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䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised):
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* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Linux_Around_The_World:_Albania⠀⇛
We cover user groups that are running in Albania. This
article forms part of our Linux Around The World series.
o ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Linux_Around_The_World:_United_Kingdom⠀⇛
We cover user groups that are running in the United
Kingdom. This article forms part of our Linux Around The
World series.
o § Server⠀➾
# ⚓ Neowin ☛ Amazon_Linux_2023,_a_cloud-optimized_Linux_distro,
is_now_available⠀⇛
Amazon Linux 2023 was released earlier this week.
Amazon said that with this release it aims to
deliver a high-security standard, a predictable
lifecycle, and deterministic updates.
# ⚓ Container Journal ☛ The_CI/CD_Process_in_a_Cloud-Native
World⠀⇛
The continuous integration and continuous
deployment or delivery (CI/CD) process is a set of
practices and tools used by software development
teams to automate the building, testing and
deployment of software.
o § Kernel Space⠀➾
# ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Linux_Jargon_Buster:_What_is_LUKS_Encryption⠀⇛
Linux Unified Key Setup – LUKS is a disk encryption
specification created by Clemens Fruhwirth in 2004
and was originally intended for Linux. It is a
well-known, secure, and high-performance disk
encryption method based on an enhanced version of
cryptsetup, using dm-crypt as the disk encryption
backend. LUKS is also a popular encryption format
in Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices.
LUKS can also be used to create and run encrypted
containers. Encrypted containers feature the same
level of protection as LUKS full-disk encryption.
LUKS also offers multiple encryption algorithms,
several modes of encryption, and several hash
functions – a little over 40 possible combinations.
o § Graphics Stack⠀➾
# ⚓ Mike_Blumenkrantz:_Overdue⠀⇛
§ I Meant To Write This Some Time Ago But Then I
Didn’t
The blog has been there before, it’ll be there
again, I’m over it.
Let’s talk about the only thing anyone cares about
on this blog for the 23.1 release cycle: perf.
What does it mean? Who knows.
How does one acquire it? See above.
But everyone wants it, so I’ve gotta deliver like a
hypothetical shipping company that delivers on-time
and actually rings the bell when they drop
something off instead of just hucking a box onto my
front porch and running away to leave my stuff
sitting out to get snowed on.
Unlike such a hypothetical shipping company which
doesn’t exist, perf does exist, and I’ve got it
now. Lots of it.
Let’s talk about what parts of my soul I had to
sell to get to this point in my life.
§ Time-bending
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ Read_It_Later_is_a_Wallabag_Client_for_Linux⠀⇛
Are you an avid user of Wallabag, the popular open-
source read-it-later service that some folks prefer
to Mozilla’s Pocket?
# ⚓ Hubert Figuière ☛ Hubert_Figuière:_Integrating_the
RawTherapee_engine⠀⇛
RawTherapee is one of the two major open source RAW
photo processing applications, the other is
Darktable.
Can I leverage RawTherapee RAW processing code for
use in Niepce? Yes I can.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Create_a_New_User_and_Grant
Permissions_in_MySQL⠀⇛
MySQL is a popular open-source relational database
management system that helps businesses manage
large amounts of data efficiently. One of the key
features of MySQL is its ability to create multiple
users with different permissions, allowing
businesses to control who has access to what data.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Remove_Docker_Images,_Containers,
and_Volumes⠀⇛
Docker has become an indispensable tool for
developers and system administrators. It enables
them to run applications in isolated containers,
making it easy to manage dependencies and
streamline deployment processes. However, as you
work with Docker, you may accumulate unused images,
containers, and volumes, which can occupy valuable
storage space.
# ⚓ How_to_Write_Bash_Script_with_User_Input⠀⇛
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_and_Configure_UFW_Firewall
on_Ubuntu_22.04_or_20.04⠀⇛
This in-depth guide will walk you through
installing and configuring the Uncomplicated
Firewall (UFW) on Ubuntu 22.04 and 20.04. We will
provide multiple configuration examples, detailed
explanations of each command, and discuss
additional features such as logging, application
profiles, and remote connections.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Configure_Security_Headers_in
Nginx⠀⇛
In this article, we will discuss how to improve the
security of your web server by implementing various
security headers in NGINX. By utilizing security
headers, you can safeguard your website against a
wide range of web-based attacks and ensure the
protection of user data. What are Security Headers
in Nginx?
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_MariaDB_on_Fedora_37⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
MariaDB on Fedora 37. For those of you who didn’t
know, MariaDB is a popular open-source database
management system that is widely used in web
applications.
# ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ How_to_Configure_Linux_Mint_21_Automatic
Updates⠀⇛
Keep your Linux Mint 21 up-to-date and bug-free
with automatic updates. Learn how to set them up
with our step-by-step guide.
# ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Linux_Mint_User_and_Group_Management⠀⇛
This article will provide an overview of managing
users and groups in Linux Mint, a popular Linux
distribution. It will cover the basics of user
management, including adding and deleting users,
modifying user settings, and managing user groups.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Get_a_Directory_Size_in_Linux:
Practical_Examples⠀⇛
Getting a directory size in Linux is common for
administrators and users who want to manage their
disk space effectively. This article will explore
10 examples of how to get the size of a directory
in Linux using various commands and scripting
techniques.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Use_Fail2ban_Commands_in_Linux⠀⇛
Fail2Ban is an intrusion prevention software
framework that protects computer servers from
brute-force attacks. It does this by monitoring
system logs for repeated failed login attempts and
blocking the offending IP addresses.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ Python_Variables:_Concepts_and_Examples⠀⇛
Python is a versatile and powerful programming
language popular among developers for its
readability and ease of use. In this article, we
will explore the concept of variables in Python and
understand how to use them effectively. We will
cover ten topics with three unique examples and
break them down into relevant sections.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Create_a_Systemd_Service_in_Linux⠀⇛
This comprehensive guide focuses on mastering
systemd services—an integral aspect of contemporary
Linux systems. By delving into the structure of
systemd service files and understanding how to
create custom services for root and normal users,
readers will acquire the knowledge and expertise
necessary to manage and develop systemd services
proficiently.
# ⚓ Net2 ☛ How_to_Delete_a_Git_Branch_Locally_and_Remotely⠀⇛
In Git, people often make different branches to
work on new features and bug fixes, while keeping
them separate from the main codebase. But when the
work on a feature is done, it’s a good idea to
remove the branch to keep things tidy and clear.
# ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ Status_Resolved:_Failed!_Error:_SET_PASSWORD
has_no_significance_for_user_‘root’@’localhost’⠀⇛
Getting error: “Failed! Error: SET PASSWORD has no
significance for user ‘root’@’localhost”? Then read
the steps here to fix it up. When you run the
mysql_secure_installation command in your terminal
window, it will ask you to enter the root password
and set up security options for your MySQL
installation.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ Managing_Large-Scale_Web_Applications_with_NGINX
on_Linux⠀⇛
Introduction NGINX is a popular open-source web
server known for its high performance and
scalability. It is commonly used to manage large-
scale web applications that require high
availability and performance.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ Linux_Shell_Scripting:_Automating_Tasks_and
Streamlining_Workflows⠀⇛
Introduction Linux shell scripting is writing
scripts to automate tasks and streamline workflows
in the Linux operating system. With the power of
the Linux command line interface and a range of
scripting languages available, users can write
scripts to automate repetitive tasks, perform
complex data manipulations, and even build entire
applications.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ Building_a_Real-Time_Data_Pipeline_with_Apache
Kafka_on_Linux⠀⇛
Introduction Building a real-time data pipeline is
a common requirement for modern data-driven
applications. Apache Kafka is a popular distributed
streaming platform allowing developers to build
scalable, fault-tolerant, highly available real-
time data pipelines.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ Configuring_a_Load_Balancer_on_Ubuntu_Server:_A
Step-by-Step_Tutorial⠀⇛
This tutorial will show you how to configure a load
balancer on Ubuntu Server. Introduction Load
balancing is a critical component of modern web
applications, allowing them to distribute traffic
across multiple servers to improve performance,
scalability, and availability.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ Boost_Your_Network_Performance:_How_To_Clear_DNS
Cache_on_Linux⠀⇛
As a Linux user, you might have experienced slow
internet connections or the inability to access
some websites. Often, this issue can be traced back
to your DNS cache.
# ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ Fix_“Updating_from_such_a_repository_can’t_be
done_securely”_Error_In_Linux⠀⇛
How to fix the “Updating from such a repository
can’t be done securely” error in Linux You might
have encountered this error while trying to run the
apt update or the apt upgrade command.
# ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ Everything_You_Need_to_Know_About_UFW
Logs⠀⇛
Learn all about UFW logs and how to use them
effectively. This comprehensive guide covers
everything you need to know about UFW logs.
# ⚓ The New Stack ☛ Check_for_Container_Image_Vulnerabilities
with_Trivy⠀⇛
Security should be one of the most important
aspects of container deployments, especially for
enterprise production environments that depend on
highly scaled applications and services that will
not only see massive demand but that will also
interact with other services, servers, APIs, etc.
If you skimp on security, you could leave your
company open to hacking. All it takes is one hacker
gaining access to a single container and they could
wind up with the keys to your kingdom.
You don’t want that.
The thing is security has to start from the ground
up, otherwise, everything is susceptible. Think of
it this way: You cannot build a house on a
foundation with cracks, holes, and other
vulnerabilities and expect it to be secure.
Eventually, that house could crumble. Containers
are the same way. If you build them on a foundation
with vulnerabilities, there’s no way they’ll be
secure.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ 6_Ways_to_Find_a_Raspberry_Pi’s_IP_Address⠀⇛
Quite often, it is necessary to know the IP address
of your Raspberry Pi. You will need the IP to
configure any service related to networking, such
as SSH. Also, you need to know the IP when using
the Pi as a web server, a file server, or a print
server.
It is easy to find the Raspberry Pi’s IP address
using the GUI, command line, or network scan, which
are all discussed here.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Connect_to_a_Wi-Fi_Network_on_Ubuntu
Server⠀⇛
Ubuntu Server is a powerful server operating
system. It’s very much similar to Ubuntu Desktop
but comes without the GUI. You interact with the
system primarily via the terminal.
If you are used to connecting Ubuntu to Wi-Fi from
the GUI, you might find it a bit tricky to connect
to Wi-Fi from the command line. Don’t worry though,
here’s how you can connect to Wi-Fi on Ubuntu
Server.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Printrun_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
Printrun on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
# ⚓ 2_ways_Install_Nomacs_on_Ubuntu_22.04_or_20.04_LTS⠀⇛
Learn the steps to install Nomacs, an open-source
image viewer — editor on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy or
Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Linux using the command
terminal.
# ⚓ What_are_Tar_and_Gz?_Difference_between_them.⠀⇛
While working in Linux you would have seen files
downloaded from the internet ended up with either
“.tar” or “.tar.gz”.
# ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_OpenLDAP_Server_and_Client_on
Rocky_Linux_9⠀⇛
OpenLDAP is a software implementation of the
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). In
this guide, you will install and set up OpenLDAP on
a Rocky Linux 9 server. You will install the
OpenLDAP server, configure the OpenLDAP server
manually, and enable secure SSL/TLS on the OpenLDAP
server.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Audacity_on_Fedora_Linux⠀⇛
Audacity is a powerful, open-source audio editing
and recording software that has gained immense
popularity among professionals and enthusiasts
alike. It offers a comprehensive set of features
that cater to various audio-related tasks,
including podcast creation, music production, and
audio restoration.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_LEMP_on_Fedora_Linux⠀⇛
LEMP is an acronym for a popular web server
software stack consisting of Linux (the operating
system), Nginx (the web server), MariaDB (the
database server), and PHP (the programming
language). LEMP has gained popularity in web
development due to its high performance, stability,
and flexibility.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Fail2ban_with_Firewalld_on
Fedora_Linux⠀⇛
Fail2Ban is a widely-used, open-source intrusion
prevention software that helps protect Linux
servers from various attacks, including brute-force
login attempts, DDoS attacks, and malicious bots.
Fail2Ban operates by scanning log files for
suspicious activity, such as multiple failed login
attempts, and subsequently banning the associated
IP addresses for a specified duration.
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Special_Variables_in_Zsh⠀⇛
Zsh is a powerful shell that provides a wide range
of features and functionalities to enhance the
user’s experience. One of the key features of Zsh
is its support for special variables, which allow
users to perform various tasks easily and
efficiently.
# ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Install_a_Non-Snap/.deb_Version_of
Firefox_on_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛
Having issues with Snap based Firefox? Then read
the mentioned steps to ditch the Snap version of
Firefox for the classic/regular Firefox on your
Ubuntu 22.04 system.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_get_the_latest_version_of_GCC_on_Debian
11_/_10⠀⇛
Hello, friends. In this post, you will learn how to
get the latest version of GCC in Debian 11 / 10.
GCC is the compiler of the GNU project for C
language, and one of the most important bases that
we have on Linux.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Check_Disk_Space_on_Linux:_Simple_Steps
for_Better_Disk_Management⠀⇛
In the world of Linux, checking disk space is an
essential task for any system administrator.
# ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ 3_Ways_To_Fix_“No_Space_Left_on_Device”_Error
In_Linux⠀⇛
Fix “No Space Left on Device” Error In Linux Are
you going through an error like…
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ 21_.htaccess_tricks_that_everyone_should_know⠀⇛
The .htaccess file is a powerful configuration file
used by web servers to control the behavior of
websites. It can be used to perform a wide range of
functions, including URL redirection, password
protection, caching, and more.
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ 10_Strace_Command_Examples_for_Effective_System
Analysis_in_Linux⠀⇛
Strace is a powerful tool in Linux that can be used
to trace system calls, signals, and other related
information. It is a valuable tool for system
administrators, developers, and programmers to
debug issues and optimize system performance. With
Strace, you can gain deep insights into how your
system is working and identify potential issues.
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Mastering_the_Strace_Command_in_Linux:_A
Complete_Guide⠀⇛
Strace is a powerful command-line tool that can be
used for tracing system calls and signals in Linux.
It is an essential tool for system administrators,
developers, and programmers to debug issues and
optimize system performance.
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Working_with_Processes_and_Services_in_Linux:_A
Beginner’s_Guide⠀⇛
Linux is a popular open-source operating system
used by developers, system administrators, and
everyday computer users around the world. One of
the most powerful features of Linux is its ability
to manage processes and services.
# ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Tmux_Essentials:_Start_Using_Terminal
Multiplexing⠀⇛
In this article, we will discuss the essential
commands to start using Tmux. Tmux is a terminal
multiplexer that allows you to run multiple
terminal sessions in a single window. By the end of
this article, you will have a good understanding of
Tmux and be able to use it efficiently.
# ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Tmux_vs._Screen:_Choosing_the_Right
Multiplexer⠀⇛
Explore the primary differences between Tmux and
Screen, two popular terminal multiplexers. Learn
their unique features and benefits to make an
informed choice.
# ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ The_Ultimate_Guide_to_Linux_Mint_Network
Configuration⠀⇛
In this article, we’ll explore the different ways
to configure network settings in Linux Mint,
including managing network interfaces and
configuring DHCP and static IP addresses.
# ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_use_a_proxy_server_in_Linux_Mint⠀⇛
By following the steps outlined in this guide,
users can enhance their online privacy, improve
security, and gain access to geo-restricted
content. Users will gain a thorough understanding
of the proxy server concept and its benefits, as
well as practical knowledge to implement it
seamlessly on their Linux Mint machine.
# ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Mastering_Ubuntu_Keyboard_Shortcuts⠀⇛
Master the art of Ubuntu keyboard shortcuts with
this comprehensive guide. Boost your productivity
and enhance your user experience by unlocking the
full potential of your Linux-based system.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Xfce_Desktop_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
Xfce Desktop on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you
who didn’t know, Xfce is a lightweight, open-source
desktop environment that is based on the GTK+
toolkit.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_BleachBit_on_Debian_11⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
BleachBit on Debian 11.
o § WINE or Emulation⠀➾
# ⚓ Wine_development_release_8.4_is_now_available_for_Linux
FreeBSD_and_macOS⠀⇛
The Wine development release 8.4 is now available.
What’s new in this release:
# Initial step of the Wayland graphics driver.
# Cleanups in IME support.
# A number of test fixes.
# Various bug fixes.
The source is available_now. Binary packages are in
the process of being built, and will appear soon at
their respective download locations.
# ⚓ WINE Project (Official) ☛ WineHQ_–_Wine_Announcement_–_The
Wine_development_release_8.4_is_now_available.⠀⇛
The Wine development release 8.4 is now available.
What’s new in this release:
– Initial step of the Wayland graphics driver.
– Cleanups in IME support.
– A number of test fixes.
– Various bug fixes.
The source is available at:
https://dl.winehq.org/wine/source/8.x/wine-
8.4.tar.xz
Binary packages for various distributions will be
available from:
https://www.winehq.org/download
You will find documentation on https://
www.winehq.org/documentation
You can also get the current source directly from
the git
repository. Check https://www.winehq.org/git for
details.
Wine is available thanks to the work of many
people. See the file
AUTHORS in the distribution for the complete list.
# ⚓ Neowin ☛ Wine_8.4_released_with_initial_native_support_for
Wayland⠀⇛
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Sunday_Gold,_Review_on_Linux_(Proton
Experimental)⠀⇛
I am a little late to review Sunday Gold – since it
came out later in 2022. It caught my attention with
the excellent presentation for an indie title, with
awesome hand-drawn art in high resolution…
# ⚓ Dedoimedo ☛ Quake_III,_Steam,_OpenGL_error,_high_resolution
workaround⠀⇛
We want our pixels! Here’s a short guide explaining
how to make Quake III Arena and Team Arena (Steam
version) run with full HD or UHD resolution on
modern displays by using custom game launcher
configuration. Go.
# ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Steam_Spring_Sale,_Many_titles_at_Great
Prices,_1_Game_For_Free_and_Steam_Deck_gets_a_Celebration
with_a_Discount⠀⇛
Steam Spring Sale, Many titles at great prices, 1
Game to Grab for Free and the Steam Deck gets a
celebration with a Discount So the Steam Spring
Sale has begun and as usual you will find many
games discounted…
# ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Godot_Arrives_in_the_Epic_Games_Store⠀⇛
We are honored to announce that Epic Games is
offering Godot Engine a place on Epic Game’s own
digital distribution platform, the Epic Games
Store.
o ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Release_candidate:_Godot_4.0.1_RC_2⠀⇛
Adding finishing touches to the first patch release of
Godot 4, here comes 4.0.1 Release Candidate 2. It brings
even more urgent fixes, and documentation improvements.
o ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ RetroArch_1.15.0_Released!_How_to_Install_in
Ubuntu_22.04_|_20.04⠀⇛
RetroArch emulator released version 1.15.0 a few days
ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 22.10, Ubuntu
22.04, Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 18.04 via PPA. The new
1.15.0 release feature steam support for macOS user,
though macOS 10.13 or later is required.
* § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
o § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾
# ⚓ GNOME ☛ Alexander_Mikhaylenko:_Libadwaita_1.3⠀⇛
Another cycle, another release. Let’s take a look
at what’s new.
§ Banners
AdwBanner is a brand new widget that replaces
GtkInfoBar.
Jamie started implementing it before 1.2 was
released, but we were already in the API freeze so
it was delayed to this cycle instead.
# ⚓ Sam_Thursfield:_Status_update_17/03/2023⠀⇛
Hello from my parents place, sitting on the border
of Wales & England, listening to this excellent
Victor_Rice_album, thinking of this time last year
when I actually got to watch him play at Freedom
Sounds Festival, which was one of my first
adventures of the post-lockdown 2020s.
I have many distractions at the moment, many being
work/life admin but here are some of the more
interesting ones: [...]
# ⚓ This Week in GNOME ☛ Felix_Häcker:_#87_Editable_Shortcuts⠀⇛
Update on what happened across the GNOME project in
the week from March 10 to March 17.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § New Releases⠀➾
# ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS_Kirkstone-series_version_5.1
released⠀⇛
Version 5.0 was released on February 26:
https://bkhome.org/news/202302/easyos-kirkstone-
series-version-50.html
Version 5.1 brings a couple of small bug fixes,
plus Samba now
builtin — in 5.0 it had to be installed via the
“pkg” icon (PKGget
package manager).
The single biggest change from 5.0 is a new
application, “AppImage
Installer”, which does what the name suggests, it
is for installing
AppImages.
# ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ AppImage_Installer_bug-fix_and_more_apps⠀⇛
When the Installer installs an .AppImage file, it
creates a folder /files/apps/<name>, for example /
files/apps/audacity. This is a convenience, the app
can be set to save files in this folder.
However, the Installer creates the folder, for
example ‘audacity’
with owner:group = root:root, which means that
Audacity does not have
permission to write into that folder. Auadacity is
running as user
‘audacity’, so this is the fix: [...]
# ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ AppImage_Installer_simplified_info_window⠀⇛
There are some snapshots of the AppImage Installer
here:
There are changes in the first window, including
now shows size of each AppImage.
The final information window contains details that
might not interest
non-technical users. In fact, I received an email
informing me of that
fact. That last information window can be
simplified.
o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾
# ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Micro_5.4
Public_RC_is_out!⠀⇛
We are thrilled to announce the Public Release
Candidate (RC 2) of SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
5.4! SLE Micro is an ultra-reliable, lightweight
operating system purpose built for edge computing.
Please check out our Product page to learn more,
but for the beta program, please refer to our
dedicated beta page.
# ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ SUSE_Manager_and_the_A-REST_API⠀⇛
What is SUSE Manager? SUSE Manager is an open-
source infrastructure management solution designed
to simplify and secure your entire mixed Linux
environment.
# ⚓ Dominique Leuenberger ☛ openSUSE_Tumbleweed_–_Review_of_the
week_2023/11⠀⇛
Dear Tumbleweed users and hackers,
This week, I had the sad duty to discard one
snapshot due to a bug that snuck through staging
and was only identified later in the full product
test suite (systemd 253, restarting some services
failed weirdly). But as we know from the past,
users prefer no snapshot as opposed to one that
breaks their system in weird ways. And despite
that, 6 snapshots have been delivered during this
week (0309 … 0313 & 0315)
The most relevant changes in these snapshots are:
# Linux kernel 6.2.2 (lockdown patches
disabled) & 6.2.4
# NetworkManager 1.42.4
# Apache 2.4.56
# LibreOffice 7.5.1.2
# KDE Frameworks 5.104.0
# GStreamer 1.22.1
# Mesa: patch to address multiple crashes seen
in gnome-shell since Mesa 23.0
# git 2.40.0
o § Arch Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Arch_Linux:_February⠀⇛
Arch Linux in February 2023 # Git packaging sources
# All major workflow and usability requirements for
the pkgctl tooling have been finished and a
experimental devtools-git-poc package has been put
into the repositories. Furthermore the proof of
concept sandbox environment has been set up and
rolled out to anyone interested in testing. In the
current phase we will collect feedback to catch
bugs and further usability improvements [0]. We are
still very eagerly seeking for more testers.
o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾
# ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_Friday’s_Fedora
Facts:_2023-11⠀⇛
Here’s your weekly Fedora report. Read what
happened this week and what’s coming up. Your
contributions are welcome (see the end of the
post)!
I have weekly office hours most Wednesdays in the
morning and afternoon (US/Eastern time). Drop by if
you have any questions or comments about the
schedule, Changes, elections, or anything else. See
the upcoming_meetings for more information.
# ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_CPE_Weekly_update_–
Week_11⠀⇛
This is a weekly report from the CPE (Community
Platform Engineering) Team. If you have any
questions or feedback, please respond to this
report or contact us on #redhat-cpe channel on
libera.chat.
We provide you both infographics and text version
of the weekly report. If you just want to quickly
look at what we did, just look at the infographic.
If you are interested in more in depth details look
below the infographic.
Week: 13 March – 17 March 2023
o § Debian Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Debian ☛ Bits_from_the_Release_Team:_bookworm_in_hard
freeze⠀⇛
Hi all,
According to schedule, we have frozen bookworm a
bit more
(2023-03-12). This means that we are one step
closer to the release of
bookworm. Like mentioned before we expect everyone
to follow the
freeze policy [1]. This means that from now on key
packages [2] and
packages without significant autopkgtest coverage
need to be unblocked
by the release team to be able to migrate from
unstable to testing. If
you need to request an unblock, check that your
request is in line
with the freeze policy and use $(reportbug
release.debian.org) in
order to get the meta data correct and get the
template that helps us
get the right information.
Note that packages that are not on the key-packages
list, with
non-superficial autopkgtests that succeed on all
architectures and
don't cause regressions will migrate without an
unblock after 20
days. If you're unsure about the current migration
status of your
package, you can check it at [3].
Now is a good time to help testing installations
[4] and upgrades to
find as many issues as possible. There's still a
bunch of RC bugs [5],
so fixing those helps a lot too.
Please also remember to file bugs against the
release-notes pseudo
package if you know of issues that deserve being
mentioned in the
release notes. We welcome reports that include a
proposed text or
merge requests on salsa [6], but even if you can
only point us at
issues that's already appreciated.
On behalf of the Release Team,
Paul
o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_Wants_You_to_Test_its_Steam_Snap⠀⇛
Remember when Ubuntu said it was getting serious
about gaming? Well, it hasn’t forgotten entirely —
it’s once again asking gamers to take part in a
fresh bout of testing for its Steam snap. Steam is
available on Ubuntu through traditional packaging
methods but Canonical sees its Steam snap as the
real future of the games platform on Ubuntu. That
kinda of makes sense: it’s a tad easier to cater
for the tangle of 32-bit libraries older games
require using a sandboxed, separated Snap file
system.
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ A_first_look_at_GL.iNet_GL-S200_Thread
Border_Router_kit_with_three_nRF52840_Thread_boards
⠀⇛
The gateway runs OpenWrt 21.02 with a Linux 5.4
kernel.
Let’s now have a look at the Thread Dev boards
included with the kit.
The other antenna should be for WiFi using the
electronics hidden under a metal shield for EMC/EMI
compliance. People interested in messing with the
OS will also find a 4-pin UART header on the left
side of the board.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ You_Can_Add_a_Second_HDMI_Port_to_a_Laptop
with_Raspberry_Pi⠀⇛
With a Raspberry Pi 3, some Linux knowledge and
plenty of effort, Pierre Cuoy has created their own
DIY DisplayLink
# ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ This_Affordable_Device_Will_Let_Anyone
Connect_Their_Brain_to_a_Computer⠀⇛
PiEEG aims to let people control robots and
computers with their minds, using a Raspberry Pi.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ Digital_European_roulette_wheel_takes_advantage
of_charlieplexing⠀⇛
Roulette is one of the classic casino games, along
with poker, blackjack, baccarat, and craps. There
are two popular versions of roulette: American and
European. The American version features an
additional zero (green) pocket and the numbered
pockets in a different arrangement.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ Infinity_dodecahedron_puts_on_a_mesmerizing_light
show⠀⇛
If you’ve ever stood in an elevator with mirrored
walls and saw your reflection bouncing back and
forth endlessly, then you’ve experienced an
“infinity mirror” from the inside.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Mirror UK ☛ Massive_Android_boost_will_bring_flagship
features_to_vastly_cheaper_smartphones_–_Mirror_Online⠀⇛
# ⚓ Wired ☛ The_Best_SMS_Text_Messaging_Apps_for_Android_|
WIRED⠀⇛
# ⚓ Express ☛ Check_your_Android_phone_now_to_avoid_dangerous
bug_sweeping_the_globe_|_Express.co.uk⠀⇛
# ⚓ Sportskeeda ☛ All_Motorola_phones_confirmed_to_get_the
Android_13_update⠀⇛
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o ⚓ Medevel ☛ 11_Open_Source_Free_Customer_Feedback_Tools⠀⇛
Open source customer feedback tools are software
solutions that allow businesses to gather and analyze
customer feedback. These tools are typically free to use
and can be customized to meet the specific needs of the
business.
o ⚓ Medevel ☛ 12_Open_Source_Libraries_to_Build_Telegram_Bots⠀⇛
Telegram bots are special accounts that automatically
handle messages. Users can interact with bots by sending
commands in private or group chats. They are useful tools
for many people around the world, offering an interface
to communicate with customers and manage Telegram
channels.
o ⚓ Medevel ☛ Tremor_is_a_Complete_Dashboard_Components_Library_for
React_and_Next.js⠀⇛
Tremor is a free, open-source library that aids
developers in building data-rich dashboards. With Tremor,
you can create simple and modular components to build
insightful dashboards with ease. The library is fully
open-source and was made by data scientists and software
engineers with a sweet spot for design.
o ⚓ IT Pro Today ☛ 7_Open_Source_Tools_That_Benefit_IT_Operations
Teams⠀⇛
Open source tools are often more flexible and cheaper
than commercial alternatives. These seven can assist
ITOps teams with their work.
o § Events⠀➾
# ⚓ We_were_at_the_Chemnitzer_Linux-Tage_2023!⠀⇛
In the LibreOffice community, most of our
activities take place online: development, design,
QA, localisation, marketing and so forth. But we
like to meet face-to-face too, at events and
conferences – and last weekend we did just that, at
the Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2023 in Germany.
o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾
# § Mozilla⠀➾
# ⚓ Djalel Oukid ☛ Mozilla_released_Firefox_111_with
various_vulnerability_patches,_improved_Relay,_and
more!⠀⇛
Firefox is a free, open-source, cross-
platform web browser developed by the Mozilla
foundation with security and privacy in
mind.Firefox browser receives updates and
improvements constantly, and this time
Mozilla could not wait more than a month from
the release of version 110 to announce the
release of Firefox 111.
o § FSF⠀➾
# ⚓ FSF ☛ FSF_News:_Free_Software_Awards_winners_announced:_Eli
Zaretskii,_Tad_(SkewedZeppelin),_GNU_Jami⠀⇛
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced
the recipients of the 2022 Free Software Awards,
which are given annually at the FSF’s LibrePlanet
conference to groups and individuals in the free
software community who have made significant
contributions to the cause for software freedom.
This year’s recipients of the awards are Eli
Zaretskii, Tad (SkewedZeppelin), and GNU Jami. As
LibrePlanet 2023 is a hybrid in-person and online
conference this year, the ceremony was conducted
both in person and virtually.
# ⚓ FSF ☛ FSF_Blogs:_Reporting_back_from_day_one_of
LibrePlanet:_Charting_the_Course⠀⇛
o § GNU Projects⠀➾
# ⚓ GNU_Health:_Leading_Public_Mental_Health_Hospital_in
Argentina_embraces_GNU_Health⠀⇛
The World Health Organization defines health as a
state of complete physical, mental and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.
Unfortunately, this definition is far from being a
reality in our societies. Instead of embracing the
system of health, we live in the system of disease,
ruled by a reactive, reductionist and unsustainable
model of healthcare. The beautiful noble art and
science of medicine is ill. Financial institutions
and giant technological corporations are removing
the human factor from medicine, transforming people
and patients into clients. They are reducing the
non-negotiable human right to healthcare to a
privilege of a few.
Coming back to the formal definition of health, in
the current system of disease very little is taken
into account from the social and mental well-being
. Today, many people with mental health conditions
not only have to deal with the physiopathological
aspects of the disorder, but also with the stigma,
exclusion and invisibilization from the society.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ Hisham ☛ Finally_upgraded_FlatPress⠀⇛
DreamHost finally bugged me to upgrade FlatPress
from my super-old version running PHP 7 to the
latest one running PHP 8.1. Making a tiny blog post
just to test it — hope this works!
# ⚓ Hectic Geek ☛ Differences_Between_Software_and_Computer
Engineering⠀⇛
For those considering a tech career, it’s important
to know the difference between software engineering
and computer engineering.
# ⚓ LLVM_16.0.0_Release⠀⇛
LLVM 16.0.0 is now available!
# § Perl / Raku⠀➾
# ⚓ Why_Python_Mostly_Replaced_Perl⠀⇛
Both Perl and Python are powerful scripting
languages that are used extensively in
software development, system administration,
and data analysis. Here are some key
differences between the two languages: In
recent years, Python has become the preferred
language for many tasks, particularly in the
areas of data science, machine learning, and
web development.
# § Java⠀➾
# ⚓ How_to_Use_the_Java_8_Stream_API_to_Perform
Filtering,_Mapping,_and_Reduction_operations⠀⇛
The Java 8 Stream API is the best choice when
it comes to working with collections.
# ⚓ Sure,_here’s_an_example_of_how_to_create_and_use_a
custom_exception_in_Java:⠀⇛
Custom exceptions should be used when you
want to handle specific error scenarios in
your application that are not covered by the
built-in exception classes in Java. When you
throw a custom exception, you can provide a
more meaningful and specific error message
that describes the reason for the exception.
# ⚓ The_Problem_with_Overusing_Static_Variables_and
Methods_in_Java⠀⇛
Static variables and methods are shared among
all instances of a class and can be accessed
without creating an object of that class.
While static variables and methods can be
useful in certain situations, overusing them
can lead to code that is difficult to test,
maintain, and extend.
# ⚓ Why_is_Proper_Exception_Handling_Important_in_Java⠀⇛
A common bad practice in Java programming is
not properly handling exceptions. Java has a
robust exception handling mechanism, but not
using it properly can lead to unexpected
behavior and errors in your program.
# ⚓ Why_is_It_a_Bad_Idea_to_Solve_Programming_(Java)
problems_with_if_statements⠀⇛
Using if statements to solve Java problems is
not necessarily a bad idea, as if statements
are a fundamental part of the language and
are used extensively in programming.
# ⚓ What_are_the_Benefits_of_Lambdas_in_Java⠀⇛
Lambda expressions were introduced in Java 8,
and they provide several benefits over
traditional anonymous inner classes. Some of
the benefits of lambdas in Java include:
Overall, the use of lambdas in Java can lead
to more concise and readable code, improved
code reuse, and improved performance. Here is
an example.
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ France24 ☛ US_actor_Lance_Reddick,_‘The_Wire’_and_‘John_Wick’
star,_dies_at_60⠀⇛
Actor Lance Reddick who played steely Baltimore police
lieutenant Cedric Daniels in hit TV show “The Wire” has
died, his publicist said Friday. He was 60.
o ⚓ Xe’s Blog ☛ My_Coffee_Isekai⠀⇛
Coffee is one of the most important parts of my daily
ritual. Historically, I had never really drank coffee
regularly; and I had never really had good coffee before.
Sure, I’ve drank coffee from time to time, but I usually
had to get it double-double and drown out the bitterness
with other flavors. This did make something that was
pleasant to drink, but I didn’t really get to understand
or appreciate the flavor of the coffee in particular.
o ⚓ Andrea_Corbellini:_On_ignoring_mistakes,_resilience,_and_the
hidden_dangers_therein⠀⇛
As a scuba diver who often explores new places, I can say
that I have found
myself in some dangerous situations, but I always made it
back to the surface
without facing any negative consequences. Does this mean
that I never made any
mistakes? Absolutely not: mistakes were made, and lessons
were learned.
We can all agree that learning from mistakes is good, but
sometimes, when
mistakes happen and consequences don’t manifest
themselves immediately, we run
the risk of not noticing them, not learning from them,
repeating them, and over
time developing a false sense of confidence, which can
drive us to believe that
our repeated mistakes are actually good practices.
Why do we ignore mistakes? Because sometimes outcomes are
positive even if we
make mistakes. “I made it out of water even this time,
this means that my dive
was executed perfectly.” This is a common way of
reasoning, but in reality,
things are much more complex than that. There is a
difference between correct
execution and successful outcome, and the two should not
be confused. In
fact, everyone should know from experience that goals can
be achieved even if
the execution was sloppy and full of mistakes.
Catastrophic consequences may
happen if we fail to see that.
o ⚓ Tom MacWright ☛ Competition⠀⇛
For the last few jobs, I’ve kept a private are.na
board of competition. Every time I saw something that
looked like it was
competing with Observable, or Placemark, or val.town I’d
add it to the list.
Eventually I’d have a big gallery of screenshots of all
the other companies
and projects doing something similar to what I was
building.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Libraries_were_full_of_tech_inflexion
points⠀⇛
Have you ever looked at a specific moment in your
life and realised this is where everything changed?
I’ve been thinking about tech inflection points
again recently (while trying to distract myself
from grim ones like AI), and I keep coming back to
the beloved libraries in which I grew up.
When we lived in Melbourne in the early 1990s, our
local council library had newspapers on microfiche,
which my parents would show me. It seemed
impossible for such a tiny slide to contain so much
information, though it answered an early question
in my head about where these libraries keep all
their archives. Doesn’t newspaper degrade, yellow,
and fall apart!?
My parents were big into audiobooks, so we’d also
be checking out dozens of cassette tapes. Books
were out on CDs by the time we moved to Singapore,
but aside from being more portable they weren’t
actually better. A tape would remember exactly
where you left off; CDs required you to remember
your last track.
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ WisDuo_RAK11720_LoRaWAN_&_Bluetooth_LE
module_features_Ambiq_Apollo3_Blue_low-power_MCU⠀⇛
RAKwireless WisDuo RAK11720 is a LoRaWAN and
Bluetooth LE (module) equipped with Ambiq Apollo3
ultra-low-power BLE 5.0 microcontroller and a
Semtech SX1262 LoRa transceiver.
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Intel_Reportedly_Cancels_Thunder_Bay
Hybrid_SoC⠀⇛
Intel cancels hybrid SoC with Movidius VPU and
general-purpose CPU for edge computing.K11720 is a
LoRaWAN and Bluetooth LE (module) equipped with
Ambiq Apollo3 ultra-low-power BLE 5.0
microcontroller and a Semtech SX1262 LoRa
transceiver.
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Despite_Sanctions,_Russians_Still
Obtaining_Latest_PCs_From_Major_Brands⠀⇛
Chinese, Taiwanese, and American brands dominated
Russian PC market last year.
# ⚓ Appetite_for_Destruction⠀⇛
The history of the paper shredder, a device that’s
most important when you have something to hide. Not
all shreds are alike.
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ A_first_look_at_GL.iNet_GL-S200_Thread
Border_Router_kit_with_three_nRF52840_Thread_boards⠀⇛
GL.iNet are better known for their routers, but the
company is also offering IoT gateways and Smart
Home hubs such as the GL-S10 BLE to MQTT IoT
gateway. The company is now preparing to launch the
GL.iNet GL-S200 Thread Border Router in early
April, and I’ve been asked to do some beta testing
before launch, so GL.iNet have sent me a kit with
the GL-S200 and three Thread development boards
acting as IoT nodes. A Thread Border Router acts as
a WiFi or/and Ethernet gateway connecting to
battery-powered Thread sensor nodes equipped with a
low-power 802.15.4 radio. In this first post, I’ll
go through the hardware and specifications, before
reporting my finding in a separate post next week.
# ⚓ Yaber_Pro_V9_1080P_Projector_Review_vs_Yaber_V10_&_Ace_K1⠀⇛
I have previously reviewed the affordable Yaber V10
and the excellent Yaber Ace K1 projectors.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Tanzania_to_Investigate_Rare_Disease_Outbreak_in
Kagera⠀⇛
Five people died in two villages in the Bukoba
rural district after they suffered fever, vomiting,
hemorrhage, and kidney failure.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Paris_Suffers_From_Piling_Up_Of_Over_10_000_Tons
Of_Garbage⠀⇛
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has rejected the
government’s request to force garbage collectors
and street cleaners back to work.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Wyoming_governor_signs_measure
prohibiting_abortion_pills⠀⇛
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed into law the
nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills since
they became the predominant choice for abortion in
the U.S. in recent years. Gordon on Friday also
allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to
become law without his signature. The pills are
already banned in 13 states with blanket bans on
all forms of abortion, and 15 states already have
limited access to abortion pills.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Caffeine_in_Your_Blood_Could_Affect_Body
Fat_And_Diabetes_Risk,_Study_Finds⠀⇛
Something to think about.
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Atlanta_man_sentenced_to_federal_prison_in
connection_with_a_multi-million_dollar_international_cyber
and_fraud_scheme⠀⇛
Christian Akhatsegbe has been sentenced for wire
and computer fraud conspiracy, access device fraud,
and aggravated identity theft related to a multi-
million-dollar cyber-fraud scheme perpetrated
through email phishing, credential harvesting, and
invoice fraud. His brother, Emmanuel Aiye
Akhatsegbe, who is believed to be residing in
Nigeria, was also charged in the scheme and remains
a fugitive.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Huawei_Has_Replaced_Thousands_of_US-Banned
Parts_With_Chinese_Versions:_Founder⠀⇛
Huawei has replaced thousands of product components
banned by the US with homegrown versions, its
founder has said.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Latitude_Financial_Services_Data_Breach
Impacts_300,000_Customers⠀⇛
Latitude Financial Services says the personal
information of 300,000 customers was stolen in a
cyberattack.
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Google_discovers_18_vulnerabilities_in
multiple_Samsung_chips⠀⇛
Google LLC’s Project Zero cybersecurity research
team has discovered 18 vulnerabilities in mobile
and auto chips made by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
The search giant disclosed the vulnerabilities on
Thursday.
⚓ SANS ☛ Old_Backdoor,New_Obfuscation,(Sat,_Mar_18th)⠀⇛
When you’re hunting, sometimes you feel lucky because you spotted
something that looks brand new, but sometimes it’s not new or… the
code has been changed to bypass existing detections.
⚓ Security Week ☛ US_Government_Warns_Organizations_of_LockBit_3.0_Ransomware
Attacks [Ed: Microsoft Windows TCO]⠀⇛
Three US government agencies have issued a joint warning to
organizations about LockBit 3.0 ransomware attacks.
⚓ Security Week ☛ New_‘Trigona’_Ransomware_Targets_US,_Europe,_Australia⠀⇛
The recently identified Trigona ransomware has been highly active,
targeting tens of organizations globally.
⚓ Security Week ☛ New_Espionage_Group_‘YoroTrooper’_Targeting_Entities_in
European,_CIS_Countries⠀⇛
A newly identified threat actor named YoroTrooper is targeting
organizations in Europe and the CIS region for espionage and data
theft.
⚓ Security Week ☛ Exploitation_of_Recent_Fortinet_Zero-Day_Linked_to_Chinese
Cyberspies⠀⇛
Mandiant links exploitation of the Fortinet zero-day CVE-2022-41328,
exploited in government attacks, to a Chinese cyberespionage group.
⚓ Ghacks ☛ Thunderbird_102.9.0_is_a_security_update_for_the_open_source_email
client⠀⇛
The Thunderbird team has released a new stable version of the open
source email client. Thunderbird 102.9.0 is a security and bug fix
update.
The new version of the email client is available already. Existing
Thunderbird installations should receive the update automatically, if
the automatic updates functionality has not been disabled by the
administrator.
* § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
o ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ The_Right_to_Be_Let_Alone:_When_the_Government
Wants_to_Know_All_Your_Business⠀⇛
John Whitehead “Experience teaches us to be most on our
guard to protect liberty when the government’s purposes
are beneficent.” Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis
There was a time when the census was just a head count.
That is no longer the case.
o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Feedback_about_the_“friend_zone”_post⠀⇛
A gentleman emailed me last month (sorry, it’s a big
backlog!) regarding my friend_zone post. If you didn’t
see it, I read an article republished on a Singapore news
site offering advice for people stuck in the
aforementioned zone. Instead, it offered a lesson in what
not to do!
I didn’t get permission to repost what he sent, and it
was written in good faith, so I’ll be mostly
paraphrasing. In short, is a phrase with two words! And
people say I’m too serious around here.
The crux of his email was that he was in college, had a
crush on someone in their dorm, and that my comment that
love isn’t a transaction was a “splash of cold water
[they] needed”. He took exception to my characterisation
in a few places, but otherwise agreed that trading
favours for feelings wasn’t a tenable strategy.
o ⚓ NYOB ☛ Cell_phone_not_personal_enough_for_GDPR_protection?!⠀⇛
Cell phone not personal enough for GDPR protection?!
Contradictory Decision: Traffic and location data are
particularly sensitive data that require additional
protection, at the same time they are not personal data
at all?!
o ⚓ The Hill ☛ Patient’s_’embarrassing’_private_health_information
posted_to_Facebook_after_breach⠀⇛
A woman has reported that the results of her test for
sexually transmitted diseases were posted to Facebook
after a worker at a California hospital gained access to
her medical records, according to a complaint shared by
her attorney.
For privacy, the woman was identified by the initials
S.B. Her attorney, Torin Dorros, alleges that an employee
at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Contra
Costa County gained access to S.B.’s personal medical
records and released the information without the
patient’s consent, in violation of the Health Information
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
o ⚓ The Oregonian ☛ Break-in_poses_security_threat_to_Multnomah
County_Health_Department_patients_–_oregonlive.com⠀⇛
o ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ NBA_alerts_fans_of_a_data_breach_exposing
personal_information⠀⇛
The NBA (National Basketball Association) is notifying
fans of a data breach after some of their personal
information, “held” by a third-party newsletter service,
was stolen.
The NBA is a global sports and media organization that
manages five professional sports leagues, including the
NBA, WNBA, Basketball Africa League, NBA G League, and
NBA 2K League.
NBA programming and games are broadcasted worldwide, in
over 215 countries and territories, spanning over 50
languages.
§ Defence/Aggression⠀➾
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_international_criminal_court_issued_an_arrest_warrant_for
Vladimir_Putin⠀⇛
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant
for Russian president Vladimir Putin on Friday (March 17),
accusing him of ordering war crimes during his invasion of
Ukraine.
* ⚓ PHR ☛ PHR_Welcomes_ICC_Arrest_Warrant_for_Putin,_Calls_for
Enforcement⠀⇛
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today welcomes the
International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants against
Vladmir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, and Maria
Lvova-Belova, Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the Office
of the President, for the war crimes of unlawful deportation of
children and unlawful transfer of children from occupied areas
in Ukraine…
* ⚓ Axios ☛ 20_years_on,_most_Americans_say_Iraq_invasion_was_the_wrong
decision⠀⇛
Two decades after the U.S. invaded Iraq, 61% of Americans do
not believe the U.S. made the right decision by invading Iraq,
according to a new_Axios/Ipsos_poll.
Why it matters:The chaos and destruction that followed the
invasion have made a generation of Americans and their leaders
more skeptical of the use of military force overseas, in
particular in the Middle East. The invasion toppled a brutal
dictator but sparked_20_years_of_instability_in_Iraq, and
damaged America’s standing in the world.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ Poland,_Slovakia_become_first_NATO_members_to_offer_Ukraine
fighter_jets⠀⇛
Polish President Andrzej Duda said this week that Poland will
transfer four of its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the
coming days and plans to send others, as well.
* ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ The_Pentagon’s_B-Movie:_Looking_Closely_at_the_September
2001_Attacks⠀⇛
Edward Curtin This new book by Graeme MacQueen (click here for
a free e-copy) contains a collection of his articles and essays
on the attacks of September 11, 2001, the subsequent anthrax
attacks, and analyses of other false flag operations. They are
profoundly important and shatter the official versions of those
events.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ North_Korea_fires_missile_into_sea_amid_US-South_Korea
drills⠀⇛
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday,
Seoul’s military said, the fourth show of force in a week as
South Korea and the United States stage major military drills.
* ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Germany’s_Migration_About-Face:_Berlin_Seeking_to_Recruit
Skilled_Labor_from_Africa⠀⇛
For years, many Germans were frightened by the idea of economic
immigrants from Africa. Now, though, Berlin has begun to
proactively recruit them. It is a drastic change from a history
of skepticism.
* ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Interview_with_Yulia_Navalnaya:_“It_Is_Putin_Personally_Who
Is_Keeping_Alexei_in_Prison”⠀⇛
Yulia Navalnaya has been unable to visit her husband for 13
months now. On Sunday, a documentary film about the Russian
opposition leader won an Oscar. In an interview, she discusses
the dangers Alexei Navalny faces in prison and her hopes for
Russia’s future.
* ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Wagner_Mercenaries_Back_Libyan_Group_That_Says_It
Recovered_Missing_Uranium⠀⇛
On Facebook, a representative for the Libyan National Army says
it found 2.5 tonnes of missing uranium near Chad.
* ⚓ Erdoğan:_Turkey_to_ratify_Finland’s_NATO_membership⠀⇛
The president’s announcement comes a week after the trilateral
talks resumed.
* ⚓ Education_directorate_investigates_‘Nazi_salute’_during_high_school
football_game⠀⇛
A student gave a Nazi salute after scoring a goal against an
İstanbul Jewish high school.
§ Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾
* ⚓ American Oversight ☛ News_Roundup:_Sunshine_Week_and_the_Sunshine
State⠀⇛
§ Environment⠀➾
* § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
o ⚓ IDA ☛ Nalayini_Brito-Davies:_Leading_Dark_Skies_in_New_Zealand⠀⇛
Each month the International Dark-Sky Association
features an IDA Advocate from the worldwide network of
volunteers working to protect the night.
§ Finance⠀➾
* ⚓ France24 ☛ French_MPs_file_no-confidence_motion,_clashes_erupt_over
pension_reform⠀⇛
Protesters on Friday clashed with police in Paris and other
cities for a second night in a row after French President
Emmanuel Macron rammed a pension reform through parliament
without a vote. Opposition lawmakers earlier Friday tabled a
no-confidence motion against the government amid mounting
public anger.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Protests_resume_across_France_after_Macron_forced_through
contested_pension_reform⠀⇛
People took to the streets across France on Saturday after
President Emmanuel Macron imposed an unpopular pension overhaul
without a parliament vote.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ Bank_sector_set_for_third_week_of_whipsaw_action,_questions⠀⇛
The banking sector is poised to head into a third week of
existential questions and whipsaw volatility, despite official
efforts to stabilize markets and reassure depositors.
* ⚓ YLE ☛ Railway_workers,_employers:_Strike_more_than_likely⠀⇛
Railway workers’ industrial action could bring train transport
to a total halt from Monday if no agreement is reached.
* ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Driver_shortage_hits_home_as_Brisbane,_Gold_Coast_buses
cancelled⠀⇛
On Friday, 205 bus services were cancelled across Queensland,
with Brisbane and the Gold Coast the hardest-hit regions.
* ⚓ The Age AU ☛ ‘Crisis_of_confidence’_in_global_banking_system_grows⠀⇛
In the past month, UBS has held talks to acquire a troubled
Credit Suisse, while three mid-size US banks have failed or
been bailed out. Now investors are worried about the leverage
of non-bank lenders.
* ⚓ The Age AU ☛ The_Productivity_Commission_wants_wage_bargaining_shifted
further_in_favour_of_employers⠀⇛
What’s conspicuously absent from all the bemoaning of the
slowdown in our rate of productivity improvement, is any
acknowledgement that there’s also been a huge fall in the rate
of the flow-through to real wages of what improvement we are
achieving.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ ‘No_other_option’:_Russia’s_unequal_economic
marriage_with_China⠀⇛
Bilateral trade between them has soared since Western countries
imposed sanctions on Moscow.
* ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ SVB_Financial_Group_files_for_bankruptcy_as_it_works_to
sell_assets⠀⇛
SVB Financial Group Corp., the former parent company of Silicon
Valley Bank, today announced that it has filed for Chapter 11
bankruptcy protection in New York. SVB Financial Group operated
Silicon Valley Bank until financial regulators closed the
latter company last Friday. Clients’ deposits were moved to a
new entity on Monday.
⚓ Axios ☛ SVB_Financial_files_for_Chapter_11_bankruptcy_protection⠀⇛
Silicon Valley Bank’s former parent company filed for Chapter_11
bankruptcy protection on Friday, a week after the U.S._government
took_overits commercial bank that collapsed from a run on deposits.
Why it matters: The filing is an effort to preserve value for the
remaining businesses within the former parent company, SVB Financial
Group.
⚓ Axios ☛ Biden_to_Congress:_Ban_execs_of_failed_banks_from_the_industry⠀⇛
President Biden wants Congress to enact tougher penalties for
executives who oversee failed banks.
⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Pension_pains_plague_Paris,_as_Macron_raises_retirement_age_by
force⠀⇛
Protests in Paris continue to mount against President Macron’s plan
to raise the retirement age to 64, which he is pushing through
parliament without a vote. Opposition plans a no-confidence vote on
the government led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.
⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ Pluralistic:SVB’s_investors_will_get$2b_in_public_bailout
money_(18_Mar_2023)⠀⇛
⚓ Spiegel ☛ SVB’s_European_Shockwaves:_Silicon_Valley_Brings_Disruption_to
Global_Finance⠀⇛
Rising interest rates have plunged the financial markets into
turbulence. Regional banks in the U.S. are facing bank runs while in
Europe, Credit Suisse is on the brink. Is a new global financial
crisis coming?
⚓ YLE ☛ Bank_of_Finland:_Finnish_economy_in_hibernation⠀⇛
The central bank says that it will take some time before the effects
of inflation are fully felt in the economy.
⚓ Axios ☛ SVB_employees_blame_remote_work_for_bank_failure⠀⇛
In a story in the Financial Times out Thursday, current and former
Silicon_Valley_Bank employees cited the bank’s commitment to remote
work as one reason for its failure.
⚓ Quartz ☛ The_Fed’s_discount_window_is_lending_to_banks_at_2008_levels⠀⇛
After Silicon_Valley_Bank (SVB) failed, and Silvergate and Signature banks
closed down, the US government figured the banking sector needed a boost. It
decided to inject money, and stability, into the system to stave off the threat
of widespread_panic.
⚓ Quartz ☛ UK_passport_officials_are_going_on_strike_for_five_weeks⠀⇛
Unionized members of the UK’s passport offices will go on strike next
month over low wages, likely disrupting the delivery of passports
during the busy easter holiday.
⚓ France24 ☛ After_Macron’s_use_of_‘nuclear_option’_on_unpopular_pension
reform,_what’s_next?⠀⇛
Several consequences could follow the French government’s use of
Article 49.3 of the constitution to pass President Emmanuel Macron’s
pension reform without a vote in the National Assembly on Thursday.
They include no-confidence motion against the government, the
dissolution of the Assembly, and ongoing street protests. FRANCE 24
breaks down the options for the opposition and the president.
§ AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
* ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Steady_Burn⠀⇛
Todd Hayen I find myself, uncharacteristically, wishing for bad
things to happen regarding all this world take-over crap.
* ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Trump_says_he_expects_to_be_arrested,_calls_for
protest⠀⇛
Donald Trump says in a social media post that he expects to be
arrested Tuesday and he’s calling on supporters to protest. A
New York grand jury is investigating hush money payments to
women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.
But there’s no evidence that prosecutors have made any formal
outreach to him. And a spokesperson and a lawyer for Trump says
his Truth Social post was based on media reports rather than
any actual update from, or communication with, prosecutors.
* ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Some_Trump_rivals_rally_to_his_side_as_possible
charges_loom⠀⇛
Top Republicans, including some of Donald Trump’s potential
rivals for the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination, are rushing
to his defense after Trump said he’s bracing for possible
arrest. The reaction points to the political risks faced by
would-be opponents who are eager to convince voters that it’s
time to move on from the former president but also fear
alienating his loyal base. The comments came hours after Trump
declared in a social media post that he expects to be arrested
this coming week in a case that the Manhattan district attorney
is investigating over hush money payments made to women who
alleged Trump had sexual encounters with them.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Trump_says_he_expects_to_be_arrested_Tuesday,_calls_for
protest_from_supporters⠀⇛
Former US President Donald Trump said he expects to be
“arrested” on Tuesday over hush money allegedly paid to a porn
star before the 2016 election, calling on his supporters to
protest.
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong’s_freedom_to_protest_comes_back_to
life…_or_does_it?⠀⇛
Article 27 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong SAR states that:
“Hong Kong residents shall have freedom of speech, of the press
and of publication; freedom of association, of assembly, of
procession and of demonstration; and the right and freedom to
form and join trade unions, and to strike.”
* ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ What_one_tweet_can_teach_us_about_“Fake_News”⠀⇛
Kit Knightly Three days ago this tweet turned up on OffG’s
timeline: Charlotte, I couldn’t agree more. Women lose
thousands of dollars each year, and hundreds of thousands over
a lifetime, because of gender and racial wage gaps.
* ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ TikTok_and_Chinese_Government_Officials_Push_Back
Against_ByteDance_Divestiture_Demand_As_Bipartisan_Criticism_Continues⠀⇛
As the White House reportedly demands that ByteDance sell its
interest in TikTok or grapple with the short-form app’s
potential stateside ban, both the video-sharing service and the
Chinese government itself are firing back against the
ultimatum.
* ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Democracy_or_monarchy?_19th-century_Mexico
struggled_for_identity⠀⇛
Mexico’s century after independence saw coups d’etat,
flamboyant personalities and foreign invasions as it forged its
identity it has today.
* ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Can_Lula_walk_the_tightrope_between_Washington_and
Beijing?⠀⇛
As Brazil’s New President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (popularly
known as Lula) prepares to visit China later this month,
maintaining neutrality would be difficult as the winds of
change enwrap Beijing. Brazil is Back President Lula’s coming
to power has marked a decisive shift in Brazilian foreign
policy.
§ Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
* ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Roger_Waters_Says_He’s_Fighting_Back_Against
German_Concert_Cancellations⠀⇛
Roger Waters is threatening legal action against proposed
concert cancellations in Frankfurt and Munich. The former Pink
Floyd frontman has said he will take legal action against city
authorities in Germany over the threatened cancellation of
concerts after Roger Waters was accused of antisemitism, which
he has staunchly denied.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ Scoop:_YouTube_restores_Trump’s_channel⠀⇛
YouTube will lift its restrictions on former_President_Trump’s
channel Friday, a spokesperson confirmed to Axios.
§ Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
* ⚓ ACLU ☛ Celebrating_60_Years_of_Gideon_v._Wainwright⠀⇛
Sixty years ago today, the Supreme Court issued its landmark
decision in Gideon_v._Wainwright. The court held that states
must abide by the Sixth Amendment and that those whose liberty
is threatened by criminal prosecution have the assistance of an
attorney: “The right of one charged with crime to counsel may
not be deemed fundamental and essential to fair trials in some
countries, but it is in ours. … This noble ideal cannot be
realized if the poor man charged with crime has to face his
accusers without a lawyer to assist him.”
* ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ India:_‘Internet_shutdown_capital_of_the_world’⠀⇛
§ Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
* ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ Digital_Transparency:_A_Right_to
Information_Report_for_February,_2023⠀⇛
For the month of February 2022, IFF has filed 13 Right to
Information (“RTI”) applications and 01 First Appeal. We
received 5 responses including 1 from the Ministry of
Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and 4 from the Department of
Electronics and Information Technology.
§ Monopolies⠀➾
* § Patents⠀➾
o ⚓ JUVE ☛ Withers_&_Rogers_strengthens_Paris_team_with_Bardehle
patent_attorney [Ed: This is pure spam disguised as an 'article' in
JUVE, a lousy propaganda apparatus of litigation firms; it is
habitually promoting false "news" and pushing for illegal things
like UPC.]⠀⇛
o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Jeffrey_M._Gross_entity,_Focus_Global
Solutions,_patent_prior_art_found⠀⇛
Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found
on U.S._Patent_6,978,301, owned by Focus Global
Solutions, an NPE and Jeffrey M. Gross entity.
o ⚓ As_China_Prioritizes_Its_Patent_System,_America_Must_Do_the_Same
and_More [Ed: Has CCIA occupied itself with patent maximalists
now?]⠀⇛
During the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) earlier
this month in Beijing, China began outlining a series of
proposals to give itself an edge over its competitors in
critical technological sectors, including the manufacture
of semiconductors.
* § Trademarks⠀➾
o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTAB_Affirms_Geographical_Descriptiveness_Refusal_of
“SOHO_INK”_for_Tattoo_Ink⠀⇛
The Board affirmed a Section 2(e)(2) refusal of SOHO INK
for tattoo ink, tattooing equipment, and tattoo service
in Classes 2, 8, and 44 [INK disclaimed], finding the
mark to be primarily geographically descriptive of those
goods and services. It also affirmed a requirement that
the applicant disclaim the word SOHO for clothing. In_re
Ink_Projects_LLC, Serial No. 87856799 (March 15, 2023)
[not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Angela Lykos).
§ Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
* § Personal⠀➾
o ⚓ Support_Means_Supporting⠀⇛
I don’t support women’s rights. I once supported refugees
– I cut onions to make lots of soup for refugees. I
couldn’t get them any of the information they wanted, but
at least they had some soup.
I don’t support any refugees any more.
I hear far too much of people ‘supporting’ by simply
declaring ‘I support’. I sounds an awful lot like saying
‘you should ask for that request to be in writing so you
won’t be [legally] liable for sharing admin passwords
with interns, but this isn’t legal advice’.
I that really not advice? Does it not pertain to law? Is
it not advice about law?
* § Technical⠀➾
o ⚓ emacs_and_elfeed_and_youtube_oh_my⠀⇛
i’m fully aware that this is a weirdly precise setup for
a weirdly niche group of folks, but it took me some time
to figure out! so i’m sharing it, in case i have to do it
again.
i watch youtube to chill. various different youtubers.
from weird minecraft folks, to techie guys all the way
round to vlogs. i’ve been collecting subscriptions for
years, and was happily paying for youtube premium since i
watch so much of it, and i hate ads as much as the next
guy.
recently, youtube has decided to up the fee for premium
from a fairly reasonable 15 bucks, to a much less
reasonable 24 bucks. that’s almost 10 bucks jump! i don’t
know if that’s reflecting over to paying youtubers, but
considering how many of them beg for patreon users,
members, twitch follows, merch stuff, etc. i’m going to
assume no one is getting paid but some big wig at google
headquarters.
o § Internet/Gemini⠀➾
# ⚓ Moving_to_my_own_server⠀⇛
Howdy Y’all smol.pub folks
I decided to host my own server and start posting
there, figured I’d let you guys know. I’ll still be
lurking around these parts though so don’t go bad-
mouthing me (I jest).
=> =============================================================================
World Wide Web but a lot lighter.
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✐ Great_Things_Brewing⠀✐
Posted in News_Roundup at 9:19 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Summary: We’ve been very busy behind the scenes this past week; we expect some
good publications ahead
OVER the past few days we’ve barely published anything because we did lots of
work related to tooling and workflow instead. Files were added_to_Git_last
night and we’ve just caught up with a lot of links. Daily Links are very
important, orginal articles ideally contain exclusive (original) material.
Trying to hold my_former_employer accountable for actual_crimes takes a lot of
time and in addition to this we’ve been investing in the site’s future by
writing a bunch of supportive programs. Python, Perl, Bash…
“Over the past few days we stumbled upon some truly encouraging news too.”This
coming week or fortnight we expect to have some exclusive EPO material. It
might even be historic. We want to hold António_Campinos accountable; his
appointer, Benoît_Battistelli, was never held accountable for some very serious
crimes, which should really embarrass Europe.
Over the past few days we stumbled upon some truly encouraging news too. We
intend to write about some of them, seeing that the media and social control
media aren’t willing to.
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Techrights is serving a likely unprecedented 7-8MB/second this weekend. It’s
mostly because of the_RMS_talk and partly because_of_Ken_Thompson. █
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✐ Links_19/03/2023:_Release_of_Libreboot_20230319_and_NATO_Expanding⠀✐
Posted in News_Roundup at 9:33 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Audiocasts/Shows
o Applications
o Instructionals/Technical
o WINE_or_Emulation
o Games
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o New_Releases
o BSD
o Fedora_Family_/_IBM
o Devices/Embedded
o Open_Hardware/Modding
o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o Events
o Programming/Development
# Python
* Leftovers
o Science
o Education
o Hardware
o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
o Proprietary
o YouTube
o Security
# Privacy/Surveillance
o Defence/Aggression
o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting
o Environment
# Energy/Transportation
# Wildlife/Nature
o Finance
o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
o Censorship/Free_Speech
o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press
o Civil_Rights/Policing
o Monopolies
# Patents
# Copyrights
* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Personal
o Politics
o Technical
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ 9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup:_March_19th,_2023⠀⇛
This week was a bit slow in Linux news and release, but
we still got a new Firefox update, new digiKam and KDE
Plasma updates, a new Transmission 4.0 bugfix release, as
well as a new Kali Linux release celebrating the
project’s 10th anniversary with lots of goodies.
On top of that, I show you the major changes in the GNOME
44 desktop environment on Fedora Linux 38 and inform
gamers about the latest Steam Deck software update. Check
out the hottest news of this week and access all the
distro and package downloads in 9to5Linux’s Linux weekly
roundup for March 19th, 2023, below.
o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-18Linux_Has_Become_Complicated_And
Limiting_(GNOME,_Wayland,_etc)⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-17Steam_Deck_hits_retail_TODAY_–_what
this_means_for_the_gaming_world:_Steam_Deck_News_№_76⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-17How_to_install_Audacity_on_Linux_Lite
6.2⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-17KaOS_2023.02_Quick_Overview_#shorts⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-16Linux_Crash_Course_–_Learn_The_“man”
Command!⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-16Regata_OS_22.1.3_overview_|_Ready_for
those_who_love_to_play⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-15How_to_Manage_OpenStack_Private_Clouds
Episode_6_–_Automating_Cloud_Deployments⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-18Playing_Bastion_on_Steam_Deck_w/_you
fine_folks!⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-18Playing_Games_on_Steam_Deck_w/_you_fine
folks!⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-16Every_Config_Should_Be_A_Literate
Config!_–_DT_LIVE⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-15NEVER_Write_Git_Commit_Messages_With
ChatGPT⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-16Why_GNOME?_Why_Didn’t_KDE_Takeover
Linux?!?⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-15How_to_install_blendOS_2023.01.26⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-15Add_Dialogs_And_Menus_To_Shell_Scripts
With_Whiptail⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-17How_to_install_Regata_OS_22.1.3⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-15No,_Flathub_IS_NOT_turning_EVIL_and
corporate⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-18Discord_Tried_To_END_This_Reverse
Engineered_Server⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-15Enterprise_Linux_Security_Episode_59_–
AlmaLinux_OS⠀⇛
# ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-18Docker_vs_Open_Source,_Ubuntu_fights
Python_issues,_Fedora_38_beta:_Linux_&_Open_Source_News⠀⇛
# ⚓ The TLLTS Podcast ☛ 2023-03-16The_Linux_Link_Tech_Show
Episode_996⠀⇛
joel says mount that sucker on demand.
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ LibreBoot ☛ Libreboot_20230319_released!⠀⇛
Libreboot provides boot firmware for supported x86/
ARM machines, starting a bootloader that then loads
your operating system. It replaces proprietary
BIOS/UEFI firmware on x86 machines, and provides an
improved configuration on ARM-based chromebooks
supported (U-Boot bootloader, instead of Google’s
depthcharge bootloader). On x86 machines, the GRUB
and SeaBIOS coreboot payloads are officially
supported, provided in varying configurations per
machine. You can find the list of supported
hardware in the Libreboot documentation.
The last Libreboot release, version 20221214, was
released on 14 December in 2022. This new release,
Libreboot 20230319, is released today on March
19th, 2023.
This is marked as a testing release. Not all ROM
image configurations have been provided pre-
compiled; specifically, daisy and veyron chromebook
boards are not available pre-compiled, but the
other boards are. A few new boards have been added,
in addition to several fixes and feature additions.
# ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ NordVPN’s_Latest_Move:_Open_Sourcing_Linux
Client_Code⠀⇛
First, let’s clarify which parts of NordVPN are now
open source. We are talking about…
Relying on the advantages that open source brings,
such as increased collaboration, greater
flexibility, faster innovation, increased security,
and better transparency, NordVPN welcomes
developers with the required expertise and skills
to contribute to and make changes to the existing
codebase, thus contributing to the future
improvement of this VPN solution.
So, last week can be called a good one for Open
Source movement, as just a few days ago, DreamWorks
released its MoonRay animation software as open-
source, and now NordVPN is following suit.
# ⚓ 2023-03-16vtm_Is_A_Text-Based_Desktop_Environment
That_Runs_Inside_A_Terminal⠀⇛
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ There_are_two_facets_to_dd_usage⠀⇛
The first facet is dd as a way to copy data around.
If you view dd this way, it’s fine if some
combination of dd, your C library, and the kernel
optimize how this data copying is done. For
example, if dd is reading or writing a file to or
from a network socket, in many cases it would be
desirable to directly connect the file and the
network socket inside the kernel so that you don’t
have to flow data through user level. If you’re
using dd to copy data, you generally don’t care
exactly how it happens, you just want the result.
# ⚓ RIPE ☛ Navigating_the_Complexities_of_BGP:_Enhancing
Security,_Visibility,_and_Operability⠀⇛
Since misconfigurations are one of the leading
causes of BGP incidents, the goal of this article
is to gather together information on best practices
and dive into advanced techniques that can help
network operators mitigate risks and optimise BGP
performance.
My aim is to walk anyone reading this through all
of the most important capabilities of BGP and to
provide recommendations and best practices for
configuring BGP networks. Taking into account the
capabilities listed here can help enterprises
minimise the risks associated with BGP
misconfigurations and ensure that their networks
are operating safely and efficiently.
# ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ Everything_You_Need_to_Know_About_UFW
Logs⠀⇛
UFW firewall comes pre-installed in Ubuntu and as
the name suggests UFW logs can offer inside-out
information on how your firewall deals with
incoming and outgoing requests.
# ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ 2023-03-13How_to_install_the_PokeMMO
with_Java_17_on_a_Chromebook⠀⇛
# ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ 2023-03-17How_to_install_Audacity_on
Linux_Lite_6.2⠀⇛
# ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ 2023-03-18How_to_install_Gacha_Cute_on
a_Chromebook⠀⇛
# ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ 2023-03-17How_to_install_VLC_Media
Player_on_a_Chromebook⠀⇛
o § WINE or Emulation⠀➾
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Wine_8.4_rolls_out_with_initial_Wayland
graphics_driver_work⠀⇛
The Wine 8.4 development release is out now for
this Windows translation layer, part of what makes
Steam Play Proton tick. Every two weeks (ish), they
put out a new release with the latest code like
this. Once a year they then produce a stable
version. We’re currently waiting to see when Valve
upgrade Proton to the 8 series, no word on it yet.
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Stellaris:_First_Contact_Story_Pack_and_the
free_3.7_update_are_out_now⠀⇛
Paradox have released the latest DLC for Stellaris
with the First Contact Story Pack, along with a
free update for all players. Since this is a Story
Pack, it’s not a full expansion. The idea really is
to give dedicated players just that little bit
more, good for role-playing and for building up
those stories sci-fi fans love so much. This is the
kind of thing I’ve been personally wanting.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Game_Jam_Winner_Spotlight:_To_And_Again⠀⇛
So far in our series of posts on showcasing the
winners in all six categories of the fifth annual
public domain game jam, Gaming Like It’s 1927,
we’ve featured Best Remix winner Lucia and Best
Visuals winner Urbanity. Today, we’re taking a
closer look at the winner of the Best Adaptation
category: To And Again by Perrin Ellis.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § New Releases⠀➾
# ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Arch_Linux-Based_SystemRescue_10_Released_with
Linux_Kernel_6.1_LTS⠀⇛
SystemRescue 10 is here three months after the
previous release, SystemRescue 9.06, which was the
last in the 9.x series. This new series comes with
a long-term supported kernel, namely Linux 6.1 LTS,
which supports new devices and features.
Several new packages have been added in this
release, including the QtPass a graphical frontend
for pass that offers a simple password manager
supporting GnuPG encryption, casync content-
addressable data synchronizer, stressapptest and
stress-ng for stress testing a computer system, as
well as the Tk GUI toolkit.
o § BSD⠀➾
# ⚓ Jake Bauer ☛ OpenBSD_on_the_Dell_XPS_13_9380⠀⇛
As usual, Secure Boot must be disabled in order to
boot OpenBSD.
o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾
# ⚓ Roger Comply ☛ Dell_XPS_15_9570_is_missing_BIOS_updates⠀⇛
My Dell XPS 15 9570 laptop is currently running the
Fedora Linux distribution and receives firmware
updates automatically from the Linux Vendor
Firmware Service (LVFS). So far so good, but I
recently became aware that the same firmware
version is not provided on Dell’s drivers and
downloads page.
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ It’s_A_486_Computer,_On_A_Breadboard⠀⇛
Ever since the 1970s, a frequent project has been
to take a microprocessor and construct a computer
system on a breadboard or stripboard. Usually these
machines feature a familiar 8-bit processor such as
a 6502 or a Z80 because of their breadboard-
friendly DIP packages, but there is surprisingly
little reason why some of the more recent silicon
can’t be treated in the same way. [FoxTech] is
leading the way on this, by making a breadboard
computer using an 80486DX.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Tiny_PCB_PiezoPiano_Plays_Just_One_Octave⠀⇛
Grand pianos are beautiful instruments, but take up
altogether too much space. Upright pianos are
smaller, but still fairly hefty. When it comes to
the PiezoPiano, though, we suspect nobody could
complain about its diminutive size. It’s a tiny
thing with just one buzzy little octave for your
playing pleasure.
# ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ STM32U5_Discovery_Kit_features_2.47”_TFT
round_LCD⠀⇛
The STM32U5A9J-DK is a development platform
featuring an low power Arm Cortex M33 with support
for Arm TrustZone. This compact dev kit is equipped
with 4GB of eMMC memory, MEMs sensors and on-board
debugger/programmer.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ 3D-Printed_Shredder_Eats_Lettuce_For_Brekkast⠀⇛
Shredding things isn’t just good for efficiently
and securely disposing of them. It’s also very fun,
as well. [Joonas] of [Let’s Print] didn’t have a
shredder, so set about 3D printing one of their
very own.
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ How_to_Overclock_and_Underclock_a
Raspberry_Pi_Pico⠀⇛
You might be thinking “Why overclock a Raspberry Pi
Pico?” Using a low level language, such as C, the
Pico is capable of being used to play games such as
Doom (the full game) using an HDMI output board. It
can emulate retro computers such as the ZX Spectrum
and Commodore 64. With MicroPython, overclocking
will give us a noticeable speed boost, and
underclocking may provide us with longer battery
life if we’re using it in a battery-powered
project.
# ⚓ SparkFun Electronics ☛ 2023-03-17Super_LoRaSerial⠀⇛
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ SlashGear ☛ How_To_Get_More_Use_Out_Of_Your_Android
Widgets⠀⇛
# ⚓ SlashGear ☛ Common_Gmail_On_Android_Problems_And_How_To_Fix
Them⠀⇛
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Use_the_RPG_Notes_App_for_Android_to
Improve_Your_Tabletop_RPGs⠀⇛
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Change_the_Default_Search_Engine_in
the_Most_Popular_Android_Browsers⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Central ☛ Oukitel_WP19_rugged_phone_review:_A
battery_beast_|_Android_Central⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ What_will_make_the_Pixel_8_great,_as_told
by_the_Android_Police_podcast⠀⇛
# ⚓ Sportskeeda ☛ How_to_increase_the_battery_life_on_your
Android_Smartphone?⠀⇛
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o § Events⠀➾
# ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ 2023-03-16The_Schedule_for_Citus_Con:_An_Event
for_Postgres_2023_is_out!⠀⇛
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ Jordan Kaye ☛ Go_slow_to_move_fast⠀⇛
There’s isn’t a universal answer to the best way to
balance development velocity against technical
debt. Thinking of debt as something taken on
intentionally by a team to increase their short-
term velocity at the expense of future work is an
easy to apply strategy that has many benefits to
engineering teams while also simplifying the
concept for less technical individuals. By
measuring accrued debt against long-term baselines
and ceilings, engineering managers can get a feel
for how much this debt is impacting their teams,
and this data can be used to aid in prioritization
decisions and high-level discussions with
stakeholders.
If your goal to to increase your teams’ overall
development velocity in the long term, remember
that you may want to slow down so that you can move
fast.
# ⚓ MaskRay ☛ lld_16_ELF_changes⠀⇛
Link speed has greatly improved compared to lld
15.0.0.
# § Python⠀➾
# ⚓ Seth Michael Larson ☛ Python_and_SLSA⠀⇛
Supply chain Layers for Software Artifacts
(SLSA) is a framework of tools to generate
and verify provenance for software artifacts.
In the Python ecosystem there are two main
types of software artifacts: wheels and
source distributions.
How can we use the SLSA framework to generate
and verify the provenance of Python
artifacts?
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ “There_was_no_comic_book_community_in_Zimbabwe,_so_we
made_Comexposed”_–_Eugene_Mapondera⠀⇛
In the most recent episode of Story Untold ZW, I sat with
Eugene Ramirez Mapondera – the creative director at Kay
Media Africa and Co-founder of Comexposed, a creative hub
for digital artists in Zimbabwe.
Mapondera is an accomplished animator and illustrator,
having worked in film, advertising, and publishing for
over 14 years. He has been the go-to storyboard artist
for over 20 indie films & music videos from Australia,
the USA, Canada and the UK including The Secret Princess
(the UK, 2016) and Boston (the USA, 2014). Eugene is an
active content creator and commentator on African pop
culture and technology. He was a jury member at the 2022
Durban International Film Festival.
o § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ Brr ☛ The_Beer_Can⠀⇛
This post is a celebration of one of my favorite
bits of South Pole infrastructure.
The Beer Can, or “vertical tower” in official USAP
parlance, is how we move between our comfortable
living zone above, and our critical infrastructure
zone below.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ New_College_of_Florida_Is_DeSantis’s_Launchpad
for_Attack_on_Higher_Education⠀⇛
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Beautiful’:_Minnesota_Becomes_4th_State_to
Provide_Free_School_Meals_to_All_Kids⠀⇛
Surrounded by students, teachers, and advocates,
Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday
afternoon signed into law a bill to provide
breakfast and lunch at no cost to all of the
state’s roughly 820,000 K-12 pupils regardless of
their household income.
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Building_A_Truss-Braced_Model_Airplane:_Sense_Or
Nonsense?⠀⇛
Following NASA’s recent results with truss-braced
wing airplanes and the benefits this could bring to
full-sized airplanes, [Think Flight] figured that
if it helps with those airplanes, perhaps it may
also be a boon for model airplanes. With the recent
construction of a carrier airplane for smaller
drones, he decided to give the concept a whirl to
see whether it would make a difference compared to
a regular wing design. This carrier airplane
features a payload bay that can be opened in flight
to release the drones stored inside it, making any
potential increased payload capacity and
improvements to the flight characteristics very
welcome.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Calibrating_Thermal_Cameras_With_Hot_Patterned
Objects⠀⇛
Thermal cameras are great if you want to get an
idea of what’s hot and what’s not. If you want to
use a thermal camera for certain machine vision
tasks, though, you generally need to do a geometric
calibration to understand what the camera is seeing
and correct for lens distortion. [Henry Zhang] has
shared various methods of doing just that.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Customizing_The_Start-Up_Chime_On_A_1999_G3
IMac⠀⇛
The start-up chime on Macs is probably as
recognizable as the default Nokia ringtone in this
day and age. Yet much like a ringtone, so too one
might want to change the start-up chime on a Mac.
This is something which [Doug Brown] has done in
the past already on a Power Mac G3 in 2012, which
made him instantly an expert on the topic in the
eyes of a reader who wanted to know how to change
the chime on a 1999 iMac. While the firmware on
both these systems is written in Forth, it did take
a bit of sleuthing to figure out where the chime
was hiding in the firmware image, and how to change
it.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Annoying_Cicada_Magnet_Is_Nonetheless
Authentic⠀⇛
We’ve all heard of those chirper devices that
randomly make annoying noises for no other reason
than sending people insane. This project from
[Kousuke Saito] brings altogether more art to this
idea, while still being quite annoying indeed.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ Greece ☛ One_in_seven_teens_use_too_much_social_media⠀⇛
One in seven Greek teenagers (13%) spend so much
time on social media it has a negative impact on
their state of mind, according to preliminary data
gathered by the Research University Institute of
Mental Health (EPIPSY) as part of a nationwide
survey into behaviors related to the health of
adolescent students.
The as-yet unpublished data for 2022 show that
addiction to social media was significantly higher
among girls (16%), compared to boys (9%) and among
13-year-olds (16%) and 15-year-olds (16%), compared
to 11-year-olds (6%).
# ⚓ LRT ☛ The_pioneering_Lithuanian_doctor_who_told_people_to
wash⠀⇛
Barbora Burbaitė-Eidukevičienė was the first
Lithuanian woman to become a doctor in the 19th
century. She was also the first to educate society
about dirt.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Cutting_Medicare_Benefits_Will_Further
Strain_Overworked_Caregivers⠀⇛
There’s an ongoing debate in Washington about the
need to trim government spending. As our
representatives in Congress wrangle over words like
“cuts” and “reforms,” the salient issue remains
that long-standing entitlement programs like Social
Security and Medicare are on the chopping block.
It’s time that we acknowledge just how essential
these programs are to supporting home and medical
care for older Americans and the caregivers who
provide that care.
o § Proprietary⠀➾
# ⚓ [Repeat] Security Week ☛ US_Government_Warns_Organizations
of_LockBit_3.0_Ransomware_Attacks [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛
Since January 2020, LockBit has functioned based on
the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, targeting
a broad range of businesses and critical
infrastructure entities and using a variety of
tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
Also referred to as LockBit Black, LockBit 3.0 has
a more modular architecture compared to its
previous variants, and supports various arguments
that modify its behavior after deployment.
# ⚓ David Buchanan ☛ Exploiting_aCropalypse:_Recovering
Truncated_PNGs⠀⇛
The bug lies in closed-source Google-proprietary
code so it’s a bit hard to inspect, but after some
patch-diffing I concluded that the root cause was
due to this horrible bit of API “design”: https://
issuetracker.google.com/issues/180526528.
Google was passing “w” to a call to parseMode(),
when they should’ve been passing “wt” (the t stands
for truncation). This is an easy mistake, since
similar APIs (like POSIX fopen) will truncate by
default when you simply pass “w”. Not only that,
but previous Android releases had parseMode(“w”)
truncate by default too! This change wasn’t even
documented until some time after the aforementioned
bug report was made.
The end result is that the image file is opened
without the O_TRUNC flag, so that when the cropped
image is written, the original image is not
truncated. If the new image file is smaller, the
end of the original is left behind.
IMHO, the takeaway here is that API footguns should
be treated as security vulnerabilities.
# ⚓ [Repeat] Scoop News Group ☛ Rural_hospitals_need_help_from
feds_to_fight_ransomware,_witnesses_tell_lawmakers [iophk:
Windows TCO]⠀⇛
Ransomware attacks against U.S. hospitals and
health care organizations are becoming increasingly
common with headlines occurring seemingly every day
and stories about hackers selling health records on
the dark web. In 2022, at least 25 ransomware
attacks against healthcare providers impacted up to
290 hospitals, according to cybersecurity firm
Emsisoft.
# ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Patient’s_’embarrassing’_private_health
information_posted_to_Facebook_after_breach⠀⇛
There’s a lot to consider about this case. From the
reporting, it appears that someone uploaded the
files and allegedly created a Facebook page
impersonating the patient with the intention of
harming the patient and causing her emotional
distress. When the patient discovered the page in
February 2022 and tried to get it removed, it
reportedly took Facebook one month to comply.
o § YouTube⠀➾
# ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-03-15Memestock_Traders_Flocked_to_‘Gangnam
Style’_YouTube_Comments_While_Reddit_Was_Down⠀⇛
# ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-03-17YouTube_Is_Bringing_Trump_Back_Online⠀⇛
# ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-03-16YouTube_TV’s_Price_Is_Increasing_to_$73
a_Month,_and_It_Makes_Me_Want_to_Cancel_My_Subscription⠀⇛
# ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ 2023-03-16ISG:_Lets_you_use_YouTube_as_Cloud
Storage_for_ANY_files,_not_just_Video⠀⇛
# ⚓ CNET ☛ 2023-03-17YouTube_Lifts_Restrictions_on_Donald
Trump’s_Channel_After_2-Year_Suspension_–_CNET⠀⇛
# ⚓ CNN ☛ 2023-03-15YouTube_star_fired_from_lawmaker_job_after
failing_to_turn_up_for_single_day_of_work⠀⇛
# ⚓ Engadget ☛ 2023-03-17Donald_Trump’s_YouTube_suspension_is
over⠀⇛
# ⚓ Engadget ☛ 2023-03-16YouTube_TV_raises_prices_to_an
outrageous_$73_per_month⠀⇛
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ 2023-03-15A_YouTuber_in_Japan_Turned_His
Parliament_Post_Into_a_Side_Hustle⠀⇛
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ 2023-03-17YouTube_Restores_Donald_Trump’s
Account_Privileges⠀⇛
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-03-13_CISA_Announces_Ransomware_Vulnerability
Warning_Pilot⠀⇛
# ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-03-14_Adobe_Releases_Security_Updates_for
Multiple_Products⠀⇛
# ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-03-14_CISA_Adds_Three_Known_Exploited
Vulnerabilities_to_Catalog⠀⇛
# ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-03-14CISA_Releases_Four_Industrial_Control
Systems_Advisories⠀⇛
# ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-03-14_Microsoft_Releases_March_2023_Security
Updates⠀⇛
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ House-hunter_tweets_how_landlord_in
Bengaluru_asked_for_his_LinkedIn_profile⠀⇛
There is no debate that finding a house for
rent, especially in the metro cities of
India, comes with a lot of hurdles. Landlords
ask for different things before they decide
to rent their houses. However, what Twitter
user Goutham couldn’t have imagined is one
such homeowner in Bengaluru asking for his
LinkedIn profile. He shared about his
experience and his relatable post has created
a buzz among tweeple.
# ⚓ The Hill ☛ Patient’s_’embarrassing’_private_health
information_posted_to_Facebook_after_breach⠀⇛
In February 2022, S.B. learned that a
Facebook page impersonating her had been
created. The page posted copies of S.B.’s
private medical records — including evidence
of STDs and other “embarrassing” details — on
the public page.
# ⚓ CBC ☛ Microsoft_will_add_AI_tech_to_office_suite
programs_like_Word,_Excel⠀⇛
The technology company previewed a new AI
“copilot” for Microsoft 365, its product
suite that includes Word documents, Excel
spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and
Outlook emails.
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ You’ve_been_pwned,_how_much_will
each_stolen_customer_SSN_cost_you?_How_about_$7.5k?
[iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛
Also under the settlement the physicians
group doesn’t admit any culpability following
the data heist.
o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Just_call_me_Masha’:_The_International_Criminal
Court_issued_warrants_for_the_arrest_of_Putin_and_one_of_his
appointees,_Maria_Lvova-Belova._She’s_clearly_no_ordinary_mom
of_22._—_Meduza⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ The_Beginning_Of_The_Iraq_War:_March_19,
2003⠀⇛
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ People’s_Friendship_University_of_Russia_fires
rector_for_student_affairs_following_an_exhibition_that
displayed_the_Ukrainian_flag_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The People’s Friendship University of Russia has
replaced its vice rector for student affairs, after
an exhibition at the university featured a
Ukrainian flag.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_signs_order_banning_‘discrediting’_and
‘fakes’_about_volunteers_and_mercenaries_—_Meduza⠀⇛
President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed laws
making it illegal to “discredit” or share “fakes”
about volunteers and mercenaries fighting for
Russia in Ukraine.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Threat_to_the_Nation’:_Trump_Calls_for
Protests_to_Stop_Potential_Arrest_in_Echo_of_Jan._6⠀⇛
Former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Saturday
on his social media platform that he “will be
arrested” on Tuesday and implored his supporters to
“protest” and “take our nation back,” sparking
fears of additional right-wing violence.
# ⚓ The Local SE ☛ 2023-03-18Swedish_foreign_minister
disappointed_by_Turkey_not_acting_on_Nato_bid⠀⇛
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_travels_to_Crimea_for_the_first_time_in
three_years,_for_the_anniversary_of_its_annexation_by_Russia
—_Meduza⠀⇛
President of Russia Vladimir Putin traveled to
Sevastopol, in Crimea, for the ninth anniversary of
the peninsula’s annexation by Russia.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘He_survived_war_but_not_rehabilitation’_An
employee_at_a_rehab_center_describes_caring_for_Russian
soldiers_returning_from_the_front_—_Meduza⠀⇛
o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾
# ⚓ CBC ☛ So_you_want_to_be_a_climate-conscious_investor.
Here’s_how_to_avoid_greenwashing⠀⇛
During a recent rally outside the University of
Toronto, Saarthak Singh and Achint Singh joined the
crowd urging the government to take action against
climate change. But it’s not the only way they
advocate for a greener future. Both students also
plan to make financial investments that will
benefit the environment.
# ⚓ Florian Müller ☛ 2023-03-15U.S._states,_Epic_Games,_others
accuse_Google_CEO_Sundar_Pichai_of_‘routinely_opt[ing]_to
move_…_to_history-off_[c]hats_to_hold_sensitive
conversations’_in_violation_of_retention_obligations [Ed:
Microsoft does the same]⠀⇛
o § Environment⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Climate_Policy’s_on_Shaky_Ground_in_the
Farm_Bill⠀⇛
Members of Congress have begun drafting the 2023
“Farm Bill,” and they’ll be wrangling over it
through most of the year. This legislation, passed
into law anew every fifth year or so since the
1930s, has had far-reaching influence on food and
farming in the United States. Each version of the
bill is given its own name; the previous one, for
example, was called the Agriculture Improvement Act
of 2018. Given the nature of the early debate over
this bill-in-the-making, it might end up deserving
to be called the Food and Climate Bill of 2023.
# § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Willow_Weep_for_Me⠀⇛
NClick the image to tell President Biden: We
need BOLD climate solutions, not more oil
projects! (Steve Brodner)
# § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ We_Need_a_National_Strategy_on_Whale
Ship_Strikes⠀⇛
Whales are the biggest creatures on earth,
but they are no match for a supertanker. In
recent months there has been a rash of whales
washed up on U.S. shores, with broken backs
or other mortal injury.
o § Finance⠀➾
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_residents’_cash_holdings_exceed_$100
billion_for_the_first_time_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Data published by Russia’s Central Bank show that,
as of February 1, residents of the country have
cash holdings equivalent to 105.4 billion USD.
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Tribal_Nations_Seek_Regional_Food_Trade_Hubs_as
SNAP_Benefits_Expire⠀⇛
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ The_SVB_and_Signature_Bank_Crashes_Show_Why_We
Need_Public_Banking⠀⇛
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_World_Needs_Just_Green_Trade,_Not_‘Free
Trade’⠀⇛
The global economy hit a new milestone in 2022 by
surpassing $100 trillion. This expansion, which has
experienced only the occasional setback such as the
2020 Covid shutdowns, has been accelerated by
trade. The world trade volume experienced 4,300%
growth from 1950 to 2021, an average 4% increase
every year. This linked growth of the global
economy and international trade took off in the
1980s as governments embraced the project of
globalization, which prioritized the reduction of
barriers to trade such as tariffs.
# ⚓ CNN ☛ 2023-03-16Global_markets_react_to_Credit_Suisse_deal
as_fears_hit_bank_stocks⠀⇛
# ⚓ CNN ☛ 2023-03-17JPMorgan_Chase,_Wells_Fargo_and_more_give
$30B_lifeline_to_First_Republic⠀⇛
# ⚓ CNN ☛ 2023-03-16Global_markets_react_to_Credit_Suisse_deal
as_fears_hit_bank_stocks⠀⇛
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ 2023-03-18Credit_Suisse_meets_under
pressure_to_merge_with_UBS⠀⇛
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ 2023-03-18UBS_seeks_$9b_in_govt
guarantees_for_Credit_Suisse_deal⠀⇛
# ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-03-15Bank_fears_spread_to_Europe_as_Credit
Suisse,_other_big_lenders_see_shares_drop⠀⇛
# ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-03-16Credit_Suisse_shares_rebound,_with_gains
slipping,_after_$74B_central_bank_loan⠀⇛
# ⚓ CNN ☛ 2023-03-18The_fate_of_Credit_Suisse_could_be_decided
in_the_next_24_hours⠀⇛
# ⚓ CNN ☛ 2023-03-17Credit_Suisse’s_$50_billion_lifeline_calms
bank_panic⠀⇛
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-03-16Cautious_optimism_as_Credit
Suisse_steps_back_from_the_brink⠀⇛
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-03-16Credit_Suisse_to_borrow_$54
billion_from_Swiss_central_bank⠀⇛
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-03-18UBS_holds_talks_to_save_Credit
Suisse_—_report⠀⇛
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ 2023-03-15Your_Thursday_Briefing:_Bank
Fears_Resurface⠀⇛
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ 2023-03-17Credit_Suisse_Announces_Multibillion-
dollar_Loan_From_SNB⠀⇛
# ⚓ New Yorker ☛ 2023-03-16Why_Barney_Frank_Went_to_Work_for
Signature_Bank⠀⇛
# ⚓ CNN ☛ 2023-03-17JPMorgan_Chase,_Wells_Fargo_and_more_give
$30B_lifeline_to_First_Republic⠀⇛
# ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-03-17SVB’s_Parent_Company_Declares
Bankruptcy_While_Tech_Investors_Return_to_the_Failed_Bank⠀⇛
# ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-03-16SVB_fall:_This_is_the
financial_catastrophe,_but_it’s_just_getting_started⠀⇛
# ⚓ Bridge Michigan ☛ 2023-03-175_things_for_Michigan_to_know
amid_SVB_banking_crisis⠀⇛
# ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-03-16Why_some_in_Canada’s_tech_industry_are
feeling_jittery_after_Silicon_Valley_Bank’s_collapse⠀⇛
# ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-03-14The_world_struggles_to_predict_financial
fallout_from_California_bank_collapse⠀⇛
# ⚓ CNN ☛ 2023-03-15See_lawmaker’s_viral_breakdown_of_SVB
collapse⠀⇛
# ⚓ CNN ☛ 2023-03-16Has_hypocrisy_in_Silicon_Valley_been
exposed?⠀⇛
# ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 2023-03-15HSBC’s_acquisition
of_SVB_UK_a_‘big_sigh_of_relief’_for_tech_startups⠀⇛
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ 2023-03-17Fed_Blocked_Mention_of
Regulatory_Flaws_in_Silicon_Valley_Bank_Rescue⠀⇛
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ 2023-03-18Silicon_Valley_Bank’s_Collapse
Makes_Everyone_Look_Terrible⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ 2023-03-16You_Should_Be_Outraged_About
Silicon_Valley_Bank⠀⇛
# ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-03-17U.S._FDIC_Weighs
Backstop_on_Bank_Auctions_to_Attract_Smaller_Peers_–_Source⠀⇛
o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
# ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ In_‘isolated_incident’,_Wipro_lays_off
120_employees_in_Tampa,_US:_Reports⠀⇛
Among those laid off, more than 100 people are
processing agents, and the rest are team leaders
and a team manager. The layoffs, which are
permanent, will begin in May.
Across the United States, Canada, Mexico and
Brazil, Wipro has more than 20,500 employees.
# ⚓ Green Party UK ☛ 2023-03-14Greens_set_out_fairer,_Greener
plan_for_economy_ahead_of_Spring_Budget⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Wall Street Journal ☛ 2023-03-16WSJ:_‘U.S._Threatens
Ban_if_TikTok’s_Chinese_Owners_Don’t_Sell_Stakes’⠀⇛
# ⚓ Bert Hubert ☛ EU_Cyber_Resilience_Act_part_two:_Updates_&
Impracticalities⠀⇛
As a follow-up to my earlier post on the EU Cyber
Resilience Act, here I’d like to address some
practicalities: how would it actually work.
Like with the previous article, I want to thank the
many people that spent serious time explaining the
CRA and its intentions to me, this is most
appreciated.
# ⚓ DroidGazzette ☛ A_TikTok_ban_isn’t_about_privacy,_it’s
about_politics⠀⇛
I’m not a fan of TikTok and actually think the
banning of it on government-owned or administered
devices is a smart move. There is zero doubt that
the app collects far more user data than necessary
and has the capability of monitoring everything you
type into your keyboard through its browser. I’m
not a security researcher but I don’t need to be
one because those that are — even the ones who
enjoy TikTok — tell me it’s a privacy nightmare.
Having it installed on a phone where your work
email is government business is not a good thing.
The big problem here is that there are a lot of
other apps that are just as bad (maybe even worse)
when it comes to consumer privacy violations. We
know about the few times companies took it too far
and got caught, as Facebook (now Meta) and Twitter
were both caught doing things their own privacy
policies said would never happen. So why ban TikTok
and not Twitter?
# § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾
# ⚓ Latvia ☛ LTV:_Latvian_Russian_Union_warned_about
future_conduct⠀⇛
According to the information available to
LTV, the poitical party widely seen as the
most pro-Kremlin force in Latvia is one step
away from a court being able to terminate its
activities.
in March last year, the State Security
Service (VDD) issued a first warning to the
party over its dissemination of Kremlin
propaganda messages via its social media
accounts. But the situation did not change
and according to LTV there are even new
efforts to turn the population of Latvia
against helping Ukraine.
# ⚓ Vox ☛ 2023-03-15What_YouTube_hustle_gurus_are_really
selling_you⠀⇛
o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Couple_Handed_Prison_Terms_For_Expressing
Anti-War_Stance_Online⠀⇛
[...] The Konakovo City Court on March 17 sentenced
Aleksandr Martynov and his wife, Lyudmila Razumova,
to 6 1/2 and 7 years in prison, respectively, after
finding them guilty of vandalism and discrediting
Russia’s armed forces. [...]
o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
# ⚓ BIA Net ☛ bianet_Kurdish_editor_Aren_Yıldırım_released
after_two_days_in_detention⠀⇛
Kept at the İstanbul Security Directorate for two
days, Yıldırım was referred to the İstanbul
Courthouse early in the morning. The prosecutor’s
office ordered his release after taking his
statement. No judicial control measures were
imposed on Yıldırım.
# ⚓ BIA Net ☛ Police_detain_journalist_in_Mersin⠀⇛
It was learned that Bayram was detained in the
scope of the investigation of the eleven
correspondents of Mezopotamya Agency and JINNEWS.
o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ 2023-03-16Transportation_workers_unions_initiate
massive_protests_in_Greece⠀⇛
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Inside_the_Underground_Network_Fighting_for
Asylum_Seekers_in_Scotland⠀⇛
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ French_Protests_Escalate_Over_Attempt_to_Force
Retirement_Age_Hike⠀⇛
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Uproar_in_Italy_as_Fascist_Government
Attacks_Right_of_Same-Sex_Parents_to_Adopt⠀⇛
Hundreds of people hit the streets of Milan, Italy
on Saturday to protest the far-right government’s
assault on the parental rights of same-sex couples.
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-14Bahrain:_4_Arrested_Over_Tweets⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-14Burundi:_Free_Five_Rights_Defenders⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-14Cambodia:_Labor_Leader,_Activists_Face
Baseless_Charges⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-15More_Migrant_Deaths_in_the_Mediterranean⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-15UAE:_Arbitrarily_Detained_Afghans_Stuck_in
Limbo⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-16Australia_Commits_to_Protect_Schools_During
Wartime⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-16Egypt:_End_Stranglehold_on_Nongovernmental
Groups⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-16FIFA:_Approve_‘Legacy_Fund’_for_2022_World
Cup_Abuses⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-16Mozambique:_Police_Teargas_Rapper’s_Funeral
Procession⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-16Thailand:_Drop_Charges_Against_Rights
Defenders⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-16UN_Expert_Slams_Greece_Over_Civil_Society
Curbs⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-16US_Bill_Seeks_to_‘Stop_Arming_Human_Rights
Abusers’⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-17Burkina_Faso_Acts_to_Tackle_Armed_Forces
Abuses⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-17FIFA_Reverses_Saudi_Sponsorship_of_Women’s
World_Cup⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-17Forced_from_Home_for_Protesting_Indonesia’s
Mandatory_Hijab_Rules⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-17Saudi_Arabia:_Jordanian_Executed_After
Unfair_Trial⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-17In_Tunisia_Talks,_EU_Should_Privilege_Human
Rights_Over_Politics⠀⇛
# ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-03-19Twenty_Years_on,_Iraq_Bears_Scars_of_US-led
Invasion⠀⇛
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Her_Employer_Spent_$1M_Fighting_Insurance
Coverage_for_Her_Gender-Affirming_Care⠀⇛
When a sheriff’s deputy in Georgia’s Houston County
sought surgery as part of her gender transition,
local officials refused to change the department’s
health insurance plan to cover it, citing cost as
the primary reason.
In the years that followed, the central Georgia
county paid a private law firm nearly $1.2 million
to fight Sgt. Anna Lange in federal court — far
more than it would have cost the county to offer
such coverage to all of its 1,500 health plan
members, according to expert analyses. One expert
estimated that including transition-related care in
the health plan would add about 0.1% to the cost of
all claims, which would come to roughly $10,000 per
year, on average.
# ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Decarceration_Advocates_Call_for_Rikers_to_Be
Transformed_Into_Green_Energy_Hub⠀⇛
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Change_is_Coming_to_the_United_Auto
Workers⠀⇛
The machine will churn no more. Nearly 80 years of
top-down one-party rule in the United Auto Workers
are coming to an end. Reformer Shawn Fain is set to
be the winner in the runoff for the UAW presidency.
# ⚓ Dawn Media ☛ I_marched_for_my_mother_who_wasn’t_allowed_to
go_to_school⠀⇛
“It is against our traditions and values to educate
women. If she learns to write, she will start
writing letters to other men, and that will violate
the honour of your family,” said the cleric. He
convinced the grandmother to stop sending the girl
to school, and after that day, she was never
allowed to step foot in school again.
o § Monopolies⠀➾
# § Patents⠀➾
# ⚓ Florian Müller ☛ 2023-03-19OPPO,_others_stand_to
benefit_from_Lenovo’s_resounding_UK_FRAND_victory_over
InterDigital:_experts’_selectivity,_excessive
discounts,_conduct-based_arguments_fail_to_persuade
judge [Ed: InterDigital is a very large patent
parasite/troll]⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-03-16Inspiring_inventors_–_Elena_García_Armada
[Ed: While EPO attacks and discriminates against female
workers it issues puff pieces like these]⠀⇛
# § Copyrights⠀➾
# ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ BREIN_Shut_Down_449_Pirate_Sites_&
Services_in_2022⠀⇛
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has been
fighting pirates of all kinds for the last 25
years. BREIN’s latest annual report covering
2022 reveals that it completed 458
investigations and shut down 449 pirate
sites. That’s 100 more than BREIN reported
for 2021. Pirates are clearly persistent but
BREIN is always up for the fight.
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal⠀➾
# ⚓ More_Epsom_Salt_Crystal_Photos⠀⇛
I left a crystal growing for a few weeks. Here are
a few photos with the coin microscope. I used red
lighting in some of the photos. There is no post-
processing except re-encoding the images in GIMP.
# ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_EUIKLRH_Wordo:_FULLS⠀⇛
# ⚓ I_have_a_lot_of_things_to_do_but⠀⇛
# ⚓ hey_Midnight_patrons,_lookie_here⠀⇛
Sorry for self-spamming (I guess) but being a fan
of the Smol Web, and passionate about the Ctrl-
c community, as well as M.p, S.p, and also the
Speakeasy (shhh), I put together a(nother) zine
called Ctrl-ZINE. Our lovely Webmaster m15o is
therein, too. As well as ~lettuce, ~phoebos, and
~nttp of Ctrl-c. Several others are preparing
entries for submission in Issue.2
o § Politics⠀➾
# ⚓ The_absurdities_of_this_election-denying_age⠀⇛
We have friends who often do cross-border shopping.
Before Christmas, they asked us what sort of
pillows we like; we said “soft”.
At Christmas we opened the small gifts to each
other and saw two MyPillows with election denier
Mike Lindell’s face on them.
o § Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Mastodon_vs._Finger⠀⇛
I am too young to use Finger protocol when it was a
common thing. I got to know about Finger years
later, as one of the Linux/Unix commands, and put
into my head a theoretical description of it. But
that theoretical description of Finger protocol and
command can obscure the whole idea behind it. So
imagine a world where an average user has access to
a shell account and has the ability to operate on
the Internet from inside of the chosen server. So
an average user can read and write files, the same
as today’s average user. But that former average
user had, almost forgotten today, ability to write
and publish files for a wider audience. Because
today most of us is thinking that publishing data
is a big thing. So big that it need to use special
tools for that. We can’t put the data into a
regular file, instead of we put that data on
special platforms.
# ⚓ Mastodon_vs._Finger⠀⇛
# ⚓ Lacing,_pizza,_and_IPsec_failures⠀⇛
Recently I have finally tried Ian’s shoelace knot
tying method: it
produces a regular bow knot, but a tiny bit faster,
and it feels neat
to tie it with fewer movements. I’m not sure if it
is quite as secure
as the regular method, since it is harder to keep
it tensioned, but
seems to be fine.
Then I decided to go further and investigate lacing
methods on Ian’s
Shoelace Site (it is at fieggen.com). Found
“Ukrainian lacing”, which
“traps” the starting knot, so that you don’t have
to tie it again. It
has a drawback of the last pair of eyelets being
left untensioned, but
its fourth variation solves that. So I tried it
(after briefly trying
the third variation), and though it sort of works,
so far (after more
than a month) I find it slower to both tie and
untie shoes with that
kind of lacing: quick release is lost, so untying
is a bit annoying,
while for tying it is tricky to find the correct
runs of the shoelace:
you get a tangle of those, at least with certain
kinds of shoes and
shoelaces. Maybe I’ll try it again on summer shoes,
but going to redo
the lacing back to regular crisscross lacing. Oh,
and tensioning
seemed even harder to do well with Ukrainian
lacing.
# ⚓ FYI:_Use_X509_v3_certificates_for_Gemini_capsules_to_comply
with_RFC_8446⠀⇛
I’ve been working on upgrading TLS code for TLGS.
One of the improvments is that besides OpenSSL,
Botan can also be used as the underlying TLS
library. In the process I discovered one thing.
According to RFC, a TLS 1.3 server must send X509
v3 certificates unless explicitly negotiated.
# ⚓ Using_a_VCR_and_Tablet⠀⇛
I’ve been writing a lot about this new/old table I
recently bought. So here’s me talking about it even
more.
I guess the reason I have so much to say about this
little thing is because I never thought I’d be a
tablet guy. I thought I was a phone and computer
guy with a dedicated e-paper ereader for books
only. Well, buying this tablet has made me rethink
that idea of myself completely.
I initially bought my tablet to use as a dedicated
ereader. I would keep the WiFi off and only turn it
on to sync books from my Libreture library.
However, I then installed my RSS reader and
Lagrange for some gemini reading, and so on and so
on until I’m keeping the WiFi on all the time and
doing all my computing away from my main computer
on the damn thing.
# ⚓ Self-help_for_people_running_role-playing_games⠀⇛
Doing the Internet Office Hours podcast with
@phf@tabletop.social, @frotz@mstdn.games and
@wandererbill@tabletop.social feels like referee-
self-help. It’s great talking to peers about games,
the problems we have and the solutions we found.
# ⚓ The_other_SFTP_that_never_was⠀⇛
For reasons, I’m doing some research into the
history of FTP (File Transport Protocol) when I
come across an RFC (Request For Comments) for SFTP.
Only this isn’t the SFTP (Secure File Transport
Protocol) [1] that is used today, but instead the
Simple File Transfer Protocol [2] from 1984. Unlike
TFTP (Trivial File Transport Protocol), it uses TCP
(Transmission Control Protocol), and unlike FTP, it
only uses a single network connection.
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