boost_Another_South_American
Coup?⠀⇛
The U.S. tyranny of monopoly capital has long
preferred to deal with fascist governments abroad,
specifically in the Global South. American
oligarchs’ foreign fascist sycophants are so much
more malleable than democratic representatives;
they don’t even have to be told what to do because
they know. It’s in their DNA. […]
# ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Hungary_does_not_block_EU_giving_500
million_euros_more_to_arm_Ukraine⠀⇛
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Spokesman_Peskov_denies_Kremlin_plans_to_close
Russian_borders_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the press
that the administration has no plans for closing
the Russian borders to people who want to leave the
country.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_official_says_Moscow_will_not_restore
Azovstal_Iron_and_Steel_Works,_which_was_destroyed_during
Mariupol_siege_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Russian authorities do not plan to rebuild the
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, which was destroyed
by Russian troops during the siege of Mariupol in
the spring of 2022, according to Russian
Construction Ministry official Yulia Maximova.
Restoring the massive facility would be “impossible
and unprofitable,” she told journalists.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ 2021_Nobel_laureates_Dmitry_Muratov_and_Maria
Ressa_call_on_Red_Cross_to_help_jailed_Russian_opposition
politician_Alexey_Navalny_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov and
Filipina journalist Maria Ressa, both winners of
the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, have called on the
International Committee of the Red Cross to
intervene in the case of jailed Russian opposition
politician Alexey Navalny.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Multiple_top_Ukrainian_officials_step_down_amid
corruption_scandals_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Multiple top Ukrainian officials resigned or were
dismissed on Tuesday, following Volodymyr
Zelensky’s promise on Monday that “personnel
changes” were imminent amid recent corruption
scandals.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Zelensky_bans_government_employees_from_leaving
the_country_for_’non-governmental_purposes’_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed
an executive order prohibiting state employees from
leaving the country for “non-governmental purposes”
while mobilization and martial law are in effect.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_lawmaker_proposes_requiring_citizens_to
reserve_time_slot_before_leaving_country_by_car_—_Meduza⠀⇛
New legislation proposed by Evgeny Moskvichev, the
chair of the Russian State Duma’s Transport and
Construction Committee, would require Russians who
wish to leave the country by car to reserve
specific dates and times in advance of crossing the
border.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Former_Wagner_fighter_fears_deportation_from
Norway._Human_rights_group_believes_sending_him_to_Russia
would_lead_to_another_‘brutal_killing.’_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The former Wagner Group commander Andrey Medvedev,
who is now seeking asylum in Norway, has been moved
to a migrant detention center and fears an imminent
deportation to Russia. According to the human-
rights advocate Vladimir Osechkin, sending Medvedev
back to Russia would almost inevitably lead to
another “brutal killing” by the Wagner Group.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Patrick_Lawrence:_Investigate_This,_Jim
Jordan⠀⇛
Somewhere between the first and second times I
heard someone say “weaponize,” this term and its
derivatives—“weaponizing,” “weaponization,” and so
on—began to repel me. It was the crudity of it, or
the way it served as an accusatory dismissal, like
“conspiracy theory.” Assert that someone has
weaponized a […]
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_spokesman_says_mobilization_order_still_in
effect_because_it_‘includes_other_measures’_beyond_call-up_—
Meduza⠀⇛
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Monday that
while Russia’s military call-up is complete, other
provisions of Putin’s mobilization decree remain in
effect because “mobilization” also includes “other
measures” related to the war.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Latvia_downgrades_diplomatic_relations_with
Russia,_‘in_solidarity_with_Estonia’_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Following the news of the Estonian ambassador’s
expulsion from Russia, Latvia announced a decision
to downgrade its diplomatic ties with Russia in
solidarity with Estonia.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_Behind_Bars:_Wagner_Group’s_losses_80
percent_of_50K_inmate-recruits_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Out of the 50,000 conscripts recruited by the
Wagner Group among the convicts kept in Russian
prisons, 40,000 are either dead or missing, and
only 10,000 are still fighting in Ukraine, says
Olga Romanova, the head of Russia Behind Bars, a
charity advocating prisoners’ rights.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukrainian_court_sentences_Kherson_woman_to_5_years
for_helping_organize_pro-Russian_sham_‘referendum’_—_Meduza⠀⇛
A Ukrainian court has issued the first verdict in a
wartime collaboration case, sentencing a woman from
the Kherson region to five years in prison for
helping organize a “referendum on joining Russia.”
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Siberian_court_that_fined_man_for_dream_about
Zelensky_fines_his_mother_for_‘liking’_online_anti-war_post_—
Meduza⠀⇛
A court in the Siberian city of Chita has fined a
local woman 30,000 rubles (about $437) on charges
of “discrediting” the Russian army for “liking” a
social media post about the war in Ukraine,
according to the Radio Europe/Radio Free Liberty
affiliate Sibir.Realii.
o § Environment⠀➾
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Pentagon’s_Report_on_China_Doesn’t_Say_a_Word
About_Threat_of_Climate_Crisis⠀⇛
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Pentagon_No_Match_for_Biggest_China_Threat:
Massive_Carbon_Emissions⠀⇛
Given the secrecy typically accorded to the
military and the inclination of government
officials to skew data to satisfy the preferences
of those in power, intelligence failures are
anything but unusual in this country’s security
affairs. In 2003, for instance, President George W.
Bush invaded Iraq based on claims — later found to
be baseless — that its leader, Saddam Hussein, was
developing or already possessed weapons of mass
destruction. Similarly, the instant collapse of the
Afghan government in August 2021, when the U.S.
completed the withdrawal of its forces from that
country, came as a shock only because of wildly
optimistic intelligence estimates of that
government’s strength. Now, the Department of
Defense has delivered another massive intelligence
failure, this time on China’s future threat to
American security.
# § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Sounds_Like_a_Plan’:_Biden_Given
Roadmap_for_100%_Clean_Energy_by_2035⠀⇛
A pair of green groups on Monday released a
report detailing how U.S. President Joe Biden
can work toward his goal of 100% clean
electricity nationwide by 2035.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Watchdogs_Warn_House_GOP_Bill_Would
‘Lock_in_Another_Century_of_Oil_and_Gas’⠀⇛
Climate watchdogs warned Monday that a bill
House Republicans are expected to vote on
this week is a thinly veiled effort to open
more public lands and waters to planet-
wrecking oil and gas drilling.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Staring_an_Ecological_and
Humanitarian_Disaster_in_the_Face⠀⇛
The Red Sea is a rich marine haven, diverse
and home to hundreds of species of fish and
coral colonies. At its southern mouth, it
also harbors an almost half-century old
static oil tanker.
# ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Drax_‘Lobbying_Efforts’_Revealed_in_Internal
Treasury_Memos⠀⇛
The power station operator Drax is applying
intense pressure across government
departments to influence energy policy in its
favour, DeSmog can reveal.
In particular, the biomass giant is pressing
the government to deliver key decisions that
could hasten the adoption of a costly and
controversial ‘carbon negative’ technology.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Lithium_Sulfur_Battery_Cycle_Life_Gets_A
Boost⠀⇛
Lithium sulfur batteries are often touted as
the next major chemistry for electric vehicle
applications, if only their cycle life wasn’t
so short. But that might be changing soon, as
a group of researchers at Drexel University
has developed a sulfur cathode capable of
more than 4000 cycles.
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Grad_Students_and_Faculty_Don’t_Want_to
Work_for_Fossil_Fuel_Industry_Anymore⠀⇛
# ⚓ Software_is_eating_EV_charging?_OK,_but_what_for?_|
Stop_at_Zona-M⠀⇛
It seems that it is software, not hardware or
electric engineering, the “key link to mass
charging of electric vehicles (EVs)”.
o § Finance⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ This_Is_Absurd._The_Debt_Ceiling_Must_Be
Abolished⠀⇛
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced last
week that the federal government had reached the
statutory debt limit and that her department had
begun “extraordinary measures” to meet required
spending obligations. It is estimated that by July
these extraordinary measures will no longer be able
to keep some spending obligations from being
missed.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Warren_Slams_GOP_for_Creating_‘Economic
Chaos’_as_Debt_Ceiling_Fight_Looms⠀⇛
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday took aim at the
Republican Party for creating what she called a
“manufactured crisis” as a potential fight over the
debt ceiling looms, slamming the GOP’s threats to
public spending as the party works to make it even
easier for the wealthy to avoid paying taxes.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Media_Can’t_Get_Enough_of_the_Debt
Ceiling⠀⇛
The debt limit on government spending was a jury-
rigged response to the unforeseeable expenses of
the United States’s entry into World War I, but
it’s hard to resist the notion that it was actually
designed to expose the studied inanity of
journalistic discourse. For the century-plus that
we’ve been saddled with the debt ceiling, it’s been
formally raised more than 100 times—and most of
those hikes have perversely increased long-term
public debt, since they defer outstanding interest
payments. What’s more, the legal rationale for
maintaining the debt ceiling is iffy at best, since
the public debt clause of the 14th Amendment
stipulates that “the validity of the public debt of
the United States…shall not be questioned,” while
debt obligations of the defeated Confederacy were
to be repudiated.1
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Debt,_Deficits,_Secular_Stagnation_and_the
Which_Way_Is_Up_Problem_in_Economics⠀⇛
The economy can have a problem of too much demand,
leading to serious inflationary pressures. It can
also have a problem of too little demand, leading
to slow growth and unemployment. But can it have
both at the same time?
Apparently, the leading lights in economic policy
circles seem to think so. As I noted few days ago,
back in the 1990s and 00s economists were almost
universally warning of the bad effects of an aging
population. The issue was that we would have too
many retirees and too few workers to support them.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Long_Term_Trends_in_the_Era_of_Neoliberal
Capitalism_Decline⠀⇛
The global capitalist economy is at an historical
juncture. The global economic restructuring that
began roughly four decades ago—often associated
with the term Neoliberalism—has run its course.
Three crises in succession in roughly the past
decade has disrupted it to its core: the Great
Recession and financial crash, the Covid Crisis,
and the NATO-Russian war in Ukraine and its
associated global sanctions and emerging
bifurcation of the global capitalist economy.
Originating in the American-Anglo economies in the
late 1970s—thereafter spreading to a lesser degree
to other advanced capitalist economies—the
Neoliberal restructuring of the capitalist economy
began in the late 1970s/early 1980s, occurring as a
response to the prior global economic crisis of the
1970s. Neoliberal restructuring sought, and largely
succeeded, in reordering inter-class economic
relations domestically between capital and labor
within the advanced capitalist economies—the US and
UK in particular—as well as intra-class between
capitalist classes globally. The Neoliberal
economic restructuring thereby re-established the
dominance of US Capital over Labor and popular
movements at home, while restoring firmly the
hegemony of US Capital over its capitalist
competitors abroad.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ From_the_Unsustainable_Here_to_the
Sustainable_There⠀⇛
In 1972, the Club of Rome released a report called
The Limits to Growth that laid out the damage to
the planet and to human beings of unrestrained
increases in economic production and population. It
was a straightforward extrapolation from then-
current trends that took into account limited
resources like water, fertile soil, and fossil
fuels.
That same year, the United Nations held its first
environment conference, which led to the creation
of the UN Environment Program. Climate change was
barely on the conference agenda, but it would
increasingly focus the attention of scientists and
policymakers over the next two decades with the
introduction of the term “global warming” in 1975,
the Montreal Protocol in 1987 that restricted
ozone-destroying chemicals, and the creation in
1988 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ LA’s_Grand_Experiment_in_UBI⠀⇛
Alicea Moore is sitting at a conference table in
the headquarters of the Los Angeles Housing and
Community Investment Department, near Downtown LA.
It’s Memorial Day weekend, and she had recently
received her fourth payment from the city’s new
BIG:LEAP program via the Angelenos Card, a prepaid
Mastercard emblazoned with a decal of the LA
skyline that she keeps in her wallet.
o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ On_the_Question:_Should_Biden_Run_Again?⠀⇛
Reports that Justice Department investigators on
Friday seized more than a half-dozen documents,
some of them classified, from President Biden’s
residence in Wilmington, Delaware — including
documents from his time as a senator and others
from his time as vice president — have shaken
Washington, worrying some Democrats about Biden’s
viability as a candidate in 2024.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Biden’s_Next_Chief_of_Staff_Is_a_Disaster_in
the_Making⠀⇛
In 2021, Elliot Malin did something heroic: He
donated a kidney to save the life of his distant
cousin Scott Kline, who was suffering from end-
stage renal failure. Although third cousins, the
two men were close and Malin was happy to make the
sacrifice. Unfortunately, his spirit of altruism
was matched by an opposing spirit of rapacity in
the private health care system. Even though living
kidney donors are not supposed to be charged for
their surgery, a firm called NorthStar Anesthesia
tried to stick Malin with a bill for $13,064.
Despite Malin’s explaining that the bill was
supposed to be taken care of by Kline’s insurance
company, NorthStar Anesthesia even threatened to
unleash a collection agency to get the money. This
could have wrecked Malin’s credit. Only after
receiving a call from ProPublica, a nonprofit
journalistic outlet reporting on the case, did
NorthStar acknowledge that Malin should never have
been charged.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Catastrophic_Decision’:_Progressives_Slam
Choice_of_Jeff_Zients_for_Chief_of_Staff⠀⇛
Reports Sunday that President Joe Biden has chosen
Jeff Zients to replace outgoing White House Chief
of Staff Ron Klain were met with alarm among
progressive watchdogs, who pointed to Zients’
disastrous tenure as the administration’s
coronavirus czar as well as his history in the
corporate world—where he built a fortune investing
in healthcare companies accused of fraud.
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Progressives_Slam_Biden’s_Choice_for_Chief_of
Staff_as_Health_Care_“Profiteer”⠀⇛
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ New_Brett_Kavanaugh_Documentary_Sparks_Call
for_DOJ_Probe⠀⇛
The surprise premiere of a documentary revealing
“shocking new allegations” of sexual crimes
committed decades ago by U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Brett Kavanaugh sparked new calls on Monday for
Senate and Justice Department investigations.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Does_the_Democratic_Base_Think_Biden_Is_the
Best_Choice_for_2024?_Let’s_Ask_Them⠀⇛
Denial at the top of the Democratic Party about Joe
Biden’s shaky footing for a re-election run in 2024
became more untenable over the weekend. As the New
York Times reported, investigators “seized more
than a half-dozen documents, some of them
classified, at President Biden’s residence” in
Delaware. The newspaper noted that “the remarkable
search of a sitting president’s home by federal
agents—at the invitation of Mr. Biden’s
lawyers—dramatically escalated the legal and
political situation for the president.”
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Why_Do_Republicans_Want_to_Kill_Their
Voters?⠀⇛
I honestly thought it was fake news: Just after
Kevin McCarthy became House speaker, giving away
his power to right-wing antagonists the first week
in January, I read about Congress members smoking
on the GOP side of the aisle. Just a projection
from my liberal allies of Republicans’ intent to
erode public health, I assumed. Funny GIF to come.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Rush_Limbaugh’s_Toxic_Legacy⠀⇛
Radio’s Greatest of All Time is a new book credited
to conservative radio broadcaster Rush Limbaugh,
who began compiling it from transcripts of his
program before his death from lung cancer in 2021.
The final published version, which lists his widow,
Kathryn, and his younger brother, David, as
coauthors, serves as the definitive collectible
tribute to the man described in the book’s
publicity material as “a modern-day Founding
Father—the George Washington of Radio.”
# ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ He_holds_Orbán’s_secrets,_but_they’re
still_not_on_first-name_basis⠀⇛
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Trump_Lawyers_Sanctioned_Again_For_Stupid
Lawsuit_Claiming_Clinton_Rigged_The_Election_She_Lost⠀⇛
Once again, the federal court that had the
misfortune of dealing with Donald Trump’s pile of
conspiracy theory he and his lawyers generously
called a “lawsuit” is handing out sanctions to
Trump’s legal team.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ In_The_End,_Trump_Will_Screw_Over_Anyone:
Including_His_‘Own’_Social_Media_Company⠀⇛
In a move that seems unlikely to surprise anyone
who has followed any bit of the life and career of
former President Donald Trump, it appears that he
is getting ready to come back to Twitter, in a
process that will fuck over the social media site
that he lent his name and brand to, and which he
insisted would be a huge success and destroy
Twitter.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Supreme_Court_Punts_On_Florida_And_Texas_Social
Media_Moderation_Laws,_Asks_US_Government_To_Weigh_In⠀⇛
Lots of people were expecting the Supreme Court to
obviously agree to take the appeals of Florida’s
and Texas’s social media content moderation laws.
As you’ll probably recall, both Texas and Florida
passed slightly different laws that effectively
said that they could bar social media platforms
from moderating certain types of content. Both laws
were tossed out as easily and obviously
unconstitutional limitations of social media
companies’ 1st Amendment editorial and association
rights.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ U.S._Press_Starts_To_Figure_Out_College_TikTok
Bans_Are_A_Dumb_Performance⠀⇛
We’ve noted a few times how the political push to
ban TikTok is a dumb performance designed to do
several things, none of which have to do anything
with consumer privacy and security. We’ve also
noted how college bans of TikTok are a dumb
extension of that dumb performance, and don’t
accomplish anything of meaningful significance.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Rich_and_Powerful_Don’t_Need_Any_More
Advocates’:_Gallego_Launches_Bid_to_Unseat_Sinema⠀⇛
Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego on Monday formally
launched his 2024 campaign for the seat held by
right-wing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who officially
registered as an Independent in December after
months of derailing the Biden administration’s
policy agenda and preserving tax loopholes for her
corporate allies.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Maybe_Uncle_Vova_asked_Erdogan_to_make_our_lives
harder’_Thousands_of_Russians_have_emigrated_to_Turkey_since
the_start_of_the_war,_but_now_many_are_being_denied_residency
permits._Meduza_investigates._—_Meduza⠀⇛
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘The_lessons_of_Fascism’_Ukrainian_tanks_and
fighting_vehicles_on_display_as_part_of_Leningrad_Siege
exposition_outside_St._Petersburg_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The Leningrad Siege Museum commemorates the
breakthrough that ended the Nazi forces’ deadly
blockade in 1944. Today’s visitors can expect to
find a new temporary exhibition, courtesy of
Russia’s Federation Council, featuring captured
Ukrainian tanks. The show’s title, “The Lessons of
Fascism Yet to Be Learned,” seems apt — but not in
the way intended by the curators.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Christian_Nationalism_vs._the_Separation_of
Church_and_State⠀⇛
We have a long tradition in America of Separation
of Church and State that prohibits government’s
promotion of religion on the one hand, and
interference with its free exercise on the other.
In their refusal to establish a state church or to
favor one religion over another, the Founding
Fathers didn’t think that religion was bad but that
there was something amiss in human nature, a
certain tendency, a will to power and a lust for
domination, that always bore watching.
o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
# ⚓ Meta_urged_to_boost_Africa_content_moderation_as_contractor
quits_|_Context⠀⇛
Rights groups are calling on Meta Platforms to
seize the opportunity to improve its content
moderation in Africa after its main third-party
contractor in the region said it would no longer
screen harmful posts for the social media giant.
Kenya-based outsourcing firm Sama said on Jan. 10
it would no longer provide content moderation
services for the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and
Instagram in March as it moves to concentrate on
data labelling work.
o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Free_Julian_Assange:_Noam_Chomsky,_Dan
Ellsberg_&_Jeremy_Corbyn_Lead_Call_at_Belmarsh_Tribunal⠀⇛
Former British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn,
Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg,
famed linguist and dissident Noam Chomsky and
others gave testimony Friday at the Belmarsh
Tribunal in Washington, D.C., calling on President
Biden to drop charges against Julian Assange. The
WikiLeaks founder has been languishing for close to
four years in the harsh Belmarsh prison in London
while appealing extradition to the United States.
If convicted in the United States, Julian Assange
could face up to 175 years in jail for violating
the U.S. Espionage Act for publishing documents
that exposed U.S. war crimes in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Friday’s event was held at the
National Press Club and co-chaired by Democracy
Now! host Amy Goodman. We spend the hour featuring
compelling excerpts from the proceedings.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Daniel_Ellsberg:_Losing_1st_Amendment_Reverses
War_of_Independence⠀⇛
Daniel Ellsberg says using the Espionage Act
against journalist Julian Assange in blatant
violation of the First Amendment means the First
Amendment is essentially gone.
o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Creating_a_Moral_Conscience⠀⇛
A recent talk with a friend gave me valuable
insight into an important human phenomenon: how is
a moral conscience created? A few years ago, I met
Pierre, an abstract painter, and we developed a
close friendship. As I learned about his complex
upbringing, I wondered how he was able to overcome
harrowing events in his life.
Pierre had been borne in a French containment camp
(which in practice functioned as a prison,) where
his parents were held after fleeing Spain’s civil
war fought between 1936 and 1939 between
Republicans and Nationalists. Both of them fought
on the Republican side against the regime headed by
general Francisco Franco. When the Republicans were
defeated, to escape Franco’s reprisals, they
crossed on foot the Pyrenees, a mountain range that
separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of
the continent. A strenuous trip under any
circumstance, crossing the tallest mountain range
in Europe was excruciating during the bitter winter
cold.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Over_His_Head⠀⇛
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Meditations_on_the_Conflict_in_Europe⠀⇛
Decolonization is a term I don’t use. It’s too
passive and, like other supposedly left politics
that avoid/ignore discussion of class, it opens the
space where capitalists can creep in and stifle
genuine revolutionary change. In other words, one
oppressive structure is replaced by several–all of
them assuming the permanence of capitalism and its
current hierarchies. This results in the
decolonized colonies remaining colonized, only then
they are part of a unipolar system ruled directly
and indirectly by US imperialism. The illusion of
liberation or, to be more accurate since liberation
is not the intention, the illusion of
independence..
Ukraine does not have the means to get what it
wants militarily without the financial and military
support of Washington, which is using this conflict
as a means to push Europe back to where it was in
the 1950s-1970s. In other words, one goal of this
war drive in Europe is to make Europe once again
dependent on Washington for most of its military
and economic backing. Washington rejected a peace
dividend in the 1990s and built up its military
while rejecting Europe’s thoughts of its own
defense forces that included cooperation with
Moscow for European security. Meanwhile, Europe’s
economy grew. The US wants both military and
economic dominance. The response of the Russian
government to being once again cast in an
adversarial role was not an accident. It was the
intention of post-Soviet US foreign policy to
create military conflict with Moscow. Moscow acted
as almost any state would, especially one with
Moscow’s legacy. While this obviously does not
excuse the invasion of Ukraine, it does explain it
in terms by which such states operate.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ HRW_Says_Israeli_Entry_Rules_Designed_to
Further_Cut_Off_Palestinians_From_Outside_World⠀⇛
A top Human Rights Watch official warned Monday
that restrictions recently placed by Israel’s
apartheid government on “foreigners”—including
Palestinians—seeking entry into the West Bank could
turn the illegally occupied territory into “another
Gaza,” which is often described as the “world’s
largest open-air prison.”
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ In_a_Land_of_Apartheid,_a_Trip_to_the_Beach
Can_Be_an_Act_of_Resistance⠀⇛
Not too long ago, my friend and I snuck onto a
beach reserved for the residents of a moshav 10
minutes south of Haifa. The idea that we were
infiltrating (at least in someone’s view) a Jewish
settlement to sunbathe didn’t burden me. I don’t
believe a beach can be “private property.” Besides,
after a year in pandemic-stricken New York, there
was nothing on my mind but the Mediterranean.1
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Rights_and_Wrongs⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Heavy_Is_the_Head⠀⇛
I was in Barbados, visiting relatives, when
Princess Diana died. That afternoon I met an
Englishwoman on a walk. “I feel so awful just being
out enjoying myself,” she told me.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Change_We_Want⠀⇛
In 1948, a young historian named Richard Hofstadter
published The American Political Tradition, a
critical look at the country’s politics that marked
a sharp break from the accepted wisdom among
historians of the time. Many scholars, following in
the footsteps of the Progressive era’s Charles
Beard, held that American history was defined by
conflict: by the policy disagreements that
separated agrarian from industrial regions, by
disputes among different factions of the economic
elite over the right path forward for the country.
But Hofstadter suggested the opposite. Profiling an
array of political leaders—from Thomas Jefferson
and John Calhoun to Theodore and Franklin
Roosevelt—he argued that American politics existed
within a shockingly narrow spectrum. Almost all of
the politicians he chronicled, who helped define
the American “tradition,” had accepted capitalism
and individualism as the reigning norms of
political life. Despite their apparent differences,
they all shared this bedrock faith—one that left
them unable to grapple with the underlying
realities of American life, with its myriad
inequalities of class and power. American democracy
was unable to live up to its promise, Hofstadter
insisted, because it was in the grip of a liberal
ideology defined by a rapacious individualism.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Enduring_Stench_of_Jerry_Jones’s
Politics⠀⇛
As Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy walked
off the field following a bitter and frustrating
19-12 playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers, he
roughly pushed a cameraperson away. But this wasn’t
even the most embarrassing moment for McCarthy in
the closing moments of the season. That happened in
the game’s last play, where, down one touchdown, he
inexplicably had running back Ezekiel Elliott play
center and hike the ball to quarterback Dak
Prescott. Elliott was predictably “trucked”—knocked
down with extreme force—by a 49ers player. Before
he could be sacked, Prescott threw a five-yard
pass, and his receiver was immediately tackled. It
was an awful end to a season that held so much
promise. For Coach McCarthy and Prescott, it also
echoed last year’s playoff exit, where they were
also narrowly beaten by the 49ers in a close game
that ended with a similarly risible play when
Prescott ran with the ball ostensibly to set up one
last desperate play and instead ran out the clock.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Nevada’s_Top_Court_Says_Cops_Can_Now_Be_Sued_For
Rights_Violations,_Won’t_Have_Access_To_Qualified_Immunity⠀⇛
Cops in Nevada had better start behaving. The
state’s Supreme Court has handed down a ruling that
not only guarantees residents the right to sue
under state law, but won’t allow officers to easily
escape lawsuits by asking for qualified immunity.
o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
# ⚓ FAIR ☛ Renomination_of_Gigi_Sohn_Gives_Public_Another
Chance_to_Be_Heard⠀⇛
Ars Technica (10/26/22) called Gigi Sohn “the
tiebreaking vote needed to reverse Trump-era
deregulation of the broadband industry [and]
restore net neutrality rules.”Media democracy
advocate Gigi Sohn, nominated to the Federal
Communications Commission in October 2021
(FAIR.org, 4/19/22, 6/15/22, 10/28/22), still
awaits a confirmation vote in the Senate—which
means the public still awaits a functioning FCC
that can protect its interests.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Communities_Are_Bonding_Together_In_Vermont_To
Meaningfully_Challenge_Telecom_Monopolies⠀⇛
We’ve long covered the trend of communities
building their own broadband networks. It’s a
movement directly created by decades of anger at
telecom market failure, poor service, and
monopolization. But since 2015, Vermont officials
have taken things to an entirely different level.
o § Monopolies⠀➾
# ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ Public_Knowledge_Hails_DOJ_Lawsuit
Against_Google_Alleging_Online_Advertising_Monopolization
[Ed: Public Knowledge fails to disclose that it has a
Microsoft employee inside its board. Conflict of interest.]⠀⇛
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice and states
including California, Colorado, Connecticut, New
Jersey, New York, and Virginia filed an antitrust
lawsuit against Google. The suit claims that Google
“unlawfully monopolized” the online advertising
market by buying up would-be competitors, freezing
out rivals, and leveraging its market power in some
markets to dominate others. The suit follows our
letter urging the Justice Department to review
Google’s conduct for anticompetitive behavior in
the advertising technology market.
# § Copyrights⠀➾
# ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ James_Ensor,_*The_Deadly_Sins*
(ca._1904)_–_The_Public_Domain_Review⠀⇛
Perhaps no modern artist better exemplified
the charge issued by Baudelaire in his 1862
essay “Painters and etchers” — “etching is a
profound and dangerous art, filled with
treachery, which reveals the faults of an
artist’s mind as clearly as his virtues” —
than James Ensor (1860–1949). Aside from an
incomplete course of study at Brussels’
Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts, the
institution he called an “establishment for
the near-blind”, the artist spent the near
entirety of his life in the coastal Belgian
city of Ostend. Here he lived in his parents’
home into his late fifties, largely financed
by his mother and aunt Mimi’s souvenir shop,
which sold papier-mâché carnival masks,
skeleton costumes, and Asian curios. His
early realist and romantic paintings
impressed critics, with Russian Musicg
(originally titled Chez Miss) earning him a
coveted showing in the 1882 Paris Salon. By
the mid 1880s, however, much of his new work
was unrecognizable, and his future, once full
of promised renown, seemed abruptly
foreclosed. A lifelong atheist, Ensor pivoted
toward grotesque Christian imagery, not for
its theistic content, but because it offered
the best symbolic vocabulary for visualizing
his growing disgust with the world. Once
claiming that he had “anticipated all modern
tendencies . . . in every direction”, he now
saw, through the mockery of Christ, his own
plight to be misunderstood.
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal⠀➾
# ⚓ Reverse_your_articles⠀⇛
If you are writing about a new idea, mechanic, or
technology, start with it. Talk about what it is
before you start contrasting it with what it isn’t.
Start by explaining the new thing and why the new
thing is so good.
If the reason the new thing is good is because it’s
different from an old bad thing, and you really,
really wanna contrast and compare in order to make
it super clear how much better the new thing is, I
guess you can, but please move that to the end of
your article.
It’s difficult to write positively, to write “new
first”—we are so trained to tell stories
chronologically—but we have the life-changing magic
of editing. I need to edit my texts a ton, but
that’s how I write: make a mess, then clean it up.
This essay you’re reading right now started out
just as backwards, just as “bad first”; my first
draft of it started with a rant about how the
typical Lobsters article is a rough read.
o § Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Re-Discovering_Value_in_Old_Tech⠀⇛
Over the last few years I’ve veered almost
completely away from buying brand new tech. What I
mean by new in this case is brand new, in-package
electronics at the latest model or a model or two
prior. I became focused on reducing my own
electronic waste and it forced me to examine how
much computing “power” I actually needed in my day-
to-day life.
It turns out I don’t need much power at all. The
newest tech I own and use daily is my Pixel 4a with
CalyxOS. I plan on using it until the very last
moment. I’m not a programmer or gamer, so my work
computer doesn’t actually need that much
horsepower. Since I’m already a Linux user, I can
easily use an older computer stress-free. I’ve been
using a Dell Latitude E6410 from 2011 for almost
two years now and it’s been awesome. I’ve even got
it hooked up to two Lenovo monitors from 2013 with
built-in webcams.
# ⚓ Orphans_of_Amstrad_–_Yretek(en)⠀⇛
Recently, solderpunk challenged his readers
—perhaps in jest— to come out and post about
“Orphans of Commodore”. What a load of perkele!
Those early Commodore users and their affection
towards their grey brick. Ah, but the Amstrad, the
lovely Amstrad CPC 464, that is a beautifulmachine.
And it became perfectly usable as soon as you
upgraded it to use those rock solid diskettes; when
I transitioned into a IBM Compatible PC and their,
very, floppy drives, I did miss those Amstrads well
thought, dependable diskettes that might have been
designed in Lahti.Oh, and there were a few things I
missed too.
The Fantastic Manual. The Amstrad CPC 464, not only
came with a nice keyboard and monitor; but also a
great, honest to Ilmarinen, user manual, and, a
Basic handbook, all lovely translated to Spanish.
The fancy PC?, well you had to acquire it
somewhere, which is not exactly easy when you are
living on an island. Luckily, I had then access to
the university library, which had a few books, most
of them written in English, which I could manage at
age 18, but would have been a huge chore back when
I got my lovely Amstrad.
# ⚓ a_diversion⠀⇛
so i made a chrome extension for mastodon
# ⚓ Massive_multiplayer_text_adventures_still_exist⠀⇛
Maybe they no longer use telnet like they did in
the old days, but I’m nevertheless fascinated.
=> =============================================================================
World Wide Web but a lot lighter.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Audiocasts/Shows
o Applications
o Instructionals/Technical
o Microsoft_Plagiarism
o Desktop_Environments/WMs
# K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o New_Releases
o Fedora_Family_/_IBM
o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family
o Devices/Embedded
o Open_Hardware/Modding
o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o Programming/Development
# Python
* Leftovers
o Security
# Privacy/Surveillance
o Environment
# Energy/Transportation
* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Personal
o Technical
# Internet/Gemini
# Programming/Computing
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o ⚓ TecMint ☛ Introduction_to_Linux?_and_How_Does_Linux_Work?⠀⇛
At the core of every Linux system is the kernel. The
kernel is what sets apart Linux from other operating
systems. It is the central component of the operating
system and acts as a bridge between the user-level
applications and the underlying hardware components.
o ⚓ Net2 ☛ Can_Linux_be_used_by_businesses⠀⇛
In conclusion, Linux can be a viable option for
businesses that want to take advantage of its cost
savings, customization options, security features, and
reliability. However, it is important to carefully
consider the compatibility and support issues that may
arise, as well as the limited user base, when deciding
whether Linux is the right choice for your organization.
It may be necessary to weigh the benefits and
disadvantages of Linux against those of proprietary
operating systems in order to determine the best fit for
your business. Ultimately, the decision to use Linux in
your business will depend on your specific needs and
goals.
o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾
# ⚓ Late_Night_Linux_–_Episode_213_–_Late_Night_Linux⠀⇛
Recovering data from a broken SSD, configuring the
lights on a new keyboard, trying stock Android on a
Pixel 7, easily blocking ads with DNS, playing with
3D models of ancient museum pieces, and more.
# ⚓ Video ☛ Are_Big_Tech_companies_purposefully_not_hiring
Conservatives?_–_Invidious⠀⇛
It appears that many Big Tech companies are over
90% Democrat. With Netflix being 99.6% Democrat.
How is that possible? Let’s spend a few moments
thinking about what it would take to make that
happen… and how actively those companies would need
to discriminate against people based on perceived
politics.
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ GStreamer_1.22_Open-Source_Multimedia_Framework
Improves_AV1_and_WebRTC_Support⠀⇛
GStreamer 1.22 open-source and cross-platform
multimedia framework is out today as a major
release that brings numerous improvements, new
features, and many other changes to provide you
with a top-notch multimedia experience.
GStreamer 1.22 includes AV1 video codec support
improvements by adding hardware encoding and
decoding via VA-API/VA, AMF, D3D11, NVCODEC, QSV,
and Intel MediaSDK, new AV1 RTP payloader and
depayloader elements, new encoder settings in the
AOM reference encoder-based av1enc element, as well
as AV1 parser improvements.
# ⚓ News_–_GStreamer_1.22.0_new_major_stable_release⠀⇛
The GStreamer team is excited to announce a new
major feature release of your favourite cross-
platform multimedia framework!
As always, this release is again packed with new
features, bug fixes and many other improvements.
The 1.22 release series adds new features on top of
the previous 1.20 series and is part of the API and
ABI-stable 1.x release series of the GStreamer
multimedia framework.
# ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ 20_Best_Bioinformatics_Tools_for_Linux
Systems⠀⇛
There are far ranges of Linux bioinformatics tools
available and widely used in this field for a long
while. Bioinformatics has been characterized in
many ways; however, it is frequently defined as a
combination of mathematics, computation, and
statistics to analyze biological information. The
main goal of the bioinformatics tool is to develop
an efficient algorithm so that sequence
similarities can be measured accordingly.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Convert_Debian_Stable_Version_to
Testing⠀⇛
This article provides a step-by-step guide on
upgrading, potential risks and considerations
before converting a Debian stable installation to a
testing version.
# ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_to_write_tests_with_Fabric8_Kubernetes_Client
|_Red_Hat_Developer⠀⇛
Learn how to effectively write tests for Kubernetes
applications in Java using Fabric8 Kubernetes Mock
Server and Fabric8 Kubernetes JUnit Jupiter
extensions.
# ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ Using_gunzip_Command_in_Linux⠀⇛
Got a .gz file? It is a gzip-compressed archive
file. Gzip reduces the file size better than the
simple zip archive.
Now, to unzip a file, you have the unzip command in
Linux. But you cannot use it on the gzip files.
# ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Check_the_Version_of_Mongodb⠀⇛
MongoDB offers high-performance data storage when
deployed over multiple servers. So, we need to
identify the version of MongoDB running in the
system when analyzing the reported problems. The
version numbers which follow a semantic numbering
scheme enable us in recognizing significant and
minor changes. We can run the latest bug-free
version by just updating the mongodb version which
should be known. We have discussed some methods
below which can be used to determine what version
of MongoDB we are currently utilizing. Some of
these techniques check the server version of the
MongoDB, whereas others check the version of the
Mongo shell.
# ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ APT-GET_in_Ubuntu⠀⇛
APT is a command line tool on Ubuntu. It is one of
the most used and supremely powerful command-line
tools on Ubuntu. APT can be used to install new
software packages, upgrade packages that are
already installed on your system, or even upgrade.
This command line tool is by far one of the first
that all novices learn in Linux. APT can be
subdivided into APT-GET, APT-CACHE, and APT-CONFIG.
In this tutorial, we will be exploring the various
ways we can use APT-GET.
# ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Fancy_Up_Fonts_in_ImageMagick⠀⇛
We already know how to create texts and we know how
to place them on a blank canvas. But there are
times when we really need to make the texts look
unique. Perhaps it is a brand name or something you
would like to add to your website. Either way, you
will be looking at how to fancy things up. In this
tutorial, we will be learning how to fancy up
texts.
# ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Exit_Command_in_Linux⠀⇛
In Linux, the exit command is used to terminate the
shell (the current login session) in which it is
run. Also, similar to a C program, the exit command
is used in shell scripts to terminate the script.
Moreover, it returns a value to the script’s parent
process.
# ⚓ Linux Shell Tips ☛ How_to_Empty_or_Clear_System_Log_Files
in_Linux⠀⇛
Logging is a normal operation that the Linux
operating system performs constantly to maintain
different types of messages in various log files.
If you’re maintaining a Linux server, it’s most
likely that you might have come across an issue of
running out of disk space. In such a situation,
emptying huge log files mainly resolve the problem.
Using the rm command to directly delete log files
is what you should avoid as it can leave you in a
messed up situation. In this article, we’ll see
various methods to clean up log files in Linux
without deleting the actual file entirely.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_PHP_8.2,_8.1,_8.0,_7.4_on
Fedora_Linux_–_LinuxCapable⠀⇛
PHP, or Hypertext Preprocessor, is a popular open-
source programming language perfect for web
development. Integrating it into your Fedora Linux
system is a breeze and offers many perks.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Visual_Studio_Code_on_Linux
Mint_21_or_20_–_LinuxCapable [Ed: This is proprietary spyware
controlled by the company which attacks GNU/Linux, so these
sites should promote alternatives to it, not explain how to
'implant' it in systems]⠀⇛
Visual Studio Code (VSCode) is a powerful and
popular code editor developed by Microsoft. It is
designed to be a lightweight yet versatile tool
that can be used for various programming languages
and tasks. One of the benefits of using VSCode is
that it can be easily incorporated into Linux Mint.
# ⚓ H2S Media ☛ 3_Ways_open_and_view_.Heic_image_files_on_Linux
mint_–_Linux_Shout⠀⇛
There are several ways to open Apple’s Heic image
file on Linux Mint, either by installing the
additional packages or converting them to JPG. Here
we discuss both of them.
Apple devices store images in HEIF (HEIC), a file
format for High-Efficiency Image Format. Such file
format images use HEVC (High-Efficiency Video
Coding ) encoding. It is designed to be more
efficient, consumes less space, and supports a wide
range of color information than traditional image
formats like JPEG. Further, it can also save images
with transparent backgrounds. HEIF is also
supported on IOS 12 and macOS.
# ⚓ H2S Media ☛ Download_and_install_Opera_Browser_on_Linux
mint_21_–_Linux_Shout⠀⇛
Follow the steps to install Opera Browser on Linux
Mint 21 using the command terminal and APT
repository to have regular updates easily.
Opera is a popular browser known for its speed and
security features. It was first released in 1996 by
Opera Software. We can install Opera on various
platforms, such as Windows, macOS, Linux, Android,
and iOS. The most notable feature of Opera is its
built-VPN an ad blocker. Apart from the regular
Desktop version, the company also offers a gaming
edition of their Opera browser.
To reduce the web page’s size and speed up browsing
on a slow connection, it comes with a feature
called “Opera Turbo.” Apart from all this, the
browser also offers a currency converter,
integrated messengers, a Twitter sidebar, a Battery
saver, a Crypto wallet, and more…
# ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ How_to_expand_and_shrink_LVM_volumes_|
TechRepublic⠀⇛
The Logical Volume Manager commands in Linux are
one of the handiest tools I’ve used for adding new
disk or expanding existing volumes. It’s easy to do
this on the fly without requiring downtime or
rebooting, though I always recommend taking a full
backup of all data on any existing volumes first,
as well as taking a snapshot of the virtual
machines involved.
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Excluding_URLs_from_ProxyPass_in_Apache_–
TecAdmin⠀⇛
Apache’s mod_proxy module allows you to forward
requests to another server using the ProxyPass and
ProxyPassReverse directives. However, in some
cases, you may want to exclude certain URLs from
being proxied. In this tutorial, I will show you
how to exclude an URL from ProxyPass in Apache.
The first step is to identify the URL that you want
to exclude from being proxied. For this tutorial,
let’s assume that we want to exclude the URL “/
static” from being proxied.
# ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Installing_Caddy_and_PHP_8_on_Rocky_Linux_9_/
AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛
This step-by-step guide shows how to install the
Caddy web server with PHP 8 support on Rocky Linux
9 / AlmaLinux 9 and obtain a free SSL certificate.
Caddy is a free, security-focused, HTTP/2-enabled
web server written in Go, designed to be simple,
efficient, and portable. It offers modern
capabilities such as virtual host support, reverses
proxy functionality, and so on. Furthermore, Caddy
is the first web server to automatically obtain and
renew SSL/TLS certificates using Let’s Encrypt.
Caddy’s popularity has skyrocketed in the last few
years due to its ease of use, speed, and native SSL
support. So, it is quickly becoming the web server
of choice for many developers and system
administrators.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_Adoptium_Temurin_on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛
In this guide, we will show you how to download,
install and use Adoptium Temurin on your AlmaLinux
systems.
Java™ is the world’s leading programming language
and platform. The Adoptium Working Group promotes
and supports high-quality, TCK certified runtimes
and associated technology for use across the Java
ecosystem. Eclipse Temurin is the name of the
OpenJDK distribution from Adoptium.
With Adoptium Temurin , You can prebuilt OpenJDK
binaries for Free!
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install Caddy on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛
In this article, we will show you how to install
Caddy on your AlmaLinux Systems.
Caddy is a powerful, enterprise-ready, open source
web server with automatic HTTPS written in Go. It
is an ultimate server. It simplifies your
infrastructure. Also, it takes care of TLS
certificate renewals, OCSP stapling, static file
serving, reverse proxying, Kubernetes ingress, and
more.
Its modular architecture means you can do more with
a single, static binary that compiles for any
platform.
Caddy runs great in containers because it has no
dependencies—not even libc. Run Caddy practically
anywhere.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_Nessus_Scanner_on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛
In this guide, we will show you how to install and
use Nessus Scanner on AlmaLinux systems.
Nessus is a proprietary vulnerability scanner
available free of charge for personal use. There
are over 40,000 plugins covering a large range of
both local and remote flaws.
It is a proprietary vulnerability scanner developed
by Tenable, Inc.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_MariaDB_10.x_on_Ubuntu_22.04
or_20.04_–_LinuxCapable⠀⇛
MariaDB is a free and open-source relational
database management system (RDBMS) that is a fork
of the popular MySQL database. It is designed to be
a drop-in replacement for MySQL and offers many of
the same features and benefits, with additional
enhancements and improvements.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_GlassFish_on_CentOS_9/AlmaLinux
9/_RockyLinux_9⠀⇛
GlassFish is an open-source Jakarta EE platform
application server project started by Sun
Microsystems, then sponsored by Oracle Corporation,
and now living at the Eclipse Foundation and
supported by Payara, Oracle and Red Hat. The
supported version under Oracle was called Oracle
GlassFish Server. GlassFish is free software and
was initially dual-licensed under two free software
licences: the Common Development and Distribution
License (CDDL) and the GNU General Public License
(GPL) with the Classpath exception. After having
been transferred to Eclipse, GlassFish remained
dual-licensed, but the CDDL license was replaced by
the Eclipse Public License (EPL).
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_LEMP_on_CentOS_Stream_EL9_or
EL8_–_LinuxCapable⠀⇛
LEMP is a software stack that consists of Linux,
Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP. It is a popular stack used
for web development and hosting. Nginx is a
powerful and efficient web server, MariaDB is a
robust and reliable SQL database, and PHP is a
server-side scripting language used for web
development. Together, these technologies provide a
powerful and reliable platform for building and
hosting web applications.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Change_Hostname_on_Ubuntu_22.04_or
20.04_–_LinuxCapable⠀⇛
Changing the hostname of a Linux system is a
relatively simple process that can be done through
the terminal. This guide will cover how to change
the hostname on Ubuntu 22.04 and 20.04 LTS (Long-
Term Support) using the command line. The hostname
is the name assigned to a computer or device on a
network and is used to identify the device on the
network. Changing the hostname can help identify or
personalize a specific network device.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_VSCodium_on_Linux_Mint_21_or
20_–_LinuxCapable⠀⇛
VSCodium is a free and open-source version of
Visual Studio Code, a popular code editor developed
by Microsoft. VSCodium is built from the same
source code as Visual Studio Code but with all
Microsoft-proprietary telemetry and tracking
removed. It can be used on Windows, Linux, and
macOS.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_install_Lighttpd_on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛
lighttpd (pronounced “lighty”) is an open-source
web server optimized for speed-critical
environments while remaining standards-compliant,
secure and flexible. It was originally written by
Jan Kneschke as a proof-of-concept of the c10k
problem – how to handle 10,000 connections in
parallel on one server, but has gained worldwide
popularity. Its name is a portmanteau of “light”
and “httpd”.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Linux_Kernel_6.1_on_Linux
Mint_21_or_20_–_LinuxCapable⠀⇛
The 6.1 version of the Linux Kernel can be
implemented on either Linux Mint 21 or Linux Mint
20 systems, and offers a variety of new
enhancements and upgrades, such as the inclusion of
preliminary support for the Rust programming
language, increased performance of the Btrfs file
system, advancements in Intel Arc graphics, further
development for AMD RDNA3 graphics processing
units, Thunderbolt compatibility for Intel Meteor
Lake, expanded support for audio systems,
compatibility with Xbox One Elite Controller
paddles, enhanced support for Nintendo replica
controllers, and initial support for DualSense Edge
controllers. Moreover, numerous other updates are
included in this release, making it an important
update for Linux users.
This guide will provide instructions for installing
Linux Kernel 6.1 on your Linux Mint desktop using
the TuxInvader Launchpad PPA. The PPA contains the
most recent generic kernels, and the guide will
demonstrate how to use the command line terminal to
import the PPA and install the latest Linux Kernel.
# ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ How_to_create_OpenProject_Forums⠀⇛
Learn how to easily install Linux Kernel 6.1 on
Linux Mint 21 or 20 with the TuxInvader Launchpad
PPA. A step-by-step guide to upgrading your
system’s performance and features.
# ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_Microsoft_Fonts_on_KDE_Neon_–
Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ AddictiveTips ☛ How_to_install_VirtualBox_7.0_on_Debian⠀⇛
VirtualBox is an excellent hypervisor and
virtualization tool for Debian and other Linux
OSes. However, it doesn’t come in the official
software sources for users to install. In this
guide, we’ll show you how to quickly set up
VirtualBox 7.0 on Debian.
# ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_the_OpenShot_Video
Editor_3.0.0_on_a_Chromebook⠀⇛
Today we are looking at how to install the OpenShot
Video Editor 3.0.0 or newer on a Chromebook. Please
follow the video/audio guide as a tutorial where we
explain the process step by step and use the
commands below.
# ⚓ OneDriveGUI_Makes_It_Easy_To_Sync_OneDrive_To_A_Local
Folder_On_Your_Linux_Desktop [Ed: Microsoft surveillance such
as this ought to be universally rejected by GNU/Linux
users]⠀⇛
# ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Docker_Run_Image [Ed: ‘Linux’Hint_covers
Docker_under_the_assumption_you_us_Windows_(not_Linux)]⠀⇛
o § Microsoft Plagiarism⠀➾
# ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_ChatGPT_can_help_Linux_users_on_their
Journey⠀⇛
At this time, ChatGPT is the talk of the town.
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾
# ⚓ CubicleNate ☛ Spell_Check_in_KDE_Plasma_|
Specifically_Dolphin_File_Manager_–_CubicleNate’s
Techpad⠀⇛
I was doing some preparation for my weekly
tutoring activity and when I realized I
misspelled “science” on a particular file
that I end up sharing with parents. Somehow,
I spelled “scoence” and almost published the
file spelled as such. I realized that
somewhere along the line, Dolphin, the most
amazing file manager wasn’t doing the spell
check that it once did for me. A crutch I
much appreciate leaning on to keep me from
looking like a fool.
I did a quick search about spellcheck in
dolphin but nothing came up in the top few
search results. The full documentation came
about but that wasn’t helpful. What I wanted
to answer was, how can Dolphin, once again
spell check my file names.
Here is the answer: Go into the Plasma System
Settings and search for “Spell Check.” That
will filter out the module from the rest
quickly. The option of “Automatic spell
checking enabled by default” is what you need
to have Dolphin automatically check your
spelling.
# ⚓ New_web_site_–_Skrooge⠀⇛
We are excited to announce the launch of our
new website, now built with the popular
static site generator, Hugo. This change
marks a significant shift away from our
previous CMS, Drupal, and brings a fresh new
look that aligns with the style of KDE, our
parent organization.
We understand that change can be difficult,
but we believe that this move will greatly
benefit our users. The switch to Hugo allows
for faster loading times, improved security,
and a more streamlined user experience.
Additionally, the new design is fully
responsive, ensuring that the site looks
great on any device.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § New Releases⠀➾
# ⚓ Beta News ☛ Netrunner_Linux_distro_ain’t_dead_after_all
[Ed: Drama queen Brian Fagioli with loaded headlines again]⠀⇛
Netrunner is one of my absolute favorite Linux
distributions, but I haven’t been recommending it
to people lately. Why? Well, to be honest, I
thought the operating system was dead. You see, the
last time the developers released a new version of
Netrunner was early 2021. I assumed development had
ended. The year 2022 came and went without any
substantial Netrunner news.
But no, Netrunner lives! Out of the blue, a new
version of the KDE-focused operating system is made
available for download. Code-named “Vaporwave” (no,
not vaporware), Netrunner 23 is based on Debian 11
“Bullseye” stable for the first time. Yes, fans of
Netrunner can finally have modern Debian.
After nearly two years of silence regarding the
operating system’s development, you would expect a
rather detailed announcement, but nothing could be
further from the truth. Shockingly, we are treated
to only two substantive sentences, which we share
below.
o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾
# ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Infra_–_Releng_Team_in_2022_–_Fedora
Community_Blog⠀⇛
Infra & Releng Team is a sub-team in Red Hat’s
Community Platform Engineering (CPE) Team that
takes care of Fedora Infrastructure, Fedora Release
Engineering, and CentOS Infrastructure. This blog
post is a summary of what the team did in 2022. It
contains infographics as a quick review. Below that
will be more detailed information about what you
can see in the infographics.
# ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ CIO_role:_5_strategies_for_success
in_2023_|_The_Enterprisers_Project⠀⇛
From implementing zero trust to managing a multi-
cloud environment, these five IT strategies will
help ensure that your organization stays
competitive in the coming year
# ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Digital_transformation:_5_real-world
examples_|_The_Enterprisers_Project⠀⇛
What makes a digital transformation successful?
These success stories show how five organizations
embraced the right technology to help solve their
most pressing challenges
o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Beta News ☛ Xubuntu-based_Freespire_9.0_Linux_distribution
now_available⠀⇛
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution based on the Debian
operating system. Xubuntu is an operating system
that is based on Ubuntu, but using the Xfce desktop
environment instead of GNOME. Freespire is an OS
that is based on Xubuntu. What does this mean?
Well, besides too many Linux distributions
existing, it means Freespire is, very loosely
speaking, sort of like the great-grandson of
Debian.
Anyway, today, Freespire 9.0 becomes available for
download. A 64-bit ISO of the Linux-based operating
system, can be had immediately. It is notable for
using Xfce 4.18.
“Today the PC/OS Open Source development team is
pleased to announce Freespire 9.0, our newest
release based on Canonical;s Xubuntu 22.04 LTS.
With stability and functionality in mind, our team
has been working to make this optimal for both open
source enthusiasts and desktop users,” explains The
Freespire Team
# ⚓ Ubuntu Fridge ☛ Ubuntu_Weekly_Newsletter_Issue_771⠀⇛
# ⚓ Ubuntu News ☛ Ubuntu_Weekly_Newsletter_Issue_771⠀⇛
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 771
for the week of January 15 – 21, 2023.
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ HiFive_Pro_P550_“Horse_Creek”_RISC-
V_motherboard_with_16GB_RAM_to_launch_this_summer⠀⇛
The companies state the “highest performance RISC-
V development board” is a “premium software
development system ideal for developer desktop
machines and rack-based build/test/deploy servers
for RISC-V software development. RISC-V has no
limits.”. But last October, the demo platform was
clocked at 2.2 GHz, and if what we have here is
indeed a quad-core Cortex-A75 processor @ 2.2 GHz,
it will be the fastest RISC-V platform and offer a
performance boost compared to the VisionFive 2 SBC
(which I received yesterday), but still be ways
behind mid-range Arm and entry-level x86 processors
such as Rockchip RK3588 or Intel Jasper Lake
processors.
We don’t have pricing information yet, but it’s
clearly designed as a (Linux) development board
that’s NOT optimized for cost, so the microATX
motherboard won’t be cheap and should cost several
hundred dollars, and possibly closer to $1,000. For
reference, the previous generation HiFive Unmatched
mini-ITX motherboard initially sold for $665. You
may find a few more details and/or register your
interest on the product page.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ HackyPi_Raspberry_Pi_RP2040_USB_dongle
serves_as_an_educational_“hacking”_tool_(Crowdfunding)_–_CNX
Software⠀⇛
SB Components’ HackyPi is a Raspberry Pi RP2040-
based USB dongle whose main purpose is to teach
ethical hacking and coding programs, in other
words, some sort of portable educational hacking
tool.
The small USB stick features a 1.14-inch color LCD,
a MicroSD card to store data such as scripts and
photos, and a button to enable programming like on
other Raspberry Pi RP2040 boards.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ Robot_collects_ping_pong_balls_after_matches_|
Arduino_Blog⠀⇛
If you frequent driving ranges, you’ve probably
seen a machine (often attached to the front of an
armored golf cart) designed to pick up golf balls.
Because a driving range can easily fill up with
thousands of golf balls an hour, such machines are
necessary. After noticing that nobody wanted to
pick up the ping pong balls after matches, Maxime
Monsieur and his team (Oumaima Achkif, Reda El
Marsse, and Amir Farbod) built this robot that
collects ping pong balls using a mechanism similar
to those used for golf balls.
Like a golf ball collecting machine, this robot
picks up golf balls using a spinning mechanism that
resembles something you’d see on an agricultural
harvester. Any ping pong balls in front of the
robot get pushed towards that mechanism by a pair
of spring-loaded arms. The rotating mechanism then
pushes the ping pong balls up a ramp and into a
bin. The robot navigates through the room like an
old robot vacuum: by driving forward until it meets
a wall, then turning in a random direction.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_14_set_to_block_certain_outdated_apps
from_being_installed⠀⇛
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ Android_14_Could_Block_You_From_Sideloading
Certain_Apps⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android_system_sound_equalizer_hasn’t_received_a_single
update⠀⇛
# ⚓ Giz China ☛ How_To_Install_Android_13_GApps_On_Your
Smartphone⠀⇛
# ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Pixel_Launcher_search_crashing_in_Android_13
QPR2_Beta⠀⇛
# ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ The_Moto_G53_and_Moto_G73_are_official:_5G,
120Hz,_and_Android_13_for_the_masses_–_PhoneArena⠀⇛
# ⚓ TechRadar ☛ How_to_block_a_number_on_Android_|_TechRadar⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Sun ☛ Warning_for_millions_of_Android_owners_–_your
bank_could_be_totally_emptied_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ Unlocking_the_potential_of_Android_for
Bitcoin_traders⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_Auto’s_8.7_update_is_probably_not
the_one_you’ve_been_waiting_for⠀⇛
# ⚓ Medevel ☛ 8_Best_Free_and_Libre_Medicine_Reminders_For
Android⠀⇛
Medicine reminder apps are designed to help
patients, caregivers set timely repeated medication
reminders, track their medication and make sure not
to miss any medication.
Many patients require these type of apps
especially, ones with diabetes, epilepsy,
hypertension, heart problems and many others.
In this post, we offer you a collection of the best
open source and free medicine reminder apps for
Android devices.
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# § Python⠀➾
# ⚓ Video ☛ Do_you_know_about_Python_dictionaries?_–
Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ Video ☛ You_NEED_to_know_this_handy_Python_function_–
Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ Video ☛ In_Python_.sort_isn’t_the_only_way_to_sort_–
Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ Video ☛ Python_coders_should_know_about_the_‘in’
operator_–_Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ Video ☛ python_ranges_are_kinda_neat_–_Invidious⠀⇛
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o § Security⠀➾
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ Remember_to_do_this_next_April_|_Stop_at_Zona-M⠀⇛
Meta is the parent company of Facebook and
Instagram, that is one of the biggest techno-
feudal oligarchs of our time. The General
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), of the
European Union is the “the toughest privacy
and security law in the world”.
Says the Guardian that Ireland’s Data
Protection Commission (DPC) has just given
Meta “three months to bring its data
processing operations into compliance with
[the decision to impose] a fine of €210m for
the Facebook GDPR breach and €180m for
Instagram.”
o § Environment⠀➾
# § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
# ⚓ Software_is_eating_EV_charging_too._What_for?_|_Stop
at_Zona-M⠀⇛
The problem is that all this software-enabled
revolution still needs:
more batteries than may be ever produced
more grid than it may be feasible
space, need, money by the same numbers of car
owners of today
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal⠀➾
# ⚓ Winter_Camping⠀⇛
Last weekend I had the pleasure of being on a Scout
camp. I am part of
a team taking a group of 14-18 year olds on an
Explorer Belt
expedition to Malta, an island nation in the
Mediterranean. The aim of
the Explorer Belt is to spend 10 days completing 10
minor and 1 major
project. This group of Explorer Scouts is made up
of members of
various units across South West Birmingham and so
many do not know one
another. I certainly didn’t know many. So why not
have a camp to get
to know one another and do some planning?
# ⚓ Album_#154:_In_the_Wee_Small_Hours⠀⇛
This is the third Frank Sinatra album I’ve had so
far. This felt unreasonable, so I checked Wikipedia
– and it’ll be the last Frank Sinatra album I get,
because he ‘only’ has 3 albums on the list. 3 is
very respectable, but I haven’t enjoyed the
previous two much, so that also isn’t much
consolation.
# ⚓ The_alternative_to_living_in_a_shed_is_slavery_
(Breadcrumbs)⠀⇛
# ⚓ Album_#153:_Dig_Me_Out⠀⇛
Sleater Kinney passed me by totally. No good
reason, I just never had the cause to pick them up.
I’m grateful this project made me sit down and
listen to Dig Me Out.
# ⚓ Edan’s_Capsule_–_My_Favourite_Things!⠀⇛
# ⚓ Train_trip_finale⠀⇛
Oof-da I’m tired. Two misfortunes happened to me
last night, the first was the 4½ hr delay, the
second was the invalid connection. Even though I
had a ticket for a train that I missed because the
railroad was late, there was some issue with the
reservation so they couldn’t compensate me or give
me a reduced fare. In fact, I had to pay another
$15 for the next day’s train. Annoying, but I kinda
expected this from America’s least reliable (and
only!) passenger rail.
o § Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ efingerd_with_inetd_(instead_of_systemd)⠀⇛
This is a revised post of my older one talking
about systemd. A lot is the same, but I’ve added
some configuration options, and swapped to inetd
because it was easier to setup, and was what
efingerd expected.
# § Internet/Gemini⠀➾
# ⚓ Looking_for_ideas_on_your_next_Gemini_project?⠀⇛
If you want create a TUI or GUI application,
I am not really interested in these details,
even though this project is well suited to
work on a TUI environment…
# ⚓ Looking_for_ideas_on_your_next_Gemini_project?⠀⇛
I found myself, always more, taking notes and
ideas in GemText; I would write emails too if
only we had a Gemini Email Client. Even
though I’d had loved having more “lines” I
think we got a good compromise. The
composition for lines helps you to create a
peculiar style giving a nice rhythm to the
paragraphs, I really love it!
I think if I would have a software that
allows me to taking notes and ideas in a
Gemini fashion, and if I could link together
these notes as the good old time of the
hyper-texts, and moreover if I could
eventually export such ideas in Gemini pages;
plain text documents; or even plain text
email; this will surely become my preferred
software for writing anything.
# § Programming/Computing⠀➾
# ⚓ A_few_small_differences⠀⇛
The main RFC (Request For Comment)s for mDNS
appear to be RFC-6762 [3] and RFC-6763 [4]
and to support them in full requires breaking
changes to my library. The first are a bunch
of flags, defined in RFC-6762 and it affects
pretty much the entire codebase. The first
deals with “Questions Requesting Unicast
Responses.” Most flags are defined in the
header section, but for this, it’s “the top
bit in the class field of a DNS question as
the unicast-response bit.” And because mDNS
specifically allows multiple questions, it’s
seems like it could be set per-question, and
not per the request as a whole, as the RFC
states: “[w]hen this bit is set in a
question, it indicates that the querier is
willing to accept unicast replies in response
to this specific query, as well as the usual
multicast responses.” To me, that says, “each
resource record needs a flag for a unicast
reponse.” The other bit the “outdated cache
entry” bit. which again applies to individual
resource records and not to the request as a
whole. And again, to me, that says, “each
resoure record needs a flag to invalidate
previously cached values.”
# ⚓ epicyon_release_version_1_4_0⠀⇛
Another year, another version of Epicyon [1].
The details of changes can be found here [2].
Over the last year there have been many bug
fixes and small improvements, and I have
added more documentation.
Things seem to be going quite well for the
fediverse in general, and there also appears
to be declining mindshare in the legacy silo
systems and in the scammy “web3″. Open
standards are making something of a comeback.
The fall of Twitter may mean that activists
start running their own infrastructure [3]
again, and there’s the potential for
something like another Indymedia to emerge
from the smoldering ruins.
=> =============================================================================
World Wide Web but a lot lighter.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Desktop/Laptop
o Audiocasts/Shows
o Kernel_Space
o Graphics_Stack
o Applications
o Instructionals/Technical
o Games
o Desktop_Environments/WMs
# K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o New_Releases
o Gentoo_Family
o Debian_Family
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 Programming/Development
o Standards/Consortia
* Leftovers
o Science
o Education
o Hardware
o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
o Proprietary
o Linux_Foundation
o Security
# Privacy/Surveillance
o Defence/Aggression
o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting
o Environment
# Energy/Transportation
# Wildlife/Nature
# Overpopulation
o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
o Censorship/Free_Speech
o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press
o Civil_Rights/Policing
o Monopolies
# Copyrights
* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Personal
o Technical
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o ⚓ Unix Men ☛ 35_Essential_Linux_Commands_That_Every_User_Should
Know⠀⇛
For anyone working with Linux, having a solid
understanding of essential commands is crucial for
efficiently navigating and managing the system. Knowing
how to navigate the file system, view system logs, and
interact with system processes can be the key to
troubleshooting the problems that you might face.
In this article, we’ll cover 35 essential Linux commands
that can help you troubleshoot many problems, including
the common issue when a laptop isn’t turning on. Whether
you’re a beginner or an experienced Linux user,
understanding these commands is crucial for maintaining
the health and stability of your system.
o ⚓ Unicorn Media ☛ February_Will_Be_’Linux_Desktop_Environment’
Month_on_FOSS_Force_–_FOSS_Force⠀⇛
Our coverage of Linux desktop environments will include
everything from “explainer” articles for those new to
Linux, as well as articles for more experienced users.
We’ll also be conducting a two-part poll to determine
which desktop environment our users prefer.
o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾
# ⚓ Unix Men ☛ How_to_Leverage_the_Power_of_Predictive
Analytics_on_Linux⠀⇛
Among the many impressive tools and applications of
big data, predictive analytics stands apart as one
of the most effective. By utilizing statistical
models and machine learning algorithms to analyze
data in order to make forecasts about upcoming
events, businesses are able to gain valuable
insights and make decisions that can give them a
competitive edge.
For Linux users, there are many incredible open-
source tools available to take full advantage of
such advanced analytics. From accessing data
straight from databases to creating models and
algorithms for forecasting – many of these tools
can be accessed using familiar Linux commands and
programming languages.
In this article, we’ll explore how you can begin
using predictive analytics on Linux, including
which tools you should use and what steps you need
to take to get the best out of your data. Let’s get
into it.
# ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Framework_Laptop_Review_(Intel_12th_Gen
Laptop)_with_Linux:_The_Definitive_Review_–_Boiling_Steam⠀⇛
The Framework laptop comes from the new company
from the same name, which is trying to disrupt the
established laptop market by focusing on
customization and reparaibility. Both are noble
principles I highly value (which is why I typically
go for Thinkpads, at least the older versions of
Thinkpads as Lenovo is progressively losing its
ethos).
While they do not ship their laptops directly with
Linux, Framework has a pro-Linux stance by
providing direct documentation on how to install
the most prominent distributions on the device. I
decided to take their device for a spin with Ubuntu
since it was mentioned as having almost perfect
compatibility. But first, let’s have a tour at the
hardware.
Note that I got the DIY version of the laptop,
which comes with parts to assemble it yourself.
Namely the RAM memory sticks, the M2 SSD, and the
extension modules (you get USB-A, USB-c, ethernet,
HDMI and DP ports as plug-and-play extensions).
o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾
# ⚓ EFF ☛ Podcast_Episode:_Don’t_Be_Afraid_to_Poke_the_Tigers⠀⇛
Huang believes that to truly unleash innovation
that betters everyone, we must replace our current
patent and copyright culture with one that truly
values making products better, cheaper, and more
reliably by encouraging competition around
production, quality, and cost optimization. He
wants to remind people of the fun, inspiring era
when makers didn’t have to live in fear of patent
trolls, and to encourage them to demand a return of
the “permissionless ecosystem” that nurtured so
many great ideas.
Huang speaks with EFF’s Cindy Cohn and Jason Kelley
about how we can have it all – from better phones
to cooler drones, from handy medical devices to fun
Star Wars fan gadgets – if we’re willing to share
ideas and trade short-term profit for long-term
advancement.
# ⚓ Video ☛ NOHUP_–_No_Hangup_Signals_when_closing_terminal_–
Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ Video ☛ SteamOS_is_getting_Virtual_Reality_features!_–
Invidious⠀⇛
o § Kernel Space⠀➾
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_6.1.8⠀⇛
I'm announcing the release of the 6.1.8 kernel.
All users of the 6.1 kernel series must upgrade.
The updated 6.1.y git tree can be found at:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/
git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-6.1.y
and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web
browser:
https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/
linux-s...
thanks,
greg k-h
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.15.90⠀⇛
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.10.165⠀⇛
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.4.230⠀⇛
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_4.19.271⠀⇛
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_4.14.304⠀⇛
o § Graphics Stack⠀➾
# ⚓ [ANNOUNCE]_xf86-video-vmware_13.4.0⠀⇛
A new version of the vmware driver is now
available. This is mostly a
"flush the master branch" release - necessary
because the previous
release tarball no longer builds against current X
servers. Please see
the git shortlog below for details on the commits.
Alan Coopersmith (3):
Remove obsolete B16 & B32 tags in struct
definitions
gitlab CI: add a basic build test
Build xz tarballs instead of bzip2
Martin Krastev (2):
vmwgfx: Change header inclusion order to
avoid xorg headers catching stdbool.h
Garbled XvPutImage output for FOURCC_YV12
when using 3D-accel-texture adaptor
Peter Hutterer (1):
Bump the version number to 13.4.0
Rudi Heitbaum (1):
vmwgfx: fix missing array notation
Thomas Hellstrom (10):
vmwgfx: Fix XVideo memory leaks
vmwgfx: Fix a memory leak
vmwgfx: Use libdrm to obtain the drm device
node name v2
saa: Make sure damage destruction happens at
the correct location
vmwgfx: Fix invalid memory accesses in
CloseScreen
vmwgfx: Don't exceed the device command size
limit v3
vmwgfx: Limit the number of cliprects in a
drm dirtyfb command v3
vmwgfx: Limit the number of cliprects in a
drm present command v3
vmwgfx: Limit the number of cliprects in a
drm present_readback command v3
vmwgfx: Unify style in scanout_update and
present functions
Ville Skyttä (2):
Spelling fixes.
Man page syntax fix.
git tag: xf86-video-vmware-13.4.0
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ GStreamer_1.22_is_a_Major_Stable_Release,
offering_Many_New_Features_and_Enhancements_–_TREND_OCEANS⠀⇛
The main highlight of this update is the AV1 video
codec, a free alternative to H.26/HEVC that now
supports hardware encoding and decoding through
VAAPI/VA, AMF, D3D11, NVCODEC, QSV, and Intel
MediaSDK.
# ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ 14_Rust_Tools_for_Linux_Terminal_Dwellers⠀⇛
Rust programming language is constantly getting
more famous for its performance-oriented and
memory-safe approach.
You can find plenty of software rewritten in Rust
just to make things faster and more robust. As an
example relevant to Linux users, System76 chose to
build its desktop environment from scratch powered
by Rust. So, it is undoubtedly loved by many.
Let me highlight some of the best Rust-powered
Linux terminal tools to save you some trouble.
# ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 9_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Mailing_List
Managers⠀⇛
An electronic mailing list offers the ability to
efficiently distribute information to many internet
users. It is similar in some ways to a traditional
mailing list.
Electronic mailing lists are normally automated
using dedicated mailing software and a reflector
address. Mailing lists are often used as a two-way
method of discussion between interested parties, or
a one-way dissemination of information where only
selected individuals can make posts.
Mailing lists provide a popular method of
information exchange for both Linux developers and
users. For example, the Linux kernel mailing list
gets a high volume of traffic, acting as a focal
point for sharing patches, discussing
implementation details, reporting bugs, and new
features. Many prominent companies participate in
these discussions including Intel, IBM, Oracle, and
VMware.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Video ☛ A_quick_terminal_tip_to_to_help_you_be_productive
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇:)⦈__–_Invidious⠀⇛
#Shorts Here’s a quick tip which will help you be
more productive in the Linux Terminal!
# ⚓ Mount_and_Unmount_File_Systems_in_Linux⠀⇛
The mount command in Linux is used to mount a file
system or removable storage devices like USB flash
drives to a specific point in the directory tree,
known as the “mount point”.
This allows files and directories on the file
system or storage device to be accessed and managed
like any other files on the system. Once you’re
done, you can use the “umount” command to detach
the mounted filesystem.
In this article, you will learn how to mount and
unmount various file systems using the “mount” and
“umount” commands in Linux (with practical
examples).
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_MyPaint_on_Fedora_Linux_–
LinuxCapable⠀⇛
MyPaint is a free and open-source digital painting
software for Linux, specifically, and can be easily
installed on the Fedora desktop. It offers a wide
range of features and benefits compared to its
competitors, making it an excellent choice for
digital artists and illustrators. Some of the key
benefits of MyPaint include its lightweight design,
which allows for fast and responsive performance,
and its powerful brush engine, which allows for a
high degree of artistic control and precision.
Additionally, MyPaint offers a wide range of
customization options, including support for
multiple layers and various file formats, making it
a versatile and flexible tool for digital artists.
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_To_Install_Python_3.11_on_Ubuntu,_Debian_and
LinuxMint⠀⇛
Python 3.11 is the latest stable version at the
time of writing of tutorial. Which comes with
multiple new features and security upgrades. This
version comes with improved error messages for
common mistakes in type hints. A new syntax for
variable annotations, to make it more clear when a
variable is intended to be used for type hints
versus other purposes. Improved the support for
type checking and type inference in the standard
library and third-party libraries.
In this tutorial, we will help you to install
Python 3.11 on Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux Mint
operating systems using PPA as well as compiling it
from the source code. This tutorial will also work
on other Debian-based Linux systems.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ Exploring_the_“chmod_+x”_Command_on_Linux_–
idroot⠀⇛
Are you tired of struggling to make your scripts
and files executable on Linux? Look no further! In
this post, we will dive deep into the “chmod +x”
command and uncover its true power. From
understanding the basic syntax to advanced usage
examples, you’ll learn everything you need to know
to easily make your files executable. Say goodbye
to the frustration of file permissions and hello to
streamlined and efficient scripting. Don’t miss out
on this essential guide for any Linux user!
# ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ How_to_deploy_a_web_service_on_OpenShift
|_Enable_Sysadmin⠀⇛
Learn how to containerize an application, create a
deployment, and expose the service using HTTP.
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Colony_sim_Stardeus_adds_in_derelict_ships,
system_scanning,_new_ship_design_system⠀⇛
Stardeus was one of the most promising Early Access
releases on 2022, giving you pretty much RimWorld
in space and the first major update is out now.
Clearly, the developer has been rather busy.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ JSAUX_will_be_doing_more_colours_for_their
Steam_Deck_backplate⠀⇛
Accessory brand JSAUX recently did a poll to see
what colours people might like for a Steam Deck
backplate and the winners are in.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_Deck_and_Desktop_Steam_Beta_improves
Steam_Input_for_Nintendo_Controllers⠀⇛
A fresh Steam Beta is out now for Steam Deck and
Desktop Steam, with a bigger focus on Steam Input
improvements and some Big Picture Mode fixes too.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Here’s_how_to_fix_Ghost_Recon_Breakpoint_on
Steam_Deck_and_Linux_desktop⠀⇛
Want to play the new Steam release of Ghost Recon
Breakpoint on Steam Deck? Or a Linux desktop? It
doesn’t run out of the box but here’s how to fix
it.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Building_a_Retro_Linux_Gaming_Computer_–
Part_22:_Happy_Hacking⠀⇛
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ dbrand_bait_Nintendo_with_their_new
SwitchDeck_skin_for_Steam_Deck⠀⇛
dbrand have today revealed their latest way of
poking fun at other companies, with their special
edition SwitchDeck skin for the Steam Deck. This
isn’t the first time they’ve prodded the beast,
like with theKillswitch case for Steam Deck that
they had to remake part of due to problems with
magnets.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_Deck_thoughts_a_year_later⠀⇛
It’s been close to a year since the Steam Deck
launched, so here’s where things currently stand
and my thoughts on it.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Valve_marks_some_EA_games_Playable_on_Steam
Deck_again_like_Sims_4,_Jedi:_Fallen_Order⠀⇛
EA recently sent Origin to the graveyard and
replaced it with the EA App, which caused numerous
problems on Linux desktop and Steam Deck but it
looks like the biggest problems are over on that.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Humble_Bundle_offering_a_whole_lot_of_gems
in_two_new_bundles⠀⇛
Another good chance for you to build up your Steam
collection, with Humble Bundle offering two new
bundles full of games. Here’s what to expect from
them. To help you out and stop you needing to click
around, I’ll note the expected compatibility across
Linux desktop and Steam Deck, along with Native
Linux support or a ProtonDB rating (which goes
Platinum – Gold – Silver – Bronze – Broken).
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Rocket_League_is_getting_additional_anti-
cheat_functionality⠀⇛
In a move that could cause issues for Linux desktop
and Steam Deck gamers, Rocket League is going to
introduce new anti-cheat measures. Something people
argued with me on Twitter some time ago that
wouldn’t happen — I was right again.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Turn-based_city-builder_set_on_Mars,
Farlanders_has_launched⠀⇛
Farlanders is a turn-based city-builder from Andriy
Bychkovskyi and publisher Crytivo that has you
colonize and attempt to terraform the red planet.
It’s available now with Native Linux support, but
no Steam Deck rating as of yet.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Free_open_source_RPG_‘FreedroidRPG’_arrives
on_Steam⠀⇛
It’s not going to win any awards on style but some
of you may want to know that the classic free and
open source RPG FreedroidRPG is now on Steam. A
name some older readers might not have seen for a
while…
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾
# ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ KDE_Introduces_Fedora_Kinoite_Nightly
for_Developers⠀⇛
Fedora Kinoite is an official Fedora KDE
Plasma Spin for containerised applications
and container-based software development. It
is an immutable Linux distribution where the
base packages never change and are identical
for all installations. Due to this, it’s
easier to use it as a development box for
complex projects and testing because your
codebase runs on identical packages.
With the success of Kinoite, the KDE team
takes the concept further to provide an
unofficial Fedora Kinoite Nightly version.
This distribution offers Fedora stable
packages with nightly versions of KDE Plasma,
KDE framework and KDE applications!
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § New Releases⠀➾
# ⚓ ArcoLinux_v23.02_|_ArcoLinux⠀⇛
When we switched our shell from Bash to Zsh we were
not able to login and came back to the sddm login
screen.
It was never the fault of the packages nor the
config of Zsh but the way these desktops are
started.
o § Gentoo Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ Gentoo_vs_Arch_Linux_–_Which_Distribution
Reigns_Supreme?⠀⇛
Gentoo and Arch Linux are two of the most popular
open-source operating systems available today. Both
distributions offer a wide range of features,
flexibility, and customization options that make
them ideal for a variety of users. Gentoo is known
for its performance-oriented approach, offering
advanced package management tools and an extensive
software repository. Arch Linux is more user-
friendly, with easy installation and configuration
procedures as well as reliable updates. Both
distributions have their own unique advantages, but
which one reigns supreme in the great debate
between Gentoo vs arch linux remains to be seen!
o § Debian Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Tails ☛ Tails_–_Tails_5.9_is_out⠀⇛
We are sorry that Tails 5.8 affected many of you so
badly.
Thanks to your patience and feedback, we were able
to solve most of these new issues.
# ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Anonymous_OS_Tails_5.9_Ships_with_Linux_Kernel
6.0_to_Improve_GPU_Support⠀⇛
The devs managed to solve most of the issues
reported by users from the Tails 5.8 release,
including support for some graphics cards, such as
Intel UHD 750, by upgrading the kernel to Linux
6.0.12. These graphics issues occurred due to Tails
5.8 switching to Wayland by default.
Also fixed in Tails 5.9 is launching of AppImage
binaries that use the Qt toolkit, such as Bitcoin-
Qt and Feather, clipboard encryption and decryption
in the Kleopatra OpenPGP client, as well as the
display of the applications menu with some GTK3
apps installed using the Additional Software
feature.
# ⚓ Porterboxes_and_alternatives_–_ひとりしずかに。⠀⇛
As you know, Debian projects and sponsor provides
so-called “porterbox”, but it does not cover all
architectures.
# ⚓ Monthly_report_about_Debian_Long_Term_Support,_December
2022_|_Freexian⠀⇛
Like each month, have a look at the work funded by
Freexian’s Debian LTS offering.
o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ How_digital_twins_enable_data-driven_automotive
supply_chains_|_Ubuntu⠀⇛
The automotive industry is facing one of its
biggest revolutions since the advent of automation.
In this post, we will go through the Industry 4.0
aspects and how OEMs can turn these challenges into
opportunities.
To put it simply, the first Industrial Revolution
relied on steam power, the second one on
electricity and the third one on computers. What
about the fourth Industrial Revolution everyone is
talking about? I would describe it as a data-driven
revolution.
[...]
In order to build a vehicle today, more than 3,000
parts need to be integrated per vehicle! These
parts come from hundreds of suppliers around the
world that need to work hand in hand with the OEM.
From designing the part, to sourcing it, producing
it and delivering it, the entire supply chain needs
to behave like clockwork. On top of that, there are
environmental and social commitments that have to
be considered, mainly related to worker well-being,
for example.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ Electronics Weekly ☛ Oh_Joy_–_PicoScope_works_with_Linux
Mint⠀⇛
PicoScopes are display-less PC scopes from UK-based
Pico Technology.
They have real scope performance (and real scope
prices to go with that, although you can still get
a 10MHz 2204A for ~£100), and are not be confused
with the low-performance PC-based scopes that some
companies offer.
The PC in question has Linux Mint 20, upgraded to
20.1.
Pico Tech has been working on a Linux version of
its pre-release PicoScope 7 software (PicoScope 6
is the current full release version).
# ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Low_Power_ESP32_board_in_Feather_form-factor
available_for_preorder_at_$12.50⠀⇛
ThingPulse launched today the ePulse Feather which
implements the ESP32-WROVER-E-N8R8 module enabled
with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2. The compact board
includes 8MB Flash, 8MB PSRAM, up to 20x GPIOs, 1x
LiPo charger and it consumes about 12-27uA in deep
sleep mode.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ Update_your_ESP32_boards_over-the-air_(OTA)_with
Arduino_Cloud_|_Arduino_Blog⠀⇛
The Arduino Cloud is Arduino’s integrated platform
to develop, deploy, monitor and control IoT devices
with minimal effort. It enables makers, IoT
enthusiasts and professionals to build easily
connected projects based on a wide range of
hardware including not only Arduino boards, but
also ESP32 and ESP8266 boards. Arduino is committed
to making all the Arduino Cloud features available
to all the supported hardware and as a result of
this effort, ESP32 family of chipsets now support
over-the-air (OTA) updates.
[...]
One of the facts that have contributed to this
popularity is the ability to use the Arduino IDE to
code and program the devices. You can find tons of
resources describing how to get started. There are
thousands of projects that will inspire you and
help you create and develop your own ideas. You can
reuse the code and sketches even if they have been
originally developed for other ESP32 or Arduino
boards. It is so easy to get started!
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ MoneyControl ☛ Indigenous_BharOS_is_based_on_early_Linux
versions:_IIT_Madras_director⠀⇛
BharOS, the homegrown operating system that was
successfully tested by Union ministers Ashwini
Vaishnaw and Dharmendra Pradhan on January 24, is
based on a Linux kernel, Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Madras director V Kamakoti told
Moneycontrol.
The Linux kernel is the main component of the open-
source Linux operating system developed by Finnish
software engineer Linus Tovalds. Android, too, is a
derivative of the Linux kernel, Kamakoti said.
This is important because BharOS is being promoted
by the Indian government as an indigenous mobile
operating system. On January 24, a Press
Information Bureau release described BharOS as a
“Made in India operating system”, which was an
important step towards fulfilling the PM’s vision
of “strong, indigenous and self-reliant digital
infrastructure in India”.
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾
# § Mozilla⠀➾
# ⚓ Adafruit ☛ mozilla.org’s_25th_anniversary⠀⇛
Before the millennium, Netscape was THE web
browser to use. We’d laugh at Internet
Explorer.
At 8am on January 22, 1998, Netscape put out
a press release announcing that the source
code to the web browser would be released to
the public at the end of March.
Jamie Zawinski, one of the founders of
Netscape (and of a whole bunch of neat stuff,
often still used today) discusses how Mozilla
came to be.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ Alex Ewerlöf ☛ [Repeat]_We_invested_10%_to_pay_back_tech
debt;_Here’s_what_happened⠀⇛
I kept my feelings to myself. Obviously, the guy
who asked me to join the team (one of the senior
directors in that cluster) had other plans. Maybe
it was a test to see how I would react? I was new
to the team and had to build credibility before I
could steer any change. Plus, as I often say:
“Understand before trying to change.” For all I
knew, the code and people are inseparable. You
cannot fix cultural issues with technical
solutions.
[...]
Initially it was hard to defend spending 10% of the
team bandwidth on tech debt, but over time the
payback was huge: [...]
# ⚓ The_Music_of_the_Spheres_|_Fronkonstin⠀⇛
I love legends. The life of Pythagoras is riddled
with them: from the discoverie of consonant
intervals in music while walking past a forge to
how give death to his disciple Hippasus throwing
him overboard a ship after this one proved the
existence of irrational numbers. My favorite is the
one that heads this post: it is said that
Pythagoras could hear the sound of the spheres, the
harmony of the universe. No more no less.
# ⚓ How_to_generate_data_from_a_model_–_Part_2_–_R-posts.com⠀⇛
Traditionally, data scientists have built models
based on data. This article details how to do the
exact opposite i.e. generate data based on a model.
This article is second in the series of articles on
building data from model.
# ⚓ Peteris Krumins ☛ Announcing_OnlineTools.com⠀⇛
We just bought the premium domain OnlineTools.com
and launched Online Tools. Online Tools offers
thousands of utilities for getting things done
quickly and is used by millions of people every
month.
# ⚓ KDAB ☛ Introducing_kdalgorithms_–_KDAB⠀⇛
In case you’re wondering, the above simply prints
out the vector.
Further, you might have looked at what C++20 (and
especially C++23) offers in this area, but you are
unfortunately stuck on C++17 or even C++14 and
expect to be for quite a while.
Finally, you might have tried some of the existing
libraries but found that they didn’t work very well
with the Qt containers.
This was exactly my situation when I decided to
write a few algorithm wrappers. Actually, I was
using some other code already but it was GPL, and I
wanted to offer something for Qt Widgets and More
in an episode on algorithms.
In the rest of this blog post, I’ll switch between
Qt and non-code Qt. KDAlgorithms works just as well
with both container libraries. If you’re not
familiar with Qt, just mentally replace QVector
with std::vector, qDebug() with cout, and you will
be just fine.
# ⚓ parallel_ephemeron_tracing_—_wingolog⠀⇛
In our last dispatch we looked at a serial
algorithm to trace ephemerons. However, production
garbage collectors are parallel: during collection,
they trace the object graph using multiple worker
threads. Our problem is to extend the ephemeron-
tracing algorithm with support for multiple tracing
threads, without introducing stalls or serial
bottlenecks.
# ⚓ TIOBE_Index_for_January_2023⠀⇛
C++ is TIOBE’s programming language of the year
2022. It has won this title because C++ gained most
popularity (+4.62%) in 2022. Runners up are C
(+3.82%) and Python (+2.78%). Interestingly, C++
surpassed Java to become the number 3 of the TIOBE
index in November 2022. The reason for C++’s
popularity is its excellent performance while being
a high level object-oriented language. Because of
this, it is possible to develop fast and vast
software systems (over millions of lines of code)
in C++ without necessarily ending up in a
maintenance nightmare.
# ⚓ Rlang ☛ Show_all_data_in_the_background_of_your_faceted
ggplot⠀⇛
One of the game-changing features of ggplot2 was
the ease with which one can explore the dimensions
of the data using small multiples. There is a small
trick that I was to share today – put all the data
in background of every panel. This can considerably
improve comparability of the data across the
dimension which splits the dataset into the subsets
for the small multiples. Better to show right away
what I mean and then explain in details.
o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾
# ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Rubenerd:_The_writer_of_ahiru.pl_also_uses
desktop_email⠀⇛
This is… unfortunately true. I find I need to write
HTML email when sending messages to suppliers,
landlords, etc. More and more people don’t
understand direct URLs or image attachments, or are
confused when their HTML email gets converted to
plaintext when I reply. I could make a stand, or I
could get our shower fixed.
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ How_the_James_Webb_Space_Telescope
broke_the_universe_|_MIT_Technology_Review⠀⇛
Natalie Batalha was itching for data from the James
Webb Space Telescope. It was a few months after the
telescope had reached its final orbit, and her
group at the University of California, Santa Cruz,
had been granted time to observe a handful of
exoplanets—planets that orbit around stars other
than our sun.
Among the targets was WASP-39b, a scorching world
that orbits a star some 700 light-years from Earth.
The planet was discovered years ago. But in mid-
July, when Batalha and her team got their hands on
the first JWST observations of the distant world,
they saw a clear signature of a gas that is common
on Earth but had never been spotted before in the
atmosphere of an exoplanet: carbon dioxide. On
Earth, carbon dioxide is a key indicator of plant
and animal life. WASP-39b, which takes just four
Earth days to orbit its star, is too hot to be
considered habitable. But the discovery could well
herald more exciting detections—from more temperate
worlds—in the future. And it came just a few days
into the lifetime of JWST. “That was a very
exciting moment,” says Batalha, whose group had
gathered to glimpse the data for the first time.
“The minute we looked, the carbon dioxide feature
was just beautifully drawn out.”
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Strike_Suspended_After_UIC_Faculty_Union_Reaches
Tentative_Deal⠀⇛
# ⚓ Bridge Michigan ☛ Did_Johnny_write_this_or_a_robot?_AI
chatbots_rock_Michigan_schools⠀⇛
Had the student suddenly improved his writing this
much over a short time? Or, was the paper she was
looking at written by a computer program?
Just months ago, the question wouldn’t have
occurred to the veteran English instructor. But new
artificial intelligence apps have grown in
sophistication to the point that they can generate
everything from essays and analyses to poems and
songs at the click of a button.
# ⚓ [Old] Alex Ewerlöf ☛ I_failed_3_job_applications,_here’s
what_I_learned⠀⇛
Today after 23 years, I have a relatively high
level leadership position but it wasn’t always like
this. As an introvert in a world that’s optimized
for extroverts I had a long and painful learning
curve.
Like most people I’ve failed more interviews than I
made. Sometimes I walked out, most of the time, I
was rejected. In this post, I will go through my
top 3 favorite interview lessons hoping to shorten
the learning curve for some of you who may be in
the job market.
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ Two_Wild_Soviet_Personal_Computers_of_the
1980s⠀⇛
I absolutely love the computers of the old Soviet
Union.
Sure, I never had one: I never lived in the Soviet
Union… and I don’t speak a single drop of Russian.
Just the same, there’s something fascinating and
wild about the computer industry of that particular
place and time.
The Soviet-styled, Sci-Fi inspired cases. The
(often) knock-off copies of hardware and (also
often) stolen ROMs and software. The history,
technology, and aesthetics are downright whimsical.
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ TerraMaster_F4-423_review_–_A_low-power_4-
bay_NAS_tested_with_Unraid_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛
Hey Karl here. The timing couldn’t have been more
opportune when I was asked to review the
TerraMaster F4-423 4-bay NAS. Let me explain why.
I run Unraid as my OS of choice for my home lab. I
have found it easy to maintain and hard to break.
My old rig had a 3900X with 3 cores, 6 threads
dedicated to docker containers, and the remaining
cores running VM’s. It has been a fun and learning
experience.
I have run it with several different VM
configurations over the past few years. The
majority of the time I ran 2 VM’s. One personal and
one work and I would RDP over to the work VM. If I
wanted to game I had a third gaming VM and
allocated all resources to it. It’s not super
convenient and as convoluted as it sounds. But
recently I moved back to my company-provided laptop
and was liking the idea of running bare metal
again.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ Elon_Musk_amplifies_dubious_claims_of_“spasms”_and
“seizures”_after_COVID-19_vaccines⠀⇛
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again—and
likely again and again and again. In the age of the
pandemic, everything old is new again when it comes
to antivaccine misinformation, disinformation, and
conspiracy theories. Indeed, the new COVID-19
conspiracy theories only differ from old
antivaccine conspiracy theories in certain details
specific to the coronavirus causing the pandemic
and the vaccines used to prevent COVID-19; for
example, antivaxxers might have built up elaborate
“mechanisms” and conspiracy theories based on the
rare occurrence of myocarditis after the
vaccination, but the message is still that vaccines
are killing young people and causing
“depopulation,” just as the antivax message about
Gardasil was that it was killing girls and young
women back in the day. So I’m rather embarrassed to
say that it came as a bit of a surprise to me that
the latest viral trend seems to be videos of people
claiming that COVID-19 vaccines caused them to
develop chronic spasms and seizures.
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ The_Tests_Are_Vital._But_Congress_Decided
That_Regulation_Is_Not.⠀⇛
A number of tests used by patients to make major
health care decisions have once again escaped
regulation by the Food and Drug Administration,
following intensive lobbying on behalf of test-
makers, professional associations and academic
medical centers.
For years, experts have warned about the dangers of
so-called laboratory-developed tests — including
certain cancer screenings and diagnostic tests for
everything from Lyme disease to autism — reaching
patients without FDA oversight.
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_U.S._Blockade_of_Cuba_Hurts_Medical
Patients_in_Both_Countries⠀⇛
Scientists in Cuba believe that the breakthroughs
they have made in the health care and technology
sectors should be used to save and improve lives
beyond the country’s borders. This is why the
island nation has developed important scientific
and medical partnerships with organizations and
governments across the globe, including with those
in Mexico, Palestine, Angola, Colombia, Iran, and
Brazil. However, such collaborations are difficult
due to the blockade imposed on Cuba by the United
States, which has now been in place for the last
six decades.
In a conference, “Building Our Future,” held in
Havana in November 2022, which brought together
youth from Cuba and the United States, scientists
at the Cuban Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM)
stated during a presentation that the blockade
hurts the people of the United States, too. By
lifting the sanctions against Cuba, the scientists
argued, the people of the United States could have
access to life-saving treatments being developed in
Cuba, especially against diseases such as diabetes,
which ravage working-class communities each year.
# ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ I_applaud_the_new_smoking_ban;_now_on
to_our_other_addictions⠀⇛
We’re all, with few exceptions, addicted to our
phones and the apps on them as well, which is its
own kind of emergency. If you can imagine not
having the option of unlocking it for a peek at
what’s going on in the online world every time
you’re bored or want a distraction from something
dull, painful, and/or seemingly unbearable, then
you might realize how painful withdrawal is.
My point is, let’s take a moment of silence and
empathy for those still addicted to nicotine before
briefly pivoting over to some of our collective
addictions.
o § Proprietary⠀➾
# ⚓ The Verge ☛ The_third-party_apps_Twitter_just_killed_made
the_site_what_it_is_today⠀⇛
As many people have pointed out over the past week,
third-party clients helped make Twitter the
platform it is today, innovating parts of Twitter
we take for granted and, in the early days, helping
form the company’s very identity. They’ve also
acted as a safe haven from unwanted changes,
helping to keep people tweeting when they were
ready to give up on the platform.
o § Linux Foundation⠀➾
# ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ What_you_need_to_know_about_software_bills
of_materials⠀⇛
Modern software development is incredibly complex.
Software nowadays is always comprised of a
combination of components. These components are
typically modules and libraries called by other
code or even standalone programs that are used in
conjunction with other programs.
Until a few years ago, the 80/20 rule was valid: in
any significant piece of software, 80% of the
content should not be yours. It makes no economic
sense to try to develop more than 20% of any
software because it’s likely someone has already
built components with the necessary functionality.
Instead, focus on developing what gives you a
competitive advantage. In recent years, this
balance might have even shifted to 90/10.
That’s where the software bill of materials (SBOM)
comes in. It’s a formal record containing details
and supply chain relationships of all the
components used in building software. These
components can be open source or proprietary,
freely available or paid-for, widely available or
access-restricted. The information present in an
SBOM can be used in a multitude of ways, helping
answer various contractual, legal, or technical
queries about the software.
Early efforts for providing SBOMs were mostly
spearheaded by the desire for legal compliance.
Every software component is under a specific
license, which might impose some obligations on its
use. In order to be legally compliant, one must
satisfy all the obligations of all the licenses.
This is straightforward, but not easily
accomplished. An obvious first step is to have a
record of all components and all licenses, which is
exactly what an SBOM is.
# ⚓ SOF_2.4.1_is_here_–_Sound_Open_Firmware⠀⇛
SOF 2.4.1 is the first release using Zephyr RTOS
with native Zephyr device drivers (on some Intel
platforms) and Windows IPC. This should be the last
“opt-in” intermediary release as code is
transitioned to support Zephyr RTOS, topology2,
Module API, and IPC abstraction (IPC3/4) support.
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ Ariadne Conill ☛ pkgconf,_CVE-2023-24056_and_disinformation
|_Ariadne’s_Space⠀⇛
Readers will have noticed that two maintenance
releases of pkgconf were cut over the weekend,
1.9.4 and 1.8.1 respectively, to address CVE-2023-
24056, a pkg-config specific variation of the now-
classic “billion laughs attack”. While fixing
software defects is important, a lot went wrong
with how this CVE was reported and the motivations
behind its disclosure, and for my own catharsis, I
want to talk about this.
# ⚓ Pen Test Partners ☛ OSINT_your_OT_suppliers_|_Pen_Test
Partners⠀⇛
There is much talk about supply chain security and
reviewing your suppliers for cyber security. But
how much information do they intentionally and
unintentionally leak about your organisation
online?
We see this particularly in the industrial controls
sector as its cyber security maturity is perhaps a
few years behind the wider cyber market.
Fortunately, this is something that you can audit
yourselves, without needing to involve the
supplier. It can make for useful negotiation points
during procurement exercises, particularly if you
engage your purchasing teams in the process.
Why make the hackers life easy?
# ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Book_Review:_If_It’s_Smart,_It’s_Vulnerable
–_Mikko_Hyppönen⠀⇛
This is a curious book. It starts out as a look at
the security of everyday objects, but quickly
becomes a series of after-dinner anecdotes about
various security related issues. That’s not a bad
thing, as such, but a little different from what I
was expecting.
# ⚓ OSI Blog ☛ What_is_the_Cyber_Resilience_Act_and_why_it’s
important_for_Open_Source_–_Voices_of_Open_Source⠀⇛
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is an interesting
and important proposal for a European law that aims
to drive the safety and integrity of software of
all kinds by extending the “CE” self-attestation
mark to software. And it may harm Open Source. The
proposal includes a requirement for self-
certification by suppliers of software to attest
conformity with the requirements of the CRA
including security, privacy and the absence of
Critical Vulnerability Events (CVEs).
[...]
The Open Source Initiative assumes the Act is not
intended to negatively impact the communities that
make Open Source software or burden the non-profit
foundations that support them.
# ⚓ Kev Quirk ☛ I_Was_Nearly_Phished_|_Kev_Quirk⠀⇛
I nearly fell for a run of the mill phish recently.
Just goes to show that they can get anyone.
Just to give you some context before we get into
this, I’m a senior leader at Bank of America, where
I work in the information security team.
The team I run is in the identity space and one of
the things we’re interested in is phishing attacks.
So although I’m no expert, I do like to think of
myself as a person who knows a thing or two about
phishing attacks.
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ Engadget ☛ US_law_enforcement_has_warrantless_access
to_many_money_transfers_|_Engadget⠀⇛
Your international money transfers might not
be as discreet as you think. Senator Ron
Wyden and The Wall Street Journal have
learned that US law enforcement can access
details of money transfers without a warrant
through an obscure surveillance program the
Arizona attorney general’s office created in
2014. A database stored at a nonprofit, the
Transaction Record Analysis Center (TRAC),
provides full names and amounts for larger
transfers (above $500) sent between the US,
Mexico and 22 other regions through services
like Western Union, MoneyGram and Viamericas.
The program covers data for numerous
Caribbean and Latin American countries in
addition to Canada, China, France, Malaysia,
Spain, Thailand, Ukraine and the US Virgin
Islands. Some domestic transfers also enter
the data set.
The program exists to help agencies collect
evidence of fraud and money laundering, as
transfer services aren’t required to know
customers like banks. This has led to busts
for drug cartels and other criminals, TRAC
director Rich Leber explained to The Journal.
The $500 threshold exists to prevent the
system from collecting most data for
immigrants remitting money to family in their
home countries. Money transfer apps like
Apple Cash, Cash App, PayPal, Venmo and Zelle
haven’t provided data to TRAC, Wyden says.
# ⚓ CES_gives_great_consumer_advice_|_Stop_at_Zona-M⠀⇛
Instead, they make pearls like ”$200 travel
mugs with location-sharing capabilities and
irreplaceable batteries”. And that’s just one
example from the iFixit list of CES 2023
worst products.
o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ True_the_Vote_Sought_Funds_for_a_Ukraine
Hospital_That_Never_Materialized⠀⇛
Gregg Phillips and Catherine Engelbrecht are best
known as the election deniers behind True the Vote,
a Texas-based nonprofit responsible for amplifying
conspiracies that the 2020 presidential election
was stolen.
But soon after Russia invaded Ukraine in early
2022, they shifted some of their focus to the war
effort, jumping into the fray with an inspiring
idea — to bring a mobile hospital to the region to
care for victims of the conflict.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Germany:_Ukraine_Losing_Hundreds_of_Soldiers
Everyday⠀⇛
Washington believes Kiev is expending significant
resources in the battle for Bakhmut.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Climate_Change_Will_Supersede_Everything⠀⇛
The Pentagon’s Massive Intelligence Failure on
China.
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Jordan,_Latvia_and_Israel_Shake_Up_Diplomatic
Corps_After_“Shadow_Diplomats”_Investigation⠀⇛
Three more countries have announced reviews of
honorary consuls after an investigation by the
International Consortium of Investigative
Journalists and ProPublica revealed widespread
wrongdoing by members of the little-known system of
volunteer diplomats.
Jordan, Latvia and Israel have either terminated
the status of honorary consuls operating within
their borders or ordered reviews of those currently
serving.
# ⚓ NBC ☛ Four_Oath_Keepers_convicted_of_seditious_conspiracy
in_Jan._6_attack⠀⇛
“Attacking the Capitol was a means to an end,”
Assistant U.S. Attorney Louis Manzo told jurors
during closing arguments Wednesday. He said the
group took advantage of the riot and seized the
opportunity to fulfill their goal of preventing
Congress from counting the electoral votes and
confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020
presidential election.
“January 6 was just a battle. The full conspiracy
was to stop the transfer of power,” Manzo said.
# ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ US_Africa_Leaders_Summit_promises_more
exploitation_for_Africa,_record_profits_for_US_mining_firms⠀⇛
o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Rex_Hex:_PM’s_office_backflips,
refuses_to_release_Albo’s_diaries_–_Michael_West⠀⇛
After telling Rex Patrick his PM’s Diary FOI
request would be processed for $1,344, and after
Rex paid the deposit, the Prime Minister’s Office
has backflipped and is now refusing to process the
request for 29 pages on the grounds that doing so
“would substantially and unreasonable interfere
with the performance of the [Prime] Minister’s
functions”. What’s the scam?
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ The_Secret_Diary_of_a_Prime_Minister_–
Michael_West⠀⇛
A fee of $1,344 to process a Freedom of Information
request for PM Anthony Albanese’s diary is
“outrageous” says Rex Patrick.
[...]
Ministerial diaries should be released, albeit it
is expected that on rare occasions some redactions
might be necessary. Not only is the making of
ministerial diaries public ‘of interest to the
public’, more importantly it’s ‘in the public
interest’.
Ministers work for you. Everything they do, they do
for public purpose. It’s appropriate that members
of the public can look at ministers’ diary to see
what they are (or aren’t) doing, who they are (or
aren’t) meeting with, how much time they are
spending on the job and how much time they spend at
their office versus out in the field versus
overseas.
o § Environment⠀➾
# § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ Environmentalists_petition_for_review_of_US
approval_of_Texas_deepwater_oil_port⠀⇛
The environmental activist groups filed the
petition under Administrative Procedure Act 5
U.S.C. § 702 and Deepwater Port Act 33 U.S.C.
§ 1516. Both statutes provide that an
aggrieved party may seek judicial review in
the US Court of Appeals of an agency’s
decision within 60 days of the decision.
Specifically, the environmental activist
groups sought judicial review of the MARAD’s
decision to license the Sea Port Oil Terminal
for transportation of domestically produced
crude oil to the global market. The
environmental activist groups alleged that
MARAD “failed to adequately assess the
devastating oil-spill risk and species harms
from [the terminal’s] construction and
operation.”
# ⚓ CCL_provides_input_to_USDA_about_how_to_allocate_IRA
climate-smart_agriculture_funds_|_Citizens’_Climate
Lobby⠀⇛
In last year’s passage of the Inflation
Reduction Act (IRA), Congress included about
$20 billion earmarked for natural climate
solutions. The United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is responsible for
deciding how those funds should be allocated
to meet the climate goals outlined in the
text of the IRA, which include projects that
will “reduce, capture, avoid, or sequester
carbon dioxide” in American forests and
farms.
Eagle-eyed CCL volunteer Matthew Mayers
noticed that USDA was requesting public input
regarding how to achieve those goals in
practice, and CCL staff jumped on the
opportunity to provide comments on this issue
related to our healthy forests policy agenda.
# ⚓ Fortune ☛ [Old]_The_‘end_of_crypto’?_Not_so_fast⠀⇛
It’s hard to argue. In a decade of covering
crypto, I’ve seen no end of scams and
disasters—most notably the catastrophic Mt.
Gox hack of 2014 and the casino-rama frenzy
of the 2017 ICO era—but nothing this bad. The
FTX collapse not only blew up tens of
billions of dollars in value but deeply
damaged trust in an industry that only two
weeks ago seemed poised to enter the
mainstream of American finance.
# § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
# ⚓ Wiley ☛ Museum_specimens_of_a_landlocked_pinniped
reveal_recent_loss_of_genetic_diversity_and_unexpected
population_connections⠀⇛
The use of museum specimens allowed us to
directly investigate genetic patterns in the
endangered Saimaa ringed seal population
through more than a 100 years. Although
erosion of the initial genetic diversity has
continued throughout the isolation, we
observed 20th-century loss of haplotypes and
relatively drastic fluctuations in haplotype
frequencies, demonstrating a genetic effect
of the human-induced population collapse.
Combining newly generated and already
published data from multiple ringed seal
populations additionally allowed us to
investigate broad phylogeographic patterns in
ringed seals. In apparent contrast with the
traditionally held view of the Baltic origin
of the population, the Saimaa ringed seal
mtDNA variation shows enigmatic affinities to
North American ringed seals. These results
add to the growing body of evidence which
calls for a re-evaluation of the deep history
of the Saimaa ringed seal population. Future
data on still-unsampled populations, for
example, in the Arctic Ocean, as well as
genomic data and ancient DNA could provide
keys to understanding the origin and
demographic history of the Saimaa ringed
seal. Lake Saimaa may harbor a ringed seal
population that is even more unique than
previously thought, which calls to strengthen
the conservation efforts of this population
further.
# ⚓ The Revelator ☛ Rekindling_the_Practice_of_Cultural
Burning:_An_Act_of_Climate_Hope⠀⇛
# § Overpopulation⠀➾
# ⚓ Chris ☛ [Repeat]_Evolution_Preserves_the_Status_Quo⠀⇛
In other words, the point of natural
selection is to act as a preservative around
important functions of the organism…
o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
# ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Rubenerd:_Contrasting_thoughts_around
Twitter_API_access⠀⇛
The recent Twitter API access issues are an
illustrative case study in how people discuss
issues online. One camp is horrified that
longstanding third-party applications are being
denied access. The other group says they’re
entirely in their right to do so.
# ⚓ Petros Koutoupis ☛ You_Can_Now_Find_Me_On_Mastodon_–_Random
[Tech]_Stuff⠀⇛
It is now official, you can now find me on
Mastodon. Now that the future of Twitter continues
to be uncertain, I figured that I would give
Mastodon a go and so far the experience has been
mostly positive. My only real issue is finding
people to follow but that should get easier as my
server federates with others.
# ⚓ The Hill ☛ Spotify_cutting_hundreds_of_jobs_in_latest_round
of_tech_layoffs⠀⇛
Music streaming service Spotify announced Monday
that it is slashing hundreds of jobs in the latest
round of layoffs in the tech sector.
Spotify said it would cut 6 percent of its staff,
or about 600 workers, based on its last earnings
report.
# ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ Let’s_see_what_the_Davos_set_has_to_say
about_the_IoT⠀⇛
Nothing in the 49-page report will surprise readers
of this newsletter, but I want to highlight a big
area where I wish we’d stop talking about the
problem and actually do something about it. The
report notes the two biggest governance gaps in the
IoT: privacy practices and the ethical use of the
technology, followed by cybersecurity. I’m
optimistic we’re well on our way to closing the
governance gap when it comes to cybersecurity, but
we’re completely failing users when it comes to
privacy, and that will hobble the IoT.
Eighty-two percent of respondents indicated they
lacked confidence in the protection of privacy and
the responsible use of data generated from
connected devices. That means more than four out of
every five people aren’t ready to trust connected
devices or the ethics of those producing or
deploying them.
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Poll_Finds_Most_New_Yorkers_Want_George_Santos
to_Resign_From_House_Seat⠀⇛
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Ruben_Gallego_Announces_Senate_Run_Against
Kyrsten_Sinema_in_2024⠀⇛
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Lula’s_New_Government_Is_Taking_Steps_to_Combat
Racism_in_Brazil⠀⇛
# § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾
# ⚓ Futurism ☛ Employees_at_TikTok_Apparently_Have_a
Secret_Button_That_Can_Make_Anything_Go_Viral⠀⇛
A new Forbes investigation has revealed that
TikTok’s algorithm isn’t nearly as democratic
as the app and its parent company, ByteDance,
have been happy to let users believe.
Per the report, TikTok employees have access
to a secret “heating” feature, which is
essentially a big red button for virality.
Hit that button, and content gets boosted —
unbeknownst to the TikTok users who might be
consuming the “heated” videos.
o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Harvard_Changed_Its_Mind_on_Ken_Roth—Not_on
Allowing_Free_Speech_About_Palestine⠀⇛
Cambridge, Mass.—Over the past several weeks,
Harvard University has been at the center of a
national debate on bias, censorship, and academic
freedom. As first reported in these pages, Dean
Douglas Elmendorf of the Harvard Kennedy School
(HKS) blocked longtime director of Human Rights
Watch (HRW) Kenneth Roth from a fellowship at the
Carr Center for Human Rights. Why? Alleged “anti-
Israel bias.” The Kennedy School’s rejection was a
part of broader backlash against HRW’s work
documenting Israel’s abuses of Palestinian rights,
invoking the all-too-familiar rhetoric used against
any who dare criticize the Israeli government. For
an institution supposedly committed to veritas—a
motto displayed prominently across the Harvard
campus—it seems the truth of Israeli apartheid is
not welcome. While HKS claims to value difficult
conversations and openly opines about topical
issues such as the war in Ukraine, the
unwillingness to engage the reality of Israeli
apartheid reveals intellectual strong-arming
against Palestinian narratives.1
o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
# ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ WikiLeaks_Has_Been_Persecuted
Mercilessly_for_Revealing_the_Secrets_of_US_Empire⠀⇛
Maurizi begins her masterful book Secret Power:
WikiLeaks and Its Enemies by recounting these
episodes, capturing the immense excitement and
potential that accompanied WikiLeaks as it
published what no one else dared to. At a time when
many were skeptical of corporate media’s ability to
challenge entrenched power, Wikileaks’ defiance of
powerful corporate and state actors was inspiring —
especially coming as it did at a time when the
democratizing and liberatory potential of the
internet dominated the conversation, rather than
its deleterious impact on democracy and the human
psyche as it does today.
Maurizi has very likely produced the definitive
version of the WikiLeaks story, and it’s a page-
turner to boot. But the book is not merely a
history of WikiLeaks’ war on secret power and
secret power’s subsequent war on WikiLeaks. Maurizi
was the media partner for nearly every WikiLeaks
disclosure. (She was also the Italian partner for
the Snowden disclosures). Through intertwining her
own experiences as a journalist with the larger
history of WikiLeaks, Maurizi debunks
misinformation about WikiLeaks.
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Prosecution_of_Assange_Would_Lead_to_End_of_the
First_Amendment,_Advocates_Warn⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ Lawsuit_Against_Alleged_CIA_Spying_On
Assange_Visitors_Will_Be_Revised⠀⇛
o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ University_of_Tehran_institutes_disciplinary
procedures_for_students_refusing_to_wear_hijab⠀⇛
Under the new disciplinary procedures, students
will be notified of an infraction in three
progressive steps. The first violation results in
sending the violating student a text message
reminding them to follow the appropriate dress
code. A second violation results in the university
contacting the student’s family about the offending
behavior. The consequence of a third violation is a
meeting with the disciplinary committee. A student
is granted clemency when they admit wrongdoing.
Alternatively, when the student does not admit
fault, they are punished according to the law.
# ⚓ NPR ☛ Looking_for_Amazon_alternatives_for_ethical_shopping?
Here_are_some_ideas⠀⇛
Armed with those principles, here are some ideas of
where you can shop next. This is not a
comprehensive list but rather resources for
customers seeking Amazon alternatives.
# ⚓ BBC ☛ LiveLiveAfghan_women_share_what_their_lives_are
really_like_under_the_Taliban⠀⇛
Since seizing power in 2021, the ultra-conservative
rulers have restricted women’s lives, closing most
secondary schools to girls
Women have been banned from going to university,
stopped from entering parks and gyms and must
observe strict dress codes
About half the population face acute hunger and 97%
are in poverty but in December the Taliban also
banned female aid workers from doing their jobs
o § Monopolies⠀➾
# § Copyrights⠀➾
# ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Court_Dismisses_Copyright_Troll’s
Piracy_Lawsuit_Over_Suspension⠀⇛
Malibu Media, the adult entertainment company
that previously demanded hefty settlements
from thousands of pirates, now finds itself
in rough waters. A federal court in Texas has
just dismissed one of its last remaining
piracy lawsuits after Malibu failed to
resolve a corporate suspension due to tax
issues. The end of an era?
# ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ HSI_Agent_Details_U.S._Pirate_Site
Domain_Seizure_Mechanism_in_Affidavit⠀⇛
Last month, the U.S. seized dozens of domains
for illegally streaming World Cup 2022
matches. The tournament began in November,
but according to a Special Agent’s affidavit,
Homeland Security received information on
sites illegally streaming World Cup matches
in September. HSI affidavits filed in support
of the December 2022 domain seizures reveal
how that process played out.
# ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Popular_TV_Streaming_Service_USTVGO
Shuts_Down⠀⇛
Popular live TV streaming portal USTVGO
appears to have shut down its service. A
brief message on the site says “Sorry, we are
closed,” leaving millions of users with
plenty of unanswered questions. While the
reason for the sudden decision is unknown,
rightsholders and anti-piracy outfits already
had USTVGO on their radar.
# ⚓ Walled Culture ☛ The_first_lawsuit_against_generative
AI_seems_doomed_to_fail_because_it_misunderstands_the
technology_–_Walled_Culture⠀⇛
Back in October last year, a Walled Culture
post noted that generative AI programs were
likely to have a massive impact on both
copyright and creation. When programs can
produce free texts, images and sounds that
are “good enough” for most everyday purposes,
copyright becomes largely irrelevant.
Creativity is impacted too, but not just in
the obvious, possibly negative way. The free
availability of an endless supply of AI
generated works will make truly original,
human creations more valuable. But of course,
many artists don’t see those positives.
Obsessed as they are with ownership and its
infringements, they have responded to
generative AI in the only way they know: by
bringing a lawsuit.
[...]
This admits that generative AI images may not
even look like the input data, but still
tries to claim that they represent some kind
of infringement because they are “derived”
from the training images, even though they do
not copy them, as Guadamuz notes, they
analyse them. By the logic of this lawsuit,
artists who look at other works, and dare to
think about how they are put together, are
also infringing by virtue of the “input”
those creations provide for other, non-
copying works.
What’s sad about this lawsuit is that it
represents a further instance of copyright-
obsessed creators reflexively fighting
against exciting new developments in
technology. It comes from a misplaced sense
of ownership of intangible creative elements
that belong to the artistic commons, and thus
to everyone. It’s yet another result of
copyright’s malign influence on creativity
and creators.
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal⠀➾
# ⚓ Miniseries,_Film,_and_Television_as_Art_Forms⠀⇛
In which I discuss miniseries as an art form in
comparison with feature films and television shows;
and then digress into contrasting films and
television in general.
Written on a MacBook Pro in Neovim while listening
to the Bugsnax Original Soundtrack (2021) by Seth
Parker.
# ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_CDENOYV_Wordo:_BOSSA⠀⇛
# ⚓ Paragraph⠀⇛
I remember being kinda frustrated in school, in the
first few grades of school, over how they couldn’t
give a rule for when to break paragraphs. For
sentences, the capital letter at the start, period
at the end was easy enough (although what a
sentence is isn’t entirely clear even to linguists
xbar mp s np vp foo bar frotz), but for paragraphs
they couldn’t say anything. It was more a “know it
when I see it”; great, what does that help us?
Now that I know a li’l bit more, I think one reason
for why they couldn’t is because sentence division
is on the syntax layer while paragraph division is
on the semantic layer. My guideline is that a
paragraph should start and end “being about the
same thing”, unlike a DJ segueing from talking
about one song to another. Introduce a new concept?
New paragraph.
o § Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Capsule_of_the_day_–_2023-01-24⠀⇛
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host from the lupa crawler[1]. The links are not
manually curated and I’m not responsible of the
content of these capsules. If some offensive
capsules are listed here automatically, please
alert me so I can manually remove them.
# ⚓ I_Too_Was_Nearly_Phished⠀⇛
Kev’s story is a good reminder that even the
careful can get phished. It also reminded me of a
pretty good phishing attempt that came my way
several months ago and I think the biggest reason I
didn’t fall for it was dumb luck.
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