𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Saturday, April 22, 2023
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⦿ Erin Rose Glass: LibrePlanet 2023 Keynote Talk on Education and the Future of Software Freedom | Techrights
⦿ Sirius ’Open Source’ Declines to Comment on Fraud at Sirius ‘Open Source’ | Techrights
⦿ The ’Gulagboy’ Matthew Garrett is Once Again Defending Criminals | Techrights
⦿ IRC Proceedings: Friday, April 21, 2023 | Techrights
⦿ LibrePlanet Talk About Getting Paid to Develop Free Software (and Whether That Should be Done) | Techrights
⦿ Holding Criminals Accountable — Part I — Sirius Crimes Reported to British Authorities, Formally Registered With References (Many Victims), Here’s What It Means and What Happens Next | Techrights
⦿ In Taiwan, Windows Shedding Off Share, GNU/Linux Gaining | Techrights
⦿ LibrePlanet Presentation on Trisquel GNU/Linux | Techrights
䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login):
http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/erin-rose-glass-libreplanet-keynote/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/fraudsters-declining-to-comment/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/gulagboy-defending-criminals/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/irc-log-210423/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/paid-to-develop-freesw/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/sirius-reported-to-police/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/taiwan-gnu-linux-gains/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/trisquel-gnu-linux/#comments
䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised):
http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/openshot-3-1-1/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/tor-browser-12-5a5/#comments
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(ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/04/22/erin-rose-glass-libreplanet-keynote/#comments
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✐ Erin_Rose_Glass:_LibrePlanet_2023_Keynote_Talk_on_Education_and_the_Future_of
Software_Freedom⠀✐
Posted in Free/Libre_Software, FSF, Videos at 2:01 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Video_download_link
https://media.libreplanet.org/mgoblin_media/media_entries/2799/lp2023-jupiter-
saturday-1225.webm
Summary: The above LibrePlanet keynote talk was_uploaded_by_the_FSF 4.5 days
ago (slides_here; PeerTube_link); From the official page: “As the political
stakes of digital technology become increasingly apparent, it’s clear that an
ethical approach to software use and development is more important than ever.
While a number of organizations and advocates are doing important work to
advance ethical forms of software practice, we continue to miss one of the key
sites where software habits and expectations are reinforced and normalized at
scale, that is, institutions of education. In this talk, I will discuss the
inadvertent role higher education plays in teaching students to passively
accept broad forms of digital surveillance and control through its use of
popular educational technologies like learning management systems, word
processing software, and test taking tools, and how this submission leads to
the broader mass helplessness in the face of current technological struggles.
Starting with my chance encounter with free software as a humanities graduate
student, I will highlight a range of promising contemporary examples of
experiments in higher education that push against exploitative trends in
educational technology and expose students to the differentiating value and
possibility of software freedom. As we chart the course of the future of
software, these examples shine light on the importance of educational
institutions in the struggle for software freedom and the urgent need for
broader community support to help sustain and encourage these precarious
endeavors.”
Licence: CC_BY_SA_4.0
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✐ Sirius_‘Open_Source’Declines_to_Comment_on_Fraud_at_Sirius‘Open_Source’⠀✐
Posted in Deception, Free/Libre_Software at 1:08 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Arrest_-_Mark_Taylor_SiriUS:_I_steal_money_from_Sirius
staff⦈_
Summary: The seriously rogue company, Sirius Open Source (it is not Open
Source), has run out of time; with the doors closing and with evidence-
gathering concluding, it’s time to face the music
MY earlier_post hinted that this coming week, starting this weekend, we shall
escalate a little, starting with a mini series about crimes of Sirius_‘Open
Source’. These crimes started the very year I joined (2011), based on hard,
verifiable (and already-verified) evidence. In parallel, special law-enforcing
authorities in the UK shall be getting involved. Such involvement is
imperative. The crime was committed by more than one person and several
culprits are based in the United Kingdom.
As the title suggests, as_before, none of the enablers and beneficiaries would
speak about this. Their consistent approach boils down to hide, keep quiet,
pretend not to exist. At this stage there is no other choice but to proceed
with prosecution and arrest. Litigation isn’t necessary, just as you’d not sue
a thief who broke into your house; you phone the police and report the crime.
We’ve already gathered the evidence for almost everything. It just took time,
but it spares cops the typical excuses/stalling. The Pension Regulator isn’t a
cop; hence, it doesn’t deal with crimes.
“Sirius management does not wish to talk about it. When the special crime units
phone them all up they will be forced to talk.”As noted several days ago, we
got formal (written) letters confirming our allegations. We no longer explore
draining out NOW: Pensions (bank details for withdrawal or cheque for us to
pick up with paperwork signed) because after months of insistent reminders the
company finally_did_the_right_thing and followed_that_up_days_later. It’s just
a blunder and a scandal that it took so long and involved them lying about half
a dozen times (managers also). How many people out there, outside Sirius, are
similarly scammed but aren’t aware of it. Probably a lot.
Sirius management does not wish to talk about it. When the special crime units
phone them all up they will be forced to talk. Those who will face or accept
unpleasant consequences did it to themselves. And they did that at great
expense to other, innocent, unknowing people (this was covered by several
external entities, including Standard Life). █
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⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⡸⢀⠾⠵⡆⠭⢾⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⢿⢭⢯⢿⣎⣯⣷⣿⣿⢿⣟⠿⢖⢎⣯⣯⣿⣿⣿⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠐⢶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠿⠘⠦⠇⠊⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣿⣏⣛⣞⣴⣿⣾⡿⣟⡿⣛⡟⣏⢮⣍⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠈⠻⡂⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⠅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣦⡄⠀⠀⠀⢄⢿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣾⣿⢿⢿⣷⢭⢝⣼⣽⣾⣾⣿⣿⣿⡿⣟⣿⢽⢳⢛⣻⣷⣿⣟⣻⣿⠼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠠⠔⣄⢀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠁⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣦⠀⡀⣀⣾⡀⠀⠀⠘⢇⠀⠀⠀⠸⠆⢻⣿⡿⡟⡏⣯⣞⣯⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⡽⣟⢿⣿⣼⣾⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠒⢰⣔⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢤⢄⣢⣯⢿⣷⡖⡂⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣶⣦⣄⠀⠈⠹⣿⣷⣴⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠈⢣⡀⠀⠐⣤⢀⠙⢷⣷⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣻⠽⡾⣿⣷⣦⣾⣿⣿⣿⠿⠟⠋⣁⣤⣶⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣻⡟⢣⢛⠌⠂⢜⣪⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠙⠿⣷⣤⡤⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⣿⣷⣀⣀⠀⠀⢾⠄⠀⠈⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⡽⢾⢛⣳⣧⣷⣿⣿⡿⠟⠛⠉⣤⣴⣦⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿
⡫⡆⣳⡾⢟⢀⣠⠯⢓⡀⠀⠀⠀⠠⢖⣪⠌⠛⣿⣿⡻⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠈⢑⣀⡀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⡗⣿⣏⣭⣧⣶⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⠁⣀⣴⣾⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣻⣿⣿⣿
⠉⠘⢀⠃⠄⠈⣄⡈⡀⡐⠮⡑⠠⠀⠈⠚⡂⠄⣄⠭⢀⡜⣉⢛⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⢀⣾⣟⣽⢏⠴⠄⠌⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠋⢁⢀⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡿⣿⡿
⠠⠀⠀⡰⠐⠠⠀⠀⠈⠃⣀⡢⢖⠀⠀⣺⣳⢿⣡⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣟⣽⣿⣱⣻⡀⢨⠗⠁⠈⠉⠉⢠⣤⣦⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣷⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣉⠀⣈⠄⠖⡴⠀⠐⢤⢴⠯⢲⢶⡆⠸⢫⣋⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣯⢠⡀⣀⣠⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣽
⡈⢠⡅⠠⠍⠍⡠⠘⢨⠷⣳⠝⣦⡆⠏⣲⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢯⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿
⠂⢀⢒⠄⠠⣚⢏⡨⡽⣿⡿⡘⣬⣶⠿⣁⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
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✐ The_‘Gulagboy’_Matthew_Garrett_is_Once_Again_Defending_Criminals⠀✐
Posted in Debian, Deception, Fraud at 6:46 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Sooner or later one cannot ignore a trend
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Judge:_'insulting'_Matthew_Garrett⦈_
Summary: The misogynistic troll who defends Microsoft’s serial strangler (he
does not believe crime victims who are women), boasts_about_wanting_to_stab
Debian_volunteers, and works on Microsoft’s agenda inside Linux (including
trying to dethrone the founders of Linux and of GNU) has once again topped our
expectations by siding with crimes of Sirius_‘Open_Source’
⡆⠢⠢⠄⠀⠂⠆⠐⠢⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢃⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢸⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠛⢿⣿⡿⠛⠛⢻⡿⠟⠛⠿⣿⣿⠛⠻⣿⡟⠛⢣⣠⡟⠛⠛⠻⣿⣿⠛⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣀⠀⠙⠁⠀⢀⡞⠀⢀⣄⠀⠈⣿⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⣤⠀⠈⣿⠀⠀⣤⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⢋⣩⣭⡙⠟⢋⡙⢛⣛⠻⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡦⠀⠀⢀⣾⡇⠀⠸⠿⠃⠀⣿⠀⠀⠛⠁⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⠀⠀⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢟⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢠⣿⣽⢎⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⡍⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣁⡀⢀⣿⣿⣷⣤⣀⣀⣠⣼⣿⣧⣀⣀⣀⣰⣿⣿⡇⠀⣄⠀⠙⣿⠀⠀⠈⠉⢹⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠡⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠈⢭⣵⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣱⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⢰⣿⣷⣮⣭⣍⣛⣛⡛⠋⠀⢷⣤⠹⣿⠟⢣⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢡⣬⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠃⣾⣷⣍⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⢸⣿⣿⠆⣿⣶⣶⡀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢃⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢠⣿⣿⠤⠾⢿⣿⣯⠀⣤⣾⢸⣿⣿⡇⣸⣿⣿⣧⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⠇⣸⣿⣿⡷⢸⣿⣿⣿⣧⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⠿⠿⢿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⡿⠿⢿⡿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣜⠻⠟⣩⣵⣶⣶⣶⢰⡜⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢋⣴⣿⣿⠛⠰⠛⠉⠁⠁⠀⠀⠈⠙⠛⢻⣿⣇⠀⠀⡿⠛⠛⠻⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⢸⣇⣀⠀⠀⢀⣸⡇⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡠⣾⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⡿⢁⢈⣉⣬⣤⣄⠀⢀⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣄⠀⢹⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡍⢉⣭⣴⣾⣿⡿⢃⣾⠈⣿⣿⣿⠃⣴⠿⠿⣿⣿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣷⡄⢿⣇⠀⠀⢰⡄⠀⠀⣼⡇⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⢰⣶⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢠⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠸⠿⠟⠛⠛⣡⣾⣿⠀⣿⣿⡏⣸⣷⣤⣖⣛⣳⣦⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣶⣶⣿⣷⣶⣶⣿⣷⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣤⣤⣾⣿⣧⣤⣼⣿⣄⣀⣯⣹⣉⣏⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣿⣿⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⡇⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⣸⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢛⣡⣾⠀⠀⠀
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Posted in Free/Libre_Software, FSF, Videos at 6:35 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Video_download_link
https://media.libreplanet.org/mgoblin_media/media_entries/2806/lp2023-neptune-
sunday-1525.webm
Summary: The above LibrePlanet talk by Chris Thompson, Keegan Rankin, Micky
Metts, and Ben Melancon was_uploaded_by_the_FSF 4 days ago (slides_here;
PeerTube_link); From the official page: “There is a great challenge around
payment for building platforms and working on free software projects. Sometimes
a client will pay for development and other times there are unfunded projects
that are built for community use by volunteers. What are some good business
models that financially support the developers? Is an infrastructure needed to
support payment for working on free software projects? Could OpenCollective be
a path for sponsoring multiple development projects for teams of developers?”
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Posted in Fraud, Free/Libre_Software at 3:38 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Series parts:
Registered With References (Many Victims), Here’s What It Means and What
Happens Next
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Summary: Sirius is a good case study, especially for longtime insiders;
Techrights investigates what it takes to deal with white-collar crime, starting
with evidence-gathering to investigation and prosecution (maybe we’ll have some
mugshots to share at the end)
PENSION fraud seems rather common in the UK. Companies like pension providers
profit from it. It seems to be happening routinely. So much so that it is a
special category with loads of options. How many people in the UK report
pension fraud each year? Probably a lot.
The crimes of Sirius_‘Open_Source’ go beyond pension fraud, but we’ll focus on
pensions here. Sirius isn’t so unique in this regard, but there are points to
note. The CEO escaped the company last month, but people below processed the
payslips with fake claims of pension payments adding up. These payslips were
basically lies. The company, Sirius, offered us a pension that did not exist.
This was done not just to me but also to my colleagues; there are similar
letters sent to them too, with accompanying payslips to demonstrate the glaring
anomaly.
“Now the company is in hiding, without a physical office.”For over 5 years the
company deducted money, for “pension” (arranged by Sirius, with alleged
contributions of its own), but the money was not given to the pension provider,
as formally confirmed by the pension provider itself (final response issued and
challenged_a_week_ago).
The company kept deducting for “pensions”, for another about 4 years, after it
no longer even had any records with the pension provider (see letter).
The company refused to talk about this, even when inquiries came from former
staff a long time ago. Now the company is in hiding, without a physical office.
The company’s CEO abruptly left last month (when all this was exposed and
verified by the pension provider).
“NDAs are legally dubious, especially where the D refers to disparagement
rather than disclosure.”There are at least 3 people who participated in this
embezzlement. It must be acted upon urgently as they may be hiding money and
tampering with evidence.
As we noted a day ago, there's_an_upcoming_series_about_the_deception as the
company may have engaged in debt/tax dodge/bankruptcy. All those pertinent
shells of the company can be connected to a secret deal with Bill Gates, signed
with an NDA in 2019. They basically use a legal contract to hide potentially
illegal deals. NDAs are legally dubious, especially where the D refers to
disparagement rather than disclosure.
I’ve had a lot of time to speak to other victims of this. “Mine is pretty much
the same,” one of them said regarding the trail of documents. “So it looks like
basically nothing ever got paid in to the Standard Life scheme and our
contributions were never made from the start, they were just kept instead. I
think the only way to get anything back would be to sue Sirius and/or wait for
the police to investigate.”
“Well, the police will find out there are too many victims to ignore.”The
police is already investigating. “I have most of my payslips so I can prove I
was making contributions,” said a former colleague, “have you already provided
similar to the police?”
Well, the police will find out there are too many victims to ignore.
If you phone the police, as I have a few months ago, you quickly realise they
don’t want to deal with such crime and instead ask you to report to Action
Fraud. It won’t be cheap. It is based in the City of London and would likely
progress very slowly as it’s not “strategic” or “high priority” to them.
However, now that we have a lot more letters and many victims they cannot
simply brush this aside. I’ve got more than just the payslips with me. With
cooperation at Standard Life perhaps they can get a detailed list of all the
victims and manage to get in touch with all of them.
So what happens next? Stay tuned for Part II. █
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Posted in Asia, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Windows at 8:36 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Since_COVID-19_broke_out_in_China:
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GNU/Linux_1%_in_2019,_about_4%_by_now⦈_
National security will improve if or when Windows is eliminated altogether.
Months ago GNU/Linux rose above 4%.
Summary: The rate at which GNU/Linux is adopted in Taiwan is noteworthy; if
those statistics are reliable enough, then from around 1% of desktops/laptops
in 2019 GNU/Linux rose to about 4% by now
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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⣛⣡⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣡⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀⢿⡿⡀⣿⣛⡛⣿⢛⣻⢸⠟⡻⢛⡛⣟⣛⣿⣿⠰⣶⣾⠘⣛⢻⣟⣛⢻⡟⣛⡿⣛⠻⣿⣷⣶⢰⣞⣛⢻⡇⡟⣿⠻⡿⢻⣛⡛⣿⢛⡛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⡎⢡⡇⡏⠭⠄⣿⢸⣿⢠⡜⢇⠤⠤⣿⠿⣿⣿⠿⠶⢹⢸⣿⢸⠩⠥⢸⡇⣿⡇⠤⠤⣿⣿⣿⢸⡫⠥⢸⡇⣧⠁⣆⢃⡏⠭⠄⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢩⣭⡹⡿⣛⡋⣻⣿⣭⡍⡟⣭⡝⣏⢹⣿⣭⡝⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⡙⣿⢛⡻⡟⢛⣿⣯⣭⢹⢩⡍⣯⣭⢹⡭⠍⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡙⠿⣣⡜⠿⡇⢿⣿⠋⠴⢧⠻⢣⣿⢸⣿⠶⣢⣿⣯⣽⣿⣡⣥⢹⠸⢇⡇⣿⣿⡟⠵⢿⡸⢇⡟⠡⢿⠳⢆⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠝⢩⣋⠋⢿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣄⣀⠈⠙⠉⠉⠛⠛⠋⢀⠈⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣾⣷⣶⣤⣴⣿⣷⣦⣤⣀⣀⣀⠈⠙⢿⣿⠟⠙⠛⠛⠛⠻⢿⡿⠟⠻⠟⠛⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠁⢀⣴⣶⣶⣶⣤⡀⢀⣠⣤⣤⣶⣶⣄⡀⠀⠈⠉⢀⣀⢀⣀⣠⣴⣤⡀⠉⠙⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⢛⡛⠟⠟⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣥⣷⣤⣼⡇⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣥⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⡭⠏⠻⠉⣿⢹⢩⢹⣿⢛⢻⣿⠛⠟⣿⡉⡏⠙⢽⡏⡟⡻⣿⡍⡋⡝⡋⡟⠍⣿⣿⡛⠏⡛⠟⡻⢻⢛⣻⡿⢹⠉⠫⢿⢙⠛⠿⣻⠛⢻⢛⠛⠛⢟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣭⣤⣷⣴⣬⣦⣿⣬⣽⠜⠘⠀⠀⠀⠙⢧⣿⣴⣽⣧⣧⣧⣯⣬⣧⣵⣧⣿⣵⣵⣷⣤⣤⣥⣦⣵⣬⣼⣽⣷⣶⣧⣦⣾⣬⣜⣠⣿⣼⣼⣬⣤⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⢰⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠌⠠⠄⠤⢈⠸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠌⠀⠈⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⢒⣾⣷⣶⣷⣶⣶⣶⣷⣾⡂⠘⢶⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣷⣾⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⡧⢜⡁⡧⡁⢹⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
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⢸⣿⣿⣿⡯⠉⠉⢉⠉⢿⡇⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠀⠠⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠦⠀⠙⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
⢸⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⠿⠿⠿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣟⣘⣀⣔⣀⣸⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⠿⠟⠋⠉⠈⠙⠛⠉⠀⠀⢀⡀⠉⠛⠉⠉⠀⠀⠙⠁⢀⣀⣀⣠⡄⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⡿⠟⠛⠋⠀⠀⠁⡀⠉⠛⠛⠛⠛⠋⠉⠉⠉⠉⠙⢿⡿⠛⠛⠛⠉⠙⠛⠉⠀⣠⣤⣤⣴⣦⣄⣀⣀⣀⣤⣴⣾⣿⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣶⡀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡁⢀⣠⡄⠀⣰⣾⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⣀⣀⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⠹⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
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⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠈⠉⠀⠀⠒⠒⠒⠒⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⡀⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
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⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢛⡻⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠍⢳⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣛⢧⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠙⢧⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⡛⣦⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠏⠻⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢛⠻⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Desktop/Laptop
o Server
o Audiocasts/Shows
o Graphics_Stack
o Benchmarks
o Applications
o Instructionals/Technical
o Games
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o New_Releases
o BSD
o SUSE/OpenSUSE
o Fedora_Family_/_IBM
o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family
o Open_Hardware/Modding
o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers
# Mozilla
o Programming/Development
* Leftovers
* Transparency/Investigative_Reporting
* Environment
o Energy/Transportation
o Wildlife/Nature
o Overpopulation
* Finance
* AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
* Censorship/Free_Speech
* Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press
* Civil_Rights/Policing
* Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality
* Digital_Restrictions_(DRM)
* Monopolies
o Patents
o Software_Patents
o Copyrights
* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Technical
# Science
# Programming
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾
# ⚓ Liliputing ☛ System76_brings_Intel_Raptor_Lake_chips_to
more_Linux_laptops⠀⇛
Linux PC company is now offering four laptops with
13th-gen Intel “Raptor Lake” processor options. The
company refreshed its Gazelle laptop in March,
equipping new models with an Intel Core i9-13900H
processor and NVIDIA RTX 3050 graphics.
Now System76 has also launched new versions of its
Adder WS, Serval WS, and Bonobo WS mobile
workstation-class laptops with new models featuring
Intel Core i9-13900HX processors and NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 40 series graphics.
o § Server⠀➾
# ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ 10,000_engineers_attend_Kubernetes
conference,_definitely_know_what_it_is_*wink_wink*⠀⇛
They gave me a backpack that says “Kubernetes” on
it and everything. So, it must be a real thing.
o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾
# ⚓ Sustainable_Computing_with_Kepler_(Podcast_#17_w/_Huamin
Chen)⠀⇛
The Red Hat podcast series continues with our sixth
guest, Huamin Chen, senior principal software
engineer, office of the CTO at Red Hat.
# ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Re:Role_|_Tech_Support,_Deconstructed⠀⇛
To some, working in technical support can seem
equal parts stressful and mundane. But through
building relationships, sharing knowledge, and
practicing empathy for users, one can stretch
beyond the help desk to become a trusted partner
for customers as they navigate critical issues and
business challenges.
o § Graphics Stack⠀➾
# ⚓ Mike_Blumenkrantz:_Embarrassments⠀⇛
⚓ This Week⠀⇛
I escaped my RADV pen once again. I know, it’s been
a while, but every so often my_handler gets
distracted and I sprint for the fence with all my
might.
This time I decided to try out a shiny new Intel
Arc A770 that was left by my food trough.
The Dota2 performance? Surprisingly good. I was
getting 100+ FPS in all the places I expected to
have good perf and 4-5 FPS in all the places I
expected to have bad perf.
o § Benchmarks⠀➾
# ⚓ Ubuntu_vs_Arch_Linux_for_Performance,_Gaming_&_Programming_
(2023)⠀⇛
A completely different desktop experience is
offered by Arch Linux and Ubuntu, it becomes quite
a tough choice on what to select as our daily
driver especially when we cannot ignore the
benefits of both. We go over various important
points comparing speed, gaming and if it is good
for programmers and developers.
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ OpenShot_3.1.1_Released_|_Improved_Tracker_&_Object
Detection,_Bug_Fixes_&_Quality-of-Life_Improvements⠀⇛
Download OpenShot Video Editor 3.1.1 – now with
improved stability and quality-of-life
improvements!
# ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ Linux_Mastodon_App_Tokodon_Updated_with_New
Features⠀⇛
A new version of the Tokodon Mastodon client for
Linux is available from Flathub and there are some
really nice improvements included.
# ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Alternatives_to
Apple_Automator⠀⇛
Automator is a utility which lets you create custom
workflows to perform both simple and complex tasks.
We recommend the best free and open source
alternatives.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ 10_Things_To_Do_After_Installing_Pop!_OS
Linux⠀⇛
The Pop!_OS is one of the most lightweight and
user-friendly distributions of Linux that you can
use if you are a newbie to Linux. The Pop!_OS comes
as the distribution of the Debian family.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Discord_on_Ubuntu_22.04_|
20.04⠀⇛
Discord is a powerful and widely popular
communication platform designed to cater to the
needs of various communities, including gamers,
businesses, and educational institutions. Developed
with the core values of simplicity, efficiency, and
reliability, Discord has gained a reputation for
being the go-to platform for millions of users
worldwide.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_GNU_Radio_on_Ubuntu_22.04_|
20.04⠀⇛
GNU Radio is an open-source software development
toolkit that enables the implementation of
software-defined radios (SDRs) and radio frequency
(RF) systems. With its powerful and flexible
design, GNU Radio has become an essential tool for
hobbyists, researchers, and industry professionals.
In this introduction, we will explore the key
features and benefits of GNU Radio.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_FreetuxTV_on_Ubuntu_Linux
22.04_|_20.04⠀⇛
FreetuxTV is a versatile and powerful open-source
software that allows you to stream and watch live
television channels and radio stations worldwide on
your Linux desktop.
# ⚓ How_to_install_Cinnamon_Desktop_in_Debian_11_or_12_Linux⠀⇛
Whether you have a CLI Debian server or Gnome-based
Desktop, if you are a fan of Linux Mint’s Cinnamon
Desktop then you can install it on Debian 11
Bullseye or 12 Bookworm using the terminal commands
given here.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Deluge_on_Ubuntu_22.04_|
20.04⠀⇛
Deluge is a versatile and powerful BitTorrent
client, offering many features and capabilities to
enhance your torrenting experience. It is an open-
source, cross-platform solution compatible with
various operating systems, including Windows,
macOS, and Linux.
# ⚓ LinuxTechi ☛ How_to_Set_Proxy_Settings_for_APT_Command⠀⇛
In this guide, you will learn how to set proxy
settings for the APT command in Ubuntu/Debian Linux
distributions. A proxy server is an intermediary
server that sits between a client system or end
user requesting the resource and the resource
itself.
# ⚓ Steve Kemp ☛ Steve_Kemp:_Managing_header-spacing_in
markdown/org-mode_files⠀⇛
It seems I’m having a theme recently on this blog,
of making emacs-related posts. Here’s another.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Before_You_Sudo_Rm_-rf_/,_Take_Some
Precautions⠀⇛
Maintaining or administering a computer system
remotely is a common enough task these days, but
it’s also something that can go sideways on you
quickly if you aren’t careful. How many of us are
guilty of executing a command, having it fail, and
only then realizing that we weren’t connected to
the correct computer at all? [Callan] occasionally
has this issue as well, but in at least one
instance, he deleted all of the contents of the
wrong server by mistake. To avoid that mistake
again, he uses color codes in the command line in a
fairly unique way.
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Adding_Empty_Directories_in_Your_Git
Repository⠀⇛
Empty directories can serve as a useful
organizational tool in software projects,
especially when adhering to specific folder
structures. However, Git, by design, does not track
empty directories.
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Removing_Single_Quotes_from_Filenames_in_Bash⠀⇛
Managing file names with special characters like
single quotes (‘) can be tricky in Bash. This
article will guide you through the process of
removing single quotes from file names in a
comprehensive and efficient manner, using Bash
scripting.
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Reversing_‘git_add’_Before_Commit:_A_Step-by-
Step_Guide⠀⇛
As developers, we’ve all experienced the moment
when we accidentally add a file to the staging area
using “git add” and realize that we need to undo
this action. Fortunately, Git provides an easy way
to reverse this operation.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_MusicBrainz_Picard_on_Fedora_38⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
MusicBrainz Picard on Fedora 38. Are you tired of
your music library being a complete mess? Do you
have trouble finding the right songs or artists in
your digital collection? MusicBrainz Picard might
be the solution you need!
# ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ How_To_Fix_‘Umount_Target_Is_Busy’_Error_in
Linux⠀⇛
# ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Use_ZIP_and_UNZIP_Command_to_Create,
Extract_ZIP_File_in_Linux⠀⇛
Learn some common way to create and extract a zip
file in Linux Definitely, you have used 7zip or
Winrar to create a zip file in Windows, but here in
Linux, you can use the zip command to create a
compressed archive of files and directories.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_empty_large_files_in_Linux⠀⇛
Hello, friends. In this post, you will learn How to
empty large files on Linux. Of course, we will use
the easiest and fastest method, which is with the
terminal.
# ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_install_Chromium_web_browser_on_Linux⠀⇛
Learn how to install the Chromium Web Browser on
Linux, a popular open-source alternative to Google
Chrome. This guide provides detailed instructions
for installing Chromium on different Linux
distributions, ensuring a smooth browsing
experience.
# ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Fixing_repo_issues_by_resetting_your_Linux
sources.list_file⠀⇛
Learn how to reset your sources.list file in Linux
with our step-by-step guide. Discover why it’s
important, what can cause corruption, and how to
restore your repository configuration.
# ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ What_Is_.bashrc_and_How_You_Can
Customize_It⠀⇛
There are a number of hidden files tucked away in
your home directory.
# ⚓ ZDNet ☛ How_to_add_online_accounts_to_Ubuntu_23.04_(and_why
you_should)⠀⇛
Canonical unleashed Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster),
another fantastic release for both desktops and
servers. The release date was April 20, 2023. I’ve
been testing the daily build of Lunar and have
found it to be one of the finest versions of Ubuntu
yet.
One of the things I’ve always appreciated about
Ubuntu (and the GNOME desktop) is how easy it is to
connect your cloud-based data with the desktop.
Thanks to GNOME, the process of connecting Google,
Nextcloud, Microsoft, MS Exchange, Last.fm, IMAP/
SMTP, and even Enterprise Login (Kerberos) are all
made quite easy.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Linux_Server,_Wakey,_Wakey_|_Hackaday⠀⇛
We all know we should save energy and not leave
computers on all the time. It is probably better
for the computer, too. But when you operate a home
server, it isn’t feasible to just turn it on when
you want to use it and then turn it off again. Or
is it? [Daniel] decided that was exactly what he
wanted to do, and it was quite an adventure to get
there.
The trick is to use a Raspberry Pi — they don’t
draw nearly the power a big computer does — to stay
awake to facilitate the process. The Pi watches for
ARP requests for the sleeping machine and replies
on its behalf so that other network nodes can find
the machine even when it isn’t on.
The server itself detects if it is idle in a cron
job. When it finds that there are no SSH or other
service connections for a set period of time, it
suspends the machine to RAM, putting it in a low-
power mode. Waking a sleeping computer up over the
network is a solved problem, and [Daniel]
investigated several wake-on-lan solutions.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Merge_Multiple_PDFs_Into_One_Single
File_on_Linux⠀⇛
PDF files are the ultimate in reliable document
formatting and maintain their appearance across
different devices and operating systems. But
combining multiple PDFs into one larger document
can be difficult and fiddly without a dedicated
app.
Here are the best ways to merge PDFs on Linux using
the command line and through a graphical utility.
# ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ 10_Things_to_Do_After_Installing_Ubuntu_23.04_
[With_Bonus_Tip]⠀⇛
Ubuntu 23.04 brings exciting new features such as
GNOME 44, the latest Kernel 6.2, the latest
outstanding features in Files and more.
Before you head over to enjoy a new installation of
Ubuntu, here’s an assorted list of customization
tips which you can’t miss.
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Dev_snapshot:_Godot_4.1_dev_1⠀⇛
Here be dragons! First development snapshot for the
upcoming Godot Engine 4.1 is available to early
adopters and adventurous types.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Air_Hockey_Solitaire⠀⇛
While air hockey is a fine amusement, it isn’t much
fun if you can’t find someone to play against.
Unless that is, you build a mini table with a
robotic defender. [Vaib], [Nathan], and [Navish]
can show you how. There is a video you can see
below that shows two players using the table
without the robot.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § New Releases⠀➾
# ⚓ Manjaro_22.1_Talos_released_–_Releases_–_Manjaro_Linux
Forum⠀⇛
The GNOME edition has received several updates to
Gnome 43 series. This includes a lot of fixes and
polish when Gnome 43 originally was released in
September 2022. You can find the changes made to
each point-release here: 43.1, 43.2, 43.3, 43.4,
43.5.
Highlights of 43 release series is:
It comes with a redesigned system status menu,
which allows quickly changing commonly used
settings. Settings which previously required
digging into menus can now be changed with the
click of button. The new design also makes it easy
to see the status of your settings at a glance.
# ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Manjaro_22.1_‘Talos’_Brings_Latest_KDE_Plasma
5.27.4_to_Users⠀⇛
Among the plethora of Linux distributions
available, Manjaro has been gaining popularity for
its user-friendly interface, robust performance,
and cutting-edge features. Based on Arch, the
distro aims to provide a simple, sleek, and easy-
to-use desktop environment.
The just released, Manjaro 22.1, codenamed ‘Talos,’
brings many updates and improvements that focus on
enhancing the desktop experience for users rather
than introducing mere novelties. So, let’s see
what’s new.
o § BSD⠀➾
# ⚓ FreeBSD ☛ Celebrating_Earth_Day:_Tips_for_Running_a_Greener
FreeBSD⠀⇛
Every year since 1970, Earth Day has focused the
world’s attention on the need to act to protect our
home.
# ⚓ FreeBSD ☛ FreeBSD_Status_Report_First_Quarter_2023⠀⇛
We also provide some information about 13.2-
RELEASE, which was postponed to the beginning of
2023Q2; but since this report is being published
after the new version release, it is already
available for installation. Users of RELEASE
versions can now take advantage of many
improvements such as better support for iwlwifi(4)
driver or the new rtw88(4) driver, topics that have
been covered in past status reports.
o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾
# ⚓ Dominique Leuenberger ☛ openSUSE_Tumbleweed_–_Review_of_the
week_2023/16⠀⇛
Dear Tumbleweed users and hackers,
It seems the holidays are over and people are
submitting more things to Factory again. There were
even days were I was almost running out of free
staging projects (almost – I still had some spare).
In total, we have published another round of 7
snapshots this week (0414…0420)
The main changes released this week were:
# Ruby 3.1 plus all ruby3.1-rubygem-* packages
have been removed from Tumbleweed
# zypper 1.14.60 / libzypp 17.31.10: support
for x86-64-vX architecture packages
# Mesa 23.0.2
# OpenLDAP 2.6.4
# python-setuptools 67.6.1
# libyui 4.5.1: changes in the way icons are
loaded. In some cases, we’d seen the icon
missing (boo#1210712)
# ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ Meeting_Today’s_Hybrid
Infrastructure_Challenge⠀⇛
In today’s world of hybrid cloud IT, IT leaders
need to deliver an on-premises development and
application environment that takes advantage of
cloud-native development technologies and styles.
To address these challenges, Dell Technologies and
SUSE are combining their hardware and software
expertise to offer a set of tested and capable
solutions.
o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ IBM_starts_renting_cloudy_bare_metal
Linux_almost-mainframes⠀⇛
IBM has taken a longer-than-usual stride towards
making its proprietary hardware platforms cloudier,
by offering bare metal LinuxONE boxes in the big
blue cloud.
The LinuxONE servers use the same Telum processor
IBM packs into its z16 mainframe but are designed
solely to run Linux – Big Blue’s own z/OS is not
allowed.
But IBM promotes LinuxONE as offering just about
the same level of hardware resilience as
mainframes. The former typewriter champion also
asserts that the LinuxOne architecture teamed with
Telum trounces x86 for compute density and energy
consumption.
# ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ No_wizardry_needed_to_use_Ansible’s
magic_variable_‘hostvars’⠀⇛
Get past the illusion of hostvars being difficult
and begin using them in your playbooks, tasks, and
roles.
# ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Remote_work:_3_pros_and_3_cons⠀⇛
As a remote worker since 2014, I learned how to
work remotely before most of the rest of the world
did. Through trial and error and a lot of time, I
improved my ability to set asynchronous
expectations, form lasting bonds with colleagues I
saw in person only once a year, and make internal
decisions about distributed team structures and
meeting formats.
I’ve experienced firsthand the benefits and
challenges of operating remotely, such as hiring
top talent from a global talent pool, leveraging
the creative tensions that come with diverse
perspectives, and boosting employee retention
(which was likely due to the joy of designing work
around your life rather than vice versa).
Being aware of remote work’s promises and pitfalls
will help you, as a business IT leader, create new
strategies and processes to optimize your team’s
own remote experience.
# ⚓ Red_Hat_Survey_Surfaces_Cloud-Native_Cybersecurity
Challenges [Ed: ContainerJournal has been hijacked by this
nefarious group that's funded by Red Hat and now writes puff
pieces about Red Hat, for Red Hat's site to cite as
"press"]⠀⇛
o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_23.04_Official_Flavors_Released⠀⇛
# ⚓ Geeky Gadgets ☛ Ubuntu_23.04_Lunar_Lobster_released⠀⇛
The programmers and team at Canonical responsible
for creating the Ubuntu operating system have
announced the release of the new Ubuntu 23.04 OS
code-named Lunar Lobster.
# ⚓ Paul Thurrott ☛ Ubuntu_Desktop_23.04_Arrives_with_Azure_AD
Authentication_–_Thurrott.com [Ed: Microsoftters are spinning
Ubuntu as a Microsoft thing]⠀⇛
Canonical today announced the release of its latest
flagship Linux distribution, Ubuntu Desktop 23.04,
which features a new installer, Azure AD
authentication, improved gaming performance, and
more.
“This Ubuntu milestone release demonstrates our
progress in raising the bar for the enterprise
developer desktops, thanks to our best-in-class
Linux integration with Active Directory Domain
Services and now Azure Active Directory”, Canonical
CEO Mark Shuttleworth said. “Our expanded
investment in Ubuntu gaming means your downtime is
just as satisfying”.
# ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Ubuntu_Budgie_23.04_Release_Brings_in_a
Refreshed_User_Experience⠀⇛
Ubuntu Budgie 23.04 brings in all the goodness of
the latest Budgie desktop with several refinements.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Offline_voice_recognition_module_supports
Arduino_programming,_custom_voice_commands⠀⇛
We’ve already covered inexpensive offline voice
recognition modules based on US516P6 or TW-ASR ONE
microcontrollers that allow people to add smarts to
their projects without a network connection for
improved privacy and lower latency. Those are great
in theory, but at the time (April 2022)
documentation was lacking or only in Chinese, and
they were fairly hard to use based on some of the
comments in my earlier posts.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ WhichUK ☛ 11_Android_tricks_you_really_need_to_know_about⠀⇛
We show you how you use your Android phone to help
you get more done, including limiting how often you
use it per day, personalising your home screen with
widgets and multitasking using split screen mode
# ⚓ The Sun ☛ Google_issues_warning_to_billions_of_Android
users_over_money-saver_setting_–_there’s_catch_that_makes_it
controversial_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛
# ⚓ Future Publishing Limited ☛ Android_14_is_coming_to_the
best_Samsung_phones_this_year._Is_yours_one_of_them?_|_T3⠀⇛
# ⚓ Nokia Power User ☛ Nokia_5.4_–_Nokia_3.4_receive_(Android
12_Build)_March_Security_update_2023_now_(Markets)_–
Nokiapoweruser⠀⇛
# ⚓ Dignited ☛ OnePlus_7T_Android_12_Update_Woes_and_Rollback
Guide_–_Dignited⠀⇛
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_Cyber_Resilience_Act_Threatens_Open_Source⠀⇛
Society and governments are struggling to adapt to a
world full of cybersecurity threats. Case in point: the
EU CRA — Cyber Resilience Act — is a proposal by the
European Commission to enact legislation with a noble
goal: protect consumers from cybercrime by having
security baked in during design. Even if you don’t live
in the EU, today’s global market ensures that if the
European Parliament adopts this legislation, it will
affect the products you buy and, possibly, the products
you create. In a recent podcast, our own [Jonathan
Bennett] and [Doc Searles] interview [Mike Milinkovich]
from the Eclipse Foundation about the proposal and what
they fear would be almost a death blow to open source
software development. You can watch the podcast below.
o ⚓ Dev Class ☛ Linux_Foundation_Europe_chief_warns_EU_bill_could
fragment_open_source_–_and_load_risk_onto_devs⠀⇛
o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾
# § Mozilla⠀➾
# ⚓ Ten Four Fox ☛ Cameron_Kaiser:_April_patch_set_for
TenFourFox⠀⇛
As promised, there are new changesets to pick
up in the TenFourFox tree. (If you’re new to
rolling your own TenFourFox build, these
instructions still generally apply.) I’ve
tried to limit their scope so that people
with a partial build can just pull the
changes (git pull) and gmake -f client.mk
build without having to “clobber” the tree
(completely erase and start over). You’ll
have to do that for the new ESR when that
comes out in a couple months, but I’ll spare
you that today. Most of these patches are
security-related, including one that prevents
naughty cookies which would affect us as
well, though the rest are mostly crash-
preventers and would require PowerPC-specific
attacks to be exploitable. There is also an
update to the ATSUI font blacklist. As
always, if you find problematic fonts that
need to be suppressed, post them to issue 566
or in the comments, but read this first.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ 10_Best_Apps_To_Learn_Code_for_Beginners⠀⇛
Even though there are plenty of books available,
the best way to learn code is to practice. Hence,
those pursuing a career in programming often prefer
self-studying rather than only going after academic
degrees. And as it’s the digital era, people love
learning with digital resources such as mobile apps
to learn code.
# ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ Powering_Your_Pi:_20_Best_Raspberry_Pi_OS⠀⇛
Raspberry Pi is the most popular SBC – Single-Board
Computer around the world. It can do pretty much
everything a desktop computer can do and is
suitable for all ages keen to explore computing.
Raspberry comes with all the software; you require
for basic computing.
# ⚓ Buttondown ☛ In_Defense_of_No-code(‘s_potential)⠀⇛
No-code/low-code is the new hypename for tools that
help you Do Computer Stuff without needing (much)
programming skills. There are lots of tools in this
space, most targeted at businesses, many selling
themselves with “you won’t need a software
developer”. I think the first use of low-code was
in 2011 but this kind of “rapid application
development” goes at least as far back as Visual
Basic_6.1 Many no-code tools are visual builders,
which looks “easier” to nontechnical people.2
# ⚓ Qt ☛ A_Short_Guide_to_Qt_Quick_Effects⠀⇛
With the Qt_6.5_LTS_out_in_the_wild, it is a good
time to write more about the Qt 6 and effects.
Laszlo already wrote a blog post about post-
processing_effects_in_Qt_6.5, focusing mostly on Qt
Quick 3D, ExtendedSceneEnvironment and the general
Qt effects story. This blog post gives a bit more
details about the latest Qt Quick (2D) effects
offerings.
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ WebAssembly_removes_redundancies_in
developing_browser-based_apps⠀⇛
Making its public debut in 2017, the WebAssembly
open standard is designed to facilitate the
execution of binary code on the web. For
developers, Wasm brings benefits such as
streamlining their workflow to remove areas of
labor and material resource wastage.
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Dogs_Who_Will_Never_Be_the_Same_After_a_DNA
Test_Shatters_Their_Identity⠀⇛
Oscar discovered that he is Kevin Bacon’s fourth
cousin twice removed.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_Simple_Reason_We_Make_The_Same_Mistakes
Over_And_Over,_Even_if_We_Know_Better⠀⇛
Oopsy.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Stress_Biologically_Ages_Us,_But_New
Research_Says_It_Could_Be_Reversible⠀⇛
There’s still hope.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Think_They’ve_Finally_Figured
Out_How_a_Maya_Calendar_Works⠀⇛
A really long game.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Keeping_Hay_Fever_in_Check_May_Be_as_Easy
as_Maintaining_These_Two_Microbiomes⠀⇛
This advice is nothing to sneeze at.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Discover_Gene_to_Base_a_Male
Contraceptive_on_–_And_Have_Already_Patented_It⠀⇛
It’s only expressed in the testes.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_Current_Mass_Extinction_Is_Already_Far
More_Dire_Than_We_Realized⠀⇛
There’s been a slight calculation error.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Woman_Spent_500_Days_Isolated_in_a_Cave_And
It_Completely_Messed_With_Her_Sense_of_Time⠀⇛
It’s ‘me’ time.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_Single_Gene_Determines_Sex_in_Most
Animals,_According_to_A_New_Analysis⠀⇛
But there are some interesting exceptions.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Senate_Probes_Top_Institutions_for_NAGPRA
Failures⠀⇛
More than a dozen senators are pressing for the
museums and universities that hold the most Native
American remains to explain why they’ve failed for
decades to return thousands of them to tribes as
required by federal law.
Members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
and other senators singled out for scrutiny the
five institutions identified in a recent ProPublica
and NBC News investigation as having the largest
collections of Indigenous remains — including
powerful and prestigious universities with long
legacies of delaying repatriation requests.
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Secret_Recording_of_Alaska_Library_Official
Judy_Eledge⠀⇛
Alaska governors and mayors have at various times
appointed Judy Eledge to the state Board of
Education, the Anchorage Health and Human Services
Commission and the Alaska Juvenile Justice Advisory
Committee. She stood at the side of Gov. Mike
Dunleavy, a personal friend, on the night of his
2018 Republican primary victory.
When it was time for the state to cast its
Electoral College votes in the 2020 presidential
election, Eledge was one of the three people
representing Alaska. And in his annual State of the
State speech earlier that year, Dunleavy asked her
to stand for an ovation because she exemplified
“the heart of Alaska.”
# ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Police_respond_to_armed_man
having_mental_health_crisis_near_Mall_of_America⠀⇛
Authorities were able to contact the man’s family
and learned he was in crisis and had access to
firearms. He was not arrested and is not currently
in custody.
# ⚓ Latvia ☛ Baltic,_Polish_politicians_to_meet_in_Latvia_next
week⠀⇛
On Monday, April 23, the Latvian Saeima will host a
meeting of the chairs of the European affairs
commissions of the Baltic states and Polish
parliaments.
# ⚓ Latvia ☛ Teachers’_union_ready_to_ask_for_Latvian_PM’s
resignation⠀⇛
At a meeting of the Latvian Education and Science
Workers’ Union (LIZDA) Council on Thursday, April
20, it was decided to request the resignation of
Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš (New Unity), if the
government adopts the current amendments to the
rules related to the remuneration schedule of the
new teachers, LIZDA said.
# ⚓ Latvia ☛ Government_adopts_teacher_wage_raise_schedule⠀⇛
As of September 1, teachers’ pay grade will
increase, according to amendments to Cabinet
regulations adopted at an extraordinary government
meeting on April 21. The quality of these
amendments is doubted by the Latvian Education and
Science Workers’ Union (LIZDA), which has decided
to launch a three-day strike on 24 April.
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Seagate_Ships_First_30TB+_HAMR_Hard
Drives⠀⇛
Seagate to recognize revenue shipments of 30TB+
HDD-based Exos Corvault systems this quarter.
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Seagate_reports_quarterly_revenue_drop_and
cost_cuts_amid_storage_market_slowdown⠀⇛
Seagate Technology Holdings plc, a major
manufacturer of disk storage, today reported fiscal
third-quarter revenues that slightly exceeded the
low end of its guidance. In conjunction, the
company announced a new restructuring initiative
intended to reduce costs.
⚓ CNX Software ☛ AMD_Ryzen_Embedded_5000_processors_launched_for_networking
applications⠀⇛
We first spotted the AMD Ryzen Embedded 5000 processors in a micro-
ATX motherboard last August, but AMD has now only announced the
availability the of Ryzen Embedded 5000 Series “Zen 3” processors
designed for “always on” networking firewalls, network-attached
storage systems, and other security applications.
⚓ CNX Software ☛ Maxtang_ALN-10_–_An_Alder_Lake-N_mini-ITX_motherboard_for
industrial_applications⠀⇛
Maxtang ALN-10 is an upcoming mini-ITX motherboard based on Alder
Lake-N processors from the Processor N50 up to the Core i3-N305 SoC
and specifically targetting industrial applications with a -20 to
+60°C temperature range, six RS232/RS485 serial ports, and 12V to 19V
DC input among other features.
⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_High_Precision_ADC_That_You_Can_Understand!⠀⇛
⚓ CNX Software ☛ HARDWARIO_CHESTER_–_A_configurable_Zephyr_OS_LPWAN_IoT_gateway
with_LoRaWAN,_LTE_IoT,_GNSS_connectivity⠀⇛
HARDWARIO CHESTER platform is a configurable LPWAN IoT gateway whose
main function is to connect as many devices and environments as
possible to the Internet using connectivity such as LoRaWAN, LTE Cat
M1, or NB-IoT, as well as GNSS for geolocation.
⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_High_Precision_ADC_That_You_Can_Understand!⠀⇛
In a world where an analogue to digital converter is all too often an
integrated peripheral buried inside a microcontroller, it’s easy to
forget how simple these devices can be when built from first
principles. An entry in our Op-Amp Challenge from [NNNI] demonstrates
this perfectly, it’s a high resolution multi-slope ADC for
instrumentation purposes, constructed using a mixture of op-amps,
logic chips, and a Raspberry Pi Pico. Best of all, it’s easy to
understand, so there’s little of that analogue mystique to worry
about.
⚓ Hackaday ☛ Miniature_Concrete_Hoover_Dam_Is_Tiny_Engineering_Done_Right⠀⇛
Growing up, we got to play with all kinds of things in miniature.
Cars, horses, little LEGO houses, the lot. What we didn’t get is a
serious education with miniature-sized dams. This recreation of the
glorious Hoover Dam from the [Creative Construction Channel] could
change all that for the next generation.
⚓ Hackaday ☛ Solar_Protocol_Envisions_A_Solar-Powered_Web⠀⇛
The transition to low carbon energy is an important part of
mitigating climate change, and the faster we can manage, the better.
One project looking at how we could reduce the energy requirements of
the web to more quickly adopt renewable energy is Solar Protocol.
§ Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ ‘Wildly_problematic’:_Standing,_the_Supreme_Court,_and
mifepristone⠀⇛
What does it mean to have endured clear and concrete harms? In
recent decades, the Supreme Court had narrowed the definition
of who had “standing” to bring a case. Then came this term.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Supreme_Court_rules_access_to_abortion_pill_to_continue
– for_now⠀⇛
The Supreme Court on Friday preserved access to mifepristone,
rejecting lower-court restrictions while the appeals process
continues.
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ We’re_Still_Getting_Our_Pandemic_Preparation_Horribly
Wrong⠀⇛
When a single flame fell to the floor of the Triangle
Shirtwaist Factory on March 25, 1911, it found the ideal
conditions to spread: crowded rows of garment workers
feverishly stitching flammable fabric in poorly ventilated
rooms locked by managers to prevent theft. The fire worked with
devastating efficiency; in just 18 minutes, 146 workers lay
dead—some so badly burned that they could not be identified.
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Not_Out_of_the_Woods_Yet’:_Supreme_Court_Maintains
Abortion_Pill_Access—For_Now⠀⇛
In its first major abortion decision since reversing Roe v.
Wade last year, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted the
Biden administration’s request to continue allowing widespread
access to the medication mifepristone while a legal battle
plays out.
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ Feed_the_World…⠀⇛
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ Do_Republicans_Love_Trump_More_Than_They_Hate_Abortion?
We’re_Going_to_Find_Out.⠀⇛
I hate to say anything flattering about a lying, racist,
misogynist authoritarian credibly accused of multiple sexual
assaults. But Donald Trump occasionally has decent political
instincts (as apart from moral ones). From the start of his
first campaign, for instance, he promised not to cut Social
Security and Medicare, seeing it as crucial to much of his
elderly white base. And though during that campaign he recanted
his earlier pro-choice stance, and even went so far as to say
women should face “punishment” for having abortions, in this
election cycle he’s warning Republicans that their growing
extremism on the topic is a political loser.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ An_Extreme_Risk_of_Taking Ozempic:_Malnutrition⠀⇛
The diabetes medication has gained attention for its dramatic
weight loss effects — but doctors worry that it can go too far.
* ⚓ European Commission ☛ Pre-recorded_Opening_Remarks_by_Commissioner
Stella_Kyriakides_to_the_high-level_event_on_loneliness_and_strengthening
mental_health_in_the_EU_organised_by_the_Swedish_Presidency_of_the
Council_of_the_EU⠀⇛
European Commission Speech Stockholm, 21 Apr 2023 Minister,
Esteemed Guests, Colleagues, Friends, Over two thousand years
ago, the Greek philosopher Aristotle observed that people are,
by nature, social animals…
* ⚓ Neritam ☛ 71%_Indians_can’t_afford_nutritious_food⠀⇛
Member of Parliament (MP) Syed Nasir Hussain has raised a few
questions to Smriti Irani, Union minister for women and child
development, based on a recent report by the Delhi-based think
tank Centre for Science and Environment and Down To Earth.
§ Proprietary⠀➾
* ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Two-Thirds_of_Rural_Mail_Carriers_Are_Being_Hit_With
A_Massive_Pay_Cut_Calculated_By_An_Algorithm⠀⇛
The newly-implemented Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System
(RRECS) slashed rural carrier pay despite a worker shortage.
* ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ CYBER:_Thieves_are_Stealing_Cars_Using_Old_Nokia
Phones⠀⇛
A bluetooth speaker or old phone hides simple electronics that
can break into almost any car in the world.
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ US_attorneys_general_are_calling_for_a_recall_of_Kia_and
Hyundai_cars_because_they’re_too_easy_to_steal⠀⇛
The push to recall South Korean car brands Kia and Hyundai from
the US market is gaining ground.
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ Pro-Russian_hackers_launched_an_attack_against_Europe’s_air-
traffic_agency⠀⇛
A cyber attack launched by pro-Russian hackers on Europe’s air-
traffic control agency has paralyzed air traffic employee
operations.
* ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ Microsoft_365_outage_blocks_access_to_web_apps_and
services⠀⇛
Microsoft is investigating an ongoing outage blocking customers
worldwide from accessing and using web apps like Excel Online
and online services.
§ Linux Foundation⠀➾
* ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ Linux_Foundation_Announces_Launch_of_TLA+_Foundation⠀⇛
* ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ Linux_Foundation_launches_new_organization_to_maintain
TLA+⠀⇛
* ⚓ Linux_Foundation_Announces_Launch_of_TLA+_Foundation⠀⇛
* ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ DENT_Network_Operating_System_Collaborates_with_OCP_to
Integrate_Switch_Abstraction_Interface_(SAI)⠀⇛
§ Security⠀➾
* ⚓ Diffoscope ☛ Reproducible_Builds_(diffoscope):_diffoscope_241
released⠀⇛
The diffoscope maintainers are pleased to announce the release
of diffoscope version 241. This version includes the following
changes: [...]
* ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Modified_X_Trader_software_led_to_compromise_of_two
critical_infrastructure_targets,_Symantec_says⠀⇛
Two targets in the energy sector are among the victims of a
supply chain attack that is linked to North Korea and with a
growing list of victims.
* ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ MIT_and_Stanford_researchers_develop_operating
system_with_one_major_promise:_Resisting_ransomware⠀⇛
Computer science researchers at MIT and Stanford are developing
an operating system with built-in cybersecurity defenses.
* ⚓ Security Week ☛ Symantec:_North_Korean_3CX_Hackers_Also_Hit_Critical
Infrastructure_Orgs⠀⇛
The North Korean hacking group behind the supply chain attack
that hit 3CX also broke into two critical infrastructure
organizations in the energy sector.
* ⚓ Security Week ☛ Abandoned_WordPress_Plugin_Abused_for_Backdoor
Deployment [Ed: Not an issue in WordPress itself, misattributed for FUD's
worth]⠀⇛
Attackers are installing the abandoned Eval PHP plugin on
compromised WordPress sites to inject PHP code into web pages.
* ⚓ Security Week ☛ Capita_Confirms_Data_Breach_After_Ransomware_Group
Offers_to_Sell_Stolen_Information⠀⇛
Capita finally confirmed that hackers stole data after the
Black Basta ransomware group offered to sell information
allegedly stolen from the company.
* ⚓ Security Week ☛ House_Committee_Hears_Testimony_on_DC_Health_Data
Breach⠀⇛
A top administrator with Washington’s health insurance exchange
apologized to House members on Wednesday for the data breach
that resulted in the disclosure of personal information for
thousands of users.
* ⚓ Security Week ☛ Google_Cloud_Platform_Vulnerability_Led_to_Stealthy
Account_Backdoors [Ed: Clown computingh adoption is, in its own right, a
security/data breach]⠀⇛
A vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform allowed attackers to
modify and hide OAuth applications to create a stealthy
backdoor to any Google account.
* ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Using_the_iPhone_Recovery_Key_to_Lock_Owners_Out_of
Their_iPhones⠀⇛
This a good example of a security feature that can sometimes
harm security: [...]
* ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ 3CX_breach_linked_to_software_supply_chain_attack_on
third_party⠀⇛
A successful breach of videoconferencing and business phone
company 3CX Ltd. first reported last month was caused by a
software supply chain attack on a third party…
⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Optus_lawsuit_a_‘wake-up_call’_to_corporate_Australia⠀⇛
A class action against Optus over a massive data breach will ask the
courts to put a price on Australians’ privacy and is expected to
serve as a wake-up call to the corporate world.
⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Hacking_Pickleball⠀⇛
My latest book, A_Hacker’s_Mind, has a lot of sports stories. Sports
are filled with hacks, as players look for every possible advantage
that doesn’t explicitly break the rules. Here’s an example from
pickleball, which nicely explains the dilemma between hacking as a
subversion and hacking as innovation: [...]
⚓ LinuxSecurity ☛ Remotely_Exploitable_Chromium_DoS,_Info_Disclosure_Vulns
Fixed⠀⇛
Several high-impact remotely exploitable vulnerabilities were
recently discovered in the popular Chromium free and open-source web
browser. These issues could lead to the execution of arbitrary code,
denial of service (DoS) attacks resulting in potentially exploitable
crashes, or the disclosure of sensitive information.
* § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Five_Eyes_Agencies_Issue_Cybersecurity_Guidance
for_Smart_Cities [Ed: Smart Cities as euphemism for surveillance-
intensive habitats which treat people like mice in a maze]⠀⇛
Five Eyes agencies have issued joint cybersecurity
guidance and best practices for smart cities.
o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Here’s_How_You_Can_Get_In_On_Facebook’s_$725
Million_Class_Action_Settlement⠀⇛
A new website allows anyone who had a Facebook account
between May 2007 and December 2022 to file a claim
against the company—and potentially get paid.
o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Why_Your_Next_Video_Game_Will_Look_Like_a_Body
Cam_Video_of_a_Police_Shooting⠀⇛
‘Unrecord’ seems real not because it has better graphics
than other games, but because it looks like the news.
o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Israeli_Phone_Malware_Maker_QuaDream_Apparently_Ready
To_Call_It_Quits_After_Suffering_A_Little_Negative_Press⠀⇛
QuaDream, an NSO-alike with links to Israeli intelligence
services, first made international headlines last year.
And for the worst reasons. An investigation found
QuaDream (much like NSO Group) sold iPhone-targeting
malware to human rights violators. These sales were given
a layer of plausible deniability, handled by a Cyprus-
based company on behalf of QuaDream as it collected
paychecks from garbage governments around the world.
o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Former_Moscow_police_major_arrested_in_connection_with
Daria_Dugina’s_murder_—_Meduza⠀⇛
A Moscow court has arrested former police major Ivan
Rybin on charges of violating privacy and abusing his
authority. According to the Russian newspaper Kommersant,
Russian law enforcement have linked his case to the
murder of Daria Dugina, the daughter of Eurasianist
philosopher Alexander Dugin.
§ Defence/Aggression⠀➾
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China’s_foreign_minister_warns_of_‘dangerous
consequences’_of_criticising_Beijing_over_Taiwan⠀⇛
Criticising China over Taiwan will have dangerous consequences,
Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Friday, as he insisted Beijing
is a “growing force for peace and justice”.
* ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuanian_medics_set_to_leave_for_Ukraine’s_Kharkiv_region⠀⇛
Three Lithuanian medics are leaving for Ukraine’s Kharkiv
region on Friday and will work there for a month, the Vilnius-
based NGO Blue/Yellow has told BNS.
* ⚓ LRT ☛ Finland_seeks_other_trade_routes_due_to_threats_in_Baltics⠀⇛
Finnish industries are urging the government that is currently
in the process of being formed to look into new trade routes
besides the traditional Baltic Sea due to possible
interference, disruptions and even conflicts linked to the
security situation.
* ⚓ JURIST ☛ Brazil_security_advisor_resigns_after_leaked_footage_shows
participation_in_Brazilian_capital_riots⠀⇛
Brazilian Institutional Security Bureau executive Marcos
Goncalves Dias Wednesday resigned following leaked footage of
his participation in Brazil’s capital riots.
* ⚓ LRT ☛ Fewer_cruise_ships_visit_Lithuania_due_to_war_in_Ukraine,_port
rep_says⠀⇛
Cruise ship companies are bypassing the Baltic Sea this year
due to the war in Ukraine, according to a representative of the
Klaipėda Port.
* ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_lawmakers_block_DC_police_reform_act⠀⇛
The US House of Representatives Wednesday voted 229-189 to pass
a resolution disapproving the Comprehensive Policing and
Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Reliability_of_police_testimony_called_into
question_as_Hong_Kong_busker_denies_organising_prohibited_public
gathering⠀⇛
The legal team representing a Hong Kong pro-democracy busker
charged with organising a prohibited public gathering has cast
doubt over the reliability of a police officer’s testimony.
Oliver Ma, 24, appeared at Eastern Magistrates’ Court on Friday
for the final day of his two-day trial over a street
performance in Central two years ago.
* ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ GEO_rallies_to_condemn_U-M_support_for_police_and
militarization_on_and_off_campus⠀⇛
Around 50 people gathered on the University of Michigan Diag
Thursday afternoon for a rally against police militarization on
and off-campus organized by the Graduate Employees’
Organization. Before the rally, GEO protested at the Michigan
Medicine Pavilion construction site.
* ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ 2_GEO_protesters_detained_and_released_in_police
encounter_outside_Ann_Arbor_restaurant⠀⇛
This is a developing story and will be updated as more
information becomes available. University of Michigan Police
detained and released two protesters from the Graduate
Employees’ Organization on a sidewalk in downtown Ann Arbor
Thursday evening. GEO was picketing outside the restaurant
where University President Santa Ono was dining.
* ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Russian_War_Report:_Russia_cancels_Victory_Day
parades_and_moves_“Immortal_Regiment”_marches_online⠀⇛
Russia continues ramping up its attacks in eastern Ukraine
while canceling its Victory Day parade in areas bordering
Russian-annexed Ukrainian territory.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ NATO_chief_is_‘confident’_about_Ukraine’s_fresh_offensive⠀⇛
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday he is
“confident” that Ukraine is ready to make territorial gains
against Russia, as Ukrainian armed forces prepare for a new
offensive. Stoltenberg spoke from Ramstein Air Base in Germany,
where 50 countries attended a meeting hosted by the United
States on Friday to discuss coordinating further support for
Ukraine. Read our blog to see how the day’s events
unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
* ⚓ NYPost ☛ Trump_says_he_scratched_‘made_in_South_Korea’_sticker_off
Elton_John_CD_he_gave_to_Kim_Jong-un⠀⇛
Donald Trump handed the gag gift to the dictator — who he
mockingly dubbed “Little Rocket Man” — during his presidency.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Mariupol_women’s_soccer_team_kicks_back_against_Russian
occupation⠀⇛
A new women’s soccer team was formed in Kyiv, Ukraine, after
Mariupol was destroyed and captured by Russian forces. Despite
funding shortages and other challenges, the team aimed to
remain in the top league and represent Mariupol as a proud
Ukrainian city.
* ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ What_Russia’s_war_in_Ukraine_shows_the_US_about
hybrid_conflict_with_China⠀⇛
As China weighs whether to adjust its tactics to avoid Russia’s
failures, the US can look to Ukraine’s and the West’s successes
for lessons on how to counter Chinese aggression.
* ⚓ The Strategist ☛ The_role_of_intelligence_in_Australian_statecraft⠀⇛
As Melissa Conley-Tyler and Benjamin Day have noted,
‘statecraft’ is increasingly the term of art when it comes to
Australian policymaking—and, as Will Leben has observed, a
welcome one.
* ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Frequent_shootings_put_US_mass_killings_on_a
record_pace⠀⇛
The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings this year.
In the last week, four people were fatally shot at a Sweet 16
party in Alabama, and a man shot and killed another four people
in Maine. The carnage has taken 88 lives in 17 mass killings
over 111 days. Only 2009 was marked by as many such tragedies
in the same period of time. That’s according to a database
maintained by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern
University. On average the data shows at least four people have
died in mass killings once every six and 1/2 days this year.
The numbers exclude perpetrator deaths.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Berlin_Rejects_Possibility_Of_Sending_German_Fighter_Jets_To
Ukraine⠀⇛
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius rejected the
possibility of delivering German fighter jets to Ukraine at a
meeting of Kyiv’s allies in Germany.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Chinese_defense_minister’s_Russian_trip_signals_closer
cooperation_with_Moscow⠀⇛
Li Shangfu’s visit coincided with surprise drills by Russia’s
Pacific Fleet.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Junta_offensive_in_Myanmar’s_Kachin_state_kills_10,_razes_1,000
homes⠀⇛
Fighting became so intense that the junta launched three
airstrikes a day for six days.
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ ‘I_am_Taiwanese’:_The_threat_of_war_from_Beijing
strengthens_island’s_identity⠀⇛
By Amber Wang At a barbed-wire museum where political prisoners
were once held, visitors lauded Taiwan’s modern-day democracy
shaped by its own national identity on the island across from
authoritarian China.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Pentagon_leaks?_Ukrainians_more_focused_on_must-win
battle.⠀⇛
Ukrainian troops preparing for an important spring offensive
are choosing to shrug off the Pentagon leaks story. In war, as
in life, it’s perhaps best to focus on what you hope to
control.
* ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Homeland_Security_chief_Mayorkas_announces_90-day
China_sprint_and_AI_task_force⠀⇛
The secretary of homeland security warned that China, AI, and
cyber pose some of the biggest threats to the United States.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Satellite_Images_of_Sudan_Show_a_Large_Food_Market
Burned_in_Darfur⠀⇛
A Times analysis of satellite imagery shows how a displaced
persons camp lost a key source of food and supplies amid a
fight for control of the country.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Pentagon_Speeds_Up_Tank_Timeline_for_Ukraine_but
Resists_Calls_for_Jets⠀⇛
The U.S. will begin training Ukrainian troops on M1 Abrams
tanks in the next few weeks, officials said, and combat-ready
tanks could reach the battlefields by the fall.
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Sudan’s_Paramilitary_Declares_72-Hour_Truce⠀⇛
Since Saturday, at least 413 Sudanese have been killed and
3,200 people injured.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Germany_Names_Panel_to_Investigate_1972_Munich
Olympics_Attack⠀⇛
The commission’s creation stems in part from an agreement made
last year to reassess German failures in handling the attack by
Palestinian militants, which killed 11 Israeli athletes.
* ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Gun_Capitalism:_How_Lobbyists_&_GOP_Fight_Regulation_&
Push_Gun_Ownership_Despite_Deadly_Shootings⠀⇛
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Alec_Baldwin_Returns_to_‘Rust’_Set_as_Charges_He_Faced
Are_Dropped⠀⇛
The actor is finishing the film in Montana, more than a year
after a gun he was rehearsing with on set went off, killing its
cinematographer.
We discuss the U.S. gun violence epidemic with historian Andrew
McKevitt, who says, “We ought to conceive of our gun problem as
a problem of gun capitalism.” He covers the history of the
proliferation of individual gun ownership since World War II in
his forthcoming book, Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture &
Control in Cold War America. McKevitt also discusses how the
NRA and pro-gun lobby impedes progress on gun control through
the implicit threat of “political violence.”
⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Zumbrota_police_say_retired_officer’s_suicide_will
be_attributed_to_PTSD_suffered_in_line_of_duty⠀⇛
“Gary fought a hard and courageous battle against PTSD attained in
the line of duty,” the department wrote in a statement.
⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Yemen:_Deadly_Stampede_at_Charity_Event_Illustrates
Desperation_in_Nation_Devastated_by_Years_of_War⠀⇛
In Yemen, at least 79 people were killed and over 300 injured in a
stampede on Wednesday in the capital city of Sana’a. The crowd crush
began after armed Houthis fired into the air to control the crowd,
striking electrical equipment and causing it to explode. The tragic
deaths come as Yemen continues to face one of the world’s largest
humanitarian crises following years of fighting between U.S.-backed
Saudi forces and the Houthi rebels. While a ceasefire began a year
ago, no agreement has been reached yet on making it permanent. We
speak to Ali Jameel, the accountability and redress director of
Mwatana for Human Rights, a group based in Yemen.
⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Orbán_in_2008:_Ukraine_should_be_admitted_to_NATO_as_soon
as_possible⠀⇛
⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Netanyahu_Picks_Self-Described_‘Racist’_May_Golan_as_Top
Israeli_Diplomat_in_NY⠀⇛
Progressive and moderate Jews in the United States and Israel this
week denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s nomination
of far-right lawmaker May Golan—who once said she was “proud to be a
racist”—as the country’s consul general in New York.
⚓ Meduza ☛ After_‘surprise_inspection,’_Russia_appoints_new_Pacific_Fleet
commander_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Admiral Viktor Liina, previously the commander of the Russian Navy’s
Baltic Fleet, has been appointed commander of the Pacific Fleet, TASS
and RIA Novosti report.
⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Warplane_‘Accidentally_Releases’_Bomb_Over_Belgorod,_Injuring
Two_People⠀⇛
A Russian warplane “accidentally released” a bomb over the city of
Belgorod near the Ukraine border late on April 20, causing an
explosion and injuring two people, the Defense Ministry said.
⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Suspends_Dairy_Products_From_Kyrgyzstan_After_Calls_In_Bishkek
To_Drop_Cyrillic_Script⠀⇛
Russia has suspended the import of dairy products from Kyrgyzstan
after the chairman of Kyrgyzstan’s National Commission for the State
Language and Language Policies said his country is ready to start
working on switching the Kyrgyz language from Cyrillic to a Latin-
based alphabet.
⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Activist_Released_From_Prison_After_Serving_Five_Years_In
High-Profile_‘Network’_Case⠀⇛
A Russian activist has ben released from prison after serving more
than five years in prison in the high-profile Set (Network) case that
rights defenders and opposition activities have called “fabricated.”
⚓ RFERL ☛ U.K._Sanctions_Five_Russian_Nationals_Over_Jailing_Of_Kremlin_Critic
Vladimir_Kara-Murza⠀⇛
The United Kingdom has sanctioned five Russians after the sentencing
to 25 years in prison earlier this week of opposition politician
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a British-Russian dual national.
⚓ RFERL ☛ Kremlin_Says_It_Is_Monitoring_Reports_Of_Possible_Western_Export_Ban
On_Russia⠀⇛
The Kremlin said on April 21 that it was monitoring reports of a
possible ban on exports to Russia by Western countries and that any
new sanctions would hit the global economy.
⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Military_Chiefs_Say_Increasing_Ukraine’s_Air_Defense_Capability
Most_Urgent_Critical_Task⠀⇛
Fortifying Ukraine’s air defense capability was the major theme of a
meeting on April 21 of dozens of countries that have supported Kyiv
in its fight against invading Russian forces and as it prepares to
launch a spring counteroffensive.
⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukrainian_Government_Estimates_Damages_Caused_By_Russian_Invasion_At
$143.8_Billion⠀⇛
Damages caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are estimated at
$143.8 billion, deputy chief of Ukraine’s Committee of National
Security, Defense, and Intelligence, Yuriy Aristov, said on April 21.
⚓ RFERL ☛ Romania_To_Hold_Off_On_Ukrainian_Grain_Ban_For_Now⠀⇛
Romania says it will hold off on a ban on Ukrainian grain imports as
it awaits a decision from the European Union on enforcing proposed
measures aimed at easing a glut that has flooded Eastern Europe from
Ukraine.
⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Court_Extends_Pretrial_Detention_Of_Noted_Lawyer_Held_For
Ukraine_War_Criticism⠀⇛
A court in Russia on April 20 prolonged until late July the pretrial
detention of lawyer Dmitry Talantov, who was arrested in June 2022 on
a charge of discrediting Russia’s armed forces.
⚓ RFA ☛ Junta_air_strike_in_Myanmar’s_Magway_kills_3,_injures_12⠀⇛
The bombing is the second this month on a National Unity Government
village office.
§ Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾
* ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Secrecy_Versus_Truth⠀⇛
The arrest last week of 21-year-old air National Guardsman Jack
Teixeira on charges of espionage has sparked a debate in the
intelligence community and elsewhere about whether his behavior
is criminal or heroic.
* ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Texas_School_Serves_Up_Magnificent_Redaction_Failure_To_Vice
Journalist⠀⇛
Redaction isn’t terribly difficult to do correctly. And yet, it
often seems to be beyond the grasp of government officials who
really, really want to withhold information, but just can’t
seem to do it.
* ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ Unauthorized_Disclosure:_Eugene_Puryear⠀⇛
§ Environment⠀➾
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Chilean_President_Unveils_Plan_to_Slowly_Nationalize
Lithium_Industry⠀⇛
Leftist Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Thursday announced
plans to slowly nationalize the country’s lithium industry,
aiming to take advantage of massive reserves of the metal, key
to electric vehicle batteries and other technology, while
protecting the environment.
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ With_Climate_Indicators_‘Off_the_Charts,’_UN_Chief
Calls_Policies_of_Rich_Nations_a_‘Death_Sentence’⠀⇛
The World Meteorological Organization warned Friday that
climate change indicators are “off the charts,” one day after
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told
officials from wealthy countries that their refusal to halt
fossil fuel expansion amounts to a civilizational “death
sentence” and pleaded with them to urgently decarbonize the
global economy.
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_American_West_Is_Running_Out_of_Water⠀⇛
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ New_York_Governor_Hochul_Appoints_a_Chevron_Lawyer_to_the
State’s_Highest_Court⠀⇛
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has portrayed her appointee to
the state’s high court, corporate attorney Caitlin Halligan, as
some kind of progressive. In a brief statement after the state
Senate approved Halligan for the Court of Appeals on April 19,
Hochul said her pick “has advocated for tenants, for gun
violence prevention, and for equal pay for the soccer players
of the US Women’s National Team.”
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ UN_Chief_Calls_for_Accelerated_Climate_Action⠀⇛
“…our world has a major climate challenge before us…”
* § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Tapping_Into_Warehouse_Roof_Solar_Potential_Could
Power_Entire_US_Cities⠀⇛
Installing solar panels on the roofs of warehouses and
distribution centers around the United States could
generate enough clean electricity to power every
household in every state’s most populous city, according
to a report published Thursday by Environment America
Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group.
o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Climate_Group_Vows_to_Make_Sure_Biden
Environmental_Justice_Office_Isn’t_‘Just_Performative’⠀⇛
Climate advocates who have centered environmental justice
for decades on Friday said they will continue to fight
“false solutions” to the climate crisis—and expressed
hope that the newly announced White House Office of
Environmental Justice will usher in a new era in which
President Joe Biden ends his support for fossil fuel
projects.
o ⚓ Defence Web ☛ RDM_investing_R251_million_in_renewable_energy_in
South_Africa⠀⇛
During the recent fifth South Africa Investment
Conference (SAIC), Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM)
committed to investing R251 million in the renewable
energy sector in South Africa.
o ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ ‘Softened’_mining_regulation_reform_advances
to_Senate⠀⇛
The bill would still shorten the duration of mining
concessions granted and be contingent on consults with
local communities.
* § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
o ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Reefs_and_rangelands_of_renewal⠀⇛
Superblooms and deep-water discoveries promote new bonds
of appreciation as humanity confronts climate change.
o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ African_Countries_Urged_to_Fight_Against_Rhino
Poaching⠀⇛
The appeal comes in reaction to the recent shooting of
four rhinos at the Khama Sanctuary in Botswana.
o ⚓ RFA ☛ US_case_against_alleged_monkey_smuggler_is_‘attack_on
Cambodia,’_his_lawyers_claim⠀⇛
Former Cambodian wildlife official makes his first court
appearance since his November arrest in New York.
o ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ New_Law_Aims_to_Save_Oysters_on_the_Mississippi
Coast⠀⇛
Mississippi has pumped millions of dollars into its
declining oyster industry, hoping to revive what was once
a dominant trade. But in a nod to reality, the state is
about to move in a decidedly different direction: scaling
back government efforts and leasing to private industry
water bottoms where oysters grow.
o ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ ‘Ecocide’_of_300,000_bees_in_Campeche_prompts
federal_investigation⠀⇛
The Senate called on federal and state ministries of
agriculture and the environment to investigate those
responsible for the mass bee death.
* § Overpopulation⠀➾
o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_state_media_slams_Western_hype_of_its
population_decline⠀⇛
Western media is using the topic to advocate decoupling,
state broadcaster CCTV said.
o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Could_Peer_Influence_Be_a_Cause_of_the_Global
Baby_Bust?⠀⇛
The decision to have or not have children isn’t made in
isolation.
o ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland’s_baby_bust_drops_to_new_low⠀⇛
A brief Covid baby boom appears to have subsided.
o ⚓ YLE ☛ Ex_Kela_boss_floats_income_limits_for_child_benefit
recipients⠀⇛
Elli Aaltonen suggests Finland could save half a billion
euros by preventing high-income families from receiving
the monthly child allowances.
o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Finland:_Record_Low_Birth_Rate_In_2022⠀⇛
The country’s birth rate has not stopped falling for
nearly a decade.
o ⚓ JURIST ☛ Capitol_Territory_becomes_first_Australia_state_to
provide_free_abortion_care⠀⇛
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Thursday became
the first Australian state to guarantee free abortion
care. The new policy allows women living in the ACT to
obtain abortion up to 16 weeks gestation. The ACT
government noted that cost was a significant barrier to
safe and legal abortions in the state.
§ Finance⠀➾
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ India’s_anti-graft_Aam_Aadmi_Party_may_be_laid_low
by_corruption_allegations:_Analysts⠀⇛
But the party is going ahead with plans to fight the May 10
elections in the state of Karnataka.
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Oakland_A’s_Are_Moving_to_Vegas._Could_the_Yankees_Be
Next?⠀⇛
Now that the Oakland Athletics, under the stewardship of Gap
clothing heir John J. Fisher, have announced their intention to
move to Las Vegas, it is time to ask Major League Baseball
Commissioner Rob Manfred, as well as state and city officials
in Nevada and Las Vegas, a question: “Congrats, you have the
A’s. Now how much to do want for the New York Yankees, Boston
Red Sox, and Chicago Cubs? Sold as a bundle. What will it take?
Ten billion dollars? What about $20 billion? Who wants to crack
open some state pension funds and make a deal?”
* ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ ‘This_economic_policy_has_not_led_to_Hungary_catching
up,_but_rather_to_falling_behind_its_neighbors’_–_former_Central_Bank
governor⠀⇛
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Another_home_builder_goes_bust_as_industry
struggles⠀⇛
>Another Victorian building company has gone bust, weeks after
the collapse of one of Australia’s largest home builders,
Porter Davis, and construction firm Lloyd Group. Award-winning
builder Mahercorp announced it went into voluntary
administration on Friday, affecting more than 700 homes, as the
industry continues to struggle amid the cost of living crisis.
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_Right_Embraces_Shareholder_Activism_in_War_on
‘Woke’_Capitalism⠀⇛
After years of criticizing progressives for shareholder
activism focused on social justice and environmental concerns,
right-wing groups and ideologues are embracing the same
strategy themselves.
* ⚓ ACLU ☛ Access_to_Housing_is_the_Civil_Rights_Issue_of_our_Time_
(Again)⠀⇛
In 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King
left their single-family home in Atlanta’s Vine City
neighborhood and moved into an apartment on Chicago’s west
side. Their goal? To draw attention to the fight for equitable
housing.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ ‘Macron_resign!’:_French_president_struggles_to_move_on_from
pension_controversy⠀⇛
French President Emmanuel Macron only just dodged another day
of heckles and boos from opponents of the controversial pension
reform. But a war of attrition aimed at the president and his
government looks to have no sign of letting up, with pots and
pans the weapons of choice.
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ More_Americans_are_falling_behind_on_paying_down_debt⠀⇛
Thanks to a still-healthy job market, the finances of US
households remain in good shape on the whole. But bank
executives warn that more Americans are starting to fall behind
on payments for debt from credit cards and auto loans.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Recession_fears_set_Asian_stocks_on_course_for
drop⠀⇛
Asian stocks have slid toward their worst week in more than a
month and oil has nursed losses while bonds bounce back as US
data and earnings show signs of weakness. Overnight figures
showed more Americans filing claims for jobless benefits and
manufacturing activity in the mid-Atlantic region slumping to
its lowest level…
* ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ UMich_planning_to_withhold_pay_from_striking_GSIs⠀⇛
The University of Michigan administration is planning to
withhold pay from non-working Graduate Student Instructors and
Graduate Student Staff Assistants as the Graduate Employees’
Organization’s ongoing strike continues into its third week.
§ AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
* ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Clarence_Thomas’s_Friend_of_the_Court⠀⇛
Thomas claims that Harlan Crow’s extravagant gifts were tokens
of friendship. Why do the Justices so often emphasize personal
relationships?
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Twitter_Removes_‘Government-Funded’_Labels_From_NPR
and_Other_Media_Accounts⠀⇛
NPR and public broadcasters in Canada, Australia and New
Zealand had criticized the label as misleading. The CBC and NPR
have suspended the use of their Twitter accounts in protest.
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Argentine_President_Fernandez_Not_to_Seek_Re-Election⠀⇛
He suggested that primary elections be the mechanism through
which “society selects the best men and women to represent us
in the next general elections.”
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Pope_loses_Twitter_blue_check_mark,_US_basketball_star
LeBron_James_keeps_it⠀⇛
Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue check marks from
user profiles, with famous people including pop icon Beyonce
and Pope Francis losing their verified statuses.
* ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ The_purge_of_Twitter’s_blue_checkmarks_has_begun⠀⇛
Today was the end of an era for many people when they
discovered that Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk had finally made
good on his promise to remove the platform’s blue checkmarks.
⚓ France24 ☛ Both_sides_of_the_Taiwan_Strait_belong_to_China,_says_FM_Qin⠀⇛
China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Friday that both sides of
the Taiwan Strait belong to China, and that it is right and proper
for China to uphold its sovereignty.
⚓ France24 ☛ BuzzFeed_to_shut_down_Pulitzer-winning_news_division⠀⇛
Pulitzer Prize winning digital media company BuzzFeed will shut down
its news division and cut another 15% of its staff across the
company, adding to layoffs made earlier this year.
⚓ France24 ☛ UK_Deputy_Prime_Minister_Dominic_Raab_resigns_after_bullying
investigation⠀⇛
UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab announced his resignation on
Friday after bullying claims against him were upheld in a report, a
fresh political shock for Britain’s Conservatives.
⚓ France24 ☛ Peru’s_ex-president_Toledo_surrenders_to_US_authorities_for
extradition⠀⇛
Peruvian ex-president Alejandro Toledo surrendered to US authorities
Friday, ahead of his expected extradition to Lima where he is accused
of corruption and money laundering.
⚓ The Nation ☛ Organizing_Our_Way_Out_of_Tennessee’s_Democracy_Crisis⠀⇛
On Monday, March 27, a shooter opened fire at Nashville’s Covenant
School, killing six, including three 9-year-olds. Most people have by
now seen the heartbreaking coverage. As the country’s 15th mass
school shooting, the horrific massacre at Covenant felt all too
familiar to Tennesseans, if closer to home than before.
⚓ The Nation ☛ Why_Irish_Joe_Makes_British_Tories_Cry_Uncle_Sam⠀⇛
One of the easiest ways for an American president to bask in the
warmth of a loving audience is to hop on a plane to Dublin. This is
especially true if the commander in chief can claim, in however
attenuated a form, some Irish ancestry. In June 1963, John F. Kennedy
became the first sitting president to visit Ireland, where ecstatic
crowds gathered as he toured Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, and the
Kennedy auld sod in County Wexford. Kennedy called this Hibernian
jaunt, which took place just a scant five months before his
assassination, “the best four days of my life.” Following in the
JFK’s footsteps, other presidents, notably Ronald Reagan in 1984 and
Barack Obama in 2011, made Irish excursions that were rich in the
rhetoric of homecoming. Reagan visited his ancestral home in
Ballyporeen, Obama made a similar filiopietistic pilgrimage to
Moneygall.1
⚓ The Nation ☛ Having_Soros⠀⇛
⚓ Meduza ☛ St.Petersburg_theater_cancels‘Cyrano_de_Bergerac’_production_after
audience_member_reports_19th-century_French_play_for_‘discrediting’_Russian
army_—_Meduza⠀⇛
St. Petersburg’s Alexandrinsky Theater has canceled the April and May
shows of “Cyrano de Bergerac,” a production of Edmond Rostand’s 19th-
century play.
⚓ Techdirt ☛ Lying_Liar_George_Santos_Just_As_Wrong_About_Section_230_As_He_Is
About_His_Own_Biography⠀⇛
Rep. George Santos remains a fascinating study in how far you can get
if you have zero shame about just making shit up constantly. By now
you must know his backstory (er… stories) and how basically nothing
he seems to say checks out.
⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_authorities_open_felony_‘justifying_terrorism’_case_against
Doxa_news_editor_Maria_Menshikova_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The Russian authorities have opened a felony case against Maria
Menshikova, the head of the news department of the independent
student media outlet Doxa, on charges that she publicly called for
terrorism, the Telegram channel Baza reported on Friday.
⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Giving_Away_the_Game,Gaetz_Says_McCarthy‘Picked_Up’_Far-
Right’s_Debt_Ceiling_Plan⠀⇛
Far-right House Republicans are reportedly “thrilled” with the debt
ceiling legislation that Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled earlier this
week.
⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Australia_unveils_direct_pathway_to_citizenship_for_New
Zealanders⠀⇛
NZ citizens, living in Australia for more than four years, could
apply for citizenship without becoming permanent residents first.
§ Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾
* ⚓ American Oversight ☛ News_Roundup:_Paying_Up_for_Election_Lies⠀⇛
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Ukrainians_urge_greater_action_on_Russia
propaganda⠀⇛
Ukrainian Australians have called on the federal government to
step up efforts to counter Russian disinformation and
propaganda on social media platforms. Australian Federation of
Ukrainian Organisations co-chair Kateryna Argyrou told a
parliamentary inquiry into foreign interference that Russian
propaganda and violent threats online against Ukrainians had
intensified since last year’s invasion of Ukraine.
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Twitter_removes_labels_for_all_news_outlets,
including_Chinese_state_media⠀⇛
Twitter appeared to have removed all labels from the accounts
of news outlets and government organisations, including those
for Chinese state media.
* ⚓ American Oversight ☛ Records_Highlight_Corporations’_Renewed_Embrace_of
Republican_AG_Group⠀⇛
* ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Ben_Smith_Still_Doesn’t_Understand_He_Peddled_Likely
Russian_Disinformation⠀⇛
In a piece reflecting on whether he it was right to publish the
Christoper Steele dossier, Ben Smith seems blissfully ignorant
of the likelihood that he was an unwitting mule for Russian
disinformation.
* ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Glenn_Greenwald_Keeps_Bitching_about_a_Law_Requiring
Notice_If_You’re_Funded_by_Russian_Spies⠀⇛
Glenn Greenwald teamed up with Tucker Carlson to falsely claim
some socialists arrested earlier this week were arrested for
their dissident activities rather than their hidden ties to
Russian spies.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Dalai_Lama_stresses_Buddhism_basics_and_the_power_of_compassion
at_religious_summit⠀⇛
The gathering was the Tibetan spiritual leader’s first public
appearance since a controversial video.
* ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ How_WhatsApp_upended_Middle_East_diplomacy—and_what
the_US_can_learn_from_it⠀⇛
In WhatsApp’s encrypted channels, diplomats feel freer to form
and participate in groups where they privately share resources,
coordinate meetings, strategize with colleagues, create
informal alliances, lobby for their country’s positions, and
coordinate policy decisions.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Taiwanese_students_singing_mainland_Chinese_‘propaganda_song’
sparks_backlash⠀⇛
‘We have always been one family,’ go the lyrics, echoing
Beijing’s claim on the democratic island
§ Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
* ⚓ NYPost ☛ Dems’_police-state_tactics_won’t_stop_reporters_like_Matt
Taibbi⠀⇛
Now it appears these efforts to shield government censorship
has come down to spelling. Indeed, if Delegate Plaskett has her
way, that added “A” may prove the difference between a free
press and authoritarianism.
* ⚓ AntiWar ☛ A_Counter-Proposal:_RESTRICT_the_RESTRICTors⠀⇛
The RESTRICT Act – currently winding its way through Congress –
would empower the US Commerce Department to “identify, deter,
disrupt, prevent, prohibit, investigate and mitigate
transactions” that “pose an undue or unacceptable risk to U.S.
national security or the safety of US persons.”
* ⚓ NCAC ☛ Claudia_Johnson_shares_thoughts_on_the_right_to_read⠀⇛
Claudia Johnson is a nationally recognized advocate for free
speech and social justice, winner of the inaugural PEN/Newman’s
Own First Amendment Award, for her “extraordinary efforts to
restore banned literary classics to Florida classrooms”—and
author of Stifled Laughter: One Woman’s Story About Fighting
Censorship, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize when it was first
published in 1994. [...]
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Performance_Of_Cyrano_De_Bergerac_Canceled_After_Complaint
About_Discrediting_Of_Russian_Military⠀⇛
The Alexandrinsky Theater in St. Petersburg has canceled its
April and May performances of Cyrano de Bergerac, according to
an announcement on April 21 at the theater’s website.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Cinema_Manager_Fired_After_Actress_Attends_Screening
Without_Hijab⠀⇛
The manager of an Iranian movie theater has been dismissed
after a female actress, Pantea Bahram, attended a public
screening of a production without observing the mandatory hijab
law.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Jailed_Russian_Opposition_Politician_Yashin_Issues_‘Insurance
Statement’_Ahead_Of_Transfer_To_Penal_Colony⠀⇛
Jailed Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who was
sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison in December over his
condemnation of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, has issued
“an insurance statement” before his transfer to a penal colony
to serve the sentence.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Adds_Japanese_NGO_To_Its_List_Of_Undesirable
Organizations⠀⇛
Russia on April 21 added the Japanese NGO Union of Residents of
Chishima and Habomai Islands to its registry of undesirable
organizations, saying the group’s activities compromise
Russia’s territorial integrity.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Father_Of_Russian_Girl_Who_Drew_Antiwar_Picture_Keeps_Parental
Rights⠀⇛
Aleksei Moskalyov’s lawyer said authorities in the city of
Yefremov have withdrawn their request to deprive him of his
parental rights, saying Moskalyov’s daughter, who was briefly
held in a Russian orphanage, is currently safe and lives with
her mother, who had long been separated from Moskalyov.
§ Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
* ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ North_Carolina_Judge_Convicts_Journalists_Of
‘Trespassing’_While_Covering_Eviction_Of_Homeless_Encampment⠀⇛
A judge in North Carolina found two journalists with the
Asheville Blade guilty of “trespassing” on Christmas in 2021
when they stayed in a public park to cover Asheville police as
officers evicted a homeless encampment.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Junta_arrests_reporter,_celebrities_who_criticized_deadly_Myanmar
military_airstrike⠀⇛
The four opposed the bombing in posts to social media and were
charged with incitement.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Prosecutor_In_Belarus_Seeks_10_Years_In_Prison_For_Pratasevich,
Whose_Plane_Was_Diverted_To_Minsk⠀⇛
The prosecution has asked Minsk court to convict and sentence
Raman Pratasevich, a journalist who was detained in Belarus in
2021 after the commercial flight he was on was forced to land
in Minsk, to 10 years in prison — less than half the maximum
possible — on charges linked to his reporting.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Court_Issues_Arrest_Warrant_For_Investigative_Group
Bellingcat_Researcher_Grozev⠀⇛
A court in Moscow on April 21 issued an arrest warrant for
Christo Grozev, a Bulgarian investigative journalist with the
Bellingcat group. The warrant was issued on a charge of
allegedly crossing Russia’s border illegally In December.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Colombian_journalist_Rafael_Moreno:_Paying_the_ultimate
price_for_the_truth⠀⇛
Rafael Moreno was a Colombian journalist who regularly exposed
corruption and crime in his northern home region of Cordoba. On
his Facebook page, Moreno tirelessly denounced embezzlement in
public contracts and illegal resource extraction. But he paid
the ultimate price for his reporting. Our Bogota correspondent
Pascale Mariani travelled to the Cordoba region to pay tribute
to him.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Thai_police,_Vietnamese_activists_gather_clues_on_blogger’s
disappearance⠀⇛
Authorities in Thailand have contacted friends of dissident who
may have been abducted.
§ Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_blasts_potential_US_investment_curbs_as
‘economic_coercion’⠀⇛
‘This is naked economic coercion and technological bullying,’
said Chinese foreign ministry spokesman.
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ British_Deputy_PM_Raab_Resigns_After_Bullying_Allegations⠀⇛
An investigation began in November 2022 after formal complaints
about his bullying behavior when dealing with public officials.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ North_Korean_escapees_learn_about_family_deaths_months_later⠀⇛
Pandemic and crackdown on Chinese cell phone brokers has
created long periods of silence
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Reports_Say_Confrontations_Between_Iranian_Students,_Security
Forces_Growing_Over_Hijab_Rules⠀⇛
Confrontations between university students and authorities over
mandatory hijab regulations are reportedly on the rise
following a monthslong crackdown over protests sparked by the
September death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody for an
alleged head scarf offense.
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ How_Reading_The_Economist_Helped_Me_to_Stop_Worrying_About
White_Supremacy⠀⇛
Donald Trump’s election kicked off a cottage industry
explaining his popularity among the wrong sort of white people:
you know, blue-collar racists. But when the data showed that,
on average, Trump supporters were actually quite wealthy, much
of the pundit class acted shocked. And when it became clear
that half of college-educated white people voted for Trump in
2016—and nearly half in 2020—it barely made the news.
* ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ North_Carolina_Judge_Convicts_Journalists_Of
‘Trespassing’_While_Covering_Eviction_Of_Homeless_Encampment⠀⇛
“In today’s bench trial of Blade journalists Veronica Coit and
Matilda Bliss, judge Calvin Hill declared them guilty of
trespassing, ignored freedom of press, openly sided with
[Asheville Police Department’s] claim [that it] can order
reporters off public land,” the Asheville Blade stated.Hill,
according to the media organization, apparently contended that
no evidence had been presented to show that Coit and Bliss were
journalists. The prosecutor did not even take this position.
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Supreme_Court_Has_Preserved_Access_to_the_Abortion
Pill—Over_Alito’s_Salty_Objection⠀⇛
Two weeks after Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a
nationwide ban on the abortion pill mifepristone—revoking the
Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the drug from
2000—the Supreme Court stayed the order, pending a full appeal
on the merits of the case. The decision delays not only
Kacsmaryk’s ruling, but also the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
ruling, which reinstated the 2000 FDA approval of the drug but
banned a 2016 FDA update which extended usage of mifepristone
from seven to 10 weeks. What that means is that abortion pills
are legal, up to 10 weeks again, for now.
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Kaepernick_to_Fund_Independent_Autopsy_for_Man_‘Eaten
Alive’_by_Insects_in_Atlanta_Jail⠀⇛
Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump on Thursday said that
former NFL quarterback and racial justice activist Colin
Kaepernick will pay for an independent autopsy for Lashawn
Thompson, a mentally ill man who died last September in a
filthy, insect-infested cell in an overcrowded Atlanta jail.
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ Want_to_Manufacture_Explosives?_Soon_You_Can_Hire
Teenagers_to_Do_It.⠀⇛
This week, Iowa added to its bulging dossier of legislative
infamy with a new bill to loosen restrictions on child labor in
the state. The Iowa state Senate ratified SB 542, a wide-
ranging measure that lowered age minimums and increased
permissible hours for teen workers in most of the state’s
labor-intensive enterprises, from meatpacking and manufacturing
plants to restaurants and hotels to agriculture. The House is
expected to endorse a modified version of the legislation soon,
and Republican Governor Kim Reynolds is expected to sign it
into law.
§ Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
* ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Your_Gmail_Inbox_Is_Almost_Full⠀⇛
We noticed that marketing e-mails account for 85.4% of your
Inbox. Click here to enroll in our expanded storage plan.
* ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Biden_administration_wants_to_avoid_5G_mistakes_in
race_to_beat_China_on_6G [Ed: 6G = hype + newer patents (monopolies)]⠀⇛
The White House seeks to shape next-generation
telecommunications standards and technology before falling
behind to Beijing.
* ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ IT_Amendment_Rules,_2023_are_a_nightmare,
dressed_like_a_fact_checking_daydream⠀⇛
The notified IT Amendment Rules, 2023 regulate online gaming
and misinformation. They provide for the establishment of a
fact check unit (“FCU”), by the Union government, to fact check
online information related to the Union government. In this
Public Brief, we analyse the hits and misses.
§ Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾
* ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Goodbye_to_Netflix_DVDs,_The_Last_Good_Tech
Company⠀⇛
In a time before content and engagement metrics, there was the
humble red envelope.
* ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Netflix_To_End_DVD_Rentals_As_Streaming_Fails_To_Live_Up_To
Its_Full_Potential⠀⇛
Netflix executives this week announced that they would finally
be putting their traditional DVD rental service out to pasture
starting on September 25 after 25 years of little, red
envelopes. From a blog post by Netflix co-CEO Ted Serandos’
intern: [...]
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Streaming_services_find_unlikely_outlet:_Big-screen_movie
theaters⠀⇛
As streaming services grew and the pandemic kept people at
home, the future of the movie theater industry was unclear. But
Amazon and Apple are increasingly leaning into big-screen
releases, and moviegoing is approaching pre-pandemic levels.
* ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ Apple_to_allow_“sideloading”_in_iOS_17?⠀⇛
Is Apple being forced into it by new EU legislation? Will they
allow sideloading outside of the EU?
§ Monopolies⠀➾
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Lyft_Will_Lay_Off_About_1,200_People_as_It_Looks_to
Cut_Costs⠀⇛
The cuts come as the company tries to lower prices and remain
competitive with Uber, its larger rival.
* ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Lyft_reportedly_preparing_to_let_go_30%_of_workforce⠀⇛
Lyft Inc. is reportedly planning to let go 30% of its
workforce, or about 1,200 employees, in a bid to halve its
operating expenses. The Wall Street Journal reported the plan
today, citing sources familiar with the matter. Lyft confirmed
the upcoming round of layoffs but didn’t specify how many jobs
will be cut.
* § Patents⠀➾
o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Optis_Wireless_4G/LTE_patent_reexam_granted⠀⇛
On April 13, 2023, six weeks after Unified filed_an_ex
parte_reexamination, the USPTO granted Unified’s request,
finding substantial new questions of patentability on the
challenged claims of U.S._Patent_9,137,830, owned and
asserted by Optis Wireless Technology, LLC, an NPE and
Brevet_Capital entity.
* § Software Patents⠀➾
o ⚓ JUVE ☛ Netflix_and_Quinn_Emanuel_invalidate_important_DivX_patent
at_EPO [Ed: EPO granted bogus software patents. Now they're being
thrown out, as usual.]⠀⇛
The EPO Opposition Division has revoked EP 34 67 666 for
having been subject to impermissible extension, which
contravenes European Patent Convention Articles 123 (2)
and (3). The patent protects streaming technology that
allows computers to interpret data and display data
visually as a video.
* § Copyrights⠀➾
o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Mandolin_Abruptly_Shuts_Down_After_Burning
Through_$17_Million_in_3_Years⠀⇛
Livestreaming concert platform Mandolin shuts down after
burning through $17 million in just under three years.
After nearly three years, livestreaming concert platform
Mandolin announced on April 17 that the company is
shutting down its product and business operations. The
company launched in 2020 after COVID-19 restrictions made
physical touring impossible.
o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ GloRilla_Faces_Massive_Copyright
Infringement_Lawsuit_Over_‘Tomorrow’⠀⇛
23-year-old rising star GloRilla faces a copyright
infringement lawsuit over ‘Tomorrow’ and the hit remix
‘Tomorrow 2.’ A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Louisiana
Federal Court alleges that GloRilla’s hit songs
“Tomorrow” and “Tomorrow 2” use unlicensed samples from a
’90s hip-hop track by the group Dog House Posse, “Street
of Westbank.”
o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Web3_Funding_Is_Cratering,_Data_Shows_—
Potentially_Spelling_Trouble_for_Numerous_Music_Startups⠀⇛
Following 2022’s “crypto winter” and the collapse of FTX,
Web3 funding reportedly cratered by 82 percent year over
year during the opening quarter of 2023, and the downturn
could potentially be impacting all manner of music plays.
o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Nintendo_Goes_To_War_With_YouTubers_Right_Before_New
‘Zelda’_Release⠀⇛
It’s no secret that Nintendo is extremely draconian when
it comes to all things intellectual property concerning
its assets. You can simply follow that backlink for a
list of tons and tons of posts on Nintendo doing Nintendo
things, which mostly amount to shutting down any use of
its property, no matter how small, no matter whether fair
use applies.
o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Legit_Torrents_Shuts_Down_After_17_Years⠀⇛
After serving legal torrents for roughly 17 years, Legit
Torrents is shutting down. The site hosted more than
5,000 legal torrents but, due to a combination of
technical issues and a flourishing family, founder Dustin
Montgomery decided that it was time to say goodbye.
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Excellent_Hardware:_FingerWorks_TouchStream⠀⇛
Mostly of historical interest today, the
FingerWorks TouchStream keyboard was revolutionary,
with multitouch gestures, chording and zero force
typing.
# ⚓ Ryzen_Swap,_Motivation_Hacking,_and_Generative_Assistance⠀⇛
I don’t often get to go spelunking in the innards
of my PC. Yesterday, however, I got the opportunity
to do so. This is quite a Special Occasion nowadays
with all the ongoing time pressures of work and
family life.
# § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ An_Earth_Day_rant_against_class_warfare
environmentalism⠀⇛
Today is Earth Day, the 53rd one ever. It’s
possibly the first
one that I am actually consciously observing.
Not that I’m really
doing anything special (except, shortly,
ranting into the smol void),
but I didn’t just happen to hear by surprise
about today being Earth
Day, I knew it was coming in advance and was
mentally ready for it
to happen.
# § Programming⠀➾
# ⚓ Fish_Shell⠀⇛
If like me you spend a lot of time using a
Linux terminal, give fish a try!
Fish is to sh/bash/zsh as Gemini is to the
web of the 90s; it adds modern touches
without getting in the way.
My favourite single feature is that it
suggests from history as you type, not
requiring a manual trigger like other shells.
“Suggest as you type” is widely used in
modern software because it’s unintrusive and
helpful.
=> =============================================================================
World Wide Web but a lot lighter.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Server
o Audiocasts/Shows
o Applications
o Instructionals/Technical
o WINE_or_Emulation
o Games
o Desktop_Environments/WMs
# K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o New_Releases
o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family
o Devices/Embedded
o Open_Hardware/Modding
o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o Education
o Programming/Development
# Python
# Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh
* Leftovers
o Science
o Education
o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
o Proprietary
o Security
# Privacy/Surveillance
o Defence/Aggression
o Environment
# Energy/Transportation
# Wildlife/Nature
# Overpopulation
o Finance
o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
o Censorship/Free_Speech
o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press
o Civil_Rights/Policing
o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality
o Monopolies
# Trademarks
* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Personal
o Technical
# Science
# Programming
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o § Server⠀➾
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ US_Public_Sector_regulatory_compliance_with_Ubuntu
Pro_and_AWS_GovCloud⠀⇛
Co-authors: Massimiliano Gori , Product Manager,
Canonical & Mark Thomas, Solutions Architect, AWS
Federal government organisations that either
collect, store, share, transfer, or process
sensitive data, as well as all federal agencies,
their contractors, and service providers, are
required to operate in high-security environments
to ensure the safety of sensitive data such as
Personally Identifiable Information or confidential
information.
# ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Perfect_order:_Delivering_the_right
products_at_the_right_time_in_the_right_quantity⠀⇛
Within inventory management, perfect order refers
to the ability to deliver the correct product to
the customer, in the right quantity, at the right
time, in the right condition, with the right
documentation and at the right cost. Essentially,
it means meeting customer demand without errors or
delays to the highest degree possible. Inventory
management encompasses procedures and processes
that directly or indirectly affect the bottom line
ordering, receiving, storing, tracking and
accounting for all of the goods a business sells.
It is a key element of supply chain management and
is critical to any business that sells physical
goods or is responsible for maintenance, repair and
operations (MRO) supplies.
To achieve perfect order, a company must have an
efficient inventory management system that
optimizes inventory levels, tracks inventory
movement and ensures accurate order fulfillment.
This involves balancing the cost of carrying
inventory with the cost of stockouts and lost
sales, as well as implementing processes and
technologies that enable real-time inventory
visibility and accurate demand forecasting.
o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾
# ⚓ 2023-04-21_[Older]_How_to_install_Telegram_on_Linux_Lite
6.2⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-21_[Older]_How_to_install_Fedora_38.⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-20_[Older]_NVIDIA_on_Linux_is_WAY_BETTER_than
everyone_says,_but…⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Fedora_38_overview_|_Welcome_to
Freedom.⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-20_[Older]_From_Noob_To_Power_User_With_Manjaro
KDE⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Is_The_Free_Software_Foundation_Still
Important?⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-20_[Older]_How_to_install_WebStorm_on_Linux_Lite
6.2⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-20_[Older]_How_To_Upgrade_To_Fedora_38_From_Fedora
37.⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-19_[Older]_How_to_install_Ubuntu_Budgie_23.04⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-19_[Older]_How_to_install_GoLand_on_Linux_Lite
6.2⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-19_[Older]_uBlue_Linux:_Immutable_Fedora_With
Batteries_Included⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-18_[Older]_Ubuntu_Budgie_23.04_overview_|_Embrace
the_change⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-18_[Older]_PROTON_8.0_is_now_OUT_to_play_Windows
games_on_Linux_#SHORT⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-18_[Older]_Solus_Linux_Returns_From_The_Distro
Afterlife⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-18_[Older]_UBUNTU_23.04_&_all_flavors_review:
Kubuntu,_Xubuntu,_Ubuntu_Budgie,_Ubuntu_Cinnamon,_Ubuntu
MATE…⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-18_[Older]_How_to_install_Synfig_Studio_on_Linux
Lite_6.2⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-17_[Older]_How_to_install_Kubuntu_23.04.⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-17_[Older]_The_fight_for_Free_Software_ain’t_over,
so_why_has_the_Free_Software_Foundation_given_up?⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-17_[Older]_Clipboard:_Simple_Unified_Linux_Clipping
Tool⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-17_[Older]_How_to_install_Skype_on_Linux_Lite_6.2⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-17_[Older]_Linux_Content_Creators_Coming_Together
To_Help_XeroLinux_–_DT_LIVE!⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-17_[Older]_Hamonikr_6.0_Taebaek_Quick_Overview
#shorts⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-16_[Older]_The_death_of_Solus?,_OpenAI_defamation
suit,_EU_builds_its_own_Google:_Linux_&_Open_Source_News⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-16_[Older]_Installing_Linux_Software_Is_More
Confusing_Than_Ever⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-16_[Older]_UPDATE:_Microsoft’s_Handheld_Mode_for
Windows_will_NEVER_materialize|_Press_Steam_to_Start_Ep_4⠀⇛
# ⚓ 2023-04-16_[Older]_Build_Your_Own_Distro_With_Archiso⠀⇛
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Alternatives_to_popular_CLI_tools:_watch⠀⇛
This article spotlights alternative tools to watch.
The software featured here is free and open source.
Please share in the Comments section below any
other open source CLI tools that are alternatives
to watch. We will then update this article.
For alternatives to other popular CLI tools, read
this article.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Browsing_the_Internet_Using_W3M_in_Linux⠀⇛
Is it possible to access “linuxtldr.com” or any
other website from the Linux terminal? Yes, and you
will also learn how to do it in this article.
# ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Upgrade_to_Ubuntu_23.04_from_Ubuntu_22.10
[Step_by_Step_Guide]⠀⇛
Ubuntu 23.04 has been released! Besides installing
from new .iso image, here’s a step by step guide
shows how to upgrade from Ubuntu 22.10. NOTE: The
Upgrade process may fail! So it’s HIGHLY
recommended to backup your important data first!!
# ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Ubuntu_23.04_“Lunar_Lobster”_is_Out!
Kernel_6.2,_GNOME_44,_&_New_Installer⠀⇛
The Ubuntu Team announced the Ubuntu 23.04
yesterday! Ubuntu 23.04, code-name “Lunar Lobster”,
is a short term release with 9-month support until
January 2024. The release is powered by the latest
Linux Kernel 6.2. The Ubuntu Kernel supports for
building and running external kernel modules using
Rust programming language.
# ⚓ Manuel Matuzovic ☛ details/summary_inconsistencies⠀⇛
Scott O’Hara wrote a fantastic blog post about the
details and summary elements last year. He explains
that there are a lot of oddities and
inconsistencies, and he backs his statements with
detailed testing.
To better understand the extent of these oddities
and inconsistencies, I did my own testing (not as
detailed as Scott’s), and here’s what I found:
[...]
# ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ The_traditional_workaround_for
stuck_NFS(v3)_locks⠀⇛
The most visible way for the server and clients to
become de-synchronized is a stuck lock, where the
server believes a client has a file locked but the
client thinks it doesn’t. A file with a stuck lock
can never be (re-)locked by any programs trying to
do so, and it will normally stay that way until the
reboot of either or both of the server or the
client the server thinks has the file locked. As a
result, working around these stuck locks has been a
concern of NFS server system administrators for a
long time and people have come up with a
traditional brute force solution.
(In informal conversation sysadmins may talk about
‘clearing’ a stuck lock this way, but we’re not
really doing that; we’re working around it with
brute force.)
# ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Setting_the_ARC_target_size_in_ZFS
on_Linux_(as_of_ZoL_2.1)⠀⇛
However, raising the ARC target size will only have
a meaningful effect if ZFS can actually use more
memory. If the free memory situation is bad enough
that memory_available_bytes is negative, your newly
set ARC target size will pretty much immediately
start shrinking, possibly significantly, and the
ARC will have no chance to actually use much more
extra memory. If available memory is positive but
not very large, it may turn negative once the ARC’s
actual size grows a bit more and then ZFS will
shrink your recently-raised ARC target size back
down, along with probably shrinking the ARC’s
actual memory use.
# ⚓ Earthly ☛ 10_Advanced_Git_Commands⠀⇛
However, over the years, Git has emerged as the
standard tool for version control because of how
powerful it is. So if you’re using Git on a regular
basis, then you can vastly improve your workflow by
learning some of these advanced features.
In this article, I’ll discuss ten advanced Git
commands every developer should know.
# ⚓ Steve Kemp ☛ Managing_header-spacing_in_markdown/org-mode
files⠀⇛
After going over my init file recently, making some
changes, I noticed that the spacing was not at all
consistent. So I figured “How hard could it be to
recognize headers and insert/remove newlines before
them?”
# ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Use_ZIP_and_UNZIP_Command_to_Create,
Extract_ZIP_File_in_Linux⠀⇛
Let’s see how you can use the zip command to create
a zip file, add a new file to an existing zip file,
list zip file content without extracting it, delete
the contents of zip, and encrypt zip with a
password for added security.
# ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Upgrade_to_Ubuntu_23.04_From_22.10_
(Kinetic_to_Lunar)⠀⇛
Ubuntu 23.04 was released on April 20, 2023, with
the latest and greatest GNOME 44 desktop, Linux
Kernel 6.2 and a good amount of new features.
However, if you want to make the jump and want to
upgrade to Ubuntu 23.04, here are the steps.
o § WINE or Emulation⠀➾
# ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Proton_8:_Wine_Rebase_and_Updated_Steam
Runtime_on_Debian_11⠀⇛
Proton 8 is out! The wait has been fairly long,
since Proton 7 was released more than a year ago.
This follows the release of Wine 8.0 on January
23rd 2023 (first stable release of the branch 8).
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Roblox_intentionally_blocking_Linux_with
Wine_in_their_new_update⠀⇛
It seems the days of using workarounds to play
Roblox on Linux may be coming to an abrupt end,
with the upcoming launch of their new client
blocking Linux intentionally.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Flathub_app_store_for_Linux_and_Steam_Deck
gets_overhauled⠀⇛
The redesign of the Flathub app store for Linux is
now live, bringing with it a refreshed look along
with showing verified developers and their apps. A
much needed change that really does look a whole
lot better.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Valve_improving_Mesa_graphics_drivers_on
Linux_for_a_“secret”_game_(update:_Jedi_Survivor)⠀⇛
Update: Valve developer Pierre-Loup
Griffais mentioned on Twitter it’s for the upcoming
Star Wars Jedi Survivor.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Get_a_bunch_of_co-op_shooters_in_this
latest_bundle⠀⇛
Time to team up with a few friends to take down
zombies and aliens. Humble Bundle has a fun looking
co-op shooter bundle. I’ll list each item available
in the bundle along with expected compatibility on
Steam Deck and Linux desktop. Noting if they’re
Native Linux or ProtonDB ratings.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Dota_2:_The_New_Frontiers_Update_is_out_and
it’s_huge⠀⇛
Dota 2: The New Frontiers Update might be one of
the biggest updates to Valve’s free to play MOBA
ever and it’s here now.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_Deck_hitting_retail_stores_in_Japan
from_April_29th,_South_Korea_to_follow⠀⇛
Komodo announced today that they’re expanding the
retail presence of the Steam Deck into Japan now,
with South Korea to follow after.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Proton_Experimental_for_Steam_Deck_&_Linux
upgraded_with_Proton_8⠀⇛
As expected after the recent big release of Proton
8, Valve has now also upgraded Proton Experimental
which is now based on Proton 8 plus a whole bunch
more. This is the extra special version of Proton,
where Valve put in features and improvements before
they’re ready to be rolled out to the majority of
Windows games running on Steam Deck and Linux
desktop.
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾
# ⚓ Nate Graham ☛ This_week_in_KDE:_Stomping_all_the
bugs⠀⇛
This week was a veritable fiesta of
bugfixing, and we cut Plasma’s list of VHI
priority bugs nearly in half! Lots of other
apps got bug fixes, too. And finally, KDE’s
volunteer contributors landed some great new
features and UI improvements!
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § New Releases⠀➾
# ⚓ deepin_20.9_is_officially_released!⠀⇛
deepin operating system is a Linux distribution
dedicated to providing beautiful, easy-to-use, and
secure services to global users. It has
consistently been one of the highest-ranked Linux
distributions developed by a team from China.
(Learn about Deepin’s international ranking.)
The core goal of Deepin 20.9 version is to provide
users with a stable system running version. This
version does not integrate new system functions,
but mainly focuses on fixing and optimizing
stability issues present in the 20.8 version, in
order to ensure system stability.
Deepin 20.9 has upgraded its Qt version to 5.15.8,
and updated applications such as log viewer, photo
album, drawing board, and system software package
manager. It has fixed many experience-affecting
issues, further improving the user experience of
the system. Welcome friends to try it out!
o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ Ubuntu_Cinnamon_23.04_“Lunar_Lobster”
Released!⠀⇛
I am so proud to announce Ubuntu Cinnamon’s first
release as an official flavor – 23.04 Lunar
Lobster!
In our previous post, we discussed what will change
now that we have reached flavor status. Thank you
to everyone who has helped along the way!
The 23.04 release is Ubuntu Cinnamon’s eighth
release (I had to count). Here’s to another eight!
# ⚓ Edubuntu_23.04_Released⠀⇛
We are pleased to announce the release of Edubuntu
23.04, codenamed “Lunar Lobster”. This has been a
project of love for my husband Erich and myself and
I am happy to see it back with the people where it
belongs once again.
This release will be supported for nine months
(Until January 2025).
# ⚓ Ubuntu_Unity_23.04⠀⇛
# ⚓ Ubuntu_Kylin_23.04_officially_released⠀⇛
On April 21, 2023, the Ubuntu Kylin team announced
the release of Ubuntu Kylin open source operating
system version 23.04.
As a short term support release, Ubuntu Kylin 23.04
comes with Linux 6.2 kernel and Mesa 23.0 graphics
driver by default, and is fully upgraded with a
series of core system software and base libraries.
This version is mainly used to provide a
development and testing platform for developers,
and you are welcome to download and use it.
# ⚓ Voyager_23.04⠀⇛
I introduce you Voyager 23.04in final version. A 2
in 1 version with always the same idea, to unify
the Gnome and Xfce desktops in a single
distributionVoyager, à sélectionner à votre
session. Le tout dans un style coloré complètement
repensé pour ce duo, Gnome 44 desktop coupled with
Xfce 4.18 desktop . With the promise finally
realized, to have 2 unified systems Gnome and Xfce,
light, fast, modern, fluid, secure and efficient in
a hybrid environment for PC and Tablet. The 2
offices are quite distinct and their respective
applications are for the most part invisible, for
one or the other environment. This version is based
on the Linux kernel 6.2 and the Ubuntu distribution
“ Lunar Lobster ” with its novelties.Voyager 23.04
a été compressé en zstd au lieu de xv pour plus de
rapidité en clé USB. 23.04 is an intermediate
release with a 9-month update that prepares the
future 5-year LTS – Long-term support – release
that will arrive shortly for Gnome and Xfce. With
integrated, options grouped in the Box Voyager like
Conky Control , Effects , Repair ,Screencast,
Switch Ubuntu , Wine development and Steam Gaming
and Gnome extensions selected according to PC
needs. A Special Gaming type GS profile has been
created in xfce. With numerous Themes and
Wallpapers and essential software . This release
contains Software – Gnome Software, which was
preferred over Ubuntu’s, to manage Deb, Snap and
Flatpack packages together . firefox was installed
in deb for better compatibility with gnome
extensions and many other new features to discover
like Scrcpy to have your smartphone screen on PC.
As you can see, the new theme will be much sunnier
than the old version for wanting to put color in
the spotlight, but you will still have the
possibility to change it with its many already
integrated themes.
# ⚓ Ubuntu_Budgie_23.04_Released!
⠀⇛
We are pleased to announce the release of the next
version of our distro, the 23.04 release for both
the desktop and Raspberry Pi4.
This is a standard release supported for 9 months
packed full of all sorts of new capabilities. If
you want a well tested and longer term support then
our 22.04.2 LTS version is supported for 3 years.
# ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release:
Ubuntu_Cinnamon_23.04⠀⇛
# ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release:
Ubuntu_Studio_23.04⠀⇛
# ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release:
Xubuntu_23.04⠀⇛
# ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release:
Edubuntu_23.04⠀⇛
# ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release:
Ubuntu_Unity_23.04⠀⇛
# ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release:
Lubuntu_23.04⠀⇛
# ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release:
Ubuntu_Kylin_23.04⠀⇛
# ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Distribution_Release:
Voyager_Live_23.04⠀⇛
# ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Distribution_Release:
Ubuntu_MATE_23.04⠀⇛
# ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Distribution_Release:
Kubuntu_23.04⠀⇛
# ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Distribution_Release:
Ubuntu_23.04⠀⇛
# ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Distribution_Release:
Ubuntu_Budgie_23.04⠀⇛
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ Testing_a_96-core_Ampere_Altra_Developer
Platform⠀⇛
I somehow convinced Ampere/ADLINK to send me a
workstation after my now years-long_frustrated
attempts_at_getting_graphics_cards_working_on_the
Raspberry_Pi.
# ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Gowin_Semi_introduces_Arora_V_138K_eval
board⠀⇛
Gowin Semiconductors announced this week an
evaluation board based on the GW5AT-138 FPGA series
targeting communications, server imaging,
automotive and other high-speed applications.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ Olimex ☛ Neo6502-_Open_Source_Hardware_Modern_Retro
Computer_Project⠀⇛
I will admit, I have a sentiment for retro
computers. This is probably because my career in IT
started many years ago with the Bulgarian Apple ]
[ clone called IMKO2, later renamed to Pravetz 82.
This is also one of the reasons Olimex stepped into
the AgonLight production.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Sportskeeda ☛ How_do_you_screen_record_on_Android⠀⇛
# ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Apps_crashing_on_your_Android_phone?_Google
will_soon_prompt_you_to_update_them_–_PhoneArena⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Authority ☛ 10_more_fun,_niche,_weird_apps_for
Android_(volume_2)_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛
# ⚓ Giz China ☛ Top_5_Best_Android_Phones_to_Buy_in_2023_–
Gizchina.com⠀⇛
# ⚓ SlashGear ☛ 7_Best_Fax_Apps_To_Use_On_Your_Android_Phone⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_just_realizing_secret_Google_codeword
gives_Android_users_free_internet_upgrade_–_type_it_into
device_now_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ 10_ways_to_celebrate_Earth_Day_with_open
source⠀⇛
Even though we strive to live every day like Earth Day
here on Opensource.com, today is an especially good day
to discover new ways to help the planet. Open source
brings forth many possibilities for people from all areas
and levels of technical expertise.
There are open source tools anyone can use to explore
nature’s magic, whether looking up at the night sky or
down at the plants in your own backyard. Open source
empowers web developers to build sustainability into
their practice. Our readers love to rescue old computers
with Linux, preventing them from piling up in landfills.
Homeowners look to open source solutions for monitoring
energy usage or installing EV stations. Opens source
brings like-minded folks together to solve the world’s
biggest problems, like hunger and climate change.
This Earth Day, take the time to reflect on how to
incorporate open source into your sustainability habits.
o ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ The_future_of_the_sharing_business_model⠀⇛
Younger generations prioritize experiences over assets
and quality over quantity in many areas of life, and
technology has evolved to help fulfill their desires.
That’s the position of Arun Sundararajan in his book The
Sharing Economy: The End of Employment and the Rise of
Crowd-Based Capitalism. According to Sundararajan, these
young people do not want to be burdened with owning
unneeded things.
Notice these demand changes:
With new technologies becoming available, this new
lifestyle is becoming more achievable. It is a future in
which peer-to-peer exchange becomes increasingly
prevalent, and the crowd replaces the corporation at the
center of capitalism. The sharing economy, as
Sundrararajan defines it, is similar to Jeremy Rifkin’s
Collaborative Commons, as described in The Zero Marginal
Cost Society: The Internet of Things, the Collaborative
Commons, and the Eclipse of Capitalism. However you
define it, these are growing communities aligned with the
principles of open organizations.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Rlang ☛ Using_R_to_Develop_Solutions_for_Industrial
Problems⠀⇛
Vincent Guyader talked to the R Consortium about
his background with the R language, describing his
acquisition of experience and skills in developing
solutions to scientific and industrial problems. He
also spoke about the founding of his company,
ThinkR, and his role as organizer of R Addicts
Paris.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ Arduino_IDE_2.1_is_now_available!⠀⇛
The development of the Arduino IDE is made possible
thanks to a passionate open source community, and
to everyone supporting us with donations, purchases
of original Arduino hardware, or Arduino Cloud
subscriptions.
# ⚓ Olimex ☛ AgonLight_Weekend_Programming_Challenge_–_ISSUE
1⠀⇛
Some of you probably remember the Weekend
Programming Challenge we ran ten years ago! The
code is still here. The idea behind it was for
people to learn from each other’s solutions and
have fun. To add a bit of competition, a small
reward was awarded to the winner, usually a new
Olimex board.
We decided to resume this coding challenge for
AgonLight.
# ⚓ [Repeat] Rlang ☛ What’s_new_in_R_4.3.0?⠀⇛
In R, almost all of your data will be stored as a
vector. Even if your vector holds a single value it
is still considered to be a vector by R. This is
unlike many other languages, and getting
comfortable “thinking for the whole vector” can
gain you efficiencies from several viewpoints. Your
code will be more concise and it may even run
quicker, when compared with an iterative approach
to the same problem.
# ⚓ Daniel Lemire ☛ Will_emerging_artificial_intelligence_boost
research_productivity?⠀⇛
As people like Stonebraker have remarked, we have
lost our way: people publish to get jobs and
promotions, and no longer to advance science. the
focus on peer-reviewed publications has more to do
with a status competition between researchers and
academics, than a genuine desire to advance
science. The metrics have been gamed. Researchers,
generally, no longer have customers: nobody uses
the result of the work, except maybe other
researchers. Peer-reviewed papers are getting
increasingly boring
# § Python⠀➾
# ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ How_I_teach_Python_with_open_source
tools⠀⇛
I love to teach Python. I start by beginning
where the learner begins. My first question
is, “How would you like to learn Python?”
They usually answer, “What’s Python?”
That’s when I give them some examples of
websites built with Python they might already
be familiar with. I also provide examples of
using Python in data science, engineering,
web development, and, most recently,
artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Most folks are intimidated when you try to
introduce computer programming because their
first efforts failed or someone told them
programming is difficult. I show them a
simple print statement that easily
demonstrates how much the Python syntax is
like the language they speak.
# § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾
# ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ How_To_Install_And_Configure_Alacritty
Terminal_Emulator_In_Linux⠀⇛
In this article, we will take a look at one
of the popular terminal emulators named
Alacritty and how to install Alacritty in
various Linux distributions, and finally how
to configure Alacritty terminal emulator to
get the most of it.
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ Jay Little ☛ So_I_Went_a_Little_Viral_and_Survived⠀⇛
For starters, if you haven’t read my post “Low Code
Software Development Is A Lie”, you should give it a go.
The internet seemed to enjoy reading it for the most
part. I generally don’t do any self-promotion of posts
short of directly sending links to a few friends over
Discord that I think might be interested in the topic. So
at least one of my few dedicated readers (who presumably
use the RSS feed to keep tabs on my content), posted it
to Reddit and YCombinator. A riveting discussion was had
by all. Note: I did not participate in any of the
discussions as I had already spoken my piece on this
topic. I just enjoyed reading what others had to say
about it.
So just how viral did I go? Well in big boy internet
terms, not anything to write home about. But the initial
surge was about a 100x increase in traffic on my site
that quickly ramped down over the next few days. A week
later, traffic is still elevated, but much closer to
normal levels now. Here are the anonymized versions of
the summaries so you can follow along Sans Crawlers and
With Crawlers. Note: I will be referring exclusively to
the “Sans Crawlers” version of the summary.
o § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ Computers Are Bad ☛ different_kinds_of_differential⠀⇛
The problem is that new ephemera are only produced
hourly, and the orbits of satellites varies on a
minute level too rapidly for hourly observations to
keep up with. Additional latency in the upload
process means that the ephemera transmitted by GPS
satellites can be several hours old. The
observations are somewhat limited in precision
anyway, considering the incredible precision modern
GPS receivers are capable of. So, variation in the
actual orbit of satellites from the ephemera leads
to ephemeris error in GPS fixes.
Ephemeris error isn’t actually that big of a source
of error, but it’s an interesting one so I wanted
to talk about it anyway. Besides, it has introduced
us to the term “assisted GPS” or “AGPS,” which is
unrelated to but often confused with augmentation
systems. Assisted GPS just refers to the use of an
alternate data path, such as IP, to obtain the
current GPS network information that receivers need
to make a first fix.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ In_L.A._Schools,_Solidarity_Strike_Scores_Big
for_Both_Unions⠀⇛
When Los Angeles educators joined school support
staff on the picket lines last month, our
solidarity strike helped them clinch a contract
with a 30 percent raise. Riding that wave,
yesterday educators reached a tentative
agreement of our own, with a 21 percent raise,
smaller classes, and improved staffing.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ HSE’s_transformation_into_a_Kremlin-controlled
research_institute_Meduza_explains_how_the_war_has_changed
Russia’s_most_liberal_university_—_Meduza⠀⇛
For over 30 years, the Higher School of Economics
(HSE) was considered Russia’s most liberal
university, home to the country’s best researchers
and instructors. In recent years, HSE’s image as an
independent university has rapidly crumbled. It
began to dismiss employees for making political
remarks and banned independent student media. HSE
nonetheless remains an important research centre
and a sought-after place of study for prospective
students. Meduza’s special correspondent Margarita
Liutova explains how one of Russia’s leading
universities has changed since the start of the war
and the role that Yaroslav Kuzminov, HSE’s founder
and previous rector, has played in these changes.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ “I_know_you_are,_but_what_am_I?_John_Leake_and_Peter
McCullough_vs._“conspiracy_theories”⠀⇛
I have argued that all antivaccine pseudoscience is
based on variations of a conspiracy theory that I
first dubbed in 2014 the “central conspiracy theory
of the antivaccine movement.” Indeed, more than
that, I’ve argued that all science denial is a form
of conspiracy theory. Unsurprisingly, antivaxxers,
quacks, and science deniers who rely on conspiracy
theories to support their world view take umbrage
at correctly being labeled as conspiracy theorists,
to the point that I consider it almost a sine qua
non of conspiracy theorists that they will defend
their conspiracy theories as being about actual
legitimate conspiracies and then engage in
projection by accusing those pointing out their
conspiracy theories of engaging in—you guessed
it!—conspiratorial thinking and conspiracy
theories. This brings us to an excellent example of
just this phenomenon by John Leake and Dr. Peter
McCullough in the form of a post on Dr.
McCullough’s Substack by Leake entitled What Is A
Conspiracy Theory? While this could be a fact-based
description of how to differentiate a conspiracy
theory from an actual conspiracy, the tagline
(“Examining a pejorative label”) gives the game
away. This is about portraying their conspiracy
theories as actual conspiracies demonstrated by
evidence. It’s all about projection.
# ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ WHO_releases_largest_global_collection_of
health_inequality_data⠀⇛
The World Health Organisation (WHO) today launched
the Health Inequality Data Repository (HIDR), the
most comprehensive global collection of publicly
available disaggregated data and evidence on
population health and its determinants. The
repository allows for tracking health inequalities
across population groups and over time, by breaking
down data according to group characteristics,
ranging from education level to ethnicity.
# ⚓ Quartz ☛ Why_the_pharmaceutical_industry_has_been_so_quiet
on_mifepristone⠀⇛
The US Supreme Court is expected to make a decision
soon on whether the Food and Drug Administration’s
approval of mifepristone more than 20 years ago
should be revoked.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘A_Quick_Death_or_a_Slow_Death’:_Prisoners
Choose_War_to_Get_Lifesaving_Drugs⠀⇛
An estimated 20 percent of Russia prisoner recruits
are H.I.V. positive. To some, the front lines
seemed less risky than prisons where they said they
were denied effective treatments.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Radical_Experiment_in_Mental_Health_Care
in_Belgium,_Tested_Over_Centuries⠀⇛
In the Belgian town of Geel, families have long
taken in people with psychiatric conditions. Could
this approach work elsewhere?
o § Proprietary⠀➾
# ⚓ El País ☛ The_algorithm_has_reconciled_with_classical
music⠀⇛
But the age of access was better suited to popular
music because streaming platforms categorize music
using very few attributes (or metadata): artist,
album name and song title. These three attributes
are enough to find a track by Rosalia or Beyoncé
quickly, but not a specific recording of
Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto. Dozens of performers
have recorded this composition, and some more than
once. A streaming music platform should at least
allow searching by composer, composition, catalog
number, movement and performers.
# ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ How_do_you_decentralise_emergency_alerts?⠀⇛
Look, first off, it makes sense for organisations
to put warning messages where their audience is
likely to see it. No one sensible begrudges that.
Twitter is a channel just as legitimate as radio,
TV, or loudhailers in the street.
The problem comes when that’s the only channel.
# ⚓ Franz Dill ☛ Should_we_fear_the_Hyena_Code?⠀⇛
Stanford and MILA’s Hyena Hierarchy is a technology
for relating items of data, be they words or pixels
in a digital image. The technology can reach
similar accuracy in benchmark AI tasks as the
existing “gold standard” for large language models,
the “attention” mechanism, but with as little as
100 times less compute power.
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ Tor ☛ New_Alpha_Release:_Tor_Browser_12.5a5_(Android,
Windows,_macOS,_Linux)⠀⇛
Tor Browser 12.5a5 is now available from the Tor
Browser download page and also from our
distribution directory.
This release updates Firefox 102.9.0esr, including
bug fixes, stability improvements and important
security updates. We also backported the Android-
specific security updates from Firefox 112.
# ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Cisco_Releases_Security
Advisories_for_Multiple_Products⠀⇛
# ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Drupal_Releases_Security_Advisory
to_Address_Vulnerability_in_Drupal_Core⠀⇛
# ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Oracle_Releases_Security
Updates⠀⇛
# ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_VMware_Releases_Security_Update
for_Aria_Operations_for_Logs⠀⇛
# ⚓ CISA ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_CISA_and_Partners_Release
Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Smart_Cities⠀⇛
# ⚓ Purism ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Purism_and_SLNT_Announce
Partnership_to_Provide_Security_to_Mobile_Devices⠀⇛
# ⚓ SDx Central ☛ OpenSSF_give_supply_chain_security_a_boost
with_SLSA_1.0[Ed: Linux Foundation puff pieces now from Sean
Michael Kerner; monopolies and back doors are
"security"...]⠀⇛
# ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_Small
businesses_revealed_to_no_longer_prioritise_cyber_security
measures⠀⇛
# ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Cybersecurity_threat_level_remains_high_in
Finland_–_targeted_attacks_on_the_rise⠀⇛
The threat level of cyber security has remained
high, and the number of targeted cyber attacks in
Finland has increased, according to a press release
from Traficom. Finnish organizations are
increasingly becoming targets of cyber attacks, and
the nature of these attacks has changed.
Specifically, the number of targeted attacks, in
which the target organization is carefully
selected, has increased. Despite this increase,
Traficom and the Finnish Security Intelligence
Service consider a society-wide cyber attack to be
unlikely.
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Here’s_How_You_Can_Get_In_On
Facebook’s_$725_Million_Class_Action_Settlement⠀⇛
A new website is allowing Facebook users to
claim their share of a $725 million
settlement for a class action lawsuit against
Facebook, or Meta. The lawsuit came in
response to Meta revealing in 2018 that the
data and personal information of around 87
million people was improperly accessed by the
data consultation firm Cambridge
Analytica—which was used by the Trump
campaign. The litigation has been ongoing
since 2018, and ended in December of last
year with the settlement agreement. Meta
denies that it violated any law.
# ⚓ EFF ☛ Stop_This_Dangerous_Bill_That_Would_Normalize
Face_Surveillance_in_California⠀⇛
EFF opposes this bill, along with more than
50 organizations including ACLU California
Action. Together, we have called on the
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection
Committee to stop it from moving forward.
Join us in saying California should not
normalize government use of face recognition
technology.
# ⚓ EFF ☛ The_STOP_CSAM_Act_Would_Put_Security_and_Free
Speech_at_Risk⠀⇛
The bill is aimed at removing from the
internet child sexual abuse material (CSAM),
also known as child pornography. Existing law
already requires online service providers who
have actual knowledge of “apparent” CSAM on
their platforms to report that content to the
National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children (NCMEC), which is essentially a
government entity. NCMEC then forwards
actionable reports to law enforcement
agencies for investigation.
o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Moscow_court_‘arrests’_Ukraine_intelligence_chief
Kyrylo_Budanov_in_absentia_—_Meduza⠀⇛
A Moscow district court has granted a motion to
arrest in absentia the top Ukrainian military
official Kyrylo Budanov, chief of Ukraine’s Main
Intelligence Directorate.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ US_B-1_Bombers_Drill_in_India_for_First_Time⠀⇛
The US has been increasing military cooperation
with India as part of its strategy against China
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Just_a_simple_artilleryman,_knee-deep_in_shit’:
Prigozhin_claims_Putin_spokesman_Peskov’s_son_served_in
Wagner_Group_‘manning_an_Uragan’_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Wagner Group founder Evgeny Prigozhin claims that
the son of Putin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov
served in the ranks of his “private military
company.”
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Albania_cancels_visa-free_travel_for_Russian
citizens_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Russian citizens will now have to apply for a visa
to travel to Albania, according to the Albanian
Embassy in Russia. Previously, Russian citizens
could visit visa-free from May until September and
stay for up to 90 days. Now, citizens of the
Russian Federation will have to apply for a visa
all year round.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Red_Cross_Expresses_Alarm_Over_Detainee
Health_at_Guantánamo_Bay⠀⇛
As the prisoners age, their physical and mental
health needs are increasingly challenging, the
leader of a visiting delegation said.
# ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ YLE:_Russian_vessels_detected_mapping
critical_infrastructure_in_Baltic_and_North_Sea⠀⇛
RUSSIAN civilian and military vessels have been
detected mapping critical infrastructure targets in
the Baltic Sea and North Sea, reveals an
investigation carried out by the public
broadcasting companies of Denmark, Finland, Norway
and Sweden.
MOT, the team of investigative journalists at YLE,
on Wednesday reported that suspicious vessels have
been detected at least in the territorial waters of
Denmark and Norway.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine’s_Allies_Are_Struggling_to_Deliver
Key_Weapons⠀⇛
Documents that were among leaked classified
military assessments of the war reveal the
struggles of Western allies to fulfill their
pledged deliveries of tanks and other weapons
systems.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Canadian_Suspect_in_Paris_Synagogue
Bombing_Is_Found_Guilty⠀⇛
The attack killed four and injured dozens. But
decades of false leads, a lack of evidence and
legal wrangling delayed a trial.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ No_Reprieve_in_Sudan_Even_for_Eid_Holiday
as_General_Rejects_Calls_for_Cease-Fire⠀⇛
Gunfights in the capital, Khartoum, continued for a
seventh day, despite pleas for a pause as the
Muslim-majority nation marked the end of the holy
month of Ramadan.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Says_It_Will_Begin_Training_Ukraine
on_Abrams_Tanks_Within_Weeks⠀⇛
The 31 M1 Abrams tanks promised by Washington could
reach Ukraine by the fall, far sooner than
expected, American officials say.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_We_Know_About_the_Fighting_in_Sudan⠀⇛
The strategically important country in northeastern
Africa has been consumed by days of fighting
between two military factions, and plans for a
transition to a civilian-led democracy are now in
shambles.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia_Accidentally_Bombs_Belgorod,_Its
Own_City,_Injuring_3⠀⇛
A blast in Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border, was
the result of “an accidental discharge of aviation
ammunition,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Books_You_Can_Read_to_Understand_What’s
Going_on_in_Sudan⠀⇛
For a deeper understanding of what’s going on,
here’s what to read.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Pentagon_Aid_Package_to_Ukraine_Includes
Old_M21_Anti-Tank_Mines⠀⇛
The M21 mines do not run afoul of international
treaties. But unlike other mines the United States
has given to Kyiv, they can be lethal indefinitely.
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Russia’s_ailing_ruble
takes_another_hit._What_happens_now?⠀⇛
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Ukraine_updates:_Kyiv
reports_Russian_drone_attacks⠀⇛
# ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Moscow_court_seeks_arrest_of
Bellingcat_journalist_Christo_Grozev⠀⇛
# ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Russia_Court
Orders_Arrest_in_Absentia_of_Bulgarian_Reporter_Grozev_-RIA⠀⇛
# ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Russian
Troops_Fighting_in_Western_Bakhmut,_Wagner_Frets_Over_Ukraine
Attack⠀⇛
# ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Breaking_up_with
Russia_is_hard_for_many_Western_firms⠀⇛
# ⚓ NL Times ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Russia_mapping_offshore
windfarms,_other_infrastructure_in_North_Sea:_MIVD⠀⇛
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_Rwanda’s_Kagame_defends
Russia’s_presence_in_Africa⠀⇛
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_Ukraine’s_first_gold
medalist_urges_Bach_to_ban_Russians⠀⇛
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-04-18_[Older]_Did_Russian_Officials
Sting_Evan_Gershkovich?⠀⇛
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-04-18_[Older]_The_US,_Russia,_and
Ukraine:_75_Years_of_Hate_Propaganda⠀⇛
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-18_[Older]_Brazil_welcomes
Russia’s_Lavrov_amid_US_criticism⠀⇛
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-18_[Older]_How_the_Russia_question
is_dividing_world_sport⠀⇛
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-18_[Older]_Ukraine_updates:_Putin
visits_Russian_troops_in_Kherson,_Luhansk⠀⇛
# ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-04-16_[Older]_Russian
Hockey_Competition_Linked_to_War_in_Ukraine_Ending⠀⇛
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-15_[Older]_Tit_for_tat:_Russia
freezes_accounts_of_German_Goethe_Instituts⠀⇛
# ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Ukraine’s_President
Zelensky_addresses_Mexico_lawmakers⠀⇛
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Will_the_West_Turn
Ukraine_into_a_Nuclear_Battlefield?⠀⇛
# ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Pentagon_leaks?_Ukrainians
more_focused_on_must-win_battle.⠀⇛
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_NATO_leaders_talk
tanks,_ammo_and_support_for_Ukraine⠀⇛
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Ukraine_tightens_rules
on_frontline_reporting⠀⇛
# ⚓ YLE ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_15th_aid_package:_Finland_sending
Ukrainian_troops_training_gear⠀⇛
# ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Denmark_to_send
Leopard_2_tanks_to_Ukraine⠀⇛
# ⚓ NL Times ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_Netherlands,_Denmark_will_buy
14_Leopard_2_tanks_for_Ukraine⠀⇛
# ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_Matt_Gaetz_forces
Biden_to_reveal_how_many_U.S._troops_are_in_Ukraine⠀⇛
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_Ukraine_updates:
Germany_says_Patriots_delivered_to_Kyiv⠀⇛
# ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-04-18_[Older]_Economics_as_a_Weapon
of_War:_Ukraine,_China_and_Beyond⠀⇛
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-04-17_[Older]_G7_foreign_ministers
urge_unity_on_China,_Ukraine⠀⇛
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_Sudan_Must_Quickly
Resolve_Internal_Security_Issue_to_Avoid_Collapse⠀⇛
# ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_The_Leaking_Republic:
The_Pentagon’s_Take_on_Information_Security⠀⇛
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Fighting_Intensifies_in_Khartoum_as_Sudan
Cease-Fires_Fail⠀⇛
With two generals vying for power, residents in the
Sudanese capital said the violence had destroyed
hospitals, airfields and homes, and left civilians
caught in the crossfire.
# ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2023-04-17_[Older]_After_the_Ukraine
Documents_Leak,_Mainstream_Media_Is_Missing_the_Story⠀⇛
# ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_U.S._Homeland_Security_opens
investigation_into_St._Lawrence_River_deaths⠀⇛
# ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_China’s_new_security
role_in_the_Middle_East_under_President_Xi_Jinping⠀⇛
o § Environment⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Day_One_of_‘The_Big_One’:_Tens_of_Thousands
Gear_Up_for_Mass_Climate_Rallies_in_UK⠀⇛
Thousands of climate advocates descended on London
Friday for the first day of “The Big One,” a multi-
day mass mobilization aimed at pressuring the
United Kingdom’s government to stop approving new
fossil fuel projects and accelerate the transition
to renewable energy as key environmental indicators
signal time is running short.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Can_You_Fight_for_Climate_Justice_Without
Being_Antiwar?⠀⇛
Can organizations sincerely say they are leading
the climate justice fight without also being
unapologetically antiwar? Short answer–no. Here’s
why.
# § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
# ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Tufton_Street_Linked_Donors_Have_Given
£630,000_to_the_Conservatives_Since_Sunak_Became_Prime
Minister⠀⇛
The Conservative Party has received in excess
of £600,000 since Rishi Sunak became Prime
Minister from four board members at leading
Tufton Street ‘think tanks’, a new DeSmog
analysis shows.
The data also shows that free market groups
based in Tufton Street, Westminster, have
retained significant influence in Sunak’s
administration. More than half a dozen Tufton
Street alumni currently serve as special
advisers to the government, while seven
ministers have appeared at events hosted by
Tufton Street groups since Sunak became prime
minister in October.
# ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Spike_in_German_Finance_For_Gas_Export
Projects_Harms_U.S._Gulf_Coast_Communities,_Report
Finds⠀⇛
Deutsche Bank and other German lenders have
poured finance into gas export terminals on
the U.S. Gulf Coast since Russia invaded
Ukraine, a report has found, sparking anger
among residents who say the megaprojects are
devastating their communities.
German banks lent 2.17 billion euros to U.S.
gas export projects since the beginning of
2022, a sharp increase on the 1.86 billion
euros in loans made during the 10 preceding
years combined, according to underlying data
used to produce the report by environmental
groups Urgewald, Environmental Action Germany
(DUH) and Andy Gheorghiu Consulting. The
banks also underwrote 610 million euros of
bonds for the projects from 2012-2021, the
data showed.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ SpaceX’s_Starship_Kicked_Up_a_Dust
Cloud,_Leaving_Texans_With_a_Mess⠀⇛
Residents of Port Isabel said that their city
was covered in grime following SpaceX’s
rocket launch on Thursday. The city said
there was no “immediate concern for people’s
health.”
# ⚓ Quartz ☛ Chile_is_nationalizing_new_lithium
production,_vowing_“no_more_mining_for_the_few”⠀⇛
Chilean president Gabriel Boric said he plans
to nationalize the country’s lithium
production in a nationally televised address
on Thursday (April 20).
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Canada_Lands_Volkswagen_Battery
Plant_With_Billions_in_Subsidies⠀⇛
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the
assistance was needed to offset incentives
offered by the United States.
# ⚓ El País ☛ Germany_and_Finland:_Two_sides_of_the
nuclear_power_coin_in_Europe⠀⇛
The start-up of the Finnish reactor was a
rocky road: it was first scheduled to be
completed in 2009 and cost $12 billion, three
times more than the original estimate. With
Finnish conservatives holding a firm grip on
power, more nuclear power projects are
expected. Petteri Orpo, the front-runner in
the prime minister race, often says in
campaign speeches that nuclear power should
be “the cornerstone of Finnish energy
policy.”
# § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Thousands_Flock_to_See_a_Rare_Total
Solar_Eclipse_in_Australia⠀⇛
Tens of thousands descended on a tiny town in
Western Australia, hundreds of miles from any
city, to view a celestial spectacle.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Biggest,_Darkest_Sky_in
Australia⠀⇛
Looking for darkness in Australia’s biggest
state.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_Real_Way_to_Save_Animals?_Think
More_Selfishly⠀⇛
Vaccines. Ozempic. Pacemakers. Painkillers.
Modern wind turbines. Avocados.
# § Overpopulation⠀➾
# ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ A_quarter_of_Danish_women_in_their
20s_could_go_childless_in_light_of_climate_concerns⠀⇛
One in four Danish women aged 20-30 say they
are considering not having children due to
concern about climate change, according to a
study carried out by the think-tank Kraka
with support from the consultancy firm
Deloitte.
# ⚓ [Old] The Conversation ☛ Why_Finland_is_the_happiest
country_in_the_world_–_an_expert_explains⠀⇛
Finland comes out top, followed by Denmark
and Iceland. Just why Finns are happier than
others comes down to a number of factors
including lower income inequality (most
importantly, the difference between the
highest paid and the lowest paid), high
social support, freedom to make decisions,
and low levels of corruption.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Finland:_Record_Low_Birth_Rate_In_2022⠀⇛
According to Statistics Finland, this decline
is due to families opting not to have a
second or third child. Finnish researchers
say the declining fertility rate is related
to cultural and social changes leading to
higher standards for starting a family.
o § Finance⠀➾
# ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ How_workers_get_trapped_by_“bondage_fees”⠀⇛
Now, if you think about it for even a second, it’s
obvious that there’s only one way that hiring a
doorman through a staffing agency could be cheaper
than just hiring the doorman: the staffing agency
has to pay the doorman less. A lot less, because
the staffing agency is making money here, too – so
the doorman is splitting that lower payment with
the agency.
The staffing agencies are platforms – just like
Facebook, Google, Apple, and Tiktok. They have end-
users (apartment dwellers) and business customers
(workers who staff apartments), and they
intermediate between them, selling one to the other
and making money on both sides.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ Banks_aren’t_getting_free_money_anymore⠀⇛
Data: FactSet, company filings; Chart: Axios
Visuals
Regional banks are seeing declining deposits as people remember that banks
should actually pay them interest on their money.
Driving the news: Large regional banks reported_quarterly_results on Thursday —
and declining deposits were a common theme.
⚓ Axios ☛ The_global_economy’s_slow-motion_reset⠀⇛
Over the last year, the world’s major central banks have tightened
their policies more rapidly than has been seen in decades, ending_an
era of ultra-low interest rates that had become a basic assumption
across global commerce and finance.
⚓ Axios ☛ BuzzFeed_News_shutters_amid_digital_media_reckoning⠀⇛
The shuttering_of_BuzzFeed_News after years of painful layoffs and
cutbacks represents the end of an era for the digital publishing
industry.
Why it matters: Companies like BuzzFeed, Vox Media and Vice Media
that rapidly expanded and raised lots of cash at high valuations in
the aughts are struggling in a dramatically different media
landscape.
⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_UK_Social_Security_Should_Guarantee_Adequate_Living
Standard⠀⇛
§ AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ John_Fetterman’s_Triumphant_Return_to_the_Political
Stage⠀⇛
John Fetterman is back in the US Senate, and his political
instincts are as sharp as ever.
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_Republican_Party_of_Death_Content_to_Let_Poverty
Kill_at_Will⠀⇛
Kevin McCarthy has a keen new idea about what he thinks he can
get out of Democrats in Congress in exchange for Republicans
authorizing the government to pay the trillions in debt that
Donald Trump racked up in his four years in office.
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Audio_Reveals_Top_GOP_Lawyer’s_2024_Strategy:_Make_It
Harder_for_College_Students_to_Vote⠀⇛
A longtime Republican lawyer who aided former President Donald
Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election told GOP donors
that the party should be working to roll back voting on college
campuses and other initiatives aimed at expanding ballot
access, according to audio obtained by progressive journalist
Lauren Windsor.
* ⚓ MP_candidate_lists_reveal_lack_of_women’s_representation,_warns_rights
group⠀⇛
The group estimates that only 117 female representatives will
enter parliament, resulting in a proportion of women in
parliament of 19.50 percent
* ⚓ Armed_attack_on_AKP_office_in_Adana⠀⇛
President Erdoğan implicitly criticized his political
opponents, whose parties have also recently experienced similar
attacks, by stating that he was not seeking to gain any
advantage from the incident, unlike some others.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Dominic_Raab,_U.K._Deputy_Prime_Minister,_Resigns_Amid
Bullying_Scandal⠀⇛
The hard-line Brexiteer, one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s
most loyal political allies, was found by an independent
inquiry to have mistreated subordinates.
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_Hong_Kong_proposes_changing
law_to_allow_appeals_against_High_Court_national_security_acquittals⠀⇛
* ⚓ Techdirt ☛ German_Legislator_Sends_Cops_To_Literally_Police_Twitter_For
Porn⠀⇛
Germany’s awkward relationship with the internet continues. On
one hand, the German government has told the EU government it’s
not willing to follow orders that involve criminalizing
encryption or mandating client-side scanning.
* ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Jane_Mayer_on_Justice_Clarence_Thomas⠀⇛
The staff writer discusses the latest ethical questions about
the judge. Plus, the bipartisan effort to rein in Presidential
military power; and the music writer Hanif Abdurraqib.
* ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Has_Black_Lives_Matter_Changed_the_World?⠀⇛
A new book makes the case for a more pragmatic anti-policing
movement—one that seeks to build working-class solidarity
across racial lines.
* ⚓ Patrick Breyer ☛ Pirates:_New_EU_[cryptocurrency]_rules_will_harm_NGOs
and_whistleblowers⠀⇛
Today, the European Parliament is expected to approve the
results of the trilogue negotiations on new regulations for
cryptocurrencies. Pirate Party Members of the European
Parliament strongly oppose identification obligations included
in the “Information accompanying transfers of funds and certain
crypto-assets” legislation, which will effectively abolish
anonymous transactions in digital currencies without any
threshold. This will negatively impact organisations that
depend on anonymous donations, Pirates warn. They will oppose
the legislation.
* ⚓ Derek Sivers ☛ Why_I_let_go_of_my_U.S._citizenship⠀⇛
I forbid myself from anything too tempting or addicting. I keep
no cookies in my home. To prevent myself from falling off the
wagon, I strap myself to the mast.
I was born in California, and lived the first forty years of my
life in America. But I wanted to challenge myself to live in
the rest of the world – to get to know it deeply – so that many
countries would feel like home.
It was a nice idea, but as soon as times abroad got a little
tough, I’d move back to my comfort zone. America felt like an
addiction.
So I decided to ban myself from returning – to burn the ships.
* ⚓ CBC ☛ Twitter_removes_‘government-funded_media’_tags,_blue_checks⠀⇛
The group chaired by CBC president Catherine Tait had said
Twitter applied the label without warning to the accounts of
CBC/Radio-Canada, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
(known as ABC), the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Radio
New Zealand (RNZ).
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Twitter_removes_labels_for_all_news_outlets,
including_Chinese_state_media⠀⇛
The tags for other Chinese state media, such as Global Times,
People’s Daily, Xinhua and CGTN, as well as for Russian state
media, were also scrapped. The personal accounts of state-media
journalists, including Global Times’ commentator Hu Xijin, were
no longer labelled as China state-affiliated, too. Twitter is
blocked in China, however many Chinese outlets, officials and
journalists circumvent the block to use it.
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ Elon_Musk_paid_the_Twitter_Blue_fee_for_celebrities_like
LeBron_James_and_Stephen_King [Ed: Taking something away, then pretending
to give it back as a "gift"]⠀⇛
As Twitter’s legacy blue checks flickered out of existence, CEO
Elon Musk personally paid for three celebrities (William
Shatner, Stephen King, and LeBron James) to keep their
verification.
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_problem_with_Twitter’s_blue_checkmark_is_not_the_$8-a-
month_cost⠀⇛
I used to pay for Twitter Blue. Back before Elon Musk took
over, I coughed up $3 a month to Twitter for the luxury of some
nice-to-have features.
* § Misinformation/Disinformation/TikTok⠀➾
o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Fox’s_Settlement_With_Dominion_Shows_That_‘Lies
Have_Consequences’⠀⇛
When was the last time you forked over nearly $800
million?
o ⚓ NPR ☛ Twitter_once_muzzled_Russian_and_Chinese_state_propaganda.
That’s_over_now⠀⇛
Musk’s stance of allowing Russian government posts to pop
up freely on people’s feeds has now become company
procedure. And it’s a radical departure from the so-
called “shadow bans” — or in Twitter parlance “visibility
filtering rules” — that were previously placed on those
accounts.
NPR has confirmed this was a deliberate decision from
within the company.
The previous guardrails on government accounts in Russia,
China and Iran have now been removed, according to two
former Twitter employees who spoke to NPR on the
condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.
o ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_TikTok’s_CEO_Breaks_Silence_After
Brutal_Congressional_Hearing⠀⇛
o ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_‘Our_data_has_never_been_stored_in
China,’_TikTok_CEO_tells_Ted_Talks [Ed: Straw man argument as it's
the question of who can access it and there's more to privacy
that's at risk here]⠀⇛
o ⚓ Engadget ☛ 2023-04-21_[Older]_TikTok_begins_removing_videos_with
climate_change_misinformation⠀⇛
o ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_TikTok_Says_It’s_‘Never_Seen_This
Type_of_Content_Trend’_After_Teen_Dies_From_Benadryl_Challenge⠀⇛
o ⚓ Vox ☛ 2023-04-20_[Older]_The_latest_TikTok_weight_loss_trend_is_…
hacking_water?⠀⇛
o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ 2023-04-19_[Older]_ByteDance_Is_Hiring_a_US-
Based_‘Music_Strategist’_to_Oversee_TikTok,_Resso,_&_Others_—
$300,000+_Salary_for_the_Right_Candidate [Ed: Who wants such a
company to control more of culture?]⠀⇛
o ⚓ JURIST ☛ 2023-04-15_[Older]_Montana_legislature_passes_first
Tiktok_ban_in_US⠀⇛
§ Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Vietnam_orders_media_to_scrub_all_content_about_prominent
writer’s_death⠀⇛
Vietnam has ordered media outlets to remove news coverage about
the death of literary critic and poet Dang Tien, and not to
publish further reports about him because he was a member of a
literature organization the government claims is anti-
communist, sources in the country told Radio Free Asia.
* ⚓ Meduza ☛ Court_drops_custody_case_against_parents_of_sixth-grader_Masha
Moskaleva,_whose_anti-war_drawing_sparked_backlash_from_Russian
authorities_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The Russian authorities have dropped the custody case against
the parents of Masha Moskaleva, the Tula sixth-grader whose
father was hit with charges of “discrediting” the Russian
military after she drew an anti-war picture at school last
year.
* ⚓ Meduza ☛ Anti-Corruption_Foundation:_Alexey_Navalny_on_trial_again,
prosecution_to_seek_35-year_sentence_—_Meduza⠀⇛
On April 26, Moscow’s Basmanny court will hold the first
hearing in a new case against the opposition politician and
Anti-Corruption Foundation founder Alexey Navalny.
§ Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
* ⚓ Axios ☛ Lachlan_Murdoch_drops_defamation_suit_against_Aussie_website
Crikey⠀⇛
Fox Corporation CEO_Lachlan_Murdoch has dropped his defamation
lawsuit against Australian news website Crikey, his lawyer
confirmed in a statement Thursday.
* ⚓ Meduza ☛ Moscow_court_orders_Bellingcat_investigator_Christo_Grozev’s
arrest_in_absentia_—_Meduza⠀⇛
A Moscow district court has ordered the arrest in absentia of
Bellingcat investigative journalist Christo Grozev in absentia,
reports Mediazona.
* ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ 1st_Amendment_Authorized_Assange’s_Possession_of
Classified_Data⠀⇛
The Espionage Act, as it is applied to the WikiLeaks publisher
or any other journalist, also violates basic norms of due
process, argues Bruce Afran.
* ⚓ CPJ ☛ Belarus_prosecutor_requests_lengthy_prison_terms_for_journalists
Raman_Pratasevich,_Stsypan_Putsila,_and_Yan_Rudzik⠀⇛
The trial began on February 16, and authorities have filed more
than 10 separate charges against each of the journalists,
including organizing mass unrest, conspiracy to seize power,
incitement to hatred, insulting the president, and creating an
extremist group, according to news reports. The prosecutor also
asked the journalists to pay a total of 30 million Belarusian
rubles (US$11.9 million) in compensation for the damage
inflicted on the country, according to media reports.
* ⚓ NDTV ☛ BuzzFeed_To_Close_News_Operations⠀⇛
Mr Peretti said the company had come to the conclusion that it
“can no longer continue to fund BuzzFeed News as a standalone
organization.”
He added that it would now concentrate its news output on its
HuffPost website.
* ⚓ New Statesman ☛ What_does_the_end_of_Twitter_mean_for_news_media?⠀⇛
They call it “the hellsite” for a reason. Over the years,
Twitter has become synonymous with the spread of harmful ideas
and misinformation – from anti-vax rhetoric to fake news. It
has been a notorious catalyst for some of the most infamous
events of the decade: Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, the
Capitol Hill riots.
Herein lies the paradox of the platform – it is the home of
both news and fake news, mainstream media and misinformation.
Frequented by politicians and journalists, it is known as the
site where news often breaks first. Ironically, news and
misinformation have long-thrived on Twitter in tandem.
§ Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
* ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ While_You_Were_Lighting_Up_on_4/20,_I’m_Serving_Decades_in
Prison_for_Selling_Weed⠀⇛
I was sentenced in 1998 to 40 years in prison for selling
marijuana. Even as it is decriminalized, I remain behind bars.
* ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ The_Islamic_Republic_is_mobilizing_all_its_forces
against_unveiled_Iranian_women,_but_they’re_pushing_back⠀⇛
In its latest statement on March 30, the Interior Ministry
declared hijab as an unquestionable Sharia necessity and one of
the fundamental and practical principles of the Islamic
Republic. This statement underlines the fact that “there has
not been, and will not be, any compromise nor leniency” by the
regime in this matter. The ministry repeatedly portrayed the
opposition to mandatory hijab as a plot by foreign adversaries
of the regime and called upon all religious and cultural
authorities, the judicial system, and even ordinary people to
confront and take action against women who do not comply with
the mandatory hijab in public.
§ Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
* ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ Here’s_what_Zimbabwe’s_[Internet]_usage_looks_like,
everything_from_capacity_to_consumption⠀⇛
There was a huge bump in 2021 when the pandemic hit and we all
had to work, learn and play remotely.
We consumed 113,858 Terabytes of data via our mobile phones in
2022. That’s close to 7GB per person that year, or just over
500MB per month per person.
In terms of what we actually do on the [Internet], it is
encouraging to see that Zimbabweans are uploading more and more
content by the year. We are no longer just passive consumers.
§ Monopolies⠀➾
* ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Spotify_CEO_Daniel_Ek_Touches_Down_in_Washington
to_Lobby_Against_“Apple’s_Stranglehold”⠀⇛
Apple is notorious for charging third-party app developers as
much as 30 percent in fees for sales made through the App
Store. Regulators have accused the company of engaging in
“anti-steering” practices, preventing services like Spotify
from informing iPhone and iPad users about services they can
purchase outside the App Store, mainly when those services
directly compete with Apple’s ecosystem.
As a result, Ek is in Washington, D.C., this week to lobby
lawmakers to pass a law preventing Apple from engaging in such
behavior — a proposition floating around Congress since last
year. The Open App Markets Act is a bipartisan bill sponsored
by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN),
and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN).
* § Trademarks⠀➾
o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTAB_Grants_Cancellation_for_Nonuse:_ULTRA_SUN
Sunscreen_Was_Offered_For_Sale_But_Not_Sold_or_Transported_Before
Critical_Date⠀⇛
The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a
registration for the mark ULTRA SUN for “[c]osmetic
sunscreen preparations; sunscreen creams; water resistant
sunscreen, sunscreen preparations,” finding that the mark
was not in use as of the deadline for filing Respondent
Sun Precautions’ statement of use in the underlying
application. The parties invoked the Board’s Accelerated
Case Resolution procedure but, the Board observed, they
“wasted the efficiencies of ACR, their own resources, and
the Board’s resources” by, inter alia, filing multiple
copies of documents and other cumulative evidence, and by
litigating irrelevant facts and issues. Ultrasun_AG_v.
Sun_Precautions,_Inc., Cancellation No. 92072352 (April
18, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Jonathan
Hudis).
§ Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
* § Personal⠀➾
o ⚓ Bright_Friday⠀⇛
It’s been a while since I’ve written here. Overall things
are going well: I’m progressing in the Byzantine music
program (we’re on break until after Bright Week), I’m
still looking for work, and I’m considering going to
study abroad for a year.
o ⚓ hello_world_(again)⠀⇛
happy belated new year, 2023 can you believe it? oh look,
it’s already April!
o ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_ABGOPTS_Wordo:_REFIX⠀⇛
* § Technical⠀➾
o ⚓ Mojang_Makes_A_Good_Ban_Decision._People_Still_Upset.⠀⇛
Two hours ago as of writing this, the Youtube channel
FitMC (better knowns as “the 2b2t news guy”) uploaded a
video talking about how griefers were banned from
Minecraft.
o ⚓ Yretek_–_Wouldn’t_it_be_cool_to_run_python_in_your_browser?⠀⇛
Yes!, and that’s the premise of PyScript, an on-
development tool to well, use Python as your javascript.
Boy, was I excited about this alpha… But then, of course,
this stuff works thanks to an interpreter of sorts, in
old javascript. It would be cool if the browser would
understand python instead, as many other cool things that
have been added to the browsers making them fatter and
fatter.
o § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ [Older]_Comics_and_Graphic_Novels⠀⇛
Roche Limit and Saga both sounded good and seemed
to be highly recommended so we’ll see. I’m really
into Descender right now and there is a follow up
series called Ascender too. Another comic that I
picked up at my pal Andrew’s really cool coffee
shop in Georgia is Rogue Planet. It’s a fun one too
and I need to track down the last issue that I’m
missing. A good tip I received from someone on the
fediverse pointed me to thriftbooks.com. You can’t
find everything you might be looking for there but
there is a whole boatload of stuff they do have for
very good prices.
o § Programming⠀➾
# ⚓ Abstraction_is_great⠀⇛
Yesterday a colleague found a deadlock situation in
my code. After I explained in broad terms the whole
flow, they asked “what if …?”
Indeed there was a possible deadlock. But
afterwards they started trying to prove to me that
the deadlock wasn’t possible because “we can see
beforehand if we need to lock here”, and I had to
tell them that “no, that’s not how that goes,
because before we can check if we need to lock, we
have first to update some internal state for which
we need the lock”. They even made some message
sequence diagrams to explain the circumstances.
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