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⦿ IRC Proceedings: Saturday, February 25, 2023 | Techrights
⦿ Linux-libre Turns 15! | Techrights
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Posted in Free/Libre_Software, GNU/Linux, Kernel at 12:54 am by Guest Editorial
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§ Linux-libre turns 15!⠀➾
It was February 2008 when Jeff Moe announced Linux-libre, a project to share
the efforts that freedom-respecting distros had to undertake to drop the
nonfree bits distributed as part of the kernel Linux.
https://web.archive.org/web/1/lists.autistici.org/message/
20080221.002845.467ba592.en.html
“For fifteen years, the Linux-libre project has remained dedicated to
providing a kernel that respects everyone’s freedom and has become an
essential part of the free software movement. Linux-libre is widely
used by those who value their freedom to use, study, change, and
share software without restrictions or limitations. These freedoms
are essential to creating a just society.”
— Jason Self
Since around 1996, Linux has carried sourceless firmware encoded as sequences
of numbers disguised as source code. UTUTO and gNewSense pioneered the efforts
of removing them. Cleaning Linux up is a substantial amount of work, so the
existence of Linux-libre has alleviated one of the main difficulties in
maintaining GNU+Linux distros that abide by the GNU Free Software Distribution
Guidelines. The Linux-libre compiled kernel distributions maintained by Jason
Self, Freesh (.deb), liberRTy (low-latency .deb) and RPMFreedom (.rpm), make it
easy for users of other GNU+Linux distros to take a step towards freedom when
their hardware is not too user-hostile.
“Thanks to Linux-libre, we have entirely libre GNU+Linux distros.
Thanks to Linux-libre, people like me who are not kernel hackers can
install one of those distros and have a computer which never runs a
nonfree program on the CPU. (Provided we use LibreJS as well to
reject nonfree Javascript programs that web sites send us.)”
— Richard Stallman
Early pieces of firmware in Linux ran peripheral devices, but some of the blobs
loaded by Linux nowadays reconfigure the primary central processing units and
others contain an entire operating system for the peripherals’ CPUs, including
a copy of the kernel Linux itself and several other freedom-depriving programs!
After years of our denouncing the social, technical, and legal risks out of
Linux’s misbehavior, most of the blobs got moved to separate files, still part
of the kernel Linux, and then to separate packages, which mitigates some of the
legal risks, but the problem keeps growing: more and more devices depend on
nonfree firmware and thus remain under exclusive and proprietary control by
their suppliers.
§ Challenge⠀➾
For 27 years, the nonfree versions of Linux have shown that tolerating blobs
and making it easy for users to install and accept them makes users
increasingly dependent on user-hostile, blob-requiring devices for their
computing. Refusing to give these devices’ suppliers what they wish, namely
your money and control over your computing, is more likely to succeed at
changing their practices if more users refuse.
If you’re the kind of software freedom supporter who demands respect for your
freedom, keep on enjoying the instant gratification that GNU Linux-libre
affords you, and supporting (or being!) those who refurbish old computers and
build new ones to respect our autonomy.
However, if you’re of the kind for whom last-generation computers are hard to
resist, even though you’d prefer if they were more respectful of your freedom,
you may wish to consider a delayed gratification challenge: if you and your
friends resist hostile computers now, you may get more respectful ones later,
for yourselves and for all of us; if you don’t, the next generations will
likely be even more hostile. Are you up for the challenge?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_gratification
§ Present and Future⠀➾
GNU Linux-libre releases are currently prepared with scripts that automate the
cleaning-up and part of the verification. For each upstream major and stable
release, we run the scripts, updating them as needed, and publish them, along
with the cleaning-up logs and the cleaned-up sources, in a git repository. Each
source release is an independent tag, as in, there are no branches for cleaned-
up sources. This is so we can quickly retract releases if freedom bugs are
found.
We have plans to change the cleaning-up process and the repository structure in
the future: we’re (slowly) preparing to move to a rewritten git repository, in
which, for each commit in upstream Linux main and stable repositories, there
will be a corresponding cleaned-up commit in ours. Undesirable bits are going
to be cleaned up at the commit corresponding to the one in which upstream
introduced or modified them, and other modifications will be checked and
integrated unchanged, mirroring the upstream commit graph, with “git replace”
mappings for individual commits and, perhaps, also for cleaned-up files.
This is expected to enable us to track upstream development very closely, to
get stable and major releases out nearly instantly and often automatically and
to enable Linux developers to clone our freed repository instead of our
upstream to write and test their changes. The same techniques used to create
the cleaned-up repository can be used to fix freedom bugs in it.
§ Artwork⠀➾
Jason Self has made several beautiful pictures of his version of Freedo, our
light-blue penguin mascot, and we’ve used them for our recent releases.
Marking the beginning of the week in which we celebrate 15 years of Linux-
libre, we had the pleasure of publishing a major release, 6.2-gnu, codenamed
“la quinceañera”, with a picture of Freedo dressed up for the occasion.
https://www.fsfla.org/pipermail/linux-libre/2023-February/003502.html
But there’s more! He also made a commemorative black-and-white wallpaper with
classic Freedo, also dressed up for the occasion. Check them out, and feel free
to tune the colors to your liking!
https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/#news
He also modeled a 3D Freedo in Blender, and we’re looking for someone who could
3D-print it and get it to the FSF office in time for the LibrePlanet
conference. Rumor has it that Richard Stallman is going to auction it off to
raise funds for the FSF! Can you help? █
https://libreplanet.org/2023/
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§ About GNU Linux-libre⠀➾
GNU Linux-libre is a GNU package maintained by Alexandre Oliva, on behalf of
FSFLA, and by Jason Self. It releases cleaned-up versions of Linux, suitable
for use in distributions that comply with the Free Software Distribution
Guidelines published by the GNU project, and by users who wish to run Free
versions of Linux on their GNU systems. The project offers cleaning-up scripts,
Free sources, binaries for some GNU+Linux distributions, and artwork with GNU
and the Linux-libre mascot: Freedo, the clean, Free and user-friendly light-
blue penguin. Visit our web site and Be Free!
http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/
http://www.gnu.org/distros/
§ About the GNU Operating System and Linux⠀➾
Richard Stallman announced in September 1983 the plan to develop a Free
Software Unix-like operating system called GNU. GNU is the only operating
system developed specifically for the sake of users’ freedom.
http://www.gnu.org/
http://www.gnu.org/gnu/the-gnu-project.html
In 1992, the essential components of GNU were complete, except for one, the
kernel. When in 1992 the kernel Linux was re-released under the GNU GPL, making
it Free Software, the combination of GNU and Linux formed a complete Free
operating system, which made it possible for the first time to run a PC without
non-Free Software. This combination is the GNU+Linux system.
http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html
§ About FSFLA⠀➾
Free Software Foundation Latin America joined in 2005 the international FSF
network, previously formed by Free Software Foundations in the United States,
in Europe and in India. These sister organizations work in their corresponding
geographies towards promoting the same Free Software ideals and defending the
same freedoms for software users and developers, working locally but
cooperating globally.
http://www.fsfla.org/
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# ⚓ Video ☛ This_Steam_Deck_tool_lets_you_DOWNLOAD_more_RAM.
The_community_does_it_again_–_more_Steam_Deck_news_–
Invidious⠀⇛
[FIXED AUDIO] You wouldn’t download more RAM, would
you?
# ⚓ Video ☛ The_most_POWERFUL_Linux_laptop?_Tuxedo_Stellaris_17
Gen_4_Review_–_Invidious⠀⇛
# ⚓ The TLLTS Podcast ☛ The_Linux_Link_Tech_Show_Episode_993⠀⇛
joel print this.
# ⚓ Linux in the Ham Shack ☛ LHS_Episode_#497:_Satellite
Operations_Deep_Dive⠀⇛
Hello and welcome to the 497th installment of Linux
in the Ham Shack. In this deep dive episode, the
hosts bring on guest and fellow ham radio
presenter…
o § Kernel Space⠀➾
# ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ Linux_Now_Officially_Supports_Apple_Silicon⠀⇛
The latest Linux 6.2 kernel release is the first
version to ship with mainline support for devices
powered by some of Apple M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1
Ultra chips.
“Mainline” is the important qualifier here as it’s
been possible to run custom Linux kernel builds on
Apple silicon for a while, thanks in large part to
the efforts from the Asahi Linux project.
# ⚓ AIM ☛ M1ssion_Impossible:_How_Linux_Researchers_Reverse
Engineered_Apple’s_Chips⠀⇛
Two years after the release of Apple’s M1 Macs, a
group of dedicated computer scientists have finally
brought Linux to Apple’s crown jewels
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ Linux_Kernel:_Mainline,_Stable,_and_Long-
Term_Versions_–_Everything_You_Need_to_Know⠀⇛
The Linux kernel is one of the most critical
components of the Linux operating system. It is
responsible for managing the system’s hardware
resources and providing a layer of abstraction
between the hardware and the software. The kernel
comes in different versions, each with its
features, benefits, and drawbacks.
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# ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ GIMP_2.10.34_is_out!_JPEG-XL_Export_&_3.0
Dev_Backports_[Ubuntu_PPA]⠀⇛
GIMP image editor released a new update for the
2.10 series few days ago! Here are what’s new and
how to install guide for Ubuntu Linux users. GIMP
2.10.34 is a new stable release features a lot of
bug-fixes and a few enhancements.
# ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 14_Best_Free_Linux_Astronomical_Data_Analysis
Tools⠀⇛
Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) is a digital
file format used to store, transmit, and manipulate
scientific and other images. FITS is the most
commonly used digital file format in astronomy.
To provide an insight into the quality of software
that is available, we have compiled a list of 14
high quality open source tools to analyze
astronomical data. Hopefully, there will be
something of interest here for both professional
and amateur astronomers.
# ⚓ Neowin ☛ PeaZip_9.1.0⠀⇛
PeaZip is an open source file and archive manager.
It’s freeware and free of charge for any use.
PeaZip can extract most of archive formats both
from Windows and Unix worlds, ranging from
mainstream 7Z, RAR, TAR and ZIP to experimental
ones like PAQ/LPAQ family, currently the most
powerful compressor available.
# ⚓ PC Mag ☛ GNU_Image_Manipulation_Program_(GIMP)_–_Review
2023_–_PCMag_UK⠀⇛
A free but fussy Photoshop alternative
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Learn_how_to_use_the_Red_Hat_Enterprise
Linux_(RHEL)_web_console⠀⇛
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) web console is
a web-based interface designed for managing and
monitoring RHEL systems. This powerful and
extensible web console ensures that system
admins—even those new to Linux—can accomplish many
complex tasks such as administering storage,
managing users accounts, configuring network
interfaces, performing system updates and
inspecting logs.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Skype_on_Ubuntu_22.04_or
20.04 [Ed: Skype is Microsoft/NSA spyware; move to something
like Mumble instead.]⠀⇛
Skype is a popular communication and collaboration
application that allows users to send instant
messages, make voice and video calls and share
files. Launched in 2003, Skype has gained immense
popularity and has become a household name for
online communication.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Linux_Kernel_6.2_or_6.3_on
Fedora_Linux⠀⇛
The Linux Kernel 6.2 release includes various new
features, improvements, and fixes.
# ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Systemd-resolved_plus_LLMNR_can
create_delays_in_name_non-resolution⠀⇛
Resolvectl itself doesn’t have any sort of ‘trace’
or ‘debug’ option that will explain what it’s doing
during name resolution, but you can gingerly turn
on debug logging for resolved with ‘resolvectl log-
level debug’ (and then hastily turn it off
afterward), and if you’re lucky not too many other
name resolutions will be going on at the same time.
Eventually I was able to get lucky and track down
what was going on, which was that systemd-resolved
was trying to resolve these names by doing Link-
Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) over my
home machine’s DSL PPPoE link. Naturally there was
nothing responding to them, so resolved had to wait
for a several-second timeout before it could
declare that there was no such name out there.
Turning LLMNR off on my PPPoE link made the delays
go away, so now nonexistent names fail more or less
immediately.
# ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ How_to_style_your_alt_text⠀⇛
Every day is a school day. I’d recently seen a post
about highlighting images without alt text. That
got me thinking. Is it possible to style alt text?
Yes. Yes it is. And it’s pretty simple. Well, OK,
it’s CSS, so simple is a relative term!
# ⚓ ZDNet ☛ How_to_install_this_project_management_tool_on_your
home_network⠀⇛
OpenProject is a tool you can use to manage
projects of all sizes, from simple home projects to
very complex business projects (and everything in
between). OpenProject includes tools like Gantt
charts, kanban, scrum, and sprints, as well as team
planners, project portfolios, task management, time
tracking, collaboration, roadmaps, and workflows.
No matter the type of project, you can manage it
with OpenProject.
# ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ How_to_deploy_the_Percona_database
performance_monitor_with_Docker⠀⇛
Your company most likely depends on data in several
ways. Without that data, running a successful
business would be challenging. That data is
probably housed in databases, and you want them to
perform at peak efficiency. One way to monitor your
databases for performance is with the help of the
Percona database performance monitoring tool.
Percona can be used with MySQL and MariaDB via the
InnoDB, XtraDB, and/or MyRocks storage engines.
With Percona, you can run checks for common
database security issues and run query analytics
and metrics monitors.
I want to walk you through the process of deploying
Percona as a Docker container.
# ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ 21_things_every_Red_Hat_Satellite_user
should_know⠀⇛
Red Hat Satellite allows for the centralized
management of Linux servers, using automation to
help users and system administrators provision,
configure and update their systems more quickly and
easily.
Satellite has so many features, however, that it
can be hard to take advantage of everything it has
to offer. So here are 21 tips to help you make the
most of this powerful tool.
# ⚓ How_to_Configure_Docker_Containers_with_DockSTARTer_in
Linux⠀⇛
This article tends to make it easier for DevOps
engineers to manage Docker and Docker containers,
but I wouldn’t recommend following it unless you
already know how they work.
# ⚓ Arco Linux ☛ How_to_install_the_linux-clear_kernel_or_build
it
⠀⇛
There is a whole playlist about installing the
xanmod kernel on ArcoLinux if you want to learn
more about building kernels.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Install_Java_on_Ubuntu_and_Remove_It
When_You’re_Done⠀⇛
# ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ 3_How_to_install_ProjectFNF_v2.5_on_a
Chromebook⠀⇛
# ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_Viber_on_Linux_Lite
6.2⠀⇛
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Fixed_translate_PuppyPin_back_to_en⠀⇛
Ha ha, tonight I was thinking “this is it!”; will release
easyOS
5.0. However, some more testing revealed a problem.
Feodor reported some
help files remaining in French when he changed from
French to English,
which I reported in previous blog post:
https://bkhome.org/news/202302/some-little-tweaks-before-
releasing-easyos-50.html
What I also discovered, and maybe Feodor mentioned this,
don’t recall, was some desktop icon labels remained in
French.
Oh dear, that turned out to be a difficult bug. In
French, the
“trash” icon is labeled “Déchets”. Changing locale to
en_US in
QuickSetup and restarting X, it was stuck on the French
text.
o § New Releases⠀➾
# ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Linux_Lite_6.4_to_Adopt_Zstd_Compression_for
Its_Apps_for_Lightning_Fast_Updates⠀⇛
Just like the previous versions in the 6.x series,
Linux Lite 6.4 will be based on the Ubuntu 22.04
LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) operating system series, more
specifically on the Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS point
release, but it sticks with the long-term supported
Linux 5.15 LTS kernel series instead of the newer
Linux 5.19 HWE kernel./p>
There are a few improvements in Linux Lite 6.4
compared to Linux Lite 6.2, such as the adoption of
Zstd compression for all of the in-house built
applications to provide users, especially those
with slower computers, with significantly faster
updates.
# ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS_Kirkstone-series_version_5.0⠀⇛
I started work on the Kirkstone-series early in
December 2022. There have been two Release
Candidates, discussed in this forum thread: https:/
/forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=8072 I also
receive feedback via direct email. Finally looking
OK, so version 5.0 is now out. Here is a summary…
# ⚓ MaboxLinux_23.02_Istredd_–_February_2023_ISO_refresh_|
MaboxLinux⠀⇛
2023 02 February ISO refresh is ready for download.
Built from Manjaro stable branch as of 24.02.2023.
Available with latest 6.1 LTS kernel – ISO with
slightly older LTS kernel 5.4 is also available.
# ⚓ Slackel_7.5_“Openbox”⠀⇛
Slackel 7.5 Openbox has been released. Slackel is
based on Slackware and use the salixtools from
Salix.
It includes the Linux kernel 5.15.12 and latest
updates from Slackware’s ‘Current’ tree.
The wicd utility has been removed and
NetworkManager is now the default application for
connecting to networks.
The new version is available in 64-bit and 32-bit
builds.
The 64-bit iso image supports booting on UEFI
systems.
Iso images are isohybrid.
Iso images can be used as installation media.
# ⚓ Redcore_Linux_Hardened_2301_Sirius_stable_|_Redcore_Linux
Project⠀⇛
I’m pleased to announce the immediate availability
of Redcore Linux Hardened 2301 (codename Sirius)
stable ISO. This cycle was mostly about fixing
bugs. Since our previous release in October, many
of you have flocked to our bug tracker and reported
many issues, which I appreciate. Sisyphus, our
package manager, saw a massive benefit, and it is
now more reliable than ever. We also added minor
features, such as coloured output support.
o § BSD⠀➾
# ⚓ HiR ☛ Running_a_Kubernetes_Cluster_with_OpenBSD_VMM⠀⇛
Kubernetes relies on Linux containers and cgroups,
so you can’t run Kubernetes or even docker
containers directly on OpenBSD, but Alpine Linux
runs great under OpenBSD’s VMM hypervisor. Alpine
shares a lot of the same ideologies as OpenBSD, and
it has become a favorite in the Linux container
ecosystem.
# ⚓ Undeadly ☛ OpenBSD_in_Canada⠀⇛
According to Theo de Raadt, we only have 4 active
OpenBSD developers in Canada. Theo de Raadt and Bob
Beck, both Canadian citizens and long-time OpenBSD
developers, make a case that Canada isn’t special
with regards to OpenBSD. But that just isn’t true,
historically or currently.
Like all open source software projects, OpenBSD is
inherently an international collaboration. Yet, a
nation can still stand out in an international
project, and can certainly have its history and
contributions highlighted, without comparing these
to the history and contributions of another
country. Comparisons are not obligatory, and
there’s no hierarchy being created here. But a
special history and contributions can nonetheless
be recognized and highlighted.
o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾
# ⚓ Joe Brockmeier ☛ Joe_Brockmeier:_Mini_PC_review:_Beelink
SER5_Pro_with_AMD_Ryzen_5_5600H⠀⇛
The Beelink SER5 makes a really nice little Linux
boxen. All of the components seem well-supported,
though Red Hat Insights gave me a bit of a warning
that the CPU or motherboard wasn’t technically
supported. (I should’ve saved the warning.) It
works fine, I’m assuming I’m just seeing that
because this isn’t certified hardware. Not a shock.
Certified or not, everything seems to work just
fine. I’ve tried it with several combos of
monitors, keyboards, input devices, and USB-C hubs.
No problems at all.
# ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Flathub_Plans_to_Evolve_as_the_Universal_Linux
App_Store⠀⇛
Flathub has been a popular portal as a Flatpak
repository and has also acted as a good alternative
to Canonical’s Snap Store.
And now, the folks behind it (including GNOME and
KDE) are taking it a step further by initiating a
complete re-brand and plans to evolve the platform.
Let’s look at what Flathub’s future holds.
o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Ubuntu_22.04.2_and_Official_Flavours_Released
with_Improvements_and_Bug_Fixes⠀⇛
Following the schedule, the second point release of
the current long-term support (LTS) version of
Ubuntu Linux 22.04 is here. Since it is a point
release, you usually get minor enhancements across
packages and applications. In addition, several bug
fixes and critical security updates also arrive.
This update includes several bug fixes and minor
enhancements that improve the performance and
stability of the operating system. The update is
free and available for all the official flavours of
Ubuntu.
This is what’s new.
# ⚓ Web Pro News ☛ Ubuntu_Flavors_Drop_OOTB_Flatpak_Support⠀⇛
Ubuntu has made yet another controversial decision,
dropping out-of-the-box (OOTB) support for Flatpak
apps.
Flatpak is one of the newer methods of packaging
Linux applications, one that is distro agnostic.
Regardless of whether a user is on Ubuntu, Debian,
Arch, Fedora, openSUSE, Slackware, or any of the
others, as long as they have the Flatpak backend
installed, any and all Flatpaks will work on their
distro of choice.
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Rethink_your_Cloud_strategy_in_2023 [Ed: Canonical
is rebranding servers as "clown computing", citing
Microsoft's sponsored lying firm, Gartner]⠀⇛
Gartner forecasts that worldwide end-user spending
on public cloud services will grow 20.7% from
$490.3 billion in 2022 to $591.8 billion in 2023.
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Out_with_the_Old,_In_with_the_New⠀⇛
Meet Canonical at MWC 2023 in Barcelona
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ Adafruit ☛ Another_RP2040_Feather_rises_from_the_Bones⠀⇛
Our first ‘RP2040 Bones’ design was the RP2040 DVI
– where the 8 consecutive ‘extra’ pins became an
DVI output.
# ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Restoring_my_1983_“Aldi”_Commodore_VC-20⠀⇛
Earlier this month I became the proud owner of a
Commodore VC-20, the German-badged VIC-20 that
predated the famed Commodore 64. Here she was in
her original condition: [...]
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Pi_Pico_Calculates_Water_Usage⠀⇛
Modern WiFi-enabled microcontrollers have made it
affordable and easy to monitor everything from
local weather information to electricity usage with
typically no more than a few dollars worth of
hardware and a little bit of programming knowledge.
Monitoring one’s own utility data can be a little
bit more difficult without interfering with the
metering equipment, but we have seen some clever
ways of doing this over the years. The latest is
this water meter monitoring device based on a
Raspberry Pi Pico.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Dev Discourse ☛ Asus_ROG_Phone_6D_and_6D_Ultimate_receive
Android_13_update_|_Technology⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Sun ☛ Billions_of_Android_users_will_see_major_change
to_messaging_roll_out_–_but_there’s_a_catch_to_‘checkmark’
update_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_makes_it_shockingly_easy_for_phone
thieves_to_steal_your_Google_account⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ The_Asus_ZenFone_9_gets_its_first_taste_of
Paranoid_Android_Topaz⠀⇛
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Change_the_Windows_Subsystem_for
Android’s_Resource_Usage⠀⇛
# ⚓ Digital Trends ☛ The_Nokia_G22_could_be_one_of_the_most
repairable_phones_ever_|_Digital_Trends⠀⇛
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o § Events⠀➾
# ⚓ APNIC ☛ Upcoming_Foundation_activities_at_APRICOT_2023⠀⇛
The APNIC Foundation (Foundation) is pleased to be
hosting two sessions at the upcoming APRICOT 2023
conference in Manila.
On Monday, 27 February, the Foundation will host a
session on fostering technical community action on
climate and inclusion. This session will provide an
update on the Foundation’s activities, with a
particular focus on ISIF Asia’s first-ever Ian
Peter Grants for Internet and the Environment, as
well as the Switch! South East Asia gender and
diversity project.
# ⚓ Patch ☛ SCALE_–_Southern_California_Linux_Expo⠀⇛
SCALE is back in Pasadena March 9-12, 2023. We are
a community and volunteer run Linux and OSS
conference held annually in the Greater Los Angeles
area
o § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾
# ⚓ LibreOffice_is_in_the_Google_Summer_of_Code_2023!⠀⇛
Everyone loves having shiny new features in
LibreOffice. But how do we get them? Many are
developed by volunteers and people in the
ecosystem.
But another great source of new features is the
Google Summer of Code (GSoC), a global, online
program focused on bringing new contributors into
open source software development. GSoC Contributors
work with open source organisations on a 12+ week
programming project under the guidance of mentors.
# ⚓ The_Document_Foundation_is_now_on_Mastodon!_–_The_Document
Foundation_Blog⠀⇛
You may know that the LibreOffice project has been
on Mastodon for a few years – it’s a free, open-
source and federated social media service (with
similar features to Twitter).
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ An_Introduction_to_PHP_Programming
Language⠀⇛
PHP is a popular server-side scripting language
used for web development. It is an open-source
language, meaning it is free to use and can be
modified to suit the needs of developers. In this
article, we will explore the basics of PHP and what
makes it such a popular language for web
development.
# ⚓ New Yorker ☛ What_a_Sixty-Five-Year-Old_Book_Teaches_Us
About_A.I.⠀⇛
Danny’s best friend is Joe Pearson, “a thin, sad-
looking boy”; his next-door neighbor is Irene
Miller, whose father, an astronomer, also teaches
at Midston. We can tell right away that Irene knows
at least as much about science as Danny does—and
way more than Joe, whose main academic interests
are literary. As the story begins, Danny is
demonstrating a recent invention of his: a piece of
wood, suspended by clothesline from a pair of
pulleys attached to the ceiling, into which he has
inserted two pens. When he writes with either pen,
the other creates a duplicate on a second sheet of
paper. (This device is called a polygraph; Thomas
Jefferson owned several.) “Now I can do our
arithmetic homework while you’re doing our English
homework,” he tells Joe. “It’ll save us about half
an hour for baseball practice.” Joe runs home to
get more clothesline, and Danny dreams of bigger
things: “If only I could build some kind of a robot
to do all our homework for us. . . .”
The boys don’t perceive a moral dilemma, but Irene
does. “It—it doesn’t seem exactly honest to me,”
she says. Danny disagrees, and cites his landlord:
“Professor Bullfinch says that homework doesn’t
have much to do with how a kid learns things at
school.”
# ⚓ Idiomdrottning ☛ parabola⠀⇛
This is a command line program that takes a gmisub
url (on gemini), such as Antenna, follows all the
links, and prints an Atom feed with all the post
included and converted to HTML to stdout.
Any links in them retain the gemini:// scheme so
you can open your Gemini browser from your Atom
reader if you wanna browse around further.
# ⚓ Sean Conner ☛ A_branchless_segment_of_code_to_generate_a
printable_hexadecimal_value⠀⇛
I found reference to what may be the origin of this
sequence: the article “A Design Philosophy for
Microcomputer Architectures” from the February 1977
edition of Computer (the code appears on the third
page of the article), but it’s unclear if the
author came up with this on his own, or it was a
known sequence at the time.
# § Perl / Raku⠀➾
# ⚓ Perl ☛ Assert_Your_Environment⠀⇛
I was doing some data pipelining and
dockerising my creation. And – as always –
when testing and devving I forgot to set the
right environment variables. And when
container image gets passed around, the
information about the required env settings
will certainly get lost.
# ⚓ Perl ☛ Perl_and_Raku_Merch_from_Freewear⠀⇛
Freewear now has Perl and Raku merch
featuring Camelia, The Onion Logo and a Camel
Shadow. A donation is made to TPRF for each
sale.
# § Rust⠀➾
# ⚓ Rust Blog ☛ Keyword_Generics_Progress_Report:
February_2023⠀⇛
About 9 months ago we announced the creation
of the Keyword Generics Initiative; a group
working under the lang team with the intent
to solve the function coloring problem 1
through the type system not just for async,
but for const and all current and future
function modifier keywords as well.
We’re happy to share that we’ve made a lot of
progress over these last several months, and
we’re finally ready to start putting some of
our designs forward through RFCs. Because
it’s been a while since our last update, and
because we’re excited to share what we’ve
been working on, in this post we’ll be going
over some of the things we’re planning to
propose.
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Rust_Keyword_Generics_Progress_Report:_February
2023⠀⇛
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ LRT ☛ Corruption_no_longer_dividing_line_between_Western_and
Eastern_Europe⠀⇛
The arrest of MEP Eva Kaili over Qatar-linked bribery
charges goes to show that kickbacks and shakedowns are
just as brazenly entertained in Brussels as elsewhere in
Europe, argues Saahil Menon at the New Eastern Europe
magazine.
o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Why_Bob_Gibson_Became_a_Globetrotter⠀⇛
Bob Gibson was one of the three or four greatest pitchers
in the history of baseball. He won the Cy Young Award as
best pitcher twice. He was twice named MVP of the World
Series, once in 1964 and again in 1967. Gibson set the
modern record for the lowest earned run average in a
year. He was deemed so unhittable in the 1968 season that
the league’s owners ordered radical changes to the game,
including shrinking the strike zone and lowering the
height of the pitcher’s mound. He was named to the All-
Star game nine times and voted into the Baseball Hall of
Fame on the first ballot. But still Bob Gibson would have
preferred to play basketball. The reason might be found
in Gibson’s experiences in Columbus, Georgia. To read
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o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Cart_Cruises_Abandoned_California_Rail⠀⇛
Southern California is known for its nearly perfect year-
round climate, excellent surf, and extremely high cost of
living, but once you get away from the coast things are
radically different. Rural California has huge tracts of
land run by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which is
publicly accessible to anyone willing to venture into the
deserts. There’s not much in the way of infrastructure
out there, but [Ryan] does have a unique way of traveling
through it using abandoned railroad lines and this custom
rail cart.
o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ This_Camera_Produces_A_Picture,_Using_The_Scene_Before
It⠀⇛
It’s the most basic of functions for a camera, that when
you point it at a scene, it produces a photograph of what
it sees. [Jasper van Loenen] has created a camera that
does just that, but not perhaps in the way we might
expect. Instead of committing pixels to memory it takes a
picture, uses AI to generate a text description of what
is in the picture, and then uses another AI to generate
an image from that picture. It’s a curiously beautiful
artwork as well as an ultimate expression of the current
obsession with the technology, and we rather like it.
o ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Crews_investigate_Sydney_petrol_station_fire⠀⇛
Fire crews are investigating what caused a massive fire
at a petrol station in Sydney’s south-west.
o ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ After_the_earthquakes,_a_tectonic_social_shift⠀⇛
In the disaster’s aftermath, women in Turkey and Syria
strengthen a resolve for equality.
o ⚓ Tedium ☛ Hobbyists_for_Hire⠀⇛
A 2020 article from the FBI titled “Metal Detectors in
Evidence Search and Recovery” notes the value of metal
detectors in collecting evidence while attempting to
encourage law enforcement agencies to more directly
engage with the technology, writing, “Some law
enforcement agencies rely on external groups to provide
this service, but various concerns about crime scene
integrity … can make this practice problematic.” The
“some” in that comment is likely doing more work than the
Bureau is willing to admit.
o ⚓ Rlang ☛ These_drinking_glasses_are_too_short!⠀⇛
Here is some R code to do the calculations and to draw
the above graph. Note that pi (lower case) is an inbuilt
R constant whose value is approximately 3.141593. (Yes, I
am well aware that π is an infinite, non-repeating
decimal, and I believe R carries 16 decimal digits, but
that is beyond the scope of this article.)
o ⚓ Salon ☛ Oh,_the_humanity!_Stop_using_AI_to_pitch_stories⠀⇛
Like AI art, writing generated by AI both plagiarizes and
takes away from real, living artists and their craft,
training and livelihood. It’s a sad amalgamation of
creativity. It also does the opposite of what AI is
“supposed” to do: it makes more work, not less, for
humans. When I proposed this story, my editor forwarded
me one of the recent AI pitches she had received at
Salon. The awkward, halting sentences, inexplicably
joined together, reminded me of first year English
Composition, catching a student in obvious, cut-and-paste
plagiarism.
o § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Unusual_atom_helps_in_search_for
universe’s_building_blocks⠀⇛
Dr. Jacinda Ginges, from UQ’s School of Mathematics
and Physics, said the unusual atom—made up of an
ordinary cesium atom and an elementary particle
called a muon—may prove essential in better
understanding the universe’s fundamental building
blocks.
# ⚓ The Economist ☛ There_is_a_worrying_amount_of_fraud_in
medical_research⠀⇛
“From that moment I was alert,” says Dr Mol. And
his alertness was not merely as a reader of
published papers. He was also, at the time, an
editor of the European Journal of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology, and frequently also a peer reviewer
for papers submitted to other journals. Sure
enough, two papers containing apparently fabricated
data soon landed on his desk. He rejected them.
But, a year later, he came across them again,
except with the fishy data changed, published in
another journal.
Since then, he has teamed up with other researchers
to investigate groups of papers by authors he has
spotted as data fabricators. Wherever he saw smoke,
he found fire. There were tables on patients’
characteristics that contained only even numbers.
There were values that were clinically unlikely.
There was an implausible 40:60 sex ratio of babies
when the mothers-to-be had, purportedly, been
selected at random. Eye-popping speeds of
completing clinical trials were common.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Third_of_Finnish_high_school_students
require_additional_support,_learning_support_reform_needed⠀⇛
A third of Finnish high school students require
additional support for their studies, according to
the Lukiolaisbarometri report released last autumn.
The need for support is more pronounced among
students whose mother tongue is other than Finnish
or Swedish, and those whose parents have lower
levels of education. Nearly half of high school
students with learning difficulties stated that
they needed additional support.
§ Hardware⠀➾
* ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Taiwan_Says_‘Fab_4′_Chip_Group_Held_First
Senior_Officials_Meeting⠀⇛
TAIPEI (Reuters) – The U.S.-led “Fab 4″ semiconductor alliance
of Taiwan, the United States, Japan and South Korea held its
first video meeting…
* ⚓ Hackaday ☛ New_Possibilities_From_Fading_Lighting_Technology⠀⇛
Like the incandescent bulb before it, the compact fluorescent
(CFL) bulb is rapidly fading into obscurity as there are fewer
and fewer reasons to use them over their LED successors. But
there are plenty of things to do with some of the more
interesting circuitry that made these relatively efficient
light bulbs work, and [mircemk] is here to show us some of
them.
* ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_Forgotten_Commodore_900:_A_Look_At_A_Rare_Prototype⠀⇛
Of the computers produced and prototyped by Commodore, most
people are likely well-acquainted with the PET, VIC-20, C64 and
C128, as well as the never released Commodore 65. Of these
systems many examples and plentiful of documentation exist, but
probably among the most rare is the Commodore 900, as recently
covered by [Neil] over at RMC – The Cave on YouTube. The
Commodore 900, conceived in 1983, was intended to become a
microcomputer based on the 16-bit Zilog Z8001 CPU that targeted
businesses as a UNIX workstation.
* ⚓ Talospace ☛ Vikings_now_has_Blackbirds⠀⇛
If you’re on the other side of that great pond called the
Atlantic, Vikings’ OpenPOWER store now lists Blackbirds
starting at €3695 + VAT. Not just the board, the package
includes a “4-core DD2.3 (v2) CPU, 2U heatsink, 16GB ECC RAM,
bequiet! TFX power supply, all packaged nicely in a Antec slim
desktop case.” That’s already a nice quiet basic system and
more than enough to get you started with OpenPOWER, but if you
want something almost silent, consider pairing it with their so
far exclusive water block assembly for POWER9 for €155 + VAT,
though you’ll need to BYO pump, tubing, reservoir and fluid.
§ Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Cambodia_Registers_Second_Human_Case_of_Avian_Influenza⠀⇛
The 49-year-old man tested positive in Prey Veng province.
* ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Study_reveals_psychedelic_drug_linked_to_a_long-term
reduction_in_anxiety,_depression⠀⇛
According to a new study, a more mystical and insightful
psychedelic drug experience may be linked to a long-term
reduction in anxiety and depression symptoms.
The research was published online recently in the Journal of
Affective Disorders.
* ⚓ The Scientist ☛ Psychedelics_Slip_Past_Cell_Membranes_When_Treating
Depression⠀⇛
The antidepressant properties of hallucinogenic drugs may stem
from their ability to bind to intracellular serotonin
receptors, a study suggests.
* ⚓ The Age AU ☛ New_trial_for_childhood_cancer_treatment⠀⇛
A new treatment spearheaded by the Murdoch Children’s Research
Institute could change the way children with cancer receive
treatment.
* ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ N._Korea_Food_Shortage_Worsens_Amid_COVID,
but_No_Famine_Yet⠀⇛
Speculation about North Korea’s food insecurity has flared as
its top leaders prepare to discuss the “very important and
urgent task” of formulating a correct agricultural policy
* ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ FDA_Authorizes_Combination_Flu-COVID_Test
for_Home_Use⠀⇛
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first
combination test for flu and COVID-19 that can be used at home,
giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is
caused by either disease
* ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ KFTS_–_Holistic_approach_to_teaching_acting_that
provides_a_strong_psychological_grounding⠀⇛
Now in charge of Københavns Film & Teaterskole for ten years,
British-Australian headteacher Stuart Lynch reflects on the
changes he has made to the school’s syllabus, which has just
been certified a Degree Level Education
* ⚓ CNN ☛ Beware_the_budget_butt_lift,_regulators_warn_amid_social_media-
inspired_boom⠀⇛
In hindsight, Nikki Ruston said, she should have recognized the
red flags.
* ⚓ CNN ☛ How_much_screen_time_is_too_much?_The_signs_you’re_addicted_to
your_phone⠀⇛
It is indisputable that many of us spend much of our lives in
front of our screens — especially our phones.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Inside_New_York_City’s_Radical_Approach_to_America’s
Overdose_Crisis⠀⇛
The case for harm reduction.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ The_silent_toll_of_war:_Ukraine’s_growing_mental_health
crisis⠀⇛
A year of relentless Russian_bombing, air raid sirens and
displacement is taking a heavy toll on Ukrainians’ mental
health.
* ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Help_Us_Report_on_Assisted_Living_Facilities_in_Maine⠀⇛
In Maine, the number of nursing home beds is declining even as
the state’s population grows older and medical needs continue
to rise. Assisted living facilities have expanded their
presence across the state, attempting to meet the demand. The
Maine Monitor and ProPublica would like your help in reporting
on how well these facilities are run, especially in looking
after people who need a high level of medical care, and whether
the state is doing enough to ensure that residents’ needs are
being adequately met. If you have firsthand experience of
living, working or caring for someone in one of these
facilities, we would appreciate your help and perspective.
We are focusing on large residential facilities, classified as
Level 4, that have seven or more beds in private or semiprivate
rooms, as well as common living and dining areas.
* ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ How_Liberty_HealthShare_Left_Thousands_With_Debt_as_It
Built_a_Family_Empire⠀⇛
Bonnie Martin kept the bleeding secret for as long as she
could. Her sisters, boyfriend and sons knew nothing of her
illness until suddenly, during a family gathering in October
2018 at a diner in Annapolis, Maryland, she began hemorrhaging.
A tumor had burst through the wall of her uterus. Doctors
performed an emergency hysterectomy and removed what cancer
they could reach. She needed multiple rounds of chemotherapy
and radiation, expensive stuff. As her family grew fearful,
Martin walked that fine line between resilience and denial —
she’d beat this, she said. She focused instead on fun things
ahead, a trip to Ireland with her boyfriend and sisters, for
instance, and a Rolling Stones concert.
* ⚓ El País ☛ Did_dioxins_spread_after_the_Ohio_train_derailment?⠀⇛
A look at dioxins, their potential harms and whether they may
have been created by burning the vinyl chloride that was on the
Norfolk Southern train: [...]
* ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Locals_Alarmed_Over_Plan_to_Inject_Toxic_Ohio_Wastewater
Underground_in_Texas⠀⇛
* ⚓ TruthOut ☛ At_Least_330_Species_Are_Contaminated_With_Cancer-Causing
“Forever_Chemicals”⠀⇛
* ⚓ Salon ☛ Big_Ag_doesn’t_want_you_to_know_about_the_connection_between
cancer_and_this_common_herbicide⠀⇛
Nabhan testified in the first three trials held alleging that
various individuals who had been exposed to Roundup developed a
type of cancer called non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Now, Nabhan has a
new book, titled “Toxic Exposure,” which tells the story of how
Monsanto (and later Bayer, which acquired Monsanto in 2018)
became fantastically wealthy discovering glyphosate and
developing effective weed killers. When scientists like Nabhan
noticed links between the chemical and non-Hodgkin lymphoma,
Monsanto waged war against its critics. As Nabhan attests,
anyone who expressed concern was subject to attacks in addition
to the anticipated denials, and Monsanto attempted to control
its public image with reports backing up its own corporate
bottom line. Although a World Health Organization (WHO)-
affiliated institution declared that glyphosate was linked to
cancer back in 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
refused to admit the same thing until forced by a federal
appellate judge in 2021.
* ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_True_Test_of_a_Civilization_Is_the_Absence_of_Anxiety
About_Health⠀⇛
A few years ago, a minor medical problem took me to the
Hospital Alemán-Nicaragüense in Nicaragua’s capital, Managua.
While I was being treated, I asked the doctor, a kindly older
man, if the hospital had been built in association with a
German missionary organisation…
* ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Low_Power_Challenge:_Keep_Plants_Green_And_Clean_With_E-
Paper_Smart_Tags⠀⇛
There are plenty of reasons to devote oneself to the care of
houseplants — after all, a room full of bright, glossy-leaved
plants can be a joy to behold, and that’s not even one of the
more tangible benefits they bring. But as any green thumb
knows, there’s a fine line between a healthy, vibrant plant and
one that’s soon to give up the ghost.
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ WHO_Warns_of_Increased_Deaths_in_Cholera_Outbreaks⠀⇛
“A rate of almost 2 percent is clearly higher than acceptable,”
WHO said.
* ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Pandemic_at_Three:_Who_Got_It_Right?⠀⇛
Can we fix the response to COVID-19 in a country that seems
broken? Plus, Stephanie Hsu talks with Jia Tolentino about
“Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Test_in_Ohio:_How_to_repair_derailed_trust⠀⇛
What can restore public trust in the wake of a hazardous spill?
In Ohio, the answer may include facts, aid, cleanup actions –
and even modest steps to build personal relationships.
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Activist_Erin_Brockovich_Leads_East_Palestine_Residents
in_Town_Hall_Meeting⠀⇛
“Unfortunately, this is not a quick fix,” activist Erin
Brockovich said to a packed crowd in an East Palestine, Ohio
High School auditorium Friday night. “This is going to be a
long game.”
* ⚓ Axios ☛ Republicans_investigate_Buttigieg_over_Ohio_derailment⠀⇛
Pete Buttigieg is facing an investigation from House
Republicans over the Biden administration’s response to Norfolk
Southern’s toxic_freight_train_derailment in East Palestine,
Ohio – with lawmakers in his own party also questioning his
department’s response.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Salton_Sea,_an_Accident_of_History,_Faces_a_New
Water_Crisis⠀⇛
The vast California lake relies on runoff from cropland to
avoid disappearing. But as farmers face water cuts due to
drought and an ever drier Colorado River, the Salton Sea stands
to lose again.
§ Proprietary⠀➾
* ⚓ Antipope ☛ Place_your_bets⠀⇛
The thing I find most suspicious/fishy/smelly about the current
hype surrounding Stable Diffusion, ChatGPT, and other AI
applications is that it is almost exactly six months since the
bottom dropped out of the cryptocurrency scam bubble.
This is not a coincidence.
To me it looks very much as if the usual hucksters and grifters
are now chasing the sweet VC/private equity money that has been
flushed out of the cryptocurrency market. AI is the new
hotness, all of a sudden, not because it works but because it
delivers panicky investors on a platter.
* ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ My_daughter’s_school_took_over_my_personal_Microsoft
account⠀⇛
This weekend I wanted to create a new App in Azure so I could
help a local nonprofit automate one of their donor relations
processes via email through Office 365.
So I tried registering_an_app by visiting the App Registration
Portal. I signed in to my personal Microsoft account, clicked
‘New registration’, then was greeted by this page:
[...]
And the bigger question: does this mean it’s possible for any
org on Office 365 to forcibly adopt users on the platform who
log in with their personal accounts?
I’ll update this post if I can figure out a way to regain
control of my personal Microsoft account again. I also posted
about it on Twitter, and there are others who mention similar
stories of woe.
[...]
This experience certainly doesn’t recommend Microsoft Azure.
§ Linux Foundation⠀➾
* ⚓ Slashdot ☛ Linux_Foundation_Europe_Launches_OpenWallet_Foundation_To
Power_Interoperable_Digital_Wallets⠀⇛
* ⚓ Dark Reading ☛ Linux_Foundation_Europe_Announces_Formation_of
OpenWallet_Foundation⠀⇛
Linux Foundation Europe, an independent trusted supporter and
vendor-neutral home for open source projects in Europe, today
announced the official formation of the OpenWallet Foundation
(OWF). This new, collaborative effort will develop open source
software to support interoperability for a wide range of wallet
use cases, including making payments, proving identity, storing
validated credentials such as employment, education, financial
standing, and entitlements — to enable trust in the digital
future.
Inaugural Premier members sponsoring the OWF include Accenture,
Gen, Futurewei and Visa. General members sponsoring the
foundation include American Express, Deutsche Telekom / T-
Systems, esatus AG, Fynbos, Hopae, IAMX, IDnow, IndyKite,
Intesi Group, Ping Identity, SmartMedia Technologies (SMT),
Spruce and Swisscom.
* ⚓ Linux_Foundation_Europe_Officially_Launches_OpenWallet_Foundation⠀⇛
Linux Foundation Europe has announced the official formation of
the OpenWallet Foundation (OWF).
§ Security⠀➾
* ⚓ YLE ☛ Suspected_Vastaamo_psychotherapy_centre_hacker_extradited_from
France_to_Finland⠀⇛
A well-known Finnish hacker is suspected of intentionally
leaking sensitive personal information about thousands of
mental health patients and attempting to extort cryptocurrency
from them.
[...]
His lawyer, Peter Jaari, said on Saturday that the 25-year-old
suspect had been transferred to Vantaa Prison near Helsinki.
Kivimäki was taken into custody near Paris on 3 February during
a routine police check. He was on the run from a European
arrest warrant issued by Finnish police last October. French
authorities approved his extradition last week.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_NATO_Minnow_Reels_From_Cyberattacks_Linked_to_Iran⠀⇛
Albania has been the target of repeated digital assaults
believed to be linked to its sheltering of an Iranian dissident
group on its soil.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ How_Russian_cybercrime_has_changed_during_the_war_in_Ukraine⠀⇛
Russia’s cybercrime underground is starting to recover from the
disruptions caused during the ongoing war, which could spell
bad news for U.S. companies, experts told Axios.
The big picture: Before the war started, some still hoped
Russian President Vladimir Putin might crack down on the deluge
of ransomware gangs in his country.
* ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Thursday⠀⇛
Security updates have been issued by CentOS (firefox and
thunderbird), Debian (asterisk, git, mariadb-10.3, node-url-
parse, python-cryptography, and sofia-sip), Fedora (c-ares,
golang-github-need-being-tree, golang-helm-3, golang-oras,
golang-oras-1, and golang-oras-2), Oracle (httpd:2.4, kernel,
php:8.0, python-setuptools, python3, samba, systemd, tar, and
webkit2gtk3), Red Hat (webkit2gtk3), SUSE (phpMyAdmin, poppler,
and postgresql12), and Ubuntu (dcmtk and linux-hwe).
* ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Friday⠀⇛
“Security updates have been issued by Debian (binwalk,
chromium, curl, emacs, frr, git, libgit2, and tiff), Fedora
(qt5-qtbase), SUSE (c-ares, kernel, openssl-1_1-livepatches,
pesign, poppler, rubygem-activerecord-5_1, and webkit2gtk3),
and Ubuntu (linux-aws).
* § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾
o ⚓ BBC ☛ The_woman_whose_stolen_images_were_used_to_scam_men_out_of
thousands⠀⇛
It took us nine months to find her for the podcast Love,
Janessa. When we finally spoke to Vanessa in her modest
apartment on the US east coast, she told us that part of
the reason she quit making online content was to try to
stop the scammers. “I no longer want to give them the
power to use anything of mine ever again,” she says.
Vanessa first became aware scammers were pretending to be
her when a man posted in the chat during a live show,
adamant that he was her husband and she had promised him
that she’d stop camming. She thought it was a prank, but
asked him to email her.
More victims came forward with similar stories, posting
comments during her shows, and asking her to prove her
identity. Scammers also popped up with weird requests for
her – like putting on a red hat – images they then used
to trick victims.
o ⚓ NIST ☛ How_Digital_Twins_Could_Protect_Manufacturers_From
Cyberattacks⠀⇛
Digital twins aren’t your run-of-the-mill computer
models. They are closely tied to their physical
counterparts, from which they extract data and run
alongside in near real time. So, when it’s not possible
to inspect a physical machine while it’s in operation,
its digital twin is the next best thing.
In recent years, digital twins of manufacturing machinery
have armed engineers with an abundance of operational
data, helping them accomplish a variety of feats (without
impacting performance or safety), including predicting
when parts will start to break down and require
maintenance.
In addition to spotting routine indicators of wear and
tear, digital twins could help find something more within
manufacturing data, the authors of the study say.
o ⚓ The Verge ☛ Samsung_says_users_will_be_able_to_clone_their_voice
to_respond_to_calls⠀⇛
Some caveats here: this feature is only currently
available in Korean as the Bixby Custom Voice Creator app
for a small number of Samsung handsets (the new Galaxy
S23, S23+ and S23 Ultra), which means we’ve been unable
to test it ourselves. The voice quality might be abysmal
and response time too slow to be useful. But cloning
voices to answer calls is well within the scope of
current technology, with AI tools able to create
realistic copies of voices from just a few minutes of
audio.
o ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Thinking_about_what_a_‘VPN’_solution_is
authenticating⠀⇛
A basic WireGuard deployment also works on what’s
basically device based authentication. Each endpoint
(which is normally ‘a device’) needs an identity, and
these identities are onerous enough to set up that you do
it once and then don’t touch it afterward. If you want to
rotate identities, invalidate them, or stop accepting
them until people re-authenticate somehow, you’ll need to
add some sort of system on top (eg). However, the process
of issuing or registering WireGuard identities can be
driven by people and tied to them, and if the devices are
single-user devices, this comes almost as close to your
WireGuard environment authenticating people as a
traditional non-MFA VPN does.
o ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ In_updated_disclosure,_News_Corp_says_state_
[crackers]_were_on_its_network_for_two_years⠀⇛
Mass media and publishing giant News Corporation (News
Corp) says that attackers behind a breach disclosed in
2022 first gained access to its systems two years before,
in February 2020.
* § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
o ⚓ HRW ☛ Somalia:_Revamp_Intelligence_Agency_Bill⠀⇛
(Nairobi) Somalia’s president should withhold his
signature from a bill that will expand the powers of the
country’s repressive intelligence agency. The draft law,
which the Senate passed on February 22, 2023, grants the
National Security and Intelligence Agency (NISA) sweeping
powers of arrest, detention, and surveillance with
minimal independent oversight.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has 21 days to sign the
bill into law or return it to parliament with
recommendations for amendment. He should immediately send
the draft law back with a strong recommendation to revise
its abusive provisions.
o ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Why_Would_Anyone_Pay_for_Facebook?⠀⇛
On Sunday, Facebook and Instagram announced Meta
Verified, a subscription service that will give benefits
to people who pay a fee and confirm their identity. The
perks include algorithmic boosts to posts, human customer
service, and added protection from impersonation. Meta’s
paid verification follows Elon Musk’s controversial
decision last year to include its famous blue check marks
in its Twitter Blue subscription package. Not long after
Twitter’s decision, Tumblr launched its own paid
verification plan, which was initially meant as a joke
mocking Musk’s ham-fisted business strategy but ended up
increasing the company’s revenue. Netflix is also looking
to squeeze extra money out of its viewers with its plan
to end password sharing across different households.
Taken together, the vibe feels a bit like trying to use a
familiar service and getting hit with a pop-up that says,
“Thank you for using Web 2.0. Your free-trial period has
ended!”
o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Supreme_Court_not_interested_in_hearing_about
NSA’s_super-snoop_schemes⠀⇛
The NSA program is alleged to involve capturing all data
entering and leaving the US via internet backbones.
Captured packets get reassembled into transactions that
get filtered for the presence of “selectors” (e.g., email
addresses) associated with surveillance targets and those
transactions then get ingested into a system for review.
o ⚓ Court House News ☛ Illinois_justices_rule_against_White_Castle_in
landmark_biometric_privacy_decision⠀⇛
In 2008, the Illinois Legislature passed the Biometric
Information Privacy Act to prohibit just that kind of
behavior in employers. The law requires businesses to get
their employees’ written consent before collecting and
transmitting any kind of biometric data. Despite the
statute, allegations that Illinois employers violate the
2008 law remain extremely common. Upwards of a dozen BIPA
complaints are filed each week in Cook County alone.
o ⚓ Crain Communications Inc ☛ White_Castle_risks_billions_in_fines
for_violating_Illinois_biometrics_law⠀⇛
The court ruled 4-3 in support of the interpretation of
the law by a manager at a White Castle System hamburger
outlet, Latrina Cothron, who says the chain did not
obtain her consent before requiring her fingerprint scan
to access a computer from the time Illinois passed the
law in 2008 until 2018.
White Castle, based in Columbus, Ohio, argues in court
papers that if Cothron is allowed to bring her suit as a
class action on behalf of as many as 9,500 current and
former White Castle workers in Illinois, the company may
face as much as $17 billion in liability. At least six
other lawsuits raising similar issues under the biometric
law are pending in federal district courts in Illinois.
The statute calls for penalties of $1,000 per each
negligent violation and $5,000 for each reckless or
willful violation.
o ⚓ Chicago Tribune ☛ Illinois_Supreme_Court_allows_massive_damages
in_biometric_privacy_cases_but_says_lawmakers_should_weigh_in⠀⇛
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled biometric privacy
claims accrue under state law every time a person
provides their biometric information without prior
informed consent. The court acknowledged this
interpretation of the law could leave the door open to
massive damages — in White Castle’s case, more than $17
billion, but said “the statutory language clearly
supports plaintiff’s position.”
o ⚓ India Times ☛ Colombia_court_moves_to_metaverse_to_host_hearing⠀⇛
At the two-hour hearing held by Colombia’s Magdalena
Administrative court, participants in a traffic dispute
appeared as avatars in a virtual courtroom. Magistrate
Maria Quinones Triana’s avatar dressed in black legal
robes.
The country is among the earliest worldwide to test real
legal hearings in the metaverse, immersive virtual
reality to make digital spaces feel more lifelike, often
with avatars representing each participant.
o ⚓ Franz Dill ☛ Baidu_Says_it_will_Integrate_Chatbot_Ernie_Bot_into
Multiple_Products⠀⇛
Latest seen on Baidu’s use of AI Chatbots, Baidu seems to
be going it alone. Current accessible versions still only
in simplified Chinese.
o ⚓ African_climate_activists_fight_online_surveillance⠀⇛
Online climate activism is on the rise in Africa – a
continent that draws mining and oil companies to its rich
mineral reserves.
§ Defence/Aggression⠀➾
* ⚓ LRT ☛ Radarom!_campaign_raises_€14_million_for_radars_for_Ukraine⠀⇛
A fundraising campaign by NGOs and LRT has collected 14 million
euros to purchase multi-purpose tactical surveillance radars to
monitor Ukraine’s airspace.
* ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuanian_and_Latvian_cos_make_unique_beds_for_Kyiv_metro
shelters⠀⇛
Two Baltic manufacturers, Latvia’s Finieris and Lithuania’s
DUV, have joined forces to produce wooden beds for Ukrainians.
They are used to equip the country’s bomb shelters in metro
stations and schools.
* ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Ukraine_one_year_on:_Reuters_photojournalists_capture
moments_of_‘tragedy’_and_‘beauty’⠀⇛
Rickey Rogers, global editor of Reuters Pictures, shares
stories from photojournalists’ year in Ukraine.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ South_Korea_to_conduct_radiation_exposure_tests_on_North_Korean
escapees⠀⇛
Exactly 881 escapees who resettled in the South lived near the
Punggye-ri nuclear testing site
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ China_Proposes_12-Point_Plan_to_End_The_Ukrainian_Conflict⠀⇛
“The security of a country should not be pursued at the expense
of others. The security of a region should not be achieved by
strengthening or expanding military blocs,” China stressed.
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ EU_To_Ease_Sanctions_On_Syria_To_Speed_Humanitarian_Aid⠀⇛
For six months, the European Union will exempt humanitarian
organizations from requesting prior permission to make
transfers or provide goods and services to Syria.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ As_War_Passes_Year_Mark,_Eyes_Are_on_China⠀⇛
The president of Belarus, a staunch Kremlin ally, will visit
Beijing next week. The move is likely to draw attention to
China’s efforts to walk a careful line on the war.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Robert_Hébras,_Last_Survivor_of_a_1944_Massacre_in
France,_Dies_at_97⠀⇛
Dead bodies shielded him as the Nazis killed 643 people in
Oradour-sur-Glane. He spent his life keeping the memory of the
slaughter alive.
* ⚓ Meduza ☛ Shoigu’s_son-in-law_likes_an_antiwar_Instagram_post;_Prigozhin
offers_to_‘catch_him_and_send_him_to_combat’_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Alexey Stolyarov, the son-in-law of Russian defense minister
Sergey Shoigu, clicked “like” on an antiwar post by journalist
Yury Dud. After it was brought to the attention of the Russian
media, Stolyarov denied that he’d like the post.
* ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ March_To_Iraq_War,_20_Years_Later:_February_25,_2003⠀⇛
* ⚓ Meduza ☛ 15-year-old_arrested_for_allegedly_planning_arson_at_a
military_enlistment_office_—_Meduza⠀⇛
A court in Tobolsk charged a 15-year-old boy who, according to
investigators, was planning to set fire to a military
enlistment office, reports TASS.
* ⚓ The Local SE ☛ Sweden_to_send_ten_Leopard_2_tanks_to_Ukraine⠀⇛
Sweden has decided to send ten Leopard 2 tanks and two ground-
to-air missile systems to Ukraine, the government announced at
a press conference held to mark the one-year anniversary of
Russia invading.
* ⚓ YLE ☛ A_dangerous_year:_Finland_prepared_for_Russian_attack,_Foreign
Minister_says⠀⇛
In interviews with Yle, Finnish political leaders reflect on a
tumultuous 12 months since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last
February.
* ⚓ CNN ☛ Ex-husband_of_dismembered_model_arrested_at_pier_in_Hong_Kong
trying_to_‘abscond,’_police_say⠀⇛
Police in Hong Kong said Saturday they have arrested three
people following the discovery of the dismembered body of model
and influencer Abby Choi.
* ⚓ CNN ☛ Three_weapons_that_changed_the_course_of_Ukraine’s_war_with
Russia⠀⇛
When Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his forces into
Ukraine a year ago, most observers expected a quick victory for
the invaders.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ China_offers_12-point_plan_to_end_Ukraine-Russia_war.
Could_it_work?⠀⇛
After claiming neutrality, China aims to mediate the Ukraine-
Russia war. President Xi Jinping condemns Western sanctions
against Russia and calls for a cease-fire, upholding the
sovereignty of all countries but remained vague about Ukraine.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ Ukraine_Parliament_member_urges_U.S._to_use_Russian_oligarchs’
money_as_aid⠀⇛
A Ukrainian Parliament member is calling on the U.S. to use
money seized_from_Russian_oligarchs as aid to Ukraine as the
world marks the one-year_anniversary_of_Russia’s_invasion.
* ⚓ Meduza ☛ British_Ministry_of_Defense:_Russia_is_running_out_of_Iranian-
made_drones_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The Ministry of Defense of the U.K. says in its latest
intelligence update that Russia is nearing the end of its
supply of Iranian-made “kamikaze” drones.
* ⚓ Meduza ☛ Employee_of_the_Russian_consulate_in_Rio_de_Janeiro_slaps_an
antiwar_protester_—_Meduza⠀⇛
An employee of the Russian consulate in Rio de Janeiro slapped
a woman who had come to the consulate on February 24 to protest
the war in Ukraine.
* ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukraine_to_build_a_mined_strip_on_its_borders_with_Russia_and
Belarus_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Ukraine will strengthen a defensive strip on its borders with
Russia and Belarus, in accordance with a law passed by the
Verkhovna Rada on February 24. The strip will increase to two
kilometers (about 1.25 miles) in width.
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ We_Are_Here:_What_If_They_Gave_A_Hate_Party_and_Nobody
Came?⠀⇛
Because God knows haters gonna hate, the sorry likes of neo-
Nazis and The Goyim Defense League declared Saturday, the
Jewish Sabbath, a National Day of Hate, per orders to, “Shock
the masses with banner drops, stickers, fliers, and graffiti.”
Instead, law enforcement and faith leaders prepped to confront
brown-shirted storm-troopers improbably met only with glad
defiant crowds proclaiming “Love Not Hate,” “A Day of Resolve,”
“We Are Here.” So okay. Maybe there’s a sliver of hope for us.
* ⚓ CNN ☛ Why_Zelensky’s_request_for_F-16s_is_so_controversial⠀⇛
As some outspoken Republican lawmakers threaten to block future
aid to Ukraine, a small group of House GOP members that
traveled to the country this week vowed to consider a list of
key weapons and other crucial necessities during a meeting with
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, sources familiar with
the meeting told CNN.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ Jan._6_probe_unable_to_review_2,000_records_due_to_fight_over
Rep._Perry’s_phone,_judge_says⠀⇛
A judge ordered Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) to turn over more than
2,000 phone records after ruling that they are not shielded
under the Constitution, according to newly unsealed court
documents.
Driving the news:Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell of the U.S.
District Court in D.C. released a number of previously sealed
opinions on Friday after finding that the “powerful_public
interest”outweighed the need for secrecy, the Washington Post
writes.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ On_Ukraine_war_anniversary,_signs_that_Russia_retains_some
support_in_region⠀⇛
Junta chief writes friendly letter to Putin while Laos, Vietnam
abstain from UN vote.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ German_Leader_Seeks_Indian_Support_For_Russia’s_Isolation⠀⇛
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on February 25 that Germany wants
to get India to support, or at least not block, Western efforts
to isolate Russia for waging a devastating war against Ukraine.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iran’s_Revolutionary_Guards_Claim_They’ve_Developed_A_Long-
Range_Cruise_Missile⠀⇛
Iran has developed a cruise missile with a range of 1,650
kilometers a top Revolutionary Guards commander said on
February 24.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Suicide_Bomber_Killed_Outside_Bank_In_Northern_Afghanistan⠀⇛
A suicide bombing took place on February 24 outside a bank
branch in Faizabad city, the provincial capital of
Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Canada_Pledges_More_Tanks_To_Ukraine,_Imposes_New_Sanctions⠀⇛
Canada is sending four more Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine
and imposing new Russia-related sanctions, Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau said.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Blinken_Tells_UN_Security_Council_To_Be_Wary_Of_Unconditional
Cease-Fire_Proposals_For_Ukraine⠀⇛
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned the UN
Security Council not to be fooled by calls for a temporary or
unconditional cease-fire in Ukraine as the council met to mark
the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
* ⚓ Reuters ☛ Iran_says_it_has_developed_long-range_cruise_missile⠀⇛
Separately, Amirali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary
Guards aerospace force, also spoke of Iran’s often repeated
threat to avenge the U.S. killing of a top Iranian commander,
saying “We are looking to kill (former U.S. President Donald)
Trump.”
* ⚓ NPR ☛ People_smugglers_keep_trying_to_recruit_this_boat_captain._Here’s
why_he_says_no⠀⇛
When people ask him to captain a boat to Europe, Dieye says no.
* ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Case_for_Diplomacy_in_Ukraine⠀⇛
As 2023 unfolds, we fear that American policy will continue to
be characterized by both mission creep and the absence of any
sort of diplomatic engagement with Russia. Throughout the
course of the war, the Biden administration has slowly,
steadily, even stealthily increased America’s involvement.
* ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ From_Russiagate_With_Love⠀⇛
Corporate media spin and revisionist reporting on Russia’s
alleged meddling in the 2016 election continue.
* ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Rep._Gaetz_Introduces_War_Powers_Resolution_To_Pull_US
Troops_Out_of_Syria⠀⇛
The House will be forced to vote on the resolution within 18
days of its introduction.
* ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ How_Can_the_Peace_Movement_Be_More_Effective?⠀⇛
I’m probably not your typical peace activist. Over the last 15
years or so, I’ve been involved in a variety of volunteer and
activist work in environmentalism, healthcare, and the best use
of emerging technology.
* ⚓ Meduza ☛ Former_Wagner_Group_fighter_charged_with_assaulting_a_police
officer_in_Norway_—_Meduza⠀⇛
In Norway, police arrested Andrey Medvedev, a former Wagner
mercenary, who fled Russia and sought political asylum, for
drunken brawling.
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Jimmy_Carter_Was_Pilloried_for_Worrying_About_Israeli
Apartheid—But_He’s_Been_Vindicated_by_History⠀⇛
As President Jimmy Carter nears the end in hospice care, we are
prompted to revisit his accomplishments and contributions.
Carter’s prescient 2006 book Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid
elicited a storm of criticism from many Jewish organizations
and leaders. It prompted condemnation from the powerful lobby,
the American Israel Public Affairs Council (AIPAC), and leaders
such as Alan Dershowitz, who outrageously branded Carter’s
judicious book “a foray into bigotry.” Carter has been the only
American president with the candor to call out Israel for
mirroring apartheid policies of South Africa.
* ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Nablus_Mourns_Following_Israeli_Invasion_That_Tore_City
Apart_and_Killed_11⠀⇛
* ⚓ Green Party UK ☛ Green_Party_statement_on_anniversary_of_war_on
Ukraine⠀⇛
On the first anniversary of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Green
Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said:
“We extend our solidarity to the people of Ukraine who have
resisted a year of Putin’s war and we send our deep condolences
to all those who have lost loved ones.
“War carries huge costs for all sides involved and we must all
work to bring it to a just end as soon as possible.
“A just peace must include holding to account those responsible
for the many atrocities, such as in Bucha, the sexual violence
and indiscriminate attacks against civilians. These are war
crimes that must be prosecuted.
“I welcome the UN General Assembly vote calling for Russia’s
unconditional withdrawal, a just and lasting peace based on the
sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of
Ukraine and the need for an immediate cessation of hostilities
[1].
§ Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾
* ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Chris_Hedges_Report:_How_the_Press_Misled_the_Public
on_Russiagate⠀⇛
Veteran New York Times reporter Jeff Gertz dissects the role of
the media in concocting a false narrative portraying Trump as a
‘Russian asset’ rather than a homegrown horror.
* ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ Whistleblowers_In_Film:_‘Three_Days_Of_The_Condor’_
(1975)⠀⇛
§ Environment⠀➾
* ⚓ Vox ☛ People_living_near_the_Ohio_train_derailment_will_have_to_watch
their_health_for_years⠀⇛
It’s also become a political football. Transportation Secretary
Pete Buttigieg visited East Palestine this week and apologized
for not speaking about the derailment sooner. Former President
Donald Trump also visited the town and criticized President Joe
Biden for going to Ukraine this week instead of Ohio. (Trump
himself has faced criticism for rolling back train safety
rules.)
* ⚓ Axios ☛ Winter_storm_brings_“life-threatening”_conditions_to
California⠀⇛
A rare, powerful_winter_stormis directing a firehose of
moisture at large parts of California, causing blizzard
conditions in the hills and mountains near Los Angeles, San
Francisco, and San Diego.
The big picture:This storm prompted the first blizzard warnings
in L.A. and Ventura Counties since 1989, and the first-ever
blizzard warning issued by the Weather Service’s San Diego
office, for the San Bernardino mountains.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ From_record_heat_to_an_L.A._County_blizzard,_this_winter_storm
has_it_all⠀⇛
A sprawling, high-impact_winter_storm continues to affect the
Lower 48 states, with the worst effects felt in the Upper
Midwest, Northeast and West Coast Thursday.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ In_photos:_Storm_sweeps_California_bringing_heavy_snow,_record
rainfall⠀⇛
More heavy rainfall, gusty winds, thunderstorms and snow swept
through the Golden State on Saturday.
Where it stands: Heavy precipitation and strong winds continue
to impact central and southern California, with flood, blizzard
and winter storm warnings in effect throughout parts of the
state, per the Weather_Prediction_Center.
* ⚓ Green Party UK ☛ Greens_mark_50_years_since_birth_of_political_movement
to_protect_people_and_planet_|_The_Green_Party⠀⇛
Green Party founders, leaders and parliamentarians will gather
today to mark the 50h anniversary of the founding of the Green
political movement in the UK [1] – and the first Green Party in
Europe.
Around 40 past and present leaders of the Greens including
Caroline Lucas MP, Green peer Natalie Bennett, founding members
Lesley Whittaker, Michael Benfield and Freda Sanders, and Jean
Lambert former MEP, will meet for the opening of the Green
Party archive at the London School of Economics [2].
The event marks the 50th anniversary of the first public
meeting of PEOPLE, in Coventry on 22 February 1973. PEOPLE
became the Ecology Party in 1975, before eventually becoming
the Green Party in 1985.
Former leader Caroline Lucas, who became the party’s first MP
in Brighton Pavilion in 2010, said:
* § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Halts_Pipeline_Oil_Supplies_To_Poland,_Polish
Refiner_Says⠀⇛
Supplies of Russian oil to Poland via the Druzhba
pipeline have halted, according to the chief executive
officer of the PKN Orlen oil refiner and petrol retailer.
o ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Russia_Halts_Pipeline_Oil_Supplies_to
Poland,_PKN_Orlen_Says⠀⇛
o ⚓ CNN ☛ Here’s_what_drove_US_gas_prices_down_after_they_skyrocketed
in_2022⠀⇛
For Ukraine, the year since Russia’s invasion has been
one of widespread death, destruction and displacement, as
millions had their lives changed forever. Americans got
off easy by comparison, with most feeling the impact of
the war only at the gas pump.
o ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Secret_Crypto_Mine_in_School_Crawl_Space_Used
$17,500_in_Electricity⠀⇛
A former employee of Cohasset, Ma. has been accused of
setting up an illegal crypto mining operation in the
crawl space of a public high school.
o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Residents_in_Michigan_Endure_Fourth_Day_Without
Power⠀⇛
After an ice storm caused power failures across the
state, 400,000 customers were still without electricity
on Saturday. For some, it’s the second blackout in
months.
o ⚓ ABC ☛ More_than_126,000_without_power_in_California_as_storm
brings_rain,_heavy_snow,_damaging_winds⠀⇛
More than 126,000 customers are without power in
California as a major storm brings record rainfall, heavy
snow and damaging winds. The storm will be moving from
southern California across the entire country over the
next few days, eventually moving northeast by Tuesday.
o ⚓ Quartz ☛ High_energy_prices_and_Brexit_are_causing_a_fresh
produce_shortage_in_the_UK⠀⇛
Tomatoes and lettuce are out of stock at a number of
British supermarkets this week, along with a number of
other fresh fruit and vegetables, leading some to pin
blame on Brexit.
* § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Poachers_kill_26_endangered_reindeer_on_Sakhalin_—
Meduza⠀⇛
The remains of 26 wild reindeer have been found on
northern Sakhalin, reports RIA Novosti. This species is
endangered in the region.
* § Overpopulation⠀➾
o ⚓ CNN ☛ Saving_water_can_help_us_deal_with_the_climate_crisis.
Here’s_how_to_reduce_your_use⠀⇛
But abusing the availability of this finite resource can
contribute to water scarcity and harm our capacity to
deal with the impact of the climate crisis.
“Four billion people today already live in places that
are affected by water scarcity at least part of the
year,” said Rick Hogeboom, executive director of the
Water Footprint Network, an international knowledge
center based in the Netherlands. “Climate change will
have a worsening influence on the demand-supply balance,”
he said.
§ Finance⠀➾
* ⚓ The Local SE ☛ Sweden_to_hike_work_permit_salary_threshold_in_two
stages⠀⇛
Sweden’s government now plans to raise the minimum salary
threshold for work permits in two stages, with a smaller rise
planned for this year followed by a rise to close to the median
salary in 2024 or later.
* ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ The_war_in_Ukraine_could_trigger_a_land_investment
rush_as_happened_during_the_2008_financial_crisis⠀⇛
One year after the start of the war in Ukraine, researchers
Maria Cristina Rulli of the Politecnico di Milano, Jampel
Dell’Angelo of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, andPaul D’Odorico
of the University of California at Berkeley, publish in the
prestigious Science journal an analysis the potential impact of
the invasion on agriculture and rural livelihoods in developing
countries.
In previous global food supply crises, spikes in food and
energy prices were followed by
* ⚓ The Age AU ☛ House_prices_may_be_down_but_our_anxiety_about_them
isn’t⠀⇛
Unless political leaders are willing to make bold reforms
housing affordability will remain near the top of our national
worry list.
* ⚓ CNN ☛ Chinese_brands_have_replaced_iPhones_and_Hyundai_in_Russia’s_war
economy⠀⇛
Over the past year, hundreds of global brands have fled Russia
in response to its invasion of Ukraine. That’s forced Russians
to find alternatives for everything from smartphones to cars.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ ‘It’s_a_nightmare’:_Indian_workers_receive_brunt_of_US
tech_layoffs⠀⇛
The wave of tech layoffs in the U.S. is causing havoc for
foreign workers on H-1B visas who must leave the country in 60
days if they are laid off. Indians received about 75% of
approved special visa holder petitions in 2021.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Furniture_Hustlers_of_Silicon_Valley⠀⇛
As tech companies cut costs and move to remote work, their
left-behind office furniture has become part of a booming
trade.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ BASF_to_Cut_2,600_Jobs_After_a_Year_of_High_Energy
Costs⠀⇛
The German chemical giant blamed a drop in profits on
stubbornly high natural gas prices and shifting global demand.
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Biden_Administration’s_517,000_New_Jobs_Can’t_Overcome
Inherent_Economic_Burdens⠀⇛
The recent widely acclaimed report of 517,000 jobs created in
January by the Biden administration placated the recession-
phobic instincts of the corporate media into another state of
torpor.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ What_to_know_about_SNAP_benefits_returning_to_pre-pandemic
amounts⠀⇛
The temporary boost to the Supplemental_Nutrition_Assistance
Program (SNAP) benefits put into place during_the_COVID-19
pandemic will end this week.
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Inequality_Causing_Massive_Loss_for_Our_Social_Security
System⠀⇛
Is your salary less than $160,200? If so, you’re among the 94
percent of American workers who pay into Social Security all
year long. But there’s a privileged group that’s about to stop
paying into Social Security for the rest of 2023: People who
make $1,000,000 a year. Their last day of contributing to
Social Security is February 28.
* ⚓ The Age AU ☛ The_price_discounting_war_every_Aussie_investor_should
know_about⠀⇛
Over the past week, a fierce war has erupted between rival fund
managers vying for a share of your savings.
* ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Mexican_States_in_Hot_Competition_Over
Possible_Tesla_Plant⠀⇛
Mexico is undergoing a fevered competition among states to win
a potential Tesla facility in jostling reminiscent of what
happens among U.S. cities and states vying to win investments
from tech companies
* ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Buffalo_Community_Shows_Support_to_Fired_Tesla_Workers
Seeking_Union⠀⇛
§ AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Belarusian_President_Lukashenka_To_Visit_China_In_Coming_Days,
Beijing_Says⠀⇛
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka will visit China on
February 28 for a state visit, the Chinese Foreign Ministry
said on February 24.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Most_G20_Nations_Condemn_Russia_For_War_In_Ukraine_But_China
Stays_Silent⠀⇛
Finance chiefs from the world’s largest economies strongly
condemned Moscow for its war on Ukraine on February 25, with
only China and Russia itself declining to sign a joint
statement.
* ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Kaja_Kallas:_Estonia’s_High-Profile_Prime_Minister_–_a_Star
in_the_Making⠀⇛
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas warned early on about the
dangers presented by Vladimir Putin. She has raised the profile
of her small country in other ways too.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Delayed_but_not_deterred:_Nigerians_cast_their_ballots_in
key_race⠀⇛
Nigerians waited for hours to vote in the presidential election
Saturday amid an ongoing cash shortage and logistical delays.
Despite fears of violence, Election Day was largely peaceful.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Kidnappings_in_Nigeria_and_Other_Security_Crises
Concern_Voters_Ahead_of_Election⠀⇛
Nigerian voters say that insecurity is the most important issue
in this week’s presidential election. One man who was kidnapped
said, “You can only survive on your own in Nigeria.”
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Readers_write:_Democratic_shortcomings_–_at_home_and
abroad⠀⇛
Letters to the editor published in the March 6, 2023, weekly
magazine. Readers reflect on the trajectory of democracy in the
U.S. and worldwide.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Can_Nigerian_‘new_broom’_candidate_sweep_the_youth_vote?⠀⇛
Peter Obi is challenging the Nigerian political establishment
with a bid for the presidency that has caught the mood of young
people.
* ⚓ The Hill ☛ Apple_Watch_ban:_Here’s_what_happens_next⠀⇛
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Tuesday allowed the
ITC decision to go through, despite Apple’s apparent lobbying
effort to get the Biden administration to block the potential
ban on its popular smartwatch.
* ⚓ India Times ☛ List_of_countries_that_have_implemented_partial_or
complete_ban_on_TikTok⠀⇛
EU’s move underscores the growing lobby against the social
media app owned by ByteDance, the world’s most valuable start-
up, over concerns of its proximity to the Chinese government
and hold over user data across the world.
Here is a list of countries and entities that have implemented
a partial or complete ban on TikTok: [...]
* ⚓ Craig Murray ☛ History_Turns⠀⇛
Unexpectedly, the election for leader of the SNP has become a
true hinge moment in the entire history of the Scottish nation.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Secret_government_Roundtable_with_media_mates_less
love-fest_than_nat-sec⠀⇛
Documents reveal national security people involved in this
week’s Media Roundtable in Parliament House along with Big
Media types from Murdoch, Nine and Seven. Michael West reports
on the government, media and Rex Patrick’s mysterious FOIs.
The government’s Media Roundtable is on this week. At first
glance, as a small independent media operator, we assumed this
must be a love-fest for the government’s media mates.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ AUKUS_and_B-52′s_stand_in_the_way_of_a_treaty_with
Indonesia⠀⇛
A recent meeting of ministers generated a swag of the usual
cliched statements, but also some hope of strengthening our
relationship with our closest neighbour. But there are
obstacles on both sides of the Timor Sea, reports Duncan
Graham from Indonesia.
Are Australia and Indonesia heading towards a security
agreement or treaty much like the one recently signed with
Japan, an upgrade of a pact signed in 2007?
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Why_NPR’s_Layoffs_Are_a_Public_Policy_Problem⠀⇛
More than 50 years on, it’s easy to wonder what went wrong with
the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, the legislation that
created public media as we’ve come to know it in the United
States. Despite the popular understanding that a healthy
democracy requires a free press, the U.S. Congress remains
reluctant to offer public subsidies for any journalism that
doesn’t operate under the dictates of the commercial
marketplace.
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Whatever_Happened_to_the_New_York_Times_Fact-Checker?⠀⇛
Labeling a newspaper column an “opinion” doesn’t create a
license to play fast and loose with facts.
* ⚓ Fast Company ☛ Twitter’s_transparency_reporting_has_tanked_under_Elon
Musk⠀⇛
Twitter has quietly gone silent about how it enforces its rules
and responds to government demands about its users.
The company has not posted a transparency report since Elon
Musk’s purchase of it in October, ending a 10-year streak of
keeping the world apprised of governmental user information
requests.
Had Twitter stuck to its usual twice-yearly cadence, we would
have seen a new transparency report posted at the end of
January documenting the first half of 2022—as it did January
25, 2022, when it published a report covering the first half of
2021.
Instead, the transparency timeline ends with data, published
July 28, 2022, for July through December of 2021. That report
revealed that Twitter fielded 11,460 requests for information
from 67 countries and complied with 40.2% of them; it further
documents that Twitter enforced its own rules against 4,257,617
accounts, suspending 1,269,477 of them and removed 5,103,156
items.
* ⚓ Engadget ☛ European_Commission_bans_staff_from_using_TikTok_on_work
devices⠀⇛
* § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾
o ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ The_Root_of_Fake_News_Is_the_Corporate_Lust
for_Profit_in_Media⠀⇛
Throughout the two-week period that followed its own
declaration of Joe Biden’s victory, according to one
analysis by the liberal website Media Matters, the Fox
network and its hosts questioned the integrity of the
election results almost eight hundred times — regularly
singling out Dominion Voting Systems for the likes of
“rigging” and “flipping” votes. Several months later,
Dominion itself responded by filing a defamation suit,
the contents of which were made publicly available
earlier this month. Among other things, the filing offers
numerous instances of prominent Fox News anchors and
editorial staff privately dismissing election fraud
claims as baseless even as the network regularly gave
them credence on air.
Here are just a few examples, as compiled by Media
Matters: [...]
o ⚓ Media Matters ☛ They_knew_it_was_a_lie:_The_behind-the-scenes
happenings_at_Fox_while_the_network_pushed_false_claims_about
Dominion⠀⇛
For Dominion to prove defamation, the company must show
that Fox acted with “actual malice,” meaning that Fox
knew the allegations made about Dominion were false or
that Fox acted in reckless disregard for the truth. On
February 16, Dominion’s brief calling for a summary
judgment in its favor was released to the public. As
Dominion detailed in the filing, “literally dozens of
people with editorial responsibility—from the top of the
organization to the producers of specific shows to the
hosts themselves—acted with actual malice.” Indeed, the
filing shows “lies in twenty accused statements across
six different shows with the active involvement of
numerous Fox Executives.”
Here’s some of the damning quotes from the filing showing
how much Fox’s executives and employees knew they were
lying about Dominion or the election at the time: [...]
§ Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
* ⚓ RFA ☛ China_moves_to_develop_its_own_version_of_ChatGPT_amid_censorship
concerns [Ed: ChatGPT was not the first of its kind, contrary to the
bogus narratives that Microsoft paid the media to spread, and Microsoft
also censors a lot, so why pick only on China in this context?]⠀⇛
Baidu announces plans to begin rolling out its homegrown Ernie
Bot chatbot services from March.
* ⚓ The Sunday Times UK ☛ After_Dahl,_will_they_come_for_the_Fat
Controller?⠀⇛
Laura Hackett’s article on sensitivity readers altering Roald
Dahl’s writing to eliminate “offensive” terms (“Charlie and the
censorship factory”, News, last week) made me wonder where it
will end. What will they make of the Fat Controller and Big
Ears? I fear for their future.
* ⚓ The Economist ☛ Seven_books_you_are_forbidden_from_reading⠀⇛
OVID WAS exiled by Augustus Caesar to a bleak village on the
Black Sea. His satirical guide to seduction, “The Art of Love”,
was banished from Roman libraries. In 1121 Peter Abelard, known
for his writings on logic and his passion for Héloïse, was
forced by the Catholic church to burn his own book. And in
perhaps the most famous modern example of hostility to
literature, Iran called for the murder of Salman Rushdie,
author of “The Satanic Verses”, in 1989. For its perceived
blasphemy, the novel remains banned in at least a dozen
countries from Senegal to Singapore. Book-banning remains a
favourite tool of the autocrat and the fundamentalist, who are
both genuinely threatened by the wayward ideas that literature
can contain. In democracies books can provoke a different sort
of panic. Armies, prisons, prim parents and progressive zealots
all seek to censor literature they fear could overthrow their
values. Bans on books that shock, mock or titillate reveal much
about a time and place. They invariably attract legions of
curious readers, too. Here are seven books you shouldn’t read.
* ⚓ Gannett ☛ ‘They_can_come_for_you’:_For_Russian_protesters,_a_free-
speech_crackdown_sharpens_threat⠀⇛
Russia’s leading human rights defenders are alarmed.
“People get detained for posts on social media or even for
bringing flowers to the victims of bombings in Ukraine. These
political repressions remind us of the Soviet era mass
arrests,” activist Svetlana Gannushkina said.
* ⚓ The Age AU ☛ I_thought_Roald_Dahl_was_bad._Then_I_checked_my_daughter’s
bookshelf⠀⇛
Here then, is a sample of some of the books I found that should
be immediately banned or heavily censored to protect our
children from ideas that have no place in modern society.
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Don’t_pretend_nothing_has_changed_with_Hong
Kong’s_new_rules_on_foreign_lawyers_and_national_security_cases⠀⇛
Some weeks ago China’s National People’s Congress Standing
Commmittee ruled, at the invitation of local officials, that
the city’s leader or an oversight committee has the power to
decide whether an overseas lawyer can appear in a national
security case.
This followed a spirited tussle in the courts here, in which
the Department of Justice objected to Mr Lai’s plan to instruct
a London-based barrister on his behalf. This bout went all the
way to the Court of Final Appeal, where the department lost on
the rather technical basis that it was seeking to advance
arguments which it had not brought up in earlier hearings.
* ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Arkansas’s_Anti-BDS_Law_Remains_in_Effect_Because_SCOTUS
Refused_to_Review_It⠀⇛
§ Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
* ⚓ CNN ☛ Chinese_fighter_jet_confronts_US_Navy_plane_with_CNN_crew_aboard
as_tensions_simmer_in_the_South_China_Sea⠀⇛
The Chinese fighter jet was so close, the CNN crew could see
the pilots turning their heads to look at them – and could make
out the red star on the tail fins and the missiles it was armed
with.
* ⚓ VOA News ☛ VOA_Puts_Two_Russian_Journalists_on_Paid_Leave_Following
Complaints⠀⇛
The letter, signed by 15 of the Russian service’s 92
journalists, said that in their previous employment,
Knyagnitsky and Davydova had promoted pro-Kremlin narratives on
Ukraine.
After Ukrainian media reported on the internal criticism this
week, more than 20 journalists who are part of the Ukraine
Media Movement coalition on Thursday called for Knyagnitsky to
be dismissed.
Some of those to sign the Media Movement letter work for VOA
affiliates.
* ⚓ Government’s_Press_Freedom_Roundtable_is_Futile_if_Assange’s
Persecution_is_Ignored⠀⇛
The “elephant in the room” at attorney general Mark Dreyfus’
press freedoms roundtable this Monday is going to be Julian
Assange, as any discussion on countering the erosion of local
media protections will be left wanting without addressing his
plight, the Assange Campaign is pointing out.
Criticisms have already been levelled at the forum, as it will
preference the participation of media giants, like News Corp
and Nine, over that of small independent news outlets, which
will be left out in the cold.
But considering the chief threat to press freedoms on the
global stage is the ongoing prosecution and persecution of
Assange, who also happens to be an Australian, to leave the
WikiLeaks founder unrepresented or even unaddressed at the
forum is to give the roundtable an air of the Kafkaesque.
* ⚓ Designboom ☛ ’states_of_violence’_exhibition_exposes_top_government
cables_leaked_by_activist_assange⠀⇛
The exhibition ‘States of Violence’ in London brings together
the work of leading artists and agitators, unveiling forms of
government oppression. Running from March 24, 2023, to April 8,
2023, the rebellious show is presented by the non-profit
London-based arts organization a/political, marking an
outstanding collaboration with WikiLeaks — the well-known NGO
that operates a whistleblowing news site.
* ⚓ India ☛ What_brewed_at_Davos?⠀⇛
The next alarming session was on Disrupting Distrust, featuring
representatives from the banking sector. What would banks have
to do with stopping disinformation? Think about Julian Assange
and Wikileaks being de-platformed by financial institutions
like PayPal, etc for exposing the government.
* ⚓ HRW ☛ Nepal:_New_Government_Should_Keep_Rights_Pledges⠀⇛
§ Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
* ⚓ JURIST ☛ Biden_administration_announces_plan_designed_to_support_Black
disabled_Americans⠀⇛
The Biden administration Thursday announced a plan designed to
build support for Black disabled Americans. To develop the
plan, the administration looked at several factors, including
disparities in the workplace, healthcare, schools, and within
the home.
* ⚓ YLE ☛ Marin_“disappointed”_in_failure_of_Sámi_Parliament_Act_reform⠀⇛
One of the governing parties, the Centre, joined the opposition
in torpedoing the bill, which would have given indigenous
people more control over land use in northern Finland, among
other issues.
* ⚓ CNN ☛ Mexico_rethinks_asylum_initiative_after_controversial_US
announcement⠀⇛
Mexico is rethinking its approach toward asylum seekers after
the Biden administration unveiled a controversial new proposal
to limit asylum eligibility in the United States.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Their_Hair_Long_and_Flowing_or_in_Ponytails,_Women_in
Iran_Flaunt_Their_Locks⠀⇛
Defiant resistance to Iran’s mandatory hijab law has exploded
across the country after nationwide protests that erupted last
year.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Alone_and_Exploited,_Migrant_Children_Work_Brutal_Jobs
Across_the_U.S.⠀⇛
Arriving in record numbers, they’re ending up in dangerous jobs
that violate child labor laws — including in factories that
make products for well-known brands like Cheetos and Fruit of
the Loom.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Brave_Man_Whom_Putin_Wants_to_Kill⠀⇛
As the dissident Aleksei Navalny is tormented in a Russian
prison cell, his daughter studies at Stanford and tries to keep
her dad alive.
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ A_British_family_wants_to_make_amends_for_its_slave_ownership
past⠀⇛
British slave-owning families received compensation when
slavery was abolished in parts of the British Empire in the
19th century. Almost 200 years later, one family seeks to make
amends to the community whose forced labor it profited from.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ ‘In_this_together’:_Japanese_Americans_fight_for_Black
reparations⠀⇛
Japanese American activists advocate for Black reparations as
more U.S. cities take up atonement for slavery and
discrimination. Their experience securing redress for Word War
II internment of Japanese Americans offers pertinent
perspectives, they say.
* ⚓ JURIST ☛ Brothers_detained_in_Guantanamo_Bay_without_charge_released
after_20_years⠀⇛
The US Department of Defense (DOD) Thursday announced the
transfer of two brothers detained without charge in Guantanamo
Bay for 20 years. The brothers, Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani,
arrived in Pakistan on Friday. Pakistani Senator Mushtaq Ahmad
Khan, who long championed their release, praised their release
in a tweet.
* ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ Police_presence_at_UMich_has_increased,_but_not_everyone
feels_safer⠀⇛
The University of Michigan recently increased its police
presence following the Feb. 13 shooting at Michigan State
University “out of an abundance of caution,” as noted by the U-
M Division of Public Safety and Security in a Feb. 14 press
release.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Their_Hair_Long_and_Flowing_or_in_Ponytails,_Women_in
Iran_Flaunt_Their_Locks⠀⇛
But anger over the law boiled over in September, when the young
woman, Ms. Amini, 22, died in the custody of the morality
police, and as the street protests that broke out across Iran
quickly morphed into broader calls for an end to being ruled by
the country’s clerics.
The protests have largely fizzled amid a violent crackdown by
the authorities that has included mass arrests, death sentences
and the executions of four young protesters.
* ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Texas_Decision_Could_Remove_Abortion_Pills_From_Pharmacies
Nationwide⠀⇛
§ Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
* ⚓ Internet Society ☛ What_is_Section_230_and_Why_Should_I_Care_About
It?⠀⇛
The protections in Section 230 are up for debate in the Supreme
Court. Learn what it is and how changes could affect the global
Internet.
* ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Supreme_Court_Probably_Won’t_Break_the_Internet—At
Least_for_Now⠀⇛
In Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh, the Court
considers whether the Web’s most foundational law still makes
sense.
§ Monopolies⠀➾
* § Patents⠀➾
o ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ China_Filed_More_Chip_Patents_Than_US_in_2022:
Report⠀⇛
Chinese companies file for more semiconductor-related
patents than the U.S.-based firms.
o ⚓ India Times ☛ US_formally_ends_fight_against_Meta’s_purchase_of
VR_content_maker_Within_Unlimited⠀⇛
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which lost a fight in
court to block the acquisition, said in a filing that it
has decided to formally end its effort.
The FTC sued Meta in July to stop the Within deal,
arguing that Meta’s purchase would reduce competition in
a new market. The deal for Within, which makes the
Supernatural fitness workouts, was reportedly worth about
$400 million.
o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Traxcell_navigation_patent_challenged⠀⇛
On February 24, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte
reexamination proceeding against U.S._Patent_10,820,147,
owned and asserted by Traxcell_Technologies,_LLC, an NPE.
The ‘147 patent is generally directed to providing
navigation information to a wireless mobile
communications device while also allowing the user to set
preference flags to prevent tracking of the wireless
mobile communications device.
o ⚓ Litigation_Funders_In_Their_Own_Words⠀⇛
Rarely does one get a peek behind the curtain in the
secretive and highly profitable world of third-party
litigation funding (TPLF). In fact, there’s such little
transparency in the TPLF industry that in the few
instances when information does make its way into the
public domain, it’s extremely illuminating.
o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Simultaneous_Invention,_All_The_Time?⠀⇛
As Tom quipped on the podcast this week, if you have an
idea for a program you’d like to write, all you have to
do is look around on GitHub and you’ll find it already
coded up for you. (Or StackOverflow, or…) And that’s
probably pretty close to true, at least for really
trivial bits of code. But it hasn’t always been thus.
* § Trademarks⠀➾
o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTABlog_Test:_How_Did_These_Three_Recent_Section_2(d)
Appeals_Turn_Out?⠀⇛
Here are three recent appeals from Section 2(d) refusals.
As previously mentioned, a former TTAB judge once told me
that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) case
95% of the time just by looking at the marks and the
goods/services. How do you think theses three cases came
out? [Results in first comment].
* § Copyrights⠀➾
o ⚓ Hollywood Reporter ☛ Hollywood_Insiders_Respond_to_Streamers
Pulling_Projects:_“It’s_Horrifying”⠀⇛
The Hollywood Reporter has been asking around about the
effects of consolidation, budget cuts and tax write-offs
kneecapping projects like Batgirl, Snowpiercer, Scoob!:
Holiday Haunt and Westworld, among others. It’s happening
all over town as entertainment companies have been forced
to contend with consolidation, inflation, a possible
recession and a constant chase for subscribers.
o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Media_Sowed_Piracy_Panic_For_Years,_Their_VPN_Ads
Now_Panic_Hollywood⠀⇛
For years, tabloid media outlets in the UK have published
outrageous scare stories about Kodi, piracy apps, and
pirate IPTV. Misinformation and even flat-out lies
designed to outrage and provoke attracted millions of
people with clickbait headlines. A Hollywood-backed anti-
piracy group now cites media misinformation as a major
piracy threat in UK. Sadly, for none of the reasons
above.
§ Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
* § Personal⠀➾
o ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_CGILZYN_Wordo:_SKIED⠀⇛
o ⚓ TESTING_TESTING⠀⇛
hello. Hello! My name is kaveh or vanya.
I’m new here; got a key only this morning. And though I’m
only a casual lover of smallspace sites like these even
writing this I’m giddy, so that must say something. This
post is partially to see how formatting and writing works
(so expect some experiments as you read along), though
being so confused makes me want to ask… how does theme
work? Do we get notifications for this, or do we check
everywhere we said anything? And whatever else is useful
around here.
Writing this, I’m listening to Black Country, New Road.
and then SOPHIE. I like Ocean Vuong (poet) less than you
expect. My favourite phylum of animal is Cnidaria. And on
that note, I’ve been gorging myself on Linnea Sterte’s
Stages Of(?of) Rot (comic), which, alongside Jeff
VanderMeer’s whole entire oeuvre, has been inspiring my
writing as of late. Though I mostly draw.
o ⚓ Episode_46⠀⇛
Dragons a dangerous and lucrative and thus provide
players with an excellent betting opportunity. Use more
dragons!
o ⚓ Just_joined_here⠀⇛
I am getting more and more into smallweb sites, pubnix
and different chats
o ⚓ Figuring_Out⠀⇛
Trying to figure my place in life, if I can even call
merely existing life. Please understand, I’m not being
dramatic nor negative. I am simply seeing everything as
realistic as capable.
At one time had completed a 90,000 word horror novel.
Wife and I have moved around enough that the storage
media it was on got scuttled. I’ve not felt keen upon
trying a full rewrite.
o ⚓ Why_we_throw_rice_at_weddings⠀⇛
The rest of the page is a bit of bull so you can ignore
it… But I checked another couple of pages and both said
kind of the same thing (hopefully the authors didn’t just
copy from each other to pass their pages as fact-
checked).
* § Technical⠀➾
o ⚓ How_to_shut_down_after_work⠀⇛
Do you need help fully discharging from work in the
evenings or for the weekend? Shutting down from work
won’t just improve your work-life balance; it will also
significantly improve the quality of your personal life
and work. After a restful weekend, you will be much more
energized and productive the next working day. So it
should not just be in your own, but also your employers’
interest that you fully relax and shut down after work.
o ⚓ “Hey”_post_mortem_and_a_new_life_for_email⠀⇛
I used to think Hey email was really great even though I
was not, and never was gonna be, a user.
Because I love email and I’m so used to people hating on
email and a service that made it easier for other people
to use email was awesome.
o ⚓ The_unbearable_quirkiness_of_Linux_group_permissions⠀⇛
All of the following interaction was as the user sandra
with ellen%
being the prompt (hostname + percent sign, zsh’s
default). I’m in the dialout group. /tmp is sticky but
that doesn’t seem to matter here, as you’ll see.
[....]
I had no idea users weren’t added to their own groups on
Debian, or maybe they are and I just borked it somewhen
along the highway, but here we are.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Server
o Kernel_Space
o Graphics_Stack
o Applications
o Instructionals/Technical
o Games
o Desktop_Environments/WMs
# K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt
# GNOME_Desktop/GTK
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o BSD
o Gentoo_Family
o SUSE/OpenSUSE
o Debian_Family
o Devices/Embedded
o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o Content_Management_Systems_(CMS)
o Programming/Development
* Leftovers
* Environment
o Wildlife/Nature
* AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
* Censorship/Free_Speech
* Civil_Rights/Policing
* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Personal
o Technical
# Internet/Gemini
# Programming
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o ⚓ ZDNet ☛ 8_things_you_can_do_with_Linux_that_you_can’t_do_with
MacOS_or_Windows_|_ZDNET⠀⇛
Back when I first started using Linux in 1997, the open-
source operating system was primarily used by computer
science students, hackers, and programmers who wanted an
alternative to the Windows operating system. It was
serious and geared toward serious work. Fast forward to
now and Linux is used for everything. Why? Simply put,
it’s more flexible than Windows.
Linux can be bent and twisted into just about anything.
But Linux is not only more flexible, reliable, and secure
than the competition, but it’s also a lot more fun. I’ve
spent many a day (and weekend) tweaking the Linux desktop
simply because I could.
Some of the desktops I’ve configured have been so amazing
that friends wanted to know how they could achieve the
same look, only to be disappointed that their operating
system of choice wasn’t capable of pulling off such a
feat.
o ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ 9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup:_February_26th,_2023⠀⇛
This week was really exciting with all the fuss around
Canonical’s decision to force all official Ubuntu flavors
to ditch Flatpak support by default, also staying that
future Ubuntu releases won’t include support for Flatpak
apps by default. Of course, this means that users will
have to manually add Flatpak support after the
installation.
Next week will be really exciting with lots of cool news.
Until then, you can read the hottest news of this week
and also access all the distro and package downloads in
9to5Linux’s Linux weekly roundup for February 26th, 2023.
o § Server⠀➾
# ⚓ SJVN ☛ StarlingX_8:_The_cloud_for_edge_computing_gets_a
major_upgrade_|_Open_Source_Watch⠀⇛
StarlingX uses best-of-breed open-source programs
to deliver a complete edge computing stack. This
starts with Ceph. This Red Hat-sponsored do-it-all,
open-source software-defined storage platform can
work with object-level, block-level, and file-level
storage. For cloud management, it uses the tried
and true OpenStack. And, for container
orchestration, StarlingX uses, of course,
Kubernetes.
o § Kernel Space⠀➾
# ⚓ Forbes ☛ Apple_Loop:_Massive_iPhone_15_Pro_Leak,_Mac_Pro
Hints,_Linux_Cracks_Open_MacBook_–_Forbes⠀⇛
The latest update to the Linux Kernel, taking it to
version 6.2, offers something of interest to those
who love tinkering with their Mac hardware. The
Apple Silicon chipsets are now supported, which
means Linux installs will be along in the near
future:
“Linux has been happily running on Intel based
harder, including the older Mac platform, for many
a year. ARM-based hardware has been in rather short
supply (outside of smartphones, tablets, and some
experimental platforms). The introduction of Apple
Silicon offered a hardware base, but Apple’s
restrictions around another OS using the GPU meant
the masses had to wait until a solution was found.
Obviously, a solution has been found.”
o § Graphics Stack⠀➾
# ⚓ Collabora ☛ Monado’s_“Mercury”_hand_tracking_now_ready_for
use!⠀⇛
Now, after a little over a year of development,
it’s finally ready for the public to use!
Mercury currently works on Valve Index, Windows
Mixed Reality headsets (Reverb G2 v2 shown below),
Oculus Rift S (early support), and Luxonis cameras
(video shows a OAK-D Pro W Dev mounted on a North
Star). It estimates hand pose accurately, supports
limited hand-over-hand interactions, tracks fast
hand movements, and is useable for drawing, typing
and UI interaction.
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ 15_Best_Fractal_Software_for_Linux⠀⇛
Are you seriously seeking to know about some
fantastic fractal software for Linux? It may seem
to be a common and normal thing to find, but only a
few resources will show you the right solution.
Yes, you came to one of the proper places to check!
I will show you the best 15 Linux fractal tools
that are excellent in drawing, shading, and
creating perfect and appealing artistic work.
Before going to the main part, let’s look at what
the tool actually means. From the dictionary,
fractal means a geometrical figure with the same
statistical character as the whole. It may define
as a complex pattern showing self-similarity in
different scales. That means whatever you do with
any part (like zooming or the opposite) shows the
same amount of detail as before.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Install_and_Secure_MongoDB_on_Ubuntu
22.04⠀⇛
MongoDB is a popular open-source, document-oriented
NoSQL database that provides high performance,
scalability, and flexibility. It is widely used in
modern web applications due to its ability to store
and manage large volumes of unstructured data.
MongoDB can be installed on various operating
systems, including Ubuntu 22.04.
# ⚓ Linux Nightly ☛ How_to_List_Installed_Packages_With_apt⠀⇛
The apt command is an essential tool, created by
Debian, used to manage packages in Debian, Ubuntu,
Linux Mint, and other derivative distributions. In
this tutorial, we will learn how to use the apt
command to list the installed packages in Ubuntu.
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Install_Apache_with_PHP-FPM_on_Ubuntu
22.04⠀⇛
Apache and PHP-FPM are both widely used in web
development to serve dynamic content. While Apache
is the most popular web server used today, PHP-FPM
is a FastCGI process manager that provides a faster
and more efficient way to process PHP requests.
Combining the two can significantly improve the
performance of a website.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Change_Your_DNS_Server_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛
Changing the DNS server on Ubuntu can improve your
network speed and is a common troubleshooting step
to fix internet issues on Linux.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Install_Ruby_on_Linux⠀⇛
Here’s how you can set up a development environment
on your Linux machine by installing Ruby.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Quickly_Change_Default_Apps_on
Ubuntu⠀⇛
On Ubuntu, files like MP4 or PDF are set to open
with the preinstalled media player or PDF viewer.
Here’s how to change these default apps on Ubuntu.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Enable_the_SteamOS_Beta_on_Your
Chromebook⠀⇛
You can finally game on Steam direct on your
Chromebook. Here’s how it works.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_LibreWolf_Browser_on_Fedora_37⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
LibreWolf Browser on Fedora 37.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ What_You_Need_to_Know_About_the_Linux_Kernel:_A
Comprehensive_Overview⠀⇛
The Linux kernel is the core component of the Linux
operating system that manages hardware and software
resources. I
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Neovim_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
Neovim on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
# ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Ubuntu_Terminal:_Beginner’s_Guide_to_Command
Line_Interface⠀⇛
This article provides a beginner’s guide to the
Ubuntu terminal and command line interface,
covering basic concepts and essential commands.
# ⚓ H2S Media ☛ How_to_Install_GitHub_Desktop_on_latest_Fedora
Linux [Ed: GitHub is Microsoft's proprietary prison and an
attack on Free software; avoid GitHub, use Git]⠀⇛
Are you tired of typing git commands in your
terminal? Do you want a GUI for Git on Linux so
it’s easier to manage your repositories?
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_GitHub_Desktop_on_Fedora
Linux⠀⇛
GitHub Desktop is a powerful tool designed to
simplify managing your code on GitHub.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Pale_Moon_Browser_on_Debian
11_or_10⠀⇛
Pale Moon is a fast, efficient, and customizable
web browser that offers a unique alternative to
major browsers like Google Chrome, Firefox,
Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Vivaldi. Designed to
provide a clean and straightforward browsing
experience, Pale Moon offers a range of features
and benefits that set it apart from the
competition.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_LibreOffice_on_Ubuntu_22.04
or_20.04⠀⇛
LibreOffice is a free and open-source office
productivity suite that offers users powerful tools
for word processing, spreadsheet management,
presentation creation, and more. It is designed to
be easy to use and offers a variety of features
that make it a compelling alternative to other
office suites like OpenOffice, FreeOffice, and WPS
Office.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Upgrade_Mesa_Drivers_on_Ubuntu_22.04
or_20.04⠀⇛
Mesa is an open-source 3D graphics driver used on
Linux systems to render high-quality 3D graphics.
It enables advanced hardware acceleration, shading,
and other graphics-related tasks. Mesa is a
powerful tool that enhances the user experience on
Linux systems, making it a popular choice for
gamers and professionals.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_PHP_ImageMagick_on_Debian_11
or_10⠀⇛
Regarding web development and design, having high-
quality images on your website is essential to
enhance user engagement and experience. ImageMagick
is a powerful software suite that allows you to
process, manipulate, and convert images from the
command line. Fortunately, installing ImageMagick
on Debian 11 Bullseye and Debian 10 Buster is a
simple process.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Open_VM_Tools_(VMWare_Tools)
on_Debian_11_or_10⠀⇛
Open VM Tools is a set of open-source tools used to
enhance virtual machines’ performance and
functionality. These tools are widely used in
virtual environments because they offer better
integration and compatibility with various
operating systems.
# ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Complete_Guide_to_Install_VirtualBox_on_Debian
Linux_(with_Guest_Additions)⠀⇛
VirtualBox is a very popular virtualisation
application with several advanced features and
controls for your virtual machines. You can
dynamically allocate virtual machine storage, USB,
networking and other critical parameters. Other
free and open-source virtual machine apps are
available such as virt-manager, and GNOME Boxes,
which are equally good for average use cases.
However, VirtualBox is easy to use and comes with
advanced options. Remember, it is free to use but
is a closed-source application from Oracle.
In prior articles, I explained how to install it in
other distributions, such as Fedora and RHEL. This
article outlines the steps to install it in Debian
Linux.
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ What’s_new_in_C#_for_Godot_4.0 [Ed: This is
the impact of Microsoft paying Godot; they should quit
helping Microsoft]⠀⇛
All about changes and improvements that Godot 4.0
offers to C# developers.
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾
# ⚓ Valent_Is_A_KDE_Connect_Client_For_GTK-Based_Desktops
(Cinnamon,_Xfce,_MATE,_Pantheon)_–_Linux_Uprising
Blog⠀⇛
Compared to GSConnect, which is implemented
as a GNOME Shell extension, Valent doesn’t
need GNOME Shell to run (it’s a standalone
app), so it can be u
# § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾
# ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ GNOME_44:_The_Best_New_Features_–_OMG!
Linux⠀⇛
The upcoming GNOME 44 release is shaping up
nicely, with devs adding a raft of new
features, enhanced capabilities, and visual
changes.
In this article I run through the most
noticeable new GNOME 44 features, and touch
on a few smaller, more subtle touches you
might not otherwise notice.
Keep in mind that GNOME 44 is due to be
released on March 22, 2023. Accordingly, the
features mentioned in this article are
subject to change and/or refinement until
release.
Let’s dive in!
# ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ 7_Cool_GNOME_44_Features_To_Watch_Out
For⠀⇛
GNOME 43 packed in some useful UX upgrades,
and now GNOME 44 release is around the
corner.
What are the exciting changes this time? Is
it a significant upgrade that you should try?
Let us look at the features of GNOME 44′s
release scheduled for March 22, 2023.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § BSD⠀➾
# ⚓ FreeBSD ☛ FreeBSD_13.2-BETA3_Now_Available⠀⇛
The third BETA build of the 13.2-RELEASE release
cycle is now available.
Installation images are available for:
o 13.2-BETA3 amd64 GENERIC
o 13.2-BETA3 i386 GENERIC
o 13.2-BETA3 powerpc GENERIC
o 13.2-BETA3 powerpc64 GENERIC64
o 13.2-BETA3 powerpc64le GENERIC64LE
o 13.2-BETA3 powerpcspe MPC85XXSPE
o 13.2-BETA3 armv6 RPI-B
o 13.2-BETA3 armv7 GENERICSD
o 13.2-BETA3 aarch64 GENERIC
o 13.2-BETA3 aarch64 RPI
o 13.2-BETA3 aarch64 PINE64
o 13.2-BETA3 aarch64 PINE64-LTS
o 13.2-BETA3 aarch64 PINEBOOK
o 13.2-BETA3 aarch64 ROCK64
o 13.2-BETA3 aarch64 ROCKPRO64
o 13.2-BETA3 riscv64 GENERIC
o 13.2-BETA3 riscv64 GENERICSD
Note regarding arm SD card images: For convenience
for those without
console access to the system, a freebsd user with a
password of
freebsd is available by default for ssh(1) access.
Additionally,
the root user password is set to root. It is
strongly recommended
to change the password for both users after gaining
access to the
system.
Installer images and memory stick images are
available here:
https://download.freebsd.org/releases/ISO-IMAGES/
13.2/
The image checksums follow at the end of this e-
mail.
If you notice problems you can report them through
the Bugzilla PR
system or on the -stable mailing list.
If you would like to use Git to do a source based
update of an existing
system, use the "releng/13.2" branch.
A summary of changes since 13.2-BETA2 includes:
o Added support for some 4G modems.
o Added the nproc(1) utility.
o Added missing loader help files.
o Updates to the LinuxKPI kernel compatibility
layer.
o ice(4) updated to 1.37.7-k.
o zlib updated to 1.2.13.
A list of changes since 13.1 is available in the
releng/13.2
release notes:
https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.2R/relnotes/
Please note, the release notes page is not yet
complete, and will be
updated on an ongoing basis as the 13.2-RELEASE
cycle progresses.
=== Virtual Machine Disk Images ===
VM disk images are available for the amd64, i386,
and aarch64
architectures. Disk images may be downloaded from
the following URL
(or any of the FreeBSD download mirrors):
https://download.freebsd.org/releases/VM-IMAGES/
13.2-BETA3/
BASIC-CI images can be found at:
https://download.freebsd.org/releases/CI-IMAGES/
13.2-BETA3/
The partition layout is:
~ 16 kB - freebsd-boot GPT partition type
(bootfs GPT label)
~ 1 GB - freebsd-swap GPT partition type
(swapfs GPT label)
~ 20 GB - freebsd-ufs GPT partition type
(rootfs GPT label)
The disk images are available in QCOW2, VHD, VMDK,
and raw disk image
formats. The image download size is approximately
135 MB and 165 MB
respectively (amd64/i386), decompressing to a 21 GB
sparse image.
Note regarding arm64/aarch64 virtual machine
images: a modified QEMU EFI
loader file is needed for qemu-system-aarch64 to be
able to boot the
virtual machine images. See this page for more
information:
https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm64/QEMU
To boot the VM image, run:
% qemu-system-aarch64 -m 4096M -cpu cortex-a57
-M virt \
-bios QEMU_EFI.fd -serial telnet::4444,server -
nographic \
-drive if=none,file=VMDISK,id=hd0 \
-device virtio-blk-device,drive=hd0 \
-device virtio-net-device,netdev=net0 \
-netdev user,id=net0
Be sure to replace "VMDISK" with the path to the
virtual machine image.
o § Gentoo Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Gentoo-Based_Redcore_Linux_2301_Brings_KDE
Plasma_5.27.1⠀⇛
Redcore is a Gentoo-based Linux distribution first
released in 2017, designed to provide a user-
friendly and easy-to-use desktop environment while
retaining Gentoo’s flexibility and customization
options. It targets casual desktop users and, to
some extent, power users.
The distro follows a rolling release model, but
unlike Gentoo, Redcore Linux provides more current
software than Gentoo by using the Gentoo testing
repositories as its package base.
Recently, more than four months after the previous
2201 (Rastaban) release, Redcore 2301 (Sirius) is
here, so let’s see what’s changed.
o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾
# ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ SUSE_Manager:_The_Journey
Continues⠀⇛
A little more than 6 months ago, SUSE launched SUSE
Manager 4.3. It was an exciting launch because for
the first time, we rearchitected the solution so
that you could implement the SUSE Manager Proxy as
a set of containers. Hub architecture and
reporting capabilities were also improved for
better scalability.
o § Debian Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Gregor_Herrmann:_demo_video:_dpt(1)_in_pkg-perl-tools⠀⇛
in the Debian_Perl
Group we are maintaining a lot of packages (around
4000 at the time of
writing). this also means that we are spending some
time on improving our
tools which allow us to handle this amount of
packages in a reasonable time.
many of the tools are shipped in the pkg-perl-tools
package
since 2013, & lots of them are scripts which are
called as subcommands
of the dpt(1) wrapper script.
# ⚓ Jelmer Vernooij ☛ Jelmer_Vernooij:_Silver_Platter
Batch Mode⠀⇛
§ Background
Silver-Platter makes it easier to
publish automated changes to repositories. However,
in its default mode, the
only option for reviewing changes before publishing
them is to run in dry-run mode.
This can be quite cumbersome if you have a lot
of repositories.
A new “batch” mode now makes it possible to
generate a large number of changes
against different repositories using a script,
review and optionally alter the
diffs, and then all publish them (and potentially
refresh them later if
conflicts appear).
# ⚓ Petter Reinholdtsen ☛ Petter_Reinholdtsen:_OpenSnitch
available_in_Debian_Sid_and_Bookworm⠀⇛
Thanks to the efforts of the OpenSnitch lead
developer Gustavo Iñiguez Goya allowing me to
sponsor the upload,
the_interactive
application_firewall_OpenSnitch is now available in
Debian
Testing, soon to become the next stable release of
Debian.
This is a package which set up a network firewall
on one or more
machines, which is controlled by a graphical user
interface that will
ask the user if a program should be allowed to
connect to the local
network or the Internet. If some background daemon
is trying to dial
home, it can be blocked from doing so with a simple
mouse click, or by
default simply by not doing anything when the GUI
question dialog pop
up. A list of all programs discovered using the
network is provided
in the GUI, giving the user an overview of how the
machine(s) programs
use the network.
OpenSnitch was uploaded for NEW processing about a
month ago, and I
had little hope of it getting accepted and shaping
up in time for the
package freeze, but the Debian ftpmasters proved to
be amazingly quick
at checking out the package and it was accepted
into the archive about
week after the first upload. It is now team
maintained under the Go
language team umbrella. A few fixes to the default
setup is only in
Sid, and should migrate to Testing/Bookworm in a
week.
# ⚓ Holger_Levsen:_20230225-Debian-Reunion-Hamburg-2023⠀⇛
§ Debian Reunion Hamburg 2023 from May 23 to 30
As in the last years there will be a Debian_Reunion
Hamburg_2023 event taking place at the same
location as previous years, from May 23rd until the
30th (with the 29th being a public holiday in
Germany and elsewhere).
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ ePulse_Feather_ESP32_development_board_is
optimized_for_low_power_consumption_(in_deep_sleep)⠀⇛
The board is based on the ESP32-WROVER with 8MB
Flash and 8MB SPRAM and comes with a USB-
C connector for charging the battery and
programming through a CH9102F UART chip, as well as
the I/Os headers provided by the Feather form
factor. The board can be especially useful in
battery-operated WiFi remote controls for home
automation or other purposes that sleep most of the
time until the user presses one of the buttons.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ Xiaomi_13_Pro_hands-on:_Xiaomi_is_growing
up⠀⇛
# ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ TCL_unveils_affordable_406_Android_13_phone,
TWS_buds_–_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛
# ⚓ Digital Trends ☛ The_Xiaomi_13_Pro_has_what_it_takes_to
crush_the_Galaxy_S23_|_Digital_Trends⠀⇛
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ Android_Phone_Not_Receiving_Text_Messages?
Here_Are_9_Fixes_to_Try⠀⇛
# ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ 10_Best_Android_Emulators_for_Linux⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ Gmail_now_supports_2-pane_view_on
Android_foldables⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_just_realizing_an_Android_setting_can
let_you_know_who_is_calling_without_even_checking_your_phone
|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛
# ⚓ Express ☛ Nokia’s_new_budget_Android_phone_offers_upgrade
its_rivals_can’t_match_|_Express.co.uk⠀⇛
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o ⚓ SJVN ☛ FOSSDA:_Preserving_the_history_of_open-source_and_free
software _|_Open_Source_Watch⠀⇛
Today, we take for granted that open source is The way to
create software. It wasn’t always that way. It wasn’t
just that people like then Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer,
considered “Linux is a cancer,” many didn’t take open
source seriously at all. That was then. This is now. But,
we shouldn’t forget that free software and open-source
software were revolutionary in their day. The newly
formed Free and Open Source Stories Digital Archive
Foundation (FOSSDA) knows this, so it’s seeking to record
and archive the stories of the open-source software
pioneers.
FOSSDA is a not-for-profit foundation that aims to engage
with the pioneers of open-source software and share their
legacies with the world. The FOSSDA Project will create
digital recordings and archives of the history of the
open-source software movement, documenting the stories of
the developers, visionaries, and strategists who
challenged the establishment and changed how we interact
with the world.
o § Content Management Systems (CMS)⠀➾
# ⚓ Medevel ☛ Wagtail:_The_Open_Source_CMS_That_used_By_NASA,
MIT,_Mozilla_and_NHS⠀⇛
Wagtail: An Outstanding Flexible Python-based Open
Source CMS
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ The Server Side ☛ Why_WebAssembly?_Top_11_Wasm_benefits⠀⇛
Latency and lag time plague web applications that
run JavaScript in the browser. Here are 11 reasons
why WebAssembly has the potential to completely
change that.
# ⚓ TechTarget ☛ How_to_set_and_manage_environment_variables_in
Kubernetes⠀⇛
In this tutorial, learn when to use — or not use —
environment variables in Kubernetes, and compare
methods for setting and updating their values with
example code.
# ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ Funny_Programming_Pictures_Part_XXV⠀⇛
Who knew there were this many Roman Numerals!?
# ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Git_Commit:_A_Master_Class⠀⇛
# ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Git_Fetch:_A_Master_Class⠀⇛
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ Chris ☛ Difficult_Questions_From_Children⠀⇛
o ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Artist_Vaevae_Chan_spent_years_building_a
cave_in_a_Hong_Kong_high_rise._Now_she_is_ready_to_share_it_with
others⠀⇛
A little known fact about San Po Kong, an area whose
industrial soul is slowly being chipped away as nearby
Kai Tak is redeveloped, is that it is home to a cave.
o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Your_issue_isn’t_real,_because_I_don’t_have_it!⠀⇛
Jeff Johnson tried_valiantly_to_explain_in_2020:
It’s truly baffling how a few continue to
vehemently deny the existence of an issue that
has been independently verified by many. This
verification includes packet traces and binary
analysis of system processes, by the way.
Moreover, an Apple Xcode engineer publicly
confirmed it! There’s no rational debate here
anymore.
There are a number of reasons why you
personally might not be able to reproduce the
issue.
o § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Have_Recorded_Brain_Waves_From
Octopuses_Just_Living_Their_Lives⠀⇛
We still don’t know how they think.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ This_Planet_Is_Way_Too_Big_to_Be_Orbiting
This_Teeny_Tiny_Star⠀⇛
How did this happen?
o ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ How_legal_actions_against_Russian_aggression
in_Ukraine_can_serve_as_a_model_for_other_conflicts⠀⇛
There is an unprecedented number of investigations and
accountability efforts under way in response to Russia’s
invasion. It’s a sign of success—but it also shows how
victims of international crimes have unequal access to
justice.
o ⚓ France24 ☛ Most_G20_nations_condemn_Russia_over_Ukraine_invasion,
China_stays_silent⠀⇛
Finance chiefs of the world’s largest economies strongly
condemned Moscow for its war on Ukraine on Saturday, with
only China and Russia itself declining to sign a joint
statement. Read FRANCE 24′s liveblog below to see how the
day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).
o ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_federal_prosecutors_announce_charges_against_13
members_of_MS-13_gang⠀⇛
US federal prosecutors Thursday announced charges against
13 members, including three leaders, of MS-13. The
members were accused of terrorism, racketeering and
murder charges, spanning over 20 years, in the US, El
Salvador and Mexico.
o ⚓ LRT ☛ Lukashenko’s_crusade_against_the_Roman_Catholic_Church⠀⇛
Ever since the anti-government protests of 2020,
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has attempted to
control all parts of society. This is even true regarding
the local branch of the Catholic Church, whose members
continue to criticise the regime. Camilla Gironi writes
for New Eastern Europe, partners of LRT English.
o ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Staying_safe_in_Mexico_means_more_than
avoiding_the_‘bad_guys’⠀⇛
When “Mexico,” and “safety” come up, many think of crime,
but let’s talk about the more everyday precautions to
take to stay safe here.
o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ More_than_70_soldiers_killed_in_Burkina
Faso,_extremists_say⠀⇛
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for
killing more than 70 soldiers, wounding dozens and taking
five hostage in an ambush on a military convoy in
northern Burkina Faso. The statement, posted Friday by
Amaq, the group’s news agency, said it attacked a convoy
trying to advance to areas under its control near Deou,
in the Sahel’s Oudalan province, seized weapons and
chased retreating soldiers for miles into the desert.
Images released by the group show 54 slain bodies in
military uniform lying in the bloodstained dirt, as well
as more than 50 seized assault rifles and images of the
five soldiers it said were taken prisoner.
o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Chelsea_manager_Potter_says_he_has
received_death_threats⠀⇛
Chelsea manager Graham Potter says he and his family have
received death threats in the wake of the team’s poor
form. Potter says he has been targeted by an anonymous
email account. Potter says “I’ve had some not
particularly nice emails come through, that want me to
die and want my kids to die. That’s obviously not
pleasant to receive.” Potter bullishly rejects
accusations that a calm demeanor in the face of adversity
means he does not care about the club.
o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Philippines_marks_1986_revolt_with
dictator’s_son_as_leader⠀⇛
Pro-democracy protesters have marked the anniversary of
the 1986 “people power” revolt in the Philippines with
the son of the dictator, who was ousted in that uprising,
now leading the country. About 1,400 demonstrators, some
waving Philippine flags and holding placards that read
“Never forget,” gathered at a democracy shrine along the
main EDSA highway in metropolitan Manila. Faced with the
awkward situation of issuing a statement to mark the
revolt that toppled his namesake father, Marcos Jr.
called for reconciliation without citing the event as a
democratic milestone, as his predecessors had done. He
told a TV interview last year that labeling his father a
dictator was wrong.
o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ You_Might_Survive_a_Nuclear_Blast_if_You’re_in
This_Kind_of_Shelter,_Finds_New_Study⠀⇛
Material and location matter.
o ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Norway’s_atonement_for_Nord_Stream_sabotage⠀⇛
Norway was attracted to Biden’s sabotage project like a
fly to the honeypot, since it stood to gain fabulously in
financial terms if it helped the US military to destroy
Nord Stream pipelines near Danish waters, and replace
Russia as Germany’s principal source of piped natural
gas, writes Indian Ambassador and prominent international
observer M.K. Bhadrakumar.
o ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ AUDIO:_Kit_Knightly_talks_Nordstream_2_Sabotage⠀⇛
On his latest appearance on Perspective, OffG editor Kit
Knightly and host Jesse Zurawell discuss our recent
article on Sy Hersh’s Nordstream 2 “revelations”. The
talk ranges across the history of the conflict in
Ukraine, how it furthers the same agenda as Covid, how
the war might end, the nuclear “near miss” scenario and
the …
o ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ …A_LIE_SO_BIG…⠀⇛
RK Winfield Yes, all the world a stage[1], Turned to a
theatre of deceit When “Money” directs the plays. Then,
it’s lies, lies, endless…the lies! All ‘agents
provocateurs’ and ‘false flags’ these days. Inconvenient
truths just don’t make the grade, Won’t find their way
onto newspaper pages, Bought newspaper pages, Bought
lies. And all of …
o ⚓ NYPost ☛ Australian_professor,_hostages_released_by_Papua_New
Guinea_kidnappers⠀⇛
An Australian-based archaeologist and two Papua New
Guinea nationals have been released from captivity after
being taken hostage by an armed group in a remote part of
Papua New Guinea several days ago.
o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kazakhstan_Says_China’s_Peace_Plan_For_Ukraine_‘Worthy_Of
Support’⠀⇛
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry has expressed its approval
of China’s 12-point peace plan for Russia’s war with
Ukraine, saying it is “worthy of support” based on UN
principles.
o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Reports:_At_Least_30_Dead_In_Southern_Italy_After_Migrant
Shipwreck⠀⇛
At least 30 people have died after a migrant shipwreck
off the eastern coast of Italy’s Calabria region,
according to reports.
o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Putin_Says_Russia_Must_Take_NATO’s_Nuclear_Capability
Into_Account⠀⇛
President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia had no
choice but to take into account the nuclear capabilities
of NATO as the U.S.-led military alliance was seeking the
defeat of Russia.
o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Bombings_Kill_At_Least_Six_People_As_Violence_Flares_In
Pakistan⠀⇛
At least six people, including two policemen, were killed
in two separate bomb attacks in southwestern Pakistan
amid a surge in violent attacks in the country.
o ⚓ RFERL ☛ As_Its_Forces_‘Repel’_Russian_Attacks,_Ukraine_Aims_To
‘Drive_Wedge’_Between_Crimea_And_Russia⠀⇛
The Ukrainian military said on February 26 that it had
repelled more than 70 attacks by Russian forces a day
earlier, while a senior military intelligence officer
said Ukraine is girded for a Russian offensive but is
also “trying to drive a wedge” between occupied Crimea
and Russia.
o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Says_A_Foreign_Ministers_Meeting_With_Turkey,
Syria,_And_Iran_Is_In_The_Works⠀⇛
The foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Syria, and Iran
are arranging a meeting, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister
Mikhail Bogdanov said, according to state media on
February 26.
o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Rallies_In_Berlin,_Paris_Call_For_Peace_In_Ukraine⠀⇛
Protesters in Germany and France on February 25 demanded
peace for Ukraine, a day after activists in both
countries marked one year since the Russian invasion.
o ⚓ RFERL ☛ EU_Announces_Additional_Sanctions_Against_Wagner_Group
For_Activities_In_Africa⠀⇛
The EU has announced additional sanctions against
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group for “human rights abuses”
in the Central African Republic, Sudan, and Mali.
* § Environment⠀➾
o § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Aren’t_Sure_if_This_Orca_Adopted
or_Abducted_a_Baby_Pilot_Whale⠀⇛
It’s a first.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ We_Now_Know_Why_Zebra’s_Stripes_Are_So
Effective⠀⇛
It’s not an optical illusion.
* § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
o ⚓ France24 ☛ Nigeria_tallies_votes_after_tight_presidential
election_hit_by_long_delays⠀⇛
Nigeria was counting ballots on Sunday, a day after a
historically tight election among three frontrunners
competing for the presidency of Africa’s most populous
nation.
o ⚓ France24 ☛ Tunisians_take_to_the_streets_following_President
Saied’s_anti-migrant_remarks⠀⇛
Hundreds gathered in Tunis on Saturday to protest against
President Kais Saied’s comments about migrants from sub-
Saharan African countries. FRANCE 24 reporters Lilia
Blaise and Hamdi Tlili spoke to several migrants, who
shared their stories about being arbitrarily arrested and
being the victims of racially motivated attacks.
o ⚓ France24 ☛ Jordan_hosts_Israeli-Palestinian_talks_aimed_at
averting_escalation_in_violence⠀⇛
Jordan will host a meeting on Sunday between top Israeli
and Palestinian security and political officials with US
participation to halt a recent surge in violence that has
stoked fears of a wider escalation ahead of the holy
Muslim month of Ramadan, officials said.
o ⚓ France24 ☛ Mass_protests_in_Israel_as_controversial_judicial
overhauls_advanced⠀⇛
Tens of thousands of Israelis on Saturday protested their
far-right government’s plans to overhaul the legal
system, three days after parliament advanced a bill that
would enable lawmakers to overturn a Supreme Court
decision with a simple majority.
o ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Rising_India_Falling_States:_The_new_Indian
Challenges⠀⇛
The Indian history is replete with the tides of rise and
fall and since independence it has witnessed a gradual
rise from a poor economy and weak state to a status of
mammoth power.
o ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ IMF_and_Pakistan’s_trade_conflict⠀⇛
The modern state of affairs among the government and the
IMF continues to be uncertain.
o ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ An_amicable_reset_of_India-China_ties_hangs_in
the_balance⠀⇛
After four years, a high-ranking diplomatic delegation
from India travelled to China for the WMCC border talks.
India is the host of two key summits in 2023 – G-20 and
SCO – in which China is a crucial part of.
o ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Saudi_sports_strategy_challenges_global_sports
governors_and_activists_alike⠀⇛
Even before it officially launched, Saudi Arabia’s bid to
host the 2030 World Cup is on thin ice. The bid suggests
that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is determined to do
whatever it takes to become a dominant force in
international sports.
* § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
o ⚓ Reason ☛ Calling_Abortion_Groups_“Criminal_Organizations”_=
Constitutionally_Protected_Opinion,_Even_When_Abortion_Was_Legal⠀⇛
From Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity v. Dickson,
decided yesterday by the Texas Supreme Court, in an
opinion by Justice Jane Bland: In these companion cases,
advocacy groups supporting legalized abortion have sued
an opponent of it, claiming that he legally defamed them
by making statements that equate abortion to murder…
* § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
o ⚓ JURIST ☛ Kenya_Supreme_Court_declares_discrimination_of_persons
based_on_sexual_orientation_unconstitutional⠀⇛
The Supreme Court of Kenya Friday declared discrimination
against the LGBTQ community unconstitutional and affirmed
their right to association after a 10-year legal battle.
o ⚓ RFA ☛ Evicted_Yangon_residents_pushing_to_return_face_threats⠀⇛
Soldiers wielding guns and thugs with swords have warned
desperate locals not to protest
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal⠀➾
# ⚓ Organizing_My_Life⠀⇛
I have always been bad at organizing my life. It
can be hard for me to know what to do and when to
do it. This is a particularly big problem for me
because of executive disfunction. There are many
ways in which I could go about keeping track of
what needs to be done, but they all boil down to
some sort of calendar system. That being said, each
system has you think about things in a different
way.
I have tried using my calendar app, various todo
apps, and physical journaling. Each one has their
pros and cons, but they all ultimately failed me in
the sense that I have gotten out of the habbit of
using them. Life has been getting overwelming
recently and so I thought that it would be a good
idea to get back into the habbit of using one of
these.
# ⚓ eggcream⠀⇛
It says that this drink contains neither egg nor
cream. But why is it called this way? Why use a
name if the name isn’t descriptive? what other lies
are out there? so many questions
# ⚓ Hello_World⠀⇛
Anyway, hello. My name’s Matt. I’m based in the UK,
near the south coast.
I enjoy playing with computers and technology
(currently learning how to use Flask) but very much
at an amateur level. I do love it though!
Aside from that I like listening to music, drinking
coffee, and doing crosswords (the cryptic kind),
and also tending my houseplants.
o § Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ The_Two_Steves,_Revisited⠀⇛
The story of Jobs and Wozniak soldering away in a
garage is such an iconic tale… It inspired me
greatly, actually shaping my entire life. I
scraped, borrowed and stole money to save up for my
Apple ][+, and in the 80′s I actually tried (not
realizing it at the time) to re-live this story,
dropping out of high school and taking on the role
of Jobs, suiting up for meetings by day (East
coast) and wielding soldering iron by night…
I didn’t get to stop and think about it much back
then, or even try to verify the legend until the
90s (and I was on the East coast, away from the
action). It was a big shock. I was an Apple fanboy
until then — putting up with the closed
architecture and the insanely high prices (as a
developer I was forced to buy a couple of multi-
thousand-dollar Macs every year).
# ⚓ Annoyed_with_Foss_Desktops⠀⇛
I’ve pretty much finished rebasing HitchHiker Linux
to use Musl libc now, verifying that builds work
for all of the platforms I’m trying to support
(x86_64,aarch64 and riscv64). I’ve been working
slowly through building packages for it using
NetBSD’s Pkgsrc. As expected, there have been a lot
of annoyances along the way. I’ll be explicit in
warning (in case you haven’t already figured it
out) this post is going to be a rant.
# § Internet/Gemini⠀➾
# ⚓ Additional_features_decentralized_services_needs_–
practical_web3_ep.2⠀⇛
First I tried to imagin an email like service
on GNUnet and have it actually be better then
clearnet. I mean that by, getting SMTP to
“work” over GNUnet is easy. Just use CADET as
a TCP replacement. However, this does not buy
us much in terms of usability or privacy.
Users still are relying on a single service
provider; if they go down everything the user
has disappears. And the service provider
still knows the user’s peer ID (IP address of
the GNUnet world). The only benefit this have
is CADET can route traffic under a very
restrictive environment.
Clearly proxying clearnet protocols over
GNUnet won’t work. We need designs native to
decentralization.
Something like `libgnunetchat` works better.
It is a fully decentralized chat system
native to GNUnet. However, unlike SMTP-over-
GNUnet, `libgnunetchat` does not replicate
chat history and uses your Egos (virtual
identities) as user accounts. Thus you can’t
‘login’ to the same account on multiple
devices, nor retrieve old messages, at least
not without some extremely complicated setup.
# ⚓ Marginalia_Search:_2_years,_big_news_[_2023-02-26_]⠀⇛
No time like the project’s two year
anniversary to drop this particular bomb…
Marginalia’s gotten an NLNet grant.
# ⚓ Gemini_song_words_🎶⠀⇛
Gritty made an aside that there could/should
be a Gemini song words thing.
Keeping such a thing up to date is a big
task. But there’s a Musixmatch API that looks
do-able, and skimming their ts&cs didn’t
scare me. I would do it myself, but my
capsule has no CGI or similar.
# ⚓ Hello,_people⠀⇛
I had to stop using only three social medias
a day and surf the web again. A link
directory showing the way to websites with no
or less CSS brought me here. That’s how I
found the pub.
# ⚓ new_here/first_post⠀⇛
Having spent most of the last two decades in
the deeply unfulfilling social-media focused
online spaces, taking the defaults offered to
me, I’m working on spreading myself thin:
posting on social media I don’t hate (right
now: mastodon, cohost), writing on my website
and in geminispace, making physical things
and mailing them to strangers, and otherwise
generally trying to improve the online
experience by participating in the kinds of
experiences I wish I’d had during the years
of FB and Twitter and Reddit.
# § Programming⠀➾
# ⚓ I_Created_Two_Ultra-Minimalistic_Jekyll_Themes⠀⇛
I created “Nixer”, after I was finished with
“Nix”, to see, how far you can go to remove
most functionality from a website, until it
wouldn’t make sense anymore.
Both themes are optimized for fast build
speeds, therefore doesn’t have either SCSS,
includes, or any dependencies.
Their purpose is to be minimalistic (“Nix”)
or hard-core minimalistic (“Nixer”), single-
author themes. Because there is no menu,
pages can be manually linked in the body of
`index.md`. But “Nixer” users won’t be doing
that, because the whole point of this theme
is to not display anything more than just the
content of posts and a list of posts.
They implement as little changes as possible
from the default browser settings. They only
do it to improve legibility.
# ⚓ Dot⠀⇛
. to end input is a rather old tradition in
computing, which in turn is as yet young.
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